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WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITION
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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 19S5
PRICE: TEN CErrn
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Highest Quality, Nut:
Qrown Nar;Salern
baiem is tne center or a great
and growing walnut Industry.- The
super aut, is : grown here the
highest quality and the highest
priced walnut- produced in the
world. Our " walnuts have' a su
perior flavor and texture: they are
perfect aa " they come from "the
trees, needing no bleaching: We
are marketing an increasing an
. nual crop of quality walnuts, sell
lag at 2 cents a pVundThlgher than
.the : canrorttia walnuts'; Annual
new plantings are ' being made
here, and will likely be made inde
finitely, as ifast as good nursery
stock can be supplied.! This Is one
of the most substantial -'of all our
Industries, and before long -we will
show returns of mounting-annual
millions of dollars for our, walnut
- crop. ' . --.Vr f- 'ir r
we produce walnuts at tC lower
cost than any,: 'o tier section : so
there' is more money In walnut
growing here - than elsewhere in
tho wide world. . ,
" I - One of Our Franchises
!We; have here in . the Salem dis
trict at least fifty-two crops or ad
Vantages in which we excel or may
excel; which we 4 may produce
either exclusirely or to better ad'
Tantage or of higher quality or at
lower cost than- they, cau be pro
duced In other ' districts; or in
.which we either excel r may. excel
because of either acquired or" na
tural conditions superior to- those
possessed by , other sections ': or
. cities .;: . .; ;f '
And the walnut Industry Is one
of? the lines in which we hare
what amounts to a franchise, in
which we may follow the lines ol
l east . resistance, a bore the dead
level . of competition on ! equal
terms; for as said above we both
grow a walnut of the highest qual
ity produced in the world, and we
can grow it at lower prices thanr it
miy be produced elsewhere
-For Instance, for 8 to 9 cents a
pound here, as compared to about
14' cents a pound In California'
And yet we hare only 12,000 to
l&iOOO acres in commercial wajnut
orchards here - v: V-'
While California. haa 60,000 or
mora acres in walnuts, and the
acreage' 1A -that stata.Jiad, k $ t&.
last yea been-doubltnjrBrery Xour
Salem j District 4 Fortunate in Having One of
the Best Animal and Bird Farms in the: West
Salem homes are' fortunate in
having Flake's Petland - institu
tions included in the substantial
business firms of the city. Mr.
. Flake," the proprietor, ie- a lever
ofianimaljand bird life and finds
it 'profitable as well as a persona)
pleasure' to conduct , his Petland
store at ti73 State streetr ia con
nection with his firm of & acres
just' nortl of , Salem on : the Pa
cific highway. The farnv IS demoted
entirely 'tb the breeding and care
of all kin us of pet. Pet cats, pet
dogs,' pet birds, and one pet coon
U in the lot. . . 'V 1
The dog-bouse", cm the Petland
'farm is bvilt of brick and tfle and
has , a concrete ' floor. : It has ten
bed rooms on each side of a cen
tral hall. ' E2ach bed" rooms opens
into an out door runway which
permits abundant out door exer
cise, r'i '. . . v" ' : ' . -it:'. A -'.. -
1 The outlet to the runway from
the bed rdom is fixed so it can be
closed at night or in stormy
weather. Altogether,; the doga
placed In the care of Petland hav
WHY I AM A
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By A. 3P. Pierce, Retiring
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- une or me ouuuoainK
Chcrriatfti the past year' wa.? the
pixauty ciuTrat"ltosetniTjg-earry-inxrrv
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getting together all the" boosting
it corned to the matter of entertaining iraY"viv
state may work under one plan. - . ' - . ",,
2 t. L.. -.V,uftronitvtf'- f!lih will meet'
early in January ia Salem when
aeetlngtwill.be fixed.;, ''
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Portland Jloi festival, and this past year, . were awarded nrst.
rize .s. a uniformed marching' body.; th ?$
assemble along the line of march ace the boys ith ewhite
woolen iuits, there is always heard the cry. "Oh. here comes the.
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I This past year. th? .Chcrrians .Inaugurated ho plan . of com
munity visiting, just as a matter of pleasure lo tho Cherrlans and,
good wifl towards several communities in Marlon county. . ;
i WIUi the Chcrrlan band and a corps of
Visit were made to Woodburn, Silverton. n1 . ngeLl
1 ; HospiUIUy Day at the State Ulf was '
Cherriaris who served hosts to visiting clubs and to members of,
the State Chamber of Commerce. . . " , . - . , ,Q rtf lhA
Blossom Day, Observed April 13. was as usual In cjjk rge . of the,
Cherrians who acted as escort to many parties and f
general iaformltloiT during the day to r;stnrjf VaV
00 Day, 3.00 0 rst card-s were printed in, cooperation Jhj
Chamber of; Conmrrce. On the cards ws :a Pture ef Blossom.
Day ancL the date.. ' i . " ' ioVi 4a;
? :Th3 last orlkial acC ot tk..Cherr!aC for '&WJ0&
one of cheer, that of illuminating the large tlrUee ";hrttf
tiouse yard wUh.tundrfis of electric .and hf
atar. emblematic of the good will the CHerrians feel JJ th
world in general, and the citizens of Oregon and balem ia par-
ticular. , - . . , . .'.
Produced; in World! Is
Oregon Market is High
years.. It will
soon be .100.000.
California Is said to be limited to
about 200.000 acres suitable! for
walnut growing . ' -j1 ; 1 ' t
' But there is no such' limit In
Oregon; Because of the fact that
the Willamette valley, can produce
a superior nut, worth more inlthe
markets; can, raise " more" tol the
acre, and can produce, them at a
smaller cost, Oregon is. bound to
became the gteatesC walnut state
in the Union, for we have an acre
age sufficient to supply more than
thCfsent whole demand fojf the
United t States, and the prices of
land here are. very low,' compared
with the values put upon land suit
able for walnuts ia California. J
J TLs dargest indiViduar grafted
FVafaquette walnut orchard 'la "the
northwest is seven miles south ,of
Salem; .tha ' SIcyline ehaxds.
Will Pay Above lO Per Cent!
y FerdJ Groner, one of :the most
suosiantiai and ? most ; extensive
walnut growers - of Oregon, ' from
nis , home at Hillsboro. wrote a
short letter to the annual walnut
Slogan number of The Statesman
of November 6th but he wrote to
the point, and he fa financially
able to back what he said, and a
great deal more. Mn Groner said
Ton have caught r me at a time
wien it Is 'almost Impossible for
me to find time to write anything
out will say that I am more en
thusiastic than ever ! before about
the possibilities of walnut growing
in the Willamette valley,: as more
Franquette orchards come- lata
bearing to show my: faith in wal
nut gTOWing.! ;'. ,'.-v "I I , , ;:
"I have offered 10 per cent com
pound interest, compounded" anna
ally, for a SO-acre interest In? a
1 2 year old orchard on total cost
ot orchard to date, aad believe fit
the best buy I . could make in, any
Industry in Oregon. But' the' own
ers" estimated tC Is "worth much
more, and no 'doubt it Is. -
. . Can Be Duplicated ; ' '
"This orchard can be duplicated
on the same basis. If 'only -good
economic business methods are
used, Iflyfttuant tto, makqfa
sujcess'-fwflnut -growing; don'tv
plant anything bus Franquettes,
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a 'co'mTortable time' and are well
cared for. by the proprietor. Mr.
Flake says, he .needs two j or three
times the space he now. has to ac
eommodate his - cu stomers. Many
people in the city bring their pet
dogs and cats to Petland to be
cared for while the master's fam
ily Is away fro me home. ;j I ;
' One - of the finest Aviaries In
the west is found at! Petland. It
was built entirely to cart! for the
birds' of Mr. A. N. Bush during his
absence." This is1 a ; concrete and
brick-tile structure; withfdoubte
doors- and; windows to keep; out
cold; electrically 'heated and made
as comfortable and as hygienic as
modern science can 'provide.- Mr.
Flake says that1 during the cold
weatheirtar December, altbetrgir he
fed the wild ; birds on the place
well a very notfceabfe dlfferehce
existed between their re-action to
the cold and that of the": birds .ltf
the aviary. - ; -I . ; . i -J& y'.
? In the Petland store Mr. Flake
called attention to the difference
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CHERRlAr ;
King Bing of the Cbr''ll i
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organUation of the Oregon IIos-v
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n..i iirrclv 1nxtrnmfntal In-
clabe orthd state" n&bj, wnj
the time and place for the annual
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grattedy- on Northern -. California
Black troots. ; They are good bear
ers and .are bringing - the; highest
prices in the wotW.' '. -
. "Dont plan) walnut orchards on
land undferiahf ; with shale,' soap
stobeor rocW within six; or eight
feet of the surface.
J "Dont plant on land only which
has'good air and" water"dralnage;
' "Don't plant any kind of 'fillers
la a - walnut "of chardr if you want
to raise fillers," don't' plant wal
nuts among them: .- - - .
: "Don't plant a walnut orchard
unless' you Intend to take first
class care of it; otherwise it will
not pay. ! r . . v ,
. "Plant only trees-grown by an
honest and - reliable nurseryman,
the best is none, too good.'
v Should Be Conclusive
The writer might till a whole
newspaper the size of this with
pertinent - walnut facts and infor
mation as" applied-- to the Salem,
district. . Bat he has" not the space
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fcveilstbie? and- the- aberw f rom
such a pioneer" y and substantial
grower and j business sucdeBS as
Mr. Greneroght to be conclusive
It ought fe be enough to' decide
the reader to get walnut land and
plant wainut3; the right; kind of
land, and the right kind of walnuts.-'
Manager . of West Fur Gbmpany Tells of In
teresting Deyeloprnents in the Fur - Trade
' . From Athe' days Ot tbel-cavematf
to the -present . furs haveTield a
most popular place, in the clothing
line among 'ail . nations and peo
pies, outside the- tropics. . .
- The fur.busijiess was one of the
greatest factors in ' the .explora
tion and settlement of the North
American continent The trapper
and fur trader were always , the
vanguard .. of i civilization."- The
trapper followed the game trails
across the ' eontinent; the miner
followed the trapper, and the far
mer followed the miner. V :
". For" two centuries the Hudson
Bay, Fur company was - the only
c ivilized -power known in tho
ODE TO MOUNT HOOD
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By W. T.
'(Written for The
.Royal mountain clothed in grandeur
i ' Ever calling to the sky,
1 Where thy crown in regal splendor . .
Greets "the stars as they go by.
- i Never fretting, j
Naught regretting,
Nothing mars thy constancy.
;, . Ages passing
: Eons massing, I
Are to thee as yesterday.
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t Glorious .mountain thou rwert honored,
Far as royal favors go,
1 When Jehovah placed thy setting
WhereCdlumbiaV waters flow. '
, Timely setting,
. ' Chaos fretting, i r '
r Losing out his sovereign sway,
1 When no bowering;
.Blooming, flowering,
Yet had graced the new-born day.
Looking down upohHhati river " N
i Where her- mighty5 .-waters flow, .
Thou canst see thyself inverted '
surging tide below.
Halting never,
Onward ever,
Will those waters flow, amain,
. Always changing,
! Rearranging, ! 5
Still that image will remain.
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From thine apex looking j southward,
Sisters, Jefferson,- Shasta greet,
Turning then unto the northward,
. . ; Adams, Helen, Rainier greet.
. But THY story, -i
Fame and glory,
Far excelling all thy peers,
Truth exacting;
Fame, attracting,;
il ; Radios f rom the mystic spheres.
Many ages thou-hast witnessed .
i Since - Okr Time unrolled his scroll;
Years in millions, billions j trillions,
Yet before thy face will roll.
' Storms will 'cluster,
.Whirl and bluster; c
Clouds will darken , day as night,
. t r Lightnings flashing, ,; ;
Thunders crashing,
Are but musings in thy sight.
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great northwest, j It ruled 'the po
Iltlcaf'as' well as the commercial
world, , I j j"v C-;..5
1 In those days a beaver skin waa
a Standard unit jof. value for, all
commercial " transactions. Today
the beaver, seal and mink are the
standards of fur .Values the world
over. They are j the staples, as
diamonds are staple in the line of
Jewels. I
Salem , Is, fortunate In havlnff
among its business institutions the
West Fur company. ; under the
management of George D. Alderin,
where standard fur garments of
all kinds; are manufactured and
carried In stock. :- s
Mr.' Alderin Is an expert furrier
and his ' establlshmeat, ' at 190
North Liberty street; is a favorite
rendezvous for those jwho - are in
terested In furs, either as purchas
ers or as seekers of information
regarding furs and the fur busi
ness.. "; !- .y-. 't -;,: j' . .
Mr. Alderin says' that the fur
business-has not reacted as active-'
ly since' the var as other lines of
V:
R1GDON
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Oregon Statesman)
When the golden sun is sending.
. Violent rays or all below i .
Thou art guarding and declaring:
"Thus far only thou shalt go ;
1 . J am ruling
' And thus cooling
All the world within my sphere;
; I'm defending,
I Blessings : sending
Through 1 a roseate atmosphere."
.When the summer breezes flutter,
Throwing clouds of stainless snow
Out against the dazzling, sunshine, ;
Gorgeous glories 'round thee glow.
Oft I ponder,
Gaze and wonder,
How thy form attained such grace;
, . . . Always smiling, . . .. j
E'er beguiling,
Radiant, lovely, tranquil
All "adbwii thy sloping structure, f
f ; Beauty traila. her ' 6nowy lance,
Over caves and rugged canyons,
Over rocks and avalanche, ,
Fame achieving,'
' Curtains weaving, " :
r For thy many chambered halla
Snow white) dresses, S f
Hoary tresses, , j 1
Beautify rough grotto walls.
Even on. thy rugged borders j '
Where the crystal waters roll," j
Fringed around with green and gulden.
1 Adoration stirs my soul.
; : Holy mountain r
. i Sourceful fountain,
Living on through endless
. - r.- Purifying,?- ::.:'
; Energizing, : .
Fructifying, ,
i Rendering service to mankind.
So; I, too, would live forever.
Could I onlv undratanH "
How like thee to be of service!
To my God and f ellowman,
Shirking ncvef,
Workincr ever
Till I reach that -golden shore;
' Then be serving
The deserving,
Lovingly forevermore.
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business, but Is gradually regain
ing . it's place in the commercial
worldi The wearing of summer
furs has been no small faotor in
the business the past two years or
to. $6 says that the supply of
furs from wild animals is very
rapidlr decreasing4 and that the
tendency to produce furs In com-
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merclal quantities by fur farmers
Is still ' In' an. experimental stage.
except the fox 'farm fur' businessv.
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Enough Is known of the fox hab
its to enable" it to be grown suc
cessfully. and -;that the business
haa advanced : to the- point where
it begins to be a noticeable factor
In the commercial world. ; '
The diminishing supply of wild
furs has led to the use of many
furs' now which; formerly were not
considered as. of special value, but
that improved methods' of, handl
ing such furs has increased their
desirability and placed' them on
the . market in large quantities.
The furs ot squirrels, ; New Zea
land and - Australian rabbits : are
now among- the- standards of the
cheaper: lines of furs, f although
seal, beaver and mink Still hold
the standard of high class furs.
Mr. Alderin says that prior, to
the war practically all our furs
were sent to Europe for dressing
and" dyeing; but that since the
war American processes have been
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perfected j that make as good,. If
not superior quality, to the Euro
pean work . St. Louis and New
York are the fur centers, of. the
world markets " and that the New
York firms engaged in dressing
and" dyeing4 furs are among the
largest and'hest in the world.
! . ContinS AH Vt 3)
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SaleM Progress Efe OtitKns
Remarkable- Progress
Aclministratioh ; Under
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j Mayor John B. Glesy, having
just completed one term of two
years as" mayor el Salem, and now
stepping Into- Jhia second terra, has
the' satisfaction of' knewiag that
during his first two years, certain
things- ! have been aecomplished
thahave especially benefited the
capitoVcItyj, - .' . : : :U
: Among the many improvements
ta thatr of adding . 113 blocks of
paved streets to the city. During
1923, there, were laid 41 blocks of
street paving at a cost ot $112,633
and during 1924, a total: of 78
blocks at a cost of $18 6,07. j And
yet; the. city's indebtedness is
much smaller than two years! ago.
' Its Efficiency Doubled j-
Of espeSial Interest to the busU
ness man is! the great Improve
ment made In the fire department
during the past two years. In fact.
ft. may be truthfully said that the
department has doubled its effici
ency and firefightlng ability dur
ing Mayor Giesy's first adminis
tration, i -. -" . - " ; .' j -'
This has been done through the
purchase of a triple combination
pumper and also that of the aer
ial extension: ladder truck. ' And
in addition to these, two material
advantages, the fire department
now has - a service '.car, rebuilt
from a Ford roadster, j j
Better PoUce pepartmenti
. From a small force; of six1 po
licemen two years ago, the city Is
now patrolled by 1 5 policemen, in
addition to the ' chief and police
matron. Due to the passage of
a charter amendment by which
the chief of police is appointed by
the mayor and responsible to him,
there is complete harmony in the
police force, i Under the present
charter, the chief - or ' police is
named by the mayor with the con
sent of a majority, of the city
council. !-."'" ' " 4
Twa years ago- when Mayor
Giesy went into office, 1 no patrol
men were;to be found in the resi
dential districts of the city. Now,
tour men are constantly patrolling
the residence districts. :
' Better Street Cleaning ; ;
.The street . department is now
doing better work, than ever, due
to the purchase -or a street' flusa-
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States of ours amounts to more
than a ' Quarter billion dollars
eactr yean That would make some
pile." wouldn't It? j; . v
We - take pride In; enjoying a
higher , standard of living than
E a rope.' but here ia where the
"old" country has it over us. Our
fire losses carried by every man
and woman of ue iaf over "$3.00
per year,", while Franee ! pays only
49c and Holland's loss is only 11c
per. capita for each year.
To say it another way,- our fire
losses fort one v year amount to
nearly .one-fourth . of the value of
all jww . buildings' for that' year."
Rather startling, isn't it?
' Concrete and concrete products
are soaae of the wortd's worst
fuels, they can't burn. . ;
Over 3O,fr6tr,000 j concrete
buflding units were used last year
by ' 'thoughtful architects and
builders to protect life and prop
erty from firej . . 1 i
' Here in Salem. ; the Oregon
Gravel ' company makes concrete
Benefit; of Concret3 Shovm
Immunity frpm Destruction by lre Is One ol
Greatest Advantages-Use Very, Extensive
Fire '-losses in these United protects to fill this need for pro-
. .; WrtY I AM A CHERRIAN
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I became a member of the Salem Cherrians 13 years ago- be
cause at that time, as at. present, there was need of some official
organisation that cquld represent the capital city, with, credit and
honor at all public gatherings, and especially in Portland when
events called for a marching body to represent the city..
; During all these years that 1 have marched with the Cherrians,
inisanshlno as well as rain, I have felt it an honor to be known as
a Cherriaa and to be seen marching in the rank.? and to be even
pointed out in the crowd as a Cherrian.
! -'I feet that nowhere is there an organization nore devoted to
the upbuilding ot their home city than the Cherrians. I feel proud
of the companionship of the Cherrians as 1 know from my associa
tion and personal acquaintanceship with every member for the past
13 years, that each Cherrian stands for all that is best In the man
hood of our country, i V . ; J
j !If ? hadlt all to do over again, I "would -become a Cberriaa and
with the Cherrians stand- a a represenuitire of Sal err. I wouli
again drill and drill and march and march, just forhe person?!
pleasure it givee rae ie befeg Cherriatr,- of associating with
Cherrians and in doing what I could to represent the city as a
member of a marching organization. " .
No one owns a Cherrian.. He is as Independent as a Coo 3 I -:-Pirate?
an das hard to tamo as a JUava bear from Cead. lie' t
the manlineea of an Cmpqua chiefs from Kose!3urg and wh; 1 i.
comes to dress, they do say that ho is as proud as a Gctt!er fr- 1
Oakland- ' But when crossed, the proud Cherrian nay take c:i tL
characteristics of a Cave man -from Grants Tass, all of whom are
members of the Oregon.' Hospitality CluW- '
. .If. I were going -into the business of' bcing'a Kini. I wn!'
rathor Eerve ca Kins Elng of the Cherrians than that of LHg
of the proudest monarchy In Europe. "
For the Kins , Ei2g of the Cherrians 13 well a. - ;rc 1 t " t
love and loyalty of his subjects for his one fluting vc -nr. r I -at
the end of the year, back to the ratks, I 5ing hvr t v '
Blag et the Cherrians for the cers la ye r.
Whether as King or private' in U; 1 r r:.- I
of being a Cherrian. ; . .
Shown in Two Yearo
Mayor J. B. Glee;
er, a new service car, and also cf
importance, the new tractor whicli
aids materially in street wor,
preparatory to paving.
New Sidewaik
New cement sidewalks tava
been laid in all parte of the .'city,
adding much to the beauty of tl j
city as wet l as comtcrt of tcs
who walk instead et ride.
Oaks AddiUon
Due to the fact that many lots
la the Oaks ' addition, including
part 1: of ; Capitol and Summer
streets, had ' become the property
of the , city, through . non-payment
of taxes, the city at one time stood
a chance- to lose - approximately
$75,000.
""Having acqnired title to the ,
lota mostly, through ' quit claim
deeds, the city went into the real
estate -business and sold- the lots
all. with comparatively no loss to
the city. -, .
Two years ago there. was facing
the city the problem of collecting
delinquent taxes on South High
street, This matter was taken up
In a business-like way and all
assessments collected.
Old city Warrants Paid Off . 'T;
- In years past warrants for cer
tain' constructive work in the city
were paid from a special fund.
When, .there was no money in the
fund, the warrants were permitted
to remain in the banks drawing
6 per cent interest. :
For a business administration.
Mayor Giesy was not satisfied that
the city should be paying interest
on thousands of dollars, while
there were funds sufficient in
other eity'departments to pay off
these warrants.
As a saving to the city, money
was tranferred to the funds on
which the old city warrants were
drawn. They were paid off and the
city was the, gainer in stopping in
terest payments.
City Credit Good
;Old Donds of the city are belas
paid oft annually. The city ia
gradually' reducing indebtedness
and its- credit ie equal to that c
the state of Oregon, which is "t
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tection and long life.
It is Interesting to watch them
take raw" materials' and combine
them' properly into building unit3.
air kinds of pipe and tile, septic
tanks, and especially their latest
product; the -concrete rpof tile.
Thly firm also deals in all kind 3
of .building materials,' specializing
on those offering fire-protection
and long life.
- Salem is to have an art build
ing soon, or at least a part of a
bnilding . set apart tor art: pur
poses. - " ,
. The Salem district has produced
sugar beets at the rate of 40.000
pounds ta the-acre, with" 25 per
cent sugar content. That means
that you could get 10,0 06 pounds
f sugar from a single acre of your
beets in this district. What do
you thlak of that? We want a
sugar factory- ? here; several of
them.- Going to keep hammering
away till we get them.
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