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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TllUltSIAY,, NOVEMBER 28, IPO; 12 IMXlH-?IHIM-HHIIIMMB3llH4StlIlH T ,., tr.rtmr iMnurm vun mnmnc niLLAMJmii: yauiu rAini 111c uaitiou, MH-JH-m-H-H-BMIIHll-8-KlIlHMMlMMH-HJIllI MOST PROSPEROUS AND MOST CONTENTED MAN IN THE WORLD . ." Where, In all tho world, would it bo posBlblo to find a man more to be onvled than tho farmer In tho "Willamette Valloy who owns a mice tarm, either large or small, Tvlth sumclont moanB nt hand to etock It nicely and blessed with health, lo look after It properly ? "With present existing conditions "thoro Is nothing ho produces that vdocB Tiol command a ready snlo at a profit and when ho has spont the flay "In tho glorious sunshine and "breathed 'tho puro air of this salu- trlouB 'climate ho comes to tho tablo nvlth an nppetlto thoroughly dovol- pd to do Justice to tho threo "'square meals" prepared by, tho goo& 'houBowlfo. Wliilo tho balanco of us poor crcrttures, living In town, nro lay 'ing awalco of nights studying wlforo tho next meal Is to como 'Jfom, ho ntrotchea his tlrod body on 4ho fetithor bod and wastes no tlmo Mn hlfl sloop, knowing fnill woll that Uho plgo and calvoa aro growing, tho 'cowb "will glvo tho usual amount of bultor fat and that dollar wheat In tho wick Is fully as satisfactory as a clearing Jiouso check. Ho puts In Jils crop knowing full woll that novor, In tho history of tho Btato, han n falluro boon rocordod and when cornea tho harvest tho doors of "heaven acorns to bo closed so that Backs of golden grain enn bo piled In tho Hold without tho fear of rnln. Ho can oat npplo, mince, chorry and KOOBohorry plo to his liking and linvo Trlod cakes and ham and ogR3 'lor hrcakfaHt. Tho uaBtorn farmor pqkos a Ht tlo fun ul him occasionally on ac count of tho "rainy sonson" but ttoto tho contrast. In early Bprlng tho vmslorn fnrmor tnkos to itho fiold nt -tho earl lost moment whun tho sromul Ib dry onough nnd com mences plowing for corn, then hnr Jrown, then plantB, then bows tho corn ovor throo times, and then uinmlly Iiooh for woods and cuoklo "burrs, hurrying lato and onrly to lay tho corn by nnd bo randy for tho "hnrfOBl ot hay, ontB nnd othsr ruln. Ho ruiiH the mnchlno In tho forenoon and bhookti In tho after noon for ho knows nut tho hour "whoa tho ruin will descond In to--fonts or n cyolone clonn up nil his earthly possessions. He Ib roasted "with boat In the summer nnd In the winter the keen northwestern wind "nv 111 pltty hide nnd seek up and down Itfft uplnal column. Ho It called up n to wade through the ouow In the Hold In husking corn for the cnttlo and hogs and out through loe any whor from 1 to 21 luohoe thlok to who occasionally finds fault with Ills surroundings we would mo3t respectfully suggest that you take up that good old book from tho tnble, wlpo off tho dust and porhap3 for tho first itlme In your life read that good old story told of tho chil dren of Israel that notwithstand ing tho land "flowod with milk and honoy" yot Glttltes and Amorltefl wore fearful to behold and hence they kept poor old Moses nnd hla followers In .tho wilderness for for ty years on account of their mur- murlng8, so you can boo what I likely to happen to you. prices, nnd that tho crop, can bo soil without Irrigation, nnd havo 4 1 1 1 I III 1 1 i 4 grown without Irrigation. Thcso not been cultivated fiinco laBt spring plain BtatomentB from an Intelligent at which tlmo they recolvod tho person who haB Investigated tho snmo plowing as was glvon tho gnr- sltuatlon from an Impartial point of den view for tho solo purposo of know Ing tho fncts, and whoso Interests would naturally prejudlco him on nJrtnon inonnnt thoso worries." writes Mrs. Allon, "nB a snmplo of frirlt grown In tho Willamette Val- tho other sldo If ho wero BMScoptlble.loy under rnthor unfavorable condl ATTENTION FARMERS.... Other iahP I I I II MWHWtl II I If-n-n to prejudice aro .as high a tribute tlons. Thoy clomonstrato thofact Thoro are greater toturns per acre to tho Wtllometto Valloy as a fruit that this valloy can prouueo mo in raiBing uanoy, than can bo real- growing region as could bo hnd. Mr. Hall will do hlmBolf and all per sons Intorcstcd In fruit growing a vast amount of good by making this plain, unvarnished statement. Best ja making Oregon famous all of all, this is not an Interview that was glvon for effect, but tho facts aro simply stated to tho editor of this paper. They aro not 'written with color nor for boom' purposes, but given Just as stated by Mr.Hall, very best fruit, when proper caro izou irom any otlior grain, With nnd attention Is given, and compollpropor caro In tho Bolectlon of puro other sections to acknowledge that podlgroo barley for seed tho soil of tho valloy Ib at least oqual with' tho Wlllamotto Valloy can produce themselves In producing fruit thnt a choice browor's barley equal to ovor that raised anywhero In this coun. try. Tho agricultural department tho world." of Oregon Wpplc Business Is In Its tho government has glvon especial Infancy. 'attention during tho past two years .. . ...... ...... .. 1 . Tlio wiuamotto nna nooa nivor; toward securing a puro podlgreo applo ralsors havo at last burled tho barley, ono accoptablo for browlnc who hna every onnoaranco of "bolng hintr.hot. bo 'tis Bald. Woll. It waa boor. nn honest man who haa tho cour- L harmless sort of battle, anyway, I Barley that Is used for brewing BaiMMMMHlIlMlMlHllalllllHl nnd Its outcomo has proved what tho beor must bo snch that when mn.1.1 & . . . . .. nM M..M 1 M wlctn nnon hnVO known nil along. Into mnlt It will rmrmlnnln nft. I .--..... namely, that . tho production of n about tho anmo period of handling. g THIS VALLEY WILL BE THE APPLE ORCHARD OF THE WHOLE WORLD 5 lKHlHllMllllIIHH-l-ll-lll-l-El-l-MI-i-l-l- Tho whole of western Oregon (ago of his convictions. Dally Cap- from the foothills of tho Cascade ital Journal, sopt. v, mui. rango to tho shores of tho Pacific first-class applo crop In Ovogon do- a crop of barley whero part sprouts ponds upon onorgy Intolllgontly np-.ln four days, and the balnnco In Blx piled, rnthor ithan upon location, novon or olght days, would bo unfit Eood 8e. andTr Power towrt. ..l !"B of 8ane. BMU k la this cotiMMi.. that tUthiiZ.t,n waflhlnzton ,7.7"' "Elated wi , 71 tho coming ... "lB0JH would he m :: .!d1 11 tho Intention to 2 ,aty ot wii.mti. Jr" nnd the malt hon,.;;? 2S-"i-a D. No. 2. nfc.j .i... i.m. ' " . .."w imnrv 7U"-U seca me past demonstrated the fact tbt I'amotto Valley wa . i ki Including both Blopes of tho coast range will In sldo of two decades bo ' A Hood Klver Mini Tnlks. Editor Journal : Slnco reading tttn fltntomont of Mr. Hall, of La " " ... - . come one vnBt applo producing re- Grnndo, In your Issue of tho 7th, I glon. Tho soil, tho climate, thu am tempted to say amen, and add a weather conditions and tho natural jfow words of endorsement to his ndvantng'eB of water and rail traufl- ideas about tho rolatlvo valuo of nortntlon. with electric lines crlss- Eastern Oregon and tho Wlllamotto crossing ovory Httlo valloy, wllljvnlloy as applo producing regions, mako it posslblo to maintain a pop-Havlng lived somo years In Hood ulatlon hero In tho groatost comfort River and knowing ,to n considerable nlid prosperity that tho world ha3 oxtont what has boon nccempllshed over soon, Tho soil will not wear! thoro, I must say that I am proud out. It becomes richer nnd moro of what has been accompllshud nroductlvo with nny kind of proper 'thoro, but am also constrained to mbo In fruit growing nnd dairying, ndmlt that tho Wlllamotto Valloy can a tlmo pnssos. Tho two Industries rnlBO Just as good apples and linB naturally go together; They suH-,many other advantages ovor thnt tain a high stato of civilization with section. churchos, collog08 nnd industries! Hood River has domonBtrated that nro alllod to fruit growing. All.whnt can bo dono. Its fruits aro wostorn Oregon will go Into apple, audi that tho oxprcsslon "It oqunlH prunoB, wnlnuts nnd small fruits, Hood River" la afl groat pralso ub In tho llfo of pooplo now nblo to could bo glvon. Thoro Ib no spot road and comprohond this nowspa- on earth to which tho writer's per article. hoart goes out us It does to that JrlchOBt and most dollghtful of llt Wlmt 1111 l&iHtom Mini Suys. lto vanoy8( i,onco it cannot bo Win. Hnll of La Grnndo has boon thought that ho Bponkn lightly whon siiondlng noma tlmo In Snlom look- ho snys THE WILLAMETTE VAL lug up tho fruit industry. Ho Is a !Y CAN RAISE AS GOOD AP ,r,.r ,, (,,lBro-.r ,. t. ..VTcoSir Grand Itonde Valloy nnd was In AS ARI3 GR0WN ON EARTH. Wo chnrgo of the Union County exhibit havo tho soil, tho cllmato, tho cool nt the Lewis nnd Clark fair. Ho nights, nnd tho color-giving snin mmle h eloso Inspection of the WmI- "n,H0 lao. orchard nd several others, nnd ' .Ap!,,M,Ca" 10 ?A imt iiiiAcu vivn iinau til nwim nivur, yr bo told plncod in an oqual Vnll,,, ... .... ' ...... -. .. 1 ""vi ijtn nrA4.i Tho rivalry tnat lms oxistoa uotwoon for malting and browing purposos. collent grain sT , W Tinnti nivor nnd tho Wlllamotto p.nninin nniawRn'q ti.uiinvL,... ' banP'c of tk Valloy has boon of InoBtimnblo bon- WILL SELL FOR TWENTY CENTS out to tho orchnrdlstB of both dl- MORE PER BUSHEL THAN A trlcts, nnd haB placed Orogon In tho.poOR OR A MEDIUM GRADE, vory front rank of tho applo grow- Tlio Hrowlng Industry used for ing Btatos ot tho Union. For tho 80,000,000 biislirts of barley during bonoflt of this important Industry, Jtho past twelve months. Tho brow oven yot In its Infancy, lot us hopo'or la anxious to got tho vory host that this spirit of compotltlon, with Jgrndo of barley, for It is chonpor In every trnco of malice and bitterness tho end. removed, will bo moro koon In tho futuro than It hns boon in tho past. Lot tho rivalry bo Intense, but lot Ic bo of tho frlondly sort. o THE VALLEY HAS THEM. Tho Wlllamotto Valloy hnd tho applos, as ovcry resldont know, bus It roqulrod tho Indomltablo will and courago ot a Millard Lownsdalo to compol tho recognition to which thoy woro entitled. wero pronounced rti,. v. .' the largest' Eastern mm ti. '""uooBeemntbitotti Salem Board of Trado Our object In addrenliid wto ig mo larmeri li ut a " Ul ,u,,1"Bapnreumf,g, oi tno present so-called ten ta Dnrley raising can euiblm ono of tho valley's boh i-j, lo ruiBu cuoicu uruwura uuriuy u inuusirica, and a math, til k ior it right at home, For further Infornmicu SALEM BREWERY ASS0CU3 Siktn. Oa Is nbsolutoly ossontlnl to securo pure seed. Tho Salem Browory Associa tion gladly tondors its sorvlco to nny of tho fnrmors desiring to get his conclusions aro that tho Wll- Southern Oregon cannot amette Valley is the gret oomlnie fPOm tht othoPIi nnrt ,f nun. uuiiiury. wuurefig no is n loynl friend ot Union County, hi oonfoetes that thoro are many res competition, would lmvo show for tho first' prize. uomimona lioro aro dlfferont sons why bettor fruit can be rnlsrdwhough mucU ,mproved OVOr thoao otl tmitA eltaka. I itini .1a.. ..! V.....I viiui. '" biiui. ui ) R fau. vflnrs nun. Vriilt nna to TN-ator tho stock. In n off soason J oantorn Orogon. In tho first plueo hnd 0Rplur0(1 tno old orchards, but llko this ono If ho Ukos fruit ho tH.ho snyi, our ollmnto Is much Iom nwiIllf to mnmu wiun wuin.. h, vompollod to oat applo dried In thetronuous, and that tho work In an ol(l orolmnl8( thnt woro but br00rt. tirosonce of tho illoa "In tho good.ocohnrd can not only be oxtondod ,.. lllnnna fnp ,,, nrn ,lABrftl.n. Yonnc omhnrrls nro till idninlni' Infn linnplnn TCiinifrnH ohnrdUts look nftor tholr troos JuBt as stookmon look aftor tholr hords, nnd tho rosult is tho npplo Is again .!.! n.... l...ll .....1 . t. .I..ltmt. l.. r...un.. l...i t. 1 I ' .w .. uj wv vm Biiiuiuur iiinu uiui nvitniii m u luugur ouaawii, inn it is imiur ior cared for hih'ii in tno pantry ior somo strny .uono in ovory wny. uo is or tn can that may havo boon ovorlookod i opinion that tho cold of tholr wln "by tho good hwiaowlfo for a yonr or tors is no advnntngo In tho mattor of wo. I minimizing tho Insoct posts as thoy This la no fancy ploturo pa ntod .aro obliged to spray apples Blx tlmoa bocom, famoua anfl ft A t tor offoot .or from pononu obser- ln u soason thoro. ns compared with bo countod Tho wlnmotto vulon of tho writer this fall I did , throe or four tlmos horo. Further- Vft ,8 tho nfttura h iiot boo (lvo bushels of npploB on the moro tho cold winter oxtonds bo Into k of al, fru,t8(ttnd lh0 tlm0 , not lrnna nr ft'iilt nf nnv Irlml fi-nni tlm llltn 'tlin Bhplnn Hint Ihn oananr. l.r I Z: . I I . . " "V ... i : ' . . v -" ,rar distant when this, tho most tZr 7 ,, ,, TY , mturo beautiful of largo valleys will bo do frutu of all . kinds. For Instanco, Lotod ,argol to oronardii a vorI. as n result of this ho admits that wo',., l .,, ' , ,.', ... ti .u i. ..... iv""u b"iu ui iiutiiuio- UIUUIU iu hiun uuiliuiw Jiuiua IWICU IHO BIZO thnt thoy nro capable of producing. In tho mattor of other fruits tho dlfferonco is correspondingly groat, nnd it la Mr. Hall's opinion that FARMERS' NOTICE! Wo carry tho following ad vortlsomont in tho lending Enstorn Journals, and ns a ro sult Innd BAOkors nro arriving nt our Portland ofTlco dally List your proporty If you wont to soil. OREGON rARMS "ffiS? booklet giving full Information and prices of Beautiful Willam ette Valiey Farms. YEREX BROS., Salem. Tlio ThoiiiiiH Kay Woolen Mill Co. This is ono ot tho largest em ploying corporations In the Capital City. It hns 125 pooplo on tho pay rolls thnt amount to about $5000 por month. Tho raw matorlal nnd supplies purchased amount to about $1715,000 por year, whllo tho output of tho mills equals about V-C0.000 n yonr. Fuol wood Is bought by tho thousands of cords. Bosldos the throo Pnxjlflc coast Btatos, tho pro ducts of this mill aro sold In Now York, Chicago and Boston. Con siderable of tho hoavy woolons are sold in Alaska. T. B. Mny Is preil dont nnd mnnagor, and tho mill U considored ono of tho host manag ed In tho Unltod Stntos. A few yoars ago whon nn offort was made to put nil tho mills on the Pscltlc const under ono management, Mr. Kay wns offorod tho position, ar.d his mill Is onully tho premier In 'nunlltv nnd ronutntlon of OUtllUt O'l tho wostorn coRst. It has won thlslbut Just to pay tbj w J Nestor of the la. Ono of tho roggM tmo of whom Salem Is proud, uli who In greatness o( hns a number ot timet in tho heroic In pcrforaiwH lognl form, Is Hon. lilmh tho law Arm ot Ford, KikJ Slator. He won hundrtJUi sands of dollars In dinupi tho great Lake LabUi rtu Nov. 12, 1890, where ts tho claims ot (he dead lit ed In the federal conrai only this year Mr FotH tho battlo of the farmw od to the people ot this right of referendum flood of teohnlraUM"! m rslsed up against tb of Oron. Such Kfi "M Iron mold of aebietccci In Oregon or in nny rav I plnco by tho gonlus of Thos. Ksy. decoosod, which wns largely Inherit thankfulness that we Um i man In Orecon. M' f3 UUUUIIBUU, WIIIUIl IIIIBUtJ " - I lift! od nnd lmprovod upon by the son tlio head ot tne pwt " . wlm siipnooilo.l blm In business. 'In Bctlvo pracuce tlmo I loft tho Btnto of Washington, travolllng by wny of SL Paul to Chi cago and back ovor tho mlddlo routo Xnlll I roaohod tho Stato of Utah. If you had takon from tho market, on Wator Stroot in Chioago in tho tnonth of October, tho fruit grown l)y Orogon, Waehlngton and Idaho, thoro would not havo boon onough. wliilo tho Grand Rondo Valloy can lott to sjipply a good meal for tho raise its own fruits, it will bo very xslty, Medium stzod applos woro. difficult for that section to compote "Boiling at C cents each or C for 25 with this valloy with its great na- conts, whllo horo in tho valloy tho tural advantages, ground in many orchards was cov ered with luscious fruit which woiuld havo mudo tholr moutlis wa ter could thoy havo looked ovor tho tonco and vlowod tho land ? Mr. Hall is nlso familiar with tho Hood River situation, and says that tho fruit growers of that oectlon nro ontltled to tho groatost prnlso for promised tholr success. Ho la not prepared to say that tho Hood nivor lands I novor could soo or oxplnln why 'and ollmnto aro superior to those of n oustorn farmor who has passed 'this valloy but really thinks thnt through auoli nn oxporlonco should. tholr chief fame la iUio to their MVor complain of tho "rainy soa-'oklll, intolllgonco, organization aud son" In Orogon, yot it Is a fact that Sterling enterprise. Ho consider Whon ho gets homoslck nnd goes thnt It would bo folly for anyone to nck tho first tlmo ho tolls storlos start into tho npplo buslnoss thor. that would mako' an Orogon liar now for two reasons, viz., first it is tiuhnmod of himself. Occasionally .almost impossible to get nny land Vo gets so bad that tho wonther rog- oxcept tho steopoat sldehllls, and Untor sends a littlo oyolono to secondly, all land about thoro Is too Jrlng him to his senses and In a 'high in price. Ho is convinced from tho spring, and in autumn a forest of drooping boughs with perfect fruit. Tho convenience to market, tho soil ready for planting and the over increasing demand for first class fruit, nlako tho Willamette Valloy tho most promising section of tho west, for tho enorgetlc In telligent man, w,ho wants a homo, a delightful occupation and easy money ; and who does not nsplro to tho nockofoller class. J. H. CRADLEBAUGH. MMM-N HAZELWOOD CREAM CO. IMMOVIO UNITID trtTCS HANO ClM (irtHATOX sfiHsMsia rtJSmlk Jsw3Bfe-: ?eVmMUkniJmW&i flK l?5r vMmmr v Hi?rLWOOD I' BUTTIB.lfceS.CHIIJtWl. ry ictedwu.M'1 OREGON'S SUNNY CLIME Fnriiifrs of Wlllamotto Valley Live High on Strawberry Short cake In November. Kiso rocontly reported tho good old Jrothor walked Into tho houso af ter tho storm and picking up tho old trunk that had enmo to soo us the third tlmo turned it ovor and over tuifl said "woll r guoss you can island ono inodo trip," and then ho tlckcd up hla pon and wroto a Wonfl asking "if vho thought the what ho has seen that Just as good applos can bo grown In tho Wlla motto Valloy, and that without irri gation. This Is proven by the, fact that ninny Willamette Valley apples aro sold to the enterprising Hood nivor buyers and undoubtedly sold later as Hood niver applos, But tho two strongest points that Mr. (Dnllns Mrs. ' kindly with a Observer, Nov. 19, 1907.) J. W. Allon, ot Rlokreall, romombors tho Observor box of fruit consisting of whlto raspberries and Oregon ever bearing strawberries, which wore gathored from tho bushes last Tiue3 doy afternoon. On ono raspberry branch aro ripe borrlos, green ber rioa and several blossoms. A straw berry vino boars rlpo and green borrlos and a blossom. This vino had been constantly in bearing since last Juno. Tho berries aro ot de licious flavor. The Loganborry bushes on the Al lon farm aro heavily laden with a second crop ot green berries. These To tliA trnnil lirnHini nn tho farm flnnlo lamia in he hontrht Tiara nt Invlvlaoi am m-nvn in nnmmnn ..! baya would mako frun ot him It ho 'Hall makes for this valloy aro the a"mo back." (fact that there are plenty ot good &m,t&y -xy r i9o7 . Mr. C, M. Epplay, Salem, Or. Dear Sir;-' A Nearly a year ago I was induced by a peroon1 frfllnd of eiM ' 'to give your Perfection Baking Powder a trial in E7 faally I cure a Jar of same from D. C. Burns, of your oity. The incident hid F4" .my aenory but the other day in going through the kitchen I notice jar of Eppley'a Baking FPowder on the table and on incuiirins found " that Mro. Arnitatead was eo well pleased with the trial package t ehe haa ever einceuaed the Perfection to the excluoion of our prsr .brand. ( and whioh brand we had. used for the past 15 years) ara ' ) . a jk . .it- procuring your baking powder from P. , Dresser 6 Co., of w c "in writimyou I do eo aa a matter of justice because " artiole is good in these days of "short cute" I fool that tne or of the good article ahould be recognized.. wianing you abundant success, $3 A. - D I am,x " Yours truly 2Ayv$&'t Gfa&.&l - - (,-- ..... ... n.. --- - -- ... ... ... . ..,.. . .w a.vr.U U VVUUUU IUO.'