THE :. OREGON' -DAILY 'JOURNAL, P ORTLAND -TUESDAY, JUNE '. 8, 1920'.
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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.;' -
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'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.
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Miller & Tracey
i Funeral for Lear
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cm. WSVA CAPS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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 ;
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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.
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Tire :-Division-; Branch, Sixth and Glisan Sts.
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