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I' : 10 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, -OREGON - . THURSDAY MORNING; JULY 30, 1925 - - - GIT lull as ttilcdot Pas TISE m on Fairmpunt ypUShe intimates; Too ditor! Statesman: I 1 Yon sneak of Salem havin ,i. ; -t . , k : lne at its front door. They are iere' certainly, bult als they are fsarer.; rRiht ln the "parlor," ou miht say. - -The great major f of- Salem nepplej are -farm rals- 1, or have' come top" through lines f endeavor ln" bo jway related to lining;' and I woildT wager that lere are not 50 men in that town ho could name the rock that ears' gold, . that f carries silver. hat shows copper for iron, or who fould ' know - there"if'it"fwer'e laced before then). , It Is not sur- rising,, then; that many subatan ial business men. witb good mon y, waiting for investment, should ,tand back' feeling very, wise and uperior in their own conceit, when omedstythey.wm regret their lack if faith, even s Mark Twain did n the-dayi of Virginia City and Larson, when be failed to lay noia f eold . bricks, that really were Void."" .'.'"' ""-"f -..-tt j I do not wish to "inflate values m Fairmpunt hill, at Jeast not .un- ;ll I shall secure, a little house ?hprA mtaplfJbiit! I believe that I hall see'the'dafttjhat "TVa: Llves ev will "be taking i"pay tflrt" frdin lis front yard; and George ut 1am will' sink a'haft just about where the floaglaves grow on ."his rocked terrace. ,' 'Also, if you want to know. 1 will tell that there is a radium deposit In 'the "Claggett gravel pit a few; miles north, of 3EHiNDk the! scenes i : I Uf UUn.Vf UULXif T.Ul-UO : (Contlnnd from pat 8) V , It wiU-Uk'adytCOlor unevenly, and, every .subsequent operation will ie more, or less unsatisfactory Here is where the soft mountain water playsr such an important part. Whenr soap is dissolved5 in harS, water, an insoluble lime soap Is formed and, when this is depos-: Ited a -the woolen fibre,' it 'be comes ".entangled that""its" re moval is a matter of extreme dlffi- cuity ''r'-'lf- ;'.:-v: ; i After; beiagtkoroughly washed and- scoured, the wool ,1s carried forward ,by; a -series of . forks or rakesj andis caight and squeezed between rollersv - It is now - soft and.wjjiteandjf jpassed on to the dye house . , ;'. i . In. the process ' of dyeing - mil lions of pounds'bf fleece, the ele ment ot luck Islf entirely eliminat ed atJOregon City. They use .be tween. 50 0 and &00 different kinds of colors 'and yarns -and every dye ' must pass .seven tests abso lutely.5 perfectly jbefore lt'"wlll Be accented. Aftert being boiled in immense vats of dye, the wool goes to thfdry rooini" where it Is thor oughly dried- --1 ! ' ry, . - Next we' see j the wool onthe carding, machineii where It Is sep arated and' evenly distributed over the roller's" after which." It 'Is 'con densed " into loose ' but 1 uniform round cords. .. Later,' the spinning jennies twist these cords into jarn rorweaving.A r :' -' The Final Iroces8es Great bobbins now carry the yarn ton its journey .to the weave room, where Irjls woven Into hun dred 4 of different fabrics and pat terns! Here you may see astrik ing Indian blanket on one ' loom, bed -blank ets er auto robes .ont another- loom, while other looms will be weaving materials for overcoats and suits. Thli weave room is one of 'the most interesting places in Where SevenMereJ'om toMits r rffi 1 r-rnVert of the Fleck family c lUchaioontt. D.f , w ivancrcu over a W)u tr -i train struck n actcrscbi!- cn a grads croj- 1 " - -' ' "'t.t Her;?ints ,'cf f.H - atttebebfle are ' shownC I . v c. ;l :t 1 ;::t3 tlm the. position ef the teq "9 trockl (Aa- . FOR uU. J fuj;un..h.B vBLSlOitSBBE 1 the city, if it has not already been duS out s mere rock.' , ; .... . : rLli. II- not the "disgrace it was once con sldered), but, there : are some things I know darn well. '(Irvin Cobb says 'darn well' so'it is "all right), and among the . things know is mineral bearing rock.In- deed, at the age of eight years I owned and . operated a ' nrfne just back of our hen bouse 'at Bedell, Colorado, the camp .from which the George Brothers, Lee and WlUj of Salem, hauled ore to Del Norte; 2 iniles dist4ntT." I" gave jib .the: venture,- however,-when-my shaft became so ateep ,that the s rock s came back on my head as I cast them out. : But samples from" the big mjnes of Colorado and from Alaska look , a mighty lot Jike those that Marion county is using to pave some of its roads.';vj T I have not visited the Lotz-Lar-sen property, but those people are neither grafters nor promoters, and they would not so faithfully dig . away - there year after year Vithbut jissurance or ultimate rec ognition, an'dwheri"that ho distant day ; da wns," the Salem' hardware stores had better .'stock- up on shovels, picks and tallow ca'ndles, for the 'road to the fiarntiam js go ing to be as thickly populated a3 Chiloot Pass and White Hors.j in the year of 1898.,. '' r'; . .4-CELLA McMUNN. :- Salem, Rt. S, July,29 4-925. J ! i forth seem almost human in the things they do and ? the patterns they1 weave. v':':' In our own sunny tailor shops, these fabrics are fashioned into up- to-date garments' : for, men and boys. : Professors in Boston, bank ers in Los Angeles, business men in Detroitcowboys in Wyoming in fact well dressed men and boys from Sandy Hook to the Golden Gate know the dependability of Oregon City overcoats, suits," mack- maws, Bhlrts and bathrobes, while housekeepers and mothers appre ciate the service In virgin wool mo- tor robes and bed blankets. , ; Interwoven Vith 'West's' History - The history of this mill is inter woven with the history of the west. Sixty-one years ago, two brothers set up a small mill to provide wooj- ens.for the early pioneers. ' They were men of courage; and I it has taken' men of determination as well as courage to develop this mill to its present magnitude, i In sixtyone years (thanks to their efforts) there has been built np an industry employing .. thousands of people. Today, the miniature mill of 1864 has become the largest woolen mill west of the Mississippi. It's a long way from the hand loom of the early days to the mod ern power loom of 1925 but Ja cobs Oregon City Woolens still en joy the same reputation for qual ity that the pioneers knew and de pended upon in the stirring days when the west was young, f. It may be true that while there is life there is- hope, but by this time the former kaiser has prob ably '" quit - looking through his morning" mail for -that invitation to Come back to Berlin. vl , Tell your eastern friends about the progressive , spirit, P the city ot Salem. .We want more people with us, but to help us builJ it. i i n inmnnntii J TIIE SHEEP BREEDER thVSheep Boom That ' mw unvup UUUIH I 'Is On Here-Now: , 'Chfs would have been the sixth Sloga-n year that T. B.-Kay, man ager, , of the Salem Woolen "Mills, through an interview with the'Slo- gan ie.ditor, Jias .repeated his ad vice I that the rthing for- the Wil lameate valley . farmers .to do is to raise) medium wooled "sheep, .like the -Shropshlres, Oxfords Hamp- snires, etc., or .crosses of Merinos with! Cotswolds , or Uncolns ! And to raise more of them. " For every fanner to keep some sheep. That they are i the best , paying thing on the farm in thisi valley But Mr. Kay Hwas at r the coast A- - V, i' - 1 with his convalescent invalid wife when tbe Slogan nxan called for him -Tuesday evening. Mr Kay, as the people "of thisstate know, is Oregon's state treasurer, as ell as manager of the Salem 'Woolen Mills. :.. -. ;..'''"-, Last year, the Slogan'editor was able ; to say, from his ; interview with Mr. Kay, the followingc - Before the war wool was 15 to 2Cj , cents a' pound.' Tho.. prices were np around 50 cents during the war.T '.But they never went back, after the war, to the prices or near the prices that : prevailed in 1914 and the years Jbefore that . Wool right now-is 30 to 4 p . cents a pound, owing to grade. The medium- wools' are 35 . cents here now. They were 35 at this time last year. The . market is strong now.. Nearly, all other farm' products suffered bad price recessions. Wool prices persisted. Barring some nnforseen event, they will persist. '. An Illustration Mr. Kay himself was interested Tclcphorib ; 23 or 5831- f, 'I'll -j-1 '.' !'!' '!' . . ."j. ' '. . ' .. - r-i'Kr K ------ J- in a 4Q0 acre farm'. They , kept 100. sheep- to start with.' ' ' They were Shropshire ewes. - They got 150 lambs a yeararid sold them at $1350 annually for the original fflock, andold the woornt 350 to M00 a year. .They made more cleat; money on. their sheep, than they did on all the rest, of the farm. - Their returns for lambs and wool . were i nearly all profit, for they needed very little attention, and - they improved the- potential value of the land for other prod ucts.' The lambs came twins- in sufficient number to keep op the proportion of 150 lambs to 100 ewes. ' . , " ' The Wool Is "Velvet ,r Mr. Kay has always . insisted that - the' sheep" breeding . Industry would be a paying agricultural line if they" did not' produce any wool at all-that .the wool of the sheep is "velvet" to the breeders of sheep ' ; That they would . pay i better than, hogs if . they had no', wool; because sheep fatten themselves, and help keep the land free from weeds r and" also -help" in ! keeping Snapshot' of Salem I Woolen 3Iills up the fertility of the soil. He points to the. fact, that lambs are now bringing 1 to 8a head and more. - ' " He thinks every farmer In the Salem district should keep some sheep and that they should get into the medium wooled breeds, and that there is no other one thing that will do more towards making this district solid and prosperous. v Some Satisfaction .- :; There is some satisfaction In seeing your advice taken and to witness those taking it profiting by It. This is a satisfaction that now comes to Mr. Kay. The farm ers -of the Willamette valley who have not heretofore kept sheep are getting them. There is a boom, in sheep. It is a healthy boom. Jt will not be overdone as long as there is room for another sheep riven the range and feed and attention that sheep deserve. ,i Sheep fatten themselves, if given half a chance. With hogs. the farmer must spend nearly -as 1 TSJ9 MATTER what sort of service, or mcr- . :a chandise, or help you ' arc seekincr ' telephone -your- wanU- lo the ' Classified V '; Advertising Department of The Statesman. , Your message . isrifl be broadcasted to its ' " t readers. You'll get rcsults--quickTr, surely, inexpensively.! ' 1 " V "-. " THE OREGON much in' fattening as he gets lor the Increase In weight due to fat tening. "It'is largely so with cat tle.' Mr. Kay has nothing against hogs. - The boom in hogs here is a healthy' one;r and "Itshould- be encouraged, also the production of, more' fat cattle, - along with dairying, etc. But no farmer should be without sheep, -for they occupy a special place of' their own, and their wool, and mutton returns are practically all profit. After Another Year (The wool prices are about the same now that they were at this time in 1923 and last year. The increase in number of sheep in the Salem district goes on; it is en couraging, r But It is still a great deal slower than its manifold ben efits justify. There is a fact that ought to be mentioned in connec tion with the management of the Salem Woolen Mills by Tom Kay; he keeps them running. Some readers do not realize that at times they must run at a loss not long since .there was a straight period of-six months in which there was ; i . - . v, ' . ill5 V A i "1 a constant loss In operating, ow ing to the low prices of the manu factured articles. But the Salem Woolen Mills kept right on run ning. Ed.) . LIMER0CK IS FOUND , IN LARGE QUANTITIES (Continued from page 8) circles. Their many friends are glad to learn their home for a time at least will be in Salem, and that they will return to visit Falls City occasionally. Mr, and Mrs. Meyers have prom ised to continue furnishing music for the Riverside Park dances. Work has been progressing very rapidly on repairs upon the road to the city park.. The road has been' widened graded, and grav ed, and will be well, soaked and rolled this week: The sidewalks are also being patched. . Personal News of tho Week Mr. and Mrs. James Bohle, and STATESMAN fMra. Thompson, were. guests at the home of Mr. Bohle's father, Wm.1 Bohle. over the week-end. "Jim" as he is fondly termed by former pupils, is attending summer school at Willamette university. A. A. Muck and son Arnold were Portland visitors last Friday. Donald Muck accompanied them to Portland, where he-wCl remain for a week's visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. .A. O.' Muck and daughter Virginia spent the week end with Mrs. Muck's father at Crown Point. Mrs. Carrie E. Jobes is expected home on Thursday from her vaca tion spent In Klamath Falte. - - Mr. and Mrs.' Frank Hlppach enjoyed a visit' this week-with their old time f rlen ds : Mr. . and Mrs. C. A. Burman, whose home is In Berrian-Springs.. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Buraman are on their, way- to visit various California points. Miss Hazel Watkins is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Sowles. The Ladies Aid society of the Church of Christ Rave .a" very en joyable tea last Friday afternoon. the affair being in the nature ot a nicnic tea in the Little T.urkiamn t r 1 - park.: Dainty but substantial re freshments were serve J. " A large number. enjoyed their . hospitality during, the course of . the. after noon. ; Miss Theresa Jacobs was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. White last week. u Saturday afternoon Harry and Jack Russell drove up from Eu gene and 'accompanied Mr. - and Mrs. White. Dorothy, and MIhs Ja co.bf upon a week-end trip as the Kueata of Mr. and Mrs. II. Mather Smith at -their summer home, on Nesonna beach. yMr. Smith, drove dewa with the party, all joining Mrs. Smith,.' who bad been spend ing the week at the beach. .They enjoyed a yery jolly week-end. 're turning borne late Sunday evening Frank K. Baker, superintendent of the Cobbu 4b Mitchel will at Val setz, was a business visitor this week. E. S. Rich was in from Salem Tuesday afternoon transacting business with local merchants. Miss Frances Hatch Is entertain lng her class in Sunday school, the Water. Lily class, girls nine and ten years old, Tuesday afternoon at the M.'E. church parlors, from two to four. They will spend the afternoon ' making souvenir books with appropriate quotations from their lessons; and will enjoy cake and lemonade with the hostess. . ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles ' Krueger left last week for their home in Pendleton, Oregon. Mr' Krueger has a wheat ranch there and went home to harvest the crop. Miss Flora Ward, of Monmouth, CULL OUT THE LOAFER MENS Don't Kill the Layers, Market the Culls, and Save Feed Nearly fifty per number of eggs to pay for. the cost of their feed alone. Nearly fifty per cent; 01 me ma wrds in every flock are not worth breeding f jpm. There-' fore, one-half of the poultry owned by the average poultryman consumes the profits that he makes on the other half of his flock. The most important Ithlng that should be known to every poultryman tell how to select his eood lavers. hnw tw mW v,o 4t,,f nnom is -to food but do not lay, and how to pick birds that should! be held over as breeders.' , , ' , During the next few weeks is the Important time to cull out these kmfers Hens that have;ceised to lay! eggs should be disposed of at once. tsy culhng out these heps now you will not only save feed but 'you will get higher rnarket prices for the culled out hens." The longer you keep these hens, the lower the market; price will be and the more feed they will eat. T. CuH thorn out Keep the hens that easy and simple to tell given in A new revised Th edi an tne latest information oh cullincr out thr nnn-lavprs Rrloof inr fnr hpaw j : egg production, culling, etc. Hundreds of thousands of copies of earlier 1 editions of this book have j been sold and gave entire satisf action. It Ts worth $100.00 to any poultry raiser! . ' . - - " ' . j 1 r . . ' . I new revised edition is strictly, down-to-the-minute in selection by ' : color changes, bodily; Changes, pigmentation, heail points ' changes in moultmg-U the latest authoritative information is worked out by state investigators and leading poultrymeiu - ' ' ' i . j :'' . ' . ; Endorsed by leading! authorities government -and state, county agents, farm bureaus poultry clubs, and experienced poujtrymen every where. - Next to the trapntst itself, this is the best known method. WiU j positively tell the good from the bad. Contains many illustrations showing ust now to cul1 out loafers, how to tell good producers without trapnests, t; . how to Select the breeders to .keep over, etc " ' . i ' ' r ' . It will prove ten times what you pay for it in a single season. Even ; if you raise but a few hens on a back city lot, you need this book. Tho. . method is so simple 'that a: child can apply it. ... ! - j . . . "...-: ' ; , Guaranteed absolutely: to please you or your money refunded. Hun-: j drcd3 of thousands have been sold with thi3 positive money back guarantee ' and not a book was ever returned. Send $2.00 for a copy, postage prepaid. Address all orderS to thp -i '- ' .'-'.-. ' ; t f n ; j i- I ; . - " . . ; . rt ; 215 Soulh. Cocynprciil, Salcj, Qrcgcn . , spent the week-end with Miss Myr tle Willis. , '' Mrs.' .Wilbur Rhoades was tak en to! the Portland sanitarium on Tuesday,; where she will undergo a major operation. . Mr. and Mrs. Sam Halscy, for mer residents of F&II3 City, .who now call Seattle their home, visit ed with j tbe D. J, Grant family last; Friday. - Mrs. George Page, was over from Valsetz tor tbe week-end. Mrs.; John Hatch and. daughters were Dallas visitors on Tuesday. Two Accidents Befell Boys Which ; Might llavo Been Fatal Last ! Friday, while playing around the sawmill of the Gris- wold-Dayle company, Austin Wea-I ver fell from a tree into the mill pond, striking his head with such force as to render, him unconscious. He was rescued from the water by the men employed at the mill, and revived.) He has been very ill, but is now Oil the road jto recovery. On Monday afternoon, while in swlmmibg,; Eldon : Ray made a backward, dive, struck-a rock in the river and was rendered uncon scious, j Willard and Loring Hatch were on the bank dressing, and no ticing his fall went in and pulled him j out-1 Eldon was. unconscious when they got him from the-water but was! taken home and is recov ering nicely. Marriacps of the lVrk - Xinj Sunday afternoon, at the home! of the brlde'8 parents, Mr. and Mrfc. H. Glaze. Marie O. Lun ney became the wife of Claude Al len.! jRer. J. F. punlop officiated. On, Monday, July 27, Mabel Lee became! the wife of Leri SJater of Portbind.; The marriage, took place ai the country home of the bridefs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Lee; . 1 Jav Branson was in from the Ilajjcf pell ranch on Monday with a consignment of the Roquefort cheese for sale In the local stores. He Lwent; on to Dallas where an other consignment Was delivered to Crider's. . Slashings Fire Dangerous A ine'w fire in slashings in the Socialist valley district, near the Vat j Wagner ranch, is causing some uneasiness, at this time. ( Tuesday, 5 o'clock). Fire War den w. V. Fuller and helpers are up from Dallas, and have taken a good sized crew to fight the fire. It is probable the blaze will be kept under control, unless a strong wind should blow up later In the night tio'give trouble.' Returns to Salem ' Line Morley and family. who ! 1 cent of! the hens in every flock f ! and sell them as soon as they layjlate jin the summer and into - - - ivjsc; nens u you nave tne plain methods and secret lition bf this hcinlc hv Pmf T haTe. been camping In the city park since last Friday, left for home on Tuesday afternoon. They report a .very enjoyable time while in the city. "" - - CJ.UBS or boys: 'and. : GIRLS ARE ADVISED, (Continued. frM p t) . won enough prizes , to buy , two more purebred ewes.- He now has a nice Cock ot 14 purebred Shrop shlres. Other examples of success ful prize winners and flock own ers might be cited. Unsuccessful, sheep, club mem bers are scarce.. . Good FriM JLoney The state fair board has ap propriated 3,20d to' be ofterad aa" prizes to livestock club members. With the advantages at hand and competition in the sheep classes a little slack the opportunities for sheep club members in Marion and Polk counties are great. However, only purebred stock of the highest duality will stand a chance to win. as the older dub members havg the best sheep available. A pro ject should never be -undertaken with a scrub purebred or grade. ' From personal experience as a club member the writer would like to encourage- club members to take a number of projects. Sheep club members should extend to other projects, so that their knowledge of farm animals will not be limited. Club members who have never raised sheep should give thexa a trial, as the sheep pro ject Is one of the most interesting and educational club projects. Z :-:.: JIOMER .C. BRAY. -Corvajlis, Orc.,- July 2X, 1925. - (Mr. Bray is a student of the Oregon Agricultural college, ii is advice should be h.eeded by hun dreds of farm boys and girls in the Salem; district. Ed.) The Oregon Statesman. First with, international, national, rtato and; city news. Subscribe to it, then renew your subscription. WHAT'S THE HEALTH I OF YOUR FAM j LY WORTH?, more than; ANYTHING- ELSE ON 1 IJ ' NELSON BROS. 833 Chemeketa Phone 18(XS do not lay a sufficient .cease egg production. the fall inonths. It is V. 1 i