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Stayton Commercial Giubba Live Lot of Boosters.”
One of the necessary adjuncts to :»
thriving town is a live organi/ath n of
“ boosters,” and thi* Stayton has in
the Commercial Club.
Although organized but a few
months the club has a membership of
over seventy, with new additions being
made at every meeting.
The regular meeting night of the
Club is thè last Fridny evening oi each
monti', and thè place of meeting i-
thè I O. O. F. hall. Here quc-tions
*»f imi» itane* to olir growing town
are discuj*ed, and plana inade for fut
ure prosperity. S<> far thè energie* of
thè Club bave been iargely devote»! to
advertising thè advantagt-- of Stnyton
and vicinity, and invi.-tigating man-
ufaetnring and other industries that
will be of benefit here. The building
of a fruit cannery i~ now on foot, also
the < stablishing of an agricultural
fair, and the prospect* are that both
project* w ill be carried to a successful
conclusion.
The Club is compo-cd of wide-awake
bu»ine*' men and residents of Stayton,
who are all interested in the town’s
welfare and growth, and all are will
ing to put their shoulders to the
wheel to help any worthy enterprise
that may look toward- Stayton for a
home.
The otlicers of the Club are W. L.
Kreres, Pres ; K 1» Alexander, Vice-
Pres.; It. A. Klwood, Secretary. Dr.
.1. M Kitchen, ('has. Htreff and Dr. II.
A. Beauchamp, Directors.
The Hecrctary
will
In- pleased to
furni*h any Information slxiut Htayton
or vicinity that may lie desired.
Kvcry
Ixnlv I- nskcd to feel perfectly free to
write him for information, which will
I*} cheerfully and correctly furnished.
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Stayton WoolenJjMiils.
The industries and enterprises of mill, and its capacity is 120 pair« of
this town are of that high class that blanket* and 35 dozen pair- <>f » se
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all of our people feel a certain pride in per day. When in full working < apa-
the succès- of them all and especially city about sixty employes an- u.-ed.
is this true of the Stayton Woolen
The quality of the good- turn» »1 out
Mills.
by this mill i- said by tho.-e capable of
This institution is incorporated un- judging to be of the very fir.-t order,
der the laws of Oregon, with a capital
Only skilled labor i- u-'-d in lin
stock of $100,000. The -rock is all h<-a»ls of the different departments
owned by the j»copie of Stayton and and the best re.sul-- are expecti-d.
surrounding country. The mill is a
The officers of the corporation ar<
new one, having begun operations all local men, elected annually by the
about n year ago. It is well equipped stockhold» rs, and are a- follows: 1 *r< .,
for turning out its particular line of A. D. Gardner; Sec’y, ( has. Stn ii; Di
work— blankets and hosiery. The rectors, W. L. Freres, G. 1, Brown
plant is what is known ¡is a three setB.ind (><-o. Spanlol. The superintendent
of'th e mill i- Geo. Sault, ¡m expen
enced woolen mill man. well fitted for
the ponition.
The product* of the mill ¡ire mostly
sold in Sin Francisco, Seattle and
Alaska.
The mill i* run by water power,
heated by steam and has its own elec
tric light plant. It is furnished with
¡i complete automatic sprinkler sys
tem to guard against fire, with sprink
lers every few feet.
The view is taken from the rear of
the plant, and shows the main build
ing and water »¡inks, as well as the
dye house and boiler room.
City Hall and Fire Apparatus.
Stayton i- an incorporated town,
with th<- following officials to look lif
ter tin* welfare of the people: Mayor,
W L. Freres; Recorder, K. A. Klwood;
I reasurer, K. Boy; Councilmeii, Dr.
C. H. Brewer, U. L. H'inicr, Clias.
Stroll- and <i. W. Murphy; Marshal,
Henry .Smith.
1 he town is fortunate in being
blessed with* a competent corp of of
G. B. TRASK.
from the railroad -lation ¡¡t \V< t.
Stay ton. He :»!-<> keeps a fe«-d staid»*,
Stayton Livery Stables.
¡uni ha m - v -- i . i I regular boarder« in
One of the big industri--.* of Stayton tliat lim. Hi- business iieces-itntes
is the Stayton Stables, conducted by tin- employment «if a large force of
G. B. Trask, and one of the largest in In-ljx-rs.
stitutions of the kind in Marion coun
In the livery department lie keep* a
ty— or several other counties for that
fine lot <>f hors! • and carriages, and a
matter.
can-fill and ae«-om«»il.-ifing corps of
Mr. Trask «foes a large busin»«* in
«1 river«. ID Ims in « s - «• nil the time
other ways besides in the regular liven
from TiO 35 bor ei, and fee«!* during
line. He own* the stage line running
the year an average of 125 tons «if hay
from Turner to Lyons; also runs a
aiid 500 bushel- of grain.
regular hack from Stayton to Kings*
He lias been established iu business
)ot) twice each day, beside teaming
(¡rials.
All have the interests of the town
at heart, and are working in unison
for its betterment.
I’ll»! Council meet* the first Tliurs-
day in every mouth in the city ball,
and usually finds plenty to do.
I lie affairs of the town are ccoiiom-
ically administered, and the place is
practically out of debt.
KORINEK & MIELKE.
Harness, Wagons, Buggies, Etc
KKSIDKNCK or O. It. TK ASK .
here for 15 years, building up his
Inrg«! I»«t*ini - from a small concern.
He i a hii-tli-r and alive to the best
it:ti r<--t- «if Stayton.
(-^nial ¡-ltd ¡iccomnioduting, In has
a I m #!-1 of friends in eastern Marion
county, where he is best known.
For
an) public improvement he “ goes
down in hi* pocket” with the rest of
t h e m , and i* always found with those
willing to give Stnyton a boost in the
right direct ion.
This firm Carrie* a complete and up-
to-date line of harm-**, harness fit
tings, saddles, robes, etc , and makes a
specialty of harness manufacturing
ami repairing.
They also carry a
large line of farm machinery, wagons,
buggies, lime, cement, etc. They oc
cupy ono of the largi-*t buildings in
town with their stock and do a thriv
ing business.
i he stable picture was taken just
tennis had returned
from the railroad with good* for Stay-
Oregon apples bring the
ton merchants.
prices in the world’s markets.
¡liter two of hi*
highest