The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, June 08, 1920, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextTHE :. OREGON' -DAILY 'JOURNAL, P ORTLAND -TUESDAY, JUNE '. 8, 1920'. 13 riORTH PORTLAND PEnnon FIRMS FOMBIH Representing that 31 manufactur ing enterprises with business transac tions aggregatingannually S 125,000, " 000, could add 1350 worker to 2900 now emptoyed, by the deepening of Ndrth Portland harbor, ". a petition was filed with the Port of .Portland commission ' today urging the im provement. , Many of these plants represented on the petition desire to extend business to the Orient, Alaska. South America and ' Kurope, but are handicapped on account of 'he fact that the North Portland har bor has been allowed to shoal to 15 feet In some places. "... Three years aso the legislature added Columbia - and. Oregon - sloushs - to -the Port of Portland district. Later the Port of Portland commission .announced its intention to dredge out ;a ulnform chan nel depth of 25 feet. . Nothing, however, has been done. "... i ; ' ' . Some -of the rstatements accompanying the petition show definitely the advant age to be ealned by the harbor improve , ment petitioned . AROCJIE5T8 ARE PRESENTED . . The ' undersigned, ' manufacturers and business concerns located on and adja cent to North Portland harbor, hereby respectfully ".. petition . your - honorsble tbody'too- improve, said . harbor as to , make It accessible to deep sea' vessels, ' in order that the Industries here cap able of doing so may. without costly re handling and , renhlpplng enter their products In the world markets, thereby enabling them to enlarge their enter prises, gain hew" business- for Portland and furnish employment to Increased numbers of citizens. .'. . . j-' The Aladdin Company We normally employ 275 to 300 men with present -equipment. With proper .harbor develop ment could send Out two or three car goes of lumber per month- to- our east ern plants exclusive of export, buainew and enlarge our payroll accordingly W. . J.' Sovereign, president. Monarch Lumber Company We: em ploy 175 to 200 men now, but with 'har bor Improvements permitting ' operating deep sea vessels - could ; run to full ca pacity by adding 'rfff-shore business and ' employ 600 or more J men. Lester W. David, president -. North Portland Box Company We normally employ 275 to 280 men. Deep Water facilities would permit our "enier : lng the export business, enabling us to increase our payroll approximately , 100 ' per sent. F. N. Reeeon. manager. Swift Co. . Pfep .water. In North Portland harbor would be h el pit ul in de veloping our export business Deep water would, make, it pbssibi io expand our VaAt 4o handle; Oriental iHa to, be used by Swift & "Co. throughout the United States. This would add several hundred, men. to our payroll. B. C. Car nal!. rriiuigr, r - neat .Lumper company We are now building a box1 factory, on - this harbor j to supplyo bos ..to -special , interests f nloyment to -'175 men and women, With deep . Vvater sfacttttiea' -we could J. to this 'tin we have, marketed expand ; to supply . offshore . require mentsv "and - box,, experts .inform me 50.000 tons ' of ... offshore ,", demand f or boxes will . have to go- unfilled this year. A. B.. Frame, president, v ,- Portland Pulled Wool - Company- ve are" about ; to start the i-uuea yvwi company at Kenton, which'will'hire' In the - neighborhood of - 60 men. ana we are very anxious to have cheap water transportation., as we expect to handle a large volume of Australian pelts, we would ; appreciate - thai early . improve ment of the North Portland - harbor. J. V.: Burke, ; vice .president. r Sterrett Packing - Company--We are about to build a new packing plant ad jacent to North Portland harbor. Ac tivities we could .and would ..undertake with , deep '. water at hand are . not in viting with- the nearest- channel In the Willamette.., Our new plant will em ploy about 300 people, and more , if we have deep water. J. I Sterrett. presi dent "v.: ' : ; ' National Tank A Pipe (Company We employ about : 106 men and ' would like to see North Portland harbor developed. F. M. Kirsch. manager. 'Columbia Basin - Wool "v 'Warehouse Company By E. F. Hoy. ' ? West Coast I Box - Lumber Company ExDort business offers us excellent opportunities, i but - we are Unable to take i advantage of ; same because too far to transport to the. Willamette. We emolov 45 men. - With deep water in North Portland, harbor, could Increase to 125 men. J. B. Knapp,. sales pan. Pacific i Products : Company We should have deep water now Seventy." five - oer , cent, of: raw materials, needed by us could be brought :to our plant by deen-sea vessels at material saving in freight, and this saving we could, pass on to the consumer. Julius , Dossche, oresident :; - s '- t - : :- Murphy : Timber Company Enough ofshore business . is offered our mill on North Portland " harbor to employ , 150 men t In . two .shifts. but . owing to in ability to bring In deep-sea vessels we have to keep down to one -shift of 75 men. - We have sent t timbers and ties irf rafts and by ; rail around to the Willamette - for ocean shipping,- but these methods are too awkward and costly. Percy Allen, vice president and manager. t "v. Moore Dry Kiln Company Under full capacity we will employ from 20 to 25 men, and harbor development would be of advantage to us. Charles Jv. Wil liams Jr., vice president v ' Western Waxed- Paper Company We employ 35 to 40 men, and harbor devel opment would be a distinct advantage to -us. R. A. McDonald, vice president. . - Portland Union Stockyards The , de velopment of North Portland as a live stock and meat packing center will de pend largely on natural increase in meat eating I population of the North west and extension of shipments ff meat products to eastern coast . and foreign countries by water. George-A. Pierson, president . , w ' Portland Stove - Works The 'ievelop raent of North Portland harbor will al- low us to develop - export busi.itss and also' receive our neavy tonnage , ot iron andsteel and .raw material - by water, thereby relieving ; the railroads -t this time of acute car shortage. '1 We employ from. 100 to 125 men. Ralph T. Mpntag, manager, t' r r -S ' -1 . ; " . Coast Culvert It Flume Company At the present time, we are employing about 75 men, " We anticipate 'ncreasing. our factory facilities. to about laO and enter the export businessi :rDeveIopinent of the North ' Portland harbor will be very advantageous 'to us In bbthr receiving and shipping. John S.' Beall,,' resident Nicola i -Door Manufacturlr.g Company We are at present; giving steady em- Up our product in this country and throughout the United States.- We arc now figur ing on foreign business and,: shculd this develop, we; naturally - would . be ..Inter ested in seeing the lNprth Portland; har bor put in condition so that we "could handle this export business through that cfaarujei-HarryT. :Nicoial,' -president-? ' Porter-Scarpelll Macaroni Company-, We employ 15 persons now - and- are planning ? expansion of our business.- John ; Scarpelll, president- ' - - 1 - Union Bridge Company Our payroll covers approximately 200 " men. O. R. Edwarda -s; p f 'Vf- ' ; v -r Wilkinson Lumber Company Ls C Wilkinson, president- and manager. - - Bank of Kenton J. V Burke, Cashier. Schlesser - Bros, ; Packers , t.E. E. Schlesser. '. w- ' . , Livestock State Bank. E. , V. ima. , Portland Cattle. Loan Companji F. G. White. -. " . - t , v .-. , Mill made Construction Company W. B. Knauer, 'president.- ' .-- " -Coatmetital'Pipe Manuf acturingCom pany We employ from 40 to 50 men. It would be helpful to us to have North Portland harbor opened. F. M.j Kirsch.. - Li: B, Menefee Lumber Company &i C. Tevis, vice- president. .... , v J : Oregon - Packing Company .R. D. Fon tana, president. i . - 'Western- Spar Company H-' B.' Mur phy, president ' Durable Roofing Company J. 3 A". Bar bour, : president r , . Falling Timber Injures Worker . : Struck by a" heavy timber while load ing a ship -. l onday at the . Northern Pacific: Lumber; company's dock,'. Peter Nelson, aged . 37. is at St Vincents' hos pital suffering from a broken leg .and a badly Injured back. ' Nelson is a long shoreman and Uvea at 1078 East Twenty fifth street north. ; - Anti-Military ' Plank Desired - i Chicago, June S. U. P.) The Kansas delegation,' in its -caucus, passed a reso lution urging the: platform committee to Include a plank against compulsory mili tary training at this time, j..:', V Sorority Members Coming v Twenty-five members of the Mo Phi Epsilon sorority en' route from Chicago to the .University of Oregon at Eugene, will arrive in Portland Wednesday morn ing. .. , . , i,H - . . .- . , . Vogler May Head Democratic County ;, "OentrW Oofiimittee - Fred .W. Vogler. ls being groomed as the'iiark horse". JTor election .aa. chairman- '-of" the .Multnomah..'' Democratic county central committee" when that body meets .Ttiursday, . June C10,t tot', organi sation : and - election ,i. of permanent of ficers "fpr the 'coming two years. Wal ter B. Gleasoa is being-mentioned as the probable secretary. , a ij; v 't l Yogler;ls a well known, business man of thevcltyr' having,been . engaged .In the automobile, business .for several years. He, has never held office, either s public or in . the party organisation, prior - to this time and has not been entangled in the factional '- disturbances which.: bios Motnect into prominence : during the - re cent '.campaign; ;-i7T".x7;-" 7"' T Gleason la a prominent "member of.tbe ;Multnomah 'county bay and Wss a .can iditate for delegate ' to the national "con vention in the .recentj primary ,eletion. The-committee; hau been .-called to 'meet- June 10 asia rt'sult of a- request ; issued by ' Dr.'.TJ. J. Simith.' atate air man, . who. ' haa -set. i the organltlon ' meeting ot " the ' newly a elected state' cen tral committee for Ju4e19ra week from the coming Saturday.;' - ' j-- ' i ; 'y-ifj Sv P.' IiwnrS: Booklet '. - r" ' . Descriptive 'of Oregpn's' beach,' moun tain and forest -resort and .outdoor- life In general Inr this state, the Southern Pacific , company has Issued a booklet entitled -"Oregon Outdoors." This Is the first booklet Issued on Oregon by any jof the railroads serving this distrlt-t since the resumption of private control.. The booklet Is a thorough, treatise on fishing and hunting grounds and pleasure re sorts. 'mostly in-. Western- Oregon. T Miller & Tracey i Funeral for Lear Main 2691 57S-8S ' --' -- .;-- - ' ' ' ' ' " y' r-:l Unsanitary " Inefficient - Ver Year It 1M ! i ski' lilllLll Its Chcnpor to Uoc cm. WSVA CAPS TIlTTOrThl? TliantoBuyl - Once in TlircoYc Kerr Mason Jar Seal with a gold enarael'lid. To opethe'jar you puncture the: lid. -Don't think this is costly or wasteful. u The. lids cost 1 but little more than ordinary; rubbei: rings. The Kerr screw band- for Mason , jars correr sporids to the zinc top. of other jars; 'The Kerr band can be used year after year -it does not corrode. '"Kerr Mason caps, seal all Mason jars, and are cheaper than 'the t old ; style caps and . rubber rings. .! I: ' . ' Keep All Fruits Perfectly AVithout Sugar Cart noflj without, r Sweeten as used tnd after the price goes down. Fruits are "kfcpt perfectly in all Kerr Jars either Kerr Mason, ' Kerr 'WMe-mouth Mason or Kerr Econ omy, becuse they seal air tight. 11 iruit is scarce, can more ' vege tables; for home canning is thrift. Write to jus -fo Free Recipe Book. Your draie-has genuine Kerr-. Jars and Ca?s or cm get. them. :' Kcrr. JGJsss ;-lkg. Co. - Sand 3 Springs, Okla. Los Angeles. Cat.V" - rwr At mi iaii - x Portland, pre. I 1 1 ii ii i, i .ij,iMj , , rt r i irrnriiri if sMSjfirtjwisar- - ---- T' - a-::- i c ' : :::;. ": i ::: ;. ::'. .; - !: :?: ': : ' ' ::f::i 2 :' . , I-: l V - Kl ;fr - v ?.:::& ' ; ' " '' T" " yy.-i X- .;&'::... . . T--. f 'r if. ' ' -.-..::: : '.'.'si : ,-:.......,..;., .. . i . ., - , . .....-' , --i. :. . l ' i J: . .: :''..:. ' ' ' .. 1 ' . " , -. ,: ., i i '..- - . .. . - - i - . : v. .. :.. 1- ... ''-,:'.-.. . 1 44 ' i - IflSTEN spmetime wlien ;uL motorists; are talking; about tHbir tire records.: ; You" will; hear as rmany varied experiences as there are men to tell them.' Sortie dealers offer the tire user an allowance to "square" the tire that But car owners are be ginning to look upon al lowances as a symptom of sometliing ; wrong rather than a remedy. ', l -;:-'- v-vH; ;s , - '- 'ii W.? ; i. v.-v-i: ' " 4 ' ' ' .-'.-:. - i - . : - ..' . " ' ; " ..:,. In 1903. one of the f ac- tbries of the. United States jRubbeii Company laid the foundation for saving mil lions of dollars annually to car owners by building for the first automobile 'cord ' tire ever made in America. 4 . . t ' - ; i '.:",- - . ':" 1:,:. J"! ( " -' . . ; 1 -X: ij-' ; ' '.-'.-. Fim then on it took to itself a heavier responsi- bility measured both in money and judgment than the tire world had put upon anybody. ; First in bu ilding I j: the cord tire the United States Rtibber Company ! was likewise first- and alone in brinjging to its manu-1 facture a uniformity stand-, ard that takes every JJ. S Royal Cord out of the limitea mileage class.' i . r1 E facturer anywhere de signed, built and equipped try this company for the spinning arid weaving - of cord'tireJabne.andfor nothing else. It is the only maker of tires that produces its own plantation rubber in ade ; qiiate quantities.- rubber identical im: quality pound after pound V ; V The Uriiteid States Rub ber Company operates the only cord fabric mill, owned by any tire ; manu- The cord principle is the greatest of all funda menfal tird economies. Today, anybody, can make cord tires. But having the cord idea and delivering tie physical ser viced that idea are two entirely different things. 170- ' ; - . -n 'V. 1!-. CD Tire :-Division-; Branch, Sixth and Glisan Sts. H 11