rHE MORNING OKEGONIAN, KONDAT,
PHASES OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE STATE OF OREGON
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MODERN METHOD '
' III AGRICULTURE
Farming Involves Knowledge
of Carpentry, BlaGksmith
ing and Machinery.
TOOLS AND COMMON SENSE
Improved Equipment Is a Feature of
Prosent-Day Farms, "Which,
Well Cared For, Means
Economy and Profit.
AUantten -was called last -week to the
need of exact account-keeping on the
farm the telltale index to success or fail
ure consequent on the Introduction of
modern methods. While Oregon contin
ue to be a country of magnificent dis
tances, especially while communications
between farm and town are confined to
roads, and poor roads, too, it is needful
that the farm, ranch and orchard be self
contained. That Is, they should not be
oMfgod to go or send from farm to
town, causing delay, stoppage -or inter
ference In farm work.
Progress toward more profitable results
on the farm is marked especially by im
proved Implements and machinery. Who
out compare the outfit of a well-equipped
form of today with that which sufficed 20
or 38 years ago, and fail to see that much
greater cost and complexity of the appa
ratus which is now thought needful is in
volved? So entirely is this admitted by
universal experience that farmers often
felt to take note of what this means. Ob
viously, first, a heavier outlay in equip
ping the farm. Self-binders, gang-plows,
steel rakes, mowers, cultivators, thresh
ing machines, and the rest, not only cost
much more than the old tools, but the
man pet to run 'them must know more,
and be able not only to work these ma
chinos, but to understand their construc
tion and adjustment.
Practical Mechanics Needed.
More than that, the valuable workman
on the farm is not paralyzed by a sudden
breakdown, but can mend or remake a
broken lover, weld a broken rod, drijl and
ectaut a cracked plate, lengthen, shorten
and rofrx a broken belt. There is today
much less excuse for Ignorance or ln
Knctoncy In these matters than there was
bofore tne Agricultural Colleges had in
stated on students in agriculture and hor
ticulture qualifying also In carpentering
and Wacksmitliing. Such knowledge will
opt end the fastor when manual training
btoomos a necessary part of the public
school course as surely will be the case
ere long.
But that the workman should know
how is of little use unless he has the tools
to work with. A Buffalo forge and Its
accompaniment of blacksmith's tools, a
oarponter's bench, well equipped; a work
shop and store of supplies of nails, bolts,
screws, rivets and the like, should be and
will be found on every modern farm. The
$f or $5 so invested will save its cost in
the first year. And in the dull, rainy
nays of Winter there will be farm gates
to make, dairies and stock sheds, stables
and barns to repair, bee hives and supers
to make and outfit, and a hundred other
Jobs to fill in every spare hour. Who has
not seen a thresher break down in some
slight but essential part, and a whole
crew of men and horses stand idle until
a man on horseback has sped to a town
six mites or more away ,to get a needed
repair? Who has not had to stop cutting
bar or grain until some trivial rod or
satsstag bolt has been restored to work.
Therefore, a man to know how, and tools
and materials for him to work with, aro
the requirements on the farm today.
Value of Common Sense.
""A note in the Corvallis paper said that
the Agricultural College expected some
where about S00 students this coming
term. If It wore 1600 Instead of 800, Ore
gon would be the gainer. Intelligence
gained in such fashion is what must leav
en the lump of farm life in Oregon. With
familiarity with machines and estima
tion of their value will come the knowl
edge how to care for them. It is by no
means common, now, to see the self
blndor left to the mere' of the elements
In the cornor of the field where it stopped
work, or the plow standing rusting in the
furrow. Not many years back they could
be seen in every county in Oregon. Even
yet the imploment shed Is too often a
neglected corner of the barnyard through
the Winter months. Eastern visitors often
refer to the wastefulness and prodigality
shown en some Oregon farms. Doubtless
the farmers are on the up-grade, but have
yot some way to go.
WHERE WHEAT IS STILD KING
Eastern Oregon Grain Is of the
Highest Quality. .
The quality of the Eastern Oregon
wheat crop leaves nothing to be de
sired. This, from the Pendleton Trib
une, Is confirmed elsewhore:
'This year's wheat is the best that
I havo seen in this country for 15
years, said Mr. Bycrs, of the Byers
Mills, yesterday.
' The whoat is a good deal richer In
gluten and will make the very best of
Hour- Bluestem wheat, whioh usual
ly runs at about 5S pounds to tho
bushel, this year ran up to 63. Besides
this, the wheat has a clear bill of
health, vory little smut thus far being
seen.' "
It seems that Washington Intends
adhering to its standard weight in
grading wheat. Some time ago the
Portland Chamber of Commerce asked
the Washington Commission to change
the gTade to conform With the Oregon
rules, making the test weight for No. 1
wheat 59 pounds. Instead of 58. Wash
ington now accepts 58 pounds as tho
test, and there will be no change. The
change would mean that all wheat
falling; below the 59-pound test would
have to be classed as No. 2, and It
would work a hardship on the pro
ducer, although the exporter might be
a. small gainer by such a change.
From Condon it is learned that the
new railroad Is doing great things for
the farmors in Gilliam.
The long wheat haul to Arlington
has been cut out. and the wheat men
In this region will all get their haul
ing done In from eight days to six
weeks. This will enable them to break
up more, sod and otherwise Improve
their farms.
The haul of 2000 pounds of wheat
from farm to warehouse per horse
used is good In any country, and over
any dusty road. But it is no feat to
be recorded where roads are both
smooth and solid. Let the good roads
movement go on and prosper until Mr.
Zeuske finds Imitators in every coun
ty. This is clipped from the Pendle
ton Tribune:
"E. W. Zeuske. of North Cold Spring,
was In town yesterday. He has sold
his wheat, I860 sacks, for 59 cents a
bushel. Mr. Zeuske has finished haul
ing to the warehouse, and the last load
was one of the biggest of the season.
He boasts of owning good horses and
with" six of them he hauled 85 sacks,
or 12,022 pounds, of wheat to Helix,
which was his last load of the season.
He says if any of the boys can beat
that he will buy the cigars."
Condon is no large town, and the
country round it is young. Tet the
wheat .farmers have mastered tho
great principle of good equipment of
their farms. Fourteen headers of one
make is- a good showing:
"There were 14 McCormick headers
sold In Condon this season. Dunn
Bros, sold seven and W. L. Barker &
Co. sold seven."
3IUXICIPAI WATER RIGHTS
McMInnvUIe Secures Supply Cltj
Ownership at Eugene.
Two events of the week are in line
with the movement for municipal own
ership of city utilities. The water com
mittee of the city of McMinnviile has
secured the water rights and reserves in
tho Cowles Creek Basin, including mot
or tne rignts or. way ror tne pipe lines.
Preliminary surveys have been made and
the elevations and supply of water have
proven satisfactory. The committee Is
npw awaiting the arrival of the engineer
to make estimates of cost on which to
bane the bond Issue.
The estimates are based, it is under
stood, on providing for the supply of a
city of 4000 people. But, beyond the
streams now to be utilized, other creeks
are found which, being gathered in, will
keep McMInvlUe In pure water when
she has doubled that population.
The other case was at Eugene. This is
noticeable for several reasons. The
amount in question was considerable (un
derstood to be 5200.000). and a necessarily
heavy burden to be laid on a city of from
6000 to 7000 people. Then, a proposition
by responsible capitalists, backed by a
first payment of money, was pending for
the supply of water and electric light on
not unreasonable terms. Great debate
had been hold in the newspapers .of the
city for and against the proposition. Not
only did the newspapor differ In the ad-'
vice they gave, but In their columns the
taxpayers had ventilated their opposing
views The unknown quantity was the
vote. In the Eugene Register the result
is stated as follows:
"For condemnation. 492; against con
demnation, 161: for light bonds, 504;
against light condemnation. 1C3: for water
bonds, 501; against water bonds, 1SL
"The supreme test is over. Municipal
ownership carried by overwhelming ma
jorities. The people of Eugene have again
declared their desire for public control
of electric light and water. The vote was
not heavy, being some short of 700. It
now remains for the Council to proceed
and carry out the wishes of the people
and prox'ide foi building the conveniences
necessary for furnishing the utilities."
So heavy a majority is necessarily de
cisive. A fortunate thing for the whole
community that no room is left for dis
pute. Next?
Some results, not altogether pleasant,
were Inevitable. They are stated in the
extract from the Guard, which follows:
"E. W. Hall, the representative of
Rhoades, SInklcr & Butcher, the Phila
delphia firm which had made a first pay
ment on the Lane County Electric Com
pany's plant at Springfield, left this after
noon for Salem. He stated to a Guard
reporter that the payment would be for
feited and the deal for the plant, also
that for the local water works, had beon
declared off. He stated that It was better
to lose the small payment made thairfo
remain In the field and lose a large sura
trying to operate plants In opposition to
the city plants.
"This syndicate had big plans for the
future In the way of spending hundreds
of thousands of dollars in Eugene and
vicinity. The improvements contemplated
included the building of electric railroads.
This, of course, is Is now all lost to
Eugene.
"The city will, as soon as possible
after the bonds are Ie3ued. begin the work
of building the electric plant up the Mc
Kcnzle." After going so far on the municipal
ownership road, still further steps may
perhaps be found possible. It does not
necessarily follow that building and oper
ating an electric road or roads In and
about Eugene, and even effecting commu
nication with other communities In the
vicinity, should be left to private capital
to construct and own.
SUGAR BEETS FOR PROFIT
Oregon L&nds Pay Well in This Crop.
New Factory Planned.
Adaptability of Oregon lands to
sugar-beet culture Is receiving gen
eral attention. Wallowa County lands
have been for some time under con
sideration, with results seen In the fol
lowing extract from tho Wallowa
Chieftain:
"Field Superintendent F. S. Bram
well, of the La Grande sugar factory,
accompanied by a number of expert
sugar-beet growers, whose judgment
as to the adaptability of the soil of
this valley to the growth of sugar
beets was desired by him, made a tour
of this valley Tuesday as the guest df
the Enterprise Commercial Club. Mr.
Bramwell was here as the direct rep
resentative of the Amalgamated Sugar
Company, and was authorized by that
company to say to the people of this
valley that as soon as the railroad was
completed as far as Enterprise. It was
prepared to enter into a contract to
erect a sugar factory, provided the
people In return would guarantee the
requisite acreage."
When the question of sugar-beet
cultivation in Oregon was first taken
up, some 10 or 12 years ago, sam
ples of seed were sent out through
the Agricultural College, and instruc
tions on culture were also distributed.
There were many responses from wide
ly separated points, and samples of the
product were sent In to the college in
great numbers for analysis. The sugar
content, of course, varied very widely.
But reference to the analysis will, it
Is believed, show that the very great
majority were considerably above the
minimum, and a large proportion
above the average mentioned in the
United States department bulletin.
Among them, beets raised on the tide
lands on Yaqulna Bay ranked equal to
the best In Eastern Oregon. Present
investigations appear to be confined to
Eastern Oregon points, it would be
cculte worth while for some of the
Willamette Valley and coast counties
farmers to take the matter up again.
No doubt the Agricultural College
would take In hand thXjiecessary anal
yses. Such a. crop works in with rota
tion on the farm, and s profitable
both for itself and for tho Inducement
to raise still more stock.
Women, from their sedentary habits,
are often subject to headache and consti
pation. These are quickly removed by
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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RISING SHEEP VALUES SHOW
THE WAX TO PROFIT.
Winter Feeding on Irrigated Land
Yields Good Returns Big Crop
of Alfalfa Here.
In Lake and Klamath Counties sheep
have been reaching comparatively higher
prices than cattle, and many fiock-owners
are taking advantage of the tide. Read
the following notes from those counties:
"L. B. West, buyer for the Carstens
Packing Company, of Tacoma, has been
In Klamath County for the past two
weeks buying stock for shipment to Ta
coma. West came here from Lake Coun
ty and has purchased 19,000 head of mut
ton In the two counties. He bought 1000
head from I. D. Applegate last week, payr
Ing $3 a head. Mr. West has not bought
any cattle here yet, but expects to do so.
On being asked by a representative of
the Republican how he found stock con
ditions here, Mr West said, 'I believe you
have better cattle here than we have In
come "one of ihe most Important Indus
tries of the county.
Gold In Bohemia District.
The Bohemia district. In Lane County,
is attracting wide attention. The reported
strike In the Champion group may rival
Sucker Creek in values, but there is no
chase of a deer luring hunters on the
the discovery to throw a flavor of ro
mance over the find in Bohemia. A spe
cial from Cottage Grove, Or., says:
The Sucker Creek sensation, caused
by tho boy hunter, Roy Brlggs, find
ing a rich pocket of gold in Southern
Orogon. is almost duplicated by the re
con I finds of the Orogon Securities Com
pany, of Bohemia. The reported strike
two weeks ago is far excelled by late de
velopments. They have opened up two
more chutes of ore In the Champion
group that surpass tho Helena or any
finds In the middle of the slate.
"The ore Is literally covered with gold.
A Cottage Grove man just came In from
there, and said he saw about 20 pounds
of ore mortared that yielded $303 a ton;
also a tcacupful of decomposed matter
waa panned out that was almost half
Bold. x
"As tho ore Is being taken from the
drifts and upraises, gold can be seen all
through the quartz. At three different
places where the gold Is found there is no
immediate sign of disappearing, and no
estimate can be made as to how much
there is, but many tons have already been
blocked out. These finds are the nrincl-
Tpal topic of conversation on the streets.
but the officers of the company are quite
reticent.
Josephine County.
A Grant's Pass correspondent sends
the following general account of de
velopment in Josephine County:
GRANTS PASS, Or.. Sept. 16. Work
is now under way of Installing 40 more
stamps and an additional boiler and
engine at the Granite Hill mine, located
eight miles from Grant's Pass. Manager
I-.' Wickersham has a large force of
men at work and he expects to have
this new equipment In operation by
October 1. This will give the Granite
Hill 20 stamps and make It the second
largest quartz mill vIn Southern Ore
gon, the famous Greenback mine, that
Is turning out $500,090 In gold each
year, having 40 stamps in operation
and 20 more that are being set and
soon to be in operation, holding the
honor of the big mill of this district.
The shaft at tho Granite Hill mine
has now reached a depth of 400 feet,
and the vein at that level Is fully as
rich as on the upper levels, wh'ile Its
width has materially Increased. Though
In operation but ayyear yet the Granite
Hill has proved to be one of the big
gold, producers of Southern Oregon,
and now that it is being fully equipped
It will pay big dividends to Its owners,
who are Chicago capitalists, for the
Granite Hill, like every other big mine
of Southern Oregon, Is operated by
other than Oregon capital.
The Greenback mine, owned by New
Tork City capitalists, the largest holder
being W. H. Breevort. is having It
producing capacity greatly Increased.
Twenty stamps are being added, giving
the mill 60 stamps. The work of set
ting the new stamps Is almost complet
ed and It is the plan of Manager R. N.
Bishop to have them crushing oro by
the last of this month.
Heretofore steam newer both for the
mill and the hoist, has been used, but
electric power is hereafter to be used.
The current will be from the Gold Ray
station on Rogue River, of the Conder
Power & Water Company, and trans
mitted to the mine, a distance of 41
miles, over the three aluminum cablos
that pass through Rogue River Valley
by way of Grant's Pass. These cables
will be capable of carrying 23,000 volts,
and In. addition to supplying current at
Grant's Pass, will give power .-for a
number of mines.
The Greenback Mine..
The workings of the Greenback have
reached a'dcplh of 1200 feet, and con-
trary to the belief of many persons,
who hold that Southern Oregon Is a
pocket district, the mine has held both
Its valje and Its width, and gives no
evidence of losing either.
The Ocp mine, near Jacksonville, s
another of the big Southern Oregon
mines that are to have equipment In
creased. This mine was equipped last
year with a fine ten-stamp mill, oper
ated by electric power from Gold Ray,
and has been a big gold producer for
the ten months that It has been In ope
ration, J. W. Opp being the superinten
dent. Recently the mine was sqlJ by
the Jacksonville owners to New York
parties and it Is now under the man
agement of Foster & Gunnell. or
Grant's Pass. The mill building was ar
ranged for 20 stamps, but only ten
stamps were Installed at the time It
waa built. Tho new owners will put In
the remaining stamps and complete the
equipment of the property. Over 3000
feet of tunnel work Is done on this
mine and It Is In as good working shape
for rapidly getting out ore as any mine
In Oregon. The ore Is brought to the
mill on tramcars by gravity and the
drainage of the mine Is also accom
plished by gravity force.
The Oregon Belle, another flno min
ing property, near Jacksonville, has
had a ten-stamp steam power mill late
ly erected on It, The milling of ore was
commonced two weeks ago and very
satisfactory results arc being had. the
plates showing up gold In a manner
that Indicates good dividends for the
New Tork owners. Foster & Gunnell
are also managers of this mine.
The Oregon Belle haa a fine and com
plete equipment. Over 2030 feet of tun
nel work Is completed, two power
drills, operated by compressed air. be
ing in use. A tram railroad brings the
ore to the mill, the cars being operated
by gravity, and drainage Is alspydone
by gravity, making a. big saving In
operating expense.
The Gold Pick.
Another mine that Is not owned by
Oregon capital, and which gives prom
ise of becoming a big gold producer lx
the Gold Pick, on Bolen Creek, near
Holland. This property Is owned by Se
attle men and Frank Fowler Is man
ager. Extensive development has disclosed
a large body of high-grade ore and so
encouraged are the owners that they
aro now having a three-stamp mill put
on the property. It will be operated
by water power, that Is capable of sup
plying power for a 20-stamp mill. Tho
last of this machinery was delivered
from Grant's Pass three weeks ago and
It Is expected to havo the mill in opera
tion by October 1. This mill will be
operated steadily until next Spring,
when. If the mine maintains its present
fine showing. It will be enlarged to a
ten and possibly a 20-stamp mill, will
bo put In.
The Homestako mine near Woodvllle,
of which Frank Trowbridge la mana
ger, and Indiana capitalists are the
owners. Is equipped with a five-stamp
mil, which will be put In operation
probably next week or soon after. The
power will be electric and will be taken
from the wires that carry current from
Gold Ray station to Grant's Pass,
Greenback and other points. An electric
power pump placed on the bank of
Rogue River, will force water to the
mill for battery rind concentrator pur
poses. A ten-stamp mill Is being erected on
the Millionaire mine near Gold Hill by
Indianapolis, Jnd., parties, the mine
being in charge of J. E. Davidson.
Electric power will be used from tho
Gold Hill and Gold Ray station, and Its
entire mine equipment will be the best
to be had. Extensive development work
has been carried oa Tor the past year
and a- half and the mine Is In a shape
to at once be operated to the full ca
pacity of the mill.
The mines named are only part of
those in the. district around Grant's
Pass that are having their present
equplment enlarged or being' newly
equipped. On many other properties
It has been practically decided by the
owners to put In mills. This Winter and
next Spring fully 20 mills will bo add
ed to the list of Southern Oregon pro
ducing properties. It is a low esti
mate to say that there are 250 promis
ing claims being developed In this dis
trict besides the vast number that are
mere prospect holes of uncertain value.
Southern Oregon Is held back by the
lack of capital. If Portland moneyed
men would Invest here as do Eastern
capitalists this district would soon be
come one of the greatest gold produc
ing and wealthiest sections of the
United States. Portland gets almost the
entire trade of Southern Oregon and
can always control It If only the effort
Is made. It would be to the Interest and
prosperity of Oregon's metropolis to
aid and encourage the- development of
the Immense and varied resources of
this flection, of which mining is only
one.
There arc fine Investments here In
orchards, timber, electric power sta
tions and railroads and town property.
The tics of Investments are the strong
est factors la drawing trade to a city.
Portland capital placed In Southern
Oregon would hold and develop a trade
that 'Would not be exceeded In vol
umo by that from any other tributary
section.
RICHES OF OREGON MINES
QUICKSILVER PROPERTIES IX
CROOK COUNTY PROMISING.
Big Strike In Bohemia District.
Grant's Pass Correspondent on
Josephine County Mines.
Not only In Josephine, but In Crook
County, the hidden wealth of Oregon In
quicksilver Is being developed. The follow
ing Item Is from the Madras Pioneer:
"The cinnabar properties lying on Look
out Mountain, near PrinevHIe, are at
tracting wide attention Tests made with
samples of the ore from this group of
mines show them to be rich In quicksil
ver, and the quantity of ..he ore Is said
to be almost unlimited. A furnace for
the treatment of the ore has just about
been completed on Lookout, and It will
be "blown In" within the next few days.
These properties are owned almost en
tirely by business men at the county seat,
and local capital is drawn upon for the
development of the property. The quick
silver mines of Crook County may be
the north. I find the stock all In good
condition and there appears to be plenty
of cattle, especially In the southern part
of the county and across the line In Call
fornla. There are not many sheep here.
we buy most of ours In Lake County.
"Numerous sales have been made In the
past ten days. The Herald reports: H.
A. Champagne, the Roscburg buyer
bought several bands. From C. E. Sher-
lock and H. J. Newell he bought 400; from
H. J. Leehman, 15CO; from Turpln &
JammerthaL 800 wethers; from Bloom.
lngcamp, of Bly, 6300; from E. Casebeer,
of Bly. 2SC0.
"The 2500 head of sheep belonging to the
John Reld estate were sold to Reno buy
ers last week.
"W. A. Sherlock Is in the market for
20,000 mutton sheep."
Over in Yakima.
In (the Yakima Valley. Wash., the sheep
inaustry is or great importance, as is in
dicated by the following clippings: .
" 'Sheep are bringing good prices now,
said Arthur Coffin, one of North Yakima's
biggest dealers, recently. 'Lambs are
worth 32.25 and ewes will bring $3 and up
to $3.50. These prices will mean heavy
shipments and most of those from this
section will be shipped East; In fact, with
in the next 30 days over 25,000 sheep will
be shipped to Chicago from North
Yakima.' "
"Coffin Bros, have sold the last of their
wool holdings In North Yakima. They
had 72,000 pounds and they got 17H cents
per pound for It. This la 5 cents per
pound higher than they received last year
for wool. The last lot of wool In the
valley Is at Ellensburg. in the hands of
Robert Hamilton. All the rest of the
Yakima wool has been sold to Eastern
and Western mills." Herald.
The question Is often asked by men
considering the purchase of small acre
ages of Irrigated land, at distance from
railroad, to what purpose can they put
it. If to grain, the- question of haul
comes In at once: In view of the comparatively-low
value of the product, the
cost of transportation is prohibitive. If
to alfalfa, how can a market, or a use,
be found for it? A heavy tonnage of al
falfa hay means that a large number of
animals must bo there. onNthe ground,
to consume It- In the corn states the
small farmer gets cattle to feed through
Winter and turn out fat In the Spring for
the Chicago market.
The same action Is now taken In the
Malheur country on a considerable scale
Thus, the problem what to do with their
hay Is solved In the best way. In older
countries the sale of hay off the farm Is
prohibited in case of leased land, since
the store of fertility Is so reduced. Every
. Inducement Is offered to the leaseholder to
obtain stock to feed the hay on the farm.
Cattle fed on the alfalfa hay add sub
stantially and materially to the worth of
the land. Eighty thousand tons will feed
many a steer.
Thousands of Cattle.
The Ontario Argus prints this:
"A deal was' closed and the contracts
signed at the Bank of Ontario Monday
which mean that about 2000 head of
range cattle will be fed In this vicinity
this Winter and 7000 tons of surplus
hay will thereby be consumed.
"D. Maglll, a John Day stockman,
disposed of 1500 -ead of 3-year-old
steers to farmers who will feed them
Instead of placing their hay on the
market. The deal represents about
J 65.000 capital. The cattle will come
from Bear Valley, in Grant County,
Oregon, and will be delivered- here
about October 15. Mr. Maglll will also
feed 300 head of his own cattle here,
and' haa already purchased sufficient
hay for that purpose. Another John
Day stockman is figuring on Winter
ing 100 head here.
, "Contract were signed for 1655 head,
as follows: A. A. Brown, 175 head; A.
J. Quackcnbush, 175; Tenscn Bros., 230;
Moody Bros., 250; John Roy, 250; J. A.
Walters, 100; C. E. Amldon, 150; E. B.
Conklln, 100; W. C. Langley, 75; W. H.
Pullen. 100.
"About 80,000 tons of hay Is raised
In this valley anually and the farmers
have been receiving good prices for
their croo until last year, when the
stockmen decided that they were ask
ing too much and as a result a large
amount of last year's crop wa3 left
over."
Alfalfa in the Valley.
Here Is a Willamette Valley Instance:
The Salem Statesman notes: "James
McClaln. who lives on E. E. Gillem's
farm, four miles south of town, brought
in a load of alfalfa hay yesterday.
which reminds one very much of East
ern Oregon. Mr. McClaln says there Is
no reason why alfalfa cannot be grown
successfully here. Ho has 14 acres' in
hay that he has been cutting for five
years. This year he has cut three
crcps that have averaged about two
and one-half tons to the acre, and or
dinarily he gets our crops a year. The
hay is grown on river bottom land, but
has never been Irrigated. Tihe hay sells
readily for $9 a ton."
Very soon such crops will be too
common to attract any attention. Then
the wealth of Western Oregon will
have been materially Increased. The
Kapsas experiment station gives, in a
recent bulletin, the following results
of the use of alfalfa and rape pasture
In fattening hogs. Oregon farmers will.
It Is hoped, take notice.
"The Kansas experiment station took
30 shoats, averaging 52 pounds In
weight, and divided them into three as
near equal lots as possible. One lot
was placed on a half acre of alfalfa
pasture, one on one acre of rape and
the third In a dry lot, that Is contained
no green feed. All were fed the same
kind of grain and had access to water.
The results obtained in this experiment
show that It took 71 pounds more grain
to raise 100 pounds of pork without
pasture than with it. The rape pasture
that contained one acre and pastured
ten pigs for 9S days had 202 pounds of
pork to its credit, as compared with
the lot without pasture, and there were
204 pounds of pork to the credit of the
half aero of alfalfa pasture. This ex
periment emphasizes the great, value
of pasture for hogs, and also the supe
rior value of alfalfa. A large per cent
of the barren hog pastures, or those
grown up to weeds, could easily be
sown to rape, and thereby made to yield
a handsome profit on tne Investment of
seed and labor.
Cattle Are Ijov.
The following note from a Klamath
paper gives the price obtained on a
recent sale of cattle at $18 per head.
On such a basis it is no wonder that
the aheep Industry moves ahead, and
that cattle ranges are being put on the
market for sale. This paper says: "The
only cattle sale reported Is that H. R.
Dunlop bought about 200 head of cat
tle from W. A. Currier, of Paisley, at
$18 per head."
Buying California Butter.
Why California butter should be Im
ported Into Clatsop County In this year
of grace passes understanding. The fol
lowing clipping from the Astoria Herald
led to the looking up of some figures on
the subject. With the acreage available
for the very best pasture and hay land
for dairy purposes in easy reach of the
Columbia River, this same county could
produce enough butter to take care of
Astoria, and all other towns and villages
In the county, and send a large surplus to
Portland the year round. Soil, climate.
rainfall, all conduce to the creation of
one of the very finest dairy countries in
the world, where grass grows and thrives
the year round and yet they Import Cal
ifornia butter!
"The price of butter has again gone up.
having advanced from 50 cents to "0 cents
a roll In the past two weeks. The rise Is
due to the dry weather, which has had the
effect of curtailing the supply of butter In
the country adjacent to Astoria. The
merchants here now pay the farmers 60
cents a roll for butter and retail it for "0
cents. Of late, considerable California
and Portland butter has been shipped In
to Astoria, the local creameries being un
able to supply the demand. The butter in
dustry has not been sufficiently developed
here, and as a consequence money Is sent
to Portland and Callfqrnia every year for
butter. However, the farmers are going
in for dairying on a larger scale, and con
ditions are showing improvement every
year."
PROPER WAY TO CAN FRUIT
Suggestions of Interest to House
wives In Their Annual Industry.
The following is taken from the last
Issue of a well-known health Journal, and
is suggested housewives who are now
putting up their Winter supply of fruit,
as well worth a trial:
"The berries selected for canning should
be fresh and firm. Place In a clean, cold
jar as many as possible without crush
ing the fruit. Seal the jar without the
rubber, and place in a cold oven, with
an asbestos mat between the can and
the floor of the oven.
"When the oven la filled with cans, so
placed as not to touch one another, it
should be gradually heated, care being
takerinot to heat too quickly, especially
If gas Is used. After ten minutes, in
crease the heat of the oven until It Is
quite hot. and allow the fruit to re
main from 20 to 30 minutes. Hard fruits,
such as pears, peaches, apples and plums,
require longer cooking.
"While the fruit is baking, prepare a
syrup, allowing one cup of sugar to each
quart of water used. Very acid fruits
may require more sugar. Let the sugar
dissolve, and bring the syrup just to the
boiling point.
"When the fruit Is cooked, fill the cans
to the brim with the boiling syrup, seal
them in the usual way, and allow them
to stand until cold. While cooling it will
be found possible to seal them a little
tighter at Intervals, as the glass con
tracts. "When the can is perfectly air-tight, dip
the top In liquid paraffin wax, deep
enough to cover. When treated in this
way, the fruit will keep for years.
"For the, saving of time, and the ex
cellent results obtained, this method haa
been found superior to any other."
Trying to Save County Bridges.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.)
Forest fires, which have been raging In
the mountains around Sumpter, were par
tially -extinguished by rain in that region
today. But the fires which have been
burning nearly all Summer In the Cornu
copia region are still destroying valuable
timber.
The fires came from the Powder Range
and crossed over to the south. For days
they threatened the mine building and
machinery on tho Cornucopia lead and
threatened to destroy a valuable county
road. The County Commissioners had men
out fighting the fire for several days this
week In an effort to save tho bridges and
plank roads which had been constructed
through the mountains to the mines.
Tho fire even spread over the foothills
and destroyed haylahds and ranch prop
erty. :
srxciAX. nxcuRsiby ratzs.
Terr Xow Nbaetjr-Say Tickets East Offered
by O.K. N.
September 16, 17, the O R. & N. sells 90
day special excursion tickets to Eastern
points; stopovers granted going and re
turning. Particulars of C. w. Stinger,
city, ticket agent O. R. & N. Co., Third
au Washington attests. Portland-
01 IN MANUFACTURES
GROWING INDUSTRIES IN VARI
OUS PARTS OF THE STATE.
Estacada Tiles and Pottery New
Works In Contemplation
for This City.
Mention has before been made of the
brick and tile factory at Estacada. on the
Oregon Water Power line. The enter
prise is fast assuming its Intended shape,
and. when completed, will be adequate to
supplying a large demand heretofore filled
by Imported goods. The clay beds, of im
mense thickness, are of divers colors and
densities. There I3 no apparent reason
why they should not be adapted to art
productions. The following Is from the
Estacada News:
"Work of construction on the Estacada
Brick & Tile Company's new brick factory
Is progressing as rapidly as 13 possible.
The foundation for the large dryshed Is
completed, though work on the shed ha3
been delayed somewhat because of tho
wait for timbers. The millwright work is
being done In the main factory. This
building is three-story, with three room3,
the boiler-room 20x34. the engine-room
18x34, and the pressroom 20x34. on the
ground floor. The concrete basements for
the drypan and the four-mold drypress
are finished. The plant i3 to be equipped
with a four-mold Chisholm. Boyd & Whito
drypress. a nine-foot drypan and a fine
automatic clay-mixer, besides numerous
sieves and other apparatus. All the work
Is under the supervision of Charles Smith,
who has been building brick plants and
making brick all his lifetime."
Troutdalc Industries.
Troutdale, from its easy connection with
Portland, seems almost a suburb of this
city. It is growing fast, as shown In the
following interview with Mr. Chapman, a
leading resident, given to the Record:
"Mr. Chapman lives at Troutdale, and
of course is loyal to his home town. Speak
ingjf it he said: 'Troutdale Is perhaps
known as one of the best tie and stock
markets on the Pacific Coast- Hundreds
of thousands of ties are shipped annually,
mostly from Proctor & Beers' and Kelly
& Wyland's mills. Outside capital Is very
much In evidence in Troutdale.' said Mr.
Chapman, 'the Union Meat Company hav
ing an Investment of about $150,000 in their
pocking plants and farms situated In and
near that city. They employ about 100
men and have a monthly payroll of over
$6300. besides large expenditures along oth
er lines. Here cattle, sheep and the stub
born pig (except his squeal) are complete
ly used up and marketed.'
"Continuing, Mr. Chapman -said: 'The
O. R. & N. has a modest payroll amount
ing to nearly $S0O per month. The Sand.
Lime & Brick Company, manufacturers of
pressed and other brick, has recently
made valuable additions to their plant and
has an increasing working force. All this
will add greatly to the city's promi
nence' It Is aoubtful whether the following
should find place among the Industries of
the farm or be dealt with as an associated
Industry. The hopralsers of the Sacra
mento Valley are alive to the benefits of
co-operation, and go one step farther than
the Hood River fruitgrowers and their
union. But they stop on the road to full
co-operation, as will be seen. They Indi
vidually own their crop and its proceeds.
But they arrange for Joint action in going
out to reach either consumer or middle
man, as may seem best to the agent they
jointly employ:
"The growers believe they can maintain
an office, have one of their own members
traveling all of the time, selling and .plac
ing contracts direct to the dealer or con
sumer, or both, and get reports of hop
conditions every day. In other words. It
Is proposed to organize a mutual co-operative
association, so that they may sell
direct to consumer or dealer, and not
await the pleasure of the merchant-growers,
who will not buy their hops until tho
price runs down close to the cost of pro
duction." New Industries in Portland.
Two important annoufcements are just
made, looking to the establishment of In
dustries in Portland or Its immediate
neighborhood. The first is a wool-scouring
plant, to be placed In Sellwood. Tho
enterprise at Pendleton has had great
success. Its work of this season having
far overpassed that of previous years. Tho
Portland plant will, doubtless, find Us
scope In handling the Western Oregon
wool. There is ample room for both.
"The purchase by Thomas Ross, of Las
Vegas. N. M.. of IS acres In Sellwood
from the Portland Woolen Mills Company
was consummated yesterday. The consid
eration Is $9000. and Mr. Ross will move
his wool-scouring plant from Las Vegas in
time to have the wool crop of 1905 treated
there. The purchase means much to tho
Northwest, to Portland and to Sellwood.
as It will cause the bulk of the wool of
three states to be shipped hither for scour
ing before it is finally sent to the various
woolen mills of the country. At present
wools are shipped 'In the grease,' and thl3
Incurs extra expense In freight. Mr. Ross
hopes to? have the scouring mills in posi
tion for business by March 1, 1906."
Drop-Forging Plant.
If the drop-forging plant referred to In
the next item takes firm hold here and
grows, it will be one of great advantage to
the state:
"Portland will be the home of a drop
forging plant before Spring opens. This
will be the first establishment of an enter
prise of this character in the West.
"Secretary Laber, of the Board of Trade,
says the persons who will bring the plant
here have been corresponding since last
May. On the strength of representations
made, an agent was sent West. He ar
rived in Portland early In this week and
left yesterday, after stating, among other
things, that the data furnished by tho
Board of Trade was even more conserva
tive than he had expected, and he was
authorized' to make known the fact that
the factory will be located on a site to bo
chosen later. In a part of the city where
both water frontage and trackage can bo
had.
"The owners are now In business at
Hartford. Conn., 'and they will continue
that establishment, but intend to rein
corporate In Oregon under another name,
and for that reason will not divulge their
Identity to the public. The question of
securing electricity for power and oil for
fuel purposes was thoroughly gone over,
and the agent left fully satisfied on that
point All sorts of mining, milling and
logging machinery will be manufactured
by the concern, and, in fact, any charac
ter of steel work not treated by the ham
mering prpcess. There will be In the
neighborhood of 50 men employed by the
company when the foundry Is opened, but
thl3 number will be Increased as its scops
grows." -v
Has Sold Thooaands of Bottles of Chamber
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy and Never Had a Dlsatfcucd Customer.
Mr. E. E. Eubanks, proprietor of the
Corner Drug Store, Johnson City. Ill
says: "I have been continuously engaged
In the. retail drug business since April.
1S83, and have sold during that time thou
sands of bottles of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I can
truthfully say that I have never been
asked to refund a customer's money who
was dissatisfied with this remedy. I take
pleasure In recommending it to all of my
customers who are In need of such a med
icine." All druggists are authorized to
refund the money to any customer who
Is not satisfied after using this remedy.
It Is for sale by all druggists.