Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-01
SMILING LITTLE 1918

1t seems but short time since we were welcoming
little 1917 he the mountains from the far
east and today telling that year, now grown
old and ready to pass out, farewell.
1t has not been prosperous year for the willamette
valley though to give it it's dues it may be said that it
"sp about ffty-ffty." 1t was far as agricultural
matters concerned near failure as any since
the Whiteman first arrived The summer was an unusual
ly dry one and the result little better than half crop
in most products However prices the highest
known for all farm products so that in money returns
the year compared to others not bad The out
look for little 1918 now but few hours old is far brighter
Oregons lumber industry to have its innings at last
Every mill in the state will to capactv If not held up
by labor shortage The average production of lumber in
the state valued at S3OOOO00O but this will be far e
ceeded this year. and may be doubled An estimate Of
$50000000 from this source is considered conservative
one by those best posted and they point out that arhp
lumber alone will bring into the state this year more than
$10000,000.
The price Of wheat is established and is such that
every available will be planted The yield IN the
state runs close around 20000000 bushels in average
year and with average crops will be considerably in
of that this year account of increased acreage
This should bring the value of the wheat crop to around
$40000000 1t is the in all other Oregon products
Salmon prices nearly doubled and this several
millions Locally the outlook never brighter for not
only must the whole country feel the benefit of the boom
in lumber, but Marion county essentially and agricul
tural one will benefit greatly for farm products high
The establishing of the Kings Products company here
much not only for Salem but for large district
around it. The company wants vegetables Of all kinds
contract for all kinds Of vegetables for three ve
years This market for all surplus, grown in
the valley and should encourage the growing Of and
vegetables every year, They mature at times
throughout the entire and Fall and will prove
of ready money between main crops which the
farmers rely The company has built that its plant can
be quickly enlarged by units and this will be done fast
the crops grown will justify The dehydrated product
turned out by this company will always be behind the
demand for hundred such plants could not supply their
products as fast as they will be taken The government
could many times the product of the Salem plant in
furnishing fresh vegetables for that is what they are to
the boys in France To satisfy the demand would require
plants capable Of furnishing supply of fresh vegetables
to couple of million With $4,000 Of bearing
orchards with product valued at above 100000 in the
immediate vicinity of Salem with the dairy industry
growing rapidly and livestock increasing at hitherto
unknown rate, the money returns this year should fill
every bank to ove1flowng and furnish coin for many
new industries All that is needed to make Salem and
this section the best and happes earth is the ending
OF the war; and the returning of boys to share in
our prosperity.