THURSDAY. AUGUST 13. 1959
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON
ORISONS CENTENNIAL ALBUM
FACE 19 Fruit Industry,
Once in Creek,
Now Tops Nation
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core of others like him who wea
thered boom and bust days in es
tablishing the state's multi-million
dollar horticulture industry.
Today, horticulture rates second
among agricultural enterprises in
Oregon in gross sales by farmers,
exceeded only b\ the livestock in
dustry Tree fruit, nut and berry
crops now have a value of about
$100 million annually when pro
cessed or packed, according to
Oregon State college agricultural
economists.
Oregon winter pear production,
tops in the nation, is exported to
reach 97,500 tons this year, 22 per
cent above last year and Hi per
cent above average. Oregon rates
third in the U S in production
of Bartlett pears with prospects
this year for 60,000 tons, exceeded
only by California and Washing
ton.
Oregon promises to lead all
It was a dark moment for Ore
gon’s infant fruit-growing indus
try more than 100 years ago— at
least in the eyes of Dr. J R Card-
well who watched his plans and
plants, literally “ go down the
creek.”
The good doctor belonged to a
special breed of "forty-niners” j
who branched north to Oregon in
stead of following the trail across
the Sierras to the California gold
fields.
But the Oregon-bound pioneers
— farmers, clergymen, doctors,
small businessmen—were equally
intent on finding the pot of gold
in the “ salubrious climate of the
Oregon country.”
Unlike the gold miners, many
Oregon pioneers brought their
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source of expected wealth with
A5PR0PRIETOC5 OF PORTLAND THEY ORGANIZED CONSTRUCTION OF them: oxen-drawn wagons of nur
PORTLAND AND VALLEY (NOWCANYON) ROAD—-THEY MEIPED FOUND
sery stock
THE OREGONIAN
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Dr. Cardwell took to the trail
in
1852 from Decatur, 111., with
COi^PN FORMED P6C*>LS5 TRANS
CHAPMAN, AS OREGON
PORTATION CO. (1 6 6 0 )— -BROKE
'tSkW surveyor general a wagonload of nursery stock
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planted in the rich, black soil of
selected a n p s u r -
LAMETTE R IV E R . — BUILT
the prairie. Six months later, as
' ve ve d route l a t e r
P IR S T SAWMILL AT LA G R A N D f-
FOLLOWED b y OREGON
his oxen-drawn wagon groaned on
W A5 BRIG G ENERAL IN
SH O RTUNff----- WAS LONG
toward Oregon, it skidded and
OREG ON M IL IT IA
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ACT VE IN RAILROAD AFFAIRS
rolled on a sharp bank of the
Snake river, dumping the prec-
'zona, Josephine and Angie spent ious cargo in the swift current.
Kathleen Defier
Sunday in Mountain Home as din- , Dr. Cardwell retrieved only one
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lean- { rose cutting
Injured in Fall
dro Totorica. During the after-1 But the idea of fruit-growing in
Josephine and Angie visited j Oregon was deeply ingrained in
this Portland dentist and a hard |
At Williams Home noon
at the Paul Stafford home.
By Mrs. Chet Mills
Mrs. Lee Strickland and sister,
Phone 3281
OWYHEE— Miss Kathleen Def ¡Mrs. Gertrude Jackson of Cald
ier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. well, drove to Boise to visit O. H. I
Fred Deffer, fell down the steps Schweizer at St. Alphonsus hos-
pital. Surgery scheduled for him I
at the home of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Williams, last week, has been postponed.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hanway,
and received cuts on her forehead.
She was taken to Malheur Me ' former residents of Bridgeport,
morial hospital for treatment by I Nebr., were surprise callers at the
Chester Mills home Saturday eve
a local physician.
ning. Mr. Hanway is employed by I
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Day spent the construction company work- i
Sunday at Ontario visiting with ing out of Ontario.
their daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Culbertson
and Nadine of Kansas City, Mo.,
James O. Stephen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Walters at arrived at the home of his broth- j
tended the annual picnic sponsor er, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Culbert- |
ed by the Rebekah Sunshine Club son and family Tuesday. They j
for the members of the Odd Fel left Saturday to visit other rela- j
lows, Rebekahs and their families tives at Kirby, Ore., and in Cali- j
fornia.
at the Nyssa park.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mills and
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Brewer left
sons were Sunday evening guests Tuesday to visit with Mr. and
for a barbecue chicken dinner at Mrs. Woodie Brewer near Van
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. couver, Canada.
Batt in Nyssa.
Richard and Douglas Strong
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McDon left Monday for Tooele, Utah,
ald and Butch attended the play where they will spend two weeks !
off championship baseball game at the home of their grandparents,
at Nampa Sunday evening be Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hansen.
tween the Berdi Nevada team and
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Strong
the Boise Merchants team. Boise and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Blackburn
Merchants won the inter-state attended the 55th wedding anni
championship.
versary of Mr. and Mrs. M J.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Barker and Blackburn at their home at Will
family of Ontario were Sunday ow Creek Sunday.
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Culbertson
Darrell Williams
of Hereford, Ore., were week end
Mrs. Larry Culbertson and Lar guests of his parents, Mr. and
ry Dean, and Miss Sharon Craig Mrs. Charles Culbertson.
of Hereford, Ore., were Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Walters and
overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. sons spent Saturday evening with
Charles Culbertson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Franklin in
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Looney of Payette.
Nyssa were Tuesday evening call
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Fenn and
ers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lori Jean of Nyssa were Sunday
Byrd Walters.
dinner guests of her parents, Mr.
Claude Wilson and Jerry of and Mrs. Earl Crocker.
Nyssa were Sunday dinner guests
Monty Dean, son of Mr. and
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Boselly.
Mrs. Larry Culbertson, was hon
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Nicholson ored on his 1st birthday annivers-1
and children left Friday to spend ary at a dinner at the home of
the week end at McCall.
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Donnie Brewer returned Satur Charles Culbertson. Other guests
day from a week at Camp Billy included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Petti-
Rice with the Boy Scouts.
john and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Mr and Mrs. George Menda- Buster Talbot and family.
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states in sweet cherry production
this year with an estimated crop
of more than 25,000 tons The
state’s famed cherry varieties dip
deep into history.
The 1887 records of an Oregon
fruit show, for example, note that
“Seth Lewelling exhibited two
varieties of cherries, both fine
The State Horticultural society
named one of them Lewelling and
the other Mr. Lewelling named
the ’Bing’ after his favorite China
man ”
Oregon peaches go back to 1844
when the Rev. Edward Evans
Parrish brought a sack of peach
pits from Ohio for planting in
Oregon. Production in Oregon
this year is expected to go better
than average, reaching 500.000 bu-
shels, report OSC marketing spe
cialists.
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FURNITURE AUCTION
Thursday. Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m.—311 Northeast 3rd Ave., or
3 blocks north of the east end of the underpass in Ontario.
Oregon. BERT AKIN. Owner. This is all GOOD FURNITURE
. . . Plan to attend this auction. Also TABLE SAW. TOOLS
and LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Terms: Cash.
HOUSE and FURNITURE AUCTION
Monday. Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m.—On the corner of Southwest
1st St. and 4th Ave.. or
block west of Valley Auto Supply,
or just across from the Dairy Queen, at 114 SW 4th Ave.. in
Ontario. Ore. DICK and NOEL JENSEN, Owners. HOUSE
and GARAGE. FURNITURE (Lots of collector's items includ
ed). APPLIANCES and FIXTURES. Terms: Cash.
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PUBLIC DISPERSAL SALE
Monday. Aug. 17. 1 p.m.—2 miles north of Ontario on high
way 201, then 1 mile west to overpass, then 3 miles south on
Foothill Drive and 1 mile west on Canyon Road No. 3 to the
Carl Mitzel ranch. CARL MITZEL, Owner. 25 DAIRY COWS.
This herd is all tested and clean. MILKING EQUIPMENT,
TRACTORS and MACHINERY. HOUSEHOLD GOODS and
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Terms: Cash. Lunch oa grounds.
FURNITURE AUCTION SALE
Wednesday. Aug. 19. 6:30 p.m.—363 Northwest 3rd Street,
Ontario. Oregon. JAY COBLE, Owner. FURNITURE is in
good condition. If you want good FURNITURE, plan to at
tend this salel Terms: Cash.
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