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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 3. 1923
NUMBER 10
(By C. E. Spence, Market Agent)
Boyd Oliver of California, associat
ed with the Aaron Sapario co-opera-tiv
elaw firm, drove home some
truths to co-operators in his talk to
the Washington-Oregon hay growers'
conference ait Kennewich, Wash.,
this month.
California is leading the nation in
successful co-operation, but its suc
cess has been attained only after
many mistakes and failures, hence
Oregon should profit by the exper
iences and avoid much of the grief
California producers had to endure
in the long fight to success.
ltfM nUtrni. niA Mint fixe IliAfVS
must be sincere and active co-oper-ation
between country and city, and
until there is this joint action, full
success cannot be attained. He said
that the business and financial In
terests of California have come to
know that the prosperity of their
cities is based on successful farming.
He related how at one tim Cali
fornia had 40 local co-operative as
sociations handling oranges, and that
the growers thought they had solved
the problem of marketing, but he
stated they might far better have
had none, as each local was market
ing Its own fruit, and the result was
that the 40 associations were fight
ing each other, glutting localities,
and that failure followed.
Then they organized by commodity
instead of locality, all under one cen
tral head and selling agency, and the
price of oranges was raised from
$5.50 to $8.50 and the market stabil
ized. He said this plan of commodity
merchandising stopped the demoral
ization of all dumping on the same
market. Only as much as the local
ity required was shipped, while the
centr lagency found new markets
and supplied the monly what they
demanded.
Mr. Oliver said that the success of
California's thirty or more successful j
co-operative associations was in sim-1
ply applying the same principles as
are applied by the big successful pri
vate industries of the country noth
ing more.
Ho advised long time contracts
with producers. He said tlio coin
mission and middle men let up on
their propaganda when the farmers
were tied up for years ahead.
And then Mr. Oliver shot this at
the conference: "Get a manager who
know3, no matter what the salary
get him. Keep the confidence of the
members you must have it or you
will fail. Play your cards face up
on the table; let all the membars
know what you are doing. Don't
drive, it can't be done.
"You must have publicity. At least
once a week you must let the mem
bers know what is being done. Your
state marketing department will help
you until you can issue your own re
ports. You must have the loyalty
that goes with confidence or youu
will fail. You must have standing
by, backing up, even under difficul
ties. Nothing will so quickly wreck
an association as members with sup
posed grievances spreading the pro
paganda of their enemies. Stand by
solidly and control your own busi
ness." Oregon is awakening to the fact
that she is a laggard in co-operation,
ortiand financial r.nd business inter
ests realize that the producers must
be prosperous that the metropolis
have a substantial backing. Stabili
zation of markets and price mainten
ance to a profit basis must be
brought about.
With hearty joint action between
city and country and loyal co-operation
with producers, Oregon can do
what California has done and what
Washington Is doing.
The state market agent law was
enacted to help along this co-opera-live
work, and the department stands
ready at all times when the produc
ers are ready.
Many farmers were in town Satur
day afternoon from different parts
of the county and all reported very
favorable crop conditions. The warrr
wave is just what is needed to ripen
the grain aud so far no damage is
reported. The temperature Friday
reached 9 2 degrees the warmest toj
that date for the season. j
110 AD DAMAGE NOT AS BAD
AS WAS FIRST REPORTED
Damage to the county road on up
per Willow creek was not nearly as
great as first reported according to
a statement given the Herald by
Judge Campbell Saturday.
First reports had It that a large
amount of the new grade was de
stroyed but that report was much ex
aggerated. Tho grado stood up well
and most of the damage was caused
by rock and gravel being washed on
the road. The crew of men under
the direction of Mr. Taylor is clear
ing the road and it will soon be in
as good shape as before the storm.
Bruce Kelly also reports the dam
age at his ranch less than at first
believed. Much of his hay crop that
was flattened by the storm is coming
up and can be saved.
Tho Florence ranch suffered con
siderable damage, the wheat on the
upland being almost ruined. Mr.
Florence also had a big flock of
young turkeys and chickens and all
of them were killed by the hail.
INSANE MAN BELIEVES
IT RANCH IS
Laboring under the hallucination
that because nobody was at home
when he arrived at the Walter Far
rens ranch west of Heppner it was
his by right of discovery, Richard
Praetsch, 21 years old, of Portland,
hung up his coat and hat and made
himself at home and when Mr. Far
rens found him there he refused to
leave. Mr. Farrens came to town
and reported to the sheriff's office
and officers went out Friday morn
ing and brought the man in.
Mr. Farrens after finishing his
spring work on the ranch secured
employment on the county road work
on Heppner flat and moved his fam
ily into the vacant house near his
work. A flock of chickens was left
at the ranch and tho Farrens chil
dren went over every day to give
them feed and water.
Thursday evening when the chil
dren went to the ranch they discov
ered a man's coat and hat hanging
in the house but the man was not in
sight. They hurried to their father
and reported and le went over, find
ing tho man there. Mr. Farrens
asked what he was doing there and
received the answer that the place
belonged to him some of his friends
having given it to him. Mr. Farrens
saw at once that the man was men
tally unbalanced arid coming to town
he reported the matter to the offi
cers. Praetsch, who shows evidence of
having been well raised, seems nor
mal on almost everything but the
ownership of the Farrens ranch but
during his examination before Judge
Campbell he also showed that he
might easily become violent. At first
he refused to give any account of his
past life but when slightly angered
he mentioned the address of his sis
ter, Mrs. H. P. Schiewe, of Portland,
and she was interviewed over the
telephone. Mrs. Schiewe said that
her brother suffered from a nervous
breakdown several months ago and
has since been in poor health. He
disappeared from her homo about a
week ago and the Portland police
have been looking for him without
success. Ho served a while in the
C. S. navy but after a severe attack
of influenza he was given a medical
discharge. Mrs. Schiewe wanted him
committed to the hospital at Salem
rather than at Pendleton and an at
tendant was sent here to take him
to that institution.
THIS IS FOURTH OF JULY WEEK
The Herald is printed one day
ahead of time and In rather condens
ed form for no other reason than
that this is Fourth of July week and
newspaper folks have as much right
to a few days' vacation as the rest
of you.
So here'j hoping every reader
will have a good time whether he
goes to see the president or goes fish
ing. It only comes once a year.
A picnic will be held at Lena next
Sunday, July 8, by members of St.
Patricks parish to which everybody
is cordially Invited. Divine service
will be held at Lena at 10:30 A. M.
and the remainder of the day will
be devoted to social affairs.
ESTABLISHED CREDIT
The Federal Farm Loan Board In
interpreting the new rural credit bill
passed at the last session of congress
in itas original ruling refused to
consider hay as a staple agricultural
commodity for use as security for
obligations submitted for rediscount
through tho Federal intermediate
Credit banks. Under this ruling it
was impossible for hay growers to
avail themselves of this rural credit
bill, for the reason that it is found
absolutely impracticable to ware
house hay and it has been the prac
tice heretofore to use only warehouse
receipts as a basis for such credit.
The Oregon Co-operative Hay
Growers opened negotiations to se
cure a change in this ruling, but fear
ing their inability to get prompt ac
tion single handed, they solicited the
co-operation of the Yakima county
farm bureau. Tlirought their united
action Mr. Buckles, manager of the
Intermediate Credit bank of Spokane,
met with the hay growers at Kenne
wlck to consider what action might
be necessary to care for the hay
growers' demands. A statement of
the conditions under which hay is
grown, stored and marketed was pre
pared gy the secretary of the Yakima
farm bureau and the manager of the
Oregon Co-operative Hay Growers
and forwarded to the National Farm
Loan board. The co-operation of
commercial clubs in the Yakima val
ley and the congressional lelegations
of Oregon and Washington was also
obtained, and at the last meeting of
the board held in Washington, June
15, the matter was taken up for dis
cussion. All tho demands made by
the hay growers were agreed to. '
This means that hay on the farm
and in the stack can now be used as
tho basis for credit and removes the
last possibility of doubt of the new
Northwest Hay Growers association
being ablo to make reasonabl ad
vances to growers upon hay in the
stack.
Tho co-operation of p. largo num
ber ot banks had already been se
cured to this end, but the action of
tho Farm Loan board is most wel
come. This will be of material as
sistance to local banks which may
wish to discount this class of paper,
and should the hay growers find it
desirable to set up an agricultural
credit corporation, they will be able
to rediscount this paper direct at
5Ms interest. This would guaran
tee money to members at not more
than 7 interest.
MORROW COUNTY REUNION
AT PORTLAND POSTPONED
As has been tho custom for lo
these many years, the Morrow Coun
ty Reunion association, composed of
former residents of Morrow county
now living in and around Portland,
were scheduled to hold their annual
reunion picnic at Laurelhurst park
on the afternoon of July 4th, but
since it lias been announced that
President Harding is going to honor
the city of ortland with his presence
on that date, it has been decided
best to postpone our picnic in order
that we may all assist in entertain
ing our worthy chief executive.
So our annual picnic will be held
at Laurelhurst park Saturday after
noon, July 7th.
We are expecting that many Mor
row county residents will take ad
vantage of this unusual opportuniay
to see the president of the United
States and a lot of their old friends
and neighbors and arrange to come
to Portland for the Fourth and stay
over a few days and meet with us
on the 7th.
Those living here always bring
well filled baskets prepared to di
vide with those who come from a
distance and can not bring a picnic
dinner. Visitors are expected to
make a speech or sing a song in
compensation for hospitality re
ceived. If you cannot be with us at our
picnic we will be pleased to receive
greetingg from you addressed to the
undersigned at 508 Worcester build
ing, Portland, and your communica
tion will be read as a part of our
program.
Wo always have a glorious time.
Come early and stay late.
N. C. MARLS, Secretary. ,
JOIN TO HELP FARMER
Portland business men and bank
ers are putting o'er a campaign this
week to raise a fund of $300,000
with which to carry on a two-year
development program having for its
primary purpose the rehabilitation of
the farming industry in Oregon.
These men realize that upon the
prosperity of the farmer ultimately
depends the prosperity of tho banker,
the merchant, the working man, In
fact all city dwellers.
The fund now being raised is not
to bo expended advertising the re
sources of Oregon and inducing ney
settlers to come to the state, but
rather to help the farmer already
here to get on his financial feet and
thus become sufficiently prosperous
to do his share towards contributing
to , the general prosperity of the
state.
To assist in establishing co-opera
tlve marketing in Oregon and in the
entire state is an avowed purpose of
the Portland men who are backing
this movement and contributing
their money to help put it over.
Telling of the splendid results of
the first day's drive, the Oregonian
says:
"Not a single refusal has been en
countered, and the reception accord
ed the solicitors bespeaks tho entire
sympathy of the business interests of
the community with the development
plan," was tho announcement at
campaign headquarters at Hotel
Portland.
No totals on the amount subscrib
ed Have been taken. Some of the
soliciting teams have turned in their
complete quotas, but the majority,
while, reporting that they have met
with success, will not hand in their
cards until their work is entirely
completed.
"There is every indication that the
entire amount will be raised within
the week," said Emery Olnistead,
chairman of tho committee, yester
day, expressing himself as entirely
satisfied with the outcome of the in
itial day's campaign.
One of the features of the drive
yesterday was the appearance of Don
Francisco of Los Angeles, president
of the Pacific Coast Advertising
clubs, at the Ad club luncheon at
noon. Mr. Francisco, according to
officials of the local campaign, Is one
the best informed men in the west
on tho subject of community adver
tising and organized marketing.
"The greatest advantage of the en
tire movement is the decision to aid
tho farmer," said Mr. Francisco.
"The plan 'to foster an organized
marketing system is of inestimable
value because the farmer is a grower
and not a merchandiser. He cannot
solve his own marketing problems,
and especially is this true when the
farmers attempt to act Individually.
"One of the fundamentals of the
movement is to create the will on
the part of the farmers to co-operate
with their fellow growers. Only in
this way can better prices for their
commodities be guaranteed, and such
prices in turn bring nbout increased
production.
"An example of the outcome or
such a movement is the case of Fres
no, which a few years ago was a
small city. At that time the raisin
crop aggregated only 110,000 pounds
Two or three years later the crop
had Increased to 326,000 pounds on
account of the organized marketing
system which was established and
from the
factory
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Fresno, th ecity itself, had increased
proportionately in size.
"A form of collective marketing
establishes a record of the acreage
in any given crop, and its guarantee
toward assured prices tends to in
crease the acreage so that added
markets can bo sought with the cer
tainty that production will be equiv
alent to meet tho demand. These
things have been proven in the case
of California and Oregon can secure
the same results from similar effort.
"The community advertising pro
gramme is the only way to stimulate
the influx of tourists and settlers
San Diego spends $150,000 annually
for such publicity work, Los Angeles
$2,000 and San Francisco $400,000.
Rodger Babson has declared that the
'influence of new people and new
money secured through this means
has made California the white spot
on tho American continent.'
"This influx can be increased so
long as the money is spent to spread
throughout America tho advantages
of the state."
If FARMERS VISIT
WHEAT NURSERY FARM
About 50 farmers visited tho Mor
row county nursery on tho J. J.
Wells farm last Saturday afternoon
to inspect the experiments being
made there In different wheat varie
ties and different methods of treat
ment for smut.
E. R. Jackman, of Oregon Agricul
tural college extension department,
was present and gave a short talk on
smut control, pointing out tho re
sults from different treatments as
they affected smut and also as re
gards the effect on tho stand of
wheat plants.
G. A. Mitchell, assistant to Mr.
Slovens, superintendent of Moro Ex
periment station, was also present
and went over tho different varieties
in the nursery, telling something of
their origin and history and pointing
out thoso that are showing points
that may make them valuable for
this particular locality.
Altogether about U5 uilterent va
rieties wei planted In the nursery
last fall and a number of different
smut control treatments were also
used.
According to all visible signs, at
least to the lay mind, a strain of
Turkey Red seems to be tlio belt
adapted to conditions here while the
copper carbonado treatment for smut
was far ahead of any other treat
ment. Straight bluestone, Milestone
followed by a limo bath and formal
dyhldo were used all of which
showed more smut and a poorer
stand than the rows treated with
copper carbonate.
Following tho nursery Inspection,
representatives of the Heppner Com
mercial club opened a big freezer of
lco cream and a 20 gallon can of
lemonade to which tlio crowd did
ample justice.
County Agent Morso announced
that the wheat experiment nurseries
In this county will be continued this
fall on a moro extensive scale than
last season, at least two nurseries be
ing planted in different parts of the
county.
Mrs. Edward Chinn left Sunday for
a visit with relatives at San Francisco.
Our Cold Storage Plant
makes the handling of meats in hot
weather a satisfaction to our custom
ers. Our plant is modern, sanitary,
satisfactory. Inspection by custom
ers invited.
The Central Market
G. B. SWAGGART
IN COLUMBIA SATURDAY
Boardman, July 1. Mr. Dlngman
returned Sunday from a business
visit in Goldendale, Wash,
Henry Klages with Louis and Fred
left Monday morning for a trip
through Yakima valley.
Superintendent and Mrs. Mulkey
returned last Thursday from a visit
with relatives at Monument. Friday
they left for a trip through Idaho
and Y'ellowstone national park. Mrs.
Force, mother of Mrs. Mulkey, ac
companied them.
Born, June 2 5, to Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. King, an 8-pound baby boy.
Lylo Blayden is homo for a short
visit.
Miss Wahnona Keys returned on
Friday front a visit with relatives
near Walla Walla.
Mrs. Ray Brown has been ill tho
p;ist week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDaniels left
on Thursday for Portland and Salem
where they will visit relatives.
Mrs. Eugene Cummins and Lorn
returned the last ot the week from
a short visit in LaGrande.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesso Cooper of San
Diego, California, aro visiting at tha
C. G. Blayden home. Mrs. Cooper is
a nieco of Mrs. Blayden and visited
here last sumnyr.
Adolph Skoubo, with his bride, re
turned last Saturday from Denmark
where ho has been tho past year.
The same evening friends and neigh
bors gathered at tho Skoubo home
for a charivari and general good
time. Mr. Skoubo and Miss Anna
Axelguard were married a few daya
beforo leaving Denmark.
Mrs. Royal Rands is on the sick
list this week.
Our community was shocked and
grioved when littlp Ezra Hopkins, 9-
yuar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Hopkins, was drowned Saturday
noon. Tho boy with his brother and
Ralph Dewesseo were wading in tho
river when he n il into a holo and
was held under water by mud. Mr.
Deweese and Hi Hoffman, who weru
gathering drift wood, rushed to the
rescue, Mr. Hoffman (living after tho
body. When found life was entirely
gono and thu body was brought im
mediately to town. Tho entire com
munity joins in words of sympathy
to tho stricken family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warren and
MisH Winifred arrived Friday from
Portland, leaving Sunday for a
week'H outing In tho mountains.
Mrs. Warren Is chairman of tho lila
toiic spot of the Daughters of tho
American Revolution and as their
representative will attend tho cele
bration at Meachani. Through thu
efforts or Mrs. Warren Wells Spring
will bo marked as a historical spot
by the Pendleton chapter of thu
Daughters of tlio American Revolu
tion. Earl B. Wright and Anna Grablll
were united In marriage at tho home
of tho bride's parents in lone last
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. There
wero about 20 guests present and
after th,o wedding light refresh
ments were served. The bride and
groom left thu next morning in auto
for Baker, Oregon, where they ex
pect to spend a few days with tho
mother of tho groom, Mrs. Nclliu
Berg. They will make their homo In
lone for a few months.