The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 21, 1917, Section One, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text21 FUTURE OF KELP KOSEBUEG'S NEW $75,000 HIGH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS. Southern California . Plants Only Ones on Pacific , Wow in Operation. t-isc-g- YCi SVl ' r , CiEi GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MADE w TIIE .SUNDAY OREGOXIA', PORTLAND, OCTOBEE 21, 1917. n NDUSTRY VIEWED Product, Which Nominally Sells fop $12 a Ton Xow Selling 'or $45 or More, and Beds Are round All Along Western Coast. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wish Ington. Oct. 13. Although potash, which normally sells 'or $13 a, ton. Is now selling for J15 or more, and al though vast kelp beds are found all along the Pacific Coast from Southern California to Alaska, and although this kelp is rich in potash, plants for the recovery of potash from kelp are' being operated only in Southern California. The Geological Survey in a report on potash production in 1916 discusses at some length the pelp establishments of Southern California and the future of the kelp industry. The report, la part, i says: "There has been some controversy in print as to whether potash extracted from kelp can compete permanently with other domestic potash and with Imported potash when prices become normal. It is estimated that there are 160 square miles of commercially valu abls beds of kelp on the coast of Alaska, five square miles on the coast of Puget Sound and 225 square miles on the coast of Southern California. These beds are said to produce an an nual growth of 69.300,000 short tons of fresh kelp, equivalent to 2,226,000 short tons of potassium chloride, or 1,431,446 tons of potash that Is, the total esti mated annual growth of the kelp con tains 2.4 per cent of potash. "Some writers contend that this esti mate is too large. It is said that only about one-tenth of the kelp estimated available is being harvested in the parts of the field now being cut. The difference between the estimated re sources and the harvest is said to be due to original overestimation of the weight of the harvestable portion. This may be part due to the death of the plants from injury during cutting and to loss and difficulties in harvesting. But even if the gross amount of kelp growing on the Pacific Coast is as eumed to be as great as estimated, it should be noted that much of it is not readily available to harbors where it can be handled, and that the kelp nat urally grows in rocky and exposed portions which are not readily acces sible to machine cutters. Many of the fields are probably not within prac ticable reach of ports. The actual op erations are said to yield leys than 2 per cent of potash in the wet kelp harvested, and this fact should be con sidered in any estimates of its quantity as well as in harvesting and work ing it. "A recent report contains the follow ing statement: " 'Not withstanding this comparatively rapid development in the kelp industry, the problem of extracting potash from kelp commercially has not been com pletely solved. It is essential that methods bo devised for producing the numerous by-products which, can be obtained from the kelp. The plants now in operation, for the most part, are ecgraged in the extraction of potash . only. Owinqr to the present abnormal prices for this material, they are devoting- relatively little attention to the elaboration of processes for the recov ery of by-products. If this situation continues, they probably will not be able to produce potash at a profit when conditions become normal. In the cir cumstances, it seems desirable for the Department (of Agriculture) to demon strate the commercial feasibility of producing potash and by-products from kelp with a view to putting the in dustry on a sound economic basis.' "Air-dried kelp is seen to be worth about $13 a short ton at the point of manufacture. As about -2 tons of fresh lacrocystis will yield one ton of dried kelp, it seems that dried kelp can be used as a fertilizer if 6.2 tons of wet kelp can be harvested, dried, ground and packed for $12 with reasonable profit. The price of potash is now ti or more a unit, so that the margin for profit is very great, the l'l-ice per ton being temporarily increased from SI to $j4.60 or more. It is therefore easy to see why the industry may flourish under present conditions and to realize tho difficulties it msy meet when the market becomes more nearly normal. Somewhat the same mode of computa tion may be applied tn the manufac ture of the products of high grade, but the calculatoin then becomes much more complicated. "The project for the recovery of potash from keli. as from other tources, deserves every legitimate en couragement possible from National. SAVE YOUR HAIR AND BEAUTIFY IT WITH "DANDER1NE" Spend a Few Cents! Dandruff Disappears and Hair Stops Coming Out. Try This! Hair Gets Beautiful, Wavy and Thick in Few Moments. Tf you care for heavy hair, that glis tens with beauty and is radiant with life! has an incomparable softness and Is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderlne. Just one application doubles the beauty of your hair, besides it imme dlately dissolves every particle of dan druff; you cannot have nice, heavy healthy hair if you have dandruff. This destructive scurf robs the hair of its luster, its strength and Its very life. and if not overcome it produces feverishness and Itching of the scalp the hair roots famish, loosen and die then the hair falls out fast. If your hair has been neglected and is thin, faded, dry. scraggy or too oily. Ret a small bottle of Knowlton's Ian derlne at any drug store or toilet coun ter for a few cents; apply a little as directed, and ten minutes after you will say this was the best investment you ever made. Ve sincerely believe, regardless of everything else advertised, that if you desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair and lots of It no dandruff no itching gi-alp iin..1 no rii"-e falling hair you muni in.;'.viUiu's laudet i tie. ii eventually why not cow." Adv. state and local governments. Althougrh not established primarily for public or patriotic ends, these projects never theless aim to supply a commodity that is much needed in manufacturing' In dustries and in agriculture a com modity that the country migrht urgently need in time of emergency." SOIL VIRGIN; CROPS FINE Food Demands and Good Farming Make Grain Advisable. WASHINGTON', Oct .12. Because the if rain crops are well adapted to virgin land, irrigation farmers who expect to bring1 many new acres "under the ditch" in the near future have a unique op portunity. With food crops in strong demand the opportunity goes hand in hand with good farming. And in order that farmers contemplating grain growing under irrigation may have all the advantages of present knowledge on this subject, a specialist in the United States Department of Agricul ture has collected and made available this information in farmers Bulletin 863, "Irrigation of Grain," just pub lished. As a rule, grains such as wheat, oats' or barley, are. for several reasons,-the first crops grown on land benig brought under irrigation, says the spe cialist. They are food crops and there fore in demand; they require less out lay in preparing the land for irriga tion and in seed and bring quicker re turns than most other crops; they do well on new soil and help to put the soil in condition for other crops, and in most sections their need for irri gation corresponds to the period of greatest water supply. Most of the streams of arid regions are torrential, having a flood period in the Spring and early Summer and low water In the late Summer. The grains make their growth during this flood period and are ready for harvest when the streams subside. Grain is essentially a crop for the farmer with a very limited capital or for the farmer on new land, according to the bulletin mentioned. It is not advisable, however, to grow many crops of grain in succession on new land, as the yields fall off rapidly. Tbe land should be seeded to alfalfa and grain used only In rotation after the first year or two. It is not a crop for revenue upon small farms nor where intensive farming is practiced. Methods or irrigating prain crops are restricted somewhat because of the fact that such crops cover tho entire surface of the Foil on which they are grown. The flooding method,' some times objected to because, of the loss bv evaporation, is more suited to grain crops because they seldom are Irrigated before the grain is high enough to protect the soil from sun and wind. The border and basin methods of ir- ricration are also well adapted to grain crops and are. described in detail in the bulletin mentioned. The proper time to irrigate, the quantity of water required and the cost of growing grain under irrigation also are discussed. PREMIER'S AUT0GRA.F SOLD "This Is an Age of Ilcrops," Says David Lloyd Gebrgc. LONDOX, Pept. 30. An autographic essage from Prime Minister HavTd T.loyd George, which was sold at a Welsh fair at Holyhead this week for ?6(o. said: "This is an age of heroes. There never have been so mny in any gen eration of the world's history, and it is wfll, therefore, that ve should com memorate the fact with the special pride of our time. Moreover, no part of the British Kmpire has made a readier or sturdier contribution than the rusrged corner assigned by Provi dence for Welshmen to dwell in.' Drainage is beneficial to land in fested with certain kinds of wireworms. FEDERAL BUILDING AT VANCOUVER TO BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY IN NOVEMBER. 5 & 1 i r J- ' ! VANCOUVER, "Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.) The Vancouver postofflce at Thirteenth and Daniels street, Is nearlng completion and it is expected that It will be ready for occupancy next month. The build Ing. of yellow brick, consists of basement, main floor and second story. Its coBt is around $125,000. The site for the building ceet (1S.S00, and was bought when W. W. McCredle was Representative from this district. Mr. McCredle procured the appropriation forthe building. Vancouver has two 30-Toot streets and one of these was chosen for the new postofflce. Peopla living here now do not know why the building was located there, and many are not satisfied with having It so far from the business section. At "the time bids for the site were advertised for. the city was booming, and the price of real estate was high and this was the only site that rould be bowrht wlttt th money available. It was accepted and plans for the building were drawn bv the Oovernment and In dne time the bu:ll!n;r v.as started. K. YV. Pease Is ths Government insiector he.c 1 EOSEBURG, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) Roseburff Is Justly proud of Its new and modern high school building, which has received its finishing touches. The building, constructed entirely of brick, is strictly modern In every particular. On the first floor is the gymnasium, 45 by 80 feet, with a gallery seating capacity of 400 persons, not to mention 12 other large sep arate rooms to be used for various purposes. The second story of the struc ture contains the auditorium, 84 by 70 feet, and will seat 1500 persons. The superintendent's and principal's offices are on this floor, and It also con tains eight apartments devoted to classrooms and other branches of high school work. The recitation-room is the Important opening on the third flbor, which is large and roomy, well lighted and most convenient for the stu dents. Four classrooms are also on this floor, with six other separate high school departments. There Is no more modern high school building In tbe state, from all standpoints, than the ohe Just completed, and It is with a degree of much pride to citizens of this school district that this fine build ing is how ready for "occupancy. WOMEN GET READY Californians Organize Actual Army of Conservation. SERVICE PERIOD OF WAR Two General Staff Headquarters to Be Established, That at San I'ran cico and at Los Angeles. .Parallel Hank Is Given. SAX FRAXCISCO. Ott. 15. The worn- en of California are organizing as an actual army ot conservation for the period of the war. It will be an army of democracy in every sense of the word. Interest, enthusiasm and in telligence will be the only factors that will count. The little stenographer who works in a downtown office has the same opportunity to become a Major-General in this army as the wife of the man who employs her. This organisation will exactly paral lel that of the National Army with the same company, regiment, brigade, di vision and corps organization and the same ranks of officers, so that for every private and every officer of the I'nited States Army in. France, there will be a corresponding rank and au thority. At a later period it is pro posed to a degree to bring the two great organizations Into such close touch that a company or regiment or even an individual officer in the war army iii Europe will know that a sim ilar company, regiment or officer in the army of conservation is directly and personally responsible for looking after their interests or his Interests, and who she Is. ' If Captain Smith of Company B. Fifth Regiment, Second Brigade, Third Ml 9 ' ' i . r - - r iimrtii? -i-mmi- rmi'in r KTED AT COST OF 12500. ' POSTOPF1CE ERECTED AT COST OF $12000. - . - " . . - rr. .1 '' Ill r-,"-j .-annerrrt 11 11 Division in Europe, finds his men lacking In comforts or necessities he will know that Captain Mabel Ttlllng- ford, of the same company, regiment, brigade and division in California is responsible for it. Headquarters for the organization of the great woman's army of conservation in California have been established in San Francisco and a director of organization has been ap pointed and given full authority o the Federal Food Commission to carry through the immense work of creating this tegular army of conservation. Two Headquarters Fixed. Two general staff headquarters will be established, that at San Francisco and one at Los Angeles, having Juris diction respectively over the army or Sanitations of the northern and south em haifs of the state. Every officer of this army of conser vntlon will be provided with insignia of office, whether sergeant, captain or major as is worn by the corresponding officer In the Regular Army of th Nation, and have similar duties and authority. The entire organization will be created in exact accordance with that of the National Army, and for parade occasions will have a neat inexpensive uniform. Promotion will be entirely for service and 4n accordance with regular army discipline and reg ulations. The first step in this re markable enlistment of the women of California into art actual army of serv ice for the period of the war will be the enrolling of volunteer enlistment officers. Each woman volunteering as an en listment officer immediately will write a brief letter to the director of tho or ganization, giving her name and ad dress and stating that she volunteers to enlist a squad of eight or more pri vates and if she secures the enlistment of a "squad" of eight women as pri vates she will then' receive her formal commission as a sergeant In command of that squad. If she secures the en listment of 24 privates she will be commissioned as a lieutenant of pla toon with three sergeants under her. An enlistment of B6 privates will make her a captain of a company with four lieutenants, and 12 sergeants under her authority. It is planned that back of eVery man behind a gun in the trenches there will be a woman at the fireside, and that the honor and credit of winning the war will be divided equally between the great National s-4 Broadway Army of the sons, husbands, brothers and cousins marching to do battle for democracy with guns and cannon, and the equally great National Army of Conservation at the firesides guarding, emnserving and forwarding the base supplies. Other IVorlc Not Affected. This in no wise will interfere with their other duties, organizations, clubs and so on. but like the enlistment of men from every walk in life, demand ing of tbeni that the business of the Nation and its National safety (shall take precedence over every other in terest in one great war organization, even to the extent of the sacrifice of their lives if necessary. It is now pro posed to marshal the women of Cali fornia in an equally efficient and vital army. This army of conservation will have its signal corps, its cavalry, its medi cal corps, its quartermaster's depart ment, its officers and staffs and every feature of the Regular Army Stenographers, telegraph and tele phone operators and those engaged in similar occupations will be enlisted into the signal corps. Women owning automobiles will be enlisted in the cavalry. Newspaper editors, writers, reporters, etc., in the artillery, since this will be also a great campaign of education in conservation, through the press, of the great mass of the people. The first step already. Is being taken, and the work of organisation will move forward with swiftness, since orders from Herbert C, Hoover are that the organization of the entire state be completed by the 21st of this month. Officers will rank according to their priority of commission, thus the cap tain in a regiment who first received her commission will be the ranking captain and will first receive advance ment to the rank of Major. The ser geant of a company Who was first commissioned M11 be the ranklnff ser geant of the company and first to be advanced to a lieutenancy. Hawaii Registration Cheap. HOtfOLVLt?. T. tt., Oct. IS. jResis tration in Hawaii for the selective draft held In July cost the Vnited States Government $600. or 2 cents a regis trant. The registration figures showed sr. enrollment of 30,000. While the actual ccst ot the registration work Irtnv- r th'. e'l but the Jno t A-as brne either by tire territorial or local county govern mrnia. . Model 90 ' - Light Four Only Gne Week and Three Days Before the Price Goes Up A Service Car THE service it gives in return for a modest outlay commends the Over land Light Four to the veteran car owner. Its ever-readiness, its fast get-away,' its stamina for the long haul and sus tained speed, would be remarkable in a much higher priced car. 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