Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-08
WOODBURY. (ANNERY
MEETING SATURDAY


4
ry growers assembled in Moose hall
last Saturday afternoon and, after
listening to addresses by those fully
conversant on the subject of the fruit
industry, departed much impressed
with the bright future in store for
them with the building and operation
of cannery at Woodburn.
The meeting was presided over by
Joseph F. Mailman, president Of the
Woodburn Retail Merchants associa,
ton, who explained the call and spoke
of the proposed erection of a cannery
in this city The first one called by
him to address the assemblage was
Roy Graves of Sheridan
Mr.. Graves, after stating thar he
was rated at 100000, president of the
Sheridan State bank and financially
able to fulfill all contracts, said that
he proposed sending out a million dol
lars, worth of canned goods this year.
Last year he sent out of Sheridan alone
80 carloads. He was interested in 9th
er canneries and proposed to build at
Woodburn a cannery that would even
tually be one of the largest in the
state. Berries were dying out in the
east and demand from there was rap
idly increasing. He paid out large
sums for fruit last year. Work on the
Woodburn caynery would begin next
month.
Prof. c. I. Lewis, chief of the divis'
ion of horticulture, Oregon Agricultur-
al college, and vice director of the ex-
perimental station, followed with a
most interesting and encouraging ad-
dress. He was the man who started the
loganberry juice industry in this state
and from his initiative saw it grow to
large proportions. He stated that there
were from 80 to so canneries in the
Willamette valley and they transacted
yearly business Of $7,000,000. Right
around Salem $6,00O,000 was realized
from horticulture. In Salem last year
the canneries employed 10000 people
and did millions of dollars worth OF
business; at Eugene $7S0,000 worth
was turned out. This section was na-
ture's place to grow berries and nuts,
these industries in Oregon producing in
the past five years from $5,000,000 at
first to $685. 900. The United States
had to depend upon us for cherries and
pears, and there was no other place
| in the world that could produce red
raspberries and loganberries that would
surpasz what we put out here. Business
with Europe is increasing rapidly for
our diversified canned lines. 1t requir-
ed tonnage in. shipments and acreage
instead Of smaller areas should be used
| for plants. The speaker dwelt upon diff
ferent varieties of fruits, what kinds
10 put out, the different soils, the red
raspberry needing good soil well drain
ed. He also Qave advice as to ever
green's and in plums leaned toward the
lbabay and shire. 1t was good, in
structive talk.
Hon. Sam. Fl. Brown. the loganberry
king Of Gervais, also added to the en-
thusiasm in his fine address from q
loganberry growers standpoint. He
is a pioneer in that industry and i'm
pressed upon his hearers the necessity
Of proper packing. He planted a yard
of Is acres at first and went into the
open market. In 1909 there was an
enormous crop and he realized $4,000
at 21Sc. Then he received Sc, 3A and
la contract calls for 31a this year. Next
wear his contract expires He has now
I SIS acres Of loganberries. With the ex-
perience gained by him he advised his
hearers to 60 on long term contracts,