The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-19
THE HOP CROP.
Salem Buyer Writes a Letter Denying
a Published Report.
Buyers Differ as to Magnitude of the Com
ing Crop-What are the
Facts
SALEM, Or, july is. lSoo

SALEM, Or, July Is, 1899.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-My attention hs
been called to an article i'm your issue {
saturday, the 18th inst, under tb
heading Hop Crop Short" in whic
you make me appear as saying that
estlmate the coming crop of hops a
W per cent of full yield. etc, etc.
desire to say that the entire artic
as published by you is gross misrepre
sehtatlon OF facts, which are quite ap
parent TO any person who has the
slightest knowledge of the hop business.
ask you to publish this letter i'm a,
prominent manner as you have given
the article misrepresenting me.
Respectfully,
LOUIS r. SEARLEs.
The above letter is on the lettarhead
OF a firm calling themselves Louis r.
Searles Co., Hop Factors, " in thiscity.
WHAT THIS PAPER SAID
on Saturday was this:
Friday Fred Seares. of Louis r.
Searles and Co., hop merchants i'm this
city took drive with +. G. Hansen. the
liveryman, to 2S different hop yards i'm
the county, going north visiting the
various yards of importance. The con-
census OF opinion of the proprietors of
the twenty-eight yards visited are
summed up as follows: There will be
about % per cent of a full yield of hops
and the acreage will not be as large as il
was TWO years ago. This shortage is ac-
counted Tor by the fact that two years
ago large number of yards were plowed
up and but few have been replaced and
those that have are not yet in condition
10 yield full crop. The hop growers
are all feeling encouraged and many are
preparing tp put in more hops.
The general average of stand is about
equal to that OF last year.
1t will be seen that Louis r. Searles
was not quoted in the above extract
from THE Journal. The reporter how
ever got the information that is printed
from the parties who made the inspec-
tion of the yards and the vital part of il
was volunteered.
This paper has never knowingly mis-
represented the hop factors or the grow
ers. 1t is not published in the interest
OF either and seeks always to get hold |
Of the facts and publish the exact truth |
about the hop crop and all other crops. !
It has not Intentionally misrepresented |
Mr.. searles, il it has at all.
The position OF the buyer is difficult |
me. Many OF the buyers are ON II good
salary, some as high as $3.50 month.
They are expected TO ascertain the ex-
lct condition of the crop, but il they
represent that there is large crop in |
their business will naturally |
be made important in the eyes of their
employer.
THE JOURNAL could quote at least one
other buyer who operates a large yard,
who said the same day that one Mr..
'earles was seen that he would not have
'ver two-thirds of crop. other grow
'rs say there will be large crop, as
arge as 5000 bales.
w. IL. Holmes, who has just returned
rom Lane county says the growers up
here declare the crop will be large.
'lr. Lachmann, of this city, has inspected
many yards and reports an unusually
Inc prospect. Thus both sides are
leard from and still the actual crop that
will be made. remains in doubt.
Just now it seems to be the interest
II hop factors to repreaent a different
tate of affairs. Whatever their inter.
st, and they are only human, this
paper has no interest but TO give the
news and the facts, and will be glad to
receive and publish Information to that
md.