' 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.
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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
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Broadway ancUVlarket Streets, Salem, Oregon
(Plant Always Open'to Inspection)
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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
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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
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MAKES US A LOGICAL MARKET
WE ARE BUYERS
OF THE BEST QUALITY CREAM
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A Better Flavored Butter it the Result
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137 South Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon