Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-23


-
{ area of $4,000 square miles Oregon hst
in 1896 only $4,000 inhabitants; or. il
other words, Belgium maintains g.
people to the square mile, Oregon about
: SIX people Belgium is cultivated like
! garden; than one-thirteenth Of it:
area is unprOdnetive; and its system
. Of agriculture is unsurpassed by any
nation In Belgium, in the words Of
the poet. 'Every ROD of ground main
tains its man. While we can not ex.
peet and perhaps would not want such
conditions as that, still we ought to
realize more from our land. We ough.
to employ the best methods and imple-
ments of farming. We ought to main
tain and increase the fertility Of the
soil. You can not expect TO take crops
from the land year after year, without
ever returning anything TO the land
Therefore save your manure, save you,
ashes, or plow under crops Of vetehes
OF cow peas. Away with the old go-as
you-please, slip-shod methods. Make
the best use Of everything on the farm.
Raise more chickens, more apple and
pear trees more small fruits, more bees,
more hogs. more dairy cows, more est
tie and good horses, and more of every.
thing.
What does Oregon need7 1t needs
good roads. Everywhere good roads
have been regarded as sign Of eivi
lization. The aneien. Egyptians had
hard. paved roads TO transport the in
mense hlOeks Of stone used in the con
struetion Of the pyramids. The He
brews had roads at very early period;
the Song Of Deborah speaks of abaad.
onei highways (Judges. V. g.. The /
Greeks paid much attention to roads. |
What student Of history has not read
OF the great Roman roadsi They were
admirably built. Two parallel trenches
were first cut to mark the boundaries
Of the road and 10 serve as water;a.
bles; then loose earth was removed IN
til a solid foundation was reached;
next three courses were laid; the low
est Of fat stones of large size; the see
Ond Of smaller stones OF -uble mason
"; the third Of fine concrete, on which
stone blocks were placed. There Is
the Appian way, extending from Rome
to southern Italy-a highway, on part
Of which II has been my pleasure &c
walk. Who has not heard Of the eels
brAtei Aurelian and Flaminian ways
which have lasted TO the present dAyf
Daring the last Punie war, a paved road
was constructed from Spain through
Gaul 70 the Alps. Similar roads were
made in every part Of Spain
and Gsul, through nlyrieum, Mace
ionis and ,Thrsee 10 ConStsntinople.
ana along the Danube 70 its mouth on
the Black sea; and the Islands Of Sar-
iinia. Corsica, Sicily and Great Brit
ain were crossed by them During the
reign Of AntOninus PiuE "A. D. 1881
nj Roman military roads were sur
1eyed, including six great roads in
Egypt. From the wall OF Autorinus
u southern Scotland. the great chain
Il communication by land and sea pass
NJ through Rome as 5 center. extend
q 70 Jerusalem, a distance Of ST4O
niles In ancient Peru. the Ine4s built
,reat roa6s. the remains OF which still
.;test their magni6eenee. The most
were the two which extend
- from Quito 70 Cuzeo and on toward
hill, one passing over the grand pla-
eau, The other bordering on the OCEAN.
humboldt, in his Aspects ot Ma ,
ure.' - SAYS II the mountain roads;
But what above all things relieves
he severe aspect Of the deserts Of the
,ortLeras are the remains, as marvel
Us as unexpected Of the work OF the
.Eeas ECr more thar q Ga-r-s- ill