THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 192T
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carious market, many carloads being shipped to eastern lin
en mills. By painful and expensive experience, means of econ
omizing in production and of improving quality were found.
Often the flax mill was the butt of jokes and the plaything
of politicians in and out of the legislature. During this period,
Kay was in touch with the situation, either as Salem wool
en manufacturer, member of the legislature or member of
the state board of control.
A few years ago there came to Oregon an Ontario linen
manufacturer accompanied by a tall, earnest gentleman who
was sized us as a machinery salesman. Events proved that in
stead of merely intending to exploit flax zeal to dispose of
machinery to deluded enthusiasts he was genuinely interest
ed in pioneering an industry because of the future he felt
there was in it for himself on account of the extraordinary
climatic and soil conditions prevaling here. This gentleman is
jne a, toss . , . . Col. W. B. Bartran and we hereby apologize to him for hav-
,m LXtittJ -Touwthron Him. For ; mg questioned his motives. We meet such a multitude of pro-
He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him lor 10
touch Him. as many as had plagues. Mark 3
CHURCH GOING PRESIDENTS
The dispatches of last Sunday told of President Coolidge at
tending a little white country church holding scarcely 100
persons, at a service conducted by a white-haired blind
preacher, in the diminutive hamlet of Brule, Wisconsin, near
his summer vacation place; torn oi rresiuem vawhuoC
corting John Taylor, the blind preacher, out of the church, at
the close of the meeting.
Another dispatch of last Sunday told of Herbert Hoover
i and his family attending the little Quaker church in down
I town Washington.
' Mos of our presidents have been church goers. President
Roosevelt gave nine reasons why one should attend cnurcn
They follow:
1. In this actual world, a churchless community, a com
munity where men have abandoned and scoffed at or ignored
their religious needs, is a community on the rapid down
grade.
2. Church work and church attendance mean the cultiva-
tion of the habit of feeling some responsibility for others.
3. There are enough holidays for most of us. Sundays dif-
fer from other holidays in the fact that there are fifty-two
of them every year. Therefore on Sundays go to church.
I 4. Yes, I know all the excuses. I know thrt one can wor-
ship the Creator in a grove of trees, or by a running brook
I or in a man's own house just as well as in church. But I also
I know as a matter of cold fact the average man does not thun
I worship.
I 5. He may not hear a good sermon at church. He will heai
a sermon by a good man who, with his good wife, is engaged
f all the week in making hard lives a little easier,
f 6. He will listen to and take part in reading some beautiful
passages from the Bible. And if he is not familiar with the
Bible, he has suffered a loss.
7. He will take part in singing some good hymns.
8. He will meet and nod or speak to good, quiet neighbors.
He will come away feeling a little more charitably toward all
the world, even toward those excessively foolish young men
who regard church-going as a soft performance.
9. I advocate a man's joining in church work for the sake
of showing his faith by his work.
FLAX HAS ARRIVED
, (Oregon Voter)
Thanks to the courage and business acumen of Thomas B
r Kay and the loyal co-operation of Salem business men and
a few Portlanders, flax has arrived as a genuine Oregon in
, dustry of material value to farmers who grow flax and to the
communities where industrial pay rolls have been established
Kay took hold of the Salem linen mills venture while it was
jjstill in the promotion stage. To unify the industry, he later
took on the Miles linen mills, which already was well estab
; lished in production of fishnet twines. Under his direction,
I thh latter has grown into a sizable industry, manufacturing
shoe thread and other linen yarns and threads, bleached and
Uanbleacnfed. More than $400,000 of Salem money has been in
I vested in these two industries and about $75,000 of Portland
: money. More funds are needed to place the linen mills on an
s adequate capital foundation, and Kay will look for further
financial co-operation from Portland. Both Kay and the in-
- dustry on its merits deserve the attention of every Portland
er who has funds he is able to devote to building up a sub
stantial industry with full knowledge that he may have to
, T wait a long time for a return and may have to carry some of
J the losses of pioneering. Investors so situated are justified
I in hoping for an ultimate return which will be highly remun
i lerative. .........
While Kay is an intensely practical man, anything but a
dreamer, he has a vision of what the flax industry can mean
: to the WiHamette valley, due tr climatic advantages peculiar
to western Washington and western Oregon so far as the
Unted States is concerned. These climatic vonditions, with
i our fertile soil, make possible the growing of flax of highest
"--quality, equalling the best grown in those limited areas of
northwestern Europe celebrated for linen fibre. Likewise,
'ythe climate, 'because of moisture content under temperate
;j conditions favorable to industry, is peculiarly favorable to
; manufacture of textiles not only wool, but flax and cotton
as well. In one sense, this part of the Pacific northwest may
be said to enjoy a monopoly in the United States of climatic
jij conditions entirely adapted to the textile industry. With vast
resources in area adapted to flax culture, western Washing-
ton and western Oregon can furnish the raw material for; an
i'j industry which in course of time will rival lumber in money
:r vaiue w jjrwutuun. xvay visions a wiuamette valley dotted
fjwith busy linen mills and scutching plants, absorbing the
products of hundreds of thousands of acres at a high profit
jjfor growers and sustaining pay rolls which will transform our
j: towns into thriving centers. To anyone familiar with the
j: magnitude of the textile industry and the peculiarly favor-
IjaDle conditions of this section, the vision is no idle dream.
:. Up until recently, flax has been in discredit, as a sort of
; hobby of Oregon enthusiasts. We took first prize against
lithe world at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 by our Ore-
jjgon exhibit of flaac and for years we have seen the beauti
jiful strands on display at our fairs and product shows. But
l,! there was no business direction behind the effort to capitalize
this resource. Tt amounted merel in an non'fuf mn
T rrn. -'r Af.-t- . . ; mbU Mnwe of th 4etofates
iueu wur pciutciinarj', uimjuls to uovemor W unycomDJ that theyvould stand by 1a
; ; Governor OJcott and Governor Pierce, installed flax retting
'and scutching machinery as a means of finding -employment
i$T convicts. The product, flax straw gradually found a pre
moters that we are skeptical. Bartram, under Kay, has taken
on the managership of the penitentiary flax plant, the sup-
erintendency of flax growing operations and other responsible
duties, and has achieved notable success.
Mr. Kay has the confidence of Portland business men to an
extraordinary degree. He will have no difficulty in getting a
hearing from any of them, but he is a busy man (incidentally
being state treasurer) and will be unable to make a personal
canvass. It is to be hoped that through our business organiza
tions and groups we will interest ourselves to the extent of
examining any financial proposal he may make, to the end
that the immediate capital needs of his industry may be sup
plied by those who are competent and able to weigh the
possibilities and take on a reasonable share of the burden if
these possibilities appeal to them. Actual development of the
flax and linen industries in the Willamette valley will be of
inestimable benefit to all who have a business or property
stake in Portland.
The above, from the Oregon Voter, is worthy of special
mention ; very special mention
Because C. C. Chapman, publisher of that paper, has not
heretofore been enthusiastic about the flax and linen indus
tries. In fact, he has at various times, by his cynicism in
regard to the industry, "thrown a monkey wrench" into the
progress its development, as he himself intimates.
But, in the language of the old revival call, "so long as the
lamp holds out to burn, the vilest sinner may return," and
Mr. Chapman is welcomed with open arms into the company
of the elect, the flax and linen enthusiasts of Oregon.
He sees the vision and it is a clear vision, that will open
out to greater things than he now contemplates, and sooner
than his predictions suggest.
WITH THANKS AND APPRECIATION
Editor Statesman :
We have been greatly interested in the editorials in your
paper recently with reference to the sugar beet activity and
want you to know that our interest is just the same as it has
been all the time and you will recall we spent about $1,000 in
sending out men to help get this industry started.
We believe you are right in attempting to secure one thou
sand or two thousand acres just as close to Salem as possible
so as to keep the activity grouped closely together, and if
you find any place where we can assist you, do not hesitate
to call on us.
R. H. KIPP,
Manager Agriculture-Marketing Department
(The above is written on the stationery of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. It is received with thanks and appre
ciation. For the 1000 or 2000 acres, perhaps no outside help
will be needed. But the writer believes we should go out after
7000 to 10,000 acres of sugar beets, and a fctory, and that,
now, we can make it; especially with the help of the Port,
land Chamber of Commerce. There has been a great awaken
ing concerning the importance of the beet sugar industry
here ; a great change. Ed.)
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
June 23, 1903
Murray.Wade of Portland Tisit-
ed orer Sunday with Salem
friends.
Hon. C B. Moores went to Ore
gon City yesterday afternoon,
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John P. Hall of Marshfield. one
of the prominent attorneys of that
city, was in Salem yesterday trans
court. o o o
An open air concert given by
the Salem Military Band will ini
tiate the new band stand af the
Marion Square Wednesday- eve
ning.
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Prof. W. C. Hawley went to Al
bany last night to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Hawleys mother. Mrs.
John Geisendorfer.
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Salem is again at the top of the
column in the Willamette Taller
league standings. The Raglans
won from Albany 10 to 2 Sunday.
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Prof. W. E. McElroy, late leader
of the Eugene band, will reorgan
ise the Salem Military band.
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The ladies' auxiliary of the Y.
M. C. A. will hold the last meet
ing of the season this afternoon at j
the Y. M. C. A. building.
Clouqh-Huflfam Co
History ofSilim and ttt
btafc of Qrcgon
IiV starting this series of
historical sketches, it J
seems fitting that we
should first of all deal
with the history of our
state.
Against this background
of state history we shall
very shortly sketch a mov
ing picture of the history
of this county and this city
and we believe this series
nf articles will Drove both
m interesting ' and instruc
tive.
E are all interested in
the early history of
our community because t$Jb
past is almost always valu
able as a source of informa
tion. We learn from others by
studying the past.
CLOUGH-HUSTON C? N
m. Successor to .
WtSS-s lawaii inaa
J)isiincHVeuneral Service.."
phone 120
SUNDAY GUESSING
By the Regular Gaeeser
Salem's financial ploicy on public school education is to be
commended. For years that city has clung to a levy of about
13.2 mills, which includes $10,000 a year for new buildings. It
is paying off an old bond issue, but avoids the issuance of new
bonds, which is sensible. This year it will be necessary to fix
up class rooms in attics and basements of public school build
ings. This is not an ideal condition, but it is an intensely nrac-
tical method, assuming that due regard is had for safeguard
ing against fire hazards. By its conservative taxation policy,
aiem is keeping its tax rate down to a point that is invitingtSenator HaI Pa"00' return from
to new industry. The capitol city is enjoying a growth almost
unparalled in the Pacific northwest and to an extent this
growth must be credited to the activity of the taxpayers in
opposing any tax increases that are not for fundamental civic
necessities. Oregon Voter.
There is very important news in the Slogan pages this
morning, about hops in general ;'and especially about a pos
sible breaking down of the English hop industry. That might
mean disaster to oui industry, but for one thing. That thing
is the 24 cent a pound protective tariff duty of the United
States. If there come the -diseaster feared in England, all
our Democratic hop growers will surely be protectionists. It
ought to be explained in this connection that the American
hops now being shipped back from England to New York
pay no duty; being American; originating in this country. If
they originated in any other country, they would be up
against the 24 cent tariff wall, and they would "not eome in.
ftonmo nf Hfinpnii
At Houston Convention
HOUSTON. Texas. June 23.
(AP) Senator George, of Geor
gla, one of those upon whom the
southern democrats' may concen
trate in their drire to stop Got.
Smith, arrired in the convention
cJtjr last night to carry forward
his campaign for presidential
nomination.
The Georgia delegation- Is In
structed to cast its 28 rotes for
the senator who said that in ad
dition he had been given the pet
long as he might desire. Utould
he wttadnw his name. Wear it
would be for the delegation to de
cide where it would go.
Sen. Simmons Unable
To Attend Convention
WASHINGTON. June 23. (AP)
Senator Simmons of North Car
olina, who led the opposition in
his state against the candidacy of
Gorei-nor Smith of New York, an
nounced today that he would not
attend the democratic convention
at Houston, Texas. He said his de
cision was-made on the advice of
his- physicians, as he had not rally
recovered roxn the effects of m
recent operation.
. ane Nortn Carolina senator.
nowover. reiterated . hln opposi
tion to Gov. Smith and said that
h had made arrangements to
keep in 'touch wlta and-Smltb
leaders during the proceedings at
3oustoa. ' " " . J
Have you noticed the dozens of
sightly colonial houses going up
between the State fair grounds
and the Tom Kay properties
south of the old Garden road?
The Influence of the flax mills is
throwing the weight of new homes
toward the north. A great deal
of the cemetery property to the
south not yet filled with graves
should be saved for residence dis
tricts on the south side of the
city to maintain the balance in the
growth and development of the
rapidly growing capital city.
Americans gave two billion two
hundred nineteen million, seven
hundred thousand dollars in 1927
to education, philanthropic, religi
ous and charitable orcanizations.
($2,219,700,000), and it is not
out of order for WiHamette uni
versity to make a drive for a mil
lion or two addition to their en
dowment fund.
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The exposures by a senate com
mittee .headed by a senator from
Oregon of the vast sums supposed
to have been spent by presidential
candidates have faded in public
interest when nothing was re
vealed in the way of scandalous
sums. Our country is so large and
the sums of money required to
spread the qualifications of an in
dividual candidate over the forty-
eight states is no longer like tak
ing up a collection for a Sunday
school picnic.
Mere nominated candidates for
the legislature fighting over the
presidency of the senate and the
speakership of the bouse may be
an ancient political custom in Ore
gon, but it has kept an old com
bination in control of state affairs
for the past twenty years, and a
deficit of nearly three millions in
state affairs does not look very
encouraging for those who pay the
bills end are clamoring for a half
way decent business administra
tion of affairs
Salem has now a full-fledged
ham-sandwich and fried-chicken
dinner parlor conducted by ' the
original fat-boy barbecue man
who made such a success on the
Pacific highway that be was asked
by some of his friends to sell out
and start the same kind of a place
in Hollywood, the theatre district
of be fair grounds neighborhood.
Friday night the opening chicken
dinner party was given in honor of
the national convention at Kansas
City.
West Salem continues to be the
objective of seekers for artistic
homes. Each new building going
ap has a touch of the Bohemian,
or Hollywood kick that the artist
spirit brings with it. '
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Enlisting prominent eitixens in
the founding of memorial park,,
the latest idea for displacing the
old-fashioned cemetery with its
collection of moss-grown tomb
stones leaning in all directions,
and some with fences (alien down,
the memorial park being a con
struction of the art of the land
scape gardener, running streams
of water,- lakes and pools, terraces
and flower gardens, with no weep
ing willows or other shrubbery of
the sorrowful and mournful var
ieties, is a project of the W. A.
Laid law and son and son-in-law
families. The senior Laid law is
from San Diego, but they formerly
lived in Hillsboro, where the son
was born but married Into an east
ern Oregon family, when the Laid
laws were connected with the Was
co Warehouse and Milling com
pany owned by the McCoys and
Atwoods. There are many of these
new memorial burial places scat
tered over crur country, and Salem
is lucky to get such a beauty spot.
It would be a fine Idea to give
the proposed new boulevard to be
built south from Fairmont park
through the preaeat coaaeterles to
L Salem Height and on to the new
Memorial Parle the same' name.
What a great number of site tor
new and beautiful homes would
be brought into market by such a
program.
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Coolidge was not joking; the
past six months, about not boos
ing to be a candidate.
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Maybe the bigger city you grew
up in the more provincial you are.
The country people are not behind
the times.
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Presidential issues cannot be
wedded to a side issue.
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The birds and nature in general
quickly accept the improvements
of the progressive age in which we
live. The city sparrows fly along
the curb early in the morning and
pick their breakfast off the radi
ators of the motorcars parked over
night with crushed insects gather
ed for them by going through the
air at fifty miles an hour. The
airdome at the fair grounds air
port was no sooner built than a
progressive pair of robins built
their nest in it and have already
reared two nests of young robins
with airplanes landing by day and
night while they laid their eggs
and hatched their broods just
above their propellers revolving a
thousand times a minute, and
were. not in the least disturbed,
while the young robins watched
their chance to try their wings.
The old birds flew in and out with
the worms to feed their offspring,
singing spring songs as interludes
to the arriving and departing mail
and passenger planes.
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Some get the dope, the dirt and!
the low-down on anything, and
that's all they do get.
Travel to the beaches started
earlier than usual by at least two
weeks. All the resorts from Seal
Rocks to Columbia beach, where
the national guard is in annual
review with' many guests of their
own people and friends, and es
pecially the Salem colonies at thci
Newport beaches and the Slab
creek and Tillamook beaches, are
being aettled up with cottages anc
campers.
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Coolidge and Mellon were the
chess masters in the great politi
cal game.
Hoover's slogan prosperity
and more of it. All he has had
to say about his being a candidate
so far. Enuff.
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There are not many factions
blocs-left.
THE MORNING ARGUMENT
AUNT HET
By Robert QaJIIea
POOR PA
By daado Callaa
f5!
"Lettie brags about havin' more
sense than her husband, but any
women that's got morse sense
than her husband has got too
much sense to let him find it out."
(Copjrifht. 1S28. Pabhihori Srndicato.)
"I feel mean about writin' my
sister Nan that we wouldn't be
at home, but I guess it really
would be awful hard on Ma to
cook for company In hot weath
er." (Copyright, 1B.2S. PublUfeora 8yadi-at
Baptist Convention Hears
Plea for Old Religion
DETROIT. June 22. (AP)
What she termed the "appalling
secularity" of contemporary life
and the decline of prayer were
cited by Mrs. Helen Bairett Mont
gomery of Rochester, N. Y.. before
the Northern Baptist convention
meeting here as the greatest evils
besetting the church today.
Mrs. Montgomery is the only
woman ever to achieve the presi
dency of the northern Baptist con
vention. She was tendered that
honor In 1922. -
Amusements, wealth, the ad
vance of science and pseudo sci
ence and in general the mode no
desire for. speed were cited by
Mrs. Montgomery as some of the
reasons for the decline in prayer.
Indications; tonight were that A.
M. Harris, New York banker, and
nrAmfnAnt a1m.aaw ..11...
worker, wnntri h th rhitiM -iH
the convention as Its new. presi
dent, "k
1 of VtVjS V
$ Beck & Hendricks mM,
189 N. High Telephone 161ti- I
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Almee MeFnerson was in an au
tomobile wreck the other day and
after the smoke bad cleared
away she thanked the Lord fori
saving her life. We doubt if the
Lord wants credit for saving any
body's life when they drive ,60
miles an hour on the highways in
violation of the speed laws audi
me iaws oz common sense. i
Carl ten Sentinel. L
jtngiaaa rernsed to admit Har-
rm Thaw, tfcarl antnrim. A m.t.i If
. . iwinic
millionaire, because he had com
mitted a felony recognised by' Che I
sngiisa tradition laws. Laws are
laws over there, and a millionaire i
la treated like anybody el&ei-ju
Baker Herald. - :i
Perhaps you are looking for some
kind of work full time or part
time. The quickest, most eco
nomical way to find work is to
advertise in the Want Ad col
umns of our paper for the kind of
position you want.
Progressive men and women all
over town read our Want Ads to
find their employes whether for
office work, household duties or
I office work, household duties or
- . .. , . i hi
ll executive position.
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