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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1912)
ZTbclRoseburo Evening flews (ITV OFl'ICIAIj 1'Al'KH Carl I. Shoemaker Junior unci I'l-oprietor OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES. AVc were; making sonic inquiries today in reference to various matters and in conver sation with a man who was in a position to know we learned some things that should he of interest to this community. The fact is . that many products that are used in large quantities in Koseburg and Douglas county and which could he produced here just as well as clsewlierc are snipped here lroin other markets. Flour is one illustration. Most of the flour that is sold here is milled in Seattle, St. I'aul, Minneapolis; or other Kastern points. Oregon soil, according to the United States government reports is well adapted to raising both winter and spring wheat. The average yield of winter wheat per acre in Oregon is 2.'i.7 bushels; of spring wheat 18 bushels. In only one state in the union is the average crop per acre greater than in this state. In Wyoming the yield per acre is 2") bushels. In New York and Idaho the! average crop is the same as in this state.' This is a clear indication that Oregon soil in productive of wheat, lint it is not raised I in sufficient quantities to .justify establish-' ing a large milling nidustrv. ll there is enough profit, in the crop if would pay Douglas county farmers to produce more wheat. I lay is still another crop of which there is not enough raised in this county to sup ply the local needs. Many tons of hay are shipped in from the upper and lower Will amette vallev everv year. The farm lands f this country are rich in their production of hay. Vet it is not raised for a coimner- , rial purpose. 'Hie government report, says that the average yield per acre for hay in .this country is more than two tons. Oats in this county are so scarce that they Tnust be shipped in from the same points as the hay. Vet this soil according to the re port heretofore mentioned produces be tween .'!" and 157 bushels to the acre. Only four or five states in the country have a greater average yield. Still each year Doug las county consumers must purchase oats raised at some other point anil then shipped in here. The corn that is eonsumincd in the lo :al market is shipped here from Nebraska and other states neighboring on that great corn belt. Yet Nebraska, the greatest rorn raising state in the entire world has an average yield of only 1.".H bushels per acre. Oregon soil produced in the same year an average of '2.i bushels per acre just three "tenths bushels less per acre than Nebraska. This is surely another neglected oppor tunity. . j Barley is produced in this state :!!."! bushels to the acre. et we ship most of that which is used fr Washington which produces only L'i) bushels to the acre. These statistics are startling. They show that there are many overlooked opportun ities of soil cultivation in this great, big. statu of ours. We do not think that the price on these commodities would be ma terially lowered were they raised and sold in this county. That is not the question. It would, however, keep the money in circu lation in the local markets, instead of sending out of the county several hundred thousand dollars each year for these pro duets we would be buying them direct from the farmer here who produced them thus giving the entire benefit of the circulation f this money locally. There is no reason why these products should not he raised in Douglas county. They can be raised as cheaply and as profitably as apples, prunes and other fruits. The report of the govern ment opens up to the fanners of Douglas county another avenue for soil culture. And the government report is based on fact not conjecture. rise or fall of business. Business depres sions are noticeable by the bank statements and their comparison with former state merit of the same banks. The News prints today in another column the statement of one of Jtoseburg's national banks. '1 lie statement is dated April 18 The last statement of the same bank is dat ed February 2!). A comparison is interest in for the purpose of indicating that the business of this community is and has been good the past two months and that given normal conditions it will continue to be good. The April statement shows an in crease of sixty five per cent in the amount of cash m the vault and banks, an increase of iweiiiy per ceni in deposits and an increase of about three per cent in loans and dis counts. The total assets of the bank show an increase of between fourteen and fifteen per cent which is a large increase in as sets. The increase in liabilities is small about three per cent. The statement is i splendid showing for any bank to make and to a large extent measures the business con ditions of this city and surrounding country generally. I he News is not pessimistic it believes in (iptoinism. But were it inclined to look on the dark side of things it could find no reason to say that this community is not a piosperous condition. We believe that business isgood. We know that it is much better than in many other Oregon cities. Bank statements tell the tale. The Belmont Suffrage colony just outside Xew York which was established more than a year ago to show that women could farm just as well as men have gone back to the city to look tor easier jobs. Milking the cows and doing the farm chores mav be all right for some girls, but not when they wear French heeled shoes and tight-fitting clothes. A rich Pennsylvania farmer died the oth er day and left instruction in her will for her heiVs to dig up the ground in a certain place. This was done and the heirs recov ered about three thousand dollars in gold. I'retty easy diggin,' as we sav here in Koseburg. M r. Roosevelt is breaking forth again with such charming phases as, "It is an un qualified falsehood", " deny the charge and brand the accuser a liar". The Annanias Club will be overcrowded before the con vention meets in .June, we predict. Tomorrow is Odd Fellow day in Koseburg. l'he password to the city has been turned over to all visitors and the friendly brotherly grip will be extended to all come within our borders. Alii Rose says "Welcome! Odd l-cllows!" and who nirg A London newspaper says that society women of that city are taking private les sons in order that they may learn to speak properly. Its a pity that they didn't go to school when they were young. 'flu' -Japanese have sent a delegation to Kuropo to study methods of making loans on that continent. They might get to the root of the thing if thev came to the V. S. A. The Arizona state legislature has just re jected woman suffrage. The dispatch does not state, but we presume it was voted on bv secret ballot. This Date in History BUSINESS. Bank statements are a good barometer of t ho business coud it ions of a ny given commu nity. These statements are required of Nat ional Banks under the National Bank ing Law, and must be published ac cording to the provisions of that law in at least one newspaper of general circulation' in the county where the bank making thel statement has its place of business. Banks' are and should be the most cautious of all I business institutions. In them the public1' reposes its business faith and credit. In' the integrity and tidelitv of the ol'tieers i.t" t ri 1 the bank the depositors ;uid customers place i their business safety. When banks show,'" a healthy business condition ,t js a safe in-l'"' dication that the community in which those lianks are located is also m m hc-ilthv eon- A dition. Banks reflect almost instantly the cast APRIL 25. . 1.")!)!) Oliver Cromwell born. Died Septem ber:?. l(i.rS. Hi,'!.") Sir Fernando (iorges appointed gov-! ernor-general ot Aew r.ngland. 17SI Americans under (Sen. Greene sur prised and defeated by the British near Camden, S. C. IS 111 Princess Alice, second daughter of (Juecn Yictoria, born. Died December 1 1. 1S7S. IS - Political riots in Toronto and Mon treal over the rebellion looses bill. 1 S lf Surrender of New Orleans to Admiral Faragut. 1SS1- Statue of Admiral Faragut unveiled in Washington. D. C. The Idler's Corner Wigw; md groom .' Ilenpeekke No. sir: T havi lots of things, but I am no liledalphia hVeonl. Have you congratulated the not. I may i.ypoerite." critic is a man who presumes the opinion of posterity. to fore KfV .sw. mi 5" gqS3 i" ?!&"i,7ll m$ km '"' f 3f?-J3B3: . COMING! COMING! Hot weather and discomfort in the kitchen. But with one of our Blue Flame cookstoves discomfort can be greatly reduced We have just received a shipment of the newest stoves embodying all the best improvements. With them you can do practically all the work you can do with a steel range and with less expense and a great deal more pleasure. Of course we carry gasoline and alcohol stoves if preferred. Any one of these in connection with a Thermatic Fireless Cooker will give you an ideal summer Cooking outfit that you will often use even in winter months. These summer stoves in run price from $3 to $27 so that any pocketbook can be accommodated. Churchill Hardware Co. Announcement TEN ACRE TRACTS TEN ACRE TRACTS FRUIT FARM GARDEN LAND Riversdale Tracts Subdivision of the N. Curry Estate Ranch. This well known Ranch has been subdivided and plac ed upon the market in Ten Acre Tracts. Riversdale Tracts are located 5 miles from Roseburg, Oregon, on the North Umpqua River. Riversdale Tracts are adapted to the raising of Fruits, Vegetables and Farm Products. SOLD ON TERMS. TEN ACRE TRACTS FRUIT FARM GARDEN LAND TEN ACRE TRACTS N. Curry Estate, Owners Riversdale Tracts Office Masonic Building ROSEBURG, OREGON.