Sound Management
Of Oregon Lands
Said of Importance
Larce scale manufacturing for
Oregon is not coming in the fore
seeable future so this state must
make the most of its land re
' sources under sound manage
ment practices, according to F.
L. Ballard, director of extension
service at Oregon State college, j
Ballard spoke at a luncheon I
meeting Tuesday of the Med-!
fond Rotary club at the Jackson
hotel. 1
Only 25 per cent of Oregon's
62,000,000 acres are under pri
vate ownership, the speaker
said, and 7,000,000 acres of that
area are in crops, approximate
ly the area of Lake county. Of
the state's $2,000,000,000 income,
25 per cent comes from the for
est and a similar share from
Oregon's 59,000 farms. Thus the
state's "take" from natural re
sources accounts for one-half of
its income, he said.
Following the first world war,
as agricultural production was
. revised with changing condi
tions and with new markets for
poultry opening in the east, em
phasis was placed upon growing
pears instead of apples for do
mestic and foreign markets, and
dairy products in California.
Wise Planning
Wise planning at that time al
so created new agricultural in
dustries in the form of food
processing plants, food freezing
facilities and development of
seed growing. Ballard pointed
out that again there is need for
gearing Oregon's agriculture to
present conditions, with 5,000,
000 people now living on the
Pacific Coast. This state, with
climate and soil that can pro-
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... iAaM HlOt: Nearly
150 members of the Sunday school of St. Mark's
Episcopal church "rode the train" Sunday, as a
prize for their work in an attendance contest in
the school. Children who obtained the best re
sults rode from Ashland to Medford; the second
best group rode from Talent to Medford, and the
third group from Poenix to Medford. The pic
ture above was taken as they debarked after
their ride at the Medford Southern Pacific de
pot. Many of the youngsters had never ridden on
a train before. On the steps of the train are Bob
Dames (above) superintendent of the school, and
Warren Elliott, head of the intermediate group.
Other teachers and school leaders are scattered
throughout the crowd. (Brainerd photo)
Commuters Injured
In Train Collision
Gary, Ind. (U.R) Six persons
were hospitalized Wednesday
with injuries suffered when two
crowded rush hour commuter
trains collided.
A total of 65 persons were in
jured in the crash Tuesday night,
but by morning all but six had
been discharged. No deaths were
reported and the six were in
"fair" condition with cuts and
bruises.
duce everything in the crop line,
has new populations to feed here
and growing markets to the
south, he pointed out.
Conservation of water is a
No. 1 problem facing Oregoni
ans today, Ballard emphasized.
Depleted fertility of soil, con
version of vast sagebrush areas
to agricultural uses, and utiliza
tion of farm timber tracts were
cited as top considerations in
planning the state's future, he
said, and the social values re
flected in 59,000 Oregon farms
should not be overlooked. Farm
subsidies in principle were de
fended because the cost of main
taining land fertility for future
generations logically necessitat
ed public cooperation.
The farmers of Oregon are
consumers as well as producers,
laborers as well as capitalists,
Ballard told Rotarians.
He was introduced by Ben
Tucker, chairman of the Rotary
club's rural urbal committee.
On The Side by e. v. DurHng
(Distributed by Kiaf Ftarr Srdict, Uc)
lis sad to starve a lover, dear,
So worshipful and true,
I know a little cottage, dear,
Quite large enough for two.
And will you be my wife, dear,
To yon may ever bless
Through all your sunny life, dear,
The day you answered yes.
i. G. Sue,
Those who reside in the coun
try or the wide open spaces of
the Wgt do not, on the average,
live longer than big city dwell
ers. An active mind is a great aid
to longevity. In a major munici
pality much is available to stimu
late the mind. The oldest man I
ever knew personally was born
in the Greenwich Village section
of New York City and lived there
all his life. That was John R.
Voorhis, who died at the age of
102 in the house where he was
born. Practically up to the last
Mr. Voorhis enjoyed a daily high
ball and smoked several cigars.
He engaged in an exercise of his
own origin to keep his liver in
condition. To that he attributed
his longevity. But I think more
important was the fact that all
his life he had an extremely act
ive mind.
Asides
The first electric sign on
Broadway was put there by a
Brooklyn organization. It read:
"Manhattan Beach. Swept by
Ocean Breezes" . . . Paul Dresser,
who wrote "On the Banks of the
Wabash," weighed 300 pounds.
That the 'fellow who said "no
body loves a fat man" was far
off the beam , is proved by the
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... Do you know why there are
so many Irish fa-iuies in Boston?
When' the Irish were leaving
their native land in great num
bers to settle in the U.S.A., the
fare from Ireland to Boston was
six and a half dollars less than
from Ireland to New York.
Briefly
How quickly can you recite
the alphabet backwards? (If you
can do it in less than a minute
without making an error, you
don't have to send me a stogie.
Your wife can act as the checker-
upper . . . Want to get fairly
rich? Invent a fireproof cigarette
holder people can use for smok
ing in bed . . . Some displaced
persons seem slightly lacking in
gratitude for the opportunity of
living in the U.S.A. For example,
that displaced person from Bel
gium who had nearly a half a
million dollars worth of dia
monds concealed in her shoe to
escape duty payments.
I Passing By
Tiny" Naylor. Chain eatery
maestro from the Pacific coast.
Once known in San Francisco as
"The Waffle Man." Started with
one small eating place specializ
ing in waffles. That Mr. Naylor
is now a millionaire there is no
doubt but whether he is pos
sessed of 3,000,000 or $6,000,000
I cannot say. Reminds me I know
another millionaire who started
in Dusmess in Indiana with a
six stool lunch . counter featur
ing hamburgers. This he built up
to a countrywide chain. . . . Joe
Benjamin. Debonair ex -lightweight.
Was an extremely clever
boxer and hasn t a mark on him
as a leftover from his ring ca
reer. So now in his middle years
he has the appearance of a man
of distinction. Joe was one of
Damon Runyon's close pals.
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Who
was the originator of the nick
name "Tin Pan Alley" for the
section in New York where so
many music publishers had their
offices? Some alleged authori
ties say it was Harry von Tilzer,
others say an unknown news
paperman." A. Believe it was a
songwriter named Monroe A.
Rosenfeld who first referred to
the section you speak of as "Tin
Pan Alley." The reference was
made by him in a newspaper
article. At that time Tin Pan
Alley was on west Twc-ty-eighth
street. Between Broadway and
Sixth Avenue.
That Weight
xne claim a weight assign
ment of 132 pounds or there
abouts is injurious to a thorough
bred's health and shortens the
animal's life is ridiculous. Man
O' War, Exterminator and Dis
covery carried weight like that
often. Didn't injure their health
Reason trainers whimper end
whine about a weight of 132
pounds is because there are some
other good horses in the race
carrying only 115 pounds. Dif
ference in weight loses horse
races, but carrying 132 pounds
never broke down any sound
horse.
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