THE 9I0RMXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY .?. 1008.
light t he ideal food receptacle.
Compare it villi sacks and other
frail containers, exposing the con
tents to disease . germs, fetid air.
and the most loathsome damage
by dogs, rats, mice, vermin and
insect pests. Food products taken
from barrels are just as pure as
the day they were sealed. It may
be said that the barrel has con
tributed much to the health of the
world.
A Hard-Times Asset.
The barrel is easily handled. It
always has a cash valued whether
new or old. It is used in hard
limes as well as in times of great
est prosperity, because its princi
pal uses are the containing and
preservation of staple products.
Grew From Its Profits.
lVculiar to the Pacific Coast is
IJ113 complete manufacture of
slaves, headings and barrels by
one company. This company a
superb, successful organization of
specialists, with every officer a
cooper and every employee trained
to special duty has grown in less
than 14 years from a small begin
ning in Los Angeles to its present
proportions. Its growth has been
entirely from the profits earned
"by the company. No outside capi
tal has ever been taken in from
the sale of stock or bonds.
Splendid Record for Fair Dealing.
During its growth the company
has established a splendid record
i'or fair dealing. While sometimes
referred to as a trust, no one has
ever accused it of growing at the
expense of competition. In fact,
it has little or no competition, the
principal end of its business being
the manufacturing of staves and
headings. Barrels are made by
different cooperage houses, its
principal customers, all up and
down the Coast, the bulk of the
staves and headings . beinsr ob-
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age men ,lo Pacific Coast cooper
age products, that they excel any
thing produced anywhere else in
the world. There are no old or
every step. Some of the machin
ery which, helped to revolutionize
the cooperage industry was in
vented and first used in some one
overpaid officials employed by 1 e . , , . .. ., ,
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pany encourages tne leacnmg ami
advancement of young and pro
gressive men.
has oen the watchword and
consistent policy of the company
since established. From forest to
vineyard every aid is called into
Best Machinery the Watchword. use to help encourage craftsmen
Highest efficiency is attained j to execute their work 'speedily,
by labor-saving equipment at smoothly, cheerfully, under favor-
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FIG. 5 MAKING THE BARREL
(1) Setting up barrel in temporary rings.
(2) Steaming barrels., inside of drums,
over jets of steam, to heat and soften staves.
(3) Drawing softened staves into barrel
shape by power windlass.
(4) Barrels over oil heaters to remove
moisture. Dried staves retain bent shape
even if barrels are knocked down.
(5) Evening up barrel, by knocking out
staves even all around after drving. .
able surroundings. It is the aim
and praotice to "supply every prac
tical encouragement and incentive
for enthusiasm and loyal effi
ciency. System Beats Red Tape.
To keep in touch with the vast
amount of detail involved in this
complicated process simultaneous
ly 111 these localities, system is im
perative. The business in every
tained from-the Western Cooper
age Company.
Its Corps of Craftsmen.
Barrel-makers, like poets, are
born, not made. Growth of the
Western Cooperage Company has
drawn together a superb organ
ization, a corps of enthusiastic,
progressive, efficient barrel-makers
live craftsmen, each a spe
cialist in his department, and each
contributing toward a product
that in quality and finish ranks
second to none produced any
where. In fact, -the compliment
has been paid by Eastern cooper-
branch has been well systematized
for years. No red tape every
thing simple,- smooth and quick,
with a minimum of o-lerk hire and
a maximum of conveniences.
Every detail of expense or effort
is recorded and audited in a
simple way; the system automati
cally' sifting out the essential
facts and keeping them before the
executive heads, so that error or
inefficiency in any branch or de
partment is detected quickly.
Many a business owes its success
to the sensitiveness of a well
ordered audit system, and to this
the Western Cooperage Company
is. indebted in no small measure.
Rivalry Beats Competition.
Rivalry between plants, both in j
manufacturing and marketing, j
has been fostered by. the manage
ment. This spirited emulation
the opposite of destructive com
petitionhas helped keep the dif
ferent branches keen and alert
quick to take advantage of every
opportunity to reduce cost or ex
tend trade. By prompt service
and top-notch quality, customers
are made to feel that their patron
age is valued. The company has
endeavored to make friends of its
customers,, as it counts on them to
help extend its trade.
Trade Over Big Territory.
The company early pursued the
policy of interesting the most
prominent cooperage men on the
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(1) Trussing machine
rtliere temporary rings
are. pressed down good
and hard, making bar
rel tight and strong,
and equalizing strain
(on truss principle).
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of barrel, and grooving to ltold lin
islied hand head. (.'!) Re-circling
heads, when warped or swollen by cli
mate or weather. (1) lleading-up ma
chine. Draws staves up to tight til
around barrel head, then presses head
hoop on end of barrel. (3) Smooth
ing outside of barrel, removing last
uiievenuess. Best barrels sandpapered.
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OFFICERS OF WESTERN COOPERAGE COMPANY
Watson Eastman, Pres., Portland. Or.
Albert J. Buhtz, V.-Pres., Seattle, Wash. Clarence A. Lillie, See'y-, Portland, Or.
DIRECTORS
Frederick J. Koster, President' Califor
nia Barrel Company, San Franeiseo.
Albert J. Buhtz, Vice-President Western
Cooperage Co., Seattle.
Clarence A. Lillie, ' Secretary Western
Cooperage Co., Portland. Oregon.
Gustave Woerner, Member Firm David
Woeruer Cooperage 'o., San Francisco.
William E. Belford, Supi. Western Coop
erage Co.. lloiilton, Oregon.
Warren E. Thomas, M 'br. law firm Cham
berlain. Thomas & Hailev, Portl'd. Or.
Watson Eastman, President Western Cooperage Company, Portland, Oregon.
FIG. 8 FINISHING THE BARREL '
This machine, the thin-hoop driver, presses all other hoops
onto barrel. Boring bungholes and testing, two minor opera
tions, all done by machines made for these purposes.
Pacific Coast in the manufacture
of cooperage stock. " These men
have been and are its largest cus
tomers. Gradually the company's
territory has been extended, until
now the Middle and Eastern
States are consuming its staves
and headings in large lots.
Friends On This Coast.
Firmly rooted in Pacific Ceast
soil, this institution has grown
from the smallest beginning, is
owned on the Coast, and aims to
preserve the confidence and loyal
ty of the Coast. It is by the de
velopment aiid growth 'of indus
tries in its midst that the Pacific
Coast will achieve the complete
financial and commercial inde
pendence which is its destiny. As
an' institution which is manufac
turing on this Coast a staple prod
uct used the world over, the
Western Cooperage Company in
vites every resident of this part
of the world to notice its prod
ucts, to become acquainted with
its methods, and to take an inter
est in its growth. Friendship of
the people of the Pacific Coast can
be one of the strongest factors in
extending the trade of this com
pany, io deserve tnis interest
and friendship, is the aim of the
company, and to turn the channel
of your thought in our direction,
Reader, is the purpose of this an
nouncement. ; "
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.ANNOUNCEMENT.
For any desired information regarding staves, headings, barrels, half -barrels,
tanks, kegs, etc., apply to any of the offices of "the company. :
For announcement of stock issue, and further descriptive matter, write direct to
executive offices of the company at Portland, Oregon, addressing
Watson Eastman, President, Western Cooperage Company, Portland, Or.
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