f Thursday, March 15, 1928 ■ and also will justify itself hand­ Employment Improving somely in freshness and tastiness In Pacific Northwest of green, home-grown foods for Portland, Ore., March 1—Special, Employment conditions in the Pa- cific northwest have undergone during the steady improvement past 30 days, according to the 4L employment report published here today. The report indicates, how­ ever, that there is more unemploy­ ment at this time than was the case on March’ 1 last year. Conditions in the various dis­ tricts are reported by the 4L as follows: Coos Bay, Ore.—Logging more active than on February 1. Saw­ mill operations 80 per cent active. General construction slowly getting under way. Surplus of both skill­ ed and unskilled labor in this dis­ trict. Willamette Valley, Ore.—Major sawmills and logging camps operat- ing at about 80 per cent of cap­ acity; some on part time. Small mills getting started in all valley labor plentiful. c’istricts. Farm ¿ore men than jobs. Portland and Columbia River.— Surplus of labor in Portland was grauually reduced during February. Virtually all major sawmills in this city and on the Columbia river are cutting. Most logging camps operating will full crews on full time. Still many unskilled laborers unemployed, but no great surplus of skilled Wn.—Labor Hoquiam-Aberdeen, Nearly all turnover very light, camps and sawmills running. Some general construction and house building haa been started. Shipping very active. Conditions much Im­ proved over those of one month ago. Surplus labor largely absorbed by clam digging and clam packing. Tacoma, Wn.—Many men out of work despite fact that nearly all logging camps, sawmills, and wood­ working plants in this district are operating. Outlook ia better than it waa February 1. Agricultural work getting started for season. Seattle, Wn.—Fewer unemployed on skidroad. Increased logging and general construction activities have absorbed part of surplus. Alas­ ka and other fishing crews being hired for season. Waterfront work active. More men than jobs but conditions better than last month at this time, Spokane, Wn.—Resumption of cutting at many Inland Empire sawmills during past month has eased the unemployed situation here. Several plants are now operat­ ing two shifts. At least three more large plants will resume operations this week. Conditions much improv­ ed over February 1, but still many unemployed. Ore.—Bowman-Hicks LaGrande, sawmill still closed and operations will not be resumed until about April 1. Mt. Emily Lumber Co. sawmill running full time; planing mill and shipping departments av­ eraging aboqt four days per week. More men than jobs hero. Baker, Ore.—The Stoddard Lum­ bar Co. will resume cutting this week, and the Oregon Lumber Co. at Bates will start March 6. The Baker White Pine Lumber Co. is operating one shift. The Grande Ronde Lumber., Pondosa, is due to start cutting soon. I li r ( R It i Gardening Is Interesting And Profitable Sport J* Gardening is no longer the hob­ by of a few who “like to burrow in the back yard.” The garden is the playground of many men and women to whom the boon of fresh air, sunsfiine and healthy exercise would be denied otherwise in any- thing like the necessary propor- tions. Wholesome contact with na- ture, while right at home, ia a common custom nowadays and an important factor in health and wel- being. This easy access to the out-of- doors is not only healthy, but pro­ ductive of substantial results. Un­ like the golf links or the tennis court, the garden brings a return in growing things, in addition to the returns in health. The sport of gardening pays for itself. It is like all other goods sports, you have to get into it to find out how interesting it is. Once started, every day brings something new, some more interesting experi­ ence or success. A good vegetable garden will tend to reduce your grocery bill, r DR. ELLA WIGHT DR. C. J. WIGHT CHIROPRACTORS Blood pressure examination Rheumatism, Neuritis, Stomach, liver and intestinal troubles delayed menstruation J. MASON DILLARD your table. Asparagus, artichokes, beans, cabbage, beets, carrots, cel­ ery, salad plants, such as lettuce, cress, endives, and on down the list to water-melons, potatoes, peas pumpkins and other according to individual taste. It is well to sow your seed early in the spring as possible. In the climate of the Pacific north­ west and the Pacific coast, a suc­ cession of crops is possible. Many Jiome gardeners have learned the value of sowing succession crops throughout the summer and until late in the fall. In this way, fresh vegetables for fall and winter use are provided, in addition to those needed for the summer table. Getting good seed- is half the battle. Even the most experienced farmers have to watch this factor closely. Seeds that are free of weeds are produced by a large seed company by methods which are more painstaking than the in­ dividual could practice. The most careful trial growings, methode of ripening, threshing and storing, pro­ duce tested seeds of known quality and measured productiveness. For the best nesults in the Pa­ cific northwest should be - sown with seed produced in this section. They are more suitable and more productive, because grown in a land favored by climate, soil and rainfall for seed production. Such seed is ‘ also more quickly pro­ ductive in more southerly climates* than is seed produced In these same warmer localities. It comes in earlier, probably because it is harder and more resistant. In a warmer land, with less risistance to overcame, it forges to the top more rapidly. Coincident with the increased interest in gardening, mora gen­ eral information ie available for the home gardaer, both »* ta vege- table sad rtowar gardena. “8eo ! 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