Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, August 03, 1908, CHERRY FAIR SPECIAL EDITION, Image 6

Daily capital journal., August 03, 1908, CHERRY FAIR SPECIAL EDITION, Page 6, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextK'?r"S3W CHERRY CITY OP THE WORLD, AUGUST fl, 08' 6 ' I J J t ' v . ' 1 v . t ; . f ' t j m . -f a 'f J wjfl At sH- a? ; n W.? "V Oregon Electric Railway Co. "WILLAMETTE ROUTE" The New Interurban line Uniting Portland and Salem BULLETIN THAVELK11H PARSING OVKIl THE LINE WITHIN TUB PAST SIXTY RAYS IIAVB UNROURTERLY NOTED THE LARGE CONSTRUCTION l-'dllCti ENGAGER IN" IIAbbAHTIXfl, Hl'ILRINO SIDETRACKS, ERECTING STATION' RUILRING. ETC., ALL OK WHICH WORK IS RHINO VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED HOTII NIGHT AND DAY, WITH THE PUltPOSE IN' VIEW OP HAVIN'fl IT COMPLETE AND THE LINE IX FIRST-CLASS OPERATING CONDITION' IIV SEITEMIJBIt 1, 1008. IN THE MEANTIME CONTRACTS, CONDITIONED ON QUICK DELIVBHV, HAVE IIBBN PLACED WITH EASTERN CAR MANUPACTUREHS POR ADDITIONAL PASSENGER AND PREIGHT EQUIP MENT. AND THE GREATER PAHT OP THIS WILL ARRIVE HEilB HEFOHE SEPTEMHEn 1. WHILE THE TRAIN SERVICE OP THE COMPANY AT THE PRESENT TIME IS DEVOTED ALMOST ECLUS1 EM TO FASShMJhU TIL' TEMHE OP TRAFFIC. VIIILr TIIK THAliM Hrill lUli Jl 'inr lAJ.iii'Aa i tvi xiift rniniii' 1 1." iv ir I'lviuirm u..v.i ...... ...j. . ..... - -- RAPPIC, A LIMITED AMOUNT OP LOCAL CARLOAD PREIGHT IS HEING HANDLED HETWEEN ALL STATIONS, AND AI10UT SEP EM11EH I, 1D0H, ON OOMI'LETIOX OP THE WORK AROVE REPERRED TO, THE LINE WILL HE FULLY OPENED TO ALL CLASSES OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. Portland, Oregon, August 8th, 1908. 'if 5 r ft. m im , 4 N V t H 3S OREfiON'S PEERLESS CHERRY EXPOSITION Written Up For a Leading Fruit Growing Paper of the iCfc 4 i 4 to - fcast by A. r. Iloter, tlie secretary ot i Salem Board of Trade , founding uccc-m, Tho show was given In an attractive canvas pavll Jgn on tho lawno n( thu court hniBO,: hlchoccuploi n' block In the honrt, oftho city. Thls'mndo It IIrIU' niul qlcniuBf TYfiH an nicy. Tho thor A t (Amorlcan Prult (lrowor,,Uoclojtor. N. Y., ftoplombr.) Aghnowhlclvjucr of Oregon In nifologliluK for.hfft'hunUilQ n t'.on once put It 'thin wny: "Tho troublo with ua old bte KunhiiM la thnt wo jfeyor wont bngkiouBh vjntllutlon matlo It poailblo to Krnlul prUo nnd thore woro to thy Rtutect or wo mht have bon keen tho (rul nnd llowors In a nor.h,b,u fro,n tho ont,ro va,,y rouutvd moii lltt nrcwt. TIut? wm Ornut, nnd Bhanunn uud1 fih6r dttti, They ciuno ou ntnoiiR thrjio lofty pcttks nrnmil trot, thydrww tho In'inlratlu'u xin nmke for iirem. ness, bift whllo Uey remain! hem keep tho 'fruit nnd llowors In n pqr of tho chorrlcs, Tho Creator has luado It potnlblo to ralno- tho bo;t chorrlcs In tho world In thnt partlc ulnr rcKlon, hut It remnliiH for mon to exploit this Rift of nature to tlw KrentOBt poislblo advnntagc, OroKon has proven nor skill In pnckltiK and marketing npplo apilnft thnt of nny other section of tho world. This linn given her ftb ulotu prices and wide repututlon n a loader In npplu culturo. Tho Biuno skill Is also being developed In tho packing and handling of its in compnrablo frultsc Biich as chorrlcu prunes, pears, peaches and berries of nil kinds, This Cheiry Fair continued throw days and now foaturei and Hvoly programs were provldod for each. FIvo counties compolod for tho grand prUo and thore woro other ox- Uoro and tho rolling farms or seven coun ties surrounding. To tho East laid the Cascado mountains with five magnificent snow peaks covering an area of 100 miles In full vlow. On the west laid the CoaBt range or Boothorn spur of the Olympics with its beautiful studding of peaks and vnBt forest re ourcos, Aftor revel lug In tl'o magnificent beauty of the sconcry to Its heart's oontont tho en tire party adjourned (o a largo cher ry orchard nearby whoro they picked and ate fruit and realized tho won dorful possibilities of the cherry in duHtry. Thus ended nn annual event which Is destined to make great the cherry Industry, and it is needles to sa tho growers net handsome profits from tholr cherry orchards, when It Is stated thnt many of to ten-Inch ooxes wero pacuea with fruit re '?cty frp-h slato (luring the Ihp.!801 m,nurod anww and dn of. tjie fair. This pavilion wW fnm,,le8' ns wo thousand hearty i Um wide ami uho.it 3hn vltltor from nil pnrtl of the cont fed Jnng. was Uooaraled with wiKon""B8,oa toK0,ir l Mlltf competl londs of tho mmritlftcMt Sliaitn daHUou for the UoBor of llcng the A..- ..J I . ... . . . . . mo t naottutflli!!! nulmaua nt frn't: us nnn iriniuiou wiiii uouKinr oi ..-..- w .-. eovernl hundrod producers nnd tho'r nulrltiK only olcht Indlvliliml ohor. rlea o fJU th6 row. or to fill (hi H U Of x-vttvi wiaw " Mtiw Hvj ivriinitivl IIVMI lin llllll in they wero biiuiII fry Uk th rer t of Vw -that wonderful Itfxg&aqu rtow' cli were made. u. Nvjjr iUitl hoy went baok. nvWoJi U a iiloHtlfHl in th IU8HH.':,,0", were suag, jd hUtej-y tprniod. among tho ptRinRi of the" odir tnlu af Orgon. i v'Mch. h,ch w"1 "5t 'Mtlng lmpr sUjs dMthijj- shiji ,out in their won, kuJUU of oyer SO klth ll,0,, grctttneiifL rh trjuithlwlth us fek, chrrle. which Included the fly! A'u!' from wrttl'ea of lowi W we heSer went back hh.4 stiutdHrd ouuuefTlal vrletlM. Ffln frh chirr,M- ' were li kinds BnluM tUe UeaelU of a totttra ." rf taM rtetle wtn oriBliiof b"""'. hbj- Pachr. tlrlotl ThU iR0Ut!MrHlhtln wrt ho to, within 10 mt af &.ii u-hiL --b' ohorrlee and dried Uebrrli?, hN been uUHh for th old-timer h i atone b8 te woHdwftil ilium Qt"w8 ' aPil of the 107 and )l f.. i.L ...i...iu.i ......., .. r. .. .... . lone .-nu. i. iih'numuhh ibhv kpww ink u. HoitiiHK cnurry hup at that unltti ' "" wwi Wil. tint lllftiul .. t...... It .ku I1.J W "' ' i" j ". iiun'r, w wiiinh m,u ,u xm .--. ... fHlt iWMvera sum orr to iMdlejii. rr. f 1....1 l ' -.TT r o. -i .a as many weft wbloji Uu sm Werr vtewa. rw!,t ,M,P8 " 0 Udltfd. th'aiw. "' - amBeU the dUpiitf. This I Ret rel if humMI da. " ?n,8a ,n " v" tUUlblm Ins. in fel, m uaawwklag ofb44 tfc twy aWeHt silwr thu ww intern of israiuleur nad o' "" wp""- rMM' i,rw areaiue. in the eaHy iijr It was . T ' "'" H s,TWI 4r l" 1.. .. ......... , .. hcit cuuHIr axhlhit 11 .-. .uunii iu'iev v n liiuiiiir iif liniiTMiniir v.. ,. It U being itwde praeUeal tn Trtryday affairs. It wut The last day of tho fair wm, by ien-'ncn Fquare. tno render eiin easily npryeclato h0 atzo attained rby this mo't luselous fruit In the hlglUy favored climate of the VIIlnmffl valley. As ovldenco of their arqfu fl growth .It might be weutloid that one four-Inch twig was exalllft- M caotniulng 120 fully mat u Ad cherries of good marketable glae. j Verily, taeOregou Cheriy Plr was bh veut oi arcat idas aad aa ' JxlUbUlan of grsar cher.lea. N'fct year aa attemp b each of tit tnantiaa and Individual exhibitors vr'll bet)nade to not only eual t4s It was daunt mI .,. M-.-.. . ... mirl lTl uw. ia aome of the bo ad-i ' w " "w " eWeie with inltted that (be itreat Wax ! Mt V w8lntt8 cHUe Au ad. thu pao for manj of the lniortait ; ,K. wlUor- w'ver, won thl event In our history. t U a cuh- I H,att,"t ! d tha greatest try of largo areas and tnrse Idens. ' 0", ",alHW R"a K001 WH pre 1 matter of agricultural aud IjorU-. Wl, x anM,"K ttU oPtltora, It Is cultural it alio does thlnss on a I1'0""' that the onu polat lofty scalo but what Is most aisul. .. m luwo rt tide In favor of Ikaut, It 1H.J TUNis One of the cleverest illustrations ot thU Is (he of ort of Orison's cap 141 ctty t hold a great fair with hut hm klad ot fruit as thu chief at twwrtrsa, Thla U tha Qrtgoa Cherry ralr, aad ita talr4 anaaal cxklW tnmhlli vount)' was the superior quality of pack, it waa virtually a premium on skill In packing, as thero teems to b no doubt but sev eral of the Willamette alley coun tlei ca raise equally good fruit. All thwe prlws virtually becow troros of lea.l!ng rtt sn of the me- troolte were pnMint t a reaeutloa tendr.d by the Ih1 c mm:ttee. A magalftrent lunch v.aa ral by the Wonteu's club of the c'tv uader 4b attve tres of the stale h u lawa It waa. la a seriae, a Oood Roads day. ai maay of the rlsltom mmk 1m their uato car for distant of nearly n huadred aides. After th luncheon, which waa accentuated I wun auor uiaaer 4a!ic. repartoe, aad sues. al the.vls'tore wero in vited to take an aato ride er ton wiles of rock paved road out int tho cherry and prune di-trlets. In their enthusiasm the participants 'ook down fences and drove their ulo to the plnoj'e of a high hill, rom which point was preteuted ond of the mo't magnlflcent panoramas In tho world Here wero v'slble at lose rcnge, ?o,ooo acre of frul m i., mwh vaiv- -" !... .Muoj fcuf lose Tcngp, 29,000 acrei of fTul'drv into h mirin M.i M. iaat aa a mt aa. WI .unM aP,atloa 1 tarn, with iha ioiuri ?.ght , ' Su ltZ ns postble aad thus the west Uom iti ehare towards establishing great n?f of our ectlre eouatry b estetttpHfyiag Its own. Uulldli ClwrrjK Driers. While cherries can be grown prof itably for the caanory at throe csat a pouaj at that figure It pays to dry them. One of the iarKaat ilrlan nm In th's year was by 3. P. Kimball of Polk couB'y. Just aoroaa the rlvar from Salem. He hai a drier bulk exduElvoly far chtrrlca that can handle 300 baaheb a day. The pit ted eaerry reQuire four pounds of green cherrloa to rnaks one pound dry Tho denwU for dne.1 cherri is unl'mitod, and they can be shipped dry Into the mlnlnc reelons whor Newport YAQUINA BAY Oregon's Matchless Beach Resiti THE PLACE TO GO FOIl PERFEOT HEST XKV BVKHV ( CEIVAllLE FORM OP HEALTHFUL AM'DEL1GIITFD& REATION, ITS PACILirUvS AHE COMPLETE Best food and aff' dnnco of It. Fresh water from springs. All modern nect" ouch as telegraph, telephono, markets freshly provided ' day. Fuel in abundance. Cottages partly furnished or b5 Ished to bo had cheaply. Stiict municipal sanitary reguHt" NEWPORT is reached by way of tho Southern Taclflo to AW or Corvallis. thenco Corvalla & Paatom n n: Train servlw w and Ujotrlp a plonsuro throughout. RATE FROM SALEM7 SEASQ. 1X MONTHS TICKEy $5.00, 'SATURDAY TO MONDAY TICKET $'1.00. Our oiaborate new Suramor Rook givoa a concise description of NewjtgrtA Jpqludlng a ist of hotels, thqfr caplcity sl ratea. jall on telephone or wrlto local agents. WM. MeMURRAY, Geaaral PnssongerAgJnt, Portland, Oregon. ffnoyiS7nT3PaTry i-'mwrvrtw Are You Beie? "Bunted? One of today'& want ad's, nrnv a hunting vou ran ackW city for you. It may haw a message for you of urgent personal i&' one that u-iinn .... . i. .. . .. . i-ire , ., fVU KCl u au neea , niaj- .- mediate currents of your actlviUes, or your Inttirests mT Place around n r... ' .. . -M as0 -. uuuul uu oew environmenis, u" i may even glvu you an" entirely new start la a tmsfmear ww- J Isn't if worth whllo (o try and' d" out whether tab? u " u laaay, tomorrow, ar very aooa. fr