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Show oo BUSINESS 1 IE 1ST W GOOD Railroad officials of tho Southern Pacific insist that industrial conditions condi-tions throughout that vast territory tributary to that railroad are healthful health-ful and prospects good. The following follow-ing is a summarized report clipped from "Tho Bulletin," just issued by the Southern Pacific from the general offices of-fices at San Francisco: Reports from all sections on the Pacific Pa-cific System foretell a prosperous season sea-son for the West this year. General Freight Agent H. A. Hinshaw, who has returned from a week's trip, through the Rogue and Umpqua valleys val-leys in Oregon, says that conditions there were never better than now. Wheat is eight inches high and alfalfa an'd othor crops are looking fine. There has been no snow and very little cold weather all winter. "Roseburg's broccoli crop will run doee .to twenty-five carloads," said Mr. Hinshaw. Weather conditions have been Ideal for this and all other crops In that section. There haa been an abundance of rain and Just enough cold to prevent the fruit trees from budding. General Passenger Agent John M. Scott has been spending the weok in Pork and Yamhill counties, and his report is that bumper crops will be produced by the farmers this year. Tho acreage of wheat and other grains is fully 25 per cent greater than last year, he says, and the favorable -woather has given it a fine start.' Splendid pasture for stock haa beer available throughout tho winter and this has effected a great saving ii fodder. Superintendent T. F. Rowlands oi the Salt Lake division reports that the Red River Lumber company mills at Westwood on the Fernley and Lassen branch are turning out a million feet of lumber a day. "Tho immense activities along tho Westwood branch, however, aro not confined to lumbor mills," says Mr. Rowlands. "Every line of business Is producing huge totals. That entire part of California and Nevada is a veritable beehive." on |