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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1925)
r TI:s Gray 'EaZa.EstaMisiisd Four Views In January 1914 Qlaudo Belle conceived the . tdea.-et tartlaj an lcft'Creanv and Confectionery store "fa? Salem." He 'entered ,1n partner ship With. George W Gray -rented a building .on'-Stateatreetand on AprimsthV 19.14 opsned for -basinegs." Tae'bunesj prospered and after three years, on Decem ber 6th, : ltT, Mr.Belle purchased the tnjreat of Mr. Gray and bo came sole proprietor of the place. fr: Bella' has built up bis busi ness oa two Important points, namely, competent help and serv ing the very best of foods. In the fall of 111?. Mr. Eell obtain ed the services of JlrV and" Mrs. : JC-SL JSfiaith, two unusually good assistants who hare acted as'man ajrrsvfor Mr.; Bell .for. the past Mtea years. - "All employes are chosen with care and. in the buy lag;" of foods,, price is forgone;-. The management believed that It pay--to buy only the best of ev erything. . ' . ; iToday the Gray Belle is the largest and -host confectionery in Salem and ona of the best equip ped da Oregon, oatside of Port land. It- has a seating capacity of J5 0 and includes besides the Oriental room a private dining , room; for smaller parties, a large dining ; room with front windows ca State street. The dining room seating 100 opens out through the main' store where . there ' is additional- seating capacity. ; The .Gray Belle pastries and candies are all made- in : the shop ' kitchen and special - facilities are available" for the manufacture of taeMr products. The Gray Belle candies have an excellent reputa tion in Sxleta,and are" la great de mand by all tltoso.wUaa sweet tooth. .. . -.v;''-' , ! A- most complete : - refrijjaratlng plant is in use in tho restaurant " whici" keeps til meats and : vege tablejlla the very best of shape. Modem machinery throughout en ables the management to keep the place in the - best sanitary condi tion, even the dishoa1 are washed Vaad sterilized by an electric dish wisher. . ' . In a recent isaue of the Pacific Caterer the Gray Belle wa3 given a fvery good; writer up.; Part of the description given - in th?s publication- is reprinted here. r- - Prom the street "one first no tices artist! 2 window displays or box and bulk candied on the con fectionary side and aa attractive c'tnfac room on tba other. Enter Ing. the! 20-foof fountain with its UtH& ur-t-'or in; tfco wall buffet t ird its-rr.rfnrparchmcnt shaded ) B-ts re t)ibai!y tfeo first thing UnterikiiL t!j eyo. Here are prc 1 K'.cd a.l rorts of tempting foun tain : t, orfaU, both for the meal seirSfs-ard hiui v,ho drops in for tcfittjilng coo!. '. " ... ; Acrcs a wide aisle is the candy i:f p3rtm03t. " WhcTe conrectlons, ! to'.t all made in the Gray Belle Delivery Service Extended ean Schoirmker, Proprietor of Good Service eliyers for "Five of Salem's Largest Stores As an example or tho man who was born and raised in Salem and proud of the fact", we wish to pro ecnt to you Deaat Echomaker pro prietor or the Schomaker delivery service, which hat Iwoma to Je a well knoU fcl-iLt to the SaLcni rL'riileat- "' . ' , .Thirteen ! years , a to', Mr. Scho-r:kL'r.-eujbarked i i the delivery t rfiicrs for hizi-ri: nftsr havSap T.cr! ; f - r ...rc:.ini5. At of the Gray Bello Restaurant and kitchens are arranged in aa at tractive display. ! - ' ; - Passing through a wide arch Way one reaches the main parlor the original Gray Belle. Here, is seating capacity for aboui 15 persons' in Ivory tinted booths along the sides and at ivory wick er tables in the center. The booths are ; upholstered inr gray tapestry , and on each table is a small lamp with a hand-painted parchment shade la rose color. , Thef entire color scheme in this room I rose, ivory and gray. On the walls above the booths are hand-painted panels. Rope-colored haegiags and a deep rose-colored rug complete the effect. . All. shades, are hand painted parchment. :' , J-f From this room one enters the j-.ewly-decorated Peacock room. The most striking thing about this .room .Is the beauty of the walls. These are hand tainted in colorful Chinese, scenee. There" are j pago das, little carved bridges, spread-, ing trees, worshiping temples and deep blue lakes with mountains ia the distance- It Is a .very fine bit of workmanship and' designed to carry ' the guest away from hh work-a-day cares. ' - Black wicker chairs and tables decorated in Chinese . bine and .orange : blend with the bright blue hangings and the rag in the center of the room. In the center . '- is : a iall Chinese lamp la the. same colors and the corner tables are so made,; .with one corner cot off," that" they can be put together, around the" lamp for serving banquet Xarties "'and afternoons i of Maa Jaogf and bridge. Heavy blue, curtains may be drawn to separate this I room from the jest of the restauwn during partle3 and luncheons. In each corner of the room. are bright blue curtains tied back with:-cords and brilliant tassela, adding to the harm of the room. About 45 persona may be served here at one! time. . - ' ' " f The new dining 'room is also worthy of special mention. Seating about 100 persoas, seldom; Is a tabe. idle during the meal-time hours. On tho wall opposite the entrance is a large mirror ; with leaded divisions and ornamental rosettes at tVe Intersections. Be low; this,"- supported by an iron stand with decorafivo scroll" work", is an ornamental meUl box, filled with potted plants and, ferns. On either side are torchleres with a ciaster of candle lights shaded by attractive parchment shades. The bracket lights and tho chandeliers are made of wrought iron and equipped with bright red ckndles that throw a eoft warm light from under parchment shades. jAbove the wainscoting, decorative: linen panels, showing the golden pheas rnt ia his native .surroundings, add much to .tho. beauty and lead Or color scheme to the rest of the room. Tho woodwork is inf cadet blue vitb an .over glaing of olive green, affording a very effective this tlm his equipment ;was all horse drawn.. He continued to use horses until; 1913 at which tirao he substituted automobiles.' I ,-t the' present time Mri Scho aiaker has three trucks and ii doinc the . entire 'delivering - for fivo of -Salem's largest and most progressive stores. Mr.-t'ehema-ler claims the unitiue distinction of probebly -bavins - handled more grocerirj ti..i.i a:.y ctLr r.i-n la alcu - - . ..." . . . i i i III years8 Age I Confectionery eloring. The. chairs and tables are : mahogany, while ; benches tvhich. extend around the walls are ashioned ia deep red material. Across tho front vindews are deep ialancea caught up in scallops by I Ilk ! tassels, an d heavy lace cur tains cover the side windows, J Of equal : Interest laf the highly modern kitchen, equipped; with- the iestj of labor-saving- devices.' The walls are of bollow tile with com position ' floors, Impervious to moisture and' entirely fireproof. Here is, a bakeTy where' all of; the Gray Belle : pastries are . made,' a f andy division where the confec tions are prepared," two large elec tric dish washers,' several carving jind serving tables, the range? and aa Armstrong "Ataskat ammonia Compressor ice machine with three large cold boxes and two refrig erators. ;t : j ,ry: --:y f i : Just oft the' kitchen are com fortable rest rooms fori the .em ployes that help Mr. Belle- consid erably; in keeping and procuring the best of "help" for the Gray J3elle. , . . fn "Quite often in. the winter we take' out the center tabic i .ad have sort of dinner dances," sild Mrs.'. Smith. "We engage an Orchestra and- clear the way bo they can dance through, the arch W ay Into the Peacock room, mak ing a rather; large" space and a very attractive place to dance: A special . dance menu is prepared and a 56c cover charge is made. We find this much better than the regular dinner dance for which a fpecial meal is prepared aad serv ed at a .fixed price." ; i . I Another interesting thing Mrs. j5mith has noted Is, that by using a good jgrade oi White table cloths In the dining room, they cater, to a better claos of trade. "We bad never ' realized the difference it made until we tried it out," said Mrs. Smith. . j Vlt :.fl:';; !J Hf "Ia the Peacock room we serve afternoon teas, ' bridge and Man 3cng parties ; to all of the best class who entertain away from their homes," said Mrs. Smith, in mentioning their many different branches ,ot service. "We have JoundV It" good .advertising to' give the name and telephone number of tho hostess to the society re porters and thus : aesure both the bosteEs and ourselves a 'write- up.r ' i;;-- g' Other advertising that the Gray Belle- has found profitable is the Sunday menus run on the society -age3 of the daily papers. "We always advertise - in school and college - papers, ' because it brings ue the good will of the students and ! their paretts," said Mrs. jlmith; "' , -' Highway ' signs iaviting tourists and others to dine at the Gray Belle are placed along all of the main highways that lead into the city, and it is greatly duo to this that tho Gray Belle has an ex"- cellent tourist trade. i ; Some Very Pertinent "Points From OAC T (Following are timely excerpts from a current bulletin of the de partment of industrial journalism of ; the Oregon Agricultural col lege:) ?: : Chopped AIPAL.FA or CLOVEU fiay soaked ia ,wa rra water may be used as a substitute for the most succulent green feeds for poultry. Nothing else will throw the pullets Off production quite as quickly as the absence of green feed, say3 the OAC experiment station. Ited alJiko or wh!te clover seed is the best ash crop on Oregon irrigated and on western Oregon farms,"7 advises tho OAC . experi ment station. The acre yield is 200 to 600 -pounds of seed. As annual Imports run to 16,000,000 pounds, there is no present danger of over-production. Kotat clover with wheat or barley and get more grain per acre, but plant, no buck horn, sorrel, or dodder. Mangels and roots may be used td good advantase as green feed for:, the laying Cock, advises tho Oregon Agricultural ' college ex periment station.'---It -may be nec essary to cdacatc the birds into rati 113 t!:cm.,It is Important no: 1 run short of creea feed. Sinitri;&:-WatMiis Mave-'A Larger i "Business Space in Store Extended to Provide for Much Increased Patronage; Courteous Treatment and Good Service Help To Build Up Fine Trade ' - - " 'i'r' ' '' ' . - " "" r ' " .4 $ - . ! . .- : '. ;- Duria the past year Smith & I trlets.-faciudiBg M63t all points In Vleter Mfg.'Co.CylIn6r nead Watkins have enlarged their oper- Marion aad Polk counties. r gaskets.- ,? ' ations and .brairehed ; out from The lines carried ' are- aU4'of - American 1 Hammered- jfton their: tire and. accessory businessTstandard brands and manufactur-Blng C- -7- Compression and oil by the addition of 'a' replacement I ed ' by reputable factories who proof rings. parts business. " : ; 7 V - guarantee their quality, aad-have ' Farranoilj Fan. Belt Co.ran ' The part of the room formerly 1 vested Smith & Watkins with au-belts. s ' -; occupied by; the Newton' Chevro. jthority to back up their guarantee. Washburn, Valve . Co.-j-Motor - m Above is a snap-shot oZ the is occupied by them. Smith & let eompany - was added to - the Smith & Watkins store, and a por tion, of - this spacej 'Is; now - beingr used for the service department. Changing and repairing of tires, etc., and the other part has been made into a stock 'room for auto mobile parts. ' : -, '- v Not oaly is the firm catering to the local trade, but they j are' doing a large wholesale business in this line, supplying garages and machine ' shops in all Salem - dis- Hfelley Ifetor : Gives Service Authorized . Ford Distributors Ernploy About Fifty Men ; Riepair Departments Are Modern ; :- The : Valley . Motoi company, local Ford, Lincoln and Fordson dealers, is one of Salem's largest concerns, employing at the present time about 50 men,-, with' a payroll of $75,000 yearly,; .! ' . . The plant now. occupied by this eompany has entrances on three Parts and Accessories Department Section of Battery Department Section cf Etrcet3. on , High, Chcnieketa and Church streets." ami j has a floor space of something over 45,000 sfjuare feet. The buildings are all owned by the company. ;, - j ' The Valley Motor j company was incorporated Jan. 1; 1022. The organization has beotl in existence pftice 1917 and was formerly con ducted by Vick Bros.the business hatjng expanded ' from year - to year to Us prctcut p'uc. TI -; uumbvr 9? car-l ??M by tl-s is Smith & Watkins 'corner, Court " and High: streets, which r "Watkins and their crew is seen standing, in the foreground Somo of the factories represented' are: I yzft- ip 'i : : d-L -fft- Warreh Gear (Products Co. -Differential gears and pinions. ; Lake Erie Metal Products Co.- ( Axel shafts, nuts and washers. McQuay Nbrris Mfg." Ca. Tiaj ton rings and pins and bearingst Cleveland Pistoa and Mfg. Co.-U-Lynite piston". . ; King Machine Co.i-Steering knuckle and! tie rod bolts and bushings. " local firm will compare favorably with" any in the state. The busi ness has grown, and developed through service ' rendered to its patrons. .'. ..' ; There are probably over 6,0 0Q Ford cars and . more than . &00 Itc-pair Dcrcrtmcat Kordson tractors within tho Sa lem -district. The mechanics employed arc all especially trained men and the Eiachinery; used ia the shop is all special Ford machin-sry,- which en ables the company to tara out the best of work at a minimum cost. ' A large stock " of Ford parts, automabile accessories and tires U carried by the firm 1 to accommo date tho Ford owners of thta terri tory, ..... 1 I . --- - - " r' tH"-.'- - - i -i r"i- . - ; - . . - i i- -. .. ;. : " -! t -. " .. . . ? if ; '- , 4 ' : 3 . t I v 'I valves.; ':: . 'Iq .i ' . Stromberg Motor Devices Co. Stromberg carburetors; also many jjther items pertaining to the re placement parts business not men tioned here. . Smith & Watkins, better known as Jim tc Bill have- had a wide and capable training in the auto mobile supply - business,' having been connected with ; Chanslor & Lyon Co., of Portland, Oregon, one of the largest; wholesale auto motive supply houses In the west before coming to Salem. Jim & Bill started in business five years; ago ' last February, and their business has steadily grown to the present sire., , They were at first located in The Great West ern Garage and handled a general garage business. : Their ' tire and accessory business gradually grew until they discontinued the garage business and devoted their en tire time to tires and supplies. A little more than two years ago they moved to therr present location in the Bllgh building at the corner of Court and High; streets where they, have added space afid im provements ' until their present store is very complete,' covering a space of about 30 feet on Court street and 100 feet pn High street. . The firm feature Ihe McClaren Tires and tubes and all well known automobile supplies; have a line of . campers supplies and sell . gasoline and olL They em ploy four men, and according' to "Jim" both he and 7BIH" do the work of about three good men. "We attribute the cause for the growth ot our business to service and courteous treatment," added Mr. Smith.' s ... ., , ' - : ;: . I . ovi:n tiie top to ricrroj:i" 'T1?!7?"?.191?" women pave jjj their Hres for their country during the World war and to lastingly commemorate the sacrifice, their namra i have- ?ied' fn the mafble base of "American War TlothS? nfinorial monument which wa dedicated at.'the court lion s Armistice day, 192. Tfco statue, which ?Pre'c"' - J . Ami can doughboy in action, is called -Ovc? the Top to"lcoV, . Iascriptions ou the base of the monument arc as follows- "Their Country's Call Answered. Sons and Diu-hters nf ' IVr Vf-r? e Sarrcne sacrifice !n" WorM war, U14-l0igv Greater Love Ilatii No Man. John 15:13." ..... . .. - COAST BEST AllUUH ur (Co&UnBAd from p 61 Iafe keeping sorts should bW given more- attention. i v h (4 )' There ia need also,. fP' new -...taHaa , fi rwyiraj .The nresent lisot; desirable 'commercial Tarter lies iur "J-o"'" " r 7 . .- paratlvely small and i needs : to be tonrtorr The .work of testing out bromisInffX varieties' under local conditions '530340 o vuuuuu'.m. Prtr : hreedlnK . experhnents now u ader .; way. should also .'be' con tinued. ' . -''!'.'. V-'-- . t "inn if nrl Tiraetices Ineed 'to be? fmproved; so that- higher ylelda and better, quaifty may ne pro.aug ri ? While ia individual cases the yierd of peiars in1 Oregon am high. the average for the state is urioo low. ThisUs true also .of quality. Certain growers : have established a reputation because of the quality of their pears, but a large portion ofi the state's tonnage each year is Inferior in qTiallty, (6) Further study of pollina tion" under local ctynditlons' As. nec essary. From the work ia pollina t Ion done so far one may draw two conclusions. First, pollinatioa is very Important with, some yarietie$ cf pears. Second, varieties' behave differently under varying condi tions.' Consequently what may bc tree of pollination requirements in one district may. not Ue true of an other. Pollination work to be ef fective ' with ; the; pear, therefore, should' be done under the same conditions that, prevail in the lo calities where the results are to be applied. . ;:v--. (7). There is need- for more standardization', la the matter of grades and packs. .Thus far-each pear, district of the: Pacific North west has Interpreted the grading rules largely as it- saw fit. It is dear that a more orderly and. sys Just a Miniit You have been spending a lot- of L fuel lately, and not getting much warmth either, haven't yOU? -.f' .fV;-;- -' - ' J ' --"i.- .---.i '-'?.'r'-'i a i ' 1 ". ' . Let ua show you how a concrete tile home-will keep your family warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Incidentally you pay for this kind . of a home only once, much easier on the pocket book. - Ask the folks who live Of egoh Gravel Coi . HOOD- AT FHONT ST. Home Bakery l ' W. D. OLSEN, Proprietor ; We serve! the public r made quality of Front Street tematic disposal cf the crop could' j be made.lf grades ana pacs u more uniform. , , , r. 't j (8) 'More coordination 13 need- j ed between the various distribute leg agencies. The canning trad a in - particular, has, . In times r-st, caused costusion in me dii of pears. A fev ffgnreswlll f;ca : to make this' joist clrr.r. I.. 1021, California1 tanners' proc 1 rj--896 cases of pears. In 1Z-Z, fYl' processed ; 1,712. 7T3' eases, v;lM& ia"jy2S their output'dropped be Idthatof 1921. ThU fluctuation in demand on the part; cf the can ning trade has1 worl.tJ a d cHed hardship on the groweri, gl:.s i many" districts ipeara ' are &s.o 1. a primarily 'for canning, with no facilities for fresh fruit shipment... A-careful study of trade require-, ments needs to be made so" that a. more uniform tcaaage of pears year In and year put will fln l1 lt3 way to the canneries. This,' ia the long run, will work to; the advan tage of the canners ana certainly will be welcomed by the growers. . - ; henry; hArtman, , , y Corvallli. Or.. .Dec. 31., 1924, itr tlartman ia associate pro-. fnmnr f tinnnlorr oi !tne Ureon Agricultural concise 1 article,: written for this Issue of The Statesman", deserves careful t attention on the part of all of our pear growers and-' those of our people , contemplating I going into thw pear industry. Ed.) ; Salem Is , very proud of tr schoolt, and of her achool bulll ings and facilities. Salena Is an educational center, and will be more and I more so., h - The . Salem . district ' produces fln invnr mat! than South 1 ' m - . . O " O w . . Africa or Angora, Turkey." A Salem; concern tana the goi- Kins ior nearly all the"chap- ''jo tn cow-1 boys of North Arjeri-, , , in one. with the best home 1 Bakery Products Woodburn, Oregon j World War .Meiribrial Unveiled Armistice Day at Salem, Oregon ' ''-' l""f i v. -: ' ". The 1 Marion County -ortdVaTrMemorial'-'W'as':' erected i by the Blaesing Granite Co. at Salem, Ore-, g0, iu 'September, -1021, or Court ; House - Square. This statue stands 18 feet., high.; Bat; 7 feet square. All granito work, qii Sol diera Memorial and the Booth Meraorial, known as ihc Circuit Itider,i on the State Capitol ground? yras cut at the, UlaeMii (JranitC ; ) Workfi i main plant at Third aud Mad ison - Stfr.V' Portland, ; Ore gon. The ' beHt - ciuippe J, plant in, the west, i it t i ;- I por.iLAUD, or.::. .- , Tr ' ... f ,. - - , FatHei m. - v J f
