» March was. Oregon’a month in land settlement activities. An unprecedented volume of In­ quiries for information on Ore­ gon's agricultural opportunities came to W. G. Ide, of the State and Portland CHbmbers of Com­ merce, .including a list of 10,000 names turned over by the north- Figure it out for yourself! The Mctual cost for soap—- and washing powder— and fuel— an the ASHLAND LAUNDRY CO P>0ne 165 31 Water Street era , transcontinental railway Maes, the largest number re­ ceived at one time. These inquiries came to the railroads in response ' to their Northwest advertising tarried In national publications. Flach of these Id,000 eastern and mlddle- esfern people as well as the thousands who write directly te the* land' settlement department, receive a personal letter and package of Oregon literature. Among those who have re­ cently arrived In Oregon to select farm traete was Emile 'O. Minder, a civil engineer of Slay­ ton, Minnesota, seeking two or three thousand acres capable of being dyked and drained. Rep­ resenting a group of men with capital who haVe been pominent in the development of lands In Iowa and Minnesota» by drainage, Mr. Minder has been directed to various tracts of river ’bottom land whicl| Are suitable for colonisation purposes. He Is-con­ sulting with the soil experts of thè Oregon Agncultural college before making final choice for himsef and his associates. A new settler in the Canby district is* Miss Julia Clarke who came from Carthage, Missouri, purchasing a tract containing a >2.J)00 rhubarb crop. A skilled w catturisi graduated from a Pennsylvania college. Miss Clarke expects to specialize In bulbs and poultry on her Clackamas county faym. In preparation for handling the new prospeets, practically all Western and Central Oregon counties have completed organi­ zation of their committees . for appraising and listing lands and welcoming new settlers, ■ men kidnaped D. M. Haley, 19 ■