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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1903)
INTI)KrKNI)KNCK ESTEKIMHSK, INDHl'ENDENCE, OREGON U worth n barrel of cure. Tr) a acknp of Security Stock Food ami bo foijvinci'd. V! vl full lii of Security Stock KcinbotlloH for W w I no ric(i'H"" w . w M M .' ial by A. S. Locke, MR OF ASH LAND HEARS. mi Year II ! I,rn ruii.f i..r-Nw lie t i tlrr-AU Hirouali lr. imrrln'a Hklll. Albany Herald) tio r iliM"t l doubt Dr. o'.curt-a will have lltrlr doufcta M-a.lil.lt tltr.!ltumlola of 4 II I. Nl "llJ Mf- "IhhI-. . no ivrwilia In t"L ,e L .rd will r fMrt"t U. U.'l'a aklit lu treating j u-f.l, Tln' call tt d'Hil.l ; hihi of tln curative pwr f ! ). Judging from' tli etr.ir vtJtmutMf tHlforilwl 'jr,,r! n . 1 ho Kift advanc f eltfelro- j -.rile treatment U that it l-rlng lolr number of r. , lly Uywid Hie resell of ill" '"' j irimiile. of lt phj.iclnn, and j :rrtil ha t-nforewl lllef iO the j :ivtirrl i-Wlrlmty Uw.r thei e ty hU nuarkall ctin. It , tlmt the u-a t wliwh lre- '-llCl Imi. eouilmtiiouiM tut l 1-tliut to do hat 'di- ad wrgU-al Uill lia ftlltnl tu ae- ,.!ib. i . Major NeU'a 'trl. th Wiir: Six year prior to Lltiiig lr. lmrrln I had deaf utiiHiri. One ear waa twdly r ti On mouth' eloetrlcal . and 1 treatment ha radically eured i nuwt emphatically oomniond Dirrlu' new iumI of treatment !IUmllarly affocPHl. Will gladly per qumtlon m to the tnmiunmt sure. It. 1. NKIU, Mayor of Aaliland. KlioiUV CiutKl Luck. k.Darriii! Your trvattmeut for Ut eight motiilia tma cured nioof tjf Iroulfl, inflaTOiitalloH at the of liUdilcr and dlabta. For fI btv bwn olllgil to rlive my 'formally Huh a day and night, fitting ,Hfp lmMiMilble. I now Ilk a new man. I ahall never oononultyou whoii I nwd nill- The treatment you gave me W "loblUtated oondlllon from the 'liof the grip wi entirely uiHna loanh referred to al any time podleton, Oregon, Rnrrln'a Ilnr r IiiMlne. r trrln In loeHled at the lUyere uBtll October lat, and will give iiiliit.ii to all fi'Hii 10 to ft, or S dully. ....Paper...." rappings, Bags Do you tine them? We al- ' lmve them. Onler by flione, mail, tage, .alua- nun We are prompt. , "Everything In paiH-r." !o. F. Rodgers&Co- holeiulo Taper Pealera : Salem, Oregon. POLK COUNTY. An article- on Polk County rewmrce., to I puhltuhed lu iiutalluienU. tub nop ixDvrnty. Thin l prohaldy tl largent .In gle inJuntry in l'ulk county. We raimni and alii.M(l thia year nl mot 1, 000,01 K) worth of hop.. The hop .old at from 25 to 2H cent, per potinJ. The avornge price fir tle lat three yeara has Iw-en Hi '-'-3 cettt. It eot from 51 to 7 cent. p'r pound to culti vate, train, pick, dry and market il,. t,ro.lii(-t. Hon yield an twy ayeragoof 1200 jhhiikIh to tbe cie. Hop land can tm had at from '!0 to IIU) per acre, but when , once planted and gnwing th-lmid hc1I at front 100 to IU0 r acre. Tln Wit linoa are grown on the land 'nest the Willamette river. There am In hops in thin county over 1000 acre. Th"re are tribu tary i Independence, and shipped U U uroducl ul 500 acre more. It parties 'figure on the hop int'ualry there l not a Wtler loca tion in OrtROii than in l'olk coun ty. It takes one year to plant, tne hop and got it started and in the eecond yr a good crop if secured. Among the hop growers we men tion: Cooper Hro., Independence, Oregon, 40 acres; II. HirMSuberg, Independence, 100 acres; 1). W. Taylor, Independence, 40 acres; W, Bevens, Buona Vista, 20 acres; J. It. Coopor, Independence, 50 acres; O. 1). Hldor, Independence, 40 acres and scores of others. T1IE 1,1: Mil Kit IVKl'STHY. Polk county's timber has hardly been touched. There are saw mills at Independence, Dallas, ;. Ml City and some other localities. We estimate in this county 184,320 f limhnr and we Place jv an average of 12.000 feet to the acre, or about 2,000.000 feet to the .action. This estimate 1 ... t . i ,, nrefer to under may 'o .,T .!.. nvArestiinate. e eaumaio ,u4a figure there is over " feet of standing umoor j..-,.. tUa eovemmem, oouiity. , - M , . T.n males at 3.3OT.UOU.OW opportunity is great tor u ' ' ... ur.rmiii that industry, we are - (imber can be Wight at from 40 to cents per 1000 feet standing : ,n . The transportation cntoLU Own It . i,..nnF man v dollars tiu--.-. be dowered, in Portland or at other milling points. Further, if a party can secure a location where he can have water and rail f.h fee it gives them double .b.Png Slii and .ore per ect tunities for securing county's pnncipal timber is fir, hut quantities of oak, anh, cedar, l.rch, maple, spruce and alder are obtainable. Thero is plenty of oak tributary to the principal shipping points of Polk county lor the es- tahliHhment of an up-to date furni ture factory. There are only S saw mill in this county and every foot of the timber sawed has ready foreign market. Contracts can bo made at very profitable fig ures fur the sule of the output of the mill a year ahead and more if denired. This timber will run from 2W to 300 feet In helghth and is from 4 to 10 feet in diameter. Amona: the timber men and those who have timber we mention: Simpson Pros., mill men, Indepen dence; Dr. K. L. Keichum, Inde pendence: II. llirschberg, Indepen dence; Clarence Ireland, Indepen dence; L. Gerhnger, Dallas. I here is room in Independence and in Polk county lor a good box fac tory, i.ash and door factory, furni ture factory and several 'arge ex port saw milU. ' TIIK I'KOIUTE txraSTHIES. Kvery class of vegetable found in the Northwest is found here. The turnip, raddish, cabbage, corn, car rot, rutabaga, beet, tomato, parsnip, onion, bean, pea, cauliflower, as- naraBftn, oynterplant, lettuce, pump kin, squash, musk and water melon are all raiHed and produce excel lent crops. We mention the crop from two of tho most important of these: On 7 acres of land, located 2 miles from Independence, there was raised 2200 t bushels of pota toesover 311 bushels to the acre. At 40 cents per bushel there was mads, 1124 per acre. This was average valley land and can be bought at from 125 to 40 per acre. On 2 acres of a small farm, 1 A miles from Independence, there was raised 20,810 pounds of onions, which selling at 1 cent per pound would mean over 1140 per acre. Many farms we cau mention will do as well, and land can be bought at a figure not exceeding $45 per acre that will produce an equal crop. Carrots erow very extensively tu the acre and are raised to feed the stock. Corn grows nicely, but does not reach the perfection it will in h ntern states. It makes ex cellent feed for stock and grows very profusely. Beans and peas do well and we can mature large crops of both to the acre. 'a ronv below names and the kinds of producn grown by some of nr most representative iarmera. You may be able to gat tier more information by writing them: i. L. Hartuian, Independence, gen r'fll nroduce: John Fluke, Inde pendence, beans; E. E. Yarnell, Independence, beans; Aiireu ton, Independence, potatoes; Henry Waller, Independence, potatoes; Ur,.. Independence, onions; VU"1'" ' -- . A. Nelson, Independence, general produce; F. W. Nurnberger, Mon mouth, corn. OUAt.NS AND. CEREALS. The pririciral Pra'n8 ra58ed ar.e .t,ot nd oats. The sou ana cu mate are admirably adapted tor the .wtinn of good crops of all u:. nt eereals. The climate is mild and equable, the soil deep and the annual rainiau is ai way's sufficient to insure abundant crops. Many farms . in Polk coun ... i intd to wheat and tv nave uoDu k , .n r.. vnir for over 40 oats year j . , i . j u fhn vield stands at frT 20 to' 40 T bushels for wheat, S and from 30 to 55 tor oais 10 uie acre. Rve. barley and spelt are extensively raised in certain sec tions and prove excellent crops. We mention among our farmer the following who raise grains: M. Mix, Independence, wheat and oats; O'Brien Bros., Indejwndence, oats, wheat and spellz; W. h. Wells, Buenu Vista, wheat and oats; D. L. Keyt, Perrydale, whent and oats. HAY ASD GRAIN I.NDUBTRIK8. Many of our beBt farmers have decreased their grain acreage and planted it to the hays and passes, Our climate and our soil are.suit able tor these industries. Red clover yields 4 tons and more to the acre; Alsike clover grows from 3 to 5. Vetch which is equally valuable as a forage plant does re markably well, often yielding 5 tons to the icre. Owing to the cool nights in the summer, only the early varieties of corn will ripen well and it is generally grown for entsilege or fed green to hogs and cattle. Rape grows well, and crops that would seem incredible are frequently reported. In addition to the many varie ties of native grasses nearly, all domesticated grasses do well. Such are timothy, orchard grass, red top, English rye and musquite. We mention as growers of the grasses and hay products: I. M. Simp son, Airlie; U. M. Cooper, Inde pendence: Henry Hill, Indepen dence; Ben Whiteaker, Monmouth; Frank Loughary, Monmouth; War- shall Suver, Suver. . OPPOBTUMTIE8 IN POI.K COUNTV. There ia an excellent clay in pniir' nnnniv that is admirably adapted for the manufacture of tile and brick. This clay is used by a firm working in Newberg, and is carried by boat from Polk county for a distance of 50 miles. Now a factory nearer the clay would ptoto very profitable. There is a tile factory in Independence that has suspended operation on account ol the death ol its owner, that would be a fine opening. There are opportunities abundant in Polk couuty iot strawberry farms, the nursery business, or chards, stock industry, dairying, general merchandise, cracker fac tory, door factory, saw mills, box factory, furniture factory, foundry, electric railroad system, beet sugar industry, woolen mill, soap factory, paper mill, ice factory and steam laundry. Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association. The Willamette Valley Chautau- .. -11 I. t .1 J .A aua Association win oe neiu u. Gladstone Park, near Oregon City, July 14th to 25th inclusive. Katea of one and one-third fare on the certificate plan has been made from all ' points on Oregon lines. Special attractions have been pro vided. "Germaine," the magician, with his wonderful J roductionB; R. J. Burdette, the celebrated humor ist, will entertain in his usual de lightful manner, while the lectures of Hon. Champ Clark and Hon. J. P. Dolliver will be an intellectual treat, Many other attractions will be provided, making the finest enter tainment ever given at this Chautauqua. c;orre$pol1d?ht$, Contest On April 1st, we commenced our Tenth CorreepbWs' Contest and on Friday, July 31, 1903, at 6 :00 P.M. we will cloee it. . We offer as premiums the following articles, selected by the Correspondents' themsolvee; fTUt:TPRI7E ....... A handsome, well-upholstered, velvet Couch FIKbr r.u.tu... ...A lovely Picture SECOND PRIZE ..... V "V V " "l BlA', T..mn THIRD PRIZE --Vtr FOURTH PRIZE -- - SEVENTH PRIZE...... Inuepkndesck Ehthwm to any address for one year CONDITIONS. iv . all the news that happens in Polk county and we want tbe Entsr- PRIS to visit every family in the county. We want to help you ana we wan, ,u t help ns. Our interests are mutual. We will give points as follows: n Lolnt for every item of newa worthy of publication. 2o points for every article worthy of a soperate head. , If an article be spaUy -uo or ing in the sight of the manager o. - - ;; - - , given. For every new ye-n, y-r"Jr"- . mnn;hBnd less than 7"i noints For a subscription inree niuni.ua - 1 yeS pofnts. For every dollar's worth Advertisement or .b Wort : w. 50 noints an. we will gladly furnish you prices on any kind of Ad or Job. We are S Z i-E "-mpaigyn for some new correspondents, and we will announce I times the places in this column. h rM interest to secure representatives in ine seuuuu. features will be announced along. HOW YOU STAND. P.e.h week we will announce in this credited until after it appears in the paper, secured in other ways will oe announcea . . j t..,:..hi ami if vaii think ctoij . rite us within the week following ana we uena Vista, H...... column your points. No article is although subscriptions and pointa they come in. We want to keep an error has occurred in your pointa ill make thorough investigation B Parker... Monmouth, 11 Airlie, S Buver Antiocn tnmouth, B ickreall, C. ...... .ewisville iahlands, D Monmouth, A Falls City... Sunny Slope Ballston Mon R H 3781 24S7 1081 1000 663 314 . 290 . 181 . 159 . 92 . 97 . 72 .' 55 . 39