Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-16

TUESDAY AFTERNOON there was meet
ing of the stockholders and fruitgrow-
ers interested in the new Salem can
nery in the cannery itself. 1t was
also meeting of the Marion County
Fruit Growers association. The large
clean, new building was very inviting
in appearance, and looked like busn-
ness The visitors inspected the pre-
misses from front entrance to the en-
gine room in the rear.
Meeting called to order. l.. I. Rey-
nolds was made chairman f. G. Arm
strong read the proceedings of the last
meeting. This was a special cannery
meeting and the program was devoted
to that subject. d,
Dexter Field discussed the growing
of chestnuts. He had planted some
nuts about % years ago. They were
first generation nuts. He had saved
32 trees. No two bore the same kind
of nuts. Some bore each year, some as
high as 100 pounds 20 the tree. They
varied from very large to very small
He had sold many nuts to nursery
men to grow trees. Many trees were
laded with burrs. but yielded no nuts.
Blossoming takes place in July. The
failure TO pollenize prevented crops.
Pollen was of infinite varieties. No
one could expect to raise Gravenstein
apples from Gravenstein seed SO with
chestnuts. They could not be grown
successfully from seed A grafteb tree
that would bear 20 pounds year at
Is cents a pound would pay big. A
grated tree was the only kind TO plant
There was food in the chestnut. II was
mostly starcla In the countries of
Europe 1t was made into bread. 1t was
the greatest of all food nuts. The
tree needed no trimming, 1t would
grow on rocky hillsides where nothing
else would grow. Buy only grated
stock. OF 10 bearing trees only two
were fit 10 graft from. Be sure to get
the very bat there is. Chestnuts and
peceans were very profitable. More
profitable than fruits. "1nfnite va
riety is the law of nature" Grating
was not difficult with the chestnut, or
any nut, when it Is scientifically done.
Each tree has male and female bios
SONS and each tree fertilizes its own
nuts. He had grown 400 young trees
to graft at one year old Young trees
must not be let bear many nuts, or
tree would suffer. He recommended all
10 plant some chestnuts.
Andrew vereler had planted chest
nuts ami grown IS pounds on a tree.
But few trees bore any nuts. The
trouble was deficient polarization.
George Weeks made an apology for
his paper, which he had prepared hast
ily from the books at the cannery. He
set forth the affairs Of the Mutual
Canning Co., which was then open to
discussion and gave great satisfaction
to all present. His paper follows;
Report ON Mutual Cannery.
"Through some of the stockholders
of the Mutual Canning Company ] have
been requested to give an accounting
of the present condition Of Affairs up
10 the present date. And In doing 80
will not go into details but will give
"a brief outline Of our present financial
condition aud incidentally mention SONS
other things that come into my m'ndi
pertaining 70 our association.
I snppde most Of YOU are aware oi
the amount of time and the numerous
meetings in which the obstacles for
and against were thoroughly discussed
ami the 6nal organization which ] neel
not repeat. But simply have 20 say
ahat / think we showed wisdom Ia
placing at the head Of the eompaay q
man who believes in aeeOmPAsh-ng
things, the result Of which you can OBJ
serve by the erection Of the eanuery
building, In which this meeting Is held
The building is Isl feet long by 90 fed
wide. and when completed viii be th'
most uptodate and convenient eannery
on tho coash- The construction cot 4
a. follows;
There were several locations pro
posed and prices and eonveniences 20"
sidered. Transportation facilities 20
Ing uppermost. resulting in the par
chase of q part OF the old Salem caa
merry site. including two boilers Of ~
horse power capacity, ono eight hOF''
pSwer engine, ons large power pump
one large power cooler. three ret"ra