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t TITE MORXIXO OREGOXIATS. MONDAY. JANUARY 2. 1023 17. c I" I t t s r t t PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK SHOW " 1 GREAT FACTOR IN DEVELOPING NORTHWEST! Growing Importance Strikingly Illustrated in 1921 Exposition, When Herds and Flocks From Far Points Try for Ribbon Honors Entries Numbered Above 3000. O! nr Mrs. W. P. Strandsor. k NB of the most far-reaching and I effective factori in the develop ment and upbuilding of the great fertile northwest country U the Pacific International Livestock exposition, held each November at Portland. Dur ing the past two years, since the com pletion of the immense pavilion which now houses tho thousands of pure bred animals which come from alt over the west to compete for Pacific lnternationtl honors and premiums, this big annual stock ahow ha grown phenomenally, and has at tained a standard of excellence, uni formlty and scope of representation which gives It rank among the great leading livestock events of the United States. The growing importance of the Pa cific International was strikingly demonstrated at the 1921 event, held November 5-12, Inclusive, when herds and flocks came from as far east as Vermont and Massachusetts and from as far to the south as New Mexico and Texas to vie with the finest the Pa cific slope and lntcr-mountaln coun try can produce, for the Pacific In ternational ribbons, trophies and cash prizes. Among1 the notable entries from far-distant points were 33 head of blue-ribbon Ayrshire cattle, en tered by the Alta Crest farm of Spen cer, Mass., and 14 champion Guern seys sent from tjie Appletree Point farm of Burlington, Vt. Entries for the 1J21 Pacific Inter national Livestock exposition num bered above 3000 beef and dairy cat tle, draft and show horses, sheep, goats and swine. T.is great assem blage of blue-ribbon breeding stock when settled in their stalls and pens, occupied nearly eight acres of ground, The total given does not Include many carloads of fat stock, which were not housed In the pavilion proper, but were shown and judged at the nearby stockyards. Also not included, were some 2500 pens of fancy poultry and pedigreed rabbits, comprising the western winter poultry show, now a permanent part of the Pacific Inter national, and adding to Its varied ap peal. Many new features were added the past year to this great livestock event of the west, which has been termed the "court of last resort" for the determining of first honors In the westecn livestock world, and also the "show window for livestock breeders of the Pacific slope and intermountaln country." ' So scheduled that It comes at the .close of the annual season of county, district, state and interstate fairs and stock shows, the Pacific Interna tional, through a process of elimina tion, draws only the finest flower of the herds and flocks of the great western country. Pacific Interna tional winners, therefore, represent the highest attainment of western breeders and are sent on to the in ternational livestock show at Chi cago and to the national dairy show to vie with champions from other sco tlons of the country. The share of honors taken by Pacific- coast entries at these pre at na tional competitive events has begun to attract attention from breeders throughout the country, who now ree ognfte the Pacific coast region, par tioularly the northwestern etates, as the leading Mvestock section of the future. Indicative of this interest and recognition by the leading breeders of the country, was the excursion made to Portland and the Pacific In ternational In November by a special party of 12 wealthy Holsteln breeder of the eastern states, among them be ing Frank O. Lowden, ex-governor of Illinois, who has an extensive Hoi stein herd on his "Slnissippi" farm at Oregon, III., and who is the presl dent of the Holsteln-Welslan assocla, tion of America. The visiting breed ers, many of whom are captains of Industry, conducting model stock farms as an Incidental business and pleasure, were unanimous In express ing astonishment at the size, scope and Importance of the Paclflo Inter national Livestock exposition. They were also unanimous in freely pre dieting that, with such an educational institution and competitive stimulus to develop It, the livestock industry of the northwest wll inevitably, in the very near future, reach a mark that will make this section a dls tributing center for breeding stock second to none on the continent. Favorable climatic conditions, plus the great fertility of the soli and the vast expanses of as yet undeveloped territory, comprise an outlook for the northwest, according to the eastern visitors, which is unsurpasied One of the new features of the 1921 Pacific International was the two- acre exhibits section. To nouse tne extensive educational exhibits and the scores of Industrial displays ad vertising the wares of local mer chants and manufacturers, a new ex hibits annex was built, this extension as well as a number of additions to the beef, dairy, horse and swine barns being made possible by a 1100, 000 building extension fund appropri ated by the Oregon legislature at Its last session. More than 150 merchants and manufacturers of Portland and north western points took booths in the new annex, vying with each other in the Ingenuity and artistry of their many and varied displays. The great stock show crowds which swarmed through the whole ten-acre structure throughout the week of November 1-S found much entertainment and In struction In a trip through the long aisles of the industrial exhibits sec tion, and the merchants and manufac turing concerns exhibiting have re ported a very substantial stimulus to the volume of business as the result of the effective advertising of their products. An outstanding feature of the ex hibits hall, also, was the educational Dairy Products show, the Oregon Land Products show, and two great government exhibits, one of these be- ng a dairy products exhibit as sembled at a cost of approximately 125.000 from every part of the United States by the United States dairy di vision. This latter display is a per manent exhibit, constantly renewed by dairy division experts, and was hipped to the coast for the first time for the 121 Pacific International event No less Interesting an,d In structive was the United States dairy division's animal husbandry exhibit, with a forceful and effective educa tional lesson as to the part the pure bred plays In ths profits of he pro gressive farmer. Some Idea of the immensity of the Pacific International Livestock expo sition can perhaps be gained by a summary of the entries of breeding stock. In the various sections. In the dairy division some 330 cattle were exhibited. Of these there were 300 Hols te Ins 420 Jerseys, 190 Guernseys and 100 Ayrshlres. The beef division, because of unfavorable conditions and uncertainty of railroad transpor tation preceding ths show dates, fell I? off somewhat from Its splendid 1020 showing of 650 animals, there being a total of 416 animals In the beef barn, comprised of 120 Hereford. 200 Shorthorns (Including milking Short horns), 75 Aberdeen Angus, and 15 Red Polled. There was an Immense "hog congress," the swine numbering nearly 800, and the sheep and goat section comprised 7 head. There were ISO draft horses and 175 show horses. - The total of cash premium awards ran abovs $75,000 at ths 1921 stock show, and. many thousands of dollars' worth of trophies and cups were also hung up. Notable among the beauti ful trophies was a solid silver loving cup costing $1000, donated by the Carnation stock farm of Seattle, and a graceful solid silver vase, costing $250, donated by ths American Guern sey Cattle club. Following the close of ths 1121 stock show, a complete checking tip showed the total of stock-show visi tors throughout ths week of Novem ber $-12. 1921. to have run slightly above the 100.000 mark, a gain of nearly 40,000 over the high mark made the preceding year, according to O. M. Plummer, general manager. WOOLEN INDUSTRY IN PORTLAND TRADING I I RADIUS DEVELOPS GREATLY IN 20 YEARS ' i i i i u ' . i Change in Marketing Conditions Brings About Betterment in Business and Enterprise of Ore- 1 gon Manufacturers Results in Great Expansion Some of Largest and Best Plants in Oregon. IN THE last 20 years the woolen manufacturing Industry of ths trad ing radius of Portland has grown so that this has become one of the most Important wool centers of the country. It to now larger in every particular than any other trading center west of the Mississippi river and perhaps greater than all others together. In this comparison there Is taken Into consideration capital In vested, wool consumption, variety of oroducts and Talus of production. whii this development ' of ths prosperous period of tho wool Indus try has beea la process of growing, out of the wool Industry In this sec tion has grown. In fact, tho nucleus nf the manufacturing life of this community. The depression here In the wool (national textile industry center here I Oregon Has Greater Number of Plants Than Any Western State and Portland Is Logical Point i From Which Management Is Directed Wool onamons Are net tonn. N fey Theroa K. Fell. ATTJRAL conditions on ths Pacific coast are so much more favor able for development of textile industries than are those In the east that the number of such plants will be Increased by competitive necessity of mills to secure the most advan tageous location. Successful operation of woolen and worsted mills depends to a great ex tent upon the ability to secure and retain trained employes. Mills may be conducted best where there are a number of the same class in an Imme diate vicinity, developing efficiency as a work of a character In which all members of , a family may obtain permanent employment. ' A greater number of textile plants on the Pacific coast are in Oregon than in any other state. Portland Is the logical center from which man agement Is and will be directed not only In city plants, but those situated near by, where local conditions are favorable. Hydro-electric power is becoming increasingly less expensive, and the cost of fuel Is much below that pre vailing In eastern mill sections. In bleak New Kngland mill towns com fortable heating and ventilation of textile plants is a costly luxury, in dulged in only to the extent of atmos pheric conditions essential to proper working of wool. If a systematic presentation of superior conditions under which woolen mills may be operated In the northwest was made throughout the east, many excellent plants could be moved to Oregon. There are mills badly located and insufficiently financed which could be relocated profitably in the northwest by local companies Joining in the movement. This could be done by fur nishing part capital for new organ izations sufficient to provide site and expense of removal of machinery, and stock in such companies could be made 1 a profitable Investment If promotion was honestly executed. Some years ago the writer found an unprofitable mill located In Rhode Island. This plant was the nucleus of one of the best small mills now on the Pacific coast the Pendleton Woolen mill. When In eastern mill districts selling Oregon wool it fre quently happens that good plants are found which could be moved west with advantage to all concerned, by co-operation. Two quite large, and five, two and three such woolen mills are prosper ously operating in Oregon at full capacity at the present time. ' One worsted yarn mill, comparatively re cently organised, has been successful from the start. These mills consume in grease and scoured wool what Is equivalent to over 12,000,000 pounds of fleece wool annually. The entire northwestern clip should leave this territory in the form of blankets, clothing and fabrics, instead of going east In bags of wool laden with grease and dirt, returning with excess rreight both ways added, and leaving the cost expended in trans forming it Into merchandise in the east. This desirable movement of eastern plants to Oregon can be accomplished by co-ordination and co-operative ef fort of those interested in seeing the northwest, and particularly Portland, become the textile manufacturing-cen ter to which she is Justly entitled by her many favorable natural advan tages. R. A. Ward, manager of the Oregon Wool and Mohair Orowers' Co-oper ative association, said: There are a number of Valid rea sons why Portland Is destined to be come a wool and textile manufactur ing center, and It should be the object of every loyal Oregonlan to assist in bringing this about. At the present time Portland stands among the leading grease wool ports of the country and, due to Its opportunity for water shipping. Its exports of wool have Increased greatly during the past year. On account of favorable freight rates and marine facilities, wool can be shipped to Bos ton from as far east as Mountain Home and Rupert, Idaho, through the Port of Portland cheaper than It can be sent east by rail direct from those points. In fact, wool can be shipped from Salt Lake through Portland and thence to Boston for 12.71. as com pared with $2.(1 H from Salt Lake direct to Boston by rail. This Is a tremendous advantage for Portland and has resulted this year in millions of pounds of wool starting for the east coast from this city. During the first seven months of 1921 there was moved from PorPiand via water to eastern points 3.870,000 pounds of grease wool, and by rail east 3.021,000 pounds. This was a total of 12,991,000 pounds in seven months. It was also brought out be fore the interstate commerce com mission at a hearing held In Portland In August that on July 30, 1921, there was in storage in Portland 13,650,000 pounds of wool in bales or sacks. This would 'account for something over 25.000,000 pounds of wool handled through Portland as of the dates given, which Is sufficient wool to en title the city to recognition as a grease wool center. The Pacific states, including Wash ington, Oregon and California, pro duced last year over 36,000,000 pounds of wool, while our own fair state of itself produced 14,435,000 pounds. Wool production in Oregon since 1910 as given by the United States depart ment of agriculture, bureau of mar kets and crop estimates, as follows: Pounds.l Pounds. 1910 14,438,0U0il916 13,200,000 1911 15.3UO.0OOI 19 17 12.000.000 1912 18,270,00011918 13.500.000 1913 16,675,00011919 14.040.000 1914 15. 76 3.000 1920 14,040,000 business prior te 1900 was brought about by changes In marketing con dltlons, limited territory and strong competition from the east. This east em competition was In the from of Inferior goods mads by mors up-to date machinery which made a mora attractive article. About this time mors up-to-date methods of marketing were estab llshed hers. Better equipment was Installed In the plants. This caused betterment of conditions In all branches of ths business such as the establishment of a large wool mar ket hers In Portland. Ths plants became better organized. Previous to 1900 mills of this sec tion were In strong competition with one another In certain lines of flan nels, blankets, macklnaws and cloth for ths limited demand on the Pacific coast Ths product was good, but the market was not broad enough to consume the combined output of all the plants. When it was at last realized that the answer lay not In local competi tion for limited demand, but in the enlargement of the consuming terri tory, the expansion of the wool In dustry became very rapid. Since the mills have been competing directly with eastern manufacturers and tak Ins advantage of local conditions, they have enjoyed a contlnuously-ln creasing prosperous period. The woolen mills manufacturing products In Portland's trade territory in the Columbia basin are: Oregon City Manufacturing com pany, established .1862 by L and R. Jacobs; Thomas Kay Woolen mills, established 1889, by Thomas Kay and C. P. Bishop; Portland Woolen mills, establisbed 1901, by E. L. Thompson and W. P. Olds; Eugene Woolen mills. reorganized and reestablished 1906, by Emil Coppe; Pendleton Woolen Mills, reorganized and reestablished 1909 by C. M. and Roy T. Bishop; Washougal Woolen mills, reorgan ized and reestablished 1916 by'C. M. Bishop; Stayton Woolen mills, reor ganized an& reestablished 1920 by J. W. Creath; Oregon Worsted com pany, reorganized and reestablished 1918 by E. B. McXaughton, H. L. Corbett and Roy T. Bishop. The capital invested In these mills in Portland trade territory is fixed conservatively at (5,000,000. They consume 12,000,000 pounds of wool annually. The wool manufacturing production of the Columbia basin for 1921 has a conservative value of 37, 500,000, arrived at on the present market. This does not Include the manufacturing plants which make up the fabrics into garments. The Oregon City Manufacturing company is the oldest mill in the northwest now in operation. It was established In- 1864 by I. and R. Ja cobs. Those pioneers furnished wool ens to the pioneers of the northwest and weathered the depressing times around 1900 when other mills were compelled to reorganize. A vast selling effort on the part of the mills has placed Oregon City woolen products In dealers' hands all over ths nation. Successful competi tion with ths sastern garment manu facturers has. meant "putting Oregon on tho Industrial map of ths country." Even greater efforts will be put forth this year. Among ths articles manufactured by ths Oregon City woolen mills are virgin wool overcoats, macklnaws. bath and lounging robes for men and women, flannel shirts, loggers' shirts, wool pants, Indian robes, motor robes, blankets and bolt material for flan nels, dress goods and coatings. . Rapid growth of the company has necessitated ths removal to larger quarters of a garment finishing plant located at Portland. Here, mackl naws are worked up from the cloth woven at Oregon City. All other gar ments are manufactured complete at the home mill at Oregon City. The Thomas Kay Woolen mills Is ths second oldest now In operation. It is manufacturing a staple line of men's and women's fabrics, blankets and flannels and is selling' through the Jobber. Tho Portland Woolen mills is the largest mill in point of production and perhaps as complete In equipment, and the details for ths convenience and comfort of the help as any mill In the United States. E. L. Thompson, manager, has Installed a cafeteria, rest rooms for men and women, a li brary, a theater and first aid hospital. All are as well equipped as can be found In any manufacturing Institu tion in the country. The Eugene Woolen mills Is the fourth mill in output and fourth in age. In it . la manufactured the same superior woolen fabrkes as in the other mills of the Columbia basin. The Pendleton mills were original ly started In 1895 and taken over by the Bishop family, C. P. Bishop and his sons, C. M. and Roy T., la 1909. This mill has a national reputation for fine fleece wool blankets and In dian robes, both of which are sold generally throughout the United States. The product Is of such an un usual character In point of quality and design that it sells to the exclu sive white trade as well as to the In dians. The Washougal Woolen mills are a part of a chain operated by C. M. Bishop, Including the Vancouver Woolen mills of Vancouver, Wash., and ths Eureka Woolen mills, Eureka, Cat., manufacturing a hlgkrgrade line of men's suiting, sweater cloth, fancy blankets for the oriental export trade and a general line of blankets and shlrtjnff flannels. The Stayton Woolen mills manufac ture a large line of blankets and wool batts. It Is one of the re-established and reorganized mills of this terri tory. The. Oregon Worsted company is the latest addition to the woolen in dustry In the northwest and is the only plant of Its kind on tho coast. It differs from all tho other woolen Industries in that In the process of manufacturing it separates the long wool fibers from the short ones and combs the former parallel with each other so that a very fine, smooth PORTLAND The window through which America views the problems of the East. The point to which the Far East turns to learn the pulse of America. From it radiate the rails of commerce and the ships of the sea, carrying the products of the Northwest to the markets of the world. The hub of the lumber-producing section of the Pacific Northwest. The clearing house for the distribution of the for est products of this vast dis trict, in the marketing of which, the International Lum ber Company is a prominent factor. Plan your playtime in Portland in 1925 Emerson Hardwood Company Portland, Oregon thread or yarn is thereby produced. They manufacture a very fine line of hand knitting yarns sold under the name of "Maypole" and used for mak ing sweaters. Jackets, scarfs, socks and the like; also plain and fancy suiting and serges for men and wom en as well as a line of machine knit ting yarns for bathing suits, Jorseys, sweaters and other knit garments. The presence of this plant com pletes the chain of woolen and worsted manufacturing in all its branches so that Portland has In its trade territory a complete woolen In dustry from the flock-master In tho beginning to the production of prac tically all woolen products, with every phase of the Intermediate branches of financing and warehous ing completely covered. roast estem w ool w arehoiLSse Co. U. S. License No. 25 Warehouse and Mill Office, St. Johns PORTLAND, OREGON Executive Office, Title & Trust Bldg. The warehouse is of reinforced concrete mill construction, equipped with sprin kler system, securing low insurance. Gov ernment inspection guarantees safe stor age. The building was especially planned to furnish upon the third floor perfect lighting effects for grading, sorting and sale display of wool erected under speci fications meeting government approval. This warehouse is operated under a system recommended by the United States Bureau of Markets, conditioning the larger proportion of wool grown in western Oregon for the Oregon Wool Growers' Co-operative association, which is principally disposed of direct to mills by their sales manager, Mr. Ward. Wool as shorn from any but evenly bred bands of sheep cannot be definitely valued in original bags. Clips from cross-bred flocks con tain such a variety of grades, quality and shrink- This Trade-Mark on U. S. Grade Certificates, and on Wool Bales Guarantees Reliability OPERATION age that entire clips are frequently unsalable at full value to manufacturers requiring only those suitable for the fabrics they produce. In this warehouse growers and dealers may have their wool Correctly graded and properly scoured to condition it for sale to mills direct. This plant is now also scouring for manufac turers who purchased wool in the grease. The facilities of this plant are at the service of all who handle wool in Portland. The cost of scouring is not an added expense The scouring mill, plant installed by Sar gent Sons corporation, including their most recently improved "maximum ca pacity" wool-washing machines. The dryer is the largest built. For quality of work and capacity these have no supe rior. They are operated under manage ment with established reputation. upon wool on the contrary, it reduces freight and storage charges by eliminating weight of grease and dirt. The value of wool is propor tionately increased by its preparation for im mediate use in mills; work done upon it, better and cheaper than many are equipped to do, after buying in the grease. This is particularly true in the east, where few have the abundance of soft water, the use of which characterizes Oregon woolens and Oregon scoured wool. F. W. FALCONER, President