RENEE KELLY
W. A. DILL
Editor and Manager
Published Every Monday and Thursdayrby the Lano County Pub
llshing Association.
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SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, fl, 1915
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THE LANE COUNTY NEWS
SOIL DRAINAGE NECESSARY
The benefits of drainage are self-evident when barren
' ' swamp lands are reclaimed and brought to full production,
says J. E. Larsen, Extension Agronomist, of 0. A. C. It is
harder for the average man-to grasp the benefits to be derived
from the drainage df flat lands now producing only a small
v part of a full crop. The fact remains, however, that water
logged soils must be drained before, any scheme of soil im
provement will prove successful. Drainage is one of the fun
damentals in the improvement progress of wet lands. The
. benefits from drainage may be classified as direct and indirect.
Under direct benefits, the surplus or excess water is gotten
rid of quickly and air takes the place of the excess water In the
. soil mass. Air in the soil Is as important to growing plants as
' are plant food mid moisture. The excess water must be re
j.. moved before proper areatlon -will come. This really increases
the soil's capacity to hold usable or film moisture. Drainage
improves the soil structure by permitting tillage operations,
deep plowing, etc., at the proper season. The soil mellows and
livens up with drainage and better tillage. Drainage lengthens
4 the growing season. The land can be worked earlier in the
season. Heaving of the soils from freezing is caused by the ex
pansion of the water in the soil. This is over come by drain
age. --The feeding area for plants is greatly enlarged, which
means big crops. Under-drainage check soil erosion.
As indirect benefits we might mention the warming of the
soli by the air taken in the soil through drainage. A difference
-of from six to ten degrees is not uncommon between drained
and undraiued-soils. Air also assists in the decay of organic
matter, manures, roots, etc. This means more hunius,, which
forms more available moisture during drought periods. Bac-
terial activity is at its height in a "soil that-is warm, aerated '
and rch In humus. These things all tend to liberate plant food
More available plant food means greater yields.
Deep and thorough tillage is needed to loosen up and
areate the soil after drainage. Clover, thorough Its deep root
ing system, comes to the rescue. Lime, too. Is needed to
sweeten the soil an dimprove its structure. Manures do their
, maximum benefit only in a well drained soil.
: Most of our wet lands are near business centers. Trans
"jportation facilities are good. The. latent plant food Jsjusuplly
,very good. These lands vMl stand the overhead. expense nec-f
Pessary to bring them up to 'full production. Drainage is the key
that unlocks this treasure.
SHORTAGE OF SHIPS ANALYZED
(New York Times.)
The Chambers of Commerce of the United States esti
mates that because this country has to rely on foreign vessels
to carry its sea-borne commerce about $300,000,000 leaves
the United States annually in the form of freight charges paid
to foreign ship owners.
y "The principal trouble with the American merchant mar
ine is not that it is infinitsimally small," a statement issued
by the Chamber to night reads: "It is quite respectable, both
In number and tonnage. Its lamentable weakness lies in the
fact" that it is out of all proportion to the enormous trade of
the country.
"Out of a total of 26,701 registered and licensed vessels,
less than 3000 ever plow foreign seas. In foreign trade our
. merchant marine consists of 37 steel sailing ships averaging
1600 tons each, 544 -wooden sailing vessels averaging 600 tons,
239 wooden steamers averaging 300 tons, and 331 steel steam
ships averaging 3800 tons. There are also 537 motor boats
and 1106 barges.
Go Home
For
Christmas
THE holidays will soon be - -here.
The time of hap
piness and cheer. Your
friends will be expecting
you to come home. So will
mother, father, sister or
brother.
Low Holiday Fares
Are available for the holi
days. On sale between all,
Southern Pacific stations in
Oregon Dec. 17, 18, 22, 23,
24, 25, 31, and aJn. 1. Re
turn limit Jan. 4. Prom Ore
gon to California points on
sale Dec. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31,
Jan. 1st. Return limit Jan. 3 s
Ask the' local agent for fares, train service
and other information, or write
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ,
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland. Oregon
Who Plays "Judgo Abbott" In "Daddy Long Logo" at Etigono
Theatre, Dec. 13.
"In large merchant steamers, the class that Is fast grow
Ing in commerce and of it" size and speed to render some assis-"
tance as naval auxiliaries, the United States stands tljlrd, sur
passed only by Great Britain and Germany. But GO per cent
of the big and able steamers in the world nro owned by Great
Britain and not 7 per cent by the United States.
"The trade of the United States has at its disposal' only
about one-tenth of. the shipping facilities available to the
British merchant and manufacturer. If the United Statos is
to take its" proper place It must not be content with more rank;
it ranks quite high, ahead of Prance, Italy, Norway and Hol
land. Americans must have actual commercial sea power in
proportion to their trade." ,
FREIGHT TRADE PROMOTION
(New York Times.)
The country has begun to take practical measures on a
large scale for the promotion of our foreign trade 'by means
of fostering foreign enterprises with American capital. That
is the meaning of the organization by the National City bank
and its associates in the American International corporation
of a company which wll do for partly developed countries
what many groups of bankers in Europe have been doing for
such countries for generations. What the United States has
done in this line in the past has been on a small scale and as
an Incidental achievement rather than as part of a broad
guage plan to obtain for this country a new position in world
trade. To gain that position we must not only offer goods
for sale but must also offer the capital for the development
of enterprises which will increase the purchasing power of the
countries with which we would trade, South' America, China,
Russia, any and every country which needs the stimulus of
outside capital to develop its national resources and to creato
new marqets or to enlarge those which already exist.
ASHLAND WANTS THE
OREGON BUILDING
San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 8.
I if the Southern iJacinc win
;haul the Oregon Building to
Ashland free of cost, it is no,tl
! wholly Improbable that the fam
jous Oregon Parthenon will
'grace the wonderful park being
developed at Ashland through
the expenditure of $175,000 se
cured by bond issue for thin
purpose and that of develoning
the Lithla Springs there. Dur
ing the past ten days, Editor
Bert R. Greer, of the Ashland
Tidings, and chairman of the
Springs Water Commission has
been here in consultation with
the Oregon Commission and the
.Southern Pacific Officials and is
.serious in his attempt to secure
the Oregon building for re-erection
in his home city. Just now
there is no great hope that the
Government will decide to main
tain the building here, and con
tract calls for Its removal within
ninety days after the close of
the Exposition, The best offer
that the Commission has had
for the building is $1,000 the
concern making this offer agree
ing to remove the structure and
put the ground in the shape re
quired bv the contract. How
ever,. Editor Greer figures that
the Commission can afford to
waive that amount if the famous
building could bo reset at Ore
gon's southern gateway, and the
public in general will agree. It
will cost from twelve to fifteen
I thousand dollars to wreck the
tbulldlng and Mr. Greer is con
i . i j.i i i. ...... . it
liuuut inuL nu uu.ii uuuuru umi
amount In his home city, pro
viding the Southern Pacific will
agree to transport the wreckage
to Ashland. It is understood
that the Springs Commission al-
j ready has available a consider
able sum for the construction of
a casino in the park, and there
would be no difllculty about
financing the reconstruction of
the Oregon building. If the Par
thenon is not to be maintained
here, it is reasonably Icertain
that all Oregon would delight in
its reconstruction at Ashland.
That city is spending a very
large sum to develope a great
resort and the beautification of
the mountain park practically
in the heart of that city is now
in the hands of McLaren, father
of Golden Gate Park's landscape
beauty, and also responsible for
the wonderous beauty of the
Exposition grounds. The Ore
gon Parthenon would have per
lect surroundings there, and as
a convention hall, museum, cas
ino, or something of the sort it
would serve a good purpose and
advertise Ashland as nothing
else could and result to the great
advantage of Oregon in general.
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The Best Groceries
For Less Money
JUST RECEIVED
A big lot of flno now can
dies and nuts for tho
Christmas trade. Ourprlces
are tho lowest. Wo espe
cially Invito Christmas tree
and school orders. Don't
forget us when In need of
Groceries. Wo havo tho
quality as good as tho best.
Nice & Miller
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON.
Established 1883
Capital and Surplus - -- . $300,000.00
Interests on SavingB Accounts and Time Certificates
CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS
Dentistry
DR. J. E. RICHMOND
PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 116-J
Over Commercial Bank,
Springfield, Oregon.
See
Edwards & Brat tarn
For Farm and City Property
Exchanges a Specialty
Springfield
Phone 30
Oregon
i
The Fifth Street Grocery
Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22
IP YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED
THE SPRINGFIELD CREAMERY
Chas, Barkman, Manager.
Try us and be convinced that it pays to patronlzo homo
industries.
J. H. BOWER
Lawyer.
Phono 1221
831 Willamette St. Eugene, Oregon
W. F, WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Phone 62; Residence 67J
West Main St.
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