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Money to k liaised by Popular
Subscription to Slock in
Mutual fepanv.
A representative of, the Hastings
Industrial Company, of .Chicago,
was here the fir-t of the week look
ing over the situation with view
ol inducing our people to put up
cannery. Tbeee peplo make a
Iximnt-fift of building cann"rlen and
claim that they can build them
cheaper than they can he built by L,, . a (1tiiillill lnc.
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those who are not in the btifines.
They have the plans Hid specifica
tions all ready fur the buildings
end equipment of plan's. They
built one at Kr.ewatrr lust year
Mr. Walsh' the aiiwuiil agent, will
go to Dallas. Monday, to consult
with the people'; there who are
organizing a eat.neiy company and
will likely secure the contract to
end it, He informed the Enter
prise man that a first class plant,
witb a capacity oM 2,000 cans per
day, Culiid "he built and equipped
fur750O. ThU woo Id mean that
H would take . ISO risen - ub
scribing iA each to raine the
amount. This ought to b an
easy matter if we are to judge
from what has been enid by a few
to whom the matter has been sub
mitted, but as it is of full as much
interest to the farmers adjacent to
this town as it is to the towns
people it has been thought beat to
talk the matter up and then call
a meeting of those interested and
give all a chance to have a word in
the matter.
It ie likely that about a week
from tomorrow the matter will be
taken up' at a public meeting, but
as yet no definite action along that
line has been hadv It haa been
hoped that we may be able to have
one or more men present at the
meeting that have had experience
along the line of canneries and that
can giye some .- practical ideas as
bow beet to proceed with the organ
ization. :
There is ample land adjacent
to town on which a crop of toma'
toes can be raised this year that
will pay the running expenses
along with what fruit can be had
and inside of two years there will
be berries enough raised here to
keep ' the cannery going until
tomato time and then apples and
other fruit will fill out the season.
In this connection we might say
that it would be well to have a
vinegar factory and pickle works
in connection with the cannery
and thus utilize all the waste as
well as to fill in the odd spells
between crops.
Mr. Walsh says that the average
yield of tomatoes is about 400
bushels per acre and that good
firm tomatoes will make 16 cans to
the bushel so that a fair price can
be paid for the raw material and
then make a profit for the man
ufactured article. There is no lack
of market for all the canned goods
that can be put up. for the demand
is increasing faster than the supply.
This is evidenced by the fact that
the Weber-Busseil people have put
up two big plants this, year, one
of which is at Newberg. There is
no frar about the product Mug in
demand for it will be put up onJf
the tuprmtioti of a thoroughly
0iiipetent man which the Iailin,i
people furnifb at a stated Salary
and guaraolie bit work to be tla
factory. ,
Another thing about the above
company that ihowe that they ere
at -least heneat appearing and that
ia that they will put up the ceo
iiry and deliver it in working con
dition to a committee of tbo etock
holders, who shall be jx-rlectly
alifld, tiefore a cent 1 axked on
tiia contract price for the plant.
Tula taenia to U lair.. This ia a
nutter taat should be caovaaied
t'irouchout lhi section of the
county and it eema to be an good
a chance to gel a cannery as then
baa been brought to the notice of
the writer thia year.
If the iittle town of Monroe, row
taining about 700 population, can
put up a 17500 cannery, Indepen
dence iih more than double the
population and with unlimited
natural advantngea, certainly ought
to do as well. There are hundred,
yta thousands, of acres ot laud ly
ing around that can be made to
yield big return! from berries or
fruit of any kind, that ia now only
come. This
POLK COUNTY
INSTITUTE HERE
TO Be Held la Independence
' Saturday Feb. 22.
WILL BE A GOOD MEETING
Instructive and Interesting io
Patrons as well as
. to Teactfii
land ought to be cut up in'.o email
tracts and made productive,
A, cannery ill mar e a market
fjr mucb small fruit and several
kinds of vegetable ai.d will bo an
inducement for frugal ople to!
buy small homes near tljH city and
thus enhance the value of the
community in more ways than
one. Taxes will bo lessened on ac
count of the increased valuation
and there will le more people to
work the roads, consequently we
will have better road; although we,
have much Utter or.i-s than in any j
places tu the liinmeuo valley. j
It is to be hoped that the people!
will see their way clear to get!
together on this matter and that
we will be up with any of our
neighbors in the cannery business
by fall, for if we get this industry,
established here it-will mean others
in the nete future, one of wjaieh
will be taken up with eastern
parties as scon as possible.
Moninouta Ladles Entertain.
A very pleasant party was given
by Bessie Graham and Ruby
Fream at the home "of the latter.
The house was tastefuly decorated
with ivy and Japanese lanterns.
One of the intereting features was
an artificial well, draped with crepe
paper, entwinwined with ivy, where
punch was served by Bessie
Graham.
After an hour or so of games and
amusements, supper was served by
the charming hostess. Being
leap year party the girls assisted
the boys to the dining room where
a dainty luncheon was served.
After being informed that it was on
the wee small hours of morning,
the guests departed after a very de
lightful evening. '
11 Those present were: Mildred
Force, Agnes Clark, Blanche Chute,
Hazel Work, Muriel Boyle, Lois
Ilerren, Allene Hosner, Tressa
Churchman, Olive Pettite, Ruth
Nunn, Rainie Burkhead, Chester
Strong, Wendell Crowley, Ray
Chute, , Norman Crowley, Irvin
Springer, Glen Work, Harold Her
ren, Howard Morland, and Doug
lass Crowley. '. 1
The Independence Athletic Club
first basket ball team will contest
tonight at the auditorium with the
Columbia university team." The
local first team has not been de
feated so far this season but the
boys are not sure that they will be
able to defeat the Columbia aggre
gation tonight. A splendid game
is in store for all who attend . k
Wilson ck Holcomb, wood and
wood-sawing. 2-18 2mp
Following ia the program for the
teachers' institute to b held in the
Independence publio school build
ingon Saturday February 22. This
inetilule will be attended by leach
era from all over the county and
will be worth white far all the
friend of education to attend. In
dependence people should turn out
and make thia a t ucce and give
the teachers such a goad time that
thpy will want more institutes held
here. We ought to have the good)
thinga of this life distributed a
evenly its possible and as these in
stitutes are among the good thiriK
we want our chare of them and the
way to get them i to make it pleas
ant for iht teachers.
The program a given below is
yery Interesting end instructive
and will be well worth hearing as
there are some of the best instruct
ors in the state to speak. No doubt
Ji.ur.ut, ibit! Kiii taxtf pi ace
will he thorough in bringing out
all the pertinent points of the
various subjects
Teachers institutes ere a great
help to the schools of tbe county.
In the early days in this state there
were no institutes and there conse
quently was litt'e concerted action
along educational lines; now how
ever it is very different. The boy
or girl of today who does not get a
fair common school education is an
objeot of pity, for the opportunity
is good and the inducements are
also good.
Music, America. . 1. . .v. : . . ... . All
Language and Composition ....... I
.. . iSup't R. F. Robinson, Portland
'"How Shall Teachers Prepare for
Teaching Agriculture ?". .....
.Miss Loretta Smith, Monmouth
Grammar . . . i'i .
....Prof. L. R. Traver, Monmouth
Musio. .. . ...... ...
. 0. S. N. S. Faculty ' Quartette
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Music. . ......................
.... 0. S. N. S. Faculty Quartette
Language and Composition...,.;
...... . . . . . . Supt R. F. Robinson
Arithmetic. ... . . . . . . L. R. Trayer
Appreciation of Art. ". . ... . . ... . .
. ... Mrs. E. M. Pennel, Monmouth
Music. . . . . ... . . . . . .
. . O. S. N. S. Faoulty Quartette
The above program will be inter
spersed with several numbers from
the Independence public school.
from the capital,
Amxiiduif nf Inrrrai tntf the nut!)'
Ur of Supreme JudjfMi t fife an I
extending the jurisdiction of Cir
cuit Court ta probata work; !
requiring piovthn by the ! for
DiitrUt Alto, r.rjs, County Court,
etc.
Amendment charting the time
of holding general flections irorfl
June to November
Legislative acta aubinilted under
the referendum-
Act giving the Sheriff ct'slody j
of prisoner. j
Act requfrirg granting f fre i
railroad paie to certain official
Act appropriating II 00.000 (or
armories
Act increasing the University of
Oregon appropriation to 1 12.5 (X 0
per annum.
Act for protection of salmon on
tha Lower Columbia,
Amendment giving cities exclu
eive control of liquor felling, grn !
ling, etc.
Amendment exempting dwelling
1 ouneo, factories, tools, furniture,
lie, from taxation.
Amendment giving voters the
p'jwer to recall public offices.
Act instructing members ofi
Legislature to vote for people's
choice fur Senator.
Amendment providing for pro
portion al representation.
Act limiting expend lure fur
political campaign purposes.
Act to prplect salmon on the
Upper Columbia.
Amendment limiting the power
of District Attorney to file indict-
111 lit. '
Act for creation of Hood River
County. 1 .
FIRST STATE BANK
Independence, Oregon.
C APITAL, 825,000
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W, A. Mreaner. Pres. E. H .fer, Vice-Pre. (.'. C. Patrick, Cab
Wro. Hid 1-11 F. N. Stump. J. P. floors !
HEATING STOVES!
We will, for tlio JKxt J5 days give
you a discount of 20 j or cent on all
Jleaters that we nrw have in stock.
Come early and get your choice. If
you do not npo'l a heater now you
Avill next fail and 3-011 cannot aifon!
to let a eavit gof 20 jwr cent pass
by for only a few months.
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WADE & GO.
VV. E.CRAVEN, M s n a g er.
ADVISES HCLC1XG HOPS.
PEOPLE TO MAKE NEW LAWS
measures to be Voted on at June
Election.
The voters of Oregon will be ask-
ed to vote upon 19 measures at the
June election, Briefly stated 'the
measures are as follows:
Submitted to ' the Legislature
Amendment increasing compen
sation of members oi the Legialgture
to $400 for a regular session and at
$10 a day for special sessions.
Amendment permitting the loca
tion of the State institutions away
jarnuel Livesley, one oi the 6ld-
v :v uu iiiopt txjierteneta' uop
dealers, is at, the Ilofl'uian house
and will be there some time. A
Register representative asked him
some questions on the hopgrowing
induBtry and its products in this
country and got some interesting
information. Mr. Liveeley said:
"I have bougnt and ' sold hops
all my life and have seen the time
when they used to raise 168,000
bales per annum m Wisconsin,
but there ar9 now but very tew
yards in the er. tire state. Tbe
hop business has. more ups and
downs than any business I know
of, and yet if one knows enough to
hold over from a period of depres
sion to one of advance, they oan.
usually realize a good profit. II
would not advise those who have
hops to sell now. What the price
will be next year will depend
entirely on the crop raised.
anything shbuld happen to the crop
in New York or across the water
the coming year, there will be a
big demand for the hops now on
hand in Oregon and a good price
would be paid for them. I would
recommend a reduction of the
acreage or a cessation from grow
ing for a year and it is more than
probable there will be a better de
mand for what there is raised. I
am going to England some time
this Spring, and if any of your hop
growers have quantities on hand
they would like me to take samples
of, I will do so and see what can
be arranged in the way of a sale."
Eugene Register.
The 'Newest Modern Commerci il Ifof. 1 in V
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Corm-r Til'.;! a-i'! Jul 'niils1 trt-e.
raia Entrance 0:1 Burnsxd: Si. t H. M. Picrc;
P rocrittor
Take street car at tbe depot. Only concrete lire-proof .liotel
in the city, five blocks fra;n TJuiou Depot. Bur;. ;.U; bsh! Fifth
street cms pass tbe door. Hteara heat, eleetrip lightH, hot and cold
water ia every room . Rates $1 per dav aud np. Special rates by
woek or month . Freo.bath ou every floor. Independence people
are cordially invited to give Hotel St Phillip a trial wlieu ia the
city. Your comfort and satisfaction lS assured.
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MAKE YOUR OWN STOCK FOODS BX USING V
SKIDOO HORSE AND CATTLE TABLETS
Crush and mix In feed or salt. Proper dose in tablets .
Makes Your Stock Look Like the Top Price
For Morses, Ctttle, Sbeep, Swine and Fowls. They are made from the adire principle or the
condensed essence of the drug. They don't contain Sawdust, Ashes, Chop Feed or Bran. Are jnst
as tfood when 10 Tears old as when 10 davs old. They comply with all pure drug laws. Ask for
Tf and try once SKIDOO Condition Tablets, or SKIDOO Worm, Kidney, Chicken Cholera,'
Spavin Cure or Barb Wire Liniment. Distributed by THE BLUE BELL MEDICINE CO.,
Incorporated; Capital Stock $300,000.00; Watertown, South Dakota, U. S. A,
For sale by H ANNA & IRVINE, Independence, Oregon
WFTHP CTFh Improvements are to be made
W l-i O 1 O LULt in cvery department. Watch
nnwrnnnTPP the work of building POLK
ENTERPRISE COUNT Y S BEST PAPER
J. II. Dixon went to Portland
Wednesday to confer with the rail
road officials in regard to using the
hop warehouses for storage purpos
es for : other articles besides hops
during the summer season. He
was successful in making the ar
rangements and during the sum
mer he will use the warehouses for
general storage purposes. '-
Drop head sewing machines, up
to date for $13.75 can be had from
Jaspsrson who bas nearly forty
years experience with sewing
machines.
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ASK
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To tlie People of Polk County
We desire new industries. What better induce-,
ment can we offer to secure them thaa the fact . M
that those we already have are prosperous. One
prosperous busines is worth more to a community ( q
than two or three poor paying ones. .
If you will Vive us your support so long we will merit it.
You. shall have no cause to be ashamed of our business X
standing. Try our flours.
"Pride of Oregon," "Vaney," and .
"Prize Peach," hard wheat,
are our brands. -
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W. T. Hoffman M. Tillery ?
'Oregon Milling & Warehouse Co, $