Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1919-10-22

many things in which Oregon excels.
Pacific Coast states-in some in
stances all Western states and in
other cases the entire United States.
One-fifth of the standing timber of
the United States is in Oregon-the
variety of merchantable timber in
commercial quantities probably ex-
ceeds any state in the Union.
Sugar and yellow pine, red and
yellow fir, spruce, redwood, Port Or
ford cedar are a few Of the we'll
known woods.
Forty per cent of the water power
of this country is within the bor-
ders of these four Northwest states
and only per cent developed.
Oregon produced 10 per cent Of
the platinum used by the United
States during the war.
The fame of Oregon fruits circles
the world.
The reputation Of our cheese ex-
tends to foreign countries.
Our shipbuilding record is a
worlds record in many respects. We
were able and did obtain greater re-
turns on labor output and money
costs than any other shipbuilding
state.
In the manufacture Of cereals, Or
egon equals any and surpasses all
other states west of the Rocky noun
tains.
Oregon is the largest furniture
manufacturing center in the entire
West and in some special lines of
furniture we stand third in the en-
tire United States. Our markets ex-
tend to some Of the Latin-American
countries
In saddlery manufacturing leads
Pacific Coast states and carries trade
to points far east and south and to
foreign countries as we'll.
In the handling Of agricultural
implements Portland is the fourth
city in the United States and is away
ahead of all western cities.
In the manufacture of woolens,
Oregon is away ahead Of other west
ern states. AS a wool center, Port
land is the second city in the country.
In candy manufacturing Oregon
is second to no other Pacific coast
state.
Our cracker and macaroni plants
take the lead in the West. The third
largest seller of soda crackers in
the United States is in Oregon.
The largest coppersmith plant in
the entire United States is in Ore
gon.
The biggest broom factory west Of
the Mississippi river is in Oregon.
The only carbon paper manufac-
turer west of Chicago is in Oregon.
Our paper mills and stove foun-
dries equal any to be found in the
west.
The largest single plant making
jams and jellies west Of the Missis-
sippi is in Salem.
Carloads of our manufactured
fruit items go to many states east
Of Chicago, are labelled by the job
ber handling them as his private
brand, and some few Of our mer-
chants buy them back under the lure
that they must be better than Ore
gon can produce.
The only worsted mill west Of
Ohio river is in Sellwood. The yard
there produced from Oregon grown
wool is shipped to knitting mills in
other states, fashioned into sweaters,
bathing suits, caps, etc., and our
merchants buy it back.
Our wooden mills produce macki-
ma wand other cloth, ship it to many
parts of the country to clothing man
ufacturers who resell it to Oregon
retail merchants, who might have
purchased here in the first instance.
Oregon cherries, loganberries,
prunes, apples and strawberries are
known in every part Of the country
as being superior.
When the loganberry was first in
troduced, it was regarded as fail
ure-it would not hold up under
shipping.
This fault has now been capital
lied and the fame of Oregon is being
spread through the advertising Of
"Phez Loganberry Juice"
Candy made here is being adver-
tised and nationally distributed.
Cough drops made in Oregon go
to nearly every state in the United
States.
Oregon robe sand blankets are ma
tionally advertised and nationally
sold.
Draw saws made here are ntionally
advertised and distributed.
Ice cream cones invented and
made in Oregon first.
Oregon is the home of dehydrated
fruit and vegetables-the equality
and quantity unexcelled.
An Oregon life insurance company
has the best financial record Of any
company founded during the last
20 years. 1t is the only company
that has shown a growth Of insur-
ance and surplus without having to
obtain stockholders aid beyond the
original paying for stock subscribed.
Tn the last four wears Il has written