The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-26

jakc health by surprise.
1t warns, sootheS, strength
ems and invigorates.
soc and $500, all druggists
SCOTT x BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
those prices. But what was hop deal
er's verbal contract WORTH daughter
and applause. The great change in
price was not warranted by circum-
stances. The decline from high prices
TO no prices was suspicious. Today we
are offering six cents on the dealers
option. One dealer had told him that
eluring four hours; twenty-five growers
had called at his Office in Salem with
hmples. One said: "What will you
&e2 Can you make me an offer"'
10, "Will you give me seven cents,
81 or hve2" No. He finally got an
oi ion on that farmers hops at six cents
il be wanted them.
Ir. Jones was very happy in his H.
lbtrations OF the situation which he
xmed to know from experience. One
&bwer three years ago sold his crop for
n cts. The buyer said he had sold
those same hops in New York for % cts.
pound. A small fortune for the mid.
dleman. There was no remedy but Or
ganization. II the growers did not pro-
ceed to help themselves they would be
helped out Of business.
The small hop iarmer was in danger
of being swallowed up by the syndi-
cate hop grower who was also dealer
in hops.
One large dealer who was grower
had issued his circular that he had
II 600 bales TO market. He offered to
sell in New York, delivered Feb, /, at
II cts. that meant six or seven cents
here. Would this not freeze out the
small growers2 What would the brewer
then have 70 pay? The big grower
would have a monopoly.
Let us organize on q good sound basis
The .bankers will give such an or
ganization credit. but to get their
help we must organize thoroughly. II
will enable w to maintlin prices not
only this year but in future years.
The hop grower must do what the fruit
growers Of California and the dairymen
OF of the east had done The hop buyers
were here TO T. that they did II right.
,applauso.J Let M organize and orga-
ganize here today. Let us show them
that the farmers are capable Of doing
business. (applause,l Mr.. Jones showed
that he had given the snbject a great
deal ct thought and he made an ear
nest plea for completion Of the grow
nrs association.
II. l.. Bents said he was oppos to
Iong-wnded speeches and favored read
Ing the by-laws.
Miller again spoke about the care re.
luired , proceed properly. The banks
were interested in the welfare Of the
growers, and u they were not careful
they would become the laughing stock Of
the country. lie plead for the bare.
looted schoolboy In the valley. His
comfort aud salvation were IN the hands
pl this meeting. Oregon had the Nat.
iral advantages to produce the cheapest
aud best hops in the world, but they
we're not going 10 get the cost OF pro-
luotion even, unless they organized.
they would have an awful struggle to
this association and keep II IN
operation.
Prof. Hill had told him that dealer
laj said TO him that a pool of 900 D
lales of hops would raise the prize OF
lops two cents pound in Oregon. That
meant three 90 four dollars bale ON
heir crop. Why should they hesitate2
This organization ment money into the |
pockets Of the hop grower, and il was
ertain that he needed it there.
rnR STOCK TAKEN.
Organize or die out" shouted Mr..
folding, OF lamhill county, u white
'earded veteran hop-grower, lie was
'acked by his wife, who also stood up To
'e counted as stakeholder. Stock
vas then rs follows;
'Nenty.six for SlO each ......S 1900
Twelve for $50 each h.......... 600
Tor SOS each ........ $50
hose Tor FlOor less. ess.,,,,...,..... $50
Total stock subscribed .,.... 5000
The above was only provisional aud
notion prevailed that the stock he
igned up,
A recess was taken Tor that purpose
pom calling together il was found that
My 1890 shares were taken. Four hun.
red more were taken in a short time.
'hen the stock was taken up 10 the
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