The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 31, 1908, Image 37

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Newspaper Page TextOHEGOIIIIIDUSTmES. WHEAT. FLOUR., LUMBER. TIMBER,; MANUFACTURINO. MACHINERY, AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE. TRANSPORTATION, PAPER ttXlttNO. . WVTEK. rUWLK, DAIRYING. -FTfiHINCS. LIVESTOCK. G v!) rnNiNO.coAj-. r ! A rr j .1 ........ . . ...... . ." ", --j...... ...... .. -..j - ..'1.., ... I OIHERCIAL BODIES and the income thus derived amounts floor of the Chamber of Commerctf to more than $15,060 a year, Many Use Dining Room. building, and which collects" and spends - about $2000 a year in this PortlandV Dett to tKe Ckamler of Commerce and vjommerciai viiuo, a wo. . wiguniauuu- .i . . . JA..1AA work. in inc. P J room, The transportation committee main feet in size with not a pillar in t to , . attorney and secretary who obscure the view, lunehton s served k fc ,h time oking everv dav to from 300 to 400. Mem . e. . r . . S . .. -n.:i:..:-. .Dersarenoriimueaas io tnenumoer f d d everything, that of sruests-they may invite to luncheon. u.i . . . -Tt-.. W.-:n Mt4. Vnr- the UntuiUmrf '.OT LJf, -frHi a"q"f eilitie, and equalize rates, This com- . v V xum.,w -vw , j.-.- t, vu...siU. u. w. mittce gpends about $2000 a year in f.P-.1,1 9nJ Or-dnn ' - .? such ,ocal ?nd visiting organi.a- it, k Th railroad depajtme'nt, r , Ot Portland and V-regOn, , . tions as may wish to hold banquets. , , sub.committee of the transportation " ' - . , ' , 1 In add't'on to the main dining committee, spends between $6000 and w , great results for the welfare not only r0oms, there are several smaller ones, $7000 a year additional. The trans- . , .. ot their own memDers dui aiso on"- one ot them usea as a ladies', dining portation committee has full charge Portland Commercial club whole city and state. They are reck- room, for every Friday evening is of all cases before the Interstate Corn-member-hip of over noo.- one(i as the two most successful and ladies' night at the club and the mem- mrr inmm!inn rn Mialf f Port- k ' . it wn tt own building,. th enthusiastic organizations of their bers are at liberty to bring their land v and Oregon. It was instru- ln-f , nnuil K nv Similar rXnA in ! timcl- inr It io ffrmnrrill if ...!.. a .aJ IA.t ,.. tir,Ae Tt,. -Aia . i . .. . i At. - m- , - , . . -. - nun - wiu nu; - ivuuj.i u uiva menial in : ine organization., oi inc iimv .i -.-j - . - icwiihuh juiiim it, hi, inun-viivii- pen iviver i. ransporiation company, United States which can take prece- 8ively furnished of any in the build- which maintains steamers in connec- dence of them in size, wealth or re- ing. tion with the portage railway, for suits accomplished. The library is beautifully furnished, bringing wheat from the inland em- . ' . Ha 1400 Members. ' the general tone being dark green. pire to Portland. V r b'lnw in income !-.' The Portland Commercial club, ah a"a9n7""f. Fia Grain Standard.. " r-?" t,; v.r. - which is known all over the country of Oregon wood and were made in . . . rnm. as the owner of the finest commercial ':. ":,?yx.1w. " mi r: r, in izr. hi ix aisii ijic ULiiiaiu luuiu. . " . -----1 ? - . . - 4 ' organisation li th-Unit State ffV&' which, with lta furnUhinea . and quipment and the. land Tep, T";, reentB an investment of 1334.- 000. The rent of that part of the SiiiMin-- wint. nnruDled by th club Jhb or l.uuo a year. Tno I'oriiana omraoi-i. -u 'the most nthuslaatic, ana -rlth ona poaalble exception, the r th bigaeat of any in una coun .ry. . ' i , From 800 to 400 lunchea-are A wrved every day In the big- dln- i ng toom of the club. The dining X V room, lounging: room and billiard club building in tne unuea ajai. 5-" g t;b - for the Pacific northwest, and in the has a membershiD of over 1400. It w"Icn nas 10 r a Dies. ; ,.,.1, j. t,..t enn . ; . ...if , : h fftnwntiftii Tia - aeatino- trnm hviwviiuj.iwujvu. jw. -u T ? peen jn existence over i- y.., - f : L;, ' chamber proper collects and spends, hut finnno' the nast twrt or rnree vears "- . . -- . . . ha. nerVnceH a Vaoid and ohejiom- Any organisation desiring to use it for u.mj&riu fluPcrviion OI inc ooara has experienced a rapid ana pnenom - holdinir of meetines is allowed of trustees, about $20,000 per annum, inal growth in se and wealth and in tne noiaing. 01 .meetings is anowco The aerJarate committee and n,. th .mniint of o-norl arromnlished - to do so free of charge. Many im- . xne separate committees ana spe the amount 01 gooa accompiisnea. ortsmt meetines have been held there cial committees prepare laws which The fine new eight storied building ponanr, meetings nave Deen neia "cre for the henefit of the mm. i whirh it im housed nd whirh was during the past year, as, for example, seem 10 dc xor tne oenetii Qt Tnecom .B .hI iL,5f:,na i11. the .eion r,f the Conntrv Life com- mumtyv At the last session of the DUHt on the . A.-a.' a Mt . 0 room are eacn auxiuw t5 menalona. Aft average or two or v three Danqueie a . ww In the club. The convention nan la nearly alwaya In uae by vari ous organliatlone. The Portland Chamber of Com- I marce on December 19, 1901. had g.'. a membership of 864. In the 0 pait four yeara the iiimber of members has Increased by 0. The chamber proper eollecta and apenda approximately 1 20, , 000 per annum, and an addl- tlonal ' $17.E0O la collected and - expended by the various commit Y tea ot the Chamber of Com- inerce. . r V Maps of every section of tne state are kept on Hie for Immt-V, f .r.nta. A nubllcatlon known as , th Chamber of Commerce Bulle te , tin is Issued monthly by the or- ; ranliatlon. Tne cnamDr . - 1 . v. .Ml. A.rl Of CB " , v w ' ZIa the sessions of tne Country Life com- munity. At the last session of the lit by the club itself, was opened tne sessions or rne country j,iie com . . . thronph the Pnrt Tune , 13 1908 Three vears asro mission, the convention of postmas- legislature iney put tnrottgn tne rort june iJ, iwo. .anree years agu Df Portland-bill: an insurance bill, e club, then much smaller than it xers, etc. ,t,; . ,aIa rt T, of the Chamber; of Commerce : build- The publicity department, in charge p,,w;h-. pii-H-n T in. But a fierce fire, in which some Tom RirharHsnn. ha Hrne mnrh to i-UDiisnes uuuenn. Of the members narrowly -escaped advertise Oregon. Tons of advertis- Tht1ch?m.?e? of commerce prints a with their lives, destroyed all the ctub.jng material aresent out throughout monthly bulletin, each number taking property and rendered the club home- the country durlig the year and the "P so1me su0Ject. which will ma.;e it less. Work of this department has undoubt- ?f v.a,UC t,."nd 0ut ,to "7'rn,?.rants: This, however, did not discourage edly. added very materially to Ore- J also PnIwnei a classified list of the members. Before the embers gon'a present population. The One- us members, which is sent out . to were through glowing, a meeting had gon Development League, formed nX? ,sks for the ddr"se of been called and plans were, begun for through the cooperation of the Port- rel,al?le bnsmess men in any line. It obtaining new and better quarters. It land Commercial club with 83 other, maintains a free hall for public meet was decided that the club should own commercial organizations of the state ln?s tJho",of P1,tlcal char its own building. - has its headquarters in tne club. acter- dfleffte?T V ltrZ Pending the erection of the new The club is active in circulating Pf'tant meeting m the United States structure, temporary quarters were literature calculated to helt Oregon. ?.hat 's.of importance to the city of obtained in the building at the corner For instance, during the past year it tie state. , . . . of Sixth and Alder streets. It is illus- sent out 10,000 copies of the Teport of The rivers, harbors and navigation trative of the spirit of the member- the Oregon Dairy association. committee maintains its own secre- ship that the fire was not allowed to Another feature oi the club's work tary. out of tunds raised for that interfere with the regular' serving of is its fight for good roads. It has specific purpose among shippers. It lunches to the members. The day been instrumental in the formation of was he work of this committee that after the fire lunch was served irr-the "good roads associations" throughout was l"Viy ".?""h nearly all parts of the state. . . ine ieremi vur wj . ugti ru u t n sound points and against Portland, Uiamber of commerce. whith removal made an increase in Not less earnest and" successful in Portland's shipping of 50 per cent its efforts to further the welfare of within a vear. ;- few the -city and state is the Portland Th rhamhrr of rommerre was lot on chamber of commerce. Like the Com- largely instrumental - in getting the overnment laboratory located in ortland. ' It is largely through the uence of the chamber of commerce ?amifntf in. riff. -Ot. tnlB COUll- mnmm watt mai1 ffftm I )r,ffnn wnnntt , fnnf vart ttfhii.H. hrtnera .h mttiKr. il. wmm V.. ...a ... 8ch she now occupies.' . These and was made , in Portland., Every ship up to 854.,. This body, although the stevedoreg and the longshoremen Rations-are the Fortiand com- picture on .the walls with :exception it objects are virtually the same as .covering wages and hours, for pe rl club and the Portland cham- of one represents an Oregon scene, those of the Commercial club, works riod of two years time. A commerce, working in gen- ihe one exception is a painting., of along more special lines... It has.va-.. These. are . only. a few of the many alone the same lines and with the Grand Canyonof the Colorado rious committees which look after the line of activity of this commercial tame obiects in view, "these two but it was oainted 1 bv a Portland different branches of its work' Ther hnrfv for the wlfar hf Portland Thi .nmercial bodies, both composed of artist- is a permanent exhibit committee, city owes much of .its rapid develop- I principal .business-men of Port-.- All of the building not necessary' which keeps up the. fine exhibit of ment to the' Commercial club and the id and Oregon, have accomplished to the fese of the club. itself, is rented,- Oregon products shown on the second chamber of commerce. -.Commerce IS the only organlaa IH th atate that nubllahes Vlon -ijka on Oregon, e T -T ' temporary quarters, though it. was - t- necessary, the tirst lay to have the V 4 V , viands sent irf from a restaurant. ; , X i LAND-has twa-xommercial;,,,r .. v.-Maje ihrego- I a ' arriaationgo which sheowes;- buiWin? COmpIeted 1 Itch: of her famehroughout ,mprtths cost( with thc-j . ... . I . . - 1 a.-- m-'r r ,--r - f m onijr .uis v'"w -"''--. wnrcn 11 stanas, ana witn its jurnisn-. merciai,. cum, ,inis organization 11 as g 'ble world and. without which ings and equipment, the sum; of $334,- grown rapidly during ' the past few p Via not have' readied tne, nign OOO. ' All the furniture in the club years, having gained 530 members in jnfl ?GtM'KEWD0DWMI), DRUG CO. t;nji-wftnf.M Riiilrlinty. Hnvt and Ninth Streets. Home nf T.fliwct Tncti'fiiHnn nf Tfc Kin A In thp ParifiV NorthwestManufactures About Seven Hundred Specialties Which Find Their Way to New England States and from Alaska to Mexico Immense Drug and Drug Sundry Business uuut up inrougn wions or inorougn urug Men with Business rnnciples rortiand boasts of its hundreds of manufacturing; concerns, large and small, and considers each one an Important unit In Its industrial import ance. If the ordinary concern is a factor . in building a city, the subject V , ' ; 1 I?- Portland boasts of Its hundreds of manufacturlni of this article must be considered as cne which brines more than usual fame to Oregon's metropolis, for its products are In demand from coast to coast. "Cla-wood," the substantial six; ntory structure at Hoyt and Ninth streets, is the home of the Clarke-Woodward Drug company, th largest institution of its kind in the Pacific northwest, and stands ss monumental evidence of the faith the founders of the establishment had in the future-not only of Portland, but the whole northwest coast. ; Both Louis O. Clark, president and nianager, and William F. Woodward, secre tary and treasurer, are practical drug; men, and are known to the drug trade a over the continent; while In. Portland they have been identified closely with the city's progress for years. -.. - , HUNDREDS OF SPECIALTIES While this firm's principal flld la the Pacific coast, there heavy demand for goods o its manufacture all throuch the eastern and In New York, Boston and other large cities, iirnrs perfumes, toilet preparations and other P' sale. Many lines of goods go out from the Clarke-Woodward I a very many of the have an Immense eatabllah- Some seven hun 1 ment under the name of the Hoyt Chemical eomBany, preparations going all over the country, bring Portland to the attention ot thousands of people ..who would otherwise seldom or never hear of this ciiy. MODERN FACILITIES in cunning tnis big drug manufacturing and convenience for the rapid handling or . cunmruciioil. plant every modern appliance goods was Introduced Into the To facilitate the" economical handling of the raw n4 fin ished products, every foot of space is apparently utilised to the best ad- .Tne sniDDina conveniences esDeclaliV show that.. this firm rnai). a special stuay or economics Hate the freight ear, the dray, the wagon and the truck. or impediments to the motto. and along whicn tne O. Thl - As fre to h wou vantage. :s. Quick dlRDatch 1 motto and there ara no The bier platform along the3 side of (he bulldina-. R. & N. has a spur line, was built to aceom mo Ira v. the vteos and the truck. With the railroad spur at its doors there Is a great saving in truckage, which is saved to ine rirm s patrons, --,.' The small army of employes on every .one of 'the floors works with , the sole view of maintaining the firm's high standard of excellence, both In the manufacture of the goods and in the packaging and bottling of the . preparations. 'This firm Is famous for Us specialties. It also excels in the putting up of Its goods. It Is often said that the package sells the good. If this were true this firm's specialties would always sell on sight for : lt can be said that no exnense is enared In a-ettinr the moat artlatin lnhilx .' , , for the hundreds of preparations put up by the firry - . - ' DOES,OWN PRINTING ' ' , r company conducts a nrtnting plant In the' bulldina- which la equipped with two Job presses and all the' other reouisttles 'of a modern nrliit he firm knows the -value of printer's ink, the printer's devil has few holidays. 1 He Is kept so busy that he would scarcely have time In case ling the towel. But there Is no probability of a serious fire in -"Cla-wood," for the building is fully equipped ' with a fire sprinkler system,' not only queu a lire, put would even quencn the -ardent thirst or tne devil nimseir. The building la tire proof throughout and essen- or mo targe quantity or cnemicais Cla-wood" Home of the Qarke-VVoodward Drug Co. iy so oi account and other taflamable goods stored therein. IMMENSE STOCK t "' Alvough this big drug plant presents a majestic exterior appearance the immensity, of it la not apparent until the Inside Is visited. The ground or is so commodious that the visitor imagines that a score Of large drug stores could be equipped with a replete stock of goods from its shelves ,ithout dinlniahing the stock to a great extent, This floor is taken up with the general offices, pharmaceutical and shipping departments, and la a ver itable bee live at all hours of the day. A visitor spending half an hour In the spacious entrance may see special delivery men. and special messen- i gers from Irug stores coming and going hurriedly to fill or get orders from and to all parts of the city.' The numerous telephones scarcely ever ceas 11 ringing, anl the resonant voices of the order clerks and buyers seefh to ring in one's ears long after the exit from the busy place is passed. Yet .Samongat all this "huatle-and-get-up" there is a perfect system that enables the firm to give their thousands of patrons the most efficient service. The .econa HQ"! carries ma arug iunan, ine long rows ana tiers or sneivee ana immense laDies ana racas being iaden witn gooa a. , xne tnira.iloor s alive w tti two score or more gins wnose dexterous hands apply the dainty labels on the numerous specialties which are in evidence everywhere. The janufacturlg department is confined to the fourth-floor, where, .modern machines turn out tablets, pills and. other products after being compounded by nuiea cnriuBi- Aim iuiwuci uui.tiFry jo siso on mi iraor, na ui rapori, catmin is enangea. in aaaition to me regular 'wora, ne is orien con Uted by tW many who wish to have analysis made of various things. The drying closets on the same floor are heated by gas. The huge tanks in the "ment wllch contain castor oil. glycerine, etc., are equipped with speoial measuring appliances which alwavg show the exact number nf gallons in the. .iks. Othcf features are In the drawing of the liquids. By setting, the guage a pint, a gallon or any desired quantltv la drawn Instantly without waat g a single drop. , - I . . . ' - LOYALTY TO TRADE f Iiyaty to the drug trade has been the - policy of the 'firm and In return , the latter is enjoying, reciprocity with their patrons that assures a Readily incrlaslng business. .Cut-rate drug stores cannot buy a dollar's worth of goods from thl .house which discourages "such business methods em jnyed by aohe firms. The Clarke-Woodward Drug company stands by Its customers and helps them in every consistent way to sell Us goods. With joh encouragement and friendly business relations, It Is no wonder the firm holds It large patronage and keeps Increasing it. j .1 "gMf. Carman Manufactann Seven-Story Structure at Eighteenth and Upshur Streets Will Be in Running Order Middle of January Mattress Output Larger Than Any Other Factory in the World. " 1 I'- BMC NEW .SEVEN -STORY? WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE MATTRESS FAC TORY, EIGHTEENTH ANEUPSHUR STREETS . Pack in.1891 aBtnaM factory employlng lo men was stabllshecl. in.Tacoma. This baa grown to. be the headquarters Of the Carman Manufacturing company, and , 850 men are employed regularly there now In the sam year a branch cattle, ana this employs 60 men. ism anoinw nramn wa. wmuimnra m Dii.ne, aim ims wm eatflhllaliAil In' ftfiattlA. And this emnlnvH employs 60 men. In July of 1908 a branch was established in Portland and this now employ 75 men. - If nothing more were said thaabove progress would show that,the Carman Manufacturing company is an important concern and one which will be a credit to the Rose City. r : . . ! . . , . . ' ' but seeing a great future for warehouse and sample Portland the mdnaaement lost no time in maklne ample provlslohs for afime years, and erected a monster seven story factory, at Eighteenth and Upshur street. to ,bv .used aa the mattress, upholstery wareh rooms. The new factory is equipped with the latest improve M Dest macninery nai gom couia ouy, ana wui be In full running order by the middle of January. This factory will operate two felting machines, each on a marvel of mechanical .slcjll. The production of this company Is recognised as the best mattress in the country. The that the goods tnake ease and comfort for more people than any other brand made. This firms specialty fa felty mattresses, as one can seer from the enormous output. The total annual output, or tne carman aianuiactunng com- Sany's faotorles exceeds $1,BOO,00, the market being principally In the Pacific northwest, and as far east as lontana, and from Alaska to California.' The Hawaiian Islands, too, are regular .consumer of the firm's products. winila iirthnliitorn nnrlm fiirnltliret. etiv iron beds are turned out dally. Needless to aay this ia the most complete mattress factory on the pacific coast. toberta Furniture company at Front and Davis streets. The building laed for the manufacture, of furniture exclusively. With a most Four hundred finished felt mattresses, 800 woven wire mattresses and 260 on beds are turned out dally. Needless to aay This comnanv has taken -over the Peters & Ri Thnnnan MnA FlftAAnth ntfeet Will hi. lltlllceft modern plant and first class shipping facilities, this Important industry will make even more rapid progress in the future. The progress of the whole western country means the expansion of such modern equipped manufacturing Industries, and that the Carman Manufacturing company will grow with Portland and the paciflo coast is a foregone conclusion. The factoVy In Portland la wider the management of P..-K. Bristow. rr I t ": "f -m.,;1 " "" j. " x.w MIS WJ."fJJBS!W! was w; 9 JL2 S COLUMBIA STEEL COMPANY OITX.T STEEL J-OUJTDRT IK TUB TACIT 1C WORT'S WT ST, I O CATED ZH POBO.HX. ABO SOXNCr A riOUJBISilHtU BUSINtaS Th firt that th northwest has a steel foundry la sood for the northwest. The same ; fact ' happens to be good for Portland, because that one particular foundry is located here. And the fact that .that particular Industry is the Columbia Steer company Is alse good for that company.- In witness whereof, the cramped condition of the torn. pany"s plant bears testimony., And the fact that the Columbia Steel company has purchased large tract of land on the west aide ot-the Willamette with 92 feeCof water frontage, on which it will erect an extensive steel pi int. Is further testimony of the fact that Portland Is fertile field for large Industries which have heretofore benii con- A fined "to the east and middle west. That such an Industry a the Columbia hteei company Is a decided advaniago to Portland is best Known to .manuracturera tnemseives. xne company s ire c toverms nm wuuia wamr iivuinii With. two piera is already completed.: ; . ' - ' A. , - Being the only manufacturers of steel castings In the entire Pacific northwest of necety the prooess sn.l equipment employed must embody, as they do, the latest experience In metallurgy of iron and fieel, thus making pos sible a quality or output equal to tnai proaucea Dy; any oi me iuuuuer in- ma country. The process in use In this lant Is what Is known as the surface blown converter system, By thls method steel can be made to meet any required specification of toughness, hardness, etc.. by the addition of . carbon, niansntie-e nlnkel ne nthsr allnva nuvunrv to mk the desired mixture.. Cast Steel is four to six times StrOFlKer IhHii rl Iron; three to four times stronger than malleable iron and twice aa atron aa wrought iron. Cast e.Leel ilierefur appeals tp those who are troubled with breakage under a strain, or otherwise. . The Chief products of this plant are steel castings. logger blocks and tools and hydraulic ram-. ' In the manufacture of all kinds ef machinery steel Is coming more and more Into general u-e. and t'! cui eern supplies the steel 'castings to machinery builders throughout the coast, as well as to such Industries as m-i - ir milling, cement manufacture, marine Work, etc. In fact, the field covered by this concern extends from Kdu -t t . lumbla to the- .Mexican line, and even Out to the Hawaiian Island,-where ateel rolls arejuaedfor crushing ti.e j- ' Of-the ioggera' tools little need bftsaid. a all Oregonlans are familiar more or les with thia line nf en ilj n t Suffice It to say, however, that the devtlopment mad in the past two years In this department plaeee His ... . ,. Steel company In the very front rank ff practical block makers, ever bending their energies to proh. i t. . - t, m.t twnr want rtt th nmWmin aa nt arlRA , . . , The Columbia Hydraulic Bam has been heralded In all the chief mephanlral and errf-nltift prT cause of the wonderful work done by these machines in Irrigating; arid lands. 1'he day or th .nli oM-f la over, with the advent of this Simple yet exceedingly -efficient method of pumping water he wlerf. The making of steel castings on the Pacific coast is of much importance to t hose rcratiiur ir lartr 'where such severe duty Is expected as In the northwest. To be ele to obtain tt.e bet 7 IngaV In a short time. Instead of requn-ing several monthi. as formerly. Is or untold , mtn t i The company ia prepared to make prompt deliveries of a reel etne. . ' It hsa and always will be t he 1 earnest endeavor of the Col ysr : - t wf ; nest line of bieeks and tools that Im possible to produce. i :( 1.