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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1908)
S t a y ton a n d Its L iv e I n d u s t r i e s A. D. G A R D N ER. Bantiam Flour, Bran, Shorts,Etc. Lee Brown & Sons’ Saw Mill. Otto of the oldest utifl best known Kantiani river to the mill. There it tirm. of Slayton i» timt oí I .ec Brotvn acarcely a day in the year when a la A Son», ownci» of the Stayton Suw boring man cannot aci-ure employ ment from Lee ISrown A Son«. Milla The aenior member of the firm l>e- l ili» linn I caliti business bere aev- orili yeiira ago. Soon alter locating in ing aged and in poor health, the bu«i- Stuyton ilio mill and all null producta ne». I» conducted hy Ina sons, C. K. were destroyed hy tiro. The plant and <ì. I. Brown. Both are good bus- wa» iniinodiatly rohuilt and Ima »ilice ine»a men, enterprining and industri- been hii»y turning out lutti ber of all o i i a . They are alway» -willing to give kind». Tilt* nuli la one of the heat any worthy eutcrpriiie their support equipped for Ita ai/.e oil the Coilt. and are intcrcatcd in the welfare of They have all modern eonv< niencea to their town and lyive faith in ita fut do work i|iiickly and in the heat pos- ure. Iti-»idi-» rough and tire»«ed lumber, ailile manner. The capacity of the mill ia MM» I-ct of lumlier per day the tirm maiiufacturea moulding« ol or óttt) liea. I he eompatiy Ima tin4 all kind», and handle» »aulì, door», etc. pa»I year been manufaeiiiring a great I. i - i - Brown came here with hi» fain many railroad tie», lapide» keeping ily from Kansu.», b uying the m ill *0011 the trade »eil »upplied with lumber. alter hi» arriv al. F u ll of energy and During t tu - pa»t year they have aliip- at that time being blessed with health, pe»| an average of lb ear« of tie» per In- «non made the m ill a paying in » ti- t• 1 • i• • 1» Since the rebuilding id the mont h. T h e puv loll oí tuia eom pm y iati null li*- and Ili» «mi» have been ru le big adì ti ig« ti Stay I >n, tor lieaidea »t in tly adding to it u n til it i» now up guiiig • I I I ploym.•,.( i o i largì- iiuinlior io d a te in every way. Mr Brown ha» ill I lie u p b u ild ing of o | hand« ut the mill, I In-re l- alwaya a In i n identified logging er» » it ■ rk rutting down S i,n ton im i «erved for a tim e on the tin- tlmhei ino I U j it down the town 11 hi nei I Sniitiani Flour i» known the length anil breadth ol the Willamette valley, ami command» a ready «ale— in fact thi' mill frequently lot» to run double rime to keep up with it» orders. Gardner Bros.— A. I), and W.— pur chased the mill sixteen year» ag o , at which time it was idle. Kulire new machinery was put in and the build ing added to and improv' d, giving tlo: mill a capacity of eighty harrtd» per day. A D Gardner ha» had the man agement of t In- mill since he became interested in it and several month» ago purchased hi» brother'» interest. He ha» always aimed for a high stand- ard in tin- Hour manufactured and Saul mm flour i« in greatest demand 11 here la--i known. Only No. 1 wheat is used for Hour and wheat 1 « hro’t to thi» mill from long distances on account of the ad vance over market price which Mr. Gardner always pays. Sanliain Hour was awuided prize medal» at the World’s Columbian E x position, Chicago, in 1892, for good milling, color and granulation. Also at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Omaha, 1898 A.D.Gardner is one of Stayton’s best business men and has l>een longer in continuous business here than any other man. He is practically a self- made man, being raised on a farm east of Stayton. He was for twenty-three years in the drug business, thirteen of which lie was also post-master. He sold hi« drug »tore to enter the milling business, in which he lias made a d e cided success. Two years ago in company with ('has. Stayton he established the ex celsior works. Under his management this enterprise is proving a success. Mr. Gardner is president of the Stayton Woolen Mills Co., which lie helped establish, the Stayton Water Ditch Co , which ditch lie took the contract to build, and also of the Stay- ton Mutual Telephone Co., another enterprise which he was largely in strumental in building. He is one of a class of men who doesn’t want it all himself and is willing to see the other fellow prosper. In his manufacturing industries and on his farms he always keeps a number of men employed, some of whom have been with him several years. He is ever willing to help any public improvement, and shows his faith in the future prosperi ty of Stayton by His works. thi» mill is kept busy, wc will state that it »hips on an average over 20 Eureka Flouring Mills. tun» of Hour per month, tieside« feed, etc. Thi» i» another of Stayton’s worthy enterprises, and one that is obliged to In company with hi» father, John keep the wheel« turning moat of the Spaniol, Mr. Spaniol purchased the time in order to till it» many order». mill several years ago. About three Bc«idc» supplying a large local trade years ago lie bought his lathers intei- the mill eliip.i Hour and other mill e.«t and has since been in sole control. product» to Salem and other valley Me is a wide-awake business man, point) and »ell« in competition with greatly interested in the welfare of his the product« of other mills. Beside» town, and ready at all times to help EXC ELSIO R F A C T O R Y . flour, feed, bran, »hurt», etc., Mr. in it« progress. He i» a director and Hpauinl also grind« a first-els«» grade stockholder in the Stayton Woolen Prominent among Stayton’s manu of buckwheat Ilnur To »how that Mills facturing institutions is the excelsior plant of Gardner & Stayton. This in stitution furnishes employment to a S T A Y T O N C H A IR C O . large number of band» during the One of t lie oldest established in»t it lit ions of Stayton year. Last summer and fall over 1800 is tin* c h a ir factory. Nearly forty y a r n ago ¡1 factory tiers of halm wood were cut to he used was »furled by , 1 . \V. Tim nia«, near where the prcsenl by this plant in the manufacture of large fncinry 1» located C h a irs were then mail«* only excelsior. Next year the probability for 1 1 •• - 1 1 use. Vh 111 .' year« ago th - present factory is tliHt there will lie more than that was lim it. F o r the past eight years W illi» Caldw ell amount cut. The pay roll of the co m one of the present owners, luia been cm inceied with the pany during the wood cutting season factory. If. N. 11 u n tie ), the other member of tin* firm , is quite an item in a place of this size. ha« been a part owner for a little over a year. The plant makes oti an average two The company manufactures raw-hide bottom chairs tons per day of ten hours. For some and camp stools, and turn» out chairs to the amount n* time past there lias been a double set from 12,000 to Hi,000 per annum, «hipping an average of a carload per month, of Imndn working 20 hours and turn mostly "knocked down.” To manufacture this large number of chairs requires in the neighborhood of 200 cords of maple wood per year. ing out about 5 tons during that time. A large number of camp stools arc mail 11 fat:tured, the company now be The company contemplates increasing ing at work on an order for H00 dozen. The company employs from six to eight hands in the factory, and during the capacity of the plant in the near future. The quality of excelsior the wood-cutting season a large force of choppers is employed. The chairs are mostly shipped to Sun Francisco, Los Angeles and Wash turned out by this factory is of a su ington and Idaho points. perior kind. The members of this firm are both wide awake, enterprising business men. Oregon pear» take the lend of all They have lately added new machinery, and now have one of the liest plants others in size anti flavor. i>{ the kind 011 the coast. G E O . S P A N IO L . PROSPEROUS STAYON— TH E FUTURE METROPOLIS It Offers Many Advantages for the Homeseeker, the Manufac t u r e r , and the Capitalist. That Stayton will one day be the metropolis of Marion county ¡» not an unroaHonahle statement. Few town» have the location, and runny other naturul advantages that this has. Situated eighteen miles southeast of Salem, the county sent and state cap tal, on the Santiam river, surrounded hy a splendid farming territory, ad jacent to valuable mining properties now in the course of development, near vast forest» of valuable timber, with a splendid water [*nwer now turn ing many wheels of iudtisiry and cap able of turning many more, with a wide-awake lot of citizens ever ready to do their part toward the up-build- mg of their town, there is every reason to believe that Stayton will one day be a city of no small proportions. There was u »mall settlement on the present site of Stayton nearly if not quite forty years ago. For many years there was scarcely any growth, and the present town has been practically built within the last twenty yeats. The past three years has seen the greatest improvement of any during its existence. One of the chief requisites of a town is healthfulness, and on this score Stayton is second to none. Here is the purest mountain water, flowing from the snow capped peak» down the Santiam valley and filtering through the gravel sub-soil underlying the town. Analysis shows the water of this place chemically pure. No house wife needs to “ cleanse” the water or use skin-destroying “ wash powders” for washing. The water is as soft as that which falls from the clouds, and as satisfying and refreshing as any "Adam ’s ale” ever brewed. On the river above town are two dams— one turning water into what is known as the Salem ditcli—a ditch running from this place to the capital city, and carrying a large stream that turns water wheels at Aumsville, Turn er and Salem— anil one turning water into the Stayton ditch, which furnish es wster for the many water wheels in Stayton. This last ditch passes along the south side of the town, where the mills and factories are located, and would easily furnish water for as many more plants. There is plenty of room along the ditch for a number of fac tories, and the future will see many more located there. The soil in the immediate vicinity of Stayton is some what gravelly but very rich, and will grow anything that can be raised any where in the valley. It seems to be an ideal soil for apples, pears, prunes, peaches, cherries and berries of ail kinds. Vegetables of all kinds grow to perfection, and the writer believes that better potatoes were never raised than those grown in this neighbor hood. The town is well supplied with good stores, churches and handsome homes. In fact few towns of its size have as many handsome residences as this. Four churches of neat appearance and good size have regular services. Stayton offers many inducements for men of all classes, farmers, dairy men, fruit growers, stockman, lumber men, etc. Its advantages to manu facturing industries are unsurpassed. Many improvements are under way and many more are contemplated. A hearty welcome w ill be found it you, reader, conclude to visit Staytor and see our thriving town and its many advantages. Stayton Electric Light Co. The Stayton Electric Light Co. began operations just eleven years ago and from a small beginning has grown to be one of the important industries of the town. The increasing demands for light necessitated more and larger machinery, so last year the statiou was entirely rebuilt, a large twin turbine put in as well as a twelve hun dred light Weatinghouse alternating dynamo with all accessories to nmke a complete equipment. The lighting service is of the best, as traveling men and others say the service will compare with any other town in the Willamette valley. A few months ago the all-night service was commenced and proved a decided suc cess, as a large number of customers are using the lights all night. The electric light has come to be one of the necessities of modern life, as it is absolutely safe, convenient, with no flame, no danger, nooder, no matches, no blowing out, giving a cheerful glow, always ready—costs but little too. Is it any wonder that so many people use the electric light, and when once used will use no other? The Stayton Electric light plant is the property of A. L. and Dora B. Shreve, the former being manager and electrician. Mr. Shreve is an expert in hi» line of work and takes great pride in keeping everything about the plant modern and up to date. Mr. Shreve is one of Stayton’s most progressive and enterprising citizens He is firm in his faith in the town's future and always ready to do His part for the upbuilding of Stayton. GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL About three years ago the hotel was opened to the public by M. J. Spaniol nnd has since its n|>ening received an excellent patronage. Good I hm I s , good victuals and excellent accommodations are to l»e found there. The bouse is centrally located and convenient to the business part of town. It lias be side its transient patronage a number of boarders, nnd all «peak well of the accommodation furnished.
