Gresham outlook., August 16, 1921, Image 1

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G resham O utlook
VOL- 10, NO. 49
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HOOD SANS CHIDE
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1921
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
$1.60 PER YEAR
BERRY GROWERS CLOSING SUCCESSFUL YEAR outlook employes
BERRY INDUSTRY FROM STRONG HAS LARGEST
ASSOCIATION VIEWPOINT
ACREAGE IN COUNTY
MORE THAN 200 TONS
RASPBERRIES HANDLED
VISIT PAPER MILL
T he second an n u al picnic of th e
How B. F. A ldrich and Dr. W ilbur
Outlook force on la st S aturday was
Thom pson o* G resham clim bed to th e
j an occasion long to be rem em bered
top of M ount Hood w ithout a guide
by all who had th e privilege of a t­
d uring th e n ig h t in o rd er to see th e
By H. G. ANDREW.
H. W. Strong, who has th e la rg e st
A. H etney of th e P henix F arm ,
T he B erry G row ers Packing com ­ tending it. T h re e carloads left
su n rise from O regon’s highest spire,
In discussing th e berry question berry fields In eastern M ultnom ah which is located ab o u t a mile and a pany has had a m ost ev en tfu l sea­
G resham early in th e m orning fo r
how they lost th e ir way in th e d a rk ­
half so u th east of L innem ann statio n , son and has by th e cooperation of th e
Oregon City, arriv in g th e re ab o u t
ness and finally reached th e ir desti­ from a local stan d p o in t, one would • county, Is an en th u siastic g ro w er of
Is a specialist w ith straw b erries. His m em bers and th e u n tirin g efforts of
soon a f te r 9 o'clock. A rran g em en ts
nation in safety is told in th e follow ­ needs be a gen u in e novelist. T h ere th e C u th b ert raspberry.
m ethods a re different from th e av er­ Its m anagem ent come th ro u g h w ith
had alread y been m ade w ith th e
ing interview w ith Mr. A ldrich:
a re so many points In favor of th is
T h e S trong berry fields are a won­
age straw b erry gro w er In th is sec­ flying colors. F acing a proposition
m anagem ent of th e C row n-W illam ­
We left G overnm ent Camp on th e p a rtic u la r location t h a t ‘ m ig h t en ­ d erfu l sight, stretch in g as they do
tion and are th e resu lt of careful of m ore th a n 200 tons of C u th b ert e tte p aper m ills, ju st across th e W il­
south side of th e m ountain and a r ­ thu se one as to be alm ost lim itless. over acres of sloping land. At th e
stu d y of th e n a tu re and h ab its of th e rasp b erries to handle w ith th e only lam ette from Oregon City, to visit
rived a t C ra te r Rock at 1 a. m. H ere
p resen t tim e Mr. S trong has 56 acres
plants.
buyers offering 4c, o r 1 A4c above cost the m ills. Before crossing th e sus­
we rested for an hour, being quite ex­ We have a soil th a t is unsurpassed of w onderful b erries and has 50 acres
S tartin g w ith th e biological fact of picking. T h ere was no dem and for pension bridge to th e west side of
for
berry
raising,
a
clim
atic
condi­
hausted.
V enturing on a fte r ou r
in of new plants. Beside th ese fields
th a t n a tu re alw ays provides an th e b erries even a t th a t price.
th e riv er w here th e mills a re located,
pause we had difficulty In locating tion th a t know s no fa ilu re in crops, Mr. S trong Is p rep arin g th e soil fo r
ab undance of everything essential to
F a ith In fu tu re of th e berry busi­ the p arty stopped at th e m onum ent
th e tra il. T he h o t su lp h u r fum es we a local m a rk e t th a t has few equals, p la n tin g an o th e r 50-acre field In th e
produce a bo u n tifu l crop of fru it ness and inspired lead ersh ip which In th e h ea rt of th e business d istrict
found alm ost stifling as we w andered an o u tle t fo r fresh fru it shipm ents n e a r fu tu re.
and seed, Mr. H einey proceeded to knew no d efeat and le ft u n tu rn ed no which m ark s th e site of th e first pa­
about in th e darkness. F inally we second to none and boat delivery to
Beside th e la rg e acreage of ra sp ­
work o u t his m ethod of cultivation stone, finally opened th e way fo r th e per published w est of th e Rocky
cam e to th e edge of an ugly crevise ea ste rn m a rk e ts for frozen goods b erries Mr. Strong has 15 acres of lo­
and care of th e p lan ts w ith th is In purchase of th e cannery equipm ent m ountains.
and but for o u r alpine poles would th a t save ab o u t one h alf of th e rail g an b e rrie s which will soon come Into
m ind.
* from R u p ert com pany, th e lease of
On arriv in g a t th e m ills th e p arty
have slid th erein . H ere we held a charges and la st and m ost to be re­ b earin g and six acres w hich are n e a r­
H e first observed th a t th e re is a th e building, secured th e necessary was divided Into two p arts w ith a
"council of w a r” and decided th a t th e g re tte d , a populace m ost of whom are ly ru n out. H e also has six acres in
large root gro w th to th e Btrawberry cap ital and set th e w heels In m otion. guide in ch arg e of each divlsioB. T he
tra il was not in th e direction we w ere sound asleep to these possibilities.
blackberries.
p lan t th a t is given a chance, so he
Com plete detailed rep o rts can not first th in g to be show n was th e
headed for, we could not scale th e
Out of th e th o u san d s of acres trib -
W hen these fields g et Into full
proceeded to give th e p lan ts m ore be given a t th e present tim e b ut some spruce and hem lock wood being u n ­
perpendicular rock which th en stood u tary to G resham probably less th an b earin g It will req u ire 1000 pickers
room. He now p u ts th e p lan ts two of th e in terestin g facts of th e volume loaded from th e barges in th e locks
in fro n t of us. We shifted o u r two per cent a re producing berries, to han d le th e crops on th e S trong
feet a p a rt in th e row and th e rows of business handled bv th e Berry along which th e m ills a re built. Next
course to th e east and, su rm o u n tin g , T he wise people of course will ask farm .
fo u r feet ap art.
Mr. H einey says G row ers Packing com pany th is y ear cam e th e cu ttin g of th e logs Into
m any difficulties, w ith o u r ice picks "W h at have you m ade on berries th is
Mr. S trong says, "T h e re Is ju s t one
th a t in th e m a tu re plan ts th e root are given th e O utlook by D. E. Towle, sh o rt blocks and th e next process was
we finally located th e trodden path y e a r? ” Every one tells us th is is an best system fo r C u thberts. T h a t Is
system s m eet in th e cen ter of the m an ag er of th e com pany and one of th e g rin d in g of th ese blocks into
and gained th e sum m it a t th e break off year b u t th e ad ju stm e n ts a re to leave th e canes long an d tra in
row about six inches u n d er th e s u r­ th e m ost tireless w orkers and e n th u ­ chips approxim ately a h alf inch In
of dawn. Old Sol soon appeared and com ing fast and th e dem and fo r ber­ th em down on one w ire.” T h e S trong
face.
siastic berry men of th e county.
length. T he chem ical process of
th e picture revealed will long linger ries is not going to be satisfied.
system tak es th ree w ires, two of th ese
A second fact w hich was observed
T he straw b erry season cau g h t th e boiling theBe chips in a su lp h u ro u s
in my memory.
I believe th e red rasp b erry crop a re 2 *4 to 3 feet from th e gro u n d
was th a t th e re a re num erous feeder com pany u nprepared b u t they rallied acid bath which softenB and w hitens
To the n o rth stood Mt. R ainier, Mt. will be sold a t a p rice to n e t th e and hold th e canes together. All
roots n ear th e su rface of th e ground and In th e m iddle of th e season c re a t­ th e fiber and p u ts It in sh ap e to be
Adam s, and St. H elens in sublim e m a­ g ro w er m ore m oney p er acre th an sh o rt Im m ature tips should be cut off
which are destroyed by cultivation ed a dem and th a t raised th e price. used In p aper is too complex and
jesty, crow ned w ith the 6now and ico any o th e r farm crop in th is te rrito ry . If one plans fo r b oth quality and
In th e fields w here th e rows are n a r­ The cheapest berries of th e season technical for th e u n in itiated but th e
In speaking of th e berry industry tonnage.
of ages. T hen to th e w estw ard we
row. In th e H einey fields th e cu lti­ w ere th e early ones w hen everyone next step show ed th is sam e woody
gazed, w here d u rin g th e n ig h t’s climb from an association stan d p o in t I am
T he bearing canes a re train ed up
vato r n ev er goes n e a re r th an eig h t th o u g h t th e m a rk e t would be sw am p­ fibre, now reduced to a pulp, mixed
we had w atched th e lights of P o rt­ su re we have m ore th an m ade good. betw een th e two w ires and th en
Inches to th e row s and by digging ed. T he packing com pany shipped to with w ater In th e p ro p er proportions
land, b u t now a haze fa r In th e dis­
It would of course ta k e a com ­ tw isted on a w ire w hich Is ru n a t a
down th ro u g h th e dust m ulch h u n ­ ea ste rn Oregon m ark ets 9,635 crates and fed Into th e g re a t m achines In
tan ce appeared and th e shadow s of plete review of th e last th ree years convenient h eig h t fo r picking. T his
dreds of little feeder roots are dis­ of straw b e rrie s 2,309 of which were which it is sp read over endless belts
Hood was spread thereon. In the to do Justice to ourselves b u t ju s t to top w ire Is stru n g along th e top of
closed. Deep hoeing and cu ltiv atin g to th ree w holesalers and th e balance and Is carried from cy lin d er to cylin­
valley below nested two lakes. Bull ta k e up th e w ork of th is y ea r briefly. th e posts which are cut to th e h eig h t
close to th e plan ts destroys these in sm aller lots to re ta ile rs of e a st­ der and th e w ater g rad u a lly elim i­
R un and Dost, th e la tte r being th e We could find no m a rk e t for any kind w anted.
feeder roots and w ith them a largo ern Oregon and points even fa rth e r nated until paper, fine and w hite, Is
one from w hich so m any pictures of fru it a t a price th a t would give
Mr. S trong claim s for th is m ethod,
proportion of th e p la n t’s ability to east.
rolled onto g rea t spools, ta k en from
have been tak en of O regon's fa r fam ­ th e grow er an y th in g above crates and e a sie r picking and practically th e
m atu re a fujl crop of berries.
T he rasp b erry season followed the mill, headed and w rapped and
ous m ountain show ing a w onderful picking.
sa m e yield.
T h e easier plicklng,
T he added room in th e system used close upon th e straw b e rrie s and were m ade ready for shipm ent.
reflection.
We w ent a t th e fresh fru it busi­ m akes fo r b e tte r and m ore carefu l
by Mr. H einey provides m ore m oist­ handled In various ways, on th e
T he C row n-W illam ette m akes only
Over to th e south stood Mt. Jeffer­ ness “ blin d ” and worked up a busi­ picking he claim s and Increases th e
ure for th e p lan ts and th is also helps fresh fru it m ark et, canned o r b a r­ “ p rin t p ap er,” o r the pap er on which
son and th e T h ree Sisters. E astw ard ness for ab o u t 400 crates per day on p ro p o rtio n of high g ra d e berries.
in keeping th e q u ality of th e berries reled.
new spapers are p rin ted , excepting
no m ountains w ere visible b u t the straw b e rrie s a t a price fa r above the Over 75 per cent of th e crop th is
uniform th ro u g h o u t th e season.
On th e public m a rk e t in P o rtland heavy w rapping p ap er fo r th e ir own
sun revealed to o u r vision th e golden i price offered by th e canneries. T he y ear w ent into th e high g rad e canned
In larg e p lan ts w ith a large am ount 1603 crates of rasp b erries were sold use. T his mill m an u factu res paper
w heat fields of eastern Oregon and lack of p ro p er cooperation am ong goods, he says, and he had an av er­
of foliage, th ese feeder roots come to as well as 881 crates of loganberries. for m ost of th e dallies of Oregon and
W ashington— th e bread basket of the some of th e grow ers h u rt consider­ age yield of ab o u t 3 % tons to th e
the su rface of th e ground. W hile O ther fru its handled th e re w ere 66 W ashington and much of th e product
n orthw est.
ably as they seem ed to th in k any­ acre.
Mr. H einey believes In a very sh a l­ crates of blackcaps, 45 crates of of th e plant goes f a rth e r away.
I have been to the sum m it of many th in g was good enough fo r th e asso­
H eavy fertilizatio n is necessary and
low cu ltiv atio n about th e p lan ts he straw b e rrie s and 2,963 pounds of
About a th o u san d men are em ­
m ountains but never before viewed ciation to ship. This of course is not he has found th a t p ro p er cu ltiv atio n
also believes In plenty of it and says cherries. This v en tu re Is a story by ployed a t the p resen t tim e a t th is
so many w onders in one g igantic pile th e proper spirit.
is an all im p o rta n t phase of th e
th a t th e secret of success with stra w ­ Itself and would re la te th e coopera­ place b u t th e m ill is n ot ru n n in g a t
an d gazed on a m ore beau tifu l pan­
By the tim e logan and rasp b erries w ork.
berries lies In th ree factors, th e first tion of th e city com m issioners and m axim um capacity now on account
o ram a than was afforded me a t su n ­ cam e on, the m ark ets had s tre n g th ­
D uring th e past years h e has dis­
is cu ltiv ate, th e second is more cu l­ m any o th ers in providing a m a rk e t of th e low w ater. E very possible pro­
rise w hile standing on the sum m it ened and we had also b ought th e covered th a t th e b erry business Is n o t
tivation and th e th ird is cu ltiv ate when th e clouds hung lowest.
vision Is m ade fo r th e com fort and
of Mt. Hood.
cannery equipm ent m aking It possible only a profitable business b u t a fa s­
some m ore. B ut in all th is c u ltiv a ­
A n o th er m ethod of han d lin g was h ealth of th e em ployees. Show er
No city— except P o rtlan d , Oregon, j to care for a la rg e portion of the cin atin g gam e ab o u t w hich th e re is
an d its suburb, G resham , in N orth j crop by canning. We have also bar- alw ays som ething to learn. Before tion care should be taken not to th e packing in b arrels and m ore th an baths, p riv ate lockers, a big hotel for
A m erica, to my m ind, can boast of j reled and frozen ab o u t 70 tons all of com m encing th e business he spent deetroy th e root system , for when 20 tons w ere packed In th is m anner. em ployees only, w ith ev ery th in g to
once It Is destroyed It never fully All of th e b arreled goods have been m ake them co n ten ted — th ese are
having w ithin its playground such I w hich has been sold.
co nsiderable tim e in th e b erry grow ­
recovers.
sold to eastern and C alifo rn ia firms some of th e things provided for th e
w onderful attra c tio n s of th e ir kind as
Some in dependent grow ers will ing sections stu d y in g m ethods by th e
Asked
ab o u t fertilizatio n
Mr. and th e first carload is being shipped men.
th e C olum bia riv er highw ay and th a t arg u e th a t we had n o th in g to do lig h t of results. Since going in to the
Heiney said, ” 1 don’t pay m uch a t­ today from th e w arehouse. T he 395
T he O utlook force was show n every
snow capped
m onum ent— Hood.
w ith th e price. B ut supposing we business he has con stan tly tried o ut
tention to it. T he life of a berry b arrels w ere sold at 11 % cents per rossible courtesy and th is p a rt of th e
In 1925 when th e people of the had dum ped 400 crates of stra w b e r­ new plans and has d u rin g th e years
p lan t is not m uch m ore th an two pound or considerable m ore th an th e trip will lin g er long In th e mem ory.
w orld will be Invited to Oregon ries a day on an already g lu tted m ar­ developed th e plan which he is using
years and 1 build my fields up until fo u r cents offered by th e o th e r can­ A. B ankus, form erly of P lea san t
th e se two a ttra c tio n s will prove to ket. W ould it have m ade any differ­ a t th e p resen t tim e.
they will give me two crops of berries neries at th e beginning of th e sea­ Home, is mill m anager.
be very allu rin g and viewed w ith ence in the price?
His sta n d ard is th e larg est q u an ti­
before 1 set o u t th e new p la n ts.” son.
A fter th e visit a t th e p ap er m ills,
p leasure and surprise.
ty
possible
to
be
grow
n
by
m
ethods
If we had n ot been in a position to
A fter th e plan ts have given th e ir
F ifteen b arrels of su g ared berries the p arty proceeded o u t th e Pacific
have w ithdraw n o u r 300 tons of red w hich will in su re th e larg est p ro p o r­
best crops he plows them u n d er and consigned to a San Francisco com ­ highw ay as fa r as A urora, th en to ­
BRIDE TO BE HONORED
rasp b erries from th e m a rk e t would tion of high g rad e berries handled by
BY HER MANY FRIENDS it have m ade any difference in th e th e average picker. In all his plans then begins by ro ta tin g crops and pany w ent down on th e steam ship ward th e riv er w ith C ham poeg as th e
proper fertilizatio n to build up th e A laska.
T he San F rancisco com ­ objective. T he roads a fte r leaving
Miss Helen Bliss, whose m arriag e price? W e’ll rise rig h t h ere to re ­ he figures on th e average th a t th e
soli before p u ttin g an o th er planting pany Is th e loser in th is case owing th e highw ay w ere rough and dusty
to A lbert Cam p will ta k e place to ­ m ark th a t it would. T he only offer p la n t can produce for he claim s It Is of straw b e rrie s In th e sam e ground.
to th e care th a t has been tak en in and resu lted In much discom fort and
m orrow , has been honored by two we had fo r red rasp b erries was 5c per b e tte r to have a sm aller am o un t of
It is Mr. H einey’s opinion th a t th e every way to Insure th e In terests of one blow out. At la st th e Memorial
pound and 3c for straw b erries. Lo­ to n n ag e if th a t tonnagp is all high
p arties d uring th e past few days.
straw b e rry weevil has done m ore th e grow ers. This com pany has 20 building a t Cham poeg was reached
On last F rid ay evening a show er ganb erries w ere n ot w anted a t any g ra d e stuff. Difficult picking m akes dam age because of th e fact th a t so
b arrels still to be shipped on th is and th e crow d, w eary an d hungry,
fo r careless picking ajid th e berries
was given by Miss Rosalie B alm er price by th e canneries.
m any of th e feed er roots have been order. A n o th er San F rancisco com­ unpacked th e " e a ts ” and proceeded
To m ention brlfiy o u r individual th a t a re n ot found one day a re often
and Mrs. C. H. Stone a t th e hom e of
destroyed by cu ltiv atio n th a t th e pany has o rdered 70 barrels. One to spread them on a long tab le aw ait­
th e la tte r, who is siste r to Miss Bliss. efforts. We have 40 acres p lan ted to picked th e next day low ering the
p lan t can n o t su rv iv e th e double a t­ Chicago com pany has placed an o rd er ing them . Coffee was soon boiling
A bout 20 guests were present and a red raspberries. E ig h t in full crop q u ality of th e box Into w hich they are tack.
fo r 163 barrelH and an o th e r com pany and all fell to w ith a will. T h at d in ­
m ost d elightful evening was spent. I and 20 acres first year and th e bal- put. Soft berries a re alw ays low
Mr. H etney nev er w orks In his ber­ in th e sam e city has o rdered 108 b a r­ n er seem ed to be ab o u t th e best ever.
Games and e n te rta in m e n t ap p ro p ri­ ance planted th is year. We delivered grade.
T here w asn’t a th in g to be desired
Mr. S trong Is en th u siastic o ver th e ries a fte r they begin to bloom as th is rels.
a te to th e occasion w ere enjoyed and about 38 tons of berries th is year.
cuts down th e to n n ag e of m a rk e t­
T his Is a very satisfac to ry m ethod when th e people w ere th ro u g h .
a w onderful collection of b eautiful A pproxim ately 22 tons from th e old possibilities In th e berry gam e and Is
able berries. H e also is careful to of han d lin g rasp b erries since they
No tim e had been ta k en to view th e
and useful g ifts were left fo r th e p lan tin g and 16 tons from th e 20 developing his fields m ore and more.
select only th e m ost carefu l pickers,
C ontinued on page 2
C ontinued on page <
L ast n ig h t Miss E della Tow le and acres of yearling canes. On o u r old
those who will n ot w aste th e fru it.
Miss Mabel Michel e n te rta in e d a plan tin g last w in ter we p u t ab o u t 12 GRESHAM POST TO ASSIST
STATE COMMISSION ” A berry saved is gain, w hile a berry
n u m b er of girls, th e m ost of whom tons of barnyard m anure, 400 pounds
m ashed o r overlooked is loss” . This
of superphosphate. 8 0 pounds potash
w ere form er classm ates of Miss
G resham Post has been Inform ed Is th e keynpte of his plan, "co n ser­
Bliss. Each g u est hem m ed a dish and 100 pounds n itra te of soda.
by E dw ard J. Elvers, d ep a rtm en t a d ­ v atio n ” .
I m ight m ention a t th is tim e th a t ju ta n t, th a t th e sta te aid com mission
towel
and em broidered h e r own
As a re su lt he had one piece th is
in itial in th e corner.
Games and it Is a very poorly balanced fertilizer, plans to tu rn o ver to th e A m erican
year th a t produced six tons tQ th e
a fa u lt common w ith a good m any Legion Posts of the state, th e ap p li­
stu n ts were th e occasion of much
acre. W hen he sta rte d raising stra w ­
m errim ent. ”
Continued on page 2
cation blanks fo r th e benefit of th e b erries a few years ago th e best he
loan and bonus law which was re­ could do was one ton to th e acre.
LEOIONS PICK SEATTLE GIRLS FOR BEAUTY cently passed by th e Orleon Jstate This Increase is due to th e m ethods
leg islatu re.
of cu ltiv atio n which he has used.
T he A m erican Legion P osts of the
Mr. H einey has fo u r acres of b ear­
s ta te are to assist In th e d e ta il work ing M arshalls aw l two acres planted
of d istrib u tin g th e b lanks and re ­ th e first of May which show a m ost
tu rn in g them properly filled o u t to u nusual grow th.
th e s ta te aid com mission. T he Posts
H is m ethods are proving ^io suc­
of th e sta te have a b e tte r chance than cessful th a t they a re w orthy of Imi­
an y o th e r organization to do th is ta tio n .
»
work quickly and well. T he G resh­
am Post expects to have th<- applica- MASS MEETING CALLED
tion b lan k s soon a fte r Septem ber 1st .
DISCUSS SEWER SYSTEM
and will serve all ex-service men In |
th is te rrito ry reg ard less of w h eth er I
mass m eeting of all citizens Is
o r not they are m em bers of th e post »“ lied for W ednesday evening, A ugust
The Am erican Legion Is responsible p ‘ at 8 p m. to discuss th e new sew er
for g ettin g th e loan and bonus bill proposition.
T he lack of know ledge on th e many
passed and felt th a t they should as­
sist In th e economical ad m in istratio n phases of th e question Is apparent
and m any people if they do not Inform I
of It, th ro u g h o u t th e state.
A com ml tee will be appointed In them selves on th e question will vote
th is post, as well as every post In th e ag ain st th e bond Issue. The town |
s
ta te w hich Is alive and functioning. I has done well to g e t along for so
Am erican Legion member« in the state o f W ashing to n very fra n kly
T h is news photograph fro m W a ington li t« out the e tre t w h y the'
• d n n ttv l 'b a t thev were interested in the beauty of g irls, so they conducted
to ta k e ch arg e of th is w ork
In th is ; many years using th e old system of
P resident went up ifcto the N ortheastern M att» on a t.-p it i n T hey are
a Co n ti« t— not to find T H E most b e a u tif„ but the 1 H R E E most beautifu
way, th e re will be no cause for de- sew erage but th e rapid grow th m akes
housecleaning the W h ite House, d'ye see? C leaning the » h o le in te rio r and
in Ihr whole Pacific N o rth w e st. A n d here are the winners— every o t«
lay on account of incorrect filing In necessary th e new system to safe-
p ainting the .outside.
o f them from Seattle
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g u ard th e h ealth of th e people.
H elen W o rth in g to n and Lorraine
WHY THE PRESIDENT BEAT IT!
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