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IUIL1 OAWTAIi JOURNAL, BAL13M, OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1007.
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MARION COUNTY.
Land Ready for the Plow, Which
Produces Good Crops from the
Sod Great Attractions for the
Homeseeker and Investor.
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The call of tho twentieth century
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are the ladders to bo ifopnd Irt Marlon
count)' by which tlfonmbltlous and
industrious luny Mu'cond. Amazing la
tho development nnd founding tho
enterprtao herenbouf, una initn,
tacked by works. Is tho koj'noto of
advancement.
Marlon county holds tho key to a
grand agricultural empire a section
with tho founding of a young, strong,
jobust vitality, and whoso farms
yield small fortunes In a slnglo year.
Indeed tho county has a mossago to
the world, and In tho story of pros
perity of this pleasant land Inhabited
by pleasant peoplo wo aro ploused to
Incorporato tho following budgot of
facts:
Twcnty-Avo ratios south from Port
land Is tho north lino of Marlon
county, which has a frontngo of over
forty miles on tho Wlllnmotto rlvor,
and sits In tho heart of tho most for
tllo portion of tho groat Wlllamotto
Taller.
Tho county Is not only tho poor of
any county In tho groat stato of Oro
gon, a section boundless In IU varied
resources, but easily stnnds nt tho
head In tho products of hor sail,
salubrious cllmntlo condition, su
perior transportation facilities, nnd
In comparison with most sections of
the northwest, tho cheapness of hor
lands.
It li possessed of a rich productive
soil, cnpablo of high cultivation, of
an excellent climate, of nn abundant
water supply, nnd of tho stendy cash
market afforded by Salem's growing
pojJatlon. Add to thoso nn Intelli
gent, Industrious nnd ontorprlslng
population, and tho sccrot of tho
prosuerlty of Marlon county Is at
onco apparont. It Is a region of.
cosy, attructlvo nnd ovon olegnnt
homes, where nil tho graces of llfo
uourlih nnd whoro Industry and .cul
ture comblno to produco tholr most
charming effects.
Our Wotltli In Hop.
Marlon county has tho undisputed
dlittnctlon of being the greatest hop
producing iwtlou In the world. Tho
soli of the county Is especlnlly ndapt
ed to thl Industry, which Is fully
demonstrated by the fact that u fail
ure la unknown In this county.
One of the crowning foaturos of
this line of Industry Is that quick re
turns are received. A yard planted
In the fall will produco n small crop
the next season, and the second soa
son will be in full bearing. Many of
the fields average over 1,200 pounds
to the nere your after yonr, whlc'i
at 25 cents iter pound means $300
per acre. Deducting 8 cents per
pound, or $0G per acre tho outsldo
cost of nrodurtlon -Imvob a not per
aero of 1204 Land sultnblo for hop
growing can be bought from $25 to
$100, the average price bolng about
$50. This Is a very consorvntlvo os
tlmate, as a net profit of $500 an
acre Is not uncommon.
Hop-growers find no difficulty in
finding a market; on tho contrary,
tho buyers are continually soliciting
their crop, nnd tho growor need not
lavo his home to find a purchaser so
lwge Is the demand.
Of all the various Industries of
Marlon county, nono can approach
tho hop Industry. Tho work Is light,
Pleasant and very healthful, and
"y Person of Industrious habits,
coupled with honesty, cannot raaka a
failure by engaging in tho business
raising hops in Marlon county,
Oregon.
Unifying.
Vfhlle the wholo Wlllamotto vol-'
UJ U a good dairy country, there Is
m county in Oregon superior to
"Mlou In this respect. By reason ot
jhe numerous rivers and creeks flow
Ing ont of the Cascado mountains,
and abundant springs scattered
throughout the farming districts, cold
ter. the great necosslty to
we doing of the dairy. Is always
Plentiful.
Wth OUr mllit wlntorfl nnil rich
'uansmost favorable to
w Srowth ofjFSnsaii.l ernasns.
aaa awc to the markcr-th.
-orm, dau.jng la rapidly devoltfp
05 Into oui' most remunerative (a
dustry. j
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-wub quicxiy makes any cbm
unlty financially strong and Insures
jaa Perpetmty 0t successful ugrlcul-
" Tto cw la the cornorstono ci
icuitural prosperity. If she Is wise
v selected and given proper caro she
111 T off moro mortgages nnd
build moro nnd bettor homes than
any other farm animal.
Delicious Fruit.
In writing of tho fruits of this
county, pages might bo filled and
then tho half would not bo told, Con
sidering tho chenpnoss of production,
tho natural fertility of tho soil, tho
cllmntlo conditions, tho local' mar
ket nnd tho constantly Increasing de-
mand-fflGaBninll-fruIffbr canning,. It
would scorn that this Is tho ideal
county for tho fruit growor.
All tho small fruits strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, currants,
gooseberries, cherries, etc., grow to
perfection In size, flavor nnd quan
tity. Tho various largo fruits nil do
woll In this county. Our applos aro
noted for tholr size, cleanliness and
beauty far nnd near. It 1b cortaln
that you can mako tilg monoy rais
ing fruit on tho lands ot Marlon
county.
Intolllgont culturo, caroful prun
ing and faithful spraying ot nn or
chard to destroy all Insects means
Hiiro nnd cortaln success, for this soil
nnd cllmnto will produco tho best of
trees and fruit.
Cllmntc.
Tho cllmnto of Marlon county Is
of almost porfoct health conditions.
Tho county Is frco from cyclones nnd
blizzards, and tho land whoro tho
farmor can work out doors ovory day
In tho year. In summor tho nights
aro dollghtful, nnd tho air Is fresh,
puro and Invigorating, whllo tho
winters nro very mild. Tho air Is n
tonic chnrsed with health-giving
proportlos, nnd thoso who contin
uously lnhalo It. nnd lend prudont
lives, reap a harvest ot good health.
A Word to tho Wise.
Agrlculturo In all its branches has
passed beyond tho oxporlmontnl stago
In this county. Pioneering with its
slow and labored progress, Its crudo
but prophetic contrivances, Its strug
gles nnd Its pnlns. Is ondod.
Capital, Bdonco and statesmanship
aro hastonlng to complotlon tho great
work which tho plonoor dreamed of
ns a romoto though lmprobablo possibility.
Tho natural -advantages of Marlon
county will call for the prosonco of
hundreds nnd thousands ot men In
tho various linos of Industry, and tho
tlmo Is not so far distant that oven
old peoplo now living horo will soo
tho advancing hosts nnd hear tho
tread nnd tramp of tho nrmy ot
homesookors who will find horo in
this vnlloy n spot whoro nnturo has
Hid hor cholcoat treasures of woalth
and cllmuto awaiting tho coming of
tho favored onos who aro to enjoy
God's gifts to man.
Volumes might bo written nlong
tho lino wo havo drawn, but wo will
bo content It tho renders of this lssuo
will carefully pursue its columns and
then act on tho information glvon.
Now Is tho nccopted tlmo to cross
tho "Jordan" and occupy tho favored
land. Tho reader who acts now and
grasps tho opportunity whllo It
pauses at his aido will In tho futuro
reap a golden harvest, and bloss tho
Capital Journal for first pointing out
tho way.
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OREGON NURSKRY COMPANY.
favorites of our own planters. Thor
aro 35,000 Spltzenborg, 31,000 Jona
than, 27,000 Nowtown Pippin, 30,000
Mcintosh Red, 14,000 Rome Beauty.
15,000 Winosap, 14,000 Arkansas
Black, 11,000 Grimes' Golden. In
fact every concelvablo variety, early,
medium nnd late, aro grown In nbun-
danco. Thon thero nro blocks nnd
blocks ot pears, poaches, apricots,
cherries, almonds, plums and grapes.
Tho eolobrated Maynard plum and
tho Mlruclo Btonoless plum, two of
Luther Burbank's productions, of
which tho Oregon Nursory company
has tho exclusive right, aro also large
ly grown. This company bus Hccurcd
tho excluslvo right of sovornl of Mr.
Burbank's latest productions, which
tend to provo tho progressive spirit
and tho up-to-dntenoss of its mnn
ngors. Tho packing nnd shipping depart
ment, which Is located In closo prox
imity to tho offlccs, on a spur of tho
S. P. railroad, Is among tho most
Important features of tho concern.
This ImmonBo building has a floor
spaco of 40,000 square feet, and lo
lighted throughout with electric
llghtB, which aro manufactured from
their own dynamo. A comploto box
plant, operated, by olectrlclty, has
beon Installed nnd practically all
stock Is Bhlppcd In boxes, In fact
tho ontlro plant Is equipped with tho
inost convonlcnt devices for tho rapid
packing and shipping ot orders.
Employment Is glvon to 225 peoplo
In tho nursory and packing hou,
bcsldos nn offlco forco of twonty-flvo
woll oxperlcnced omployeos.
Tho cltlzons of Snlom and this vi
cinity should llborally oncourago such
concerns nB tho Oregon Nursory com
pany, as thoy aro wealth producers
from whoso efforts flow a continual
fltrcam of gold Into tho channels of
commorco nnd trado. Tho business
of this establishment has crown to
such magnltudo that It now oxtonds
nil over tho United States, Canada,
Standard Liquor Co
win mmitHi i nn n in i nil i ii i ii ii iiimtf in ii iihi mill'
148-156 S. COMMERCIAL ST.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Domestic
and Imported Wines and Liquors.
Our Stock Embraces the Best Brands on the Market
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
OUR SAMPLE ROOMS
THE ANNEX 356 Court st.
THE SENATE 196 State st.
1 THE BANK 147 S. Com. st.
THE SAMPLE ROOMS. .184 S. Com. st.
OUR MOTTO:
GOOD GOODS
GOOD SERVICE
A. G. MAGERS
Manager
Old Moxlco and ovon to China and
Japan.
Spaco will not pormlt us to go In
to details about this mammoth Insti
tution and tako up tho charactor of
tholr product, but It goes without
saying that all goods bought from tho
Oregon Nursory company can bo ro
lled upon iiB being A No. 1, nnd first
class In ovory respect. And now bo
foro closing this article lot us go
back of all this wonderful dovolop
mont to tho mon who nro tho powor
bohlnd tho throno. Tho carrying on
of this work Is divided Into two de
partments tho growing and ship
ping dopartmont, In clfargo ot Mr.
McGlll, and tho sales department,
with Mr. McDonald as Us oxccutlvo
head. Each dopartmont is again d
vided Into amnllor departments with
sub-heads In chargo, each ot whom Is
rcsponslblo to his manager, and In
all Instances tho greatest caro Is
taken to avoid orror, ovon ot a trivial
naturo.
Mossrs. McDonald nnd McGlll do
servo much credit for tho upbuilding
ot this groat industry. Thoy aro
publlc-splrltod mon, always willing to
gtvo financial aid to any ontorpriso
that tonds to benefit tho community
In which thoy reside
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Had Enough.
"Well, doctor, what do you rccom
mond?"
"I think you nood mud bathe."
"Mud baths? Groat heavons, man,
I'vo just como through a blttor polit
ical campaign!" Chicago Rocord-Horald.
Largest Institution ot Its Kind on the
Pacific Coast.
An Institution with which tho old
and young Inhabitants ot this commu
nity can point to with pride, ono that
stands as a bold corner stono for tho
business activity ot Salem, is that of
tho Oregon Nursory company.
This Institution dates Its Incoptlon
from 1867. at which tlmo It was es
tablished by Mr. O. Dickenson, Fif
teen years ago tho present company,
composed of Mr. McDonald, presi
dent, and A. McGlll, secretary and
treasurer, took Chargo, and by their
ablo management, along with their
honest and upright dealings, they
havo climbed the ladder ot success
and moulded this ontorpriso Into one
ot tho largest institutions ot Its kind
In tho United States. Few peoplo
among us realize tho enormous bene
fits derived from this single institu
tion, but tho following figures will
partially sorvo to enlighten our road
ersjln this regard.
The large or main nursery, which
Is located about three miles from
Salem, In tho ferttlo Willamette val
ley, and which comprises .400 acres,
U given up almost entirely to tho
growing ot commercial varieties.
Think ot a million apple trees, com
prising every standard variety, and
among which Is a pumber ot tho
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Investigated
The Walnut
Question ?
Just notice the size and uniformity of the nuts shown
on this border. These arc PURE STRAIN PRANQUETTE
WALNUTS and are not to be compared or confused with the
ORDINARY ENGLISH WALNUTS sold by the majority of
nurseries. There is as much difference in walnuts as there
is in apples, therefore you should investigate thequcstion
carefully before buying any walnut trees.
Our Free Booklet on Walnut Culture
WHI explain the difference between the PURE STRAIN
fRANQUETTE and the ORDINARY ENGLISH WALNUT.
Write for R today if you are interested. It'will save you
money.
DON'T FORGET
That we carry the LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE stock
of al leading COMMERCIAL VARIETIES of APPLES, CHER
RIES, PRUNES, PEARS, etc., etc., as well; as', having the
largest assortment of ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBERY, SHADE
TREES, ROSES, etc., and if you need anything in this line
that we are able to furnish you with the best. Everything
as represented.
OREGNN NURSERY COMPANY
Limited
SALEM, OREGON
Salesmen Wanted Everywhere.
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