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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY; MORNING, JANUARY; 31,, 1924 7 1 OWPCO ? i PAT A PLATE A DAT Weatherly v.,1 kMdWOOd MudlM, manufactured by Ice sis. 1.1 r T i i,.- : ' r iir- '! II SEtLING SALEM DISTR1T ; ' . on Wood Products Co. BUY AN (7 OVERLAND AND Realize the "Difference ft-, ' VICKBROS. QUALITY CARS JUGU ST. AT TRADE lk'-;.'xx i . x Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Loganberries, Oct. 4. Prunes, Oct. 11. Dairying, Oct. 18. Flax, Oct 25. Filberts, Not. 1, Walnuts, Not. S. Strawberries, Nor. IS. Apples, Nor. 22. ' Raspberries, Nor. 29. Mint, December 6. Great cows, etc., Dec. II. Blackberries, Dec. 20. Cherries, Dec. 27. . Tears, Jan. 3, 1924. Gooseberries, Jan. 10. Corn, Jan. 17. Celery, Jan. 24. Spinach, etc., Jan. 21. . Onions, tc, Feb; 7. Potatoes.' etc., Feb. 14. Bees, Feb. 21. Poultry and pet stock, Feb. 28. Goats, March 6. ' Beans, etc., March 13. Pared highVaj-s, March 20. Broccoli, etc., March 27. Silos, etc., April 3. Legumes, April 10. Asparagus, etc., April 17. Grapes, etc, April 24. Drug garden, May 1. Sugar beets, sorghum, etc., May 8. Water powers. May 16. Irrigation, May 22. Mining, May 29. Land, irrigation, etc., June 6. Dehydration, June 12. Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19. Wholesaling and J o b b 1 n gi June 26. Cucumbers, etc., July J, Hogs, July 10. City beautiful, etc., July 17. Schools, etc, July 24. Sheep, July 31. National advertising, Aug. 7. Seeds, etc., Aug. 14. Livestock, Aug. 21. Automotive industry, Aug. 28. Grain, and grain products, Sept. 4. Manufacturing, Sept. 11. Woodworking, etc., Sept. 18. Paper mills, etc., Sept. 25. (Back copies of the Thursday editions of the Daily Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are tor sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies, 5c.) SPINACH A SPECIALTY CROP, A good deal of water has run under the bridge in the past few years - 1 And we must wake up to the fact that spinach growing on a commercial scale in the Salem district is a specialty crop That, in order to command good prices, we must produce high quality, and in or der to make it profitable, we must grow a large tonnage per acre. And that some lands, such as some of our beaver dam lands, are not as sure in all years of profitable spinach crops as they were supposed to be, a few years ago; last year, in fact. But our growers will be equal to the oc casion; they will study and specialize, and intensify And there is a prospect that spinach will be taken up extensively as a greenhouse crop here. This it loo important an industry, in the light of re-' cent discovering of medical science, to think of over looking its opportunities here. Valley Motor b Z6 NortK High StretJ PhoMlt9S Boost This Community fcy Advertising; en the Slofatf DID YOU KNOW that Salem nusrtit tn hp tho rpnipr nf ih largest spinach growing industry in Oregon; that our de-r hydration plant and canneries could use more spinach of high quality; that the market for the manufactured product is largand bound to grow very fast, owing to the fact that spinacn is one of the greatest vegetables in dietary schemes; that there should be money in the growing of spinach; that le powdered dehydrated product may in time take all that . this section can produce, and that spinach growing as a greenhouse product should be developed here? J BOLD KVKUVITflKi;Ta Buttercup Ice Cream Co. P.M. GREGORY, Mgr, 240 South Commercial fit, ,-v;- SALEM ;; Dodge Brothers Sedaii 1 Benesleel Lloter Co. 184 8. Coml SL 'PLon 422 1LLEY PACKING CO CASCADE BRAND HAMS, BACON AND LARD U. S. Inspected SALEM, OREGON Gtmm cfflatisTfome Without a Garden ? HOW THE HOME GARDEN SAVES ; Paying for ? the family dinner becomes mcre and more of j a problem In this era or high prices. "Together with high, prices is the constant problem of varying the diet.; Thousands of families, par ticularly in the city and suburban districts, have a . ready means of reducing Hying) expenses by utiliz ing back-yard space. Besides re ducing the price of food in dollars : and cents the-back yard offers a means ' of . providing variety and Quality that- cannot be 1 secured readily- by ; depending , upon the . limited stock offered by the stores. Almost any kind of ground that has sunlight for the greater part of the day will grow vegetables of some kind provided only that it is sot permeated with gas or com posed of tin cans, and ashes. No one who has as much as five feet square ' of available ground need go without -eome fresh home grown vegetables. j . The only price that doesn't go up is the price of seeds. They are always the same' and. from five to ten cents will provide, seed for the smallest plot. For those who are more fortunate and have a lot 50 by ,15rQ l the -problem is easier. They need not bo- without vege tables for the entire summer of a duality that 'money cannot buy. By the first of May they may have radishes, young onions and spinach; X- . j, - ' : : And so on throughout the sea son, following with green peas, sweet.-' as sugar, that cannot be bought, tender and! stringless string beans, young carrots, young turnips, tomatoes, Lima beans,-al ways an expensive luxury, and last and most gratifying of all the vegetables, sweet corn that is really sweet. It the lot is only half the size mentioned there is still opportun ity for a bountiful supply. On smaller plots, the family must limit its list to only those vege tables which most appeal to its appetite. It would be foolish for a family which did not care for egg plant or string beans to waste space on these vegetables. ' In. several communities where tte lots were small a happy ar rangement is made whereby each owner grows and specializes in one crop and then they divide the produce, furnishing a liberal sup ply of several vegetables in their season. However, it needs to be a neighborhood of particularly kindly and unsuspicious disposi tions when it comes to picking sweet corn or green peas for dis tribution in order not to start trouble. But the arrangement has- worked out nicely in several places. Even a plot five by five feet will grow half a dozen tomatoes trained to single stems which will furnish a family with fresh toma toes to slice for the table for two months. The plot before the to matoes are ready to function will furnish a goodly supply of radish es and young onions planted, closely, as intensive culture is possible in such a small plot. few halt hours a week will be all the time needed for the average back yard garden after the preli minary work of preparing the soil has been done. T to mm soon Getting Ready to Make Big Shipments Daily From the Roseburg Dist, GARDEN-TOOL GOSSIP The hoe is the traditional home garden tool but the rake with cultivator teeth has -become I, a close second, if not even a more r1 useful tool under modern methods ,of ( keeping , the ; soil constantly i stirred. ' Use the hoe to cut off weeds at the start and then keep tthe soil stirred with a rake so they can't get a fresh start. ( . Now. Is -an excellent time j to take, stock of garden tools and to t see that there is a. supply ready to hand as soon as garden work can A. start. They will be ready to use i When no.ilA1- .Ma1i .r n ww n r n . I they are not. Hoes come in all to various gardening operation: I from hoes armed with cultivator teeth to the handiest of all gar y den tooltt. the double-bladed hoe, a blade on one edge and rake on the other which, being narrower manner of styles nowadays suited than the standard garden rake, offers the most convenient tool for keeping the soil stirred be tween rows which are narrower than the rake. In addition to the hoe and rake, trowels and hand cultivators and weedera are necessary. A broad bladed trowel for handling the heavier and larger-rooted plants is deeded and a smaller, angular bladed trowel is a very useful tool for transplanting smaller plants. The asparagus cutter, a long nar row blade with a notched end, is more useful during the season to remove dandelions and other tan- rooted pests by "cutting the tap HERE, MR. HOMEBUILDER Is Hi BEST SAFEST, STRONGEST, and. In (he long ran, the: CHEAPEST I Material out of which to build your ; borne, 'j ;; ... ;-,.: It Is ItUTiNEI) CIjAY lIOLlJoiv BUILD. INU TIL.E It insure Fire-Safety ; Health and Comfort. v Ask for Catalog and Booklet of TUns. . SALEM BRICK & TILE CO. Salem, Oregon Phone llfrs. of Burned Clay Hollow Building Tile, Brick, v l . ud Drain Tile. n r y J, ! . Foster Butner, manager of the Umpqua Broccoli Exchange, has the following wording in an ad vertisement in one of the Rose burg papers, under date of Jan uary 18, and addressed to broccoli growers: "After investigating conditions in a number of eastern markets, in addition to conferring with lead ing produce men representing practically every important market in the United States and Canada, it gives me pleasure to announce that prospects appear favorable for marketing the coming crop. . "We are glad to inform our members that the Roseburg load ing station is under construction, and private railroad track 6-car capacity has been placed. Offices and loading sheds will be com pleted in ample time for handling the crop. "The following is an estimate of our loading capacities for the coming season: Roseburg, 30 cars per day; Dil lard, 4 cars per day: Greens, 4 cars per day; Riddle (3 warehouses) 8 cars per day; Edenbower (team track) 2 cars per day; Sutherlin, 3 cars per day; Myrtle Creek, 1 car per day. Total capacity, 52 cars per day. "The Roseburg station is located at the corner of West Douglas and the S. P. railroad tracks. "Temporarily, our office is in the rear lobby of Umpqua hotel." OREGON HAS TWICE AS WIUCH TO OFFER BUT CALIFORNIA GETS THE BUSINESS Letter From Mrs. W. P. Lord, Who Is Traveling in Cali fornia With Her Eyes and Ears Open No Rain in Southern California Since Last March; Everything Brown and Bare The Slogan editor has received a letter from Mrs. V. P. Lord of Salem, who, with her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Lord, is traveling in California. The letter is writ ten from Los Angeles, and dated January 26. Following are some excerpts: "I see by the morning papers that much needed Vain has fallen in and around San Francisco.' but there is no indication of rain here. "A real estate man told us that there has not been a drop of rain since last MarchT Many of the streams we crossed coming south were entirely dry, and others showed a tiny rivulet. Trn coun try every where is dry L?A brown and off paved roads smothered in dust. Los Angeles Crowded "But Los Angeles is gay and crowded with people, who have the appearance of great prosper ity. So much building ' and exca vating is going on that there is no unemployment, and living so far as we can observe, is much cheap er than in San Francisco, both in hotel and restaurant prices. Ixts SO Mile Out "We struck the first Los An geles real estate signs 30 miles out. Coming to the city, the signs of dealers were continuous 'lots for sale' and lots marked 'sold'; men and women inspecting lots. In the Movie City "In Hollywood, bftilding is go ing on every where. Afraid to root under the surface even than it is for harvesting asparagus. Various claw-shaped cultivators are essential for small plots, one of the best of these being a three tlned bent toothed cultivator for stirring the soil in small areas. It is an excellent plan to buy these small tools in pairs so as to be sure always to rind one. It is a very easy matter to law down a trowel or hand cultivator in the garden and forget where it is and much time will be lost in looking for it. If a second tool can be called into use you will probably run across the mislaid one in the course of your operations. For gardens of any considerable extent a wheel hoe with the vari ous attachments is a necessity to save time and backaches. THE INVESTMENT VALUE OF GARDENS Two suburban dwellers a few years ago, before property prices began soaring, bought modest homes on adjoining 50-foot lots. There was little to choose between the two bouses, they being very similar in style and quality with the same number of rooms. One owner expended a few hundred dollars on trees, shrubs vines, bulbs and plants for the decora tion of his home, converting the back yard Into a very attractive and artistic flower garden. Last year each had an offer to sell.. One was offered $6,000 and the other $8,500. The larger of fer was made the man who had provided decorative planting. Both houses had been kept in excellent repair. Here was a concrete example of the value in cash of decorative planting. In the $8,500 garden, tho main dependence had been placed on annuals after the early bulbs and shrubs and the Juno perennials had bloomed. Marigolds both French and Afri can, were used In bold groups. Scarlet zinnias .gave the needed color emphasis. Blue annual larkspurs and white flowering to bacco relieved the brilliancy of the yellow -and scarlet of the marigolds And zinnias. . Asters made a fine September display. Spiderwort was planted in nooks among the shrubbery to eliven the greenery of the foliage after the blooming period. In fact, this little garden became the show place of the neighborhood. After the initial expenditure for the trees and shrubs, the yearly upkeep seldom ran over $5 for seeds and a few plants. Aside from the satisfaction of having a liberal supply of flowers for cutting right at the door and the beauty and comfort they lend to the home atmosphere, they add real value to property. Many real estate men. realizing the attrac tiveness of decorative planting, are now seeing to it that their property is made attractive and hire landscapei gardeners to keep it in trim until it is sold. Any home owner may have beautiful home grounds even on a small lot the very first year of his occupancy by the use of annuals judiciously planted and arranged about his premises. The cost of seeds enough to make a beautiful and artistic garden is slight and the care required " will not be more than a few hours a week after the initial preparation of digging and fertilizing. drive in such a mob of auto, we climbed into a lf touring car, to go the rounds ot the 'movie city,' for a three hour trip. Hill sides seem to have the preference for building (and there are many steep hills there). If a tree comes in the middle of a street they give it right of way never ruthlessly cut it down,, as is the custom with Sulem street ordi nances. ; "We were shown a section where a colony ' of movie people are building. It was like an im mense bowl, houses built on the inside, against tb.e steep side hill the inevitable" garage the roof, at the street level. The con tractor said such lots are very choice and sell for $8000 and up; o0 by l.:0. Then it is terraced down into the canyonr dirt for garden brought in. All these houses are Spanish in architec ture, with tiled roofs. A frame construction first, covered with building-paper, then chicken wre, and painted over with three coats of stucco. ' v Extending Its Commerce "We are told that Los Angeles a3 a port Is pressing San Fran cisco hard; the -clearing house' re ports only $50,000 less than San Francisco for port entries. Our informant says the South, Ameri can trade has-been largely cap tured. Port expenses are less than Golden Gate, and union labor does not dictate prices as In the rival city;, consequently eastern manu facturers looking for new loca tions are flocking her. A 'rou-declCity "The city " is crowded to the limit. Havings heard the experi ence of one lady motorist who fead driven all day from one leading hotel to another, to secure, accom modations, and at last, a nervous wreck, was glad to get a room any where, v:e applied to the first riotel we struck, not central. There was but one suite left, and we at once secured it, ,and at a much lower price than similar ac commodations ;in San " Francisco, and restaurant prices are one third less also. Why Los Angeles (irons , "It is easy to see why Los An geles is growing so fast coopera tion live and -let live plenty of work, and exhaustive advertising, We, in Orepon, have to learn how to do it. The driver ofthe bus. a wide awake youth from Spokane, well acquainted with Washington and Oregon country, said to us (one of our party is from Walla Walla) : 'You have twice as much to offer in the northwest as these people here, and yet they are get ting the business, simply because they have found out how to offer what they have, WHICH IS NOT TO BE COMPARED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.' 1 A Sample C,,ul,wlon ... "Dp you suppose for a mom ent, if these people could pro duce the best : flax fiber in the world, that it would not be known in every city and hamlet in , the United States? -And money Wiouid be at once furnished to install the necessary scutching plants. "'Farmers in California have no such' outlook, j The 1922 Trune crop is not yet, all sold. They do not Tegret the loss of Jap labor; better off, they think, to let crops go unsold. "But-California farm lands are being still offerejd; 'great profits' etc. We passed bn the way what, was supposed to be a strawberry farm, with the sign up, 'Straw berry Plants for Sale.' You might have seen plants with , a micro scope; not otherwise." BANK VlfflULD HELP " CELERY INDUSTRY President Rodgers Appre dates the Possibilities of Celery Growing Here Jan. 26, 1924. First National. Bank, Salem, Oregon, Editor Statesman: I was glad to read your article of January 24th on celery produc tion in this neighborhood. For some time past I have been keep ing in touch with the development of this product, and appreciate withyou its possibilities. This bank, is ready to cooperate with any responsible parties inter ested in the development of celery production in our neighborhood. Yours very truly, ' GEO. F. RODGERS, President. There Arc Inquiries There have been inquiries at the office ofthe Statesman concerning the celery industry, since the arti cles in the annual slogan number on that industry,, mentioned by Mr. Rodgers. . The Slogan editor would like to say to the people who may be in terested in celery growing that, while celery of fair to good qual ity may be produced on almost any good land in the Salem dis trict, it would be well, at least for the present, to confine its growth in commercial quantities, for ship ping long distances, in competition with the best celery of other states to our very best and richest soils; like the beaver dam lands. In order to be sure of a profit able crop, that will sell at $1 a crate above the California celery, we must send only the best we can produce, on our very best celery lands, and grown and packed in such ways as have been practiced by the Labish Meadows celery growers. They have learned by experience. There is no secret about their methods. They are growing more and more, year af ter year, and will continue. There is no doubt concerning the great future of the celery in dustry here, carried on as they have and will carry it on. It takes a lot of money, and a lot of work, to plant and-tend and harvest even a small acreage of celery according to their methods. But those me thods are the only ones that will bring sure success. They are the only methods that ought to be "en couraged in further devclopming the industry here, on a commercial scale. ciiArji.tx c;ivi;s n BOSTON, Jan. 29. Bert It. Chapman of this city surrendered to the federal authorities here to day on -an indictment returned by the federal grand Jury in Los An geles last October, charging 'him and 22 others with conspiracy in connection with a million dollar mail truck robbery in the Califpr nia city in March. 193-1. Chap man's arrest revealed that $300. 000 worth of bonds stolen from the mails at that time have been recovered here. Fire destroyed a $230,000 school in Woodland. Cal., and proved that wishes do come true. FRUITLAND Prayer meeting hour has been changed to 7:30 Wednesday even ing. Choir practice following. Sunday school will be held at 11 a. m. instead of 10. League and church services held' each Sunday evening as usual 6:45 and 7:30 o'clock. Hale Cade spent Tuesday even ing at the home of Frank Girod. Mrs. Roger Lambert is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Hammer returned home from Newport last 'Sunday. Miss Oma Fagg is still visiting in Portland. The" farmers around Fruitland have started their spring grub bing and plowing. No man need be a failure. Suc cess is just a matter or picking out a job your size. Where brown rot is a serious problem growers should plow their orchards beforef the winter buds open. This may be done In win ter or early spring and should be followed by repeated harrow In gs throughout the blossoming period to destroy the spore ' producing mummies which are responsible for starting the .disease In the spring. ... . ' j AH Investments : that - a o u n d good are not sound Investments. Auto Electric Work - &. D. BARTON : 171 S. Commercial St. OUR diplomatic, po lite services meet with public approval. The beautiful dignity, that characterizes the accomplishment o f this organization Is a symbol of respectful regard. HOTEL rV MARION ' SALEM, OREGON The Largest and Host Complete Hostelry in' Oregon Out ot Portland Webb & Clough Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 499 Court St, Salem. Phona ISO DRAGER FRUIT Dried Fruit Packen 221 S. High 8C Salem, Or. Always in the market for dried fruits of all kind Next Week's Slogan SUBJECT IS j- ' -. ONGfiDWUDOTU Eues A' Licensed Lady Embalmer to care for women and children Is a necessity in all funeral homes. We are the - only onbi furnishing such service. Terwilliger. Funeral Home 77i CTienuketa St, Phoae 724 Salem, Oregom NOW IS THE TIME I! r To look Rafter yonr heat ' lng plants and tee that it is In good order, or If you are going to need a new one, , This ! the appropriate time to buy it!. THE0 ML BARR ' Mi S. Com'l St- The Salem district ought to be the leading spinach growing section of Oregon, for both spring and winter crops. Manuals, School Helps and Supplies - Tonr order will - be given PROMPT attention The J. J. Kraps Company , . Kent S. Kraps, Sign ' Uoi 09 't Salem,- '' . Oregon OUR TREES Ctrffully Grown Carcf ally Selected Carefully Talked Will Give KatiKfactlon to tho ' -.: rianter ,V.,;- ' ' SALEM NURSERY I COMPANY : v j 428 Oregon Building ." f IHOXE 1763 Additional Salesmen Wanted t 1 i - . V