CENTRAL POINT STAR
VO LU M E TW O
An Extensive
Analysis Of
Crops Given
FR ID AY. OCTOHER 4, 1929
A l’DlTH TO BK MADE OF
Al l, STATE INSTITUTIONS
=*Be¿
N U M BER l t
D R IE D PR U N E CROP
BRING GOOD PRICES
_____
A u ditin g o f a ll stale in s titu tio n ',
Good progress has been made in
m id a ctiv itie s as provided fo r by
disposing of the Oregon dried prune
the Iasi legislature is w e ll under
output, only about 6,000,000 pounds
v. ay iiiu ie r I lie d ire c tio n o f Secre
remaining unsold, but just now the
ta ry o f Stute, lia l 15. Iloss, w ho is
market is quieter. The crop prom
also stale a u d ito r ami charged w ith
ises to aggregate about 70,000,000
in- re sp o n s ib ility of checking the
pounds, if all Die prunes are saved,
lluauccs of u ll departm ents of the
wiiich seems probable. Sizes will
I common w ealth.
be comparatively large and a good
T lie first departm ent to lie o rd e r
sugar content is indicated.
The fo llo w in g extraéis fro m a re ed audited by Mr. Iloss was the state
Export buying has been very ac
Oregon stands second and Wash
pot t made p u b lic by 1« II. R rieth- ile p iirtm e iit, w hich includes the mo
tive.
European demand is more ington third in the division of more
to
r
vehicle
d
iv
is
io
n
,
ami
w
h
ich
hus
uupl, A g ric u ltu ra l l.c o u u iiiis l, and
for the medium sizes and less for than 11,600,000 due 30 states from
Gordon Rouls, J u n io r A g ric u ltu ra l required a crew o f accounts since
small prunes than in the past, and tbe federal government as their
L con on iist, o f the Oregon Slide C ol June. T he w o rk is being done by
this change benefits Oregon grow share of receipts of natiuPal forests
lege extensión Service give* much an Independent firm fro m P ortland,
ers. The California export market for the fiscal year ending June 30,
in tc ri •»ling in fo rm a tio n uboul crop w h ile the most o f the re m a in in g de
has also been lively, but relatively 1929, according to the United States
c o ii'iitio n s over the state und na partm ents w ill tic audited by the
less so that the Oregon market. The forest service, Portland, Oregon.
sta ff men frm n the aud itin g d iv k io n
tio n .
I
California crop is shorter lhan us This suin represents more than 25
si •
arv i f state’s ofllee.
C rop p ro d u ctio n in the U nited of I
ual,
totaling
about
200,000,000 , per cent of the gross receipts of the
M u lc t Is expceled to be 9 per rent M otor vehicle funds had not been
pounds this yeai, against 430,000,- j national forests for the year, and
lex* than last year and 6 per cent audited since 1923 and conscqucntl)
000 pounds in 1928, and for this rea the great bulk of it conies to wes
below
average, conside rin g
a ll it bus been a herculean task in Hud j
son the California market is averag tern states, in w-hicb the principal
crop« und fru it« , Drought affected p a rtic u la r departm ent, w here sever-1
ing 2 cents higher than the Oregon areas of national forests and other
crops udversely d u rin g August over al m illio n s o f d o lla rs are collected '
market.— Oregonian.
public lands lie. California leads
m o d of the c o u n try. If prospects each year.
in total received, Oregon second,
There
are
207
state
a
c
tivitie
s
to
:
do not im prove more than sem i t
MORE RANGERS MILL BE
Washington
third, and Idaho fourth
lik e ly , cro p yields th is year w i’ l be audited, i nil o f that num ber o nly •
ADDED IN OREGON FORESTS
The
state
shares
of national forest
m ira g e uboul Ug lo w as in any re 77 have bad reg ula r annual audits j
| receipts represent a federal pay-
cent year c 'e . pt 1921 und possibly U nd er the new system each state
The first examination for forest , ment in lieu of taxes which the
1911. Oregon ig one o f the few in s titu tio n , com m ission, board o r :
ranger in Oregon and Washington 1 states would receive if the national
s la b s se’ v , . ||1(. composite c o n d i depnrlm ent w ill lie audited at least
since 1927 w ill be held some time forests were in private ownership,
tio n o f crop» on September I w h s once each calendar year, ami a spec
during the latter part of October, and under the federal statute pro
equal Io the 10-yeur average, u’ l ial audit w ill la- made w henever
1929, announces the Portland office viding for the apportionment the
o th e r Pacific (o a st and Pacific there is a change in the a d m in is tra
of the U. S. Forest Service.
i money must be used by the states
tive head id any departm ent.
N o rth w e st states being average.
The exact date of this examina- for schools and roads.
The supply of hay and teens is
lion is not stated by the U. S. Civ
"That the federal government al
now expected to he sm aller fium es S O USE I U TTIN G J E L L Y
il Service but all applications on
lots the states such a generous p jr-
OOZE OUT SAYS (». 8. C.
tim ated eurlies in the year, and pas
form 2600 for these tests must be in
tion of national forest receipts is
tures are e xtre m ely poor generally.
I
Washington, D. C. before October
not generally known by the public,”
Do you rem em ber last year bow
H a y—A lthough most o f the hay
14.
says District Forester C. M. Grang
crop lias been harvested before the proud .i, u were as you surveyed the
The 1929 examination, it is said,
er. “Moreover, the states do not
drought became serious, the estim- shelves o f clear s p a rk lin g je lly all
w ill be more difficult than hereto
have to bear a penny of the burden
nted U nited Stales p ro du ction of all ready .' a w in te r use? And do you
Amos Barg of Portland, camera explorer and adventurer, and Dr. George fore, a new requirement being that of national forest protection, ad
buy has been reduced to 100.000,000 rem em lier how you fe lt a f< w
Rebec, dean of the graduate aehool at the University of Oregon, spent the applicants must show’ that they have ministration, and development. In
tons o r p ru e tic a lly the same us last weeks Inter when you reached fo r
summer oa a 8.000-mile canoe voyage ef exploration that carried them had at least nine months of field ex the fiscal year ending June 30, 192X.
year but o ver a m illio n tons less a glass o f th is same Jelly and en
along the Athabaska, Slave and Mackenzie rivers to the Arctie ocean. perience in forestry work dealing
the federal government spent more
countered a s tic k y mess—J e lly all
than average.
Here a 90-mlle portage was made ever the summit of the Rocky mountains w ith such activities as lumbering,
oozed
out
over
the
p
a
ra
ffin
and
run
to the headwaters of the Bell river, where the two men embarked in skin grazing, surveying, forest.flre con than 820,000.900 on all national fo r
The hay su pp ly In Oregon and
ests, including 810,020,835.29 for
(town
tlie
glass?
canoes
for a 500-mils float down tha w aste» slope of the Rockies, the trol, and the like.
several o th e r western slates Is ex
roads and trails, and more than
Bell sad the Porcapiao to Fort Yukon, Drawing shows map of joarnoy.
You can prevent that m ishap this
pected to be sh o rte r than fo r the
From the eligibles resulting from
Insert is Burg upon departure.
82,000,000 for purchase of additional
year,
says
tile
home
economics
de
c o u n try generally.
Oregon tame
this examination, vacancies w ill be
forest land. The great bulk of this
buy pro du ction was rstim u le d at partm ent o f tlie Oregon State C ol
filled in forest ranger positions on
expenditure
went for development
o n ly 1,703,000 tons on September 1. lege, i f you pour the je lly in to the
the national forests. The entrance
activities
such
as protection against
glasses
c
a
re
fu
lly
so
as
not
to
get
o r about 81 per cent o f the 1928 o u t
salaries vary from 81620 to J2000
fire, roads, trails, planting, etc.,
put an d9l per cent o f the 5-year drops on the edge, then a llo w it to
per annum.
which w ill ultimately greatly in
stand u n til th o ro u g h ly set and the
average pro du ction .
Forest rangers are responsible to
crease the productivity of the for
surface
w
i
ll
d
rie
d
before
covering
the forest supervisors for the pro
Pastures and Ranges—T be gen
ests and consequently increase
glasses
may
be
covered
w
ith
e
h
e
s
e
eral co n d itio n o f pastures in the
tection of districts consisting of
the productivity of the forests and
from 50.000 to 300,000 acres. Con-»
U n ite d Stules on September I was clo th am! let stand in the sun a day
consequently their revenues.
o
r
two
before
tbe
p
a
rrllin
Is
poured
siderable travel is required, and
reported at 67.1 compared to 83.3 u
“Most of the receipts came from
Rotate
tbe
glass
a
fte
r
Hie
hot
para
rangers must not expect to spend
year e a rlie r and m onth since June
timber sales and grazing. No ef
much of their time away from their
1911. Some im provem ent has been ffin is poured so that it runs up tlie
fort is new being made to push na
made rece ntly in pastures east o f , rim and form s a high ridge. Then
headquarters.
Protection of the
tional forest timber sales because of
as a final precaution cover the
district against fire is the primary-
the Rocky Mountains.
chronic overproduction in the lum
glasses w ith tig h t-fittin g metal tops,
duty,
and
involves
the
supervision
Heeds— A short (lux crop und pros
ber business. U ltim ately, however,
and store in a cool d ry place, and
Compilation of the proposed con of fire guards during the dry sea
Medford expects to enjoy the dial
|>c<*tive decrease in the su pp ly o f
you can be as proud o f y o u r je l system of phones w ithin the next stitutional amendments and meas sons and the handling of fire-fight when overproduction is cured, eith
cottonseed ure now being reflected
er by some form of control or by the
ly when you use it as w hen you two years.
ures to be submitted to the voters ing crews. Fire protection calls for
in a firm tone in the m arkets fo r
great inroads made on private tim
put it away.
of Oregon at the general election, careful planning, an efficient organ
high p rotein feeds, p a rtic u la rly lin
John Philip Sousa, famous band November 4, 1930, has been made ization, and often long and strenu ber and consequently greater na
seed
meal.
A lfa lfa
meal
has
leader is suffering from illness. by Hal E. Hois, secretary of state, ous hours of riding and hard man tional forest timber and consequent
OLD LAND MARK OF CENTRAL
strengthened fo llo w in g advances in
ly greater national forest revenues
POINT WII.I. RE REMOVED Sousa has long beer, considered and is available in pamphlet form.
ual labor. Rangers carry out plans
the cost o f a lfa lfa hay fo r g rind ing ,
and larger sums to the states.
lli-st of all bund leaders, and his
for
the
development
of
the
physical
ca rb o h yd ra te feeds, also advanced
he seven amendments and two
The Hotel C entral, large frame band the w o rld ’s best.
“These national forests revenues
in price d u rin g recent weeks, in flu
measures referred to the people by resources of their districts and for
three sto ry hotel in C entral Point
are
perpetual. National forest tim
enced by sm aller prospective sup
Premier Ramsey McDonald of the 1929 legislature include several the growing of timber. They hand
and au old lan dm a rk o f the c ity
ber w ill never decrease in amount;
le
the
field
work
in
connection
w
ith
plies o f feed grains, p a rtic u la rly
Great Britain sailed for this country' ' that have been the basis of much
is being to rn dow n to make room
the sale of timber, the grazing ot it is a permanent asset handled by
r o r n und oats.
last Friday. He is coming to this discussion. A proposal for a state
fo r a new, m odern stru ctu re .
’sustained yield,’ so that when an
country to try his wits against the cabinet form of government, an in livestock, and other business activ
A firm e r m urket outlook fo r feed
Mr. and Mrs. Andre C hom el the
area is cut over it w ill grow up
ities
in
their
districts.
They
also
do
diplomats of the United States.
come tax measure and a new’ sched
g rains as a result o f reduced pro
ow ners o f tlie b u ild in g have operat
again to timber. Thus, cutting and
such
work
as
building
and
m
aintain
ule for compensation of members of
d u e lio n because o f d ry w eather has ed the hotel and d in in g room fo r
regrowth go in an endless cycle.
Eureka, Fortuna and Arcata, Cal
a lready been recognized in the fo rm i tlie past tw o years and Hu y are go
the legislative assembly are among ing telephone lines, trails, cabins,
Likewise, the industries based on
ifornia arc each to have new Amer
and
fences.
o t advancing prices. The prosper- j
the questions that w ill be placed be
ing Io rem odel the e ntire p ro p e rty. ican Legion memorial halls.
the national forests are perpetual
The law requires that rangers
fore the electorate next year.
fiv e U nited States corn crop is ex- ¡ They expect io replace tlie old
and a permanent asset to the com
shall
be selected, when practicable
peeled to tie the smallest since 1921,1 s tru ctu re w ith a modern Bungalow
Costa and Rellonte, French avia
The full list of referred amend
munity. Contrast this w ith forest
from among the qualified citizens
around 13 per cent o r 380,000,000 type Hotel o f one sto ry and co n ta in tors left Rorget field nt Paris to set ments and measures follows:
lands that have been completely de
of a state or territo ry in which the
bushels less than last year.
the
w
o
rld
’s
long
distance
flight
An amednment for the repeal of
ing fifteen rooms equipped w ith
nuded and left unproductive, a bur
forest is situated.
Preference in
P ro du ction o f feed grains in O re hot and cold w a te r and baths. T lie mark.
the state payment of interest for ir
den on the community. Many such
certification is therefore given to
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gon and Idaho is expected to ex new b u ild in g w ill he o f stucco fin
lands, in course of time, revert to
Governor Patterson of Oregon rigation and drainage districts.
the residents of the state in which
ceed lust year s lig h tly ami to total ish and w ill make a handsome im
An amendment providing for a the forest is situated. No particu the states for delinquent taxes. All
slated that over 85,000,000 w ill be
m ore than the 5-year uvernge, but provem ent to the p ro p e rty. A m od
available the coming year for new cabinet form of government, w ith lar period of residence is required, in all, both in direct revenue and in
in most o f the western states p ro ern to u rist camp w ill be operated in
rond building. One of the major three elective state officers, a gov but it must be bona fide, as shown permanent industrial development
duction w ill lie less than in 1928 connection and Hie grounds w ill lie
undertakings this year w ill be the ernor, secretary of state and s .a te by the statements in the application and watershed production, the na
m id if w ill he less than average in planted to law n and shrubs. The
tional forests are contributing very
construction of the bridge across treasurer, and nine state depart for examination.
W ashington and C a lifo rn ia , Prices ow ners are p la n n in g one o f the fin
largely
to the western states.”
ment,
the
heads
of
which
are
named
the Rogue River at Gold Beach and
These tests w ill be conducted at
fo r barley have fended recently to est camps and hotels along the en
Following gives the states in the
other improvements along the oonst by the governor w ith the consent of each of the fourteen forest super
be firm e r in the western stales than tire h ighw ay.
northwest which have national for
the sennte, and consisting of the de
highway.
visors’ headquarters in Oregon and
in the eastern states w here im p ro v
ests and the amount of receipts dur
partments of agriculture, labor and
the
eight
in
Washington.
ed pastures nod more favorable
E. O. Immel of Eugene was nam industry, financial administration,
ing the fiscal year 1929: Alaska,
corn reports rece ntly decreased the e ral n orth e rn countries llie re are ed ns head of the state bur associa commerce, education, public works
820,628.89; California, 356,606.1«;
The senate voted to take away
insufficient to keep them out o f Hie tion nt their convention nt Medford,
im m ediate demand fo r feeds.
Idaho, 8156,928.12; Oregon, 8265,-
and domain, health and public w el
from the president the power to
D rought has reduced w heat p ro m arket very long and the e xpo rt- last week end.
025,87; Washington, 167,779.28.
fare, state police and m ilitary af
raise and lower the tariff rates.
d uctio n not o n ly in the U nited aide supplies in Canada, A ustralia
The Hawaiian islands were swept fairs, and legnl affairs.
—- o ----------
and
Argentina
are
not
su
flicie
nt
to
States but in the im p o rta n t e x p o rt
An amendment for the extension
by storms, earthquakes and volcan
Riots and death again visited the
There were over 3000 students
in g countries, Canada, A rgentina supply export m arkets fo r a great
ic eruptions the past week, Florida of the bonus loan privilege to veter registered at the university of Ore textile mills in Marion N. C. the re
w
h
ile
.
und A u s lra ilia . These fo u r coun
ans of the Philippine insurrection, gon. Over 1100 new students are on sults of another w alk out from the
Potatoes— The to ta l U nite d Stntes was also the victim of destructive
trie s co n trib u te d about 95 per cent
Chinese
Boxer rebelion and quali the rolls.
storms.
uiills and the clash of strikers and
i
o f the 900,000.000 bushels exported potato crop is expected to be the
fied non-residents after ten years
union men.
smallest
of
any
in
ten
years
except
last year.
The ('anadian wheal
An average of 91 persons are k ill residence in Oregon.
8500 for the term of two years, to
c ro p is especially poor, perhaps not 1925. Potato prices are high com ed daily in the United Stntes in au
Tw o amendments relating to the gether w ith travel pay going to and
Salem Oregon drum corps took
m uch over o n c-h n lf ns large as in pared to a year ago w hen a record tomobile wrecks. Most of the acci
motor vehicle license tax, establish returning from the place of meeting fifth place this year at the national
crop
was
being
harvested.
1928.
dents are due to carelessness on the ing a classification of property J as now’ provided by the constitution.
American Legion convention at
On th w hole the a g ric u ltu ra l sit- part of drivers.
Ruying o f wheal fo r e xp o rt from
which w ill permit the legislature to
A measure providing for tw o ad Louisville, Kentucky. Last year the
ia lio n in Hie state is q uite favorable
th is co u n try has slackened up some
John McNab of San Francisco was fix license fees for automobiles ac ditional judges of the circuit court same corps took second place.
liecause o f re la tiv e ly good yields
w h a t nt a tim e w hen te rn iin u l m ar
appointed
by President Hoover to cording to their depreciation value. in Multnomah county.
o f crops and fr u it fa r w h ich good
kets arc badly congested because o f
An amendment for filling vacan
A measure establishing an in
15.000 letters left w ith the first air
prices are being obtained in most investigate needed chunges in the
e a rly and heavy m arketings. Re
cies
in the legislature in such man come tax bill, w ith a progressive mail from Medford’s new municipal
instances.
T lie
lon g
continued prohibition law and w ill make sev
ceipts nr now d e clin in g and E u rop
state tax upon net incomes of per air port. V irtu ally every business
eral definite recommendations to ner as may be provided by law.
ean b uying should get under w ay
An amendment fixing the salaries sons and fiduciaries, to apply as rev house in the city sent out many let
congress.
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w ith in a few weeks. Slocks in sev-
ot L ie m b e ri of the legi salt ure at enue for state purposes.
ters out by mail.
Journey to Arctic Made in Canoe
News Gleaned Amendments
From all Over To Be Submitted
The Nation To The Veters
«
Oregon Second
In Receipts
From Forests