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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1927)
- ' . TTT 17 If ' 1 f i 1 rJfSuiC.:..! T.f X?7:i.l- A oTV n. 'j r r r- o r n r 1m i o i kt a i-l '. All rv.. NT-..: Ci-L-..PvArfpr1 Ts C!arefullv Selected IT ivuupciauvcmuu ,yy iui rcuveoaies manager une rveason ror success or x ms vrop meaaow Drana veiery inow wiown vn vvci iiauon- wuwv; i.vwv. Jtpst of .Production -Is perfectly Adapted To This Crop Reclaimed Lake Bottom Requires No Irrigation for Roots but lop SpnnKiing oeiprui Jfiuch Labor Required Both In Planting and Tending, and in Harvesting--Constant Cultivation Necessary Growing Period Unusually Long Brooks Gaining Fame As Home of Qry SETTING YOUNG" CELERY -PLANTS HARVESTING CELERY a broader marketing arrangement will be mai-ped out, Tut it will be jEafe to say tht more and better Celery wiir .he ;gTOn" which wjll mean more fame 'for this product and more money to the growers. Broader Marketing Plan T Is Considered for 1927 4 . Celery product - - - 1 f 3 i 1 1 4 . , .' . . j. .. . ! it' ' Starling With a Few Crates Shipped Ten Years Ago, In V! dustry Has Grown Until 400 Carloads Were Exported v in Last Season Succeeds Even m Competition. By) CECIL V. ASHBAUGH Among the ' Industries' of. the Salem district' -whose output ad vertises Western Oregon and es pecially this Immediate neighbor hood must he Included the rais ins and distributing of the fa mous Meadow Brand celery. , Beginning with a few crates . which were introduced to the north and middle western mar kets successfully about 10 years ago, It has grown to an enterprise which moved: during the season ending December 12, slightly over 46o carloads, 20 of which moved 1 by express in small orders,: some 20 hy trucks distributed by the .local fruit companies and the re roaJnder under ice to distant mar ket. , This was sold in 25 -different states including Massachusetts arid Florida, often in direct Com petitionwith local stock, credit ably holding "its own .even when the 'high freight rate and refrig eration charge was added to the celling price. 5 rSo excellent has its qualify be come tht all .the railroads touch ing the Willamette valley and iortlantf; serve it in their diners i'firid hotels and advertise it on ytheir menus, not only as Oregon celery but as Lake Labish celery. ,v .'-The- growers of, this product early saw the advantages of co- operative marketing, especially . when it was known ' that a hard l&ing to equal had been produced, so a union was formed called the Iabish Meadows Celery Union wjiich now boasts 1 members; c j j Market .Cooperatively Three years a go-.the union, by , rate, decided that it had grown laxgQ enough to -have a sales man ager apd Ronald E. Jones 1 was elected to that position, lie at once entered Into the selling end ; of the business ''with such zeal : 'and enthusiasm that today L. M. -1 ; : C. U. celery is known wlrererer celery is talked. And, although the growers have done their best to bring out a pro duct beyond criticism, their man ager has aided thim by rigid in spection to pack, cull and trim and put into their crates only such stock as would be called No. 1 on any market. The question is often asked, "How much is there in it for the grower?" or "Is it profitable?" These questions are difficult to answer directly, as a great many conditions enter to make or lose money for the grower. Like- any other, product of the soil much can go wrong; but with things! normal an average per acre might be taken as follows-: Rent and improvements for the valuable land upon which it is SVOWi. $100, fertilizers, including both chemical and animal, $200, crates, paper and binding tape. $90, lumber for bleaching about 20,000 ft. -which is good for from 4 to 6 years when taken care of. estimated at $80 per acre per year. The item of labor is diffi cult to estimate but roughly iriay be put at $200 per acre. Other incidentals will bring this total to near $700. On the other side of the book from an- acre of such treated land the unbelievable amount of 3-c crates ray be cut which market at $250 per crate net, although a higher figure is ' often obtained A conservative net prof it to the grower may be placed at $175. ' Land Perfectly Adapted Rehearsing these items a few interesting facts are shown: rFirst, the land could, not be better adapted to celery culture If 'it had been created exclusively for that purpose. It is as fertile as gronnd can be naturally, be ing" reclaimed lake land where years .of rotted vegetation and - - 9 i .' It rating th. prolific grow t ri of" tais va!aole.cr6p o'ii LaBlsTi Indicatinjc silt have accumulated. It is al ways moist below the surface- celery being a water loving plant and growing in its native habitat aiong water courses ahd in the driest times no irrigation would be necesary for the roots, but. a top sprinkling from the numer ous drainage ditches of cool wa ter adds a quiek growth and crispness. most as valuable s gold dust, does not average in cost more per acre than most other seed on account of the amount of ground it will cover. So thin a layer of earth is re quired to bury the seed that it will dry out in a few hours, so to prevent this moist burlap is plac ed ovp' tb" beds and frequently sprinkled until the small plants This land also . grows any vegetable well and is in great demand, hence the high rent, al though not beyond Us worth or return. .The fertilizers as applied by in dividuals vary greatly." The base is stock-yard or barn-yard or often- sheep guano - from eastern Oregon. . . , . For later forcing potashes and sodas are oftou used, the amounts j applied depending upon condi tions and this is a study in itself. Labor Is Chiefltem Labor is the 'chief item, after all, a3 this crop - requires almost constant attention. The tiny seeds, so small that it requires 25 of them placed end to end to make an inch; are planted in beds of specially prepared soil sifted and fertilized to a nicety. ! 11 "The, .seeders Used are the cpm moii variety of salt shaker as a very small amount of the seed is required, and which, though" al- STOCKS HIGHER & THaN IVKaR AGO TREND STEAIHLY UPWARD Bonds HJalst in 14 fears: Fi- mm Oregon's Largest School Photographers' 9 ' 1-. Official Photographers for : . i 1927 "OREGANA," U. of O. Annual Publication 1 927 ' WALLULArV Willamette Annual Publication 1927 "NORM' Oregon Normal School Annual Publication -AlsoOfficiaLPhotograrjher Twentytwo tligh Schools in Oregon i almost ! have sufficient roots to draw their moisture from the deeper soil. If, a in case of the very early planting, the sprouting beds are in hothouses or under glass, the tiny plants are re-set after a fw days arid are later put outside for toughening which is a gradual process.; When all danger of freezing is past they are again transplanted, this time where they will live to maturity. The. rows are drawn by strings and are acurately spaced apart 32 inches while the plants are set from five to eight inchejs apart in the row. Before this final plant ing is done the ground must be in perfect shape and thoroughly soaked in the rows where the plants are to be set. From then on it is constant care and cultivation for weeds love this environment quite, as well as cel ery and thrive accordingly. Labor enters into sprinKimg na mio spraying for pests and fungus; also in placing the boards at bleaching time which is generally a"bout 18 to" 20 days before cut ting. I Harvesting Large Trfsk Labor again enters when cutting time is on for it takes a small army to cut, sort, trim and pack. and move the finished crates. For the carload shipments which are often etored or distributed from eastern houses what is called field-pack" is used. This is packed in the crates in the field at the time of cutting and is placed tops 11 up. V The weight runs about 130 to 150 pounds and these contain from three to six dozen depending upon the size of the stalks. The express shipments are. trimmed closer and are .bunched in. dozen packages, every other one being reversed so that considerable mrfte celery can be contained, in the crate, generally trom six dozen in- the larger sizes to 1.2; dozen, the popular sizes, heing eights and tens..; TJiese make .an attractive saleable pack, being tied; neatly SEE- US ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL I ANNUAL, PICTURES HjLLEILM . -e t; i ; -: ii 'i l. ...: . f :v f . : ' :. - t"'"' -V JF .- 4-- ;--r-.. N ' -: , i..., t ; ? . V EUGENE - J with. blue tane and' 'wrapped ivitb parenmeni paper,' having npdn'itf me jweaaow nrauu, lauei ttui, grower 8. number.. 4 ..j . . 1 ne crate ; neraseives ,re gt Oregon ,'iir' from ; the local mills near- wpere and. are assembled u;The market and demand on tne one hand ;ind" blfght, ejfngs.. ,,rpt and many pthei' thihgs'iqf 'a ''4e pressing nature bit the other make celery growing a ahible differing little from other agricuiturai pur suits, but when all goes fairly well the grower gets a very fair re turn for his labor and investment, (it-owing Period Long The, first cutting of celery is about the middle of June. .This goes by express to points as far east as Minnesota and to many of our northern eities. About Aueust 'the carload shipping-, be gins which increases to the peak about the first of November. Fortunately freezing weather is almost unknown ' here in. Novem ber although some very,- heavy frosts are experienced. These do not materially hurt the, celery -although too many night of it In succession will result in a yellow leaf. The shipping poJnts ln tQe Pa8t have, been Quinaby and -. .Brooks, but the crates bear the -Brooks ad dress nd that place is generally known as 'the nome' of the-Labish celery. From this mark .'-the 'union receives many letters from various sources asking tor information and complimenting the quality of the celery. The program for the year 1921 Is not complete at present as the manager expects to ' visit several .of the larger buyers In Minneap- -wi 011s, umana, unicago ana oiner r '-t'tsn? ir.'.i NEW YORK,. pec. 3 1--( AP) Despite one tt the severest reac tions. ' in stock . exchange history tast' JVla'rfch, and Indications of a slowing dowrt inbme'' major lines if business in 1927, the general levVt Of atdck pflpes at the close of the y year; Js Well above that at the eiid 'of 1925. ' Bond prices l.ave risen to the highest levels since 1913. In both the bond and i't k markets, the total volume of business in 192I was slightly bt low that oj 1925. The major trend of stock prices has been upward since, the early summer of 1924 although the big "bull" movement dkl not get render way .until after the presi dential election that year. At the beginning of 192C prices were ris ing and continued that way, with a fow minor interruptions, until iate in February when a heavy liquidating movement started, cul minating in the disastrous March break, which reduced quoted val ues of listed securities several b-)lion dollars in the aggregate. Alternate periods of weakness and strength characterized the lste spring markets.; with a ratlier c'.etinite upward tendency appar cr i again by early summer. This continued until the early fall when another sharp reaction took place. In the, closing months of the ye3r prict3 started to climb a;;ain. the industrial average touching the highest level ever re corded in the last month of the year. While it is- generally conceded that the trend of business and n4oncy rates undoubtedly riU-de termine the movement of security prices in 1927, jpredictions of bankers and other competent ob servers of market conditions ate more qualified than usual at this season of the year, indicating widespread uncertainty. Those committed to 'the cycle theory of business and market trends nat urally look for a downward read Jnstmentof values; while others see nothiug in fundamental condi tions that would warrant a gen eral recession, although admitting that irregularities May decelop in certain lines. Three principal sources' of ' un easiness are: 1, the huge volume of bank funds lnveited in securi ties; 2, the rapid jgrowth of in stalment buying, and 3, the low price of commodities, particularly cotton, inability of business and commercial channels to absorb the huge imports of gold within. the last" few years, ' necessitating the tfliplbyment of f lands" derived from Its' sale ifc Hhe securities market's believed,1'. 16 be'respon fclBle" for t'e 'gigantic investment tit banks in 'stocks' and "bonds. Wnile' method's1 "of financing; ineiat- isfui purcuases . i(uuouuieuijf nave been Imor&Ved'' ; andT'strenetfiened a'lheiasr!6rYwo;rtne;ezten- tne ue ui. 11113 : uieiiiuu . uarMCU- larly' ih the ' purchase l'6f Tinbltor ;.I'Xt lilv; ' "i't.jC-iSi , 1 ryf)- - v' .... 1 ' 'I? 'V: - X xt. One of, the oicratioiis which makes labor a big item In the production of cerlery. Thrpnghooi, constant 3 attention awl care is jiecessary to the successful raising or tins crop. t T . c&rs, radlfts tztiii Mixef luxurfes, is regarded as af sbutce of "daOger in BiieSiarter .andit Jst generally conceded' Ihaf'thi'real teslof; .the sste.m'.'wiU not ' cbm ! unUf' the country enters r"a-pridar gen e)ra depression. The define in commodity prices 'fs feared large ly, because of its adverse effect on rurchasiug power, particularly in the agricultural regions. Favorable factors in the situa tion as the year draws to a close are:: an abundance of credit at rel atively lew rates; comparatively low inventories, resulting largely from so-called "hand Ito mouth" buying -andquick and efficient transportation, -increasing Indus trial efficiency, especially through the more general use of labor and time saving devices; absence ot any serious labor disputes and a general' high rate of employ ment, 4nfl gradual economic re habilitation abroad. I On the other side of the . ledger are: a Slowing down in steel pro duction and building construc tibn; the low price of cotton; in ciasinjs foreign competition: the relatively low margin of profit in iiany ifidustries. and the large volume of brokers' loans.. Steelfshares. as a group, failed 1 mgkfe mdeh progress. IT. S. Steel, common, however, soared to the Highest price ever recorded' in the fclosing weeks. o( the year In reflection of unusually heavy peace-tme. earnings and the dec larationj of the long-waited 4 0 per cent stock dividend, a $200.000.- 000 "melon." Earlier in the year the stpek had definitely' been placed on a $7 annual basis. It is expejted in Wall Street that the same dividend will be maintained oh the Additional stock. Dividends on the I common stock of the Re public ron Si Steel company were restore,.: after a lapse of five years, and the Crucible Steel divi dend was increased from $4 to 1 5 and thence to $6. Bethlehem Steel common is expected to go on a dividend basis next year. ; Oil companies enjoyed unusual prosperity but this was NOT gen erally reflected in the petroleum stocks. I Several false rallies in tris group during the past few years, loupled with fears that rec ord breaking crude production this yefr, would unsettle the price structure and adversely affect next year's Jearnings, - led to rather heavy liquidation by tired and disappointed holders on all rallies. Retirement of the preferred stock of the 1 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and the transfer of the common stock of the Standard Oil Compapy of New York from the Curb market lo the "big board' attracted widespread attention. Establishment of new high traf fic ami learnings records by Class 1 railoratls was mirrcred in the gen eral" advance in stock .prices ""and 1 inteirlated dividends, the rais ing oft the rate of Pennsylvania railroad common being a note worthy feature. Rejection of the original "Nickel Plate" merger plan by" the Interstate Commerce commission and ' the difficulties encountered In the preparation of a, revised plan-, together with a general wage increase to eastern trainman towards the end of the year, (ended to keep speculative enthusiasm for the rails in check. . Railroad equipment stocks soar ed to Record high levels, due to tbe heivy purchase of new, equip ment b the principal Carriers-and tbe mote general use of new auto matic train cbntrol and signal de vices. fTextile and packing shares L tost ground In resection of poor trade conditions, but they showed signs of marked Improvement as the ye4r , drew to a close. Record -breaking chain store and mail or der sales brought higher prices for stacks of those, companies. Amusement, chemical and food shares flacked a definite trend. Although the production and sale of automobiles broke all rec ords, NOT all automobile stocks shared' n this prosperity. The deneral'- Motors Corporation earnings' were enormous, exceed ing those of the United States Steel "Corporation . for the 'first Tlne months of tbe year, and they were liberally shared, with stock hplders, who received generous cash dividends, in addition to a 50 per cent stock dividend. Stocks o many of the smaller companies, such as Chandler-Cleveland, Jor dan. Moon ,and Paige-Detroit, were hard hit. due to the sharp competition afforded by the larger concerns. Stocks of accessory companies also presented several points of weakness. No Bobs in Swedish Opera Owing to Time Elements STOCKHOLM CAP) nly young- tersichores with long hair will get front row positions at th Royal Opera of Stockholm this season, Mrs. Lisa teier, the new ballet mistress, has" ruled. - 'Wot because bobs are unbecom ing to young girls," she says, "but because most of the operas ante date the jazz and shingle age and no ballet dancer can gyratewith the same abandon, ease and grace with a wig on her head as with her. own natural locks flowing about." e ' V V f. None of the three premiers danseuses of the royal opera staff, Ebon Strandin,? Sir . Osterholta Elly Holmberg, have had their hair shorn. " Housework Called Remedy for "Nerves" by : Speaker LONDON. (AP) Take hammer and drive nails, or grab a scruhbing brush and clean, up the floor, or Ao any of tbe other thousand and oije duties about a hduse and the matteriol "nerves" will become something of the, past was the .advice handed put by Dame Mary Scharlieb'to a crowd ed house; of women at the Insti tute of Hygiene. , i -. i , "Household work. Is one jjf the J greatest cures , that women j'; toy-J take for 'nerves, continue;X-i Scharlieb who Is dean 'of , th brillsh medical women apd Cha-beea- practicing here more than 50 years. "Neurotic girls and wo men ' can get the greatest, adyan tage from work; work of anj kind .The woman who .stays at home 13 able to occupy; herself 3a a' variety, of domestic; tasks which are beneficial to mind and body alike."- ' V VJv DETROIT TO GET CITY V Detroit's-'city' hall will te re placed by an elaborate' structure on the Detroit river a the nucleus ot a -civic center 11 plans of Coun cilman John C. Lodge material I izes. - ; DR. G. E. 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