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ONTARIO, MALHEUE COUNTY, OREGON,OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 23 1922
No. 52
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Continuous High Prices For Hogs on
Portland Markets Points to Possibilities
Winners of Oregon Aro Now Realizing Possibilities In Hogs Apparently
.$0,800,000 Paid To Middle, western Hog Rnlscrs lly Stock
yards of Portland, Seattle, . Tncoinn and Spoknno this Year
Of course If every rancher rushed
Into the industry of raising corn and
feeding it to hoga in the -nay they
wont Into the potato game this year
It would not take long to bear the
market and reduce their income to
less than their receipts, but if they
went into the game conservatively
the statement secured by H. 0. Cock
rum from1 Q. A. Plerson, general
manager of the Portland Stockyards
Indicates yiat a real opportuniy is
presented in the Northwest for suc
cessful hog raising.
For years the one cry of this sec
tion has been, concerning most of its
products, "we lack a market;" or
"we are too far from the best mar
kets." In most cases this is true,
' 'ut it is not true of hogs. In fact
- hogs seem to be the ono exception in
Vthe live stock line.
Just think of It. From the north
west stock yards this year, $6,800,
000 went back to ranchers of the mid
die west for hogs which they shipped
away out here to market. Think
likewise that here in Malheur coun
ty we can raise corn equal to, if not
superior to, anything they can raise
in Nebraska, Iowa or Missouri. And
yet In but a slight degree de we pro
duce rogs.
How great an aid to the removal
of financial worries for our farmers
would that $6,800,000 have been
thiB year?
To end the observations there is
not enough. Let Mr. Plerson's let
ter 'tell the story and present the
comparitlve figures which are in
deed worthy of the study necessary
to digest their meaning. Mrs Pier
son says:
Following are figures showing the
highest and lowest prices paid for
top hogs, that is prime two hundred
pounds, at Portland and Chicago,
for the yeors 1912 and 1921 inclu
sive: Portland Chicago
1918 $6.50 to $9.34 $5.55 to $9.33
1913 7-.60 to '10.00 7,00 to 9.70
1914 7.00 to 9.50 6.05 tol0.20
1915 6.00 to 8.25 5.40 to 8.90
fl916 6.60 to 10.00 G. 40 to 11.55
1917 10.25 to 18.50 9.35 to 19.90
1918 15.60 to 20.25 14.75 to 20.90
1919 14.00 to 23.35 11.75 to 23.50
1920 9.60 to 20.00 8.75 to 18.25
1921 7.60 to 13.00 6.26 to 11.85
"This will give you some idea of
how prices of hogs have been run
ning hero, as compared with Chi
cago, by years, for ten year period,
ending 1921. I have not the Omaha
and Seattle figures. Seattle's prices
run generally about the same as
ours, ana umaha, I bellevo, will
average GO cents under Chicago.
"I attach, hereto, a statement
which we have Just gotten out, show
ing the number of hogs coming to
this market from the various states.
You will note that our receipts for
ten months from tho state of Ore
gon. You will note also that the
hog production in Oregon Is still
dropping since 1916. You will also
notice that Idaho is beginning to
come back.
I would also call your attention
to the facts shown at the bottom of
the statement, relative to the total
number of hogs coming Into Port
land, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane,
from Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Note that this year thl3 figuro will
amount to approximately 34,000
head at a valuo of approximately
$6,800,000. It would seem that the
outlet for pork products In the Paci
fic Northwest is on the Increase,
whllo production of hogs has been
on the decrease, and it looks as tho
it will tako considerable time after
tho Oregon and Idaho farmers get
started raising hogs again, to got
back to the point where they can
supply the demand, without ship
ping hogs in from the middle west.
The figures I give, relative to the
number of hogs shipped into the
four coast points mentioned above,
are approximately correct. I re
ceived points from Frye & Co., at
Seattle, Carstens Pkg. Co., at Ta
coma, Spokane Union Stock Yards
Co., and from our own records at
BOISE MAKES
DEAL TO
POT IT ON MAINLINE
Contracts Entered Into With Union
Pacific to Uuild From Orchard
on Main Lino to Bolso If
Citizens Get Right-oMVhy
and $100,000
Bolso Is going to be on tho main
line of the Union Pacific, If It se
cures tho right-of-way and puts up
a cash reserve "from which to pay
taxes on valuations in excess of
$1000 per mile. A' committee is
now at work to comply with tho
torms of the contract.
Under this arrangement the rail
road company agrees to build the
27 miles of railroad and to erect a
handsome station at Boise and run
a portion of the company's best
trains via that route. Tho total es
timated cost of Improvement Is giv
en as $3,240,000. This work to
gether with the double tracking
started from Glenns Ferry to avoid
the Medbury hill will give the Short
Line a double track from Glenns
Ferry to Nampa.
The announcement of the contract
with the Boise Chamber of Com
merce, was made in the Sunday is
sues of the Bolso papers and in sub
stance indicates that the Union Pa
cific system has funds with which to
extend its system and make im
provements. The now lino while extending the
mileage will facilitate tho handling
of traffic during tho fall from tho
Boise valley and Becure the elimin
ation of the Medbury hill. Also,
when in the future the Sunnyside
project Is built the Short Line will
bisect that district and bo a most
advantageous position to handle the
products of that region.
Since the Short Line feels Justi
fied in making this expenditure for
the business possible to be developed
in the Boise valley, Central Oregon
ians believe that this may prove an
LOPS OFF
Office of State Water Superinten
dent to End on January 1
On j lira Adjudication May
Ho Delayed
argument to Justify the extension of
this yard, for ten months this year, the present lino to Crane across tho
I added one-fifth of that amount to state. In ariy event it manifests
it to arrive at an approximate
twelve months, figure.
I hope this lnfqrmatlon will be of
value to you. I do not think your
people can go wrong in raising hogs.
Certainly they should raise enough
to use up any waste feeds they may
have at all times. At the present
time they can raise hogs on good
grain at a profit, I bellovo."
Origin of IJvc Hogs Received at Portland Union Stock Yards North Port-
innu, uregon
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Oregon 207,320 154,828 166,551 143,007 113,986 70,215
Idaho 75,318 26,238 22,546 29,469 18,725 13,777
Washington 26,917 10,790 21,488 16,901 9,745 12,946
Montana .... 664 92 2,479 00 1,507
Dakota. Nebraska,
Jolo., Calif. 12,203
Tnt
10 Mos.
1922.
50,608
43,297
7,677
2,202
a determination on tho part of the
Union Pacific to carry on a program
of railroad development which can
not but aid in the development of
this region.
Totals
29,167
...322.655 221,687
13,014
204,870
32,287
174,743
61,548
149,993
69,256
173,040
18,561
229,237
Portland. Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma markets received live hogs from
outside their natural territory Mostly from the Dakotas and Nebraska
as follews: .
1921 295,000 head, at an average value of $20 per head $6,900,000
1922 340,000 head, at an average value of $20 per head 6,800,000
Our Oregon farmers alone can keep this money in Oregon In the fu
ture by each raising a few more hogs, mostly on otherwise wasted mater
ial. Think it over.
PORTLAND TO SPEND
SUM FOR ALL OREGON
Business Men of Metropolis to liaise
$300,000 For Statewide Cam-
palgn Annual Meeting of '
State Cliamber to be
Important
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 20th
Special). January 5th has been
selected as the dato of the Annual
meeting of the Oregon State Cham
ber of Commerce, according to an
nouncement by the stato chamber of
ficials today. Delegates from every
commercial organlzattlon of the
state will gather in Portland on that
date for discussion of development
plans and for tho election of State
Chamber officers for the ensuing
year. The outstanding leaturo or
the annual meeting will be consider
ation of the state-wide development
program proposed by the Oregon
Development board. This program
has already been adopted by the
Portland Chamber of Commerce and
the campaign to raise a fund of
$300,000 for development and ad
Tortlslng purposes for a two-year
period will be under way on Decem
ber 5 th,
While this $300,000 development
fund will be raised entirely among
tho business interests of Portland,
it will be expended in advertising
the resources of Oregon, investigat
ing and strengthening existing
marketing' organizations, land set
tlement and other stato development
work. As the state chamber has
been designated as one of the or
ganizations to undertake the actual
work proposed under the develop
ment 'plan, it is expected ' that tho
coming annual meeting will be one of
the-most Important in the history of
the organization.
According to tho by-laws of the
state chamber, all commercial or
ganlzatltons in good standing are
entitled to representation!. Indica
tions are being sent throughout the
state urging such organizations to
appoint their delegates so that each
section of the state will have a voice
in the proceedings of the annual
meeting.
VALE BELIEVES
CAN BJAT ONTARIO
Footbull Team From County Sent
Counting on Victory Friday
Two Strong Backfleltl Men
Deemed Sure to Score
Caldwell Wins 15 to O
Miss Elsie Morris returned last
week from an extended visit in Los
Angeles and San Francisco,
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK AT
j MEETING OF FARM BUREAU
Governor-Elect Waltor M.
Pierce will be In Ontario on Fri
day, Decombor 15 to address
the annual meeting of the Mal
heur County Farm Bureau when
that body convenes at the
Grange Hall at Cairo, according
to advises received this week by
the executive (ommltteo of the
Farm Bureau.
In order to havo the Gover
nor present tlip committee has
changed the meeting from Sat
urday to Friday. Tho women
of the Cairo ..community will
sorve a cafeterfci- -luncheon at
noon,
Valo'd High school student body
is going to invade Ontario en masse
Friday afternoon to back Its foot
ball team In its effort to defeat the
local High gridiron warriors in their
annual clash.
Although Vale has been defeated
by Parma and Burns, while Ontario
has defeated Parma, Vale still be
lieves that it can win from tho lo
cals. The county seat lads and their
backors declare they have come
strong under Coach Burgess Ford
and the experience of the last two
games has Just rounded their team
Into .shape. Two backfleld men on
the Vale squad are the basis of this
belief. Vale counts them invincible.
and Is showing its faith in thom by
coming to Ontario backed by fifty
business men and tho entire student
body.
Ontario realizes that it has a real
game on its hands and everyone in
town Is so interested that the busi
ness houses are to close from 1:30
to 3:30 so the business mon and
their assistants can enjoy the game.
Caldwell Wins
Last Friday tho locals played
Caldwell and tho game was ono of
tho best ever seen hero. Ontario
showed tho power of its attack in
the first quarter and by straight
ball scored tho first touchdown of
the game. In tho line tho locals
held their own, but when Caldwell
opened up Its forward passing of
fense in the second and fourth quar
ters it scored two touchdowns and
one field goal. Ontario came back
in the last quarter and almost
scored. The game was clean and
hard fought and was from tho spec
tators' standpoint one of the most
Interesting games of the year.
Tho football season will close thin
year with the annual game between
the regular squad and tho alumni.
The old-timers have been practicing
signals somewhat In an effort to
round out their offensive, and figuro
on giving the youngsters a real bat-
Salem dispatches to tho Portland
papors of Wednesday told of tho
abolition by Governor Olcott of tho
office of tho State Wator Superin
tendent and tho merging of tho du
ties nowVperformed by George T.
Cochran "ijf LaGrande with those of
Stato Engineer Percy Cupper. Tho
order is effective on January. Con
tinuing tho dispatch said:
"Tho abolishment of this office Is
brought about under tho provision
of an act of the legislature of 1921.
Prior to that time Oregon was divid
ed Into two water districts. Tho
legislature of 1921 abolished tho two
offices of superintendents of water
divisions Nos. 1 and 2 and provided
that tho superintendent of wator
division No. 2 should thereafter be
known as the stato water superiuten
dent.
"This act furthor provided that at
any time it appears to the govornor
that tho work of adjudicating tho
wator rlguts upn the large streams
of tho stati has boon finished tos uch
an extent that the work can there
after be carried on by tho stato en
gineer, the govornor may appoint
tho stato engineer stato water super
intendent and said stato engineer
snail thereafter perform all of the
duties of said water superintendent
of tho stato water board without
any furthor or larger salary than he
receives as such state engineer."
"In advising Cochran of tho forth
coming aollshment of his office.
Governor Olcott declares that in his
opinion tho situation contemplated
by tho statutes has arrived."
What effect this action on tho part
of the Govornor will have on the
ponding adjudication of tho waters
of tho Owyhee local jnon interested
would harly venture an opinion, but
declared tilht it would in ull llkll-
hood delay tho hearings and compli
cate the situation materially.
Not a few of those interested In
irrigation matters liero wero at loss
to account for this summary action
on tho part of the Governor at this
time, when ho Is so soon to leave
tho offlco of state executive and
much speculation Is being indulged
in since the position of State En
gineer is ono of those whose Incum
bent will bo named by Governor
Waltor Pierce following January 1.
Governor Olcott's action at this tlmo
makes ono lesB appointee for his
successor.
Ontario Red Cross Needs Devoted
Attention of Many Former Workers
Appeals From All Sides Indicate That Red Cross AVill Havo Much
"Work to Do This Winter Coitccntinto Giving Through Chap
ter Is Aim of Directors
Ontario barely got Its Red Cross
drivo under way last week. If tho
local chapter Is to be able to even
approximate the needs for tho com
ing winter It will require tho devot
ed support of many of tho former
workers. In fact ono of the princi
pal needs of the chapter now Is the
interest in Its work manifested by
tho public as thoy used to four years
ago.
Funds For Home Work
There is a most erroneous idea
prevalent that the monoy collected
during tho drive Is sent to the na
tional organization. This Is not
truo and should bo corrected by
ovoryono when they hear such a
statement mado. Only 50 conts for
each meinbur is sent to tho national
organization. Tho balanco remains
at homo.
This year many of tho subscrib
ers have given $5 or moro each. Of
each of thoso $5 gifts $4.50 remains
hero in Malheur' county to aid tho
needy of this section. Tho other 50
cents goes to aiding In case of groat
disasters such as tho Colorado
floods, coal mino disasters, etc.
Also some monoy has beon sent to
tho starving poople in Smyrna; all
of these aro worthy of American
charity.
Many Families Aided
The Ontario Chaptor during the
past two years has done a great
work in this, county. Many fami
lies havo boon clothed; many ox-ser-vlco
mon have beon helped and a
host of cares havo been hanldo with
out contribution, by tho workers of
tho chapter. Tho County Court has
callod itpon tho Chaptor workers,
Mrs. Henry Griffin and Mrs. O. U.
Franklin for aid in administering
tho county ( relief where the domands
wore moro than the chaptor could
AH cases of relief given by tho
Chapter aro investigated first. No
malingorllng is permitted knowing
ly, and thoso who can bo aided by
having work furnished them are
holpod where possible.
Tho directors of tho Red Cross
feel that if tho public will concon
trato all relief work in the Chaptor
that actually a great deal of monoy
nnd effort will be saved. .
Drivo To Bo Continued
At a mooting of tho directors of
tho Chapter Monday evening it was
determined to continue tho drivo
this week end. Workers will can
vass tho buslnoss district again to
seo thoso who wore missed when tho
Legion committeo called; and resi
dences will bo canvassed too. More
than $1 the membership is needed
if tho chaptor Is to function. On
tario's record though not realized by
many, is a worthy one and tho city
should not. fall down now when all
tho neighboring communities havo
done tholr part and aro maklnir
thiir quotas. Former workers aro
urgod to get in touch with C. P.
Skow, chairman of tho drive, to aid
In tho final clean-up. It is not a
case of "giving until It hurts," as It
was in war days; but giving somo
thng to holp tho neody of our own
community this winter, and doing
that through tho Rod Cross which
sees that tho giving counts whore it
is needed.
SENATOR ELLIS IN FAVOR
OF REPEAL OF BOUNTY
BY LETTMOWERS
Sales Organization Officials Explain
Difficulties of Past Season,
Despite Adverse Conditions
Lettuce Gi-oulng Proved
Profitable
Lettuce growers from Parma to
Welser and from both sides of tho
river gathered In Ontalo Monday
evening to Hstton to tho reports of
the sales agency officials who han
dled the crops of the members signed
up with tho Idaho Producers Union.
Somo camo to register their "kicks"
and voice criticisms, but ' they did
not volco any serious objection
when W. T. McCall, secretary of
tho Idaho Producers Union and
Frank Hall, sales manager for tthe
California Vegotable Union' conclud
ed tholr explanation of tho difficul
ties of tho season, There was ono
question however raised, which was
this:
"Was tho company justified in
stopping shipments so soon after tho
first freeze?"
Mr. McCall and Mr. Hall both
gave the reasons for taking this ac
tion, which was not determined upon
until after representative fields In
all sections wero visited and tho ln
vetigators reported that tho plants
wero so injured that in tthelr Judg
ment they would show slim before
reaching the market.
"We had to decidod whether or
not it was worth whllo to take the
chance that the shipments would not
go through in good shape and the
growers would bo compelled to pay
the freight and lose from $400 to
$600 on each car. We thought tho
risk too great. We may havo made
an error of judgment, time alono
Sonator Charles W. Ellis of Burns
arrived in Ontario today for n short
stay. Ho will start back tomorrow.
Whllo In tho city ho discussed with
a number of people some of tho
probloms which will bo presented
to tho legislature for settlement,
among them boing tho ropeal of tho
coyote bounty law of which ho Is In
favor. "It Is costing Harney coun
ty about 'twico ns much as It Is cost
ing Malheur," said tho Sonator,
"and rollof must bo secured, however
If tho county clorks would just re
fuso to issuo warrants In somo
cases and mako somo of tho men
who sign tho affidavits provo that
thoy know who killed tho coyotes it
would reduce tho cost to tho coun
ties materially, I bellevo."
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
SAVED CALIFORNIA FARMERS
The Cumulative Effect of Years of
Advertising and tho Known Re
liability of Growers Associ
ation Determining Factor
RAILROAD FROM KLAMATH
HEADED TOWARD ONTARIO
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hager of Kla
math Falls, formerly of this city,
arrived horo on Monday to provo up
on tholr homestead on Doad Ox
Flat und to spend somo tlmo visit
ing with relatives and friends In
this section. They will bo horo for
several days and then go to Cam
bridge for Thanksgiving dinner
with their son and daughtor, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Hager,
Mr. and Mrs. Hager report that
progress is boing mado on tho rail
road which Robort E. Strahorn Js
building eastward toward Spraguo
river which Is bolloved to bo tho
Union Pacific's connection to tho
Oregon Eastorn at- Crane. Addi
tional contracts have beon lot ro
contly for sovoral miles of this road.
MUHIO CLUH HOLDS ITS
FIRST EVENING SESSION
Tho first ovonlng gathorlng of tho
Music club will bo hold at tho homo
of Mrs, V. W. Wood on Decombor 6
at which an Interesting program
will bo prosontod. Tho regular bi
weekly meeting will ho held Satur
day of this week at tho homo of
Mrs. B. C. Van Potten.
RAISING HOGS PAYS SAYS
jMALHEUH COUNTY RANCH lilt
.(Continued on last page)
C. W. Garrott who lives on a
ranch Just west of tho city has
demonstrated to his satisfac
tion that hog raising Is a profit
able Industry for tho ranchers
to follow. Mr. Garrett recent
ly sold 20 hogs from his place
and kept strict account of tho
cost of tho food thoy consumed
which was as follews: Potatoes
$2.00; barley, $13; barley and
rye, $44 49; corn, $38.50; total
feed bill, $97.99. The hogs
sold for $346.83, making a pro
fit of $249,84,
Handicapped by the dlsastorous
froozo which was experienced by tho
California citrus industry during
tho nights of January 19, 20 and 21,
this stato during tho fiscal crop yoar
Just ondod, was still able to supply
tho markets of tho United States
nnd Canada with 12,926,358 boxes
of orangos and grapefruit and 4,054,
771 boxes of lemons, according to
tho annual report of E. G. Dezoll,
gonoral manager of the California
Fruit Growers Exchango, issuod to
day. "Citrus growers of California,"
said General Managor Dezoll, "havo
won an enviable reputation among
tho trade, and tho consuming pub
lic by tholr intelligent handling of
tho damaged crop of this soason."
Based upon exchange returns,
California received $71,366,464 for
tho 1921-22 citrus cren: the deliv
ered valuo in the markets boing $95,
uiM.-tsD wnicn includes $24,627,
021 for freight and refrigeration.
Tho Exchango sold during tho
samo period 27,138 carloads, or 68.7
per cent of tho stato'a total produc
tion of oranges, loraons and grape
fruit for tho members of tho central
organization at a cost of 7.7 cents
por box, which, according to Dezoll,
is less than tho cost of ten years
ago, and less than the present mar
keting cost of any other porishablo
agricultural crop.
Early estimates at tho opening
of tho season Indicated that the
1921-1922 citrus crop would havo
boon tho largest in tho history of
tho Industry, but tho threo nights
of sovero frost aro said to have re
duced tho production approximately
54 per cent of tho original estimate
Shipments following tho freeze
amounted to only 49 per cent of tho
quantity estimated to be shipped
fro that dato.
"Tho successful handling of oraer
gonclos of tho kind 1b posslblo only
bocause a largo percentage of the
producors aro working together
wholo-hoartodly for tho host Inter
ests of the Industry," said Gonoral
Manager Dozell.
"Through tho confldonco insplrod
by tho action of tho shippers in pro
tecting tho trado and public alike,
it was possible to market tho re
maining crop at yory satisfactory
prices, tho difficulty boing that tho
roturns wero not ovonly distributed
somo growers being able to ship
llttlo fruit followln tho freeze, whllo
others, whoso groves wero situated
In districts whore tho tomporaturo
was not so sevoro, or who success
fully protected tholr crops by or
chard homing received largo re
turns bocauss of tho greatly re
duced supplies."
Systematic fodoratod financing of
distribution by thousundB of pro
ducers, tho cumulatlvo effect of ox
tonslvo national advertising, co-op-poratlvo
purchasing of supplios,
standardization of grades, and of
flclont distribution, wore the load
ing fuctors to which tho Exchango's
success iu this difficult year wore
attributed.
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