PORTLAND'S PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD
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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.
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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.
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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
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