THE SUNDAY OREGONIATT, PORTLAND, AUGUST 2, 1914
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PORTLAND FIRM BIGGEST
IN LINE ON PACIFIC COAST
Fleischner, Mayer & Co., Jobbers of 40 Years' Standing, Handle Vast
Stock Annually Through Home and Many Branch Stores.
WHERE is the largest wholesale
dry goods house on the Paciflc
Coast? Probably the retail
trade knows, for It has been In a large
measure the reason for this being the
largest wholesale drygoods house on
the Paciflc Coast.
But the ordinary citizen the chances
are that he would be greatly surprised
and would feel an immediate and pleas
urable expansion in his bump of state
pride to be told that it is in the me
tropolis of Oregon.
Naturally the citizen, at first blush,
commonly guesses on a population ba
sis and picks on San Francisco, hence
the cause for pride is the greater when
he learns the truth.
The largest drygoods house on the
Coast Is at First and Ash streets and
it Is Fleischner. Mayer & Co. It lias
been in existence for 40 years or more
and has reached out with branch es
tablishments into various cities out
side the immediate Northwestern trade
territory.
Sample houses are established at.
Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Juneau,
Honolulu, and other cities. It is esti
mated that this establishment carries
a greater stock than the wholesale
houses of Seattle and Tacoma together.
And this is only one house in Port
land carrying on wholesale business in
drygoods. Many others carrying stocks
as complete in their way. although
their general sphere is not so compre
hensive, distribute their goods to the
territory that depends upon Portland
for its supply.
Idaho. Washington. Northern Call-
the territory uf the wholesale drygoods Averlll, president of the Chamber of
xne ien uui J ui.
DAr.umi -itiH this territory l
being developed still further both ex
tensively and intensively, every year.
There are several large wholesal
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jfreat establishment of Fleischner,
iiva jc. Cr. that manufacture also
'.t.'r..!.!.. atmnlies such as shirt
nvArQiia hpRifs handling all
standard drygoods, produced both In
Oregon and outside mills.
Woolens Big Product.
Woolens are the principal textile
product of the Oregon mills and these
goods are coming steadily into a
greater market throughout the North
west, handled not only from their
manufacturers, but also by the bigger
distributing houses.
Ketailers coming to Portland from
any part of the trade territory of this
city during the Buyers' Excursion
week, will find in the drygoods whole
sale houses a stock as complete and
service as perfect as could be found in
anv part of the United States.
The movement for the Inauguration
of the Buyers' Week excursions was
begun in the house of Fleischner,
Mayer & Co. by Nathan Strauss, who
was elected chairman of a committee of
wholesalers and jobbers and engineered
successfully the Buyers' Week of last
year. Mr. Strauss is head of the Job
bers' and manufacturers' association
again this year and has been one of
the most active in preparation for the
entertainment and service of the visit
ing out-of-town merchants when the
buyers' excursions are on.
Paint Business Here Amounts
to $5,000,000 Annually
Portland Colors Are Spread Along
Paciflc Coast to Alaska and East
ward Into Idaho.
Somethi.no liKe o.vvv,uvv
paint business a year is handled by
the larger wholesale paint houses
of Portland alone, and Portland colors
are spread on buildings and fences from
Alaska to Idaho. .
There are a dozen or more paint
firms in Portland dealing in wholesale
distribution. The larger of these, such
as Rasmussen & Qo., not only serve as
distributors for goods manufactured
elsewhere, but manufacture great sup
plies of paints.
Thousands of gallons of paint a
month are produced in their shops and
go out into the retail market through
out the whole Northwest. Outside of
a few big firms in San Francisco, the
large Portland houses are not equaled
in their magnitude nor the scope of
territory they serve by houses in any
other city on the Pacific Coast.
In addition to paints and painting
supplies, these houses carry also a full
line of glass, windows, doors, etc.
The Fulles Company, the Flsher
Thorsen Company and the Rusmussen
Company, which are the largest and
oldest, firms in Portland dealing in
paints and paint supplies, are all in
t, nrsranization of manufacturers and
Jobbers which is preparing to enter- I
tain the merchants of the Portland
trade territory in mis city in aususi,
during the week of the annual buyers'
excursions.
growth of the business of the Dough
erty Shoe Company, which established
its factory and house In Portland In
1905. Its territory now extends
throughout California. Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington
and Oregon and goes further, to Ha
waii and to Alaska.
The great areas of mining and log
ging territory in the West have made
a natural market for the tieavy quali
ties of shoe products and in this Held
the Portland distributors have taken
the lead of the field. Alaska is cov
ered continually by their agents.
The heavy goods, however, are not
the limit of the product of the Western
manufacturer and distributor, but the
higher grades of goods are also pro
duced and are competing successfully
with the products of factories in
larger and older districts.
"One thing that counts in our favor,"
says Mr. Dougherty, speaking of the
Portland shoe man as compared with
the Eastern shoe producer and dis
tributor, "is that tlie West has never
yet been put to the need of enacting a
'pure shoe law.' In the East there is a
determined movement on foot to pass
law requiring shoe factories to use
leather in the shoes they put out. The
Western gooos go wunuui nucon,..
the pure goods which they are."
J. N. TEAL PORTLAND ENVOY
Commerce Chamber to Send Him to
Capital to Aid Harbor Bill.
J. N. Teal is to go to Washington to
work in behalf of the passage of the
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NatiAn I ,-ivers mirt narDurs um. -n-
Avenii, piesiuciu ui .
Commerce, announced the appointment
of Mr. real yesieruay.
The Portland Chamber also has tele
graphed to Washington asking that a
telegraphic vote of every Chamber of
Commerce in the country be taken, for
the purpose of putting up to Congress
squarely the demand for the immediate
passage of the rivers and harbors bill.
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l rmoraeiiieii l:-- ui mo u,.u Uw......-
that It he adonted are coming in from
clubs throughout the Northwest and are
being transmitted, as fast as received,
to the authorities and representatives
in Washington.
ROSE FESTIVAL UNCERTAIN
Meeting Tuesday to Decide Whether
Celebration Is to Live.
Whether the Rose Festival is to be
continued next year will be discussed
at the meeting of delegates from va
rious clubs of the city which are mem
bers of the Rose Festival Association
at the Commercial Club Tuesday night.
Some urge that the fund collected
tny ihn TtriKe PVsHvr1 da used tlirougrh-
out the Summer to entertain tourists
who pass through i'ortiana on tne waj
to or from the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition. Others are said to advocate
abandonment of the festival, and oth-
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ers suggest tnat tne lesnvai iieimu
be cut down and stress laid soieij
upon the floral features.
Fifty-two organizations are repre
sented in the association.
Rosarians Talking Picnic.
(Khmbai mAmhortt f the Roval
OOtCIOI -
Pnrlaiis are advocating a picnic and
frolic at Bonneville. The matter will
come up at the regular mommy meei-
ng tomorrow at the Commercial l.iud.
The Rosarian band members are
anxious to distinguish themselves as
fun makers.
Washington Logs Go to Norfolk.
WINLOCK, Wash., Aug.- 1. (Spe-
ial.) Clark & Shives this week shipped
ix logs 80 feet long across the contl
tent to Norfolk, Va., to Mil a Govern
ment order. Andrew Johnson is ship
ping several carloads of oak logs on a
overnment contract.
KNIGHT PACKING CO.
PICKLES AND VINEGAR,
Kast Ninth and East Alder St.
Get Off Snnnyslde or Mt. Tabor
Car at East Ninth St.
Music Houses Sell Over Vast
Territory.
Increasing Demand for Instrument
of All Kind Build Up Stores Like
Ellen' and Sherman-Clay.
PORTLAND practically covers the
territory of the Northwest com
plete, in the lines of musical in
struments and supplies. Such houses
as Sherman. Clay & Company, Eilers
Piano House and others have reached
out every year until their service ex
tends far into Western Idaho In the
east, north into Washington and south
into Northern California, and the radius
of their influence is extended still fur
ther yearly.
Eilers. one of the largest and oldest
houses in Portland, was established
about 1898, and has had a striking
growth. This house has a factory and
assembling plant in Portland which has
put out many of the large pipe organs
Installed in public auditoriums in the
West in past yearB. Many pianos and
organs also are assembled and sent out
from Portland as a distributing center.
"The growth in the business of
handling musical Instruments, talking
machines and the like has been more
than 100 per cent, I believe, in the
Northwest territory since Sherman &
Clay branched out with a house in
Portland eight years ago." said J. H
Dundore. manager of the Portland
house of Sherman & Clay. "The dis
tributors in Portland are able to fur
nish to the Northwest territory the
best that the world has to offer."
In a single wholesale house In Port
land the shipments of pianos alone
over the Northwest averaged between
-'000 and 3000 Instruments in late years.
The shipments of talking machines
from the Portland distributing houses
have reached hundreds of thousands.
Still the great trade territory of the
Northwest makes a steadily increasing
demand that indicates a still greater
prosperity for Portland as a distribut
ing center for musical Instruments than
the city has enjoyed in the prosperous
years that have gone before.
"EVERYTHING FOR THE OFFICE
We carry the most complete stock of Commercial Stationers' mid can
meet every requirement of the modern office.
Blank and Loose-Leaf Books
Filing Cabinets and Devices
Safes and Safe Cabinets
Printing and Bookbinding
Office Furniture
Architects' and Engineers' Supplies
Phones
Marshall
6080
A-
6548
Northeast
Corner
Fifth
and Oak
Streets
Portland Shoe Trade Now
Steadily Growing.
Sole-Prlnta of Footwear Made Here
Are Spread Over West nnd Are
Gradually Working Way Eastward.
IN spite of the widely extended influ
ence of great Eastern shoe manufac
turing Arms, the print of the sole
of the Portland-made shoe is upon the
whole of the West and those sole
prints, by the way. are gradually going
further eastward, as the Western man
ufacturers invade that field in a win
ning contest of quality.
Freight rates to the East have been
disadvantageous to the Portland dis
tributor In the past, but in spite of this
he has pushed his field steadily fur-
thr e"HtW:-1.
DENNY-RE NTON CLAY
& COAL CO.
Manufacturers of
Vitrified Paving Brick
Vitrified Sewer Pipe
Vitrified Building Blocks
Architectural Terra Cotta
Pressed Brick
Partition Tile
Standard Fire Btick
Drain Tile
Flue Lining
Acid Brick
Vitrified Paving Block
Vitrified Sewer Brick
Vitrified Electric Conduit
Vitrified Wall Coping
Mantel Brick
Hollow Wall Tile
Special Fire Brick
Fireproofing
Chimney Pipe
Fire Clay
Factories Image, Wash.; Portland, 21st and Sherlock avenue.
City Yard; Front and Couch
Streets.
General Offices, Portland,
176-8 Burnside st.
Ye Furniture
Buyers
WELCOME
to the home of the famous
DOERNBECHER LINE
COME ONE! COME ALL!
We'll be glad to
see you:
DOERNBECHER
MANUFACTURING CO.
Tnke Rose City Park Car and Get
Off at East 28th.
Portland, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Seattle
Special for Buyers' Week Only
In order to give out-of-town buyers an opportunity to secure inr "mV""'"'7
In musical instruments, we have cut the prices on every piano, player piano and grand
piano, new or used, displayed in our establishment.
All visitors during buyers' week are cordially Invited to mulce Kllcrs Mulc Houu thir
headquarters. Fre use of stationery, phones and restroom.
' An Outlandish Sacrifice
of Special Interest to All Musicless Homes
We offer these slightly used piano, which have come to u In part pay
ment for grand pianos and player piano. Each instrument lis been tnoroujfn
ly regulated, tuned and polished, and In every respect as good new. uur
unrestricted guarantee against all defects will be given with earn instrunienr
. -i ,-. In... u' til 1... i. I'nv ill.,,, f 1:1 ins ItllWl "I
one of these Instruments to turn same back within two years and be ailoweu
all money paid towards purchase of a new instrument.
SACKS
New and Second-Hand Sacks for
Wheat, Barley
Oats, Onions
Potatoes
Hops, Etc.
We guarantee our grades of second-hand
bags. We manufacture
new burlap bags of all kinds. De
livered prices made to any point.
We extend to yon an invitation to
visit our plant when in Portland.
If It's Made of BURLAP, We
Have It.
BAGS
HOP CLOTH
TWINE
WINKLEMAN
BAG CO.
Oldest, Largest Second-Hand Bag
Dealers in korthtvest.
175 FRONT ST., COR. YAMHILL
ST., PORTLAND, OR.
Below Are a Few of Our
Bargains in Used Pianos
Frisbee upright, in ebony case S jt22
Mathuschek, in rosewood finish, at .Oi
(Good piano for a beginner.)
Estey piano (in first-class shape) at....... J45.00
Dunbar in the new French walnut finish... 1JH.OU
(Can hardly be told from new.)
Kohler & Chase, in golden oak finish 135. OO
(Guaranteed to be like new.)
Still another In oak case for J4':J
Stuyvesant, beautiful mottled walnut finish l.OJ
Crown, in quarter-saed oak case
Hinze. French walnut finish, for only J2s'5i?
Steinhauer. in magnolia walnut A?S'!!!!
Lester, in beautiful San Domingo mahogany 24B.OU
Chlckering, guaranteed in perfect condition 254. OO
Hobart Jl. Cable, in choice walnut finish... 192. OO
Hazelton, in fancy walnut finish
Hoffman, in dark rich mahogany
2 Kimballs, new French walnut finish, each
(These instruments are the small bungalow
stze. )
Kimball, large size, fancy figured mahogany
Another full-size Kimball in quarter-sawed
oak finish
Smith & Barnes, in fancy quarter-sawed oak
case, at
Another one, In art mahogany, at..........
Still another full size in latest uoioniai oe-
sign, in dark, rich mahogany 5b.OO
Story & Clark, finished in specially cnoicc
mahogany .
Winterroth. in fancy mahogany, at X7o.OU
All of these Instruments as outlined
above are in first-class condition. Most of
them cannot be told from new, and at the
extremely low prices quoted will be taken
quickly.
223.0O
S.OO
o.OO
274.00
245. OO
iis;8o
240.00
255.00
Player Pianos and Grand
Pianos Slaughtered Also
Chlckering Baby Grand In
the choicest ma
hogany finish. This piano new Is eanlly
worth uu. in oraer to qispobo ui n l.
once will take IHMI
This instrument Is In perfect condition; in
fact, cannot be told from new.
llallet & Davis Baby Grand. In choice ma-
hnmnv it ...... ....................
Still another llallet & Davi Baby Grand
1.. 1 m V. .. 1 1 UnK.r Hrnn.! I,, tiuu l,H Fill fllMI'V 111H-
hogany, at 540.00
Lester, quarter grand size, In fancy mahog
any finish
PIAVKR PIWOS DROP TOO
Bailey, in mahogany finish, rebuilt to play
the new 88-note music; Includes bench
and music
Wheelock player. In mahogany, regular re-
tail value $"on, now goes for 2wo.u
(Including music roll and nencn.;
Kingsbury, plays all 8S-note mulc, at......
Weber Pianola Piano, In mahogany, plays
new 88-note music; including bench and
music
Steck Pianola Piano, in walnut, at.........
(Including bench and music.)
Lester player piano, hi fancy quarter-sawed
oak; plays both 05 and 88-note music
rolls, for A:
One of the popular De Luxe Player Piano,
in choice English walnut..........
(Including music runs and hshu
Bungalow player piano. In mahogany, slight-
lv used but luoks like new, at 1.M
These instruments are all fully guaran
teed in everv respect, and at the unheard-of
prices quoted above will surely bo taken
quickly.
505.00
218.00
305. OO
468.00
550.00
Superb Latest Combination Offers of Talking Machines With iree Kecoras
V real feast of UfCQ Irt II Edison Disc ftOft 9R I 2SL JSET $82 .90
ni.. i ir ii a en w w i
ic lor , ,,., 1C ii and re- including 26 selections, f.00 n
must
to mnhne-anv. or in fancy figured
oak case, including free 2G records
of the best vocal and other artists,
vocal, instrumental, opera, vaude
ville, buyers' choice or our own se
lection; album, needles, oil and can;
everything complete, for this sur
prisingly low price of $59. lO.
May be had on our easy payment
plan; $1 a week will secure it.
There are only a limited number of
these complete combinations, Be
come early, for this great offer will
be very popular.
nalr accessories. This is one of l'.dl-
aon's latest achievements, doing
away with the necessity of chang
ing the needle for each tune. The
tone of this instrument is pure and
mellow and human like. The rec
ords are different from the average
disc records, inasmuch as they are
nondestructive. See this new in
strument at once in order to fully
comprehend the big Improvement
In the modern talking machine.
-dli.
oil and can. This instrument na
set a new mark In value at It
price. It is an upright and fully
cablneted Instrument of handnoinc
appearance, and In design and style
is regarded a the standard typs
of high-grade talking machine.
This offer can be compared with
any iiOO Instrument offered a few
months ago.
Talking
Machine
Headquarters
The Nation's Largest
Eroadway
at Alder
Portland, Or.
Main 7000
A-6041
W. P. Fuller and Co.
12th and Davis Streets
PIONEER PAINT MAKERS
Manufacturers of
Pioneer White Lead
Plate, Sheet and Art Glass, Sash and Doors
fe Wholesale
l Department 1
fj Is Prepared for wf
ilk Buyers' Week! tPJ
Vi Holiday Lines in Great Variety
Now Ready for Inspection !
Books. Stationery, Souvenirs, I B
yi Leather Goods, Cameras, Nov-
jrA elties, Games, Desk Sets, etc. V
I ' GILL'S I
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Electricity Is the
Cheapest Power
You Can Buy
Electricity is no longer a luxury to be
enjoyed by the few. It is now within
the reach of the many. Read the fol
lowing figures based on the average
rates for electric current
A Nickel's Worth
of Electricity Will
Run a 12-in. fan for 10 hrm.
Run a sewing machine motor for 10 hrs.
Play an electric piano for S hrs. ,
Pump 500 gallons of water 100 ft. high.
Clip 3 horses, groom 5 hot s.
Grind 2xi bushels of ear corn.
Crack 10 bushels of corn.
Thresh 7V2 bushels of barley.
Grind 400 lbs. of sausage.
Clean 2200 sq. feet of carpet.
Churn 50 lbs. of butter.
Separate 3500 lbs. of milk.
Milk 25 cows.
Operate grindstone for 15 hrs.
And Do Many Other Useful Things
Let us show you where electricity will help YOU.
Phone Numbers, Marshall 5100, A 6131
Portland Railway, Light
& Power Company
Salem Portland Vancouver, Wash.
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