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Show A Big Wool Deal. A Few Notes from Oregon.' A Big Strawberry. Irrigation in Nevada. To Reclaim Re-claim the Desert. FROM OREGON." A Register Reporter had an interview in-terview with a gentleman just returned trom Willamette Valley, Oregon, who says ol that place: "Times areiet ty good but the place is overflowing with , population, and still it keeps pouring in; every train bungs Irom nine to ten coach loads The - Salem' papers also stated few days ago that the : Northern Pacific was to start two express trains on the second of June just past. The principal . industiy at the present time is . lumheriiig, but as fast as. the land is cleared h is planted principally to small fruits. Such anulher country, turety does not exist for such production. I saw a straw berry that measuied nine Inches In circumference, cir-cumference, and a newspaper stated that one had been brought in to their office that measured ten inches; and I do not boubt it. Canning, factories aie being put up, but such things take time. The Valley will eventually support sup-port an immense population, but they are rushing in too fast " Our lepotter then asked what he thought of a boon.) for Sail Pete. "Judging by what I have seen of them, it is a scheme to take money from Hie many to benefit the few; luMvever, a little waking up will not hurt San Pete, and a business paper such as the Kkoister promises to be is just the thing to do it." "What do you think of our roller mills?" . ' "Well a a local convenience, and for the local trade, they are very well; but as merchant mills none of our mills have sufficient capacity. If the builders wanted want-ed to make money, a woolen factory would give iarger and surer dividends. By the way, I understand that t wool is down in Utah; but in Oiegon it is selling j at 22 cents." s i |