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WALNUT Public Planting ducted by the Oregon Nursery Co. r Enterprise of a Firm dreds of Acres, Hires Hundreds of Men and Grows and Sells Millions of Trees On Psturday, April 14. the Oregon Nursery Co. gave an unique public tree panting to Inaugurate their new va nety of walnuts -commonly called 3'nRlieli walnuts but really originating l in 1 Vance and called Tho rranquctti Walnut. The public planting was witnessed ly nbont fifty of the prominent cltlaenc cf rialcm, and geutlement woll known all over the Male. Two dray load of tho nuts wero distributed for planting, pnd niMreeees were made by the man agers of tho groat nursery boelnees that Is tho pride of this oily, after vhi-h a lino luncbeoa wns served nnd i .re a'tdrsose wort made. It wim a V given up io tho walnut planting !.. t only nuts, but facte nnd Ideas woro altered broadcast, that moan tho e nblisbing of another Industry in west cm Oregon. What tho Italia a prune is to tho dried frwlt trade tho lran ueWe walnut will become to Urn nut trade, A Little History. MctlM i. McDonald came to tnlem in IM'l, nnd have ofgnnwod and dovel ipeil tho boslne of tho Oregon Nur eery c 0 , buying out various concerns ttvM the Dickinson Nurseries down tu tho present, when they are working MOO acre of land In and about emlem fney have at least n million now stock that will bo budded this summer. To rt an bleu of the magnitude of then 'enterprise in tho way of growing rose , and shrub, the company this year bat lout M.ooo of tho Crimson Unmbln Ijcvko, and shipped a whole carload of this variety to Alabama. In on Held stand itt.ooo cut-leaf blrebec, worth 25 enU each wholesale. Tho work of n largo nursery eu.l s through tho yonr, never employing than SO to 76 men nnd tight or ten team at full mill in winter. Peck ?-aa, ISO to 17S men. Tho budding U done In July, August and September, lnt ion ton 'a work in -ludlng nbont IJOOtMO of budded Meek. On tho day of thin vMt there woro two uay toad of walnuts to plant 'ahh pounde of tho Pranspietio walnuts and- mea nnd loams enough to put them in tho sail In one day. This 11 t ne tf thv moot eVdieleoo walnuts pro a a, h in tho worldr large, sweet, high . Havorod nnd nutritious the high ' -' j need nut grown in tho world fur aaieul purp. Made Somo Speeohea. Mr. McDonald, of the Nursery Oo,. mounted a wagon loaded with walnuts nnd called tho aaeemhly to order, say lg this was tho eissilon for establish ng n groat oonwnoroial Industry wal cut growing in the Willamette valley I hey grow fine in California, but ev 'T thmg of this kind Improved In Ore Kn Tj.r Franquette walnut bs been t' wt at Santa IIom, Ool for eome. "fart, owned by Mrs. Bmlly M. Vroo Tan and brought to t4te attention of fee company at Salem by Mr, 01 rod Mr. Leon dired. sext gave a history ff tho discovery of this walnut by Mrs. Vrooman, who get br start from - common old-oountry German farmer n California, Ho had scoured thorn f'om Nfles, Oal a noted nortlcultur 't, Bho oxamlned all Tariooietf, but f 'und tho Pranqsfrtte alone produced ut ct uniform size. Mr. John Book ' '-re 'I the eatona of thin celebrated -t!".r.tte walnut from tho original rwi m Pranee. Tbla nut would produce n:oro wealth for the WUlametto valley and Salem. Tho salesmen of tho Ore gon Nursery Co. advertised thin city and this industry all over tho north . It wan tho most beautiful city -a tho went, situated in the most fer t-Ie land. Tho Franquetto walnut hat tea grows in Oregon and haa already iowa much Improvement Mr. Me Doaald quoted good authority to prove tat tho Oregon walnut -will beat; any, wilaut In tho -world. John H. Albert npohe on tho eondi INDUSTRY STARTED Ceremonies Con That Employes Hun tlens required to produce the finest nuU being more per feet here In west ern Oregon than anywhere otae. lie told of espeileneee covering many years growing walnut. One tree on tils ground , peanted nineteen years ago and that was moro thrifty and p'odue tiro than any treo ho had seen la Call ferula. Lloyd Beyaoldfl spoke of scientific nut culture. Tho amount of walnuts imported to the United Statea -wu 31 347,000 pouada last yoax. Boo years ago all tho prune's wero imported, tat last year wo exported prunao to we amount of M,W3,000 pouuda. W fraunjQuC5HjH IwsHhomVPinmanhnnaunnnnWi tHC9nmaRnVLnannnnnnLanns QonnnnnnBs a 1 ' DAILY 0A1.1TAL JOTJBNAIt BAXBM, would do the Mine in walnut in a few years. Judge Scott said that he was pleased at a large exhibit of walnuts at the last state fair, grown at Salem and vi einlty. This wae a very promising in dnstry, if set out on tho right kind of soil. He vh enthHslasiie about the future of the Willamette vallqy. He believed Irrigation woifld be employed in this valley and would prove a great sneet.se, Charles A. Park, the horticulturist commissioner for this district, mid there was a great future for the wal nut Industry. Many peer trees wore being sold. Growers should buy only the Wt grafted trees, costing from $1.80 to (UO oah. Oeergg P. Itodgers was next and said ing, respond lug with words of praise the Oregon Nursery Co. wns one of the for the enterprise nnd publle spirit of institutions Sulem should be proud of the managers of the Oregon Nursery This broad expanse was planted to(Co. He said this company la growing wenlth-prodHelng trees and shrubs nnd annually now mi high as 000,000 of a employed a great deal of labor. single variety f fruit trees. Just over Mayor WnOrs said he had beoeme the fence are 50,000 Crimson ltnmbler Intensely Interested in the walnut In roses. Every true, shrub and roso bush dutry. It promised more for tho small ruled by this company Is n blessing, land ownfr thnn anything else. He be- Aulem need mure such men nnd such Heved It would prove a profitable In dutry. He thanked tho Oregon N'ur sery Co. for Its many gifts nml bene fits to the city of Salem. They were n firm of the highest reputation. T. 11. Kay said he wns very much Impressed by the large numlter of men employed on this Innd, but also by the great increase in wealth produced by this industry, These are half-tones made from photographs of 0 "She FRANQUETTE WALNUTS These are the waJnuts of which 5000 pounds were planted 0 n? yesterday y Vhon thin somnanv bornod out few months age they had not heea very much encouraged la oeounag a nw site. He hoped when the time name to get a new location for the hsadqoar tora of tho Oregon Nnroory Co, Salaa people would reload mora nobly and give them all tho ntouragemeat needed. Othor extempore spcakero wero T T Gecr, H B. Gilo and B. Eofer nl OBEQON, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1008. The point was brought out by H. S flile that the Oregon Nursery Co. was the largest wholesale nursery plant wast ot the Hoeky mountains. Thoy have now pot hold of the only lot qf the choicest grafted walnut stock in the worl bought up alt the Pran qurtte nit aid stock for three years to come. Walnuts are worth 13 sent by the rariead la CnMfernln. They sold to the retailers at IS cents. There wns no ehanee of over-production. Walnuts wilt be as profitable as pruaes, said Mr. Olle. Forty acres of prunes returned HXXMJ the poet year. He spoke from the standpoint of a packer, skipper and wholesaler of Oregon products, and his talk was very praetieal. K. HofsT concluded the speech-look Institutions. W need to tear off the mw", put people to work, Improve the street, nnd ga a greater movement on genemlly. A Prediction. In dismissing the crowd, Mr. McDen nld predleted that within a few yean the Willamette valley wilt bo shipping earlosd and train lalo of Pranquettc walnut! The members of the nssem bled eompany woro invited to take, two or three wainuts each heme, for planting. As tho crowd dispersed, tho saekj of soaked walnuts had been car ried to tho heada of -tho rows, ready for planting, aftor tho workmen had partaken of their lexoh. Ou of the TMOtors predicted that all the shade treeo of Baieaa will one day be walnut treoa Tne lisck walnuts can be grafted so that they will grow Franquette walnut, nnd tho trees be come very hardy. It Is a dlWeult mat ter the grafting bat It Is being done in a great many eases. At tho Banquet. The gueeis word eonvoyd to tho planting grounds several miles enst of the elty on the SHvorlen read in carry alls, nnd returned by ltQO, In Ulan to sit down to refreshments In the Hotel Willamette dining rooms. Following were the guests of -the oeeaeiont M. McDonald, A. McOIII, J. 8. IMohlc. George P. ldgers, II. 8. Olio, T. 11. Kay, A. N- Meoree, Judge J. H, Soott P. W. 8pcneer P. A. Wiggins, U K. Page, K, A. Crossan, Okas. fi. Cutter, J. A. McGoo, P. W. Power, Lloyd Rey notds, It. J. Hendricks, Col. T. C. Smith, Mayor Prank W. Waters, D. P Cnraes, C, D. Mlnton and P. N. Derby. J. It, Shepard wae oalled upon and gave a fine Illustrative talk on the growth and development of tho various Oregon industries. He said he was hero when the foundations of the prune growing Industry were laid, nnd he has seen ami been n art of Its growth through doubt and difficulties, until now Oregon grows the best prunes of the world, nnd puts out the best brand of prune. Jte said he desired to leave with tho men gathered around the ban quet board two thoughlat Prophetic Vision ami Knergy. There has been some planting and selling of walnut trees In the Willamette valley. The re sult f sme of this planting and sell lag Is likely to prove disappointing in tho next eevoral years. But tho man agers of the Oregon Nursery Co., with prophetic vision, saw the poisibllltlra o'f walnut growing in the Willamette valley. They had energy. They grasp ed tho opportunity, nnd thoy are here in a oaleotlflo way. They -will maho it possible for tho farmero of tho Willam ette valley to raise here one strain, and Lmt LaumPnmnnwnftom1 BVePflnLumnaumDI i T?B a. ommmmKLammmflLnuV snanBanfiSuunnuuunm gaTanw'unV that the best strain, whieh shall cap ture the markets, nntl whieb will go out in onrlohd and trainload lots. While thoy are working for tiroflt, their repu tation to at stake 16 allow of no mis takes on the part of tho people, who wish to go into walnut growing in tho right wny. Mr. Shermnb speko in n meet complimentary wny of tho hon esty of the managers of the Oregon Nursery Co., which givos full asjuranae of their placing tho walnut industry on a sure foundation, Charles It, Cutter, advertising man. nnd representing at thio evont tho Northwest Horticulturist of Tnooma, spoke of tho advertising features of tho product of a country. Ho ald there b strength In alliteration, and suggested thai this bo called- the Wil lamette walnut, so that W. W. would suggest In tho minds of all tho people of tho earth, la tho future, too perfec tion of walnut growing, addlns to the glory of the Wtllametto vallol'. II. 8. Otlo suggested the Oregon wal nut, as the Oregon prune has become the representative of perfeoiion la tho prune markets of the worlf. J. II. Albert proposed a rising vole of appreciation of tho offfriit of the Oregon Nursry Co and the iJanqueters adjourned, Woodlmrn, Ore., April 14, lUM. Iblltor Journal 1 Aftor twonly years of obeorvnllon of politic In Marlon county I Haw enma lo the eouelustoa that I should hsvo mooed my rosldonoc lo hmlom long ago alom resident are apparontly under tho dlteet protectloa or tho polllirsl guardian nugol. whoo itlgM Is often ewloodod southward lo tho nntlam nml osotward to the Nod II Ilia, hut mrotr tf over to tho north and of Mar lent Oftwoty. It una occurred a limited number f Urn, wbou too nngol mUHImI wac fortod, In order lo novo kla winga. lo eonr northward, aawoonelug with hUr Um trantpoto thai ouo In mnr mldoe wno nMsmg tU ebooen ouoa (lor somo MM otcflmtMio " mrstj owUjJ VrVfmmy Why this diserimlmtllouf North Marion m too rtohoai part of iho oomaty, n gmnee nt Dm tax roll will show that wo pay toanothJng like twothlrim of tho entire fa of the county. Wo have a couwulonionor ac repre imotatlve nmoug tho oounty olUoora. Xow, that U a Irfg aMoo and wo ought to bo thankful that one from our midst wo soioatod to bo an opponent ot somldimttoH neuuborlng two. Our mon m aooowplefuod muah In tho Una of good roods, at Liberty, tho bill rl sooth of kmiom, rood toward roform ohool and nt Mublimlly nnd Mtayton Hv eerlain Molem Hltlelana during recent political eamnalgsM-millonal 1-uagr-Mdi.iHil and county, W. L. Too was roMddorod n horo of tho Nrot wa lor. lie waa pointed la as a ekamoi.iH among KopoMloua ehnmolouo. Ho wac 1 to bo ooM to nil parts mt Iho ate lo iffbt their anuM. Imontmo ho waa a NopoblUan through nnd through, well uttoo! aouJ thorooohlr onimUo 0 lma ling their affair mooosofwliy. m tfto ooorto of limo ho haa riohtlv eomo 10 a point where It Is Mr Tooao'i turn lo run for oMoe. Do wo Nnd k htnd him tho men ho ptvo hk time and enorgy to, iN ardor that ther miht gain tho day! X.( tho nolom ring la tho moot notlvo fnotor anoint Toons today. I wloh Wnitor had moved to Haloas about Ion yon ago. Another thing, wo u sitlaoM of nurth Marioo) ocmnty with Iho boat in 4rMo of tho oounty and party at nsart, have not uooo arnar ooor Uu direct primary tow, for if yon wiU no uoo wo novo out oao oaadldato for the awNorooa osneoo for diotrihoUon nmoag tho oilinowj of Marion souatv. Nat tu WoM this partioalar onndidoto for ro oordor. I can oayi If wo aro not etl tirnt to what wo aoic. I muni ooaalode that tho v,b oppooo mo wuat suroly no mi proaoooro or thoy would not want tho satiro oolioaUoo. I hopo to soo thU lotUr among those from ,tho booiue. Yours rasoaoifullv AN OLD aUBBOntBKIt AND NA TIVE SON. 9100 Howard, 9100. The readers of this paper will ) pleas ed to learn that there is at least oaa dread disease that sclents has been nbls to euro In all Its stages, and that is Catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Cure is tho only positive euro new known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh Uiag a aonstittitiena) disease, reoalrss a eon sUfeilonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Ouro is taken Internally, eating direct ly upon the blood and moeeoc surf a sea of the system, thereby destroying tho foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution nnd assisting nature in doing its own work. The prepilet ore have so much faith in its euratlvo powers that they offer Oao Hundred Dollars for any ease that It falls to euro Send for Hot. of testimonials. Address Y. J. CHEuTOx' CO., To ledo. O. Sold by all druggists, Toe. Tike Hall's Family Pills for eo&sti-pst'on. I I