East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-08-04

ma-Pacific Exposition, Aug. A. (Spe-
cial) THE nation has fallen for the
Oregon loganberry 1t likes the ber-
ry fresh and It likes it evaporated,
and even our old tried and true
friend Of grape juice fame, the Hon.
William Jennings Bryan. says that il
the nation must be drunk let it be
drunk on loganherry juice, A case
Of the famous Pheasant brand Of
juice made at Salem reached Mr..
Bryan at the Palace Hotel the other
evening just before he started for
the big tabernacle here TO deliver his
address on This Causeless War
The public and the newspapers agreed
that Mr.. Bryan Grated as he never
had before, and said he was full Of
inspiration We at the oregon build
ing knew that It was loganberry juice
and that the newspapermen suspic-
ioned was evidenced in a cartoon in
the San Francisco Chronicle the fol-
lowing morning showing Mr. Bryan
with His New Love"--a bottle Of
loganberry juice. Grape juice was
given a seat far to the rear oregon
was pictured as a succession Of sites
for logan berryjuice factories, a1d in
J the background loomed the old Sa-
lem brewery with its big sign dis
placed by another announcing its
conversion into a juice factory.
All Of this, with articles in the sey.
eral san Francisco papers, attracted
special attention to Loganbery Day
at the Oregon building, July %, and
here thousands from the four corners
Of the nation smacked their lips over
generous samples of the fluid extract,
tasted the evaporated berry restored
to its original glory with the cid of
water for which oregon is famous,
and at the buildings domestic sci
ence luncheon exposition swelldom
consumed loganberry sherbets. ices
and pie. Loganberries and loganber
ry juice literally overflow the Oregon
building on the 29th. O. L Ferris
representing the oregon Fruit Juice
company. the first oregon concern to-
manufacture loganberry juice fori
commercial purposes. came down
from Salem and cared for a large
shipment of the Pheasant brand inl
bottles OF all sizes from the two
ounce to the gallon. A large pyra
mid OF this stood in the center of the
floor and hundreds of gallons OF the
liquid were sampled from the booth.
Loganherry jam made from the>evap
Grated berries of last year was serv-
ed spead on crackers and this caught
the fancy of evey faster. The North
west Products company, now oper-
atinr the great brewery at Salem asl
a loganherry factory. sent down a
tremendous quantity of juice and
this, the LOU" brand, was served toI
all comers under the direction of
Fred $. Bynon, secretary of the viii
lamette Valley association, This fac
tory can manufacture an almost un-
limited quantity Of the liquid This
same concern also operated booth
here at which registration for sam
pie boxes of the Forest brand OF
the evaporated berry We're taken
and after tasting the delicious NOR
sells served every man and woman
registered without being urged Abont
1900 gallons Of juice were on tap
the 29th and that this advertising
stunt will prove beneficial to the par
teular concerns involved and tQ the
loganherry business is not doubted
by anyone at the building.
In a program of address durins
the afternoon. Judge J. II. Logan OIL
Oakland, the originator OF the Lo-
ganberry was conspicuous. He told
how as matter Of accident he Ce-
cured cross between the ne Sas
Early blackberry and the Ursils
dewberry, and then another cross be-
tween these two and the Red Ant
werp raspberry This was in 1881
and the fame OF the Loganberrv has
grown to the proportions Of today, |
Judge Logan was resident of Santa |
Cruz Mt the time, was Judge OF the
superior court, and experimental |
with plants as hobby. Though 75l
years of age he Is still experiment. |
ing and with him at the Oregon
building on Friday was three year
old daughter. a beautiful little blue
eyed Logan berry that attracted the
attention of everyone. Commission
er John r Logan of Portland, whose
wife was named Berry, had a proper
place on the program and made AL
rousing speech on the glories OF
oregon, Loganherry and otherwise. |
w. A. Taylor Of Salem, filled with