THE SUyPAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 8, 1905. OREGON COUNTIES EXPLOIT RESOURCES WONDERFUL DIVERSITY OF WEALTH AS SHOWN BY EXHIBITS AT THE FAIR. mm m JkM ORROW is a county of promise. VI Although a" comparatively young' and not very thickly-settled country. It is making Itself felt as a producer of wealth. The assess able property totals 52,500,000 at this time, and there are less than 10,000 in habitants, all told. The Morrow County booth at the Ex position is an ambitious affair and forms a strong appeal to any who might be in search of a new "home! The exhibits are arranged in .such -order that it is an easy maUer to learn Morrow's inducements to settlers. Located a trifle less tUaa 200 jnliea I Si of SSk' v v. 1: .-SBtaX. east of 'Portland, in what used to be the western portion of Umatilla County,- it has an -excellent climate wherein no great extremes of weather are en countered. There are many settle ments and new ones are springing up yearly. The principal towns at this tlmo are Heppner, lone, Hardman and Irrigon. Heppner, " the county-scat, boasts a population of 1500 and has such modern conveniences as electric lights and telephones. Grain and wool aro the county's strong points in the way of products. Xast year 5LG67.O0O came from tho total products of the county. The neat :total of 3500,000 -pounds -of" wool were expc-ted1 sortfc ?7004000 ar4 2t000,900 1 if 5... ..L-r? - I, I- -11 : 1 : 1 Z'-K 3 bushels of barley wheat and oats wore shipped away tp the market. In all, 75.000 tons of hay were -grown. Most everything in the "way of vege tables and fruit grows in the fecund soil of many districts. This is attest ed "by the fine peaches, apples and vegetables shown in the exhibit booth. Not long ago there were many tlibus ands of acres of supposedly worthless land lying around loose, but the march of civilization has put a price of from $10 to $55 per acre oh this. same land, and it In scarce at that -price. Not satisfied wlth"such bounteous gifts from nature. Morrow County resident: arc now engaged in opcnlng up .coal HeUJs. These arc in the south-. 1 r.r at ten. oastern part of the uounty, and whllo tho extent of their value has not yet been . fully, determined, there Is reason to. bellev that-another tremendous source of wealth is soon to be added to the county. The exhibit at the Exposition Is a credit, ,to ,the county. It is In- charge of Henry Blu'ckburn. assisted by C E. Newsom. In the securing of awards the county is holding Its own, notices of 29 gold medals. 2U silver and 11 bronze awards having already been received. Many more are confidently looked for vhen the jury on awards finishes its labors next week. The "Italy of Oregon," Jackson, County has been termeC and with Its1 l climate, which is claimed to be the finest on the Pacific Coast. Its green hills and valleys. Its -wealth of fruits and flowers, and all the many other kindnesses of Nature, the name seems to have a rather peculiar fltness. "Without a rival In the "market," Is the common declaration made In con nection with Jackson County peaches. The income to the growers of the county from this luscious fruit has grown to a remarkable extent, and certain tracts of land In the county have been known to yield $300 an acre from peaches. Prunes, plums, pears, apricots, nectarines, cherries and ap ples grow to perfection In the county! and look the part as they are exhibited in heaps at the Exposition. Jackson grows an enormous quan tity of potatoes and tomatoes. Sam ples of these homely products of tho soil are displayed .In the county's booth, and silently tell another tale of the dollars wliich come to Jackson County farmers from these humblo sources. The first Bwcet corn shown at, the Exposition was displayed in the Jackson County booth, and was grown In that county. m Because of Its enormous production of grains. Jackson County claims a place In the front rank of grain-producing counties of the Northwest. Al falfa, timothy and clover are harvest ed In great quantities, and of the first named as much asMhree- crops a year have been glcajied from certain tracts. Gold not only grows in Jackson County fields. -but It lies, hidden be neath tho soil. There aro on display, jealously guarded in a glass case, sev eral immense nuggets , of pure gold, valued at from 5250 to '$400 a nugget. Truly Jackson County deserves the name so proudly claimed by its people "the beautiful." Products of Malheur County. Over in Malheur County they put out some lucerne roots .early in the year. "When the sun came out the lucerne com- &7 r. menced to grow. After it got above the ground it ran up toward" the sky at the rate of an inch and three-quarters ever 24 hours. At least It attained a height of 35 inches in 20 days. Lucerne, of course. Isn't the only thing they raise In Malheur, but the growth of that 'particular bunch -gives an excellent Insight Into the peculiar fertility of tho soil. As to the veracity of the statement the lucerne in question is on exhibition at the Malheur booth in the Agricultural building. There Is also one of the finest collections of various agricultural prod ucts to be HQen, anywhere in the Exposition- The collection includes fine apples, apricots, berries, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, nectarines, grapes, sugar-beets cereals of every kind, potatoes and all garden products and In short most every thing that grows this side of the tropics. The showing inhoney is large and varied, and promises to take away a majority of the gold medal awards for products of the busy bee. t Just at this time Malheur residents are considerably interested In the sugar-beet Industry, which is one of the most lucra tive known in agriculture. A sugar-beet factory has recently been established at Payette, Idaho, adjacent to Malheur County. The MaWeur people, having learned that their lands are adapted to the raising of beets, have set about rais ing them,, and at this time over 4000 acres of .Malheur County land has been pre pared for big crops of beets. Malheur Is somewhat remote from Fort land, being situated In the extreme south eastern corner of Oregon, bordering on Idaho on the east and Nevada on the south. It boasts a pleasant. ' finely mod erated climate, with warm days? cool nights, and Winters that seldom find then way to zero. In livestock .and wool Its records are heavy. The annual wool shipments total approximately 4.00O.(XO pounds, while 23.00o bead of cattle. 15.GG0 head of horses and 30.C00 head of sheep reprsesent the annual shipments of stock. The- residents have by no means lost hope In the Government's Malheur proj ect whereby It Is planned to reclaim OO.COJ acres of fine agricultural lands at a cost of over $22i0.ceo. These lands He In low altitudes, and would therefore be very productive when watered. The areas to be reclaimed have an additional value that of proximity to the railroad and the assurance thereby of a market. The exhibit of Malheur's resources is attractively made in the Agricultural building and gives prospective homebulld ers much to think about in their search for a suitable home. The exhibit Is; In charge of M. X. Fcgtly. Mnrion County's Exhibit." Sacajawea done in grains and astride a coal-black steed .never looked down upon a fairer or a scene Indicative of greater wealth than that of the Marlon County, Oregon, booth In the Agricultural build ing. Lewis-and Clark Exposition. And to lend the dignity of the State Capitol to the exhibit and to also represent the wealth that grows In the soil of both the county and the state, a great seal of the State of Oregon Is mounted In graino on one of the lofty beams of the booth. There are but few larger reservations In the building than that of Marlon County, and but few exhibits which show a greater variety of products and manu factures. Oil the counters encircling the display are mammoth cabbages, some of which weigh more than 35 pounds, beets, wax-beans, potatoes, turnip?, pie-plant, peaches, apples, cherries, plums, prunes, chestnuts and walnuts. And In the cen ter of the booth are pyramids and cases containing specimens of dried onions, parsnips. potatoes, carrots . and mush rooms, in which an enormous trade has been built up with Alaska and other dis tant points. The display of canned and preserved fruits is magnificent, and Is but another bit of evidence concerning the frultfulncss of Marion County and the enterprise of her citizens. The designing on the walls in grains and grasses is both beautiful and unique. Every fanciful weave of both the design er's mind and hand Is wrought out In golden grain and grass, and the thought that these things are but temporary brings regret to those who witness their beauty. There are stalks of almost every kind of grain and 'grass grown, to be seen In the Marlon County display. Heavy, lux uriant stalks of alfalfa six feet long, stalk? of vetch, of cheat hay, of flax, of wheat, of timothy and of oats, und lastly, but most decidedly not leastly, vof hops are arranged In such a manner' as will best lrlng their good points' In relief. B7 records made up by expert compilers It has been proved that Marlon County Is the largest grower of hops In the United States, having produced almost 12 per cent of the entire crop- of the country In one season. A3 the hops are exhibited in 0 2 the county's booth at the Exposition, the best test Is jn the excellent beer on dis play. Marion County in 1504 baled 51,732. 100 worth of the odorous grain, or 34.452 bales. In the year 1200 Marlon" County produced 5.7S0,GS0 pounds of hops, shipping the stuff to all parts of the-" world. It is claimed by Salom people that more hops are sold there at first hand than In any other city in the world. It Is also stated that three-quarters of the hops grown In the State of Oregon are grown within a radius of 25 miles from the State Capitol. Prune portieres grace one end of the bootht and represent another giant Indus try of the county. Six million pounds of prunes have, been produced within the county in one ssason, and were sold for $150,000. These were packedln what is claimed to bo the largest pnine'-pwcklnsc plant In the Northwest. located at Sak-ni. Good things to eat and all made of prunes are made every day by a young woman in. the booth. As indicative of another great Industry, there is shown an extremely beautiful Angora goat fleece. On top of a hvs cabinet there stand, as If In life, an An gora buck andV Cotswold iheep. In the cabinet are shown laprobes madJ of vry fine mohair, and in another ease ar shown blankets and samples of' brrw-l-cloth and suitings, made-.of Marlon Coun ty wool and by Marion County mill Marlon County Is out with the statement that three-quarters of the 150.840 Angora goats raised In the entire state" graze ami breed and bear their fleeces within 50 miles of the State Capitol. Of the other products of the soil of Marian County and of its factories are yimplVi of almost 40 different kinds of weods.of which there Is now standing about 3.350.000.000 feet; harness made of leather secured from Marion County cat tle, and by Marlon County workmen: cheeses of all kinds and of all smelL. beautiful couches and bits of furniture made of Marlon County woods and by Marion County turner?, and tire-brick. Nothing more convincing can be said than that In 1904 Marlon County yielded, grain valued at J1.421.S50. and numbering 2.369.750 bushels, and that the totHl value of her farm products for that year wa a.j.o.wj. am or tne goia umier t.ie earth there are shown sample of rich ore which should yet bring many uicre million:; into tho count. SEEN' WITH FRENCH EYES Pastor Wagner's Critical View at . , President Roosevelt. McClure's. " Pastor Charlos AVngner. the French clergyman-author of "Simple Life." writes, his Impressions of President Roose velt'and his family gained Inst Fall dur ing "A Visit at the White House." The strongest recollection tho great French man took away with him was made by the President's marvelous norvous en orgy. "He gives the Impression." says Pastor Wagner, "of concentrated foree. of a spring at tension. You feel that lie Is ready at any moment for a supreme ef fort, to expend himself In any cause that demands It. . . Here Is a man who will never retreat before anything, unless It be evil-doing: for he Is as scrupulous as he Is determined and brave, a leader wjn) obeys the Inner law. This chief of a republican state, armed by Its constitu tion with more authority than most sov ereigns enjoy, has the sensitive con science of a child. He Is to sum It u justly an honest man. He will never b made to foltbw crooked 'paths; whatever end he chooses to pursue, you may be sure that he will move stralsht toward it "Moreover, he Is clear-sighted, without illusions: he knows life and men with their underhanded ways. And yet. seeing things as they are. he believes in the ultimate victory of the good, hut he knows that the price of this victor' i dally struggle against the elements of destruction. He has clone, much, and thought much. His body. ' supple am: warrior-like, equal to the greatest fatlgu Inured to hard privation, is at his ser vice, like a good steed perfectly respon sive to its master. ... Those who ac cuse him of Imperialism do not know him. His patriotism Jias nothing aggres sive about It; It menaces no one. If he would have America strong, it te that she may not be at the mercy of the g..xl pleasure of others: and the people are with him In this matter. Pacific but In vincible such Is their character. - . . For those everywhere who Interest them wives In the destinies of the whole hu man family to find at the center of the life of a great people, a people whose In fluence makes Itself felt to the end of the earth, a character of this metal, a Lit-' 1 -,'"8 1 I heart, of such kindness, an Intelligence so broad. and so rare, may well strengthen a world-wide confidence.". Xow Then. Detroit Free Pres3. "Do you mean to say that this child fell from the third story and lunded on her feet?" "Yes." replied the policeman, "I was an eyo -witness."' "That settles It." replied the neighbor "I always said hor mother was a. cat "' During the recent visit of tho French fleet to England the London MalUjubllshed every day an account df the previous proceedings In French, for the benefit of the visitors. 1