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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1873)
riy. li ' 4r WILLAMETTE FAEMEE. iCIN :f?f ' r- Y . tr-3 -. v . . i Siilcin, Sutunliiy. May 10. Tim: Chain I'jiohi'OT. There Is already ?omo advance In wheat at Km Francl-co, owing In part to the le.suningof frelghtHto Liverpool, ami In part to the apprehension of u short crop In California, us there hu.i only been niio rain of any consequence theie -ineo March 1st, and after the rain three weeks ago, the north wind came and destroyed Its good ofl'ccls in it great measure. Theie Is -enrce a possibility that there will bo an average clop there, and as a con sequence we may expect lower freights next year, and there isiea sonuble caue to iinlleipato boiler price- forOiegon -tirplu-. Sai.i.m I'l.orniNfi Mn.i.-.It. ('. Kinney A Co. have taken u contract with a Chinese linn to-upply uoi.rgo of ton thousand barrel-, or one thou . -and tons of Hour, to lo.nl a vessel for China. A very gentlemanly look ing Chinaman is uowlieie attending to the bii-lno-. Things look lively around the mill, where they are grinding Ihr.o hundnd harrels of Hour a day, and receiving and .ship ping cargoes, and on (ho river where steamboats wail their turn to load and unload. Tuc-day Iheie were live .-(earners (here loading and uu loading, hc-hlo- which live car load -of wheal were received from the rail road, and one thousand liuheUcame in wagons from the country. It wa il I nl -I; day in the milling hu-iiic . Lr.iTtni: iin (.,i.(i.ik..- Uev. Mr. Ilower-, of the M. K. Church, lectur ed in Hie I'liiver-ily Chapel on Wed nesday evening upon geology. The audience weie interested, mid Hie attendance wii- huge. Mr. Powers de-cilhcd in an interesting manner the An inatlon and giowlh of the American loiillueiit as It ro-e and expended with (he age-, and sketch ed Hie ages a- they pacd, from the barren Aolc peiiod to thecieallou of man, when the woild poo ed teem ing Mill, animal mid vegetable life, mid chauglngclliii.ile-. lie pictured theearthas made ly the Hlvliiohniiil, fruitful and heaiilifiil,aul recalled lo t ho niindsofhls hearer-, uodoiihl, the do-oription given ill Milfoil of earth a- i.oii i i.i-: aim 1,0 .ie.t i u.iiiou. These familiar lecture-on inlere-llug and Import. Hit ubjet tsaio calculated to do much good. Wi. Ii:i i.'im:. ine day ht-t week, when we leeched seven new sub scribers and lemlltaiices for their year's suhicrlptiou In advance, we h!m received a note from another siib-oilbor, which laconically .-aid: " UNconlliuie the Wii.i.a.mi.iti: Fahmi:u." We would like to ac comniodale the gendemaii, hut ie nlly we cannot comply with his mod est request, If only on account of the new sub-crlber- we are constantly receiving. The bo-t we uiiild do was to discontinue hi- connection With the Wll.l.A.Ml.TI'i: l'AIIMIlll, and It may he po-sihlotliat was what he ititelidetl. An in m iin: l,.i, cm m. it. A Word to Minnesota. Shall We .Make our own l'urk? heart of the people to return to it and do their hii-ino.ss there as of old and lo abandon r.tltinid-, corpora tions, jtiid m inopollo-, iK-vaiisu the Lord knew they were evil and canio from the devil, and lie naturally h it'd :hem. in.diiN A-it i-. Thci c who have an interest In .-eiulin irbroid facts' loua-mlng our State can Well nlfonl ll -Otl-''l'illl fill1 fill' Wtt.t. lnii.n... t ., ...I.I..1. ..rw1 Infill' -Ivliw.tl .. ... . "'"' as if we lived In Minnesota. passed away, and we liave bctome """-"' " ,'7 .";,,,, .',,,1 IA1!M,:it VU,K'" wi'l'K's a distinct Kaslern Oregon has tribes settled Importer instead. ',,,, ll,"lH:U ,l ol''!r ' ' ' ' "! "' Oregon journalism as a rep through it, on reservations, anil on Evidently the high price., of grain ek payand made tlieCot.g.o- nuns r0MJllnV(. ,- om. mn(er,nl 1l(eN tlie upper Columbia river there are for the pa-t few years induced the kiry seven thousand ne mum ou c.-ts and not iimi mere partls.uinows some Indications that the Indians farmer-; to -ell their wheat instead of (,0,IiU'd " year, mm v.iiioit i'10'1 paper. It derives its ehlefe-t value it ........,i i .it i... i i.i.... t. i i.. n... ...... ,...,ii.. corruption and bribery .- tondorlj, ivnm the contribution-rni-nM.,i n. (III- 111-V.WMU'lltUU HUM 1II-JP1F-V11 IW tlJ lllilllll 11 1IIIW HI I l j llltll lltlllllllll " . - . - - -... ...vuvl my datigoroti-. Kven in e:v-e they should led to a reduction of the number of was so honest ntid conn-Ion Ions ad n.,1Kn. by llu. pW)1)lo 0f the .State.- (illlltliitW'fi lirwtfl tMiu llin tl'ltffiiu Mill (.fnftt ttrwrj til i i I 'ill li t rv WM tliflf U'f f.jsllv siibihu. lif.i,i.l.iiHlirrnl4ltlllii nn. nnu- lufui-iiioil flint' r.v.m If cr. frailkillg privilege, " . .... .., ...... ... .... ., ...... w . .. .. ..- danger of an outbreak If the gov- desired to inako our eminent acts llrnily and decidedly. ! we have not the ho Mr. .1. J. I'iteha, of Linden, Min- It will .sound : strangely to the world nesota, f-ends us a subscription to the to hear that hero in .Salem we Import l'u.Mi:it, and de-Ires to know about bacon and lard from the Kn-t, but it Oregon, and especially if the Indians happens to be the truth neverthele-s. are trouble-ome. As to the Indian-, A fo.w years ago we exported I ic on, we can n-uro him that wo are in no hams, and lard to Kan Franci-co, and more danger from them than he I-, ten years ago the pad; trains miI and even .should the Indians on our teams to all the mining region- to frontier- become hostile, we are a- the east went loaded with supplies (Jf safe here In the Willamette Valley the same kind, but tlio-e times have TIIK HtAXKIXfi rHlVlLKK. There has been a continual outcry for u quarterofaceiilury back agalu.-t the franking privilege. It has been a hobby with thopre.-ent Po-tma-ter (Jeneral, ever since he has been in olllce, lo declaim against It and urge its abolition, and at last Congie-s has nboli-heU it, and after the (lr-t of July no free mutter will be tran-mlt-ted' IhroiiL'h the malls. The .-ame the economical mat it iiuou-nni xue iif)nrimiiIHM lnl5n thin,..,ti.. Tills is-Ulllclent ,iOM.Piwl I., the namnlilnt. s ,..,.? .iii.i v.v... .. .... ..I.. l.. .1..,. !l .....o II... . ' """ r wheat into pork -'"""""' -i"--" " tied, just publi-hed by Ferry, Wood 3g- to fied It to. Ilut l, UMiinsogut-, and s we con- WiU.(1 & Co Vmlhwlt ,, wrllte. 'I'here Is a general cry of hard times ' It N readily apparent that we.-honhl -Ider it. en liy W. I j. Adams, which, with tho here at pre-entiiidnsaeoii-equenec make pork packing and curing. reg- 1,ll! "'"''"n priMitpi. was mosi (.Xceptlon of i some accidental inaccti I.Mid is cheaper now than It will be ' ular branch of hu-liie-s In this State; "I""litoclI.v abused, and there Is racies in llgures, is a plain. statement beieafter. A- to " hard time-," this : we .should -ee to It that the Im-ine- "oi me ic.isi icason io uoum uiai of tbe eharacler and resources of our Is really a c(untry where a man of Is kepi up lo some extent so that we these abu-es needed correction. For st.,kli Tlie price is so low tlmtnny coiunion industry can make his way can always have abundant stock i'lstauce, the law could have been m,y ()II0 t.lU1 niror(j (0 purchase ns wltli uiuoniiiion ea-e, and land 1- when we need it. Oregon Iiasa good "mended to lequlro irepayment of miUly lls j,0 nct,(js (0 mal.0 ,( cheaper here than in any Iv.i-teru name for Its pork producl-, when H l''lS to members of Congress j frlondsat the Fast thoroughly nware Slate po-e-sing the same advanta- they are well cured, and Hi- worth !,"tl tnt' JlMrImenls,nnd to restrict 0f all imporlant facts. Tho value of ges. Oiegon lias really excellent ad- .something (o nialnl'.iin Hint good t!, l'rlviIl'Kc within rea?onalile &ia.i, (Ussctnliuiltun of fuels cannot vantage-, and the valleys we.-t of ' name, and we cannot maintain it '"'"'"I-1, while it could have allowed I)0 t..,,y i.nowf Jt,t it Is like sow- Ihe Cas.ade motiutaiiis are well pop-1 w Itlioul we keep up a regular stippl v. "iPinbers of Congre.-s free eonimuul-1 lnf, ce(j (o SO(.uro a imrVc.st. ulaled, with thriving (owns and vil-Tho cliance- are that every farmer t,()" Nvith ,lllt'lr t'0,,st,,"(jnt!j !lll(1 The pamjihlets spoken of above l.ige-, good farms and home.-, can nlford to fatten a certain number "v iillowcd tlie circulation of all can be had at the book-.-(oro of Mr churehe-aud-choolslioii-e-iuabund. of hogs each year, and tiiat In the Ii'l'-' document-, through the mails, jj-, j. j00t j .Salem. mice, and even io-ses.stngadvanliiges'wor.sl year lie will get full price for fret' As It I--, the pcoplf will receive i ' for u thorough classical education. the feed and labor expended, and ,w "oeunieni-, or bill row; the liifor.( ot.u Faimo.nm:1) Wood Pot p. No betlcr -oclely can be found any- that at least halfof the time ho- will mtI"" PUu'rel in the Agricultural ;rr. Fisher, of the llrm of Fi-iier.t wheiv. ' make a largo piolll over lhat. Hi- "''I'-irlinent, Patent Olllce, l i Haiw, pump milkers of Salem, 1ms We had a call lately from a very a hu-lne-s tliat anioiints to a certain- '"Ithsonlan Institute, will he lost In Kom, t lo dispo-o of Hie pumps intelligent gentleman from .'Minne sota, who-ay.she has wintered there for "Klcon yean, and has had to feed his stock two-thirds of (he year, lie -ay-two-lhlids of the people there would like to get away if they could. I le attempted to leave cully In .lull- ly nl way-, with the chances that ",val "''" "''' l "10 people, and made bv the llrm. His present e. tliere will he u handsome prollt be- 'f-'veriimeiil will not -ave enough by i poclillon is to the farmers over 'in Mi-. The subject is a good one for "e aoo.ii.oino iiiiiku any apprecia- Polk eountv, and lie will visit other liinnersto lt tt ble dilleieiice in the pu-liil locelpt- scctionsof this valley In future. They To make good pork we need to a1"1 1'xpen-e.s. have made about two hundred pumps have good material, and there i- It I-not probable that the service, during tills wlnler, to have tliem on economy and prollt in havlmr the wl" h(! ili)W i,w "'iillar cheaper by i,...,,! ,..... t,n .....,,ir i.. ...lu ,.,... I . t .1 ..! II . . . t . . . . tl.M 4l...lll.,..l..ll ,, I.. . J- ... 41 uaiy, nnu mmmiiii ratinMiionimMMi iri iaiunin iuvimi- (o wurk on. If " "'r "" "niii:uih', iur inu jK jow (innuir1i to nut them in TliU m iiiiiih nvo iiioiiuis hllio wry lime lo tnuiUMIIl Ilimrovo- """ iiu'ihhmuhhiui uaiiuinj;. torn. Is of m'rnn niiitnrlnl nnfli-nlf tin ... -,.- ---y ---- -i. ati,t t I t . ! A til All i r - L " ... ..- wiiu snow aim weni naci; anil siam our pre-eut slock ol Hogs Is light, now 't"-i" "i in i e eueapeiieii on pump Is on the luo-t Improved iat- home two mouths. I- the very time to make an Improve- uccoum in me aitoiuion or Iranklng. tern, is of Oregon mutnrlni nutii-ni,. Mere, we have had llllie fro-t uiiil ment of the breed, and it should cor- T,u' government will save Utile or d made hero in Oregon; it is the uosiiowall w Inter; the ground might tainly be done. Several eiilerprMng '"'thing ity not having (o liandle the j cheapest pump that catibo procured be while some few times, but the gentlemen have Imported the llne-t f,c'e '"utter, becau-e it will lose as and very convenient to u-e. It is as snow melted as fa-t almost as. it fell, blooded animals known in the woild mm'n tImt '" handling .-(amps and V(.t Sl,i'ted to barn and stock well- Iuslaiues wheie people wMi to leave for the purpose of Improving the "Mxing them to nil olllchil business, !H for domestic purpo-t-. The sinus Oregon are rare, for, with exception breeds of swine here, and (heir of- wiiuld couipon-ute for Hie hand- tlrm are prepared to furnish wooden or soineliiiics exces.sive rains in the forts should be appreciated and rea--- H"tf of free mail matter. 'water pipe with iron cotiDlInir winter, our climate is delightful and ouably rewarded. ' It is (rue that Congressmen have which will be flrmlvbinded Tiio-e healthful, and our rains Insure a cer- We learn that -m-li elforts have not l"',,J tt IHt Ii of the franking wl() wNh (o ,0.,t, wUo'r fro M.in (ainly of abundant crop-. received much encouragement, and privilege an excuse for tho raise in ' to ,ieIr ,,.U.1S or ,,0lI.cs , ',. (J Already slr.iwberries are ilpening, we feel like urging the framers to their salaries to (he magiiillcent sum pipe Hie eheipe.st ami beat (o use i-Mi-iiii-iuiii tnuiusaie wen sei, aim improve ine opporiunity ami com- "l"nl"mll","m vu iiuiiiireu (loi- This iiiimo and nino will In. r.iniwl ,r-,, ,!.,,..- I....I. I ,t-.,l '.. I .,.,. .(....! 1 rm I 1 1- 1...I- ., I, mi... I..H It ......... t..., .. I... - -l "'"ra,lu l"Pl. W III DC 101111(1 ,... ...... iixnt .'....... .i.i, ii.- iiiil- ...iiv . ... ...i-.- ;;iiiiu Mi iin-, IllCie "',-' ' , ,M" . .viiMiin-5 li uu lUlverlKod in inn- i.nltiiiiiu n.1.1 ... had Ilower. in bloom all winter, iiud I- money in it, mid there certainly -ecu imwiuuchnflt they wlllevpeml take plei-ure lu coinuiendln" tliem grass green and abundant, s that would be much pleasure in po-oss- for po-tage. We venture to predict !H aitleles tif bom.. i,vi.,f.,,?ir ''tlh' hav. ,e well. lug animals of Letter grade, lorn full that their co...tItuents will hear le-s , Th .,, ,',,,' "' T. " " '! ! ."'V It Is only fair (..stale thai this has blooded Herkh!re is a handsome often from them now that correspond- ...,., ,," '' i .i , "Vi i olino" , been an tiiiu-ual wiuler. We Io oc- creature a- well as one that vleld- a once entails expense. ll".,,,,, r,.",i Jm. . t r' 1. ca-lonally have cold MH., of .short prollt. These vir.uo,.stM,r(,.men found 1 ' ' ,e ,e t SiKr " .lurat but neverany longcoutlu- - it necessary todosomethintrlo cover C ' dw'xvcA tim.. lied ecestve cold weather. Snow storms come about once In four or live years. i-.usu-iu mei;oo mis a great seciion Mi(azi.M:s. A Disdit.ui: to Omx.o.w If any of our readers will go into one of tho ordinary markets of Salem or I'ort- for -lock raising, and -heep do well keep up with the times, an .... -...v. ..ii-i.., hum -mi-j. i.iiueii .I- ...... ...i ....I.-, nun I..H.-S wir.-ip. ii in.ii iii'n- oi vatuc io me ,. Hieie. The agricultural district-are nothing for news orgoipoftheiay. people, and wen- freely predict that, tlu'("'t'pon j'iide. not general, but lonlliied to a few K o'l'ers light literature of a graceful while they have made' the abolition ! "''"'"'""tly, b valleys and to the occa-ioual creek. ki'"1. "" "- illu-tratloiis are unique of the franking privilege an exeu-e ,n',or " n'0111 (-'"1 C. KlnnevA Co.. .,fs.,l,.. ,iu. r...". '".""" : . ' ... , ' . inat mere is no dun mm nii'i iiij; u fjieai oeai oi wneai from Hie iitter valley, and the citi zens of l.ane county will be iuteies led In the report made of Hie wheal received from Hieie. .Mr. Ileatly, (he excellent miller at the Salem mills, s.iy. Hie chile-Chii, wheat now being received from l.;iiu couulv is up their track-, and with some po sbl.. idea that It might act like char- The .Utlinc for May is received, ity, to cover n multitude of sins, they mid lias fully the Usual mmihoi- of aholNhcil tlie fivml.-ln,.. i.i-!,!i... of iiu-eitleil comiliv oii.iii r.u-.Mi. . beautiful Illustrations. TliNdili.'li(. W. fie.K-i.i-...it..ttii,it Ti,,.,. ...um...'.... Ia", where vegetables are sold, they . .. '. . .... . . "" . '". ' " '- i.lll 0...I .... ...I.. ,l. ...,., mem, mid . titers unusual Indiiceiiient "" maga.ine maiies no attenuit to to do something to re-tore Hie feat- , . nnicies raised d care- ure.-of it that were of value to the l!"""rnia aim imported to supply e can i-ii.-e pie hut our dealers lifonii.i liecauso bottoms. There Is a variety of conn- lu chohe. He-Ides a nuniber of for the ri-e In the Coneie-loii!.! - -ii. "'-'re imio reliable supply at home; charming pieces and beautiful laud- ary, they will for -ret to lower tho :il. "l Cim I'a," lliwer as well as it scapes, the pre-eut number oiler- ary when they restore the franking .-oiiio iew- of elegant .-tincture.- privilege. lately erected In Chicago, to prove We don't -ee anv wav the "overn how maguillcently the burnt di-trict ment Is to gain 'anvthing "bv the w rltten, we have reliable Information , "l '"" n'miil- l -' lurge pages oi movement, .save In compelling new.s- er to be appro- "L mil.i"' ''r oppurtuulty for paper.- to prepay their papers sent to bended from the Indians on the tip- ,m,!,,RU"",N" i'i" grade than can -ub-crlber-, and to p.iy po-tago on per Columbia. Itev. .1. II. Wilbur, I'0 K,v'" " other of our-Aiuerl- exchanges. Heretofore we have Indian Agent at Simcoe reservation, nm :i-. been treated with liberality in respect a bravo and energetic gentleman, .s.rV,ti, '. for Mav i-al-o received ' 'fluinges. This brilliant idea of try in our Stale, and it oiler-a great Held for laNir. All we need is pepu latlonaiid encouragement forborne indtistiics. I'. S.--Sluco the foiviruliiir wa- ... j . .. . v . ..'.... -----.. ... uu- iniveneii live iiunurra mites "Cuban and the Cuban In-urree-among the various hands reported lo Hon," i- the title of an lutere-ing ar be In a lio.stile mood, and reports tliat tide furnished with appronriate il- tl.Ar.. Ij .... f.,,....l..(l... r.. -. ... ... ...... .. .... . ..' superior In qualltyand make- betlcr ,,,,,, 7 , " "V ' "IK,r,N '" ' " " 1s,,ttn,tf.v wiioilK-ovori.il (lour ll.au (he same kind of wheat '' ' ' .l- u ,1"n '?" "''V" " wliereaUuit.- of Dr. I.iM,,g-,o ral-cdelsowhe.e.aud iho L.ml.,,,,r. n.T. ' !U M,,,, rtml .'. t'""'' '" I" Central Africa, furnlshe- "Four . . . .... . . '' plumper mul bitter. This I- the gt'r. npprt'heml any (rouble or dan- great African traveler.-," which is making us pay po-tago, must have been the last device of .some great mind, to secure the payment of the national debt. A SriuiHT rou Pk.vyi:i:. An iron-ido preacher in the upper conn can bo raised anywhere, but we do not do it, preferring to .-end to Cali fornia for it. Wo even llnd bara-is of cucumber pickles for -ale in the store- here, brought from California, and also canned fruit, Hint wo can .supply at home, is for sale in every grocery .store. All this while our people are coniplalningof hard times and money Is so scarce tliat we can hardly do biislno.-. There is good reason why Oregon should bo scarce of money, when we send abroad for our wagons, agricultural implements and most of our wooden ware. It is simply a discredit to our State if wo cannot supply our own markets I more impoilaut because cvpcrlcuci ut this Salem mills has shown that Mi.ui.no Siii:i.i- An Illinois cor Lane county doe- not u-ually pro. respondent of the .Xutional J.in duce from other variolic- of wheat .VcA- Join ai-oiiiu-jnueii. Mr. MollandV-torv, "Arthur Honnlca-lle," is continued, and there is the u.-ual variety In the -ry lately became very eloquent in with vegetables in theproper.scason. prayer, lie thanked the Lord for There Is a constant iIriIm nr moiwu- health ami .strength, food and rai- out of Oregon, to purcha.-e tilings we ment, and for rain and sunshine; for could well raise at homo if we had ltll.. .I.MlUll.nll f-. .1 .. ...., 1. . I 1 I Will VI llMlllIlllllllHINimil 111 I lilt ililllA. 11,11 sivs ne iiokuii nreea- ,. , ............. - uieniiu.oecause t wa ere.l in,...-n, rmmnmi niiinl,l,.i,n; as giHulmllbng quality a-some other lug Spaiil-h Merinos IT years since 8 '-' "'"ment. toubiier't has n1, , , , , , ' This vallovcnnl, ... t . V V '' Pirt-, of H.ls valley, it I, the.efore wi(h 10 imported ewe-, ,i,e average vsu ' ,lntt? I-oHilarly and and made the river. 1 ,,, ke d tl o,Uni 2 ( '"W voiity-nve ..Piuren. that the Chile club Is clip Mug 1 ,K,uds of well washed "' " "r rankasamag-.izine (J(H, for the river, a I t lIr 0 ' e ' nouov L "Z ' T" "V? variety which ..ho fanner-of Lane wool. I,.-, year hl-.kvkofStHtuwe.s " vl ' '"Tew from all for they were , ,l,e 1" It to li men- ic IX ,' T' articles cunty can raise lo the Ihs, (v,m- Ul lambs vo an uvomge of tf iuN Hers of the present day, so that it ! oven to the poor lie l-u-To Z i ' T bL B ra,s ftt ,,0,,ie-" P c"-1:.-.,.!.., ,. 1. .here p,. , W,S MiiT '""' ntt," " ' ne ' thanks to Hierdr wE ! miHSrv tlfX -" .euenver, U'cau-e he had put in the den- -- "" " it u: --