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WKLCOMK . AND AJWiVKiiSAKY-KmnON. JANUARY. 1921 THE WILLAMETTE WELCOMES ALL WILLING WORKERS TO FIND PROSPERITY HERE And Not Prosperity Alone, bnt Satisfaction and Happiness and Length of Days, for This Is the New Promised Land, Says S. II. Van Trump, County Fruit Inspector for Marion County, Oregon Greatest of All Fruit Countries. Tif B. II. Van Tramp ii A GOOD Und, land of J brooks of water., of foun . tains and depts that spring Out of valleya and hills; a land of vr ne&t and corn and Tinea; a land 7Wrein thou shall eat bread with out scarcenem; thou shalt not lack anything In It." The Bible. Frank Higgina used to any: "There, are ninety million people In the United States and every iMdirldua! sou It of them wants to copie lo Ixjs Angeles." I . Perhaps the Willamette valley Is not large enough to harbor thej whole human family, hut Salem, the heart of that valley, throbs a generous welcome to airmen and women of good will ; to all men ' who love peace, ordei, industry, and plenty; to all women who love nature, freedom, beauty and elegance. , ; . , lie who for the first time trav els from the "effete east" 'or the uiedlocre middle west to the Pa cific coast cannot fail to be awed and Inspired by the grandeur and beauty of the natural scenery of this land of contrasts und won ders. Certainly no land combine more of the good things of na ture that tend to elevate and broaden human life." , ' Victor Hugo said: "Art Is the azure; the aiure front which falls the sunlight that sweetens the beet root -and ripens the grain and gilds the orange. An added use is an added beauty." ; Western Oregon combines in wondrous harmony the beautiful and the useful: apple blossoms and abundance, winding streams and waving corn, evergreen hills and grating herds, forests filled with game and; birds and fruit and flowers; and over all. a cli mate unsurpassed in all the 'world. i" John Ruskin wrote. a little book about "Mornings in Florence." If lie had lived in the Willamette ' valley he could have -written a whole library about mornings In raent they were wise and U char- as In any section to te tounj in acter th.-y were sound jto the j California. core. - The pbn-er. with the In- j - 'e have ilentyo-f soils and lo tiiit or the agle, choae hit ! cations where th. filbert grows l,uii.i-il in the hiiK and n j and yilds. and. pays profits W-n-ve, rcased to Imik and long for j y(,nd that of any other Eectiun widening uorizoud In All tbv it-t-jiM IW i'iiud stales, falm of 'lite. From bt? bigblaud j ; ruc Italian prune orchards of fast m. from bin borne among Jn nilauietie valley are the the hills, tlu current of bis lit irt, IUe juoet famous and the Mowed roriu, iuii. ir uu u ldiMlt ifMunerative in the world. Oregon. Orcgoh Is the Land of Opportunity where that myster ious visitor knocks, not once and then retires forever, but return to knock again and yet again at the door of every man. Very well do I remember my first summer in the Willamette valleyi l(Fl. I had just es caped, by coming out of Mbwouri. the worst summer ever known to that section, a season when for 100. days brassy skies looked down without pity on suffering man and beaut. In the early days of July I used to go with a friend from Silverton up .into the Waldo hills to the Geer homestead to pick cherries. " The place was old and neglected and half returned to a state. of nature. Itut I had t.ev r tasted a sweet cherry be fore, and such cherries as grew there in that neglected orchard! At noon we at-our lunch by the side of a crystal spring that flowed out at the root of a larg.1 balm tree that had been planted by Homer pavenport's' mother when a young woman. She had simply stuck her rid ing switch Into the soil by the side of the spring, r j That was 40 years ago; today we behold a tree SO feH tali and thref feet In diameter. . As we leisurely ate our lunch, wild pig eons gathered in the trees around us; the air was pure and clear and sweet and cool. We looked from our vantage ground across the valley to the hill of Polk and Yamhill counties. The alternat ing patches of green timber and golden grain looked like a map of fairyland, and, sitting thus in toxicated by the eubtle spirit of uature, my friend and I swore by all the powers of heaven and earth never to leave that land for any other beneath the son. And I have kept my oath. I have always had the greatest admiration for the pioneers of Ha M 1 l.matla imlUv tn All A f- pure; a blessing and a leaven to all landa and places where It came to mingle with the common humanity. His. offspring have filled all positions of honor and efficiency in state and nation. In art and literature. It is to the Lardy, far-sighted pioneer, that we owe Cue germ and trend of our present splendid progress in horticulture and the varied hus bandry of this valley, la those early days some seat to Europe for the best pure breeds of rat tle, sheep and goats; other brought over .registered horses. Some sent to France and Spain for the het varieties of nuts wal- Mits anc; filberts. Hi 111 others sent to Ohio, Illinois and Missou ri for potatoes, corn and fruits adapted to this climate.. Luel ling. I,amberts, Sett W-ui ire. Ceer and Simmons were the pioneers in the nursery business, and many orchard Mill bearing fruit are trees of their propagation. As creators? of new varieties of cher ries. Luelling gave us the Uing and Mark Republican, and Lam-Iw-rA the variety bearing his r.anio. Senator IaFoiiette was the fint grower in this valley to demonstrate the value of the lo ganberry 'as a field crop. Today Marion county alone has more than 3000 acres in bearing loganberry yards. A midsummer trip through the Willamette valley, including its foothills and forests; reveals a variety of wem-ry. crops and in dustries equal to a Journey through many Lands and climes. In agricultural, horticultural and aesthetic resources it Is rich er and far more varied than the IHue. Grass region of Kentucky. Its scenery in the foothills and mountains is wild, poetic and pic turesque; ia the valley It Is tran quil aud domestic; its climate is equable, healthful, ample, and as as all year round is vert men t Is unsurpassed. The exceptional in dustrial and rural resource ' of this valley are manifest to any observer who takes a short jour ney through the active manufac turing and farming sections. There are large areas here where the English walnut flour ishes. and yields as large profits The loganberry is grown here more successfully and profitably than in any other section. i All .varieties of pears and cher ries are at home here, free from i&eae. and grown with profit. : The Lke Lablsh lands are un surpassed for onions, celery and spinach and a large acreage of these crops Is produced annually. These lands are also unsurpassed for peppermint and hemp, which crops promise good profits when cjuce fully established. on file are- for repair work ana alterations, particularly of dwel lings, to meet the increased need for living quartan. 'Salem's building program1 Last' year involved the expenditure of 1471.090. according to the record of permits, but to this must be added the ISoo.OOO representing the buildings for the new plant or the Oregon Pulp and Paper com pany, a permit for which was not taken out. This makes a total of almost U.0.00. while con struction of the year before to taled but $144. COO. During 1919 the total number of permits issued was 70 but last year this was increased by more than twice that number, 155 be ing secjred from the city recorder. Among the larger pieces of con struction In Salem last year were the plant of the Oregon Pulp and Paper company, the Vick Uroth- at Winter and Oak streets, a three story brick building, was erected at a -cost of fSo.uOO. the money being rabted largely by contribu tions solicited by the Deaconess Sisterhood of the Uennonite church of which order it 1 the property. It is open to persons of all denominations and already. hduring the short time It has been open, baa cared for many wno were financially unable to go to other hospitals. Seventy patients may be accommodated easily at the Deaconess hospital at one time. ! - Lausanne hall, women's dormi tory at Willamette university, is nearing completion and will be opened to the public for formal dedication on February 4. at the The hop. the potato, the straw- garage, Salem Deaconess hos- n nj: ijvinvji nil njnvji n JtT. t. il l! Plant of the Cherry City Bailing Co. Makers of HOLSUM Bread ANNOUNCEMENT jyjR. 0. V. IIILLMAX, who lias lately settled down in Salem, has acquired the controlling interests in the Cherry City Baking Co. from outside parties. With the assistance of his associate, Mr. . W. Edwards, who is superintendent of the V bakery, Mr, Ilillman has taken over t he management of the plant. This transaction - makes the Cherry City Raking Co. a strict- ly local enterprise. I . i . Mr. Ilillman and Mr. Edwards are both progressive young, men. They will en- : deavor to protluee nothing but Quality Bread and other bakery goods by using the j best materials money can buy and baking them in a clean shop under sani- tary conditions. Their slogan is : Nothing Is Too Good for the People t of Salem . .. 1 As bread is your best food Eat more bread Eat more good bread Eat more Holsum bread. Cherry City Baking Co. Salem, Oregon C Y. HILUlAIUJanager berry, the Wguuies all find their natural home and habitat with us. ' : To attempt to enumerate here all plants, and fruits, flowers and industries that thrive and flour ish in surpassing degree in thlsJ valley would be like listing an endless series. All these good and fruitful things the Willam ette has to offer the homeseeker. It invites to! Its healing, shelter ing shores all men and women who seek opportunities of clear ing forests, tilling fields, build ing cities and promoting the crowning cultural things of civi lization. -Salem. Ore., Dec. 24. 1920. ; (Mr. Van Trump, who grows eloquent in praising the Salem district and the whole Willamette valley in the above, is the very efficient fruit Inspector for Mar ten county. The editor asked bim for a photograph from which to make a cut; but he was too modest: he has not had one taken for 26 years. He' should, how ever, as on exhibit of the condi tions making for good health and length of days in the Salem dis trict; and. besides. Mr. Van Tramp was a good looking man even before he came to this land of perpetual youth, where people grow old gracefully or rather grow young gracefully, with per- naps more centenarians in pro portion to population than any other country in the world, and where women grow beautiful. too; for we have the testimony of no less authority than Joaauin Miller , that western Oregon bai the most beautiful women in the world; made so partly by our mild climatjc conditions. Ed.) so that. In reality, work was not begun jintil the spring of lt20. It is a three story brick building equipped with laundry and infirm ary, in addition to the 65 .sleeping rooms and the parlors and kitch en. Each of the sleeping rooms accommodates two - girls. Large sleeping porches are provided for those who prefer sleeping out of doors. - The money for Lansanne" hall was raised through subscriptions and a drive, started back In 19 IS. The first contribution to the f t nd was mode by Mrs. Lo Cul. Chi nese, whose daughter 41 , donation -was S gou' . which she asked be ag nucleus of a fund tor a :- V dormitory. The drie of li,' not finished because of tkt bat In 1920 the trustees to raise 1109,000 for the c tory and for the rebuldl." Waller hall, partially c--by fire la 1919. This a&i :. not yet fully raised. The amount of alteration ' repairs put la on Waller t I approximately $30,000, act. to the permit. The exur' ." this 'ballding. the oldest tt group of buildings on the T." -ette university cimpns, au restored to Its original app beforo a fir several yeari t the one of 1919. MORE THAN SIX TIMES AS MUCH BUILDING IN SALEM IN 1920 AS YEAR BEFORE The Number of Building Permits Issued Was Double A Few Very Pine and Large and Useful Structures and a Great Increase in Number of Dwellings of Original Construction and Subjected to Alterations and Extensions and Repairs. I N spite of the high cost of lum ber, bricks, paint, and other building materials, and with wages towering at thd highest point they have ever reached, Sa lem's building activities for the year 1920 rebounded from the lethargy in building of war days to meet last year's housing de mand, and the need for expansion in industrial lines as well. pital, Lausanne hall, which is not yet entirely completed, and Wall er halt The largest individual piece of construction work for the year is the paper mill, the cost of which was approximately half a million. This plant. located on Trade street near South Mill creek, covers the area from South Commercial street west to the bank of the Wil lamette river. It is one of the most modern of its kind in the country and the only one. outside of the eastern manufacturing plants, making specialty, papers. The Salem' mill puts out glass ine paper and wax tissues, which few other mills are equipped-to produce, besides a1 grease paper and a full line of sulphite papers. Although the equipment of the mill is sufficient to make news print and the cheaper papers these are not now among the sta ple manufactures of the Salem plant. A successful venture was made in the making of news print but the regular manufacture of it was abandoned for, the present time. The issue of The Statesman on September 30 was printed on news sheet made la the local plant. The first paper manufac tured was made on September 10 and on September 30 the first car load shipment made. Major W. F. Lead better,, presi dent of the Oregon Pulp & Paper company, is also president of be California-Oregon Tissue. Mills of Los Angeles and a stockholder In the Crown-Willamette ! company which has mills at Oregon City, Camas, Wn., and in California. Charles K. Spauldlng, lumberman of this city, has supplied pulp- wood to . the Oregon City paper mills for many years and was in strumental In the Introduction of the paper-making Industry -.Into this territory. The second largest piece of con struction, was the building pot, up oy vick uromers at zsu soutn High street to lodge their garage and salesrooms for the Sampson trucks and tractors and Oakland and State automobiles. It was dedicated at a formal opening De cember 21, when the building was thrown open to the public. This three story all reinforced concrete structure has 36.000 square feet of floor space aud. complete, cost upwards of 1100.000. Figures prepared from the building permits In the city re corder's office show that the building carried on in Salem was actually more than six times the amount of the year previous and that the number of permits was double the number Issued In 1919. ! 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