Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-13
Claim Big Growers
Driving Out Lesser
(COltinued trom rage ones


during a discussion of the situation last
evening. Gas fast as the small grow.
er reduces his acreage the more cxten.
sive growers and dealcr-growers in
crease their acreage until it would be
matter of very few years until the big
growers would secure a monopoly upon
the production; once gained it would
not be difficult for them to maintain it
indefinitely.
cit is quite apparent to the careful
observer that whenever the hop market
becomes sluggish with downward ten.
dency that the hig growers and the
grower.dcalers are almost invariably
upon the bear side of the market and
their views upon the situation are of
the most gloomy and discouraging char.
actor. [ am satisfied that the present
unsettled condition of the hop market
is due to manipulation; that all Of this
scare = about the war going to ruin the
brewing industry and, consequently, the
hop industry; that the Eastern and Eu.
ropean brewers are not wanting any
more hops on account of the uncertain
ty of the prohibition question in
Europe, is all bosh.
''To be sure there has been some
agitation of the prohibition question in
some Of the leading warning nations re-
Gently and it has been taken advantage
of and utilized by the interests who are
trying to monopolize the growing end
Of the industry as u means to an end.
AS mater of fact all of the anti.liquor
agitation that is being made in England
and France and other countries of Er.
rope, engaged in the war, has been for
the curtailment of the indulgence in
strong liquors and there has been no
fight waged against beer and the light.
er wines.
''The present stagnant condition of
the hop market is altogether uncalled
for, if the rule Of supply and demand is
to be applied to the hop and brewing
industries. Mt least this is so insofar as
the Oregon crop is concerned, The gen.
eral world market should not affect the
Oregon grower who puts up first class
merchNntable article and it would not
if the growers could be made to under
stand the situation. 1t is an undis
puted fact, which is borne out by chem
ical analyses made by the experimental
station of the o. A. G. and substanti
ated by the bureau of chemistry of the
| U, S. department Of agriculture, that Il
superior quality Of hops is produced in
the Willamette valley which is in n
class by itself and not equal or dupli.
Gated for strength and flavor any place
else in the United States; that there is
a fixed demand for the Oregon product
| in England and among the leading
brewer Of the East and they are de-.
tcrmiued to have Oregon hops, regard
less Of the market price.
"Thc hop growers association is the
only salvation for the Oregon hop grow.
cr and it is gaining in strength every
day. We are making splendid progress
in signing up the growers and are re.
cciving most encouraging reports of
progress from the California growers
who will file their articles Of incoporo-
tion on May /, with between go and
10 per cent Of the growers tied up in
the association. There are so many Of
the Oregon growers. who have not here.
tofore tukcn nm active interest In the
Organization movement. who are sign.
ing NJ for stock and membership volun.
tarily and practically nll Of them who
have significd willingness before are
coming in us fast as the field agents
seek them ont and present the papers,
owe urcolreody recognized as a big
"Wc are already recognized as big
factor in the hep industry and market
mcnt daily. Wa arc more certain now
than ever that the association viii be %
pronounced success nnd lust as soon as
our agents have finished up the work