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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY,' JUNE 15, 1908.
PHASES OF
T
HAS BIG FUTURE
Conditions of Soil and Climate
Ideal for Groves, Says
Grower.
BIG TRACTS ARE PLANTED
Member of Churchill-Mathews Com
pany Tells of Experience With
Four Hundred Acres of Trees
Planted in Yamhill County.
Walnut culture In Oregon becomes
jiOre interesting the more it is investi
gated. Probably not over 15 years ago
the possibilities of this industry being
introduced and successfully engaged in
began to attract attention and about
'that time the first groves of any con
siderable size were planted. Some
trees were planted here and there
through the Willamette Valley, more in
the nature of an experiment than with
expectation of having walnut groves
that should compete in the markets
with foreign nuts or with California.
The first really serious move to
handle farm lands proved to be adapt-
' able to walnut growing was made by
Churchill-Matthews Company, which
secured upward of 2000 acres in the
famous Yamhill County district, two
and a half miles east of Amity and six
miles south of McMinnville. Since ac-
quiring that property, 400 acres, plant
ed in trees, and the groves receiving
, four year s attention, have sold in five
to 15-acre tracts. The buyers of these
groves are satisfied with their invest
ment and have become enthusiastic ad
vocates of extending the industry.
Need Deep, Rich Soli.
These lands are located on the crest
of Eola Hills, where the soil has the
depth necessary to allow the long tap
root to pierce 20 to 30 feet without
coming in contact with rocn or other
obstacle to its downward search for
moisture. Walnut trees, in order to
.thrive, must have this depth of soil if
they are to bring full fruitage, for if
the tap root comes in contact with a
rock formation before having reached
the proper depth, tiie tops of the tree
die.
Mr. Churchill in speaking of the best
age of "shoots to use in starting a wal
nut grove said yesterday that his ex
perience and that of other growers in
Oregon puts the yearling as the best
tree to set out. for by so doing one
Sets nearer natural conditions. The
alder the tree set out the more dif
' Bcult it is for the young plant to adapt
Itself to new soil and climatic condi
tions. "Walnut culture in Oregon has sev
eral advantages over California," said
Mr. Churchill. "In the first place, our
climate is better for curing nuts, for
in California the constant sun tends to
produce rancid nuts, as the action of
this constant sunshine dries the nuts
too rapidly. Here we have our over
cast days which give the ripening nuts
just the proper amount of sunshine to
dry them gradually and thus preserve
the meat.
. Oregon as 'Walnut State.
"In my opinion Oregon In ten years
. will be better known as a walnut state
than as an apple state. Apples grow
in almost every state in the Union ex
cept the southern tier; walnut-growing
seems to be confined to Oregon and
California, in which states the proper
soil, climate and atmospheric conditions
are found to be right for the tree to
thrive.
"We, here in Yamhill County, have
taken a long step forward In the busi
ness of making walnut groves, and
since the first groves were started in
proper localities, a single failure has
not been reported. In some of the
lower lands or in closely hemmed-ln
valleys the trees have not come to
bearing as well as had been hoped for,
but whenever the trees are planted on
high ground they have grown strong
and are as healthy as though they had
always been growing there.
"One of the features oi values that
has surprised visitors from California,
where walnuts have been a good com
mercial product for a number of years,
is the difference in price of proven land.
In the walnut districts of California i
land with 4-year-old trees is adver
tised as a great bargain at $500 an I
acre, or double what the same class of
land and same age trees is being sold
for in Oregon.
"Then again, our nuts brought last
season 18 cents a pound from local job
bers, whereas the product of California
ranged from 12 to 16 cents. It is no
wonder that the Californians are sur
prised to find walnut groves, cared for
-during the four years of their growth,
selling for what raw land is being of
fered for In California. This discrep
ancy in values will be adjusted within
the next few years, and holders of
groves when that time comes will have
fonnd that the Investment made at the
present time has gained the added
value without effort on their part."
COURSES TO BE ESTABLISHED
AT NEWPORT AXD TOLEDO.
Question of Permanent Location of
Institution to Be Settled at
the Next Election.
NEWPORT. Or., June 14. (Special.)
Lincoln County marks another step for
ward by providing a high school for the
young men and women who have just
graduated from the common schools. Yes
terday the County Court Issued an order
giving both Newport and Toledo money
to establish high school courses Immed
iately, though the question as to where
the school wiil eventually be located was
left to popular vote two years hence.
Events have been coming thick and
fast the past two months on Yaqulna
- Hay. The organization of a Commercial
Club was almost instantly followed by a
vote to establish a high school, and at
the same time a large influx of capital
caused large changes of holdings of
property and promoted building in New
port till now some $20,000 of new buildings
are under way.
New Steamer to Yaquina.
The county went wet last election by
three votes. Only two precincts in the
county are really "wet." Yaquina and New
poured money, expecting to reap tiie
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THE INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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benefits of increased tourist travel during
tne coming Bummer.
A new steamer has just been put on the
run betkeen Yaquina and Newport and
beginning next month, the trains will
leave here for Portland at a conven
ient hour in the morning and will arrive
here late in the afternoon, thus giving a
good service both ways.
A dozen large ranches have changed
hands the past six weeks and in each
case the new owner has started in to
develop his property along modern lines.
Electric lights, electric power for ma
chinery and up-to-date methods are In
vogue, and all over the county a laree
increase in productiveness is already
noted.
3Iany New Homes Erected.
Cottagers are now building homes in
two new additions to Newport. The Pen
insula, long left to its native huckleber
ries, has been cleared and streets laid
out. Several new houses are in course
of construction and more are contracted
for.
In addition to this, at least one bie mill
site has been bqpght by an Eastern firm
and every week shows heavy buying of
iimDer Dy large lumber companies.
Stumpage is now, up to $1.25 a thousand
for choice stuff and holders of United
States patents are still wary about sell
ing, expecting still greater prices.
ine return of the county to the "wet-
side has caused considerable anxietv on
the part of those who are eager to keep
the county In the line of nrosress nnri
fear the effect of the saloons. This anxiety
nas oeen largely allayed by the announce
ment of the City Council that a high
license will be exacted and the numher of
saloons limited. The liquor dealers them
selves were the suggesters of this plan
and this Summer Newport will have sa
loons that wia be closed on Sundays and
in every way. so the salnnn
pledge, fulfill both the state and county
laws.
Ready For the Old Soldiers.
Next week the Grand Army of the Re
public opens the season by a four days'
encampment and the town is already tak
ing on Its Summer air of festlvitv and
cheerfulness. The grand encaiimment he-
gins on June 24. Accommodations have
already been engaged for 1000 people and
double that number are expected.
Raymond Logging Camps Reopen.
RAYMOND. Wash.. June 14. (Spe
cial.) The Page-Soule and W. W.
Soule logging camps have reopened.
They are large camps and employ a
great many men. They are the last
ones to open up. and some of the camps
are working five-quarter time. This
is one of the many proofs of returning
confidence in this section of the
country.
Rejuvin aids digestion. At all fountains.
SMELTER IN BAKER COUNTY THAT WILL HANDLE ORE
EAGLE VALLEY RAILROAD
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DEEP RIVER. WASH.
KNIGHTS TD BUILD HOTEL
ELMA K. OF V. LODGE PLANS
BIG IMPROVEMENT.
Structure to Cost $20,000, and Stock
Is AH Subscribed Town Has
a Building Boom.
ELMA, Wash., June 14. (Special.)
At a special meeting of the Knights of
Pythias held last night, it was decided
to build a new hotel and lodge build
ing on the site of the property owned
by the lodge in this city. Agitation
for a new hotel in Elma lias been go
ing on for' several months and the
Knights, needing a hall of their own
in which to meet, concluded to erect
a fi.st-class hotel building with lodge
rooms on the upper floor. The cost of
the building will be, with Its furnish
ings, over $20,000. It will contain 4S
rooms for guests and will be fitted
with steam heat and all modern con
veniences. It will be built' on the site
of the Valley House, which occupies
one of the principal corners in town.
The money has been subscribed for
the building already and was raised
within the lodge, none but members
being permitted to take stock in it.
The lodge has a membersnip of 1J0
members in good standing.
The old Valley House, which will be
torn down to make room for the new
hotel, was one of. the first hotels built
in Elma. The new building will be
a great Improvement for the town and
with the building of the new opera
house by the Eagles, In which they will
also have their lodge rooms, which is
now under way, will give Elma a
building boom this Summer. Several
fine residences are also being built
and other improvements taking place
for the betterment of the city, Includ
ing the building of a splendid concrete
sidewalk around the big Odd Fellows"
building.
Many Berries in AVillapa Valley.
RAYMOND, Wash., June 14. (Spe
cial.) The berry crop in the Wlllapa
Valley bids fair to be a bumper one.
The berries of all sorts are ripening
rapidly and the recent rains seem to
have had no 111 effect. A small army
of pickers will soon be needed for this
crop.
'Lef ferts." the jewelers, are having
a special sale on silverware and cut
glass. 272 Washington St., near
Fourth.
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Many Projects Taking Form
Since Eagle Valley Line'
Is Assured.
NEW SAWMILL PROBABILITY
Problem of Getting Ore From Rich
Mining District to Smelter at
Baker City Now Near
Solution.
'BAKER CrTY, Or., June 14. (Special.)
Now that the Eagle Valley railroad is a
certainty, and its completion is
assured, many projects are talked
of, and some have taken form that other
wise could not possibly have done go in
Baker County .without transportation.
North and east of this city about 30
miles there is a large area of land, which
with considerable effort can be irrigated.
Since the final decision of the company
to build thfe new road, people "have taken
options on several reservoir sites and are
preparing to install an irrigation project
that will be of untold benefit to this com
munity. Men with extensive capital have in
spected the plausibility of building a
spur from the Eagle Valley line into Ihs
splendid body of timber to the northeast,
with the intention of locating another
extensive sawmill at Baker, hauling' the
logs in over the Eagle Valley. And the
mining interests that have held properties
for a number of years In the isolated re
gion are preparing now to begin prepara
tion for-wosk so that by the time the
road is completed they will be ready, or
almost so, to ship ore.
Several Miles Built.
The railroad to Eagle Valley has long
been a dream of the old settler, which
when once realized he has felt certain
would mark the dawning of a new com
mercial era on Baker City and Baker
County. For 20 years men have done
more or less toward interesting capital to
build, but with little success. So confi
dent are the citizens of the county that
the investment will be a paying one, that
something like two years ago they
pledged themselves to take $100,000 In
stock of the enterprise. It was not long
after showing such a spirit until Eastern
capital became interested, and last Sum
mer and Fall the first steps were taken
to organize the present company.
Some money 'was advanced by-parties
in the East to start the work and last Oc
tober graders were set at work on the
roadbed. Several miles of grade out of
Baker is completed, and according to the
contract that exists betwjen the Eagle
valley Railroad Company and the parties
living here who subscribed the $100,000
stock, 30 miles of the road must be com
pleted by November 1, 1308, and by June
1, 1S09, 62 miles of the road must be com
pleted and In operation. With these re
strictions in the contract, the company
will put forth a great et fort. It is thought.
to comply with requirements.
Will Mean Much to Baker.
Tapping as it will one of the resplen
dent and fertile sections of Oregon, the
building of this road means that Baker
City will have a feeder of value. Rich
In agriculture already, rich in timber and
rich in mineral, this wonderful section of
the state, of which little Is known, lies
isolated a little empire within itself. Pine
and Eagle Valleys have long been known
as the farmer s paradise. In these two
valleys land in. cultivation cannot be
bought today for less than $200 an acre,
and some of it sells as high as $1000 per
acre, ana it is tne only place in the Unit
ed States where land that far from trans
portation facilities commands such prices.
.rroaucts trom these ranches are now
hauled over 50 miles to market, and yet
with this handicap ranchers worth $50,000
and more are plentiful in this section of
country where nature does so much for
those who till the soil.
Immense Timber Resonrce.
It is estimated by conservative people
who expect to place their own capital be
hind a sawmill enterprise here, that 500.-
000.000 feet of standing timber awaits the
advent of the locomotive to bring it to
market. This feature alone, it Is argued.
will give the new railroad ample tonnage
for years to come, sufficient to Justify its
building, and well repay the men who
risk their capital in the enterprise.
Solves Smelter Problem.
The concentrates from this ore contain
high percentages of sulphur. Iron and
copper, making an ideal flux. It is
claimed that this one mine can furnish
enough ore, both crude and concentrates,
to flux all the sllicious ores of Eastern
Oregon that cannot be handled by the
smelter at this time owing to the lack
of iron, copper and sulphur In the dry
ores. The completion of the Eagle Valley
railroad so that this ore may be trans-
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Produced on Farm of George Dorrls,
Dtear Eugene.
EUGENE, Or., June 14. (Special.)
The above photograph shows In
life size the splendid, aaparagus
which Is beinc produced in the Wil
lamette Valley. George Horrls. an
'attorney of Eugene, is the pioneer
In making a specialty of these fancy
asparagus. On his farm at Spring
field, across the river from Eugene,
he Is demonstrating that there Is no
soil on the-Pacific Coast superior for
the growing of this delicious vege
table than that .of Lane County. His
product is eagerly sought after by
Portland merchants. While he has
only 12 acres In asparagus, he is
putting out 25 more. The above is
a fair sample of a perfect specimen
(there are many of much larger size,
but such would be less perfect), and
the plants are only three years old
from the seed. The fifth year they
will produce 4000 pounds per acre,
and as the price for this fancy arti
cle runs from S to 14 cents per
pound, each acre will pay Its original
cost two or three times annually.
ported to Baker and thence to Sumpter,
where there is a large smelter, solves the
smelter problem and causes a cessation
of the constant shipping of Baker County
ores to lacoma and bait Lake smelters.
Among the other mines of importance
are those of Cornucopia, the history of
which is known to every man who has
paid any attention to mining. Several of
these mines are so rich that, with the
lack of railroad facilities, they have been
able to haul their ore over a hundred
miles and still make a profit from it.
Much of the productions of the Cornuco
pia mines Is gold.
Another thing of importance to this re
gion is the Northwestern railroad, the
standard gauge line that is building from
Huntington up the Snake River. The
completion of this road and, what it will
mean to extreme Eastern Oregon is as
yet but dimly comprehended by the in-
J habitants.
Taken s a whole, there are few coun
ties that offer the magnificent promise of
growth and development at a very near
date that Baker County now offers. The
rancher, the farmer, the lumberman, tne
miner and mine operator, besides many
other lines of business, can find a home
under the tkies of Baker County, and
with willing hands, careful judgment and
moral living, grow wealthy.
The prospector has for years shook his
head when mineral was mentioned in the
country known as the Panhandle" of
Baker County, always agreeing that there
is plenty of mineral there, but most of it
being copper and with no means of haul
ing it out. made it worthless. Despite
this fact, men have gone Into that region,
made locations and developed some very
good mines, realizing that sooner or later
a railroad would be built.
TO DRILL FOR OIL
Energetic Operations to Begin
at Deep River.
NATURAL GAS IN EVIDENCE
Projectors Propose to Sink Pour
Thousand Feet, if Necessary
In Effort to Find the
Fountain Head.
ASTORIA, June 14. (Special.) Work
Is about to commence in an energetic
manner on drilling for oil at Deep River,
Wash., just across the Columbia River
'from this city.
For a number of years John Nelson, a
Deep River rancher, has been using nat
ural gas at his residence for heating,
lighting and cooking purposes and a num
ber of experts who have made personal
investigations have asserted that not only
gas. but also, coal and oil in quantities
sufficient for commercial use can be
found in that locality by drilling, but
heretofore no one has undertaken to sink
a well.
Recently the Pacific Coast Gas & Oil
Company was organized by a number of
Portland men for the purpose of pros
pecting these oil fields. The first well
is to be sunk on Mr. Nelson's place with
In a few hundred feet of where he now
secures natural gas. A derrick 65 feet
high has been erected, an engine and
boiler installed and thousands of dollars'
worth of drills and other equipment are
on the ground. A few days ago. the
drill was operated for about three hours,
simply to test the working of the ma
chinery and the hole was sunk 80 feet
through the mud. when shale was struck.
As the easing had not arrived. It was
impracticable to continue the work fur
ther. on account of the earth caving In,
so operations were suspended for a few
days. A quantity of casing, consisting
of la'Sr-inch steel pipe, is due to arriv
from Los Angeles within a few dnys
and as soon as it can be taken to the
grounds, active work will be commenced
and continued until oil Is struck or a
depth of approximately 4000 feet Is
reached.
Magner & Carle, the contractors, who
are sinking the well, have a contract
with the (Company for boring 2000 feet.
They are startingwlth a lti-inch hole,
which will take a 134-inch casing, but
this will taper gradually as It goes down
and at a depth of 2000 feet, the casing
will be 11 ti inches in diameter. In case
the well is sunk to 4000 feet, the casing
will taper to iVa Inches.
The t-ompany has leases on about 6000
acres of land In. the Deep River and
Gray s River districts and should oil not
be found in the first hole sunk, others
will be drilled. Not only are the in
dications favorable for findingoil in paying
quantities in the Deep River district, but
geologists claim the oil there will be of
much better quality than the California
product, as it will have what is known
as a paraffin base and its by-products
will be of great value, whereas the Cali
fornia oil Is of asphaltum base and Its
by-products are practically useless.
TOMATO ACREAGE DOUBLED
GRANTS PASS FARMERS FIND
CROP VERY PROFITABLE.
Large Cannery Capable or Utilizing
All the Growers Can Produce in
the Next Five Years.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. June 14. (Special.)
The tomato industry of Rogue River
Valley has made rapid strides, particu
larly since the erection of the cannery
last year, and the small farmer and
berry-raiser have found it profitable to
SPt out idle land with the young plants.
This year's acreage will be double that
of last year, and it Is anticipated that It
will increase In like manner for several
years, for the reason the cannery has a
capacity to take all the growers can pro
duce for the next five years, in fact It
is understood that the company will con
tract to that effect.
The plants do well here when planted
in rows five and six feet apart and plant
ed In this manner they will usually pro
duce from 20 to 40 tons an acre and find
ready market at $10 a ton for canning
purposes. The necessary expenses for
harvesting and marketing are lh an
acre. The tomato plant, if properly cul
tivated, will grow from four to five feet
high and cover a proportionate space.
Visitors who have looked over the field
where the matured plants are laden with
fruit have remarked that they looked
more like trees than vines. During the
picking season, which opens in August
and extends through November, men.
He Knows
Copsult your doctor freely about medi
cal matters. He knows. Trust him.
Do as he says. Follow his advice.
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NON-ALCOHOLIC
Talk with your doctor about Ayer's non-alcoholic
Sarsaparilla. Ask him if he prescribes it for pale,
delicate children. Ask him if he recommends it
when the blood is thin and impure, and whqn the
nerves are weak and unsteady. Ask him if it aids
nature in building up the general health.
We hate no secrets! We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
J. C. AVER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
Differing in
Every Respect
W BHICIOUS
flavoring
4 Lemon
Extracts a
differ in every respect from all
others. They are more uniform,
more economical, as it requires
but a small quantity to impart the
desired flavor. They are true to
nature, as they are made from the
fruit.
women and children are employed to har
vest the crop.
Owing to the soil and rank growth of
the plant, many find it necessary to
prune the vines after they have bloomed,
so as to divert the energy of the tree
irio the fruit instead of vine and foliage.
All raisers use racks. This keeps the
fruit clean, holding the vine off th
ground and preventing rot.. It is esti
mated that ?200 can be realized as a net
profit upon each acre.
in the above illustration there is shown
2t acres. The plants have lust been set
out and are under the shingle period.
As soon as they have taken hold of the
new soil, the shingles will be lifted and
as the vines grow Into maturity the
racks will be used. It will take 21.651
racks for the field shown in the. picture.
These racks, if placed in cars, would
fill 21.
GRAYS HARBOR PEOPLE INTER
ESTED IN SURVEYS.
AVant 30-Foot Channel to Sea Jetty
Work Already a Benefit Plan
Exhibit at Seattle Fair.
ABERDEEN. Wash., June 14. (Special.)
This city is again stirred by the ru
mors of railroads coming to Grays Har
bor and prospective real estate boon's are
m tiie air. There is a general feeling that
this section of country cannot get along
very well with one railroad, and that the
coming of either the St. Paul or the
l.'nion Pacific road is not far distant. It
is understood that either one of these
railroads or both, have surveyors in the
field quietly at work and are endeavor
ing io carry on their operations viithoJt
attracting notice.
Aberdeen is interested in the road) anil
also In tht plan to have a thirty-foot
channel to the sea. This channel is
looked for when the north jettj-, which is
now being constructed, is finished. Al
ready the work done has helped condi
tions, as the water over the bar is deeper
L than it has been for years and the lanre
tramp steamers which have come in here
lately have experienced no difficulty
either in coming in or getting out. The
big British tramp steamer Wimbledon
carried away 3.000.000 feet of lumber to
Australia Sunday and got out wl.hotit
going on the mud. This Is the largest
cargo by far ever taken from Grays Har
bor and Indicates what may be done.
The question o' making an exhibit and
erecting a building at Seattle for the
coming exposition has been agitating the
people. The fact that Aberdeen has a
commissioner on the state board has cre
ated local pride in the success of the big
show and efforts are being made to in
duce the County Commissioners to make
an appropriation large enough prop?rly
to represent the interests of this section.
It has been argued that Chehalis County
has only lumber and fish to exhibit, but
G. M. Powell proposes to show that agri
culturally the county Is not behind any
other. He is preparing a large section of
land -and will put It In shape so as to
begin the raising of vegetables early in
the Spring in order to furnish a supply
each week to the fair. Mr. Powell is a
wealthy rancher and will make the ex
hibit a personal one and for the good of
the county. He Is a firm believer in the
future agricultural progress of this sec
tion and will do what he. can to adver
tise this part of Washington.
IRRIGATION DAM FINISHED
Cold Springs Canyon Converted Into
Great Lake.
HERMISTOX. Or., June 11. (Special.)
The big Cold Springs dam, six miles east
of Hermlston, across the neck of tho Cold
Springs canyon. Is now completed, and
the canyon back of the dam for.ns a
lake of water which Is being uso-1 for
watering the lands of the Umatilla Gov-
en ;nent irrigation project.
Tiie last load of rock was dumped on
the dam last Friday and the entire sur
face is now rip-rapped with rock.
Forty head of work horses left yester
day overland to the Sunnyside (Wash.)
project.
B. H. Davis, constructing engineer, will
leave the first of next week for Sunny
side. A teception was tendered John T. Whis
tler, project engineer, last evening. Ho
has left the Government service and
gone Inlo private practice In Portland
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