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RSSBEBJ rr DAILY CAPITAL JOUBNAL, BAIiEM, OltEGOH, MONDAY, JANUAEY 2, 1005. 5 s HiiiatntisiMiite PM "F3r? cihn PRIZE S (Tliia Articlo Waa Awardod tho First After a resiilenoo of nearly 15 yearn on tho Pacific const, J am tempted for tho flrHt time to writo about tho re HOurcoH of this country. I will not protend that Iowa is not one of tho gurdon spots of America, but as tho vroHtcrn slopo is undergoing a troinon dous expansion movement, and thoro will bo a larger immigration to Ore gon limn for mnny years proviouH, I thought sonio details about our indus tries would interest homc-scckers who may bo turning their faces westward. Tho Iowa colonies already in Oregon aro very numerous. You can't say Iowa in a erowd hero without meeting friendly gluucos, and to wear an Iowa button in any largo gathering meanH h continuous ovation and handshak ing. So I can say to Iowans, if you stop off in Oregon, you nni nearest hcavon of any place after leaving your own home.. Men holding state, county and city o (Vices aro former lowuus. Many of our newspaper men hull from your state, and I know . of no two states in tho Union more Intimately related by immigration ties and con sanguinity than Iowa and Oregon. Tho population of Oregon is com-' prised of the choicest immigration from tho eastern states, mostly Americans. In tho past decade wn havo received a number of communities of foreign ers; tliis county has several towns that aro mostly Hummus; another largo set tlement of .Scandinavians and a scat tering of other nationalities. These olomcnts all blend together to miiko a highly prosperous community. I could take columns of your paper to tell you about our woudorful scenery, our forests nnd mountain ranges. Largo portions of tho statu are being brought undor cultivation by irrigation enter prises. Our stato has grand and no bio rivers, finding their way from tho mountains to tho sea. Theso rivers aro stocked with many varieties of salmon, forming a largo part of the world's supply of this royal fish. Our 500 miles of coast lino is indented with many good harbors, beautiful bays and dolightful beaches nnd summer resorts. While in tho eastern states it is prin cipally tho millionaires who can af ford to spend their summers at the ocean, in Oregon any family of mod orato means can enjoy this luxury on tho beautiful benches. Your readers havo all heard of our great timber wealth and undeveloped mineral re sources1. Wo aro about second or third as a gold-producing stato, and our mountains aro rich in attractions for tho prospector, and our country is ovorrun with timber land ft locators. Western Oregon has just as fine a dairy region as any part of your stnte, with this ditl'erence: Wo havo no freezing in winter, and ronuiro no ice in summer, in ntulition to general farming, cattle and swino raising, wo havo in Oregon many big money crops that produco annually more wealth wr capita from tho soil than probably any stato in tho Union. What shall 1 say of tho glorious cli mate, tho wondorful soil, tho products, tho oxcellout water, abundant forests and tho unexplored mineral wealth of this region f Your readers would call many of my statements fniry tnlcs, and I could spin yams by tho column based upon facts that would bo classed by the incredulous with the Arabian Nights. I can best glvo you nn idea of our commonwealth by saying that it is twice as big as Iowa, having about ono-sovonth tho population. Take with mo a bird's-eyo view of tho Wfl lamotto valley, with which 1 hnppon to bo most familiar. Thero is not a finer farming region lying out of doors. Tho beautiful bluo Willamette river, rising in tho mountains, flows north into tho Columbin, 10 milos bolow Portland. The valloy is from 10 to 00 miles wide, lovol nnd very fortilo, ly ing between tho coast rango nnd tho Cascado mountains. Wo onjoy n mild mariuo climate, this region falling un dor tho influonco of tho Pacific ocean. Our streams aro full of salmon from tho sea nnd trout from tho mountains. Our orchards aro famous for thoir ap ples, pears, prunos and English wal nuts. Tho finest vnrlotios of plums roach from two to five times tho slzo jthoy do with you, although I must ad- ing a farm, tho man with a fow hun mit that for high flavor and flno qunl- drod or many thousands of ready ity preserves, givo mo tho wild plums of Iown. All small fruits, from tho strawborry to tho blackberry, grow in ..!. Ai.,nlnn tltnl aAlllnrr linfimiina n puuu jiiuiuaiuu mut ov...fc ww...w . problom. But cannorios aro being rap- idly ostablishod, nnd our good things in this lino nro going to tho onds of tho world. Wo grow all tho grain crops that flourish in Iowa on a largo scale, j excopting corn. But corn is becoming rapidly aecliraatod, just as it was in northern Iowa and Minnesota. Twonty- ARTICLE ON OREGON By 13. liofer, President Prizo of a $160 Gold Modal In the Eocent Competition, by tho Portland Commercial Chamber of Commerco Bullotin, for December. acre fields aro not uncommon of early whito and yellow dent. Corn is tho great ensilage crop, being fed out of the silos 112 months in tho year, owing to tho absence of freezing tempora- ture. This is an ideal dairying coun- try, as our butter-makers require neither ice in summer nor artificial heat in winter. Hut besides dairying and farming such as you have, this re gion can boast of a number of big money crops, all risen to the magni tude of special industries. We ship from tliis stnto from four to six mill ion dollars worth of hops. The hopr grower produces for It cents a pound a finished product which he sells in ad vance at 22 to 25 cents n pound. Tho Hurbnnk potato is a staple, thousands of carloads going from Texas to Brit ish Columbia and throughout the in termouiitaiii regioa. Prunes are grown on n large scale, ono firm at Salem handling 120 carloads a season. Our apple shipments aro increasing each year, few of tho choicest carloads stopping this side of New York, many going to Knglnnd. Wool and mohair aro staplo products. Mining nnd tho lumber industry are in their infancy. Our county is at present engaged in building a wagon road into a group of mines whose output of copper, lead and silver will be simply incalculable. Tho forest of western Oregon has barely had a little brush trimmed off its edges. Other big-money crops are strawberries, small fruits, cherries, and last, but not least, wool and mo haii. ' Tho Angora goat thrives to per fection, and largo bands of theso hardy animals aro run on rough land, used to clear up brush farms, and when well handled they pay about 200 per cent profit. j i'ow, I nm going to quit boasting about Oregon and give you a few sam ples of actual products that 1 am per sonally familiar with. A five-acre field of strawlierrics, one and one-half, miles east of Salem, this year, 1904, produced 800 crates that sold at .$1.25 a crate, netting the grower 85 cents, j Ono hundred crates went unpicked be - 1 cnuso ho could not hire pickers, A dairy farm of 105 acres, of less than JI0 acres cleared, milking ,'18 cows, has brought the owner $4000 in cash for a number of years. His cows pniil over $200 a mouth for cream. He sold 338 hogs in 1002. I must tell you a Lognnbcrry story, j Seven ncrcs for tho first year's crop turned off 1523 crates that sold for $1.05 f. o. b. Another man, from one and ono-third acres, sold 90 crates, and the past summer hnd been very dry, cutting down the yield about one-third. 1 could give you facts about alfalfa nnd common red clover, showing profits of over $50 nn ncre, but I would not mri. mi your peopiu um mis way in bunch. I must tell you a grape story Wo grow nil tho standard varieties, like Concord and Ningara, nnd in ad dition tho finest French wine grapes, which produce from 000 to 800 gallons of wino per ncre, that sells from 40 to 50 cents pcrgnllon, but I will not tax your patience with my further illustra tion of tho wondorful fertility of our soil or tho products of our climate. Hut wo have a substantial country, and wo do not live on climate and tourists. Our climate is about tho samo ns that of west England. Tho overgreen nnd indigenous forosts min glo on our hills, and in our valloys tho laurel, mistletoe nnd rhodendrons, as they do in Virginia. Tho English nnd black walnut thrivo equnlly. Wo havo fine public schools, nnd good hunting and fishing. Wo have good roads and jycar after year against the influence good roadsters. Wo havo railroads 0( tho God within us. Human good and steamboat lines and rnpidly ox- esg or charactor is like the beauty tending systems of trolley cars. The that you admiro in a flower; it, is from steamboats aro run summer nnd wintor on our rivers, and our sawmills load vessels that go to South Africa and South Amoricn. AVo nro on tho vergo of tho orient, nnd our country will un dergo a romnrkablo expansion. I qould tell of other industries, but I have onumoratod enough to dlscloso to any rensonnblo man that our country has a .remarkable variety and untold possi bilities for future development. Tho young man who is not permanently la- cnted in business, tho man who is rent- money who cannot como into n now country like this and catch on to some thing that will mako him contented nnd Ttrftgnnrnua. wnnliln'fr np.cnmnlinli . L X.V.VHU, ,,w.... v ,. A.. much anywhoro. I havo never tnod to coax nny of my frionds out of thoir comfortablo surroundings, and nm not trying to do bo now. But ns wo nro going to havo n great oxposition at Portland next year in honor of tho 'centennial of tho discovery of this country by Lewis and Clark, who flrcntcr Salem Commercial flub. e blazed tho way for civilization, under tho direction of President Jefferson, I feel wnrrantcd in recommending thorn to investigate beforo locuting else- where on tho Pacific coast. I would tnko pleusuro in answering quest ions or giving special information to your readers on nny mntters in which they may bo Interested in the west. Thero is not a week passes but truinloads of tuorists nrrivo from tho east, nnd Ore gon is destined to be tho center of tho greatest immigration movement of this decade. Our state led all tho rest in disposition of public lands the past year. Our city, which is the capitnl of tho state, is growing in every di rection. Our unlimited water powers are fast coming into requisition. Our commerco is rapidly extonding into tho orient. Ships loaded with products of our farms and sawmills for Asia, South Africa and South America. We have a trado with Alaska along nearly 3000 miles of coast line. Deep-sea shipping makes a constant demand for our fruits, meat and dairy products. Our people ure wide awake to their oppor tunities. Whilo wo shall not have as big a fair as tho one in progress at St. Louis, about $2,000,000 will bo ex pended to convince the rest of the world that wo are on the map. Hut I have already intrenched too deeply upon your spaco, and will close this letter. With best wishes and kindest re gards to my old friends in Iowa, nnd if any who happen this way, thero is no courtesy we will not bo glad to show if they will make themselves known. o RELIGIOUS THOUGHT From Our Exchanges. There is a persistent tendency to conline religion to tho church and its services. If (Jod bo in us he will mnni- i'nt ltiniHiilf in mil- enmmnn. evervilnv i.. ,, ,. . . . ,v. ,, 'life. If thero is any point where tho religious lifo of tho nverngo church member breaks down, it is just here. For many there is seemingly no con ception of religion as something which controls conduct nnd speech in tho homo and tho plnco of business. Theso ore as quick to anger, as unforgiving, as tricky, as bitter in speech ns if they did not profess to bo disciples of Jesus Christ. No doubt theso same persons got much comfort out of their relig ion, for they believe that they havo been saved from future torment. What they need to porceivo is that we con fine tho results of tho rescue work of Jesus Christ to tho future life. If re ligion is to menn anything anywhere it must moan something hero nnd now. Tho religion of tho average church member needs to become moro largely a present experience of God and of the possession of tho mind of Christ. Tho Standard. Ono obvious consideration remnins. Jesus is unceasingly saying, "Eph ntha" to every human soul. Ho is saying, "Bo oponed" to thoso dor mnnt faculties of our spiritual naturo which wo havo overlaid with the flesh. Tho circumstances of tho daily lifo of each ono of us provide tho medium through which tho call comes. Hut wo aro not automata, wo are not machines, and consequently the sight of tho di vino humanity is intensified by our miserable human perversity, which en ables us to go on hardening ourselves within and not from without. ou cannot mnko a flower beautiful by paint nnd onamel; you cannot mako a lie beautiful by external moralities and uustorities nnd tho like tho beauty that is on tho flower wns in tho flower first. Archdeacon Basil Wil borfore, D. D., in Homilotio Uoview Tho groat truth that man is a spir itual being with unseen relations of grandest import is again to find priests nnd prophots who will declare it with voices of power. If the ago is mate rial, sordid, low in nim mid purpose, it is bocauso tho vision has been ob scured, tho heavens havo fallon to bo merely a congregation of vapors; tho mystery has gono away from tho stars, wonder has fndod from tho soul, revcr onco no longor presses mon to their knees; tho universo is looked upon ns mechanicnl, a contrivanco left aside, and perhaps forgotten by tho machin ist. But tho mystic is ineradicable in human naturo. Its yearnings, its weakness, its unrest, will again bring e 8 9$9C9Se( in a purerage of faith than any known in tho past, for who by searching can find out tho secret of God? The Chris tian Itegistcr. Would there not come a wave of blessing if every Christian wero to remember that Christ's lifo is given him in order that always and every where ho may become an interpreter of tho Christ? Men aro agreed in rov cienco for Jesus, they will agreo in honor for all manifested Christlincss. They may for tho moment sneer at it, persecute it, deny it, but they will feel the rebuko and tho attraction of it. We have no other weapon for last ing and effective influence in tho world nor do we need another. Tho Congro gationalist and Christian World. Elijah believed nnd trusted God, and diil not fear to expect an answer to his prayer. It is becauso wo fear and doubt that our prayers havo so little assurance in them. The Exnm iner. HAPPY WOMEN. Plenty of Them in Salem, and Good Keason for It. Wouldn't nny woman bo happy, After years of backacho suffering, Days of misery, nights of unrest, The distress of urinary troubles, Sho finds relief and euro? No reason why any Salem reader Should suffer in the face of evidence like this: Mrs. Courudina Arnold, of 440 East First streot, Albany, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did mo considerable good. I used them for rheumatic nains across tho small of my back and down throueh tho sides, which wero very sovcro whon 1 stooped to lift auything or sat in one position for nny longth of time. I got Donn's Kidney Pills nnd commenced their use. I began to get hotter right away, and continued taking them. Thoy soon relioved me, and I havo had very little troublo since. I shall always try to keep Doan's Kidnoy Pills in tho house, nnd will recommend them at ov ory opportunity." Plenty moro liko thin from Salem people. Call at Dr. Stono's drug storo, nnd ask what his customers roport. cor salo by all dealers. Pnco 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., solo agents for tho United States. Itemomber tho name Doan's nnd take no other. 15 Condensed Knowledge. Itigid economy is rather stiff. Slang is the ragtimo of rhotoric. Chased gold is the coin of the realm. Tho average joke is not to bo laughed at Fortune devil. has her intrigues with tho Thero thule. is no thulo liko the ultima Th bobuiil fiush is not a hectic flush. The banker knows the discount does count. License is a rider to tho bill of rights. Tho many-sided man ought to havo a soft side. The vagrant tear is better than no tear at all. You never have wages of sin. Thero 's an Actium that worships at tho opatrn. to sue for tho for every shrine of man Clo- lftV4BI Economy Brand Evaporated Gream always bears the above cap! label. It means the samel as telling you that we back up Its purity with a $5,000 guarantee. Made by the largest pro ducers of Evaporated Cream In the world. Club. From tho Portland FflWiiM Altoona, Pa., June 2o, 1903 I was afflicted with Tetter in bad shape It would appear in blotches ns large as nn hand, a jetlowish color, and scale off You can imagine how offensive it was For twelve years I was afflicted with thi trouble. At night it was a case of scratel and many times 110 rest at all. Seeing the good the medicine was doing a fnenc who was taking it for Kcema, I com menced it, and as a result the eruption be eau to dry up nnd disappear, and to-daj I am practically a well man. Only tw" tiny spotsjire left on the elbow nnd shin where on the whole body was affected I have every confidence in the medicine and feel sure that in a short time thest two remaining spots will disappear S. S. S. is certainly a great blood puri fier, and hn9 done me a world of good I am grateful for what it has accom plished, and trust that what I have said will lead others who are similarly afflict ed to take the remedy and obtain th same good results that I have. US East Fifth Ave. Joun F. Lear. While washes, soaps, salves and powden relieve temporarily, they do not reach the real cause of the disease. The blood must be purified before the cure is permanent. S.S.S. contains no potash, arsenic or min eral of any description, but is guaranteed purely vegetable Send for our book 011 the skin nnd its diseases, which is mniled free. Out "physicians will cheerfully advise without charge any who write u; about their case. The Swift Snecifio Company, Atlanta, Ga. MARKET QUOTA TIONS TODAY "Make Salem a Good Home Market" Poultry at Stelner's Market Eggs Per dozen, 27c. Ducks 10c. Chickens 8c. Turkeys 1415c. Harrltt & Lawrence. Eggs Per dozen, 28c. Potatoes, Vegetables, Ete, Potatoes 90c. Potatoes, sweet $1.40. Onions 2c. Oranges, Etc. Bananas 5&c lb. Oranges $2.002.50. Lomons $2.753.50. Choose 14c. Apples 75c$1.00. Wood, Pence Poets. Btte. Second-growth $4.50. Big fir $5.00. Ash $5.00. Oak posts 15o. Cedar posts 10c. Hide, Pelts and "nro. Green Hides, No. 1 Sc. Green Hiues, No. 2 4c. (M Skins 4Bc. Sheep 76c. Goat Skim 25c to 81.98. Grain, Hops and Flour. Oats Buying, $1 401.50. Barley $2323.50. Hops 27314c. Salem Flouring Mills. Flour$4.40. Wheat 80c. Live Qtoclt Market. Steors 20216 c. Cows llc. Sheej $1.502.0(. Dressed veal--435Vc Fat hogs 56J,c. Hay, Fesd, fits. Baled cheat $1R.00. Baled clover $1112. Bran $22. Eggs, Butter and ('ream. By Commercial Cream Co, Butter 27c. Butter fat 271jo at staiUoD. PORTLAND MARKET. Wheat Walla Walla, 8082c. Valloy 87 Vjc. Flour Valloy, straights, $-A.650p-1.85; grahum,$3.50$4.00. Oats-Choico whito, $1.301.32. Bnrloy Food, $22 per ton; rolled, $24.50 . MilUtuff Bran, $19.00. Hay-Timothy, $14.0010.00. Potatoes 7080c. Eggs Oregon ranch. Poultry Chickens, mixed 99c pound; turkoys, live, 1415c, dressed, 1017c. Pork Dressed, 5VjCc. Beef Dressed, 4M!0c. Veal C7c. Mutton Dressed, 3Vj5c Hops 1903 crop, 283vi Wool Valley, 1920c; Eatii u ogon, 1017c; Mohair, 2025c. Iltdes dry, 16 pounds and upwe 1515c. Juttor Fancy creamery, 2530c. Soil at a Bargain. Wo havo bought a job lot of buggy wheels and buggy tops that wo will sell at a bargain, 122 31-3t POnLE & BISHOP. Winter Is Not Oven? We will probably have some cold weather yet and you will need a heating stove. We have cat prices on every heating stove in the house. Call and ex amine them. R.M.Wade&CcU Good Service Wo receive, subject to check, tho accounts of firms, individuals awl corporations. No interest is al lowed on theso accounts; but wo givo good servico nnd extend such other accommodations as tho ac count and standing of tho depositor will justify. Salem State Bank i L. K. Page, . . President E. W. Hazard, Cashier : Wall Paper o Latest designs in siocw, J and good work guaran- teed. We have the smalt e store and small prices a E. L. Lemmon 299 Liberty St. Phone 2475 ) 1 Gnld Tlficl Ffrwit S! u y twaao Dy the sidney pow- , wwii.. -..., umuvn vi- M gon. Mado for family use. Aslc your grocer for it. Bran and f shorts always on hand. I P. B. Wallace I AGENT 8COOaSMB White Cooks White People White Treatment COFFEY'S RESTAURANT J205 Commercial Streot Our Building Material Qiiulity nnd prico considered i tho host. Bear in mind tho fact that wo hondlo everything neeessiry to build n modern dwelling. Trom foundation to roof wo enn supply your wants. Call and seo us that you may bo convinced. Vogct Lumber & Fuel Co. Ofuce and yard 1 lth nnd Oak Bte ;i eif in weill emp. (tiili shoes Vekw y.r.JVfty"-u r -? 2