Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-16
RocKLRpaR HALL.
candelaria Fruit Company and It's
Wonderful Ranch.

terday afternoon when orders were
gwen to repair to the Csndelaria Fruit
Company's farm, and gather enough
data to make what is known in news
paper parlance, a good "write-up."
Alighting at the end of the South
Salem Electric line, and walking about
Q block south, the scribe turned to the
right and went west about an eighth
Of q mile, then to the south about two
blocks,snd few steps taken once more
in q westward direction, and the farm
is reached.
Rap, rap, rap on the door, and 10 q
minute more Byron s, Cotes, president
and manager Of the company and lord
f Rockledge Hall, is busy making the
| guest feel at home in his comfortable
oachclor's quarters 1t was but the
work of a very few minutes to tell this
Jolly faced host what was wanted, and
ls be producted box of good cigars, the
easiest thing in the world to do was I,
settle back and listen and let the crank
for crank be Is, when it comes to talk
ng about the farm, tell his story.
"All right, sir, TIL begin at the begin
ling. Not long ago the Candelaris
Fruit Company purchased this prop
,rty at very fair price, and proceeded
improve It. We also got with tn,
Jurci ase divers improvements, such Ar
patented gates, cur'os, broken down
barns, etc, but you need not mention
that. Our head office is iG Portland,
corner Eleventh and Davis streets, and
aside from myself, there is 10 the COM
pany. J. l.. Wickershsm. the secretary,
and g o. H. Nicolai, treasurer.
"W are proud of our farm for sew
era very good reasons. In the first
pla @, The view from the houses here is
Isgnificent. 1 challenge any man in
II Oregon to shew any place where
be scenery is so grand. We can see
five different snow-capped peaks, and
IN clear days we can catch glimpses
If Mt. Rainier, way oyer in Washing
ton. What can't be seen from one side
# Rockledge can from another, and ]
reiterate my statements, that this place
1ffers the most enchanting scenery Of
any place in the state.
"Well, another point of pride with
us, is that this is the second largest
fruit farm in Oregon.
"You see this year we shipped over so
tons Of green fruit, mostly plums, pears
and cherries, aside from 30 tons of the
same dried.
1--WE have In all something like $50
acres of the most productive land.
Water with US Is abundant. We haye
so acres in prunes, II in Bartlett pears,
5 in apples and a goodly acreage to
miscellaneous fruits. In our busy time
we employ go or 20 hands but of course
during the quiet season we do not have
use for that many.
"Yes," he said In answer to a ques-
ton the reporter had managed to work
in, 1--WE also keep some stock, not much
to be sure, but what we have is excel
lent. Our dairy stock is all Jersey and
our farming horses are of good grade.
"Tell you something about Rock.
Ledge Hall, eh? Well now lets see,
Rockledge Hall contains eight large
airy rooms. The place, you know, is
the habitation Of batchelor and can't
beexpected to be as comfortable as it
might be under different circun.s stan
ces, but still 1t does, and we have had
some lively times here for all that.
"Why, you are not going before sup
per are you? Well now If can't get
you to stay don't forget to mention
that view, will you? tell you it beats
anything ever saw before, and tell
the folks down town they are welcome
TO come up and visit at the farm and
that they will be more than repaid for
their trouble.
"Where do we ship our fruit7 We
have buyers or agents in the large east
ern cities and we are prepared to handle
1t TO the very best advantage. But one
thing ! have not told you yet and that
ls our method of drying. Only the
most approved apparatus is used in
this line Of the work and although II Is
expensive we have the satisfaction Of
knowing that we turn out only first
class articles aud Salem gets the benefit
Of our hard work.
"No, We do nothing with hops aud
handle very little grain, only enough
for our own use. Our trees have all
been spared from insect pests Of any
kind, but ! attribute that 20 the care
We take Ia spraying, etc"
AftST looking over the thrifty place
aud hampsllng some 0l their choicest
fruits, cured by new methods bsing 10
tToduoed BY ibls company, the writer
left the plaes convinced thai = change |
~ ownership bad produced a good ~,
feol on this plagniloent piece NJ pTo-
perry