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W. S. Fitts Starts Business
.Tin 1901 With, Forty
i i Dollars v r
That romance
In
Ihe business world ij ' clearly
shown by the experiences of W. S.
SFltta, local fish merchant ?"Tbe
rise of Mr. Pitts in the business
.-world reads like a fairy tale but
there are many of the old timers
iof Salem to Touch for tts correct
ness. -, '; . ' ;" .j- - ; ;. ;;. '
j Thirty years ago Mr. Fitts
.camf to Salem from Alabama with
nothing but a .wife and a deter
mination to make good. v Por. six
Jyears ' he labored for other men
;ani! rund that he was getting no-
jwhere., He still had the wife and
ithe determination and, in addition
'had two children to support. Af
ter thinking the matter over Mr.
Fitts decided, that the only thing
to do was. to go in business for
himself, the only drawback to this
scheme betas that he had but S40
I In the world which Is rather a
Ismail, capital upon which to found
I a successful business. After con
sulting with the wife Mr. Fitts de
cided to make-the attempt. He
spent 1 4. for. a pair of scales, a
few dollars for a counter, a few
more, dollars- for a rack 'for his
chickens, persuaded the local lum
ber yard to donate a chopping
block, and 'opened - for business.
As he himself admits at that time
he scarcely knew- a sardine from
an eel, , - ' '
. .While it is not to be expected
that prosperity smiled upon Mr.
Fitts from every angle he -at least
cdntiTxned to forge ahead until in
1$16 he, .with a' Portland firm,
were in a position to bay the New
port Ice and Fish Co. , At the
present time Mr. Fitts owns a con
trolling Interest in this business
which in the past year has done
in the neighborhood of a quarter
million dollar business, and has
tsbipped-v several carload lots of
fish to both New York and Ger
many.'. ' . : .. ' : : -The
local business has totaled
between forty and fifty thousand
dollars for th past year and Is
recognized as one of the most up
to date and complete on the West
coast. ';';' ,r :- - ' y - .
PDULTRY liJDUSTRY:
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The Salem -DistrictHs the
Best Poultry Country In the
i a-Whole Wide World ;
(Space Is scarce; this Is a last
EdiUan. We hare the greatest
hour closing up of this New Year
poultry country in the whole wide
worlds here in the Salem district.
There . are facts enough available
to prove the assertion to fill this
whore edition. But the reader, if
Interested, will have to wait for
the annual poultry Slogan number
or to - take The Statesman, ; if he
dees not take it already- for
etery Slogan number and . most
regular numbers carry poultry
facts. The following brief para
,grapha, from one of our very best
tpoulty authorities, wiH have to
suffice at this late hour:)
"The Willamette valley, the Sa
lem. Oregon district In particular,
is peculiarly adapted to success-
let Us Hslp Ycn-
, SOLVE YOUR
UEATillG PR0BLEI.1
Just, give us yoor name . and
address and we will. have our
salesman call and go over your
heating problem with, you with
out any obligation op! yoor part
4 'EASTMAN SIBLOCO"
i ' FURNACES ! ;
! $79.60 and op,
r Installed Complete
EASTMAN BROS
(FrmerU- SUvertoa Blow Pip Co.)
; . Ettverton, Oregoni . ?
1 - FOR 13
rU tWe have maintained
ES FORTH
A FEVJ BB EP WDBD
"Delivery Service
.."'T r At present we are using
TIIE OREGON STATESMAN,! SALEM. OREGON
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THOS. 3. KAY
" President of the Rotary Club,
State Trcasui er-Elect.
T. M.: HICKS '' ' i
President of the Chamber j of
Commerce for lOM j ; .
ful poultry raising owing to the
mild climate of this district where
green feed such as kale, cabbage.
mangle beets and clover are grown
and are available the year around.
It was in this district that1 the
world's first 300-egg-In-a-year hen
was produced, and many flocks of
White Leghorns here now average
20 eggs per hen. a year.-j.
Expensive poultry buildings
are unnecessary, most poultrymen
using the single construction open
front type of laying 'houses the
year around, andvyomparatiyely
cheap lands near -, good markets
are available for such firms.; A
state cooperative ? egg marketing
association affords a safe, (ready
market at highest , prices fori the
poultrymen, which Wis another
wonderful advantiEfce " .' j;j
f, "Due to the mild weather incu
bators can be started ttp in Jan
uary and can be kept in profitable
operation until June,' or later.
"Several j large custom hatcher
ies are being established in this
district, rone of 47,000 egg capa
city, and poultrymen from Califor
nia and other great poultry dis
tricts,wlearning of the unusual ad
vantages and opportunities !" for
successful - poultry raising In the
Willamette valley, the Salami dis
trict In - particular; are locating
here and establishing large poul
try plants." :. -j,i Mlfji..
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I Wish Everyone a I
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Happy arid Prosperous'
New Year ?i ; J
And I want to express
through your Annual
edition of Hie Oregon .r
Statesman, very sincere - a
appreciation of my; ef
forts to serve the people
continuously during my
forty-two years residence
in "Salem. It i nas always
been my desire to firmly 3
establish a reputation I in i
business . for accuracy;'
courtesy, fairness and re-k '
liability and judging :thelL'
measure of f success by s
our - substantial growth ;
we are receiving our re
ward. ; ' ' t i
; Dan'l. J. Fry, Ph.G,
280 N. Com'l. St.
1 Oldest, largest and best
'equipped Drug Store in
Oregon.
YEARS i
an up to the minute
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! f J. C. PEIRY
Kbig Iiinj; of the (Ticrrians.
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P H 1 W. W. ROSEBRAUGH
; President of the Lions Club.
French Shop Handles
i i Latest Ladier Wear
Mme. Butte-Morrison entered In
the millinery business in Salem at
Up Liberty In 1912. Three years
later she moved to the Farrar
building on State, iSetween Com
mercial and Liberty ,. 'c; '
S; In (March, 1917, Mme. Morri
son's stock, of goods was a total
iofs when the Farrar building was
destroyed by fire. In April of the
same year Mm e. Morrison leased a
room In the Masonic temple,, Z15
High.: and opened- up her new
shbp as the French hop. In 1919
she- added a ladles .ready-to-wear
department to her stock. . ' i
The . French Shop now handles
the - Meadowbrook, Flske and
Rawak. hats, . and the Finkelstein
Maid Marrion and .Madame Re
naud gowns. In todays issue of
The Statesman she' is announcing
that she will handle the Irene Cas
tle eewns, and that a display of
these' famous gowns will be at her
shop . in a very short time. Thq
French Shop also carries a large
stock "of ladies coats and hosiery.
ij It has been the policy of the
rench Shop at all times to carry
line very latest In merchandise, and
ip supply the demand of the ladies
of Salem at a fair and reasonable
brlce. . f . - ;. ; "
nni. hmm.h.VImm. In' nut. 4n
lucre, is suuicuiiufi u uuwo vu
rival meat!" says a physician. ThU
is especially true of chestnuts.
7"E wish to thank oiir many
T patrons and customers for
the business they have sent our
way during the past year, and
and wish each and every one
a Happy and Prosperous New
Year throughout 1925.
Square Deal ;Hdw.
V - 220 No. Commercial St.
THESE ARE ECONOMICAL
USED CARS ;
(Found at Salem's Only Public
Car Market)
.The used car may have a bargain price tag on it
.and still be a rostly proposition. What it will cost
you to run it is just as important as its first cost.
. Only good mechanical condition can deliver low cost
performance. These fine used cars will do its
Ford Tourings with starters $135
Chevrolet Tourings, repainted $120 to $435
, Dodges : :J...:;...L4-$190 to 473 -
WUlys Knight Touring ..... $395 C
Certified Public Motor
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VETEWllLESillli
with nutim
R. E. Chandler Is Ndw Sel-
ling Cars for Fred -
, . Kirkwood
;H.! E. Chandler, veteran auto
mobile man.' has joined the organ
ization of Fred , Kirkwood, local
Nash and Hupmobile dealer. Mr.
Chandler- la well known' In auto
mobile circles all overj the coast,
formerly being'connected with the
Nash distributors in Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
Mr. Chandler's short stay in Sa
lem has made him hosts of friends
and i he takes this opportunity of
wishing-, them all a .happy and
prosperous New Year, :f j -;
Mr. Chandler further states
that .while it , has been! common
practice among home builders the
past 'few years to build two car
garages, their ideas are rapidly
changing about the disposition of
the extra space. If '
"The original Intention In many
cases," 'says Mr., Chandler, "was
to derive an Income from the spare
stall, and now it is being used fre
quently for the family's second
car or la Intended for j that pur
pose at some future date. , ,
: "Thirty years ago almost every
well-to-do family had its matched
team, or at least a pet old, buggy
horse. And in toddition, the
young blood of the household
eventually acquired a Ispeedy trot
ter to take his sweetheart driving
on an evening or on Sunday.
"We have this same situation
as regards motor cars; and f urthe-
more,: the women of the family
have also come to reqhire cars for
their personal use. find that
many young business women are
buying Nash cars for: themselves.'
and there is a constantly growing
list of Nash owners who supply
a brougham for their wives. . It is
surprising how many families fin
ally come to the conclusion that
an extra car is the best way out
of the perplexing problem of who
is to have the car when each one
insists they cannot !! possibly do
without it." ; i I
Pioneer Basketball Teams
Clash at Y MCA Wednesday
The Shelton Pioneers of the
First Christian church defeated
the Daniel Boone Pioneer club of
the First Methodist church 14 to
8 In one of the snappiest games
played this week at the Y-MCA.
The' Omegas lost1! to Stewart
Kibbe's qulntef by 3 8 tot points:
Dennis Heenan refereed. This has
been a defeat to the Omegas which
marred the fine record they have
so ' far made. ;
OtlEUMONIA
Call a physician, Then begin
""emergency' treatment with
V VAPOR
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(W ITkMliom Jm UtmJ Ymart?
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FOR GRID CLASSICS
Notre Dame and Stanford;
- and Pennsylvania and j
li. of C. Meet Today
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. , PASADENA. , Cal., , Dee. 31.
Notre Dame fighting' eleven out
weighed, but with; the odds with
them "as it has been nearly every
game this season. readv tor
Stanford university. whom1 they
meet tomorrow afternoon, in a
post season intersectional footbail
game in the Rose bowl here. It
wil be the lirst j time that! Notre
Dame players have exerted! them
selves In a warm climate, such as
Pasadena boasts. ,. . . J .
Thirty four team members of
the South Bend Institution, head
ed by Coach Knute Rockne, arriv
ed today. Lateifloday they were
herded Into Rose iowl, where the
famous galloping; backfield test
ed shoes on the tnrf. The "Four
Horsemen were; in fine fettle and
were held down by warning words
from Rockne. The Palo Alto ath
letes topped off their practice this
afternoon ,-with very light: scrim
mage. :l 5 ; -i v f. !
BERKELEY, j Cal., Dec 31.
(By AP). Football fans of the
San Francisco j bay region are
looking forward eagerly- to the
east-west, game tomorrow between
Pennsylavania and California, f 5
The weather was gloomy today.
with a constant threat of rain.
Despite previous f statements- that
the game might be postponed to
Saturday, if the: weather
proved
unfavorable, the contest
will be
held tomorrow, whatever the ele
ments may decide to do, I it was
announced this evening by R. W.
Cortelyou, the California athletic
manager.; '- v- .j: j ;
The California Bears rested to
day. Coach Andy. Smith) having
decided that further work was not
desirable.; Lou; .Young put bis
Quakers . through a final secret
practice.' They still were some
what stiff from! their transcontin
ental journey. ' . : '
The size of the attendance will
depend largely on the Weather,
though more than 40,000 seats al
ready have been sold according to
the management.
WE'RE
for it
BETTER
a Mini-1 ., ... . .1. , 1 1 iii i i i hi fr i I i ii i i i i wiiii imm n ; i . - . , . i
THURSDAY MORNING,
Willamette Quintet Wins
From Long-Bell, 33 to 25
f :
The Wlilamette uniTersity bas
ketball team won a hard game
from the Long-Bell team of Ixng-(
view. Wash.', by a 'score f 33 to
25 last night according to a re
port received from that city. To
night the Bearcast meet', the fast
Columbia Club five of Astoria in
the first Of a- series of two games.
Saturdayf night they wijl i clash
with the Hcunomah Cluq quintet
in Portland in j the final game of
the hor barnstorming tour. ;
t Feeding f roxm kale or cabbage
leaves is unwise, says the Oregon
experiment station. ,It is best to
thaw out the leaves by dipplng'in
water." ; 5 t T . ': - :$A, i
NEiV YEAR FEATURE
Invitations Sent to 2500 But
All are Welcome; ; Pro
gram Continuous
One of the biggest events in Sa
lem forlj New Year's day : ia the
annual open house at the YMCA
for which 2500 invitations have
hare been arranged which will ap
have been arranger which will ap
peal tO alL , 1
EAST 1
SAFE
. j Leave Salem
for Portland nd intfrmditte
tonh. 7:0S. 10:0O. (11:15 .
m.; 1:30. 4:00, 5:30 and 8:20
p. m.
For i Enitn and lntrmedit
:30 and 9:50 a. m.: 4:15 and
8:J0 p. m.; for Albany and
Corraiiis 12:50 p. m. daily.
Umited train. i
Oregon Elertric acfni e'l thrn
tirkrU'to the Kaat Tia BPS
and rreat Northern r Northern
Pacific Ky. - '
J. W. KlXCtl li
Ticket Ant;
Telephone Main 727
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OFF ON THE FOURTH LAP
nyiARCH 1921 we opened a small furniture store comprising about
1VIL 55&0 square feet of floor space at 373 Court Street. '
j In less than two years we found our quarters inadaquate to care
for the growing business and in December 1 923 we moved to 1 the
modern fireproof building at 357-77 Court street which gave us a
floor space at 25,000 square feet. ! '
I 1 925 finds us crowded to an uncomfortable degree, not an inch
or space being-wasted in this big store and before long it will be ne
cessary for us to extend the store back to the alley, thus giving z
few more feet of show room space. ;
Thank
is certainly you our friends
rapid growth possible and
(which, by the way, originated and was put into effect by this store) we
, will continue to warrant your patronage with the aim in view to give
VAIiUEsiBCTTER SERVICE-BklTTliR SELECTIONS
V? TC?
JANUARY 1. 3025
mnminr has been set aside
for basketball tournaments which
are to bo played to a finish, and
during the afternoon there will
be featured wand drill, apparatus
work, basketball j games, fancy
swimming, songs, addresses, and
other forms of entertainment. Re
freshments will be served by the
woman's auxiliary, j Mrs. Curtis
B. Cross Is chairman) of the social
committee. . i ; .
Between 3 and 4 o'clock there
will be in addition a the Taried
entertainment a program present
ed by the children! ( Little Betty
Bonnell, AVend Jenxv iss fcuioi,
Stanley King, Robert Brown, Tom
Llvesley and Mary IE. Kells will
appear in vocal and instrumental
numbers. ". J.:' I '
The high school students are to
present a proRram which will be
mostlv instrumental, tueien ja.r
NEV YEAR'S CHICKEN DINNER
From 11 A.M. tor 8:30 P.M.
Also Every Sunday From Now; On.
. SOUP
Chicken a la Reine
Relishes -
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Celery Hearts
; 1 ; y( : salad
Head Lettuce with Thousand Island Dressing
j ENTREES
rTian rrifaiM with Tie st Dumoline
nnnot rhlckpn with Salad Dressinsr
Sliced Chicken a
VEGETABLES
' String Beans
DESSERTS
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You
and customers who have made
with our continued policy of
cus and Iran White are la charge
f this offering.
In the evening mere win
series of addresseat. songs, feaff
ares, recitations ana special num
bers which bad nof been complete
ly arranged Wednesday.
WOIXD YOU LIKR TO
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THAN YOU ItAVTC IIEI3K
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CALL
Ripe Olives
la King on Toast
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THREE CARS i
And B:!'.Tcry for Five Stores
rsr:: Sclicmaker
3ST to J77
co u jit at
233 N. CIIUrXH ST.
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