The OREGON STATESMAN, Salesv Oregon; Sunday Morning, December 14, 1930
PAGE ELEVEN
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Editor's Note
Urt MadeUlna Cailln. Valla? New editor
of Tha Oregon Statesman, la aUo In etarca
of tho market news of thle paper. Kacfi
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- Farm Home - - Livestock
The Diversified Interests of
Willamette Valley Farmers
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With the exception of a drop
of 1,000 tons in the estimate tor
g Icily, there hare been no
changes in the figures represent
ing: the 1930 production of fil
berts, in the Mediterranean bas--in.
The actual tonnage in Sicily
-was aboot as originally forecast
but about 10 per cent of the
crop consisted of empty shells
-which had to be called out.
There was considerable activ
ity in the filbert market in Italy
and Sicily during late September
and throughout the month of
October. On September 4, n
shelled Sicilian filberts were
quoted at 40 shillings C. and F.
New York per -bag of 60 kilos.
By October 27, the price had in
creased to 47 but. just at the
present, has eased of to 45. This
activity was not caused so much
by a sudden increase in the de
mand from abroad, but rather by
exporters having to corer early
sales made for October delivery.
There was considerable competi
tion among local buyers to se
cure the necessary requirements
tronv growers.-. Producers took
advantage of the situation 'and.
to a large extent, refused to sell
except at increased oilers Grow
ers are not In a harry to sell
what Is still Jn their hands, and
. ... M . Mjintrompnit have
been filled, the market has eased.
oft a little. ro aeimue w
tion is at hand as to the quantity
of Sicilian unshelled filberts ex
ported to date. Date from trade
sources, however.' indicate that
approximately 2500 tons remain,
and. wUh the crop estimated at
9.500. it is apparent that the
amount exported has been fairly
large, of which United States
took a fair amount. The qual
ity in Sicllr Is generally satis
factory, although an attempt has
been made to spread information
to the contrary, with the hope
that some of the foreign buyers,
who made early purchases at low
.figures would cancel their con
tracts. Amount to U. S. Small
As stated In the early October
: report; the Naples market exper
ienced In late September a situ
i atlon similar to that which the
I Sicilian markets have just gone
for which the demand has been
1 good. - The K amount sent to
United States, however, has not
been larger as . American buyers
i generally have not been willing
T - ik. tna 0td The sea-
son Is now rather late, so U Is
f . a . ik.l aVaMaaAJST-fATIaa AT
not especteu. i";-"rr:; r:t,h
Importance wu iao
America. -.
done in filberts at Tarragona
during September. A substan
tial improvement occurred for
unshelled filberts in October due,
-t-ii laaat n hlxb. nrices
being asked for the Sicilian pro
duct, which caused some buyers
to porchase their supplies in
ehelled Tarragona filberts re
mained as dead as in September.
m.- iln a tn the fact that. UP
to the present time. Turkey hSA
been getung. prsc"c"jr
business, because of lower prices.
r,. - m nn fa 8X1-
mated at 11.00 tons unshelled
which, of course, is a small yield
In comparison with last year.
With exports of unshelled nuts
.ti.. nna. the first
two months of the- season, and
shelled to onir I". " r",,"f
teen that supplies are plentiful,
. particularly of the shelled.
.,-vti fiihorta In Italy.
?SIcilr. and Spain in a bet
ter position man . . ,t V
s : .v f whtrh la this
.eason. domlnatedby tbe btind-
ant output ui.nwj.
. t m-.bi.v. n,nittnn is sue ilea.
but by far the greatest jart oMt
T Is "Reports lnairaiT -
more inn "
' product has been exported. Even
' though this may be true, there
still remains a substantial quan
tity on hand, - During tbejatter
f Saotember. Turkish
ehelled fUberts were Quoted at
f ll5 shillings C. and F.. New
I orK pei vw - J-
The price remained vreltr mlx
' the same uniu aronBu iu -
' ef November, when Information
; was circulated to the effect that
. -.. - hnrt at than at first
estimated. The price rose to
around 140 shillings but a wee
a-a a 11 Sinre then.
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tt is stated that America Is not
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the Turkish shelled product be-
: ing quoiea a n is. " ,,r,7
Uy be undestood why ao Dttle
business has been done In shelled
xiioena , .
prices are In the neighborhood of
185 Shillings. ;.
m . u'.l.irf Market
The market la generally firm,
.with nuts reported going Into
- consumption" at a satisfactory
rate. - Sorrentoa walnuts are
quoted at $12.79 per 100 pounds.
i.i. -.-MTiahi to ncr cent al-
- . . mrVted. Outside de
mand has been comparatively
it.h n Tomnnd in Italy Is
steady. It Is reported that 80,
000 bags of Bordeaux unshelled
walnuts were marketed up to
the end of November, the major-
- lty taken by Germany. Gre
noble walnut crop Is considered
'old Prices of shelled walnuts
' are improving, now being quoted
at SS7.85 per 100 pounds to.b-
Bordeaux. It Is believed that a
' few Rumanian unshelled walnuts
will be available for exportat the
beginning of January.
Cblnea Walnnte '
Walnuts declared at Tientsin
' during November for export to
- the United States totalled 80.009
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Dwieht Foote of Silverton
sehooL The first plot, which
POTATO YIELD
IS CHECKED
Various Combinations of
Fertilizers' Used in Test
.Plots
By 1AUAK L. MADSEN
An interesting fertilizer ex
periment wa worked out by
Dwlght Foote daring the past
summer season under the aus
pices of the Silverton high school
Smith-Hughes department.
Foote took four plots of land
from the same field, cared for
each exactly the same, but gave
each a different fertilizer or
combination of fertilizers. The
field wag , planted with potatoes
and recently harvested result has
proved of great interest not only
to the Smith-Hughes farmers
but to many other farmers In
terested in potato growing.
The first plot . Foote treated
with 600 pounds of nitrate of
esoda. 800 pounds of superphos
phate and 200 pounds of sul
phate of potash. The yield was
97.5 bushels per acre. The sec
ond plot lie pare 600 pounds of
nitrate of soda nd this yielded
75 bushels an 'V.
On the third nlot he put 800
nmrndg of superphosphate and
200 pounds of- notssh and took
off a yield of . 62. C bushels. He
put 'no fertilizer on the fourth
plot nd n consequence harvest
ed onlr S3. 6 bushels of potatoes
an acre.
ALFALFA MARKET
Alfalfa markets weakened and
prices declined slightly at a num
ber of points during the week
ending December 9, influenced1
largely by a reduced demand
with consumer s Immediate re
quirements largely filled before
the expiration of tbe emergency
freight rates, according to tbe
Weekly Alfalfa Market Reriew
of the United States bureau of
agricultural economics Receipts
of alfalfa in central western mar
kets were largely of the lower
grades because of high moisture
and discoloration as a result of
recent wet weather In that area.
pounds in the shell, and 1,926,-
000 pounds of kernels. Current
prices,: in United States curhen
cy. are about l-2c per pound
under last month. There was
almost no new business from the
United States, but the local mar
ket remains due to demands
created by a few shippers filling
orders ' contracted after opening
of the current season. , . . ,
GAN SHE GET
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REPORTED
WEAKER
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Until a few days ago, Florence Lawrence was a screen star of motion
picture's infant days. Now she Is the potential possessor of at
least eight million dollars by Ttrtae of a patent, lamed to her late
mother 13 rears ago; It bad
other piece of paper. Now that
t letters patent for all automatic
cars. More than fifty million
manufactured and sold in the past 10 years and if Miss Lawrence's
- claims are allowed, and her demands of royalties mm ted. she will
come Into eight and one-half
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shown with the yields from
was treated with 600 parands
U. S. Poultry Brings I
llore Than DUUon I
j DoUcrs Each Year
v ahuia vrrvx ( a
As annnal lacome of more
than. 91 ,000,000,000 Bow is
produced by the : nation's
poultry industry, represent
ing'lO per cent of the total
farm income.
: A surrey of the depart
ment of agriculture shows
this country to be the borne
of one- third of the world's
poultry population.
There are more than C
000,000 separate flocks In
the United States, including
about 442,000,000 chickens.
Offerings In central : California
were principally of warehouse
hay which was being held at
firmer prices. Growers in
southern California were selling
lower gades rather freely. East
ern and southern demand for al
falfa was of only moderate
volume.
Pacific northwestern alfalfa
markets remained steady with
prices practically unchanged.
Baling operations in eastern Ore
gon were delayed by rainy weath
er and receipts at Portland con
tinued light. Stockyards, rab
bitries and retailers were the
principal buyers, with No. 1 al
falfa quoted to the- trade at
Jtl 8.50-19. 00. and No. 2 at
S 17.50-1 8.00 per ton. There
was some Inquiry from dairymen
but takings continued relatively
small. Trade reports - indicated
that Montana sheep men might
send some sheep into the Takima
valley for winter feeding.
Brine Cherry
Output Less
in Hiiirone
A cable from Agricultural
Commissioner Nielsen, located at
Marseilles, France, la quoted as
follows:
"About 70.000 barrels of 220
pounds per barrel, of cherries
were brined In Italy from the
1930 crop compared with 115,
000 barrels last year. Diminished
production was due to rainy
weather during harvest. French
brine cherries are short also;
but this crop is not of much com
mercial Importance. . Un 1 1 e d
States' demand has been limited.
Reports state that some stocks
of Italian cherries from the 1929
crop are still on hand in the
United States This : fact, and
the present duty of 5 1-2 c with
pits, and 9 He without pits. Is
causing American buyers to : be
cautious. . - Present' i purchases
are only for Immediate require
ments. Prices eliX. i New York
are: 14-1 6c per pound for-best,
and lie per pound for seconds
or broken. ; . ,; ;
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8 MILLIONS?
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reposed la a dusty safe as "Just a
patent is believed to be the basic
windshield wipers saed on motor
devices of this natore nave, been
million dollars. Fnoto shows Ms
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four test plots of potatoes which he grew under the supervision of the Smith-Hughes department of Silverton high
of nitrate of soda, 00 pounds of superphosphate and 200 pounds of sulphate of potash yielded 97.5 bushels per acre.
Now is Right
Planting Roses; Many
Varieties are Available
fcy MRS. MTRON VAN EATON
Now U the right time to plant
rose bushes as they grow and
bloom better If they are planted
within the present' month. They
wlU do fairly well If planted any
time up to February 1, however,
but the sooner the better.
Varieties to plant Is a question.
A few of the older varieties are
worth growing. Lady Hillington
is an apricot yellow that ' is a
good one for the beginner. Duch
ess of Wellington Is another yel
low of a different shade and
blooms best in, spring and fall.
Both are free bloomers with good
foliage.
General McArthur is another
old favorite of a rosy red color.
It Is excellent in every way ex
cept that the color fades lighter
as the bloom opens. It is very
fragrant with tBe old fashioned
rose perfume which so many new
roses lack. It Is worth growing
for the perfume alone. It Is a
free bloomer, with good foliage
and is hardy and robust. Hadley
is a real .red or crimson rose with
darker shadings and is rery satis
factory. An outstanding charac
teristic Is Its excellent perfume.
For a newer rose among the
reds one of the very best is Etolle
de Holland whose parents are
General McArthur and Hadley.
It has the best traits of both
parents and Is better than either.
It has been In commerce long
enough now so that it Is reason
able in price. It Is a free bloom
er, has healthy large foliage,
strong growth, hardy and disease
resistant. Its blooms are large
and It has the true rose perfume.
The red roses are usually much
more fragrant than the other col
ors. Madame Edouard Herriot is not
so new but it Is very lovely and
one that every one should have.
It Is a profuse bloomer, has good
foliage, hardy and quite disease
resistant. The color Is Its chief
charm. It Is hard to describe
a flaming salmon pink or reddish
-coppery, pink, perhaps fits it as
well as anything. It fades out to
a lighter color as it opens but it
is not unattractive even when It
is faded. It Is the first rose to
bloom in the season and its
blooms are in excellent shape.
For a pure white rose try Fran
Karl Druschkl which has never
been surpassed.
Los Angeles Is a rose that is
very lovely where it does . well
but where It does not It Is a hor
rid variety to have about. It
needs tbe warm weather to bring
out Its beauty. That Is the rea-
ri CLUBS
me onra
fllT.1?U TTTTTnTTTS- Ta is
The federation of community
rlnha met at the Salem Heights
community hall Friday evening.
December 12. Due to inclement
weather, a. relatlrelr small num
ber were present, however, many
considered the program for the
evening one of the best tor this
year. . ' .
President ZInser opened tne
mMHnr with an address of wel
come to representatives of the
visiting clubs this was followed
by a musical program oy the pu
pils of Miss Elizabeth Levy of Sa
iem. r?Aerend Karl Cochran
then favored the audience with a
solo and encore and a very inter
esting talk to the young people.
Dr. P. O. Riley, of Hubbard in
characteristic brilliant manner.
toid a few anecdotes, gave a snort
talk to the community and Intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Dr. Jamison, of the University of
Oregon. Dr. Jamison's talk was
on "The Paradox of Social Em
ciency" which was listened to with
earnestness by those present, and
many useful hints on community
cooperation was outunea.
Gervais Gym j
Fund Growing
GERVAIS, Dec IS The four
short plays given at the eitjr haU
Thursday night by the high
school classes as a benefit for the
gymnasium fund drew a large
and appreciative audience, t
. All seats were taken and many
of those who attended stood
through the perf romance, i . The
pupils netted S7f.09 for tbetr ef
forts. They now have nearly
$200.00 towards a school gymna
sium. This sum was raised from
the basket social and -the plays
Thursday night. - -i
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Time for
son It does so well in California,
its home. It has perhaps, the
best shape of any rose and has a
truly -beautiful color, a luminous
salmon that is salmon with some
yellow to lighten It It does well
for me and Is healthy, hardy, and
a good bloomer. The bush Is In
clined to grow tall and leggy and
the foliage Is small. ' The blooms
are not very good in the spring
but when warm weather comes
and the other roses are not so
nice then tbe Los Angeles shows
Its real worth.
Imperial Potentate is the ra
ther formidlble name of a very
fine rose that was bred by Clark
Brothers in Portland. It was bred
especially as an outdoor or gar
den rose and it surely is a prize.
When you find out that its color
is pink, I hope you will not lose
Interest as it is such a good shade
of pink and has so many good
qualities. The color is a clear
bright rose pink, somewhat dark
er than Caroline Testout and it
does not fade when it opens. It
Is a very good cut flower and
lasts longer after cutting than
any rose of which I know. It has
everything a good rose should
have, strong growth, free; attrac
tive gloomer, real rose perfume,
very hardy, disease esistant, large
foliage. What more could any one
ask. I wish all roses could have
as much good said of them. Added
to all these good qualities the
rose is not high priced when pur
chased In the market.
(Concluded on next Sunday
garden page;.
GBUD NOT
HIGH
GRAND ISLAND, Dec 13 A
large attendance greeted , ' the
MeMinnvIlle, Amity and Dayton
delegations in the mass meeting
Wednesday evening at the school
house.
The main talks concerning high
school programs were given by
8. S. Duncan, county school su
perintendent: M. .F. Carrigan
from the McMInnville chamber of
commerce: A. E. Murphy from
the Amity high school, and D.
Lynn Gubser from the Dayton
high school.
There Is no question but what
the Island residents are clntln-
ually growing farther away from
the proposed union high school.
Hull-less Oats
Are Developed
SILVERTON. Dec IS Otto
Pattenger. well known Silverton
gardener, has developed a hull-
less oat In his Liberty Hill gar
den. For years ' Mr Pattenger
has been working on his experi
ment of raising hull-less oats.
This year .he was able to gather
23 pounds from his garden oat
field. A bundle xt the Pattenger
hull-less oats Is on display at the
offices of the Fischer Flouring
Mills st Silverton.
Reductions In gas and electric
rates of California public utili
ties amounted to more than 110,
000.000 during the last fiscal
year.
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WINS
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Robert L. Hogg, attorney, of Point
Pleasant, W. Va- has been con
ceded victory in the Congressional
race In the Fourth District of West
Virginia. His opponent, L. R, Via,
Huntington attorney, wired hi
congratulations after a recount in
Cabell County and a recanvass of
the vote In Weed County. , The
victor is a Bepoblicsa. t M
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19-Potmd Turnip
Shown at Gervais
GERVAIS, Dec; IS. A
turnip which weighs 10
pounds Is oadlsplay at the
Cntsf orth Bros, meat - mar
ket. It was grown on a ranch
belonging to C W. Cutsforta
KddyvOle.
HfPIML JHCi
VEGETABLES FOID
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Corn, Potatoes and Toma
toes Originated in North
and South America
When you eat sweet corn, po
tatoes, sweet potatoes and toma
toes, you are dining upon typic
al American dishes for all of
these vegetables were originally
natives to North and' South
America. The most typical of
them all Is sweet corn which has
been popular in America for
years and is still something of a
novelty in European countries,
particularly In England, where
vegetable growing Is much more
highly developed than In the
United States.
The summers are not hot
enough to make sweet corn a
practical common garden crop.
Although found in America by
the early explorers, the exact or
igin of corn is not known. Orig
inally It was known as maize, a
term that, endures in England
wnere tne term corn is applied
to wheat. Indian corn was the
first move toward the common
name, corn.
It Is believed by botanists that
corn is a development of a coarse
grass native to the southern
states known as teosint. But
whether it Is a derivative of this
plant or a hybrid between teosint
and some other member of the
grass family, to which corn be
longs, that has not been Identi
fied Is unknown. Efforts to solve
the mystery of the origin of corn
have failed to bring definite re
sults. It waa here when the
country was discovered but
where It came from no one
knows.
The potato came from South
America, the temperate regions
of the Andes, and from this same
region came the tomato, at first
grown only . for ornament. The
botanical name, Lycopersicon,
means literally "wolf peach." -referring
probably to the poisonous
qualities originally attributed to
it. It was originally known as
"love apple" and this name is
still found In catalogs of Eng
lish seed houses although long
since obsolete In the United
States. The original form of the
tomato was small fruited in
either yellow or red.
The present huge types and
the the various shapes such as
the cheery and , ear tomatoes are
what ' are known as cultlgens,
varieties that have arisen In cul
tivation from the original species
brought from South America.
The original tomato could hard
ly recognise its descendants.
The sweet potato botanlcally
Is a brother of the morning
glory and originated In the
American tropics.
Calf Likes Sweet
Food but Does
Not Gain on it
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Feed
ing experiments at the Univer
sity of Minnesota's college of
agriculture tend to show It
doesn't pay to cater to a calf's
sweet tooth.
Using molasses In grain mix
tures fed to calves. It was found
they appeared to relish the food,
but It brought no greater gains
In weight than regular diets
without the expense of sweetness.
Hubbard Fruit
Pool for 1931
. Reported Sold
HUBBARD, Dec 12 The di
rectors of. the Hubbard Fruit
Growers' asoclatlon sold next
year's entire crop of fruit to the
Star Fruit Products company at
a meeting held Wednesday. .
In deference to the company
prices - were withheld .from pub
lication, p ' .v ' ,.' ; . '
Thru atudnnta of tha Califor
nia Institute of Technology are
making a 10 week tour of Eu
rope inspecting dormitories ef
foreign saivsrsluss.
PIMPUIO
Pacific Cooperative Poultry
Produces to Build at
Roseburg
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: Directors of the Pacific Co-OP-
eratlve Poultry Producers' asso
ciation have authorized, tne pur
chase of ground at Roseburg for
the construction of an egg pack
ing plant. It is understood that
worlr nn the build In will besin
Just after the first of the year.
The deed and abstract, to
gether with title Insurance and
all other necessary papers, hare
been in the hands of the associa
tion for several . weeks, so that
the authority of the directors to
purchase the property is suffi
riotit tm rlnn the deal and ooen
the way for construction of the
station.
Location neld Ideal
The lots 100 by 104 feet, are
paved on two sides, glvine; excel
ent facilities for unloading,
vhtln thprn is a snur track on
the west side, making easy load
ing Into the railroad cars possl-i
ble. The association win erect
a. flrenrnnf hulldine. suitably ar
ran red for convenient and eco
nomical packing, giving Rose
hursr a first-class station for
handling eggs through the asso
ciation.
Poultry producers have been
eaeerlr awaiting action on the
construction nroeram which has
been under consideration by the
association for tne last iew
years.
NEW APPLES
PEARS UNDER TEST
HOOD RIVER, Dec. 13. (AP)
Some hew and Improved va
rieties of apples and pears under
test at the branch experiment
station here are showing prom
ise tor commercial use, the bien
nial report of the station just
issued, reveals.
A strain of - red Sottzenberg
from the southern.. Oregon
branch station shows a darker
and more attractive color than
the old Spitzenberger with more
subacid flavor and .excellent
keeping qualities. Three russett
types of Bosco pears are also
under observation by being
rrafted on reerular Bosc trees.
They appear to be more free
from . an unidentified blotcn
which frequently lowers the mar
ket value of the regular Bosc
variety.
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Keeps Product
At the present time eggs from
the Umpqua valley are being
trucked to Eugene and are pack
ed at the station there, contribut
ing more than half of the eggs
shipped from that plant. The
Umpqua valley poutlrymen were
promised a station two years ago,
but there has been a great deal
of delay In getting construction
started. The purchase of the
property, however, la a definite
step toward the final -installation
of this packing service at Rose
burg, and the immediate erec
tion of the building is antici
pated. It Is expected that the Rose
burg station, when finally com
pleted and in service, will dray
a great deal of trade from Coos
county, as a. number of producers
In that district have agreed to
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Oregon Pulp am4
Paperr Company
Manufacturers of
BOND LEDGER GLASSINE
GREASEPROOF TISSUE
. Support Oregon Products
Specify "SaJeia Made" Paper for Your
: .Office Stationery '
(Oregon City Banner Courier)
Unmistakably pointing his fin
ger at the management of the
flax plant at the state peniten
tiary. E. O. Robinson called upon
tboe listening to htm to back
him and others who are deter-
mined to put the linen Industry
upon its feet. Robinson Is prea-
ldent of a linen mtll company
that has just completed a mill at
Vancouver, Wash.
Robinson did not mention
names, but in concluding his talk
before -the Oregon Ctty chamber
of commerce Tuesday noon; be
rererred to. recent failure of a
linen mill In Salem, and declared
there Is something wrong If that
mill cannot get orders. At two
periods in his talk he referred to
the retting at the prison and
claimed that It Is being done in a
manner that Injures the fiber,
the Inference being that there is
reason behind the apparent ef
fort to-put the flax industry on
the rocks. , -
Urges People to Awaken
In no uncertain' terms Robin
son criticised the penitentiary
management for its cutting tbe
flax acreage in Oregon from
5000 to 2600 acres, and insisted
that this Is part of the plan to
cripple the Industry. He urged
the people to awaken. Investigate
and determine that there Is
something sinister back of the
policy. He said that the break
In price of flax last fall came
about nsturally Russia dumped
into this country an Immense
supply of flax at such a cheap
price that the price tumbled.
Mr. Robinson told of becoming
Interested in flax while living In
Aurora, where he was president
of the chamber: of commerce
there; of his selling the Molalla
Electric company to the P. E. P.
and going on a trip to Europe to
investigate the flax Industry. He
found hundreds of thousands of
people employed by the linen
mills there; of his finding by in
vestigation that Oregon can and
does "grow fiber flax that Is equal
to anything in the world; re
ferred to the fact that linens
worth $250,000,000 are Imported
into the United States from for- 1
elgn countries very year, and
came to the conclusion that tbere
can be no real, reason for the
present unsatisfactory condition
of the flax Industry from tbe
growers' standpoint. He insi-tei
that some growers have netted
as much as $80 on acre from
flax for fire sears, and that this
is more than can be earned from
other products.
Small Plants Urged
As a solution of the problem
of retting he urged the establish
ment of small plants near tbe
producing fields, and held that
with air treated water much bet
ter fiber can be produced than Is
turned out at Salem. He said
that- 250 acres is enough to sus
tain a retting plant, and Insisted
that if such are established
throughout the county It will be
but a question of time until
there is a linen mill In Oregon
City. ,
The board of control has
charge of the penitentiary ret
ting plant and the board of con
trol consists of the governor, the
secretary of state and the state
treasurer.
Minnesota end Florida Legion
posts are staging a membership
drive In competition with the
loser to give a prize to the win
ner. become members of the associa
tion and bring their egg. to Rose
burg by truck, as soon as the
plant is put in operation.
Damaged Bulk'
Oats
$5.00
per track load. Bring your
shovels and load your own.
Warehouse Fire
Independence, Ore.
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