Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, March 25, 1887, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextjJtCJ I !.. WILLAMETTE FAJRMER: SALEM, OREGON, MARCH 25, 1887. WnMm iV- Mart erery Week by the rrril.TlMKTTIt FARMER rVBUSIIl.ttt I O. U moothi, (PoeWe PW), In adTanco.. . . . 1-f ' UMttutoSi imontht will be.per month ADVKKSISINO BATES I AJTiftisemeaU will be Interted, providing-tn are MlMctabU. at the following UbU ol rate I OaclBchottpecoer month.... x-j Am Inchet ol epeco per month I ae-halt column per month ir-rjj tfa column per month ii,,,.V. ajtjLflamplc coplw nt tf on tpP'l0"0"' f . ' UnluAbU of tOBD Wt THOMAS. Randolph I la onUld In IMilladelohta at me Nowtpaper Ainnr. Main Asencr of Mcmm. r.WV.AVKRASON. ourauioonw wtcaw CINC1NATTI edmllaer. can 6r ,'"t' nj ..teitlmetet. Our ajtnt re l'AKtlNH Hosn. FISHER : SAN FRANCISCO Will quota ftvorthlt rttee-21 Merchant fcachange. navfiVan MAY nr.KOUND OH TH S PAPER tessM "reaper Adrtl.l..B llur..u (10 WljUCll HTRRKT), WIIKHB AD- fJCUf VflDlf YMITMIMO OlWTltACTS NKff fUlllVl way bo limilo for It In ! I,M"" A HEADKR HHks us If wo will nllow n discussion of tlio proliibltioniimcndmcnt in our columns. Yob, cortuinly; but wo Bhnll clnlin tlio right, ns wo always do, to oxcliido nny and nil Hint may seem not to tho point. Whnt- wo desiro is short, timely nnd pointed nrtlclcs. Tin: TiiANHrat of tho Oregon nnd Cal ifornia It. It. Co. to tho Soutborn l'nci fio Co. will probnbly tnko plnco by July 1, 1887. Prominent railroad men nro nmv nn Mm I! fid. Tills will illBUfO tllO Willnmetto Valley a greatly incrciwocl population. It is clnimod that Hou. It. 1. Knr hart, Into Bccrotnry of State, will hold nn important position with tlio Oregon nnd California ltuilroiid Company, whon tho now company tnkes control. Mr. Knrluirt has nn enviablo reputation ah n business man, nnd wo enn oxpoct to hco our Blitto roup much good through tho instrumontnliticH of his good fooling toward us. Tho new management promiHCB to bo wliolo-sonlcd nnd outer pilsing, and it is claimed that thoy will build up and sottlo up our beautiful vnlloy. Tiik Oregon Pnciilo is having another steamer built for tho Pacific const trado nnil nH water transportation must tnko tho prcforenco for froight, no doubt this oconti lino will bring tho freight to this vnlloy that coition from San Francisco ns well nH enrry nway our products. When it shall bo contiiiuod oiiHtward to make n through connection with tho great railroad system, wo shall hnvo n direct linc to tho Atlantic of our own without having to go to Portland to mnko n start. Tho Willamotto Vnlloj will rocoivo very grcnt ndvantagoa from tho completion of tills rond, as it will bring us into direct communication with nn extensive and important n gion in middle- Oregon that must Hottlo up thickly oh soon as this road can give n market for products there. IMPORTHa C0P.N. Of latu our shippers have teen import ing corn from Nebraska, via. tho Oregon Short Line. Thirty car loads, contain ing !IUU tons, or 10,000 bushels, havo arrived at Portland, nnd llnds n ready market. It Hells for $25 n ton, which to n very fair prieo. What wo hnvo lately Mild about our region importing the products of other regions, applies here. Com can bo raised Knstof tho Ciwcmios nearly us cheaply uh in Kansas or Ne braska, und very likely cheaper. This fact we have shown by telling of an in- ritniico where corn watt used as a mini mer fallow, and netted the grower $5.00 an aero. If they can grow corn within ICO miles of Portland to supply all the wants of our State, is it not n gtent fault that thoy do not grow it, bm send 2,000 miles for it, to a country that cannot grow corn better than wo can? It is decidedly wrong to buy what wo can grow at it good profit. BrKINQ WORK. All over tho North Pncifio region, o cry team Is plowing or burrowing in spring crops, and farmers nro improving to tlio full the good weather that favors them. Our winter crop of wheat is iu excellent condition, and it is hardly posi ilo that anything should occur to injure it, as wo nro at tho Inst quarter of Match at this timo. If wo put iu our crop in good season, wo stand a show to reecho good returns. Our farmers havo hud many diM'our agemonts to contend with for tho Inst four years, nnd may not bo out of their troubles yet. They nro learning much, and putting what they Kara into good use, so wn can expect better times, if oly for tho reason that people nro learn ing not to got in debt. Tho month of April, and tho early part of April, are due to tho garden, nnd tliero is no work thnt can bo dono to better advantage than that necessury to reserve an cxcollcnt variety of tho beat of garden stuff. A garden is a luxury, and spoaks for the chnrnctor of th homo that owns it. All sorts of vogctablcs should bo grown to perfection, and all tho small fruits as well. These nro tho best part of a good living, and fill tho homo with luxurios. Tho farmer's wifo and family aro suro to wish to grow flowors, and should bavo enough ground put in ordor to enablo thorn to mako n cood showing. Thoro is happiness and satisfaction in cultivat ing a taeto for tho boautlful, and it makos a good impression on whoever passes by tho homo to boo that tho in mates lovo nature, and cultivate that lovo as a boautiful tasto. Lot it bo n log houso or a hnndsomo and costly homo, tho growth of flowers nnd bcauti ful shrubbery mako ns fine nn impression from tho ono ns tbo other. Nature smiles ns much on ono ns on tho othor. NO LOANING OF MONEY FOE HIRE. A writer in tho Oregoninn favorB n law to prevont tho loaning of monoy for interest and requests somoono to dis cuss tho subject. Monoy represents vnluo. A young man who works for wages lays up $100 n year and lonnB it to hnvo it swell his enrnings. This writer Bays, "Lot thont them build or enter into business or manufacturing." Tho man with $100 of earnings is uuablo to do theso things nnd mcnntlmo wIbIicb tbnt his money should bring him an income. Ih that wrongt A horso is hired out for monoy. A houso Ih routed. So Ih n farm. bat Is the odds if n man loans'his money for intcrost, or takes it to buy a houso nnd loans that for tho interest? Do it a houso in tho city, it farm in tho coun try, a team, or any property wbntovor that represents n monoy value. What is tho difTercnco whether you loan tho ono for biro or tho othor? Wo cannot eoo any. flovorument tins to borrow in great exigencies and this theorist would havo tho pcoplo loan their monoy freely for tbo lovo of country. That is very pret ty talk but where is tlio man who wishes to do it? Patriotio men mako groat sacrifices for lovo of their country, but tho country roproscutn nil tbo pco plo in it. If ono man is thus liberal ho actually gives his means to bis follow citizens, ami thoro Is no rcasouablo ox cuso for tliero not paying their sharo of tho nations burdens. Tnko up tho question of loaning or not loaning monoy and you are met at ovory turn with practical questions that show money to represent valuo and bo identical with proporty. It is tho mer est sophistry to wnsto argument in an swering tho man who propounds snob questions. They say, lot those who havo it go to work with it I Many who hnvo money nro not ready to do this, but they will let othors who nro workors and desire to build railroads or manu facture havo their monoy to uso at low interest. What is tho difloreneo? What is tho difleronco between twadlodum and tweodledeo? BTBAH FLOWIMO Dr. Hlnlock hat tent east for a steam plowing rig nnd intends to tear up the Hod of (lilliam county und raise wheat by steam power. That country pro ducos good crops and the doetoi has dono much to provo that fact. A few years ago only stockmen occupied that country where now thousands nro pet tied and making farms. Wo hnvo told how James lllalock, tho doctor's brother farmed half a section and cleared $5,000 on two crops of wheat and ono of corn, only making two plowiugs. Dr. Ula lock has genuine ontcrprio and great energy, and with great faith in that re gion will sin oly produce reMilU. His work there growing crops in the p.il has proved the value of the country for farming purposes. WEATHER WISDOM Somo timo ngo wo mentioned that fortliiity years, or more, wo had ob served tho w wither in tho winter mouths and almost universally tho groat changes had occurred at tho last quarter of tho moon. Tho first part of last November was rather ploasant nnd though cold tho weather was good for out-door work. Tho hist quarter was on tho 18th nnd that was tho mot stormy day of tho fall. It continued stormy for four weeks nnd tho 16th of December was the last quarter again. Tho ruins continued through tho t-ccond, third and fourth months, varied by snow and tomo cold weather. Tho 16th ofl March was tho last quarter again nnd it was it very pleasant day. Thoro was boiio nun on the 17th nnd since then wo havo bnd beautiful woather and may look for tho samo with a fow showers which wo sbnll need. Tho chances are that tho weather will bo too dry rather than too much rain. It is always best to havo roatonabln weather for it seldom hnppeiiB that March gives us a ploasant month that April will not make us sorry for it. Our plcnsnnt days aro cool nnd tbo nights aro cool nnd somo boar frost shows mornings, so vegotation is not burrisd up prcmaturo, so far in tho season wo bavo had eoasonablo wenther through tho terrors of March aro not serious. If wo bad not oxporicncdd tho prcmaturo warmth that camo early in tho January, quickly followed by severe cold and heavy snows, tho winter would have been favorablo to all things growing, but tbo peach crop Ih certnln to bo stnnll nil ovor tho Pncifio Northwest ns tbo warmth of early January started tho bloom nnd tho cold snap that followed it frozo tho rising sap, injuring many trees and destroying all tho buds that woro started. Tho advertisement of tho comblnn tion fonco to bo found in nnothor col umn, will attract much nttcntion from nil. It seems to bo just what has boon long desired. Itianont, durable, and will keep out ull kinds of stock from n coicken to n horso. Mr. Rood wilt glad ly rendor to nil any information dosircd regarding tho workings of his machines. Much of this combination fencing is to bo bcoii nrouud Salem, nnd it appears to bo giving gonoral satisfaction. Tin: o. c. iiKAr.. Turin on Mhlrli tlio fvHitlicrn I'iicIIIo Se cured tbo Itnitil. Ban Fiiancisco, March 20. Negotia tions for tho transfer of tho Oregon A California railroad to tho Southorn Pa cific, which have just been complotod, have been going on for ovor three years. The contract was made by C. P. Hunt ington, acting fur tbo Southern Pacific, und Andrew llaes, of tlio firm of Hues & Sous, auting for tho I-oudon committee of landholders. Tbo Pacific Improvement Co., also interested in tlio deal, was ro resented by O. P. Huntington. Tho terms of tho agreement aro that O. & O. bond holders aro to receive nt tlio rate of J 10 in exchango for their present bonds, 5 per cont. of tholr bonds guaranteed, principal and interest, by the Southern Pacific Co., together with four pounds sterling In cash for each old bond. Theso now bonds aro now to be issued at the rate -of $30,000 er mile, and aro to bo secured by n now mortgage, equivalent in oint of lion and priority to existing first mortgage of the Oieuon & California, and will bear inter est from Julv 1, 1887. Tlio O. & 0. pre ferred stockholders will rcceivo ouosharn of S. P. stock for every two shares of tholr own stock, togothcr with four shill ings sterling for each preforred share, and common stockholders will got ono S. P. sharo for every four of their shares, together with thrco shillings for each common sharo. HE DRANK DEER. Thn fact that Now York City consumes 0,000,000 barrels of bceraiinually-whlch, being aoraged, gives each man, woman nnd child about (ho birrels and, con sidering tho further fact that there is u largo proKrtlou of non-drinking iersoiiH, esiecially children, suggests tlio ideu that there aro jieople iu that metropolis who uet more than their sharo of the um ber Teutonic boverau'o. and it also sim- gests a story about an old (Seruiau brewer who was brought in asn witness to testify as an oxport whothorornot beer is in toxicating. The luwjer for tho defense asked : "Do you drink much beer?" "Veil, I trink mo a glass efery ten miuiild." "Yes. Well, do you find it Intoxlea big?" "Neln." The judgo then asked a question : "How much boor do you drink oeiy dav, sir?" Tho brewer looked up with a some what puzzled expression, as if ho had been plied with it question impossible of solution, and finally blurted out: "Vat you mean, ehudgot Kegs'" About a year and a half ago, two young men mimed Yoctiiu and ltcuetleld, were indicted by tho grand jury of this lounty for tho larceny of a liorte, the projierty of O. Cuiuiingliain of Putter creek. Yo eum was arrested while at work for Mr. Thos. Kendall of Cold Springs, was tried convicted and sentenced to tho jhsii Itentiary for two or three years; but at that timo the whereabouts of Rcneticld was not known. At the trial Yocuin did not deny that the horso was taken, but laid tho bl.iiuo on ltouotield. This statement was taken cum grauo sails, and didn't do Yocum much good. A few days ago Sheritl' Hontley was in formed that lteuetield was in tho noigh. borhcod of Milton, Deputy D.iWs was dispatched that wav, und In company w 1th Scott Uiehey, the local deputy, pro ceeded ton dunce where Henetleld was said to bo In attendance. Ho was there, and was hustled oil' without ceremony. When told what ho was wauted for, ho admitted that he was the man, and that ho stole tho liorte, but regretted being yanked oil from his girl w ithout giving him a chance to say good bye. It would be poetic justico now to turUon Yocum, since Henetleld corroborates tho former's statement, that he (Henefield) stole tho animal. Charley Healo was tbo unfor tunate individual that purchased the stolen horso. Pendleton Trifcuno. IIraces, All styles shoulder braces at Part's drug etote, 100 Stato street. STATE B0AKD OF AGRICULTURE. (From tlio etatefinan.) Tlio follow ine was decided upon as tho racing programme for tho Oregon Stato Fair of 1887: TnOTTlNO. Unco No. 12:50 class, best 3 in 5; purso, $400. Unco No. 2 Brooders' stako: Two-year-old class, best 2 in 3 ; entrance 50, 1250 added. Haco No. 32 :45 class, best 3 in 5 J purso, $500. Unco No. 4 Threo-y ear-old class, best 3 in 5; purso, $400. ItneoNo. 6 Frco for all, best in 5; pureo, $700. KacoNo. 02:35 claBS, best 3 in 5; purso, fCOO. . iiaeoiNo. 72:30 class, best 3 In 5; pu b i, $500. nUNNINO. Raco No. 8 Salutation stako: of n mile, handicap; $160 added to n sweep stako of $30 each for starters. Ten dol lars to bo paid May 1st. Weights to bo published July 1st. Accoptanco and $20 to oo paiu August 1st. Raco No. fl "Oregon Dorby," a sweop stako of $100 each for starters. Forty dollars to bo paid May 1st. Klxty dollars August 1st. One mllo and n half. Horses brought from California slnco February 1st, 1887, to carry Bovcn pounds extra; $300 addod. Raco No. 10 "Juvcnllostnko" fortwo-ycar-oldB; of a mllo; $250 added ton sweopstako of $50 each Twenty dollars to bo paid May 1st, $30 August 1st. Or egon and Washington torrltory bred and raised allowed ftvo pounds. Non-thoroughbreds allowed soven pounds. Colts and fillies brought from California slnco February 1st, 1887, to carry sovon pounds extra. Raco No. 11 Mllo and one-sixteenth ; Purso $500. Ton jer cent. cntranco;5 Icr cent, to bo paid May 1st and 5 per cent. Aiiitust 1st. Raco No. 12 Samo day ; purso $100 ; ono mile: 10 jcr cont. cntranco fco;to namo and closo by ten o'clock on tho sec ond day of tho fair. Weltor weights 28 !Kunds added to weight for hgo. unco xno. j;j l-reo lor nil, ono milo anu rccat ; purso $000. Samo conditions and entrances as tho 1 1-10 milo raco. Win ner of mllo and 1-10 to carry flvo pounds extra. Raco No. 14 Farewell stako for two year olds, ?i of n mllo. Samo conditions and entrances as In Juvonllo stakes. Tho winner of Juvonllo stako to carrv flvo pounds extra; $260 added. Raco No. 15 Samo day. Goodbyo handicap i mile; $160 added to a sweopstuko of $30 each. Entiles to namo Still ClOBO by 0 p. 111. Of the first day of too nur. weignts to Do tnibiisiieu by ln.iii ,, uiu nuiuu lib J.U1I. 111. x'nuiiy, and $20 to ho paid by fl p. m. of said day. The following is tbo remainder of tbo proceedings of iho board which were of general interest : Tho premiums in divisions E, F, J, M. N, O, R, woro ordered changed and raised materially. Theso nro pavilion exhibits. It was decided to odor a premium of $500 for a military drill. Messrs. Do Lashmutt, Byhco, and Apperson were ap pointed a committee on arrangements. Tho chairman np;ointed Loonoy a member of the finance committee id pluco of Cliambcrlin. Tho secretary was authorized to col late statistical and descriptive informa tion of tlio resouru s of the stato of Ore gon. It Is purKod to publish tho re sults of tbo secretary's researches in pamphlet form for distribution. A committee was uppolntod to Investi gate certain charges against F. W. Dun can for having fraudulently entored Mig nonette in tho two-year-old trotting nice at tlio last fair. Two thousand copies of list of pro posed premiums were ordered printed. The board decided also to mako ex tensive improvements In tho grounds. New fences will be built nnd tho old rookeries which havo been an eyesore to the visitors ut tho fair for M) many years oast will bo removed. All the old booths from which tho huiecuuious candy, cider, and soda merchant in days pact sold his wares will betaken out, and tho ground useil ns a parade ground. Tho outlook for tbo fair this year Is most fa vorable, and that the board feel this Is Indicated by tho improvements thoy in tend to make. UNIVERSAL COMBINATION FENCE! The Best and Cie(ij)est Stock, Rabbi!, Chicken, and Hog Fence Made. Hr M R H M n pi n n n ri rc n rah sB 1ILlj JJJ ihi1 yjl 1 t !il H n f ii r yM IMEW OF FENCE IV POSITIO.V. Richmohd Champion Fence Machine Weaves a Very Heavy Wire. For Sale to Farmers or Others, price $0 per Macliiiic. TIIK S T ItO ;- T AMI IIIHT Dl'RtKli: Ol I EM l4.. Cii.ulnt and other valuable lalorna. llonlJriil'ued ou ipptUUou Adlre: itsr No County rights Sold. peaur U yoa crown many), aeea ot which are VI- .aHHHHHk vV ..BKSRHBW JBBBBKrOAEilS2flap pppmiiiTi nuwv j F a)"Bpppppppp ue fConi aBHetP Excitement In Texas. Great excitement hat Wen cautod in the vicinity of Pan, Tex , by th remarkable re covery of Mr. J. K orley. who w so help Itie bo could not turn in bed. nrraiae hit head; everybody aaid ho wardyiuitof Comumption. A trial bnttlo of Dr KIdr' New Ditcovery waa tent him Finding r- i-f, lie bought a large bottle nnd a box of Dr. Klnij'a New Lite 1'illa t by the timo he had taken two boxci of the Pills and two brittlea of tho Diacorery, lie w well a d had gained in Ucah thlrty-aix pounds Trial Bottles of this Great Di-covery for Consumption free at tho Po t Drug Co. 2 Cedar Potts. W. C. Zimmerman, of Aurora, will furnish split cedar posts, delivered on tho cars, at 9 cts. each, nnd whero a largo quantity is desired, tho buyer will find it to his ndvantago to write to Mr. Zimmorman for terms. Get a bottle of Keck' Citnrrh Cure and bo cured ot that Urrible dtsiv. , Bbei I Wnlliia IMiennn. llnv mT t.umlrtJi and thouiindirl tteonle In i'c ona artr out a mutreuie exwence mrougii aui .. ...- . . .. .. . . (ring from tl a ininy lilt flt.h It heir to, limply bt caure inrj- lure not ocen u' 10 nnu me rig been ati'e to And the rlzht reme die. Flnt comet loet ol appetite, thtn lelma dim Inlahlnirol rerre pooar, the bleoJ becaiiot dUonlcr cd ami t e whole tyitera la toon dliortulil. Dr llenlev't Celtry, Detf and Iron would rettore the tut ftrer In a thort lime, the celery itreoiithenlng the n.rvca, tlia Ittl glrlnif nourlthtnn, and the iron ign,D ue " "i EGGS FOR HATCHING! From Wjumlottcs ! . MUCH, aaUhU liuu 'mgar Single Comb It. Leg horn, Fckin Ducks. FIFTY ;!UNI KKEKDERS ! Alt telected ami prlie wlniitwr Mrdt. Sixteen jeart experience In handling Ono atock. Wyandotte, Hne Conili II. Lesborn, cmra pr eetibir ol 13 . .8 3.00 Hlnul 'omli It. L'ulitirn nod I'lyiiioulli itnriii. lerttttliif ol 13em;a... .. ... 2.50 Teklu Itui-k Fa Pertetilnirof 10,. . 2.00 Tlianklull r paat patronairo I hope t j merit It atill In the luture by Fair dealing. TO. HATISr.ttllllN Vr.iUAMTEr.il. GEO. D. GOODHUE, nurl'lf Sil-iu, Oregon I. S. STItVKKIt, ECLECTIC l'liyli'lmi iiml MiirKrnn. () FFICK: Otur i, T. Y04lun' furniture ilore2VJ CoiniuercUl .1 cet. Mtdli lm lurnl.hiil ut office HALKtl: OltfcdU.N. GRINDS iruhniii l'lour k 1 own OWN one. .llenl. irrHbrlU. Cruhiilil t'lonr A Corn. In tho CCH AND MILL V.v irniuou-. Inkecplnrl'onltryj.AUo WIlVKIl.! II.I.Siil HMiiuapplkalioa: WlL0. I1KOS. KlQa.l'a. mora niAas Ml JUL .BlalalaflBlalaK''iaVas. TRKt II. It. ItEKI), Iiox 588. Portlaud, Or. You WiU Not Fiiidri5 traTt&era Uua Stanley j teed tared bom the oU eooa oi vanoua cropai aeea rauea rum im..i.tw. ouoat, hcadlctt cabbafct, ipringUnj carrou, or rtiutc want Nonbera teed, booeatly raited, borne foot more than two other catalonca contain at warranted laee ue cortr;, Tanuwe oortiutj. wu, to be found in no oiher, aend (or my metable and lowtr-Md caulont lor lU;, aKKEtoaU. iibcuimmi a ol Beasa. a) at Peart, 41 ol Cabbaiet, $j of Uelont, . 1, etc, etc., bctidet a Uirt and choica rariety ol Sower teed. JAXKS1. H. CKitiOKt, MarUaktad, 1 It coalaina 60 rarie- 44 M Maaa. -V