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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
STATEMENTS OF FACTS THAT WILL
BEAR CLOSEST INVESTIGATION

and has large scutching plant, ready
to handle this years production. Tie
establishment of a large linen mill
well under way at Salem, in the
large brick mill and water power on
the bank of the river. Persons inter.
ested in the possibilities of fax cul.
ture should write to Mr.. Bosse for in.
formation. The Gervais, Marion
county, Star of September 20, has
this
The proposed fax mill at Gervais to
be put in by Eugene Bosse and his
associates will be 90, as already all
but $50 of the desired $400 is prom.
ised. 1t was almost a failure owing
to the opposition, or diffidenee of a
number of our citizens. 1t means
considerable to this community and
the donation to the fax people of ten
acres of land is all it will cost our
people. This is nothingl The land
will be transferred to the fax mill
people after three years time when
the donators are satisfied that the
flax mill people mean, business and
carry out certain promises and erect
stipulated buildings, etc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
FRUIT GROWERS

The picking cost about 20 cent per
crate, the fruit being easier gathered
than strawberries. The crates and
boxes cost us about l3 cents. The net
price in the market is about 20 cents
10 the grower. Plants are sold on
the ground for $50 per thousand. They
are set out eight feet apart each way,
and strung on four wires, No. l2 20 l3,
costing about S25 an acre for wiring.
The posts are set 32 feet apart along
the rows, and il takes about 100 70
200 posts 10 the acre, costing about
$l6 to $50 per acre. Counting SOC
plants 20 the acre, the cost of putting
out Loganberries is about $50 per
acre, and so far there is no limit 10
the time a patch will last.
Cultivation is by plow and then
with spring tooth harrow. AS soon as
the fruit is Of the old vines are cut
and the new vines are trailed on the
wires. The old vines are cut up with
a disk harrow and plowed under. The
Loganberry requires the very best soil
and a well-drained location, but will
stand a great deal Of moisture in sum
mer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
Strawberries.
(By +. Hofer, Salem, Marion County,
Oregonl

(By +. H,fer, Salem, Marion County,
Oregon.)
Growing strawberries is one Of the
many fruit Industries Of Oregon and
Is well established in Marion county,
there being several hundred acres
about Salem, and thousands Of crates
shipped and canned az the cannery
each year. As field crop they are
planted ON well drained land that has
been thoroughly plowed in the fall aud
again in the spring, dragged until
thoroughly pulverized fine and smooth,
and plants set out in May or as soon
as the ground can be worked up good
after the heavy spring rains are over.
Mark OF the ground three feet each
way and set the plants with a dibble,
the crowns even with the surface.
Planted this way all the work Of cul-
tivation can be done with two horses
aud riding cultivator, and little hoe.
ing about the plants once a year will
be all that is needed. Thorough cult
walton until fall will result in a fine
stand and a full crop the following
spring. Better results are obtained by
removing all blossoms the first year.
The runners are cut OF once after they
get out long and before they root. New
runners viii be formed before fall
on the strongest plants, and enough
new plants will set To Oil Ell empty
hills that may need replanting. la
held culture and 20 grow fruit only Il
doees not paw 10 plant ia fall, as only
"a partial crop is secured the following
spriug. IL the winter Is mild, as IS
. L.. usrtl
clean weeds in the spring than the
art crop will bring. The object Of
spring planting and high cultivation
patil late in fall is 20 keep the ground
clean and get large growth ~ plant
RIOTS aud foliage that will ensure a
sitong growth and big crop the fol.
lowing spring. Plants cost sl.5o 20
g. pet thousand, and should be en-
gagged the fall before. Strawberries
are picked three 10 four times, not
counting the first aud last pickings
which yield a profit They are packed
la - box crates aud sold in the local
market or az the cannery or shipped
Following are returns from hve-acre
field one aud one.half miles east Of
SALEM Crop of 1904 500 crates, av'
erage return sl.s5 per crate. Net re.
turn, less cost of crates (i6c) AMI
picking l25el, S5 cents per crate, $3.50
$3.50 per acre % grower. Berries
are sold a. local trade or shipped 20
Portland, and grower can sell an he
can produce. viii have eight acres
next year. BY making up his own
crates and boxes ia winter, cost can
30 reduced from rs o. "a cents per
erafe Tor package. On these ave acres
leo crates were uoi picked, as pickers
could not be procured on account ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
INTERVIEWS WITH
Rcd Glover.
Red Glover.
(By NJ. L. Jones, Of Brooks, Marion
County, OTegon.)

Red Glover.
(By NJ L. Jones, Of Brooks, Marion
County, oregon.)
Red clover is a successful crop in
Western Oregon on nearly all lands,
from the foothills Of the Cascades 20
the Pacific ocean. The value of clO.
yer feed and the fertilizing qualities Of
the growing crop are too well under
stood 10 need any discussion. NV
most successful experience in getting
a good stand Of clover is TO carefully
cultivate the land for a crop OF grain
as early as the land can be worked In
the spring, sowing the clover seed be-
hind the grain drill and following up
with harrow. With any ordinary
summer, ! would expect 20 get good
stand Of clover. II the stock are kept
of the ground while IL Is wet, on fairly
good land we shall get from two 10
four tons per acre. The clover makes
a better quality Of hay II cut as early
as II will do, and the second crop will
then be much better, whether for pas
ture, hay or seed. When the clover is
left standing until the stalks get hard,
the second crop Is not nearly so good
aud In a very dry season stand Of
clover win be very much injured, II
not totally destroyed. Ny rotation is
a clover hay crop for two seasons, fol
lowed by one season Of pasturing or
euitivating, and seeding in grain. A.
a rule the less amount Of grain seed
90 the acre that is sown the better
stand OF clover Have the land In
thoroughly good condition and sow
plenty Of clover seed TO the acre, From
nine 90 ~ pounds OF clover seed TO
the acre Il required. and Oregon grown
seed is preferred. The following spriug
q full crop can be cut, and II got OF
reasonably early second crop can be
cu1 for seed Present prices Of elo-
yer IL $lO per ton baled Z. o. b. at
nearest shipping point. The first crop
on good land will reach three tons per
acre. This year the seed crop viii be
light, owing TO the long dry summer,
bat an average crop % seed Is three
20 six bushels to the acre, worth from
s5 90 80 per bushel I estimate the
cost Of making the clover crop az "a
per ton, baled and ready for shipment.
This Il an outside figure, where an the
work u hirod dane The expense of
baling IL ti.50 10 e. per ton, the farm
er usually doing all the rest Of the
work and making the profit. Glover
lasts two years III you SOW three 20
five pounds of timothy seed per acre
with the clover, you viii get grass
crop that stands Eve years Clover on
bottom lands can be cut for three
years Clover seed costs ~ per hushel
for hulhng, Figuring three tons %
the acre, and deducting - for haling,
would leave s24. Add value ~ a crop
Of seed, and value of pasture and i'm
provement in the fertility OF the soil,
which viii more than pay all cost of
seed. wear and tear ~ machinery and
fences Glover should be cut la June,
whether II has been pastured or not,
% get a good quality u hay and main
tain good stand OF clover Tor the
next year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27

as large a crop as the above-described
soil. The beaver-dam land is mostly
found in creek and river bottoms. 1t
is I1ado land, consisting of decomposed
vegetable matter. This kind of land
grows the largest crops of white, yell
low and brown onions, or onion setts.
1t should be thoroughly cleansed of
roots and plowed in the fall. In the
spring, II must be gone over with the
disk harrow, and finally dragged. For
large onions, we sow the seed in drills
about one foot apart. Sets are sown
In matted rows, eight to ten inches
wide. The rows are eight inches apart.
Crop is cultivated with machine cult
Nator and hand hoeing between the
rows or mats. Weeds in the rows or
mats must be removed by hand. OR
growing large onions we thin the rows
Tn one ar two onions for each three
incLes in the row. Harvest when ripe
by cu::irg under the onions to loosen
them from the ground. Then rake
three or four rows together and let
them cry thoroughly. Rub of the
tops, sack them in field and store them
m the warehouse for marketing. | am
growing four acres this wear. Had
SIX acres in 1902. We count on get.
ting 800 pounds of sets onions from
one ound of seed, or 10000 pounds
sets to TIE acre. On the best land
$50 to 200 sacks of large onions 70
the acre aIe counted an average erop.
IL takes four to four and half pounds
of seed to the acre. We get from
sl.I3 TO S2.25 sack from shipping
point. That is the prevailing price in
February. We sometimes sell in the
hei lu the fall at 81 a sack. Like
tire hop business, the onion business
has lis ups and downs. When prices
go above - a sack production is rap.
MY increased and prices 20 down. /
iind my hest market in southern Cali.
tornia Arizona and Utah. Every
grower has TO build up his trade bv
producing a superior article in order
10 teach th" maximum profit. By rails.
ing sed for that particular purpose
am able TO grow a late-keepinp onion
ordinarily they begin 10 sprout dur;rg
the month OF February, but / am able
10 grow them so that they will not
sprout until the middle of March Ths
way 10 grow onions successfully ia %
have the right kind of land ami tban
Keep At perfectly clean and free ~
Wee.'s, keep my onion land as clean
as a patlor floor, and allow no weeds
70 grow az any time in the wear I
scatter Stlaw along the edge of nv
mel ami burn everything right mn 10
the fences to keep ont the weeds
boy Weeded one and three.fftb nj
along the rows in one day. Tar0e
quantities OF onion setts and sal
grown IN the vicinity OF salem W.
burn, Hubbard and Aurora AMI - otpor
places IN Marion county. HubbayJ -
the hope of the onion set inJnstrv
would almost be afraid IN saw 49,.
much can be made from an scyo TUw ',
OUT TO onions and handled exaitIy
night, Tor fear your readers "es,S So,,,'S
doubt the correctness of INV son.D, 49,"
We eon"ter onions very nrat.a,,~ 1'Cs.
crop aud have made good nom. ,aGie .'i'
ing them for many years. ] co4li '' ~
ford To- icy $500 an acre for ,ha h"I. al.
on'n9 @nd and clear my investmes, oes,
on the hrst years crop. ''''"'H'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
IAND FARMERS WHO
ARE DOING THINGS

% cows at present and many of them
will be fresh inside of two months
Ny pasture is pretty dry, but have
fed hay once a day, some green feed
and one bushel per COW each day OF
last years ensilage. Silos are "a feet
high and llIa to IL feet through. En-
silage is as good now (August)4 as al
any tirie, and cows eat it well. Have
used ensilage ten years.
win turn off "a hogs in another
month. They are now running on
peas. Have hauled off several hun
dred cords of wood each year.
Cows average over 5000 month
from cream.
Sold $l33S worth of hogs in 1902
Place pays $4,000 a year.
Also sell beef cattle.
Mr.. Barber has since sold his hogs
at Salem for $3.50 per hundred, alive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
WORDS
LARGEST
YIELD
Record Breaking Production
OF an Oregon Hop
Field

Notwithstanding the unfavorable
conditions which prevailed during the
present season, Geo. A. Doris sue
eeeded in harvesting over 2lOO pounds
OF hops 10 the acre on his ranches,
says the Register. In 1908 his yield
was over $500 pounds TO the acre, in
1902 1t was over 245O pounds to the
acre, and in 1901 it was over 225O
pounds to the acre.
This makes a grand total of over
'ooo pounds general average of
over 24OO pounds TO the acre for the
four consecutive years, one of which
was the dryest Oregon has ever exper-
fenced. Mr.. Doris has thus demon
strated again that under intelligent
management Willamette valley soil
can not be surpassed in fertility in
the world.
The state of Oregon win share with
Mr. Doris the laudable pride he takes
IN his phenomenal success as hop
grower, and will not begrudge him
the larger financial returns ne has
earned by his industry and intelli-
gence.
We challenge the world TO make a
better showing in the past four years.
Until such showing is made Oregon
~ih claim to have the best hop yard
in the world.
II better showing is made il win
be made in the state Of Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27

Abf ~ ~ Tar niirtts hts - NcfNAiN
Marion County, OTegon.)
The LogsnherFy Is successful and
/ reAtahle crop in Marion county. /
80 out lot four years ago and the
following year picked two 2tquAFt
crates % the vine. The following year
had crop from POO a-yeaF.old vines
and about $40 year old The crop
brought nae taa crates This wear,
1904, picked from 1880 vines about
a.s0 crates, tho dry summer cutting
che yield doWn about one third ny
Kines occsJy one and one-third acres.
ny son has seven acres opt, and an
hrst year crop, and marketed lSs3
crates We got almost ai.oS per crate
for the crop selling nearly an a Port.
land. Tho above price Is e. Q. h AZ
skipping point, BY boat % express
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27

q. ID. BARBER. Marion County, Oregon
I had my place rented for several
months aad got il hack Jaly 4, 1904
From the 4th 20 the 18th my check
from the creamery was SSs.6l; from
July IS "a Aug. I, il was sl2e.S9. same
number Of COWS, hut different feed
and care.
havs los acres OF hand GA the San.
tiam river, 30 acres cleared. I milk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27

(Rv J. h. Dimick, Hubbard, Marion
County, oregon,l
There l. considerable land in West.
crn Oregon known As a peat land or
heaxer,tAm land that j. especially
adapted 70 pro,lUeing onionS ANY
Mind Of sandy ioam or rieh bottom
land, win raise fus onions but not
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
THE FLAX INDUSTRY
one Of the Great Coming Industries
Of This Valley.

salem IS destined to be the eeu,s,
o. great fax fibre industry, as ,her,
As already large acreage out. ana .
number Of septehiug mills e.,.,,,-,,
= Aalo'n'as the city M. Eugene Bosss
f" operating two hundred ss,ss - 80 a..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27

Made Growers Who Are uessf"
About Wishing Information Can Refer Them
by i'm Intelligent and Reliable Gentlemen
Not Up for the Willamette Valley and Are Only
of Carried On Here
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-27
SUCCESSFUL OREGON INDUSTRIES

Red COver Pays at the Rateo $24.OO Per Acre.
LopanB BeriesP the Of $3.50 Per Acre
Strawberries Pay at Rate Of $3.50 Per Acre.
Grapes Pay From $500 to the Acre
hrtyeight Cow Dairy Pays $4,000 Year
a the Rate of $50 Per Acre.
$1,000 to $500 Pes Acre FrOmG Growing Onions
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REcAPITpI,ATToN or ESTIMATED
 EXPENDITURES FOR ALL
 DEPARTMENTS. Asked for Allowed. sss7. 80 ss Public
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-10
Closing Prices.

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince 6 Whitely, Bankers and Brokers. s5 Broadway, New York. and 16 Center street. New Haven. Conn:
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Repairing vehicles and harness ard purchasing blankets, halt CTS, whips. sponges, etc. ........sr Special detective service. ......-... Sundries: For expenses incidental in de- tectfng and preventing crime, in making arrests, travel. tele- grams. postage, freight, photo graphs, buying and repairing articles necessary for use in the department, and for in- dennity under tho rules of the department. for damage to clothing, for medical attend ance, and for books required by law to be furnished to pawnbrokers, etc, (not to in ciude commissioners' badges).. Q Commissioners badges .........,s Forage and shoeing horses. ..a..s.. Heating:
 Police buildings dncluding the city court and health depart ment. and Room IS. police huil1ing ......s. ..tss.s..s.us,.sssa Lighting:
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ginanrtal.
rEs1ERDArs STOCK MARKET.

NuIus NOI Euliy Hel0-Ine GlOSe fIMBy.
 New York, Dec. S.-Suceeeding the commotion in the stock market yester- day the course Of prices to-day fol- lowed according to rule with series of Iessening fluctuations. After the vio- lent rally of yesterday afternoon it was to be expected that there would be a renewed dip this morning. There were several normal causes to be looked for to produce this result. There were the holdings of room traders secured on the decline yesterday on which quick pro- fits would inevitably be sought on the first considerable rally. There were some sales to be expected of holdings that had been accumulated simply with the purpose of supporting the market in its period of greatest weakness. As London was keen buyer here on the break there was some notable profit taking from that center on the higher level which helped to beat basck prices this morning. In a demorali2ed market Nike that of yesterday. there are specu- lative holders strong enough to save their holdings from undue sacrifice at the moment of greatest weakness, who are still under pressure to Tighten their load on the first rally after so violent T break. These were contributing scauses to the nervous break in prices In to-day's early market in which the losses ran from to 1-2 points in an extended list of important properties. The recovery set in as soon as 1t was announced that all sheets had gone through the stock exchange clearing house successfully, that being equiva- lent to an announcement that all finan- cial endorsements had been avoided. There was hesitation and dullness when the recovery had reached about last nights closing level again. But the l light pressure to sell at the recovered level of prices encouraged speculative sentiment and induced co much confi- dence that prices we're pushed upwards again progressively with some evidence of resumption of operations by specu. lative pools, in spitesof yesterday'z se- were lessons. Money proved to be in plentiful supply and the rate for call loans fell back easily The severe dis crimination against some securities as collateral, which was factor in break. ling the market yesterday. was some. what relaxed The announcement ol the engageent of s5o0.O00 gold in Paris for importation had an effect on senti. lment, although the curious cross cur. rents of the present gold movement art \ seen to be quite apart from the coridi. tion of the exchange markets. Befort the end of the day the declines hat been transformed into gains of 1 to 2 l.. for the principal active stocks. The gains were not fully held and the clos. ing was rather easy
 Bonds turned firm after some earl, declines. Total sales par value. $5.. 9s5, ,0O0.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 Closing Prices.
 I The following are the closing price. reported by Prince 6 Whitely, Banker, and Brokers. s5 Broadway New York and 15 Center street. New Haven. Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-10

JOHN F. STUDLEY, Mayor,
 JONATHAN N. ROWE, Controller JAMES R. MAXWELL, Alderman, EDWARD G. FREDERICK, ROBERT Ii. NESBIT, GEORGE w. LEWIS, WILLIAM F. PORTER,
 PETER J. KELLY.
 Board of Finance. 4 New Haven, December 5, 1904 ESTIMATED INCOME AND AMOUNTS ALLOWED ALI. DEPARTMENTS AS per Itemized Schedules Attached Estimated Income ...., S1,807, ,6l5.24 Total Appropriations Allow ' ed, .....,,....... $1,So7.615.24
 ESTIA1ATED INCOME From All Sources for Twelve Months
 Ending December 3I, 1905.
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER,', sl

Election Accounts
 General registrars. assistants, stationery printing. recording and correcting lists for prtm-
 aries and election. .s.---.....-.... IA 0O % Civil service board. expenses of.. 800 co Telephone service. for all depart ments excepting fire. police, education, and chaTities and correction, and including tolls and other incidenfals --...-...... 800 % Beaver Ponds, purchase of land. 2.o00 % Board of Reiectnen -..........s... 609 % Extra clerical assistance for making rate book ...-.-.a...s..s 800 co EaIary city clerks stenographer 416 % i Ealarv mayors stenogTapher .... 416 % | Salary clerk of permanent pave fneFt commission ..-----...-..... 200 co ! Board of Examiners of Engineers: Clerical work .....-...--............ &o % | Care horse Of sealer of weights and measures s......-.........s.. 2s0 % | Total st44 s5
 HENRY F NORRIS.
 City Clerk.
 THOMAS c. MORAN, Assistant City Clerk. l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-03
RESPONSIBLE MEN ESCAPE.

4 CORONER'S JURY has just fin
\ ished investigating an Illinois
railway wreck in which eighteen lives
were lost. The finding is that the
crew OF a freight train into which a
passenger train crashed, causing the
loss OF life, were crininaIIy negligent.
A train dispatcher is also held to
await an investigation by a grand
jury. The verdict Of the coroner7s
jury also holds the railway manage
ment responsible when it says that
''if modern, strong and up-to-date
passenger coaches had been used a
number OF lives would have been
saved The. management IS also
censured for requiring their en-
pI0yes 70 work longer hours than they
are able properly TO perform their du-
ties
In the Judgment OF most people this
places the blame where It properly
belongs. In order to earn more divi-
bends the railroad officials used out
of-date coaches for the carriage of d
large number Of excursionists- If
they had been honest and fair with
their patrons they would have told
them: We cannot handle your excur-
sion. Our frst-class equipment Is al
ready engaged. We would be obliged
to put you in old coaches. coaches
easily crushed should a collision or
other accident occur" That would
have been the decent thing to do. But
it was not done.
The excursioHfsts were damned into
6ilapidated cars, and when an over
worked freight crew misinterpreted its
orders and the collision took place, the
loss of life was terrible. Yet the
freight crew is held on a criminal
charge, wEiIe the prosecution. Of the
roads officials is announced Or intend
ed. The proceeding seems monsUous-
" unfair. All Of the punishment
should not be visited upon the men
who, after an, are the least respon-
sible. To send them to JAIL eren to
the gallows, would not have the eff
feet of making railroad disasters less
frequent. We win continue to have
them as long as railway managers,
lot the EaAC "a At-An4AiA6 AiEoi 2 AA4ei4lff
viii overwork their employees, use un-
SAFE equipment and economic in the
various different ways known TO such
officials.
1t is high time an example was
made Of some one high in authority.
We have had enough of censures by
coroner's 3uries. of farcicaI court pro-
ceedings. a fearless judge and fear
less jury must combine to mete out
70 the responsible ones the punish
ment they have 50 often escaped one
or two lessons Of that sort would have
more TO do with the prevention Of rail-
way accidents than a dozen prisons
fun of minor railway employees.