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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY-MORNING, MARCH -12, 1925 INDU GOUGES QUALITY STRIAE OREGON PRODUCTS rM! if r mis cut 13 usea oy courtesy 01 ine ...... Associated Industries, of Oregon.. Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) : (With a few possible changes) Loganberries, October 2-v"-Prunes, October 9 Dairying, October. 1 6 Flax, October 23 Filberts, October 30 ! Walnfcta, November 6 Strawberries, November 13 Apples, November 20 '-.-' Raspberries, November 27 Mint, December 4 J - ''. Great Cows, Etc., December 11 Blackberries, December 18'. Cherries, December 25 Pears, January 1, 1925 Gooseberries, January 8 Corn, January 15 , .. . Celery, January 22 Spinach, Etc., January 29 Onions, Etc., February 5 Potatoes, Etc., February 12 Bees, February 19 ... . Poultry and Pet Stock, Feb. 26 City Beautiful, etc.. March 5. Beans,- Etc, March 12 -' Paved Highways, March 19 Head Lettuce, March 26 Silos, Etc., April 2 Legumes, April 9 Asparagus, Etc., April 16 Grapes, Etc., April 23 Drug Garden, April 30 'A SOME HUNDREDS OF TONS OF BEANS flumored That They May Take on 300 to 400 Jons or More for the Operations of This Year, and the Beans T wi uome to the pant Pacific Hop Warehouse ----- - - .... The Oregon Packing company will can beans this year. Contracts ere already being made with the growers, and the matter of secur ing: the "necessary acreaee la easy. The bean3 will be put up in tbeJ building eastt of the Southern, Pa cific passenger depot, that was formerly" the hop- warehouse of that company. The -squash can ning will also be done in that building. This will make practi cally a new cannery for Salem. More than that, part of the building will be used as a salting station and pickle factory." But that Js another story. In another part 'of tbe paper this morning. May Run High Tonnage Nothing definite could be learn ed yesterday as to the amount of bean tonnage the company will take on this year. But it was rumored that this might run up to 300 to 4 00 tons, or even more. The 'Oregon Packing company is part 'of a great organization. 'and may be . able to distribute a lot of beans. If so, they will undoubt edly put them up. ?1 .It- waa'rumpred that the com pany iSj .contracting to pay $65 a ton for .'the beans. ' Good Bean District The Salem district " is. a good stringless bean country, and it is possible to build up a great bean industry here. But it will have to be" a specialized Industry; that Is, canneries " and- dehydration plants will have to make the pro duction of the right varieties and Btrains a particular effort on the part of the men on the land, apd they will themselves have to lay particular emphasis upon tbe'put ting up of a product that can be sold; to the first class' trade as a superior article as a salad bean, lor one thing; and for .consump tion in the homes and hotels and restaurants where quality products are appreciated.- Good Crops to Grow " . The 'farmers "who have tried Stringless beans here In the Salem district have found this a good crop to grow. -Itis a good crop for he land; a leguminous crop. It is a quick crop;' Is taken off elx to eight weeks after planting. There have been yields here as high as I ive tons to the acre." With stringless beans, three crops may be taken off the land in one year for instance spinach, then beans, then winter spinach or some other fall 1 town Vrop. 'Beans make a splendid rotation crop. Bean" harvest comes at a good H a THIS .WEEK'S SLOGAN 1 ' " '!!:: i ' r .' ,", , tolD YOU KNOW that Salem ought to be the center of a 'jrreat bean growing and shipping industry; that the raising of green beans ,for dehydration; and canning should be a vejry important branch of our jfarming; that there is a chance for this district to make a fcreat flame and large profits in growing 'salad beans !for the world' markets; that beans make & profitable crop j to grow, in rtflatiotr jwilh other crops, and as a succession crop that they are a leguminous crop and improve the' soil; nd that there will injtime be vast room in the Salem district for many more bearr grorrersTt" - - - Sugar Beets,1 Sorghum, Etc., " May 7 j Water Powers, May 14 Irrigation, May 21- -Mining.. May 28 . Land Irrigation. Etc., June 4 Floriculture, June 11 - - - . Hops, Cabbage, Etc.,' June 18 Wholesaling and Jobbing, JUQe 25 i ; ' Cucumbers, Etc., July 2 Hogs July 9 Goats, July 16. ' Schools, Etc.. July 23 Sheep, July 30 National Advertising, August 6 Seeds, Etc., August 13 -Livestock, August 20 Grain and Grain Products, Au gust 27 - - Manufacturing, September 3. Automotive Industries, Septem ber 10 r, r Woodworking, Etc., Sept. 17 Paper Mills, Etc., Sept. 24. i ! . (.:"" . (Back copies' of the Thursday editions ot iThe Daily Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are for -sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address., Current copies 5c.) j ; r -in What was the smithem - m ww w w wMftiawi time, too, in the Salem district. The planting time is the 10th to the 15th of June, and stringless bean picking .interlocks with the last picking of loganberries. Beans will' grow on 90 per cent of bur soils here. ; But this does not mean that beans will make a good crop on poor land or on in differently cultivated land "here. They must be planted, In order to get a good yield, on land that will hold moisture well. Fly in Ointment The fly in the ointment of . the stringless bean ' industry here in the Salem district is the fact that most of our canneries use great quantities of Bartlett pears., The pears! come : In wlthfn a short sea son,' by wagon and truck and rail, and they must be handled quickly. They wilt not keep for long. This overloads the capacity of the can ning plants! here; and the string less beans come at about the same time! So most of the Salem can neries have found that they could not safely contract for stringless beans. It gives them more than they can take care of at the sea son when the beans miist be han dled. One of the Salem canneries has taken out its machinery that was formerly used for the prepar ation and canning of beans. - It takes specialized machinery to handle beans In a cannery. " Making a Specialty But there Is at least one Oregon cannery,- the one at Rainier, that makes a specialty., of canning stringless beans, and it has built up a "reputation on the product. It is fortunate that such a great and solid concern as the Oregon Packing company is taking on bean canning, and providing a special factory for putting up the bean pack., The industry is of too great importance in our crop ping schemes on our farms to be allowed to j lag. It should be de veloped fully, along with all other lines that will fit. into the crop ping scheme, - and ; thatan be made to pay. The dehydrated bean Is a good product, and it is to be hoped that' In due course that branch of the industry may he revived here. In 1923 ; the - Salem dehydration plant, used a large tonnage. SEATTLE KKEPS MAYOR t SEATTLE. March 10. A pro posal to abolish tbe office of may or' and establish-a city manager form of government was defeated by 4,472 votes' in a municipal elec tion here today. "OREGON QUALITY" products are establishing themselves in world markets; they make our, pay rolls they build our capital and new people; they provide a market for the 'products "of our farms.' Oregon farms produce "a wider variety of profitable crops of "Oregon Quality food than any pthef spot on earth. ' l; - 1 H I BUI TUX;GBOWIRB Representatives of the Aurora and Hubbard Commercial 1 Clubs! Make a Trip of Investigation Concerning the Prospects for Flax Growing' and Manufacturing Great Outlook Seen i " ("Willamette Valley Great Fu- ture Industrial Center," read the heading over the following article in the Hubbard Enterprise of last Friday: ) . "One of the keenest business men of the Willamette valley and one of the very successful manufactur ers as well, told a committee who called on him at his office in the state house, Monday morning, that he believed this valley was destined to become a very busy and thriving section because of its flax Industry. We refer j to Thomas Kay, state treasurer and for years a manufacturer of wool en goods, with his mills located in Salem.' " : ' !.;;'!';. Monday morning E. G. Robin son, president of the Aurora com mercial club and L.. C. McShane, secretary of the Hubbard commer cial club motored-to Salem and towns south in search of informa tion that covered every step ' in producing flax and getting the fiber ready for market or for manufacturing purposes, i They found Mr. Kay a fount of information. He believed the in dustry warranted the establishing of a retting plant in every town in the valley and then scutching plants could be established as the need arose.' ; . - '- I j ". ; IJfrTkay is feeavffy interested in the flax mill now being construct ed at Salem and he is so well sat isfied with his investment that he said if he were to sell his woolen mill today he would put the money into the flax business, f. j Mr. Kay said the method of pulling the flax was one thing that held the 'indu3try , back, but this .would be overcome in . time. In fact the machines employed in the valley last year, worked satisfac torily, but they were too expen sive. Mr. Kay's figures were practically the same on returns from growing; flax as those given by : Mr. . Thomasaon who has ad dressed audiences at Canby, Aur ora, and Hubbard. One ton of flax will ret about 200 pounds of fiber and 100 pounds of tow. The price for 30 inch flax is $38 per hundred weight; $22 per ton for flax from about 16 to 22 in ches. To this may be added the average yield of 4 bushels of seed, making a probable .total of 183 or better to take care of cost of production and ' profit. Pull ing by hand was estimated to take five days 'or better, though some did it In a little less time. I ; The flax plant operated at the penitentiary was found ' in full operation; -Through the kindness of , A. W. Dalrymple, warden ev ery department of the work was thoroughly explained. This plant is the largest and best equipped in the country and can handle about four tons of retted straw per day. Fifty-five men; are em ployed at this work In the plant operating the breakers and scut chers and 34 on the outside, work ing the rippers (rolls that take the seed from the straw), grinding, baling and taking i care of the ware room. This was i a busy place and every man was acting like j he enjoyed his work. War den Dalrymple has the respect of the .men, because he treats them with that firmness that brings out their manhood. They work tbe scutching plant - continuously, though the results are not so good in hot weather. Before leaving Supt. Robt. Crawford furnished' contracts in triplicate for the farmers of the communities interested. Farmers interviewed at Turner and further south "substantiated reports gotten previously to a great extent:"" From these reports the average crop was given as one and three fourth to two and one half tons ! per . acre. No pullers were used toy the farmers and they found they could get all the help they needed, by Spaying" TJ 20 per acre for pulling. .This gentleman, CIA. Bair, had been raising flax for the state plant' at Salem for several years and 'tws contracted for-10 acres this year. In 1923 he cleared a 41dy sum on V'J4 acre flax lield, though ' this, crop is - lIke-hejrt-tr-TOts;'i at! years are upt years; thpugU when ID ' MfflUFICTUBUR there is a big crop the market does not fall as with other crops. These farmers invariably cau tion going slow on -acreage the first year. ' One acre was enough for the first experience. The next year more acres can be safe ly undertaken. ;? -t They also recommend good land be used for growing flax, not because it is harder ,: on the soil than-either wheat or oats, but that a paying crop need not be expected from poor run down land. Rotation of crops and the usual methods for maintaining the soil will bring profitable flax crops the same as grains.' Special stress was laid on pre paring a good firm seed bed. Flax pulling could begin as soon as the seed pod begins to turn brown and from then on until the crop was put through all the processes, there was steady work. Should the acreage be 500 It would mean steady work for 12 to 15 men the year around.1 The above being prepared from interviews gotten from men dir ectly interested in and associated with the industry indicates the fU' ture of the industry depends en tirely upon the progressiveness and vision of the men of the north west. The market is , here and on the authority of - experts the climate of the Willamette valley Is equaT lb" Thai of any" in " the world and better than most for every step of the industry. The financial retnrns gotten by these men have proven satisfac tory and they believe the situa tion would improve when han dled on a strictly commercial bas is with factories operating here. The whole proposition carries with it an impression of solidity and having a promising future. Will Need More Plants Mr. McShane, secretary of the Hubbard Commercial club, who was a member of the investigat ing committee, is also- the editor and publisher of the Hubbard En terprise. 5- Where the statement is made that, "Should the acreage be 500 it would mean steady work for 12 to 15 men the year around," the writer no doubt refers to a threshing, retting and scutching plant. These operations will have to be carried -on together. It will not be possible to do ret ting; then establish scutching plants later, as the Hubbard ar ticle implies. The expense would be too great to hold the retted straw, for long. It would take up a lot of warehouse room. ? It could be kept indefinitely, if in the dry. There is nothing In the vegetable kingdom that will endure, longer than flax, whether in the straw, retted, in the fiber, or In the man ufactured article. In the further development of the flax industry in the iWHam- (Con tinned on pg 10) BA1 6HX FOR 1925 From CTrapnested'and iedigreed, Single Comb White Leghorns, Hollywood train, with Generations of High : ? Producers backrof em ' ' " ' Our Large Smith Incubator Has 47,000 Egg Capacity Oars is primarily a BREEDING FARM. No lights are used. Our flock average is well above 20tf;Tvith individual records of 299. -Our stock is so strong and vigorous that commercial poultrymen will be perfectly safe in using lights andforcing feeds on pullets to get the eggs. - r J" ' ' ' s CUSTOM iHATCHING We do custom hatching to the extent of our space. We book ahead and hatch at 2 c per egg in 10C0 lots on one date; 3c per egg in 500 lotsjj 3 c for less than 500; $5 per tray of 140 of less-rtr - " . OTHER BREEDS Barred t Rocks, White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Jersey Black; Giants andbther breeds may be had. r. 3 - V. 17 L . u "T- ! It is far cheaper to buy ready hatched chix than to wait for the hens to go broody. , Best layers do not go broody until late. ' 1 i PRICES While Leghorn chix from our best pens 20c each. Custom pens 15c After MayI oUfprices-rill winter layers. FIR 'LANE - -i.f :t ... ' 7f 3 m i m m m 9 Trt Mr. R. F.D. 2, JCanby, .Oregon. LI 1 C01T0 IS IN fl SUBTLE AND Oregon Rewards Intelligent Effort With Higher Industrial Production and Presents Greater Opportunities for Pleasure and Recreation Than Less Favored Regions Break Your Shackles of Unfavorable Conditions and Come to Oregon" ! n (By EDWARD T. BARBER) Oregon presents conditions to its inhabitants which enables them to live a fuller, more .wholesome and more prosperous life for the same effort. The majestic mountains, the mighty forests, the' great rivers, the vast area of fertile plains and valleys, the charm of many beauti ful lakes, the ocean with Its numerous beaches and capacious harbors, all coupled with ideal climatic conditions, are the con tribution which Nature has made to this charmed spot. Every one of these factors en ters into the problem of living conditions in Oregon. The ex alted nature of each of these ele ments tends to create an incentive to greater effort because of the certainty of greater reward. Here Nature responds more generously to tbe efforts of man. , High production strains of live stock and1 poultry have ibeen de veloped to a degree attracting national attention, and these lines of Industry have assumed a posi tion among our most valuable as sets. - - -;. High production in both quan tity and quality have been devel pped in many lines of agricultural crops, as berries and fruits, nuts and vegetables. So marked has been this development that Oregon quality products command a pre mium in national and world mar kets. , , ' ' ; Oregon manufactures, especial ly in the lines of food products, wood products and woolen fabrics have established themselves ' as equally valuable with the live stock and agricultural products. These ! are the elements which spell higher reward for effort in Oregon and contribute to the wel fare of the people not only -by greater financial returns but by more ,time and opportunity for. rest, recreation, and development along the lines of culture in social, educational . and religious lines. -The people have time for other things than Industrial production. The i climatic conditions demand less of their energies in resisting excessive heat and cold, with the result that their hours of produc tive activity are increased as well as the amount of energy at their command for that purpose. This contributes to he greater finan cial rewards and this stimulates the individual to a fuller apprecia tion of his opportunities. The productivity of the soil, the increased number of days of grow ing seasons, the ' development-of the high producing strains- of stock and crops all contribute to the favorable conditions of better living in Oregon. - - - . - "The people have time for meet ing together' to discuss their prob lems and prepare to meet these be ; reduced 20. -Strong vigorous May. chix .will make and Mrs. W. H. Thompson . . ORE 1 FASCINATING CHARM i .: ' i - ' ' problems In a more intelligent and profitable manner. - It is scarcely possible to over emphasize -the wonderful climatic conditions and their relation to health. Eastern Oregon has semi-arid conditions peculiar to the sage brush plains of the Columbia and Snake . river basins. The air is dry and pure with many days of snnshine during-the year. Farm ing "is mostly done by irrigation. Rainfall varies with location and altitude. A few' favored locali ties receive sufficient rain to en able dry farming' operations to be successful; mostly this is grain farming. At any place in this great eastern Oregon plateau ! a trip to the mountains - or lakes, or to the fishing streams, is but a few hours time. Western Oregon is an evergreen paradise. ; Everywhere you turn ydu are greeted by some attractive feature of this wonderful country. Climatic conditions vary with location as to altitude. You may live at. the sea level or at 6,000 feet. The cloud capped peaks of the Cascades, to the - east, with their snowy summits and the great forests of evergreen trees covering- their sides and the foot hills make an entrancing . picture and an inviting-, retreat for a -week end vacation. These are but a few hours driving from almost any place west of the Cascades. If you 1 prefer a quiet lake or a trout stream dashing over its rocky bed, they are at your com mand. Should . you tire of these out door attractions' the sea is but a few miles distant. A more entrancing combination of conditions conducive to better and pleasanter living can scarcely be imagined. When these condi tions are united with the produc tiveness ot the soil, the transpor tation facilities and market con ditions it is small wonder that Oregon people are enthusiastic, are longer lived, and happier. There are more than .3,000 manufacturing . plants in Oregon. Most of these are located in the smaller towns and villages. The employees find living conditions here the most ideal. Practically every employee owns his own home. A small tract, or a few acres. Here he grows his own vegetables and fruit,' engages in poultry growing," keeps a cow and possibly a pig or two. His chil dren grow up in the out " door surroundings strong and healthy youngsters. The little-home place produces a living-for the family and in many cases gives a hank account " besides. The4 - working days of . the year are more, thus adding to the wages earned. The health is such that added energy and ' earning ' capacity" are still further Increased. The water In the western Ore- ( Con tinned on pge 10) " ... Phone 4801 FARM ! ! -This cut Is used by j Associated Industries, of Oregon. Beginning about January l, 1925, The Statesman will anpple ment its slogan articles on this' page with ' a aeries of atoriet of Industrial Oregon from the' pen of Mr. Edward T. Barber who Is one of the most accomplished writers along these lines in the Pacific Northwest.' Mr; Barber is a painstaking and careful investigator.; I His articles will be based upon the moet reliable information obtainable and written f rom oonatructiTe optimistic -Viewpoint."'- The following subjects will be included In these articles: , j The jVViliam'ette Valley, Its Physical, Historical, Geographical anid General Features. Lumbering and Forest Products. ManutacturiDg Industries and Opportunities. Market at Home and Abroad. - . Fruit Growing Conditions and Opportunities. Commercial Nut j Growing. Poultry and Its' Opportunities. General Agricultural Conditions Labor Conditions. Irrigation. I Edncational and Religious Resources. Tourist Trails and ' Scenic Attractions. Taxation and I Financial Conditions. ' General Living Conditions. Dairying, Mflk, and Milk Products. Mineral Resources. Commerce.- ; ; ' ' . Hydro-Electric Development and Possibilities. I.!!m:!:: :'! PROFIT.! To Those Seeking Better Conditions Oregon Extends the m Greeting "HovVdy, Stranger?5 'Light, and Come inTr-' Agnculture, IVIanufacturing, Commerce Offer Im- measurable opportunities (By EDWARD T. BARBER) Health, pleasure and profit are the three basic factors' of the In ducement Oregon" offers to' those seeking I locations In j the west. They are the elements which make life in Oregon worth "more because of the larger place; they fill In our affairs.-; ; ' Improvement in one's condition is the chief object of ; any contem plated change In residence or oc cupation, j.m! 1 :,,;.;: ; ,;; " ! ; The1 uncertainty of ; being r able to "make a go' of it.' is the chief canee of hesitation Ini determining whether it is best I to make a change!, and If so, ', where shall I go? vt j :t : ! ' Oregon offers a solution to both these problems. - i ; i Oregon does not offer a reward of any! kind for effortless desires and wishing. Everyone in. Oregon works for what he gets, but he gets' more for his wqrk, and the more he works the more he gets. -Oregon manufacturing : plants aio increasing at the rate of about 1000 a! year. Most of these plants are smjall institutions operated by a small company, or by a single individual with; the help of hie familyj They,. are established for the purpose of ! working up the many raw products of Oregon into finished products. Wood .working and fopd prodticj,s plants predom inate because of the great lability of the jstate to supply, the raw ma terials In unlimited quantities. In the Willamette t valley there are 30 i canneries bealdes'' numer ous dehydrating plant to care for tbe fruit crop. Ivi'-H"' I r - ' "The! Oregon fruit crop totals an annual rvalue of 130.000,000.. It includes every . variety, of fruit adapted to tne temperate zone. . It produces thea fruits in un usual quantities so as to furnish a steady and Regular supply to the canneries and other fruit product industrials throughout an unusual ly lldng : season.! The ! canning sea son begins1 in May -with gooseber ries, j faese are ! followed !? straw berried and other-fruits untU late in:Dle :emberr ; Most canneries plan to fill fn any gaps that mny occur betWe n seasons of different fruits by ca inlng yegetables: - - - - ! Fruit : growing makes a strong appeal -to many people. Oregon fruit business has passed through a teiQpestoits ; stage of uncertain ty caused by unstable conditions following the war, just as all other Hnea ! pf industry have encoun wr cd. But the spring of 1925 pre sents la most promising future of a steady and enduring, character. During the past ten years Oregon fruit i output has . multiplied .by tbreejj During the next ten yoars Us !pfcsent output will bent t'.at record by many time. . j Thje demand for. fruit is rapidly increasing all over the world and Oregon t fruits' . are ' establishl-g themselves In a stable position 'in the. World markets, Oregon 1-a'u practically a monopoly on" Bartlett pejars,;! prunes, . sweet cherries, ev ergreen blackberries, loganberries, raspberries, black and red." '.The large quantities cqupled with the superior . qualitiea of 1 these fruits make this section especially1 at tractive 2 c?PherJes ' &nd othtr courtesy of the - r and Opportunities. HEALTH. PLEASURE, SUPERLATIVE E 1v fiiti- , The average yield of red rasp berries is given at 2,000" quarts per acre, while the average yield for the United States Is- but 1.0 00 qnarts. Strawberries yield on an average6;00frpounde per acre. By irrigation thisr yield may be practi cally doubled. Strawberry crops of 8,000 to 9,000 pounds are' not at all rare. ; Loganberries ' yield as much as 5 or 6 tons per acre , but the average is placed at- about 3 H tons. . ' ; - v'i , Fancy prices are always, obtain ed for fancy products and-Oregon fruit' growers are becoming ex perts in- producing fancy products to deliver to their cannerlee and fiuit working plants. ' - At It's farming-you wish to en gage in you will find Oregon lands cheap and fertile, . and Oregon farmers well beyond the experi mental stage and on the road to blgh quality production which commands market premiums. If it is fishing you wish to en gage in, you Will find Oregout fish eries among the largest and-best in the world. It it's manufacturing that inter ests you, Oregon, presents' unusual opportunities for abundant raw materials, cheap power. .. cheap transportation and world markets at youT-door.--""-1"'- -.-..-...,,,.. If other lines of agriculture be sides fruit growing attract you, job will find the largest! commer cial poultry busIneEa of any state awaiting all additional capital -aad effort desiring to enter it- Dairying, with the highest rec ord cows in the world for herds' are to be found. Markets' already' well established and a demand for all' the cream you can produce."' If -you are seeking a location in which the opportunities are' in the superlative degree for increasing year' health, pleasure and profits. Oregon presents the . combination which defies competition. r R0SEDALE tr. and Mrs, FredJ Androa have traded their place and they expect soon to' move to their new home near Portland. The Ander- ouu iimcc is uuas up, lor lav most part, of a pear orchard. " ThUTI one1 of the largest -orchards of lis kind in the county. ' ! . ' ; - Mr. and MreFoeter and family, who-lived here several year nave movea oacr to the commun ity. .r r-if ' Miss Mildred Cannoy spent the week-end with her aunt la Pc!k county. ' -': . : - - ., A number of Rosedale peopla attended? the Red Hilt Blrttijy club,, which met at the home. f Mtv and-Mrs. II. Smith la ti Pairriew distrtct last Friday evs ntng; The affaire -was" glrcn ia honor of the birthday ot Hr. Tric of Resedale. - -t - '? ?-.: There -Is still a great artot - t of illness In the co cm unity, -ever, many of -the children , j have teen ' out of schocl again returned to their cl, An ; educated man la" one w !. d knows" how many xueEabcra" i' . a DEERE