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6, THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON WELCOME AND ANNIVERSARY- EDITION. JANUARY 1021' THE WELCOME OF THE SALEM ' CHURCHESTO THE NEW COMER All th6 Principal Denominations Hare Buildings and Equip ments and Carry on Active Work in Salem," Sometimes , Called the City of Churches, and the Stranger Finds Them . Cordial. i i ' , ' THE writer has spent more '.than half his lifetime in Ore gon. He has. crossed the continent seven times. ; He has had ' the privilege of seeing what other sections of our country hare to offer in the. matter of climate, soil, natural prodctlons, agricultural and horticultural re turns and educational, socall, re ligious and trade advantages, and after careful consideration ' feels no heslution whatever In enthusl aiitlcally recommending Oregon, aid wopld Join most heartily la extending an , invitation to . the world to "come, and see." - In all Oregon there is no more beautiful city than Salem and while not so large as Portland, 'the metropolis of. the state, yet It possesses advantages peculiarly its own that Impress not only, the oc casional visitor but which, cannot fall to prove attractive to the one who is seeking a home amid pleas ant and desirable surroundings. Being a. clergyman, the. writer will very naturally be expected to speak from- his own particular professional standpoint, as others, expert in their several lines, will speak of the other advantages that lite in and, about Salem has to offer to the newcomer ' In the matter of churches we are well supplied. . Mrs. G. L. Curtis is still in business at the same place. ' Masonic Building 125. North. High street. Millinery that, has pleased .will please in the future the same as in the past. . j .We appreciate the courtesies extended, by the ladies of Salem and vicinity during the past year and hope to meet ','all our old friends and many new - ones this year. Probably every , denomination usually represented in a city of Salem's size is to be found here. Certainly all the larger Christian bodies are ministering with fair success to good congregations ac tive In the promotion of the king dom of God. "We have at least 28 organized churches, each of them having a very favorably with that of the whole country, and the welcome these churches extends is no less hearty than that found elsewhere. The stranger is met with a most enthusiastic welcome, if he gives pastor and people the least oppor tunity to meet and greet him. He is not long regarded as a stranger, but is given every privilege of fall ing in with the life of the church, Just as if be were an old-timer. These churches are all of them "Churches of the Open Door" with men and women in them with the extended hand to welcome to' the worship of the Christ, and with an Invitation to find a place in the membership and activities of the church; As president of the Sa lem Ministerial association, I take great pleasure in saying to men and women everywhere: "Come to this beautiful city and find a home among us, and come into our churches and help us win the day for our God and His Christ." V. C. Kantner. OUR 52 MOST IMPORTANT BASIC INDUSTRIES AND INTERESTS ! . i . - f - f Iter. W. C. Kantner. plant with more, or less of an equipment. There are six Melho dist churches, one of which, holds its services in German and anoth er in the Scandinavian language. There are two Congregational churches, two Christian, two Luth eran, two United Brethren, two Evangelical Association, two Friends and two Baptist churches. Besides these, the Episcopalian, Prebyterian, United Evangelical. Roman Catholic, Seventh Day Ad- ventist. Church of God. Nazarene, and Ghristian Scientists are each of them represented in the nam ber of the Christian organizations holding forth in our city. ' Some of the churches are strong in num ber while others are not so strong. Nevertheless all of them are ren dering a commendable service in harmony with their denomination al plan. . 4 All of them were loyal and ac tive in their support of the gov ernment during the war, respond ing faithfully and helping to make successful every call of the gov ernment In all the various drives; and they are now facing with courageous hearts the after-war problems. Coming from the East or any other portion of the world, the newcomer trill very likely find in Our fair city a church home among congenial spirits of his denomina tional preference. The church life here compares No City in the World of Salem's Size Can Equal It This Is the City of Welcome and of Opportunity and the City of Destiny in the Land of Diversity A Review of a Year's Salem Slogan Campaign, Conducted by The Statesman. (Continued from page 3) either a high or low per cent of alcohol. 'Issue June 24, 1920. WHOLESALE AND JOBBING Salem has seven wholesaling and jobbing concerns. There is room for a number of unoccupied lines. Our paved roads systems are making Salem more and more of a center for a very large and very rich country. The pioneering has already been done. Issue July 1, 1920. '' ' ' . CUCUMBERS There , are a number of suc cessful producers of cucumbers under glass in the Salem district Many are grown in the field and shipped to the four pickle factories in Portland. There is money in cucumber growing, and we should have pickle factories in Salem. Issue July 8, 1920. SWIXE BREEDING . Prices of hogs are higher in Sa lem ' on the average than in Chi cago. We have an up-to-date packing plant in Salem. Every farm should have some hogs, and of course every dairy; and that is the usual thing here. There is no better swine country. We have some outstanding breeders of purebred stock, and we are get- tin? more. Two litters of pigs a year are practical here. The up-to-date swine breeder will find the Salem district the best place in the world for him right now. Issue July 15, 1920. 1 GOOD) GOODS G - - SE O OD RVICE CORRECT PRICES .V The most complete stock of groceries t A sanitary store, second to none in Oregon . THIRTY-DAY ACCOUNT SERVICE ROTH, GROCERY CO. 131 K. Liberty 3U Salem,, Oregon Phones 1883-6-7 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Reporters of The Statesman found 51 concerns engaged in some form of the automotive in dustry in Salem exclusive of the four big gasoline and. oil com panies, represented here. They found 307 people employed In the industry; wages and "', profits around $2000 a day, or. perhaps $625,000 a year; not 'including the state and county paved road plants. The first and only all re inforced concrete building, that of Vick Bros., is entirely devoted to the automotive industry, . with branches and agencies all over the valley. The automotive industry is decidedly on the up grade here. and it will move faster with, the completion of the state and county paved roads programs.' - SALEM BEAUTIFUL This is a big subject. There are fifty solid blocks of rose hedges in Salem, and miles and miles more on the way. Gladiolus is the official flower. The iris, the poor man's orchid, does wonderfully well In Salem. The list might be extended, pages long. The creeks running through the city are worth millions, helping to make Salem the most beautiful city in the world, which it will be. We have the largest bulb farm on the coast. The subject is too bic for a paragraph. Read the article of W. C. Dibble in this issue and come and see. The subject is too big for words, or even pictures. Issue July 22, 1920. Issue September 2, 1920. GRAIN INDUSTRY ' 1 Car loads of Willamette valley oats are constantly going to the eastern breakfast food factories, whose managers have found out the great superiority of the prod uct of this section for their pur poses. Better methods 'cf selec tion and cultivation, ana grading. and organization of the growers, would get still higher prices. The Willamette valley oats run higher in weight than any other.- This 4s also a good wheat and.ibariey.and rye country. Better than 100 bushels of oats to the acre has been raised in the Salem district. and the yields of all other grains will compare favorably with the best districts in the world. .Issue September 9, 1920, CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT DWELL TOGETHER IN PEACE AND HARMONY HEREABOUTS There Is a Welcome Here for Men of All Creeds and Nationalities and Shades of Opinion, and There Is No Narrowness Hera ' in This Land of Broad Expanses and Broad Sympathies. MICliAfciLi fAHAUi, a noicu chemist, was once asked to witness a new experiment, v . ... i ji.. and tninaing u no itw ui u's nity plainly asked, "Tell me what I am to look for." This question certainly dominates the mind of everyone wno coniero niates enterlne a new territory. let the object be what it may, and is especially true of the Catholic who thinks of a location ior nis family. He naturally asks what are the surroundings? What kind of a spirit exists? Are the people generally anti-Catholic? And will A Rev. J. R. Back. die western states, and one of the best - indications of prosperity is the. tact that ther are. almost with out exception, satisfied and like the locality. And so speaking as the pastor of St. Joseph's Church. I can assure the Catholic coming to Salem, the warmest we'eome. Ttev. J. R. Buck. MARIOX COUNTY PEOPLE EDUCATIONAL Bead the articles of President Doney and Superintendent Hue in this issue. There is much more to tell, but space is limited. Issue July 29, 1920." SHEEP This is a great sheep district: medium wooled sheep are perhaps best for us. But all sheen do well. Every farm in the Salem district ought to have some sheep. Issue August 5, 1920. NATIONAL ADVERTISING National advertising has done and is doing much for Salem. We have three national advertisers The Phez Company, lozanberrv Juice and jams and jellies; King's Food Products Co., dehy drated vegetables and fruits; Ore gon Growers Co-operatice Associ ation, Mlstland prunes and other products. Others are coming. The Salem Iron Works makes a drag saw that is nationally advertised and sold. National advertising is a great stabilizer. It builds up distant markets and brings money from far plaees to be expended here. Issue August 12. 1920. , ! AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER ' Salem has industrial dinner bucket brigades drawing more than $2,000,000 a year: and her total payrolls are perhaps above $6,000,000; perhaps excedeing any city in the country in her per capita wage earnings; her popu lation being a little more than 18.000. (Likely around 20,000 now.) White coal is the biggest thing for any city; and this is be ing accentuated more every day. Edison says electricity is the only thing in the world that Is grow ing cheaper. Our houses will soon be heated by electricity, and they will be cooled by it. and lighted, and everything that can be done mechanically will be per. formed by the currents that come over the wires. There are already mapped out available undeveloped water powers in streams near to Salem amounting to 130,218 horsepower. Some of these pow ers will cost comparatively little to develop. This will' mean cheap power for Salem. The biggest thing that can happen to Salem is the harnessing' of these powers; and the time is not far distant. Salem is bound to become a great manufacturing city. There are many other reasons, but cheap hydro-electric power is the big gest of them all. Issue September 16, 1920. j WOOD WORKING One-third of all the unde veloped water power in the United States is located in the Columbia river basin.. Half the water pow er of this country is in the three Pacific Coast states. - One-fifth of the standing timber in the United States is in Oregon. Manufactur- Ing plants will have to come where the timber is; and they are bound to come where the water power is. No factory can run without wood; even steel mills have to have boxes and crates. Salem has a number of flourishing wood working plants, and she is bound to get many more: including furniture factories. ? his" family be received on a basis with every loyal. true citizen? etc.'- ' " ' . , - ' ' t Personally, J believe that Sa lem is one of the best cities In the west for a Catholic to make his home. .Why? Is.it a, Catholic center? ' No. t For while we have a" goodly number of Catholics, .we do not predominate. ' We. are rep resentative . in the city; and the county, I believe, has. the largest Catholic population in the state. I have found very little, of the spirit which exists in the South ern states and other localities where the ignorance of things In general and Catholicism in partic ular has warped the minds of the people. But on the other hand, a kindly spirit ' pervades which re spects the rights of our neighbors and friends. -. From a business standpoint, where would you expect the great est success in a city where there is but one business and only room for one business, or In a city which offered varied and unlim ited opportunities? In a city where competition was strong but where there was plenty, of busl- ness for all. or In a city that had' set" as workers in plaster sayr Religion certainly is not, strict ly speaking, a business in the gen erally accepted term, but we have, all noticed that no cnurcn suc ceeds unless business methods are employed, not only financially, but also spiritually. The Keen Dull ness man learns everything aooui bis business from A to Z. No de tail Is too insignificant for him to know, and everyone be employs must be efficient. And this meth od is also excellent for the relig ious man. To know his religion. and. as St. Paal tells us. to "have? a reason for the faith within ui. t ' With the Catholic, the very as sociation of those who do not know or who oftentimes ask very pertinent questions which the Catholic does not . know, makes the Catholic anxious to learn ev erything concerning bis- faith, which he possibly can. And while the danger of the Catholic being the danger of the Catholic being lost to his faith, through contact with outsiders may exist. It is only I the weakling -who Is in danger. ana to sucn an one i;amouc sur roundings would, be of little avail. In Salem and vicinity, there Is no jealousy or unseemly rivalry among the various church organi zations. Doubtless each believes In his church or creed if he- baa one but he generally respects his neighbor for his belief also. Sa lem was founded by the Method ists and they have a large uni versity and school of theology in the city. But the greatest of cor diality exists between us. . Tbe Willamette University and Kimball School of Theology have ahown the greatest courtesy to the Cath olics of Salem, and their pastors. and the Catholics are always -glad to welcome non-Catholics to their church and school.' A new St. Joseph's School Is un der way at the present time which will cost in the neighborhood! of $50,000. The building will be so constructed- that eventually the hall, which will occupy the npper story, will give place to a high school. We shall have in tbe neighborhood of 200 children to commence' with and when it is known that our Catholic schools In this diocese are all standard ized we shall doubtless have more pupils than we can accommodate. '. In the past year or two we have had quite an influx from the said (Continued from page 2) and are willing for the Oregon moss to start growing at Once. Salem is the principal frnlt ship ping center of the Northwest, and thousands of tons of both green and dried fruits are shipped to all parts of the earth. Not only is Salem a fruit center, but it is the shipping center of a great many other products of the farm. of which other articles ia this is sue will deal more fully and give statistics covering matters of this character. A brief outline of Marion county has been my only parpcae. grvtng we newcomer s little insight Into each locality of our prosperous commonwealth. The pioneering has been done in all of the outstanding branches of our fruit industry. You can not go wrong if you come here and use your eyes and your head, and your hands. - TO THE LADIES of Salem and Vicinity I desire to call your attention to my line of Hand. Painted China which I think will please yot. Yoo" are' cordially Invited to call and Inspect 1L Classes, are Water Colors. now starting -In MRS. TROVER 1C3 North Liberty Street Cfte CervpiiDdcr Tuneralljonir An liutltutlon tckUk affords tht brrtmced fSUm Ik mdvautafftt a qaut, rtnuem mmd emwirmrtlmo funtrml ttrdct. Ltattd mS - 770 Ckemlttm StrttL .---- i V i i- The stranger in Salem, walkinif down Clienieketa street will not fail to notice the fine .residence at No. 770. which is known as me iuuge .Murpny home. While lookintr for some. thing to use our pencil on, the writer pulled the door bell at this number and was cordially invited to enter by Mr. O. B. Terwilliper, the present tenant, and owner, of the Terwilliger Funeral Home. . . -' Nothing on the exterior of the building or its surroundings would indicate the fact that it was the home of an undertaker. As we stepped into the reception room, it had every appearance of a refined home. The large double parlors were neatly and elegantly furnished and in one end of the room we noted a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. - Easy chairs and comfortable wifas spoke rest to the tired ana weary guest, as our eyes wanuereu over the different rooms in search of something that would indicate an under taker's business, we were disappointed, for nothing of the kind greeted our gaze. In fact as an undertaker's home and place of business it is unique. A stranger, not knowing that it was Mr. Terwilliger's place of business as an undertaker would never know by outward signs the business of the proprie tor. No chapel, no rosettes, and none of the gruesome sina that usually greet the eye in the professional undertaker's es tablishment. Upon expressing our surprise 'at these conditions, Mr. Ter- wuiiger explained mat in is was nis lura oi wnat sucn a place should be. The bereaved ones-feel that it is to a home anion g friends that they have brought their dead. Five large rooins can be thrown together, and folding "chairs be placed therein, for a chapel. These rooms have ample seating capacity for the average audience on such an occasion. 4' : ir. ana jurs. icrwiuiger are coin graduate emoaimers aj well as licensed undertakers. ' ' . - V .. v- On the second floor of the residence a well-furnished cham- i m - a !. i: i : i 1 . t-i oer ior sirangers is av lueir uisusai muiuui cnai?. if;; a home, and not an "establishment," the bereaved and their loved ones are never alone. The sympathy of the hoae-llke surroundings appeals under such circumstances, and we ItlzX nothing.like it exists in this states ' ' - " v : ' ' m r Tpmrillirf ia lvari rresnt trith tier nmieitsior.si nelp and sympathy to assist in taking eare of women and clI- ren. " - 1 ' - - '- Use GSiieaTo .... ' .-' i : -' Flic Secret of Goocl TJreacl SEED GROWING We produce the best clover seed in the world. Ours is the only district that can grow vetches seed. This is the best place in the United States to grow cabbage and cauliflower seed; in fact this stands for all the brassica family. in nearly all the known garden and flower seeds, this section ex cels. There should be organiza tion and co-operation here in this line. It can be made to bring mil. lions to tbe Salem district. It brings large sums now. The Hub bard district produces 1,000.000 pounds of onion sets a year. That district is raising poppy seed for tbe general market. "Issue August 19, 1920. LIVESTOCK The Salem district should grow more horses and cattle and hogs and sheep and goats and poultry We should raise "baby" beef. The Valley Packing Co. has one of the most complete and up to date meat handling plants In the entire country; located at the northern edge of .Salem; employs 40 men and women. Stabilizes our mar kets and insures high prices tor our livestock. w. 1 Issue August 2, 1920. September 23. 1920. OUK PAPER MILL Salem has the most up to date paper mill in tbe world. The first car of paper was shipped this date. September 30, 1920; and the mill was in full operation, after . 15 months of building. However, more and more machinery is be ing added, to make the finest grades of fancy papers; sulphite process only, for the present but wood pulp process to he added be fore long. The Oregon Pulp and Paper, company is the corporate name, and a great deal of the cap ital, for both common and pre. lerred stock, is local capital. Major F. W. Leadbettcr and Chas K. Spaulding are the moving spir its of the great enterprise. Major Lead better says Salem is in the center of the greatest wood pulp supply in the world. So we may confidently look forward to .con sunt expansion of this great mill: and perhaps to the construction of more paper mills. ine 120,000 horse power of water power running, to, waste in the bale m district, a number of the large projects easy and cheap oi. development, imMu c the- Mecca of the hydro-electric engineer with a rtslon. There is now offered the unsold portion of an issue of 51,50Q,0()0 of Pre ferred stock and 15,000'shares of class A Common Stock of g's Food Co Prodecis which owns and controls King's Patent Process of JDehydration -the jjreat- . est advance yet made in the art of food preservation. This company; is bne of the large manufacturers of food products in the country is the largest producer in its class and through control of a remarkable and efficient process, is in position to take advantage of. a field that is world wide and to develop a great and profitable business." The "company is" operating two modern and efficient plants, one at Salem anemone at The Palleslbut already the demand for Dehydrated products has far outstripped the output and the. purpose of this stock issue is to enlarge these plants .and to provide cold storage facilities designed to treble the present capacity. . This industry means greater growth (for- the ci ties where the plants are located as well as increased prosperity for the". 'fruit .and. vegetable growers of Oregon. The citizens of the state, more-especially those near the plants of King's Food Products Company, have the opportunity of -advancing theirown interests and of increasing the general welfare by subscribing liberally to this issue. ... ' . -- - Dundas M a ran Investment Securities Co Executive and Administrative Offices: - Portland San Francisco ; t ' . Los Angeles Branches in all principal Pacific Coast-Cities ' 5 - : , Ly Salem Office: 329 Oregon Building. 'I ' i. . .