The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-08-02
GENERAL BUSINESS
CONDITIONS GOOD
THRU NORTHWEST
Review Of Crop Estimates and Bank
Reports Show Bright Outlook.
Grain, Potatoes, Fruit
Will Yield Big

bcr. tho damage being estimated NJ
high ~ 10 per cent. with 90 TO 90
psrcent damage estimated for Val.
oncia oranges and 25 per cent for
lemons. Beans. olives. walnuts, etc,
have likewise suffered somewhat. Hot
winds IN Washington and Oregon.
coming ut n critical time, have also
somewhat cnrtnilcd tho crop of wheat.
Subsequent rains and cool weather In
these two states have been helpful.
Incidentally. Luther Burbank, the
famous agriculturist ncicntist, after
ton years experimenting. announces
tho development Of n variety of wheat
which II said TO yield from so 10 20
bushels per acre Aside from the
Shrinkage mentioned. tho general pro.
duction OF foodstuffs In this district
IL confirming tho previous prediction
OF a large increasc over last year. The
July lst government report. for In
stance. estimates for Idaho, Oregon.
Washington and California, 10000
900 bushels Of potatoes. compared
with 100000 last year. Barley in
California. estimated NJ 100000.
Will double last years production. In
Utah. Oregon. Idaho. Nevada. there |
are probably 10000 acres OF sugar
beets more than ever before.
Idaho will produce twice ~ many
apples az last year. aitho the crop OF
Washington and Oregon will be son,e-
what less. Tho California pruns crop
will be large. probably reaching 900.
100000 pounds. but that OF the North.
west will be light.
Utah Is foremost OF all states In tho
conditions Of her crop. the govern
nent estimate being 1915 per cent Of
normal. with l07.: per cent for Ne
vsda.
Tho salmon pack IL expected to b
heavy. AZ this IL the "sockeye" year.
Il being the experience that tho sock
eye variety is very abundant every
fourth year. Tho new pack will 10
upon the barest market ever known.
Alaska has had many interesting
developments. OF which the following
1s one: In 1892 u small herd of rein.
deer was brought from Siberia to-
Alaska. Now there are 76 herds.
numbering 7O.243 animals. the In.
crease being 20 per cent last year.
altho 5000 were killed for meat and
skins. These animals provide the
useful combination OF food. clothing
and transportation. The meat is said
10 DO excellent. and sells ut 20 to Sc
cents In Seattle.
Shipbuilding IL incOnceivably active
and continually extending for both
wood and steel ships. 1t IL said that
ut the present rate OF expansion this
Industry will soon assume an import.
nnce equal to that Of the entire agri-
cultural production west OF the Rocky .
Lumber production II apparently at
stimulated by increased
Of wooden ships and
army cantonments.
Labor shortage Ia becoming serious.
trouble In Arizona mines
has been caused by I. W. WIS. some
Of whom. several hundred. have been
dep0rted. They have also made omi- 9
nous threats In the Northwest. In
.ome places United States troops have
have been called out to maintain
nrder.
On July 1lth. Mr.. A. Kains resign
ID a. governor Of the federal reserve
bank Of San Francisco, In order tC
lccept the presidency Of the American
Foreign Banking corporation OF New =,
York. now organising. His successor :.
has not yet been chosen. 1t being the =
purpose of the board OF directors to ),
,hoose deliberately. seeking thruout :,
,he district for the one whose merits =
best qualify him for the responsible =
,0st. The position OF assistant fed "
,ral reserve agent. created by recent
amendment Of the federal reserve act. =
,as not yet beed filled. /"
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