Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-08


She has the talent of another Helen
Jackson.
Governor Chamberlain was next
introduced, and given a most hear
ty welcome. He showed that in the
past few years Oregon had been put
on the map to stay. He showed that
there had been great progress and
development in all parts OF the state.
Parts OF the state that a few years
ago we're wilderness we're now un-
der a high state of cultivation. He
highly complimented the work of
the Willamette Valley DEVELOPMENT
League, and of the Farmers Insti-
tutes. He condemned the immense
holdings of lands by nonresident cor
porations. They were a curse to the
state, and ought to be broken up. He
mentioned some of the holdings of
millions of acres that should be
broken up. but he did not know. how
It could be Strengthened out.
II the assessor could not do
what was necessary to break up
these holdings, and compel them TO
bear their just share OF public bur
dens, and put them on the market.
some way must be found to divide
them up.
! Ed. T. Judd delighted the audience
with fine bass solo. All knew he
could raise fine horses, and tell 9TH
er people how to raise them, not all
knew he could sing so well.
]. w. Bailey, state dairy and food
commissioner, was switched in place
OF the travelling state librarian. He
highly praised the county school ex-
hibit made by the county superin-
tendent OF schools OF Yamhill coun-
", and also in Polk county. Last |
month $1,000 pounds Of cream had |
been sent out of Lebanon. This was
three times as much as was ship
ped the same month a year ago. The
output OF dairy products in Oregon
the past year would amount to about
Nl'OOO.OOO. greater than all the
gold product OF Alaska. And we
had only begun. This was the best
dairying region In the United States
or the world.
Prof' Mckay, OF Iowa, after thor
ough examination, declared that
Western Oregon was the best dairy k
ing country In the world.
Prof. Harrington. OF the Wisconsin
Agricultural College, declared 10 I
the same effect. He said he could ir- "
rigate Western Oregon with milk
lie advised against buying $50 dairy
cows. Better pay 800 or $3.50 and
get profitable animal. In Oregon \
average prices of best butter was 2s
cents. In Elgin. ILL.,, district the ay-
erage was 21 cents.
"Wednesday Forenoon. I
The rains poured down, and the
crowds poured out TO the Farmers
institute, Prof. Lewis. OF the Agri- B
cultural College. talked scientific
while the people
brought In hack loads OF the beau
iiful fruit that tempted Eve. 10
prove what he said was true. The
professor OF agriculture at Mt. An G
gel college talked alfalfa culture. g
md proved that an educated man n
'ould be practical farmer and a "
rood story teller. VIM. Kramer can
handle big farm, a bunch OF cattle a.
" an audience with equal facility. OF
Growing clover and raising fine
Iraft horses were handled by ]. w
'ettle and f. T. Judd. both able 10 r.
iold an audience.
"Wednesday Afternoon.
The Development Convention was
pened at the Opera House with n
inging talk on the purposes of ia
he Willamette Valley League
hat put all In a good humor
red Groner made a talg ON =
ood roads. Washington county '
as a great many good roads. -
ie Is one OF the men who has made
lany miles of them. and told the
'rge audience about IL. The cost
hauling the farmers crop to mar
et was 20 cents per ton per mile
his can be reduced TO Is cents DER
IN by expending $4,000 per mile ON
roads. That saving
ould build such roads in six years.
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