The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, February 10, 1927, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Texti hp..; SIccan ' Fqoop; -Aro y.YourG ;:. . Aid In ' Making :.!ThGrti Helpful to : Your. .Wonderful; City and Sociion ie:ot Mis t ; - ;::';."''7-":T ' -: - - -EE SEVENTH- CONSECUTIVE YEAR:: THE DAILY STATESMAN dedicates two or more pages each, week in the interests of one of 'tile 'fifty-two to a hundred basic industries of the Salem district Letters and articles from people with vision are solicited. : Thb is your page. Help make Salem grow. WOE SEVEfl FIB THIS WEEK liJJIE5L0GiC0;tIE8TBySTUDEHI5 Two weeks ago it was would pay $5 a week, till further notice; to the high school or grade school boy or girl in Marion or Polk county who would submit the best article Ton' the current Slogan subject. The articles are to be in. the office (or mailed) by noon of Tuesday of the week of the Slogan subject. All articles submitted to belong to The Statesman. The editor to judge as to the best, in deciding who shall receive the $5. The idea is .to furnish an opportunity to make the rising generation acquainted with the many and great advantages of:-the;.district in which they are to take active part-in the future They are to be the leaders as. they grow into "manhood and. womanhood, t Last week there was one contestant; John-L. Graham. This wek there are seven. .The editor the winner? The Articles -are decision, so theorizes wilt go Matthestwnr,ggEthe:S5 this to the next- three j - Jessie Fukuda, Fred Dickson and Valmer Klanlpe, each, .a ticket to a iriovihg pictpre. show any moving picture show selected, at either the JElsinore, Capitol or Oregon theater. The prizes, willtstartd Perhaps ethers., may- be added later. ; One other thing, The Statesman wants the photograph tof the first prize' winner each "week. ?;If the winner has no photo, please go - to the Kennel-Elliji studio, 429 Oregon building, Salem, and have one taken, -at the expense of The Statesman. When a few photps are m hand, cuts-will-be made of the first prize, win ners, to be printed in The Statesman; and perhaps in other papers. mere should be more time on. The following are. iiiiusmy ii E K Editor Statesman A carAJtff ltairof ohknttS!,ican be raised - pn an acre .or ground. A big railroad 'ear, and not Jtfat n auto car.'. But it is better to hare more than one' car to ship' out, or else to unite Vith " other Ismail growers, as it costs just aa much to telegraph around .and find out irhere to ship obis -order . as it ioes ft small one.-And big ware - bouse and' dry house can. be used ly many small: growers who lose feioney if they x bear, aU , tile 'ex pense themselres. 'f , The onion land is,very .valuable, being olack as soot, . and located where , there are- springs' tinder ground -that keep it just 1 moist enough.. A little machine plants the seeds, but as some seed might not. co me up, 'they always plant them too thick, and then' they hare to be thinned out by hand, , and the small weeds are taken out : by hand, although down through the center of the rows they can work "scooter" hoe. Gives Work to Many This gives work to a great many boys and girls in the spring, as men do sot like to stoop over to the work, and the r children like to earn some money on Satur day's,, and after,P school close in Spring. E ' The onion' patches, are farmed by Italians,. Japanese and Amerif cans, but all of them in the Lake Labish 'gardens' JlB nice people ana ao . not allow . any rough . talk or actions,; and if. you do,no1Qdo your work well they will tell you that they do not need you. In this ' way they - teach the young people to be good gardeners and good citizens as welL . - -Augusta Matthes. Age 16 years, " . Salem, Route .9, Parrish'Junicrr High School. PREPARING BROUrJD III Editor Statesman : -; -: - Slogan woud he onions.- As I live in the center of the onion district, I would tUke to say a few' things about the 'onions, v "There were more than 400 cars of onions last season, and some more are left In the ' growers hands, ': which t will make about 00 cars altogether. and brings quite a bit of money into this part of the country. The onion Industry is very Important, next to . celery and lettuce, and truck gardening. Requires Much .Labor; The growing of . onions: the first thing which you have to do is to plow, harrow and disc, but you have to disc and harrow again ard ssaia until the dirt is rery flue. - When , the ground is ready the seeds are sown in rows 14 . to 1 3" Inches apart with seed plant ers, Just as soon as the plants ar e , cp you have to kneel down end weed them. ; You have to do tLl3 three times or more, so as to is no 1IMB announced, that The Statesman h&r had a hard time to decide on all ood. But there had to be a as they are arranged. Augusta Week. -But there will be given as stated till further notice.' than seven articles from this the seyea for. this week; hare them free from weeds,, and about the last of September, when they are matured, they hare to be pulled and be cured under the sun. w-r ' . . - vvnen uiey are anea tney are stored is onion nouses, as we call them, 16 to 18 inches thick. When marketed we. have to top and sack them, and tt takes about 300 saoks Va one -car. i I think this is about all that want to say about onions. Tours truly, ' "7; ;,. . :. ' Jessie Fukuda. Age 15. Salem, i . High School,. Junior, Salem, Oregon; Rt;"8V February 6, 1927; ; N6 0. S. Ill CENTER Editor Statesman: Onions around Salem used to be grown more than anything else on the bottom or beaverdam land. They still raise many hundreds of acres of onions. - -They not only raise them-. in quantities, but i the ; quality is of the best, : Many hundreds ' of boys , and girls as well as men and women are employed in the onion fields in seeding, weeding. .thinning, pulling, i drying, .topping and the sorting of Bets and delivering ; to warehouses and shipping. ' Dot.li vti.. .-' ... tuyio uuui viuci ptavCa CUule to work, .here.; ' Some stay, and build; homes. "-.' ' - r' iTbe onion industry has caused to be built many good roads. Onions are not only a vegetable buf.a ood health food. -Salem is one of the leading on ion growing centers of the United States. ; ' - Fred Die ksonJ Parkersville School, 8th grade, Gervais, Ore., Rt. 3. J ' Feb. 8, 1927. -. Editor Statesman: ' ; " . 1 ' The. history of onion raising In the Labish, district dates back to about 1900. It was about this time 'that a Chinaman began the Industry, which , now has devel oped to such an extent as to make the, region near Salem one of the greatest onion centers of the worlds The soil here, ,, being of beaver dam and "silt composition, is Ideal for onion raising, and cli matic conditions are excellent. r- The problem of draining the land, which was under water most of the year.was solved in 19 1Z. when the main drainage ditch was dug. ' Land was then cleared quite extensively, and by 1915 the in dustry was firmly established on commercial scale. During' the fall and winter of 1925-26 nearly 500 carloads were shipped out of Brooks, finding ready markets all over the. United States, for every one knows i Ihe - Oregon TeUow Danvers, and their laxnoui keep ing qualities. ' , j Although the - Latlsh celery1 growers have; a strong -organiza-i sraira tion. au attempts t thus far have been, futile. ' I believe organiza tion Is necessary if the growers are-. to receive ' the :. best returns for a top notch" product. . The - onion Industry, has ar fu ture. Boost itand -.eat onions J i Valmer Klampe. ' Parrish, 9-A. Salem, Ore., ' Rt.,9, Box 7;V ? : February 5, 1927. " iSBfl FOB THE INDUSTRY Editor Statesman: . ", In the production of an onion crop, one has something that is full of possibilities and probabil ities, as , weir. It is up Ho . the growerilt one will learn thede- tails of raising this valuable crop. possibilities and2 probabilitteswill turn intdrctuairtles. Here are a few reasons why on ions are good and should be rais ed. v;r-.. -. ... ;r - ' k :: '. 1 First of" all.-1 the , onion crop is one of the few crops that are' not seasonable crops; i. e., they are available the year around without any canning, dehydrating or any trouble one must go to, to preserve them. 2 Mdst everyone everywhere uses onions. It would be hard to prepare meals without them.? 3 An open market is assured at all times, the markets are ev erywhere. 4 Onions are . valuable in: the treatment of goiter and other or ganic troubles. '. 5 -Onions are a perfectly safe crop to depend upon.- . 6 Onions are crop that if well taken care of have few fail ures. ... . . 7 If you want to make money raise onions. - -. . -5- Here are the assertions of one onion grower:-his yields raneed from 300 tOi 600 bushels per-acre another-grower renorta a l6on bushel - yield; j this same grower raised, on seven acres 8000 bushels of bulbs. He sold six carload fn il.WO per car. His early cron orongnt xz.bo and $3 per bushel. Another report of. a district wnere there were 250 acres grown,; gross income averaged 81,000 an. acre. Most of these onions were grown from sets. However, one must give them good attention, as to cultivation. seeping free from weeds, etc. Be sure to follow the Statesman for much valuable information In tnis as well as other crops. v blogan: "To make money, raise onions in the Willamette valley." Jean Xucien Graham. Parrish, 8th grade, aite 14i Salem, Oregon, P. O. Box 209. ; ' Editor Statesman: s. . - Onions of Marlon county are grown, principally In i the ? Labish Center district 10 miles north of Salem. -, i s About 15 years ago this land was covered with decayed vegeta tion, fallen trees, water and marsh plants. . , To clear this land It first had' to be slashed, the Hr-v i branches burned and the stumps pulled. The next thins: to do is to dig -ditches; lay tile " and cover tnem, then the land can be broken or plowed. , Now it la nearing planting time. man can plant about two acres Salem Chickeriea , 2S North Cottaga ' Telephone 400 Saiem " Hunt's Quality Fruits r Hunt Brothers Packing. Company ;v : y Canned! Fruits and ' Vegetables ; Slain Office: 2 Pine Street, San Ftaacisco California Canneries: r , California Hayward, Can Jose, v IiOs Gatos, Exeter ; Oregon Calem. lIcilianTnia, Alhasy. -n.-'-i- H ,. TTashlnrton Puyallnp, Etnner SEVERAL H S OFoSlSW aay wiin a - nana planter, ,-or about five acres a day with a pow er planter. A power planter runs by motor and takes three rows at a time. v The rows are. about 1 4 inches apart.. ;;Every. time a mag plants an acre with a' hand plant er he walks about seven mUes. -J Growth of Plants fCi . It takes about' 21 days for the tiny sprouts to push up through the ground. When they do they are all , doubled; up, but before very long they are all straighten ed' out and In a short time a sec ond and .third leaf appear, 'As new leaves appear . the first few drop off. . . .. , Then Weedjng Time ( By then it is near weeding time. It is quite the custom to take three rows at once. To do this you must get down on your hands and knees ,and crawl along.' To weed one acre you must v crawl I about two and a third miles. You I usually weed the onions three or four! times during the growing season. -. You are - likely to crawl about seven miles5 foigTo.w one acre of onions. r jc:4 j- 3Iany Ups and Downs An onion grower's lif a is' full of ups and downs. ; He's'up'When he plants them. Hes down when he weeds them. He's up- and down both when he is watching for signs of the usual pests. He's up when he gazes with, pride on the almost finished product. He's down when he pulls them; he's up when he hauls them off the field ; and he's down in the mouth if the onien buyer offers him only one dollar a sack; but ' we always smile when they are offering S3 and that s about the time when automobile salesmen and insur ance agents make this community pretty lively. j x raise onions ; and I read the Slogan page in The Statesman. .,.., DelbertBibby. 7th grade Labish Cenletf School. Rt, 9, Box 83, Salem, Ore. . ; POLK COUNTY BOY 10101 Editor Statesman; J-1 " i This week's Slogan being on onions it is now j4opking toward the setting out of onjbn sets. The Willamette valley! is well adapted to truck farming1, products. On ions like rich, black soil of the river bottoms, which ' produces large .crops. The preparation of the soil Is like any other truck garden, plants. They are set out in rows jone foot apart' and the sets about two inches apart. On ions are a healthy vegetable and mere are many different varie ties of onions. There are also seed and sets. Sets are for early use and seed onions come on later and are for : cooking more, than the earlier ones. The people who read the 'Statesman 'have. '-a9-great chance to learn more. ,- .-. . RoberfYjanger. i spring Valley, 8 th grades Salem, Oregon, Feb., 7. 1927. . r'" Mr. Used Car Buyer: Hare you seen the real buys at the Capitol motors incorporated? See. Biddy Bishop." 350 N.-HlrhSt- LTele- phones 2 12g. and 212 C --: ( i ''.'' ' - It.. A. Sheeier Auto Wreclclncr Co., oldest, in the Willamette ral- ivt. : new ana usea parts and equipment. Low prices and ouallty serrice here, 1086 N. Com! ' In jLondon 250,000 students, aged 14 t6 70, attend municipal night schools. Air Painting done With A : . GUN v v ; 1 M.B.Sanderson 1144 Nortli "Cottage "; Oakland P o ri t i at - Sales and Serrice Viae BROS. - ; Ulzh Street nt Tntda WRITES MB.-A GQ'P';EAST Dates of Slogans . (In Weekly -c.,WIth a few possible changes) '. Loganberries, Octobcar 7, ; 1020 Pmnee, October 14 1 "Dairying, October 21 Flax, October 28 Filberts, - November 4 - ' . Walnuts, November 11 Strawberriea, November 18 Applet, November 25 : Raspberries, December 2 Itlint, December O . . Beans, Etc December 10 BlaCkberriee, December 23 : Cherries, December SO .Pears, January 0, 127 Gooseberries, January 18 Corn, January 20 Celery, January 27 . Spinach, Etc February 8 Onioiis Etc February lO ' -)Pc4atoes, Etc, February IT. " Bees, February 24 V ' Poultry and Pet Stock, Mar. 3 City Beautiful, Etc, March 10 Great Cows, March 17 I Paved, High ways,. March 24j Head Lettuce, March 81 Silos, Etc, April - "; IjejTiimes, April 14 ' Asparagus, Etc,' April 21 Grapes, Etct, April. 28 THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the market, shipping arid s manufacturing center of a great onion and onion set industry; that the world does not grow better onions; that, on our beaverdam lands, 300 to 600 sacks of' 100 pounds can be grown on an acre; that, year in and year out, taking the average range of prices for ten years, the raising of onions Jiere is a very prof itable line of in tensified agriculture r that the industry does not require" expensive equipment, and that there is room here for. , many more onion growers who will give that important branch of intensified agriculture the intelligent atten tion and ardous labor it deserves? - . -. THRFF chfjit wiiTinwiii pnniiirniTiniiiQ ' I HULL UllLfll linilUlinu UUlllLIIIIUliU Ronald Jones, Market Man forthe Labish Meadows Celery r Union, on Way Home, to Arrive Today, After Spending v a Month in Intensive Study of the Marketing Situation in the Big Centers of Dealers and Consumers East of ,? the Rockies ' -7 Ronald E. Jones Is on his way home, due to. arrive today, from a. month's Intensive study of the marketing situation in the bis eastern centers.- He is coming by way of California, where he con tinued his investigations. He started on the trip. January 11th. Mr. Jones is the market, man for the Labish Meadows Celery union, and the members of this union al so grow head jettuce.-onions, pota toes, asparagus nid ;rucK garden vegetables generally; and their in vestigations' in marketing opera tions and, j activities help ' their C. J.PUGH&CO. ; Manufacturers of ; Canning: Machinery; Grad ers, Trucks, Etc. 550, S. 21st St, Salem, Oregon Kp Tau Koay la Orccoa Boy Honwaenta Kad at . lm, Orccoa ea-OArTTAIi xomncEVTax WOKKS " I -jr. o. Jmm a 0h, Prepitotocs- 4 . ' an B3a4a t KsduwbUI Wnk rsetory and OffiMt -S31S B. Oom'L, Opposite x. o. o. r. Oamotery, Bos 81 raoao t. SlAXEK. OUOOI GlDEON-wfOLZ CO. lfanufacturers of ymizaAn ' soda wateb v Foustaia Supplies) -Salem ' Phone 29 . ; Ore DIXIE HEALTH DREAD Ak Yccr Grocit DIXIE BREAD in Daily; Statesman Statesman;. , yj , ' . f Drug. Garden, Slay 0 - ' Sufar Beets, Sorghnm, EtcM WatHr Powers, . May ,20 - ' Mining, June 8 : ' i . . Land, Irrigation, Etc June 10 Floriculrure,' Jane 17 l1! Hops, Cabbage, Etc, June- 24 Wholesaling and Jobbing, July 1 ..vL. 1 a Cucumbers, Etc July 8 Goats, July 22 -1 Schools, Ktc, July 29 : J Sher-p, Aug. S -f National Advertising, Aug. 12 Livestock, August. 20 ;. , ; Grain : and . Grain Products, Sept. 2 ''..-hr lit V:-v v.-,' - :. r Manufacturing, Rcptember 0 Automotive Industries, SeptlG . Woodworking. Etc, Sept 23 -Paper. Mills Sept. 80 Summary, Oct.. 7 : Back, jedples of the y Th,arjB-'. day -edition of The Daily Ore gon Statesman . are on handy They are. tor sale at 10. cents each, mailed to i any address. . Current copies , 6 cents. ) V neighbors who are not members of the union. The Three Conventions . Mr.. Jones attended three great national conventions while he was absent, as a delegate of the La- W. W, ROSEBRAUGn ' - - .v j COMPANY .y.- Manufacturers : of . Warm, i Air Furnaces,, Fruit Drying Stoves, Smoks Stacks. Tanks, Steer and Foundry; Work, Welding v a Specialty 17th and Oak Sts Salethi,1 Ore. P. G. LUTZ NURSERY We plan and plant (free of charge) , for homes, large or small, all kinds of ornamental shrubs, perennials and rockery plants. Landscape work. 1809 Market St. Phone 1008-11 CAPITAL CITY, CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY BUTTER-CUP BUTTER , ."KnowB for Its QUALITI- " Bayers of Best Grade Cream Our Method: Co-operation Our Ideal:-The Best Only -TtS7 South Ctonunerdjd street' Phone 229 . . . SHIP BY :SALEM - - OPERATINa ON REGULAR SCnEDULDnandling Merchandise and Carload Bhlpmenti - ; u- u Between SALEil and PORTLAND and Way Landinrj . - . ' " - ' - SCHEDULE 1' PORTLAND O.OO A. Bl-Sandays, Taeedays and Thursdays , Leave KALOI 1 0:OQ A. ZJL Mondays, - TTedneedays and Fridays Cara SUPPLin DOCH blsh growers. They were the American Fruit and " Vegetable Shippers associatlnB. the Western Fruit Jobbers' association,' and the National - League of. Com mission Merchants of America In their an nual convention. There were some 10,000 delegates'In all in attend ance at the three conventions. The dates - of the " conventions were Jan. 17,. 18, 19, 20 and 21. . ' ; The Onion Slarket As fold In - the article of Ella McMunn in this issue, the price of onions - in -the Labish section at harvest ;tlme last fall opened at 11,20 a sack of 100 pounds, and no buyers, and last week Labish onions were- selling on the New Orleans market at $4 a sack. Some onions have- been . sold lately in the Labish section at around $3 a sack. The Labish Meadows Cel ery union people have only three or four cars left. There are other holders : in that section, but the number, of cars left Is ot large. " The total butnnt of that district' lastvyear, or onions, sets and seedv was' .around 600 cars. ; It . goes without' saying that there is o good 'profit' in' onion, growing there at $1 a sack, and niost growers or that section can get by on around 1.25. a sack, though. the 'expenses per. acre of .producing them are high. .But so are the,per acre ton nage yields:'- . One r commission . man with whom ;the Slogan-. editor talked yesterday said the onion market is a little weak now, but he expected to see the, balance of the 1926 crop go out at not less than $2.50 a sack. t Wheat Pit Speculators Have Pet Superstition CHICAGO- Trading la grain "by the calendar" Is 'no supersti tion with ome of the men who stand daily In the wheat pit, even though it is scoffed at by; many. Many grain speculators admit carrying for quick reference a printed card known as the,;calen dar. or v!the" Voice . "from the tomb.' V which tells the 'dates when. In pit tradition 'grain can be bought, or sold most advantag eously. ; One" big grain ' company has gone so far as. to circularize clients calling attention to a cerr Uin day as the calendar time to selr wheats ... v . " . The reputed author of the' cal endar is the late Henry A. Driver, long a successful member "of the board of trade. The scoffers say factors have ; altered so greatly that the "voice" Is behind the times. ' OIL-O-HATIC What I It? THEO M. BARR ; . v. Phone 192 . v U B. DtniaKOOX- - , Ealem Wicker Fnrmltnre ilannfacturln Co. -We Bn iMnet saslae Btua Qoallty Tarattaie ........ XMlrbic Mlniaiiit VpaoUtoclas sais sum st, SBmonam-. h Pulp Orego Manufacturers of : BUND LEDGER -i- GLASSINE GREASEPROOF TISSUE Support Oreion Products Specify -Salea Jilade Paper for Your Office Stationery r WATER and SAVE THE DIFFERENCE 1 UAVJGkmM STEAMER NORTHWESTERN? " ROUTE YOUR SHIPMENTS ED That Was What Caused the Flurry and Low.Pnces Here at Harvest Time (Following are excerpts from the dispatch referred to in the let ter Inj this Issue from Ella Mc Munn: ) -r NEW YORK. Nov. 26One of the most peculiar conditions that has surrounded the onion deal in a long while exists Just at this time and "when developments of this season have become generally known,; there wili;be an endleaa number of surprises, k ( - i :; For example, according to the estimate of the National Onion As-' f sociation on' September 1, there were. OOO cars mora' of onions In this country.than on the same date year, ago. Today there is , a considerable shortage compared with last year. In fact, there is a big shortage. ' On! November 1, the estimate was that there were only 300 cars more jthan a year ago. 3 According ' to the government figures, there ' were 6.000 cars shipped In October the? heaviest' movement for that month in five years. From No vember 1 to. November 19 inclus ive, the government reports 2,151 cars shipped. AH of these ship ments have been going Into con sumption. Most of the stock was (Continued on page 12) -Ta-Lon .V: AjSuperlor Breakfast Food -- - . j xxiai win convince You i6-Ta-Lon Cereal Co. ; M. A. BUTLER, Manager Telephone 1090-W Chiropractic For Typhoid Fever Under Chiropractic Adjust ments given according to a Neurocalometer reading the di sease does not run its regular course of 28 days, and in fact, if the -adjustment is given in time recovery Is so rapid that often the affection would not be recognized as Typhoid 24 hours after an adjustment. UNDER CHIROPRACTIR AD JUSTMENTS there are neither L complications nor. any bad after-effects. If you are threat ened with Typhoid see your Chiropractor at once and get a Neurocalometer reading and, if. necessary, Chiropractic Adjust mehlsTaccOrding to this read- ing. ?fc - - - r . - . Remember this r L. : The Neurocalometer Locates ; Nerve -Pressure " Chlrppractic Adjustments Be : it move Nerve Pressure Neurocalometer readings ' by appointment only Dr.O.L. 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