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f WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITION ;:: . ,..Ariauar-Numb"sr: -..'V :.,.' A . PART FOUR Pages One to Eight 't rr- ,r. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 19S5 PRICE: TEN CErrn : ' - ' ' -.------ . - - - -- ' "I , f Highest Quality, Nut: Qrown Nar;Salern baiem is tne center or a great and growing walnut Industry.- The super aut, is : grown here the highest quality and the highest priced walnut- produced in the world. Our " walnuts have' a su perior flavor and texture: they are perfect aa " they come from "the trees, needing no bleaching: We are marketing an increasing an . nual crop of quality walnuts, sell lag at 2 cents a pVundThlgher than .the : canrorttia walnuts'; Annual new plantings are ' being made here, and will likely be made inde finitely, as ifast as good nursery stock can be supplied.! This Is one of the most substantial -'of all our Industries, and before long -we will show returns of mounting-annual millions of dollars for our, walnut - crop. ' . --.Vr f- 'ir r we produce walnuts at tC lower cost than any,: 'o tier section : so there' is more money In walnut growing here - than elsewhere in tho wide world. . , " I - One of Our Franchises !We; have here in . the Salem dis trict at least fifty-two crops or ad Vantages in which we excel or may excel; which we 4 may produce either exclusirely or to better ad' Tantage or of higher quality or at lower cost than- they, cau be pro duced In other ' districts; or in .which we either excel r may. excel because of either acquired or" na tural conditions superior to- those possessed by , other sections ': or . cities .;: . .; ;f ' And the walnut Industry Is one of? the lines in which we hare what amounts to a franchise, in which we may follow the lines ol l east . resistance, a bore the dead level . of competition on ! equal terms; for as said above we both grow a walnut of the highest qual ity produced in the world, and we can grow it at lower prices thanr it miy be produced elsewhere -For Instance, for 8 to 9 cents a pound here, as compared to about 14' cents a pound In California' And yet we hare only 12,000 to l&iOOO acres in commercial wajnut orchards here - v: V-' While California. haa 60,000 or mora acres in walnuts, and the acreage' 1A -that stata.Jiad, k $ t&. last yea been-doubltnjrBrery Xour Salem j District 4 Fortunate in Having One of the Best Animal and Bird Farms in the: West Salem homes are' fortunate in having Flake's Petland - institu tions included in the substantial business firms of the city. Mr. . Flake," the proprietor, ie- a lever ofianimaljand bird life and finds it 'profitable as well as a persona) pleasure' to conduct , his Petland store at ti73 State streetr ia con nection with his firm of & acres just' nortl of , Salem on : the Pa cific highway. The farnv IS demoted entirely 'tb the breeding and care of all kin us of pet. Pet cats, pet dogs,' pet birds, and one pet coon U in the lot. . . 'V 1 The dog-bouse", cm the Petland 'farm is bvilt of brick and tfle and has , a concrete ' floor. : It has ten bed rooms on each side of a cen tral hall. ' E2ach bed" rooms opens into an out door runway which permits abundant out door exer cise, r'i '. . . v" ' : ' . -it:'. A -'.. - 1 The outlet to the runway from the bed rdom is fixed so it can be closed at night or in stormy weather. Altogether,; the doga placed In the care of Petland hav WHY I AM A 3 By A. 3P. Pierce, Retiring . . - une or me ouuuoainK Chcrriatfti the past year' wa.? the pixauty ciuTrat"ltosetniTjg-earry-inxrrv .1 1 ... . . getting together all the" boosting it corned to the matter of entertaining iraY"viv state may work under one plan. - . ' - . ",, 2 t. L.. -.V,uftronitvtf'- f!lih will meet' early in January ia Salem when aeetlngtwill.be fixed.;, '' t u, : .r.i r.i : n-- Portland Jloi festival, and this past year, . were awarded nrst. rize .s. a uniformed marching' body.; th ?$ assemble along the line of march ace the boys ith ewhite woolen iuits, there is always heard the cry. "Oh. here comes the. Chemaiw' !.tr--:r" ,:;' "r - 1 I This past year. th? .Chcrrians .Inaugurated ho plan . of com munity visiting, just as a matter of pleasure lo tho Cherrlans and, good wifl towards several communities in Marlon county. . ; i WIUi the Chcrrlan band and a corps of Visit were made to Woodburn, Silverton. n1 . ngeLl 1 ; HospiUIUy Day at the State Ulf was ' Cherriaris who served hosts to visiting clubs and to members of, the State Chamber of Commerce. . . " , . - . , ,Q rtf lhA Blossom Day, Observed April 13. was as usual In cjjk rge . of the, Cherrians who acted as escort to many parties and f general iaformltloiT during the day to r;stnrjf VaV 00 Day, 3.00 0 rst card-s were printed in, cooperation Jhj Chamber of; Conmrrce. On the cards ws :a Pture ef Blossom. Day ancL the date.. ' i . " ' ioVi 4a; ? :Th3 last orlkial acC ot tk..Cherr!aC for '&WJ0& one of cheer, that of illuminating the large tlrUee ";hrttf tiouse yard wUh.tundrfis of electric .and hf atar. emblematic of the good will the CHerrians feel JJ th world in general, and the citizens of Oregon and balem ia par- ticular. , - . . , . .'. Produced; in World! Is Oregon Market is High years.. It will soon be .100.000. California Is said to be limited to about 200.000 acres suitable! for walnut growing . ' -j1 ; 1 ' t ' But there is no such' limit In Oregon; Because of the fact that the Willamette valley, can produce a superior nut, worth more inlthe markets; can, raise " more" tol the acre, and can produce, them at a smaller cost, Oregon is. bound to became the gteatesC walnut state in the Union, for we have an acre age sufficient to supply more than thCfsent whole demand fojf the United t States, and the prices of land here are. very low,' compared with the values put upon land suit able for walnuts ia California. J J TLs dargest indiViduar grafted FVafaquette walnut orchard 'la "the northwest is seven miles south ,of Salem; .tha ' SIcyline ehaxds. Will Pay Above lO Per Cent! y FerdJ Groner, one of :the most suosiantiai and ? most ; extensive walnut growers - of Oregon, ' from nis , home at Hillsboro. wrote a short letter to the annual walnut Slogan number of The Statesman of November 6th but he wrote to the point, and he fa financially able to back what he said, and a great deal more. Mn Groner said Ton have caught r me at a time wien it Is 'almost Impossible for me to find time to write anything out will say that I am more en thusiastic than ever ! before about the possibilities of walnut growing in the Willamette valley,: as more Franquette orchards come- lata bearing to show my: faith in wal nut gTOWing.! ;'. ,'.-v "I I , , ;: "I have offered 10 per cent com pound interest, compounded" anna ally, for a SO-acre interest In? a 1 2 year old orchard on total cost ot orchard to date, aad believe fit the best buy I . could make in, any Industry in Oregon. But' the' own ers" estimated tC Is "worth much more, and no 'doubt it Is. - . . Can Be Duplicated ; ' ' "This orchard can be duplicated on the same basis. If 'only -good economic business methods are used, Iflyfttuant tto, makqfa sujcess'-fwflnut -growing; don'tv plant anything bus Franquettes, "i f a 'co'mTortable time' and are well cared for. by the proprietor. Mr. Flake says, he .needs two j or three times the space he now. has to ac eommodate his - cu stomers. Many people in the city bring their pet dogs and cats to Petland to be cared for while the master's fam ily Is away fro me home. ;j I ; ' One - of the finest Aviaries In the west is found at! Petland. It was built entirely to cart! for the birds' of Mr. A. N. Bush during his absence." This is1 a ; concrete and brick-tile structure; withfdoubte doors- and; windows to keep; out cold; electrically 'heated and made as comfortable and as hygienic as modern science can 'provide.- Mr. Flake says that1 during the cold weatheirtar December, altbetrgir he fed the wild ; birds on the place well a very notfceabfe dlfferehce existed between their re-action to the cold and that of the": birds .ltf the aviary. - ; -I . ; . i -J& y'. ? In the Petland store Mr. Flake called attention to the difference ' (ConUBeJ oa pg 3) f '.t CHERRlAr ; King Bing of the Cbr''ll i - - o.iivltt if ihn fvalpm v...v.- f organUation of the Oregon IIos-v jbt: r n..i iirrclv 1nxtrnmfntal In- clabe orthd state" n&bj, wnj the time and place for the annual ' ' j - ' - --kv ;i; i- . ' - .T - . Wi a a thlr untjearancs at the. grattedy- on Northern -. California Black troots. ; They are good bear ers and .are bringing - the; highest prices in the wotW.' '. - . "Dont plan) walnut orchards on land undferiahf ; with shale,' soap stobeor rocW within six; or eight feet of the surface. J "Dont plant on land only which has'good air and" water"dralnage; ' "Don't plant any kind of 'fillers la a - walnut "of chardr if you want to raise fillers," don't' plant wal nuts among them: .- - - . : "Don't plant a walnut orchard unless' you Intend to take first class care of it; otherwise it will not pay. ! r . . v , . "Plant only trees-grown by an honest and - reliable nurseryman, the best is none, too good.' v Should Be Conclusive The writer might till a whole newspaper the size of this with pertinent - walnut facts and infor mation as" applied-- to the Salem, district. . Bat he has" not the space In the ! I t 1 t , -. r fcveilstbie? and- the- aberw f rom such a pioneer" y and substantial grower and j business sucdeBS as Mr. Greneroght to be conclusive It ought fe be enough to' decide the reader to get walnut land and plant wainut3; the right; kind of land, and the right kind of walnuts.-' Manager . of West Fur Gbmpany Tells of In teresting Deyeloprnents in the Fur - Trade ' . From Athe' days Ot tbel-cavematf to the -present . furs haveTield a most popular place, in the clothing line among 'ail . nations and peo pies, outside the- tropics. . . - The fur.busijiess was one of the greatest factors in ' the .explora tion and settlement of the North American continent The trapper and fur trader were always , the vanguard .. of i civilization."- The trapper followed the game trails across the ' eontinent; the miner followed the trapper, and the far mer followed the miner. V : ". For" two centuries the Hudson Bay, Fur company was - the only c ivilized -power known in tho ODE TO MOUNT HOOD i By W. T. '(Written for The .Royal mountain clothed in grandeur i ' Ever calling to the sky, 1 Where thy crown in regal splendor . . Greets "the stars as they go by. - i Never fretting, j Naught regretting, Nothing mars thy constancy. ;, . Ages passing : Eons massing, I Are to thee as yesterday. : .- : t .''" ' :"-'i-.': : t Glorious .mountain thou rwert honored, Far as royal favors go, 1 When Jehovah placed thy setting WhereCdlumbiaV waters flow. ' , Timely setting, . ' Chaos fretting, i r ' r Losing out his sovereign sway, 1 When no bowering; .Blooming, flowering, Yet had graced the new-born day. Looking down upohHhati river " N i Where her- mighty5 .-waters flow, . Thou canst see thyself inverted ' surging tide below. Halting never, Onward ever, Will those waters flow, amain, . Always changing, ! Rearranging, ! 5 Still that image will remain. . t r From thine apex looking j southward, Sisters, Jefferson,- Shasta greet, Turning then unto the northward, . . ; Adams, Helen, Rainier greet. . But THY story, -i Fame and glory, Far excelling all thy peers, Truth exacting; Fame, attracting,; il ; Radios f rom the mystic spheres. Many ages thou-hast witnessed . i Since - Okr Time unrolled his scroll; Years in millions, billions j trillions, Yet before thy face will roll. ' Storms will 'cluster, .Whirl and bluster; c Clouds will darken , day as night, . t r Lightnings flashing, ,; ; Thunders crashing, Are but musings in thy sight. . "' ' ' ' ' 1... ' ' Vli ? great northwest, j It ruled 'the po Iltlcaf'as' well as the commercial world, , I j j"v C-;..5 1 In those days a beaver skin waa a Standard unit jof. value for, all commercial " transactions. Today the beaver, seal and mink are the standards of fur .Values the world over. They are j the staples, as diamonds are staple in the line of Jewels. I Salem , Is, fortunate In havlnff among its business institutions the West Fur company. ; under the management of George D. Alderin, where standard fur garments of all kinds; are manufactured and carried In stock. :- s Mr.' Alderin Is an expert furrier and his ' establlshmeat, ' at 190 North Liberty street; is a favorite rendezvous for those jwho - are in terested In furs, either as purchas ers or as seekers of information regarding furs and the fur busi ness.. "; !- .y-. 't -;,: j' . . Mr. Alderin says' that the fur business-has not reacted as active-' ly since' the var as other lines of V: R1GDON 1 Oregon Statesman) When the golden sun is sending. . Violent rays or all below i . Thou art guarding and declaring: "Thus far only thou shalt go ; 1 . J am ruling ' And thus cooling All the world within my sphere; ; I'm defending, I Blessings : sending Through 1 a roseate atmosphere." .When the summer breezes flutter, Throwing clouds of stainless snow Out against the dazzling, sunshine, ; Gorgeous glories 'round thee glow. Oft I ponder, Gaze and wonder, How thy form attained such grace; , . . . Always smiling, . . .. j E'er beguiling, Radiant, lovely, tranquil All "adbwii thy sloping structure, f f ; Beauty traila. her ' 6nowy lance, Over caves and rugged canyons, Over rocks and avalanche, , Fame achieving,' ' Curtains weaving, " : r For thy many chambered halla Snow white) dresses, S f Hoary tresses, , j 1 Beautify rough grotto walls. Even on. thy rugged borders j ' Where the crystal waters roll," j Fringed around with green and gulden. 1 Adoration stirs my soul. ; : Holy mountain r . i Sourceful fountain, Living on through endless . - r.- Purifying,?- ::.:' ; Energizing, : . Fructifying, , i Rendering service to mankind. So; I, too, would live forever. Could I onlv undratanH " How like thee to be of service! To my God and f ellowman, Shirking ncvef, Workincr ever Till I reach that -golden shore; ' Then be serving The deserving, Lovingly forevermore. I 1 : : ; business, but Is gradually regain ing . it's place in the commercial worldi The wearing of summer furs has been no small faotor in the business the past two years or to. $6 says that the supply of furs from wild animals is very rapidlr decreasing4 and that the tendency to produce furs In com- 1 , . f s - 1 - J - merclal quantities by fur farmers Is still ' In' an. experimental stage. except the fox 'farm fur' businessv. - - - i ' - Enough Is known of the fox hab its to enable" it to be grown suc cessfully. and -;that the business haa advanced : to the- point where it begins to be a noticeable factor In the commercial world. ; ' The diminishing supply of wild furs has led to the use of many furs' now which; formerly were not considered as. of special value, but that improved methods' of, handl ing such furs has increased their desirability and placed' them on the . market in large quantities. The furs ot squirrels, ; New Zea land and - Australian rabbits : are now among- the- standards of the cheaper: lines of furs, f although seal, beaver and mink Still hold the standard of high class furs. Mr. Alderin says that prior, to the war practically all our furs were sent to Europe for dressing and" dyeing; but that since the war American processes have been face. 1 1 time ; j. . ' ' 6- 1 ? ; 1 , mux 1!- I i' perfected j that make as good,. If not superior quality, to the Euro pean work . St. Louis and New York are the fur centers, of. the world markets " and that the New York firms engaged in dressing and" dyeing4 furs are among the largest and'hest in the world. ! . ContinS AH Vt 3) "Tf" ' st. i SaleM Progress Efe OtitKns Remarkable- Progress Aclministratioh ; Under "1 j Mayor John B. Glesy, having just completed one term of two years as" mayor el Salem, and now stepping Into- Jhia second terra, has the' satisfaction of' knewiag that during his first two years, certain things- ! have been aecomplished thahave especially benefited the capitoVcItyj, - .' . : : :U : Among the many improvements ta thatr of adding . 113 blocks of paved streets to the city. During 1923, there, were laid 41 blocks of street paving at a cost ot $112,633 and during 1924, a total: of 78 blocks at a cost of $18 6,07. j And yet; the. city's indebtedness is much smaller than two years! ago. ' Its Efficiency Doubled j- Of espeSial Interest to the busU ness man is! the great Improve ment made In the fire department during the past two years. In fact. ft. may be truthfully said that the department has doubled its effici ency and firefightlng ability dur ing Mayor Giesy's first adminis tration, i -. -" . - " ; .' j -' This has been done through the purchase of a triple combination pumper and also that of the aer ial extension: ladder truck. ' And in addition to these, two material advantages, the fire department now has - a service '.car, rebuilt from a Ford roadster, j j Better PoUce pepartmenti . From a small force; of six1 po licemen two years ago, the city Is now patrolled by 1 5 policemen, in addition to the ' chief and police matron. Due to the passage of a charter amendment by which the chief of police is appointed by the mayor and responsible to him, there is complete harmony in the police force, i Under the present charter, the chief - or ' police is named by the mayor with the con sent of a majority, of the city council. !-."'" ' " 4 Twa years ago- when Mayor Giesy went into office, 1 no patrol men were;to be found in the resi dential districts of the city. Now, tour men are constantly patrolling the residence districts. : ' Better Street Cleaning ; ; .The street . department is now doing better work, than ever, due to the purchase -or a street' flusa- -v t States of ours amounts to more than a ' Quarter billion dollars eactr yean That would make some pile." wouldn't It? j; . v We - take pride In; enjoying a higher , standard of living than E a rope.' but here ia where the "old" country has it over us. Our fire losses carried by every man and woman of ue iaf over "$3.00 per year,", while Franee ! pays only 49c and Holland's loss is only 11c per. capita for each year. To say it another way,- our fire losses fort one v year amount to nearly .one-fourth . of the value of all jww . buildings' for that' year." Rather startling, isn't it? ' Concrete and concrete products are soaae of the wortd's worst fuels, they can't burn. . ; Over 3O,fr6tr,000 j concrete buflding units were used last year by ' 'thoughtful architects and builders to protect life and prop erty from firej . . 1 i ' Here in Salem. ; the Oregon Gravel ' company makes concrete Benefit; of Concret3 Shovm Immunity frpm Destruction by lre Is One ol Greatest Advantages-Use Very, Extensive Fire '-losses in these United protects to fill this need for pro- . .; WrtY I AM A CHERRIAN V: ;!"'"? ;-';i'"-;:" 'j'.-'""jl?jriJ'i c?'.er,af"Kiifap I became a member of the Salem Cherrians 13 years ago- be cause at that time, as at. present, there was need of some official organisation that cquld represent the capital city, with, credit and honor at all public gatherings, and especially in Portland when events called for a marching body to represent the city.. ; During all these years that 1 have marched with the Cherrians, inisanshlno as well as rain, I have felt it an honor to be known as a Cherriaa and to be seen marching in the rank.? and to be even pointed out in the crowd as a Cherrian. ! -'I feet that nowhere is there an organization nore devoted to the upbuilding ot their home city than the Cherrians. I feel proud of the companionship of the Cherrians as 1 know from my associa tion and personal acquaintanceship with every member for the past 13 years, that each Cherrian stands for all that is best In the man hood of our country, i V . ; J j !If ? hadlt all to do over again, I "would -become a Cberriaa and with the Cherrians stand- a a represenuitire of Sal err. I wouli again drill and drill and march and march, just forhe person?! pleasure it givee rae ie befeg Cherriatr,- of associating with Cherrians and in doing what I could to represent the city as a member of a marching organization. " . No one owns a Cherrian.. He is as Independent as a Coo 3 I -:-Pirate? an das hard to tamo as a JUava bear from Cead. lie' t the manlineea of an Cmpqua chiefs from Kose!3urg and wh; 1 i. comes to dress, they do say that ho is as proud as a Gctt!er fr- 1 Oakland- ' But when crossed, the proud Cherrian nay take c:i tL characteristics of a Cave man -from Grants Tass, all of whom are members of the Oregon.' Hospitality CluW- ' . .If. I were going -into the business of' bcing'a Kini. I wn!' rathor Eerve ca Kins Elng of the Cherrians than that of LHg of the proudest monarchy In Europe. " For the Kins , Ei2g of the Cherrians 13 well a. - ;rc 1 t " t love and loyalty of his subjects for his one fluting vc -nr. r I -at the end of the year, back to the ratks, I 5ing hvr t v ' Blag et the Cherrians for the cers la ye r. Whether as King or private' in U; 1 r r:.- I of being a Cherrian. ; . . Shown in Two Yearo Mayor J. B. Glee; er, a new service car, and also cf importance, the new tractor whicli aids materially in street wor, preparatory to paving. New Sidewaik New cement sidewalks tava been laid in all parte of the .'city, adding much to the beauty of tl j city as wet l as comtcrt of tcs who walk instead et ride. Oaks AddiUon Due to the fact that many lots la the Oaks ' addition, including part 1: of ; Capitol and Summer streets, had ' become the property of the , city, through . non-payment of taxes, the city at one time stood a chance- to lose - approximately $75,000. ""Having acqnired title to the , lota mostly, through ' quit claim deeds, the city went into the real estate -business and sold- the lots all. with comparatively no loss to the city. -, . Two years ago there. was facing the city the problem of collecting delinquent taxes on South High street, This matter was taken up In a business-like way and all assessments collected. Old city Warrants Paid Off . 'T; - In years past warrants for cer tain' constructive work in the city were paid from a special fund. When, .there was no money in the fund, the warrants were permitted to remain in the banks drawing 6 per cent interest. : For a business administration. Mayor Giesy was not satisfied that the city should be paying interest on thousands of dollars, while there were funds sufficient in other eity'departments to pay off these warrants. As a saving to the city, money was tranferred to the funds on which the old city warrants were drawn. They were paid off and the city was the, gainer in stopping in terest payments. City Credit Good ;Old Donds of the city are belas paid oft annually. The city ia gradually' reducing indebtedness and its- credit ie equal to that c the state of Oregon, which is "t edgei',:';X '"';'" "" ' . 4 " tection and long life. It is Interesting to watch them take raw" materials' and combine them' properly into building unit3. air kinds of pipe and tile, septic tanks, and especially their latest product; the -concrete rpof tile. Thly firm also deals in all kind 3 of .building materials,' specializing on those offering fire-protection and long life. - Salem is to have an art build ing soon, or at least a part of a bnilding . set apart tor art: pur poses. - " , . The Salem district has produced sugar beets at the rate of 40.000 pounds ta the-acre, with" 25 per cent sugar content. That means that you could get 10,0 06 pounds f sugar from a single acre of your beets in this district. What do you thlak of that? We want a sugar factory- ? here; several of them.- Going to keep hammering away till we get them. 1 1 - 1 '