THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1900.
investment of capital. The town of New
berg has a bright prospect for the loca
tion of a 'beet-sugar factory, and is ex
cellently situated for the purpose.
'The county assessor's figures for the
year make the following excellent show
ing: lisf.Gll acres of tillable land $2,081,600
256,233 acres non-tillable land.., 722,338
Improvements on deeded land 889,945
Tewn and city lots 215,730
Improvements on same 307,945
Improvements on land not deeded.. 18,715
ES.21 miles of railroad bed 173,985
Railroad rolling stock 25,285
13S.21 miles of telegraph and tele
phone - 5,995
Merchandise and stock In trade.... 175,860
Farming Implements, wagons, etc. 105.C90
Steamboats, engines, etc 39,295
Money , 101.275
Notes and accounts 467,450
.796 shares of stock 10S.600
Household furniture. Jewelry, etc 181,67o
BS82 horses and mules 125,795
G566 cattle 95,680
"J.261 sheep and goats ... 37,540
Vies swine 11,595
iGross value of all property. 55.392,043
Exemptions 5 471.483
Total taxable property $4,920t558
Number of polls, 1753.
Cool summers and mild winters, many
pleasant mountain resorts easily acces
sible, -where may be enjoyed hunting,
fishing and camping, make Yamhill
county one of the most desirable com
munities in the state as a place of res
idence. J. G. ECKMAN.
McMinnvflle, Or.
CROOK COUNTY.
Over $1,000,000 From Stoelf Soles
Lost Tear.
In casting about for facts Telatlve to the
material progress of Crook county during
the past year a theme upon which I
write at your request the condition of our
stock Interests cornea -first under consid
eration. As Is generally known, the topography
of this county Is such that stock has
been, is now, and will always remain Its
chief product. Its rough and broken sur
face, composed largely of what Is com
monly termed -waste land, fits it chiefly
for the raising of stock, and argues
against its ever supporting a heavy popu
lation. Such being the case, barring an
occasional hard winter, when the prices
of stock are low, our profits are small
and times are hard, and when the prices
of stock are high the opposite condition
obtains, and times are flush.
Two years ago, on an occasion similar
to this, I made the following statement:
"With the present prospective rise in
price of our three leading products wool,
beef and mutton in common with other
range districts, an unprecedented era of
prosperity Is surely dawning upon Crook
county." Such a condition in the near
future was clearly evident from Indica
tions then existing, and the past 24 months
have proven the correctness of the pre
diction. That time is now here. The
price of all classes of stock, horses ex
cepted, are now high. Cattle are high,
eheep are high and wool Is high. Conse
quently we are at present enjoying the
aforesaid "unprecedented era of prosper
ity." We have sold abroad the past season
- nearly 75,003 head of sheep, at prices aver
aging near $2 40 per head, realizing there
from $180,000. We sold our wool clip of
S.503,000 pounds at 14 cents per pound,
which brought us $490,000. We sold our
12,000 head of cattle at $25 per head, from
which we realized $300,000, to which must
be added some 540,000 worth of horses,
making the total amount or outside money
that has come Into Crook county in ex
change for stock and wool, 51,010,000. This
amount of money divided among a voting
population of 1200, makes $842 in money
that has come into the county for every
male citizen over 21 years of age.
" This Is truly a remarkable showing, and
yet, from present indications, we are des
tined to outdo It the coming season. While
we -will not be able to duplicate the num
bor of stock sold out of the county last
eeason, the advance in price will fully
make good the deficiency. It must also
be noted that Improved prices and the
Improved facilities for handling our cattle
and sheep are bringing about a marked de
gree of Improvement In the quality of our
stock. Especially is this apparent In con
nection with our cattle. By the leasing of
wagon road lands, purchasing school lands
and In some Instances fencing large tracts
of government land, our cattlemen are en
abled to take more care In the breeding
of their cattle than formerly. A number
of our enterprising cattlemen are now en
gaged In the breeding and raising of thor
oughbred cattle. The Hereford breed hav
ing the preference, it is not an uncom
mon sight to see whole droves of while
faces in place of the long-horned ssrubs of
old. At the present rate of care in breed
ing. Crook county cattle will soon be
known altogether by the complexion of
their countenances and the solidity of
their quarters, no earmark being needed.
In the matter of sheepbreedlng, our
Crook county sheepmen have been abreast
of the times .for many years, until our
-wool product Is noted for Its evenness
and length of fiber. In this connection It
must bo noted that providence has been un
commonly kind to us this season. Copious
ohowers yes, heavy rains have continued
to fall all over this section of the state
during the past fall and early winter, un
til our hills and valleys are covered with
such a growth of vegetation as has not
been seen since Its first settlement at this
season of the year. In consequence of
this unusual visitation of moisture, com
bined with warm growing weather, our
wool clip for the coming season will un
doubtedly be the finest In length and.
strength of fiber ever marketed from thla
county.
Alfalfa Becoming: Popular.
The acreage of alfalfa has been large
ly Increased during the past jear. This
productive hay plant is becoming more
popular every year. By its use, a larger
yield of hay may be had from smaller
acreage than by any other means. It Is
net an uncommon sight from a 40-acre
strip of plow land to see great hay ricks
put In the stack each season, suffi
cient to feed thousands of sheep or nun
sreds of cattle through the entire winter.
And when it Is taken into consideration
the thousands of acres of fit alfalfa land
now idle, the immense volume of water
iw flowing through It unused to the sea,
the adaptation of our climate to its
growth. It will be easily anderstood what
tlt future has In store for this section of
the state In the way of Increased wealth.
The conditions for Increased home-building,
perms nence and wealth are here.
What In the past has been considered only
geod for the welfare of the few, with
development will prove to be the source
of wealth for the many. I am frequently
ikd the question, "Are there any oppor
tunities left in your country?" Opportuni
ties on all sides for intelligent effort, is my
answer. For the man with the proper
mnwttat of enterprise, this county Is over
flowing with opportunities. No one has
ever gone, and It will be years before
tfcere Is need of any one remaining long
without work here. With the opportuni
ties there are here for combining the nat
ural elements of water and soil for home
fettifciing. no man with the proper amount
of energy need be long here without com
ing into the possession of a good home
and surrounding himself with all the ap
pliances for easy susta.nmcnt of himself
and family. I am constrained to remark
that there arc many people Tvho travel
along the road nowadays looking upward,
as if such attainments were to be found
hanging from the limbs of trees by the
roadside. This class of people we do not
want. But the man with plenty of brawn
ani brain, especially If In possession of
some capital, will find plenty of opportuni
ties In Crook county for years to come.
Prosrrcs Iist Year.
Thore has been a marked degree of prog
ress made during the past year in the
matter of rapid transmission of messages
to and from the outside world. We now
have an excellent telephone system con
necting us with The Dalles and way
points. And now we are surprised, yes
amazed, at how we managed to transact
business so long without this modern con
venience. The world, moves, If part of It
does move slower that others. We were a
little slower in grasping the idea, perhaps,
! than some other communities, but, since
we are now near enough to "hello" the
balance of civilization, we feel that we,
, too, are In the swim. We are moving, too.
1 I might also mention the fact1 of our im
proved railroad facilities. The Columbia
Southern has now In an advanced stage of
construction an extension of Us line to
Shanlko, a point In Wasco county within
75 miles of Prlnevllle, our county seat.
This, to 'a great degree, will revolutionize
the transfer of freight Into and out of this
county from next eeason on. If the Co
lumbia Southern comes no further. It will
control the majority of the carrying trade
of Crook county. It will also shorten the
time consumed by travelers coming In and
going out of this county by practically
24 hours.
Enough has been said along these lines
to show that we are moving along In the
upward way. We are progressing. I
might add. further, that the present favor
able condition of our stockmen reflects up
on all other lines of business. Our mer
chants are not unnecessarily troubled to
make collections. Our farmers find ready
sale for their hay and produce at remu
nerative prices, and even our lawyers and
doctors are occasionally seen upon the
streets with a few dollars In their pock
ets. And, as we stand upon the threshold of
the new year, buoyed with hope, and filled
with expectation of the good things It has
in store for us, we can but loiter, and cast
backward one longing, lingering look at
the old. We can but be constrained to
feel kindly toward it. The good old year
of 1899 dealt kindly with us in many ways.
While it was yet with us, we were fa
vored. During Its stay we progressed. Al
though filled with promise, as Is the
dawning of the new year. It will do well
If It maintains the pace set by the old.
That it may, let us hope.
J. N. WILLIAMSON.
Prlnevllle, Or.
ii HI'
SHEEP RAISED IN OREGON
Baldwin Sheep & Land Company's
Ranch, in Crook County.
There are a great many people in Ore
gon and elsewhere, no doubt, who are not
aware of the fact that in Crook county, in
this state, there is now in operation the
largest establishment In the United States,
perhaps In the world, engaged In the breed
ing and raising df fine sheep. Such, how
ever, is a fact.
With a breeding flock consisting In 12,000
thoroughbred ewes as a basis, the Baldwin
Sheept & Land Company heads the list of
breeders In the United States In numerical
strength, and, so far as the writer knows,
no other single firm In the world has In
hand so great a number of picked thor
oughbred sheep.
Nor Is this firm depending for success
upon numbers alone. It has been the pol
icy of Its management, since Its flr3t in
ception, some 27. years since, to endeavor
to rear In Oregon as fine an all-purpose
sheep as might be found anywhere on
earth.
With this purpose In view the insti
tution was founded. To this end for more
than a quarter of a century Its owners
have labored. In the accomplishment of
this purpose, untiring zeal and enormous
sums of money have been continually and
freely contributed by the management.
Until It can be truthfully saldr to the credit
of this concern, that while the state of
Ohio still continues to furnish the head
of their Spanish merino flock, they fur
nish the fanciest breeder In Ohio with the
ram that stands at the bead of his flock.
A mutual exchange having taken the place
of the one-sided Importations from the
Bast, as of old.
This establishment was founded by Dr.
Baldwin, a former resident of California,
in the year 1873, In traveling through the
Eastern states for jthe purpose of securing
suitable stock upon which to found his
flock, Dr. Baldwin was fortunate enough
to secure a number of head from so notable
a breeder of that time as Mr. Hammond,
of "Vermont, paying for some of the rams
as high as $500 to $800 per head
He fur- i
ther Increased the business and Introduced
the finest strains by importing from the
flocks of SJtrowbridge, Severence and Pelt,
of California, securing Mr. Strowbridge's
entire outfit.
In the year 18S4, Dr. Baldwin withdrew
from the business, having sold the entire
plant to Charles and J. P. Vannouten. In
the year 18S7, the Baldwin Sheep & Land
Company was formed, with Vannouten
Bros., C. M. Cartwright, A H. Brey
man and John Summerville as incorpora
tors, taking the original plant, adding to
it and increasing the 'number of sheep.
During the past season, Mr. J. G. Ed
wards, of Wyoming, having purchased
stock of the concern for a number of
Oresron, Xo. GO Yearling' Ram, Bred and Raised by Baldwin Sheep &
Land Co. Sired by Prize Ram Surprise, No. 12; Dam Shattuclc Ewe, No.
435. Sold for $150 to Alvln Crittenden, of Nova, Ohio. Sheared 23 1-2
lbs. When Year Old.
seasons, was so favorably Impressed with Portland, the above firm justly claim to
the class of sheep raised by the firm that 'be pioneers in the manufacture of hand-
he purchased the entire Interest of Brey
man and Summervlle, and now owns the
entire plant, jointly, with Mr. C. M. Cart
wright. Under the new management, the
number of stock has been Increased until
55,000 sheep are now owned by them.
Beginning with a small amount of real
estate, and gradually adding from year
to year, this firm now owns 14,000 acres of
land so distributed as to control ample
range for their flocks. Among their lands
are to be found ample meadows of al
falfa, from which are cut and put up
each- year thousands of tons of the finest
hay Jo secure them against winter losses.
.They have continually in their employ
from 70 to 100 men at a wage rate of from
$30 to $50 per month each.
Some Idea of the popularity of the class
of sheep produced by this establishment
may be had from the fact that 2800 head of
rams were marketed last season, mostly
In the states of Idaho, Wyoming and Mon
tana, and such was the demand for their
stock that they were entirely unable to
supply it, and it Is the purpose of the
present ownership to double the output.
In connection with their sheepbreedlng
plant, the Arm run a general merchandise
store and blacksmith shop, both of which
do a largo business, supplying the em
ployes and neighbors for miles around.
It Is the aim of thenew management to
Improve (If possible) the already fine flock
cf sheep by keeping a representative in
the East each season, picking up prize
ewes'and anything that is especially fine
in the way of a Spanish merino or Delaine
sheep. It Is their purpose to continue In
creasing the already high standard of the
institution, if skill and money will do It.
The company's postofflco address Is Hay
Creek. Crook county, Oregon.
H
AN EXTENSIVE BUSINESS.
Russell & Co. Lenders in Heavy Ma
chinery Engines, Boilers, Etc.
Russell & Company, the well-known
manuka tiirTa rt 1.Tncte111nn f Virtta
been prominently identified' with Pa-
cine coast Interests since 1883, at
which time they selected Portland
as headquarters for controlling their
business In Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, California, British Co
lumbia and Alaska. They own their build
ings here, which were recently materially
S. P. and O. .R. & N. railway tracks,
carry in stock ample supplies, thus Insur-
lng Immediate shipments. Under the effl-
I FOREIGN
During the 16 years ended June 30, 1899, the Imports and exports of Oregon amounted., to $125,982,
623, and those of Washington to $131,301,887; total for the two states. $257,284,510. The following chart
shows the movement of imports and exports for Oregon and Washington for the years. The lines are simply
explanatory, not comparative.
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clent management of Mr. A. H. Averlll
they have acquired an enviable reputa
tion for systematic methods,, pirogresslve
ness and reliability. The history of their
Portland establishment Is synonymous
with the advancement of the Northwest,
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Jt J! nw fvf -5 Ief rs .sIn,ce ?ey
stalled the first of their single-valve au
tomatlc engines. Never satisfied with
what has been accomplished, they have al
ways striven to Improve and keep fully
apace with the1 ever-changing requirmenta"
imposed by constantly changing conditions.
Their "tandem compound" engines have
won for themselves a reputation for
smooth-running, economical steam con
sumption, close regulation and absence
of repair bills. The "Russell" compound
farm engine is the result of an effort to
bring into this field the advantage pos
sessed and realized In stationary and ma
rine engines, requiring no special engineer
ing skill for its operation. In their "Uni
versal" boiler they have a novelty in farm-
engine practice a boiler which,- while pri
marily designed for straw burning, Is em
phatically at the head of all boilers, wheth
er straw or other fuel Is to be burned.
The Russell "Cyclone" thresher is es
pecially built for the Pacific coast trade,
and Is the only one of Its kind, being a
marked success. In saw-mill machinery
Russell & Co. are always alive to the spe
cial requirements of the age, and build a
mill particularly suited for the mining
trade. v
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P. SHARKEY & SON.-
Established in 1886, at which time there
was" no exclusive horse-collar factpry in
made ' high-grade horse collars.
Making for the trade only and employ
ing no travelers, their business has'srowJn
solely on the merits of their goods; that
these are thoroughly appreciated Is
proven by the fact that the1 territory
through which the collars are famous ex
tends from Mexico to British Columbia
and eastward as far as Wyoming, Mon
tana andUtah.
Whilst still making a specialty of high
grade hand-made collars, the recent, de
mand for a cheaper article has compelled
Sharkey & Son to adopt the latest Im
proved machinery for making these gooas.
This has increased- their output fully 50
per cent, and at the present time 100
dozen collars per week can be turned out
of the factory at 180 Union avenue; "which,
as an exclusive horse-collar factory, is
the most perfectly equipped on this coast.
Farmers, teamsters and. all users of
horse collars when looking for the best
make- always purchase those bearing the
trade-mark "Shark Key," for the Sharkey
horse collars have stood the test of years,
and are justly called the criterion by
which other makers are guided.
' a a
There now remain only one people and
one little valley south of the equator whoso
sovereignty has not been claimed by some
European power. It 13 the valley of Ba
rotse, 50 or 60 miles wide, north of lilalui,
In South Africa.
HOOD RIVER VALLEY
Rapid
Development During
the Year.
NEW SAW MILL THAT COST $100,000
Strawberry Crop Netted $60,000 to
Growers Valuable Water Power
That Could Be Utilized.
Cradled between the eastern foothills
of the Cascade range, blocked on the
""south by the broad base of. Mount Hood,
opening upon and fronting the Columbia
river on the north, is Hood river valley,
COMMERCE OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON
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one of the most resourceful and beauti
ful of the lesser valleys of Oregon.
The valley and its Incorporated town
derive their names from Hood river, an
important stream, the area of whose
. arainage basin exceeds zoo square miles,
I about one-half of which Is adapted to the
drainage basin exceeds 200 square miles,
requirements of husbandry. It is not,
however, within the limits of this article
to speak at length of the manifold re
sources of Hood river valley, for what
part of Oregon does not abound in unde
veloped resources, of its climate, a hap
py mean of humidity and temperature, of
health-giving air and unrivaled scenery,
captivating to the Invalid and the tourist;
but rather of the material development
and growth that has come to it in the
year 1899.
Confidence has been restored at Hood
River, and we find ourselves sharers, in
a moderate degree at least, of those Im
proved business conditions that so hap
pily prevail over our entire country. Dur
ing the past 12 months the town of Hood
River has increased over 60 per cent in
population, and the growth of both valley
and town has been unprecedented In their
history. Let us note some of the more
Important industries that have been es
tablished at Hood River during the year.
First in importance is the plant of the
Lost Lake Lumber Company. Captain P.
S. Davidson, president, situated on the
Columbia river near the mouth of Hood
river. This plant comprises 60 acres of
land, a two-story mill building, the main
part 256 feet long by 50 feet In width,
with wings for boilers, sheds, machine
sliops, etc. Tho mill is a two-band mill,
with two gang edgers, lath and shingle
mills, and all up-to-date appointments.
Its battery of five boilers and an engine
of 500 horsepower drive the machinery.
Steam takes the logs from the Columbia,
steam turns them on the carriage, steam
carries the lumber from gangs and cut
off saws to the yard, and even dumps tho
refuse on tho waste-pile. Captain David
son makes but little use of muscle In his
modern mill. This mill bas a capacity
of 300,000 feet per 24 hours, cost approxi
mately $100,000, and commands the tim
ber of the Middle Columbia from the Cas
cades to the Klickitat river.
"The fine saw mill of Nlcolal & Cameron,
just completed, also situated on the Co
lumbia river, four miles west pf Hood
River, has, I am Informed a capacity
of 75,000 feet dally. Logs for this mill
are to be driven down the White Salmon
river, In Washington, which Is being Im
proved for that purpose.
Davenport Bros, added a new mill to
their plant during the year. From No
vember, 189S, to November, 1899, this firm
shipped 4,700,000 feet of lumber and 4500
cords of wood, giving employment to 80
men and 14 teams. During the montn of
September they shipped 978,000 feet of lum
ber, in addition to a large amount of
wood, and paid $4000 for labor. The value
of their output for tho year exceeded
$40,000.
The aggregate capacity of these new
mills for 1900 will be nearly 300.000 feet per
12 hours, giving employment to" a large
number of laborers, with corresponding
pay-roll. The manufacture of .lumber at
present is the leading Industry at Hood
River.
Fruit Industry of the Valley.
Fruitgrowing Is the second industry in
importance. It need not be repeated that
our fruits are the recognized standard
of excellence. The Hood River straw
berry has yet to find Its peer in any mar
ket. Shipments of this berry for the
season of 1899 approximated 40,000 crates of
24 pounds each, returning to the grower,
after payment of commissions and
freights, about $60,000.
As illustrating the volume of our fruit
crop, I find that our local box factory
manufactured, during the year, 45,000 ber-(
ry crates, 72,000 plum baskets, and 6000
apple boxes. As a further auxiliary tp
our fruit Industry, the Davidson Fruit
Company completed last spring an exten
sive cannery and preserving factory, with
a capacity of a carload of canned fruit
dally. Owing to the shortage of the fruit
crop and the consequent high prices paid
for fresh fruits in the markets, the year
1899 was unfavorable to tho business of
thlB firm; yet they report having given
employment to 90 persons, that their pro
ducts have all been sold, even fruitful Los
Angeles taking a carload of canned
strawberries.
Among the recent minor additions to the
town, and one liberally patronized, Is a
well-appointed bakery, with a dally ca
pacity of 1200 loaves.
As marking a new era of growth, we
note with satisfaction the erection of the
first brick store building, now receiving
Its finishing touches, the property of A.
S. Blowers & Son, The brick for the
building were brought from Newberg, but
the contractor, Mr. Boyd, has bought ma-
chines and will manufacture brick exten
sively the coming summer.
It is well known that there is no better
index of a community than Its school
houses, and during the past year three
modern buildings of this character have
been erected In Hood river valley. The
town is proud of her six-room school
building, built at a cost of over $8000, and
we have In the country districts four two
room and three one-room schoolhouses
that would be a credit to any commun
ity of similar age and population.
"What Hood River Wonts.
Our wants are numerous, and In com
mon with most Oregon communities we
need more people and more capital. Wo
need a bank to facilitate our rapidly
growing commerce. We need a commo
dious hotel to accommodate, more es
pecially, our summer guests. But more
than these we greatly need an electric
or Bteam-motor road extending soma 20
miles up the valley of Hood river. Such
a road would have an "assured revenue
and business up to its capacity the first
year after construction. It would pass
alongside of a mountain of building stone
In layers of varying thickness, and easily
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tseisetscesssasseteeoeseae
quarried. This stone Is fine granite, re
ceives a high polish, has regular cleav
age and great resistant crushing force.
Such a road would also Intersect an ex
tensive and valuable forest, from which
the great mill at the mouth of the river
could be supplied with logs, and many
thousands of cords of wood shipped to
supply the great treeless country to the
east as far as the Snake river. Many
other forest products, local traffic and
rapidly increasing tourist travel to Mount
Hood, would also contribute to the sup
port of such a line of road as I have in
dicated. Hood River receives all the drainage of
the north and east sides of Mount Hood,
and the melting snows In summer send
down a large and constant volume of
water. The average descent of the river
for the last 11 miles of Its course Is 60
feet per mile. A well-known Eastern
manufacturer and capitalist who visited
Hood River last summer said to the
writer: "The biggest thing you have at
Hood River Is your undeveloped water
power." Subsequently he employed a
highly qualified electrical engineer to sur
vey and measure the river, with the re
sult, as I have been Informed, that It
would afford 10,000 horsepower per mile,
or 100,000 horsepower for 10 miles.
Hood River Is happily situated for the
distribution of her products, being In
close touch with three transcontinental
roads, and Is It not probable that with
this great, cheap power at her thresh
old she may become an Important manu
facturing center, and the silent wlre3
J8s.
A HOOD RIVER.
convey the surplus products of her motors
to turn the industrial wheels of Port
land? E. L. SMITH.
Hood River.
GELINSKY & SONS.
Lendincr Family Butchers of the East
Side Now Conduct Two Markets.
There is no better evidence of what
push and enterprise can accomplish In
business than is afforded in the success
which has attended the efforts of Gellnsky
& Sons to build up a trade on the East
Side. This firm today virtually controls
all the choice family trade In meats in
old East Portland proper. They now con
duct two markets, at 414 East Morrison
and 35 Grand avenue, respectively. They
handle only the choicest of especially fat
tened, carefully government-Inspected,
and thoroughly cured meats. Their fair
dealings and recognized integrity in busi
ness have commended them to the best
attention of the Portland people.
The firm is composed of Eugene, Wal
ter and Emll Gellnsky. Each of these
gentlemen enjoys the benefit of years of
training in his special calling, and they all
enjoy a great degree of popularity with
the purchasing public. East Portland
market 'phone, Oregon White 962; Colum
bia, 5011; Motor market, Oregon 'phone
Blue 731; Columbia 010.
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POULTRY OF OREGON
Value of the Product Last Year
Amounted to $4,512,719.
NEW METHODS TAKE FIRM HOLD
Mongrel Fowls Set Aside for Thor-
oushbreds, "Which Always
Command Large Sale.
The first enumeration taken of poultry
and eggs was in 1880. Tho report showed
at this time, exclusive of spring hatch
ings, 102,265,053 chickens, and 23,234,687
fowls other than chickens, which In
cluded geese, ducks, turkeys and guin
eas. The number of eggs produced was
456,875,180 dozen.
, The- census of 1890 gave the following
numbers: Chickens, 258,472,155; other
fowls, 36,816,545; number of dozen eggs
produced, 817,211,146. This shows during a
period of 10 years previous and up to 1SS0
the Increase of barnyard fowls In tho
United States to be nearly 160 per cent;
In number of eggs, about 80 per cent.
The value of the poultry product In 1830,
estimating the value of each fowl at 33 1-3
cents, and the egg product at 15 cents a
dozen, which is low, makes a total of
$228,756,2S5. At the same per cept of In
crease since the last census of 1890, up to
the present time, which Is about 10 years,
the grand total of the poultry and egg
product of the United States now amounts
. to over $500,000,000.
I I give below a few of the states which
stand highest in the list; also the figures
for Massachusetts and Oregon, to show
a comparison In order that we may have
a few interesting notes as to the relative
value of the poultry products of these
two states. I take these figures from
the statistical reports of the agricultural
department, giving only those states that
I wish to note as being the most pro
gressive in the poultry Industry and to
form a text for the Ideas I wish to
convey in this article. It Is a3 follows:
Zisso 1890
STATES. g.
o ST ob
3 D
w : ca :
New York.. 6,443,886 496,406 8,421,6S7"-7847454
Penn 6,620.016 740,78710,381.781 999.604
Texas 3,127,770 1,168,097 11,523,717 1,455,151
Indiana ... 5,756,643 1,091,368 12,307,903 1,2S7,890
Illinois .... 9,910,806 1,615,165 21,463,525 2,505.511
Iowa 7.550.508 989,206 20.201,7061,749.567
Missouri .. 6,810,068 2,096,085 22.785.84S 2.405.940
Kansas ....3.651.256 746,22615,843,2451,133,410
Nebraska. 1,648,044 191.04S 7,395,368 563,655
Mass 914.327 48.594 1,623,605 84.777
Oregon .. 435,392 55.503 1.180,765 97,265
Wash 137.581 9.54S 779.972 37.156
California 1,425,991 154.176 3,504,2-10 4S-.952
Rapid Increase in Oresron.
A glance at the foregoing table will
show plainly the Immense gain In the
poultry product of the West over that of
the East. The farther West we come the
greater is the per cent of increase over
the far Eastern poultry-producing states.
Compare the figures of Massachusetts
with those of Oregon for 18S0 and 1890.
Then use the same per cent of increase
in making an estimate of tho poultry
product of Oregon since the last census,
which Is now about 10 years, and It will
be seen that the old Bay State, which is
called "the cradle of chlckendom," is
left far In the rear of Oregon as a
poultry-producer. I have prepared and
given "below what I consider a very con
servative estimate of the poultry product
of Oregon for 1899. At this date It would
be Impossible to give the actual produc
tion, but I am certain that my estimate
is much under the real production and
value. My observation, covering a period
of four years In which I had opportunities
for noting the rapid growth of the poul
try Industry of this state, leads me to be
lieve that my estimate 'will be greatly
under the product and value given by the
next census reports. Of tho number of
fowls, I give 2,000,000 as producing eggs,
and that each hen produces eight dozen
per year, and the market value Is estl
mated at 16 2-3 cents per dozen. Fowls are
valued at 40 cents each. The number of
SCHOOLHOUSE.
fowls and eggs produced and their vahie
is summed up for 1899. as follows:
Number of fowls, 4.615,133; value. ..$1,846,053
Dozen eggs, 16,000,000; value 2,665,605
Total value poultry product $4,512,719
Notwithstanding the rapid progress
which Oregon poultry - producers have
made In poultry and egg production the
past few years, I still find the home de
mand greater than the suply. Partic
ularly Is this so regarding eggs. The city
of Portland will use this -winter about
15 carloads of Eastern cold-storage eggs,
valued at about $45,000. The importation
of Eastern eggs Is growing Ies3 each year,
and I predict that within two years the
Oregon poultry-raiser will supply the home
demand, and that in three or four years
our poultry products will be marketed
in the adjacent states and territories.
No state In the Union ha3 shown so
marked Improvement in poultry produc
tion cs Oregon has In the past three years.
"An awakening among- the agricultural
classes nas taken place, and the indus
trious and money-making hen Is now get
ting her just share of attention and care
necessary to make her profitable. The
dunghill fowl Is being rapidly relegated
to the past, and In her stead the well
bred and tho thoroughbred la working her
way into the barnyard of the progres
sive farmer. Science In the care, feeding
and breeding of poultry among our agri
cultural classes la no longer a misnomer.
L
m,
It 13 truo that many of our agrli
are still in the old rut. tolerating hths
greL half-cared-for fowl In the bs
but each succeeding year flnd3 thitJl
rapidly decreasing. The onca deap'tri
kept on the farm to "pleas thi rrS
folks" is rapidly giving way
"money-making hen," and theie
Oregon farmer 13 now willing to aiortl
there Is money In hens, and is, of
making money from them. d..
Greater Production Neef8
We frequently hear It said that Cl
try business will be overdone, a
with tho stimulus now being gi
lnaustry tne production wui
greater than tho demand. But
creased production cornea Increai 1
mand. I predict that for the ne J
years iae uregon poiuiry-pcuuuv
find ready market for all that .
produced at remunerative pricef i
Alaskan trade in poultry and eggaf'H
mous, and it will become great, rT
year to year. Oregon can and sliiii
cure this trade. The mining reafajlj
the Northwest, great as they e ;
only in the first stages of devhe1
Millions of dollars will be spenl1 j
development In the near futijj6?
oniy nunureas oi inousanus ur.
the present time. Mining comma
our greatest consumers oi pouxj
eggs, and where wa now have hundred!
of these miners as our purchasers, wl
shall In years following have thousand!
demanding our poultry products. Oui
Increasing demands do not end here. Oui
manufacturing resources are equally ai
great as those of mining. They, too, arl
in their Infancy. To this we must ad
our rapidly growing city and town, popt
latlon. We cannot even stop at
point, for we are sure to have much for
elgn trade. Dressed poultry from oui
large poultry market centers of the Ea
la now finding its way to foreign cot
tries, and Oregon might now be enjoylnl
this trade had she surplus poultry proc
ucts to spare.
More Poultry-Raisers "Wanted.
I fall to see a more Inviting field tha
Oregon to engage In poultry-raising; Wf
need more good, practical poultry-produc
era on the farm. Eastern people invest!
lng their means in farms In any acctlo
of Oregon will find in tho poultry bt
ness a profitable adjunct to their othei
farm pursuits. There Is room for thl
specialty farm poultry-raiser and for thl
earnest and true iancier who chooses t
build up a permanent breeding- establlsl
ment of thoroughbred poultry.
Poultry associations and exhlbltior
are the mean3 by which the poultry Ir
dustry of any section Is built up, an
Oregon can boast of both, which are thl
equal of those of any of the prlncipz
Eastern states. Our, stata poultry assc
elation will hold Its next annual exhlbi
tlon at Albany, January 22, 1900. Everl
premium offered Is guaranteed by casl
In the treasury and the association ha
no debts. The membership 13 largo anf
the organization Is ono of the most po
erful and Influential In the country. Gaol
poultry literature largely distribute!
throughout our state. In which our leadlnf
newspapers have furnished a liber
share, has done much to build up oi
poultry interest to Its present dlmensloz
While we are not what wa should bl
In poultry production, we aro certain!!
making rapid strides. We have the cl
mate, soils and the markets necessary fc
the production of poultry for profit. an
within tho next five years Oregon's poul
try production will be one of the leading
and most profitable farm Industries.
GEORGE D. GOODHUE,
Editor Oregon Poultry Journal.
Salem. Or.
PORTLAND ROLLING BOLLS.
One of the Moat Interesting Mani
torinir Enterprises In tho
Nortnweat.
Amontr the Interesting monufifct
enterprises located In Portland that
the Portland Rollins: Mills la undoubted
one of the most lmDortant not onlv
the city, but to tha trade of tha entir
Northwest. Being tho only ono of la
Kind In this section of the country, .
SUDDlIes tha trada with Iron for mn.m
facturlng purposes at prices which, wes
It not for its existence, would hn larsro?
augmented by the addition of" heavf
rreignt rates, e rompt delivery Is also a
important factor to dealers, and. havlr
tha Iron manufactured almost at thej
doors, they are always enabled to puf
cnase only as to their direct requlremenii
The Portland Rolinsr M1113 was estni
Ushed in 1892, and since that tlmo it hJ
been kept in almost constant operatic!
witn eacn year an increase In facility
for the manufacture of all kinds nt hi
Iron and Bteel, and a widening- of if
neia or Dusmes3 in tne growing- Nort
west. Nearly all of tha wholesale dee
era in ini3 section patronize this q
pany.
Tha output of the Portland Rolling: MU
at tne present time 13 about 20 tons
finished Iron per day. the plant bel
Kept in oonstant operation, night j
day. Tha eomnanv mnlnv nhnut
men, who are paid the amalgamated seal
or wages, which average higher thai
thosa of any other manufacturing entei
prise in this section of th mrrntTv 1
During tho general depression in bus!
ness tnrougnout tne country a few yea
ago. when the great maioritv of miiTa
thl3 character were eomnfiiiert to Mo
down, the Portland Rolllnc "fHis n-n
the efficient management of Mr N. ii
Ayer, wa3 enabled to hold its own, an
went through the hard tfanes wlthoi
trouble. During the past year, which hr
brought a jreneral stimulus to th m!
market throughout the country, the Fori
land Rollins: Mills, bv helnsr In nrrnrJ
and alert to business conditions, was eil
abled to take advantage of the sltui
tion ana meet au competition, at the si
time Klvlnsr dealera a chanca to rea
better profits on their goods. Mr. Ayt
is sun at tne neaa or tho company.
The plat of the Portland Rollng Mills
located at the corner of Twenty-secc
street and Nlcolal avenue.
MASON, ERMAN & CO.
The wholesale grocery house of Masoa
Ehrman & Co. continues to be tha moi
progressive as well as the most enterprll
lng firm In the Northwest, keeping abreai
of the times In every particular.
They carry a very heavy stock of gooia
at their stores on Second and Pine street!
and at their warehouse on Fourteen
and Kearney streets, which enables the!
to fill all orders promptly and In fuf
Cigara form a principal item, with thl
house, their trade being very extensn
for all the brands they carry, such as ts
"La Celestlna," "Duque Da Veraguai
"El Telegrafo," "La Rosa Da Caste
lane," "El Capltan General," "Exports!
and others that aro familiar to all smol
ers.
They are solo agents for the follow!
well-known brands of staple articles:
O. oatmeal, buckwheat flour and pa
cake flour, George Bayles' celebrate
horse-radish mustard, and a hundri
other Items of pickles, sauces, fine chees
etc.. etc.. Pacific Cream Tartar ba
powder, Stollwreck's cocoa and choc
lates. Blue Ribbon Extra Standard as
Red Ribbon Extras of canned fruits
vegetables, "Our Flag" brand of fond
vegetables, choice roast coffees, "Yale
brand in all styles of packages, fand
3yrups, Cherrystone oysters, choice dri
fruits, Columbia and Golden Crown ca
sup, fancy Golden Crown cheese.
many other line3 that are wanted
every flrst-clas3 grocery-store.
If Portland had mora concerns like Ml
son, Ehrman & Co.. it would be a go3
thing for the city and state.
THE "SHELLEY."
It is a. comfort when coming to
to know -where to find rooms. Thosa
the "Shelley"' are Irreproachable, wel
furnished, warm, clean and well-Ughtel
The prices aro extremely reasonable. .
A. A. Vasey, Manager, 422 Morrison.