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THE LANE COUNTY NEWS
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CeRtlnuiM The SprJntffltld News a Lnm Cotmty SUr, Which Were CtMellilate February 19, 1914.
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915.
VOL XIV -NO.
THE SUGAR BEET
Within tlio luBt few montliH
ihcro Iiuh boon cotiBldcrablo
agitation regarding tlio enUuV
llBlunent of a factory which will
manufacture sugar from migar
'boots. Sovcral leading towns
of Western Oregon have boon
nnxlotiH to socurc bucIi a fac
tory, rpnillly recognizing the ad
vantagOH that follow having
sucli an institution located In
their midst. VnrloiiB things pro
Bent themHelvoB as nrijumontB
for and against tho introduc
tion of this now Industry. Wo
have heard much Bald about tho
nurchaso and use of "made in
Oregon" products. Sugar 1b
one, commodity of which we use
a very largo quantity and which
at present 1b not produced In the
state. It 1b estimated that tho
average annual consumption of
sugar per capita In the United
States and In European coun
tries is 70.2 pounds. Reports of
the Bureau of Labor placo tho
average annual consumption per
capita in tho United States alone
Whether or not tho sugar beet
can bo grown successfully in tho
vicinity of Springfield,, either
with Irrigation or without, will
be given careful tests by a dozen
or more farmers living in tho
territory cast north iind north
west of this place., Upon tho re
sults of tho tests depends In a
largo measure the development
of two huge projects, with
Springfield as tho central point.
ThesojiroJectB are a beet sug
ar factory that would cost In the
neighborhood of. half a million
dollars, and tho other project is
tho completion of tho Bonhnm
irrigation system with probably
20 miles- of mains and laterals,
S
HALTED 10 HEAR
OREGON PLEA
Washington, April 17. Coun
sel in tho Oregon and California
land grant suit was advised at
tho United States Supremo
Court today that argument in
this caso, Bet for Monday next,
probably will not begin before
Wednesday, owing to tho crowd
ed condition of tho docket.
Attorney-General Brown, of
Oregon, who is hero to intervene
on behalf of tho stato, will bo
rwlirilHnil in nriifiMpn hnfnrn Mm
Supreme Court on Monday, and
when the argument begins will
ask tho court for permission to
intervene, as directed by tho
Senate joint resolution passed
just before tho closo of tho last
session of tho Stato Legislature.
Thus far, tho stato has not
been a party to this litigation,
and It rcBta with tho Supromo
Court to say whether It can, at
this lato date, become lntorvo
nor, If permission Is granted,
tho Attornoy-Gonoral will fllo
his briof on bohalf of tho state
and make an oral argumont.
In all pr obability, because of tho
importance of tho case, two days
will bo allotted for argumont.
TESTING OF I1GAIH AND
i
MAY BRING $50010 F
Li
IT
Written for The Lane County News by George R. Hyslop, Professor of Agronomy, O.
at 53.7 pounds. However, this
represents tho sugar used direct
ly and if, in addition, material
of this sort used in confection
ary, condensed milk, chewing
gum, and other articles wore
included, It would bring tho
grand total up to eighty-two
pounds per Capita per year Jn tho
United States.
Oregon Uoos 55,166,000 Lb.
Applying IhlB figure of eighty
two pounda per capita per year
to Oregon's population, accord
ing to tho last census, wo have
at least GR,1CG,7G0 poundB of
BUgnr for which Oregon money
is spent outsido of Oregon. If
conditions are such that tills
materlul or a part of It may bo
manufactured at homo and pro
vide us with a product of as
good quality aa may bo pur
chased elsewhere, then it will
mean a great deal for the stato
and for tho community In which
tho factory may bo located.
Aside from tho advantage of
No definite asuranco has as
yet been given that either pro
ject will materialize, but those
who aro familiar witli methodi
of beet culture, and with tho
plans of tho Ecclcs sugar inter
ests feci great confldonco that
tho experiments will prove bo
successful that irrigation will
become general In the valley
and that a beet sugar factory
will be erected in or near Spring'
field. vi
Forty pounds of sugar beet
seed wero distributed Friday and
Saturday among farmers in tho
vicinity of Springfield with tho
understanding that they plant
it and give it a thoruogli test. To
The resolution of tho Oregon
Legislature, directing tho Attor-noy-Gororal
to Intervene in the
land grant suit, recites that "it
is of vital importance to tho de
velopment of the entire State of
Oregon and several counties In
which granted lands aro located,
that such lands should not bo
withdrawn from taxation, but
that they should be disposed of
for settlement and development
under terms of such decree as
qourt may deem just and equit
able."
The Attornoy-Gonoral is then
directed "to intervene on behalf
of tho stato in bucIi manner as
may bo permitted by the rules
of tho court, for tho purpose of
securing and protecting tho best
interests of tho stato and its cit
izens, and to tako all steps and
l)r,oce;fnp "pessary or per
missable to safoguard such in
torests."
"If permitted to intervene, Attornoy-Gonoral
Brown will lay
this resolution before tho court,
pointing out tho vast Importance
to tho state of securing decrees
which will permit tho prompt
settlement and dovolopmont of
tho disputed lands. In tho event
tho decree of forfeiture is sus
tained by tho Supreme Court, ho
will show that the railroad com
pany, which, In times past, has
paid more than $3,000,000 taxes
on lanus mvoiveu m the suit,
ceased to pay taxes when the de-
(Continued on Pago i) 1
PROBLEM
having sugar produced in tho
locality, a considerable amount
of money used In producing it
finds its way into tho hands of
tno tanner, the augar boot
-worker, merchants and others
and Is of crcat assistance to tho
business of the locality. Ati-
P. . i 1 . 0 ... t L . I
uiuur ruuHUJi tur nuyur muui cul
ture is tho great need for a
Western Oregon cultivated cash
crop.
Need a Cultfvated Crop.
Hero in this section, -we have
for a Jong lime needed some cul
tivated crop, in order to give us
tho benefits derived from Jntcr
tillago on lands which have been
producing Httlo but cereals and
certain types of hay. Success
ful sugar beet qulture means til
lage and that the crops must
bo rotated because sugar beets
grown alone rapidly decline in
yield, while on the other hand,
various crops grown in a rota
tion with sugar beets arc usually
srreatly benefited by the careful
iEET CULTUR
ACTORY HERE
those in reach of tho present
dlteh of the Benham Irrigation
project, Mr. Benjiam.ron
waicr- ireo ior tno ,irrigauon or
tho beets in order that it might
bo determined by experiement
what the beets would do with
water here in the valley. j
Mr. Benham, B. B. BrundagoJ
of tho Bank of Commerce of
Eugene and Don Jolley, repre
senting the Eccles interests were
taken over the upper valley last
Friday and Saturday by Welby
Stevens in his car distribut
ing beet seed to those farmers
who wero Interested enough to
agree to make careful tests of
tho seed.
F. B. Chase, owner of a fine
garden and fruit farm in the
Prunevlllo neighborhood agreed
to plant one-fourth of an acre,
Irrigate half and give the other
ordinary cultivation without the
use of irlgation. L. E. Scrivner
will plant one-third of an acre,
irrigating half of it. Others will
plant smaller tracts, but with a
view to determining tho proba
ble crop if grown on a commer
cial scale.
Whether or not the beets are
of a quality to induce the loca
tion of a sugar factory here, Mr.
Benham hopes that tho expert
ments In Irrigation will be such
as tO'induce an incrcasod use of
water on the land In summer
time. Ho Is propared to go
ahead with his Irrigation project
and develop It to tlio full, sup
plying "water to probably 10:000
acres lying between tho McKeri-
zlo and Willamette rivers, east
and north of Springfield. Ho
has already constructed four
miles of canal from the McKon
zio westward to a point north
east of Springfield, but has nev
er turned tho water through tho
headgates for commercial pur
poses Thero is a fall of 10 to 12 feet
per mile from tho McKonzio in
take westward and northward.
giving ample fall for a good flow
of water. Tho plans contem
plate pse of tho ditches for
drainage purposes during the
rainy winter months,
OREGON SPENDS VAST SUM FOR SUGAR PRODUCED IN OTHER STATES
FARMS NEED A CULTIVATED CROP IN ROTATION REQUIRES INTENSIVE
CULTURE WITH CONSIDERABLE CAREFUL HAND LABOR 10 ACRES ABOUT
ALL ONE FARMER SHOULD BEGIN WITH RETURNS $45.00 TO $75.00 PER ACREU
culture which must bo given a
paying crop of beets. The fact
that the land Is carefully hoed
and cultivated throughout tho
summer, that It is occupied by a
very deep rooted plant, and that
tho soil Is deeply stirred in the
fall In harvesting tho beets
maltes the crop a particularly
desirable one to include in a
rotation. .
Sugar beets fit Into rotations
very well. Systems may be used
usually consisting of sugar beets
duo year, followed by a fall
sown cereal, such as wheat,
oats or barloy on which clover
is seeded in February. The clo
ver may be left one or two
years and then bo plowed up
and the field again put into
sugar beets, we need, In the
Willamette Valley, cultivated
crops for our rotations; yet
crops that can be grown on an
extensive basis that will yield
cash and give desirable results.
We have a few crops which are
ordinarily cultivated and these
HAS CURIOUS
JAPANESE COINS
When Mayor :Chas. L.
Scott returned from Port
land last Friday evening
he brought with htm
three old Japanese coins
of curious design. They
belong to the old times,
before modern coinage
introduced las into that
country. Two of- the
cxIns" are' several-inches
iir . diameter, and are
made of cast iron, inlaid
with designs in silver and
gold and perforated with
holes of various sizes.
The third is a little larg
er than an American dol
lar, and is apparently of
solid copper. It has one
oblong hole through it,
'but no marks to indicate
its denomination.
LEAGUE MEMBERS
10 ENJOY BANQUET
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the banquet of the
Springfield Development league,
which is., to be held tomorrow;
evening at 7, o'clock In the Odd
Fellows banquet hall. It Is to
bo served by the Progressive
Twenty-two,
President J. E. Richmond is
to bo toastmaster, and toasts J
will bo responded to as follows:
Mavor C. L. Scott. "Tho Place
of a Development League In the -
Improvement of a Town."
Supt, R. L. Kirk, "The School
as a Factor In the Development
of a Town."
E. E. Morrison, "The Place the
Church Occupies in the Devel
opment of a Town." t
Carl Fischer, "Manufacturing
Industries as Town-Builders."
J. H. Bower, "Tho City and tho
Country How Bring Them To
gether."
W. A. Dill, "Tho Press as a
Factor in the Development of a
Town."
D. S. Beals, "Tho Federal Re
serve System Does It Help tho
Country?"
All tho toasts aro expected to
bo shprt, not exceeding eight or
ton minutes.
Reapers Ropainting Building
Tho Reapers' of America aro
giving tho front of their build
ing at Third and Main streets a
include corn, hale, mangels and
potatoes. Thero is only a lim
ited use for each of these pro
du6ts, with the possible excep
tion of the potatoes. It IB, there
fore, desirable to introduce some
deep rooted crop capable of im
proving the physical condition
of the soil and at the same time
clvinc a valuable cash return.
About the best crop that pre
sents Itself under these circum
stances is the sugar beet.
Need Mucji Sunlight.
As a plant, it is adapted to
rather warm, sunny sections
tli at are well supplied with
moisture. It has long been
known that the success of sugar
beet culture depends to a con
siderable extent upon the sun
light of the locality and it is
therefore usually not a good
plan to attempt to grow sugar
beets in sections where there is
a large amount of summer
cloudiness.
It has also been stated that
new coat of paint Extensive
changes and refurnishing of the
interior of the building has just
been Completed, and the order
now has one of the finest halls
in town.
Cuts Foot Severely.
Robert Rae of Spores Siding,
while workitig for Mr. Spores
last Friday cut his foot severely,
while cutting underbrush. He
Was brought, to Springfield, and
a-number of stitches were re
quired to close the wound. He
is staying at the home of his
nephew, Fred Russell and fam
ily. Change Made in
Plumbing Firm
A deal was made Saturday
evening whereby W. N. Long
took over the interest of his
partner L. E. Flegal in the
plumbing buslnes of Flegal &
Long. Shortly afterwards Mr.
Long made a deal to take Into
partnership J. E. Cross of Eu
gene, formerly his partner when
in business in that city.
Mr. Flegal's health has not
been good for some time and he
wishes to take a rest this sum
mer.
Messrs. Long & Cross are al
ready associated in the building
of the concrete structure to be
occupied by the Springfield
Lreamery,
The firm has tho
contract for the sheet metal
work on the new armory in Eu-
sene and the plumbing contract
for tho new administration
building of tho University of
Oregon.
Incorporate Local
Field of Reapers
Springfield Field No. 101, of
Reapers of America last week
filed Its articles of incorporation
with tho county clerk. G. T.
Davis, F, B. Watko and W. A.
Hall aro named as trustees and
the estimated value of the prop
erty owned by tho organization
Is given as $250.
Loses End of Little Finger,
Naomi liarblt caught tho end
of tho little finger of her right
hand in a door at her home this
morning, and the end, of that
member was severely crushed
and may have to bo amputated.
A. C.
sugar beets are great removers
jof soil fertility, and It is true
that considerable amounts , of.
nitrogen and potash are taken
I away, but if on the other liarid
the sugar beet pulp is" brought
jback front the factory and fed
to the stock there is practically
none of this fertility which esr
capes. Also, if sugar beets are
grown irt a good rotation with
clover, it Is very likely that the
fertility conditions of the. soil
will improve rather ) ban ,run
down as a result of the culture
of this crop. The other and
most desirable feature of the
sugar beet crop, aside from its
being a cultivated one, is that it
means a considerable cash re
turn for each acre in beets If
Jthat acre is properly handled.
,The yield of beets varies from
ten ions per acre up 10, in some
cases; as much as 16 to 20 or
more tons, when grown under
(Continued on Pago 2.) v , p
NEXT FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY ARE 1
LEAN-UP DAYS
Residents Urged, to Burn a)1. Re
fuse Possible, and Put Ret In -Boxes
for City "io Remeveli ,
in interest nt surirtstirmr .-v-
Councilman M. M. Peery, the
chairman of the health qommltr
tee of the town council, this:
morning issued the following no
tice:
'Springfield residents and
property owners are hereby no
tified that Friday and Saturday;
April 23, and 24, have been de
signated as .'clean-up' days. '
"Property owners and resi
dents are requested to burn all'
refuse possible and gather- the
balance into boxes or other re
ceptacles and place them 6nv oj
near the alley so the wagons
which the city will provide can
get them. ' )'
"For Friday and Saturday it!
will not be necessary to obtain,
tue usual permit to ourn rub
bish, but you are asked to, ob
serve the usual precautions.' "
"Burn what you can, as you
are saving the city just that
much expense in hauling. , -
"It is hoped that everybody
will make a special effort t&
help make Springfield the clean
est town in the valley.
"Tho city Is anxious and will
ing to lend all assttance possible.
"A clean city means not only a
better looking, but a healthieE
city, and a city is as nice appear
ing or as dirty as the people
make it.
"In the Interest of good health.
sanitation, and a liveable, at-,
trnntlvfi nlt.v lof us nil wnrtr to
gether to make Springfield not
only apparently but really and
truly clean from cellar to garret,
that tho sun may shine next
Sunday morning on a really
clean town.
"By order of the Town Council.
"JU. M. PEERY,
Chairman of Health Com."
STUMP DEDICATED IN
PIONEERS' MEMORY
An old stump hitching block,-
used by pioneers at Pleasant Hill
was dedicated as a monument '
to these pioneers by exercises
leld Sunday at that place. Mrs.
M. M. oLrd, Mrs. Al-Montgonv ,
ery, Frank aMrtln, J. P. Fry; J;'
Hoagland of Shelby, Oregon and
Rev, E. C. Wigmore went from .
opnngenm to auena tne exer
cises.