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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1925)
run banco:;, stats: .. rj-TTTTr-TiAV TroxirnN. ;' January -lyr.; iagLi; ana-' jrG7er: Conipniiy SevcntjfKveMile3 of Pipe Line Which Goeis to Every Corner of the City Yater Supply Sufficient for .Larger Population -Plenty,- off. Power "Water, water everywhere, and xiot a t rop "to drlnk" does notap j.ly tot the water situation in. Sa lem, thanks to the Salem water worki jTor ;withthe. giant plant consisting of three J great1 sources of power and, dor than"? thfles of plpe4line rwhlcb goes to yery corner of 'the : city," one' eau Vest fissured that nothing' short o a catastrophe could prevent', the home or office from having dajr and night an. almost endless; sup ply of jgood clean, water.!,--?? : 3 r ' TheHraier supply 1$ sufficient that at maximum output, " there would be approximately ,500. gal lons of . water 1 daily for each and every ,?personsjus la th city. I As it is the average .supply is about S00"jilions per day jwhleh lts it werjiatributed to. eajrn IndiTid ual would -b sufficient for. four his washing of- family.;, size, 10 tathSj and only about 100; gallons; jert to orinit ana .cookwiul. rieniy we'd say for the average Individ ual.; Ten million gallons of water every 2 hours ISA tb? amount of water1 going through the system of the Salem Water-work Vj,".' . . .fn !--'? r - , Power Is Plentiful f Water, steam nd electricity lire the mediums of . power and each ncta as ja.sprt of, protective measure against the other, or in the treat that it storms, tire or naturatcalamities should 1 Inter fere with the-functioning c "one of the systems one or; the other would ' be effective and do diffi culty would follow, to the water supply. i- ' a. a'.";" - '' ' The water power right Is a part of the old legislative grant issued many yearsvago by the territorial legislature and, was an important factor in establishing the present site Of ; the city of Salem. The papel and woolen mills are; oper ating on the other portions-of the . grant. . .. " - ''" " ' ' Ttw. aieam. nlant " is? held : us, a sort of auxiliary plants whilelelec trical nower is developed t Ore- Rod City. TwS and one-hair mil lion gallons -daily is the capacity 'of f e f V It; triplex putnp which t . lAAW 'whtli driven duplex pump has ly capacity of nearly two mil- gallons. A two-stage eight inch centrifugal electrically driv en, 'delivers 3,255,000 gallons dally! and an- eight Inch belt driven rentrifugaUtiaa tk. capacity.. Of. 2 gallonsr " Nine million seven hundred and thirty-five thbusajtdT galXotcr: daily l 4.h& pacltyji,ttie system. Water From Well ..Otx an-Island In the middle-of - 1 ' ' " i " . ' " been! driven and' it is from! this well that the water is pumped Into the system that supplies the ' : " 1 " ' ' jC great recponslbility rests up on- the shoulders of an organiza tion that makes an effort jto sup ply a city, the, size of Salem , with water. Not; only " is ; the responsi bility from the point ot view, of i I . ' , - . J . !- . department's efficiency In protect ing property in case of fire, I but without an efficient water system the fire department would amount to! nothing. : This -brings 4 into mind how Important the water 1 works really Is to the community Night- and day-day after day, ever and always must f the work men ;and machinery deliver their raalntainirii? th snnnlv ereat but 4t" ur er public health1 is dependent! entire-.. lyjUpon the sanitary methods used in supplying;, water.. ' ToV protect ' the public aganst the possible ray-, ages of. impure, water Ithej Salepj Wate r works bas itsownl testia s laboratories. Its own hemlst," whose ; duty j it, is to . furnish, re ports at specified Intervals to, the general manager, Jharles A.fart who sees to it that the standard of purity, is maintained. j ,Firft Protection Important ;;. When one hears the fire alarm bio the first thought is the fire roira,; no forgetting on the part o employees ean be tolerated, and when r you draw r glass of -cool water in the mid summer's day, a pause for reflection would preset t toi mind the gigantic task that is assumed by an organization that attempts to make it possible for cool,: pure sparkling water, in al most endless quantities to be de livered to the - Quietness of your hoaae. J?-:- ,:-"?.', i - . i'' ! Salem people are thankful ' to the' Salem Water works,: its offi cers and employees and appreciate the service rendered. " " will, compare, laToratly, wUk, the best districts in the world. ; -.1 An, Indus trial. Center, , Salem has industrial ;dianer bucket brigades . drawing - over $3,000,000 a year; fand her. total payrolls, including trade and state and government, aid, jeducational payrolls,'' -are - perhaps above . 1 9, OOp.OOO; perhaps exceeding , any city in the country, in ner -per cap ita wag earnings; her population being- somewhat above 2J,00-0 and perhaps 2S.OO0 in what the .. ... - ; i Tie.. first cat paper, was-stipped Sept. SO, 2920 and the mill 'was in full operation. after 15 months of uildiQg. However, :more and more machinery, is being adderf- to make the finest grades; of fancy papers; '. sujphltd processes, only fbrf the present- but wood pulp process:-probably to betaddeji, in. time. v The. jOrespn Pulp and. Pa per, company . if. the corporate naiii?r andjaj great, deal of the cap lta4 for Txth, common and j pre ferred ibak lalocial r.capitalU- Onis of the builders of the Salem, paper only, then startei- ia ';her, great growth that Is; bound to come; and the .central Willamette valley jrould; oojaj joataJn (severaljl Uon people the', most prosperous; contented i and progressive In all the wide world- '' Plant more -prune . 'treesr but plant the Petite kind that are large; that have a college! educa tion.' ,.'."! . . i. i - i ,-JThe Salem district, a on the.way to a flax and linen Industry of $100,000,000 annually P and era- SClJnis Center of a Growing Number of Basic Ths t Qhallepcs Universal Attention 1 1 1 (CoatlaueA fiom p 4) glass in the Salem districts Many are. grown, in the field, and ship ped to outride factories.- There is. money In cucumber : growing and we should have pickle factories in Salem.K ' ' .5 tH,. :.JU ,. Sivlno Breeding J - i f ; Salem Is; the best hos market la. the world. Prices, of hogs a re. higher in Salem on the average than- in Chicago. "' We have big and up to data -packing plant ' ia Salem ;! doubled i in, 1 size !j and ,f el-, paclty last! year. - Everyr farm should' have some hogs, and ; Of course,"1 every, dairy ; and f that,- Is the, usual thing "here. There - Is no better swine' country. . We have . some( outstanding j breeders of purebred stock, and we are get ting more.: TWo litters, of pigs W year- are practical. herej The. up to date swine breeder will T find the . Salem district the, best, place in the world, for him; right now. Salem has j always the highest hog market In the United States J it miles more on the way. Gladio lus is the official-flower. The iris-the poor man's orchid, does wonder folly well in Salem., ' The list might bo extended pages long. The, creeks running through the city; are;' wqrth .millions,.. helping to make. Salem' the most : beauti ful; city , in i. the wprld, whichs it will be W have the largest bulb farm on the coast. The subject is too .big for. a paragraph; Come see-The , subject is too big for wprds -or even pictures. Educational , Read the educational articles Salem .Is an outstanding educa tional. center. Has more Institu tions of higher . education within 4 small radius than any other sec tion of the whole world. There Is, much more' to tell, put space is limited. f, Salem Beautiful : : ;1 . i j ' n: I -.This Is a big subject. There are 60 to 100 solid blocks. of tobc the Willamette river a well , has hedge in Salem, ; and miles and k I ) s t J i I : i s i : i : i - --PLEASE ALL tfTV Si J ...x.-i l. ' ' ... f-i - ",'" liiinl,i in II ii" ..v. ... t . . I t l . " . . . i HEATHIZED t ; Thcpo is a dealer hear you s Made in Salem by a 1 ' n DC p2 WE (0 Phones J 101-1 102 PM. Gregory, Mgr. w i Sheep.,;... ,- --...- .-,-.-4.- . -.- , .- This ie a great sheep .district: medium wooled sheep' are perhaps best for us. But all sheep do well; Every farm in the Salem district Ought to have some sheen. 1. 1 , f , 11 A: - 'A-.. . ' . f; t Xational Advertising ' National advertising has done and is-doing much for Salem. We ave several, national advertiser and will have. more. A Others are coming. National advertising Is a great stabilizer. It builds up distant markets and brings money from far places to be expended here. ; r: ; Seed. Growing ; iLWe produce the .best clover seed iu , ina wuriu. uurs is ine oniy district that can grow-' vetches seed , commercially. ( This is the best place in the world to grow cabbage and cauliflower seed; in fact, this stands for all of the braasica family. In nearly all j of the known garden, and flower Seeds, this section excels. There should -be organization and coop eration here In this line. ' It on be made to bring' millions to tha Salem district. It ' brings large sums' now. - The Hubbard district produces 1,000,000 pounds of on ion sets a year, and - the Labisn district 1,700,000 pounds. Sev :eral districts are raising poppy seed for the general market. ) tocki ' i Uvestoc ! The Salem district should grow more horses and- cattle and hogs and sheep and goats land poultry. We should raise "baby- beef. The Valley Packing company has one ot the most complete, and up-to- date meat handling plants in the entire xountry:--: located a at' the northern edge of, Salem, stabilizes our market and insures high pri cea tor-livestock. Automotive Industry ' There are ovejr lOOQ people em ployed in the Industry.- The auto motive industry is decidedly on tha. up grade here,! and it will move faster with the completion of the state and county paved roads program. Salem is a great motor and motor stage center growing as such very fast. . Grata Industry . t - Carloads of Willamette valley oats; are. constantly: goins,- to- the eastern breakfast food factories, whoso managers .have, found out the great superiority o the pro duct In this section for the,ir pur poses. Better methods of ' selec tion and cultivation, and grading and organization of the growers, would get still higher prices. The Willamette valley oats run higher In weight than any other. This is also a good wheat and barley and rye country Better than 100 bushels; of oats to the acre has been raised in the Salem district, and the yield of all ; other grains f 'I; 'I! Ij r.- A Superior Grade of Gotta-e Cheese ;Ll-iiu j-' tured hy:Mr. HvQrdeoUtvrNear Indcpcnnc t-4 census-people would call: the met ropolian district. Including the su burbs.! I The capital investraent of Salem's industries is.between ,?9,- OO.OO'? and;?iO,0QO,000, and an- npa) Output above ..$20,000,000 White , coal for any city;; la the biggest thing and this is being ac centuated more every? day. Edi son says electricity- ia the. only thing, In. the world., that: is grow ing cheaper.: cOor -i holsesVwill soon b heated by electricity ; and th?y will be. cooled - by. it, and lighted, and everything I that can be dona mechanically will be per formed by, the currents, that come over the; wires..,,,' Salem fit; bound to become a great manufacturing city. There are many reasons, but cheap hydro-electric power is one of, the biggest of th4m all. A Group; of ;WUwette,VrieI Battcrmaker r . ; d i ,-:; a . . ; i - mill says. Salem is in the center of the greatest wood pulp supply, in the world, ! So we may confident-?. ly look forward to constant ex pansion of this great. mill; and to the construction of. more, paper mills.- Our paper mill has grown every month Bince its first day of Woodworking! One-third ! of all the undevelop ed, water power . In '. the United States is located in the 1 Columbia river basin. Half? the waterTpow" er of this country! Is In the three Pacific "coast states.! one-rutn -or the standing ' timber in , the United States ; is In' Oregon. Mahuf actor ing plants- w.ilf ;. , have , 1 to . come where the timber is; and they are bound to coime where, ine water power Is.-. No .factory ca'n run without .wood; J.veven,, steel, mills have,, to . have . boxes i and- crates. Salem has a number of flourishing wood working plants,, and - she- is loundto get. jnany, .more; includj ing. furniture. factoxiesi 4 1 Our Paper MU1 Salem' has one of the "most up- to-date paper mills in the world. operation. i- Irrigation J In some seasons .little or ..no.- ir rigation ia, needed in the Salem district; but there are few seasons when,. it cannot be profitably em- crops; especially -the F late straw berries and late bush, fruits'. So irrigation Js being employed! more and more there, and the time is coming wpen it will be quite gen erally used over a large portion' of the Salem district; ;to the insuring of larger f.otal yields and the add ing of greater certainty, and sta bilily, ploying, directly and I million people. 1 directly, This is the greatest qpw country on earth. Two-thirds j .ot -all - the world record Jerseys Were produc ed In the Salem district. 1 : ! The bregon dairy interests have been struggling for supremacy for some time. .The fight has always been to' get something better. It B understandable "Ihato domin ate the market ouf product must be high grade, r Our dairymen are striving for supemacy" in their line in order t dominate the market. West of Salem in Polk county is probably one of the most unique and, complete dairy farms to bo found! In jthe state. V The, Qreen wood' pairy, rarm owned by. II. C. Hideout has bee,nnanuiacturing a superior grade of cottage cheese for 'some, yea rsl and on the Salem market. Greenwood; (and . ' cottage cheese are; almost; synonomous terms. Mr. Hideout not only las a large herd of. Jerseys but he has understood thai It jwas good. busi ness 1 to take good j care of 'Ihenv He has housed them comfortably and encouraged them to do their best. They have responded by producing a quality of milk, that has enabled htm to make auch a wonderful hit in marketing - bis products. ' h';; f V ' to meet "another de a modern creamery Ice plant, ade quate cold storage facilities electric-churn and pasteurization of hia product! There 13 cow en tl ? market1 in addition to tLa c.lta.?t cheese, Greenwood creamery t ut ter ahd tb- word Greenwood Hi carry the "same significance lien" applied to butter ka;lt ba3wlien applied to cottage cheese, j . The increasing' consumption' ot Greenwood, cottage", cheese has served as. an. argument for butter of .'the. same hJglC quality, j Tlui creamery is a, new venture Lut the other part of the .business will firmly establish that Mr. Rldout does, not fepl jhat he Is taking very long chances.' lie found that, he bad a limited supply of awf-ft cream -and? that there wa la; d Juand for butter,-therefore ie- in stalled his creamery and ' I now making the butter. Recently. mand'Mr. Hideout has Installed and your hand's. f The jplonjeerlng has been done In all of the 'outstanding brand;- of our 1 fruit; industry. You can not go wrong if "you come; here and use your.yes and yourjhead. In Conclusion t In- conclusion: This is the country of diversity, the land of lopjortufityt and Salem is the city otv welcome -and the newcomer Will also find the glad hand,in- all the surrounding, cities and- towns. five, have the! potentially highest valued and the a present lowest priced; lands on earth, ia a settled community, with all; the advant ages of (a progressive American civilization. -vlf the above array of facts could le-"impressed f upon, those tho would find their for tujiesh;re, in the various lines. If tlwey caane, Salem would bo very soon a city of 100,000 people, and Promotes Good; Health-- - A ! , ,; -. ; 4 -..v.-' . ,- . ;.. ,'.f ; - -- .V - - ;thA'r;f:; t 'a : -' " v -:',- ; .-a - ; h-- ;;'" '1 . . . ; .. ......... ; t -':- r ' : , .. ! " i . , - - . A;:..AfAl-;-'-- Mm . I-.: i ' 1 1 OrieFhird Cream ( 1 THE GREENWOOB BAIEY r We 3, L ft. to extend , to all our patrons the greetings of the season. May the year : 1 9, be Salem's- Best 1 Year 1 tit. 1 - l '4 ' -1 i i. s . 1 j. ;1- v 1 1- "V
