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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1900)
PORTLAND'S PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD Page Six fc- This Important industry was estab lished in 1893, and has grown in proa parity with every year of its exist ence. So rapidly did business in crease that it was found necessary to establish a mill at Seattle and an other at Tacoma. The exporting trade of this concern Is becoming u prominent factor in the commerce of tho Northwest. Food stuffs by tons and tens of tons aro being constant ly shipped to Oriental ports, tho Ha waiian Islands and to South Ameri can trado. Tlie Northwestern trado, including British Columbia and Alas ka, is very flattering. This company makes tho celebrated Violet cereal foods, of which "Violet Oats" is ono. They make steel cut wheat hominy, graham flour, cornmeal, steol cut oat meal, flaked wheat, pearl barlov, buckwheat flour, rye flour and wholo wheat flour, besides high-grade rolled oats. They aro extensive wholesale dealers In hay, grain, flour and feed nnd operate largo liny compressing plants In Portland and HUlsboro. It is a notable house, this one, with offices and mill at Front and Main strcets.and with grain and hay dock at Front and Lovejoy Btreets. In all vocations the company omployea more than 200 men in Portland alone. Tho officers of the company are filled with the new Portland spirit, and aro prominent in commercial and in dustrial circles. They aro Barnard Albors, president; Henry Albors, vice president; J. G. Dcmlng, Jr., secre tary; George Albers, treasurer, and William Albors, assistant secretary. COLUMBIA WOOLEN MILLS. A New Tailoring Establishment In Portland Which Has Met With Flattering Success. The Columbia Woolen Mills, with store nnd parlors In tho Elks' new temple, has within tho last year grown from a small concern into ono of tho prominent tailoring establish ments In Portland. Mr. Grant Pheg- ley Is manager, and many of the swell garments seen on men of the city had their making under his direction. Mr. Phegley is constantly in touch with the styles In Now York City, and gathers in tho Columbia Woolen Mills Storo materials in immense va rieties which enables him to carry out the dictates of tho styles of tho season. Another featuro which is en Important ono regarding tho morchnnt tailoring business, is that of ordors delivered on short notice, and this fact, together with tho certainty of the best fits bf garments, tho ma terials of the best quality and prices moderato and within reach of all cor rect dressers, makes tho establish ment of tho Columbia Woolen Mills ono of tho most popular in Portland. Fashlonablo clothing at prices that can bo reached by all, is tho motto of tho place. Correct fits go without saying, for It is a certainty that never is a complaint heard from s patron of this high-class establishment. The nuovo photograph Is a sectional view of tho llrst floor of A. I). Stoln Imch H Co.'h men's nnd boys' outfitting establishment. Hlnco llrst established In 18UI! It has grown to bo tho largest storo of IIh kind In tho Pacific North west, Its two floors having an urea of over 21.000 suunro feet, ilovolod ex clusively to men's, Iioj'b' nnd chll ilron'H high grade clothing, lints, caps MAnSHALL-WELL8 HARDWARE COMPANY. A Firm With a National Roputatlon , Establishes an Immense House In Portland. Tho wholesale hnrdwaro Institution conducted by tho MnrshnllvVollH Com pany ranks In Importance with any lllio concern In America, mid on tho Pnclllo Coast there Is not n whole sale hardware establishment which nt present dues tho volume of buslniun that this ono does. This may scorn n bravo statement, but It Ih trim nev ertheless. Again theio Is not a houso anywhere In their particular lino of trado Hint Is better equipped to han dle so largo a business. Tho Mnr-shall-Wolls Company has houses nt Duluth, Minn., and at Winnipeg, Mnn ttolni, and they aro now establishing n largo branch house nt Spokane. and furnishing goods. Also n depart ment for men's working clothes, trunks and leather goods. The Interior of tho llrst floor Is ar ranged to provide evory comfort nnd modern convenience to shopping, tho children's department being especially attractive. All the tlxturcs aro of solid oak. Doth street fronts nro of plate glass, making the interior as light as day. From the Portland olllco representa tives cover Oregon, Idaho, Washing ton. California, Alaska and tho Ha wallan Islands. Tho Portland houso also enjoys n largo export trado with points In tho Orient. Thoy Biipport n warehouse In North Portland threo stories high and 100x200 feet In di mensions. Theli sales house and gon oral olllces are at Fifth and Ash streets, where they occupy ovory t'oor In ono of the nowest nnd most modern brick blocks In tho city. It Is said that this company utilizes overy Inch of 200,000 root of floor space, which Is niado necessary be cause of tho thousands of varieties of goods carried In stock. Ilesldes car rIng an Immense stock of goods por talnlng to tho hardware buslnoss, thoy aro distributors for tho IIonth-Mulli-pan paints; shelf nnd heavy hard ware, mill, mining and railway Blip- Mr. A, IJ. Stclnbnch personally nt tends to tho manufacturing of his lilph grade clothing, spending a largo portion of overy season In tho East nc the mills and excluslvo wholcsalo tail oring establishments. Ilesldes doing an enormous local re tail business they have built up an extensive wholcsalo and mall order trade. piles; spoiling goods; cutlery; stoves; builders hardware; harness nnd sad dlery hardware; paints and oils of all character. Mr. .lay Smith Is tho lo cal malinger for tho company, and Is well known ns n man keen to tho ad vantages afforded by Portland as a distributing point. Ho believes In tho city's prosperous futuro and uovor side-steps an opportunity to loud his voice In advertising the community. IHHInHrflii w 3 Bun 'ob iSl MffMmfflfflfflfliwAllllMBM TuL j""1 J'iiJtEKrHIIMl m LOEWENBERG & GOING CO. ALBERS BROS.' MILLING CO. A Notable Concern Which Is One of Portland's Greatest Indus tries. With two branch houses, ono in Seattle and the other In Tacomn, the Albers Iirothors Milling Compnny, with tho main houso In Portland, con ducts the largest cereal milling busi ness In tho Northwest. Organized Ten Years Ago and at Pres ent Enjoying a Trade In a Half Dozen States. It has been said with truth that CO por cent of stoves and ranges used In Portland nro tho product of tho Loow onborg & Going Company of this city. This compnny nro manufacturers of stoves and ranges of n high order of morlt. Tho establishment is a vory largo ono with a trado ex tending throughout Oregon, Wash ington, Montana, Idaho, Califor nia and Novndn. Thoy alBO onjoy flattering export trndo with Hawaii, Japnn nnd tho Philippines. Tho con cern was organized In 1S9G, with Mr. S. n. Loowonbcrg, president; Mr. II. 13. Flomlng, vice-president, and Mr. J. W. Going, sccrotnry and treasurer. Tho directors aro Mr. S. B. Loowen berg, Mr. It. B. Fleming, Mr. J. W. Going and Mr. L. Therkclsen. These gentlemen nro long residents of Port laud and hnvo Increased their busi ness with rapid strides in a decade of actlvo operation. In addition to manufacturing all classes of stoves nnd ranges, thoy nro oxtcnslvo Jobbors of household hnrdwaro of ovory da scrlptlon. Particularly aro manufac turing establishments tho Important factor In tho industrial and commer cial standing of a city. Whoro things aro mndo, men must bo employed to mnko thorn and wages must bo paid for ovory day'B work accomplished. Pay rolls aro what mako big and pros perous cities, and without such con corns ns tho ono just described, bo thoy In any lino of trado, Portland would not enjoy its present prosper ity, nor would her futuro look bright, bright. ) - Electric B Electric Power is cheaper in Portland Because of advantages in its production With Electric Power Your Expense Stops When Work Ceases Power FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES If yov contemplate establishing any business requiring POWER in Portland or its suburbs, it will be to your advantage to talK with us before placing orders for machinery The economies effected by the use of ELECTPIC power are: Lesser cost of operation, smaller amount of space required, and noteworthy saving in machinery and initial cost of installation of plant. Modern methods of manufacturing demand prompt and efficient ser vice for the elaborate and expensive machinery in which the owner's money is invested, and INTENSIFIED PRODUCTION is imperative that the capital invested may be turned over as many times as possible during the year We are furnishing twenty thousand horse power to manufacturing establishments at Oregon City, and more than fifteen thousand horse power is used in Portland for lighting, for manufacturing and for operating the street railways. Electric current is available twenty-four hours every day in the year, and overtime and addi tional power service is secured day or night, while the increase in current consumption tends to reduce rather than increase the cost per unit of power --- Manufacturers are invited to consult us in regard to the use of Electric Power. Our expert is in position to advise as to the best sizes and arrangement of motors PORTL AN DGENER ALElECTRICCo. PORTLAND, OREGON FIRST AND ALDER STS. 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