THE OHEGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1925.
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i'CTer- ;Ccsijriiiiy '-'Lips
Three Hundred Seryiceo During Tear. Require Erection of : Sixteen
Miles of Line--Reach Many Farms Farmers Stand Part of , Exp
ense
' An octopus . mayj branch out
into eight directions, but a that
it ja still far behind the pe. P.
Co., whose power line radiate in
11 different directions from Sa
lem. - These 11 lines extend out
the north river roadi the "Wallace
road, the XIairajFerrjr road. Lib
erty road. Garden , road, Sllverf on
road, Turner road, Jefferson road,
Pacific highway ; north, peniten
tiary road " district, asylum" road
district, land the Mornintslde dis
trict."' These lines supply 850 cus
tomers, and their total mileage ap
proximates 40 miles. ' .
Farmers SUnd Part of Expense
The estimated cost of the erec-
tion of a .mile of. line , is $ 1 2 0 0.
if The company feels that it is Juartl
1 fled .In expending: 60 in the in-
Tberefore If there are 10 custom
ers to be served from one mile of
line, the company stands $(00 of
the expense -of erection "and -the
farmers to be served dl-ride the
balance of the " expense among
them.- They each then have a f CO
investment in the line, which ; Is
refunded by the-company as new
customers are added. There is a
rural charge made over the regu
lar city rate for service of 60
cents per month. . . " r
1 3,535 Services Rendered
There Ixave been approximately
300 new services added! in the last
year,; for which it has been nec
essary to erect 16 miles of line.
The company maintains a" crew of
16 men the -year round who at
tend to the installation and main
tenance of services. "The number
Jot services now rendered totals
I 6.535, counting homes, hotels and
I rural customers.
Thai. P.. E.. P. Co. also maintains
V. a gas. manufacturing plant In 6a
7 lem. and supplies 1425 customers
with.. this1 , service,., The . manufac
ture of this gas is a very interest
ing and complicated . process. It
Is obtained, from bituminous coal.
The plant uses a. car load, of coal
every five days, or an average of
10 tons dally. ' This coal is put
into benches and roasted for eight
hours, after which it is taken out
in the form of coke. Each bench
consists of a set of six ovens.
These ovens are absolutely air
tight except for one opening
s
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through which the gas ascends
into tanks- above the benches. Of
course since the I ovens : are air
tight the vcoal does not burn but
lies in the oven and bakes. The
coke which is taken out of the
ovens is used In the manufacture
of a producing gae which supplies
the heat for the ovens, j This pro
ducing gas; is not sold to the pub
lic. Each one of the 24 ovens in
the' plant , holds 450 pounds of
coal. It is . an; interesting fact
that one ton of the coke removed
from the : 1 ovens : contains more
heating- power than a ton of coal.
It should be added however that
there is obtained from s each ton
of coal only, 1100. pounds of coke.
The chemical content of the coal
used averages about 5 3 carbon,
40 volatile material, and seven
per cent' ash. The' gas IS obtained
from the volatile material.
Crude Gas Musi be j purified
', The gas when' It comes from the
benches is in a very, crude state
and muBtjbe thoroughly purified
before it is inarketable, First it
is forced through a series of little
holes and against nlatea ntton
which the tar content lis caught
and, runs down, allowing the gas
to continue on Its way. i After the
gas comes out of the tar remov
ing process it goes into another
tank where it is cooled and con
denses and the ammonia extract
led, j The gas then proceeds into
another tank where- the -sulphur
letted hydrogen is taken out. Upon
the completion : of this operation
the gas is conducted into a set of
purifying boxes where it, receives
the last process la its purifica
tion.' In these boxes the sulphur
content , becomes i attached to . a
Compound! containing chips, and,
lime! and other ingredients which
have; combined to form a rust in1
the boxes. The gas In its pure
form is then , conveyed to tanks
from which it is distributed about
the clty.f Y . ' ''p' Jj ll;.f
Gas ; Tanks Telescopic in Nature
These tanks are ( telescopic in
nature. When the gas la the tank
is contracted orj expanded, by ex-,
cessive heat . as j the case may be
the tank closes up or opens very
much like a telescope. As a rule
however the temperature in the
tanks is fairly equible. Due to the
amount of gas consumed during
the iday by the public. the tanks
are ? generally nearly empty at
night, but" by morning they have
had lime o refill, j
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The Hillman Fuel Company
I aaMa,,'""""SBHSE5BBSSMB '
Dealers in Utaiii Rock Springs, Blacksmith and
Coal-Also Carry I All Kindsof , Wood
, The Hillman Fuel company, op
erated by the Hillman Brothers,
is forging to the front! as a hew
fuel business in Salem. It Is, op-
crated by, Otto and G. A. Hillman J
brothers, and located oh Broadway
at Hood street.? . ' f ; 'iTf 1 J
The firm was' established in Oc
tober of last year and is practi-f
cally 14 months old.' During that
time they have built up ta good
business,' dealing, Jn ! wood and
coal, specialising in coal. ' ! They
carry. Utah, Rock Springs, Black
xnith, and Oregon coal.! -1! ;? 1
The firm has direct; connection
with the Oregon Electric railroad
by "a spur which runs directly into
their yard. This given them fa
cilities to handle three cars, at a
time. This ' also Includes the f a
cilities for wood and coal. . I
, Paved streets connect the yard
to all parts of the ! city. There is
an entrance on Hood and one on
Broadway. This 1 gives them great
advantage in Teaching the con
sumer., -, ; j :-
The brothers are operating two
trucks of one and one and one
half tons capacl ty. Add Itlqnal
trucks are added to the fleet when
necessary-when the demand arises.
The Hillman . Brothers is ' the
only firm in Salem, specializing in
coal. They have found that the de
mand, for this product Is (increas
ing steadily in the city and conse
quently they are preparing to meet
this demand. ,.- J.i j.lv-1 ::
According to Hillman Bros.. Sa
lem is 'not using the quantity pi
coal that she should. The per
capita amount -is far. j below tte
average of other citiesl. v
The reason for thlsj they state,
lies , in the 'fact thatf Salem has
been surrounded by sfcond growth
forests, consequently the consumer
can secure fuel a. very low ptice.
The supply, however,' has been
decreasing each year and ; dpring
the last five years the demand has
Increased many ? timtes ad the
supply has decreased' accordingly:
The price for wood lias gone up
and in the meantime the price of
coal has been going down. .
' Thr wood :whlch the 'Hillman
Fuel company handles consists of
old' fir,, second growth, and oak;
They have on hand ' several " hun
dred cords of the old fir, although
the supply nearby '.Saledi is not
as plentiful as it should .be. The
supply has practically disappeared
and. the cost of transporting it
from the mountains ' to Salem is
prohibitive. . . :,r f l : ' '
i This wood can , he secured in
varying' sizes from the customary,
stove length to four-foot leingths.
It is delivered to the consumer.
,One thing that ! the , "brothers
have found in, their , pioneering
work of introducing coal to Salem
is that many people try to bnrn
wood In coal" furnaces. Ths la a,
failure and improper results are
secured. ; l:L1.;: v'-Jv-'c
' The brothers arej authorities on
the question Of fuel! aid any infor
mation that they can 'give to cus
tomers or prospective customers
will - be ; given ; gladly.j :
' Since coal is the specialty of the
Hillman Fuel company they are
well equipped to handle it. They
have storage bins which will hold
about 360 tons of oal. . These
storage bins are divided into ; six
compartments. ' .
They are equipped to handle
lump coal of different kinds and
varying sizes." They have coal for
every purpose. They have coal in
egg sizes for cook (stoves and they
have it in lumpB several pounds in
weight.; ;- ;:v- j: ) ';;. : :-y"-'-;
These storage bins can handle
about twenty cars of coal.
Most of thefcoal which is sold
by the firm is produced in Utah,
and the Oregon coal Is produced in
the Marshfield district. It is of a
poor quality, however, and is
mixed with slack of a better grade
of - coal before being shipped to
the consumer, f ' ' ' J, r-
The Hillman brothers have one
added feature tot. their business
which is proving a blessing and a
money-saver to those who have
large 'buildings to heat. Thisis
the Automatic) Fireman. f J ; j
It is a stoker which feeds the
furnace , and maintains steady,
given temperature. . i 1 '
IJoyd A. IiS9s Hatch arid Poultry JTarni
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ons Most Modern Hatchery Capacity Sixty Thousand Eggs
Tehty Thousand Egs Peri WeetHatcliihg Eggs and Baby Chicks
; Xloyd A.. Lee, proprietor of the
Lloyd A. Lee Hatchery and Poul
try Farm, Just a few miles east of
8alem on the Frnitland Road, is
preparing to do big things in the
hatchery business. - ;
He announces that he expects to
produce from 125,000. to: 150,000
baby chicks dnring ; the coming
season and that he has on his
farm hatching" facilities to easily
handle this big number of birds.
While this .number may seem
large td those not familiar with
the chick business, Mri Leeaa
some standing . orders for 2n00
Chicks a week for a 10 week per
iod and this with his rabidly de
veloping business, assures him
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ff' f iio: uoyd a; -f -y
that his hatch the coming season
will easily reach 125,000 chicks.'
Mr. Lee has installed recently
a Smith! Mammoth incubator of
47.000 egg capacity which is the
largest incubator manufactured
for commercial use. This ma
chine which is 10 feet' wide. 13
feet jlong and eight feet! high, has
the appearance from the outside
ofv a. large, refrigerator It con
sists of a room . with -'288 trays
hanging on chains on either side
of a! center aisle. The operator in
attending the ' eggs and chicks
works inside the machine. This in
cubator, has the most rapid and
complete change of air f of any on
the jmarket today; Four electric
fans! ! In . the ceiling completely
change the air every three .min
utes. ;.f j.,v-.;i;,.,:v:'
. The Smith incubator which ac
commodates more eggs ; in less
floor space than . any incubator
made, has several other exclusive
features, i While it Is heated by
steam from a , boiler outside the
machine j it also has; a cooling sys
tem which may be used in emerg
ency to prevent overheating in hot
weather.1 This consists of a series
of pipes through which cold wa
ter may! be run. Mdisture is sup
plied in the form iof live steam
which the fans diffuse and circu
late throughout the; incubator. r
Also there is a' recording instru
ment which gives aj complete rec
ord of the temperature during the
whole ' incubating period, , while
the eggs are turned automatically
with positively no breakage. '
Last year Mr. Lee Installed a
large 10.000 egg capacity Wish-
bone Mammoth.jWhlch was operat-
satisfactlon and
capacity during
ed with perfect
crowded to full
the entire season.
This 'machine together with the
several smaller Master Incubators,
sil of which will be operated again
the coming season, turned out ap
proximately 4 0,000 chicks. Much
of the . work done was custom
hatching and the waiting list of
those desiring eggs hatched, made
it necessary for Mr. Lee to Install
the larger machine this year.
V Mr.-; Lee's plant can now easily
handle 20,000 eggs per week and
will be able ,fov supply baby chicks
of quality from! flocks of known
vitality - and . heavy production as
well- as to accommodate a larger
custom hatching; business which Is
growing each year. In fact, the
big hatching . business is rapidly
putting the. motherly hen out of
business. I,--,.. J.-J : i:
Mr. Lee believes that having fa
cilities for,, doing thii anotsut cT
business is of distlnctjvalu ta ts ,
Salem trading area, as .it 'will af
ford'a jnarket" for jhlgh grad
hatching eggs. -and will prove an
Incentive to the prtoductioa . of
eggs of higher ' quality throu'sU
better breeding methods aud bel
ter care of flocks. J ' '
' Mr. Lee says the value of hatch
ing eggs is dependent upon theV
things, and that the producer will "
Le able, to market eetSi of qualiiy
readily In large quantities which,
has not been, posslblej here before.- i
' : Just at present tiers are few '
eggs of real quality df the Barred
itock and Rhode Island Red varit- j
ties. ' Better quality eggs r mean s
Hghef prices for theiproduccr. ' ,
Mr. Lee will also hare a brood- ,'
er capacity for 6000 baby chicks.1;
These pullets and cockerels will
be used to supply the rapidly;
growing I business j along thesa :
lines. -. -'; !
Visitors are always welcome at;
the Lee Hatchery except Sundays.
The latest description of a big
amist Is a- man who makes the ,
same - mistake j twlca. - London
Opinion. ; ; ; : j.
Oregon's Most Modern
.:J ' CAPACITY 60,000 GCS-20,00O PER AEEK
Hatchery
Custom '
Hatching
Leghorn
Pullets,
Hatching
llaby
Chicks
I "j Our New 47.000 EgK Smith Incubator
MANY DATES FILLED, f PLACE YOUR ORDERS 3KTWV
CUSTOM HATCHING OUR SPECIALTY
Lloyd A. Lee Hatchery and Poultry Farm
V Visitors Welcome Except Sundays
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75,000 LIGHT AND POWER CUSTOMERS
IN our family of light and power I customers -there are over
75,000 members, v It is not only a; large family iut it is grow-
! Jl Va.oa vrv A air TTinri -TMnlft arn romini? to real.
ize that electric service is indispensable to modern life, that it isp4
essential to comfort, happiness in the home, to efficiency, econj I
omy and convenience m the store, ofuce and lactory.
" To this mighty family of ours scattered over an area of over
800 square miles and residing in more than 50 different com-
. -munities -we arc providing an essential "service 24 hours in the
day, 7; days in the week and 12 months in the year,
i Moreover, this service is on tap ready to perform its manifold
-"duties bv merely touching a button or snapping a switch.
: Behind this great labor, time and inoney-fsaving convenience;
are tens of millions of dollars of invested capital, 10 greatj
. power plants, thousands of. miles of transmission and distribu1
tion lines, a net-work of sub-stations, and vast batteries of mo.
tors and 'machinery. i ! 1
Every time you turn on a light br'runa motor you call into;
play the vast oiitlay of equipment, and the vital, man power bo
night and day, all tne year rouna.; Mr
250,000 DAILY CAR RIDERS
OUR largest and most interesting family are our; daily car
riders 250,000 of them 1H ' , I ' i
Can you imagine what a man-sized job it must' be to provide
safe, rapid and comfortable service to such an army of people, as
that every day
welL
We have
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Yet we doit audi we believe we are doing it
passenger kjars jn use on our 32 city street car
lines and interurban system, and ire operate approximately 300
miles of track to care for this grcaTfamily, so widely scattered
through the 'urban, suburban and' interurba business and resi
dential districts served by us. ; j i .
' "We have approximately 1600 employes in our transportation
department, 'all of them imbued with the idea that ? their first
and greatest obligation is to give the traveling public the best
and, most satisfactory service possible.. K
Besides our electric railway service, we are operating a new
and modern; motor bus service on -onr 39th street line to take
care of the needs of a rapidly, growing and populous district on
the East Side. - ' .v ' - ' , i' . m
"We are also: operating a inoderh, interurban. stage? service ( be- ,
tweeir4?rtlani and Oregon City; "on the west side .of the river,
which supplements our rapid transit trolley ."ser'ice between
these cities on the cast side of the river. ' I
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SECURITY HOLDERS IN OREGON
:iird family, composed of, our .5000 investors in, our.com-;
pany. secuities, might well be called. our t 'Thrift Family." (
j They have put some of their earnings and -savings to' work where
i they will bring, in a satisfactory rate of interest regularly. s . ;
i f Also,' the members of this great family are profit-sharing part--i
i ners in this great industrial institution the largest public util-
ity enterprise in Oregon. ' j '. ; - t y u r
' They know their money is safe because they can watch it work 1
I for themiright here' at homeland they know they have an' assured
income for -back of their investment in our securities arc a vast'
group of. physical properties representing a capital investment '
of over $70,000,000,' which is supplying essential service, light, po
wer and transportation to a! population of 350,000 people, living
in 50 or more communities.-i.So that as these communities thrivjs
and prosper-our M Thrift Family?' is likewise bound to reap at
tractive dividends from their holdings. f 1 " . ;
! This company has expended $12,000,000 in new construction
f ' and improvements in the last two years," and its annual payroll
y is over, $6,000,000 distributed to another one o our important
'families' our 3500 employes nearly, 5O0, of whom arc com
I pany share-holdcp.- j - " ' . . v
:tt"7Most of kis money is spenrright here at home. ' r -
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- A Good Investment
bun czcunmrs arz a good nrvESTiiniiT becausi::
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2. Divid;di paii oy citclt each north cr quarterly, as yea prefer:
3. DiVidsndj exenpt frca' Oregon perioral property . tax and noma! Federal Income tax.
4. Our tudzcrs is fircly estai;lL2d( vreU nijsd aad pemanc-t.
6 Thcsa shores yield 73 per ceri- Price XICO a thare. Easy teres if desired. t
Investment Deoartment.
EQrjtland Electric Power Company, Salem, Oreson,
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