The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-04-25
IRISH SPINNERS
MUST COME HERE
Result Of the New Tariff Bill Being
Passed BY United States Congress.
cLATsoP CoUNTYN THE LEAD
German Seed Received aad distributed
Among the Farmsrs Who Will Make
Practical E1perimeats.

There will be a test made this season
by clatsOp farmers Of the practica-
bfllty Of raising fax In this county.
The enterprise is a tremendous one
and means millions to the Northwest.
Clatsop has taken the lead IN the mat
ter in Oregon. and one Of Astoria's
wideawake mercantile houses has gone
about the scheme IN a businessllke
manner. as the following interesting
letter will show;
Astoria, Or, April %, 1897.
Dear Sir: We have selected you a.
a representative farmer OF your sec
ton. to keep IN the advancement Of
your profession for our country's good.
We have forwarded to you today, free
Of charge. a package OF fiaxseed, 1sN
pounds. which will SOW one-eIghth OF
an acre Of land.
II is our intention to have the fax
tried for fiber and have Some OF the
same. when harvested, sent back 70
the Oregon Agricultural Station and
TO Ireland. where the same viii be
tested Messrs. Robert Stewart & Sons,
OF L.sburn. ireland. whose seed 1t ls
We are sending out, are large and
wealthy fax spinners. The proposed
high duty on fax makes 1t necessary
for them. in order to do business In
the United States. to establish mills
here, and in all probability II is only
a matter Of push on the part OF
ourselves to have them locate near
Fenough TO us that the whole commu-
nifty. II not the entire Northwest, may
reap a benefit from such enterprise.
This need not necessarily be by d.
rect delivery Of fax to the mills II
will 10 a large extent benefit other
trades and indirectly the farming COM
munity outside the fiax-growers.
We hope you will see with us the
Importance of this undertaking. and.
although it may seemingly burden you
with some work. we believe there viii
be enough patriotism in our fellow cit
liens and you to give this matter as
careful attention as you may possibly
be able to spare
You will find. also. with the seed, re-
port of the Oregon experiment station
on flax, which will aid you largely in
the matter of sowing, etc. Also. 4
short report of the Dutch method Of
cult.vating flax. which We are sure VIII
be enough to guide you thoroughly.
We shall advise you later how, and
how much we wish of the matured fax
for samples, which will not be more
than five per cent of the crop. which
we expect you to furnish us free OF
charge. Please bear in mind that we
wish all data recorded. such as time
sown, time cultivated. time pulled. etc,
together with Approximate amount Of
labor spent. with about the cost per
acre. and your general opinion.
Please advise by enclosed postal Of
the receipt of seed.
Respectfully.
FOARD & STOKES COMPANY.
N. B.-If you are not enough inter-
ested in this matter please turn it
over to some Of your neighbors, OF no.
tify US.
A number of packages Of seed still re-
main, and can be had by any one who
will apply for them and agree to make
the experiment under the prescribed
conditions. Too much stress cannot
be placed upon this subject. and 1t only
rests with the people themselves wheth-
er a great spinning mill is established
here.