Gresham outlook., March 17, 1914, Image 1

Next Big Meeting in interests of Fruitgrowers in Commercial Club Hall, Gresham, next Wednesday night.
TWICE A WEEK
VOL. 4.
NO. 5
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH COUNTY,
PROMOTION PROBLEMS ARE
TAKEN UP BY COMMITTEES
OREGON
Read particulars
“Ever at Your Service
P h o n e 701
TUESDAY, MARCH 17 1914
$1.60 PER YEAR
A CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY
. E ^ r\ bodY “hould tret in touch with the movement to tie-
velop the truiT grow ing possibilities of the Pow ell V aliev sec
tion as outlined by Torn Richardson, C. A. M albeauf aiid W o
”/
Ot,tO” iUt ‘.he
°,n Tuesday. If the plans suggested' ! I
are entered into by enough growers, with the right kind of
co-operation on the p a rt of all who should be interested it will
mean m aking this d istrict second to none in the quality and
am ount especially of early fru it produced and shipped to the
earliest eastern m arkets. These are the m arkets that pay the
INSTRUCTIVE HORTICULTURAL
LECTURE BEFORE THE GRANGE
and asserted that there is no such a
thing as over-production but It Is
grow s on wood one year old and the
not evenly distributed. He said that
• Gresham is the center of
orchardist must do prun'ng to stim ­
distribution can be made if condi­
Aphorism s by Lew is.
as good a farm country as
ulate the tree by cu ttin g off one-half
may be found in the world.
tions are right. Co-operation in
"Neglect your d uties and a t­
of last year’s growth.
T his trea t­
There is too much indiffer­
com m unities can control th ese things
tend to business, or neglect
ence but no lim it to what can
m
ent
will
give
a
finer
thickened
hea.l
with
the
northw
est
still
leading.
your business and attend to
be done.
and more laterals with more fruit
duties."
"We raise,” he said, in this county
Portland schools last year
Our land is too high priced and the acreage is too small for
spurs.
One can rem em ber nam es
grew as much produce as any
products which are superior to the
successful general farm ing. We must have crops that can be
o
f
trees
and
plants
and
fall
other five com m unities in the
"It is easier," said Mr. Lewis, "to
eastern productions, especially ber­
depended upon, that will bring the largest possible retu rn s to
to rem em ber p eop le.”
United States.
take a limb off than It is to put oue
ries.
C
apitalize
th
ese
assets
and
"Some
people
who
order
the man with five acres or fifty, that can be profitably handled
Any m ovem ent must*be led
on, but by pruning you will get the
trees and shrubs say there is
there will be no fear of m arkets a l­
every year.
'
by local people to make a su c­
no money in an yth in g except
wood spurs for a grow th and by
cess of it.
ready located.
Get into them
by
Our greatest opportunity is in small fruits. Our shipping
som eth in g to eat. They don’t
thinning out you will get size ol
Co-operation the keynote of
study, which is easy to do and an
facilities are excellent. A fter the early dem and for fresh
want the ornam ental."
success.
fruit."
im m ense demand will come which
"Pruning for better fruit,
fruit is supplied the surplus and perhaps the hulk of the crop
There is no such a thing as
produces
more
fruit
and
re­
cannot
be
supplied.
The
sam
e
fea­
over-production but it is not
can be easily and profitably handled at home.
About the fulture of roses Mr.
quires less money for boxes ”
evenly distributed.
tures apply to canned goods that ap­
I his is not in the interests of any d ry er or cannery com­
Lewis said that an old rose bush
"If it don't pay to prune
The future will develope
ply to raw m aterials. As much care
and spray your trees, dig
pan y or stock selling scheme whatever, 'it is not a g,'-t rich
slow ly as no dependence can
never bears a flower except on the
is needed as in any other business.
them up.”
be placed on present growers.
quick affair, but means laying a foundation for fu tu re profit - ’
ends
of the limbs and advised that
"It is easier to take a limb
The future w ill develope slow ly as
J ellies and jam s are sold
able use of our small trac ts and employment of our people and
they be cut hack to get an expension
off than to put one o n .”
here made in England, and
no dependence can be placed on pres­
those who are to come.
of branches and more flowers. He
Lota of poeple don’t believe
all other things are made
ent grow ers. The problem has not
The best wisdom of every thoughtful, businesslike man
in training a child, but if you
else w'here.
would apply the sam e rule of prun­
been
studied
yet
or
there
would
be
a
don't h e will train you after­
and woman is needed to develop this plan along the safes!
We can control the m arkets
ing for them as for trees.
w
ard.”
big field now.
:: most perm anent and profitable lines.
with a little sense, but no
Speaking of grafts the speaker
crazy-quilt
productions are
"Tlie future of canned goods is
You can show that you welcome a movement that will
said that most everybody thinks Ore­
wanted.
vast but we send forth nothing w hile
he d ire c t^ to your interest by atten d in g the meeting a n ­
Gresham transportation fa­
W B Parsons, lectu rer of Gresh­ gon can ’t grow them, but they grow
C alifornia sends away m illions. The
cilities are 24 hours ahead
nounced for W ednesday night, March 25, at Gresham.
am
grange and the man "who re­ just as well near Mounty Tabor as
know ledge must be gained by co-op­
of any other point in western
Oregon or W ashington.
minds one of Lincoln." is providing anyw here, but they, too, must be
eration if we expect to succeed.
an en tertain m en t during the lecture pruned for. The growth of the rool
"We are on the verge o f greater
Tom Richardson, the Commercial things than
hour of the grange that is ranking must be stim ulated first thtjn the
ever
before through
club booster from Portland, met a com bined effort of every influence.
Gresham grange w ith the progres­ fruit growth by proper pruning and
training.
room full of people at the Gresham We are now estab lish in g new mar­
sive educational gran ges of the state.
To remedy the disfigurem ent of
library
yesterday
afternoon.
He kets in A laska, Hawaii and British
And his efforts, besides being of an
was accom panied here by W. W. Columbia. A laska is a great con su ­
in stru ctive character, are attracting trees damaged by sleet he would
Cotton and C. A. Malbeauf. Mr. Rich­ mer.
new m em bers and filling the hall at trim for new sprouts which will conic
The northw est has today a
ardson’s address was in the interests better future for perishable products
each session with visitors from other in a few years the trees will be b et­
ter than before.
of the producers of this vicinity, ad­ than it has ever had sin ce the first
F ollow in g Is a copy o f the letter ers, it would undoubtedly resu lt in places who com e to be entertained
Mr. Lewis advises budding of seed ­
vocating closer co-operation in the tree was planted."
and
gain
a
more
expert
know
ledge
of
recently sen t to each o f the ten the im m ediate appointm ent of a farm
lings or other trees that need ch an g­
production
of
m arketable crops.
the
problem
s
discussed.
W. W. Cotton paid a high tribute granges of-M u ltn om ah county, a sk ­
F ollow in g are a few extracts from to th is part o f Eastern M ultnomah ing for resolutions endorsing the plan advisor for Multnomah cou n ty.”
Last Saturday's lectu re period was ing instead of grafting. Trim back
(S ign ed )
O. M. PLUMMER.
his remarks:
filled
with the rendition of an ex­ and when new sprouts are thrown
east of Linneman by saying that it of em ploying agricultural experts to
Secretary.
“Gresham is the center of as good had the best soil anyw here in the assist the farm ers in different sec­
cellen t musical program and a talk out bud on them and the branches
Portland Union Stock Yards Co.
a farm country as may be found in W illam ette valley, but said it was tions.
on h orticultural su b jects by H. A. will not break off nor leave dead
Rockwood grange took first
Fills is the only
way to
Lewis, the well know n R u ssellville spots.
the civilized world. The country is , hard to get adequate returns upon action by passing the resolution re­
In a letter received on Saturday nurserym an.
change successfully. Never graft.
as rich as cream and full of industry the prices asked for it. He was quested. The other granges are ex ­
by the secretary of the fair associa­
and great crow ds are com ing here in thinking of the com ing generation pected to do likew ise:
Mr. Lewis began his rem arks by
For successful farm ing on ten-
tion Mr. Plum m er says further:
1H15 from many countries, but it is which may find difficulties in m ak­
quoting the first aphorism above and
"Under the provision of the law
"Enclosed is copy of our letter statin g that he alw ays believed the acre tracts Mr. Lewis su ggested ber­
a fact that many have gone away ing a living and he thought we passed during the session of the last
ries with which tills section can com ­
because of no atten tion being given should do som eth in g, but that there legislature, with which you are en- sen t to the ten different gran ges in su ccessfu l man attended to both bus­
pete with other localities. Portland
Multnomah county, which is more or iness and duties.
them . We must have better m arkets is great difficulty in sellin g products. I ^rely faYntfiar, the county com m is-
Is com ing nearer every year uud the
less self-explanatory, also attached
and closer relations. The sam e com- Prices are im proving, though, and »toners o f Multnomah county have
His second aphorism
follow ed
m arket is growing.
plaint com es from other section s on there are now better m arkets than I available $2000.00 to match a lik e clipping from yesterd ay’s Oregonian closely In describing his experiences
One acre of berries w ill yield 8 to
regarding the action of the Rockwood with his subject, but he digressed
coast.
form erly.
sum appropriated by the sta te of Or- grange.
10 tons at a net profit of 1 to 1 >«
"W e need the force of each and
from his subject long enough to an­
He doesn't believe in rushing, to j "gon to em ploy
agricultural
ex-
Mr. J. J. Johnson, one o f your nounce that he, as president of tbs , cent a pound. Actual figures for
every com m unity to seek more peo anything but believes this country perts to operate in th is county. In
directors, I believe, is still Master fair association had lined up with | Loganberries show ed a net profit for
pie, and if the people w ill get to- must do som ething to change condi- conversation with one of the com m is-
of E vening Star grange, one o f the the school of Portland for an a t­ 1912 of $87; for 1913 the profit was
geth er and talk they can find
out tions to sell
product« away from j »loners only last week he inform ed
j $2 25 at the cannery. We m ust raise
what they can do.
j home. There is a w aste o f econom ic n,e that they were ready to m ake the most pow erful granges in the county. tendance of 10,000 children at the
for the cannery the kinds they want,
"Three years ago the
sta te was products that does not exist else- I appointm ent at any tim e the m em ­ Think a good stiff resolution from the fair on on e day, and wanted every
or for shipm ent the kinds that will
Evening
grange,
togeth
er
with
a
per­
person w ithin five m iles of Gresham
buying hogs but now we
are grow- where and there is a fine opportunity j bers o f the grange o f M ultnomah
bear transportation.
He
ing them all at hom e and
oth er pro- for building up. Ten acres will keep l county asked for such action. The sonal letter from Mr. Johnson would to be there on that occasion.
The best tim e of the year, he said
have trem endous influence
said that Portland people would be
ductions are grow ing to an equaliza- , one man busy as m anager as we have em ploym ent of these experts to travel
“C om m issioner Holman advised me disappointed If they did not see to cut out big limbs on apple trees is
tion, yet there is too much indiff- the best raw product here.
over the country helping the various
that so soon as th ese different re­ som eth in g and declared that every In February or March, before the sup
ence and lack ot enthusiasm here, i J ellies and jam s are sold here farm ers and carrying on sm all dem-
rises too much.
but there is no lim it to what can be made in England, he said, and a ll onstration plants in different section s quests are made the appointm ent effort would be m ade to entertain
The best tim e to trim w alnuts is
would
take
place.
When
this
man
is
them
.
d on e’
! other things elsew here.
We can wi>l be o f great benefit. R esu lts in
in December or January, or after the
It is not the county, nor the land, produce here and ship away with other counties have Invariably prov- appointed would su ggest that M ultno­
"P eople order trees and sh ru b s,” leaves are out. C hestnuts may be
mah County fair get in close touch
-,/r the resources, nor the condi- profit, but we buy long distance prod- 0n the wisdom o f this work, which
said Mr Lewis, “and say there is no trimmed later; grapes in January.
with
him,
and
that
he
may
be
made
tions that w ill help to bring pros- ucts which should be turned out | adds many thousands of dollars an-
Trees and shrubs must be trimmed
money In anything but som eth in g to
perity, but by co-operation and a here.
I nually to the value o f the products." traveling representative of the fair
at
the proper tim e, he said, and then
eat.
They
don't
w
ant
ornam
ental
w
ithout
any
salary,
and
that
he
meet
study our needs.
He believed we could get the pop- I "The appropriation has already
the different granges and Individual trees, considering them u seless and one of his apt aphorism s: "Lots of
For a tim e everybody in the ulation here but som e inducem ent ) been m ade for this purpose,” it there-
breeders in the country, encouraging unprofitable, but for that class there people don't believe In training a
northw est thought all fruit efforts should be made to get the young fore adds nothing w hatever to our
are the natural ornam ental trees of child, but If you don’t train him he
them to attend this show.
were going to pieces everyw here, ! people to stay and we can establish faxes. We of Portland realize very
our forests such as the fir, cedars, will train you afterward."
At
H
eppner
they
hold
a
fair
in
the
but in the com m unities that got to- industries here which would be an fully the valu e o f this work in the
Bordeaux spray was recomm ended
fall and the county advisor has acted hem locks and the Oregon grape, all
geth er they are succeeding. Get out im provem ent on present conditions, country, know ing full well th at the
as best for blight on any tree. I,
of
which
are
beau
tifu
l,
right
at
as
m
anager
w
ithout
expense
to
the
literature tellin g facts, together with He believes we can control the mar- agricultural and live stock prosperity I fair association
..
........ „ h om e.”
will also help to protect trees from
If we
in
plain talks in m eetings and in the kets with a little sense, but no crazy of the country and the sta te m eans i havina a man
, \ succeed
.
,n
He declared that hom es not orna­ gutnosis by toughening the bark.
sch ools and you w ill solve the prob- quilt productions are wanted. T here the building up of our city, th e r e - ■ sym pathy with this L L
*
*’
In transplanting evergreens the
| sym pathy with this fair work It is mented looked lik e d istress and that
*e,n -
are wonderful dem ands but no mar- j fore the city people are very glad In-
alm ost Im possible to figure the he could nearly alw ays tell the kind speaker advised takeng up plants
The garden grow ing by the Port- ket for what we now have.
It w ill j deed to stand their share o f the tax-
am ount o f good he can do. Ask your o f a farm er who n eglected his with ball of dirt and then transplant
land public schools last year was five turn out that we occupy the best ation for this purpose
In wet earth. The roots must never
Mr. Johnson to hurry up his resolu ­ grounds.
tim es greater than in any other com ­ position.
j "If your grange would pass a res
"A few
rose bushes," he said, get dry; cut the roots back and give
tion
and
letter,
also
su
ggest
that
If
m unity In the w hole country.
He had a notion that we are situ - | "lution endorsing this m atter and
The main
"m akes property more valuable than top dressing of dry soil
"The products of our farm s can ated here with great advantages o f ] forward It to the county com m ission- necessary he w rite to every other
all the crops, because, the passerby thing Is to cut the roots fresh when
grange in the county."
only be regulated by organization transportation, which are better by
sees the dooryard first and says to planting.
and by helping each other to make 24 hours than any oth er locality In
Mr. Lewis was kept busy for hair
h im self that the ow ner is m aking
BENEFIT
BALL
su ccesses and to elim in ate difficulties tregon or on P uget Sound. We could
CLUSTER LIGHTS
money who keeps it up.
It costs an hour answ ering many in terestin g
and losses.
GREAT
SUCCESS
ohip over the O.-W. R. A N. that
WANTONLY DESTROYED nothing to enhance the value of q uestions and offered his advice free­
"Records of the world in im prove­ much quicker by loading cars at
The charity
ball given by the
ly at any tim e on all problem s per­
A clu ster light recently placed at property in that way."
m ents show that Portland led for
alrview. Build a cannery at Gresh- K nights and Lady Maccabees at
taining to the subject of h orticu l­
the
new
railway
station
at
the
cross­
three years by over 30 per cent.
im for all productions.
He asked Rockwood was a com plete su ccess
Mr. Lewis then launched off to ture with which he is closely Identi­
ing of Stanley avenue was totally
,
"Any m ovem ent must be led by or a com m ittee to look into the sit­
in every way.
The big hall was destroyed by som e vandal a few the main su b ject of his lecture in fied and very fam iliar. All persons
.-»cal people to make a success o f It. uation at Puyallup.
short but pithy sen ten ces, all con­ were Invited to visit his exten sive
crowded until everyone was tired days ago.
No one can do it for them.
Mr. M albeauf su ggested a survey ¡and ready to go home
nected In the Idea of grow ing and nurseries a, R u ssellville and inspect
The clu ster contained five ligh ts
"In this district Portland wants >f the county to find out what is
He for them selves.
A fter all expenses had been paid placed on a pole, sim ilar to the others m arketing of trees and fruit.
to help for selfish reasons and com ­ produced
s a id :
or w ill be;
how much the sum of »55.20 rem ained, which
m unities working as a w hole can acreage and best kind of fruit for was given over to the relief of Mrs in use along the road, and In d es­
"Old orchards are lik e sores to
Mrs D. W Metzger gave a d is­
get anything there they need, but
bipn.ent and when it w ill ripen for Mary Schram, for whom It was In- troying it the wire was broken, two the eyes o f new com ers.
course on how she raises flowers of
they must have organization. They use; also find out full cost before tended. Her condition is very crlt sockets torn out and all the bulbs
"By pruning for better fruit you ail kinds in her home garden. She
» ere broken
are prosperous but there is no limit i r t ding.
ical an(j
may noj
able to make
get more fruit and pay less money Illustrated her talk with all the
There is no clue to the perpetrator for boxes.
to what can be accom plished. Get
Mr. Richardson suggested that a her proposed trip to B ritish Uoluiu-
early flowers now in bloom. Her ad ­
your strength locally and your sup­ om m lttee be appointed from the I bla, but the money will give her of the deed but the railroad company
Pruning stim u la tes grow th and dress was highly en tertain in g and
port away from here.
,h “* may gives firmer fruit spurs for first year instructive.
omtnercial club, on e from the many com forts of home for her re­ , i KUn B"
lead „ arrests. C ar. are now stop- ,
• Pru„ ln, stim u la ,,» grow "
X
"Travel is »0 per cent from city grange and one from the W om en’s lief.
The other features of the program
aary - . r l n . X d L r ' k ^
qU“ " ty When “ *’
to city but not throughout the coun­ lub- o f three m em bers each. The
essary to o f the lecture hour were sin g in g and
Mr. Schram has made the fo llo w ­
try, and we need som e plain direct
hairman o f the three com m ittees ing acknow ledgm ent to those who
get a market.
Instrumental music, the unique fe a ­
stories of facts to keep people from were named, being H. W. Snashail,
"If It don't pay to prune and ture of which was a song In German,
gave their assistan ce for the relief
WILL
RUN
AOAIN
going away w ithout seein g the rural H. E. Davis and Mrs. Charles C leve­ of his wife:
spray your trees, dig them up. I, U follow ed by a translation In English
d istricts, and you m ost handle these land
FOR COMMISSIONER the sam e with a cow or h og— If they by Mrs F W. F ieldhouse. Mrs. Theo-
They w ill select the others
"To every individual directly or
problem s yourselves.
und have Issued a call for a m onster Indirectly interested in the charity
T. J. Kreuder, who was very close don’t pay you sell them to the butch- j dore Brugger, Mrs. Ernest Sch w ed­
“There is no oth er country d is­ m eeting on
W ednesday evening, I ball given in the behalf of Mrs
to success as a candidate for county er Treat your orchards the sam e as Ier and Mrs George Sleret. It was
trict richer than this in intellect and March 25, at the Commercial club Schram, we m ost h
Prune all varieties
encored and repeated
irtlly thank you com m issioner tw o years ago, was in i stock
you have got to take up these m at­ 'a !2.
,
and »«sure you that your kindness
onThhea O u t C r<1 W h ^ h " " ^ ‘ " "
Mr
LeW‘-
« ’» « "">ba
ters as an obligation.
We want a
The com m ittees w ill arrange for will never be forgotten
We fully
* oniniitteen Appointed.
big m eeting for co-operation Gresh- ,h e m eeting and w ill pave the way realise and appreciate the kind act h i. first a X n c e m e u t X ehe’‘wmou<, ’d
The follow in g m em bers of the
f in ’s influence is most pow erful in ,or the form ation of the Pow ell Val- sa d every dollar will be used for be a candidate again this yrer for which a lw a y s " ,^ T Ir”
J° ,nt
have h”™ »PPolnt-
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this county and you can get any­ ey Development League.
the benefit of
Mrs
Schram
In com m lssioner snd w „, soon begin an y’X
to arrange for the m eetin g on
thing. but not as Individuals only
The m eeting will be attended by special would we thank the officers active campaign for the nom ination m l? m .......... 7
"" * dalr>n‘a,‘ «“ » W ednesday night of next week
through organization."
Tom Richardson and other good end m em bers of’ the L O T M and
Mr Kreuder is w H, k„Own
her hX .
T
Wr’nl‘ ”*
O. A Eastm an.
Mr Malbeauf spoke on co-opera
-peakers and it is expected that som e K. O. T M. Laet but not least our fratwvnal worker and 1. master of tell the . 7
r
,
can H L. 8t. Clair and H. M Miller
'ion and recomm ended it as the only results will follow that will be of prayer, will go up for the Oresham Pomona grange
He is fully quail
w rin k le.
m
“ * * by
Orange— H. W Snashail, H. E
o Z .
°L “
I ° ‘ V'’
E
Thi’^
» a y to he su ccessfu l. He
made great benefit and that som e prodoc- Outlook which so generously adver­ ned for the position and should hU X
illu stration s
by com paring condi­ tise enterprise will be launched for tlsed the bail, and to Rockwood former strength bold out he Is like- will ”. o bar "
’ th* ,pur"
Women'. Club— Mrs Chas Cleve-
tions in C alifornia, Texas and Idaho the beet in terests o f the com m unity, grange for the free use of its hail.
17 to land th. office
J ? " * ? .«
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* ’ ^ ^ e ld e r and Mrs.
P ertinent Points.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
ASKED TO APPOINT EXPERTS
j
j
the fruit Mdttle Wostell.