The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 31, 1908, Image 36

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Newspaper Page Text13. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 31 1908. OSE60MHDIBTBIES OliEGOIipUSTIUES. wool, shipping, machinery: ; agriculture. ; horticulture. ' WHEAT. FLOUR. LUMBER. TIMBER.. MANUFACTURING. WATER-POWER, DAIRYING, FISHING. LIVESTOCK. MINING. COAL. TRANSPORTATION. PAPER MARINO, WOOD PULP. . Our Resources A Few Interesting Figures Stowing Oregons Advantages An Excess Production of $150,000,000. . The Average per capita pro- " Auction In Oregon, In excess of . the product f consumed by the - 4 people, Is about . f 260. 41 The total valuer of excess pro- Auction In the state ia more ""than $180,000,000. ; . i Oregon lumber ; and timber. shipments, amount 'to more than. 3,000,000,000 feet .annually. brln 4 Ins In an Income of . $30,600,0 w; - an average of $30 per capita.; 4 The value ,of the wheat crop, : including flour manufactured in , Oregon, is . 125,000,000 annually $41.68 J-J for each of the 600,000 inhabitants.' , Returns from the dairy tnter- ests amount to $17,0.008 a year.--..- - 4 Oregon raises $3,000,000 worth of eggs each year. Oregon fruit i A brines between - 14.000. 000 a and S $6,01)0.000 annually. The sale of A livestock brings-returns not less than $lO,0m,000. yields from 2,ioo.vou to 000 more Ttn 13.000 Hops yield between - $1,600,000 and $3. oiio.ooo. total from $2 A 000 each vear. white paper- amount to- js.ooii,- 000, Mines yield another $3,000,- ooo.- i . r - , - - i are avauaDie. .Aiany. opportunities win tne ciuttvated land m Clregon was in duced jn this state annually. Although a total of between - $2,000,000 and ' ui kimciiui. i 'ityuw ' oui inc .,iarmcrs are iinaing ngures tor tne sale ot live and dressed 5.500.000 tor wool mi uii.( ov ....a.!.,, . . niai mcjf .h hwkc jnorc money irom poultry cannot d ODtained, it 19 proD- ma,. anA lather a1c But the present figures 'of $250 ex- other :rpps, and the acreage in wheat able 'that this adds at least another tant items The annual ou nVffi - i. o-mrliiallv croaeinff . r,. t fw rwv ki. n ,a"1 "em8 ine.annuai output ot tne sori X 7n 7 S of elrly .11 standing" thir act;'th; value of the fSSSS tX"r 'SKt 'S OoSThiHo other state, of the union, Pthat jn this state is about Oreeon'. Fruit Be-t ' 3 0: f urfhidel'snipS "r "1 : ' . ' A. ... r...:. out of the state. f the ret0rns from uucsuaicu mi ntmui yiuuuinig , n immi ui wucai is turnca into invi nic tici hi uil .hjch are1 probably in the neighbor capabilities by any other section of flor this figure is considerably in- in the world, and the wealth produc- jj00j $2 500 000 America. The older states have Jong creased by the added value given by ers f the state are finding more gold --: ' r ' 'V''f" stnee passed the period when they the manufacture, so it is fair to eti- in the orchards than is found in the ' Salmon Bring $3,000,000. .V ;; cash received from Oregon products produced greatly more tnan they mate tlie value the wheat crop, tn mines. Already tne receipts trpm.Ure-. ft,.' aalmon - ihdustr'voroduceivfof shipped and sold outside the state consumed, and today they are caiung clud flour, at about. .pW would, it equally divided among tne v v vUU .v... ..u uimviiMi khim raisea 1 iwi r'w"u ,'w'w" , UUO '-yearly.'' The ;? Columbia is 'the 600,000 inhabitants." give every man, raw materials. Where Oregon has a this state 'add - approximately $5,000,-. $6.000.000., The amount received from ntit ,almon river of the world, woman and child a sum each year in large excess production, thy have a 000 to the figure for cereals These Oregon apples whtch are known the and millions of dollars are invested Excess of $250. shortage. . 5 gtim 'ley-.Mj -oJia most world over, and winch are shipped to in canneri and fisheries along this 'This statement is startling, but the Oregon's production is practically of the 900,000 tons of haycuTin Orer nearly every -country of Europe as stream Other fish, such as halibut, figures bear it out. Oregon is yet a all from natural resources. Manufac- Kpn is consumed within te state. this well as -'to- the eastern states, and sturgeon, etc., add many thousands to yonug state. She has not yet reached turing has not yet reached the scale commodity is nst consWered.'..wneh sell fox a higher price than any the gUmvof the fisheries production, tfr condition of many of her older of most of the eastern states. -The Dairy Interests Big Factor A other, apples grown any where, -is in making a total of nearly three mil T sisters, who consume within a close, greater proportion of our excess pro- . The rfaT JntPrKf Or.J ,i e.xccsIJof a million and a half. - Cher iion5 and qUarter dollars." margin of all that they produce and duction is shipped out in the raw ,a1."c tJ"3Vt Oregon :;ries add more than a quarter, of ami!- who have to draw a large percentage state, to be worked up into shape for i?" S Jmpprtant ilon more. The returns from peaches ' Hops and Potatoes. of their substances from their younger i consumption by those states which "? ?nn Tdnllarrare'rhi1 ),htlyt.freA'r thtn'' $ Should the supply of Oregon hops and more productive sister states. have lost most of f their natural jPro T$Sn0ft flVltltt f- andhe S?o';Cm'hlIe bnn?, a be suddenly cut off, there would be I Excc Production $150 000 000 ductive Per-' If, .ur '"w Prod,,c9 Sets are that thVs fiure ia fmM v f ""k y .?300'00? "nu,,ys consternation throughout the brewing - J. f C 150'000- were manufactured in the state. Athe.r-r iith ;what'Kfll L i?l Prunes, . raspberries, . strawberries, world, for the hop crop of this state I The toral value of the products of excess per capita production of.OrelP"" w,th wnat " be In loganberries, blackberries, gooseber- j, 6ne of the most important factors a ths ate, above the consumption of gon- would , probably be 50 peicentiTv '- . t. 't-t nes.- cranberries, currants, grapes and in the hop market of the world s The I those products, is more than $150,- greater than it is now. X :':ije?m '? V greatest apncotsJ)r.ng the totaj close, up to production in this state has been J 000,000.; If complete estimate, of the Oregon Greatest Timber State. WF&t?thf S&St mild W.0fJ0aj prunes alone Ladig Increasing'for several year." yaJ" ' f11 contains the greatest bod ?ht i isno JSS"?,. . SSMSSSli'X1! until the returns from.the sale of hop, 4 la.neu,, it wou.a ,-propaoiy: pe .-rounu -fti .t"Aintr timber : the world.'and exnense -.Mmti; ' 'I.'"" S. .T': amount in Oregon to between $1,500,- U00 and $AUUU,000. ' " , a i j" ' v. u ia Za MwcMjr- w su w ic values also total xnat tne xotai is consiaeraDiy in ex- i-.-W. ,M K. u , i iu ."iii- - v; iiicrwiiin. cess of this. enormous fitrure. ' 'i " w L . : r . t . "rr""" y "i in? catue auring touun.i "And the total i inereaW ateidilv- .h greatest-source of her produc iv-'the winter months. They. can remain oSSfr-'X vear hv vear. and will continne to do ,tyv Ana "? " ' : - aU the year round Without shel T v-- , , -: . T. . . ivi nnn Livestock Brings Returns. annually; hides and leather ; go. for a fong- time to come. The time ' ''" ls estimatt e than an equal amount. ' 4 . comf. , 0 course when Oreeon 000,000 feet of in salmon industry produces , . , l1u"lcj ,l ,wurv, wucn vregup, , . - oo.ooo a year ,for Oregon, like the older states of the east, will sixtti ot an ii .The Irish potato, tTie common 'c rll4 Vt Aim ri mnr ar1tl Vn XT. 1 AL trt AAA i - . BH. -V aatvav mam va It is estimated that about .300,000,- t.r., This takes ft very .considerable -" " " n'.Th "Jt " l1!? 5Tb, alul Ore5n ; , r , . ,:; . . J yuiaiu viuji is iiuiii lo J,-r standing timber, in the United , State ),000,- ter. This takes very considerable intTnren .nnlll'r Js th. i. t,,e hops- T.htr , one item of expense from the , dairymen mto Oregon annually through the sale potato crop is ft tates, and stockmen a,nd allows them' just S!ond:rbPorad"S iwtlT 00'000 1mMy- mtain-that much more profit. fe-JfcI! IfS'S0? 5eJ?f Plenty -' of P.otat h,v. a umn l nn cn rnl Ih.t ,1.. ClOtnC tne SlOeS Ol mC mOUUiaiUl "'"V vi. uuit Vium. .... ; .... . -f nnn ,.........., vo, t win n; kTe7be.beBtosu;oi; hTr ranges of this state. The shipments This fact is being recognized, and XX"'?. I V fC' f des nose tn hav.e to seU to thcir The returns from - I neighbors to the extent she now does, of timber from Oregon forests. have tne number. of dairy herds is mcreas- Oregon cheese is T ci,. ,.,:ii r,,-. ... now reached a total of more than mg at a rapid rate. pTopoTt 2,000,000,000' fect annually.bringing known all over the world, nd in the "P, Me hoS TorseV mills' in thi 6tate- L$ Many lines of oroduction are ve to a" income of about $30,0QO,OOO And markets pf London commands a J "fc Sion more the output ii about $3,000,000 k- M.aJTn, e AS - .CA" Ae?e'L-? this is increasing each year'and will higher price. , than cheese from any a.nq goa,s aw w minion more. As wood is the basis for paper: ;uu ."".e. J'" continue to increase for some. years other section. tion in Oregon,, over ar And Oregonians eat potatoes themselves, be- 000, and theybring into the, cattlemen i9 fortanate neighbors. souieining iiKc o.uuu.mw per year. . . tirt.:- n t Sheep return as much, exclusive oi :J&lgSZ"? a year. oaoer makine. Wool and Leather. ; and Oregon has more wood than any Oregon is one of, the great wool . S,nf s i. 1 "c H"10"." e.Y,am 11 E average: per capita produc- ti. r-.i,:;.. "J " '"a.ZI to come, for the greatest bodies of Work of the Hen. and above - : ..ii - Lt.t;...,. timber in the St the. products . consumed by the Hpriv their wealth there ic rnnm tnr touched by the ax of the lumberman, toward addinir to the wealth nf Ore. half million sheeo here, and the n- tancy ,n tni? state and that in future . -. - wr Ann Ts. . x rx a . mi - - . . . . H vparo inp iiDirsi in ni rprirnnn n ,uw,uij rrora nnwi. gon. .tne sale ot eggs alone adds nual cup is lO.UUU.UUU to 18,UU0,0U0 J "- in the State hate not Jyet been And the humble hen does her share states There arc over three and a Jhat. "jff"!?' ' '?ly''1i? I. in people of the state is something many , more lines of activity. Manv over $250. That is to say, the actual natural ( resources as et untouched 5lot so many years ago virtually all about $3,000,000 to the wealth pro- pounds of wool in the grease, making , , (Continued on Page Nineteen.) J f A) Mount Hood; :i Soap Compariy Manufacturers of Fine Laun dry and Toilet SOAPS WASHING SODAS AND POWDERS i T7MiriVi on1 r.lien Cm Phone Main 6710. v4 SECDHIXy VAUET & METAL WORKS Manuf acturcrs of Corrugated Metal Culverts Made of A, Ingot Iron Which Lasts a lifetime , . 1 ia;f:;j..-..-yv.-..w..-. if ?T II!:-.011' US 1 1. ursw 154-inch Galvanized Corrugated Ingot Ingot Iron Siphon With Three-Foot Drop Built " forthe Idaho wastiuigton wortnern Kauroad. . - . .. ' ' -1 j V DOERNBEGHER KFG. CO , East 28th Street and Sandy Road . Bedroom and Dining. Rpoim Furniture The to iomo .nearer to the peoplo than thla question ot 'frood roadaV "aid William J. Bryan. "I find there la a new field here, and I nave advanced bo far that I have made up my mind to build a little sample road near my farm, and not only; that, but to do what I can to get my country and my state to do something in the matter of good One of the 882 Culverts Used in Whitman County, Washington. ! 7.ie importance or Rood roads is of "interest to each and every person in the city or in the counVrr. laxpayer, me xenani ana oven tne man who la Delther re all benefitted "or Inconvenienced by the condUlon of oiir roadways. Theodore Roosevelt nald: "The faculty, the art, the habit of road building makes in a natlcjh those -Holld. eire 'Qualities which rll for nprm&npni vrMtnAM". TttHlnr iwiliti(ian -nA .tat.n,.. n.A .. T tt..u polkiral viewH And beliefa. rut all Bgreo on the queation of rood roads, and on their importance to "the com- iuuijiij. inr Man- nn me iiuiion. jNoinmK 10 wiucn i nave turned my attention the laat few years has eemed roads.' Portland has a firm ivhoae buniness Is making; corrugated !n-ot iron culverts which- re being used ex tensively throughout theuntry. The culvert problem ia of vital importance to the taxpayer. An, enormous miUBt-I money is apt-n ;ftnnually in repairing and rebuilding culverts. The- American tngot Iron which ia used In the manufacture of the "pipe culvert and the Poster Corrugated Nestable Culvert ta 98 94-100 per cent pure, and these culverts are guaranteed for 25 years. This firm claims that the culvert of their manufacture will last for 50 sears but n 26 year guarantee is sufficient to put their culverts into general use. These culverts "?. -t tngot iron sheets heavily coated with alnc spelter, hot rolled between rolls of enormous pressure which forces the sine spelter liito- the pores of the ingot iron, thereby causing the spelter to become part of the .i.u . 5 Ii Process Is applied to the sheets before corrugating or forming, thus enabling the sheets td .iiiKinra nit prcrcn vi corrugating ana men passing through neavy corrugated rolls -which forms It into a circle. . All the sulphur, manganese and other impurities which are susceptible to rust or corrosion are removed from the Ingot Iron by a scientific process. Zinc spelter is the most non-porous substance known to science and is absolutely non-absorbent and therefore cannot rust or corrode. These sectional tubes are riveted together into continuous culvert, which Is easily placed in position without skill or expense. When In position these cul verts will last years without repairs. Considering the. long life of these ingot iron culverts,, they ars ths cheajest that have ever bf n used for road work. - .. t nTh j c"mPnying xmt shows a siphon manufactured by this company for ths Idaho A Washington Northern Railroad and shipped to Spirit Lake, Idaho, it is used for carrying irrigation water across the road beneath the roadbed. Rend wbt Mr. J. R. Bupley. Commisrfonef of Second District. Whitman County. Washlnston. v- . ' i ih T ,i V , '.Mr1 Works--Reply!ng to yours of the 26th Inst, regarding culverts, will say that w used - ; ,v v .-1 "vhoii, .niiiiiKHjn, a, year ago, wnere we iormeriy naa a woooen irestia Drldga 175 feet long. The .bridge was unsafe and a hew one would have cost from $1009 to: $1200. The- fill cost $525. and as It Is 1 2 feet high, with an lg-foot roadway. It took a culvert . 40 feet Ion. "At a recent hlrh water It ran As tnis- is quit tnn mivht v.- ' I'., ,U1 veitsnown n position is-one of the 882 used by Whitman, County, Washington. Spokane County, or . tills firm wnmmera. hm used nenrlv sen tilverta U r.nniiit )m nnnn n? in -n ii.i.t, m,i.,. T i . Q.VZ. "rry munijr. m nrfgon ano wasnington nas tnese culverts, whtcn . have proven entirely s.ilsfH-lrrv . ThcPortland Kailway, Mght fc Power Company and the Oregon Electric Railway are lrg user's i d t the N.iith .Coast oal. The factory Is the best eouinned 1n the country and has art a. W. P. anur Our Construction Finish and Materials Are Unexcelled Consisting of ' r BEDSTEADS : DRESSERS COMMODES CHIFFONIERS , SIDEBOARDS 1 : BUFFETS EXTENSION TABLES CHINA CLOSETS SIDE TABLES 'In 4; c5 In Qaartcrcd Oak, Birdseye sr Maple, Mahogany, Circassian Walnut,' and in Native Ash i and Maple "71 one-nan xuii. laaina; care or Sunshine Creeks widen drains about 30 square miles. As this is quits a fUl , ... mr ii . usucfo irom. ine train passing , towards Moscow ana wis ton, it might pay you J. R. RUPIET. I .tf Patronize, Home Industry la the t.laot' hl(h joiiTvects with all roads. 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