The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-01

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business. | shall try something else. y
A short time ago reference was made
in these columns to a book on Mod
ern Silage Methods" that was being
sent free to those who requested cop
les. The Poison Implement & Hard
ware Co. has a large supply of the
books on hand and The Ranch sug'
gests that all who want to know about
the growing of crops for the silo and
how to take care of them should write
to the firm, whose address is Seattle
1t is a very nicely printed book OF
over two hundred pages, and all II
will cost you is the trouble OF writing
and one or two cents postage.
When YOU talk about the grand sue
cess of the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton do not forget to give due credit
to that grand old man of Portland,
Col Harvey w. Scott, editor of the
Oregonian and foremost in all mat
tiers that concern the progress OF Port
land in particular and Oregon and the
Pacific northwest in general. Col.
Scott devoted time and energy from
the very first to laying the founda-
ton for the success the exposition has
attained. and when he found it nee
esssary on account of failing health
to give up the presidency and let
younger man take up the reins every
man felt extremely sorry.
The Northwest Horticulturist re-
marks: "Had Puget Sound apple
growers a dozen trainloads OF hlngs
to offer this year, eastern buyers
wouldn't be long in exchanging gooo
prices for them. Why did we not pre-
pare for them ten years ago? Just
think what opportunities some OF the
growers will miss by not preparing to
meet demands for good apples to
wears hence" This is only too true,
but we are sure that the many new
corners into the fruit growing sections
of this state will get onto the fact
that the possibilities are almost un-
limited, and act accordingly. we are
receiving some very wide-awake new
settlers these days.
Portland Fair an Unqualified success.
The Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex-
with a special musical feature TO
mark the day. Viewed from Whatever
standpoint you like, the exposition mas
been a thorough success, which can
not be said of any other big exposition
since the great Worlds Fair. Orlgl-
nally it was planned to make thls prln-
cinallv a local exposition, but the ad-
vertising the scheme received in the
newsnapers three and four years ago
brought out such a demand for an
exnosition on a national scope that
the MANAGEMENT decided to conduct II
on the very broadcast lines commensu-
rate with the population OF the "a
cific northwest and the ability or our
neoDle to make a good showing. !he
result during the summer or l9Oo mas
fullv justified the broad and compre-
hensiye lines on which the concep-
tion was carried out. The eXn1pltS
Of the fair have embraced products
from everv line of endeavor IN the
pacific northwest, and thousands OF
noonIe from every section OF tne
country who did not fully comprehendl
Tho possibilities and the resources OF
orr fine section of country, nave gone
home every week with Detter un-
Outstanding of our country Ihey mar
yelled at the variety or prouucCs we
could bring forth from the SOIL anu
the possibilities yet latent anu wait
ing for capital and development DIS,
tonished them. Naturally they tolu
their friends at home about our coun-
trv and many of them will later come
oft here to make their permanent
homes.
IF that were all the exposition at
portland had done, it would have been
success. But the Lewis and CLARK
exposition has done more than tnat
ond tic effects will be felt for years