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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,".'
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, 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
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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
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been! driven and' it is from! this
well that the water is pumped
Into the system that supplies the
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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
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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
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! 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
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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
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,-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
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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,
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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
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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
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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. )
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! 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
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tured hy:Mr. HvQrdeoUtvrNear Indcpcnnc
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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
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