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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1920)
' TITC OREGOV STATESMAN WTTHDAT, FEBRUARY M, 1020.'" SALEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE . THE CHERRY CITY OF THE WORLD Each cutamn they are bending w h f olden fruit. ii si we can grow poacnrd abundance is no longer question id. Thy (Mef concern of late has bet-n how f& utilize the en -r. yield If the - use of All. Here in the Willamette Valley the Finest Varieties of the Big Sweet Cherries First Came Into Being; and Here They Grow to Greatest Perfection and Reward in Bountiful Meas ure the Intelligently Directed Work of Man Oregon is known by a number of times. It has been called the Beav tr state; also it is sometimes referred to as the "Webfoot" state. The Cherry state, however, would be more applicable than either of these. It Is a surprising fact that Oregon stands single and alone as the mother of about all of the larre. sweet and "exquisitely beautiful cherries now de lighting people throughout the com mercial world. There is only one notable exception the Royal Anne. That cherry orig inated in Prance. , But here. In Ore gon, it finds its most congenial en vironments. Here It flourishes and, each year, rewards the grower with a bountiful supply of large, luscious cherries, each delicately tinted with pink and gold. Not every locality in Oregon Is adapted to cherry culture. Far from K. In fact the highest success in pawing this fruit can be attained in ealy limited areas. The lower Willamette valley is dis tinctively the home of the big, sweef cherries. Here the finest varieties first came into being. Here the trees grow tall and spreading; and sere, in the balmy breezes of the Pacific, the bending boughs are laden annually with, burden of luscious trait. The first settlers discovered early Us adaptability of this region .to , cherry culture. Trees planted by them have since grown to very large lie, some measuring six feet in cir cumference. Encouraged by their success, ex periments were directed toward dis covering new varieties. Several happy triumphs have resulted. The Republican and Blng cherries were originated near Portland. The Eton and Lambert cherries first saw the light near Newberg. The Long ' item Waterhouse came into being at Salem. The Oxheart, Willamette and a score of other splendid vari eties also had their origin in the val ley of the Willamette. - 'Where nature points the way man should follow. This has guided many of our orchardists into the cherry in dustry. Now there are acres and square miles of cherry orchards in this territory. One of these orchard tracts alone embraces 1200 acres. Salem is located geographically In the center of this region so highly adapted to cherry culture. It Is, therefore, quite fittingly called the Cherry City of the World. Salem is the central market for most of the cherries krown in the lower Willamette valley. Here are canneries and other processing plants ready to purchase the fruit. Here are buyers during the cherry harvest offering top prices for a supply to ship fresh or for manufacturing into the maraschino product. Those desiring to grow cherries in the country around Salem are met with every encouragement. The price of suitable land Is yet reasonable, The climate is most favorable. The market is now thoroughly established and the price paid growers has been increasing each year because of the keen demand for the fruit due to ex panding markets. OREGON IS A PEACH OF A STATE, WITHOUT COMPARE The Willamette Valley Can Grow Peaches in Great Abund ance That Are Fit for the Delectable Food of the Gods of High Olympus, as Delightful to the Eye as the Golden Ap ples of the Hesperides Should a multitude be asked for an expression as to what is the most favorite fruit there would be an al most universal acclaim of the one word, "Peaches.' There is something about the peach its captivating aroma; Its en ticing flavor; the delicate blending of pink and gold enchanting the eye, that endears the peach to all lovers of fruit. Nature has been kind to the Ore gon country. She has endowed this land of romance with conditions un der which about all kinds of decidu ous fruits yield In abundance. Peaches, this queen of the fruit family, flourish here and are en deared. Whether beside the rolling tide cf the Columbia, or on the verdant banks hedging the , gliding wj.eis of the Willamt:e, the pea:h treo -Is nurtured and is at home. Each spring her O'itifcbs are be decked with blossoms of radiant piak. In early stages of the peach In dustry the only market open to plant ers was the requirements for imme diate table use and for canning In I the homes. In a country of limited population this demand was easily supplied. Now new agencies have entered the field to assist In utilizing the peach harvest. Those varieties suitable for drying are evaporated by large dehydrating plants located at The Dalles and in Salem. The same factories are now making use of the less firm varieties in the manufacture of delicately flav ored peach butter, jellies and jams. Also peaches are being canned by the several large canning plants ope rated in season in Salem and at other central points in the Willamette valley. The possibilities in growing this luscious fruit in the valleys of Ore gon are apparently unlimited. Un der the more extended marketing conditions the industry should be stimulated with new nope and re newed enterprise. Future plantings will be governed by setting out those kinds of peaches which are most readily utilized by our large processing plants. The favorite will be the Muir. Fitzgerald, Late Crawford, Redbird Cling. Lemon Cling and Tuscany Cling. These va rieties do well under our conditions and lend themselves admirably either for canning or evaporation. Grow walnuts in the Willamette aVlley; and you will be building for both present and future. You will be prosperous, and your children aad children s children will be rich. Every Franquette and Mayette wal nut tree, set close together, will in the course of time be worth at least 13000, in the Willamette valley. Come to the Willamette valley and raise things, and thus help to bring down the high cost of living. OREGON BUILDING OFFICES-SUITES TO RENT HAWKINS & ROBERTS - - - Managers No process of food distribution has a more detailed course and one needing such constant watching, as does the making and distri bution of good bread as done under the Cherry City Baking Company system. ,1 From the blending the correct flours flours that mean 100 per cent nutritive value down through the mixing of the best milk and ingredients, through the baking in ovens always of the same ' , a temperature your health first. No element in the distribution of foods is of greater import ance than the bakery. The Cherry City Baking Company gives to Salem a system of production and distribution that it can depend upon and which holds for its mark the safeguarding of the commu nity health in all these things and they are many where baked foods enter. CHERRY CITY BAKING COMPANY , - " i Broadway ancUVlarket Streets, Salem, Oregon (Plant Always Open'to Inspection) Buy Big AmP IrA " JpSlit mi : , . ; , - - . V ,,., . ' . ' t .. , -J ;- : ' ':,,, ' ? I i , ' ' - - - - ?- - . - . . - ' v . I ' ' .V ,.-,'" : r . -; " ( ' '' 4 ; . . ' , . 1 - . "t,. i a. . - T ! . .v j- '.. a.i-:- i 1 juDD StTlLTON BANK, Community Progressiyeness has been manifested to a surprising degree throughout the entire state during the last year, and nowhere to greater extent than in the Willamette Valley that section so rich in agricultural possibilities. The world has learned of late that the advancement of one is the advancement of all, and that cooperation is a word big with meaning. For that reason the Ladd & Tilton Bank has a sense of personal satisfaction in the success of the pro gressive residents of the Willamette Valley. For three score years this bank has worked for the develop ment and growth of Oregon in all directions; it has fostered community growth, and encouraged the formation of new industries, and it has itself prospered with the prosperity of Oregon. If in any legitimate banking way this bank can bt of sendee to the people of your valley, it standi ready to offer its assistance. LADD & TILTON BANK Oldest in the Northwest PORTLAND, OREGON JfS3yuaE5OT5 FLAX GROWING AND LINEN MAKING m it . A COMING GIGANTIC INDUSTRY HERE A Great Irish Linen Manufacturer Has Said That He Could Take Two Pounds of Marion County Flax Fiber and Spin a Tnread That Would Reach Around the World; tbe Indus, try Now on Its Feet and Bound to Grow Ireland, Belgium and m part of Russia grow the bulk of flax fiber from which most of the world's sup ply of linen Is manufactured. Because of the hatoc worked in those countries by the great war the flax and linen industries bre been all upset, whether these can erer be re-established on an extenslre scale may be seriously questioned. One thing is quite certain. Linen products hare become established on a new high price Ierel. Growing food in those countries will be a permanent competing factor with growing flax for fiber. Land ralues are high and the acreage limited. Linen manufacturers hare, for some time, surveyed the agricultural world in search of a new supply of fiber. Ireland is now growing only 3 per cent of the flax fiber, but her mills manufacture one-third of the linen fabrics on the market. The world needs 1,000,000 tona of crude fiber to' meet the demands of the linen- trade. Belgium and Rus sia hare been supplying 92 per cent of this product. A world shortage exists. This will make clear why the prices of all kinds of linen goods are going up. Here is an opportunity for Willam ette valley farmers to get into the flax growing business. That this part of western Oregon is , well adapted to growing flax fiber of the finest quality has been repeatedly demonstrated. Back in 1S76, when the Centennial Exposition was held at Philadelphia. Mr. Miller, a Marlon county farmer, placed on display a sample of flax grown by himself. This flax was put directly In com petition with samples from leading foreign flax growing territories. The Judges who passed on the several ex hibits, after taking into consideration all of the points in judging flax fiber, awarded the Marlon county product first place. The Oregon fiber won on all of the nine points accepted by the Judges in estimating the quality of the fiber. These findings have since been verified by specialists and recognised authorities in the flax and linen business. The questoin as to whether a high grade fiber flax can be produced in the Willamette valley seems to be answered conclusively in the affirm ative. What need concern the pros pective grower Is only the opportun ity And means to produce it. There is a market here for all of the flax fiber that can be grown. A fiber plant has been Installed fa the Oregon State Penitentiary. The au thorities are ready to contract with farmers for all the flax they care to grow at satisfactory prices, the quot ations varying according to quality. The outlook Is favorable for the establishment of Uie linen industry In the Willamette valley. The cli mate and supor ot een, sort water, factors qalte neceaaary to lnsare a high-grade lines product, are here. Capital la ready to Invest la thia manufacturing Industry as soon as times shall again become normal and a sufficient supply of flax Is assured. Phone 1182 DR. C. H. SCHENK DRUG LESS PHYSICIAN AND CHIROPRACTOR Derby Building Cor. Court and High St. Salem, Oregon BUTTE PRODUCTION MAKES US A LOGICAL MARKET WE ARE BUYERS OF THE BEST QUALITY CREAM 'BUTTER CUP' BUTTER A Better Flavored Butter it the Result Capital City Co-Operative Creamery 137 South Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon