Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-21
STATE NEWS
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McMlnnville Telephone Register; On
Monday j. c. Pennington began mis-
f9th year as thresherman of Yam.
NH county grain. OF this period he has
been with the machine AZ years. and
mas been owner of a machine for %
years. lie has made some wonderfully
long runs. He holds the longest record
IN this county of any one owning a
machine, and probably record un-
equalled in the state. Grain this wear.
so far as possible, is turning out fine.
Duerst Bros. had yield of 40 bushels,
Henry LeLuders 30, NJ. Michclbooli
about 30, R. B. Mcdonald 30, and
FRANK Stout thinks the average will be
about 20. W. 5. Houck, the miller. saws
he believes the average will be as high
as 30 bushels, and that this is better
wheat year than last by five to 10
bushels per acre.
Oregon City: Owing to low water
IN the Willamette river. which is two
months later than usual, owing to the
continued heavy rains, the grinding
machines of the Crown Willamette pa
per mill, 10 in number, will practically
cease operation by the last of the
week, half the number being now out
of commission The grinders will re.
sumo about November |, when high
water prevails. While some men are
being laid off, the company Announces
that at least 50 per cent of all affected
are taken care of in other depart.
ments. The remainder will spend the
intervening enforced vacation in the
hop and harvest fields, or in doing
necessary work around their homes.
Albany Democrat: No prettier
water agate was ever gotten out of
agate beach, Newport. than one j. G..
Crawford recently took from the vii.
lamette' IS bank this side of Corvallis.
He has had it polished and it certainly
is a gem. Within a month or two he
has found four fine water agates along
the Willamette. Mr.. Crawford has
demonstrated the fact that we have
some of the finest agates to be found
right at home. Among some pretty
ones are several he discovered near
ANh nov iilC lht ulntT udN.
Down at Newberg the loganberry
juice factory has extracted $4,000 gal
Ions of juice and is now preparing the
same for marketing in bottles. The
plant is good one, well equipped and
the process is more extensive than any
of us u ould think. Besides the mash
ing the juice is passed up and down and
through the machinery and watts as Of
ten as three times, cooked, clarified
and pasteurized, and the final act is
the placing of the labels on the bottle
by neat little machine with a capaci-
ty Of 81 labels per minute.
Oregon's bees will manufacture $780,
600 worth of honey this year. according
to estimates of o. p. Hoff, state labor
commissioner, who has Just completed
survey of the bee industry of Ore
gon. Mr.. HOff's investigation shows
that there are approximately 10000
bee colonies in the state and they will
produce an average of Is pounds of
surplus honey to the colony.
Estimating that each colony contains
2000 bees, Oregon 5 honey bee popula-
ton is l20,OOO,O0O
The run of salmon in tho Rogue
river this year is the greatest ever
known in the history of the place. r. |.
Macleay who was here yesterday from
Wedderburn says that his concern, the
Wedderburn trading company, will
have its record pack, The company
has raised the price of fish. The
fishermen now get $l.25 each for sal
mon when they used the company's
nets and $l,30 each when they fur
nished their own nets. The fishing
season closes August % and opens
again on September 10.
Bend Bulletin: As result of meet
ings held here on Thursday and Mon
day nights final decision concerning
lines for division of Crook county
has been made. II agreed to by the
east side, and the support necessary to
obtain the tatutory 50 per cent vote
is promised, division will be proceeded
with Otherwise return will be made
to the county seat removal plan.
According to the latest figures, the
highest prices paid per thousand feet
for raw material by any industry in
the state of Oregon was by the manu-
facturers of vehicles and vehicle parts.
Only small quantities and highest
grades are used. This covers not only
the manufacture but the repair of wag.
ons, carriages and automobiles, aud in
cludes the local demand only.
The Oregon Cooperative Creamery
association has completed its organ
ization. Enough ereameries have been
signed up and enough capital stock
subscribed to insure the operation of
the associations on firm business
basis. 1t is expected that through the
work of the association the marketing
of butter and other creamery products
will be more equitable and satisfactory.
Ashland Tidings. O. Gusafson. who
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