TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, JANTTAKT 1, .. 1917.
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FOOTPATHS AMONG SCENIC
RESERVES WILL BE BUILT
Trails Club of Oregon Is Co-operating With Forest Reserve in Work.
Movement to Attract Tourists to Be Aided.
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DRAWING OF" LARCH MOUNTAIN- TRAIL LEADING
RIVER HIGIIWA1.
FROM COLUMBIA
By Snmurl C. I.nrnlrr, IreHldeiit the
Trailn C lub of OrtKon, Author "The
Columbia America's threat Hlithway
ThroiiKh the Cascade Mountains to
the Sea."
TIIE Trails Club of- Oregon was or
ganized on the summit of Larch
Mountain at sunrise on Sunday
morning, October 3. 1915, when 36
members of the Progressive Business
lien1 Club unfurled our native flag and
sang "America." The occasion was the
celebration of the completion of the
Larch Mountain Trail, which was con
structed through the efforts of the
Progressive Business Men's Club in co
operation with the Forest Service of
our National Government, and a num
ber of our most patriotic citizens, who
gave of their private means, their time
and their property. The trail winds
its way from the Columbia River High
way, almost at the level of the sea,
to the summit of Larch Mountain, 4045
feet in elevation.
The Trails Club of Oregon has been
organized for the purpose fit exploit-
teresting features of the trails which
-are now accessible, also camp life,
what to wear and how to enjoy the
great out-of-doors to the fullest ex
tent. These lectures will bo free to
the public, the intention being to
create a greater interest and enlarge
the membership of the Trails Club of
Oregon.
All citizens who love the beautiful
in nature are eligible to membership.
The membership fee is a mere baga
telle, being only $1 a year. The club
membership should Include every able
bodied man and woman who enjoys
walking and riding, as well -as those
who are interested In having the Ore
gon country become the Summer play
ground of America. Do not wait for
someone to solicit your membership.
If you are a citizen of Oregon and be
lieve in the future of Portland and the
Oregon country, make application for
membership at once by writing to the
Trails Club of Oregon, postoffice box
224. You will receive an application
blank by return mall and the member
ship committee will pass on your ap
plication promptly.
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WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY, Journal Building, Portland,
Oregon
. STATISTICS OF PORTLAND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT WORK.
Number of miles of streets...................-........'. 1,314.68
Hard - surfaced. ....384.28
Macadam and gravel. 141.37
Earth grade. ............. ....... ..... .287.69
Unimproved. . u ....... . ....... 501.32
Number of miles of sewers . ............ . 574.70
. Number of miles of water mains. ...... ................. . 738.00
.Number of fire hydrants 6,138
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gallons each 24 hours.
Cost of water system
Total Indebtedness of water system ... ........
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Number of arc lights underground. . .
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ins and constructing foot and pony
slides. These will show the most ln
tralls In Oregon and vicinity and to
provide shelter houses at convenient
points. This organization is working
In harmony with the Forest Service
and is aiding In every way possible in
creating public sentiment and calling
attention to the wonderful beauty and
easy accessibility of the finest scenery
to be found in all the world, which Is '
In the very dooryard of the City of
Portland.
Membership Roll Exceeds 200.
The membership of the club now num
bers more than 200. This membership
is not Confined to the citizenship of
Oregon. One member, "W. G. Conlay,
resides in Sydney. Australia; another,
John Lokrantz, a citizen of Sweden, at
present residing In New York, while
John Oliver La Gorce, associate editor
of the National Magazine, makes his
home In Washington. D. C.
Arrangements have been perfected for
carrying on an extensive campaign of
educational and publicity -work. Com
mittees have been appointed on mem
bership, finance, programme and flora.
The purpose of the latter committee Is
to collect seeds of flowering plants and
shrubs which will add to the beauty
of this region, great care being taken
to avoid introducing such things as
might become a pest In future. The
club believes that it is possible to add
to the beauty of the native flora. The
floral committee is composed of our
best citizens, who are thoroughly
versed In this subject.
Arrangements have been made for a
eeries of illustrated lectures to be
given before the principal clubs, social
organizations and the schools of the
city, using the best pictures which
taav . bean pt into - colored lantern
great work for the whole Northwest
and build up a race of. hardy men and
women who will be better for having
become acquainted with the grand and
beautiful in nature, which is every
where about us.
Members who do not reside in the
Oregon country will receive a warm
welcome and be entitled to all the
privileges enjoyed by resident mem
bers. The club will be glad to ac
quaint visitors with the trails which
have been constructed and help them
to arrange for delightful outings In the
Oregon country, where no charge Is
made for the use of trails and where
free camps, with fuel, running water
and proper sanitation are provided by
the Forest Service.
dance of heat and fat it is fed most
economically In combination with
grains, vegetables or forage rich In
protein.
The corn crop fits logically and prof
itably in any system of crop rotation.
It will utilize satisfactorily a larger
measure of stable manure than any
other crop. It is an easily cultivated
crop, and will pay handsomely for thor
ough and continuous and clean cultiva
tion, therefore one of the best to erovr
for the purpose of cleaning a field from
weeds.
The corn crop Is exceptionally well
adapted for the small farmer, for the
reason that it can be cultivated and
harvested by hand more advantage
ously and profitably than any other
crop. The corn plant has the charac
teristic of adapting Itself to soil and
climatic conditions to a greater degree
than any other cultivated plant. There
is also a wider variation in size and
quality of grains under average condi
tions than is to be found with other
cereals.' For this reason aeed selection
becomes an Important factor in suc
cessful corn growing.
For more than 200 years after the
first white men settled in America
corn was the staple food, and in some
form or other sustained the life ot
more people than any other food.
Within the past 40 years increasing
land values, improvements In live
stock and a better understanding of
the science of feed has lead to the use
of the silo for storing the corn crop.
Many analyses of the corn plant at the
various stages of growth demonstrated
.that when the kernel had reached the
hard dough stage the plant as a whole
sustained more units of nutrition than
at any other time. Therefore, to cut
and cure the plant at that stage of
growth gave the maximum of feeding
value.
The silo is the best known place to
store this crop. It is to the dairy
farmer what the fruit Jar is to the
housewife, a storage place for frenh
food which is available for use at any
time In Just the same conditton as
when it was senled up. It Is a well-
known fact that as a stimulant to
Increase milk production green corn Is
unexcelled. It .will make more meat
at a less cost on a steer or pig than
any other feed.
)r.ilurl1.a im Xartkwnt Oalna.
Before the Oregon-Washington Rail
road & Navigation Company began ita
corn campaign, there, was very little
corn grown 'in the country served by
its system.
There were men, however, in every
county who were prrowlnsr corn suc
cessfully and profitably. Acclimated
seed was obtained from these men and
distributed free. Directions for plant
ing, cultivating, saving corn seed,
building silos and feeding were fur
nished with each sample of seed. The
results secured have been very grat
ifying. The annual value of the corn
crop runs into millions of dollars.
Thousands of silos have been built.
There haa been a large Increase in
dairy, meat and poultry products. A
public sentiment rearnrdlnir more di
versified and intensive farming- haa
been created. Better methods of farm
ing have been stimulated. The valu
of corn silage in combination with
alfalfa haa been demonstrated. Th
farmers in the country we serve ars
raising just as much wheat, alfalfa
and fruit, but they have added thereto
meat, milk and eggs in abundance,
which means more and better business
for the merchant, the manufacturer,
the banker and the transportation)
r.
Marked Gain Is Made
in Corn Yield
Product la Held Important Pros
perity of Farmers Crop Rotativa
. System la AldeL
By C. L. Smith, Agriculturist O.-W. R. J.
THE corn . crop Is the most valu
able one grown in this "country.
It is grown successfully and prof
itably over a wider area than any
other crop. It also is utilized for a
greater variety of purposes than any
other crop. It furnishes the major
portion of food for more human beings,
domestic animals and fowls than any
other crop.
It furnishes a . larger measure of
beating energy than any other crop.
It gives a body texture to meat and
a grain and flavor to butter superior
to any other feed. Owlns to ita abun-
Robert Wakefield
Contractor-
Bridges and Steel Structures, , Piers,
Docks, Dams and Heavy
Foundations
330 Worcester Bldgr., Portland, Oregon
Infc & Boilers )
P. E. Arlett, Manager
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Best Wishes for a Successful
Year of 1917
Marshall-Wells Hdwe. Co.
Fifteenth and Lovejoy Sts.
Portland. Oregon
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