Friday, Aug. 30, 1940 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 7 OREGON FARMERS Cascade Exhibits Miss Allen Foster Hears TIMBER SALES ON 0 & C GRANT .URGED TO GROW Jamage from Fire 7 LANDS MAKE RAPID INCREASE I ANA WAR ( ROI S Treasure Island Fair Z. rmy (all to Arms IT has been announced by W. H. Horning, chief forester of the (iregon and California Revested Landa lulminiwt ration, that income from the revested Oregon and Cal­ ifornia railroad grant lands and the reconveyed Coos Hay wagon grant lands has greatly Increased during the past year. The 18 land grant counties in western ami southern Oregon re­ ceived $510,608 In 1939 as a return in lieu of taxes from thru»«« feder­ ally owned properties. The volume of timber sold during the fiscal year ending July 1, 1940 win (J00,- (XX),ooo board feat, which fur ex­ ceeded that for previous years Tills Umber was valued at $1,376,- (XX) it Is therefore probable that the counties during the calendar year 1940 will obtain upwards of $6(X).(XX), witch will la? an increase of $100,000 over the returns of 1939 This means an expected re­ turn to the counties averaging 26 cents for each acre revested or reconveyed land in comparison t<. u return of 20 cents per acre in 1939 Jackson County Guins To many of Oregon's land grant counties this return from the O and C lands represents a large proportion of annual revenue« re- ccived from all sources In one county in particular, from 15 to 20 percent of all county funds are derived from timber sales of the Qregon and (California Revested lands. Jackson county received $83,318 77 as Its share of the reve­ nues from the O and C lands in 1939 and will receive substantially more this year. The lands from which this reve­ nue is secured are being adminis- !• !•ercent of ail income from the cutting of this volume of timber is distributed by definite jjercentage schedule among all of the land grant counties regardless of the l generally speaking they are actually more productive than areas covered with over-mature saw timber. Young trees of sapling and pole dze, while of no Immediate mar­ ket value, produce more actual net ;iowth of wood for future use than do stagnant stands of over- rtpe timber In this respect they might be compared to a crop of {rain. During the spring months the farm crop la putting on rapid growth. It commands little value at that time because it is not usable on the farm. Later in the season, growth has ceased but the value which has accumulated be- cause of months of growth is then available The plan In effect on the fed­ erally owned revested or recon­ veyed grant lands keeps them eco­ nomically productive and guaran­ tees to the counties that these lands will continue to produce a large revenue tn lieu of taxes. -------- » (VIS OVHWORKtDT Do they amart and burn? Murine bring« quFck relief. Try two drops of Murine night and morning and whenever your Eyes are Irritated aial reddened or feel tired. Murine II alkaline—pure and gentle, economical, too. Try Murine today. Irrigation will help many Ore- gon fai mers to "cash in" on mar- krt opportunities afforded by Eu- opcan wiir conditions, according to a summary of future market prospects given by William A Schoenfeld, dean and director of agriculture at Oregon State col­ lege, during the 11th annual west­ ern Oregon irrigation tour held on the ex|M-riment station farms. In some parts of the state and for some products increased acre­ ages of certain crops will be possi­ ble, Hithough In others higher pro­ duction will depend upon increas­ ing the yields of present acreages either by additional moisture or other means, he said War conditions have reduced or entirely eliminated the importa­ tion of many of the seeds and oth­ er specialty crops for which Ore­ gon is ideally adapted. Dean Schoenfeld pointed out He men­ tioned specifically the various grass and clover seeds, field pea and vetch seed, both fiber flax and seed flax, sugar beet seed, flower bulbs, hops, filberts, and even less common products such as poppy and mustard seed, pyrethrum, peppermint oil and certain foreign types of cheese. Hy stressing the production of these crops In the Immediate fu- ture, I>ean Schoenfeld said, it will be possible for Oregon farmers to compensate somewhat for the lost markets for staple crops caused by this same war At the same time Oregon farmers will thus be able to supply other farmers of tlM United States with essential seed no longer obtainable in usual quantities abroad. "Preparedness involves much more than merely military defens­ es." he added, "and this is an im­ portant step In providing America with essential agricultural pro­ ducts.” Adaptation of crop systems to make full use of irrigation was explained by a number of spec lai - 1st« in the course of the tour. Allen K Foster, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Foster, 271 High street. 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Billy Rose’s Aquacade, Folies Bergere, America, Cav­ alcade of a Nation, the Palace of Fine Arts and the famous Salici l*up|>ets—five of the San Francisco World's Fair's outstanding hit attractions, plus admis­ sion to the fair, all give« FREE to Miner subscribers in this sensational offer made possible through co­ PARDON OUR PERSISTENCY BUT HAVE YOU CHECKED OVER YOUR INSURANCE LATELY? o|M-ration with the fair’s management. *1 HERE IS HOW Clifford c. Fischer’s Jl'ST SECURE ONE AMERICA! Cavalcade of a Nation The mighty theme spectacle of the Exposition, presented on the world's largest stage. A cast of hundreds portrays the colorful and important events in United States history. NEW SUBSCRIPTION TO SOUTHERN OREGON MINER I. C. ERWIN PHONE 3761 FOLIES BERGERE The French type revue . . . music, comedy, dancing! Fast moving and brilliant entertain­ ment. An entirely new show, never before seen in America, and featuring international stars YOU CAN (JET ALL THIS! 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See 240 EAST MAIN STREET Although In serious flanger for more than a half hour the Shaxta- Cascade building and exhibits at the Golden Gate International ex- position emerged undamaged from the conflagration which destroyed the $400,000 California state build­ ing Saturday morning The Shas­ ta-Cascade building Is directly across a comparative narrow street from the side of the Cali­ fornia building in which the fire started A prevailing wind blowing from the burning structure carried an avalanche of sparks and coals directly onto the roof and Into the court of the Shasta-Case axle build­ ing. Members of the building staff promptly ran hose lines from the building fire protection system on­ to the roof and maintained con­ stant streams of water at a!) dan­ ger points loiter when additional fire apparatus arrived from San- Francisco and Oakland more hose lines were run to the building and the roof kept constantly flooded during the danger period As a re­ sult the Shasta-Cascade building suffered no damage and was open ax usual when tremendous crowds swarmed the state-counties sector From Redding. Tom L. Stanley wired the California commission the use of the entire mezzanine fkx>r of the Shasta-Cascade build­ ing as temporary quarters for their executive offices ------------- •------------- • Mr and Mrs E J. Brown are visiting at Burbank, Calif, for a few days this week. by Staff Sergeant Willis S. Estep, commander of the recruiting sub­ station, and forwarded to Portland for final examinations and actual enlistment. Foster was enlisted Aug 21. for the quartermaster < orps. Presidio of Monterey, Calif He was among the 30 men from Oregon enlisted the same day and the 268 enlisted in Portland during the first three weeks of the month. US£ THfS ORDER SIAN*+ HERE’S YOUR COUPON! 0 Pleaxe «»end the Southern Oregon Miner to r THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS Here is the greatest Collection of arts ever assembled. Old and contemporary masters, a mammoth Art in Action" exhibit, the famous Thorne Miniature Model Rooms, Five Hundred Years of Printing, to name a few! Add H's«» For one full year. I enclose $1.50 to cover coat of this subscription, for which 1 am to receive FREE tickets to the San Francisco World’s Fair as announced in your r THE FAMOUS SALICI PUPPETS For more than two hundred, years,, the Salici family has presented their puppets throughout the world. Here is one of the really unusual shows on Treasure Island, and one that all will enjoy. special offer. This subscriber does now take The Miner. Name Flute I I I I I My address Is ( doe« not I I ,...1940. i I