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n ORVA A JL i Vol. XLII. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, November T, 190H. TP ANOTHER VALLEY ROAD. More Talk of Railroad for Wil lamette Valley. "Whether or not the Council grants us a franchise on Front street, the electric road from Salem will enter Portland. But, of, course, in would facilitate matters if the privilege of travers ing the thoroughfare were giv en," said Al Welch, head of the Citizens' Light and Traction Company, of Saiem, who met the Portland Council Thursday even ing, when a warm debate was promised on the application made last month by Thomas R. Sher idan, of Roseburg". "Mr. Sheridan is one of a few men in the Willamette Valley who are interested in the com pany," continued Mr. Welch. "We were exceedingly busy at the time the franchise was asked for, and it was agreed that Mr. Sheridan should make the appli cation so that accounts for his connection with it, "J. H. McNary and F. W. Waters, both of Salem, who are with me, are also interested, but no stock has been offered for sale, and we do not propose to sell any, as the principals in the road are well known capitalists of Phil adelphia, and there is fully $10,000,000 to be had for the work, if that amount is neces sary. "This is not a speculation scheme. Our surveyers are in the field and have been for some time past. The line has been run down the East Side, and we have a right of way as far as we desire to go, aud are merely wait ing to see what will be done with the : ranchise ' before crossing the river." Mr. Welch would not say what otner steps would be taken to gain an entrance into the city. He is hopeful that the opposition to the Front-street line will be removed, as he says it will add a large increase to business to the wholesale houses. Regarding the clause in the franchise that cars would not be operated be tween Morrison and Flanders streets between 7 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the evening, Mr. Welch says it is the intention to permit passenger's to tranfer from Morrison street to other city lines, and that all freight will be moved to and from the Northern Pacific Terminal Company's yards at night. From Salem the line will extend later to Eugene, but it is promised that work will be started this coming Winter, so that next year Saletn and Portland will be connected by trolley. " Behind the road is the well known Cyrus Pierce Syndicate, ot Philadelphia, and in Oregon and Washington alone the in terests control electric plants at Salem, Albany, Eugene, Rosebursr, Baker City, Pend leton. Walla Walla, and Spokane. To operate the Salem Portland line, ' power will be generated from a huge electric plant to be established on the Santiam. J. H. McNary, who is a broth er of City Attorney McNary, is likewise a barrister, and probably talked for the franchise Thurs day. ;F. W. Watters is Mayor of Salem, and both are widely known in the Valley. Mr. Welch formerly resided in Portland, where he was identified with the Portland General. Electric Com pany, but went to Baker City and operated the plant there, and later he wentN to Salem. He says no subsidies are asked any' where and that the entire road will be constructed with hard cash. Papers are ready to be filed at Salem, incorporating the com cany, and the work will take on a new activity along the line when the franchise question has been settled. Wool Outlook. ing wool they iray congratulate themselves n the wisdom of their course. Nearly all of Or egon's wool clip of this year has been shipped from the state. The following report conveys an idea of market conditions: Reports received from mer chants who have wool to offer in dicate a decided awakening of in terest in the market. The great er part of the actual business has been done by the woolen mills, and their activity is gratifying to holders of clothing wools. The worsted mills, however, are showing considerable interest, and are closely watching every move made by both wool men and buyers. Their attitude promises further business before long. Duplicate orders are be ginning to come in, but the mills are unable to handle them; in fact, they cannot attend to their original business. Besides this, the heavy weight season is fast approaching, and while some mills have large stocks, others have not. Many of these mills will not wait for the opening of the heavy weights, but will an ticipate their wants. Represen tatives of the Arlington and Wanskuck mills have been oper ating while the American's buy er's are preparing' for action. The Wanskuck is credited, ac cording to report, with the pur chase of some territory and Ore gon wools, as well as 300,000 pounds of Ohio fine delaine, at 37 cents. The woolen mills have bought ines of territory, California and Texas wools, and, on the whole, have been quite active. With the inability of the worsted peo ple to meet the demand, a steady and noticeable improvement in woolen business is apparent, and dealers feel cheerful over the prospect of disposing of their clothing wools, which have been so long n hands. Territory staple wools have sold well, and while some large transfers have been made, the greater part of the trading has been done i n comparatively small amounts of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nevadas. Half bloods sold at 72 cents strong. Scoured wools are easier in price, and not moving to the extent that they were two weeks ago Owners that have been holding at high prices are now willing to do business on a lower , basis California and Texas eight months' wools have been more active, and a small amount of Eastern Oregon has changed hands. Pulled wools have been in more demand, especially ou fine grades. . Poultry' Show. Corvallis is fast becoming 'the fancy poultry center of the state. Hardly had the announcement been made that Corva'lis would hold another big poultry , show the last of this month when the secretary received a letter from a noted breeder in Victoria, B. C. , that two Buff Plymouth Rock cockerels, of rare quality, were on their wav from Canada to be placed in the Corvallis show, and a price set on each. As the first entry for this season's show comes form outside ol the United States it begins to look as if the Corvallis show was of more than local interest. Four handsome silver cups, valued at $10 each, have been ordered to be placed on winning birds, the particulars ot which will be given later. The catalogue will be out in about a week, and a copy will be mailed to any interested party, One thing that has helped place the Corvallis Association at . the front is attractive catalogues got ten out each year, surpassed by no other show on the coast. Society invitations and wedding announcements are constantly changing in styles of type faces and form. Have them printed - neatly and up-to-date at the Gazette TALKS TO FARMERS. Prof. H. E. Van Demen on Valley Conditions. "I feel like some of these Wil lamette Valley farmers need scor ing," says Professor Van Demen. "It is one of the richest valleys in the world and they adhere to the production of a single crop. Wheat is their hobby, and they attempt to grow it on land that has had no rotation and neces sarily produces low yields for that reason. They simply try to plow a living out of the ground, in stead of selling water and sun shine in the form of fat stock, fine poultry, fruit and vegetables. Strawberries are 90 per cent water, apples about the same, and turnips and cabbage is most ly water, and they sell at prices that net big returns. Wheat and drv provender are only about 12 per cent water, and when sold at market price it is like selling cream at the price of skim milk. The order is just reversed with the fruit growes, and more Ore gon farmers should learn the les son. "Above all things, golden op portunity exists for the live stock feeding industry to become among the foremost of the farm-j ing districts. Tne stock is need-1 ed to consume the dry provender and drink the water to furnish traffic for the railroads and enrich the soil. Fertilizing is badly needed in some localities, and there is no money or time more wisely expended than that of en riching the soil of the fields and orchards. Why some of these Willamette valley farmers will even say it is impossible to grow red clover! This is absurd, and it is just such crops that should be grown to build up the soil through rotation. "lhe Wiliamette valley is a paradise if the farmers would make the most ot their oppor tunities, lhey snouia raise good stock. It costs no more to raise a thoroughbred than a scrub. Good poultry of the var iety that may be relied upon to lay the most eggs in a year is just as easily raised and cared for as the kind that refuses to lay at all. Eggs, the most profitable tranch of the poultry industry, are 88 per cent water, just about the same proportion as good milk." Prof. Van Demen is oughly practical man. a thor- He was tor 10 years a farmer in Kansas, and for a time occupied the chair of botany and practical agricul ture in the Kansas State Agricul tural College, today one ot the largest institutions of its kind in the United States. He estab lished the division of pomology in the Department of Agriculture and conducted it for eight years. As a judge ot horticulture he is much in demand and judged the fruit exhibits of the Trans Mississippi, Pan-American, and many other expositions previous to the Lewis and Clark Fair. While here he was summoned to judge the'fruits at the Dominion Fair at Westminister, and at the Puyallup Fair, and declined sev eral requests because time did not permit. He is the president and manager of the American Nut and Fruit Company and leaves Portland for Lousiana to visit the large plantation of the corpora tion where 1000 acres is now be ing set in pecans. r State Dairymen Meet. The Oregon State Dairymen's Association will meet this year in Forest Gtove. The time had been left for the officers to de cide upon and notice was received a few days ago that they had . se lected Friday and Saturday Dec. 22 and 23 as the date for the ses sions. Gale Grange had ap pointed a committee at its last meeting: to' confer with a com mittee from the Board of Trade proper reception of delegates Messrs. W. K. Newell and A. T. Buxton, of the grange committee, met with the directors of the Board of Trade Saturday after noon and after considering the question at some length Messrs. Walter Hoge, E. S. Callendar and Judge Hollis were appointed as a committee to represent the Board and together with the grange committee to make all ar rangements for the meeting. There are usually from 60 to 100 dairymen in attendance and it has been customary at other places to give them a banquet or a dinner during their session, and it was the sense of the conference that the Board of Trade together with the grange should give a dinner to the visitors Saturday noon. Preliminary steps have been taken to secure Vert's Ha1! and Masonic Hall for the meetings dinner. Forest Grove and the Times. Intensive Farming. Benton county land need no irrigating thers is rain during the twelve months in the year in sufficient quantities to provide against any calamity in the na ture of a drouth. What we need is more intensive farming. We have many splendid farms of large size, but comparatively few good small farms. '. Not far from this city are a unmber of little places that are made to yield a living for a fami ly. If the large farms paid so well in proportion to their size there would be "money to burn" in Benton county. But they d not pay so well as the place of small acreage, and why? The land is practically the same. The secret lies in the manner of cultivating it. A large farm is generally more carelessly tilled than a small one. The schooling that our farmers require is that which teaches them to make the largest possible profit from the smallest tract of land from which a family may be supported in comfort. The trend at present is toward larger farms, and this is unfortunate as it decreases the population of the country districts. The large farmer secures more and more land and conditions are such that it is almost impossible for the average farmer's boy to get a farm of his own today. The only conceivable remedy for present conditions must come through educational chi nriels. The change of the conditions must be brought about through the value of the boy (the knowl enge he possess) that the value of land may be placed on another basis. The boy must be made to.realize the futility of evr ex pecting to be possessed ot large acreage and made to study inten sified farming. Herein lies the secret. To make a good living and lay away a little money for a rainy day say on ten acres is the goal sought. You will be treated right and made to feel at We have the goods and will be Bed Room Suits from When you call at our store Wire Springs are made expressly for us and are fully warranted, ing new goods. See our new line of Matting and Art Squares. TO CONSIDERiUARBORS. Willamette Valley Development League Meets in McMinnville, Saturday. The great extend of coast be tween Portland and San Fran cisco, and the various resources of the country along that coast, de mand that some of .the harbors thereon be improved so that the largest ot ocean craft may freely enter. The need of such im provement is emphasized by the fact that the Willamette Valley is entirely dependent, for the transportation of its products, on a single line of railway. The prosperity of a country de pends not solely on the intrinsic value of its products, but also on the accessibility to markets. Nor are the most prosperous commun ities those that have access to but one market. Competing marts are necessary. It is in view of these facts, that a demand is being made for the improvement of Coos Bay harbor the largest and best har bor between San Francisco Bay and the Columbia River. A strong movement is on foot to secure the building of a road from the Willamette Valley to Coos Bay, and also to obtain federal aid in improving the naturally fine har bor at the latter place. A meet- A BROKEN FACE disqualifies a watch for work as well as a man. If your watch has a fractured counte nance ERiNG IT HERE FOR REPAIRS In fact, if it has anything the matter with it. externally or internally, we can make it all right apun. We repair the finest watchps or the simplest clocks. Don't throw either away until you have our judgment on it. Albert J. Metzeer JEWELER . Occidental Building, ' - - - - Corvallis PAYING POSITIONS await every. young man or youDg lady who will thoioiaghly qualify in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and English. Day and Night School TJight school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30. Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Five days a week. TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME. CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE 1. E. nicsa:A.iiX3sosr. president. Are you in the dark? Do your eyes give you constant service without pain ?- If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation and correction. Have your eyes examined by E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon. home when jlad to figure on your bill. Fir, ask to see those new style Rockers you visit our store Oady, iug 10 discuss this matte 1 .us been arranged by the Wi lamette Valley Development Leagtu- to be held in McMinnville on Nov ember n. Among the promi nent speakers will be Governor Chamberlain, Jas. Withycombe, Jos. N. Teal, of Portland; Wal ter I,. Tooze, ofWoodburn; E. Hofer, of Salem; Judge Hewitt, of Albany; and others whose names will be annonnced later. " There will be sessions in both forenoon and afternoon, and pos sibly in the evening. A definite program will be announced about November" 8. A very large at tendance, not only from all parts of this county, but from all the Valley and some of the Coast counties is expected. The Board of Trade in the various towns throughout western Oregon are invited to send representatives to the meeting. While the league is in session it might be a good idea to con sider the possibility of doing something for the betterment of conditions around Yaquina Bay. There is a railroad already con structed to this harbor and the bay is good in every sense. The bar is in good condition even now and there is no reason why ocean going craft should not be plying from Yequina to other ports of the world. Think of this. maple, Pacific and quartered oak and Dining Chairs, Our All We are constantly receiv- office. 80tf to make arrangements for the V If anybody in Benton is hold