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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1920)
THK OREGON STATESMAN': SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2S. 1930. FURTHER EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH IN FUTURE OF COMMUNITY CHARLES 0. MILLER ('hailo (i. Milter, though still a young man, in the mana ger f Tin Hotel Marion, 8alem's imposing hostelry. He wan boru in W aukeaha, Wisconsin, in lSiK). He left school at 17 and came west to Nampa, Idaho, rhere, desiring to learn the hotel business, was employed by the Dewey Grand Hotel of that place; .starting at the bottom as bell boy. Be tween the years 11KJ7 and 1910 he occupied all successive .tips in hotel operation, finally becoming manager. In 11)10 he went to Astoria, Oregon, a chief clerk at the Veinhard, leaving there in 1U12 to accept a similar position with the Osborne Hotel at Eugene. , In iyi4 he went to Roseburg to accept the management of the I'mpfjua Hotel at that place, coming to Salera as mana ger of the Marion in 11)16. He is a member of the Commercial, Elks and Country Clubs, a believer and booster for Salem. Speaking of what the future might bring, he made ref erence to the present, saying: "Our business increased 100 per cent during 1919 over 1Q18, and in the interval 1 have "been associated with the Marion over $40,C0O has been expended in betterments and enlargements, anticipating the certain prosperity this valley merits. In the movement now at parent in the close culti vation of our fertile soils, the advent of more manufacturing and an appreciation on the part of the buying public of the superiority of Willamette valley fruits. I can but see great industrial" prosperity for Salem. Having a firm conviction of this, it is rav aim to bring the Marion to the highest standard of service and equipment and thereby reflect credit to Salem." the big demand for light and draft harness has of course ! R. E. P0MER0TT, HL D. lulle.n oil considerably, however, the saddlery and leather r i. u , . . , ,k , , - i . , i.i . Or. K. E. I'omerov, I ity Health Officer of Salera, is a Kk1 business has mauita ned a fair v hcathv state. , ... . ...... ... ... "We have a good country here and the fruit industry UiKratiuaie oi imiii ii.e vv niameiie i mversily anu me Male just now coming into its own. I look for a creat develop- 1 mverity of Oregon. II is experience embraces that of ment and progress in manufacturing lines and Salera will continue to grow and prosper. Opportunity on every hand is waiting for any one who will come to our valley and diligently apply himself. Our country is developing fast new chances are evolving every day. In ten yean Salem win approximate 50,000 people, ir the present rate of in crease is maintained." F. S, BARTON -F. S. Barton, electrical engineer, owns and operates the Salem Electric Company, dealing nr appliances of all kinds His training, and experience was in the big eastern cities exclusively. Graduating from- Syracuse University in 190.1 he took up gas engine designing in New York state, and next was engaged as operator in electric power generating. This he followed for six years, when in 1905 he entered the test ing department of the General Eleetric Company at Sche nectady, N. V. He completed this training in 1911 and while there acted as executive in the department of turbine testing, having handled the then largest units ever con structed by the company. In 1911 he moved to Kentucky where he was employed by a coal and lumber company as chief electrician for about a year. Returning to New York, he was employed by the New York Queens Electric & Power Company doing engi neering layout and cost survey work. In 1913, learning of the opportunities of the west, he decided to investigate, finally locating in Salem, where lie instituted the i?alem Eleetric Company. Mn Barton is a decided booster and as evidence of this we find hi in a member of the local Commercial Club and The Cherrians a uniformed organization of Salem live wires. Speaking of Salem and vicinity Mr. Barton said: "1 feel there is a greater future for Salem than for any other locality in the country and I look for our eity to double its population inside of the next ten years, if not JOHN H. CARSON John H. Carson, attorney and counselor at law, received his legal training at Willamette College of Law and Mt. Angel University of Oregon, and was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of this state on his twenty-first birthday. On Graduation he became associated with his father in the firm of Carson & Brown and has been so engaged since. Mr. Carson served with the forces on the Mexican border in 1916 and with the U. S. Army in the recent conflict. He is member of the American Legion. Locally he is a member of the Commercial Club and the Marion County Bar Asso ciation; fraternal! v a Mason and an Elk. Speaking of Salem and vicinity, Mr. Carson said: "I have much faith in the future of the small unit fruit and berry tracts of our valley. In the last two years there has been a very brisk movement along these lines, sufficient to prove it a real healthy industry. There is but 50 per cent cf available fruit land under cultivation and from the point of productiveness the acreage values are yet very reasonable. I look for a marked increase in land values soon. 4 'Industrially, in addition to the success that will come as the result of land cultivation and production, I look for an advent of manufacturing that will augment our prosperity. "Salem is essentially a home city our climate and educa tional facilities cannot be excelled. The community is very democratic. Our city has a wonderful natural beauty." the pnblU M'Uol and Willamette University for the bar, Mr. Smith associated hinwlf with R. F. Shields, his school mate, on graduation and has been so since engaged. He is a meiuler of the Commercial Club and fraternally ao Elk and Artisaa. sooner. T. G. BLIGH l In T. G. Bligh, one of Salem's most aggressive business men, is Jound an ardent believer in the.big future for this city. He is one of the oldest show men in the state and aside from being president of the Grand Theater Company, the Bliah Theater and the Liberty Theater, he owns the Blieh Hotel, the Cherry City Ilotel, an apartment house, a tract of choice aereage and much local residential property. . In fact he is one of the heaviest individual property owners in Salem. Mr. Bligh was born on a farm in Canada in 1875 and came to the United States a very young man. In an interview, in part, he said: "My experiences in the show business have taken me all over the country. I have operated in nearly every town of any size in the state of Oregon and have centralized all of my interests in Salem. This speaks for itself. There is no plaee in any state in the Union where a man has better op portunities than in this wonderful, undeveloped state of ours, Oregon, and there is no plaee which offers more prom- ise man aiem. night here today tnere are many oppor tunities and the man who will come here andTwisely invest cannot help but succeed. I have made mv money here in Salera and I will invest in Salem property. I firmly believe in the future of thus city and prove the convictions of that belief by investing in Salem property. CAREY F. MARTIN "Salem is the plaee for the cautious inventor. It is not a boom town and will have a reliable, steady growth, because it is primarily a home city. It is surrounded by farms now held under too large acreage units; however, these tracts are being cut up and the Willamette valley will eventually be a vast garden of small fruit and berry tracts, supporting a successful community." So speaks Carey F. Martin, attorney and counselor at law. Mr.? Mart in is the owner of a prune ami loganberry tract, because he, like numerous other Salem business men, know of the fertility of the land hereabouts and have the con viction, of this knowledge. Born m Salem, the son of Rev. Thomas XL Martin, pioneer Baptist minister, Carey F had the advantages f Oregon .labor educational institutions and is a real Native Son. In 1894 he served as assistant Secretary of State and was so connected until 1893. , when with Judge Bonham he formed a law partnership. This association ensued until the death of the judge in 1906, when Mr. Martin continued in thejsusiness under his single title. Mr. Martin was among those who organized the lllihee Club, later absorbed by the Commercial Club, and has always been squarely behind, any movement for community good. He is a member of the local lodge of Elks, the K. P., M. W. A., and Native Sons, and of Republi can politics. F. E. SHAFER . "My folks crossed the plains, arriving in Silverton Ore gon, in 1832. I was born on a farm in Marion county, which I helped to clear of timber. We had to literally grub out the land and make a ranch. My-rdays were spent in farming labors until Lcame to Salem in 1887 and found employment in a harness shop as salesman. Here I remained until established a business for myself in 1891. In recent years Junior and Senior Intern at St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland, together with two yearn in the medical branch of the Navy, during the recent war. He is still on the reserve of the Navy and related some interesting experience while doing duty overseas. His activity in the service began at Bremerton, Washington, at the opening of the war, later being trans ferred to Astoria, Oregon. In July of 1919 he left for France and was detailed to "Navy Ashore Service." In September of 1919 .with the Paeific fleet, he came to San Francisco where he received hi discharge, thereafter coming directly to Salem where he ojned up an office to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery. He waa elected to bis present office of Health Officer in January of 1920. Speaking of Salem, Dr. Pomeroy said: "1 have traveled much over the states of our own govern ment and of Canada, and in general the health conditions of the Willamette valley are not to be excelled. Here only occasionally do we have extreme temperatures either sum mer or winter, and while it is generally supposed that there is on excess of rainfall in this valley, a study of the com parative percipitations of New York and Salem will find in statistical data the former city much ahead of our own city. "After being away from Salera I could see a wonderful progress had been effected during my absence and 1 look lor even more improvements and growth in the next few years. Right at this time prosperity is here. Realty values tire not high and there is a brink demand evident. Pros perity will stay, because payrolls are coming. i A. A. LEE In A. A. Lee of the Salem Abstract Company, we find a man well qualified to predict what the future of Salem might be. Born and raised on a farm in Illinois, he came to Salera a comparatively young man and waa raised in the abstracting pursuits of this immediate country. In such endeavors, where legal documents (the pulse beats of agri cultural conditions) came under hu care, he had the data constantly before htm of rural and industrial irrowth. Mr Lee served as city treasurer for four years, has been a member of the school board for ten years, and it was due to J his persistent efforts that Salem institutions of higher learning were first instituted. Speaking of Salem and immediate territory, Mr. Lee said: "A great future for Salem is apparent because of three signal points: First, our soil is wonderfully fertile; second, the climatic conditions are ideal and do not make for long periods when the land must lie idle. Also w have no fuel problem here at all. And, third, the small crop;) .best adapted to our land units- can- be harvested: by the- family on the place without the employment of expensive outaide All three of these pomts are vital to those who really operate the land, and art the major faetora that make tor success. 1 see only brightest prospects, ahead because of these things." W. H. ORABZ2THOE3T Mr. Grabcnhorst was born ia Baltimore, ML, and between the years of 1881-8-1 was engaged in the Geodetic Survey Department of the Government at Washington, D. C In Ihr4 hr moved t Iowa and located on a farm, which pursuit he followed until 1902, when be carae to Salem to follow simitar line. With a keen appreciation of the future of this country, he begin baying large grain tracts, sab-dividing and planting to orchards. At the present time fee ia engaged in tie special btuinrsa f buying and selling orchard and berry lands. In an interview, in part, Mr Grabcnhorst said: "Our business here consists chiefly of dealing in lands which we own. Very little commission realty handling ia done through this office. We do, hrwever, have listing in nearly every state in the Union outside of Oregon. "Today there is a greater opportunity in the Lands of thia . valley than ever before. Wheat land can be bought her for $125 per acre, a ridiculously low figure when everything U -considered. I look for a marked increase in values in tha near future. An instance of what ean be done here comes to mind in the eonsumation of land sale made through this office in 1911. A Canadian bought of ms tract comprising 236 acres, for which he paid $1700. Ha hired all tha land cultivated and planted 212 acres to prunes and English waJaota, the balance being timber. Today that tract if quoted at $150,000. "A peculiar condition wfth p6p!e from the prairia aco tions of the middle states seem to prevail. They do not seem to have any conception that the hit! lands hare value. Here we have three varieties of UW. i c, rWer he It en. hilf and prairie, each' admirably adapted for track, frnit and berry culture. "From a dairying standpoint our valley cannot be ex celled. We have green foragt the entire year and a ready market for all dairy products both at home and in nearby cities. I look for much development in thia line and anyone versed in the dairying business will make a big success here." . - - C. J. OLMSTEAD "What are the opportunities here in Salem?" repeated Mr. Olmstead to the reporter of the Statesman. "Possibly the most conclusive evidence of opportunity is an incident which came to my notice here recently, in connection with a man whe came to this valley, having as his only possession a span of horses and a wagon. This man knew something of dairying. He was no expert, but he did have enthusiasm and thrift in- his veins. That man made a wonderful success of his venture and today is wealthy. "To my mind the future of thia country lies in the raising of fruits and berries; however, there will be much done in stock raising and dairying because of the unusually favor able climatic conditions which prevail. And, too, the flax industry seems to indicate a very promising future. Aa to manufacturing, I do not look for Salem to be any great manufacturing center, for the fact we lack transportation facilities. In the flax industry there is some promise of our ultimately. havnig factories here to handle that crop: how ever, the production must first be stimulated before we can expect much in this direction. I will say that opportunity is waiting for any man who will come to this valley and diligently apply himself to most any line of endeavor. A steady, healthful growth and progress seems assured for Salem." Mr. Olmstead is proprietor of the Salera Laundry, coming to this city in 18S9 from Michigan. In connection with his brother he has operated the laundry for thirty yeacs and now pfcfns to make extensive improvements to his plant to care for his rapidly increasing business. CLIFFORD W. BfcOWIC Clifford W. Brown, president of Wm. Brown & Co., hop. wool and. mohair dealers, was boru in Salem; educated in Salem public schools, University of Oregon and Cornell University. Directly after completing college he became associated with his father in the business of which' he is now president. He is a member of the local Commercial Club, Cherrians and the American Legion. Speaking of advantages and opportunities of the Salem country Mr. Brown said: "Our sheep industry could and will expand to five times its present proportions, because our climatic and feed con dition are better than the state of Ohio, the reco mixed leader in an industry depending on small unit herds. And, too, the running of sheep m large range groups offers much m this country. Last .year only 2,000.000 pounds of wool were produced in thia territory, while the area should prop erly yield 10.000,000 pounds. "No one thing a man ean have on his ranch will nay him better than sheep. I look for much development in the sheep muus; ry m tnis immediate valley." T. A, TU22TES F. A. Turner, attorney and counselor at law, was bom In Illinois in 1854. Born and raised on a farm, at the age of 21 he went .to Iowa -where he waa employed aa clerk in a bank at Pinghar during the years of lgS0-81 In 16S3 be was elected clerk of the District Cour and waa so engaged until 1890, when he came to Salem and was employed in the office of an insurance company as cashier antU being then appointed deputy county clerk ol Marion county and serving as such untiM897. During these latter years Mr. Turner was pursuing a course in law at the .Willamette Uni versity and in 1MT7 was admitted to the bar of this state. In August of 190d he was appointed reporter of the Su preme conrt or Oregon and bolde that position today. stpeacmg oi me possirjie rnrure or xne uiamette valley Mr. Turner said: "Industrially the future looks bricht Lees use of the fact there not the remotest possibility of flooding the market, with either the prune. or loganberry, our best adapted fruit and berry. At no place on this old earth can they excel us in the raising of the prune; and, too, of possible interest is a report recently, of three acre of goosebertiea, barely three yesrs old, which made a yield of three and a half tons of berries per acre. This crop brought 5 cents per pound. "With such evidences of the productive nature of nr soil we have every reason to expect intensive cultivation and resultant commercial activity." OUY O. SMITH 'Just in the 'morn' of prosperity, this valley justly merit. I look for more manufacturing because of the close diversified farming movement now evidenced here. Our lands always have been too valuable producers to permit of maturing only stumps, the relics of departed lumber areas. These stumps are now making wav for more valuable Truae. apple, cherry and loganberry crops. Today Salem appears io nave a very nrigni tuture. "There is not a vacant house in the city and with the coming new manufacturing industries, requiring more help, much building and consequent industrial activity will re sult," says Guy O. Smith. Mr. Smith is a practicing attorney and a native son. Born in Salem in 1882, and educated in GEO. D. ALT) ERIN Born in Fort Clark. North Dakota, in 1BS3. Ceo. D. Alderin, manager of the West Fur Company, became schooled in the fur business while in the employ of J. D. Allen A Co., furriers. There, in the handling, grading and buying of furs, Mr. Alderin gsined vsluable experience, and in 1913 carae west, locating in Salem. In his establishment on Court street will be found ap pointments where every branch of the furrier'a trade can be efficiently bandied. The baying of raw furs locally forms an important phase of the business, as well as the designing of individual ready to wear models. Speaking of the industry, Mr. Alderin said: "Never in the history of the business have I known of such prices ss sre now being paid for raw furs, however, in a general way this was to be expected sooner or lster, owfng to the growing scarcity of fur-bearing animals. As fsr as the future of Salem is concerned, I believe in the country absolutely and to keep squsrely in step with the advancing times I am now planning to put in a thoroughly modern cold storage system for the keeping of furs. - We are going to have a population of double what the 1920 census rives, in 1925." THE POULTRY INDUSTRY OFFERS GOOD OPPORTUNITIES There Is Money in the Raising of the Right Kind of Poultry Here, and the "CaU of the Hen" Ought to Attract Thou sands io This Valley to Engage in Three-Story Agriculture "Why Is a man like a worm?" asked a suffragette as she was round ly scoring the male persiiat'.on. "Because some 'chicken picks him up," came the quick reply from a shrill-voiced woman sitting in the audience. .The laugh- was on the man; but the Joke ill. !Etr!rt(T' the alertness of the hen and the R.ood use to which "he can par th most trivial thifiga In life. What i home without a hen a real hen: one of th nckiiflr irfad that fttruts about over the green lawn "d through the farm -buildings, ilng int merrily her dally lav. Oregon chickens have enterprise and Induatry. They make everything eoutt. There are no more useful and fr beings on the farm than a Hock c; chickens. All day long they re busy gathering their; food from. H kinds of Utter, nooksi and waste olaces. They seemingly are able to change mere nothing Into that much prized something the egg. Under usual farm conditions, flock of fifty hens can gather their feed during the summer months from the premises without much additional feed. They turn all kinds of waste into valuable food and, at the same time, help to clear the garden and lawn from seeds of noxious .weeds and troublesome insect pests. Chickens do well In Oregon. The green grass during winter west of the Cascades is- relished by them. The prevailing mild temperature is much to their advantage. About the only conditions thart may be said to be unfavorable to the chicken Industry In this section are the occasional periods of rain and prolonged cloudy weather during the months of winter. . The performance of r several of these biddies in the Pacific North west is really astonishing. Here is one that holds the world's record. This individual hen is owned by the Tancred Poultry Farm near Kent, in western Washington. She is a White Leghorn and holds an official record of having laid 330 eggs in 365 days. In this contest the Washington hen won over a hen in Australia which, up to the time of her defeat, was the world's champion layer with a count of having deposited 330 in her nest in Just one year of time. Oregon has a number of large chicken farms under successful man agement. The- Miller Poultry Farm near Newberg has 3500 bens. J. A. Han son at Corvallls is managing a flock of 3500 chickens. J. A. Armstrong at the same place has 3700 chickens to look after. Oregon chickens score high as lay ers. Entries have been made in many contests and some blue ribbons have been won. Several years ago a new breed of chickens was developed at the Ore gon Agricultural College. This line of the domesticated feathered family la called the "Oregon." They ap proach more nearly a dual-purpose chicken than any other variety. The Oregons are proving profita ble even when managed under crowded conditions. One flock of 3000 of these birds is now at the pregoa Stat Hospital. They are hardy and make good records as lay- iers. But the question naturally arises. "Are chickens profitable under ex-, isting pricea of feed? A reliable answer can be made only by someone actually engaged la the chicken business. Inquiry has discovered all shades of results as Indicated by ledger ac counts. It is clear that, in tha ope ration of a poultry farm, success de pends more on the man and his methods of managing the Industry than on any other factor. Reports of a net income of around three dollars each from their flock of hens have been received. The Lucky-Strike Poultry Farm near Jef ferson reports a net return of $1861.30 from 470. There Is plenty of encouragement to induce anyone to launch into the chicken industry in the Wilamette valley. The market for the product is keen and the quotations for both the hen and the eggs are as high aa in any eastern market. The determining factors to be first given careful consideration are adaptability to the business, a w til ings n ess to provide suitable grounds and buildings and daily attention in caring for and Judiciously feeding the chickens. I -''More acres and more to the acre" j Is the call of the land in the coun try surrounding Salem. Ton are in vited to come and help boost this program. If you are . not afraid of work and want to build a home in a country of progress, prosperity, beauty and enlightenment. MODERN PACKERS OF PORK AND BEEF The new sanitary plant of the Valley Packing Company, anticipates Marion and Polk counties' advancement in the production of better and more cattle and stock. Every operation is government super vised. Nothing is omitted that can mean better food for the American table. VALLEY PACKING COMPANY SALEM, 0RIQ0N F.W.STEUSLOPT, President; W.H.STEUSLOTT. Vk President; CITRUS B. CROSS, Secretftxy-Tre&forer.