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8 THE ORHJQQN STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING-OCTOBER 8,: 1025 INDUSTRIAL OREGON ITY PRODUCT .'' y. : -1""". "- .'J vr'SSv. r . ' ODUCES . ':, ,.-fv;-;;: -H ,,. Q UAL . i . il -This cut is used by, courtesy of the Associated Industries ot Oregon Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In.'TwIeea-Week Statesman Following Day) (With a few possible changes) Loganberries. October 1 Prunes, October 8 Dairying, October 15 FlaxOctober 22 ! Filberts. October 29 - Walnuts. Xofrember 5 LKtrawberrles, November i2 .Apples November 19 ' Ri.HiJberrJes. November 2CT Junt, uecemoe-3 .t -, Great Cows,x Et4 December 10 Blackberries, December 17 Cberrles.. Pecember 724 Pears, December 31 Gooseberries, January 7, 192. Corn'Jariuary 14 . Olerjr,! January 21 ii .Kpinacn, Etc, Janaary 28 Onions, Efc, February 4 Potatoes,' Ftc, February 11 , Bee, February 18 i Poultry and Pet Stock. Feb. 25 ! Beans, Etc.. March 11 tPaweU Highways, March 18 . Ue4; Lettuce, March 23 .(hiloM, Kte April 1 5 KPgumfs, April IXjuiararct. Kt AnrJl 1.1 t!raM. Kte4 -April 22 lrug Garden, April 20 Dn FRUIT COIf MIS II F 1WFM1EPSCKI1PLM Machines That Think The Prune Crop of This Year Was ;. 4ery Short; Probably About Fifteen Million Pounds for - the Whole Oregon District, Including Clarke County, ' V- Washington i v . The Salcia packing house of the Drawee t,t'ruit .company is at tne corner - of , Cottage and Trade sffeeta, P There they have a plant that is np to the minute-absolute- Jy. - JThey can process, pack, label and ship 4000 boxes of prunes. a .4ty of nine hours. The boxes con . tain 25 pounds of prunes and w that . means 100,000. pounds of prunes a day. ' t". They; have a duplicate plant at -Itosebnrg, and a small plant at f'Vaneouver, Wash.4. So they ; have acilities to handle over 200,000 pounds of prunes a day,; and they . eould get away with a much great r er-tonnage by working in shifts. ; Machines That "Think' ; j A modern packing plant such " as the one of the Drager concern is a very wonderful thing. They t'Tvav'e a: machine that "thinks. For one thing. ; Or all but thinks. . It will weigh automatically prunes ' ttr go into a box, and it will pack "'1 hem into the box, press them iwn: just as they ought Jo be - racked,: with greater neatness . than, it can l.e done by hand' t nd then, in the one operation, it - "will" take" the, nails and nail on "AnVlId" of. the box! A bin of processed and cleaned, prunes, aB in-empty box, a lid, a few nails, ""hnd', presto I ' A box of prunes ready for display In. the finest ore or bazaar ln any part of the fTeprhneiP bandied' by the Irager concern at ; Salem are mostly of the Italian variety. Trey, get : a ear or two of the petite ! oj.French prunes here; but they I jget a lot of them at Roseburg. . J t They Bay and Sell ' The j; Drager Fruit company 'bays Snd'seirs prunes and other ' dried 'Truits. When the producer 'gets his weight checks and knowp 'what is due him, he gets his cash. JTbfn it is up to the Drager Fruit 'company to find a market ' and (make some profit on the trans laetion and for their 'work If they jean. Th risk ; is up to them ! iTheEruiTre their prunes, and . it' m the nme with other dried fruits which, they -handle-- They take the whole risk. , They do not "N,Jbuy on commission. 1 . ? ? A Bfts Plant .f The Salem plant of the Drager iFruit company is SO by .125 feet ,T the main building, and four - hlgb,with a complete ele vator system, and they have an addition 40 by 60. feet. ' , j , -' As was said abore. their pack s' !ng plant is absolutely complete, br. as nearly so as it can be msri Up to date. If there are any more Improvements and short cuts, and fhKy an rind out about . them, they-will add them. They believe thpteffiiency makes for economy nd they like to pass on the bene fits to the growers. - 'TW'are' bulla on the market 'l the time, as they bellere the grower must have a living profit, if" the prune Industry of this sec tion is .to be stabilized. ' t They are proud of their won derful Salem packing plant, and they invite the public to inspect It at any time. A Very Short Crop ' Fred Draper, of the Draper Fruit , company, said yesterday Sugar fleets, 'Sorghum, Etc., 6 Water Powers, May 13 -Irrigation, play 20 Mining, May 27 . Land, Irrigation, Etc.,. June 3 Floriculture, June. JUT -I Hops, Cabbage, Etc., June 17. Wholesaling and Jobbing, Jane 24 -Cue ambers. Etc., July 1 . j jfogs, July 8 Goats, July 13 ' Schools. Etc., July 22 Sheep, July 2 National Advertising, August 3 SeeJs, Etc, August 12 Livestock, August lft . Grain and Grain Products, Aug ust 20 . : v," J:.'- : Manufacturing, September 2 " Automotive Industries, Septem ber 0 Woodworking, Etc., September - 16 'L: f.-- Paper-Mills, September 23 (Back copies of the Thurs day edition of The Daily Ore gon r Statesman are cu nand. TJiey re f'T sate at 10 cents eacH, uiailed to any address, current copies 5 cents). that they 'are now getting 11 cents a pound j for their 30-40 Italian prunes; ' 8 . cents for their . 4 0 50s, and they would get 7 Vi cents for their ;50-60b if they had any. But none of that small size were produced this year, The crppwas Very short, but the sizes were large and the quality very fine. There are no more prunes to buy here now. " The producers have all sold. - -T The whole .Oregon district, in cluding Clarke county Washing ton, produced this year only about 15,000,000 j pounds of pr,unea; dried prune's. U Some were ship ped fresh, and many were can ned.) ; 4- v. . If this district were to produce a bumper crop of prunes. , say 150,000,000 "pounds, which is a po?sibility,.' Mr. .Drager said yes terday tEat some of them would more than likely go to waste, be cause there Is not drying capacity fn this 'Whole district for more than 70,000000 pounds. . The - Drager company shipped no prunes across the water thfc yearg though they have connec tions in various countries.. All their prnnes have been going to points in the United, States. ; The market is duU justnow, on - account of the marketing ; of California's 400,000.000 poandJ crop of prunes. . But Mr. pragei thinks this will be onjy temporar as there are demands from many sources for Oregon's. tart-sweeV prunes . which '.are4 not isteil with "California's French or sweet kind. So the whole Oregon supply will undoubtedly be wanted. SALEM CABIES S The Oregon Pacing Com pany HasXommenced on . 1 Its Run of Pumpkins..:, . The Hunt, cannery is running full handed on 4P$e.I"?Foll hand ed on apples theie . means some 250 women, besides the men. The Hunt : cannnerj.r'U also can pumpkins begtnninirBoon. The Pacific Canning and Pack ing company,, fwesf Salem K fin ished iti big run off Ya'kima'pears last: night, with about 200 wgm en employed- They will know within a day or two'whether they will make a, run on ftpplesj " f " The Oregon Packing company; in, its south cannery, is still .work ing on beans and encumbers and commenced a long .and large, tiin on pumpkins on last Friday. , t The Northwest cannery is get Itlng ready to make un on ap ples. -S.H ' . The Starr eannery is making a long and i large run - on ' apples, forking ful handed. Gold Beach,-" C&ntf6torsy sur facing Roosevelt Highway, Chet- co-Vlnchuck section. MOST 1 'OREGON QUALITY our pay rolls; they build our cities; they attract new capital and new people; they provide a market for the products of our farms. Oregon farms produce a wider variety cif profitable crops of ''Oregon Quality" food than any other spot on earth. j - THE IDLE FBU PRUNE IS V 1 THE BIB PETITE-LITTLE- Some Words From the Man Who Is Propagating This f Wonderful Prune, Which Is About 100 Per Cent, With i Practically Ail the Virtues That Go With a Good Prune for the Grower and for the Consumer i Editor Statesman: By invitation from the Slogan editor ot the Oregon Statesman, I am glad to help, bring encour agement to those interested Ja the prune industry of the Willam ette valley or the entire prune district of west of the Cascade mountains; and every person who has given this matter any thought or consideration -knows that the prune industry is one of our great est industries, and we can con gratulate ourselves on, the im provements which have been made in the l3st few years. . We might class as standards, the Italian or t&rtsweet, and the Petite or French. This latter var iety has been greatlv intpoved p rVOBLK ANDREWS -f - Who 73 prorogating- the Noble French prune, which seems des tined to become the great prune of this district, and perhaps the best sweet prune in the world, j giving everyone the right to judge for himself as to the variety best -uited for our climate, the grow er, the buyer and the consumer, according to our market demand at present and the outlook of 'the future. , : With my own experience of twenty-sbc years I take pleasure in making the claim that f the Noble French prune js nearest to perfection and will better met the leraand at present and the future than any other prune.' The tree is a hardy, thrifty grower and a regular and profit bearer. .jThe prune is large and uniform. in - izer dries heavy trtsd colors nicely tnd is extremely sweet with a del- iJcious flavor. It has been: my privilege to demonstrate several kinds of fruit, such as' apples, Tear3, peahces, plums and straw beries, and in each case I found ?ome people who would, object to the quality and flavor in each "ariety. But not so with ti the Noble- French prune. Last" fall a year ago at the state fair I made an exhibit of the Noble. French prune. ' Several thousand people ite of the prune and at the .corn how In November at Sab?m and thousands of people ate of the rnne. Also at the state faJr Just closed I made an exhibit with the Marian county exhibit in which thousands of people sampled the French Noble prune and with each exhibit and c without an exception everyone pronounced it a wonder ful prune, sweet and of fine fla vor, (and from this unanimous de cision I am made to beljeve that the world will accept the Noble French prune, as. good.' better, and best. . . . t.- :-'"!. r NOBLE ANDREWS t Rte. - 6,- Box ST, Salem Ore. -1 (The reader will note other references to the Noble French prune in this issue. Ed.) Some Noble French History The ' Noble .French prune was discovered four"' years ? ago, " at Myrtle I Creek, ; Douglas . county, Oregon ; The five original j frcf are now seven years old. They have borne four crops of fruit. The five original tres are exactly alike. , They are, .growing cloae together. They are grafted trees from the Summervhle : nursery ' near Tort land. They are an accidental; dis covery.' The ' Summerville nurs ery people hunted for two years fnm thai ,lti .ttA rf. - Iti fcuu.t vi i6iuf anil 5(tu uy hiiq eearch, . ' " : J -s. t. . - - a -. - ; ( i f "-i L . , ,,.3- , , -,. , J products are establishing themselves in world markets:! they make 4v The five trees were ; found on the farm of Fred Weaver, three and a half, miles south of Myrtle Creek. As .soon as he was sure that he had a new variety, Mr. Weaver wrote to Noble Andrews, who had " been his neighbor in moved to Salem. The1 two men are partners in the ownership of the new variety. Mr. Andrews will be able to handle orders for 50,000 to,. 75. 000 trees this Jear. Mr. Andrews and Mr. Weaver have been pro pngating t!ie new variety for four years. Between them, they have about 2500 new: trees growing. After this year, there will be no doubt be new trees sufficient for all comers. Mr Andrews, from his display at. the Oregon state fair, could have sold enough of the Noble French pmne trees to put "out over 5000 acres, j i ' - i , Mr. Andrea's' farm is about three and a half miles east of the tate hospital (insane asylum), 3alem. He has lived there since October 23. 1920, He has grown sweet prunes for more than a quarter of a century. He believe? In the prune industry. He knows jrunes Are good for the diet; health riving.- , The Noble French prune tree appears 'to be hardy, a vigorous jrower. a profitable bearer, with aj ?mit that will make a splendid shipper , and that will dry 37' pounds to the box, going In the 20 to- 30 size; is very sweet, and ripens in the fore part of August. T Is a Hardy Tree, Fruit Dries Heavy and Has a Tart Sweet Flavor George C. Roeding, the eminent nurseryman and horticulturalist of California, is just now actively in troducing, through the1 California Nursery company of Niles, which he operates, a new prune for Cali fornia growers. This la called the Burton prunej; having been propagated' by'RE. Burton of Vacjli!e, a' pTaBt'b"reeP er of this state. The CalifornJa latest, . the,, best and ;thp tmos,t profitable prune known to horti culture. It Is. a very large priin'eT averaging in -size twenty to thirty to the pound, and drie most factorily and has a slightly tart flavor, resembling J somewhat the Italian prune in that some other of the prunes which have been put on the market in California be cause of their average - large size have not been satisfactory. This new prune, the Burton, Mr. Roeding finds to. supplya prune having the - requite . qualities of Bize, flavor, productiveness and drying characteristics to have much -value in future development here. The Burton prune has been developed from a seed from a tree where Mr. Burton in 18S6 grafted a part of a Tragedy tree into one of John Rock's Imperial Epineuse. --California Fruit News. " . Is Already Here . - ' The Burton prune is already here In the Salem district. , W. T.. Jenks and H. S. Gila have 'some of the trees growing' and they have been top-grafting some trees with the new, variety, for experi mental purposes. ; i' Mr. Jenks says It Is a vigorous grower and that the fruit dries very heavy. I m sweetness it is about half war between the Petite and the Italiau.- It has the flavor of the Italian. Mr. Jenks got his start Jn the Durton prunes from a friend in Chlco, California, f Sherwood Oil found in shal low driven well on D.4' P. Corn well place. . i t ? ' ' : Cold Hill Activity in cinnabar mines, quicksilver having doubled in price within a few months. 1 118 NTRODUCEDHEHE FALLS CITY NEWS OF GnTHEIIED BY A Watt Clan Has Reunion Hot Lunch Service to Be Re sumed for the Schools New Methodist Pastor Takes Charge Personal and General Items of Interest to the People of That Live City x . Church Meeting for Teachers Last Saturday evening a very enjoyable event was the reception giveft in the Christian church, hon oring the faculty of the high and grade schools. A short program was given, as follows: Duet, Henrietta Jobes and Hazel Shultz. Reading, D. C. James. Short address by Rev. Errol II. Sloan. Rev. A. H.-Dodd, one of the founders of the present Church of Christ in Falls City, and who has lived here for many years, gave an address, in which he told of. the early history of the schools, compared the early schools with the schools of today, and of how proud we should be of our schools and the pupils we have sent out to many occupations. Prof. Fred J. Patton responded on behalf of the teachers present, and spoke on the present day schools. . ' The 'program closed with a duet by Dr. R. K. Howe and Albert Morgan. ' The party then adjourned to the church parlors, where a social hour was spent, and refreshments of fruit salad, with whipped cream, cake and chocolate were served. Postmaster and Children Attend iJh'amily Reunion Earl B. Watt, daughter Eda, sons Joe and John,, daughter Dofothy Watt Benefiel, and grand daughter Alice Lazelle Benef Sel Join with others of the clan in a happy day at the site of the old Watt home. Assembling from many parts or the state, about three dozen, in cluding two of the members of the original "Covered Wagon Train,' all descendants, or related by mar riage, fo the descendants of John and Mary Watt, met in the oak grove, now an automobile park, in the townsie of Amity, on Sunday. Sept. 28, to commemorate the seventy-seventh anniversary of the arrival of John Watt and family at Oregon City. This was on Sept. 24, 1848. After resting there for a shor time they came on to what is now In part the town of Amith, where John" Watt settled, taking up e donation land claim, establishing a home for his wife and family. Of that. tamily three' are still living. Mrs.' Rokanna W3U White, the eldest daughter, and Mrs. Aurora Watt Bowman, vtio now live In Portland, and wnerV present at the reunion: and'Mrs. Clara Wat Morton, the younrgest child of the family, who also resides in port- satis-.iland, and was prevented by illness from attending A picnic dinner was spread upon the memorial table erected by the family in 1923. and dedicated on the seventy-fifth anniversary, with Arlington Boise Watt eldest son of Joe Watt the eidest son of John and Mary Watt, acting as toast master, and the two daughters of John and Mary Watt occupying the seats Of' honor. The first toas was given by Grace Watt Ross, to the' eldest member present, Mrs. Roxanna Watt White, in an original and witty poem. Dorothy Watt Benefiel respond ed to the second a toast to the youngest (member, her own tiny daughter, two months of ageAlice Laze He. with verses composed for the occasion. Elva Breymanr Brown proposed a toast to "Aunt Aurora,," Mrs. Aurora Watt Bowman, telling of her ' recollections of school days with "Aunt Aurora" as teacher. Y 1 Roxanna Wat White introduced Mr. and Mrs. Arlington B. Watt as thei "newly weds" in a short and witty; poem. Mrs.'Eula Wood Watt responded in a graceful little speech. , , . ' Dr. Fred Watt proposed a toast to the absent ones, especially "Aunt Clara- (Mrs. Clara Watt Morton), who was present at the earliermeetings, and who remem bered the ' clan with' thanks for sbme flowers, and-the hope that all would enjoy the day. As the 24 th is also .Mrs. Morton's birth dayshe has especially .enjoyed the anniversary. V. L. Calavan, will Itorton. and THE WEEK HUSTLING REPORTER Fred Watt spoke of various mem bers of the family, and told of many things interesting, among others the history of the song of "The Bob Tailed Mare" which has become iery much a part ot the. Watt family history.. The date of i the reunions for 1926 was set for the Sunday in July ext following July 4th, i ; ! Dtanlop Farewell Reception On Tuesday evening, the mem bers of the Methodist church and other friends of Rev. and Mrs. Dunlop assembled in the church, where a social evening was spent, being in the nature of a iarewell reception, as Mr. and Mrs. Hun lop leave in a. few days for their home near 'Estacada, dregon A large number gathered to ten- 'der good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop, who are adventuring in farming, in a small way, and who will enjoy a complete rest from public duties. Fruit punch jand cookies were served during the evening, j A. W. Johnson looses Mother Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Johnson, and children were called to Castle Rock. Washington, last week, by the death ot Mr. Johnson's moth er, Mrs. T. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson passed away at the Portland sani tarium FridayJj Funeral services were held at Castle Rock last Sun day, j Mr. and Mrs. Johnson i have made many friends during the short time' they have lived, near Falls City, who all extend sym pathy to them in their bereave aent. '. Missionary Meeting Tuesday Afternoon "The regular meeting of the mis sionary society) of the Church of Christ was held at the church on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29, with the usual discussion of mission subjects. ' : i' Eight members were present, ind a very enjoyable social hour vas spent following the meeting, vhen those present partook of a .Taintv lunch of iello fruit salad. k with whipped Cream, cake and cof fee. . - :" - ! Kverybody Went to State Fair Most of the saw mill operations were closed dcjwn on Wednesday, is well -as altrthe stores, to permi everyone to attend the state fair. Both the high; and fjrade schools were given . aj holiday, so both .eacheis and pupils could' enjoy 'Falls City day" at the tair.i So many took advantage of the op portunity that It is impossible to name them .all.. It is to be regretted that the Dlans for a special "Falls City day" at the fair were made too late to advertise the date through Out this part f the country, and secure a special train service for the day. We all know, the pres ent stage service is not adequate for the patronage that, could be secured, awi for that reason many persons who would have gone with either a special train or comfort able bus service remained at homes , This is . something that should1 receive the attention of the Commercial club at an early date. CitV f Council Meeting , Regular) meeting of the city council was. held , m me cuy u Monday eveniig. Mayor Roy -McDonald ; presiding Coutacilmen CriswelU'Bohle, Mack and Dennis, City Auditor! Carrie E. Jobes, and Marshal Zimmerman present. . The usual tills were; audited and ordered paid. ., f ' '. . The mavor and council took up several .road j questions,' among others woijk on the road to the Teal springs, the headwaters of the municipal Water supply, and it was decided that the city should aaslst In the construction of road work, to, tie extent fo $50it be ing understood that other parties Interested, Were all to do likewise. yh!s . includes j the city of : Mpn month; with ian intake for water supply In that vicinity, and Messrs. Albert Teal nd Jay Branson, whose goat farms are on tnu roaa. Folk county Is interested in see- (Contuwea a pag. 1) -This ut is Used by courtesy of the . Associated Industries of Oregon J THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN TITn YOIT KNOW That Salem has heen fh laroWt nrl. mary prune market in the ' ' ' M 9 A M ' . J prunes, tne iari-sweei prunes oi quality; mat ner ieaa as a prune center will be maintained by ' our packing, canning, and other concerns, and by improvements Jn the growing of the fine, large sizes; that new and more profitable varieties are coming in; that prunes for the grower ought to be "as good as wheat," as reliable, and much more profitable; and that there is-plenty of cheap land yet to be had in this district for the growing of prunes,, and new growers who will produce quality fruit and quality fruit only will be made welcome? WSLTERT.HSIISTIE Says the Carryover Should Be Eliminated Before the Next Crop Is Ready to Market He Believes It Wilt Pay to Work Over Our Old Orchards Some of the Promising New Varieties . Editor statesman: . . The prune- industry of the' northwest has for the past several years been passing through the cycle of depression, due largely to the conditions obtaining in Eur ope when Iheir money was so bad ly deflated, when it lost its pur chasing power. On this account.a! surplus stock of prunes 'accumu- I ioarl nnt it has taken several! years to overcome these condi- j tions. . It has been apparent for sev eral months that this surplus con dition is about to be eliminated, due to the short crops of France and the pacific northwest, while California and Bosnia-Servia have good crops. "Just what tonnage these wiir produce cannot be esti matedas the harvesting is not completed, but the available ton nage according to the earlier esti mates should clean up in good shape long before the 1926 crop is ready. So the market should be in very good shape before the next new crop. is obtainable. Bright for Next Year. : . Packers generally feel that the outlook for the 1926 crop is brighter than it has been for sev eral years, as all : the available prunes should. be consumed, and the carryover Swhich has so de pressed the market of late years should be eliminated. The great differential in favor of California fruit, which has ex isted the. past four or five years between the prices-of California and Oregon prunes, has had a de pressing efiect on (he Oregon prune, and a precedence has. been established which will take a long time to overcome. In the old days of the pre-war period, a half a cent was considered a satisfactory differential. More than this was abnormal, but the past fe years a differential of 3 to 4 cents, was usual. ' This undoubtedly . has worked against us rather than helned the situation, for the big difference would raise a question In "tfie minds of many buyers as to its necessity. .Thig condition has led many of our .leading growers to try and find a new type of prune for the northwest, feeling that this Is necessary in order to overcome ex isting conditions; " - , The demand Is for a large sweet prune to suit the palate which has been -cultivated by tne sweet prune of the south land, so the jobbers tn the east tell us. However, we contend that the Oregon prune has the real flavor with the "kick" to it and should supplant the Pomelo so generally used on our breakfast tables, for it possesses the mild, tart flavor which Is so appetizing, .v Some New Prunes. : "A number of different types of prune; have been produced the past few years, some of Which ap parently hare . real - merit while others nave rei.1 objections. The outstanding type of the past year or two Is the Coates 1 41 8, which has been planted to quite an ex tent; Its development is awaited with interest This, is a sport from the commonly known petite or French variety. The tree la a thrifty grower, has good bearing wood,; the fruit is t of fine texture and flavor and grows very large. The Roeding ' improved type of French prunes . is also Well thought pf by many growers and Is spoken of as a good producer of large fruiL The Imperial prune Is being tried out by some of our growers . who think it has , real meri. .However, in California, where they produce quite a ; ton- nage of them. It la not considered a first class prune as it is too in- sipldly sweet and coarse. .The latest promiains type is the world for Oregon ("Italian") 11 'A t A l E Burton prune, produced at Napa, California. The samples we have mroivtkii ro verv tnrere. weiehins 22 to 24 to the pound. It Is a dark prune with a flavor between the French and , the Oregon. Should it prove to be a good bear er in this climate it will undoubt edly become a favorite in the northwest, . ' V; , It takes several years to test out a prune tree to . ascertain , its adaptability to our climate condi tions. Also the blooming and pollenizlng period, wood growth, etc., -and the marketability ot its fruit and the drying quality of it must be taken into consideration. Will Pay to Work Over. Then the question arises wheth er it will pay to work over our old orchards. In our opinion it will, providing we have the right location and soil conditions and the trees show good vitality. ; It is our hope that through the effort which is being expended to find a new type that we may re new the bearing qualities of many of our orchards and .produce, a prune which will be sought by the consuming public. WALTER T. JENKS. Salem, Oct. 7, 1924. ' .' (Walter T. Jenks, the writer of the above, is manager of the Wil lamette Valley Prune association. In partnership with H. S. Gile. Mr. Jenks Is also a very extensive prune grower. His experience Is such as to constitute him an au thority on the prune industry here. Ed.) ' . - - ... ; Adams Says Olir Growers Must Put Ouf- Prunes in . Class by Themselves Editor Statesman: Your request foT me to write something about the Oregon prune situation is at hand. After sev eral years of close study in the raising, drying, packing and sel ling of the sweet and tart prune in Oregon, I feel that our prunes will comeJnto their own as soon as we growers- stop raising so large a percentage of small sizes. Oregon prunes should not be grown smaller than 50's, and only a small' percentage xof that size. When we do grow smaller jsizes, we are in direct competition with cheap .European labor. Where we grow big sizes we have no competition except a little from California. - . As soon as we Oregon growers realize that we can produce a prune crop that runs from 20s to a small percentage of 50's. which vating, fertilizing and pruning, there will we raise a prune that will be in a class by itself, recog nized to the world over by the excellency of Its quality. ' ' " Then all , Mr. Grower needs is a system of marketing that will en able him to get his rightful part of the sale price, and the situa tion has adjusted itself. M. P. ADAMS Salem, Rt 3, Oct, 7, 192.'.. (Mr. Adams is manager of the famous Skyline orchards south of Salem, in the Liberty district, and he is one of the most succesful j growers that we have of both prunes and . walnuts of quality. -Ed.)-- ' ;" 626 P SS DUB T i- I f 4