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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
2
Public notice indicates the Newberg Graphic is entered as second class mail at the post office in Newberg Oregon with standard distribution pending postmark and mailing procedures.
The Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends Church held its opening in Newberg after receiving approval from Iowa Yearly Meeting. Delegates from several meetings gathered for worship and business, with officers elected and plans discussed for evangelistic work and Pacific College support. The event featured sermons, prayers, and a large influx of visitors from multiple states and regions.
Gexeran Wape Hamrros of South Carolina, an inter state commerce commission member, has been in Oregon for days examining subsidized railroads. He fished for salmon at Oregon City, hooked a large Chinook, and played it for about twenty minutes before the line snapped. The piece hints at local town rivalries and calls for regional effort to improve towns like Newberg and McMinnville.
Weather bulletin notes cooler than normal conditions in Western Oregon with average temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal this month and near 5 degrees below since March 1. Week saw 54 to 59 F, rain across Lane Douglas Josephine Jackson counties, frosts on 7th and 18th, hay damage, mixed crop prospects, pledging some average yields and gains in hops and potatoes, overall stock strong but varied by crop.
Fragmentary report notes buckwhat onions and garden crops linked to a truck promise of good yields though improvement expected from sanaline. Mentions BK 8 and Macue in unclear context.
The first cherries arrive at market today priced 8 to 10 cents per pound. The Oregon Fruit and Produce Co. issues a mammoth postal card cherry advertisement touting shipments and promising harvest in about ten days, with a vivid line about rain fostering both boys with webfeet and the Oregon cherry.
The Portland and Yamhill Railway Co converts narrow gauge to standard gauge using 62 pound rails under Southern Pacific control. Three rails reach White's for both gauges as work to upgrade bed, ties, and bridges proceeds with fifteen laborers from Portland. A branch to Oregon City and extension to Newport on Yaquina Bay are anticipated, boosting freight efficiency and local real estate value along the line.
Reports from Southern Oregon indicate a large California peach crop this season with strong indications of a heavy yield. The California Fruit Grower notes a promising outlook for peaches. Eastern canneries pay 25 cents per bushel for tomatoes. Under good conditions yields range 30 to 400 bushels per acre. A Milton Oregon fruit dealer paid 700 dollars for a seven acre strawberry field. Pacific Rural Press says San Jose dealers offer 40 cents for black cherries while local growers expect 5 to 8 cents. 190,000 barrels of apples shipped from Tasmania, freight to London about a cent per pound. Oregon strawberries appeared on Portland market May 24, first from The Dalles, with berries ripe earlier in Southern Oregon. Oregon City Courier notes about 23,000 prune trees, or over 200 acres, not out near Springwater post office in Clackamas county. Large prune orchards exist nearby. Snake River Fruit Growers Association expects a half crop of peaches and full crops of plums, pears, apples, grapes, and berries. apricots will fail. Snake River fruit yield for the year is 65,000 boxes. The association has 60 acres bearing. Rural Northwest.
A speaker argues against overreliance on others or patronage. He credits wealth built by farming roots, self effort, and personal effort, urging youths to work with hands and heart. Strive to paddle your own canoe and seek no one’s help, as fortune favors self made men.
A Shorthorn calf eight weeks old and weighing 208 pounds dressed was sold by Jonathan Stott to Bond and Gaunt. The note urges buyers to show a certificate proving such price, suggesting it proves the value of improved stock. Miss Mabel Baker of LaPayette earns a state teaching diploma valid for six years across Oregon. A Yamhill County mortgage dispute highlights the recording importance, while Warren Merchant sells North Yamhill cheese locally. The report also mentions a Cotmwood lamb pair weighing 101 and 102 pounds born in March and notes bridge work on a railroad crossing. Local rivals Edwards and Adams are teased for a friendly bicycle race.
The Statesman reports 49 000 feet of cottonwood and balm logs pass through today toward Willamette Pulp and Paper at Oregon City. A Earl has 125 000 feet banked near Salem. 39 010 feet to Oregon City soon, rest to dry until late August then float. About 200 000 feet total from all camps will float down with river traffic and caution for rafts. Oregon City mills recently received 3 000 000 feet of stave from the lower river for paper production.
A reflection on teaching a child to face life unaided, valuing self sufficiency over parental favors. The passage emphasizes a boy who learns to shoulder his burdens and vows to handle his own battles without external help.
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