ANNUAL REVIEW OF M WORK OF
E iSMEM COMMERCIAL CLUB
ill
A Very Busy Year
!
in radInS the history of the
work acconiplishea turing una j
t 1917. Just about to close;
I y tn Salem Commercial; Clubj
J ofivan McDanlel, Is to read on
t jaore year of real progress
I made, not alon In its civic lirej
lUIUUfeU . w - J ;v
ranliatlons. or committees, hav
ing direct charge! in the promo
tion' of various industries in the
tii ostahliRhnunt of new
ones; the addition of new pay
. r0U8, Salem people can point
' I with tride. "looking backward?
T
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over the old year, and before
lifting the veil istill coveringitbe
face of 1818. can be seen "dim- J
t ly" forecasts-greater thing3
J to eonie new enterprises, new t
people, renewed zeal all. ..and 4
t roacn more, niade necessary by
J tbe stress of tbe war, for us. J
Just in its infancy. 1 i J
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Ia every city of consequence cer
tain defined promotional et forts are
no included, as fixed factoid, i Men
are ' no longer content to perform
mere civic duties prescribed rigidly
tv statute commonly referred to .as
Obeying law. and paying taxes,"; To
es y they are Quickened by a reallza
t:on that they are citizens. The: hopes
aspirations of a community in
11:3 direction and the promotional ef.
frts generated by such ideal, cau
tU be carried- on by purely private
jitf-rprlse or public authority.) The
activity of the local government is
circumscribed by law. : Tbe single In
uviJual is necessarily devoting nlne
t zil of bis, time to making a living.
Tbere can be and la an uncovered
lying between -the functions of
t'.a individual and tbe local gbvern-
. .cat There Is need t or some orga
:;at!on which permits collective ef
forts and which at the same time en-
troachea on neither the power bf the
!:..:;. lioal nor the sphere of the local
pTersunenL,- There Is- created,! as it
vers, a new catagory as a result of
viAh many Individuals give part of
t'.-'r time, thought, and effort and
si contributes his share of effort
r -! Influence. " 'Tour Commercial
j is then a, piece of machinery
a by collective Influence, I Con
y it should be noted that a
.trcial club is merely the ma
ry through which certain ends
: . 1 stained. . j ' .
.. i modern commercial club is
oned to a double calling. It
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Smi'SIALlMj VIOLIfflST
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IfPt Miss Elizabeth lvy, ia one
1 lost talented and
Jueiy knownj violin rttsts.;
oa beea a staden nr th vinitn
niost
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1 . since sha ... r- ' : kl
r years 01 age ana iwr
a .Mmber of year was the pupil of
uJa wJlee Graham of port-
Tfv ,0re0tt- Ura violinist I Miss
' ivy ia but fvr equals in tlte state.
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tpr w,ner ,ntenretatlons have been
r' Isshly praised ty music critics.
1, ,a Instructor on the violin shi
wslv . onnaual ! success and the
of her poplla in recital, has
monstrated her kIU and ability
m lastuctor. i - !
tv rfTjr 18 a nuemter of the State
rerr Association, 1
Her popularity as a 'violin soloist
caused her to lie frequently call
h v tIace" outside of Salem where
Dlyd'to large and encis.
Az) Ju,y he was presented in ire
;iai 8$ a violin artist by William
&--:e Graham at his studio In
and One of Varied
must encourage material advance
ment and at the same time tbe civic
and social progress of the commun
ity. Economic and social facts
should go hand in band.
Neither in our municipal organi
zation, or body; politic, or in the vari
ous combinations of business and
other interests formed for purely
special purposes, is tbere an agency,
qr even the nucleus of an agency,
capable of doing for Salem what Is
being done, dally by the Salem Com
mercial Club. I And when it is con
sidered that all the work, of the club
has a direct or; indirect bearing upon
the life of every resident of the city,
and that all this is beneficial, up
building and constructive, every right
minded man having the interest of
his city at heart should consider it
his duty and perform the duty of
Joining the club and assisting in the
carrying on of the greatest work
that can be done in behalf of Salem
It Is not the purpose to set forth
herewith all the efforts of the Com
merclal Club during the past year
This would bef an impossibility. Only
the items which will prove of gen
eral Interest, are here enumerated.
CJenrral (Vmdition of Club-
Finance. The expenditures of th
club have binj governed by a budge
system Installed in the previous year
So closely hare the expenses beer
estimated and controlled that In n
quarter of the year has there existed
a discrepancy between the director'
appropriation land the actual ex
penses, ''''- " - ' ? " '
Membership.'- The quota of mem
bership has maintained its level dur
ing the past iyear and today this
organization Is the strongest club
per capita in the state.
Meetings Held. Board of direct
ors 14, membership meetings 12, ex
ecutive department committee meet
ings 53. general committee meetings
7, miscellaneous meetings, including
Salem Floral Society, Rod and Gun
Club, Marion r County Cattle Club.
Marion County Potato Growers' As
sociation, Cherrlans, Good 'Roads
commitees. Red Cross, D. A. R.'s,
Grange committees. Taxpayers'
League, state associations of all kinds
224; total 671.
-' Mail r Report. letters received
during year 6721, letters sent dur
ing year 9.942, pieces of literature
mailed during season 10.111, miscel
laneous mail matter, v post cards,
meeting announcements, etc. 17,457.
. General Activities. i
War Work. The biggest business
of the nation and every community
LEVY,
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Pdrtland. This recital attracted
such favorable comment that It was
repeated in- Salem at the First Cbrls-
uon cnurcn oeipre an uucuvi vu.
crowded the enurcn auaiwrmm.
6 Another occasion where Mis Lvy
was very , entbjufcIasf!c?Jly received
was at the opening progrant of the
Women's Council at Portland last
October. T
When Miss Ida M. TarbeU lec
tuted as a Lyceum attraction In Sa
lem some time fgo Miss Levy played
several violin solos preceding Miss
Tarbell address. Miss j Tarbell, in
speaking of Miss I-evy'sj renditions,
said: "in my many lectures through
out America It 1? se'dem that I have
enjoyed anything on the program
more than I have Miss Levy's play
ing. Her unusual skill as a viol n
soloist "combined with her own win
ning personality will undoubtedly
win for her a prominent place in tho
music world." ! -
Miss Levy maintains her studio at
56S Court street.
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Accomplishments
today is war. The Commercial Club
is the Marion county representative
for Federal Foodi Administration,
Fuel ; Administration. State Council
of Defense
Federal Food Administration.
Conducted the food card campaign
for Marion county, and enrolled S'
per cent of the families of the county
tor the Food Administration at
Washington. D. C.
Organized business Interests of city
for observation of meatless and
wb'eatless days.
Mr. F. W. Steusloff, president of
the club, is official Federal Food Ad
ministrator for the county.
Fuel Adminlstifttioo Assisted
this department ini their survey 0
luel conditions in the county.
' State Council of Defense Cooper
ated fwith the National Council of
Defense in executing plans and ord
ers for this county, -
- General War Wok.
Red Cross Handling the Civilian
Relief Work of tbe Willamette Chap
ter of American Red Cross for Polk
and Marlon counties. Assisted in
Red Cross drive.
Y..M. C, A. War Fund Assisted
this organization in as far as pos
ilble to make campaign a success.
War Census Are preparing a card
ndex of every family in Marion
county for use in future- campaigns.
I Aecomplishment-r-IndustrtaL
industrial Prospects The work
devolving upon the Industrial com
mittee of the 1 club can' hardly be
eallzed by the citizen who does not
fully understand the many details
first to,-be Investigated and the many
requirements or an unusual nature to
be met. During this year propositions
have been placed before the club in
volving approximately $2.0,00.000.
Many of these were persons or firms
with f patents tor processes wanting
capital. Experience has demonstrat
ed that It Is safe to deal only with
concerns who have been established
and succeeded to permanency and
who are seeking only more room for
expansion and distribution, rather
than money and donations,
r City Survey Almost weekly 1 the
Commercial club furnishes exhaust:
Ive data to industrial prospects,
bond companies, and other sources
relative to city's industrial condi
tions, growth and wealth. Many of
these questioners are of special char
acter, requiring special i data, but
prompt, attention has always been
given them in view of the distribu
tion of accurate and extensive facts
about Salem in widely diversified
territories. j ;
Product Inquiries More than 500
letters ' have been reserved " oy V the
club Inquiring as to Salem-made pro
ducts and firms. As these Inquiries
came they were referred to the re
spective concerns in Question.
Flax Investigation Made a thor
ough study of the flax business as
applied to Its development In the
Willamette valley ! and especially
from . the standpoint of establishing
a mill in this city. Assisted in the
publication of a flax bulletin by giv
ing Information. This Information Is
of special value In the future de-
velonment of tha inelnmnr
riu uuruiH r unu ueueTing
that the only way to begin the flax
tusiness Is to grow flax, the Com
mercial club raised a guarantee fund
of 115,000 for the purpose of, grow
ing 400 acres or flax. Contracted
with farms for the flax acreage.
Crop was harvested and sold to the
state. - ' -
Scutching .Mill At present are
trying to Interest 'some eastern spin
ning or towel mill in the establish,
ment 1 of a scutching mill to handle
the flax which might' be grown i by
tbe club. in this - manner the mill
cpuld obtain their ; raw material at
cost and would become interested in
this section as desirable for a branea
factory. Are now in correspondence
with some twenty different mills
which are considering this project.
Local capital is also interested at
present time.
Pulp and Paper Mill Working
with tbe Chas. K. Spaulding interests
in an effort to promote and finance
a 1750,000 pulp and paper mill.
Project is progressing in spite of
present war conditions.
New Industries Secured--Cherry
City Baking company, Wittenberg-1
King company. These two industries
add a yearly expenditure in payroll,
raw material, etc.. In city of about
$450,000.
Boat t Service. Co-operated with
boat owners and merchants In ob
taining a better schedule of time
and better freight j rate on river.
Rates are now 4 cents under rail
rates. -" L
Industrial Projects. Are now ne
gotiating with several firms who de
sire to change their locations. Will
no doubt be in a position to an.
nounce the successful completion' of
these propositions j within a short
time. j ; T
Mechanical lKpartnient.
Credit Department. The credit
department received no less than
4000 calls during 1917 from mer
chants, banks, professional men and
manufacturers. Nearly 15,000 card
Indexes of credit ratings are on file.
It Is estimated that this department
effected a saving of more than. $30.
000 during the year and has placed
charge accounts within the "Safety
Line" in Salem. I
Fake Solicitors. f-Numerous re
quests are received by this depart
ment each year from persons desir
ing to solicit the cltv for funds.
Very few of these are granted. Lo--re
1 organizations in good stand'ng
are supported, and fake out-of-town
persons eliminated. , There schemes
Include advertising, unknown char
itable institutions, 1 schools and
churches. Indigent persons and oth
ers dependent upon their nerve rath
er than Initiative in making a living.
Many thousands of dollars are saved
the merchants annually by this! serv
ice. . j
Itinerant Venders.- Constant at
tention is' given to this class Of vis
itors' to eliminate the fake kind! from
the city. j
Grocers Auxiliary. Through tb's
department an organization vas per
fected, for the benefit of local gro
cers. Practically all grocers of the
city are members. .!
Legislation. - Supported Oregon
State Grocers'; association and Retail
Grocers' Association of Portland, fi
nancially and morally in effort to
obtain legislation of benefit to the
retailer. During the last session
many conferences were heldjwl'h
legislative committees with the re
sult that the trading stamp people
did not accomplish their par pore.
Assisted In defeating the flOOjwage
exemption law. !
Civic. j
Riverside Dip. Inaugurated and
conducted City Bathing beach, i mak
ing a. nominal charge of 5 cents to
cover Jcost of operation; children
under 16 free. Attendance during
seas'on was approximately 200.000
persons. The object of this move
was to provide, a place for thej -children
to find recreation under safe
condition?. Previous to tnt (start
ing of this movement several drown
ings occurred each year! Lrst year
there were none in the vicinity of
the city. This beach protecuj your
boys and girls. 1
Free- Camp Ground. Inlt'at-'l
and conducted "Free Camp grojunis
at the State Fairgrounds for) tour
1st travel. Estimated attendance
approximately 20.000. Co-operated
with State Fair board in mainten
ance.' - j
Street Signs. Petition city 'coun
cil to purchase street signs for t'ne
main streets of the city. Cbuncll
passed petition, and purchased and
erected signs during the past sura-
Newj Southern Pacific Depot.-
Have worked I with i Southern Pacific
railway and obtained an appropria
tion for new Southern Pacific depot,
the construction of which has hogun.
-fi Free Inter-county Ferry.4-Sue-ceeded
In inducing the county courts
to maintain free ferry service be
tween 'Salem land Polk connt.
Marlon-Polk County Bridge Srlt.
Instituted and maintained mania
mus proceedings atalnst two county
courts in an effort to settle highway
bridge dispute. The proceedings re
sulted In the courts . coming to an
agreement. The case was entitled
Plnckney White versus Marlon
and Polk, county. Much credit is
due John McNary for his untiring
efforts to settle this case.
0. P. Bridge Plankings-Obtained
permission of railroad to plank rail
way bridge in case ferry service
proved inadequate. Substitute prop
osition of moving old structure ac
cepted by county court. i
Salem Hospital Association.- Are
co-operating with Salem Hospital
association In an effort to Obtain
better hospital facilities for the city.
Motor Car Service Operated mo
tor car service between Polk, county
and Salem from the lirae or the! clos
ing of the inter-county bridge until
the ferry could be Installed. The
club guaranteed the operating ex
pense of the motor 4ar. i
Way Car Service Negotiated suc
(fniiT with Southern Pacific in
obtaining way -car freight service be
tween Polk and-Marion county.)
Social Service Center Although
this organization Is separate 1 one
sense, yei muca ui . w i w
through the club. The manager of
the club is secretary of that associa
tion. This association centrWises
the eharitv work of the city and
saves the business men and citizens
nt the town substantial amounts 01
money in doing away with promiscu
ous charity and its accompanying
abuses. '''.-J-
Free Employment Bureau juam
taina free emnlovment office and
last year found work for overt 300
nnllesnts. oat of about 450. 'Many
of the positions were permanent. Tbe
club has the support of the com
munity in this effort and often
times has as many as twenty calls
for men to work, In one day. 1 The
present difficulty Is to find men to
fill the Hobs. r
i Old People's Home-- Assisted
board of Old People's Home In rais
ing money for new home in this. city.
The campaign . is completed and! this
will give the city another $25,O0jO In
stitution. , J L ,
i Municipal Play Grounds Special
co-operation and assistance was
given in development of this valua
ble recreational work. I
I Salem Women's Club The audi
torium of the commercial club has
been remodeled and the Salem Wom
an's club hs been added as an ad
junct to the organization. . front
now on thee two bodies will at to
gether for the unbuilding of the city.
; Agricultural.
Corn Show Maintained Annual
STnm ahnw tnr rive dftVs at which !
exhibit farmers from all over the
valley exhibited. The show Is not
only limited to Salem, but previous
to the exhibit here, similar affairs
were held in tbe surrounding towns
and the winners of these exhibits
bring their prize winning lots to be
shown In .Salem. This show was
held In December.
Poultry Show Donated money to
the Marlon County Poultry associa
tion to maintain annual poultry
show.". ' ... ! :-
Our Farmer Friends A cordial
and pleasant relation exists between
the club and our friends unon Marion
county's farms, because the clup in
vites the farmers to call and sejeure
'nr co-oneration whenever needed.
At present are working withl the
eMinty granges and have secured the
State Granr convention in this) city
for 1918. The asrieultu-al meniber
rhlps are Increanlng cintfnuallvj.
Tourist, Publicity nnd Convention.
Conventions Succeeded In bfing
the following t conventions to
Sa'er ' ' t
1917 Ore eon Retail Grocers' on-
vppHf. 150 itte-laoce.
1917 Oregon Cheese and Better
MVer' convention, first meeting
12fl ttentnsee. 5 An
1917- Oregon Cheese and Batter
Makers convention, second meeting
1 00 -tenrtanee.
1917 Oreron State Threshermen
convention, 300 attendance.
1917 State Editorial Association
convention, 200 attendance. . f
1917 State Horticultural Society
convention, November, 200 atten
dance. -'
1917 Layman's Missionary con
vention, 1000. i i
1918 Oregon Retail Jewelers' con
vention, 200 attendance.
1918 Oregon State Grange con
vention, 500 attendance.
Six dollars has been adopted as
the average minimum expenditure
of each visitor at these conventions,
which average three days in dura
tion. This means that the commer
cial club has brought $32,850 to Sa
lem on this one item alone andMt s
money that . otherwise would never
have seen atem. .
Cherrlans. The club co-operated
with this organization In every way
possible. Donated $200 for their
use. The Cherrlans are one of 'the
biggest advertising assets of tbe city.
Publicity. Attained publicity in
all the leading papers In the United
States and Canada through the Asso
ciated Press dispatch service. Special
i magazine articles In Town Develop-
Iment, American City, and Financial
American, Polk's County Directory.
- Special Publicity. Through
"Salem Name Changing" Idea placed
Salem, Oregon, before people of the
United States in all newspapers, both
in news columns and editorially. The
manager has a file clipping that If
paid for would have cost the organi
zation approximately $150,000. Many
Quotations i such as these are proof
enough. "He f manager) '; obtained
for his town (Salem) advertising
that would have put tbe town's treas
ury on a deficiency bails if It had
been paid in cold cash." "We take
our hats off to Salem. Oregon, it
Commercial. Club and Its Commercial
Club manager." etc. ,
Tourist Travel Publicity; Co-one-rMlng
with: the i North west , Tourist
Association,; which organization re
ceived an appropriation from the
state to be uted In advertising the
resources of Oregon.
Inquiries, The club received on
an average ' of ten letters each day
inquiring as to the financial status,
health, population -and such statis
tics, business openings, etc.. to pe
bad in the city, value of farm lands.
production, and many other perti
nent questions. These Inquiries al
ways receive a personal letter and
literature fitting their needs. This
Is a service that could ' not be per
formed i by any other, organization
and one! that nets the community di
rect advertising to those who are di
rectly Interested, j: f'::;'"; C'-C
LeglNlation and Taxation.
General Work. During th,e year
this department has been i asked to
pass upon approximately sixty differ
ent laws and questions affecting the
community 1 generally, such as new
freight rates; Interstate commerce
acts, postage laws, etc. The orga
nization! has sent protests against
and petitions for many different laws,
both to local and national congress.
A few such questions In which Salem
was especially interested are:
Freight j Rates. Petitioned Inter
state commerce commission against
discriminating rate to coast points.
$80,000 Appropriation for Willam
ette. Instituted and maintained a
campaign for an $80,000 appropria
tion for government to deepen locks
at Oregon City, making it possible to
run freighters up Willamette. Ap
propriation granted,
v Cbemawa Appropriation- . Peti
tioned the committee- of Indian af
fairs in senate and house for an ad
ded appropriation for Chemawa. This
institution 1 was in. need ot . more
money and was Ini a bad shape. The
government was talking , of moving
the school, j Created Interest suffi
cient to I have this committee deter
mine to leave school here and makf
a $35,000 i appropriation for new
building ! and Improvements, with l a
promise of more: each succeeding
year.
ROYALE CAFETERIA
I This cafeteria Is propertly named,
for it is certainly a "Royal" place to
eat. William McGilchrist Son,
who are the owners., have catered to
the public in "eats" for the past nine
years in Salem, and their hungry
patrons trust that they will be there
for many years more.
The Royale is well equipped and
arranged, and can seat 160 -diners
at one time. The room is wejl lighted
and everything j about the I place la
spotlessly clean. The great variety
of food which they furnish Is Well
coojked and palatable, and when the
hungry man goes in there he can
take his choice of a bigger variety
and get quicker service than he can
find at other eating houses.1
It appeals to the busy, hungry man
who can spare only sd much time for
lunch or evening meal, and the, little
ltbor required in; carrying, his tray
to tbe table Is not noticed. The cafe
teria service Is growing in popular
ity in all cities, and It Is an Insti
tution that has come to stay, Salem
Is Justly proud of the Royale, ano
patronizes it liberally. .
Of course. It is the only cafeteria
!n tbe city, but its large capacity sat
isfies the need here, and it would be
t. daring business man that would at
tempt to enter Into competition with
an institution that has such a long
record of success and whose propri
etors are so widely and favorably
known to the public.
The iwriter knows whereof be
speaks, ; because they "fill him up"
dally, and we are trying to return the
compliment; though with something
not quite so substantial.
Notwithstanding the htg hcost of
living, we notice very little change
between prices now and. formerly at
the Royale. This may account for
their-big trade in a large measure,
but the accommodating and courteous
service of the proprietors and their
help Is another big factor which
holds their increasing, patronage.
If you want to know where to get
something to .fill the ."inner man,-'
get it quick and get it right, call at
460 State street, and grab a t.ay.
They will do the rest.
Salem is the prune center of. the
Paelfic ' . Northwest. The Or im
prune is the best; iu the markets of
the world, and command. the. n'ch
est prices. . The man with a good
prune, orchard ! In the ;. Wlllametta
valley Is Independent.
a groving
The Capital Junk Co.
Although the youngest junk com
pany in Salem the Capital Junk Com
pany is enjoying one of the largest
patronages of the junk concerns of
Salem. : w. ir.; !
The business was 1 established - In
May, 1916, and Is owned and oper
ated by Wm. Cohen, formerly of
Portland, a man of many years' ex
perience in the junk business.
Mr. Cohen, by close attention to
business prompt service to patrons
and by paying a generous price for
junk, has caused his institution to be
frequently called the- Square Deal
Junk House. !
His close connection with large
junk concerns in Portland. San Fran
cisco and other large cities' enables
him to dispose of his junk quickly
and at a price that justifies him in
paying a high cash price to the pub
lie. ' '
Althourh the war ' has caused, the
same unsettled condition In the junk
business that it has In other; lines,
Mr. Cohen has confidence in his judg
ment of market conditions and buys
Without fear of financial loss, it
would, urpilse anyone to bcac of the
NEW ELECTRIC
POWER PLANT
River Mill
Hydro-EWtrir
Station on the Clack-
- amat River
Very few people In Salem, or vicin
ity, have had any pievious knowledge
of the big electric power transmission
line that has been added to the
equipment of the Portland Railway,
Light and Power Company,' although
its River Mill hydro-electric power
plant has been in use for some little
lime. ' -
Manager W. M. Hamilton, speaking
for his company, predicts that during
1918. .barring accidents,! other Im
provements will be made that will
inure to the benefit of the city of
Salem, as well as the rural districts
in the valley.
The Portland Railway, Light A
Power Company during the early
part of this year, completed the con
struction of a new 60,000 volt elec
tric power transmission line to Sa
lem from what is known as their
River Mill hydro-electric power plant
on the Clackamas . river, near Esta
cada. It took about two months to
complete the Installation of this line,
it being constructed by way of Beaver-Creek
and Mt. Angel on the Wil
lamette Valley Southern Railway..
Since completion it gives Salem a
source of supply absolutely Independ
ent of its present principal sources,
which is th4 hydro-electric plant or
the same company on the Willamette
river at Oregon City. The power from
the last plant is conducted to Satem
over a 60,000 volt transmission line
located mostly on .'the right-of-way
of the Oregon Electric Railway com
pany, the substation of which latter
company are also supplied with elec
tricity from this line.
New Substations.
The Installation of this new line
necessitated an addition to the sub
fetation at Mill and Liberty streets,
to contain the high-voltage trans
formers which change the voltage
from 60,000 down to 2300 volts,
which la the pressure used In dis
tributing the electricity throughout
tbe city. This new transmission line
and the transformers- have a capacity
of 2500 kilowatts, "which Is equiva
lent to the amount of electricity re
quired to operate 10,000 20-candle
power 2 5-watt incandescent lamps,
such as are ordinarily used in the
home. - - . . ;
In addition to supplying power to
Salem by this line, power Is also sup
plied to the Southern acme Com
pany at the power house at Mill and
Liberty streets, and transmitted by
a 60,000 volt transmission line nortn
to Union street, across the Union
street bridge, and to the sub-station
of the S. P. Co. on the west side of
the valley where It is transferred In
to electricity of a proper, voltage tor
use in the operation of the electric
i all way lines of the 8. P, Co. in this
section of the Willamette valley.
The Introduction of this new pow
er line gives Salem and vicinity four
sources of supply two from the two
plants above mentioned; one from the
steam plant in .Salem, and one rroni
the small water power plant at SU
verton. Either of tbe first two sourc
es is of ample capacity to supply the
entire requirements of Salem and vl
trinity, so that either line will serve
Las a relay or auxiliary sou ice to the
ether, so mat in case oi iruuoie i
oneline or at one power plant th-3
electricity can be supplied from tbe
other In a few minutes.
Continuous Service.
The introduction or this Hue Is of
considerable' benefit to tbe customer,
of tbe company In this vicinity, as it
insures almost , continuous i service,
which is of considerable Importance
to electric power users rn particular,
and also to the state Institutions,
such as the asylum and penitentiary.
If the lights in the penitentiary are
suddenly extinguished for more than
a very, few mlnues. due to failure ;
of the source of supply at certain
times, there is always danger or an
outbreak of some kind, 'and the in
creased reliability of service mads
possible by this new line will benefit
this institution In particular, prob
ably more than any other.
The jtota! "expense Involved im
bringing this new line Into Salem
was approximately '140.000. All uf
the material that could be supplied
locally was purchased locally, as well
as labor.
, This puts Salem In the strictly up-to-date
.metropolitan class of cities
with respect to its electric light and
power service.
We have no cyclone In Oregon, i
Business
v
Makes Rapid Strides
large quantities of junk of all kinds
he! has handled from Salem and other
towns in the Willamette valley.
As an example of the volume of
business he is doing, the writer, when
Interviewing Mr. Cohen, was delayed
time and again by the ringing of. the
telephone' by' people wanting Mr. Co
hen to call for junk they, had for
sale.
The 'government, now. needs ail
metals, rubber, etc., available and
the Capital Junk Company is doing a
good work In collecting these materi
als and making them available to the
government for the manufacture of
war supplies.
A service car is kept constantly In
use and Is at all times "on the Jump"
calling at residences and business
houses which have junk for sale. All
any citizen has to do to dispose of
junk Is to telephone . 398 and the
car will be there In a surprisingly
short time. v
Don't let useless old iron, copper,
brass, tin, zinc, rubber, or any other
lunk, useless to yourself, lie aroun4
the premises. Turn it into cash and
thus make it available to the nation.
OLDEST PHOTOGRAPH
GALLERY
Yes, there has been a photosrapa
g-illeiy on that "corner rince gome
time so far back that there are few
today to remember when It wns net
there, but it Las been on during thi
pasf sixteen years that the present
owner has ' been In charge.
. Twu Cronlso Is the owner of the
oldest failery In town, up stalls tn
tbe sututhwest corner ot Commercial
and Court streets, or to give the exact
number. 193 N. Commercial street.
In this gallery there are negatives cf
many of our older residents takea
years ago. j t or when Mr. Croni.
started the galleiy under bis own
name he came into possession of
many void and valuable negatives
from a former owner. Frequently,
these old negatives are very much de
sired and many good orders are made
from them. :
This Is today one of the popular
galleries and Is how equipped witi
modern appliances for doing all kind!
of photographic workup' Mrs. Cronisa
assists With the work, and many or
the finest pictures seen in this sec
tion bear the trade mark of lta
"Cronlse Studio."
VERMONT LOAN AND
TRUST COLIPATIY
The Vermont Loan an Trust Com
rany. located at 314 Masonic Tempi,
does an extensive business In t arm
loans. They also deal In farm mort
gages, and have some gilt-edged
mortgages for sale;, :. . ,
Mr. Harry M. ' Hawkins, state
agent for Oregon, Is one or tbe pro
gressive young business men of Sa
lem, and is a gentleman with whom
It is a pleasure to do business. As
announced elsewhere In this paper,
they make loans on farm property,
rtvlng the advantage or accepting
$100 payments, or multiples-thereof,
at any interest pay-day.,
Farmers desiring loans, or those
wishing to place money on Improved
farms, would do well to consult tLii
company, ; .. . y.
ARCHERD IMPLELIENf CO.
Mr. Charles R, Archerd, owner of
this company, has tee a resident
of Salem two years, ni in that ilm-t
has made a distinct Impresklcn upon
the business circles of the Capital
City. - x ,. , .
For eight years Mr.. Xrcherd was
a traveling salesman for the Jcim
Deere Plow Co., and "manager s x
years, and knows the Implement bus
iness from start to finish. He li a
man whom it Is a nlessare'tn moot
for he knows his subject and makes
nis aecision promptly. He already
has made a favorable impression on
the farmers or : this section, and he
reports his trade as constantly ir.
creaslbg. ij
In 1915 he bought the S. A. Man
ning stock and the business has been
greatly Increased since he took hoi 1
of It. While many lines which tliU
company handles have gone skyward,
and "some ltns are hard to obtain,
nevertheless Mr. Archerd has been
able to supply his trnde promptlv.
and his prices have been co.ir ervu-
tlV. jV"V' '
, The demand for steel and Iron hi
been so- great during the9 war timet
that It Is a question whether farm
Implements will be fumed out &
plentifully in the future r.s In r e
wst. It is common senst to pred'et
that they will be at least no chen -er.
snd It 1 li safe guess of the writer
of these lines .that the farmer who
gets in his orders ffrst vill be tlia
gainer t :'?' '-' ' '!-"
Mr. Archerd states .that h 1,m
alwavs been delighted with Salem .as
i residence city, and t'T ome tne
before coming here had watched bis
opportunity to find a business open
ing In this city. He knew; what 1
wauted, and when jtha i opnrtiinIiy
mocked he opened the door vr
slammed It shut before the chanct
could get away. j '
He states that hells not sorry tt t
he did so. but is more than natif.fi
and- expects to make Salom his fu
ture home. Salem heartl'y we'.co" n 3
him to its business family.
e.j
The annual rainfall fn SalfM h
about the same In number of j-r'
s in the cent'-al part of Iowa. ,
have more cloudy dr-y here 1
ever, and davs on which there i
rllht rainfall. Thta latter f.irt t
given an erroneoua Imprcss-cT
many minds. It rains here a
deal In the rainy season, and t
shines. In the dry season, it
enough, and the sun shines e
so that the properly cultivt-
never, fall. '
room to grow in. C: