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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1935.
LOCAL CANNERY
PROBLEM NEEDS
CAREFUL STUDY
To the Editor:
In connection with the movement
to establish at Med ford a co-operative
cannery, permit me to offer a
few words of counnel and advice.
Perhaps nlne-tentha of all such pro
jects fall, the mortality among co
operative creameries and canneries
being especially high. Canning food
Is an unusually hazardous undertak
ing, because of market fluctuations
and the fact that most canneries are
Idle the greater part of the year.
During these long non-producing
periods, profits constantly are deci
mated by overhead expense Interest
on capital, depreciation, taxes. Insur
ance and obsolescence. With a single
crop, pears, to bo canned the pro
portionate expense from these sources
would be extremely large.
In considering the chances of sue
cess and failure which a co-operative
cannery faces how to Increase the
former and lessen the latter the ex
perlence of such Institutions which
have operated on a large scale over
a long term of years and made money
for the grower-stockholders should
be carefully studied. The Eugene can
nery Is an outstanding example of
such an enterprise. The writer of
this communication thoroughly In
vestigated Lane county's fine food
factory a few years ago, to obtain
material for a magazine article.
The splendid success achieved by
the Eugene cannery Is due to several
factors very capable management,
consistent support of producing
members and favorable location. Lane
county produces a variety of fruits
and vegetables suitable for canning,
both yields and quality of product
being high, while land prices and
cost of production are comparatively
low. While production costs are
somewhat higher in the Rogue River
valley, due to the necessity of Irri
gation, high-quality canning pears
can be grown here In great abund
ance a great advantage.
The Eugene people have largely
overcome the chief cannery problem
how to keep the plant In operation
as many months of the year aa pos
sible by processing a great variety
of products and operating a number
of allied Industries. In the latter
they profited by the experience or
Lip ton, England's great tea mer
chant. Starting as a tea salesman,
Llpton enlarged his operations by
packaging his product, warehousing
and wholesaling, owning stores and
factories. Qolng further back, he
eventually owned and operated ships
and tea plantations, extracting every
penny's worth of profit In the tea
business.
In a similar manner the Eugene
cannery has Its own lumber mill for
mnklng box shook for members and
packing-cases for the factory. Saw
dust and planer shavings furnish
fuel for the cannery power house.
An Ice plant for precoollng and re
frigeration does a big commercial Ice
business and sells Ice cream every
day In the year. Waste fruit Is made
Into elder and vinegar, the latter be
In, produced In large quantities and
Jobbed out to dealers by the barrel.
Starting as a cherry cannery, the
Eugene factory added pears, apples,
tomatoes, sweet corn, salad vegetables
and a great variety of other farm
products. A prune drier was built
and now forms an Important unit in
the extensive food factory. Experi
ments constantly are being carried
on to Improve products and create
new onrs. Carloads of canned car
rots and other salad vegetables were
being shipped Into San Francisco be
fore California canntrs realized how
Oregon farmers were beating them at
their own game.
Too much credit for the success
of Eugene's co-operative cannery
cannot be given to Manager Holt,
who has built up and for nearly 30
years capably superintended this
splendid enterprise. If Med ford se
cures the services of such a man and
supports him loyally, a great contri
bution will be made to the future
prosperity of the Rogue River val
ley. OWEN D. BAR NH ILL.
Ashland, Ore. 300 Wlmer St.
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By C. J. TOT
Smart Journalism glossed with
sensationalism plucked a 13-year-old
school girl from an English vil
lage last week, held her in the glare
of national publicity, and for a few
days at least, she was England's
man of the hour. It seems that she
used the sentence "England Is the
finest land In the world to live In."
In a schoolroom composition, and the
crossroads school Inspector took this
childlike expression of patriotism
as a theme for a schoolroom lecture
on eighteenth century Imperialism
which has been more or less out
grown by the culture of today.
Talk Immediately started In the
village, a newspaper emailed, out
the story, the Incident was written
up from the standpoint of righteous
Indignation, and British national
pride reacted In a nationwide ex
plosion. Headlines have screeched,
the government Immediately eaw the
red menace at work In the attitude
of the school Inspector, collapse
threatened the cabinet after a ter
rific debate in parliament, and some
even say the bronre Hons In Traf
algar Square roared.
Dazed by the sudden flood of pub
licity, the little girl who unwit
tingly caused the upheaval haa had
a glorified reception In London, has
been petted and pampered by both
newspapers and parliament, and the
entire Incident, organized along the
lines of a thoroughly Americanized
publicity stunt has demonstrated
that patriotism la still a delicately
vulnerable spot In the average Brit
isher's stiff backed reserve and con
servatism. What insignificant things
it sometimes takes to arouse a nation.
Watch the traffic courts In Eng
land and see an outstanding rea
son why respect for the law la
ground Into English consciousness.
The first minor offenae la usually
treated as a warning, and the driver's
license la "endorsed" with a record
of the violation. Let the second of
fense occur, and It's Just too bad.
Dangerous driving will probably
bring a stiff fine, and loss of the
driver's license for , two years. Any
newspaper will dally record flnea oi
a hundred dollars for failure to
heed an offlcer'a warning. Harsh
treatment, true, but It certainly does
accomplish the purpose. Compromises
on speed limits simply don't exist.
and the 30-mlle law In built-up
areas commands ail tho aancUty and
fear of a felony law from the aver
age driver.
And another thing: Dukes, earls,
or Just plain misters, they're all
alike In a taw court, whether It be
traffic, civil or criminal. Class dis
tinctions are seen and felt In prac
tlclly every phase of social and civil
life In England, but In the law
courts they are washed out, burled,
destroyed and forgotten. It started
that way In the Magna Charta aha
has stayed that way ever alnce.
putter or pedal from one end of
England to the other.
Even In the country, English roads
are pitifully narrow, but even ao,
there is usually room for two cars
to pass and leave space for a aklnny
bicyclist If he keeps his elbows
pinned In, but In the villages the
roads are pinched, Into alleys and
lanes through which the maze ot
buses, cars, bicycles and motor
cycles can barely squirm. Conse
quently, a visitor sympathetically
understands the English passion
for punting on the Thames after
seeing a typical Sunday traffic crush
the "Queen Mary" will nab the
Atlantic blue ribbon after her next
spring's maiden voyage. The passen
ger list for that trip la practically
full right now. The "Normandie"
la being laid up for several months
after her aummer's schedule for ex
tensive alterations. They can't seem
to smother her vibration, even with
slower speeds and changed pro
pellers. The entire aft third of the
liner, according to passengers, has a
constant shudder that makes the
voyage a nightmare to those quar
tered there.
Year by year, England's midget
cars are Increasing In size, Uaa
prices are steady at around 36 cents
per gallon, but the tax per horse'
power dropped this year from five
dollars to four, and with Improve
ments in mileage performance, both
builders and buyers are leaning
towards heavier types.
Fords are, of course, the most
popular American car here, but In
a smaller model than that made in
the states. Seats five people If you
dont mind the elbows and knees,
and coats around six hundred dol
lars. The conventional V8 model.
also manufactured In England, Is
considered more In the light of a
luxury car here, and sells In the
neighborhood of a thousand dollars
These English cars, large or small.
have .one feature which should be
Imitated by American manufacturers.
The forward half of the top oi
closed models Is constructed as a
panel which can be sild backwards,
affording greater vision, and afford
ing a distinct advantage In country
driving. In addition, mosqultos and
bugs are given a more sporting
chance at the passengers.
The two automobile clubs main
tain a highway patrol service that
almost unbelievably comprehen
sive. Each club has a man stationed
at Intervals of 10 miles on every
highway of any Importance In the
kingdom. They travel up and down
their beats on bicycles or motor
cycles, and of course are equlppea
for every possible road service to
their respective members. Imagine
that a man for each 10-mlie stretch
of highway. Another good reason
why England's unemployed has Just
reached a new low since 1029. The
latest figure, by the way, la slightly
under two million.
English roads, twisting and turn
ing, apparently follow the age-old
meandertngs of footpaths and donkey
tracks or prhps a Roman chariot.
but at least they are hard packed
and smooth: beautifully surfaced.
Not one foot of dirt road has been
seen after hundreds of miles ot
travel on highways and byway all
over southern and western England.
And like London Itself, rural Eng
land is honeycombed with a perfect
maze of bus lines. How far these
busses have eaten Into railroad traf
fic Is a question, but certainly the
bus lines carry a far far greater pro
portion of the travel than In the
states. On the other hand, trucks
are seldom seen on highways, so
there seems to be a point of com
promise between the bus people and
the railroads. Bicycles and motor
cycles, of course, fairly swarm.
Brothers and sisters, papas and
mamas, suitors and sweethearts,
families, clubs, and even the bulk
of the army and navy seem to take
to their bicycles or motorcycle and
When and If the League of Na
tions have the Abysainlans and Ital
ians billing and colng once more,
they should give some attention
to the question of passport visas
it seems that every country has dif
ferent charges and different regula
tions; not the slightest rhyme or
reason. England must still have the
Boston tea party on her mind, for
a visa costs $10. take It or leave It,
and the Irish free state, not to be
outdone by the red coats, charges
the same.
The continental countries are dif
ferent. They evidently frel thoi
they'll make theirs after the tourist
arrives, and the French charge Is
only &0c and the Oerman visa about
75c. Belgium. Holland, Switzerland
and the Scandinavian countries are
glad to have the tourist on his
own terms ( and no passport visa
charge is made, and peculiarly
enough. Italy is the same.
Street minstrel of every descrip
tion are making London's summer
air ring with music. Bagpipes ana
Jewsharps, violins and mouthorgana.
anything that will squeeze out a
tune are tooted and twanged away
In every section oi the city, morn
ing, noon and night. Street singers
as well. For hours on end they'll
hoarsely grind out their songs, and
their very multitude must moke
their earnings woefully small. Along
Bond street's curb yesterday shuffled
a group of Scotch kilties, bagplplng
the "Broadway Melody'' for dear lite.
That's London for you.
Britons will give you odds thai
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BUTTE FALLS, Ore.. Aug. 21.
(Spl.) Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gott vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gott last
Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Elmer
Gott spent two weeks visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Gott at Tennant,
California.
' Mr. and Mrs. Nellly of Laurelburst
visited Mr. and Mrs. Putney Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams. Mr.
and Mrs. Maynard Putney and Em
mett Gott Journeyed to Prospect
after work last Thursday. They
took the upper road going over and
saw a deer. They lunched at Pros
pect and returned by Derby, mak
ing tho circle back to the Adams
home at the fish hatchery.
George Miller and son, Nell, oi
Medford and his daughter, Ruth, ot
Riverside, Calif., were guests at the
Wesley Drlskell home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Drlskell ana
Junior Drlskell shopped In Medford
Saturday and returned Saturday
night and at U; tided the dance at
the Oasis.
Howard Stucky arrived from Port
land Thursday to visit relatives in
Butte Falls. Mr. Stucky and son.
Keith, arrived last week. They win
return to Mt. Vernon Saturday.
Howard Stuckey, Harold Patton,
Charlie patton and Lowell Patton are
spending Sunday and Monday in
Blue Canyon.
Robert Coffman Is working on the
loader. The truln passed through to
the Dupre bridge today where con
struction work Is progressing.
Elmer Gott returned to Tennant
with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gott.
Raymond Tungate arrived home
from eastern Oregon last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrltt Tungate and
Jim Tungate will return to San
Diego on Thursday.
Mrs. Ernest Alberts took Mrs.
Naomi Glddlngs and daughter, Joan,
of San Francisco to Medford last
Thursday. They have visited Mrs.
Glddlngs' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Page.
Nine bombing planes passed over
Butte Falls Monday.
Jim O'Donahue had his tonsils
taken out last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson oi
Minneapolis, Minn are here visiting
Mrs. Johnson's aunt, Mrs. D. M.
Cleveland.
Calvin Stoddard and seven col
lege friends climbed Mt. Pitt Sun
day. Mrs. Loren Moon and daughter,
Elizabeth, and Mrs. John Henshaw
and son, Rudy, visited Mrs. Moon
In Fort Klamath Ieu wec and re
turned on Sunday. They also visited
friends at Union Creek and Prospect.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Pickett or
Medford spent Sunday with the
Clevelands.
.U.G.
CORVALLIS, Ore., Aug. 31. (AP)
Mrs. U. G. Mc Alexander. W, wife of
Major-General Ulysses Grant ("Rock
of the Marne" ) McAlexander, died
here Tuesday after a week's Illness.
She was born In Love land. Colo.,
and was married to General McAlex
ander In 1928. The couple toured
Europe for a year and since their
return to the United States have
been living In the generals' home
overlooking Yaqulna bay.
General McAlexander, hero of the
battle of the Marne of the world war,
survives. Funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
October 26. 1938, a civil service ex
amlnatlon will be held to determine
eligible applicants for appointment to
the U. S. naval academy at Annaps'.ls,
Md., and the U. S. miliary adacedmy
at West Point, N. Y.
The first congressional district of
Oregon will have one vacancy at each
academy In 1936. Congressman Jan.
W. Mott Is anxious that all ambitious
young men in the first district, which
he represents, have an opportunity to
try for these coveted appointments.
Any young unmarried man not less
than 16 years of are nor more than
20 years of age on April 1 may com
pete for the Annapolis appointment.
Candidates for the West Point va
cancy are eligible for admission Irom
the date they are 17 until the day
they become 22 years of age and must
be unmarried.
In order to make the required ar
rangements It la necessary that the
applicant notify Congressman James
W. Mott at Salem, Ore., not later
than September 15 of his desire to
participate in the examination.
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