THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON.
SATURDAY. JANUARY XL
PORTtAtiD AHAltlS
HEW IMPORTANCE
!AS A WOOL CENTER
How Portland has grown from a small
Inconsequential woolen eenter to that of
the 'aa cowd tn tmportsnee, next to Boe-
tMt, la the whole United States, and br
far in meet Important on tha Pacific
eAaet waa Indicated by tba wool auction
feeid Kara a few days ago. at which
l.OOO.OOa pounds of wool from Idaho
growers waa ao ewcceesfulrjr anctlooad
at tha nlgbeet prices that nave pre
vailed for erur a year.
rTb wool dlapoaad of at thla auction.
aowever, waa bat a very amall part of
tha wool business of thla port. Dealers
estimate that there la racalTad In Port
land between 20,0Oa.0OO and 26.000.000
pounda of wool annually. Of this huge
aa-iount. prrhapa 11.000,000 pounda are
uaad by tha woolen manufacturers of
thla 6 lattice aad tha balance ahlppad to
Um Atlantic coast.
"Shipments of wool are now made a
sAoat entirely by water. Producers can
Ship front many Interior pointa by rati
t Portland and thenca to tha Atlantic
eoaat by water, cheaper than they can
ahlp direct eaat by ralL Wool la re
ceived bera from Oregon which pro
duces annually about 12.000.000 pounds
trorn Washington. Idaho, Montana, Wyo
nllng, . Northern California and some
front Colorado and Utah. Portland has
tUe advantage of a ahorter haul from
tha greater part of this producing dis
trict, and la on a parity with San Fran
cisco and Seattle on tha balance. Due
to advantages In marketing, many pro
ducers, everything also being equal, pre
fer to ship to Portland.
PORTLAND SBIPPIXO P0I5T
Shipment la usually made to Portland'
. In bags, and it la baled here for water
shipment to tha East. Water freight
rales ara pow lOo par hundred, while
rati rataa run aboot
Tha development of tha Industries
producing woolen goods baa been vary
fapld. Facing tha aharpeat competition
throughout tha country, tha Portland
, dianafacturers have nevertheless devel-
9e at an astonishing rata. Thla Is
tartly aoeounted for by tha fact that
o2matlo conditions make thla district an
tdal place to prod Dee woolens. Where
w have hers a moist, humid atraos
, pare that la a great help In carding
ana spinning, since It keeps the tiny
aoree in a sort, clinging state as they
worked Into yarn or cloth, tha earn
conditions can only be approached in
tba East by tha use of mechanical
hflmldmera. Tha easae climatic condi
Upna produce wool of a softer texture
af ft la grown, aad tha soft water uaed
la) washing tt to of further assistance
tn thla and.
AJ Z50RX0CS IJDCSTB.T
fTos Portland district Is now tha great-
ear manufacturing center of woolen.
waai oi usveiana. me industry
bars now ansae? about imo mni. kH
te Value of Its products will run about
, t,eoo,ooo annually. Tha highest grada
at, rtrgln wool products are made. It
la? eaUl that nothing superior In corre-
aoooding tinea la mads anywhere In that
cauntry, and many Instances era known
nhare Portland woven goods have been
pra-ven superior in every way to Im
porter produou of the easna weava.
fThe moat no Labia of tha producers of
Miao goods ,to Uila. district, ara tha
IVjrfland WoolaaMiUa, tha Ore go a City
, aims, ranaiaton woolen Villa,
Ore sob Worsted company. Santlam
Mills, Jaatsen Knitting company and
tha Northwest Knlttlaa
Shipments of goods from tha mills of
thla district to eastern clothing manu
facturers, who turn Oat suits, mala atst -
and ahlp them back hera for sale In our
retail establishments ara of dally oo
currenea. Among tha weU-knowa firms
uelng Portland woolen goods regularly
for tha manufacture of such articles of
wearing apparel ara Kuppenheimer s
Co.. Stela Bloch Cfc. Arnold Lochela
C- E. V. Price at Co, Hart SchafXaar
AMar. raahlon Park Co, Bchloss
Broa. Montgomery Ward at Co. and
Soars, Roebuck Co.
turn s-orxiana wool Warehouse, tha
Columbia Basin Warehouse and tha
Western Wool Growers association
handle about .three-fourths of the wool
that passes through this point
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CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
Random obxerratlotis la tba bome
fVtld oT Tbe JoomaTa bawk
abavw. ; '
WootejD UUla
Mantioal aaaaa
With 'arratteemeata cractically com
pleted for tha display of Oregon mada
goods In ahow windowa throughout tba
city, and equal prominenca given to tha
same products on the shelves, counters
and ahowcaBea of tha merchants or Fort
laad. It is believed that the Importance
of Oregon, goods win be brought homa
to tha people tn such a forceful way that
burlnar will be materially stimulated.
Several windowa are already decorated
for Oreton Industrial week, and e
siderable expense haa been tneurred in
making- than attracUTa. A great many
others have been arranged for. - It is
anticipated that perhaps 100 ahow win
dows will be devoted to such displays
all of next week. Another feature of
Dublleity is the streamers that nave
been printed on an orange paper for
both windows and' automobile wind
ahields. One streamer reads "Are Ore
gon Isabels on Tour Tables?" and the
other, "Oregon inaustnes weeay-
The Associated industries nut aiao
provided a set of eight larafef abow-
cards bearing the "Oregon JUdl" trade
mark and suitable legends. Tneae are
for use either with counter displays or
with window displays.
Among the firms making special dis
plays for this week are : Oregon City
Woolen Mills. Pendleton Woolen Mills,
Oregon Worsted Co, Jantxen Knitting
Co, N. W. Knitting Co, Portland
Woolen Mills. Brownsville Woolen Mills,
Alhers Bros, Portland Flour Mills,
Crown .Mills. Kerr-Glfford Co, Golden
Rod Mills, Baby's Boudoir, Neustader
Bros- Portland Vegetable Oil Mills,
Hirsh-Wels Co, Ftelschner-Mayer Co,
Valley Packing Co, Pwight Edwards
Co.. Crosaett & Devers, Bluxnauar-Frank
Drur Co Wad hams " Co, Russell
Gilbert Tru Blu Biscuit Co., Vogana
Candy Co, Brown-Shipley Co, Stearns
Hnliinnhead Co.. Pacific Coast Biscuit
Co., Starr Fruit Products Co. and Knight
Packing Co.
Weaving- virgin vrool doth at tbe Oregon City Woolen Mills.
' Twenty more are to be installed at an early data.
This is one of 10S looms in operation at thla plant.
Made-in-Oregon
. Articles Will Be
Exhibit Features
ment exhibit In connection with Oregon
Industries week. Through the coopera
tion of the Associated Industries of Ore
gon five model bungalow rooms - are
being arranged in the green room. The
exhibit will open Monday. Arrange
ments have been made likewise to in
stall a model home products store on
the sixth floor of tha Oregon building.
For the past 10 days committees
headed by Mrs. Kathryn Coffleld and
Mrs. Augustus Wood have been tour
ing the furniture and home equipment
factories of the city to select artiales
fitting the bungalow rooms. Other
committees have been preparing for
other details of the exhibit. The instal
lation la being handled by R. B. Bain
Jr., chairman of the exhibits com
mittee.
Unusual Interest is being taken in the
exhibit since it will be the first dis
play ever made to prove that a home
can be furnished In every detail with
Oregon-made goods. In the city Interest
la also being manifested by the publio
because of the awakened realisation
that Increased activities by home Indus
tries mean decreased unemployment.
Speakers supplied by the Business and
Professional Women's league have been
designated to carry the ' message of
home Industries to audiences during the
weekend.
Clvie organlxatlona of the city have
cooperated to arrange social functions
as features of the Industries week ex
hlblt. A public reception In the state
exhibit room Monday afternoon begin
ning at 4 o'clock will serve as the of
ficial opening of the exhibit since the
guests at the reception will inspect
the exhibit following the program in
tha exhibit room.
Under the auspices Of the committee
of 1000 of the Chamber of Commerce, a
dinner dance will be held Monday night.
Several vaudeville acts also have been
secured for tbe entertainment of the
visitors. Tuesday evening the annual
home products dinner of the federation
will be held in the main dining room.
Wednesday evening the Ad club will
arrange a program of stunts and a din
ner. Thursday evening the Women's Ad
club and the Business and Professional
Women's league will entertain. Fri
day evening the associated industries
will carry out a special program of en
tertainment Including a dinner dance.
Numerous other plaas tor entertain
ment. Including prise drawing contests.
musical programs and stunts, have been
arranged for various days of the week.
GARMENT FAG
IT
DRY
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OPEN
SOON
is also a menanlne floor where a lunch
room for employes will be Installed.
Tbe building is especially well suited
for the purposes for which it is being
adapted, as there are windows on all
-;des, providing an abundance of light
and ventilation. A truck line will be
uaed to haul the woolens from Oregon
City to the new plant
VOH1I WOKKZBS LET OUT
rwmniaon' Ohio. Jan. 21. Only a few
of the women who took lobs tn the
Pennsylvania railroad shops hare dur
ing the war are left on the payroll. Of
200 employes just laid off, 1 were
women who had been In the plant since
the beginning of the war. Only two
or three of the 200 who were taken on
at that time remain.
New Tork, Jan. 11- There are now
10 ships loading: at American ports
with seed grain for Russian relief. Of
these two are tn New York, four at
Baltimore and four at New Orleans.
Tha Ad dob El Jlnka waa sura some
stunt. Did yon notice that the winner
of one of the men's prizes was a lady?
Yep. Chief Pow Wow. tha Noble Bad
Sua. was of tbe gentle end Inqnisiave
c She fooled even the Judges.
t e.e
Ahem yes, we wen a prise, too. After
about a hundred outers had keen
awarded and we were still out af luck
the committee bad a good many thing
oa nana net yet used, so they called on
all others who bad not won to eosae for
ward, aad get a prise. We got away with
a. perfectly good package of panes he
Clour. .
'"MaaafacturlBg and Selling" says tbe
Portland Coffee Roasters are engaged
In a strenuous campaign for the North
west trade. One good thing about Port
land coffee nobody roasta it except
those whose business tt is to do so.
Tired housewives with too much win
dow, aad other, washing are wont to
go down and gaze at the Montgomery
Ward building and be thankful they do
not have to wash that many windows
anyway. Even husbands nave been
known to be thankful for the same rea
son. And they all wonder .how many
windows there are In this building any
way. W. H. Crawford of the Chamber
of Commerce took a week off the other
day and went over and counted 'em.
Saya there are exactly 40.IS7V4 small
panes of glass in these windowa The
other half nana was broken and be did
not count ft.
. In West Salem the Oregon Wood
Prod nets company has a real scheme for
utilizing waste products. It buys slab
wood four foot slabs and cuts tt up.
The largest pieces are mads into mop
handles ; pieces not large enough for
mop handles are cut Into 42-inch broom
handles, smaller pieces are utilised to
make toggles for tent ropes, others for
plugs for the end of paper rolls. Ia our
role of guide, philosopher and friend we
suggest there may stfil be made from
the yet-smaller pieces, clothes pins,
matches, toothpicks and splinters.
turning
thing. - Same
ne fin ash. ssu
thing. Tbe only difference be himself
coold tell was ooaalhlv the home oredwet
bad a alighUy finer finish, and ao one
could tell theca apart. Prioa. Im
ported. Hjta psr yard; Portland prod
uct. tli( per yard. Moral: Oet your
imported goods at hots. - , -
Oat - fa . tbe Oeweco seetloa may be
seen the first broa furnace built la the
Nor tha est. Fifty-five years saw a little
"0-ton furnace built of etane was placed
in operation there. . From this original
furnace was produced the pig iron used
tn tbe foundries easting the antiquated
Iron frosts seen In many of the eld
buildings a Oregon, Washington
California. . The Iron and steel business
may he a hard line, but look at tbe
plants tn this beatnees la tbe North
sut tbe
pattern.
IICAti
AMERIGAU CAN CO
QUI f b'JII
Jones Lumber Co.
Adds Equipment to
Facilitate Handling
With the recent centDteUon of tha
large lumber abed of tbe Jones Lumber
company on Macadam road the coaspaay
haa added equipment for the mere con
venient handling and storage of lumber
that will save conaiderar ' on "Vlrr
costs.
Thla abed, which ia 220 by M feet. Is
equipped with aa overhead ten ton crane
for unloading and piling lumber. Tbe
lumber Is brought from the mill by Ross
carriers, and the whole load of the car
rier is picked tip by the crane and placed
in any oesired location in tbe shed.
With tbe Mtaie aUeaasae
aad the tastafiatieei ec snecblnery well .
advanced, the Ajnericaa Can rosnpaey
plant la this city will be ready for tbe
heavy losisias season la aboet M days.
Tbe Portland plant la reported to be
lamest tn tbe United States, and
ill coat, equipped, over S2.see.eoe. A
large part of the plant Is already la op
eration, ranuahlag empteysaect te about
SOS man. Wksa tn fall epeeattea ees
ployment wiO be green te about 70s.
Something of tbe magnitude of opera
Uona enay be gataad whea It la undar- '
stood that trackage apace for loosing
ft cars simultaneously ha
Tided. Twelve linee af cans
turned out.
"It was the possibilities of future
growth and the etreiagtc toraooa with
regard to distribution to the eUverstned
Industries of tbe great Partflc Northwest -that
justified tbe American Can com
pany la building such a plant aa this ia
Portland." stated F. P. Kendall,
ager of the plant.
bar business." Mr. Jones stated. Tbe
Japanese baying baa been a big factev
In the last year. Thai marks te sun
holding up well and we expect buying
from this source this year to exceed last
year's buying. At the aante Usne China
Is beginning to buy. and moat bnportsat
of all Is the doenesrjc business where a
heaw demand la forecast by tbe heavy
"We look for a good year la the lua- railroad hoy tag new beclaakag.
The Aew Portland garment factory of
the Oregon City Woolen Mills win soon
be running to capacity In the building
formerly known as the Furniture Ex
change, prand avenue and East Stark
street About 150 operatives will be em
ployed for the 125 power sewing ma
chines, the power cutters and the other
equipment required for finishing the
company's wool garments.
The new plant is a consolidation of
the factories No. 1 and No. 2 which
have been located on Russell street
Products of this new shop will Include
mackinaws. flannel shirts, trousers,
lounging robes and bath robes. All of
these will be made from the woolens
woven In the company's mills where ad
ditional equipment has been installed for
exclusive overcoat manufacture, and for
Increased production of other Oregon
City garments.
The new factory Is a four-story bund
ing. 100x100 with full basement There
That aa Orasren hnm mm k&
Uaed entirely with products manufao-
s n M - - - - . "
wiuuu ine state win be proved
to the pubUo next week when an exhibit-
will be opened In tha a-Mm w
of the Oregon build tn under the aus
pices of the Portland Federation of
Woman's OrKanlaationa.
Ia response to the proclamation lama
recently by Governor Oloott the federa-
uon oeciqoa to arrange this home equip-
EDWARD M. ATKINSON
et TIT rnstula ae Peruaad. Or., ass Wea
Dewed a pataas to, prom rataiarata. (hi.
" bmmsvI ej swans at thla wlta snaasi lad at
a pa lata lata, Thai mimh tha w
- vast Un SMtal has baas baratefore
l . aarr. aad waaea she letter at 41 ftea.lt a
vara, tullaj atrlaf BMtarUL Tbe patent waa
a4eash taa attj. Waa., ai MASON,
- - - a cast sttaraara.
ShopeBrickCo.
race an sMami nates: A artoiALTT
Madm in Portland
. i rra utox. wi navg rr
tea aarr bpowmsow at, powtvaro, oet.
Truck, SU: fend Delivery
, Bodiet Built . - X
WHtU WOII, stLACXSXITHIKO
Lowes rrtoeo All Work guaranteed
Eureka Carriagu eV Auto Works
. Ms-SSI Coaeb Si. Mwy. Sine.
das. B. HrusMwnh.
CLARKE COUNTY IRON. WORKS
ENQINEERS, MACHINISTS,
rATTKRIsMAKERS,
Light end Heavy Perglna.
1 04-10 H. 4Ul tt Oornsr of Flanders.
Rasmussen&Co.
Makers of
Paints and Varnish
N. E. Cor. 2d and Taylor
Portland, Oregon
ROGUE RIVER
CANNED SALMON
"CROWN" Brand
Awarded Cold Medal San Francisco Exposition
For Sale at SealyTresser Co. aad Portlaad Grocery Co.
or Write TJs
CAinrXD BT
THE MACLEAY ESTATE COMPANY
238 TJ. 8, ITat. Bank Bid Portlaad, Or.
Wedderbmra, Or.
A Portland tailor Imported a beauti
ful piece of Scotch tweed from England.
After be had placed It proudly on bis
shelves be discovered that the Portland
Telephone SeOwood 597
East Side Mill &
Lumber Co.
Manufacturers of
Douglas Fir 5
LUMBER
Foot of Spokane Avenue
PORTLAND, OREGON
Sask and Door. General MlHwork
IF
HACKETT
DIGGER CO.
Foot East Clay St.
Telephose East 183.
WASHES AMD SORE ER ED
RIVER SAND AND 6RAYEL
' Towing and Lightering
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pendleton, Or.
MANUFACTURERS OF
'ore Fleece Wool Blankets
LEACH BROS. & CO.
Exclusive Manufacturers ef
SASH WEIGHTS
Foundry fit Hood St. -Office
til Plae SU
Oregon Fan Belt Co.
HtV. Aeeond SU Mala lilt.
L
Makers ox the best leather run Belt for
all makes of Automobiles. Special Belts
i or Trucks, etc. Ask Tear Dealer.
BARRELS AND
CASKS -
Aad AO Xtast st Cease rags at
Flake Bras. Cooperage Worker
-. ill Frees, jfals tltt
WE PAINT FOR LESS
We have been painting autoa for
years and will give yoa aa expert Job.
Veteran Auto Paint' Shop
Offleet Kata tttt. Kee.t Tf ar. M7.
Cor. 1st aad Harrises.
KNIGHT'S
1 Mince Meat
InlSIGHT PKG. CO.
POBTXAJID. 0&F.005
NEW HAVEN CARRIAGE
& AUTO WORKS
Gee. Wagner aad 4 a ha Wagner.
Auto and Truck Bodies, Springs. Wind
. Shields Caba Over Driver's Seat
WK srECIAUU OX WHEELS
Feoae Broadway UTt
Car. eta aad Everett.
Multnomah Trunk & Bar; Co.
VnoleeaU afire, of Trunks. Suitress s.
oln. SS E. Water SU Portland. Or.
P. SHARKEY & SON
Long Straw, Horse Collars
The
United Contracting
Company
General Contractors
Phone Main 3099
109-10 N. W. Bank Bldg.
Portland, Oregon
Warrenite-Bitulithic
a resilient, shock-absorbine
pavement surface that with
stands the Impact of traffic
without shatterint or disinte
grating. WARREN BROTHERS
COMPANY
289 East Salmon St.,
Portland, Ore.
Where payroll
money goes
94 of the pay checks of a Port
land industry recently examined
were found to have been cashed in
retail stores. Of 200 pay checks
in another industry, 150 were
cashed in the purchase of daily liv
ing necessities at retail stores.
If this money is spent for Oregon manu
factured products it revets to the manu
facturer and back to the worker a
charmed circle that means prosperity for
worker, retailer and manufacturer!
BUY OREGON
PRODUCTS!
Associated Izuhutries of Oregon
Ttt Oreges Battels'
rerttaae Ore rea
Jacobs'
iregf em City
Indian Robes, Steamer Rugs,
Robes and Auto Robes
Bath
Portland Furniture Mfg. Co.
Makers of
OTEX8TTTFFED BATEJTPOBTS,
CHAIRS, COUCHES, LOUSGES,
ALL KINDS OF UPHOLSTERED
FUR5ITUBE aad MATTRESSES
. m.l!it Xaeadam Head
Phones 3f ala 8v, US-IS
Or A DDIfF" ARE MADE ONLY
TC sT.A I a rSKliOF BURNED CLAY
imitation Brick Are Made of Undependable Sabstituies
IF YOU WANT BRICK, INSIST ON REAL
BURNED CLAY BRICK
Real Burned Clay Brick Are Manufactured Locally by the
STANDARD BRICK & TILE CO.
83 5th St, Near Oak Broadway 18
Por
Virgin
Wool
vbolens
rVoeen Where
the. Wool
Is Grown
Windows. Doors, Glass
BuOdart Hardware, Finish Lumbar, Paints
anS Rooflns.
W stamifacttirs An Our Special Work
HEACOCK SASH AND DOOR CO.
aim ih; assxe
21S-214 FIRST ST.
8dEQ0G3(B0
TO WINGano LICHTERINC
BATES DOCK ELDp.
Made in Oregon
famous everywhere
-sPtBHfkMCHJASme. PYBAMSa"
Dralaaga, Sewer Pipe, Calvert
Flpe, IrrlgaUoa Fine, Gravity
Water Svstenu
Offleet 827 Beard af Trade BMg.
Broa 4 war VMS.
Factory t it River SU East 4168.
IT YPTLL FAT fOV TO
Get Our Estimates FIRST
For Wiring. Motor Repairs and General Electrical Work.
MAIN ELECTRIC CO.
Phone East 3822.
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From Kcnncbunkport, Maine, to Astoria,
Oregon; from Duluth to New Orleans,
Jacobs Oregon City pure virgin woolens are
famous for their beauty, warmth and service.
Oregon City mills have helped to put Oregon
on the industrial map.
Employing hundreds of skilled men and
women throughout the year, the Oregon City
mills help to increase the payrolls of the
state as their products gain popularity.
We dye, spin and weave' new Oregon wool
into wonderful fabrics. Then, in our own
shops, we tailor these fabrics into well-styled
garments. The same virgin wool quality
has given our robes and blankets a national
reputation.
Buying virgin woolens made in Oregon helps
build prosperity for Oregon. The whole
state benefits.
Buy Oregon -Made Jacobs Oregon City
Woolens.
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Oregon
City
Products
Overcoats
Mackinaws
Flannel Shirts
Indian Blankets
Lounfinf Robes
Motor Robes
Blankets
Oregon City Woolen Mills
Oregon City, Oregon
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