.; tiiuhcday :.:on:n:;G, jaiojai: x .ii:
the onnGoirsTATrsziAir,
al:::i, onnao::
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lis Salsm ,'Bistricfr'-' Lscis' -
Over '3 00 Car' Loads Shipped ; from Labish District Alone-Last Year;
Will Ship 400 to 500 This Year ACominrj Girjantic Industry Forming
.There were many people here In
the douttlag Thoraa-f class when,
Bo'r.e years ago.'U.e Slogan editor
of The Statesman began saying
tMs was the beat celery country
in the world, and that the celery
industry might be made, and was
bound to become, a "big Industry,
and finally a gigantic Industry-"-'
Because these people -were In
the. habit of thinking of celery
growing in terms of a few rows: in
the kitchen garden; and (hey did
not realize that the Salem- district
could produce a better quality of
celery -than is grown in the Kal
amazoo district-In Michigan, sup
posed to produce the best celery in
the. world.: '-. -
v ' ' ' -The Ers;inr!rr . "
The beginnings of the celery In
dustry on a commercial scale in
the Salem-district were, made by
Roy. K. Fukuda in 1909, when he
experimented With" some 10 rows,
or. 2000 to 3000 plants, in the La
bis h Meadows district,. on the bea
rer dam land af Hon. &L L. Jones,
some five- miles below Salem, be
tween the Oregon Electric and
Southern 'Pacific railroad lines
between Quinaby and Chemawa.
( The ? experiment pro ved a suc
cess. Mr. Fukuda grew more eel-
A Snapshot of jJablsh Meadow's Jj
try the following year, and soon
his neighbors began-growing eel'
ery. . In '1919, Mr.Fukuda' hail
trought his planting- to eight to
nine acres. In 1922 the plantings
lit -that district had 3een brought
Tip to about ,100 acres, and the
growers shipped about 65 cars- to
points outside of Oregon, besides
I.; I
3 500 crates by express, ' V
. . Dig Increase Two Years
a -in the mean tirta the Lad is h
Meadows Celery Union was organ
ted, with a few members; The
-"membership had grown to 20
if
Tokuto Brand Celery is grovn and packed undr ; strict
; -rules' of treatment; ahdjihspectiori; and itris 'guaranteed to
.03
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growers for' the shipping season of
1923, and the acreage had -grown
to about V30, and. the total ship
meats from this district that year
were about 20O cars, including ex
press shipments. . , '
, Jtlg Growth LaAt;Ycar
. - There. was a-still larger growth
last year. , - , - x-
t Mr. Fukuda alone the pioneer
in the industry,- put out-50 addi
tional acres. He .had 40 acres la
1923. Those 90- acres - in . celery
mean a big investment. .It costs a
lot of money to put out even one
acre, of celery, to be. jrown' on a
commercial scale. And It" COSta -a
lot of . money in fertilizer-' and la
bor every year. , The .'returns per
acre are big here; .but .they must
be large to pay the expenses alone,
to eay nothing of yielding net pro
fits, which pur L.abisa Meadows
growers succeed ia making their
plantations do. - 4 ';' " ..' . '. ,.'
' The Labish Meadows growers ex
pected to market 250 cars df cel
ery last year. They actually mar
keted over 300, counting bo."!
their car Jot and their smaller -express
shipments,, -'. v
The membership of the Union
was'increased to 30 last year; and
It will be about. 40 this year. They
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lilies; .-from - 500 . Bulbs IlaLscd
expect to ship 40 0 to 500 cars of
celery 'this year.j Last year wit,h
its long dry summer wa not aa
ideal year loir eelery. 1 . 'i' ' .
. . 'A Steady CJrowth st
Mr. Fukuda 'told the Slogan edi
tor recently that he expects to see
continued growth of the celery In
dustry here; an increase of acreage
annually. That "wlU 'Jraean . the
mounting np'f 'constantly "of" .tit
money returns to come into Salem
district from far places. The shipi
ments .went the past, two yjarsin
ROY K. FUKUDA, President JIM Y. YADA, Secretary '' TOJU NAKADA,
" . ' : RONALD JONSal Manager I1 1. ' -.-V.i '
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Directors;
f-jr ts .-4 -- I x-sK -:-y:-
Tliere are now 29 membbrs of.tha Uriion and there will .be several more after'the first of die year'.'1
Growers of all nationalities are solicited and welcomed as members. -Membership shares are di-i
vided. in proportion to acreage cultivated. . ' ' ' .' ' . '-.. -
country;
It represents .the cliill and cr-7cricr.ee of the br-cct czzzzh.ilcn cf ccldiy rjrbwers in Oregon, with
a constantly increasing output, produced and chipped by men who make the businesa a life work I
and study. The total output was in' 1923 about 20Q cars; in 1924 it was over 300!cars, it w)U!
; he aboutOD thii year and a,lar-r 'numbcr cverj' cuccccdinjjyearVi The excellence of the firct:
Cradc ofthis brand of celery is att xtcd by the fact that it cells at 5 H a crate, or 0160 to $180 a
cr.r, tibovc the price of celery of the came grade grown in California.' 1;; ;'i , .. . I ; . . CC-'-
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car lots to some of the bis eastern
cities.' -.-i '" .-;. -. :.: - ) '
.i ', The IJJg Tli Ins --
- 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 Jl
more for a crate of our celery than
for the' California producV The
California Growers ship east 4,000
to 5,000 cars annually of celery.
How long will it be till the Oregon
growers increase- their shipments
Ccjcry Cods In the Labish Meadows .District
to as many : cars-since they re--ceive
the extra $1 a -crate, which
amounts. to $160 ta-180 a car In
favor of the Oregon products? The ,
Oregon growers pack 160 tto 180
grates in a car. The Oregon crates
weigh', about. ISO. pounds for the
loose pack; and about -160 pounds
for the washed and bunched celery.
The , loose pack last year: was of
228 'cars, and the washed ; and
bunched. 75- cafs.-v'.
The Oregon crate is larger than
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 d'ozen celery plants
each.; . . . ( , .
; Wo Are, Far '.Ahead :
-The Salem district is away ahead
of other Oregon., sections in ' the
quantity, production of celery, and
not behind in quality production.
There are two other. principal Ore
gon 1 districts; at .Troutdale and at
Milwaukie. ,Tbe two latter dis
tricts make 'a considerable num
ber to car ..shipments out of : the
state.-and they supply a good deal
of celery to the Portland markets.
The growers In the Mjlwaukie and
Troutdale districts are principally
Greeks, Italians, .Chinese and Jap
anese, with some Americans- The
Salem, district growers are, princi
pally Japanes:; te. leaders being
Americanized Japanese, an increas
ing number of them American citf-
, atens.
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rOKUTO BRAND CELERY
BROOICS, OREGON
Fukutla, Jim M. Yada, Chas. K. O-jiira, J.'Tcrusaki,', Toju Kakada, Y. -Kanekoj.
. Furuy-rtria, 7J Tomiyama, K. Itano, ; II. Osinki and. K; Kaxvala - -.. '.- -
Our Oregon celery Tt 13 rer":ted-
ly taken first premiums at tLe na
tional vegetable shows. . At Louis
ville last year it took all the prizes,
first, second and third wept the
boards .clean. ; against 16e lamed
Kalamazoo district and all the rest.
; The reason is," we gTowthe best
celery; we have the soil,.eushine
and. showers, and the "celery- skill
In -bur growers. We can meet-all
competition, and our higherrfces
are boun4. to bring us up soon' to
a $5,000,000 Annual crop l- and
then we will hot byTany means be
thrdugh: ' - , . ; -fi '.:
It takes about 11209 a year an
acre to grow' our celery; but we
get $1500 or better an acre tiet for
it in the 'markets. . So It pays tor
the cost and. careaqd Jhe Tjk,, ,
Ronald E. f Jones. Brooks, - Ore
gona young business man of judg
ment and ability, acts aaf "agent for
the Labish Meadowy Celery Union,
looking out for 'markets, ship
meats, etc.; In order that the- crop
daring- haryest may go out J4 an
orderly manner.
Chas.K, Spaulding
T (Coatlauad fns pi( a)
connections' with I the ownership
and" management , of the large
paper 'mUriU' Saleni. It supplies
thla JChilUwitli its' wood and logs
and is an active 5 factor in 'contri
buting to the'8ucces of the mil).
" They represent the "best ta be
found'in the: commercial andfhi
ancial life .of 'western . Oregon.
Their business enterprises employ
hundreds - of .-persons " who t.- ar
among the best citizens of the
sUte. The activities of the Spaulr
ding company: make It one of the
most valuable1 assets to the cities
ia which 'its'operates.. "
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. 011 can - be a gentleman farmer
here;, on: a .paved road oraear
one ; and grip wing franchise 'crops
that have ben pioneered -that are
certain -of -profit; '-with' hard work
and hard l.o rse .sense.
-r-.t
. :;Fewr "men! like to. pet cats until
they, are mad;e into sealskin coats.
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'Ve , Produce B est
Peppermint . , .
, , f Tontlnaed frora IV .
and Syria -and in the 'vnianiet-.a
rallej.' It Is .the, superior kind i
Its. oil formerly selling at double
the price of - the Black lichen.
That Is one of the-phases Jot.4a
franchise Nature ha gjvea. oar
Salem district growers. i t ,
Once mor, the Salem district
-will attain, its greatest prosperity
when. It produces the, things capa
ble of . being grown.' here to tie
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greaiea-, aavaaiaB anu ai srraioi
Tjruui loan luer co proauceui
in other sections and there are
many of these". : Mint Is one of
fthem. This- line of production,
irlll lift our people above the dead
Flerel of mere competition. It will
pat them in a field all their own!
Too much -cannot , be said- about
this. 1 .Too .much cannot , be wrtt-?
ten about It till our; people are
clear above , mere - cornpetiticn,
which position their .advantages of
soil and showers , and - snnshine
furnish them the opportunities to
attain. : ; , t
.Some Actual reppermlnt lUwnJts
Mark Aspinwall, in the'Brooks
neighborhood, produced pepper
mint oil iofl923 that tested 65.5
per cent menthol,: -15 .per; cent
above what "the U. S J standard re;
quires, and 7.5 per cent, acetate
being 2.5 per-cent,' above the U. S.!
Standard; which Js an, average
Oregon oil.-..--. : : ' '
Planting of peppermint roots
should be done 4n the early spflcg.
bout March If possible. - .
Oregon oli; was' about $3.1 a
pound In 1923; 32.55 in 1922, and
$4.10 at harvest time-: in' August
and September last. The boom
prices hare come since then. .The
peak . war prices ' were around $ 9
t. $9.50 and above. 1-
0., J. Molsan, Gerrais, Ore., Is
6p;cretary-treasQrer,of the Oregon
Cooperative Mint Grower- associa
tion- ; Mr. Moisan and S. D Man-
ning,, among; ; the most extensive
mint growers of , this district. In
1922 produced 86 pounds of pep-;
persaint oil to the acre - on two I
Oregon Prune;;0
County Seat of Rich Polk County Has a Payroll
Second to .No , Town of
Ballaa, county seat of t ich Polk
county, located about ' 15 -.miles
west of Salem and connected with
Salem by a paved "highway, 'claims
the dfstlnctlon tf being the1 prune
city of - Oregon. . - Immediately
around Dallas and at several 'other
localities ihlFolk rconntythere is
a ig acreage of pmnea. t There
are also large walnut ahd filbert
Orchards; and the other standard
.Treasurer
V;
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acres; land. they . averaged . 6Q
pounds to the tcre. a 40- acres;
and with 51 per cent menthol con
tent, asainst the 36 per cent of
eastern oil: --How would you like
to hare 1C0. acres cl rcrpermiat
prodacla 0, pounds cf oil to the
acre, and selling at ft .50 a -pound;
at the cost 'of-a hay, crop?. -And
you would still., have the hay, for
tb$ mint makes good hay.after the
oil is taken out; some farmers say
It Is the ,Tery best Ttind Of hay.
.-. It costs about $20 an acre for
the rbotarand' abbnt 5;aa acre
vto plaint them- You get a crop the
following ralU Mint -via persist
. fM Mft.atv ' fnr .1 0 Tears at
more. ; Any rarmer can iigure toe
high profits, ors the immense pro
fits with prices anywhere- near
fg.SO a poand.:. - -
: Farmers- whot-had "v mint . last
yean at $ 4.1 0 a pound, all figured
handsome profits. Among them
wa XI. B Jones.' of the Labish
Meadows Far m, 'Tlroofes Ore.
A. --Van ' . Cleave-'1 and Son,
Route Salem, figured $100 an
acre' "net profit , on their inlnt In
1923, when the price1 was about
$3.is a'round.'-. , ;
., The Cregoa Agricultural 'col
lege autLsrities advise cooperatioh
In mnir growing, and "marketing;
advise maintaining a " high stand
ard; .'advise against zatxlng with
the native "wlld peppermint.. .
s - In eoncluslont ' "Vfm have a mint
boom, now.; A"r'much-; bigger one
is Justified." We have many crops
on which! we .have ; what amount
to frsnth.aes.."; Mtnt is' one of
themi - Come and jump ' la. . and
Browlfrtschlse crops, in this land,
of diversity, this country-of oppor
tunity; thU favored section, of the,
right combination of soil and sun
shine and showers j- ; . ' ' ' !."-
, If you want to raise, hogs, the
Salem district is the place to raise
thein.r ;-Tcu - can ptodude "them
cheaper here than? elsewhere, and
sell then-In . the highest market
in the United States, at our pack-.
ing plant: . , ,
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There is room here -for a Henry.
Ford of the seed gf owing Indns-'
ItaSizin' the State
TarieUes of jfrultsarb grown to a
lar"t. extent. ; ; , ; .,- .
There 1' 'no : more, beautiful
sljht'ln the world than -the orchr
ftrd cllstiietsef -the Dallas section
DailaA is "a real citjr. with ; not
far. from , 4000 . population, v.wlth
miles of pared streets, fine homes,
aadextensiTfl payrolls. , running
up towards a, millioa and; a half
dollar it yfar.V .!..-." : , ;
If you ..hare hot risi ted Dallas;
you luve Qot.seenj the'WillimeUe
Talley.; j Xu -dairying Pollrj county
how up .well? and ln,U the raf -led'farnil-;s
.operaUons;. ; -Mahy
Angota .goats .and; pure bred live
stock are In Polk county; ' the
only , got t. milk t cheese: factory In
the -state; , other t cheese; f ictorles
and erearnerles; uome of the world
record. .Jersey " cattle. . Flax' Is"
grown extensively, and - there are
many, sheep. . .; - i ; i
The. Dallas, boosters wilt Jtell you
that their ; section offers thri very
best inducements to jte.w -comers;
especially to , those who want. to
settle' on the land! and engage In
the' higher forraa of Agricultural
endeavor, -Whether; In a large way
or with. a tew :acres . devoted, to
fruits arid gardens and 'poultry and
bees,' etc. j. And' there; is , ample
warrant for 'the pride of Polk
county people In , their, great sec
tion -of a 'gieat' state; poteatiJly
many times ; greater" J. ; t '
: Hi .IA. Johiuoh ' :
;"l-.--iranc Aircnt '' ! . -
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T7e - Iixsre SvcrytJiia-
Dallas, Orcca .
The chive Stcrc
v( ..- ;' -
Dry Gbcds, Clothing
. T 'Shoes . '
: A Reliatla Tlace to Trade
t. .1 - . . . -. . i -
Dallas -1
f Orcson"
La .lies Toggery
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Iilc' r,.ady to. wear
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Daluf anj ilouiidut!,. Uirvja
nrr"rir'cthcrd 'Score.
Yenrc 'ELtter Yet":
One of the ' greatest contributions-modern
science has made to
the store of h-jraan icowled-re.tas
been along the line of deteminln?
the: food raloe, of our most .com
mon articles' of. diet, "and :ne d-is-corery
of , sanitary methods. of
handling; " food.'. 2t ' so many
years ago butter -was retailed from
open' Tessel, dished, out wlthi a
paddle or dirty hand into a wood
en dish; crackers were sold' from
open boxes, handled hy the dirty
hands of,, the clerks; bread -was
handled with as much carelessness
and as lHtle f egard fof cleaali
nesa as store wood.. .NS body com
plained or- objected --- erery
body did It. Today a groceryman
"ferlii-5-' turtisrchaadlse' In the
manner in which It was soldi SO,
or eTen 25 years ago would be ar
rested ty'tLe Lealth officers aad
liis stock' cf. croceflea - confiscat
ed. ;;';;; V;v' : , -,
Intno Una v6f -aanufactufe or
preparation" f food products has
there been freater change for the
better than, in th?places; -where
our bread and pasteries are made.
The' Public haa' been Vacated
along lines of sanitation, and econ
omia food aliie Tinttt It" quickly
puts Us stamp of approval or. dia
apprbral On, thee" bakery in exact
proportlotf as the' bakery ri&asares
up lo the hilx standard 6t excel
lence la ,It3 Troducts which mod
em, ec'cQtififi .knowledge 'makes
pos-sitie ; ''''
. It follows then that the baker
who araila blixfself pt l&ls -sclentJ-fltf.
knowledge is on jthe highway
to success, -rills observance Of the
principles o 'sanitation; his selection-
o the choicest and highest
grade materials and the employ
ment "of skillful and conscientious
workmen' m ay - easily become
known through the Qualityi of his
products. ; Public appreciatlorj of
his efforts- is reflected by an eVer
Increasing business. y .
-J The above truth has been amply
demonstrated: by the rapid growth
Of the illatland Bakery, located at
the tor her. of 12 th and Chemeketa
streeulr. It Js baly four- years-lo-ay
slnc--this bakery "was: tstab
jished, an4 came: under, the owner
ship of the G regg Brothers. Glenn
Gregg was 'J tlst out of school at
'.CortaUls. -frills brother, Carl
Greg&;a few. years oJder, as a
bookkeeper in . Seattle. y,They. be
gan their bakery business In Sal
em with a small outfit using, an
antiquated 'brick oven;; ." So earn
estlyand .conscientiously did they
conduct,tfc9 4;ewu!ilnesa that its
growth, soon -demanded larger fa
cilities.' Lait epripg -they install
ed ,-aiXtew electrical outfit.-A
Raqier ; electric oven - capable
r ; : u ' : s-
of
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Tl- i :-L7:.-.-':'-:n;,V .C 7:rs
-. t-."-- ---jfiac italics una rT.::r:c3 -
.JJV-wlekjiCoxr-- r "rpe Jttl3 Ly's
; Ccsy fCcMc5-dcrijr: '--f .7. s ZZzrhjXzzh Czhzzrj;
.Ilcs-Ciii Crecry .117 EL lii!: j'Crcccry . 7
o.rtrctt Xrpccry - i;Crth C:n'l Ctrc:t Crcr ry
0. IJcr-jrpjs rt.-S; Co. " - iicrth CiLn Iltit ZZziLzi
D-uaoaV Grocery f : . - i:ob Hill Cxizirj .
ralrostst Diiry-7"' . ',' ' PiLro'rcc'i C.rzzzry
7rcxry Ctmi'rrp-ry- - teji's U-:!:I Ctrro - ' '
Crcttin-ir r;:.t : r;o.- v;. c.-cc :ry
. nicd7wCir2i- Crcccry - Cccttr's lint ITnliit -
, i;:3d L'jrt:: Cheery, ; Cayirr's Ca
-ijs. c;5, rwcr::.: ry 7Ccuth 7irt:r C
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Grbat. Suzzczz in i
Brand Eahcfy Frc;Ii:ct3
btllA's;3-leaves i sa !jht
hour dsy. .-Ai .:ctrlcs".r c: rrat
ej . tilidr zl v'i ' :-cU:z V.?. op
erated lrif ucu'.J:r cf t- ;te3t
design -ft-cre iiH'..!'.: . . T"r is' ap
raratus CiVfJ C 3 ill ::.r.J to
produced better lir.-s cf rr- iucts.
They selected -a.-r.- t i..r:;riate
name for-their Una cf cods
"ZHTTZr.-YZT," T'i H a -slogan
or ratler a motto cf t: y firm
as well as a trada na: f . r Us
products. Their brcaJ! i '
rand all oyer the city c r :
!t fie-
ralem.
The de-nasd ii growing f3 i r'ily
-1 ji,
as the facilities cf prriuct;;,; 1 are .
pien IscreaieJ.. '.Tc.'r 1 fc:;ctflc
oven givei'an even tr'ii ;rtare
which produ;e. a ' prciuct cf a
Quality not ottalnat la ty &ay
other-process. " '-
:The.Mistlaad Ea. r.' 2 3 Intro
duced s new departure l.xlli cake
department whlii ts crsiUi a
sensation of d sllsht In 113 -patrons .
who ace most particular; in their
tastes aad demands fcr sanitary
products. They have sTicii on
the market a tVrappei C La uUng
waxed-wrapyers similar xo zic iern
bread wrappers. ..Thii wrspper
not !y- protects the c . i o from
contamination' in has. J "'.-13.' but
preserves It racist as if c .srly bak
ed., ' No dast 'or dirt can tctch !t.
The patron has. the aivintce of
having" tha , waxed wrrper for
protecting the -cake' froia drying
out until the, last l'a Lis used.
This line 'of; wrarrc- cakes, is
rapidly -bcor.!-:-r a I:-!?r fa tie
city of Ejle-3. "Tto tiers yea
eat the mere yoa w-f certalaly
applies to. tie 21121: zl X!iacf
wrapped cakes. ;
r The lliitland r tilr- 'j brand
Of - "BETTEIt-ynT" cockles,
doughnuts, pis. ar 3 r ' - Tics Lave
an.the.satisfylns ;.U:i:;3-cf tie
kind your mother -crsi-to 15 l.s.
In., fact. - an .their proi nct3 Lave
won. their 'ay Into tLc.isar. cf"
Salcrn homes y rci.::. c: tp i- - J
hocietaad'e cuaUti:-';-:1. lzt- tl.:n
Jay the pollcyot ti 3 : - :a; ::. .:it
touse nolhir? bui 1" vii t :a
teflals and follow tl r..ci; .-i:s-Uilished
by the erl..:-ce r the
best borne cooks tci titer-.
. 116nie bread" Ei:llr j. I J , r
fcoconidg a lost art vy ft a cf
the "fejccellence 'cf C:a tr.5l.t.i of
Modern bakeries and t-a !,- t'.ihd
is. one ot the leaders ia It a (I. Id of
supplying Thomes with aii:';:y of
bread which 'wiU Uava nctLfij to
be desired In the wcy cf 'I rove
ment, ; "Let the lllitli be -YOUR
EAXer. N7. , : ' '-;.-
VTte'-',,B'GTTS"a-Tw ' "prc-actl
are handled -by, ttsi lciiins'iMil
' ers of Salem.
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