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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON . SUNDAY JOURNAL PORT LAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 22. 1919. 5 THREE; THOUSAND ATTENDANCE AT VICTORIA JULY 17 Annual Convention of the Inter state Realty Association Prom ises Large Attendance. JOURNAL AUTO TOUR POPULAR Hundreds of Realty Dealers Will Make the Trip to Convention . by Auto as Guests of Paper. Bvery preparation io being made by the realty men of Victoria and the people of that city for the entertain ment of the Intrtate Realty associa tion at the convention July 17. 18 antl 13 According to W. A.. McAdams. rhalrma'ii of the invitation and enter tainment committee. approximately 5000 illustrated circular letters have " beeln sent to realty men In the North west giving information about the city, hotel rates, points of interest on Van couver island and a tentative outline of the entertainment program provided for the realty convention. . Similar literature will be mailed to ral estate dealers this week and again on July 5. Mr. McAdams stated during a recent visit to Portland. A 600-foot reel entitled "Glimpses of Victoria" has also been prepared for exhibition In Portland and other cities In the Juris diction of the Interstate Realty asso ciation. Mr. Adamson Is publicity commis ionvr of the city of Victoria and Is eppe,cially enthusiastic in describing the delightful auto drives in and about that town. He assures realty men who in tend to make the trip to the convention by automobile-that there will be ample ferriage facilities provided at Port An geles, Seattle and Vancouver. B. C. to carry cars to the island and return. Reductions in rate for both passengers and cars Is also promised by Mr. Mc .Adarhs. " Realty dealers planning: to take The Journal's auto trip to the Victoria con vention - are requested to write to the Real 'Estate department of this paper at once, that proper arrangements may be made for their ferriage and for hotel and garage accommodations en route and at Victoria. Letters containing blanks to be filled out by those wishing to Join The Journal a a to tour were mailed to realty dealers some weeks ago. Many favorable replies have been received and indications are that about 100 cars will follow The Journal pilot car to the convention. Really dealers and their friends wishing ta make the trip should fill out the-blanks provided and return them to tiits department, or If the blank has not beerv received, write for infor mation and arrange to Join The Journal . party. A tentative outline of the entertain ment features of the convention pro vides a garden party for the ladies at the home of Mrs. V. B. Pemberton on the afternoon of July 18; a trip to the Dominion observatory in the evening, where realtors may view the moon and Mara through the largest telescope In the world; attendance at the Pacific Northwest championship tournament In water polo, diving and ewtmmtng, on July 19, and an ' auto trip through the city. . Headquarters of the convention will be" at the Empress hotel and sessions will be held in the Princess theatre. Iptel rates are moderate, rooms with bath at the Kmpress ranging from $3 per day up. ' There are numerous other excellent hotels in the city and ample accommodation will be provided for all who attend. Victoria realty officials are planning on an attendance of 3000 at the convention. Advices from Paul Cowgill. secretary of the Interstate as sociation, now In Victoria, indicate that a large numjjer of real estate men from Washington, Idaho. Montana and Al berta are planning to make the trip to the convention, many of them going by auto. ' BUILDING PERMITS Wnltfie!d Fr1e Co.. repair torerooni. 480 Wkliinetnu between 14 th nd XSth, builder tame. t2B. R. A. Kine. rppejr reoidence. 828 Rural . hv Mtlvcaukir. builder. Hawthorn Construction company, $25t. V. VS Hclliater. repair dweIHn. 683 E. Broadway between E. I4th and 15th, builder, A. If. Hcrt. $5t0. K. V. lK)isr. erect araae. 13.M K. Thoropr run betwen 48th and 49th. builder, 11. 1 8mitli, 33S. Mrs. A. V. SylTesier. repair residence. 6009 t..Vh are. S. .K. between 57th and 60th sis., builder. V. I- Benjamin. $20. Fred Tormorhlen. repair residence. 304 fhuteh at. between Union and 0th sta.. builder, Frank DohL 3M. Mrs. l. . C'arpentr. repair residence, 972 K. Stark between 3 2d and 33d, builder same. 50. ' K J. Bring, erect- dwelling, 64 1 03d t. S K between 64th and 6&th ares., builder same, J$4RO. Mrs. Bteaidng. repair stores. 408 H E. Mor rison between Grand and 6th. builder. Gray hrno., 1 SO IL Israel, repair stoje and dwelling. 401 fith t. between Harrison - and Hall, builder, D. Gurieo Mfg. Co.. $2000. George Comer and William Matthews, erect garage. 843-5 37tli St.. builder, . I. Smith, $25. O. B. Carr. ere-t parage. 4625 60th S. E. between 4th and 4 7tb. buiWer came. $300 D. ' B. Carr, repair residence. 4625 60th 't. s. K. between 46th and 47th, builder same, $475. V. J. Uoyd. erect garage, 524 E. 46th N be tfn Thnnpwi and Braiee, builder same. $100. II. Failing Kstats, repair store and office. 14 0 5th between Morrison and Alder, builder, F. II. Miles. $500. Andrew C. Nelson, erect garage. 1196 E. Un culn between 3!ith and 4 1 .-t. builder same.- $10O. t'harlea S. lliff. "erect garage. 066 Schuyler between 3 tot awt 83d. builder same. 15". Anua t. Holman, erect garage. 490 E. 0th &t. N. between . Thompson aud Braze, builder -me, $75.' i. II. Haines, erect garage, 548 E. 18th, builder same, $75. . Anna 8. Holman. erect garage. 490 E. 0th N. between Thompson and B razee, builder sauie. $75.- . Lewnard Nelson, erect garage. 867 Mississippi near bl.ater, builder same, $73. ,M. il. iffcct . garage, 421 1st between First and Hall. builJer, same. $85. v M. Gale, erect garage. 421 1st between Jst and Hall, builder fame, $85. I,. AVallace. repair residence. 889 E. Bfain Ft between 2tth and 30th, builder same. $3oO. Judge Taawrll, erect garasre. 92 I-'ront. be twean La"e nd Abernethy, builder, S. J. Cham purney, $300. Lata Manning, erect garage, 318 E. 39th be ti rt?n Harrison uid Lincoln, builder nmc, $200. John C. William erect garage. 1295 Wis teria are., builder. John Stout. $100. W. H. Haskins, erect residence, 101 E. 57th N. between E. ilia and flgndeis.-builder, L, U. Bailey Co.. $3009. . " ' , General Insurance d p in u s 1 McCargar, Bates & Lively. Yeon Buiiaiiiff Main 168, A-2694 1 ' CLOUD CAP INN ON MOUNT HOOD c . irx - ' - 1 PLANS FOR YEAR; BUILDING . PROGRAM UNDER WAY "Own Your Home" Campaign Ex pected to Stimulate Erection of Residences Albany, June 21. With prospects for the organization of several new in dustrial enterprises in this city Albany ia beginning a building program un equaled since the record year of 1912. Hesitajicy in BtartiTig construction work, attributed to anticipation of lower prices will remain at the present level for several years and contractors look for a year of increasing activity. The largest building at present con templated Is the new cannery of the Linn-Benton Growers' association which will be located on Water street In the east end of the city. This building will be modern in structure and equipment, following the general plan of W. H. Faulhamus and his associates In es tablishing similar enterprises, in other places. The Magnolia steam laundry com pany has under construction the most modern laundry building in the state outside of Portland. The structure will be completed and ready for occupancy during the coming month. J. M. Ralston Is completing a modern garage at the corner of Seventh and Lyon streets and A. J. Rosseau and Klmer Archibald are planning the erec tion of a garage at First and Baker streets which will cost approximately 15,000. Another local automobile deal-s er has an option of a site for a garage and proposes to build in the autumn. The L. K. Nebergal company, whose plant was burned last week, con template rebuilding. Officials of the concern state that the new plant will be larger and of a more substantial character than the one destroyed. There is a decided shortage of desir able residence property and several new houses are now being built. Plans for others are being prepared and the or ganization of an "Own Your Home" campaign similar to the -one carried on in Portland Is expected to stimulate the building of moderate priced homes for working men. Ben Ion County Farm Sales Corvallis. June 21. Benton county farm property ia changing hands rapid ly this spring, excellent crop condi tions proving an inducement to buyers. Albert Glenn has just purchased a 20 acre tract of bottom land and is plan ning its Improvement. A. H. Saxton of Big Elk "has bought 20 acres two miles east of Corvallis and T5 acres of highly improved land southeast of the city has been sold to J. N. Conn Oi Dallas. Roy Boales of Dallas has also purchased Corvallis property and will locate here this summer. Iranaha Sheep Ranch Sold Enterprise, June 21. Ross R Fal coner has purchased 1250 acres near Imnaha from his brother, Fred W. Falconer, has gone into the sheep business. He has also bought a band of shep from Albert Morgan and has taken over Mr. Morgan's sumnfer ind fall range. As part consideration F. W. Falconer received a brick store building In Enterprise. Ross Falconer was formerly engaged in the sheep business and sold out to operate a feed store in this city. ALBANY BIG GIRCS' SCHOOL ON WESTOVER TERRACE a$& 1,-.,'" H -;-y,wy.-.w.ii,.tJ - j 1 i r -llfflij If. t . I'll v is m nnr rr"ni 1 " -s Sliss RutbrTatJin's school on Culpepper terrace, where one hundred girls The only private school for irirls in the k orthwest, : where instruction is given from the primary grades through to college preparation. Is located on Culpepper Terrace, and looks out upon one of the fairest prospects offered from Westover Terraces. The school was or m. -v Famous tourist hostelry recently pur chased by Homer Rogers from Wil liam Ladd. Cloud Cap Inn Under New Ownership; Road Will Be Improved Cloud Cap Inn, located at an altitude of six thousand feet, on the north slope of Mt. Hood, was recently purchased by Homer Rogers and will be opened this season In connection with Mt. Hood Lodge and a camp at Elk Meadows as a stopping place for tourists. Mr. Ladd invested approximately $75,000 in the construction of Cloud Cap Inn and the development of the surrounding acreage. The Inn Is modern In equipment and, arith five cabins to be erected ty Mr. Rogers on adjolnfng grounds, will ac commodate 35 guests. ? Mr. Rogers has lived for the .past 10 years at Mt. Hood lodge. 92 miles from Portland on tha, north side of the mountain. The altitude of the Lodge Is 2800 feet and ample entertainment Is provided here for 30 to 40 griests. Several hundred dollars will be ex pended in improving the road from Mt. Hood Lodge to Cloud Cap Inn and from there to Elk' Meadows, about 10 miles from the Lodge and half way round the mountain to Government Camp. A good car can make the trip without diffi culty, according to Mr. Rogers, and well, built trails are being built to neighbor ing points of interest to tourists and mtfuntarn climbers. ' Elk Meadow lies at an altitude of 5000 feet and cabins will be erected here to afford shelter for the night. The meadow comprises about 100 acres wat--eed by Fall Creek. Ther Is good fish ing In the neighborhood and Hood River Meadows about two miles distant is an other favorite beauty spot visited by tourists. The Lpop road to circuit Mt. Hood will pass through Elk Meadows. When com pleted this road will afford an auto trip of 180 miles - from Portland and re turn. Views from Mt. Hood and Cloud Cap Inn are unrivaled in magnificence, according to Mr. Rogers, and he pre dicts that with suitable hotel accommo dations the region of ML Hood will be come . the rnecca of tourists from all parts of the country. Canby Farm Brings $12,000 Canby June 21. A. L. Cummings has sold his 20 acre farm west of. this place to H. "L. Vandergrlff of Spokane for $12,000. This is one of Hthe. .most highly improved places In this, vicinity and is equipped with a splendid Irrigation sys tem. Mr. Cummings ..has been en gaged in raising rhubarb, asparagus and sweet corn, and states that his average net ' income from the 20 acjCS has been $5000 per year. ' U ? . ; ; Jj ,.. ' : ganized by Miss Ruth Catlin in 1911 and is equipped to handle 100 girls. - There are 10 Instructors on Miss Catlin's staff and the curriculum em braces all of the subjects usually taught from the j primary grades to the special course preparatory to entry : to college.' The building is three stories )n height IMPORTANT LEASE OF STORE BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICT J. Simon & Bro. Secure Eight Year Lease on Half Block on Alder Between 1st and 2nd. An important downtown lease was effected this week through which J. Simon & Bro. secured the building ad joining their present store, which here tofore has occupied a frontage of 60 feet on Second street, 200 feet on Alder street and 50 feet on " First street Under the new lease, which runs for a term of eight years, the store will occupy the entire half block, making a frontage of 100 feet on Second street, 200 feet on Alder street and 100 feet or. First street. , The building . on the Second , street side is two stories high and on the first street side three stories. All of the floors will be occupied by the firm after the building has been remodeled, which will necessitate an expenditure of approximately $25,000. The total rental to be paid during the term of the lease will approximate $150,000. The enlargement of the firm's store will give In round figures 60,000 square feet. When It is remembered that the firm of J. Simon & Bro. started in the retail business in Portland only four years ago with only 6000 feet of floor space, the record will be seen to be a remarkable one. Both members of the firm expressed themselves as being well satisfied with their new deal and they both expressed, a firm belief in the greatness of Port land's future. The firm has at this time three of their buyers in New York selecting fall stocks for the en larged store, which it is expected will be fully occupied about September 1. Crossley Sells His Interest in, Firm To Thomas Vigars The Crossley-Vigars company was dissolved Thursday, John W. Crossley selling his interest in the business to Thomas Vigars. The firm has been do ing business for the past two years in the Railway Exchange building, han dling high-class residence property. Mr. Vigars is an old resident of Port land and has built hundreds of houses In this city. He will continue the busi ness at the same location. Mr. Crossley plans to take a vacation of several weeks before forming another business connectloh. New Irrigation District Planned Bend. June 21. Fifteen ranches hold ing approximately 8000 acres of land between Plainview and Tumalo, have perfected plans for the organization of an irrigation district and propose to spertft $25,000 in the construction, of canals and reservoirs. The district Is a portion of the section controlled by the old Snow Creek Irrigation company. Polk County Farm Sold for $50,000 Salem, June 21. The Caufield farm, consisting of 668 acres located two miles north of Rickreall, was recently purchased by Percy A. "Soung of Al bany. Consideration was approximate ly $50,000. received preparatory college training and $0 by 100 feet in dimensions. , The exterior Is of plaster on metal . lath. The tipper stories are ; equipped for dormitory purposes and there are ac commodations for .15 boarding, pupils. The ' windows look out upon a wide panorama of river and , mountain scenery.. - 100,000 BUILDING SITES VACANT IN CITY, REED SAYS All the Buildings in, Portland Now Occupy 58,000 Sites; Op portunity Beckons Builders. MOSTLY ON PAVED STREETS Thousands Cramped Into Apart ment Houses When Facilities for Real Homes Go Unused. There are approximately 100,000 va cant building sites' in Portland, accord ing to County Assessor Henry K. Reed, and about 58,000 sites occupied by build ings of all classes. The majority of these unused building sifes are located on paved streets and easily accessible to water, sewer, light and gas connections. The sites are ready for occupancy and have been awaiting the builder for sev eral years. According to various surveys of hous ing conditions made by local officials and -agents of the United States Hous ing corporation, there has been for sev eral months past an actual demand for 3000 new dwelling houses in Portland. The demand for residence property still exists and members of the Portland Realty board declare that it will con tinue to exist for several years to come. OWJTERS RESPONSIBLE ' Students of social and economic prob lems declare that there is analogy be tween these conditions in Portland. They declare tkjat the owners of un used building sites are responsible in a large degree for the want of housing facilities and the resulting high rental charged for apartments. The enforced housing of families in ramshackle old residence properties, where from six to a dozen so-called "housekeeping apart ments" are eked out of houses origi nally designed for the accommodation of a single family, is also laid at the door of the owner of the unused build ing fite. Conditions similar to those existing In Portland are common to other cities of the country and attempts at a solution of the housing problem will probably result In the passage of remedial legis lation by various states legislatures and the federal government. A bill provid ing for loans to home builders, modeled after the federal land loan bank act. is to be presented at the next session of congress and its passage will doubtless bring relief to thousands of wage earn ers and salaried men. The campaign carried on by the "Own Tou Honie" committee In Portland has done much in the way of educating the public in the advantages of home owner ship, but so far there has been no or ganized effort to solve the financial problems confronting the home builder. Committees have been appointed and have indulged in -endless discussions of the subject but action has been left to Individual initiative. . CAJflfOT SAVE MOXEY Between hope of profit on the part of local capitalists and their apparent lack of faith in the future prosperity of the city, the working man locating in Portland has been left to seek a domi cile In environments- far from the reali zation of his dreams of a home. Sites for homes are to be had at compara tively moderate prices 'In Portland and If we presume that every good mechanic should be an equally good financier it is probably their own fault that they do not buy vacant property and build. In spite of this theory it is a fact that there are thousands of excellent citizens of the United States who lack the ability to save their earnings and will engage to buy homes only upon th,e easiest of terms. It Is the part of good citizenship ind good economics as well that extra inducements be offered to convert the "floater" into a home own er. Bankers, merchants and property owners alike are interested in the per petual payroll ; the manufacturer de plores the loss from shifting employes ; the "floater" himself wanders from place to place in search of a place he can, call his home. The situation is far from hopeless ; on the contrary the problem is ripe for solution ; all that is.- lacking Is initiative yon the part of men gifted with the ability to organ ize and handle large projects. Christian Church Is Preparing to Erect New $75,000 Edifice The First Christian church plans the construction of a new building on the site of its present edifice at the cor ner of Park and Columbia streets. Plans now maturing call for a strictly modern church and Sunday school building, cost ing between $75,000 and $100,000. Included on the building committee are: A. H. A verill chairman : Carl B. Brown. A. E. Meserve. R. B. MoClung, Mrs. B. K. Kennedy, Mrs. M. I. Owens and Mrs. F. A. Douty. Mr. McClung has been appointed custodian of the building fund. Willow Wood Ranch Transferred Vale, June 21. G. W. Hag has sold the Willow Wood ranch at jamieson to A. L. Guerber of Hillsboro for $75,000. The ranch- contains 480 acres, of which 260 acres is in alfalfa. The new owner expects to enter stock raising on a large scale, taking advantage of extensive adjoining range land. Haines Rebuilding in' Brick ' Baker, June 21. The town, of Haines is recuperating rapidly from its recent destructive fire. The buildings burped were frame structures and are being replaced with substantial brick blocks. The town is prospering and looks for a steady growth. Salem Acreage Set to Logan (terries Salem, June 21. The S. B. Hill farm, located two miles from Salem between Garden and Silverton, has been platted into 10 and 20 acre tracts and will be sold to loganberry growers. The farm contains 200 acres and the soli is' well adapted to berry culture. Easterner Buys Land at Stayton Stayton. June 21. 3. Bieneman, a rcent arrival from the East has pur chased 25 acres about one mile west of Stayton from John Kusy. This place formerly belonged to Joe Brown, who operated it for a number of years. Demand Still Brisk 1 For Low Price Home, Says Eealty Dealer Rose Festival week seriously Inter fered with the Portland realty market and especially with activity in the sale of moderate priced homes, according to Frank L. McGuire. All dealers report a lessening of sales . last week and the postponement of closing negotiations until the rose show was over. Release of several hundred men from shipbuilding plants has not lessened the demand for homes for working men to any appreciable degree, Mr. McGuire says, building activities and the en largement of Other Industries having taken up any slack in the labor market occasioned by the laying off of men at the shipyards. LAURELHURST COMPANY WILL BUILD COLONIAL 1TEPMS C. C. Koehler of Los Angeles Will Manage Building Department and Introduce New Type. Arrangements have Just been com pleted by the Laurehurst company for the construction of a large number of new homes on their addition. For, sev eral months past the company has real ized that there Is. a large demand for modern homes in choice locations in Portland and very few houses to supply the demand. To reduce to the minimum the cost of construction they decided to build a number of houses at one time, thereby reducing the expense for both labor and material. C. C. Koehler of Los Angeles Has been placed in charge of construction work. Mr.' KoeMer- has had extensive experi ence in building houses In Los Angeles and other Coast cities. He plans to in corporate the latest designs and deco rations In the, new homes and they will present many novel and unusual fea tures. Mr. Koehler is prepared to build on any of the home sites in Laurel hurst still owned by the company on plans to suit the purchaser and will de liver the property complete and ready to move into at a stated price and upon convenient terms. "The public has finally come to real ize wwhat has been known for several months to those who have given the matter- any study, that the cost of home construction, is not high comparatively, and that the cost is not going down, but is rather on the upward trend," Mr, Koehler declares. "Government statis tics show that the cost of building ma terial has advanced less than any other group of commodities during the war. Building costs are based on the level of wages because all material is 90 per cent labor in the final analysis. Un less wages are reduced no reduction in cost of material is possible and no well informed person can see any possibility of wages coming down. The tendency is entirely in the opposite direction." Rapid Progress in Building Program at City of Reedsport Reedsport, June 21. Commercial and housing facilities are keeping pace with the rapid Industrial growth of Reeds port and promise to make this one of the best home, towns in the state within a very f ew . years. The new building erected by the First National bunk of Reedsport is practically completed and the bank has been moved to its new home from the rooms in the rear of the Kennedy & Browne store, where it has been quartered during the past three mpnths. . The new building is well constructed and its Interior finish compares favor ably with that of banks in towns much larger than Reedsport. . Business of the concern is increasing rapidly and offi cials of the bank look forward already to the necessity of aMarger building to acommodate its growing clientele. " A new stock of furniture and hard ware is arriving for the store being opened by J. C. Klein in a building Just completed for their occupancy. Mr. Klein and his son recently visited Port land and selected' complete lines of household equipment for their stock. The new theatre building, being built for. A. F. Edwards by the Dabney In vestment company -of Portland will be completed by July 1. The building Is modern in construction and will be well equipped for the comfort and conven ience of patrons of the theatre. A fine piano and 250 opera chairs have been purchased and will be installed In the theatre. Two new houses for the chemical fire apparatus have been built and the ma chines are ready for use. Both are cen trally located and the equipment is con sidered sufficient to cope with any emergency that may. arise. Two fire fighting companies are being organized to handle the new equipment. Work on the new dance hall being erected by E. W. Franklin is well under way and he expects to have it finished by July 1. The building will be of one story and floor space will be 50 by 94 feet. The Interior of the building will be tastefully decorated and the floor is of hard wood. Construction Starts On Salem Paper Mill Salem, June 21. With the final set tlement of legal tangles involved in the vacation of Trade street, ' construction work on the new paper mill was begun last week. Work will proceed as rapidly as possible with a large force of work men. Cost of the building will be ap proximately $500,000. Athena Man Buys Dr. Kern Ranch Pendleton. June 21. Dr. M. S. Kern has sold his Weston .mountain ranch to J. C. Badley of Athena for $20,000. The ranch comprises 440 acres purchased several years ago by Dr. Kern from George Ferguson. Wallowa County Land Sale Enterprise, June 2k -By a recent transfer O, W. J orris traded his 720 acre ranch near the Buttea to S. P. Graham for town property and a con sidrable amount in cash. Mr. Gra ham takes immediate possession. ' His Prototype "All I did." said the profiteer, "was to take advantage of an opportunity' Well.' answered -the patriot, "that's all Captain Kidd used to do." bungalows FLAX IN BELGIUM AND OREGON '"I i " " " i 1 1 j " - " ' ' ' "" ; t mmmMMmm w ' 'i , - - if m. &TlZ'i??:MW t-' ' - V Above A flax field In Belgium. Below-R. B. Esehleman, superintendent of flax work at the Oregon penitentiary, and samples of flax straw and fibre produced by the state. EVIDENCE POINTS TO LARGE SJM INDUSTRY (Continued From Pte One, This Section) floor, the oil cloth on the kitchen table these, use the ou. The refrigerator Is lined with the waste product. So are the refrigerat ing cars which carry meats, fruits and other perishable foods. In your dining room, the linen tablecloth and serviettes remind you again. If your walls and floors are sound proof you owe it to flax- products. The upholstered chairs in which you take your ease ; your au to mobile cushions ; the shoes on your feet have the counters and toe boxes made from flax; you sit at your library table and take up a sheet of linen cor respondence paper flax again. ' The books you read have their pages held together by bookbinder's thread made from flax ; enormous quantities of oil are used in the manufacture of print er's ink. Very probably quite a bit of linen enters into the clothing you wear; the fine laces which adorn milady's apparel are of , the linen threads ; your fine glassware and crockery frequently comes packed in waste from flax ; the oil figures in waterproofed goods which are not made from, rubber; oil silks, patent and enameled leathers, opaque window shades, enameled wood but tons ; even soap for washing woodwork has some of the oil in it. Druggists carry the seed for medicinal purposes. The linseed oil cake is ground to meal and is held In high esteem as a cattle food. It seems strange, that the oil has no value for lubricating or illuminating purposes, and does not make a really good edible oil. Some foreigners use it as a cooking oil, and we are told that in Abyssinia the seed is roasted and used for food ; but they don't have the good things to eat there which grow in Oregon. It is hardly probable it would become popular as an article of diet here. Slowly but steadily Oregon Is work ing toward the solution of the diffi culties which have hindered the work here. The Portland Chamber of Com merce and Eugene Chamber of Com merce have endeavored to give all en couragement to those interested In the industry. The University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural college have issued instructive bulletins, and . the farmers are now sufficiently Informed concerning the crop 'to know that the talk that flax impoverishes the soil Is an exploded theory. FLAX FIELDS OF OREGOJT Flax will be grown in the state this year In a number of localities. There will be about 200 acres near Turner. Those interested in -this' venture are Theodore Roth, EHward Schunke and K. J. Hansett. Two successive years of prolonged drought when moisture was needed lowered the pessible production in this section ; but this year the grow ers are prepared to Irrigate if necessity demands, and look for- a good crop. Tank retting will be used. When one compares samples of dew retted flax with that which has been IMQLEUM Just arrived from the factory, a large assortment of remarkable patterns at prices from $1.25 pet yard up. CORK FLOOR Products Co. 202 Broadway at T.ylor Phone Main 90 hiisitJ ill 7 A. . . water retted, It seems absurd' that any grower would desire to put out the dew retted product: it is so discolored that almost SO per cent of its value is lost. Where It Is not possible to do the ret ting In a stream, the tank system works equally well and saves the color of the flax. .. L. Mr. Bosse, an expert 'from Belgium who has spent much time In helping develop the -work In Oregon! said that so far as value was concerned, the flax could be cut Just as well as to be hand pulled, the only loss being a little in the length of the straw, and as the straw grown here is of exceptional length, the loss by -cutting would be slight. METHODS OF HAND LI If (I . It takes one man five days of pull one acre of flax. Six acres can be cut in one day. by a machine hauled by horses. The processes of handling the crop are simple and consist of cutting or pulling, and Blacking loosely until dry enoutrh to thresh. The seed removed by threshing, the straw must be retted in water to loosen the silky fibre from the woody part or "shlves.'J as they are called. Then It is ready to be scutched, which -is a sort of combing process which re moves the "shlves," and it is then ready for the factory process of hacking, which removes, all the coarse fiber or tow, after which it may be spun or woven. The transformation Is fascinating. And to know that -our own state can, produce the beet flax in the world, makes us feel a bit chesty. All the coast counties can grow wonderful flax, the moisture in the air being a great aid to growth. In Clatsop county fiber 72 Inches long has been grown.-.. That la " really too long to be handled by the ma chinery now In use. When factories outgrow their machinery they promptly devise better inventions which are In stalled to increase the possibility of a larger output. There is no use dodg ing the point. The flax Industry needs new machinery. STATE IS INTERESTED . 1. . No large venture will be made at Eu gene this year, but the state will have 40 acres of its own besides purchasing from a number of farmers who are In terested. The state's proposition to the farmer is this: Tha the farmer pre pare the ground, sow the seed and haul the flax when it is ready. The harvest lng Is to be done by convict labor. For the best flax the state' will, pay the farmer $15 per ton. An -acre should yield about two tons, so the farmer receives-very good pay for the labor re quired of him. At the penitentiary the retting and scutching are done and the fibre prepared for shipment. Part of it is sold in the east and part in San Fran cisco. It. B. Kshleman will superintend " the. work this year, and hopes to have a good showing of tank retted fibre. ' The story of flax growing in OregoriT with its struggles and successes, reads like a fairy tale in which not only fairy goddesses of encouragement figure, but where. are also Introduced ugly griffins and ogres of opposition. The Norse claimed that Frigga inspired the flax workers of that time. May the friendly spirit put a brilliant Idea in the brain of some modern inventor and give us our 'needed .help.