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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1923)
' THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON . , ' GREATER SALEM DISTRICT NUMBER, MARCH 1923 rUsed in 1922 One-fourth of All Cannery Supply for Patting up Fruits in Oregon and WashingtonCity Packed 16,257,600 Cans, or 677,400 Cases Industry Now in Infancy with Roseate Future Apparently Among Certainties .For the year 1922 Salem took about a fourth of all the cans used tor ,, putting up fruits in Oregon and "Washington - .The pack In Salem being for last year 677.400 cases, t making, it t filled with two-pound cans, 24 to the case, the immense total of 16,527.600 cans. , Following are some facts con tained, in an article In The States man of November 30th: ; - . a. . kW. O.l' Allen, . manager , for , the Hunt Bros. Packing company, ad dressing the Salem Rotary club at Its noon luncheon of Wednesday, November, 2, reviewing the caa nfne .industry for. the Salem dis trict, and for Oregon and Wash ing ton, said that he himself was astonished at the showing made in.: 1922. for the six Salem can neries. ' r , -J..- ' . .-,-.. f Their pack for 1922 showed about 877,400 cases, Talned at atjout two and a half million dol lars; against about 415,000 cases of salmon for the whole Colum bia river pack, rained, ; however, ar about the same amount. ( Of this two and a half million dsllars, the growers get about one million ; there goes for labor and boxes about $500,000, -and the other million goes for sugar, cans, overhead, "depreciation, invest ment, and other supplies! Mountains of Cans If all these'' 677.400 -cases be divided Into two-pound cans, of which 24 go into a. case, they represent 16,257,600 cans; against about ,60.000,000 cans bsed for fruit In the whole northwest or something like one-fourth, of all the fruit in the northwest being . pit Into cans in Salem. This does not take Into consideration the dried or dehydrated or barreled product, or that used for vinegar, Juices, shipped fresh, etc., etc. v t Startling Comparisons " Mr. Allen showed that In 1911 Silem had one cannery, and It packed 40 tons of strawberries, 10, of gooseberries 11.78 logan . berries,- 7.39 . raspberries, 10.29 white cherries, 10.44 black cher ries, 1.3 4 raspberies. 216 Bart lett pears, 2,68 evergreen black berries, 10.37 prune, and 76 tons ot apples about 3 0,0 0 0 cases of fruit all told Against 677,400 cases ror 1922! : How They Are Divided : Mr. Allen showed the 1922 pack ADDITIONAL Total.... s CASH PAID .. ei ' J4. Total s EM BIGGEST of the six Salem i canneries to be divided about! as follows: . Gooseberries 7000 cases. Strawberries 60,000 cases. - Royal Ann cherries 80.000. .Black cherries 4000. Black raspberries 1200. Red raspberries 1200. v . Loganberries 150,000. Blackberries 85.000. Rartlett pears 145.000. V Prunes 60,000. v . Apples ?0,000:- . Squash 13,000. , The Percentages These figures show that the Salem canneries, taking the fig urea of 1922 against the total fig ures of 1921, put oi p in cans of the total pack of Washington and Oregon the following; . s s Strawberries 83 per cent. Cherries 39 per cent. ? . Black raspberries 14 per cent. Red raspberries, 1 per cent. . Loganberries 60 per cent. Blackberries 16 per cent. Bartlett pears 38 per cent. Prunes 60 per cent. . Apples 1 per cent. ' The" comparatively low percent age on red and black raspberries is due to the large packs made of these berries j especially the red raspberries, In the Puyallup and other western Washington berry growing districts. Compared with California ' Mr. Alien made another start lin statement, that Oregon and Washington in lzi put morei fruit into cans than did California if peaches and apricots be put out of the reckoning. In peaches and apricots California looms large, while ;: Washington and Oregon grow and can ' few of .these fruits. i. The Conclusions Drawn Mr. Allen drew, the conclusion, from the showing already made, that ; the Salem district can do jt great deal better in the future, es pecially on fruits' In which our growers specialize, and ought to specialize, by I using better meth ods in growing; by specializing still further, j ; -. - Things to Be Done 1 Mr. Allen did not venture any advice as to the 'exact things that ought to be done. But there are many things, in the way of selec tion of varieties, choice of land, cultivation of, j the soil, fertilizing, pruning, thinning, etc. And, in the case of the berries, especially. in alem and Vicin ity doting 1922 The following figures indicate the extent of the Pprt land Railway Light & Power Cos contribution towards the growth arid prosperity of Salem and vicinity during the year 1922. . ; The following sums were not only spent to supply addi tional customers; because more than lhalf of the entire sum was spent for increasing the capacity lof existing lines and plants to give better service to existing cus tomers. . : vT;! ; ! v i INVESTMENTS MADE IN SALEM , AND VICINITY P. R L. & P. CO. IN 1922 t'or additional electric power lines.. For additional gas mains...! For ndw power plant at Salem (not complete). OUT IN SALEM AND VICINITY BY THE P. R. L. & p. - ' . : : -; 1- .. ' 1 . ' " 'X , ' - ' Till For Labor... I . For Materials ; For Ta?ces, Licenses, etc..:............ PORTITANIT RrILWAY BUYER QF CANS Irrigation. The Salem district novr , leads the entire world in straw berries; led It last year, for can ning berries, in a very unfavora-! ble season a season of long dry dry in ripening and picking time. This district can increase its lead, three fold, ten fold, by irrigation. This subject is flow-being general ly discussed among Salem district growers. yltmust be kept upper most. If this is done, the. Salem canneries will ere long put up not only 83 per cent ot the canned strawberries of Oregon and Wash ington they will , put up 83 per cent Of the strawberries in cans in the whole United States; besides making great shipments In the fresh state and putting millions of pounds Into the barreled pack. Our growers have the vision, too, and they must follow it. They must get water onto the land at the time when it Is needed to make larger berries and extend the picking season. The Six Canneries ; The six canneries of Salem are those of the following concerns: Hunt j Bros. Packing company. Oregon Packing company. King's Food Products company. - Starr Food Product's' company. Oregon Growers Packing cor poration, affiliated with the Ore gon Growers Co-operative associ ation, v - Producers Canning ad Pack ing company. The Seventh Cannery There will be at least one more cannery in operation in Salem the coming season. A new cannery 1s being erected by the Northwest Canning company, affiliated with the Northwest Fruit Products com pany, and it will operate under the phez label, already well' known and nationally advertised through out this country and In other countries, in connection wth the loganberry juice and other fruit juices and Jellies and jams. .The new cannery will be at the corner of Liberty and Trade streets, just south of the Salem armory, and joined with the Phez building at the corner of South Commercial and Trade streets. The new struc ture will be 150 by 160 feet, sol idly built, and will have a capaci ty of 175,000 cases a year, and will pack 50,000 to 100,000 or more cases this year. C. M. Miall, who reorganized the Phez ": com- PDDuQOD . .V ; : Jl ... .... LIGHT POWER CO. - panies, is the man behl id this sev enth saiem cannery. m j There are constant rumors con cerning the building of still Vther canneriss and fruit packing houses here. ..... , -; ' Have Large Capacity There will - without doubt ' bo additions to some of the first sev en canneries here, increasing ther capacity, though the leading ones have no small capacity now. The cannery of the Hunt Bros. Pack ing company, foj instance, has run over 45,000 cans in one day which, in a run of 24 cans to the case, would mean over a million cans in one day; or over 1,080,000 cans packed in one day. c p The Fruits and Vegetables About as they come In season, the Salem . canneries work from about the first of June till the middle or last df December on: gooseberries, strawberries, cher ries, loganberries, red and black raspberries, blackberries (mostly evergreens), pears, prunes and ap ples'. They also tan soma beans. tomatoes, spinach, pumpkins and squashes. The King's Food Products com pany has as the principal thing in its scheme of operations here in Salem a dehydration plant; the largest plant ot its kind in , the United States, using a wide range of fruits and Vegetables, and em ploying at the; height of the sea son close to ,a thousand people- and both the canning and dehy dration ends of this company's business here will be increased this year year, as they have every year, Jtely. and will continue indefin- The, best insurance policy for any locality i is sure markets 'tor its products. Salem ' has - done more in this line than any other Jcity, In this section, and is doing more all the .time and must do still more and more; because the men on the land are doing helr share and 'ihe piling up of the products to be taken care of, mountain high, Pelion on Ossa, and then some. There is good money in , the strawberry industry In the Salem .district. It twill not be overdone. If the canneries and 'jelly and jam factories and cold storage facilities will keep a , few ' steps ahead of the growers. "? ' BY THE ? 72,018.96 4,009.32 165,702.00 - $24130.28 CO. IN 1922 V -$117,572.77 V 30,413.78 .. 14,044.93 ;'F- .$162,031.48 n S,tayton Important Center a v Dominates. Santiam ' T (Continued from Page 7) Stayton territory has immense possibilities for filbert culture, for the soil; Is admirably adapt ed to it, and hazel nuts, the wild j cousins, of "the filbert, grow Jin- profuse quantities here. It is thought here that as Boon as this crop has become more wide- lvH'advertlsed, it will become the most extensively grown; crop Jn this part of the country. Prunes, cherries and straw berries are also grown in this Valley with equal success to that met in other parts of the Wil lamette Valley. . Water For Irrigation l The waste water from the Stayton power ditch is. used to, Irrigate several thousand of acres of land lying adjacent to Stay ton and on the railroad. Advo cates of Irr'raMon , , claim that with L the pr-iKT application of water to th .ndsmall fruits and "berries tu made to yield almost double the amount ot products they now do. The fact lhaf the water does increase the yield of these crops seems to be borne out by actual experiments. One man is known to have re ceived a gross income of 3561 from an acre and a quarter ot loganberries and blackberries khat were irrigated, the black berries being then in their first season. Other persons have found that by proper cultivation so as to conserve the moisture supplied by nature, these plants can be made to yield sufficiently large without irrigation. Regard less of the merits of either side of this controversy, -huge returns can be had In either ease, and thd water is here for use by those who understand and be lieve in irrigation, and who1 pre fer that method of farming. Capital Is Sole Need ' In the way of Industrial oppor tunities, the power is here,the raw products are here and trans portation presents no difficulty. The only thing that is awaited is capital in the hands of per sons with' the vision to see the immense possibilities for profit able investment. : One of .the most pressing needs ot this ' town at present is a means of utiliz ing the products of its dairy cat tle. Creameries and cheese Manufactories would find here an' excellent field and would be a material aid I n the l develop- ment of the country. As we have explained, fruit : farmers find that dairying works in splendidly with, their work and since the fruit farming Is on the increase, it Is reasonable to sup pose that : dairying will also In crease. Surely a plant to utilize the products of the dairying in dustry could not but succeed. ' 1 Stayton Plc for Poor Blan , For the man of small means who seeks a home In a place where living Is cheap and agree 8 ble and where every , working day in the year can be utilized for profit, Stayton offers an ex ceptional opportunity. Many families ; have small tracts of land close to -Jtown where they keep a few cows, , a few-chickens and raise some small fruits and berries. - During . the winter months, one or more members of the family find employment. In the .woolen mill or some other of Stayton's industrial establish ments. Many who are pursuing thTs course, are veritably becom ing wealthy. The Santiam Wool en Mill reports that this type of labor ' Is one, of (he most satis factory and- it strongly encour ages such a course. ltailroad Development "Expected Stayton's position taken from the large viewpoint of its place in the future development OtOr egon, is enviable. It is a gener ally accepted fact .that Oregon, will sometime t have "-railroads connecting -the" Eastern part of the state with the Western. It is - coming to be - accepted that this time is . not far in the fu ture. The fact that the Natron Extension seems assured, points to the development - in this re spect that is coming soon. The Santiam ., pass through the Cas cade mountains is considered one of the best passes' through those mountains that is to be found ariywhere. With the develop ment In east and. west transpor tation in Oregon, this pass ..is bound to be used. A line" has atready been surveyed through Stayton, up - the Santiam river, and -thru the Santiam pass Into Eastern Oregon. If such a road is completed, Stayton will stand at the gajeway )of a vast, unde veloped empire and will, there fore, be in direct line to reap the benefits of its development. This fact coupled with the con ditions that already ; exist, mark Stayton as the ideal place for the person who wishes to settle in a prospering community, where the" possibilities for further develop ment are so great that they can scarcely ..be - imagined. . Stayton offers opportunities.1 for the, man of small means, for the man of moderate circumstances and for the man of independent fortune who seeV, 'nvestment. All that is ne- , , he ability to visual ize t.ie iremdous future that is in store foi this already rich community, t An Attractive The J7 Prior Preference Stbck I of the r PortlandRailway, Light & Power Co. A Condensed Statement of the Principal Features of this Security V This issue of stock takes precedence over all other stock of the Company as to 'assets and dividends, and no stock having priority over this issue can be cre ated without the approval of the holders of a majority of this issue. This issue is being offered to the employes and the public served by this Company as an opportunity to participate in the actual ownership of the fere most public utility in this community. : The stock is to pay a dividend of 7 per annum payable quarterly' on the fits days of January, April, July and October of each year. This dividend will be provided before dividends are declared on any of the $22,250,000 of other srtck outstanding. ; . The Company has had; at all times, surplus earnings materially ia excess of the 7 dividend required by this issue. The stock is offered to the public at a price of $98 per share, plus accrued dividends, par value being $100 per share. The dividend of $7.00 per share will therefore afford a return of approximately 7.14 on the money invested, an exceptionally attractive rate of interest for an investment of this character. . All funds derived from the sale of this stock are to be used entirely for im provements in and additions to the properties of &h Company , thus directly cd ding to the assets behind the Company? securities. K The stock may be purchased at. $9 8.00 per share "on the mstallaeiit . plan if desired, and 7 interest will be paid on all partial payments from the time they are made. An initial payment of $10.00 per sharje secures the stock for pur chase in this manner, the balance payable at the rate of $10.00 per share per month, with the privilege of paying in full at any time. Stock Certificates will be delivered upon payment in fulL ' . .," Dividends on thb stock are cumulative, thus affording additional assurance of full payment of dividends. Dividends on this stock are exempt' from normal federal income tax. - . - Holders of thb stock who, at anytime, desire to dispose of it, may arrange to offer it for sale through the Securities Department of tins Company. Liberty Bonds will be accepted at market value to apply on payments for this stock. v ''' ,... .. Portland Railway, Light & Power LEADS IN - FARM; LINES Salem Exchange of P. T. & T. Co. Has More Rural Lines Than Any- Other Pacific Coast City Efficiency Urged Manager W .H. Dancy of Th Pacific Telephone and Teleffraph company reports' hs company as growing steadily in the number of stations served. The year 1922 closed with a net gain of 200 stations, connected with the Sa lem exchange.- Salem still holds the distinction of having, con nected with the exchange., more farmer -line stations than any other, exchange of the company on the Pacific Coast. With the development ' at the exchange and the consequent In creased value of the service' to the user, the telephone company has not lost sight of the public need for a .reliable and. , com prehensive , long : distance service. More and more telephone patrons are getting the .ong distance ha bit, lousiness men, both ; whole salers and retailers are using the long distance lines more and more as an . auxiliary- sales med ium. Territories are being or ganized and covered by telephone- in the same manner, and just as regularly as by a personal 'repre sentative of the sales organiza tion Long distance service" es tablishes a relationship' between the wholesaler: at the , supply point and the retailer, as a - dis tributing agent and each cooper ates in the mutual establishment of, constant, efficient and econ omical business contact. With thfs growing use, of long distance lines for business pur poses, it has become increasingly important that the exchange lines shall be properly maintained and always in condition, for. connec tion with the long distance trunk lines so that transmission shall not be Impaired or satisfactory results rendered s impossible on account of noisy lines or other deterring conditions: The Pacif ic company has put forth a very great effort toward the prompt and elficient maintenance of ' its exchange plant In order toben position to render first class ser vice not only over its local lines but throughout the territory in which it operates over its long distance lines. , Rural line Efficiency Necessary It i particularly desirable that farmer lines owned and- main tained by the farmer 'organiza tions shall also be brought to the best possible condition. Fre quently a long distance conversa tion is seriously impaired or even rendered , impossible because the j farmer line- on-which it or!gi- ates or terminates is not la. rr: per : .condition for satisfactory transmission for the conversatio n Maintenance , of - farmer,; lir.es i often a vexing problem." To o'ten each person mtereinj o ihe Jointly owned line hope last the others - on the line, will as sume" the responsibility for min ing necessary repairs' and keep ing tfca line in good working con dition. , .. . ' -X ' - '". It is only by organizing propr y for this, work and definite:? niaeinr respbnslbilitv for pr.p; maintenaaca of farmer lines tb s ; this class of telephone users ci hone to secure ; the best rsiul and efficient and r satiJittor telephone -service, both local a-j long distance. . . , . Proper, maintenance will net nnir ins are good tslejhcae ser vice bu- it will prolong the ufr- ful lite of a line and postpone in a nfterJ of additional heavy invest ment , for, construction work. "3 that aside from .being desirable from, a service standpoint, it li actually economical and to tts best Interests of the owners ef the line as an investment. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph- company is yery ,mth la-? terested In the growth, and pros perity r of Salem and , the sur rounding territory. . It has plats under way for many improve ments in its , plants in this cit. These Improvements rUn. not only to the' supplying ot new and ad ditional lines to meet the Brow ing demand for telephone servica but also the plans include repairs and ' replacements to , existitl plant In order to place it in con dition to render the best" possible telephone service. There is only one commercial V filbert district in the United States, and Salem Is the center s of the industry. Filberts come t nearer being a "lazy man's crop f than any other. Like the walnut tree In such a locality as this, : the Gilbert tree never grows oil.) It gets better and better every year, throughout all the years; 1 and bigger and bigger and mors V valuable; " , . The Salem district 'celery la better .that the next best In ths , united States better than the famous Kalamazoo celery. Oar celery has beaten the Kalamazna proddct in national competition: Vt Co I y t