ek ated 
ROBIE SHORE pd ae 
Mr. Stover says that climatic condi- 
tions in that region for the greater 
part of the year are typically- humid, 
but that from June to September 
there is practically no rainfall. This 
condition is almost ideal for the pro- 
duction of grain, but continued 
cropping has reduced the yield from 
50 and 60. bushels of wheat per acre 
to 10 or 12 bushels, which is not 
profitable. As a consequence, diver- 
sified farming is becoming popular, 
and for this much moisture is neces- 
sary during the summer. Investiga- 
tions were begun by the Department 
of Agriculture in 1907 for the pur- 
pose of finding a solution of this 
problem, and were continued 
through 1908 and>1909. 
It was found that all of the soil in 
the region under discussion was fer- 
tile and there was only needed a 
proper application of water. Condi- 
tions were said to be similar to those 
in the Po Valley in Italy, where irri- 
gation has been resorted to for cen- 
turies to bring about the fullest ag- 
ericultural production. 
An interesting account is given of 
experiment tried with irrigation in 
oa Willamette Valley. In one ease, 
5,647 pounds of green fodder per 
acre were secured without irrigation, 
and 9,666 pounds, an increase of 71 
per cent, were. obtained with two ir- 
rigations. Potatoes, unirrigated, 
yielded 2,604 pounds per acre; with 
one irrigation, 6,760 pounds; and 
with two irrigations, 7,500 pounds, 
an increase in the latter of 180 per 
cent. The unirrigated potatoes 
yielded 89.2 per cent. of marketable 
tubers. The potatoes which were ir- 
rigated yielded 93:2 per cent. of mar- 
ketable tubers, Beets yielded 2,745 
pounds per acre without irrigation, 
and 4,309. pounds with one irriga- 
tion. The yield of clover increased 
27.4 per cent. with irrigation. 
The report says: 
‘““Ags the result. of a -widespread 
campaign of education and advyer- 
tisement, western Oregon is oxDey 
encing today one of the greatest era 
of growth and development it ae 
ever known. From all over the 
Union men are coming to this region 
to locate their capital. Along com- 
mercial and industrial lines the de- 
velopment. is very great indeed. 
Along agricultural lines there 1s 
much investment and speculation, 
but on the whole, little real develop- 
ment: is. taking place outside. a few 
of a very few especially favored lo- 
ealities. .This backwardness in the 
actual development of the agricul- 
tural industry constitutes one of the 
most serious economic problems con- 
fronting western Oregon,’’ 
Bingham and Eliza Tuck, 
27 
MANCHESTER SUNDAY SCHOOL OBSERVES ITS CENTENNIAL. 
First Sunday School Movement in This Country was in Manchester. 
The Congregational Sunday School 
at Manchester will celebrate its 
Centennial the coming Sunday, June 
19. The nucleus of the school was 
formed in June, 1810, by four women 
—Martha Lee, Abigail Hooper, Mary 
who, im- 
bued with missionary zeal at the time 
of the Judson and Mills movement 
to establish the Foreign Missionary 
Society, gathered the children for 
Sunday rabahinie in a room of the 
house which stood on the ground 
fronting the G. A. Priest school, then 
known as the Vestry house. As the 
experiment grew in size and favor, 
it removed to the church galleries 
and organized. Its first superinten- 
dent was Mr. John Knight. He 
served twenty years and was fol- 
lowed by Andrew Lee, Deacon John 
Price, N. B. Sargent, Oliver T. Rob- 
erts, A. L. Shan Albert Cunning- 
ham and Charles C. Dodge, the pres- 
ent incumbent. The exact date of 
organization is not known, but it is 
certain that it was the first Sunday 
school movement in the country, al- 
though the school in Beverly organ- 
ized in August of the same year and 
claims the prasedénce. Miss Fannie 
Woodbury, the chief instigator in 
the work was a friend of and co- 
worker with the Manchester women. 
Masconomo House to Be 
Auction. 
Much interest is centering in the 
sale of the beautiful Masconomo es- 
tate at Manchester a week from 
next Monday, June 27. The place 
will be sold at public auction to set- 
tle the estate of the late Agnes 
Booth Schoeffel. The hotel was the 
most famous along the New England 
coast in the earlier days of the 
North Shore as a summer resort. It 
was here that many of the best 
known people of the land came to 
spend their summers. Many of its 
old-time guests have since estab- 
lished summer homes along the coast. 
In later years, however, the hotel 
has ‘‘run down’’ and has not met 
with much sueceess. It was built by 
Sold at 
the husband of the late Mrs. Schoef- 
12 acres 
fel. The estate consists of 
of land magnificently situated along 
Singing Beach, and commanding an 
unsurpassed view of the ocean. The 
hotel has some 100 rooms and there 
are also three cottages. 
Letters remaining unclaimed at 
Manchester, Mass., Postoffice for 
week ending June 11: 
Miss Gertrude Amory, William S. 
Campbell, Gunstay Fritz, Mrs. 
Frames, Heill. Frazer Co., Alexander 
Haste, William Murray, Mrs. Alex- 
ander Merriam, John Naughton, 
Alexie Pietro, Lewis S. Palmer, Mrs. 
J. TH. Read, Mrs. William W. Scott, 
Miss Lillian Sleeper, L. C. Thorn- 
dike, Mrs.| Paul Weil, E. F. Weller- 
ton.—Sam’l L. Wheaton, P. M. 
Parasols and umbrellas repaired 
at Loomis’. 
The Edges Do Not Separate 
on an L. & H. Panama. The weaving leaves no ragged ends to unravel. 
in weight, it fits so comfortably you forget you have it on. 
Light 
Like all styles of 
L. & H. Straws, the Panama has exquisite linings and trimmings. A hat to be 
proud of and one that gives many seasons’ wear. 
made in “every style for every man.” 
- keynote of L. & H. Hat Reputation. 
L. & H. Straw Hats are 
The customer’s satisfaction is the 
The pleasure of satisfying you is respectfully requested by 
For Sale By F, W. BELL & SON 
MANCHESTER, MASS. 
