THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1917. GROWING OF ROSES TO PERFECTION IS FACTOR IN SPREADING PORTLAND'S FAME Warm, Moist Climate and Rich Soil Produce Blooms of Incomparable Beauty Iterest in Culture Grows and New Varieties Are Added Each Year. Mayor of each town In the state, and Ington and the Province of British Co- whlch, with but a few exceptions, have lumbla to take action in the matter of been adopted; and further, by the prevention. means of-an efficient rabies dlag-nostio A uniform set of rules was decided laboratory In Bortland. this menace has jpon, and the danger was called to the been mastered. For the past two years attention of the steamship and railroad there -have been no deaths from rabies companies. The common carriers of in Oregon. Preventive res Adopted. the state Instantly saw the value of the rules and co-operated most heartily -1 . V. V. .MH.lnH . .. .. W .. T Y- . W t . . -" " "J lllIU01 Ulll v. "uuo conserve its resources or it will not jce Health Serv- The result of this timely action remain wealthy; it must care for the was that there has never been even a aged and infirm, but how much better suspicion of an epidemic of this dread it is to prevent the infirmities that disease in Oregon, because a person are preventable rather than to have coming- from an infected district came , .. . , . . v . ... under observation the moment he only hindsight. Statistics show that at cros8ed th boundary of any on, of le.a. 2I pe-rcen 51nl-t,VlLn-UmbeI the states that border Oregon, and was infaA(An .K- ept under observation until trier was because of Infection during1 tne xirst j - v. infAnnftn n- Thi. no longer danger of the Introduction V is'a a S;.; ::;fii:i' ::!;. .-:,V ;-. jfe: ... i -v' j f few days of life. This never would have become manifest had not vital statistics been carefully collected by the more progressive governments of the world. Once the danger was round. of infection. The same harmonious co-operation that was secured when infantile pa ralysis threatened our state can be ob tained in other matters. The State means were soon discovered to abate Board of Health , dolns tne book V j . X. , T Z keeping of the events of human life In newborn today must be classed among , compUatlon of important, reliable, the prevtatable diseases. This early permanel'nt and adequte records, infective disease of the eyes to be " - cured must be treated early. Once fairly under way blindness almost in variably results. In such conditions as this no clumsy dangers are. and once the and slow system of reporting cases would be effective. But our Oregon system Is almost ideal. The state is di vided into 230 districts, each district in charge of a responsible person. Be cause each unit is email and con trollable reports are prompt and pos sible epidemics are nipped in the bud. Thus the State Board of Health has Death Rate Is Low, From these vital statistics only can we learn what our besetting ills and danger is known it Is half averted. We recall that at the last primary, the people of Oregon voted down the anti-compulsory vaccination bill. They realized what occurred before vaccination came into vogue, and they knew whiUvac clnatlon had accomplished. Their reply to the faddists as evidenced by their vote, was the reply one would expect its finger on the pulse of Oregon as the temperate and thoughtful people of it did not have berore tne year iio our enugnienea staie w mane, when the larger and more inflexible In closing may It be remarked that county was the unit. . the sum total of the health conditions Last Summer there prevailed 4n the is represented by the death rate which Bast an epidemic of infantUe paralysis Is in. the vicinity of eight per 1000. and the whole country was threatened This death rate Is exceedingly low thereby. The Oregon State Board of" when compared with the general aver Health on July 15 called a conference age death rate of the Kastrn and Mid of the health authorities of the states die West States, which is In the vlcln of California, Montana. Idaho, Wash-Mty of 12 per 1000. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT GAINS Tract of 3000 Acres on Peninsula, Acquired by Swift Interests, Developed Along Substantial Lines Many Plants Rise. ' , f WL lyC v ' it 5C At A ... V 'YS- ... . By E. B. McFarland, President of the Portland Rose Society. PORTLAND is peculiarly adapted to the growth of tne rose. Our warm, moist climate, and overcast skies, to gether with the rich clay soil, with proper care, will produce roses second to none In ths world. By proper care, I mean preparing the beds, planting and pruning the bushes, fertilizing and cultivating the soil. Digging up the ground two or more weeks before it is used is desisable. It should be spaded to a depth of at least two feet and cow manure thor oughly mixed with the lower level. Then fill in the top dirt. When ready to plant, carefully spread the roots out full length and see they do not come in contact with the manure. Cover roots with a couple of inches of fine soil and press firmly. Then fill In remaining soil until the plant Is slightly deeper than when in the nursery. Pall Is the best time to plant roses, but they may be planted successfully at any time the soil is fit, from November 15 to the end ef March. Pruning Is Important. It Is important to cut them down to within five or six inches of the ground at the time of planting or the next March thereafter. This advice ap plies to climbers also. So many peo ple think the more wood the more flowers, and wonder later why there are so few good blooms. Often the beginner is puzzled to know how to prune his bushes and is likely to get but poor service from the self styled pruners he may hire. Too often they shave the bushes to an even height regardless of growth and va rieties. The following general rules will apply, but they must be considered only as hints toward proper pruning which requires careful study and prac tice: Begin the last week in February on hybrid perpetuals and then in March on hybrid Teas following with Teas.' The date of beginning depends upon the weather, but do not begin too soon or the tender shoots started may be nipped by a- frost. . - - Treat each bush as an individual and w ' r.fv vf jazr r i JLL3 - fey i ,r t I yvf Jr SJrf&ySw ! '" -' to be the best fertilizer. . Tf this can water often but when vnu Ae water cut ji accoraing jo us growm una not be obtained use the fresh and fork soak the ground. ' nature, and whether you want choice )t in at once. It is all right for heavy Now you may do all these things and blooms or just numbers. soil. A little air-slacked lime may be yet neglect to cultivate and you will First, cut out the old and weak wood, added to advantage. It sweetens the not get the best results. Frequent cul- leaving the center of the lant open, soil, and aids in retaining ammonia, tivation of the top soil is essential so Then cut the remaining shoots down to also makes plant food more available, that the sun and light can penetrate within four to 12 inches of the base. When cow manure can not be had the ground. Cut the weakest plants the hardest use stable refuse. Every two or three It remains for all of us who can to and leave the strongest plants the years will be often enough to use these continue to plant them and thus" add longest. A few should not be pruned kinds of fertilizers as the effect is to the. civic beauty of the city and help hard, like Hugh Dickson. Laurant Carle lasting on the soil. to maintain our enviable title of the and J. B. Clark, and others. The lat- A reasonable quantity of commer- "Rose City." Bach year many new ter does best pegged down. For climb- cial fertilizer may be used to advan- varieties are added to our already long lng varieties shorten the longest tage when the soil already contains list of good roses. The annual exhibi- shoots and take out the weak and sur- the necessary humus, but do not de- tion of the Portland Rose Society aids plus wood after flowering. Austrian pend on it alone. Sprinkle it on the the public In the selection of the best, roses do not require much pruning, beds in the Spring, and fork it in. Dahlias and sweet peas also thrive Just shorten their tips. A little water thrown on the beds well and. grow to perfection in Poit- Well-rotted cow manure Is admitted every day or two is wasted. Do not land. Br Rasaell II. Rrown. Manager of the Feninsolai Indus trial Company. FROM a pasture to an industrial dis trict with an annual turnover of forty million dollars in a decade is. we of the "Peninsula" feel, an ex ceptional record for a new country, so to speak, and of which we are exceed ingly proud. In 1906 the Swift packing interests, after a careful study of the whole Northwest extending over a period of several years, by various experts in their p articular lines, decided that Portland was the best location for their future Northwest expansion and the building -up of their packing-house business and making of Portland the livestock center of the Northwest. Instead of coming here' with a blare of trumpets and making extravagant promises and asking a lot in return in shape of bonuses, the Swift interests opened negotiations with the owners of the Union Meat Company, an old established Oregon corporation, with an abattoir at Troutdale and a manufac turing plant on Fourth street in Port land, which resulted in an -ultimate sale of the Union Meat Company to them. Realizing the possible growth of the business, they Immediately proceeded to buy and- did purchase some 3000 acres of land lying on the south shore of the Columbia River, opposite Van couver, Wash., and north of the City of Portland proper, which they christ ened North Portland. A postoffice and railroad station by this name has since been established. This seems like a coincidence, especially in the- packing house business as evidenced by the comparison with such prominent cen ters in the Central states, as South St. Paul Minn.; South Omaha, Neb.; South St. Joseph, Mo., and North Fort Worth, Tex. In due course of time the Portland tTnion Stock Yards was incorporated for the purpose' of owning and oper ating an open competitive livestock market, open to all shippers and buy ers on exactly the same basis, the ship pers being represented by financially responsible bonded commission men the same method as Is followed In Chi cago and other prominent livestock centers. The Peninsula Industrial Company was incorporated to act as the holding company for the reserve real estate and the enormous task of building a strict ly modern, packing plant of enlarged capacity Dy the Union Meat Company and the construction by the Portland Union Stock Yards Company of its mod ern plant, consisting of acres of pavec pens, scale houses, feed lots, feed stor age warehouses, office buildings, ho tels, etc. All of this activity required large investments of capital and months of bard work until late in 1909 and early in 1910, Portland's new era as a llvestoak center was launched and has grown.vlth the industries later gath ered around it, to Immense proportions. Many Plants Are .Established. In rapid succession the Monarch Mills, with a cutting capacity of 350. 000 feet of lumber in 10 hours; Standl-fer-Clarkson Shipbuilding Company, with ways for six ships; the National Tank & Pipe Company; Nlcolal Door Company; Durable Roofing Company and several other smaller but equally important manufacturing concerns were induced to join our district until today we enjoy the enviable record of a "million-dollar payroll" a year, which we believe is not exceeded in the same comparatively small area elsewhere in the Northwest. . With the laurels already acquired we, however, are not satisfied and are continually striving for more "neigh bors' to loin us in our Industrial dis trict and are negotiating with other lines such as tanneries, grain eleva tors, flour mills, rice mills, oil plants, furniture factories and various other lines too numerous to mention, which we feel must ultimately take advan tage of the exceptional opportunity of fered by a location in the Lower Colum bia River Valley, adjacent to our Rose City, with its equable climatic condi tions, cheap power and unlimited nat ural resources, as investigations prove conclusively that actual cash savings for various lines located here can be made as against other locations either on the Pacific Coast or the Middle West. Thlinket Packing Go. Cannery at Punter Bay, Alaska. Salmon Brands "Sea Rose" H 1 g fa Grade Red Alaska. "Tape e," Standard Medium R e d. "Buster," "Peasant." "Thlinket." Best Grade Pink. "Suwa nee," Best Grade Chum. We Guarantee Our Brands Jas. T. Barron, Pres. and Manager M. G. Munly. Secretary. C T. Whitney, Mgr. Sales. Main Office: 1006 Yeon ' Bldg Portland, Oregon PROTECTION OF. PUBLIC HEALTH IS AIM Preventive Measures Against Possible Diseases and Contagion Adopted Safeguarding of Streams Is General Oregon's Death Rate Exceptionally Low. By Dr. David N. Robert State Health Officer and Registrar of Vital Sta tistic. THE people of Oregon are receiving the benefits that their sincere and thoughtful co-operation with the efforts of the State Board of Health bas entitled them to receive. As the public comes to understand more and more just what the healtl) authorities are trying to accomplish, an even heartier co-operation and consequent greater benefits will be the result. What the progressive legislation of the past has accomplished for the good of Oregon is but an earnest of the future. We live In a state where nature her self is. kind; our climate, without the extreme temperatures that prevail in the Hast, Is almost ideal. There is an abundance of pure water for drinking purposes available to every community and so far-flung are our boundaries that there is room for all. In the Bast, where cities jostle each other along the banks of every stream, the problem of pure water Is an ever present one. Parity ef Streams Gnarded. Here where the purity of our streams is protected and conserved, the State Board of Health examines the plans showing the source, transmission and distribution of 'every proposed water system and thus safeguards the publio by the labors of its trained sanitarians. What has been the result of this? The leading sanitarians of the world have shown that typhoid fever is pre ventable. The state of Oregon, ever on the alert, has prepared suitably de signed ordinances for the people. For the past six years each year has shown fewer cases of typhoid and a succes sively smaller death rate. This Is graphically- illustrated by the follow ing figures showing tbe cases and deaths of typhoid fever: 1910 648 cases. 172 deaths. 1911 417 cases. 115 deaths. 1912 401 cases, 88 deaths. 1913 327 cases. -69 deaths. 1914 228 cases. 62 deaths. 1915 206 cases. .9 deaths. Inasmuch as Oregon teems with game, the small carnlvora. such as coyotes, are plentiful, and therefore hydrophobia is a factor especially in the isolatedwcommunltles, but by means of a series of ordinances that the State Board of Health has presented to the Nicolai Door Manufacturing Company FIB. JDOORS WHOLESALE QUANTITIES ONLY TVe ship to every state in the Union Capacity, 800 Doors Per Day Factory and Offices Portland, Or., Kenton Station Electric Steel Foundry Portland, Oregon , Electric Steel Castings of intricate design to . meet the requirements of Lloyd's shipping registry. John Bingham Bricklayer 6? Contractor Estimates furnished promptly on all kinds of -work. I liave handled some of 'the largest contracts in this city. 282 North 20th Street. Telephone Main 2419. ' i H r. F rWlii PORTLAND PLANT HEYWOOD BROS. & WAKE FIELD COMPANY Established 1884. This company has been continuously in business since 1826. They are the largest manufacturers of Chairs, Reed and Rattan Furniture and Children's Carriages in the world. This branch is one of Portland's large payroll industries. Standifer-Clarkson Shipyard, Inc. Builders of all types of Oregon Fir Steam ships, Sailing Ships and Motor Ships up to 4000 tqps. Portland, Oregon COASTBRIDGE COMPANY Engineers and Contractors 0 Timber, Steel and Concrete Structures Suite 407 Railway Exchange Portland, Oregon OREGON BRASS WORKS Marine and Structural Bronze Special Formulae for Difficult Work Bank and Office Fixtures Brass Work of Any Description Phones: Broadway 5373, A 2373 Second and Everett Streets Willamette Planing Mill Company "AT YOUR SERVICE" Quality First Reasonable Prices Manufacturers of High-Grade Mill work Yellow Fir Finish Sash Port Orford Cedar Chests Doors Red Cedar Chests Moldings Dutch Kitchen Fixtures Hardwood Finish Office Counters and Shelving Office and Factory 602 Brooklyn Street, Head of Gideon Sellwood 986. Portland, Oregon. Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. Wholesale Druggists ' Druzglst Sundries, Soda Fountain Fharmace'utlcalSj Xon-Secreta. Etc Portland, Oregon. Manufacturers of PUR0LA MEDICINAL REMEDIES and TOILET PREPARATIONS MULTNOMAH METAL CO. Manufacturers of BABBITT 1METALS Solders and Type Metals Flower and Kelly Sts. TeL Main 1699. Neustadter ' Brothers Manufacturers of OVERALLS, SHIRTS Importers of MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS PORTLAND, OREGON.