Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-06
REGON LOGANBERRY COMPA-
tY TO PLANT 300 POLK ACRES
TO BERRIES IN SPRING.
SAYS SALEM REPORT.
IT OUT 100000 PLANTS
found to BE Prepared This Fall; $50
Men TO BE Given Employment:
Gasoline Power to BE Used: Com
Plenty of Capital.

additional details of the formation
ID activities of the Oregon Logan
nry company exclusive mention OF
hose operations was hrst printed in
be Observer more than a month
10, was contained in a Salem news
Aper Saturday. At the time The OBJ
rver first printed the story, the COM
any had an option on the Cass Glib
nn place, near the junction of the
alem, Falls City & Western and the
puthern Pacific railways, and it was
spOrted that it had been decided to
tlle up this right to purchase. 1t was
30 reported that the option included
IL Thielsen ranch and, according to
test reports, it is this tract of land
bat has been purchased, the deal be-
b handled by Salem parties. 1t is
bid that the company has come into
ossession of more than 400 acres of
nd and that it contemplates opera
cns on a large scale.
May Change Name.
THE Salem story says that the
me of the station of Derry will be
Hanged to "Loganberry. but this is
sobably a figment of the imagina-
pn of an oVer-Zealous reporter, as
erry is the present name for the
ickreall station, and there would be
occasion to change the name, in
let the operations of the new CON-
lny would be confined to tract
est of the present location of Derry.
AS outlined by the company, when
representatives. visited Dallas two
Ionths ago to close a deal for the
nd, it was said that the canneries
Id evaporator would be built at the
notion of the two railways, as that
adjacent to the land and, if any
htion is to be designated by the
Ime of "Loganberry' it is undoubt-
Nv the one which will be established
ere.
Many Acres of Berries.
The Salem story continues as fol-
VS.
"A tract of 200 acres of lOganber-
IS will be set out on this land. The
mpany secures possession of the
operty October /. The grounds
IL be plowd and thoroughly cul-
yated this fall and the plants, 14O,-
0 of them, will be set early in the
ring. These have already been
Irchased.
1T rs the intention of the company
do all of the plowing and cultivat-
g with gasoline power. AS far as
ssible, this is to be a horseless
nch About $50 men will be given
lployment throughout the year,
d when the vines will have come
to full bearing an army of 1000
ckers will be needed for five weeks
pick the myriads of luscious ber-
IS ripening in profusiOn along the
rrow, vine-enclosed avenues I'm
r normal conditions this acreage
loganberries should yield 1000
rs of ripe fruit each season.
Company to Build.
ITO prepare this enormous output
r market. the company will con-
.uct is own evaporator and can
ries and sell to the trade direct. /
ter. should the juice of the logan
rry be in sufficient demand as
voring for summer drinks. presses |
II be installed to extract the liquid,
itch will then be bottled up before
There is a growing de-
md for the loganberry product in
Is form and it is expected that a
rtion of the product will soon be
iced on the market in the bottled .
tie.
Tater System and Electric Lights.
The company is capitalized at
10000. A good portion Of the
.ck has already been sold TO Port .
Id. Salem and Corvallis parties.
ough capital is at hand to push .
project to early completion. The T
npany will control the townsite
4 erect dwellings for rent TO their .
rkmen. A cohmplete system Of .
terworks and electric lights VIII be
tailed.
The president and general man
sr Of the company will be Britt
Dinwall. senior member Of the firm
Aspinwall Brothers. Of Brooks.
is firm il well and favorably known
extensive and successful growers Of .
aHnELEAEE- AElA AuA@F
s season yielded an average of FIVE
Is per acre.
Mr.. AspinwaH will retain his inter
in the loganberry property at
1oks. u viii. however. hereafter
under the management Of his
.ther. J. p. Asinwal. who has been
gled up 90 loEanberry vines ever
&c his father. the late A n Aspin-
D.. launched hefly into the To-
berry business
Britt Aspinwau Is vel qualified
carry out. I'm detail. the larger pro- .
{ al Derry. 10 was only the strong
ucements offered by the company
c brought about a decision 90 leave
loks Early fn September he and
wife u1l take up their residence
Derry. or LoEsnherry-. as the piace
] be known That things VIII @
inning On that locality during fhe
hing TeaF o. certain"