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JACKSONVILL Vol. I Jnck»onvillc, Juc>t«on County, Oregon. Friday, .September 11, 1903 I KUlIGKOWi KS IN (ONVINIION. Ili«* Ruqur Riv«*r I ruiiqrowrr»’ A sm »« i<»lion Holds Mi*«*tin<| in ln< xsonvilh* «imi th«* Piobh-itisiif liif«*r«*sl to lb«* Industry Ablv Dis« nsscb SENTINEL In I'loinnifiit Authorities. lini |upit«-r Pluviu» u ntili ¡inutili r ■ lux I h turi In* ln-g.in lo «ai«»» thè «irtli ssitli 111 -I «11 »linai rs ili«* al tendaiii-e at 1 h* Fruit grower* III* < ting last S «tur lav Ì he hard would have I m * ii verv large ni. until a a. III. of that i . iiii from1 1 day k< pt Ill.illS o f tlioM- a W.IV who h.i*l « xpresM ■!1 1 h< ir ml*nt ion t o «'ollie. I n«' B<«ar*l of Tr*i«lv 1 nd j•r‘< par« -<!g. Ml 1 b< Ill'll I «1« ov« r two cs with 1*.4<*k H t<» . 11 u 11< 1 r« «1 |M’I<M>||H .ind all arr mg* me iiih W* I«' « I »I«! I >i<-' «*< I to ll'*l«l till' III* Cling III the Court il"il < park Iml although the t.iitl < i a»* I about N ii'i'lo k in I tn* *1 iv al I « Cl a'K till- town Hall was till«-«! ' repres. illative fru t men of th«- valle« a liUUlla-r <d board of trad«' lliemlicis < ltiz< Ils of this pia* «'. tit the talent that was to address the meeting there wa r j>r«*wiit Prof A V **r*I'«■ v . «'iitonioiog¡st, and Pod H. R. Lake. iHHji.ist and horticulturist at tllc St.lcAgricitltu.il College at tor.alii» and lion A II «..ir» il «■! <>raiit» Pa»» «'ouimissii.n r**ii tin S at It I. ultore lor th«- 1 bird distri« brace» S iiitlicrn Oregon. I*, of Smith of Hood river, pr«'» not Stale Board of H**r icult ir« sent ll<- being «mali!« to m. pres, of Southern < >r g* n bv reason ¡H « filli I* business III I Olin « .Oil w II \» railroad traiti, was IH ve heavy in this fall th«- liisturv of til«* »late as I »bury, of Iwith Mr. Coniali ami Mr. I S* hi t lier h III«* traili«' «lepartim lit of P.u in. . were unable to be lhe meeting was calle« I h -I i . i f of th cil'.zeiis of Jacksotiville a welcoim to the fru.t grower»and to tile s | h .kers who were to adilr. .»» th«* imet- mg. Mr M« serve then llltr *<hl« « d S f. Bennett, president of the Rogue River Fruit grower» I ii.on who, outlined tin obp «1» of tin coiivi ntioii and gave a * * ■■■ ■ t of tin* growth «■< >m pi eh«' i si ve statement of the fruit industry in Rogue Riv«r V «¡lev and <d the cer.ain prosperity that vv«illl<l Inin* t i th« |*ers n uno intelli gelltl}- caiiit I on fruit riHiug President Bennett tin n intioduied lloti. A II. C i«son. who took up the top «• th.it had b< eu assigned t > Piesidi P>e»id< nt nt Smith ami gave a thoughtful though'lit) all«! ami C«>Hvilli c< nviming ill.' argti incut m favor of iriiitgrowi i unions. Mr. Car on called attention that organization vv as I lu w itch word • I tin hour and that I ev« rv lin« of end« avor w is forming union. I .ven tile commissi.ai men hauls . were 1».rming uni* n» »*> that th« y * ould belter gather in th«* piotits of the Ion«- fruit rats. r». Eliminating from one to three middh-men s profits was not tin only gain that « onus to th«* fruitgrowers by ioining a union. I’ll« y are enabled to buy • pa) « r amt other supplies al wholesale prices thus eliminating another middle man's profits. Prof Lake nest addressed lin meet ing taking a»Ins . theme "For What.'’" For u hat w as the finit glower striving if it Wils Hot fur a fruit th it hail a <|uality and a distinctiveness to it that won!«! make it saleable ill the mark« ts of tlw world no matter whether there was a big cr »p or a small crop the country over. In Frail« c Prof. Lake, who was »« nt to that country l ist y ear by tlu department of agricultur« to invistigate their fruit industry, found th« specialty idea carried to it» high« st point of per fection. There l>< ing a «1« maud m Pari», London and the other great cities for fancy apples with monograms and other designs, iniprniteil upon them tlu- alert Fiemli grow« is took selected apples and incased them in pap« r bigs soon after lhev vv« re fotim <1. keeping light ¡«w av from th« in ami preventing their« oloring. Alwiut two weeks before the fruit was ripe th«* sack was removed ami figures cut from pajier wa re pastctl upon the apple. The apple was then left exposed to sun with the result that tlu tincov« red part took on its natural blight ««»lor while that i ' iivi r«-«l by the design remain ill a light color giving th«' outlines in clear distinctiveness of tlu- figure that w i. wanted iijioii tin- apple.* Apples cm- la lllslied tills wav often sold «• lugli as F 2 apice«-. All til« apples tiscil on tile tables ol oil«' of the Rotlldlilds contained Ila- profile of his fa« c oli ea< h li| ph 1 III Rogue River or« bardisi» should strive t > glow a<h»lri< t appi«- p ar, jh a h. « herrv and other (rut’s th it < ould I m * viverti *e I as a stM'Clal Rogue River product. Ami this cause«! th1 I’rofc-sor to rt in trk that Rogue River fruit was suffering a loss in prie« bv not b«-ing .«<1 v< rtI-« «! as it should Hood River nevi r loosesan opporiunitv to advertise ¡«ml Hoo t River apple» ami Ix-iri* » leni tins Coast tn pm « In plant ing nil or h «rd In f ivor«* I t ecs grown m a climate and soil similar to th it in which the« wen- to I m - planted. In select ing a sit* lor tn or. || <r<l surfa« < «oil, siib- so I, drainage, altitude «ml thermal belt m ist I« - < oii»i«l' red .nd tin- kind of fruit pl mt«- I th it will I h t a I i ■*• itself to tm conditions ha<l. Ii-cp giowmg tre s must I m k< |«t <<ff vv« t sub» il .«ml go on th« drv lami where only such tree» will thrivi . while C uder tn «-» in is n >t lx- piante«! in a district where frosts are liable While he wis sire th it the Chin s W d! an I « rt tine 1 th.« tiler • «-Innate ami the soil of R «gii Rive Valley w add alw «« » pro Im «• fruit if but W r«- lillt few tin r«' on account of good w «rkofi's iiitti.al enemy, a b e I • to a »mail p r « ent would l>* s* « n I grab v. t there would la- much fruit «mi lierrie» which h - g ive the flame, Asiatic lad« that woul ! not do to ship, but Would be bir«l la-clle, an 1 »« fit s< veril shipments »mt «bl« f .r «alining, preserving an 1 of them to the i|' partm«-nt it \Va»hing- t » ii . < >f tin» large numlx-r sent over tn vinegar |>Ut(loses. \»k«d al>*> it th«- ftiltire of th«- prune s.-v r «1 inst ihm-nts orilv t vo faretles stir- v ved l.n tile»*.- w re caref ill« ntirture I lmlustrv the Proft »»or thought that th • lav of «In «I fruit wa» «Ira wing to a «'l«i»e, ami ii >w there is an abuml t'ice of them as «o'«l st'.rag«- was ell bling green fru t tola- us«- I in ,«s «-rt.lining w he her th v to I. k< |>t <>u the m irket all ill«- year iml w ill thrive in this country Prof. Cordh y the < a ii m ■ I fruit is now so p : fe. t ami so ha«l received a small »uptdv of th III « heap th.«' it is driving the «hied Iruit fr>'ii 1 >r How ird. entomologist of the out ot th« mark. t. For a g>H>d main I* S Hepi'timnt of Agricull.ire. just years I > come there would I m - a profit in la-f >r«- leiviug C'orvtll »ami br >ugiit the w ith prum s for Al «sk « .«ml other mm ng «li» gre «ter pirt of them, about thirty Ind» where freight wav li.gh wolu I st.11 him ami the*«- w -n place«! in some old us - «fri» «I fruit. fmt trees in a |>astire belonging to Mr i’roi a . B C'ordlcy followed Prof. Emil Bn t «;i 1 h will w «' Ii tln-ir work Like am! gave an int« rcst*ng ««hires» on am! rejiort the res «its Th la-« tie» wcr tin- San Jo-c s«alc and tin- efforts of the « x «min *1 by tn fruit gr * .«er- *ml much I S In parlili« !!' of Ag iculturc to de interest w «s manif s'.e l i i the experi stro« it. Il i» utMHil thirty ye irsago that ment. The sp aker iuv ted tho*e pre*e'«t I’roi V ouist wk, win i iravchng tnr.aigh to ask <|ue t o is .«ml re «. ved « gen roil» C «liforiiia f ...ml this p s' nt ar S in Jose r. »pons • t . the invita i * «. Having I e* n and n umd it the Ferme «<Us Scale but the cntomo'«*gi» at the Agri. tiltu: .! b mg disc.««-« 1« «I near San Jos. it was College f*> several ya «rs his knowledge poptl arl know'll as the Sin Jo»«- seal«- of |a*sts ami the r extermination is very iiotw iihstaiidiiig the effort» of th r city to compl' le. The b.-st me li i.l of <1 » rov kt ep it from lie.ng -«lle*i so. Pr vioiis to ing the m | u ish bug i» to pick off th*- eggs this time tin- Cottony Cushion seal«- in early in th*- sp ing a» there ¡«re only a the Santa Clara valley of California h «*1 few clusters. 1 egg» on the umler side of Item «lestroycd l.v an im|>o'trd lady tlu- leave»;«' th«’ time. If the« arc lie bird liee «■ ami ever« eff .rt w:is now put glec’ed until later a ker «»* ne emulsion forth t>> find a b « tic to feel U|>on the will kill young bugs but th«- old bugcan- san Jos«-scale but without stic«e»s im.il n t b" kill*«! w itlmut injuring the vines. a sp-cialist from the I". S I ivp.irtm« nt of The strawberry leaf »oiler cm I k - Con \grt -u tu*. (o tn I the »ale ill ill- trolled bv »pr lying with Pari» green. In northern |>art i f China nv ir tin- great a g mril wav all pl mt lice «¡ill la- ktlie'l GREAT REDUCTION ■In Men’s and Roys* -.. - SWEATERS All Wool Men's Sweaters $1.50 » * ■ $1.00 Union Gotten ■ 50C Boys' Sweaters * 50c (iOc and 75c each Nightrobes « • » • « « Largest and most complete stock of Gents’ Furnishings in Southern Oregon Prices always the lowest. Quality guaranteed. THE NUNAN-TAYLOR CO JACKSONVILLE, - OREGON No. 1« with kero»« tie em ilsi- n but it should not be ,i»«d m ar fruiting time. Bulletin» will l.v »ent free from the Agi icultiir.il coLeg«- to al; w io are interest* d an I these will gi.< lmicli valuable information to the I rmers an 1 fru tgrower. Maliy questions regar iing the woollv aphis, rouml hea<’- «■<! and Hat headed l»or« r», ami other jiest» were discussed and Prof. Cor llev gave p;a tial answers to the inquirie-. In answer to the value < f birds he said that ;«» a rule they were <>f more benefit than h «rm. Nuthatcher». and woodpeckers |>ick upC’Mllin mo hs that try to winter lin ier surf «ces of l>ark. Sap stick« rs prob ably injure tree». Hon. A. H. Car»on was the next »jM-akt r. He cited an instance of an old orch «rd ne ir (»rants Pas» bad.v infes ed with scale that wa» entirely rid <*f the ;c»t In th»- ordin ry la-lv bag an 1 'hat In- thought it w «- a» good as tne foreign imp *rt tioii To keep rialhead <1 Ixirers from the trees hi» experience had laren l i it th« t:i >»t effeitive plan was to wrap tile t*- «» with heavy p«j»-r when the« were r»t planted which k«c]>» the moths fa *m depositing their egg* in the bark. In the m «tter of sticce»» in fruit raising his thirty ve «rs experience had taught him. that it wasa question of personality. The fr iit grower mu»t l>e intensely in terested .i his work ami raise the varietv that he likes. . bi n lhe crop bring» in plenty <>f dollar» the per»on is usually ji.c i»e<l with hi» work. Soil, subsoil, and climate have everything to do with the variety of fru t and these must be care- f illy studied Izefore ] lantingthe orchard. Sulis.il 1» vital in fruitraising, for with •lepih we get w irmth. feeding (Hiwer ami ability to st.iml drv weather. Southern Oregon is especially well adapted to fruit culture ami Jacksonville ha» a perfect depth, drainage, and exposure of land forsever.il varieties of fruit ami these hills should lx-cov« red with fruit trees instead of brush. There are- many fine orchards ami vineyards here but there 1» room for a great many more. In the near future every part of the valley adapted to fruit will lie utilized. After th«- clo»* of the regular uldresses the pnifi-sso s answered a natn!»er of question» in regu ir I to various nutters iK-rt lining t«> the fruit industry and then Pre»ident Bennett in answer to a question gave a brief outline of the or- g miz. ition and work of tile Rogue River Fruitgrower» (’¡non. The mem!x.-r»hi|i fee wa» < I.«H» and stock »hare» were f 5. All member» must own at least one share but could not own more than live share». An assessment of 2a (x*r cent liad l>een levied ujion st«x*k to pav exjx-nses of the I nion and n*> otln r assessment would likely be made this year. Tilt- fruit btisi- i Conclmleil on p;ige •*>. i Emergency Medicines. It is a great convenience to have at hand reliable remedies for use in cases of accident and for 'light injuries ami ail ments. A good liniment and one that i» fast becoming a favorite it not a house hold necessity is Chamberlain's Lain Balm. By applying it promptly to a cut, bruise or burn it allays the pain and cans« » the injury to heal in alx>ut one-third the time usually required, and ¡is it i»an anti septic it prevents anv «Linger of blood poisoning. When Pain Balm is kept at hand a sprain may I k - treated before inflammation s«ts in, which insures a quick recovery . For sale by City I’rug store.