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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1924)
THE OREGON' STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1924 SELLING SALEM DISf MCf owpca :: -: , - f ' . ' ; Broom handle, mop ha dlee. pPr pi as, taut tog gles. All kinds of hardwood nandlei, manufactured bj the v ,,..' ' , Oregon Wood PAX A PLAID A DA Weatherly Ice Cream : i i it Products Co BUY AN AND Reahze the Difference V1CKBROS. QUALITY CARS BIGH ST. AT TRADE w OVERLAND VA LL tures, grades must be reduced and f sharp curres must be eliminated. These things are even more im portanf than the building of new "mileages, and they are things to . which the highway commission is V now giving much attention in ;; planning, constructing and main r : Uining a state' highway system which will more closely unite the THE PAST YEftR HAS SHOWN GROWTH INTHE WDS1K OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SHOPS LOCATED IN SALEM An' InvestrnjBnLiLProbably Over Two Millions Is Being Absorbed By the RentaPand Repair Operations of the - Force of 'Men Out at the End of State Street The Shops Will Have to Be Maintained Here for All the Years of the Future Since the Slogan editor visited the equipment department of4he Dregon state highway commission last year,' there has been a good ' deal of progress. That is the name under, which the depot and repair shops plant of . the commission goes in this great organization for the construction --and repairing of state highways in all sections of Oregon ' , ) : Last year at this time,' the num ber of employees was 54. It was 82 yesterday and every one busy; working to the limit. There have been a number of Improvements since last year, which will be noted later along In this article. . In order to efficiently procure and.- furnish the equipment .and supplies needed by an, organiza tion handling the amount of, tan? ' struct ion, .that the , state highway department does each year; and to maintain the ever increasing mile age of , completed roads, it is necessary to have proper shop fa cilities and force for Its mechan ical care and maintenance, ade- quate, warehousing j facilities jfor the storage and i proper segrega tion of equipment and . supplies and alsa ; a clerical : store suffi cient to keep proper records.," Tli Main Plant ! . The main, plant for carrying on this work Is located at Salem on state owned property just outside of the city limits- across the ex tension of State street south of the penitenitary buildings. The plant to divided Into the various shops, such as . the ma: Falls City-Salem Lumber Co. Come to Us for Your Glass. We Have a Good Stock See the American-Made glass for green booses Cut square and all the same thickness Real Yellow Fir Finish in Two Grades C A. B. KELSAY, Mgr. , 319 S. 12lh, Near S. IMc pot. Phone 813 Mi Week's Slogan BHOCCOLI, POULTRY, ETC. Dates of Slogans (In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Loganberries, Oct. 4. Prune., Oct. 11. , Dairying. Oct. 18. Flax. Oct 25. Filberts, Not. 1, "Walnuts, Not. 8. Strawberries, Not. IB. Applea, Not. 22. r i' Raspberries, Not. 21. Mint, December 6. Great cows, etc.. Dee. II. Blackberries, Dee. 20. i Cherries, Dec 27. Pears. Jan. S, 1924. Gooseberries, Jan. 10. Corn, Jan. 17. Celery, Jan. 24. , 4 Spinach, etc, Jan. tl. ' Onions, etc, Feb. 7. Potatoes, etc., Feb." 14. ' Bees. Feb. Jly-' Poultry and pet stock, Feb. 28. Goats, March 6. Beans, etc, March 13. Pared highways, March 20. Broccoli, etc, March 27. ' J Silos, etc, April 2. Legumes, April 10. Asparagus, etc, April 17. Graphs, etc, April 24. f .packing coggg brawd r different communities and the var ious sections of the state, which will reduce . transportation costs and make markets more accessible, which will bring an ever Increas ing stream of visitors within our borders, and which will in every other way serve the needs of our people. chine shop proper, blacksmith shop, paint shop, curtain and top shop,, etc.. and the storage ware house?. All of these are handled as a unit and emloyees are as signed from one to another as may be required for most efficient operation. The machine shop proper is well equipped ' for all kinds of repairs on road machin ery and automotive equipment. The shop machinery consists of lathes, milling machines, grinders, a' planer, a shaper, a complete welding outfit, and ail the neces sary small tools and Instruments required In connection with me chanical work. This equipment will handle all of the state's re quirements from the largest cast ings on caterpillar tractors to the smallest parts on motorcycles. Considerable work is done for state institutions nd ther state departments, and for such work the same . schedule of charges Is made as for the department's own work. E. F. Halik ( is master mechanic in charge of the me chanical division, his duties being to superintend the work in the machine shop, the maintenance of buildings and grounds and the loading, unloading and other hand ling of heavy equipment. La Grande Rranrh Plant " It has been found advisable and economical to operate a branch shop in eastern Oregon for the maintenance of the road machin ery, automobiles, trucks and trac tors in service in that district. This shop is at La Grande. A II in Daily Statesman Drug garden, May 1. Sugar beets, sorghum etc, May 8. Water powers. May IE. Irrigation, May 22. Mining, May 29. Land, Irrigation, etc, June B. Dehydration, June 12. i Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19. Wholesaling and Jobbing June 26. Cucumbers, etc, July 8, Hogs, July 10. City beautiful, etc, July 17. Schools, etc, July 24. Sheep, July 31. National advertising, Aug. 7. Seeds, etc, Aug. 14. Livestock, Aug. 21. Automotive industry, Aug. 28. Grain and grain products, Sept. 4. Manufacturing, Sept. 11. Woodworking, etc, Sept. 18. Paper mills, etc. Sept 25. (Back copies or the Thursday editions of the Daily Oregon Statesman are on band. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies, 5c) I ' ,14- On the Roosevelt Coast Highway in northern Tilla ' closely the short line small stock of special repair and replacement parts is carried at this branch shop, and 21 trained me chanics are employed. It. A. Far nam is foreman of the La' Grande Shop. From War Department An immense amount of equip ment has been received from the federal government under its pol icy of allotting to the states all surplus war materials and. equip ment that were suitable for road Improvement purposes. ? An endless variety o things has been received, the most Important of which are trucks and tractors. It would take all the space of an ordinary sized newspaper to enum erate the articles that have come from the war department. The list would include almost every thing used in the world war, in construction work; thousands and thousands, of articles. The state highway department now has on hand 280 trucks of all sizes, and 40 tractors, and num erous cars used for business pur poses by the employees; mostly Fords. Some of the trucks, and other pieces of equipment have been re ceived in the past few weeks. Road machinery nas been recejved from Uncle Sam, running all the way from a light pump on up to a 20 ton crane. The cost to the equipment de partment of the state highway de partment of the various pieces of machinery received from the fed eral government will run around 20 per cent of the original costs; the 20 per cent representing trans portation and repair costs, in bringing the articles here and hipping them into shape for the various uses on our highways, in construction and repair work. The original cost to the govern ment of all this stuff ran up to around $2,000,000; perhaps tow ards $3,000000. Wiping It All Ont The state highway department is gradually wiping out the whole cost of all this equipment and all the cost of these chops and their machinery; by rental and repair values on the various pieces of highway work. The slate will soon be clean. Miscellaneous . Itontg . -. L. P. Campbell, assistant engi neer, in charge of the eanlpment department, is proud of the shops and the work under his direction. II takes pride in ' the improve ments that have lately been made. OUT OF. THE MUD AND DUST Oregon is on the way to the time when she will be up out of the mud in the rainy season , And away from the dust in the dry season On the best program ever adopted in the world's history And Marion county is ahead of all the counties on this coast, if not in the whole country, on the same program, with her paved market roads. In Oregon, the men who use the paved highways with automotive vehicles, and who buy gasoline, pay for the roads; will pay for them And in Marion county we have the same program, with the additional item of a little direct taxation that goes for perma nent roads instead of for summer fallow ing dirt roads. It is a great program. We are on our way. 1 -J' ..it','- l--v:r , ' .1. i- " t. 4- II;!,...-. : i 1 fy:n New construction has provided fa cilities for better care of the state property. There are new bins for the replacement department, in which are stored parts that have cost scores of thousands of dol lars; perhaps a half million dol lars. There is not another shop in Oregon working on automotive work and road machinery work that is as well equipped. The men out there can make a car from parts, several kinds of cars. They make tops and bodies. They paint them. They even make their own furniture, outside of the of fice furniture, and some of that. Experimental work is going on all the time. ; There are three crews out rebuilding the paved state highways. The payrolls of these crews have averaged $6500 a month since last November. Recently a shop has been open ed at Klamath Falls, for repair work in that section. Six men are employed there now. There is a testing deportment, on State street near Twelfth. The laboratory work there is carried on under the direct supervision of X. M. Finkbiner, who also has gen eral charge of this important de partment. An Asset to Salom AH this Is an asset to Salem. The shops will always be here; the main plant. The-niain office forces will always be here. Salem will always be the central point for the coming and going of out side forces, contractors, etc. The hand Is to the plow; there will be no turning back. There will al ways be paved roads, and new paved roads more and more of them, and they will grow better as road building becomes more of an exact sciencel. The Personnel. r Following is the list of employ ees in the equipment department at Salem: j Campbell, L. P., assistant engi neerj Gillett, S. Ii., assistant pur chasing agent; Hjnz, E. A., chief clerk; Townsend, Watson, elerk; Scliucking, J. O., clerk; Fowle. Hayward, clerk: Woods, George; clerk; Mercer, F. E., clerk; Reed Ruth I., clerk; Currle, Mabel, clerk; Chamberlain, G. M., steno grapher; Ivison, Emily, stenogra pher;, Adams, B. storekeeper; McGahan, , laborer; Mudd, Clif ton B., serviceman; Mudd, C. R, laborer; Walker, II. S. stockman; Halik, E. F., master mechanic;. i . if 1 - --0. . . . 0. - "'I'll ,VV . - ' 1. x i i i mook County at a point where of the Pacific Ocean. Jones, X. H.. foreman; Abalt, H. K., blacksmith; Reeves, Frank, blacksmith helper; Rannells, Guy A.; blacksmith helper; Wilkerson, L. M., blacksmith helper; Wilkins, Geo., blacksmith helper; Betzger, Ray, mechanic; Bryngleson, P., helper; Campbell, J. K., mechanic; Davis, Patrick, mechanic; Dietz. E. J., mechanic; Floer, C, mechanic; Gordon, Ralph, helper; Harrison, J. E., mechanic; Hiatt, J. S., help er; Kostly, Walter, mechanic; Lib by, A. L., mechanic; Lockard, A. M., mechanic; Marchand, Roy E., mechanic; Meeks, Frank, mechan ic; Miranda, H. welder; Mitchell, C. L., helper; Norton, H. A., mach inist; Oldenberg, A. E., mechanic; Oldenberff, .Henry, mechanic; Owens. Ermal, partsman; Peder son, H. A., mechanic; Pardy W. H., mechanic; Sherman, G. C, electrician; Sim, H., mechanic; Smith, , R. J., electrician; Smith, ,' ....- f .-'; 'ipr- if J ' ' ' V i- Z -fit MADIOIU HAS LARGEST MILEAGE OF PAVED MARKE ii IADS OF 1 THE GOflST; THE BEST AMD CHEAPEST This County Is Proving That, in the Long Run, Paved Roads are Cheaper Than Mud Roads and They are Better and More Serviceable in Hundreds of Ways Which Any Reader Can Mention and Appreciate This is the final year of the mar ket road program approved by the people of Marion county at the special election held during 1919, at which the sale of S 50,000 in bonds was voted. The last of the bonds, $105,000, were sold during the past winter, and one-tenth of the entire issue, viz, $S 5.000. will bo called in and paid off during the coming sum mer. The original plan called for be tween 90 and 100 miles to be pav ed, and 550 miles additional to be graded and rocked. The county court has added somewhat to the program, as It was decided to work in conjunc tion with the smaller cities and towns and help paire through them where such work would connect up market roads leading into and out of such places. i Nineteen, hundred . and. twenty- falley Motor Cb 281 North Hlfh Strtsi Boost This Community k j AirertlsinsT on ik Skz&S DID YOU KNOW that the main repair and storage plant and testing and blueprint outfits and principal offices of the State Highway Commission are located in Salem; that this forms a basic industry for Salem, keeping here or reporting here at all times a large and increasing force of skilled men; that the Oregon system for building paved highways is the best ever devised, making for permanency; that the build ing arid repairing of paved highways will go on through all the years of the future; gradually bringing to this heart and center of the system larger activities in many, many ways? (And, also, Marion county's paving and repair plants are in Salem, and growing). . , j '4 a tJ i if i the Highway follows V. A., helper; Sonner, Bill, mech anic; Southman, Cfcas., mechanic; Stalcup, R. T.. mechanic; Strand, O. H., mechanic; Wallace, L. T., mechanic; Waters, John, machin ist; Williams, M. C, mechanic; Woods, P., helper; Barnes, J. C, helper; Barnes, L. E., trimmer; Eyerly, John; painter; Harnsberg- er, Ed., carpenter; Harnsberger, John, helper; Harms, John, car-' penter; Harms, E. ., helper; Dim- ick, A. R., laborer; Jayes, John, foreman; Bressler, Calvin, helper; Bressler. George, machinist; Rich ardson, J. E., helper; Rogen, John B., yardman; Olmstead, p. !., fireman; Hockett, L. C, watch man; Burtis, H. W., watchman: Schoonovef. ' J. P., janitor; Stal cup, R. T., mechanic; Smalley, H. J., helper; Clark; R. C, helper; Daly, Chas. E., helper; Reed, G. C, helper; Barnes, Chas. A., help eri Thomas, Nick, helper. three was the banner paving year, 35 miles of asphalt ic concrete pavement having been laid on the several market roacs and in the small towns; making the total mileage of pavement laid by the county 99 miles. This jioes not include the work cone on the Ta- MR.' FARMER Have you seen the MIL EST ONE Septic Tank (Pre-Cast) 'It's the modern way" OREGON GRAVEL CO. , 1405 N. Front Phoat H3J cif 1c highway br ttfc state nor the paving in cities' dope fipderJ their charters. " ' ' m ' Where such works does not inter fere with the-Vegalar rork, the county court has assisted' the var ious cities and towns with their paving work that was being done under ordinances, the cities doing the grading and the county doing the paving work at cost; thfus many thousands of dollars , have been saved for the taxpayers in such towns. The 1924 Program The 1924 program calls for the completion of the work and will require the operation of four pav ing plants, one located at Salem, one at Stayton, one at Scollard and one at St. Paul work being done on the Rosedale road, the Pratum road, the road, the Macleary road, the FcVe minded institution road, the rod east of Shaw, the Stayton -d Mehama road, the Stayton Varion road. the Turner and Marion rnd, the ! Woodburn and St. Paul rod, the Hubbard and Meedy road, the Aurora an Donald road. Besides work connecting uu in Aumsville, Turner and St. Pan. paving work in which the county will assist the towns and cities by doing the paving at cost. Such work will also be done in , Salem. Stayton and Woodburn. Owns Much Equipment . ' The county owns 30 trucks, 4- larse tractors 10 steam rollers. 10 rock crushers and many graders, scarifiers, land levellers, and many smaller classes of equipment. Such of these as need repairs were brought into the county shops at the close of the working season last fall and have been overhauled repaired and put in good working shape for the spring work, which will commence in .earnest about the first of April. AH'steam boilers owned by the county have been inspected by the A Licensed Lady Embalmer to care for women and children is necessity in all funeral homes. We are the only onbs furnishing inch service. Terwilliger Funeral Home 77t Chemeketa St, Phone 724 Salem, Oregon r- t h L j - i Oregon has the best paved highway system in the world, and Marion is ahead of all other counties in her paved market road system. ilanuals, School Helps and Supplies Tonr order will be given PROMPT attention , . ' i The J. J. Kraps Company Kent 6. Kraps, 31 gr. Box M Salem, Oregon BOLD kBVEBTWBEBB Buttercup Ice Cream Co.: P.M. GREGORY, Mgr, ZiO South Comments. St,' SALES! Dodge Brothers SEDAII : Bcnesleel Holer Co. : 1S4 S. Ooml St. Phone 423 bureau of labor and any necessary repairs made in accordance with. ' Ihelr instructions. v- 55 Plant at St. Paul The "paving plant that has been used at Mi. 'Angel,' having com-' (Continued on page 10) Aato Electrie Work, R, D. BARTON 171 A! Commercial flt. i HOTEL. MARION ; SALEM, OREGON V The Largest - and Uoit Complete v Hostelry ia Oregon Out of Portland DRAGER FRUIT I Drier Fruit Pickers 21 S. High BL, 8a! cm. Or. Always in the market for dried fruits of all kind NOW IS TOE TIME! T To look after your heat- in g plants and see that it Is In good order, or It you are coins to need a new one. This Is the appropriate time to buy it!, . . , v ; THEO VL BARR 1(4 8. Com! St. OUR TREES Grefully Crown f - Carefully: Selected Caref ally Packed r Will Give Satisfaction to tbe Planter : salm"1STrsery. C0MPA1IY 428 OrcBoa Batldlng - , PHOXK 1763 . Additional Salesmen Wanted 7