The Monmouth herald., July 30, 1909, Image 1

Vol I
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, July 30 1909
No. 49
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From Our Regular Corres
pondent DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY.
Scan This Column For Newt of
Importance From the
Riverside.
Harry Nelson left Monday for
Black Rock.
A. Gross and wife returned to
Portland Tuesday.
Margaret Pomeroy was a Salem
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. J. S. Cooper was a Dallas
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Dee Davidson was a Salem
visitor last Saturday.
C. G. Dean and wife left Mon
day morning for Seattle.
Mrs. John Hiltibrand was a
Salem visitor last Saturday.
Rube Dickinson left the last of
this week for a trip to Seattle.
D. B. Taylor was a Corvallis
passenger the first of the week.
Marie Jones returned Friday
from a few weeks visit ir. Eugene.
Will Whiteaker and wife re
turned to Portland Wednesday.
M. Mervin and wife left Wed
nesday for a trip to Otter Rock.
Mrs. F. E. Chambers, of Eu
gene, is visiting relatives in this
city.
The Independence flour mill is
closed down a few days for re
pairs. Charles Bilyeu, of Newport,
was in the city the first of the
week.
Clarence Ireland, of Portland,
was in our city the first of the
week.
E. E. Paddock made a business
trip to Portland the first of the
week.
Clint Moore and Dean Walker
left Tuesday for a trip to the
coast
Mrs. Wm. Huff returned Tues
day from several weeks visit in
Seattle.
Mrs. Guy Walker went to New
port the last of the week for a
vacation.
Mrs. D. A. Hodge and Mrs. 0.
A. Kramer were Salem visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Beckner, of Clear
Lake, was in this city the last of
the week. ,
Mrs. Fred Parker left the last
of the week for her home in
Washington.
Miss Dorothy Cooper returned
last week from a few days visit
in Portland.
J. M. Linn, of Salem, made a
business trip to our city the last
of the week.
Nevah Eldridge left Wednes
day for Portland where she will
spend a few days.
Wilbur Cooper, of eastern Ore
gon is spending this week with
relatives in this city.
Dr. B. J. Mills, an eye special
ist, of Portland was in the city
the last of the week.
.Mrs. Johnson, of McMinnville,
formerly of this city, is visiting
friends here this week.
Chas. W. Wigley, of Portland,
was in this city the first of the
week on business.
Frank Collins and wife, of Dal
las passed through here Tuesday
on their way to Newport
Bertie Bentley left Tuesday for
a visit with her sister Mrs. Dell
Lonigood in McMinnville.
Miss Leora Shank left the Jast
of the week for Portland to at
tend the millinery opening.
Young & Irvine sold their real
estate office on C. St. to D. W.
Cummins, the Real Estate Man.
Mrs. A. W. Stansberry left the
last of the week for an extended
visit in parts of eastern Oregon.
A. D. Butler and wife, of Napa
California, were the guests of I.
M. Butler the last of the week.
R. H. Knox, Frank, Ethel and
Vivian Whiteaker, left Monday
for a trip to the Belknap springs.
W. B. Shotwell and the Misses
Dorothy and Frances Cooper left
Saturday for a tip to Falls City.
J. H. Anthony, a U. S. pension
officer, was in our city last week
attending to government busi
ness. Lee Fenton and wife, of Dallas,
passed through here the first of
the week on their way to New
port Miss Bertha Bohannon, of
Corvallis, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bo
hannon. Mrs. Dr. Babbitt and son Dick,
left the last of the week for New
port where they will spend the
summer.
Miss Minnie Chambers, of Eu
gene came the last of the week
to visit several weeks with rel
atives in this city.
Miss Cecile Wilcox returned
the last of the week from Port
land, accompanied by Miss Lucia
Campbell, of Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cooper re
turned the last of the week from
a few weeks visit in eastern Ore
gon and Washington.
Clarence Wagoner, who has
been visiting his sister Mrs. W.
R. Allin for several days, return
ed to Portland Wednesday.
Miss Lucile Messner returned
the last of the week to her home
in McMinnville after a few weeks
visit with relatives in this city.
Miss Edna Josse, of Salem,
who has been spending several
days with friends in this city,
returned to her home Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Craven, who has
been visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Craven for a month re
turned to Los Angeles Wednes
day. Roy Cook, of Dakota, who is
visiting at the home of J. L.
Bohannon, went to Corvallis Wed
nesday to visit relatives in that
city.
Miss Jewell, the bookkeeper at
the Independence creamery came
Monday from Newport where
she has beeii spending her vaca
tion. Mrs. Ada Taylor, of Portland,
passed through here the last of
the week on her way to Mon
mouth to visit her mother, Mrs.
Dalton.
Jack Graves, of North Dakota,
who has been the guest of J. S.
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WESTERN OREGON IRRIGATION
Not Feasible on a Large
Scale
WATER NOT NECESSARY FOR 6000 FRUIT
Thorough Cultivation and Fer
tilization are More
Essential
In last Thursday's Oregonian
appears an article alleged to have
emanated from one, A. McPher
son, irrigation expert Among
other things he Bays "the time
has arrived when the people of
the Willamette valley must look
to irrigation as the only means
to a proper cultivation of their
land." Of course coming from
an expert irrigator of the Twin
Falls, Idaho proposition he is au
thority on this valley. He may be
a good one for that country, but
we doubt it The writer has, as
man and boy, worked at irriga
ting for more than twelve years,
the larger part here in the Will
amette valley and claims to know
something of the practical part
of irrigating, although he has
not been a good enough hot air
peddler to ever hold a fat salaried
position on any irrigation boards.
The man who works has no time
to sell gold bricks to an unsus
pecting public. .Practical irriga
tion in this valley, as a rule, must
be confined to gardens and small
fruits. There is no doubt as to
its value when properly done,
for that class of farming, but
when undertaken on a large scale
it will result in failure, nor is it
necessary. Ordinarily there is
ample rainfall in this valley dur
ing the summer to produce good
results from orchards even under
the slipshod methods employed
by the majority of those raising
fruit at the present time.
One of the features that our
learned Idaho irrigator has not
taken into consideration is the
composition of the majority of
the soil in this valley. It will
require careful handling in most
cases and after being thoroughly
wet it will have to be cultivated
as soon as conditions will permit,
or it will pack as hard as pave
ment Another thing is that it
will not sub to do any good for
the soil is too heavy, therefore
ditches will have to be very close
together.
"A trip over many acres of this
valley at this time of year will
show great cracks that a man
can thrust his arm into and ' in
many cases his leg. This shows
what would happen if irrigation
were tried on- that same kind of
land and not followed by thor
ough cultivation. ;
Another thing not considered
by Mr. McPherson is that this
has been an exceptionally dry
year, one in twenty or more.
Further there are only portions
of the valley in which irrigation
is necessary at any time as the
crops produced without it attest
As to orchards, which should be
planted on the hill lands almost
exclusively, there is no need
whatever for irrigation and if
cultivated at all as they should
be there will be fine crops.
Blackberries and raspberries
respond most liberally and read
ily to the effects of irrigation and
all kinds of vegetables except
potatoes, would be benefitted.
However in the case of vegeta
bles, we would advise cultivation
of the soil as soon after the water
is taken off, as the ground can
be worked without sticking. This
can be determined only by ex
perimenting. The time may come when it
will be necessary to irrigate the
majority of crops in this valley,
but if it ever does it will be many
generations hence and it is a
question that need not trouble us
at present For prunes, apples,
cherries and pears, the main fruit
crops of the future in this valley,
only thorough and persistent cul
tivation and spraying is neces
sary to produce wonderful crops.
New soiling plants will be
found that will renew the run
down lands of the prairie por
tions of this valley and as the
soil becomes more friable it will
need irrigation less. Modern cul
tivation and fertilization will do
much to bring back the original
conditions to the soil. More
thought should be given to re
storing the soil to primal condi
tions and not so much to theor
etical flights of air castle builders
and we will see better results.
Practical demonstrations of mod
ern cultivation will do more to
bring this country to the front
than all the hot air fills dosed
out by alleged irrigation experts,
from Idaho or elsewhere.
Monmouth Heights.
Allen Towns is building an ad
dition to his barn.
People are busy cutting their
grain these fine days.
Mrs. Allen Towns was a Mon
moute visitor Friday.
Dave Dove, of Independence,
was in these parts Sunday.
Jesse Johnson is at Newport
on an outing trip this week.
Geo. Bingman, of the Luckia
muth Valley was on the Heights
Thursday.
Mrs. Dave Olin was a pleasant
visitor at the home of Reeves, of
Independence Friday.
Mrs. Nina Brown and children
of Salt Creek, visited her brother
William Mack last week.
Elmer Griffith, who is working
for Graham & Son, of Monmouth,
was over the Heights Friday.
Dick Ogle and family, of Lewis
ville, Sundayed with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Johnson and
family.
Miss Fay Shipley, who has
been visiting relatives and old
friends returned to her home at
Corvallis Thursday.
Mrs. Frona Housman and two
children Myrtle and Verna, were
guests of her parents, Milt Bos
ley and wife Sunday.
D. M. Calbreath, of the Blue
Andalusian Poultry Farm was in
the Herald city Friday, combin
ing business with pleasure.
J. H. Hawley was a business
visitor at the State Capital the
fore part of the week.
I CREAT ADVERTISING STUNT
Portland Commercial Club
Gets Busy
LITERATURE TO BE SENT BROADCAST
Special Rates for Colonists is to
be Made a Special
Feature
" Portland, Oregon, July 26
No less than 25,668,670 people
throughout the United States will
have their attention drawn to
Oregon as the land of opportu
nity during the coming three
months by a great advertising
campaign to be conducted by the
Portland Commercial Club. The
leading agricultural papers and
the weekly editions of the big
dailies will be used. There is no
question that the campaign will
direct the movement of thousands
of people to this state. The ad
vertisement will carry the famil
iar oval, with the slogan, "Ore
gon is the Place For You", in
large letters, and those at all in
terested are urged to ask for
literature and information about
Oregon. The advertisment in
forms the reader that railroad
rates are the same to all parts of
Oregon from the East and Ore
gon Commercial bodies will be
supplied with addresses of all
inquiries so that the whole state
may profit by this advertising,
although Portland will bear all
the expense. There is probably
no other city in the world that
has done a like thing.
It is urged that all get in line
for this valuable publicity. People
from the east who ask about this
state should be answered prompt
ly and fully by every commercial
body. In this way, it is believed
very great benefits will follow
for all Oregon.
This is the more important now
that the colonist rates for this
fall have been decided upon by
the railroads. Reduced one-way
tickets will be sold to all Pacific
Coast points from the east and
middle west for colonists and
home-seekers who desire to settle
here. The advertising campaign
for settlers will be well supple
mented by these attractive rates
to settlers.
Irrigation in the Willamette
Valley is to receive attention at
Eugene on Saturday, July 31,
when a meeting will be held
under the auspices of the Eugene
Commercial Club to discuss this
important matter. W. W. Cotton,
Binger Herman and others have
been invited to attend the meet
ing and make addresses. The
gathering will meet in the after
noon. Secretary Ballinger of the De
partment of the Interior is visit
ing Oregon irrigation projects
this week. It is the intention of
the Secretary to make a close in
spection of northwestern projects
in company with reclamation, en
gineers. After going over part
of the state irrigation districts,
Secretary Ballinger and his party
were entertained at luncheon to
day at the Commercial Club.
President Taft will visit Oregon
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