Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-27
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Editor of the Fountain and
Journal of Mt. Vernon
Missouri
Writes IntelIigently of Ills TX
perience in the Will
annette Valley

McMinnville, Or, Sept. 13.-our last
was from Salem, Oregon, the capital
Of the state. While there we made
many pleasant aequaintances whom Il
will not be amiss 20 mention at this
time, in connection with other things
not previously mentioned Salem has
two splendid newspapers The Capitol
Journal published BY Hofcr Brothers.
end the Oregon Statesman, published
by the Statesman Publishing Company,
with Isaac A. Manning managing edi.
tor. These papers have our thanks for
courtesies while in Salem. Q. NJ. Lock.
wood, manager Of the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company for that section Of the
Pacific Coast and Lot A. Pierce. book.
keeper Of the r. VI. Wade & Company,
each were pleasant, sociabie gentlemou
who viii please accept our good wishes
for courtesics. While here We met
with Jefferson Pruitt, who was from
Lawrence County some thirty.hve
years ago. On The morning Of the
9TH Inst We took our leave Of our rola.
tivcs and friends and left for 1ndopen.
dence, Oregon, where We arrived at 9
o'clock and was met at tho station BY
our old friend James 3. Cooper, and
were escorted 70 his house. where We
received tho courtosies of him and his
ostimablo family FOR a day. Mr.. Coop.
or was from Lawrence county many
years ago. Independence 10 a town Of
about 1900 inhabitants and IL on tho
loft hank of tho Willamette river and
ia visited regularly except In extreme
low water by steamboats,. tn,iopens
dcnco is beautiful town, but Il IL not
the county scat Dallas IL tho capital
Of tho county Of Polk Independence
has six church buildings, Baptist
Methodist Episcopal, NJ. y. South,
Presbyterian, Christian, Evangelical.
There IL a hne school builaing In which
eight teachers arc employed. The real.
deneea arc In ano condition and many
very new onea ono good newspaper.
tho Eniorprise, Is published by Walter
Lyon. iie knows what tho people want
md he gives Il 10 them. Indopendenee
j. right In tho very center OF tho hop
Industry OF Oregon. The Cooper Broth.
ara, James Riley and Eibert AZ this
place have several largo hop yards.
Ia which they arc now employing over
'no hundred hands all tola Mr.. n.
bert Cooper rigged out some buggiea
ind took Mrs. Boucher, MFa James
Cooper, tho Rev r. w. Elayer and all /
n us out 10 tho hop yards, where We
saw many women and children picking
hops, Rev. ElayeF was not long since
pastor Of tho NJ, r. church In Mount
Vernon and Aurora. We all picked
hops, The paFson said what he picked
were % make yeast, lie is as jolly
rs ever
While there also met Mrs. Elayer.
They have been there for one year.
They like Oregon hne They are Eowl
having good health and both send
their hndest regards 20 their many
friends in Lawrence county. The visit
10 the hop yards took about the whole
n the forenoon. II was the treat OF
.he trip which We shall never forget
Mrs. Boucher and Flirabeth We're da !
.ighteA They seemed as IL nothing
Nould be more gratifying 70 them than
10 have a hop yard Tho Coopers are
ioing big business, While there each
asked an about tho old friends in
Lawrence and also entertained at the
same time and looked after their hands