Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-09
Daily Capital Journals Classified Advertising Pag,
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Galley wheat" ana valley potatoes
were considered the best in the market
but in later years through poor methods
this advantage has been lost; our grain
on account of too many mixtures is
from 10 to 20 cents per bushel less in
price and as for potatoes the market
is about completely lost Of course,
some will say that poor grading, etc,
had a lot to do with this loss of market
or drop in price, but poor, mixed and
unreliable seeds have more to do with
this than most people think. With the
idea of raising seeds as our guiding
star, we could soon establish a firm and
profitable enterprise 1t will teach our
young men one of the essentials of ad-
vanced agriculture; it would give them
profitable employment; it will fit them
to become useful members of our so.
.iety, and it will benefit the farmers by
enabling them to procure seeds to grow
better aud more remunerative crops, 50
everybody will be benefited. A finan.
cIally poor farming community will
make a financially poor town; and un
employed young men make poor citi-
zens. These are well-known facts that
need no further explanation. l have
seen some exhibitors at this last state
fair and asked them for aid, and they
promised me-, when they left the fair
| they would leave me some seeds and po-
tatoes boxed up, marked for the Salem
school children. What we need then
now is some one to let us have some va
cant lots or blocks to put our ideas in
practice, 1t will improve the looks of
our city and |, as one of the citizens, in
order to give it a fair start, offer to
superintend the beginnings free of
charge.
As already stated each school district
| became a state. The most populous
state was named New York, the next
Pennsylvania and so ON in order of pop.
ulation
The president, the governor and the
mayor each appointed such officers as
experience showed the need of. The
pupils could change any officer as ex
planned above. When a proposition tC
engage in certain enterprise had been
made and carried by the vote of a ma,
jority of all interested the head of the
labor bureau of the county, the state OF
the city having jurisdiction decided how
! many pupils should be employed and
from which grade it would be proper tc
+ba nlaca uboro +bnv ,rero ~ rorl, bod
10 sboy,, a ,,o,,a,, 80, 4hair tooohar 49,
mo that thair sabnaI 1ro,I, Ma foor
safisfactorilv narforn,ad tha+ dov ond
+ho+ w .os;ol,s i,l,e,.;,,,.o,,aa,,4 e a.,
1nIes If +be ecboo1 bad boa,, r,;++a1
mis- rannia+ion bad ona ,tnr,, onod
offect NanT naronfs ~ u.bo hoS for5oor So
| 1y oorod hI4 1it4lo ,,.ho+bon III aL;l
dren stnd;ad or loafe5 in sebool ond
/ rather aniova5 boarina +ba+ tbo;r how,
had made + as nnnIaoson+ oo ,oss;hlf
for +bo +oocbers ,,ban 4bot, LoaI;aa5 poI,oS
that tbe onnortnpitv 70 ID ;yor, yieId
ino $51 or moro Nor vaa, denendad mon
+be conJuet of Tho ob;Idrop tool, a,ot
me easnres ot homo as wcra ealcyia+od A.
insure good bebav;or in school - y
some Endorsements
onnosp the nIan If Nv Rarkar =,
have Salem school hovs learn hv aetna
evnerionca not onIy oarJenino br,
many otber nsafnI tf;n6s
!, T. saon,s ~ no +to+ a. an ia,
of tbe narents of rnasopabIe nm
bor of bove not +oo vonng ia oil +ba-
l. reaniyed 70 oiye tbe 'sebome . fa;,
start am of tho oninion tbat th,
raising Of Vegetables on land baiono;n,
70 narents or some of the vacant 7ots
would afford the host and most eas;l,
attainabIe nronosition to commenc,
with