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" ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1927.
RABBITS WILL
BRING MONEY
TO SUTHERLIN
ami some 25 Ions of the berriou
have been received, Itlackberrien
will bo the next crop to be taken
caro of. A much larger force will
be employed shortly with tk
poedlnic-iip of the TruR crop.
SUTHERLIN BAND
AND ORCHESTRA
DRAW ATTENTION
Expansion of Industry Plan
ned by Douglas Park
Stock Ranch.
MANY STRAINS KEPT
Meat and Fur Give Double
, Source of Revenue
Industry Expected to
Grow Rapidly.
In Sutliurliu valley there started,
' a few mouths ago, an enterprise
rivalling the mint growing, and
which may surpass the latter In a
aliort time. This is the raising 01
' rabbits, and It had Its inception at
the .Douglas Park stock ranch,
owned by W. D. Valentino, who
sonio years ago bought the Walte
rauon. of Zuuu acres, overlooking
ttto entire sutherlln vulley.
Mr. Valentine began raising thor
oughbred fercheron horses and
purebred Uuerusey cattle, luter
adding a large number of cliickons.
Now, however, he Is concentrating
ou rabbits, and has ereclod two
buildings of spuclul type, actum
modutlng over 500 rabbits.
The breeds which Mr. Valentine
1 now keeps, are Hlmnlayans', Black
and White Flemish Cllants, Bllver
: Fox, American Ulues, New Zea
land Itods and Whiles, aud Chin
chillas. He Is also originating a
breed to be known as the Koyal
. White Ennlnci, u cross between
llnualayans, White Flemish Ulants
und White New Zeulands.
llabbit meat has been a delicacy
In foreign countries for many
years, but it Is comparatively re
cently that this country created
such a demand. In race so great Is
the demand that enough rabbits
cuuuot be found to supply the mar
ket. Ua Angeles alone consumes
4000 per day.
Mr. Valentine has over 400 does,
and four litterB a year are raised,
with four to twelve young in a lit
ter, only six being ullowod to re
main with the mother. Tim rub
' bits are killed for tho market
whoa eight weeks old, at which
time they average two 'pounds In
weight, tho price rnmruiK Irom tS
coma to w conts a pound.
The pelts of the rabbits make a
second Bource ot profit. Owing to
tho growing scarcity of fur-bearing
. annuals, rabbit, tur to ereatlv do
. sired,, and the pelts are. dyod to
lnrttute over sixty varieties of furs,
4uciudlng seal, beaver, fox. or-
-initio. aud others. After the fur Is
cured, dyed, and sewed, it 'com
mands a high price, stores In Port
land rotalllng It at till per yard for
u strip six Inches Wldo.
The buildings - of tno Douglas
Park Rabbitries ' are of special
construction,- With ventiiutiug
roofs. Each doe has a separate pen
and when the young have attained
tt curtain ago, they are segregated.
Tlloy aro led on rolled barley and
oats, alfalfa hay and carrots, the
lulter conceded to be an Mo.,, food
for rationing and conditioning tne
uulmals,
i Mr. Valentino plans to increase
his buildings to twenty which will
house 6000 rabbits; and with tho
growth ot the business ho will in
stitute a plant for curing und sew
ing tho skins, and preparing them
for tho retail market. So far the
local markets aro absorbing all tho
.output, but shortly shipment to
California will cnunnouco. Evontu
ully a largo number ot men will bu
employed In tho rabbltry.
Several other people aro Invest
ing In rabbits. 10. U. Klngwell Is
- erecting a building 00x30 and will
handlo Chinchillas for breeding
purposes, which will command a
luucy prico. It is probable that an
other year will see a material in
come from rabbits nt Hutherllu.
3 PARTIES OF MEN
.VIEW CINNABAR MINE
EAST OF SUTHERLIN
Cousidernblo speculation Is bo
lug caused In Sutherlln this week
by tho arrival ot threo difl'eroiif
I parties who Inspected the cinna
bar mhius, 8 inllos oast of Sutber
llu. Tim minos, which are said to be
rich In cluuabar, were operating 25
years ago, a fully equipped plant
being built Ihure to concoutmte
' tho values. Tho low prlco of iner
, cury ut that tlmo, coupled with
some legal troublo in which the
owners became involved, Is said
to bq rcsponslblu for the closing
down ot tho uiluo, which has boon
uuworkud over slnco, oven tho
mill being dismantled. Names of
the owners are not known, but
they aro outside peoplo.
A parly of four men from Sun
Francisco lnspoctod tho holdings
Saturday, two 1'orlluud men came
In Monday and two more men ar
rived Wednesday. Aa mercury Is
now bringing H'ii a flask of 70
PouikIb and gooil assaying ore
runs around (18 pounds of mercury
to tho ton, the vuluo Is about SI 60
to I ho ton, and thin mluu is Raid
to test high, considerable values
being taken out yours ago when It
was operating. So local people are
nwaillng further developments of
(ho miuc, which may mean much
to the Sutluirltu community.
SUTHERLIN CANNERY IS
RECEIVING LOGANBERRIES j
Tho cannery, In rlmrgo of Frank ,
J. Norton at Sulhorliu Iiur been ,
operating for Homo little time but 1 1
me ouik oi inu iiuii iwu ...
for a time, when pears begin com-;
lug In. ;
togunberrles are being dried now
Sulhorlln Is nulla Justly proud
of Its band, recently organized, of
thirty pieces, a large aggregation
of muslcluns for a comparatively
small town. T. M. Oleson ot Itose
burg Ik serving as director and the
hand Is putting on sume fine con
certs every week in Sutherlln.
They also furnished the music for
the three-day rodeo and fourth of
July celebration ut Oakland.
Another local musical organlza-1
lion is the Star Four orchestra, I
composed of drums, saxophone.
banjo aud piano, Willi J, w. I. ou
zel as director. Tho orchestra
plays for dunces at Sutherlln, aud
occasionally In nearby towns, and
have missed but one Saturday
night dance In two years,
RADIO PROGRAM
STATION KOAC
WEEK OF JULY 24
Radio station KOAC. 270.1 me-K-iH,
600 watts, Pacific standard
time: i
Monday, July 29.
8:00 n. m. Farm Iteinlnders.
!s:0!i p. m. 4 H Club Activities.
8:30 p. m. Agricultural situation
reports.
8:40 p. m. "Handling and Haling
Hay to Make Better Grades," D.
IJ. Hill.
0:00 p. in. Ilcnton County Exten
sion Service News, C. It. Drlggs.
Wednesday, July 27.
8:00 p. m. l-'urin Heminders.
8:05 p. in. Timely fai-m topics.
8:10 p. m. "Developing Now Var
ieties ot l'otatoos,' r;. w. ureas-mau.
8:30 p. m. All Around the Stato.
Friday, July Z9.
8:00 p. m. The campus reporter.
8:10 p. m. Hitting the Mountain
Trails of Oregon..
8:30 p. m. Hummer Chats With
tho llomemaker.
fi-jr. n m Hnmnw.r Pfilllll-v Tulle.
No. 7. I
Business conditions lu Buiherlln
valley are generally good, accord-
Int; to Mark Tlsdale, president of
the Firm Slate Hank. While the
depression that, owing to various
causes, is being felt nationwide, Is
notlceablo lu Sulherlin, in some
ways things are showing a marked
Improvement over last year. Ho
celpts from sules of wool and lamim
have boosted bank receipts sub
stantially ,and given a good mint
crop, will bring still further Increase.
Postal receipts for Ilia last nnur. I
tpr. pnriinir tln rlu:tl .... . 1
about two per cont over the lilto
period last year, according to Mrs. I
Josephlno Conlin, postmaster. Su-
tberlln has one of the busiest tblrtfj
class offices in the county, serving :
nvar 7110 nAnnlA Tha rural rnitta :
out of the elty, serves more than
100 patient, this being one of the
most heayily putronized rural
routes In that section.
BALFOUR-GUTHRIE
MILL NOW CUTTING
ON DOUGLAS FIR
The liuifour-Guthrie uawm.ll hU
J miles east of town, commenced op
millions recently alter a period of
Idleness and 1h now running regu
i larly. The company owns some
eighty million foot of flno Douglas
fir in that section and can. continue
cutting for a period of years if
prices juutlfy their operating. With
an upward trend in the lumber
market, it ia probable that a large
mill will be installed.
The present mill has a capacity
of 20,000 feet a day, and about 20
men are employed iu the mill and
woods. The logs aro being truck
ed in, the hauling having been let
on contract.' While there Is equip
Hit-ill liu iillinuuit, IIIU lUlllllur, Mitt
Drain News
Andrew Hod Her of Myrtle Creek
Is herd this week putting a new
roof on J. C. Sumner's dwelling
bouse and, incidentally, Mr. Kedl
fer and family are visiting rela
tives duriug the week.
Kev. H. W. Kuinmell, Methodist
pastor lice, and his family, who
have been vacationing and visiting
relatives in the vicinity of Las
Angeles for about three weeks,
returned home the first of the
week.
George Walker of Iteedsport was
here on a business visit tor a few
days during the week.
Haying is about finished In this
vicinity and grain harvest is on in
earnest. Crops are sad to be very
good.
Dr. Stanton W. Strykcr, a Port
laud dentist, who accidentally lost
his life in a mountain climbing ac
cident on Mt. Hood last, Sunday,
was a resldont of Drain in his
orders now being filled call only
for rough stock so no finished ma
terial Is being offered. The out
put Is being used locally.
i young manhood days. His father
erected the first brick building
here, which be used aa a drug
store and it is still being used
tor the same purpose.
The 13. a. Whipple sawmill has
been operating on a double shift
for some time past, the mill being
run during the day and the planer
during the fore part of the night.
The . Smith River road, leading
to Gunter, has boon materially im
proved duriug the past two or
three months, tho section from the
Pacific highway to the top of the
mountain being mostly covered
with gravel.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cochran, the
former of whom is a teacher iu
Drain high school, spent Inst week
end visiting friends here. They are
spendiug the summer at Oregon
City. ,
Itev. J Sams, of Cottage Grove,
occupied the morning service hour
at the Methodist church here last
Sunday, and a gospel team from
the same place the evening hour,
and these visiting brethren gave a
cordial Invitation to all who could
do so to attend the ten days' camp
meeting at their city, which be
gins on Thursday of this week.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HA8
25 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS
A dance was given at Commun
ity hall lust Saturday by the Bu
:theiiin volunteer fire department,
- Uie f undB thus secured used for
jdefraylug expenses.
The company is composed of 33
'volunteer members who are self
: supporting in their work. Cecil
'tarr Is lire chief.. Equipment of
the company consisU of two hose
I carts and a chemical engine, and
the department has done some
good work on numerous occasions.
SOUTH DEER CREEK NEWS
Everyone Is busy In the bay and
grain fields.
H. E. Mood has gone to Klam
ath Falls.
Mrs. Mlunlo Cox. and ISulh Blood
are working on the Johnson ranch.
South Deer Creek grange was
well represented at the annual
plcalc hold at the Klwanls Maple
Grove In Roseburg.
South Deer Creek grango took In
six now members Saturday night.
SUTHERLIN
In the Heart of the Mint District
PEPPEfliVIINT HARVEST TO START
AT SUTHERLIN IN NEAR FUTURE;
ACREAGE IS INGREASED THIS YEAR
No Price Yet Announced for This Year's Crop, But
Prospects Are Good Three Distilleries
Built Good Future Is Promised for
' Industry in Douglas County. . ' i
Harvesting of the peppermint
crop, an Industry in which Suther
lln valley has pioneered, will soon
tako place, and tho outlook Is for
a comparatively heavy crop. , ; I ,
At u genoral estimate, botweon
300 and 400 acres are lu mint lu
the county, the bulk of it lying
near Sutherlln with a small acio
ago at Camus Valley audi uear
Dillard, whore the industry 'is bui
lug tried out. There is a. eonsid
erablo 'Increase In acreage i over
last Benson aud at a rough estimate
lant season and at a rough esti
mate, probably 10,000 pounds ot tile.
peppermint oil will bo distilled
this year. ' - '
First Mint Grown lri 1028; r - :
The first mint wus planted In
Sulhorliu In 11)25 by A. C. Browu,
who distilled about ICO pounds,
which brought $13 por pound. This
Is tho highest prlco received, a
shortngo iu tho crop boosting
prices to a high level. E. C. Wat-
kins Is another pionoer. lu mint
growlug. Last year, the growers
who contracted the crop, received
?B per pnulid, In ono or two In
stances ?(1 being received. Others
made the mlslako of holding in an
ticipation of higher prices and la
ter accepted from IU.50 to $3.b0
per pound.' It Is hard to judge
whul price will' be obtained' this
year. Oregon produces a superior
grade ut oil which brings a higher
price on the market.
U. S, Uses Large Quantity
Over 400,000 pouuds of miut are
Used annually- in the United Stales,
aud uccordiug to the. government
bullulln, there is nover enough to
supply tho demand. , Tho resulting
limnnilt nt HhnrtHirn f-MiiMou MlM
f lucltint Ion 111 price from year to
year. Spoarmliil is also grown, but
not so extensively, practically Its
only use being for flavoring gum.
The yield of spearmint per aero is
not so heavy, but requires the
samo uxpense and work in cultiva
tion. 1'oppernilnt, however, has a
variety ot uses, being utilized for
medicines, flavorings, candies and
gums.
Cost of Growing Small
The acluill cost of planting aud
growing tho mint Is estimated at
$1.25 nor pound. With prlcos flue
tuutiug from $:i to $ 15 per; pound
It can bo readily seen Hint a good
profit can bu made for tho grower.
Soils bi'Ht suited to mint aro rich
well-drained lands in this suction
river bottom hind Is good, provld-
-r-r prr- -V
lug It Is not covered with water lu
the spring when tho mint should
bu. attaining its start. Rich lands
are capable of yielding- 85 or 00
'pounds of oil to the acre, but the
land in tills' district is averaging
around 35' pounds, The first cost
Is about' $25' to- the acre. Hoots
'can bo procured of any -grower at
$1.01) a suck, . Being essentially a
weed, the' mint grows rapidly and
spreads, the roots being thinned at
Intervals' like strawberry vlnea
The plants are plowed under In tha
Into fall and this stimulates tho
roots aud thins out , the plunts,
Frequent cultivation! Is. ; necessary I
and -wlion-woll-grown,- .tii'o . weeds. I
must be picked out by hand, ns tho I
presence ot weeds In the mint at '
distilling time renders tho oil im-'
puro, so . it, must . bo . absolutely j
clean. .
Three Distilleries Built
Three stills aid located near Su
Ihoiiln, owned, by A. C. Drown, B.
C. Wutklus and Juhn Due'r and
Charles Hartley, and theso hnndlo
the crop for tho county. It is esti
mated that Ihu average cost for
distilling Is from 25 to 35 cents a
pound.
Harvesting time is : when tho
plants aro two-thirds in bloom
which Is usually from August 1 to
15. Tho herb is cut with a mower
nnd promptly distilled as diving
lessons the yield of oil. Somo of
the Sulherlin growers got two
crops on their acreage. A mint
stalk from the Larson place on dis
play at Sutherlln, measures throe
I'eot lu height, hut Hint Is extra
ordinary In growth. The oil Is
said to como from tho loaves only,
so tho lenglh of sialic is Immater
ial, Can Bo Big Industry
Whllo Douglas county soil Is
not especially superior for mint
growlug, savo on tho damp, rlvor
bottom mens, It can produce a
normal crop, ami as Oregon oil is
superior in ruivor, It can commnu'd
a higher price. With nominal cost
to growora and fair profits, somo
times largo profits, thero is no rea
son .why moru acrengo cannot bo
planted to mint, until it becomes
the Inrgest mint section iu Oregon.
(Note: The News-Review rural
odllnr Is Indebted to Will J.
Hujiior, Sutherlln Sun odllnr, for
suiiiu ot tno until regarding mint
growing which sho procured.)
The sheep industry Is hecomlni;
nun of the Important assets In Su
therlln valley, anil more lam lis
aro being raised each year. This
year the heiuy rains nmde mnie
feed and the cool spring weather
was especially cnmluelvu fur con
ditioning tho lambs, and as a run
sequence they wire heavier nnd
brought larger returns.
II. O. (Jeff anil lleiumn Weennr
nn the chief shippers (mm that
point nnd lb carloads have mine
out to date, with orders for several
more cars which will be sent out
within a week or ten days.
lCaeh car carries apiuoxlnialelv
H sheep. Hi us milking over atmo
sheep. Tliu average weight ot
la nibs this year Is tin pounds nuil
the sreiugo prlco Is around lrt
cents n pound, In some Instances n
! trlflo inoi-o boiug received. This
i mukes lamb receipts $25,0u0 at a
conservative, estimate. A small
1 amount is sent to l'ortlnnil but tho
gieuler portion ot tho cars go to
jSan Francisco, the market there
I seemingly able to absorb a great
: quantity.
Two airloads of wool havo also
been shipped from Suilieilln. which
means upwards ot 50,000 pounds,
;tho prlco averaging around 35
i cents. ' Tho wool was taken by Ku-
gene buyers for use In tho woolen
mill lu that city.
! From tho figures shown, it can
bo readily seen what tho Industry
menus Id tho community, and thero
; is room for still further expansion.
SUTHERLIN SUN MAKES
new Improvements
i
I The Sulherlin Sun, newsv week
ly impor, published by Will J.
Hayner, has recently adopted a
new stylo of l.vpo known as Ionic
race. It gUos a clear, legible print
and adds much to the appearance
jot tho taper.
, .Mr. Hayner has also Installed a
small rusllug plant with which lo
niako cuts for advertisers and may
later put In a regular mat sorvice
for use in advertisements. i
Progressive Firms Boosting for a "Bigger Sutherlin
YOU CAN BUY BETTER LAND AT LESS MONEY
THAN ANYWHERE IN THE UMPQUA VALLEY
RIGHT HERE AT.
SUTHERLIN
SUTHERLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
E. G. KINGWELL, Secretary
DRESSED
RABBITS
35c
. PER POUND
Douglas Park
Rabbitries
SUTHERLIN.
Wait for the New Ford
This is worth keeping in mind To do a quick
repair job on a Ford, three things are neces
sary: special equipment and tools, mechanics
who know how to repair .a Ford, genuine Ford
parts to make required replacements. . ' '
We have all three and guarantee a
first class repair job.
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is the up-to-date
HARDWARE STORE
SUTHERLIN, OREGON
STAPLE AND FANCY , r
GROCERIES
Fruits and Vegetables,, j
Canning Supplies .
, ?, PRICES RIGHT, ' '
Apjilegate's Cash Grocery' ! :
' ; Sutherlin, Oregon 1 j - i
Ann's Cafe
SUTHERLIN, ORE.
SPECIAL SUNDAY
CHICKEN DINNERS
50c
Meals at all Hours
Home Cooking
Mrs. Ann Holg.ite, Ownor
Star
Service Station
J. W. LEITZEL
Atwatcr Kent Radios
KELLY TIRES
GAS, OILS
Sutherlln, Ore.
Hotel
'Sutherlin
-ife-:v?T A r riendly House
A HOTEL THAT SAVES YOU. MONEY
GOOD FOODS , QUICK SERVICE
COMFORTABLE ROOMS
BEN SCHMID, Manager
First State Bank
OF SUTHERLIN
A STRONG BANK .
We Pay Interest on Savings Accounts V
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. . vj
ABSOLUTE SAFETY SATISFACTORY V
SERVICE .
Don't Forget
CLOSING OUT
SALE
OF
Conlin's
Shoe Store
Sutherlin, Ore.
SHOES WAY BELOW COST
Tourist
Restaurant
Homecooked Meals
Good Service
Homemade Pastry "
HAZEL M. GREEN
A COMPLETE LINE OF v
Dry Goods, Groceries
Boots and Shoes
Fresh Vegetables each day Highest
prices paid for Butter and Eggs
n
" A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE . &
TALBOTT & SLATER
"Where Your Dollar Has More Cents."
Sutherlinl Oregon
Chevrolet
Sales and Service
JUST INSTALL THE NEW
8 HOUR BATTERY SERVICE
With Absolute Safety
At the Sign of the BIG Shell
SUTHERLIN GARAGE.
G. P. FRENCH
National " T
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