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.WH2KI-Y OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900 v f IS A BIG SUCCESS OPEN IXC UArs 8ESSJOX ; OF t j i. 1 FARMERS CONGRESS. . TUB Wr Jay Intrtag Addrcaccfi Com- nlliM Appointed oa PtrnamtOr. . Csolzatloo Today's frotnn. ( Froni Daily; Feb. 8th.) V The. initial Farmers Congress of th Willamette valley, and in fact the state, was convened in the senate chamber at ihe - capitol building yesterday after noon under j the most favorable aus pices, leaving no doubt as to the per manent and. bene ficjal results that will follow the convention. r ' v ; ; The opening session yesterday after noon was attended' by about 200 per sons, an a representative gathering of Industrial; and commercial men ; it was. Prominent ' agriculturists and horticulturists are in attendance from all sections 'roi . Western Oregon. The attendance at - the evening session was considerably j larger. ! ; . " To Henryi B. Thielsen, secretary of tlie Salens Chamber ; of Commerce, is due the bulk of the credit for the suc cess of the convention of farmers now in session, j Mr. Thielsen suggested the plan some two months ago and has - worked most faithfully in j behalf of the meeting. Through his untiring and zealous labors practically every agri cultural industry in , the state is repre sented at the congress. . Among sotne of the prominent gen tlemen in attendance, in addition to those having! assignments on the pro- cram are: Hon.-fc V. Carter, of Ash land; Hon.- D. H Looney, of Jeffer son; J. IL Hawley, of Dallas, president Goat Breeders Association of Folk county; George Taylor - Jr., president i'ortland Chamber1 of Commerce: N H. Looney, of Jefferson.' state senator, and N L). Wisdom, of Portland, secre tary of the stite board of agriculture. Yesterdiy 1 morning at 1 1 :w, the board of directors of the Salem Cham her of Commerce held a reception for W..H, Wehrung, president of the state fair board; George j Taylor Jr., presi dent of the 1 t'ortiand chamber; C. Jrl Markham, general freight and passen ger agent jfor thej Southern: Pacific Company, and a number of other gen tlemen who caine up on the morning train, i. -. j , V" Tlil? CONGRESS CONVENES. Thj meeting was called to order at 2:15 )"clock! by "W. 'II- Wehrung, pr'es- ident'of the state board of agriculture. Mayor C. P. I Bishop and G. B. Gray, president of the Chamber of Cimmerce, occupied 'seats on f the platform with President Nyehrung. , .. . It was hVdtia means inappropriate that the address of welcome should be delivered by Henry B. Thielsen, who had been so Iprominentlv identified in the movement. Mr.j Thielsen extended a very cordial welcome to the assem- 1.1 I ( r- mrft . . ; Governor ! T T. Ceer responded for the state agricultural and hortifcultura' societies r lie, Said,irt part.: ... 4 j , Th? ; present conditiort of the agrk cultural and horticultural interests of the state. Together 1 (with the industrial branches that are j jrloscly allied with them, is not one that is at all satisfac tory., I t w people will dissent trom this proposition. iTo find where the trouble" lies to discover ja. remdy, and when and where and how to apply it will furnish the work forthis. and it is to be hoped, for succeeding congress es. ,.. I find it a difficult question to even begin to discuss. With probably the ln-st state in the Union in natural resources, we have an industrial con dition confronting us,, that isr in some respects, most satisfactory, : "Perhaps no state could be named that imports' so great a quantity of manufacturing goods, population con sidered, as ours,' and which, on the oth er hand, is so well endowed by; nature with the mat.s of supplying its 'own wants without calling' for outside as sistance. It have so often spoken of this phase of our situation in public addresses and otherwise, that it seertis siipcrlluou' for me to speak of it heije. But something must be done. I have given this matter some attention, es-1 pecinlly within the past year, and dur ing a i visit? through the eastern states last October, saw on every -hand the marked difference prevailing between conditions there and in Oregon and I do not j mean the conditions that were noticeable in the cities, only, but in the agricultural districts. This has been an exceptionally hard year on the people of the Wil lamette valley because of the absolute failure of the fruit crop perhaps the first time lor forty years the unusu ally rainy summer, which injured the quality of 4 great deal of wheat as well as of hops, and lso. because ef the very low price of wheat, But a Feb ruary freeze does not necesarily inter fere with young pigs, and hop lice need not retard the growth of young chickens, jnor the making of butter, all of which hare been scarce and at good prices most of the time for two years. All kinds of meat; products and wool, and oats and potatoes, are in good demand at ! good prices, and plenty of money with ' which to buy them. In Eastern Oregon prevailing conditions are much better than here solely be cause of .their diversified interests. It may be said of that section now, that every prospect pleases and only wheat is low. We have Often heard it stated that when the j bunchgrass land or Eastern Oregon was plowed up it was a great mis'ake. because it was first class grazing land and was only second class for agricultural purposes. But the- farmers of the Willamette valley will yet find that it will pay to devote a large share of their best agricujjural land to stock raising. : ; "I am peased to! see that your print ed program includes thej discussion of a great many, important questions by those hrt are well fittedto treat them intelligently and practically. In the general recognition that," especially in Western Oregon, some radical changes in our; method of farming are necessary to our material progress, is td be seen of hope. In order to accomplish the greatest amount of ben- fU ur'th thi le.Tjf amount ot triCtlon let us all! share an equal ; degree of blame fori the stagnant condition of industrial affairs around us, and work together, guided by a common purpose to keep abreast with the best results attained by ur sister states." - :. funs the motion of Hon. H. B. Miller, of Eugene, that a comjnittee of six be named to act with the (chair In formu lating plans for the permanent organi zation ofTthe Farmers' Congress and ine noiamg 01 an anoual convention. President Wehruns stibseooentJv an nounced the committee as follows: H. B. Miller, of Eueene: Dr. Tames With- ycombe, of Corvallis Henry B. Thiel sen, ' Salem -' M. j L. Jones, ' Brooks; Thos. ! Paulsen, Garden Home, and H. M.; Wiiliamson. Fortlahd, ' ' Future Outlook for 'Dairying in Oregon, was the subject of a very interesting address hv i Thn Pnn1cn president of the state dairy association. ne speaker said thai the future of the dairy industry in Oregon, depended largely upon the dairymen themselves. improved transportation facilities have rendered the people of Oregon to a large degree independent. They are not obliged to consume home produced butter, but can procure the- same by importation from Eastern states. With these ' conditions, local dairymen will nave to compete, "It,: becomes neces sary, therefore," said Jthe speaker, "to ascertain how we can best reduce the cost of our dairy products to meet ihis increased competition. Improved methods m manufacturing processes had partially solved the problem, but the quality of the product was not what it should be. Greater care should be taken in the selection 'of cows. Good food is essential to the making of good ouner. j ine speaker said corn and en silage were the very best - food-stuffs. fraudulent competition was another condition with which the dairymen has 10 contend. ; l he venerable dairyman urged a united fight on the part of pro ducers and consumers against the com mon enemy, adulterated foods. In conclusion, Mr. Paulsen said: ."The outlook for dairying ; in 1 Oregon is! good, provided the dairymen of Ore gon, did! their duty to . themselves and the public; and last, but not least, the public insists on such laws and their enforcement that will make it practic ally impossible to sell adulterated food products in Oregon. " Peter J. Shields, of Sacramento, sec retary of the California State Agricul tural Society, was unable to be present, but he sent a "very excellent paper on "Fair Circuits and the Benefits There of." The article was' read by Henry B. Thielsen. , j Geo. W. Weeks, the Howell Prairie dairyman, was the next speaker. In discussing "Soiling and Its Advantages in Dairying," Mr. Weeks said: "Webster defines soiling as the act or practice of feeding cattle or horses with fresh grass or green food, cut daily foiv them instead of pasturing them. This as a; mode of feeding is verv little used in the state of Oregon, but in our tastern states it is practiced very ex tensively. A silo is, a contrivance for the purpose. of preventing waste by evaporation or drying out-. Ensilage is simplv canned corp or other fodder. It ist. taken at its highest stace of nu tritive value and preserved it its succu lent or juicy form. That food in this form is more valuable; than dry fodder or even ordinary. pasturage,. will be evi dent to every one who ha, stock-to feed. Every observing farmer knows ! that a j good cow on ' rood erass. " sav uuiu jinrce incnes nign, win ao ner best by producing one pound of butter and even more, per day. It has been found that a cow weighing 1000 pounds will consume about eighty pounds of tnis grass per day. On this she will keep up her flow of rsiiJk and her y'eld of -butter. If you take this eighty pounds of grass and cure it you will have about twenty pounds of hay, or dry matter. Feed this hay to the cow and give her air the water she will drink, and she will shrink in her y:eld of milk and butter. An experiment of this kind will convince any person of the real practical value of succulence. Another convincing fact is that milk is composed of 87 per cent of water and 1 per cent of solids. In this connec tion I might state that, acocrdinz to the October number of fhe Review of Reviews, a Danish inventor has dis covered a process by which he separ ates the water from the solids, leaving the latter in the form of a powder which may be made into butter, cheese or milk, as may be desired. This is in teresting, if true. "These considerations demonstrate that it is necessary .that dairy rattle 'phquld be fed. during as much of the year as possible, on succulent food. My own experience leads to the same conclusion and h might not beamiss to relate some of my observations. -: "Situated as-we are on Howell prair ie, the so-called garden pot of Ore gon., where land ranges in value from $50 to $60 per acre, and having the ambition of a great many others, to tarry as many head of cattle as possi ble on a small tract of land, we set about searching for ,such methods' as would, accomplish the desired - resnlt. In 1890 we built our first silo. Having had no 'experience and no facilities for working properly- we put our corn in vrhole, cutting It before feeding. The result gave such satisfaction that, the next season we made -arrangements for cutting the corn into the silo. .The silo .was so satisfactory in its Tesults that we were able to save our best heifers and thus increased the size of our herd. We have since built more silos and now have four, two squarei and two round, with a capacity of 250 tons. ! We are now ; feeding sixty-eight head of heifers 'and ; cows and have on'y ninety acres of land under cultivation and ninety acres of brush pasture. The utter impossibility v of pasturing , so many cattle on so small a tract of land called for further searching with the result that we took to soiling. , "The cost of putting tip ensilage ranges from 80 cents to $t per ton, and even more under unfavorable cor rvmstances. The cost of soiling varies. One man with a team will cut. rake and haul in and feed the vegetation suffic ient io support sixty head of cattle. The-vegetation ; used also, varies, but experience has taught us that on How ell prairie soil tire best feed for the year round is obtained by sowing vetches with a small sprinkle of rye to hold it up. This should r followed with neat in the spring nd with corn in the r,ii sin winter. The vetches and rye shottldbe sowed in the fall, the earlier the better- This, we believe, gives' us the best continuous food for,. both beef and . dairy cattle, s l-ast year's results qfj four acres of . vetch ; and rye r gave us 2000 rations, all the cows : would cjean up, the rye being rejected. This was a yield of 500 rations per acnk-WTJei same ground could have been, plowed and put into corn the same season, thus producing two crops of feed-: One . of my neighbors did this and. produced the same amount of food in the Silo. "It is my opinion that, owing to our dry summers, the silo ; is ( the coming method of summer feedirfg, although the results will not in my judgment be the same, for the reason that cured en silage does not have, the food value oi soiling, v Experience and observation have convinced me that with our even temperature the. year round, -our rich soil, quick growth ; of vegetation ; and unlimited market for - our dairy pro ducts, there is no strip of" country on the globe that can excel the Willamette valley for dairying. Talk about your cotton belt, your corn belt, and your wheat belt the Willamette valley is a typical dairy belt. ? , , 'Briefly summed up, the advantages gained by soiling are: A doubling oi the capacity of the land for stock sup port; a continuous flow of milk the year round; an increase in the quantity of the product." . J. B. Early read a very comprehen sive paper on. "Goat Breeding." Mr. Early gave some statistics showing that there ate 400,000 goats in the United Stales, having Angora blood, of which 60 Iper cent are classed as low grade. A quarter ot a million pounds of mo hair is annually consumed in this coun try, four-fifths of which is imported; manufacturers sending $25,000,000 abroad annually for this . commodity. He urged the need of the raising of more goats that this demand may be supplied. ' He suggested as imperative ly neccessary the organization of a na tional association for the. protection of this industry. Until such an organiza tion is effected, the speaker asserted mat tne toreign breeder would profit greatly by the indisposition ot the breeders in this country. the fanal address of the 'afternoon was delivered by Henry E. Bosch, of Portland, secretary of the state board of horticulture. It was a very inter esting dissertation on "Horticulture in Oregon and Markets for Oregon Fruits," which the veteran horticul turist was especially qualified, to dis cuss. Mr. Dosch said horticulture was no longer an experiment in Ore gon, but that industry had reached the area of scientific management. The speaker very ably discused the subject of markets, claiming that the question of markets was the greatest problem that confronted the fruit growers. He concludes that there is but one solu tion to the problem seek foreign mar kets claiming that there is a grow'tq demand in European countries for friit raised in the Northwest. This field! he argued, was the one for Oregon grow ers to fill, but in entering this market. he emphasized the importance of giv ing greater care to the preparation of- I nut- lor shipment. ( , THE EVENING SESSION., Geo. B. Gray, president of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, presided at. the evening session, which, was- largely tended. The program lor the even :rg was, the best that has-been prepared for the sessions of the congress. 1 The exercises were opened with a pretty vocal solo by Miss Stella Hurst, who sang "As I Have Chosen Yon" in such a charming manner that she was prevailed upon for an encore, to which she very graciously responded. Miss Hurst was accompanied on the piarto by Miss Carrie Hurst, with a violin obligato by Miss Nellie Brown. "The State Kair and Its Relations io Agriculture," was the subject of a very interesting and well prepared address by W. H. Wehrung. of Hillsboro. president of the state board of agricul ture. The benefits to the state, derived from the state fair, said the speaker, are more than commensurate with the out lay. The annual state fair has a re markable influence on the industrial enterprise of the state; it is an incentive to better husbandry. Mr; Wehrung compared the fair to a school of edu cation that the farmer and business man could ill afford to miss. He said the criticisms of the fair came fiom persons who had never attended the exposition and who were not. interest ed in the development of the state's re sources, or. from persons : who ,were prompted in .their course by personal motives; The address was roundly applauded. , t- C. H. Markham. general freight :nnd passenger agent for the Southern Pa cific Company, made his initial bow before a Salem audience last even-ng. when he delivered an address on "Transportation for Oregon Products." The address was one of the best of the evening. Characteristic of that gentle man, it was brief and pointedand withal very' able discussion of the subject. He cited the wonderful development of railroads and transportation faeffitfes and their relation to a community. In the matter of advancing civilization and promoting the general- welfare of V. . . . I. I . ' in: virumry (iiruun wnicfl incy passed. Although the transportation facilities were as good in -Oregon as in any oth er stale, the speaker said the Willam ette valley does not furnish, traffic, either in the "freight or passenger de partments, in proportion to the popu lation Is- this condition attributable to the lack of diversified farming? We need more creameries and cheese fac tories. Salem is the best location v in the state for a creamery and offers, a nome maricec uregon needs a change in her industrial engine." con cluded Mr. Markham; .Hon. H.: B. Miller: of Eusrene. ores ident of the state board of horticulture, read a carefully prepared paper on "Organization of Producers." He spoke of the wonderful onoortnnities of making Oregon the. foremost of the industrial and manufacturing states. The most prosperous country is where diversified agriculture thrives. The countries of the Orient, represented the speaker, demanded a new agriculture in Oregon, The area test need of "the farmer is for him to do something for himself. The entire 1. industrial and commercial world, excepting only the farmer, has organized tor protection: By organization only can . farmers' find relief from present conditions, An extension of the market is a great fac tor in disposing of products and in in creasing the consumption thereof- " ' A ivery Ipractical J address was, that delivered, by Dr. James . Withycombe, vice-dircctor"of , the state agricultural college at CorrallisJ on - the subject "Animal Husbandry as a Factor? in Successful i Agriculture." The demand of the day is for more mind and less muscle, said Dr. Withycombe. and this is (especially true of agriculture. 5" It requires-antclligence for - the : supervis ioa of a, farm. Animal husbandry is the key to successful farming, said the speaker, and An . support of the allega tion, cited an illustration. , It is also imlportant I for the farmer to study the fertility of the soil and how that prop erty can be preserved. , prof- Emery G- Smith, of Palo Alto, California, gave a very profitable and instructive lecture J on . "Co-operative Industry,"; for which the congress ten dtrd him a vote of thanks. It was one of) the ablest papers of the day. He told of the experiences of the California fniit growers leading up. to' their co operation. Prof. Smith suggested this plan of operation as the only salvation tof the Oregon fruit-grower. , Geo. .Li' Rees, oi Albany, president of the co-operative creamery of that ciy, discussed "The Creamery as a Fac tor . in Agricultural-. Prosperity." He gave a history of the Albany creamery and its plan of operation- and by fig ures showed the dairy business. to be a (profitable vocation for ( the farmer. , 3 John Montag, of Portland, repre senting the Manufacturers Association ofj the Northwest, read a paper in sup port of home manufacturing - institu tions. This speaker believed in a for eign market, but he also believed in a home mirket, and argued strongly in favor of! the consumption of home made products as a most effective way of dispensing with foreign importa tion. : This concluded f the evening's pro- srram and when a few announcements had ben made by Secretary Thielsen, the meeting adjourned. 1 ' . 1 THE LAST DAY. After a most successful convention. the Farmers Congress concluded its sessions yesterdays afternoon and ad iourned. 1 The sessions were . largely attended and the-1 several addresses were very enthusiastically received. - A remark able interest, representing every sec tion and 'every phase of diversified ag riculture ini Western Oregon, prevailed at the meetings. - "Organization" was the paramount sentiment and before adjournment had finally taken place, a number of separate associations of ;'airmers representing different aericul tural pursuits had been perfected and prepared i for business. The sentiment is. contagious, for others engaged vin diversified agriculture are contemplat intr following suit. .As outlined in the report of the com mittee On permanent organization, which appears in connection with this report, the gentlemen designated as the board of directors will meet in Pjortland , on March 7th, ' and effect a permanent organization-ot ine farm cfs' Congress of ! pregon." ' On the djite selected for this meeting, the fruit growers of California and Oregon con vene in Portland and it was thought this would be an opportune time to effect-, organization. . 1 ? -' ;The success of the congress' of agri ciUtural and Commercial meuWtermin ated yesterday afternoon, exceeded the tondest expectations of the most san euine, and was a most agreeable sur prise to those who had for weeks la bored so unselfishly in the interest of tne convention. The benefits that will accrue from the congress will be far reaching. In fact a new era had dawn ed in the agricultural life and develop ment of the Y illamette valley. jThe wonderful possibilities of diver stfied agriculture ; was a prominent tieme in the several addresses that were delivered, and the result will un doubtedly be a departure from the an tkiuated methods of farming that have lor several decades been regularly em ployed by the Oregon farmer. SEPARATE MEETINGS HELD t The 1 congress held no morning ses sion yesterday, the time beinz' jriven up to a number of individual meetings ot the different agricultural boards and associations represented at the con gress. V i An important meeting of hop grow ers was held in the city council chamber, a; ftport of which appears elsewhere in this issue. Considerable routine business was transacted by the state board of agriculture. A report of the sessions' of the . board appears in an cither column as does also an account of the meeting of i the dairymen and those interested in the creamery in dustry. The direct result of this con ference ;was the conclusion of - T. S. Townsend, of Portland.- to establish creamery in Salem. The committee on permanent organization of the con gress met at 9 o'clock and prepared a report which was submitted at the -af ternoon; session. One of the most im portant i meetings of the morning was that of j the goat breeders, which was held in a committee room at the Capitol building. GOAT i BREEDERS ORGANIZE, i About a dozen farmers, engaged in the raising of goats, met at the appoint ed hour. After a general discussion, it was decided to effect an organization. A committee was named to draft by laws and a constitution preparatory to permanently, organizing. The com mittee consisted of J. B. Stump, Polk countv:" Wm. Brown. Salem: J. .W. Bailey and II; M. Williamson. Port land. ! The chairman of the meeting Was J. B. Early, while Henry B- Thiel sen acted as secretary. j The committee met during the after noon and discussed plans of organiza tion. It was decided to leave the mat ter of perfecting an organization in the hands of Hon. J. B. Stump, of Polk county, and . B. Early, of this city. THE ! CLOSING SESSION. The afternoon session was. convened at a: 15 o'clock and was presided over by Geov B. Uray,jresident of the Sa lem Chamber 01 Commerce. 1 H. B. Miller, of Eugene; Dr. James TJV ithycombe, of corvallis: HenrT i Thielsen, of Salem; M. L. Jottes, o! Brooks: Thos. Paulsen, of Garden Home, and IL M. Williamson, of Port land, constituting the committee on permanent organization, submitted the followme report: be The Farmers Congress of Ore- 1 "The objects; ot tne congress snau be: . First-To encourace nd assist in the organization! and association of all the agricultural' and horticultural in terests of the state and to become the bond of union between ; the organiza tions whereby their efforts may be con centrated in the furtherance , of all of their interests.; : . Second It Shall be the especial duty of the congress to study the markets for Oregon products, to extend me same, to seek new markets for . those things we now -produce, and to gathet information concerning and encourag ing the production of such things . as are adapted toj our soil and climate, as we do not now produce. ."Third To! encourage the con snmntion of home -products and the establishment ; and patronge of manu factures. 1 . ' . : : .. ' The directors oi the Farmers Con gress shall be as .follows: The prei- dents of the state board ot agriculture. the state ' board of horticulture, the state agricultural college, the vice-di- rcnor of the Oregon experiment sta tion, the nresidents of the Hop Grow-e ers Association, tne , uregon xvairy- men s Association, the Goat -Breeders Af&ociation. ! Oreeon Woolgrowers Association, State Poultry Associa tion: the master of the state grange; the state veterinarian; the state dairy and food conjimissioner, and the secre taries of the 1 Portland, Salem and toria chambers of commerce. "These directors shall meet m.rort and at the Chamber of Commerce, on March 7. 100O. to formulate and adopt a constitution and by-laws and elect officers. Failing to effect organization at that time ithey shall meet thereatter at a time and lace to be designated bv the president of the state" boards of agriculture nd horticulture. The report 01 the - committee was unanimously iadooted The following resolution, presented by H. M. Williamson, of 'ortland. re ceived the" unanimous vote of the Con gress: . ' '- h ; ' ' "Whereas, the dairy interests ot ure gon.are growing rapidly, ad. because of the great natural advantages in the production of grasses and forage plants in all parts of Oregon, of the growing markets throughout Alaska, Asia, the islands of the Pacific . and our great Northwest, this ' industry, if properly practiced and fostered will become one of the greatest' and most reliable sources of w'ealth; and "Whereas, jthe development is - now hindered by jthe production of imita tion butter inj the form of oleomargar ine, we. -therefore, urge upon the Ore gon delegation in congress, to do ev erything .in jtheir. power to aid the nassaere bv congress of what is known as the 'Grouts bill,' which provides for . 1. ' 1. a 1 . reducing tne tax upon uncoioreu oieo marcarine toi one-fourth of one cent per pound and increasing on colored oleomargarine to ten cants per pound; and provides, : also, that when oleomar garine enters a state it shall be subject to the laws of that state. ,j . "' M. L JoneS. president of the Oregon Hop Growers Association, introduced the following resolution! 'which was' unanimously adopted; "Resolved, j 1 hat the farmers Con gress is earnestly in favor of the pro-, posed pure f lood 1 bill now before ;the congress of the United States and that we urge upon congress the importance of the passage of the bill at th ses sion; that wet are urged to this action in the interests of the producers and consumers throughout the whole coun try." ' . The afternoon's' program was car ried out as advertised with but a single exception. John Redmond, of New berg, vice-president of the Berkshire Breeders Association for Oregon, was to have delivered an address on "Swine Breeding," but he was prevented from attending. Prof. , R. F, Robinson, president of the state poultry association1, delivered an address on "The Poultry Industry. It was a very lengthy and valuable pa per Mr. Robinson spoke Of the value of the poultry industry, which in the United Mates exceeds that of the cot ton -industry. Jn 1880, 102,000,000 chickens produced 456.000,000 dozen eggs, while in l8qo. 258,000.000 chick ens produced Sj7,ooo,ooo eggs, showing an increase in ten years of 160 per cent in the production of chickens arid 80 per cent increase in eggs., During tne summer season the supply of poul try productsexceeds the demancPwhile during the winter the supply is inade quate to the demand. .The refngeraf ing process si& a factor,! however J that will equalize conditions and make the market regular the year round.' The speaker said the Klondike counfry af- loraea a spiendtu outlet tor the profit able shipping of Oregon's surplus poul try products. Tie said there w : demand- for a better oualitv. which alone determines the demand and fixes the price. 4 Dr. J. W. Hill, of Portland, vice president of the Oregon Hopgrowers' Association, talked interestingly on "The Outlnolr for Tf in nr.rrnn He showed the great importance of this industry to the valley by reason of the enormous amount of money that is annually, distributed among the labor ing class during the harvesting of the crop. Laying aside! the question of supply ana demand, the speaker said, tne growers by contracting and con signing their crops had brought them selves where they are.. In organiza tion, alone, lay their redemption. M. L Jones. president of the asso ciation, followed in a pointed five min utes addrsss along the same line. 1I said the future of the producer Jn Or egon, depended on education and or ganizationthey should learn to pro duce the best and then organize to pro tect tneir market. . 4 " I he hop growers association." he 'said, "is "not a specu lative trust, but instead. . a protective association, . This concluded the day's oroeram and. upon motion, the congress was aajournca. ANOTHER SMALL SALE. The Salem agency of the Oregon H Growers Association yesterday made op a small kale rvf hon in Taek &r fa raichael. of this city, the purchase price being 7VJ cents. The number of bale constituting the sale. was not announc to. ,ir t HEAVY 'RAIN STORM: REPORTED BT TUR STATESMAN COB , RKSrOXDKKT AT STATTOS. Smmi ot front NltiboHiig Tow HTtaBt ef CItU-A Valtlo li at Brooks.' u i STAYTON (Or.) Feb. 7. The heav iest- rain storm known to this part of the country Sor some' time occured on Monday night The j rain fell in torrents' and wis accompanied by a high wind. ' . i- ' The dancing tparty given oy J"au ;.-inifkl on fvaturdav evening, at Daisy hall, was a pleasant success, being well attended by young people here and from nearby joints. J . . f ' . . Mrs. orant isnoy reiumeu to ncr e- .. 1 1 home Saturday, after a several weeks stay in this city.j Mrs. Ashby was here treatment and return improved. taking medical ed home much Little; Harry iWilliams, the io-year- old son of lrsj John Williams, of this city, while playing along the mill race Saturday (afternoon had tne misior tune to tumble! into the stream, but wis rescued with nothing more serious than a good soaking. j " . Special meetings at tne uaptisi church closed last evening. Ernest MathiOux spent: parts of Sun day and Monday at the Waldo hills home, visiting rii& write. - , . E. S. Titus spent Sunday visiting his parents near .Scio. t . Fred Rock and . Joe Fisher visited among Sublimity friends Sunday. The many ircnds ot A. u. uaraner are glad to see him out, after an ill ness of several ! weeks. , 1 Walter" Smith, .one of Aumsville s popular young men, was in Stayton on Tuesday. : ' T , : BROOKS BRIEFLETS. Brooks (Or.) Feb. 7Thc ladies of the W. C. T. U.. of Brooks, will give a valentine social at the M. E. church of this place, next, Wednesday evening. the 14th mt. the proceeds are lor the benefit, of the parsonage. A good program is assured consisting of so"ngs and recitations, and a feature of the evening will be a -debate! on the ques tion, "Resolved, that it is proper lor women to propose . marriage." The affirmative will.be taken by ladies, and the men will stand up for their rights. An oyster supper will be served at the conclusion 01 the . exercise. An effort is being made to have assistance of- outside talent in the program. John Dorcas came home Saturday evening. v ,. Mrs. Kipinger left Tuesday for East ern Oregon. v - Aaron ' Nusom moved ..Monday on the Allen Massey farm. ; Mrs. AgneS Jones is suffering from a gathering on her jar-, Miss Josie KrtbS" spent a part of last week at her old home west of here. ' Joe Jones came in from the gold mines Friday, looking hale and hearty. Miss Iva Perkins was visiting friends in Brooks, last week. The VV. C. T. U. will, meet at the home of, Mrs. E. M. Savage on Thurs day afternoon. '. i Mr. Ge6rgerFeral. of Salem Prairie, w'as in the station Tuesday Lue Gleasort, of St. Louis, was in Brooks Tuesday. - f McKinley Mitchell is taking in spuds at Brooks.' t Mr. Seely. from near ,Woodburn, was 4n Brooks Tuesday, i ' We need-more road drainage. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, February 4th. a son. " . Mrs. Wm. Egan returned home from Portland on Monday evening's over land train. Y ' I - . I .. . . THE SEASON ' OPENS MITCHELL, ' LEWIS 8TAVKK MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT! I i CO. Tha Uleyrle to Ito Hoodlod by ThU K- ltoblo firm for tho 10OO Kmw . oa Molam's Market. We wish to anounce to the people of Salem and vicinity that wehandle our, PHEONIX, MITCHELlr ind GOLDEN EAGLK .Bicycles at our branch house in this place. ,We have been known for years in every city and town and , crossroads in the North west. We have hundreds of agents selling other lines, and business con nections throughout the States of Ore- ' gon, Washington, Idaho and the pro vince of British Columbia. We' have each succeeding year doubled our wheel , business until this has become one . of our leading departments. Our. warehouse and shipping facilities to gether with our extensive business in other lines permit us to handle: bicy cles at less cost than' any other house on the Pacific coast, and enabling us to give our riders a better bicycle at the same price or an equally good bi cycle at a less price than any exclusive bicycle house can possibly do. Being jobbers we are naturally op posed to any combination of manufac turers which has for - Its object the maintenance of a price higher than that resulting from an honest compe tition, hence we are sot in sympathy with the trust, and the MITCHELL and GOLDEN EAGLES are not made or controlled in any way by the com bination known as the American Bi cycle Co-r F, E. CAREY, . dw. Manager.' FAME'S PATHWAY. The prince regent 6f Bavaria has conferred the order of St. Michaeh first-class, on Dr. Nansen, the explor er. j.. .. Bishop Ar N. -Llttlej'ohn on Sunday celebrated his 31st Anniversary as bish op of the diocese of Long Island. Spe cial services were held in the cathedral at Garden City. Arrangements have been made for the reception which is to be given for Admiral and-Mrs. George Dewey . by the Union League club. New York, oa Thursday evening, February 8th. Twice-a-week Statesman, fx year.