Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-12

Hong drawn out litigation were they
lalowed TO resume the use Of their wells.
While in Oregon we haul gravel onto
the clay roads, here it is nothing I'M
common to find clay hauled onto the
gravel roads to make them ft to trav.
Iel OF course the rains don't convert
them into mud as soon as they do with
us. but the clay holds down the native
grit. If this were not done the wind
would blow the sand away and leave
only loose rolling gravel to drive on.
OF course where the roads are oiled this
is not necessary, as the residum from
tte crude oil makes soft asphalt
crust which preserves the road surfaces
iH fine shape A road that has been re.
oiled several times becomes one Of the
most dsireable driving pavements, for
.ii Is nearly noiseless and yet solid enough
Co resist the grinding up process. In
tho cities ON the asphalt street the dust
dies and horset hoofs clatter. hence
thc driving Is tending toward the oiled
roads. But this leaves the auto almost
free sweep on the asphalt street. and
this natural separation Of the sheep
from The goats Is probably a good
thing.
There is small area about Cuca.
monra that is subject to severe sand
storms which are binding as they drive
The granite sand AMI gravel through
tho abr az n roaring speed. AZ our train
pulled in ut the station We discovered
that We were IN the midst Of one Of
these scorching northeasters. Fifteen
minutes before We had no thought Of
o. storm, an'l our conductor said that
Boz ten miles more travel the train would |
be out Of the storm bolt. But people
prosper here and are not obliged 90 re
a'rt 20 irrigation and other artificial
processes required In more favored re-
g.ous Tho presence of the uand storm
ID probably not the cause Of this but
.i may be- looked upon ss a mitigating
circumstance. Furthermore. the vino
'ariisis here assert that thosc sand
'iofms FREQ their vines from che scale
which is such dreaded pet elsewhere
The optimism and philosophy Of this
.egon is az least refreshing. II the
storms are not.
Farming under tho disadvantage oil
nsh a region as this has be sompcn.
alton, withal, Tor many economic
'roblcms are hcrc solved which would
'ihcrNiso be classod ne inaufmountabie.
)no thrifty son of the soil here told us
hat hc could now raise crops without
water that Cor years were conziarrsi
IN impossibiliiy. llo also thinks that
'Aeiteal experiments Ia tho diver re
.ions will hnSlly overcome greater dif
.culties than irrigation. Rut this can.
90 BE- done by che poor ransher. home.
ieaicr or renter Il will rsauirs
'ealth and Intelligence and the ludo-
'iiahle energy that viii properly apply
he-e will be handsomely rewarded
When We look over the drawbacks Of
Ae absence of rain here IL makes an
'Fegonian rejoice Ia tho superabuud.
nee OF H. Our web foot fruit growers
aonld not b. discourage but resonest
hat their apparently more favored Cal
.ornia bFe'hren have had just as many
rohlema 60 contend With. They have
lanied and replautea orchards. and
Zen learned that their laui aud eli.
ate were not suited Tor the particular
Ind or fruit chosen. Then the trees
ave beeu gTubbed out and other "A.
eiies planted After another long
ait they may dud fault that thew
ave sueeec,s,i only in a degree. Thel
al question is markctiug anI prices
BE- transportation problem is the same a
'ery where, as is the advantage OF the II =
rye operator over the small one Her, .
California the pruue is being droppei :
'd ! am told that uieeh packed ore
'n pTunes often seIl here al no. lai.
;" 10 eents per pound. when the rough
n dr'ed home pro,ai,t goes begging
3 20 5 cents.
Most pFo'iuets Of the soii are as high C
70 or higher than in Oreeon Al A
esent potatoes ssA az retail al l5ol
2 hundred Although this is the w.
= country il retails just the same a.
Oregon, bot coal OH which is produs. u
here re'ails al IL cents per gallon. A.
'sieTn oil is sOld the same as in ore. "
a, Oranges retail here the sane A. g
Oregon, bat people can buy eun.
pm the packing houses an the wnv
'm nothing 70 s5 cents per box Grow,
are receiving about sl.s5 Der box -.
good oranges, aud lemous bring q
10 more Good barley hay Is worth =