The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1909-09-11
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
portland Correspondence.

Extraordinary attractions are
booked for the coming annual
meet of the Portland Fair 4 Live
stock show, during the week of
September 1925, and the event
is expected to be the biggest of
its kind ever held in the North
west, Harness and running
races, livestock show and special
features will occupy the six days.
Probably the biggest days will be
Thursday, September %, which
is Willamette Valley day. and
Friday, September "a, which is
Columbia River Valley day.
The first will be open day for
all the towns of Western Oregon
where the livestock industry and
the harness racing game have
been so we'll developed of recent
years Officials and commercial
bodies of the various towns will
cooperate with the committee in
making it a big occasion. The
following day, too, will be mark
ed by the presence of thousands
of out-of-town guests, as attract
i've railroad rates have been made
from all points. In addition
Friday will be Ladies' day and
special events will be carded.
President Wehrung of the as
sociation has taken up the work
of organizing his committee and
they will get to work at once to
make the forthcoming meet the
most notable ever held in this
section of the country. The
meet will be held on the grounds
of the association east of this
city. This years sessions WILL.
undoubtedly, have a marked
effect in building up the livestock
industry in the Pacific North
west.
Oregon's many products that
are now being gathered at the
annual harvest are adding large
ly to the wealth of the state and
the various items that enter into
the yearly return from the soil
make a fine showing individually
and collectively. The states
wool clip. which has now been
about all marketed, will put
1000, 900 in the pockets of sheep
raisers of the state. The years
clip amounted to 20, ,450, 900
pounds of fine quality and good
prices were realized. Eastern
Oregon wool getting maximum
price of % cents and the Will
annette Valley crop reaching a
top price of 26 cents. The sea-
son was ideal for wool growers.
Fleeces were heavier than us
ual and the grade of the pro-
duct is high. The wool money
will be divided quite generally
throughout the state.
A remarkable shipment of
big Oregon logs were loaded on
board the steamship Emma S.
Dollar here this week. The logs
are very large, being 105 feet
long and 40 feet in circumference.
There are "a of the big sticks and
they are being consigned to Chi
ma, where they will be used to
rebuild the temple Ling Yen, the
most famous house of worship in
all China. The Chinese govern
ment purchased them here for
the purpose. They will be raft
ed up the Grand Canal in China
for 200 miles and taken overland
six miles to the temple. The
only possible way to get the big
sticks this distance is for coolies
to carry them on their backs.
This seems impossible but it is
actually done in China in trans
porting big timbers over mount
ain trails, as will be done in this
case.
Probably the largest shipment
of pheasants ever raised in cap
tivity by one grower in the coun-
try will be shipped by X. f.
Simpson, of Lebanon, to the
Idaho game warden, and the