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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1908)
THE 9I0RMXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY .?. 1008. light t he ideal food receptacle. Compare it villi sacks and other frail containers, exposing the con tents to disease . germs, fetid air. and the most loathsome damage by dogs, rats, mice, vermin and insect pests. Food products taken from barrels are just as pure as the day they were sealed. It may be said that the barrel has con tributed much to the health of the world. A Hard-Times Asset. The barrel is easily handled. It always has a cash valued whether new or old. It is used in hard limes as well as in times of great est prosperity, because its princi pal uses are the containing and preservation of staple products. Grew From Its Profits. lVculiar to the Pacific Coast is IJ113 complete manufacture of slaves, headings and barrels by one company. This company a superb, successful organization of specialists, with every officer a cooper and every employee trained to special duty has grown in less than 14 years from a small begin ning in Los Angeles to its present proportions. Its growth has been entirely from the profits earned "by the company. No outside capi tal has ever been taken in from the sale of stock or bonds. Splendid Record for Fair Dealing. During its growth the company has established a splendid record i'or fair dealing. While sometimes referred to as a trust, no one has ever accused it of growing at the expense of competition. In fact, it has little or no competition, the principal end of its business being the manufacturing of staves and headings. Barrels are made by different cooperage houses, its principal customers, all up and down the Coast, the bulk of the staves and headings . beinsr ob- : I iiJ f I I 11 J ' FIG. 7 MAKING Till BARREL 1 I f .rV "7 ,i ,11 I (LUN1IMKD) J " ' 'to--w-'mrMinll,v,L.,j,mrTm,f.Mnfi . 1 miiim mum 1 nrr mm- mm-- age men ,lo Pacific Coast cooper age products, that they excel any thing produced anywhere else in the world. There are no old or every step. Some of the machin ery which, helped to revolutionize the cooperage industry was in vented and first used in some one overpaid officials employed by 1 e . , , . .. ., , , ' j 01 the plants 01 the Western Coop- t ho Western Cooperage Conipanv. t llt ... , . ., . ' 1 , erage Company. Best Machin- x ne ueimue poiirv 01 uic coin- i . , - ,1 cry pany encourages tne leacnmg ami advancement of young and pro gressive men. has oen the watchword and consistent policy of the company since established. From forest to vineyard every aid is called into Best Machinery the Watchword. use to help encourage craftsmen Highest efficiency is attained j to execute their work 'speedily, by labor-saving equipment at smoothly, cheerfully, under favor- i 1 A 4 i y&tft&e yy.stoyvx 1 1 i l ( i ft? 14. FIG. 5 MAKING THE BARREL (1) Setting up barrel in temporary rings. (2) Steaming barrels., inside of drums, over jets of steam, to heat and soften staves. (3) Drawing softened staves into barrel shape by power windlass. (4) Barrels over oil heaters to remove moisture. Dried staves retain bent shape even if barrels are knocked down. (5) Evening up barrel, by knocking out staves even all around after drving. . able surroundings. It is the aim and praotice to "supply every prac tical encouragement and incentive for enthusiasm and loyal effi ciency. System Beats Red Tape. To keep in touch with the vast amount of detail involved in this complicated process simultaneous ly 111 these localities, system is im perative. The business in every tained from-the Western Cooper age Company. Its Corps of Craftsmen. Barrel-makers, like poets, are born, not made. Growth of the Western Cooperage Company has drawn together a superb organ ization, a corps of enthusiastic, progressive, efficient barrel-makers live craftsmen, each a spe cialist in his department, and each contributing toward a product that in quality and finish ranks second to none produced any where. In fact, -the compliment has been paid by Eastern cooper- branch has been well systematized for years. No red tape every thing simple,- smooth and quick, with a minimum of o-lerk hire and a maximum of conveniences. Every detail of expense or effort is recorded and audited in a simple way; the system automati cally' sifting out the essential facts and keeping them before the executive heads, so that error or inefficiency in any branch or de partment is detected quickly. Many a business owes its success to the sensitiveness of a well ordered audit system, and to this the Western Cooperage Company is. indebted in no small measure. Rivalry Beats Competition. Rivalry between plants, both in j manufacturing and marketing, j has been fostered by. the manage ment. This spirited emulation the opposite of destructive com petitionhas helped keep the dif ferent branches keen and alert quick to take advantage of every opportunity to reduce cost or ex tend trade. By prompt service and top-notch quality, customers are made to feel that their patron age is valued. The company has endeavored to make friends of its customers,, as it counts on them to help extend its trade. Trade Over Big Territory. The company early pursued the policy of interesting the most prominent cooperage men on the r -"w' i -i -s " - I ' 1 ?m 5 1 t1 ' V 9. (1) Trussing machine rtliere temporary rings are. pressed down good and hard, making bar rel tight and strong, and equalizing strain (on truss principle). ' PI i x -. .. ; tt f s l x- Y'i " ; v- s w i " r v . , - , . y t ; I " ? h'WKMTT v i r ,. s I ' I J lf ' - Jl.Sl: MANUFACTUR- I METAL s t''l H00PS Si Q'lfcl LV'- . il (1) Hwp-puiicliing I , t()'v, " I , "4" ! (2) Flaring and 3f lT' . 1 ! rounding hoops, to ? 1 Kl . I I ! fit barrel shape. ""s i " f (3) Riveting ma- i V Ci f " - I ! ?hine, double. Boys j ? n " f e work on two sides. I s if (4) Expanding riv- i- v I ettJtl hoops to uni- " ,i f - j . torui size. ' 1 H t 1 (2) C rozi nir machine, shaping rim of barrel, and grooving to ltold lin islied hand head. (.'!) Re-circling heads, when warped or swollen by cli mate or weather. (1) lleading-up ma chine. Draws staves up to tight til around barrel head, then presses head hoop on end of barrel. (3) Smooth ing outside of barrel, removing last uiievenuess. Best barrels sandpapered. h l! 5 If J J If ; - -H? !5 . ... OFFICERS OF WESTERN COOPERAGE COMPANY Watson Eastman, Pres., Portland. Or. Albert J. Buhtz, V.-Pres., Seattle, Wash. Clarence A. Lillie, See'y-, Portland, Or. DIRECTORS Frederick J. Koster, President' Califor nia Barrel Company, San Franeiseo. Albert J. Buhtz, Vice-President Western Cooperage Co., Seattle. Clarence A. Lillie, ' Secretary Western Cooperage Co., Portland. Oregon. Gustave Woerner, Member Firm David Woeruer Cooperage 'o., San Francisco. William E. Belford, Supi. Western Coop erage Co.. lloiilton, Oregon. Warren E. Thomas, M 'br. law firm Cham berlain. Thomas & Hailev, Portl'd. Or. Watson Eastman, President Western Cooperage Company, Portland, Oregon. FIG. 8 FINISHING THE BARREL ' This machine, the thin-hoop driver, presses all other hoops onto barrel. Boring bungholes and testing, two minor opera tions, all done by machines made for these purposes. Pacific Coast in the manufacture of cooperage stock. " These men have been and are its largest cus tomers. Gradually the company's territory has been extended, until now the Middle and Eastern States are consuming its staves and headings in large lots. Friends On This Coast. Firmly rooted in Pacific Ceast soil, this institution has grown from the smallest beginning, is owned on the Coast, and aims to preserve the confidence and loyal ty of the Coast. It is by the de velopment aiid growth 'of indus tries in its midst that the Pacific Coast will achieve the complete financial and commercial inde pendence which is its destiny. As an' institution which is manufac turing on this Coast a staple prod uct used the world over, the Western Cooperage Company in vites every resident of this part of the world to notice its prod ucts, to become acquainted with its methods, and to take an inter est in its growth. Friendship of the people of the Pacific Coast can be one of the strongest factors in extending the trade of this com pany, io deserve tnis interest and friendship, is the aim of the company, and to turn the channel of your thought in our direction, Reader, is the purpose of this an nouncement. ; " 4 f 'f $HSVS : t , v " i " " ' $ - ' '. 1 N s ' ktx., ..iifi.iiw.irfc. :ly.,i-i,:; -I "J: " v ft 3 " " - J IN THE LOS ANGELES - , V WAREHOUSE JL, I f , r'frrj-'ft 1 ' 1 j: f r5r.' i J '.f t! ! (1) Ohmpse of slo,k are- i m' v.v .A , LrTlj - ' ., ,,. ... I .ANNOUNCEMENT. For any desired information regarding staves, headings, barrels, half -barrels, tanks, kegs, etc., apply to any of the offices of "the company. : For announcement of stock issue, and further descriptive matter, write direct to executive offices of the company at Portland, Oregon, addressing Watson Eastman, President, Western Cooperage Company, Portland, Or. t-x jl iii. oaiuu, AmTMwii, xiouuon, IjOs Angeles. J r