Gresham outlook., December 14, 1920, Holiday Number, Page 3, Image 3

December
1920
CHRISTMAS NUMBER, GRESHAM OUTLOOK
year. Mr. H all la now w orking on I
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I th e plana for next y ea r’s F a rm e rs’
»W eek. The m eetings will be held In I
i Ja n u a ry as it o ften happens, as It I
<> did last year, th a t a period of One
w ea th er cornea in th e m iddle of j
F eb ru ary and th e farm ers have to
ta k e ad v an tag e of th e conditions to
get th e ir spring plow ing done. The
(fine w eath er last y ear cu t th e a t ­
FA R M ERS’ W EEK
SA FER THAN EVER.
te n d a n c e down but even th en it av-
j «“raged about a 100 per day. T he ’
last day of th e week th e G resham .
_. . T he M ultnom ah County F arm Bu- | B usiness Men's association enter-J T he finaucia) condition of any com-
£ reau has com pleted a n o th e r y ear of tain ed the farm ers at a b an q u et in m unity is ind icated by one u n failing
I active work u n d er th e supervision of th e Masonic hall. This was one of b aro m eter— th e deposits in th e banks
th e m ost d elig h tfu l and frien d ly o c w ithin th e te rrito ry in w hich they do
County A gent 8. B. Hall.
caslons th a t th e ea ste rn p a rt of the business. B ank conditions are never
One of th e im p o rta n t featu res of county has ever know n.
shro u d ed in m ystery, for th e laws re ­
th e w ork has been th e developm ent in
T he F a rm ers' W eek here was th e q u ire th e p u blication of th e ir sta n d ­
HERE ARE SOME GIFT
th e use ot com m ercial fertilize r in the first county affair of its kind ever ing at fre q u en t Intervals.
Pitiless
county. F o u r y ears ago th e re was held in th is state. The idea proved publicity is req u ired of th em to the
SUGGESTIONS
very little used in th is locality, b a s t so v alu ab le an d p o p u lar th a t th is ex ten t th a t all th e ir assets and liabtl-
y ear it was estim ated th a t ten car- year practically every county w hich iies a re given o u t not only for th e
loads of com m ercial fertilize r were has a county ag en t has arra n g e d a benefit of th e ir p atro n s b u t fo r every-
used here.
sim lla r event to be held d u rin g th e one. T h ere can be no secrets con-
MEN
T his change has been b ro u g h t w inter. T h ere a re ab o u t 25 county j cern ln g th e ir finances in th e sare-
ab o u t th ro u g h th e work of th e F arm ag en ts in th e sta te .
g u ard s th e laws provide for th e ir
Box Hose
G arters
B ureau which has conducted fe rtil­
L a te r in th e sp rin g th e Je rse y ( reg u latio n an d it has become a leg-
Box H andkerchiefs H ats
izer tests on different crops. It has b reed ers of th e county m ade a to u r vnd th a t o u r b an k in g in stitu tio n s are
Kid Gloves
Caps
proven to be of p ractical value to [and visited a n u m b er of th e large sa fe r today th a n ev er before. W hile
Auto Gloves
Shoes
farm ers grow ing
crops of various h erd s in this vicinity.
T h ere was 11 |R tru e th a t an occasional bank is
Gowns
O’Coats
kinds.
Most of th e fertilize r used a good atten d a n ce and a g re a t
forced to close Its doors it is g en e r­
P aja m as
Suits
S w eaters
M ackinaw Coats
was su p er-p h o sp h ate Which has prov-1 am o u n t of know ledge and helpful ally because of poor business r a th e r
en its value on g rain , corn, potatoes, su g g estio n s w ere exchanged d u rin g th an because of a lack of sound
b erries and tru ck g ardens. T he ad-1 th e day. At th e close of th e noon m ethods. People a re tru stin g th e
d itlo n of su p er-p h o sp h ate supplies a h o u r w hich was enjoyed a t th e hom e banks m ore th a n ev er because they
lias!
n a t u r a l deficiency w hich exists in th is of C. H. Jo h an so n , th e M ultnom ah are g en erally know n to be solvent
¡aoil.
C ounty Jersey C a ttle club was or- and th u s secure.
H W WOMEN
FOR CHILDREN
R ep o rts have been m ade d u rin g tn e ! ganized w ith th e follow ing officers:
In th e te rrito ry em braced in e a st­
Silk Hose
Hose
past two years show ing th a t crops ! p resid en t, B. C. A ltm an : vice presi- ern M ultnom ah are th re e banks th a t
H andkerchiefs
Toques
have been doubled by m o d erate a p -!d e n t, C. H. Jo h a n so n ; secretary - enjoy every confidence of th e public.
U m brellas
Shoes
plications of fertilizer. An e x tre m e , tre a su re r, Miss N ellie McKinley. T he Two of th em are located in G resham ,
U m brellas
S w eaters
¡case of th is kind is th a t of a berry executive com m ittee
consists
of ' a ,,d one at T ro u td ale. A nother is lo-
K id Gloves
H andkerchiefs
patch ow ned by Ed Spath, a well Sam uel W eiss, J. W. Bailey, H arry cated a t Sandy in C lackam as county,
H ouse Slippers
Sw eaters, Etc.
1 know n G resham berry grow er.
A W est and H. H. Sam uels.
la n d it also enjoys th e confidence of
y ear ago Mr. S path increased th e I T he officers of th e C ooperative ! th e people in an d aro u n d th a t th riv -
yield of his b erries a ton to the acre Berry
G row ers’ association
u re: ! ,nK city. T h eir sta te m en ts w ere pub-
w ith an investm ent of $15 w orth of p resid en t. H. G. A ndrew s; vice pres- lished recently as req u ired by law and
fertilizer.
W hile th is is a c a s e jd e n t, W. F. R obinson; s e c r e ta ry - ’ “ 11 of them are seen to be highly pros-
w hich would probably not be dupll tre a su re r, K. A. Miller. They are |P « ’rous and show ing a g ro w th which
Our supply of
cated often, it points th e way for in ­ anxious to prom ote th e in te rests of I reflects th e p ro sp eiity of th e different
Neckties is com­
creased re tu rn s from both lab o r and all berry grow ers in th e county and ! localities In w hich they operate.
capital.
plete and contains
new m em bers are alw ays given a
F irst State Hank.
T he fertilizatio n of berries is in h ea rty welcome.
a large assortment
T he oldest b ank in ea ste rn M ult­
its
infancy
in
th
is
section,
as
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T
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ultnom
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county
H
olstein
of different pat­
d u stry develops th e com m ercial fer­ c a ttle club was organized ab o u t a nom ah and by fa r th e leader In th e
terns. Why not a
tilize r will be used In place of stab le y ear ago. They have been active in banking business is th e F irs t S tate
Necktie for a gift.
m an u re which is n ot av ailab le in helping th e boys’ and g irl’s clubs of Bank of G resham . S ta rtin g 15 years
sufficient q u an titie s.
T his is only th e country. T he association offered ago w ith a ca p ita l stock of $15,000
one of th e various d em o n stratio n s special prizes a t th e couuty fa ir to and no business a t ail it has steadily
w hich have proven of much ad v an t- club m em bers who raised H olstein grow n un til a t th is tim e its to ta l re-
m he
t.. UMoclutloi,
i .i
i is esp ecia1-
■ i i»ources
are m
rap
id ly Its
n earin
th e stock
mil-
age to th e farm ers of th is county.
calves. T
1 ,l0n d o llar
ark.
cap g ital
T he F arm B ureau has conducted J ly active in the cam paign to replace
experim ents on th e trellisin g of red scrub sires w ith p u rebreds. T he of­ has been increased to $30,000 and it
rasp b erries and a fte r several dem ­ ficers of th is o rg an izatio n are pres-1 is a m em ber of th e F ed era l Reserve.
o n stratio n s it has been decided th a t
th e b e tte r plan is to wind th e canes vice p resid en t; 8. B. H all, secre-
w orking fund, p ractically all of which
in p reference to c u ttin g them . In ta ry -tre a su re r.
is in cash excepting th e cap ital stock.
one patch w here th is m ethod was
T he O reshnm C ooperative P o u ltry
A rchie M eyers, th e fo u n d er of th e
trie d o u t th e yield was increased a association has proven of g re a t fi­
is s till a t Its head
ton to th e acre. T his patch was un nancial benefit to th e local m en w h o ,„ F . irst S tate B ank,
t i .
.
p resid en
cash ier
d e r th e sam e cu ltiv atio n and th e only j com prise th e org an izatio n . T he as-
^ t.
i , T he Ca“i’
e r is C’. J ’
difference in th e care was In th e s o c ia tio n is co o p eratin g w ith th e
i
1 who enjoys th e rep u tatio n
m ethod of trellisin g .
T he picking sta te o rg an izatio n in th e pooling of
'J10*1 Coll8er.v atlv®
for . h lp m en t to New York “ ar-
hv
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,7 7
.
season was found to be , a „ full two
*■««■ Some eggs sold In New York I<llreCted by '° Cal m en’ aH of who,n
weeks longer In th e patch w here th e kets.
canes w ere tw isted th a n it was w here for $1.08 per dozen w holesale. This are considered to be su b sta n tia l and
they w ere cut. Since th e only ex­ b ro u g h t a n et price In P o rtlan d of who a re fully tru stw o rth y in every
T he big mill of th e Booth-K elly will resum e o p eratio n s Im m ediately. M ountain S tate s Pow er co m p an y , pense in cu rred for th e Increase In $.90 to th e poultrym en. T his was io respect.
L um ber com pany a t W endllng, whlen T he mill a t Springfield, w hich had b u rned, Is ag ain ru n n in g an d is w ork­
Hank of Gresham.
cents m ore per dozen then th e m ar
new m ethod seem s certain to be p ui ket price h ere a t th a t tim e. T he
has been idle for a n u m b e r of weeks. been idle sin ce th e fuel bin of th e ing on old orders.
Second In im p o rtan ce is th e Bank
into q u ite g en eral use.
local o rg an izatio n realized a n et I of G resham , located also in G resham .
I One berry g ro w er last y ear used profit of 9 cents per dozen on all It Is fa r past th e q u a rte r m illion
1 two w ires ab o u t eighteen inches I eggs sto red by th e s ta te o rg a n iz a -( stag e In resources, th e exact to tal a t
a p a rt and tw isted th e canes on these, tion. A lready th e p roduct of 9000 the end of N ovem ber being $398,-
T his seem ed to be th e best a d a p ta -j hens has been co n tracted w ith th e 120.29.
______ T he Bank o of . « G .»»..»m
resham began
tion of th is m ethod as it allow s th e sta te o rg an izatio n by local m em bers. ; business h ere ab o u t ten years ago and
young canes plenty of lig h t and a l t The officers of thiB o rg an izatio n a re now lias a capital stock of $15 000
w hile gro w in g ; it brings th e b erries p resident, A. R. L ym an; A. 11. Dow- and is also a m em ber of th e F ed eral
to th e o utside of th e row and w ith se tt, vice p resid e n t; H. G. A ndrew s, Reserve. F or several years It grew
b u t very little effort th e young canes ‘ se c re ta ry -tre a su re r.
slow ly u nder Its first ow nership and
' j can be train ed up betw een th e w ires
Beside th ese m ore o r less local m anagem
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ent, _____
b ut ____
fo r _
th _ e past five
sav in g m uch inconvenience In th e o rg an izatio n s th e F arm B ureau has I years It has been o p erated and con
■ n ex t seaso n 's work.
been an Im p o rtan t facto r in aid in g trolled by new otllcers and has forged
L ast su m m er th e F arm B ureau was and
developing
th e
D airym en’s steadily ahead.
Its ow ners are all
in stru m e n ta l in b ringing Prof. H. E. L eague w hich has been m ak in g ¡local citizens, th e p resid e n t being
Crosby, Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College stren u o u s efforts to Im prove th e A. F. Miller. K. A. M iller, the pres-
extension man In ch arg e of poultry d alry in g In dustry of th e sta te
Id en t’s son. Is ca sh ie r and Is ac­
w ork, to th is p a rt of th e county. Mr.
A n o th er im p o rta n t w ork w hich Is _ know ledged to be one of th e best
Crosby held culling d em o n stratio n s carried on by the local B ureau Is th e I educated"bank"officersI in "the s ta te '
on several farm s and gave som e le c -! prom otion of local d rain a g e system s
Chu kaiiiHK C ounty Hunk.
tu re s in G resham fo r th e benefit of ' on farm s. T his has been stro n g ly ad-
th e p o ultrym en here, T he response vocated and th e B ureau has given
At Sandy, fifteen m iles front G resh-
was good and m uch in fo rm atio n of all assistan ce possible to th o se w ho a m ' ,8 th e C lackam as County Bank.
value Im parted. W hile th e lectu res w anted aid In p lan n in g d rain ag e ays- Ib h“ H a capital stock of $20,000 and
w ere very h elp fu l th e m ost im p o rt­ fpms on th e ir farm s. T he B ureau h a s ! a to tal of $286,028.32 In liabilities,
a n t re su lt of th e w ork was th e es- also ren d ered all assistan ce possible When a town an d com m unity of th e '
I tab lish m en t of f o u r d em o n stratio n to th e la rg e r d rain a g e system s of
° t Sandy an d its su rro u n d in g
farm s a t various points in th e county th e county. Included In th ese a re te rrito ry can m ake a bank show ing of
w here th e m ethods recom m ended by the M ultnom ah D rainage d istric t No. considerably over a q u a rte r of a m il-
th e college will be trie d o u t and 1, w hich com prises 8000 ac res; th e J*0*1 *1 m ust have th e rep u ta tio n of
1, j "K°mg <ome.”
H ow ever, Sandy is
w here fo u r tim es a y ear Mr. Crosby Sandy d rain ag e d istric t No.
will come and discuss im p o rta n t w hich d ra in s 2000 acres an d th e ,h e cen ter of a large saw m ill Industry
problem s of th e poultrym en. These P en in su la d rain ag e d istric ts Nos. 1 aH we** as being th e h u b of a grow ing
farm s will be ce n te rs fo r th e p oul­ and 2 w est of P o rtla n d .
a g ric u ltu ra l d istric t. T h e C lackam as
trym en of th e ir com m unities and
T hese are high points of th e F arm County bank Is officered by a board of
will ac t as a clearin g houae for In-j B ureau work but do n ot Include t h e h o m e people w ith F re d L. P ro cto r
fo rm atio n and m ethods from th e col- dally ro u tin e of business. T h e of- j p erform ing th e d u ties of cushier In
lege. Records will be kept an d th is j flee of th e county ag e n t is a clea rin g lin acceptable m anner. T his bank is
will give som e v aluable Inform ation ' house for valuable Inform ation and «t«adlly grow ing In im portance. Its
fo r referen ce w ork and will d e te rm ­ a co n stan tly in creasin g n u m b er o f | I p resen t deposits being m ore th an
ine w hat m ethods a re best to pursue. farm ers a re v isitin g th e office to $260,000.
T he fo u r farm s are those of Mrs. learn prices on feeds, seeds, fertll-1
T ro u td a le s ta te Hank.
D. B. Seidle on Buckley avenue; izer, m ethods of farm in g , stock ra is­
T he new est bank In ea ste rn M ult­
C. N. T ay lo r In P lea san t Valley; A. ing, p o u ltry breeding, etc. T he
L. Davis of S p ringdale and th e Schil­ value of th is w ork can n o t be estl- nom ah is know n as T he T ro u td ale
8 ta te H ank, located a t T ro u td ale. It
le r farm so u th of G resham .
m ated.
was estab lish ed less th a n six m onths
Tlie question of seed Im provem ent
ago w ith a cap ital stock of $15,000
is one w hich th e b ureau Is stressing. QUEEN ESTHER CIRCLE
at th e p resen t tim e show s th e
T h e cam paign for raising certified
TO PLAY SANTA CLAUS and
m odest am o u n t of $49,382.99 on Its
8 seed potatoes, w hich sta rte d as a re ­
T he Queen E sth e r Circle was de­ cred it ledger. T his is considered a
su lt of F a rm e rs' W eek last year, re ­
su lted in ab o u t 50 farm ers try in g for lig h tfu lly e n tertain ed M onday ev en ­ su b sta n tia l grow th fo r such a sh o rt
certificatio n . Of th is h u m b er o n ly ; ing by G ladys and Vaye H arm on, and period and presages a rapid ad vance­
m ent as tim e goes on. H. E. Bloyd, a
fo u r o r five will com plete w ith ce r­
tified seed. It has proven a convinc­ th e ir m o th er Mrs. L. H ilton, T h ere I bank ca sh ier of several y ea rs’ exper­
ing arg u m e n t fo r th e need of Im­ w ere tw enty-six e n th u sia stic m em ­ ience is to be found at th e w icket
provem ent of seed stock before one bers p resen t and all show ed th e ready to deal with th e public. He
can hope to raise certified seed
A {C hristm as sp irit. It was decided to alread y has th e ab ility and experi­
n u m b er of th ese men practiced hill m ake C h ristm as p leasan t for fifteen ence of a b an k er and is fast g ain in g
selection th is y ear in an effort to people. Tw elve ch ild ren and th re e an influence am ong those he serves
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b e tte r th e seed.
grown people a re on th e Queen as th e ir financial ag en t.
T h ere have been several g et-to ­ E sth e r list to be rem em bered. Two
08,410 Children nf
g eth er m eetings In th e past y ear fam ilies In G resham and two P o rt- Multnomah H Hae
rf» 4 M > |
w hlch had th e ir origin In th e office o f I land ch ild ren are th e people to whom
C ounty School S u p erin ten d en t Al-
th e co unty ag en t o r w ere assisted by th e circle will play S an ta Claus. If
hlm In i being carried to com pletion
to help th e g irls in derson recently rep o rted to the coun-
pletion. | any one desires
di
T he F a rm e rs ’ W eek which was th is u n d e rta k in g th ey may do so by |
held in F e b ru a ry was th e re su lt o f |s e n d ln g o r b ringing any food stuffs ¡"chool census of 1920, and the sh a re
an expressed d esire to pass on th e {such as apples, vegetables, canned of funds to be levied on thia basis.
good th in g s received at th e O A. C ., fru it, chicken or In fact an y th in g He said th e re are 03.4 1 o children be­
F a rm e rs’ W eek to th e large n u m b er th a t will help In th e g en eral Idea of tw een th e ages o t fo u r and tw enty in
of farm ers who could n ot leave th e ir J C h ristm as giving. A rticles may be th e county n ecessitatin g a levy fo r
hom e w ork to a tte n d th e m eeting a t left w ith L e tltta P u lfer, o r with Mrs.
$634,100 for g rad e schools and $20,-
C orvallis
T he Idea appealed to A. Ile v .l and th e g irls of the Queen
C ounty A gent H all and he proceed E sth e r circle will see th a t they reach 153.08 for high schools.
ed to o u tlin e a p ro g ram and get th e rig h t parties.
Phone 543
T he next re g u la r m eeting of the
JOHN J. RUDE, Prop.
sp eak ers. All week th e atten d a n ce
an d In terest w ere good sn d th e re
One new T b o r B U rtrtc W„ h lng firemen will bo held on Ja n . 3. At
was a d esire expressed fo r a contln- m achine a t big red u ctio n In price, th is m eeting th e re g u la r election of
uatlon of th e m eetings from y ear to F ra n k C. Jo n es A Co., E lectric Bldg officers will be held.
2 The Men Like Practical Gifts
The kind of practical gifts men like most to receive are here in
legion. He wants something he can wear, and here you will find
just the kind of things he will appreciate, as well as some useful
gifts for women and children.
It will be to your advantage to see us before buying your gifts.
SHOP HERE AND SHOP EARLY
E. W. AYLSWORTH
CLOTHING AND SHOE STORE
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Fancy Xmas Candies In Holiday
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Complete Line of
Cigars, Tobaccos and Pipes
Sandwiches Served with Neatness and Dispatch
An orderly house for gentlemen.
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