The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-10-28
EDITORIAL.

The rains have come after wonderful
season for saving all the grains, hops
aud fruit products Of Western Oregon,
the fall rains set In and plowing and
seeding will 80 on apace. Some grain
is already well advanced and will have
10 be pastured down--winter wheat al
ready six inches high. There are still
plenty Of winter apples in the orchards
as we'll as late pears to pick, that should
all DO saved. In the clear weather get
the berry patches in shape. Some
strawberry fields are already cleaned and
raspberries and blackberries should also
be brushed up and cultivated. Much
can be gained by mulching.
From strawberries to the large
fruit trees, mulch will give added vigor
and increase the crop. 1t keeps the
weeds out, and II farmer can only do
one Of two things, cultivate or mulch,
by all means mulch. Spray In the fall
or spring TO kill the moss and mulch II
you would make your orchards profit
able. We know an old wornout farm
that has groups Of fiity.year.old pear
trees. The owner has laid up a few
rails around them, hauled in a load Of
straw for mulch every fall and has taken
from 80 to &c bushels OF fine marketable
pears off each tree.
A sash and door manufacturer writes
1HE JOURNAL wishing to buy a plant in
this part Of Oregon, as the editor had
advertised one that was some time since
sold. In closing his letter, the New
York manufacturer who wishes TO come
west asks a number of questions. He
asks;-"What is population of Salem2
Is the city growing2 picked up little
booklet at the Oregon exhibit of the
Pan,American the other day that would
give one the impression that you are liv.
ing In wonderful state. But how is II
with your particular city Of SalemP
What have you TO grow on2" As TO the
population will say TO this gentleman,
that the city limits do not in.
clude more than one.third Of the terri
tory occupied by the city and suburbs.
There are twice as many people living
and getting their mail at Salem post
office as there are inside city limits. The
editor lives In the city OF Salem although
he lives a mile beyond the city limits
Yesth city Is growing. Houses are very
much in demand and hard 10 find for
renting. Twenty five miles out OF
Salem in all directions is a rich farming
region not over half settled and not
over one.iourth developed. Salem has
everything but push club TO take hold
OF just such case as this inquirer and
all him up with the information about
this part OF Oregon and land him here
bag aud baggage.
THR JOURNAL is very proud OF the
cleaness Of it's cOlums-its news col
umns aud its advertising columns. Ii
believes il is entirely free Of obnoxious
and disgusting specially quaek adyertis.
ing. 1t does pot seek TO exclude legiti-
mate proprietary medicines that are in
quite general use among the people and
In many cases are helpful when physi-
ians cannot be readily summoned,
Hundreds OF dollars Of adyertis-
ing patronage comes TO newspa.
pers from very questionable
sources, and without protesting
any morality superior 10 other publica-
tiona, THR JOURNAL is glad TO be able TO
get along without such business. A clean
newspaper is enjoyed by all classes and
we hope to merit such support as cur
efforts are worthy Of receiving. ,Thanks-
giving day or the day before tbs JouR-
NAL will print large illustrated edition
with pictures and write-ups Of our en-.
ierprlsilg business and professional
men and women. In lpoint OF circulation
rHE JOURNAL is ahead OF any previous
ecord. IL hopes to put la more inn
proved machinery by the end OF the
ear and possibly enlarge che paper.