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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1924)
3 2 00 Car Loads Shipped from Labish District Alone Last Year; Will Year, and Will Increase Every Year -Hundreds of Acres Muck and Thre wora many poopla here In -4i dmibtinr Thomas class when. j inmo -years ago, tiio Slogan editor (vf Tho Statesman bejian saying "lila was the best celery country P Jitbo world, and that the celery Vluatry might be made, and was f'iound to become, a big industry, bid finally a gigantic Industry A Snapshot Taken On the 50 Arw i IlecausOi these people were la v 1 1 i . . j (rowing in terms of a few rows in he kitchen garden, and they did iot realize that the Salem district jOiild produce a better quality of fdery than Is grown in the Kal amazoo district in j Michigan, sup osed to produce tho, best celery n the world. ' The IScKlnuing The beginnings of the celery ih ?ustry on a commercial scale in 'he Salem district were made by loy K. Fukuda in 1909, when he ixperimented'wtth some 10 rows. r 2000 to, 5000 plants, hi the Ia jish Meadows district,' on the ba er dam Jand of Hon. M. jL. Jones. ?ome five miles below, Salem, be- ween the ' Oregon Electric land -outhe'rn Pacific: railroad lines between Qnlaaby and Chemawa. - The experiment proved a suc ':oss. Mr. Fkuda grew more cel ery the following year, and soon ROY K. FUKUDA, ii Directors: - Roy : . ' 4 Aaniewv 4 -'tf "LAB "I. I Tokuto Brand Celery is grown and packed under strict rules of treatment and inspection, and it is guaranteed to be the choicest of its various grades shipped, to the markets of this country. It represents the skill and experience of the largest association of celery growers in Oregon, with a constantly increasing output, produced and shipped by men who make the business a life work and .study. Hie total output, was in 1923 about 200 cars; it will be about 250 this year, and a larger number every succeeding year. The excellence of the first grade of this brand of celery is attested by the fact that it sells at $1 a crate, or $160 to $180 a car, above, the price of celery of the same grade grown in California.- ' 1 1 r ; THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON DISTRICT LEADS OREGON his neighbors began growing cel ery. " In 191ft, Mr. Fukmla had brought his planting to oitilit to ninp acres. In 1922 the plantings in that district had been brought up to about 100 acres, and the growers shipped about 63 'cars to points outside of Oregon, besides 33M crates by express. Olory Plantation of Roy K. Fu- IliS Increase in Year In the mean time thw Iabish Meadows Celery Union was organ ized, with a few members. The membership had grown to 20 growers for the shipping season of 1023, and the acreage had grown to about ISO, and th? total ship ments from this district last year were about 200 acrs, including ex press shipments. Uig Growth Tliis Year There will be a ' still larger growth this year. Mr. Fakuda alone, the pioneer In the Industry, will put out 50 ad ditional acres. He had 40 aeres last year. If the reader will study the.yery Interesting letter in this Issue written by Mr Fuktida. be willi realize that the additional 50 acres will make a big investment: will show a lot of faith In the in dustry on toe part of Mr. Fuku da. ' ; ' ; That district will likely ship at President JIM Y. YADA, Secretary ISM. MEADOWS TOKUTO BRAND CELERY S fViv .' BROOKS, OREGON K. Fukuda, Jim M. Yada, Chas. K. Ogura, J. Terusaki, Toju Nakada, Y. Knneko, K. Furuyama, T. Tomiyama, K. Itano, R. Ostuki and K. Kawata There are now 29 members of the Union, seven of them new members for the 1924 operations. Growers of all nationalities are solicited and welcomed as members. Membership shares are divided in proportion to acreage cultivated. land tho other vegetable growing least 250 cars of celery this year, i to 5,000 rars annually of celery, i industries that flourish on those The membership of the Fnion will ; How long will it le till the Oregon I lands. b increased thi. year to 30 ' or ; growers increase tlieir shipments Mr. Fukuda told the Slogan edi more; including some American I to as many cars since they re-1 tor recently that in that section growers, who arc welcome, andlceive the extra Jl a crate, whit h i alone 10,000 acres of beaverdam one Korean. -Mr. Fukuda told the Slogan edi tor recently that he expects to see more rapid growth after this year; perhaps a 0 per cent in crease of acreage annually. That will mean the mounting up very rapidly of the money returns to come into Salem district from far places. The shipments went the past year in car lots as tar away as Rirmingham. Ala. This fact will allow the reader to visualize the growth of the in dustry: There will be at least 6. 000,000 plants in that district this year, against the 2.000 to .1.000 plants 1.1 years ago, when the in dustry was started there. Some growth! t f i i , 4 A Kiiaishot of IibLsh Meadows Lillies; from 500 Bulbs liaised Iast Year tly Hoy K. Fukuda The Riff Thing The big thing in the celery in dustry in the Salem district is the fact that we grow and ship the best in the United States. This is not an idle claim. The celery trade recognizes the fact; pays $1 more a crate for our celery than for the California product. Th California growers ship east 4,00(1 4- IN CELERY Ship 200 Gars this Peat Soils Available amounts to Slf.O to $lxo a car land is available for such crops; in favor of the Oregon produc ts, j perhaps a good deal more. The Oregon growers pack 160 tu j Aml th(,re are man. other sec ISO crates in a car. The Oregon tionH in lne Salem district where crates weigh about 180 pounds lh Mme kind ot land may be for the loo.e park, and about lfifl pounds for the washed and bunch ed celery. The Oregon crate is larger than j the standard crate, because of the large sizes of our product. The Oregon crates are 22 by 24 inches, and 22 inches high. They hold eight to ten dozen celery plants each. AVe Are Away Abend The Salem district is away ahead of other Oregon sections in the production of celery. There are two other principal Oregon dis- i i t i 0! tricts, at Troutdale and at Mil waukie. Tliese two districts last year shipped out of the state about 50 cars, though they sold a good deal of celery in the Portland mar kets. The growers in the Mil waukie and Troutdale districts are principally Greeks, Italians, Chin-j fK flnrl JTiATifK -with com a . Z X V IT "T V i encans. The Salem district grow- TOJU NAKADA, Treasurer ON . . . , ; ers are principally Japanese; the leaders . being Americanized - Jap anese, a mfmber of them 4merl ctni citizens. i Tho Possibilities There are pros-pects of rnpul growth of the celery industry on th beavcrdam lands east of tho prosent large plantings; to say 'nothina: of the asparagus industry made available for celery growing. Celery will grow on almost any of the land in the "Willamette val- ey. and make a good crop. But the kind that will stand up! against all comers, and command a premium of $1 a crate against the celery of the famous California districts, can be counted upon more certainly when grown on the beaverdam soil, and when produc ed under the methods such as are described by Mr. Fukuda in his letter. Vith that kind of celory, our growers can meet all competition. They can go on increasing their plantings with perfect confidence l that, with proper marketing facili j ties, they tan Jind a profitable j sale for it even in the fuco of big j costs per acre for growing it. And , celory is not a1 cheap crop to grow; not a cheap per acre crop. It costs around $1200 an acre to grow our finest celery, in commercial itian tities. The Oregon growers m a r k e t their c'elery through regular brok ers; through American firms that are experienced in finding mar kets for the product. They know in advancfi about whati they may expect. They are confident that they are not going to have an oyer production; whatever may happen to growers of other sections who are unable to produce the quality grown here. & The Routledge Coxppany Expands On the Eastside (Grand avenue corner B. Stark), Portland, which means in that section of the city lying east of the Willamette river, the Routledge Seed & Floral com pany has erected a very large and modern store. This In addition to their Westside store where Am-I.u.. x. i wera in Dusiness many, manv rears 1. Radio. 2. Fixtures, 3. Wiring. 4. Merchandise. 5. Labor Savers. 6. Mazda Lamps. We handle the famous Westinghouse Mazda Lamps. None better. Masonic Temple DIVERSITY EDITION, FEBRUARY, 1021 From the.Eastside "quarter will be bundled all mail orders ancl all shipping will be done from tupre. lly this we do not. wish to-imply that the store Will not be opeu to customers who wish to call in person far from it. TheiV show rooms are much more spacious Jiere than at their Weslside store and the most -complete stock of everytfting they catalog will be available to call customers and parking space for your autos is ample and wjthoul limit of time by the police. It is the wish of the Routledges, especially George Itout ledge who is manager of the Kastside store, that farmers, poul try-men and others interested in their lines call and inspect the new place of business. The 1924 Routledge Seed cata log is ready to mall and if you have not received a copy address a postcard today and get it. In conversation with Ralph Routlege, the president,- he said this: "Ve have had to reorgan ize, of course, in enlarging our business and in so doing, we have outlined three principles which we are bound to life up to, name ly; we are going to give real ser vice to buyers. 13y this we mean quick action either by mail or over the counter, and all the in formation about any line which we handle, that is available. Our clerks are informed correctly and are capable of imparting this in formation. "Secondly, the quality of our seeds and supplies and stock which we catalog is the best we know of. For we KNOW that while poor quality may mean cheaper prices1 to customers in some instances it means expens ive quality in the end to us. Poor ctuality is unsatisfactory, more so in seeds and poultry equipment than in some other lines. So quality is our watchword in buy ing so we will have quality to sell. Ry the by, I meant to put those folks wise to something who are raising poultry and may want a Queen incubator orfa Newton brooder. The RoutledgR company has determined to make one grand clean-up this year on incubators and brooders and have placed the prices at from one-third to one half off .the list price a word to the wise you know what I mean. The best canning gooseberries in the world are raised in the Sa lem" district. This is growing ,in to a gigantic Industry. And gooseberries are almost a bonanza crop. The gooseberry kings of I Oregon are In the Polk countv i UUIS 111 ICUL IH odicin. AT YOUR SERVICE OUR DEPARTMENTS We are constantly trying out new sets culling out the poor and of fering you the best. We give you the result of our years of experience, A lull line of parts. Advice gladly given. We have designed and built fixtures for some of the best homes in Salem. We do not just hang up pieces haphazard but we study your color scheme and general arrangement and build original fixtures to harmonize with your interior. Yes, we handle low-priced fixtures as low as you like. - We have five high-class men who know their business. You can de pend on them. Our prices are arf low as is consistent with good material and workmanship. Get our figures you will find them interesting no job too large no job too small. Our line of general electrical merchandise is always high class and of the best. We guarantee everything und our goal is to please you. ' The prices are right come and see for yourself. This line embraces washers, ironers, sweepers and the like. We have tried many many makes and we offer you the best. Give us a chance to prove our statement. r- 'If it's electric, SALEM ELECTRIC CO. F. S. BARTON, Prop. Letter From Salem Pioneer Editor Statesman As ono of the pioneers. I Would like to ex press, if not too late, my appre ciation of the invitation extended me by the Rotary club to attend their meeting held at the Marion hotel January 2" last."" I was pleased to be at the same table with Oliver T.eers. a native Oregonian, born in 1845, and with another native, Abner lwis, who "arrived" in 1846. The fathers of both of these native Oregonians had the honor and distinction of being present at the historic assembly at Ctaam peeg May 2, 1843. and voting with the majority. 52 to SO, in favor of establishing the sover eignity of the United States over this country. Another nioneer, . Mr. J., A. Baker, the oldest one present, also .sat' with us. He is not a native, but arrived in Oregon in 1S43 at the tender age of 4. Mr. Baker thinks he is the oldest stud ent, low living, who attended Wil lamette university. He went to school there in 184!). Th-i school then was known as the Oregon in stitute. I enjoyed the progra'm at the meeting very much, especially the papers read by li. P. Boise and A. N. Moores, pertaining to pioneer events. It is rather a remarkable coin- Eanf Side-Grand. Avenue, ' Corner. Stark come to us' V 1 1 i cidencet think, that the ances tors or "both of .these' gentlemen- Fhould have been members of the t-onatUtitional convention, which, met In ' Salem J n Augnst; 185 7, Judge iJiolse. father of It J. Boise, and Isaac ' TL Moores bad the honor of. being members of that celebrated convention. I was well aeuuainted with Judge Boise whose honorable career In this state 3s well known. He served with distinction for many years on the bench. I did not know Isaac R. Moores as he died early in 1861," the very, day, I understand, that Port Sumpter surrendered. For many, years I had an intimate acquaint ance with J. H: Moores, father of A. X. Moores. When I first ar rived in Salem, In the early 60's, J. II. Moores was one of the lead ing merchants of this city. He en joyed the respect and confidence of the whole community and was a very influential citizen. . He was a member of the first city council and the second mayor, lie was elected to the latter t office four different times. He also repre-. sen ted Marion county in . the state senate. He was for inany. years a. director of the public schools and for a long time a trustee of Wil lamette university and tbe Metho dist church. . He and the late Rev. G. H. Atkinson were elected by the Oregon legislature as commis sioners to select locations for the' state penitentiary and insane asy lum and the lands so selected by them are now occupied by these institutions. ; - G. P. Litchfield, 1082 Center St, 1924 CATALOG Seeds 'Nursery Stock, Garden and Poultry Supplies, Incuba tors, Brooders, etc, Fertile zers, Sprays and Sprayers, Birds and Puppies, Stock Supplies. ... X went em ra,talogn for western buy ers 160 page up-to-date, corapleM and nicely illustrated. 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