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PAGE SIX Tfcs tJHEGOIf STATESMAN. Bgza. 0rtss37edaesgay Kandag, Jcrsary 1, 1S33 numy HUG NEEDED FOODS 10,000 People Used Each Year to Harvest Crop; 'J Payroll is Large AJiungry world is depend ing more and more upon the canning industry of Salem and vicinity to supply its wants in fruits, berries and .vegetables. A steadily growing demand for these products has result ed in the development of air Industry affecting and in creasing the material wealth of this city's entire trade teri ritory. In 1911 one canning plant m Salem packed 30,000 cases of fruit. During the canning season just past, sev en large packing plants pro duced , more than 1,500,000 cases of a' widely diversified line of products. This is more than one-third of the entire pack in the state. t . , In addition, thousands of bar. rels and packed cartons of berries Were frozen in sugar by the cold pack method and are now being old from cold storage all over the country. From the many and scattered markets has come streams of cur rency to swell the bank account3 of growers, pickers, ca liners, can nery workers and all others iden tified directly or indirectly with this highly important enterprise or canning and packing. It is estimated that fully 35.000 acres, within 25 miles of Salem are tinder cultivation to raise the pro ducts which are fed Into cans In the summertime to provide win ter food and delicacies for a great number of peoples In all climes. To harvest the fruits, berries, nuts and hops grown in this producing area employment is given to 10,- N 000 persons each year. During the past season the can neries and plants here started with about 1500 employees, the number increasing to a peak of between 3500 and 4000 during July and August. It Is estimated ' by C. E. Wilson of the Salem Chambef of Commerce that this employment alone created a pay roll for the city of $1,000,000 during 1929. TO PORTLAND, Ore.,-i-(AP) A thousand bankers from six west ern and lntermountain states will convene here next March for what la heralded as one of the most constructive conferences - ever conducted in the annals of Pacific Northwest banking. Practically every bank in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, '.Montana and Wyoming will be represented at the conference, which starts March S and con tinues through the next day when two important phases of banking will be given a thorough airing. The mechanical operation of banks and the credit situation wUl ccupy the entire discussion. - Members of the Portland clear ing house section of the Amer- i lean Bankers' association, who an- ' aounced the conference after a meeting in Spokane, Wash., re cently. Bald there would be little oratory and probably no enter talnment. They said the confer- ence would be patterned after the Mlesiissippl valley conference of banks held at Chicago, and the Tri-Stat bankers meeting at Min neapolis, both of which meetings ' brought forth and abundance- of useful material. " , r. John N. Edlefgon, vice-presi dent of the West Coast National bank, Portland, was named chair man of the committee to arrange for the conference. Other Oregon - bankers ' who attended the Spo- aane meeting are: Guy Hickok. Portland: E. C. Apperson, Mc- Winnville; Edward Winter. Pen dleton; all members of the Ore gon Banking Practice committee; Keith Powell, woodbnrn; L. Bar num. The Dalles, president of the Oregon Bankers association; T. P. Cramer, Jr., 'and A.- A Schramm, state superintendent -of banks. 1 00 BBS MEET IMO 1,000 Barrels Daily Handled in Greatly: Enlarged Storage Plant - 4 Partial Failures of Fruit Crop in Some Sections Boost Prices and Make Possible Highly' Successful Season in Salem The pack of the 112$ season was regarded as highly success ful ad several of the canneries ran well into December, with ap ples, carrots and onions being packed. Partial failures of fruit ' crops in other states created an extraordinarily good market and It is understood that the pack has been well sold already. - - -- Under the stimulus . of a new market created by the lntrodnc--tlon of the cold pack method, the strawberry- acreage has - bees in creased materially. To care tor this Immense pack of fruits and - berries, Salem has one of the most modern and several of the larg est cold storage plants In the northwest. The .Terminal Ice : ft Cold Storage company plant here, ' fcnllt la 1928 and doubled In ca , ' , yy v j. j i 7 .yzv4 : r x .... '"-41 -v:-itiw;ifA IP' X i J mmv V ' AS f V Down historic State street swing the marching squadrons of gion men from all parts of from all parts of Oregon, chose the state c apitol in 1929 as New North Salem Fire Station Will Be Second Suburban Plant Installed Residence of Station to Blend With District Where Plant is Located; Dormitory to Be Part of New Structure Practically coincidental with the opening of this new year, Salem will be provided with ad ditional, fire protection through the completion of the new North , Salem fire station, the second suburban station to be establish ed. This attractive bungalow type building is situated at the six-, way intersection of North Win ter street, i Jefferson street and Fairgrounds road, a location which is Ideal In that it will per mit the fire trucks to start in any of six directions in answer to a call. It Is also convenient to the Hollywood business district, the distance being only a little over three blocks, aad to the thickly populated Highland district and the state fairgrounds. Bertheloneew Designer The building, designed by Lyle P. Bartholomew, locaT architect, who patterned it after approved types of residence district fire stations in use elsewhere, is fin ished as to exterior in a dark brick with a composition fire- resistant shingle roof. The par tltlons are of hollow tile. Its dimension! are 3 2. by 43, with engine quarters running the full length of the west side. The captain's i office and sleeping Quarters are on the northeast corner, with a living room, din lag room and kitchen back of them on the ground floor. The seeond floor is reached by a stairway; from the engine quar ters emerging on a spacious hall way. To the left of the stairwell is a spacious and well lighted locker room, and to the right recreation room. The dormitory occupies the front portion of the upper floor, The shower room and lavatory open off the recreation room, and the hose tower, which Is at the pacity tor this past season, was operated practically to capacity. The plant has a $5,000-barrel or 500-car capacity. During the peak of the berry season this plant alone handled 1000 barrels a day. The plant represents an invest ment of $300,000. Plants Adjunct to Cannery la addition to storing the cold pack fruits, the storage plant! serve as a ralaable adjunct to the canneries by keeping fruits and vegetables' In good condition when these ; products are moving In from the fields too rapidly to be successfully, handled. , Among the canneries operating la the Salem district are: Hunt Brothers Packing comjaay, -the Northweat ; Canning . company, SALEM GOES I ON PARADE .9" x v. the state, who, l n company with maxy large industries i Salem's largest industries i are: SMOO.OOO Palp and Paper company. i $1,000,000 iJogging com pany. . ! $590,000 Meat Packing n1nt i KA A Afl! Tensilon mill $450,000 Linen mill. f $250,000 Linen mill. extreme rear of ih bunding, may be entered en tne secona iioor from the locker room. There Is also a ground floor entrance to the hese tower, from the engine Quarters. a,00 Cost of Stractare : The building was erected at a cost of approximately- $8,000, with Barbara Brothers holding the general contract. J. H. Vicary installed the beating plant and Graber Brothers the plumbing. Subcontractors were Frank Bath, masonry; T. Dl LaOuke. plaster ing, and M. i. Kyan, painting. - A fire truck is already avail able for this station, and It will be ready for use as soon as final details of construction are com pleted. A crew of; six or eight men will be stationed there. The advantage In fire i protection af forded North Salem by this sta tion Is greater than that already afforded East Salem by the sta tion in that part of the city, for the distance from the downtown station Is greater.- It is expected that this year tha nronosAd South Salem ata- I'ttnn will Ka linllF anit n Ita 4nm- pletion the city will be provided with all of the protection called - re for In the program which has been followed for I several years, with the exceptions of increased ynwuun: uu w uiu u, capable handling of permitting the large Northwest Fruit Products 'com pany, Oregon Packing, company. Held, Murdoch k company, Panl ns Brothers Packing .company, Producers , Cooperative Packing company, and the Starr Fruit Pro ducts company, all of Salem; the Mt, Angel Canning company, ML Angel, Ore.; Ray-Brown Canning eompaayWoedhnmj Ore.? and the Stayton Canning company, of Stayton. v . i . . ' Dried trait packers are H. S. Gile eV Co., Pamlns Brothers Pack ing" company rand j Salem unit, North Pacific Cooperative Prune association, all of Salem. Fruit Juice piantavAxe: H. 8. Gile com pany, Woodbnrn, and Northwest Fruit products company and Gld- eon Btola company of Salem, ' 77 a ..y .-,wi,HwimbVJi v - f - i - s " r : - 77 I, . z. the visitors; in this case Le a score of other organizations their convention center. hook-and-ladder truck, and auto matic fire alarm boxes. All of these Improvements and additions have been made pos sible by the two-mill levy for in creased fire protection voted In 1927. PORTLAND. Ore., (AP) A wood borer three Inches long and a half inch thick went through all the operations of sawmill and came out la a one Inch board without being touched by the bnszsaws at the Peninsula Lumber company In the Tacolt district. ' However, the worm met a less kindly fate because It was turned over to the United States bureau of entomology and promptly pick led In a jar of alcohol. The wood borer thrives In yellow pine dis tricts of the northwest and In lesser way carries on its nefarious beYing In the fir districts, espe cially In old burns. In 1903 a large area of timber was burned over In the Yacolt district and since that time the pine beetles have found the burn ed stumps and timber attractive breeding places. The fir log In which the borer was found was put through the loading rig. then through the ed- ger then shunted into the green chain where timbers are sorted. The 24-foot timber was then ready for the gang saw. In this one operation the timber was con verted into 24 one sixteenth inch boards. As workmen were han dling the boards they noticed an unusual coloring in one of the pieces and upon examination dis covered the presence of the bor er. Upon removing it they found It had not suffered a scratch. Government agencies are new conducting drives against the pine beetles in the Deschutes and Fremont forest reserves in Ore gon. In Klamath county, the Weyerhaeuser Timber company Is carrying , on .. extensive studies to check the ravages of pine beetles. It has been estimated that about two per cent of lumber products Is damaged by the pine beetle. CORVALLIS. Ore. (AP) The judge who cites s newspaper man for contempt of court will not have aa opportunity to try the east if bills to be advocated la every state by Elgmn Delta Chi. national -professional journalistic fraternity become laws. Forrest Pickett, Medford, Ore., Oregon State college representative at the recent national convention of the fraternity, reported that the" na tional voted t sponsor a move ment to bring mhout such changes la court, procedure, , uirttm -rr n-ic niir ahuM-ii ihiihhiiii wiiWh. ) lej'jiM t v , rf' Mlllf , ' ' v-yyx-v-::-;-:-:-:-: vwsoc ', yy.--v- Ar?.: "l'IWOnllUWuVf '. ' ne inn by s w FAVORABLE ERA E Advance in Prices Offsets Reduced Yield, Says Secretary Hyde By FRANK L WELLER WASHINGTON, (AP) De spite drought. Increased Insect damage, certain bad market ex periences and costly farm credit, Secretary Hyde of the depart ment of agriculture interprets the general farm situation as an mprovement over 192$. From the standpoint of the producer, he says, reduced yields seem likely to be more than off set by price advances, and it is probable that the total income from agricultural production win equal If not actually exceed that of a year ago. Winter wheat producers con template an acreage 1.2 per cent greater than that seeded to the 1928 crop. Gross returns to the livestock Industry foe the first eight months of 1929 were ap proximately 1937000,000 more than in the corresponding period of 1923, cattlemen prospered generally, and hog producers re ceived nearly $81,250,000 more than in the previous year. It is estimated that the in oreased return on sheep and lambs for the first; eight months of 1929 approximated $7,000,- 000. Production of fleece wool in creased about 1 per cent. Dairy! UK Strengthened The general position of the dairy industry was favorable, al though not so marked as in 1? 2 8 There was rapid expansion in the fruit and vegetable Industry. Pro ducers received good prices for both' poultry and eggs and their costs of production have not been unusually high. Next to the ' widespread drought In disturbing agriculture were a bad price break in the cot ton market and the sensational appearance of the Mediterranean fruit fly. Losses from drought, however, were so evenly distributed over the country as a whole that no large area experienced either bountiful or very short crops. - The cotton break led to a con gressional investigation of the In dustry and alleged market man ipulations. Found in 980 localities In 20 Florida counties soon after Its outbreak In April, the Mediter ranean fruit fly, probably the worsf fruit pest known, was so completely controlled by the end of the year that Investigation failed to reveal a single Instance of infestation. However, the in sect Is expected to reappear to some degree next year. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in California in January was quickly eradicated. Progress was made in. combating bovine tuberculosis, tick fever. . hog cholera, sheep and cattle scabies. and various other domestic mal adles, - Maladies Overcome Reaching nearly a million head a month, more cattle were tested for tuberculosis In 1929 than In any previous year. Contagious abortion appears as the greatest plague now affecting the cattle industry, taking an annual toll of $50,000,000 from both beef and danry herds In addition to affect ing hogs. Among significant trends In agriculture. Secretin- Hvda mi an Increased demand for higher quality products and Increased utilisation of agricultural by-pro- aucts wnoKh In rross tonnare constitute more than $0 per cent or tne material, annually pro uucea irom the soil. VALLEY Model A Fordor Karikeen Trunk Model A Sport Coupe Model A Tudor Sedan Model A Bus. Coupe A TU Model A Truck Stake Body Model A Town Sedan CcrssrCestsr end 200,000 Acres Plow in County: Cattle Add to Profits of Land Marlon- county agriculture is the most diversified of any with- n Oregon, The variation In soil : types along with an equitable climate have made this diversification possible. The natural productive nature of these soils has fostered steady growth In agricultural development - antil the wealth turned out annually by the farms within its borders amounts to well over tea millions of dollars. There are approximately 200,- 000 acres of land being farmed in the county, or 60 per cent of the entire area. Dairying Extensive ; The success of the farming en terprise may . be . largely attrib uted to the fact that dairying and livestock raising have always been maintained as the basic In dustries. The 1928 government agricultural report shows the total number, of dairy stock in the county to be 20,360 head. In the past ten years the number of sheep kept on farms has almost doubled In number, having in creased from 25,500 in 1919 to 40,000 in 1929. Marion county has always been the leader in Western Oregon In the produc tion of hogs and last year pro duced 23,500 head, the largest number raised In any county in the state.? Other lines in which the coun ty plays a leading roll are fiber flax, soft Wheat and corn. Salem fa the center of the fiber flax Industry, an enterprise which has gained national attention and one which is bound to develop In to large proportions. while ? llarion county Is not generally - thought of as a wheat producing area, the fact remains that of all western Oregon coun ties it produces annually, the greatest tonnage of soft wheat Last year, over 600,000 bu. were produced within Its borders. Corn Acreage Increases Qna of the most noteworthy agricultural developments during the past ten years has been the Increase in area given over to the production of corn, the acreage having risen from 3.769 acres in 1919 to 12,000 acres in 1929 Crop rotation Is a fundamental necessity to ultimate success in farming and no rotation is com plete without a cultivated crop. The fact that Marlon county farmers are rapidly increasing their acreage In this important cultivated feed crop shows that better methods of farming are be ing practiced and better yields will be the result. However, while we ar favor ably commenting on this im provement in the rotation scheme it is well to note that the in crease in the ; production of le guminous crops has not kept pace with the increase In cultivated acreage. Leguminous crops are highly important not only as feed but in keeping up the ground fer tility as well. More clover and al falfa should be grown In Marion county. Many counties are mak ing more rapid strides in the pro duction of alfalfa than here. It Bpring planting of clover was more widely practiced our acreage in this crop would in crease more rapidly. Much of the clover planted never matures be cause the general practice 'still clings to the old method of seed lng on a fall planted grain crop and the odds In the gamble are generally against -the practice. However the general increase in sheep production during the: past few years has resulted In more spring seeding of clover, either alone or with rape which is used the first season as pasture for the lambs. This method of seeding nearly always results In a suc cessful stand and makes excellent feed for the lambs. Potential Alfalfa Crop Big We have many thousands of acres suitable for the production MOTC3 $600.00 $550.00 $515.00 $485.00 $525.00 $750.00 Chs&cta Td. 1CC5 $ ",. - - r -""I Are Pnder of alfalfa which Is the outstand ing forage crop for livestock. Greater financial returns will be realised when this crop is more fully developed. . From a horticulture stand point, Marion county la in par ticularly advantageous position. Salem is the canning center of the state and hardly a tree fruit or berry crop is grown which cannot be marketed tnrougn ine packing plants within the county. The fruit pack has risen in the past ten years from approxim ately 1,200,000 cases in uregon to 3,700,000. Canneries are now packing four times the amount of vegetables than ten years ago. Marion and Polk county farm ers are supplying a large part of the fruit which goes into this pack. Manr farmers whose main Enterprise Is dairying or general farming are producing small fruits as a cash crop- and are finding this type of dlversltica- lon highly satisfactory. . Cold Pack Developed The development -of the eold pack whereby fresh berries are spread with sugar and kept under refrigeration has greatly In creased the possibilities of berry production. Some soil types are not adapted to growing the can ning varieties to advantage whereas these same soils are very satisfactory for the production of tnose varieties most desirable for the cold pack. A large in crease is expected In the planting of these cold pack varieties dur- ng the coming season. "Oregon Prunes" found their home in this Part of the state at an early date. There are 1,104,' 000 prune trees in Marion county and 691,300 In Polk county. The past season has been the bright est in many years for the prune in dustry in Oregon. One of the fin est crops in the history of the business was harvested and a ready cash market at profitable figures was realized. Oregon Prune Developed The "Oregon Prune" Is a crreat potential source of agricultural weath for Marlon eounty; poten tial because it has never been brought to Its proper develop ment aue to lack of cooperation in advertising ana other pro gressive methods of marketing which other food Btuffs enjoy In this age of keen competition. However, in this connection It Is pleasing to note that the canning Interests are bringing the old prune to the nubile In a. -new form. The canned prune Is meet ing witn eoodTor. In rata i. on. . " T - -- oft i cases or Oregon Prunes were put on the market. Tula dmV i gradually grown until during the 1928 season canneries in this state packed over 400.000 cases and present indications point to an Increasingly larger pack of this commodity. The largest body of peat land uuaer cultivation In Oregon Is located in Marion county. This Year Geo. Ei in the-La V ?":7Tfnn of oniona, ceiery aTd SSKSSit, During 192 ' . car loaos ----- , tnU AniAni vers nut nf Oregon JBU."" . - i mtaKSM were P Marion eounty. -0tof JJ loads of 1 Mp!t J " weaS nroduced in this eouaty. eariy onions, for the most part are sold Sn the Pacific coast andjnorth- west markets. - -i Many Vegetables Grown n mre'tables are f being grown in other parts of the conn tv and a much wider expansion In this industry is due to develop. Areas In the Turoer and Stayton districts are wu anspieu "'j production of peas. anflowl' beans and cucumbers. Tne bean Industry Is already established in these districts but as yet ether lines of vegetables have beea grown only In aa experimental way.; - The writer cannot here coyer the wide expanse of crops which., are, successfully grown in thU area.1 Much could be said with regard to the poultry Industry, the pepermint yards, the cherry orchardji ana . the hop business, Bulb growing is becoming a lead tog industry. Filbert and walnut groves are rapidly maturing Alt of these are now on a firmly es tsbUshed basis. " The point of greatest i Interest Is that Marion county agriculture is forging ahead. She Is. without doubt the leader in diversified agncuuu.- - - riciRiiii ' ICESSMPUCE Industrial Girls' Group. Or ganized in This City In Recent Months SL IUO UU sa v w lion industrial girls in the United States, most of them are youngs The great majority do monoton ous tasks that do not in them selves call out large uegieo wi initiative. Because of these condi tions, the T. W. C. A. is opening uu lie . .v. - - . - trial piria ann women, ma neip ing them to a new appreciation and more responsibilities. Only a few weeks ago, the Sa lem T. W. C. A. organized a club for industrial girls, who chose for thMr crono tn name urn Anurai -. Mr v.rtfl ttntlAr: emnlovment Bee-' At? Mt er- J 0 rAiArv ftf the Y. W is advisor to tne girls, xne ciud hmh weenv at the Y. W. C. A. One of Its first: endeavor, was to start a class In dramatics and Just before Christ mas the club presented a one-act play, preparation for which the ' gins receiveo muca enju.yme.ui. well as passing enjoyment on to others through the actual produc tion, i (SW cevs