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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1924)
We 7 Bay the X Oregon ' Hade I T ruraace 3 Give Qui ELLING SALEM DISTR ICT i 17. V. ROSEBRAUGH CO. ronnflrj and' Machine Shop l?t& & Oak St., Saltza, Or. Phone &SI W Arc Owl Aftn Tws laraoas w" r obw paying r thr sarUrs of mUltes do)Ur y.ftr to t& dslrjma of Uli setioa for milk. "Llarion Belter" Xa ta Bn Battoc , liars Cow ul BtUr Govs to . . t& crying na tlARIOII CREAT.IERT & PRODUCE CO. CjJem, Ore. Phone 84S3 i t Devoted to Showing Salem District People the Advantages and Opportunities of Their Ovn Country and Its Cities and Towns. The Way to Build Up Your Home Town The Surest Way to Get Is to Patronize Your Home People Industries h to Support ! Selling Salem District is a continuation of the Salem Slogan and Pep and Progress Campaign ; More and Larger Thoce You Have Effort. XI tfati to aiy poiXUt wtj tl TtI opmaat of the Crsi aval bry todtrto la tXl r? DEHYDRATED and CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Oregon Products King's Food Products Company Salen Portland The DaCea Oresca This campaign of publicity for community upbuilding has been made possible by the advertisements placed ; on these pages by our public spirited business men men whose untiring efforts, havd builded our present recognized prosperity and who are ever striving for greater and yet greater progress as the years go by. Ycsr Hccia Bcsbs T7tt3 fed Ptcse87 f or a ppofatinel Dri. SCOTT SCOFIELD T. U. a. Oklroyneton Bat Laboratory 1 to 1 U. B XTT1 X. noun 10 to 13 -m. and fl to 0 pxi. Our "Tkm BwtOBlr'. Onr ICotnod: . Coeporatioa Capital City Co-cpcralire Crenary . A non-profit orrmB!tatIoa,wnd atiraiy by tko imirjmmm. - Giro no trial. ; UoaafMtnrm of Bnttorevv Bottor . "At ir.Oior',-V, 1ST a Coal St. Gx2ica Stclx Co- liaanf actnrer of ' Dcpcpdabla Enutd lime-Salphur Solntlom Tae brand yon can . depend -. on for parity and test f Pricei npo application . Factory near eornar of t Summer and .. Utll Be ;i Salem, Oresoa Tae oldest Association la - -'-tne Nortbweet " ? :- ...... I Secretary and Sfanager ; ? Trade Hlftb Sta. ; . SALEM OREGON HELSON BROS. "Wmrm- Air Foraocom, ptantblns ' atins ond saoot natal vork. tia 4 grovol noting, goaorol JoV tiag ia Ua,. oad rmlToaUoi iro wtk. - " . j. :. "..(' J.x:.;' S&S CloMokm 9U Faoa 18S There is a difference in bread. ' " Tbo Sutosmaa baa ooa aupply Isj da wanta ol t&a critical Jk prlattajt trad Troot poaltlro wo aro prtatora af voria ut aMrtt. - Xlodara tqnipmaat mad tdaaa ar lio obm that got ty. Siateoman Publioiiing " ffj mmm w-K V'aja oav w '-ja 4n,Ma y Vl: n ff K3 ' . 4 - r ' "f r . "OHEGOiJ MUST EVENTUALLY BECOME THE DnU6 GARDEN .OF THE WORLD," i SAYS THE EXPERT AT THE COLLEGE "In Oreqon. More Than Anywhere Else in the World, Is Found That Happy Combination of Soil and Climatic uonaiiions wmcn is rroaucuve oi esi nesuus in Drug Cultivation,'? Says the Same High Authority i Agricultural college. He is high authority in this field. His state ment that the development of the drug garden Industry here will necessitate "LARGE SCALE PRO DUCTION OR COOPERATIVE MARKETING" Is the thine to which the Slogan editor has been calling attention for several years. Our district must find men with large means, or we must find lead ership in getting cooperative grow ing and marketing. That the na tural conditions are here in near perfection there is no doubt the soils and the showers and sun- Editor Statesman: , Oregon must eventually become the drug garden of the world. In Oregon,, more than anywhere else in the world, is found that happy combination of soil and climatic conditions which is' productive of best results in drug cultivation. It must not be supposed that all drugs can be grown profitably n Oregon. Obviously such plants as the opium poppy, wmcn nour ishes only under a warmer; sun than ours, will never be produced here. to any extent. But there are a great many other drug, plants whose natural home is in the Pa cific northwest, or which might be profitably introduced. Cultivation Is Necessary . At one time there was no ne cessity of drug cultivation.' The woods contained millions of cas cara' trees, whose bark was used in medicine. But the bark-collectors have now reached the point where they are having more diffi culty in keeping the market sup plied with this commodity. Like wise the U3ers of mint at one time depended on wild mint for their oil, .but today most of the mint, is obtained from; mint farms. Many other wild drug plants have been almost exterminated, making cul ti vat ion necessary . Some Wrong Notions There Is one ' false impression which should be, speedily correct ed. PseudoscientUts,, writing in newspapers or magazines, have disseminated the idea that drug plants are quickly, grown, requir Ing no particular care or cultlva tion, but yielding 'bountiful har vests ; and rich , -financial returns with little expenditure , of time tail moum DAIRY Perfectly Pasteurized MILK AND CREAM Phone 725 f Butter-Nut The Richer, Finer Loaf CHERRY CITY BAKERY and money. Nothing could be fur ther from the truth. Many drug plants can be grown only in a cer tain type of soil, so any attempt to grow them in a soil to which they are not adapted would result only in loss of time and money Some drugs, as digitalis, grow so bountifully in the wild state that their cultivation is not profitable. Some other drug plants, as golden seal, yield no crop until the third year after planting, although they must be carefully tended during these three years. - . Harvesting Is Important The harvesting and drying of drugs is quite a problem in itself. Gathering a crop a week too early, or a week too late, may destroy its value entirely. ' Likewise, im proper drying may cause mould ing, or may result in the loss or destruction of the valuable oils or resins In the drug plants. Each drug plant offers a problem re quiring special study. No rule of thumb may be given which will apply to all. The Marketing, Too The marketing of tue product must also be ' considered. ; The drug manufacturer is not interest ed in buying in small amounts, and is always willing to give a better price on large shipments This of course would necessitate LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION OR COOPERATIVE MARKETING. ;The solution of the above prob lems will require time. A great many drugs are being grown with a handsome profit in England and in certain parts . of the United States. . In Oregon, the mint in dustry Is now on a firm footing. and there is no reason why the growing of other drug plants in the-Willamette, valley should not prove profitable. ; Must Proceed Carefully The'federal government, through the department of agriculture, has conducted extensive investigations on this subject,-and has published the results in several government bulletins. The application of these results to our own conditions is yet to be worked out, and, until this Is done, it is not advisable for anyone tq invest too heavily in drug cultivation. The school of pharmacy at the Oregon Agricultural college In Corvallis has not up to the present time been provided with facilities tO aid In this work, but with the new building and the Improved equipment which it will have next year it is expected that it will be fore long.be able to advise the farmers of Oregon oji the profit able cultivation of drug plants. F. A. GILFILLAN. Corvallis. Ore.. April 29. 1924. (Prof. Gilfillan is assistant pro fessor of pharmacy of the Oregon HOI BUGH ICO room of Solid Comfort 1 A Hczr.s Acay Frcra Salera Carpet Qeasiag and Fluff Itns Works . Rag and fluff rugs woven any sixes without seams. New mattresses made to order. Old matt) esses remade. Feathers renorated. I buy all kinds of old carpets for fluff rags. Oita F. Zwicbcr, Prep. phono llSs . 11V sd 7ilfcur Streets shine. Capital or leadership may bring about conditions that will bringvery large annual returns of money from far places; may give atother most lucrative use of our lands, that, lie fallow or arej less profitably employed. One man of the right type, with the necessary vision, can organize the industry and pilot it to great things. Where Is the-man?! Or rather, who is the map? lit is a pleasing thing to know that the Oregon Agricul tural college is' to be given better facilities to do its necessary share of. the work in this most promis ing line of development. Ed.) BON CRUDE DRUGS HELPED WIN THE WAR FOB IVORLO DEMOCRACY ... Vf We Sent Foxglove From Which to Make Digitalis to Stim ulate Heart Action and Spagnum Moss for the Use of the Surgeons in dressing Wounds Many Crude Drug Plants . . . ... ; Oregon crude drugs helped win. the World War. - First, her8Chool children' gath ered 'vast . quantities of foxglove. from which tq make digitalis.' Th!s was mostly in the coast' counties, where the plant grows wild on vast acres and Oregon is one of the four states where it is native, the other being Call foro la. A Washing ton and West Virginia. Children earned as much as $5 a day in the Toledo district. The Lablsh Mea dows district north of Salem has a great deal of the wild foxglove,1 and It Is easily raised in gardens. Second came the great quanti ties of spagnum moss, found in our salt bogs, which our people shipped to France during the war, for surgical dressings. Some very familiar contribu tions from the Salem district to the crude drug trade are the fol lowing: Yerba Buena, a vital 'in gredient of liniment; licorice, & fern like plant growing in the moss on trees; flag, a blue flower; dan delion, a garden ; pest , but an , ef fective liver "'flopover;' Oregon grape, caseara (or chittem). these two having been shipped out In car lots for years; peppermint, planlin, burdock, tansy, wild cherry,wild blackberry, and even the despised poison oak is listed as a purchase- able drug by a mail order house. These, of course, are all wildings, while, with little care in every gar den in the and there can be pro duced the following medicinal hrbs: Rhubarb, tansy, horehound, catnip, ginseng, poppy (opium), sage, anis, caraway.., pennyroyal. chickory rosemary, hyssop, worm wood, rue, flax and hops., , . Jjyc, Perfumes and Chemicals ' But Oregon's contribution to the. drug trade does not end,' even with' this list for the gum from the fir trees is being utilized, and from the cedars;' healing 'mud is coming from some of its southren springs, while there are .- mineral waters galore. To tfie dye maker it has given dogwoof, and to the perfumers, orris root, which is none other than the iris of our gardens, while we have been told Dy leading authorities that our roses have, the requisite sweetness for the valuable attar of roses. ' But . while every phase of the 4ug industry was affected by the war shortage photography suffer ed a blow ' that has brought still another of Oregon's resources to the-front. This time it is the pe culiar.' warty growth on- oak trees, known as galls, occasioned by the sting of an insect and rich in tan nin, some 15,000 ounces per week being- used by a leading manufac turer of photographic supplies, and called pyro China had previously been the source of supply and Is still the most important one, but with pictures making advance to such proportions. - Oregon's oak forests promise unexpected reven ue, i . i . r THE LIST OF THE DRUG PLANTS NOT UNDER CULTIVATION IS LONG TRENCH CRITICS ASK IF WOMEN ARE FIT FOR STRENUOUS SPORTS AFTER LOOKING AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH - ::v." : i y. i Sf V;;i ,1 1 4 Women .players are pictured above following- a football match at the Stade Klizabeth in Paris be tween the teams of the ' Femina Club and the .Olympic Club, They seem pretty -well spent and the photo indicates that the match was. very strenuous, particularly for wo- r y,'..--v. : ' men. The photograph furnished the text for a spirited discussion in the sporting columns of rarU newspapers. ' MADE A ST ART IN CRUDE DRUBS HERE Dr. O. W. Bean and Dr. Davis Bean are well known Salem phy sicians husband and wife. They have a farm on the Oak. Grove (The United States Department; of Agriculture publishes a number of bulletins on drag plants in this country.. Notably among them are So. 107, on American Root Drues: No. 188 on Weeds Used In Med i-1 cine; No. 26 on American Medi cinal Flowers, Fruits and Seeds, and No. 139 on American Medicin al Barks. Space will permit only the naming of things thus -listed but it is full of Interest to the peo ple of this section, suggesting many items that may prove profit able to follow up. Following are the lists:) Roots Male-fern, couch grass, wild turnip, skunk cabbage, sweet flag, ehainaelirium or helonias. Ameri can hellebore, aletris. bethroot. wild yam. blue flag, lady's slipper, crawley root, Canada . snakeroot. serpentaria, yellow dock, poke weed, soapwort, goldenseal, gold thread, black , cohosh. VOregon grape blue cohosh, twinleaf. May apple, Canada monseed, bloodroot. hydrangea, Indian physic, wild indigo, crane's bill, seneca snake- root, stillingia, wild sarsaparilla. ginseng watereryngo American Angelica, yellow jasmine or jess amin?, pinkroot, American Colom bo, black Indian hemp, pleurisy root, comfrey. sloneroot. Culver's root, dandelion, queen-of-the-mea-dow, elecampane, echinacea, bur dock. i . . . ( 'Burdock, dandelion, dock (yel low) dock (broad leafed) dock (yellow. roofed watpr) conch grass pokeweed. foxglove;" mullein, lo belia, tansy, gum plant, scaly grln delia. catnip, horehound, blessed thistle, yarrow. , Canada f Ieabane, Jimson weed, purple thorn' apple, American wormseed, -black mus tard, white mustard. " ; Flowers, Fruits and Seed Juniper, saw palmetto.' worm seed, pokeweed, black mustard, white mustard, raspberries, prick ly ash, smooth sumac. American linden, poison hemlock, Jimson weed, mullein, eide.r. - ' ' Harks White pine, tamarack, aspen, white. willow, baybcrry, butternut, ironwood. sweet birch, tag-io-white oak. slippery elm,, magnolia tulip-poplar, sassafras, spicebush. witch1 hazel, blackberry, American mountain ash, wild cherry, prickly ash, wafer ash, black alder, wahoo. false bittersweet, horse chestnut, caseara sagrada, Cottonwood bark, dogwood, moosewood, white , ash,f mute ncc, umtisweei, uuiiun bush, cramp bark, tree, and black haw. HERE, MR. HOMEBUILDER Is tho BEST, SAFEST. STRONGEST, and, in the long ran. Material ont of which home. It Is BURNED CLAY HOIXOW'bUIIjJj. ING TILE It insures Fire-Safety Health .and Comfort, Ask for Catalog and road, about four, miles from' Sa lem. , . ',. . . ' ' Some ; years ago, they made a start in 'crude drug growing, and they intended to go Into the in dustry on a considerable scale. They grew some ginseng and some bydrastis, or'f golden seal, 'and were getting ready to experiment in other plants that form the crude supplies of the drug manu facturers. - - They expected, especially to give attention to the Hydrastis grow ing, for that plant is the basis of a very important line of well known remedies, used by . all physicians. They finally gave np their ex periments, not because they were convinced that there was nothing in the industry. They were on the contrary sure that it would, yield large-, returns. But they found themselves so busy that they could not give .crude drug growing their lime. The gophers bothered them; also the moles, for one thing, and they could not be on the ground to combat them. . Crude drag growing, as will be gathered by the reader from the articles in . this issue by- the ex perts, is a particular business. It needs particular and personal at tention from the : selection and preparation of. the ground and the cultivation of the plants up to the harvesting and curing of the crops. The experiments of Drs. Bean may -be the means of starting some one In this line who can give it the attention it deserves. There is a fortune for some one in it many fortunes for many growers, when the Industry can be properly organized, as it is bound to be in time, because the natural conditions are here In greater per fection than elsewhere in the wide world; and this is not the idle statement of a mere tyro; it is the verdict of the best authority in Oregon, Prof. Gilfillan of the Ore- Lgon Agricultural college. If the reader is at all interest ed, it will pay him to, read the aTticle of Prof. GIlHllan, In this issue. - STATESMAN WANT ADS The . shortest distance between buyer and seller. WEBUY v II the CHEAPEST .1 yw. I to build your 1 ) I II Bookin oi run,. A V II CO. , ' Phoae 917 , J II ( ii SALEAI BRICK & TILE Halem, Oregon. llfrs. of Burned Clay TloTfow Building Tile, DrlcSc. ! and Drain Tile. Caseara Bark ' Oregon Grape Root Oregon Balsam Fir Write for our prices before , you sell. ' DAN J. FRY, DRUGGIST 280 North Commercial St., Salem, Orc-cn
