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PAGE SIXTEEN. ' DAILY CAPIlAL JOtTENAL, 8ALEM, 6 REGION, SATURDAY, DECEMBEE 20, 1913. 4 flop Raising Industry - Many Btorics told in newspapers, and for that matter out of them are classed as "hop dreams." The story herewith is not of that clans but is bop facts. Oregon is the greatest grower of hops of any state, and Marion county is the banner hop-growing county of the state. In other words Marion county grows more hops than any county in the whole United States. The census of 1910 gave the area do voted to this crop at 11,000 acres. This has been increased some but just how much it is impossible to learn, for no one knows the exact acreage. It is, ac cording to the best estimates, about 11, 600 acres. To put this in tangible form bo the mind can graHp it, it would make a tract of land one mile wide and 18 miles long. The average yiold is 1,200 pounds, or six bales of dried hops ready for ship ment, to the acre. This would give as the total yield 69,000 bales, 13,800,000 pounds or 6,900 tons for the year. The price this year has varied between 20 and 25 cents, with a few sales above that figuro. A large portion of the crop has al ready gone out of the hands of growers, and the money, which comes much of it from Europe, is in circulation in Marion county. The total returns for the crop, when it is all marketed will be about $3,4.")0,000. This will show a yield por acre of $300. The yield per aero in greon hops is about 5,000 pounds, and the loss in dry ing Is about 75 per cent, the dried product running from 23 to 28 pounds to the hundred. One of the features of this crop is the picking, which must all be done by hand, and which gives a small army of workers employment in the late sum mer, and is a voritablo godsend to thousands. The work is Biich that child ren can do it, and during the hop pick ing season hundreds of familios make a regular outing trip of it, camping on the grounds, and the whole family, big and little., old and young, pick from the frngiant vines next winter's supply of both food and clothing. Tho ovidonco of this is the amount paid out for pick ing alone, which is ut tho rate of ono cent a pound for tho green hops, or four conts a pound for tho dried product. A smnll calculation will show that there is paid out in Marion county for hop picking every yenr about $.175,000. To tli is thero Bhould bo added what is paid for labor in drying, sorting, bal ing and othor necessary work before tho crop is ready fur tho market, which amounts to about two cents a pound, or for tho total crop of tho county, $11)2, 000. Wo have hero then lis tho showing for tho county $707,000 paid out for the wages of harvesting, When tho expense of cultivating, poling, and caring for tho crop is added, we are not far out of the wny in snylng thut Marion county's hop crop pays to labor yearly In round numbers, $1,000,(1110, A pret ty good payroll for one industry, es pecially ono of an agricultural kind. Thero ih some food for thought too, for those who are finding fault with tho high prico of land in Oregon, in these, figures. True, binds in the corn belt, are not selling at tho prices asked for Oregon land, but at the same time they are not producing, in money, any inch results as are shown here. Corn laud averages, about 23 bushels through out the belt, per acre, and this at (10 cents would only make tho product of nu aero worth about $14. Call the average rorn yield $15 an acre and the return? from ono aero of Marion county hops would equal that of twenty acres of corn. The Marion county hop crop, worth nearly three and a half millions of dollars, was grown on just half a township, IS sections of land. To get tho snmo value from corn lands would roqnire 300 acres or 10 townships. One ts a strip a mile wide and 1H miles long, and tho other a mile wide and 300 miles In length. Flax Is a Winner j Last spring tho Capital Journal took up tho matter of growing flax in this section, and the movement has assumed rather large proportions, Tho matter was taken up by tho ('handier of Com merce, and steps taken toward getting the Industry started. These have not yet been perfected, but they are far from being dropped. Mr. Eugene. lWe has again interested himself in the matter and another spring will probably sen something doing In this line. Not only lias tho matter been taken up here, but Oregon City and some other points have Investigated tho matter and ns it tnkes a largo amount of money to man vfacturo ns well as grow flat, which was the Idea at first, It is probable that an arrangement can be made by which tho Industry can be put on Its feet In the manufacturing way by the combined effort of two or more places, If no one of them Is able to handle it. Arrangements will be made for fur nishing the seed, and already many farmers have signified their Intention of growing a few acre as an experi ment and In order to permit them to learn the business, The climate here Is Ideal and sample taken by Mr. Bouse that were grown here near Salem, took the first prlrcsja at a big contest in Belgium in compete tion with the best products of the Bel' gian fields. Mr. Bosse demonstrated that the very finest flax fibre in the world can be produced here, and it is up to us as a community to see that the industry is put on its feet and that Sa lem be given a start towards her ulti mate destiny, "the flax center of the United States, if not of the world." There is no city anywhere more fa vorably situated than is Salem. Sur rounded by one of the richest agricul tural countries in tho world, with a wealth of cheap power for manufactur ing purposes at her doors in the swift flowing Santiam, sho can achieve al most anything bIio undertakes. What is needed more than anything else is some raw product on which to use this power and thus give employment to a small army of workers. Thero is no other product thnt furnishes so ideal material as does flax, with its mani fold branches of jvork, and opportunity for employment. Once tho industry is under way, there will be a big payroll hero and that is the ultimate object. If Salem is to grow and assume that high place which her- opportunities should give her, she must find employment for labor, in crease her payrolls, and, manufacturing something tho world needs, bring a por tion of tho world's money hore for dis tribution. It is a profitable crop to grow, too, making it worth while for the farmers as well as the city folks. All our lands cannot bo devoted to fruit and berries, nor is all of it fitted for those crops. Land values aro too high as a general thing to permit tho growing of wheat, and the area devoted to hops will nover bo much greater than now, especially if tho state goes dry. It is necessary to find some other crop for our high pricod lands, and flax is tho nnswer. It is also the answer to what shall give us an incrensed payroll and what is the most important factor in Salem's fu ture. Every time tho answer is flnx. Whilo just now the Salem Board of Trade Is not taking any active steps towards next year's work in this line, it is not forgotten, nnd it will bo looked after in duo time, When Salem flax, and Salem flax products, Salem linen and Salem twines aro asked after ns tho very host in the markets of Who world, then and then only will sho have reached tho position in this branch that she is entitled to, and thnt. her soil, climate and water power make so easy for her to attain. Salem prunes, Salem hops, Salem fruits nnd berries aro already famous, and when we have added to these Salem linen nnd Salem thread nnd twine, we will have taken a long step toward thnt 50,000 mark in 1920, which wo are sure to reach, nnd which with flax manufactures added to our Industries, we will far surpass. STATE ASYLUM FOR INSANE. (Continued from pngo 12.) It costs the state about $U per pi lient, n month for keep, nnd thin in cludes hoeird, care, and all salaries and expenses of the asylum. A small sum indeed when one considers how- much service is required in the way of a'.- teinlnnts and help. Oregon lake a justifiable pride in nil her public institutions and in none more than in her ns.vluin for her mentally helpless, who are through her generos ity, given the best of cure and atten tion and everything that, science discov ers, or that humanity can Biiggest to make easier the afflicted. In this, ns in other respects, Oregon stands well in the lead nnd her asylum for the Insane is second to unuo in the way of equip ment ami ninungeinent. AN UNEXPECTED GIFT. He was a shy young man, but In his heart thero raged a consuming passion for tho fulr Florence. On his wny home from tho city he managed to screw up tys fourago sufficiently tb enter a jeweler's shop and purchase a small gift for tho lady of his heart. This, ho hoped, would pave tho way to the popping of the great question. That night ho called at her house and found her alone. Producing a small square box from his pocket, he said, nervously: "I have ventured to bring you a small present, Miss Finn, but I am afraid that perhaps It will not fit your finger. Will you try it out' "Oh, dear,' said tho girl, blushing most becoming, "this is quite unex pected! Why, I never dreamed that you really cared enough " Poor fool! Instead of grasping the opportunity in both hands, he opened the box and produced a thimble! Then the thermometer dropped about 10 de grees. A SELFISH SUICIDE. Dr. A. P. Calhoun, superintendent of tho Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Fort Stelluceoin, tells this one: In the little village of (loldendnle a woman committed suicide by hanging herself to an nplit tree. At the funer at k neighbor, noticing the snd appear ance of the husband, consoled him by saying that he had met with a terrible lnsa. "Yes, " said the husband, heaving a sigh "She must have kicked like thun der to shake off six bushels of green apples that would have been worth $1 bushel when they got ripe. Pastor CONSIDER THE FIEL JLIES er's Parabolic Discourse. THE MASTER INTERPRETED. Lessons From the Sparrows Lessons From the Lilies Lessons of Divine, Providential Care Lessons For the World Lessons For the Church. Lessons In Patience Lessons In Hope Lessons In Contentment. New York, Dec. 14. Pustor Rug sell spoke in Tbe Temple tuday from the text, "And why take ye thought for rntment? Con sider the lilies of the field, bow they grow; they toll not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, thnt even Solomon BMQiyiyssELL) lu oil bis glory wns not urrayed like one of these. Wherefore, If Ood so clothe the grass of tho field, which today Is, and to morrow Is cast Into the oven as fuel. Him 1 1 He not in ii eli more clothe you, O ye of little ftiltliV" (Matthew 0:28-30.) I'iiHtor ItUHHell Hiild In purt: The great Teacher, we are told, tniight lu parables nnd In dark sayings (not easily comprehended). Evan our Lord's disciples were In the durft con cerning the meaning of ninny of Ills statements until the Holy Spirit at Pentecost gave them enlightenment, as Jesus tin U promised. This being true, we are not surprised that mnny hnve misapprehended some of the Muster's dark snylngs respecting the cutting off of n hand or n foot, the plucking out of an eye, respecting undying worms nnd quenchless lires, nnd even In re spect to the text of today. There are people of fulr Intelligence who Interpret the Master to mean that ills followers lire tint to labor as do the remainder of mankind for the ne cessities of life; Hint they should ex pect to be supported by others who do Inlmr with sweat of face that they Hluiuld be maintained by tithes, col-1 lections, etc., nnd toll nnd spin not at all. We believe Hint such are milking n great mistake, im did the man re- j colli lj- reported in tlu press hh having cut off Ills bund In what he thought j was obedience to the Master's Instruc-' tion, We tun Hyiiipntlilze with these errors of judgment, hut should avoid them nnd seek tu have the spirit of . the Muster's touching, which was nl- j wnys the spirit of u sound mind. In Ills discourse Jesus had culled the attention of Ills hearers to the fact . Unit the (ientlles-the bout hen-were continually thinking about their tem poralities and praying about these "What shnll wo cut? Whnt shall we drink? Wherewithal shall we be clothed?" "Hut your Father know eth what things ye have need of be fore ye ask Him." Let your worry, therefore, If you have worries, be for something higher and nobler than merely the necessities of life. Consid er that while you were once aliens nnd straugcrH through sin, disobedi ence to the Divine I.nw, you have now been brought back Into accord with Ood and are privileged to address IUin lu prayer, "Our Father, which art lu Heaven." If we have tho faith to believe that God through Christ has accepted us ns Ills children, we should ns children trust our Parent In respect to till the nffalra of life grent and small food nnd raiment everything. Hut here conies the Important point the crucial test. Are we the children of God? Is He our Heavenly Father? Has He bo gotten us of the Holy Spirit? Are our sins forgiven? Are we reconciled to God through the death of His Son? Are we children "und If children, then heirs of God nnd Joint heirs with Je sus Christ" our Lord? Upon the answers to these questions being In tho ntllrmntlve Is tho strength of tbe basis of all our faith and hope. If we are not God's children, If we have not come In Ills appointed wny, through Christ, then we are still aliens und strangers. Then our nffalra are uot under His supervision; but we are with the world sharers In tho sentence of death, each doing for himself ac cording to his ability lu battling ngalnst death, nnd, like nil Gentiles, giving our chief concern to food, rai ment und hollow earthly umbltlous knowing not. appreciating not, the higher, the Heavenly, privileges lu Christ. The Heart of the Lesson. We perceive theu that the lesson ts not for the world lu general, except Indirectly. The world, learning thnt these words aro applicable only to the consecrated people of God. might prop erly be desirous that they might apply also to themselves. And If they are thus desirous of having God for their Father and Ills providential cure In all of their nffnliK, the liwson to them would be thut they should come Into relationship with God through Christ, that they should become His children. In order to enjoy the privilege and favors which belong to none others at the present time. The heart of the lesson Is that the Heavenly Father Is most gracious: and thst HI tender merries) are over II fits creature who are In harmony l r 1 Russell's with Him. We may be sure that amongst all the Heavenly host there is neither hunger nor want, neither suffering nor pain, nor any disadvan tage whatever. Their Heavenly Fa ther knoweth wbot things they need, und provides bountifully for them. The Church Is to learn this same les son nnd to rejoicingly work by faith, enjoying full confidence nnd trust In Him who loved us nnd bought us with the precious blood of Ills Son. These children of God need not feel hnrasscd respecting life's experiences. They have a Heavenly Futber. and He knows their needs better than they do, and Is both able und willing to give what is best for them. And If their experiences In the family of God shall bring them less prosperity nnd more adversity, more trials, more difficulties, and necessitate more economies than before they became His children, they are Instructed that, "walking by faith und not by sight, they shall Qrmly trust Him, come whut may. Learning Lessons of Faith. All who can lay claim to being chil dren of God by faith can surely be Hove that He who is able to provide for the birds and the lilies Is no less able and no less willing to provide for those who have become His children through Christ those for whom He gave Ills Only Begotten Son. Would He redeem them with that precious Sitcrlflce and then have no care for their future welfare? Would He beget children with His Holy Spirit and then be negligent in providing for their ne cessities? Nny! God will uot over look the Interests of nis consecrated children, and whatever may seem to be on oversight and lack of provision is to be understood to be in reality the reverse that which the Heavenly Fa ther sees to be for their highest and best Interests. "So Clothe the Grass." Tbe Master cnlled attention to the beauty of the lily. Much Is discernible to the nutnru'l eye. and still more when we examine the perfections of the flow er microscopically. Wonderful Indeed Is the raiment of the Illy! Solomon in all his glory bud no such seamless robe, und no such perfect texture for his rai ment. Perhaps the Muster hud a deeper thought respecting raiment thuu ap pears on the surface by His words. "Shall He not much more clothe you?" While He assuredly men nt that we lire to trust Heavenly provision for our natural clothing, It would appear that He niny have mount u clothing for us as New Creatures the spotless, seam less roht) of Christ's righteousness, grunted to us as n wedding garment. In the merit of which we have access to all tbe riches of God's grace In the present life and. If faithful, shall be grunted un iibiindiint entrance Into His everlasting Kingdom. "Take No Anxious Thought." God takes thought respecting the Di vine plans and umiiigcuicnts. Jesus thought o:it carefully the course He pursued; and lie Instructed those who were desirous of being Ills disciples to sit down and carefully count the cost. All these things show us thnt tbe Mus ter would not have Ills followers thoughtless, living merely moment by moment, fulling to make provision for the seasons, the weather, the table, etc. What He meant, whnt the Greek text fully bears out, Is that Ills fol lowers should have uo worry respect ing temporalities. Having exercised thought, prudence, care, haying done to the best of their Judgment and ublltty, uot slothfiilly, but energetical ly, they are to rest the mutter, realiz ing that all their affairs ure placed lu the hands of the Heavenly Father through Christ, and that till the Heav enly powers lire pledged to make all things work together for good to them, because they love God and have been called according to Ills purpose. "Seek Y Chiefly the Kingdom." While anxious cure was not to be ex ercised respecting temporalities, great enre was to be exercised In respect to anything appertaining to tho Kingdom. The call of the Church Is to member ship lu tho great Kingdom of God, of which Christ Is the Head, the Chief King: we may be under king and un der priests, associated with our Re deemer In nis grent Messlunlc work of a thousnnd years. It was tu attain a share In that Kingdom that we made consecration of our lives, our wills, our all, to the Lord; and only through grent trlbulntlon can we enter that Kingdom. A God Is pleased to see our restfulness resecting temporali ties of life when He has agreed to pro vide for us according to Ills Wisdom and In response to our efforts, so He Is pleased to see. on the contrary, our teal, our perseverance, our almost wor rying thnt the grent prize of the King dom should not be lost by us. The reasou for wishing us to thn worry for the Kingdom, and not to worry for earthly things, la evident on reflection. To worry about enrthly things would be to show a faithless ness nnd doubt lu respect to Ood nnd Ills promised cure. Hut our attaining tbe Kingdom or our falling to attain It Is made dependent only on ourselves. God has Already done His part, ne has provided the Redeemer and the forgiveness of sins, no has opened up the way whereby we might return Into Ills family. When we came unto niin through Jesus. He accepted us and gave us the begetting of the Spirit and. with It. a right M nil the great nnd precious promises, and Jolnt helrshlp with Jus nn condition of our faith-fuluess.-Rninans 8:17: 2 Peter 1:12. Hence, to Hgonlxe for the Kingdom, to strive for tbe Kingdom, to run with patience, to fight a good fight, to en dure hardnessall these expressions Indicate the great teal nnd earnestnexa necessary on the part of those who would be accounted conquerors yea, "more than conqueror, through III to Sermon who loved na and bought ns with His precious blood." Is it any wonder that God should expect ns to be very zealous In striv ing to attain the Kingdom? Would He give so greut an honor to any who valued it lightly? Surely angels and cherubim would be glad to accept po sitions In the Kingdom rf offered to them: Hut God has passed by tbe angels, nnd Invited members of the fallen race, whose hearts have turned to Him, that they miylit become, not only justified, from their shis, but sanctified through Christ end heirs of the Kingdom. Is It any wonder that tbe Lord Ii.t provided that only thinuch mn h trili ulatlon shall any enter the KlnM :' Whoever Is not willing In endure M il' ulution for the Kingdom's sake wmih' thereby show that he hud ti'it the proper appreciation and that he Is not worthy of it If the Master en lured even unto denth. bow could we ex pect that we might be Joint-heirs with Him unless we possessed Ills spirit. His zeal? Thus the Lord tells us that all who will attain tbe Kingdom glo ries will be copies of His Son. What Must We Endure? Here the question properly arises. What is to be endured, whnt kind of sufferings? . And whut is the real object of these sufferings? Why should God de light to make us suffer before he would give us n place In the Kingdom? The Bible answers these questions satisfactorily. It admonishes that only by trials nnd difficulties can chnracter be really developed; for character Is not merely n preference for that which is good, but a fixed determination, a loyalty to that which Is right. God seeketh such as have firm characters to be His children on the Divine plane of the New Creation. He has a great work for them to do for the world of mankind; nnd unless their own charac ters were properly formed'crystalllzed. established, they would (Jt be in proper condition to be the rulers, In structors nnd upllfters of the world. Then He bns a future work for them to nil eternity. We can readily see that this class must demonstrate their loyalty be yond perudveiiture, must show their zeal for righteousness: as was written of our Suvlnr, "Because Thou bust loved righteousness nnd hated Iniquity, therefore God hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fel lows." The fellows of Jesus are the members of Ills Body, Ills elect Church, df every nation and denomina tion. He is their Head. The Character to Be Formed. The kind of character which God seeks in Ills people Is that which Is like Ills own. He seeks the fruits of the Holy Spirit: meekness, gentleness, patience, long ' suffering, brotherly kindness, love.' "If these things be In you und abound, they will make you that ye shall be neither barren nor un fruitful In the knowledge of the Lord, and thus tin entrance shall be minis tered unto you almnduiitly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior. Jesus ChiisL-2 Peter 1:8. 11. The Cultivation of the Graces. If everything were perfect lu our selves and surroundings, there would be no real opportunity for cultivating these fruits and graces of the Spirit for developing and crystallizing char acter and for showing our zeal for right nnd opposition to wrong. God. therefore, has taken advantage of the existence of sin, and of Imperfection In others and lu ourselves, to use these for the cultivation of the graces In our hearts and the establishment of char acter In us. For Instance, If there were nothing to try our patience, how could we grow In patience? If, therefore, we feel that we need more patience and pray for It. let us expect the answer to come In an Increase of trlnls and diffi culties which would tend to Increase patience lu our hearts and lives. If we pray for more meekness, we should expect our prayers to be answered by adverse conditions tending to show us our weaknesses nnd make us more teachable, more humble. If we prny for" more brotherly kind ness, we should expect more trlnls and difficulties from the brethren, testing our love, patience, brotherly kindness. And so by the cultivation of all these various parts of love, we are gradually growing Into God-likeness of character, becoming copies of God's dear Son, who Is the express Image of the Fa ther's person nnd nis character-likeness; for God Is Love! These Things Shall Be Added. The realities with God's people are tbe spiritual, Heavenly things. For these they seek, hunger, thirst To them the enrthly things in comparison have no value; for these were conse crated, given up, nt the very beginning of the Christian way. But although all earthly rights have been surrender ed, and all their Interests are Heaven ly, yet the Lord's promise Is that these who seek first the Kingdom shall have nil other needed things added to them. God will care for their temporal ns well ns their Heavenly Interests. And to His praise be It said that He gen erally gives them abundantly more than they could have asked or thought Bread and water are the only things guaranteed; but how often In the Christian's experiences many comforts and luxuries are added, even though not nsked, nnd while he ts seeking with all his heart the Interests aud blessings of the Kingdom! May these Heavenly things more nnd more be our IHirtloii! 1.1't us look less nnd less at the temporary things, nnd with the eye of faith look more nnd more to the things not seen, which ure eternal, nnd to the Church heavenly. 2 Corlnthlnns 4.18. "O for a faith that will not shrink. Tho' presw-d by every fo; That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe." FULLER PRINTING CONCERN Commercial Printers Hop Check Printing a Specialty with us. Over D. A. White & Son's Feed Store. Phone Main 2179 SALEM, OREGON. 4T Gideon ESTABLISHED 1879. Manufacturers of Pure Cider Vinegar Dependable Brand Lime and Sulphur solution G. S. Bottled Soda, Salem Porter, Boiled Cider, Sweet and Sour Pickles, Sauer Kraut, Dill Pickles, Sweet Apple Cider. Prices and Other Information Furnished Upon Request Factory at Salem, Oregon We Wish One Christmas and a Happy New Year The past year has been a prosperous year for all, and we want to thank you for your patronage of 1913. We will appreciate you favors In the future. TTl TTTTtttttt D. A. White & Sons Feedmen and Seedmen 251-261 State St. Salem, Oregon TtTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTTt f M INDMDUAIJTY in your Christmas pres ents no matter how large or how small adds to the appreciation of the recip ient and removes the doubt of the giver as to whether it will please. Libbey Cut Glass, Havi land and Fancy China, Community Silverware, Heisey Glassware. Yokohama Crockery & Tea Co. WM. GAHLSD0RF, Prop. Stolz Co. Phone Main 26 and All a Merry - - f -H-f 4