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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1903
Page
7
U. S. weather observer P. J. Bolton of Fresno introduces a frost protection method for fruit trees. An exposed thermometer triggers an alarm at a set temperature to warn growers, while a row of 50 foot apart oil pots with covers burn for about six hours to raise ambient heat.
The Coe Commission Co states no customer is liable for more than their placed margin. Grain requires one cent per bushel as a margin and an eighth cent per bushel as commission. Stock trading uses $2 per share margin and one quarter of one percent as commission.
The text discusses potting to regulate temperature and conserve sap, recommending 30 to 40 pots per acre. A company plans to market 1000 units this year, with pots lasting five years. Loading and firing rates are given for crews, with costs of 20 cents per pot and 2 cents per gallon, totaling about $1.27 per acre annually.
Allan Cameron of the Oriental agency reports rapid growth in U S goods consumption across China, Japan, India, Siam and the Philippines. He cites cotton goods, bicycles, canned goods, steel, flour and machinery including locomotives, with roads described as fine macadam. He notes bike adoption replacing rickshaws, and describes low wages for coolies and cash handling in shipments amid a system based on Mexican silver.
A Rich Ely of Michigan after examination of Highland property expresses strong approval. A. D. Sly of Plymouth, visiting a week ago, reports thorough inspection and positive evidence of high value claims. In a letter to Nell J Sorensen & Co he notes safe arrival, complete review of every claim, and ore values across the gulch, suggesting rich potential and a favorable outlook.
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