, 1883-06-30
BY A LARGE MAJORITY +!
IuG GREATEST GRAIN YIELD EtfR
KNOWS N TME NoRTHwEST.
VIII ~ aarye Gated this Sail. fhe STATE.
nens Of Philip Rftz fs the Con
sr.ry Nsswiahsaandiss--. Opin.
lens Of Prsmincat Men who
Knew Whereof They
speak

| the gentleman We this morning learn thai
the crop prospect is most fa;tering. Ia
speaking Of the rather diseouragng oa,iooL
given by Mr. Philip RITZ to the Orr9oaira
NJ McCalley states that he dca't see how
the gentleman can come to any such con
! ciuson. The later gentleman has ma Q
tours Of the great wheat producing districts
OF this northwest annually, for the last seven
yerrs, and positively atirms that from aetu-
a .aformation he has gathered from the i4I-
mela that the harvest this fail will b. th-
lsrRrst ever known IN This section oi country.
10 some instances the spring whya, IS 4.
little scorrh-d and Is ms,uring too sss~t, bG;
this is the case only on an occasional knoll.
This Soil and climate is not adapted t. spring
wheat. consequently If farmers put that
class Of grain in aud it does rot come up t.
their expectations in the harvest, they
should not complain. But from positive
evidence gathered We knOiC that fall sown
| wheat has not suffered in the least. AMI the
harvest will be en- lrmous.
Mr.. McCalley has stopped as he went
along in the weekly tours he makes and
personally interviewed the farmers. As a
representative -four man OF the Northwss,
it is vitality to his interes; to knov exactly
the condition OF crops. ami from careful IN
auiry to form Al estimate as 10 ,he prospect
i've yield.
The gentleman states that the Ouly injury
done 70 the crop Is where .he spring grain
WAS put in very late, expecting extremely
| late rains. IL is a conceded fact by the f-f-
ners that no such sowing should have en
done and they do not find fault nth the nut.
come.
In a conversation with the Messrs. i,aae~.
well known and prominent ~hea. and mill
men Of til, city, our reporter was informed
o-day that the statement made 10 the Orr
gonian by PhilIp Ritz. WAS ridiculon-iy alb
surd. These gentlemen like Mr.. McCAilsy
have Travelled extensively through UmaiIlla.
Walla Walla, Columbia, Glrfiell and Whit
man counties, and report a tremendous yield
the coming harvest. The gentlemen have
made personal inquiries and know whereof
they speak. In fact al who are thoroughly
informed and posted on the crop prospect,
look upor the Ritz statement in the 0rsgo-
nian as an absurd farce. What object the
| gee.leman could have in this misleading gen
eral impression in relation to crops IN thss
section is more than they can unders;ari-
Hon. James Jorgensen, Register L. )
Land Office, this district. Hon. j. {. Sh,r
win. NJ. c., of Illinois, Hon. James Mul'er.
Of New York and Col Frank J. Parker, O:
| the STATESMAN, returned this morning from
an extended trip through the entire Cmatii-
Ia country, and even down as far as the Ia
| Springs, within eight miles OF the Columbia
river. Each of the above named gentlemen
are loud in praise of the magnificent crop
| outlook Of that entire section. The country
| is fast settling up, and for miles and mile.
can be seen one solid wall Of grain. Even
the spring grain is looking well, crop thai,
but little dependence is placed upon and but
slightly taken advantage of by the farmers.
Messrs. Jorgensen, Sherwin and Mullen lro
enthusiastic in their enconiums on this magns
ficent section Of country and are at I loss 10
see from what standpoint Ritz makes his re
port. Every farmer interviewed gives a
greater yield than ever before. and no com
plant was heard IN relation to rain. And
the same report comes from Walla Waila.
Whitman, Columbia and Garfield countles.
The STATESMAN editorial room. have been
rhronged by business men and farmers 10
day, each bringing their mite Of evidence Il
prove the enormous grain harvest that will
be taken in this section this fall, and 10 eN
press their indignation toward slr Ritz fvr
his unfair statement. Tie latte- have
brought and left with Us samples of spring
and fall grain that we respectfully invite both
Mr. Ritz and the OregopiaR 10 call aud er-
amIue.
The Fallon brothers stated TO ns this noon.
that they had in 800 acres Of spring and
fall grain. and they would harvest larger
yield this coming fall thaSever before taken
from their farm There is plenty Of mos.
ture in the ground. owing to the heavy snow
last winter. and late spring rains. Tue fail
ure Of crops only existed in the shallow minds
of croakers. These gentlemen express eur
prise that Mr. Ritz should make such an sb-
surd statement.
We heartily concur with the Messrs. f4l.
Ion, and don't see how man in his position,
with the opportunities he has fer thoroughly
posting himself, couli so m:srepressnt the
c.se, Al We are prone 20 believe there II
mistake somewhere, possibly on the par, Of
the interviewing reporter. We know re-
porters are apt to get little mixed in these
hurried interviews with prominent men.
and we sincerity hope tbs be the -ase III re-
latioa TO Mr.. Ritz statement.
We are IN receipt OF two magnificent
sheAis OF rye and wheat from the farm OF
Mr. ~ J. Pearson. sven niles nor:h OF
N Mlton, WxllA Walls county. We invite
all croaks aud soreheads who are continually
predicting failure of crop, to call and view
this magnificent sample. We also aeknogi-
edge receipts OF samples from Ben Crazy.
Dry Creek and from the Ra.se'I creek TARA
Of Mr.. Furge.on. All these men report
splendid conditioa OF grain sud an enormous
yield In the fall.
Mr.. Cars has brought US sanPe Of
grain from his farm, which is supPose! 10 be
located in the worst wheat producing sec..ea
Of Walla walla valley. The sample IS mag
niicrnt and gives stronger evidence 20 cur
Statement that Philip Ritz is decidedly otf
in his estimate Of the crop prospects
| usrSe 0aiP saaAr..
! Some of these crlriors critters NAV lie sei n