Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-26

AN EFFORT TO LAND AT LEAST
FIFTY THOUSAND HOME-sEEK-
ERS THIS COMING YEAR. We
have got more facts TO our credit
as a farming and frult-growing sec
tion than any valley in the world.
One Of the Worlds Great Valleys.
The great movements Of popula-
tion in the United States at present
ARE FOR THE OCCUPATION OF
THE RICH AND FERTILE VAL
LEYS, The Red River valley Of
Canada, the San Joaquin valley and
the Sacramento valley of California,
the irrigated valleys of tho arid
states, are all attracting immigra-
tion, but none of them can hold
candle to the Willamette valley of
Oregon In variety and richness of
products. The bare, naked facts of
production in the Willamette valley
for the past year would startle the
world into a greaer appreciation
OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER
THE HOME-SEEKER. We can only
get these facts by asking the pro-
ducer himself to make these state
ments over his name and postofflco
address, and let the producer vouch
for the facts presented. Then Il Is
not somebody else telling about
things, But THE PRODUCER, THE
SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE WILL
LAMETTE VALLEY TELLING ITS
OWN STORY. Give us the facts OF
production and then let rus all take
hold and circulate them. Send
these facts to this Office. We have
employed j. II. Shepard to canvass
for facts in the eight counties of this
valley.
Kind of Statements Wanted.
Here are a few samples OF the
kind of facts that are wanted:
From 40 acres OF VETCHES
netted from hay and seed $1,000. j.
II. Shepard. Zena.
Idug upwards of 800 bushels of
Burbank POTATOES from one acre.
w. w. Walker. Salem.
/ picked $4,000 lbs. OF Oregon
Champion GOOSEBERRIES from
" acres. Sold for 81 per 100 TO
cannery on 10-year contract. A.
Vercler. Rt. 2, Salem.
Sold two four-ycar-old HORSES
last summer for $500. l.. F. Cava-
naugh. Turner.
We sold $40 worth Northern Spy
APPLES from one tree last fall.
Alert Rowland, Rt. g., Salem.
For 90 years a Governor Wood
CHERRY tree has yielded an aver
age OF 500 lbs. a year. j. II. Shep-
ard, Zena.
bought ten acres CHERRY or
chcrd for $500 and first year
G9O0 sold $500 worth. Enos
Presnal, Marion.
We sold $115 worth STRAWBER-
RIEs on one acre last year. c. l..
w tdhtI, lIbtIlAs
Our GRAPES, Burgundy and Ries-
ling. netted US 500 gallons wine per
acre. Wilhelm Kramer. Mt. Angel.
Bought 40 acres of hop land for
$1,000. First crop paid for 1t
Thomas Holman, Eola.
| dug upwards of 800 bushels OF
off acres. j. w. Myer, Dallas.
Picked ten bushels English WAL
NUTS from one tree and sold for
$40 per bushed. Frank Diem, Sa-
lem. Rt. s.
While the above statements of
facts are confined to Marion and Polk |
counties, hundreds of just as strong
statements can be obtained from each |
of the eight counties in the william
ette valley and we hope you will see
to Z that they are sent to this office. !
WE ARE GOING To COMPILE
1 900 SUCH STATEMENTS OF
FACT AND CIRCULATE AT LEAST
100000 COPIES to bring immigra-
tion to Western Oregon. We want
you to help Us circulate these 1OO,-
900 FACTS OF PRODUCTION.
We Have Neglected the Facts.
One of the most prominent rail-
road officials in the northwest writes
to the president of the Willamette
League asfollows:
Portland, Dec. 23, 1907.
Col. r. Hofer, Salem, Oregon.
Dear Sir: | am very much inter-
ested in your letter setting forth |
your plans for advertising the entire
valley by collecting the
facts of production and letting them
speak for themselves. believe the
undertaking will be nrOductiYa of |