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. , Second Section " Pages 9 to 12 VOL. XX. SAIiEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUIiY 2, 1010. No. 151. I 'i AN INTERESTING ON PACKIN6 OF Describes the Necessary Outfit, and Goes Into the Detail of Processes of Grading and Selecting Rules and Methods in Use at Hood River, and Also the Colorado Methods Given Well Packed Fruit is Well Sold Fruit, and Too Much At tention Cannot Be Given It. (Paper read by O. H. Cash of Edenbower, at the Fruitgrowers meetlng'In Roseburg Saturday : To pack fruit properly one must In the first place have the right equipment. Good work cannot be done with any old ramshackle bins or boxes. The grower of good fruit, who depends on the profits derived therefrom, should have enough in terest and pride In his output to see that proper bins, sorting tables, packing and nailing benches are provided. Not "everyone can have a packing house, altho' the first spaie money the grower has at his disposal should be invested in a building of this kind, unless he is a member of some exchange or union who main tain a large house for the packing house of his own, and belongs to no organization owning one, he can with a little care and small expense, fit up a handy place to put up his fruit, either In a barn or under some "."trees. " First, make one or more (depending on size of crop) bins by tacking canvas on to a substantial frame, say 4 feet wide and 8 feet long, with ono side higher than the other and allowing the canvass to sag down In the middle. Make the legs long enough so that the lower side of the table strikes the packer ju&t above the hips. The opposite side of bin being higher the fruit gradu ally works down to the low side as the first is taken out and enables the operator to continually clean up the bin. This prevents some of the fruit from staying in ' the' bin all day. Make a packing, ritand of some rough j tllllinHimMMHMltMMHHHtHMtHHHHH))HMItllll)HHHHHIIt Forty-ninth Annual Exhibition w ill be Greater Than EverJ September 12 1910 N V J. H. BOOTH, Pres. MMHIM,l)IMHMMtMMMMMmUMMHM tHIHHH PAP UIT lumber or scraps, of a size to just take a fruit box of tho kind you are using and hold it at an angle of 30 degrees or so, with the slant towards the packer. A cleat nailed at the front edge holds the box from sliding off. Above this, and attached to the stand, build a light frame with a board also Inclined 30 degrees im mediately above the fruit box and from 8 to 12 inches higher than the edge of the box. cleat along the edge holds your papor. Take a bun dle of tissue wrapping, paper, nail it to a board about the same size and the aforementioned cleat holds it there just where .you want it. A rubber finger stall on first finger of tho left-hand, which enables you to detach one piece of paper at a time, completes tho outfit. The grading or sorting table is any kind of a table big enough to hold the ,box of fruit you are grading also a box for fancy, one for choice and one for culls. If the packer does tho grading for size, selecting tho fruit from the bin first for one size, then another, the grader only grades for quality. Some fruit men, however, let tho graders sort for size as well as quality, In which case the table must be large enough to hold more boxes, so the grader can have two or three boxes for each grade In quality around him. The best practice Is un doubtedly to let the packer grade for size as he packs, If he is an ex perienced hand, as the moment he begins a box of certain size he will see only that size in tho heap of fruit at his right hand. The next box he Grand Showing of Live Stock. Racing Program Complete. Reduced Rates on all Railroads. Come and bring your friends. FRANK packs a different size, and so on The grading table should be just the other side of the packing bin, that is, immediately across from tho packer and on the high side of the bin, so when tho packer calls for fruit the grader just turns around and elO' vates a box to the side of the bin and gently tips it over onto the can vass. The nailing bench consists of a strong staifd fitted with springs; ordinary carriage springs do very well, with a foot lever and ratchet and descending arms to catch the covers and press down on the box. Tho ratchet then holds while tho pressman nails and cleats tho box.. He should be on the left of tho packer and have a long table mado of two 2x4 's a foot or-so apart to receive tho packed boxes on. The sizes of tables and bins are of course determined by the amount, of fruit and number of people engaged. As to grades, a few words will suffice. The following classifica tion is used by the Hood River Apple Growers' Union and applies to ap ples, only, but the same general terms would apply to other fruit: Fancy grade, consists of perfect apples only. They must be free from worm holes, stings, scale, fun gus, scab, rust, or any other disease, and free from all Insect pests, decay or injury. They must be free fron bruises and limb rubs, and the slftn around the stem must not be broken. All apples must be clean, fully ma turSd, not deformed, and must have a, healthy color. Spltzenbergs'' must have 70 per cent or more good red color. All red apples' must be of good color. Choice grade, consists of apples a little below fancy and includes' such apples as are not perfect. These must be good apples, not culls. No apples with worm holes or broken skin will be accepted. Limb rubs must not be larger than a 10-co.it piece. Only two strings will bo al lowed and no string is permitted where the skin of apple Is broken. No apples will be accepted If affected with San Jose scale or dry rot, jr which show an open or black bruise. (Continued on Page 12.) IN PREMIUMS AND:: PURSES MEREDITH, Sec. I 17, WILL THE CANAL GET THE TRADE? TECHNICAL AVORLI) SAYS THE TEHUANTEPEC RAILROAD IS A QUICKER AND CHEAPER SOLUTION OP TRADE TROU- LEMS. What shall It profit a nation to squander more than a third of a bil lion dollars in digging an inter ocenalc canal when another nation already has In successful operation a rival transportation line that can cut rates below the possibility of competition by tho canal and still make a profit? This is tho conundrum that has confronted the people of the United States since January 1, 1907, when Mexico opened the Tehuantepec Na tional railway for traffic. ,It will, continue to confront them so long as the railway remains in operation in spite of all tho rhetoric that can bo touched off In congress or out of it. On paper, of course, water trans portation can put the railroads out of business wjth one hand tied. It has been demonstrated beyond tho possibility of successful contradic tion again and yet again that a steamship or a steamboat, or even a canal boat, can haul freight so much cheaper than a train that the latter can not oven earn Interest on Its bonds. As a matter of prosaic his tory, however, it will be remembered that the railroads, even In their crude days of undovelopment, simply took all tho traffic away from tho canals, t which had had somo years the start of thorn, leaving tho canal boats to rot and tho canals them selves to degenerate Into duck ponds. Ocean freight rates are worth on an average a dollar per ton per thousand miles. The ordinary freight steamship makes about 10 miles an hour, or 250 miles a day, thus requiring five days more to go by way of Panama, assuming tho time of crossing both isthmuses to bo the same. It will take n steamer about one day to pass through tho Panama canal, whilo tho cargo could bo passed across Tehuantepec and loaded Into another steamer in two days, leaving four ays to tho ad vantage of tho Mexican route. Tho extra cost of tho four days to a steamer with a 5000-ton cargo to go by way of Panama would bo $2000; adding tho canal tolls would bring tho total up to $10,000. That this saving Is actual cash by tho Tehuantepec route Js not merely an academic theory but a commercial reality has been demonstrated by more than three years of operation. The first demonstration was tho dt version of a couple of hundred thous and tons of sugar por year that was formerly shipped v from Hawaii by way of Capo Horn to New York and Philadelphia, saving more than 30 days time. Tho directness of tho Mexican route is shown by the fact that a cargo which left Hong Kong April 8, 1909, consigned by way- of Tehuantepec was delivered In New York May 31, making the tlmo in transit 53 days.. Technical World Magazine. o Tho Poor Middleman. In these days of Investigation of tho high cost of living it is generally the result of a scholarly inquiry that the profits aro going to the middle man. This not only works out with tho work done by tho expert econo mists but It Is demonstrated by tho amateur Investigators. Last fall n Wenatcho applo grower placed a note in a box of apples which ho packed offorlng a reward to tho final pur chaser of the apples if ho would re turn tho noto tolling where and when be bought the box and how much ho paid. Tho grower was paid $1.75 for his box of apples. His noto was ro- turned to him with tho Information that the apples had boon purchasod in the Now York market in Fobruary for $3.75. Poor old commission man. Allowing fifty cents for freight this worthy object of pity only received $1.50 for tho service of handling a box of apples from the producer to tho sonsuraor. Of courso these wore not Hood River apples but a noto In a box of Hood Rivers for which tho grower received about $2.75 would have brought a reply from New York saying thit they had been bought thero for about $5. Again our sympathy to the man who gets only a dollar or two for making some brief entries on bis books, perhaps storing the up- pies a few weaka and tailing tbs peo ple be has some apples to sell. Why, his profit is not much more than $1,000 on a carload. And the man who grows tho apples may get nearly $2,000 from the carload. Tho producer of courso gets a good prlco but when tho man who some times never handles or even sees tho commodity gets almost as much and often more than the. man who pro duces, it is easy to seo tho causo of the high cost of living. Hood River growers get more for their products because they have their soiling asso' elation and have cut out tho middle man at this end of tho lino but the consumer in New York and London still pays tribute to tho commission man at that end. Of course the man who can indulge himself in tho do llcious Hood River Spltzenberg may not caro for the pittance tho commls slon man exacts but if wo look in other - lines, for instanco in lines where we aro consumers we will find that there is a long jump from th prlco the producer receives to tho price that wo pay for tho article. We need the middleman and ho is necessity but it would be bettor to pay him at the rate we pay for other necessities instead of paying In the way we pay for great luxuries Hood River Glacier. Disease from Thought. Dr. Charles Gilbert Davis (By in Now York World. If a thought can in an instant tlmo dilate or contract the blood ves sols, causing a rush of blood to or from any part; if it can increase or diminish the secretions of a gland it can hasten or retard tho action of the heart; If It can turn tho hair gray In a single night; if it can force tears from tho eyes; if it can in an instant produce great bodily weak- ness; if It can produce insomnia; If as has often occurred, It can bring instantaneous death then Is it not, natural for us to conclude, without further argument, that It may bring about a more or less continuous do rangement of the physical organism which we call disease? On every hand wo noto instances whero tho action, of tho mind both produces and perpetuates disease. In deed I can truthfully say, aftor nn observation of many years in the practice of medicine, that a majority of the case3,of illness which como un dor tho dally observation of tho phv slcian are largely duo to tho condl tlon of tho mind. It is not unusual for somo ono re turning from the funeral of a loved ono to be taken 111 and In a few days follow that one to tho grave. What causes this death? Depressing thought. Mother hears of somo calamity having bofallon her child. Sho goes Into a collapse, fever follows and she Is near the gates of death. Was it not a thought that produced this ill ness? A man is seated at a banquet tablo, tail of health and happiness and blessed with a good appetite. A messago is brought to him that his family has been drowned in flood. Ho turns pale; hjs appetite deserts him and his strength is gone. Soon he Is in a delirium and ill. All the functions of the body aro do ranged; a doctor is called and names his disease But is it noi'truo that this man's diseaso has been produced by what ho thought? I have seen the most wonderful ef fCfcts follow a fit of anger. Aftor an outburst of passion tho function of every gland In tho body is impaired. Timo and again I h'avo obsorved nculo illness in an infant whero It was per mitted to nurse immediately after tho. mothor had been engaged In a quar rel, and on more than one such oc casion I havo seen death follow in a fow hours. Such Instances might be, multi plied Indefinitely, and ovory observ ant physician has a mental storo of such cases. Closing Acts of Congress. Taft signed tho $20,000,000 irriga tion bill Saturday night at 10 o'clock. Each house of congress in Its clos ing hours appointed committees to investigate the charges of bribery In connection with tho Oklahoma In dian lands, mado by Senator Gore. President Taft left tho capltol building at 11 o'clock, having signed practically all bills passed by congress. o Hay Fovcr and Asthma. Bring discomfort and misery to many peoplo but Foley's Honey and Tar affords quick and welcome re lief, and gjves easo and comfort to the suffering ones. It rollovcs tho congestion of the membranes in tho head and throat and soothos and heals them. None genuine but Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow package. Insist upon having l'oley'j Honey and Tar and refuse substi tutes. J. C. Perry. y LABOE AUD8ENGE HEARS Between Colonel Hofer, bf Salem, and Rev. Wilson, of Port land on Liquor Question as to Merits of Proposed Prohibi tion Amendment to Constitution. (The Dalles Chronicle, June 29.) The Joint debate between Rev. Clarence True Wilson, of Portland, and Colonel Ernest Hofer, of Salem, drew', a packed house at .tho Vogt theater last night. The audlenco ap peared to bo about evenly divided with sympathizers of tho two policies as advocated by tho speakers. Tho question debated was' ': "Resolved, that tho proposed prohibition amend ment to tho constitution, to bo voted upon in November, would be bone- ilcial to Oregon." Rov. Wilson fa vored state-wide prohibition, while his opponent talked In favor of local option and high license. Rov. Wilson opened .the dobata with a half-hour talk. Colonel Hofer followed with a speech of 30 minutes and thus alternating, both sides were put buforo tho audlenco of about 750 people for two hours, the only Intermission being to tako up a collection for expenses.. Tho audlenco rospondod with, enough to cover hall rent and advertising. Both sides received a groat deal of japplausc. Mr. Hofer was Introduced as a probable candldato for governor, which position ho modestly declined to assume but said ho was in favor of aspirants for public offlce coming out and stating whero thoy stood on this and o'hor vital questions. "No man can bo electod governor of Ore- gon this year," ho said, amid great applauso, "who straddles this lsauoi and carries water on ono shoulder and boor on tho other." Tho state of Oregon should decide this matter whether thero Is to bo state-wldo pro- any .other body of criminals in tho hlbltion or tho present system of lo- stato, Thoy are damning our boys, cal option and high llcenso and reg-' ruining our girls, corrupting our ulation for tho cities, arid if tho laws, defeating good men for oloc state goes dry, tho man who Is elect- tlon, oven on the circuit bench In. ed governor should enforce tho laws Orogon." Rov. Wilson said that there and if tho peoplo vote Oregon dry was no uso to fool with tho blind and elect him governor, tho Salem pigs any longer, that tho people odltor said ho would use all tho oxo- should go to tho center of the cutlvo power to seo that tho stato troublo, and prohibit tho salo and. was made dry and tho mandate of manufacture of liquor the peoplo was oboyod "So don't' Colonol Hofor's strong point was- voto dry unless you expect to go dry," he continued "I shall do all In my power on tho stump nnd In my newspaper work against this amendment to tho constitution, ro feat this amendment, but I bellovo the will of tho electorate fully and. fairly expressed should be Hhe su- Pianos and Organs j from the cheapest to the best sold on installments and rented. GEO. c. WILL 3 ( i i 1 1 ! ! Sewing Machines Genuine needles, oil and new parts for all sewing machines. Sewing ma chines rented. GEO. C. WiLL SOUTH SALEM MARKET PLACE POISAL & SHAW General Grocery Store We also carry a full line o( cigars, tobacco, candy, pilot, drugo and stamps. Phono 70S THE DEBAT Drome lawof-tho laadjjJreat ap plause.) " ' Dr. Wilson made an eloquent ap peal for tho rights. of tho. homo and tho family against the. liquor traffic. He made a' strong point In favor of state-wide prohibition by showing that all tho bad debts of merchants woro caused by men paying cash to tho Baloon keeper and buylug of tho merchant, on credit. Colonol Hofec asked Dr. Wilson if making and Soil ing intoxicants wore to bo mado n crime, why not go a step farther and make drinking liquor a crime? Dr. Wilson defended the right of private drinking as a matter of conscience and personal privilege and responsi bility, while he said traffic in intoxi cating liquor was a matter of public concern. Colotfel Hofer asked him if prohibition were founded on truth and principle, why tho German na tion was leading all Europo in indus trial, financial, educational and moral progress, while it was tho nation farthost from practicing prohibition. Tho Portland minister attacked tho wholesalers and manufacturers of liquors In Portland as tho back ors of lawlessness and corruption In Oregon affairs. Ho said: "Why try to find tho blind pigs under the law today, when tho manufacturers and wholesalers of liquor, the power that Is demoralizing Oregon politics, tho power that owns tho police commis sion and council of the city of Port land and controls the newspapers, 'is sending mon to dry territories to sell llnuor. telllntr them that thov will BC0 thora through, that thoy will Day their fines if arrested, and see that thoy do not get into serious trouble, Theso mon aro doing more to defy tho sovorelgn law of Oregon than. that, if tho nmondment was carried, thoro would bo many communities which would not bo in sympathy with mo new enactment, and that It would bo impossible to enforce tho law- thoro, that moro laws Would bo brok- on and moro liquor sold than under the present system. Edisoll Victor and j Columbia Talking ! Machines I A full stock of Records. I 0E0. C. WILL 4 Latest Sheet Music f Piano and Organ Studies. Violins, Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos. GEO. C. WILL r 11-