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Consolidation of Tht Evening Newt and the RoMburg Review.
VOL. XXV, NO. 358, OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW.
D O U G L. AS COUNT
An Independent Newspaper, Published for the Beet Interest of the People.
R08EBURQ, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1924.
VOL. XI, NO. 248, OF THE EVENING NEWS
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MPQUA VALLEY CANNERY
REPORTS THAT PAST SEASON
HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL
uit Has Been Disposed of Without Trouble and Prices
Received Have Been Fair Considering Conditions
Met in Other Lines of Industry;
Big Year Anticipated.
ever, that over $40,000 wfeflvpaid out to
growers alone for the fruit ourchased
from them. At the time the plant
was in full operation over (2,000 was
paid out each week 1n the form of
salarl.
fho Umpqua Valley Cannery ''has i concern were accepted in eplte of the
. I a most successful season, and all ' fact that the price was considerably
, t , , . ,. I In excess of the bid submitted by the
I kcations point to an even better nmfn of some of the well known
yfr during 1924, Manager A. , J.jan(i standard brands. Quality was con
Oeddes reports. Although prices 'for inidered In this contract and the local
c-ttned goods have not been as high apples were chosen, In spite nf a
r I might be desired, the demand ! "" price, purely because of their
ows considerable improvement and -""""""
There With the "Salve."
Although the couple living near the
writer In the North end had only been
married few years, he bad already
learned to forget many things. One
day recently he returned borne and
was met by her at the door. The wife
appeared disappointed at something.
"What's the matterr the husband
inquired.
Today is my birthday and you've
come borne and forgotten to bring me
a birthday present.
'Ob," replied the man, after a mo
ment's hesitation. "But, dearie, how
can I remember? You loek as young
as you did lust year." Columbus Dispatch.
constantly growing stronger, and as
e Umpqua Valley cannery is achlev
e a nation-wide reputation for the
The greater part of the fruft sent
nut by the local ennnerv, has gone out
bearing the label of the plant. Some
excellency of Its product, it Is having extra fine and, attractive labels have
tittle trouble In disposing of all that been secured by the concern, and
ran be packed with the limited capa- have been found very satisfactory,
cltv. Practically all fruit canned dur- "Flverfreah", "Douglas," "Umpqua
lng the past season has been sold. I Chiefs" and "Itefleburg," are some of
and It was found impossible to fill the names selected to designate the
some of the orders which were sub-j various brands which are produced
mltted. The cannery hps proven one i here.
of the city's most valuable industries,! purnK the coming year an even
and hco been a great help to the better record Is anticipated. It is the
growers or me community. uu uc,nnpe ot the owners of The company
mm a new ouuning can ne consiruc-
Times Up
is
rareived thousands of dollars for pro
tnce which otherwise might not have
been sold, and In the way of providing
employment for a large number of
people.
The season started with broccoli,
which was canned under the name of
both , broccoli and cauliflower. The
Umpqua Valley Cannery is one of the
Tery few plants In the United States
which has been able to produce a suc
cessful cauliflower pack. During the
teat season the cannery shipped out
i pproxlmately 300 cases. The . entire
eck was sold without difficulty and
here Is a great demand for more.. The
Tegetable has proven very popular In
ranny eastern states, and also in the
ffluth. Alabama is endeavoring to
i lace a big order for this spring's
1 sck, and brokers all over the coun
t ? are prepared to put out all that
fie cannery can provide. With the
' ige broccoli acreage this year, there
fcnuld be a much larger amount can
'l than during the past season.
The broccoli seaaon was followed by
Jierrles and herries. The cherry crop
was quit.) light and the output of can
ned fruit was not large, but met a
ready market. The loganberries rtart
4 off-well, out a slump in the mar
kit r.-nde heavy canning Inadvisable.
The r.iarkM, however, has ben im
proving and a fair price and demand
Is expected thin f.pring.
A bl? run was made on Tiears, and
tie fruit as put out bv the ' c-il can
erv, .wiis very popular. Over t!00
tr if ptais weWj canned .in! ' yc
tudily nlnrilie.l by the mnrkn. The
ice ! nM oh mrn as mi'mi le
tind. but wa-i "ood conildeot
ndlnon gcneittly.
r.if nm on prunes wi r"u .:iemy,
lng to the condition of the fruit.The
Vi-lritro cf I'Vi tvn I'M pro-ericd a
pvk, r'i'iouch the rot rtiil net
uri- .lie f rii 'or drying, 'i'hj can-
. (I rut nreupt '. f!!' i'! ti
leva fi r ptu.v s. because i of hls
nditln. In sll ("bout 40tcna) of
:mes were cann'd. '
rhe Merest run hns been cn ".pples,
fr POO tors h"1"? been n.-t t-
e local plant. This Is the largest
pie pack ever turned out by the
pseburg crnnery, and letters are
luring in from brokers all over the
mtry pulling the nmnacanier.i on
excellency of the f . nit ard arklnr
mo. e fine buver stat"d Ihst h'
1 spent five yea:s tr nr to nnt
t ti.h a psck as the Ris-'burg can
y is putting out.
The riceptional quality of the
pipqua Valley fruit. Is shown by
tact that In a recent order placed
the government, for a large quan-
y of fruit, the apple from the local
ten in time tor the coming neason.
The company owns the large concrete
warehouse at the corner of Oak -and
Spruce atreets, and also owns the ad
Joining property. It Is planned, when
ever finances will allow, to construct
on the vacant lots a thoroughly mod
ern cannery building. The present
building Is so situated that It Is very
expensive to maintain a, sanitary con
dition, and carry on the work prop
erly. The building is overcrowded and
the facilities are not all that they
should be. If possible the company
will erect a new building next year.
The local cannery is owned by a
company composed of a large number
of local stockholders. Its officers are
John Busenbark. president; W. O.
Clinger, vice-president; J. F. Heiden
reich, sfcretary; and A. J. Geddea,
treasurer and manager. The directors
are: .'obn Busenbark, W. O. Clinger,
D. B. Bubar, L. B. Skinner, S. D.
Coolay.
As ihn audit of the books and the
summary of the years work have not
yet been completed, it is Impossible
to give actual-figures on the amount
taken In and expended by -the com
pany. It Is roughly estimated, how-
HE close of a year makes ns
think of the passing .of
time. The following max
ims, old and new, should
make us think ot the value
of time:
Any time means no time most times.
A man who dues nothing never has
time to do anything.
He who has most time lias none to
lose.
Nothing Is more precious than time
and nothing less valued.
No reward can recover lost time.
Be always In time; too late is a
crime.
The time that bears no fruit de
serves no name.
Life is hut time; waste the latter
and you reduce the former.
You muy have time again, but nev
er the time
Take time when time is, for time
will away.
Time present Is the only time you
can be sure of.
None can be provident of time who
Is not prudent In the choice of his
company. '
BEST NEW YEAR WISH '
The superiority of North American
civilization to that of South Amer
ica has been thus accounted for: The
Pilgrim came to America In search of
Qod; the Spaniards came In search of
gold ; the difference between spiritual
and material foundations In the state.
The best New Tear wish for our na
tion la a spiritual wish. C. O. Hazard.
UMPQUA HOTEL
IS
IMPROVED
All Rooms and Hallways Are
Retinted and Painted and
Other Changes Made.
DINING ROOM FINE
Late Improvements Made in
Dining Room, Make It
One of Most Attrac
tive in This Section.
Under the direction of Managor W.
J. Weaver, many new Improvements
aro now under way at the Umpqua
Hotel building. Mr. Weaver recently
purchased the hotel building, as well
as the business which he has so suc
cessfully conducted for many years.
and haa alo acquired the adjoining
property on Kose and Oak streets, so
that in the near future, as conditions
warrant, an annex can bo constructed
to provide additional facilities.
At the P'eserrt time Mr. Weaver
Is hvine the entire buildin" retinted
the ipterlnr woodwork pnlnted and
several changes made to add service
nd convenience. Everv room hns
been -tinted, and the woodwork paint
ed. Many new beds have been put In
and over 80 pairs of the best ohtaln
ble snrlnes nnd mattresses have
been purchased and put In use to pro
vide the utmct comfort for the
ffuests. A number of new rims, where
ever the old ones were even sllehtly
worn. have. been procured, maklne
the furnishines practically as good
ns new and adding much , to the ap
pearance of the rooms.
The Umpoua hofnl building was
finished In 1913 nnd the management
was taken over by Mr. Weaver, who
rssisted by his brother. It. Scott Wea
ver, has conducted the popular hotel
since that time, recently Mr. Wea
ver purchased the building itself, and
has also. In partnership with his
brother, h. L. Weaver, purchased the
beautiful hotel at Albany.
The Umpqua hotel has 116 rooms.
all large and commodious and beau
tifully furnished. Fifty-four of theso
rooms are furnished with bath and 36
additional rooms have private toilets.
Al lare equipped with hot and cold wa-
' tpr. The I'miKi'ia hotel management
makes a specialty of providing hot
water at all times for the convenience
ot the guests, and In winter or sum
mer persons stopping at the hotel
fiud piping hot water ready for their
use. Although this may appear a
smull matter, persona who have
traveled a great deal realize that this
is one feature which lends much to
the popularity of any hotel.
The Umpqua hotel, since Its con
struction, has been noted for its archi
tectural beauty, and for the fine serv
ice and convenlece which it offers.
The lobby on the first floor is one of
the largest In the west, and the big
fireplace lends a homelike atmosphere
which guests find very welcome. Pri
vate writing rooms, rest rooms, tele
phone booths, and the hotel offices
and cigar and candy counters are
provided for In the lobby.
Just off the lobby Is one of the
prettiest dining rooms to be found in
the state. This dining loom has just
undergone a most thorough renova
ting, has been retinted and repainted,
and new drapes bung. The floor has
been covered with deadening felt to
remove all noise, and over this a
beautiful Imitation marble flooring!
material laid.
The culinary service at the Umpqua
has always been one of Its oustand
lng features, and Improvements have
been made In the kitchen to aid in
the work of thlB department In the
future. A new concrete floor has been
laid, and a new Lang hotel range in
stalled. The kitchen and dining room have
been made sanitary in every patricu
lar, and the very best and latest of
equipment has been Installed to aid
the employes In their work.
In the basement fine, large sample
room.t are provided for the salesmen
who make the hotel their headquar
ers. and also the heating plant, which
keext the building so well heated and
provides the abundance of hot water.
Is located. The hotel alao has Its own
refrigeration plant In the basement,
providing ice cold water during the
summer and giving a cool place for
the storing of the foods used in the
kitchen and dining room.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY'S
PAYROLL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY
OVER SI 00,000 EACH MOUTH
Railroad Is Largest Corporation Operating in County and
Pays Huge Sum in Taxes Through the County Each
, Year Many Improvements to Be Made
New Engines to Be Put In Service.
V nm
J New Year Prayer
ly-in, xoung nw iar, taue not
f l these things from ma
'1 Th olden fiithu tha hininf
loyalty
Of friends tha long nnd
saarching years have proved
Tha glowing hearth6res, and tha
books I loved
All wonted kindness and welcoming,
All safe, hard-trodden paths to which
I ding.
Oh, Clad New Year, blithe with tha
thrill of spring.
Leave ma tha ways that ware my
comforting!
Boston Transcript.
The industry which perhaps contri
butes more to the prosperity ot Hose
burg than any other, aside from agri
culture, is the railroad, which furnish
es employment to more than 600 men
and women ot this community, in ad
dition to a number of others who
work In and out of the city but reside
elsewhere. To these employes, resid
ing In Douglas county, the Southern
Pacific Company, pays out monthly
more than 100,000 and in the busy
season expends more than $125,000 In
the form of salaries and wages.
During the past year the Southern
Pacific Company has experienced Its
biggest bunlness In the history of the
S. P. lines in Oregon. Increases have
been made In every department and
every brnnch and the officials are
well pleased with the results shown
by a review of the activities of 1923.
Its handling of freight has far out
stripped all previous years. Its pas
senger travel has been satisfactory.
and in every way the business has
set a new record which all evidence
Indicates, however, will Inst only un-,
til the 1924 achievements can be tak-j
en into consideration, for everything!
points to even a better condition of
affairs during the coming year. j
In order to provide facilities for
taking care of this great Increase In
trade, the company has made many
Improvements and extensions during
the past year. Approximately $50,000
has already been expended and an
equal amount will likely be spent dur
ing the coming year In making the ad
ditions necessary to care for the ex
pansions alreudy made and In pros
pect. Early In the year the Southern Pa
cific company ordered the construc
tion of new storage tracks to provide
facilities for handling long trains.
These tracks were built and the
switching arrangement changed, sol
that it is now posnlble to store 75
more cars than could formerly be ac
comodated. It Is also possible for
more tracks to be added as the neces
sity arises. This construction work
cost more than $20,000. Additions
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were also made to the tracks In the
car repair department.
Work Is now going forward on the
new electric turntable, which la be- .
lng built to enable the handling of the
huge new engines, which are soon to
be put in use on thia part ot the di
vision. The turntable will be opera
ted entirely by electricity, and will be
much larger than the old one.
One ot the big Improvement to be
made within the next tew weeks, la
the installation of a complete new
steam system at the shops. The pres
ent system Is to be greatly Increased,
and extended, and machinery and
equipment coating approximately $40,
000 will be added. This will be suf
ficient to provide power for all of the
machinery now In use and to be added
at a later date, to warm the building
thoroughly, and to use In the various
capacities in and around the engines
being repaired. Teh I a addition to the
steam unit has been needed for some
time, and a very complete Installation
will be made. The equipment haa al
ready been ordered and will arrive
within the very near future.
Fifteen new mountain type locomo
tives, the largest in use In the coun
try -are being added by the Southern
Pacific company for heavy freight
hauls In the mountain districts. These
huge engines will be used to tht. di
vision south ot Rosoburg and In
northern California and will enable
the handling of longer trains.
As the new motive power is added
to tills part of the line other Im
provements will be necessary. The
heavy, and the facilities now provided
new engines are exceedingly long ana
are not sufficient to handle these
huge locomotives. New engine stalls
and pits will be required, and thia
will necessitate an addition to the
roundhouse, at considerable expense.
These new locomotives, which are
used for heavy freight hauls, have al
ready been put In use in California,
and are soon to be brought to this di
vision, steps now being taken to pro
vide, the needed equipment to enable
them to be used.
Another Improvement made during
the pant year waa the Installation of
an oil separator. Heretofore . vast
quantities or oil have been lost. Not
only has there been considerable
waste, but the oil has been drained In
to the city's sewer system and has
been disagreeable to the residents
down Btream from the city, their
boats, or anything left in tthe water,
becoming covered with a thick coat
ing of oil.
The new oil aeperator, securely
housed iu a concrete building, re
moves all dirt, residue and water,
from oil, and allows it to be used for
cleaning purposes. This equipment
was Installed at a cost of approxi
mately $5,000.
The great Increase In business la
causing considerable congestion in the
nftlcis ninlnlalned in the city. The
dlspHtcher's office, and the frelRht
depot, particularly are overcrowded,
and the employes are severely handi
capped In their work by lack of room.
An effort will be made In the near
future to secure permission from the
dl:ectois to construct additional of
fice room, and provide buildings In
which the work may be carried on In
a more efficient manner. These build
Inga are so badly needed and the rea
son for the request Is so plainly appar
ent, that there Is little doubt but that
the application will meet with approy.
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