RIO I TRADES
SHOW NG SLUMP
Shortage at Present Is in
Dwellings While Trend Is
Toward South
There are : several Indications
that the building industry is glow
ing down. In large cities projects
and contracts awarded are closer
together than! ever - before, and
throughout the country the ratio
of projected work to contracts
awarded is reported to be at pres
ent about 1.35. showing a steady
decline from a high of 1-87 in
January, 1924.
. The shortage has been mostly in
housing. . Approximately $2,250,
000,000 is necessary yearly to pro
Tide housings for increasing 'pop
ulation.' In three years this to
taled $6,750,000,000. During
these years of $16,000,000,000
spent, about 45. or $7,200,000,
000 has been for housing.
This Indicates a surplus of spme
$4 50,000,000 and in some urban
localities a surplus does exist'.
However, the best Indication of a
sufficient supply or of aj surplus
of housing is to bg found in re
duced rents. To date there has
been practically no reduction. This
would indicate a demand greater
than supply were it 'not noted that,
In order to keep rents at present
figures, landlords in some locali
ties are offering two or three
months rent free. The housing
shortage has been practically over
come. "While not conclusive, figures
Live In Your
Not
No matter how cozy the place
in which you live may be, it's
hard for you to regard it ;as
your real home unless you
actually own it. For the rent
er, under one roof one year
and probably another roof
the next, never is the master
of his own dwelling.
The home-owner is secure.
His rent can not be raised. He
can not be ordered to vacate.
He can make alterations as
he sees fit and every improve-
"Everythinij to
BuUd Anything"
J. W. COFELAND
West Salem Phone 576
YARDS IX WEST SALKM, ALBANY, LENA'S, HUBBARD,
iJikfala.lililiiilM
indicate further the trend of truild
ing and show clearly the awaken
ing of the south. ,i , .. sS
While all indications are toward
less building in the coming years
than in the past three, it Is. be
ttered that as a result of this de
crease will come a return telcott
dftions and influences htehlgben
eficial to the ! Industry, i ' 4Sj : :-4
With pressure relieved mope at
tention will be given to a better
distribution of the time of gild
ing and the usual seasonal Ifieaka
for the various trades will disap
pear. Winter . construction I, will
become usual with consequent
benefits to all parties. ' L4boft will
have -steady employment, and nan
ufacturers a steady market.!
In addition less buildingf'jjwlil
mean better building - andlfj the
abolishment of the pureiy specula
tive type of construction with its
attendent evils.
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For the owner the benefits. of a
reduced building program i are
cheaper and better building.
Trading in City Lots 1
Is Brisk During Week
GrabenkorSt
rea j -estate
TSe George H.
company completed
deals this week in which
t hey
transferred the ownership off four
lots on South Twelfth street near
the city limits for $750; rouf. lots
in the same location purchased by
F. X. Buffum and a lot In block 27,
Fairmount Park addition by)C. ii
Ringwald from P. I Brown J?a lbt
by A. J. Shumaker of Jefferson tin
South Commercial and Fourteenth
from C. H. Ringwald. Plans are
made to build on the property
soon.
Hi
Springfield Journal -Some peo
ple imagine they are betng sympa
thetic when really thve are only be-
ing inquisitive. ; ; I J
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Own Home-
Just A iHoiise!
merit adds to the value of his
ownj property. ..And a stack
of Jcancelled checks, repre
senting payments on a home,
is rrjuch more satisfying than
a bundle of rent receipts.
Wednesday is Own Your
Home Day, the fifth day of
National Thrift Week. Build
a home of your own even if
it does entail sacrifices at the
start. The goal is worth the
effort
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Many Hints That Will Prove
".- Valuable for the Builder
and the Home Owner !
(The following "interior decor
ation notes' are from the "Home
Beautiful" feature service. New
York, being the current week's
paragraphs: ) :
Application of Paint i,;
To obtain the best results paint
should always be stirred .to an
eren and creamy consistency be
fore and during application.
Plenty of energy should be used
to brush the paint or enameloid
Into the wood and to spread the
substance into thin, uniform coats.
High or Low Ceiling
If the ceilings of your f rooms
are too high, they can be made
to appear lower by decorating the
walls up to about two or three
feet of the ceiling, or by using
flat tone paint on the walls either
the same color as the ceiling 'or
a olor combination. Should the
ceilings be too low, height can
be produced by finishing them in
a flat tone paint considerably
lighter than the walls. I
Care of Brushes- i '
To clean brushes, use benzine,
gasoline or .turpentine. Varnish
and enamel brushes should always
be cleaned in - turpentine, and
shellac brushes in denatured alco
hol. After the brashes have been
well cleaned they should be wash-
"Thrift Means
Home Ownership
YARDS
YASHIHX HILLSBORO
ed in soft water and flaxsoap and
dried with a cloth, f j
To Give a Grained J Effect s -k
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A splendid grained effect can
easily and readily he produced by
applying a coat of graining prep
aration directly oreej the ground
color, then graining with a regu
lar 'graining roller off steel comb.
Car ot Palntctt Floors i
Painted floors may .be kept in
the best condition bx the use of
flaxsoap, dissolving I i ai little in
luke warm water and fusing as or
dinary soap water, p The surface
should then be wlpec off with a
clean damp cloth! or. sponge and
polished, briskly with ai drjr cloth.
This method not on?: ' jcleans hut
brings back the colojr and gloss.
Painting the Small Pieces
"When painting j fjjriiture,. such
as chairs, small tables, stands and
desks (pieces small enough to
handle) or any other Objects not
too large to move, j : ' is a good
plan to always turnl t ip furniture
upside 'down and, iafnt ' the legs
first. ; This allows the upper sur
face to remain dry Juitjl the last,
and the piece can jibe handled
easier. ' f- j f f ;
aiakinK Stencil Pattern
When making a jsiencll design
It is best, to use the; Regular ten
cll paper which can: bei bought at
any paint or art shop. However,
there are two good Substitutes if
time can't be taken tj secure sten
cil paper. You mayjluse a heavy
wrapping paper and treat it with
either linseed oilj; brjfjist the. or
dinary sewing machine oil, or- you"
may take cardboard and rub it
with wax. TheM Substitutes are
so treated to prevent the paint
from smearing when: Stencil pat
tern is being , put ohj.
To Center Cplor
If there are several plec'e of
furniture and accessories in a
room which are of jvarious colors.
a touch of harmonvisf easily ob-
tained by having a itencil design
on the walls which i brings In its
-make-up the different Colors. The
otencil is made moref attractive by
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applying a coat of
!al velvet finish
varnish after paint
has thorough-
Iy dried.
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Finish the Insfcl?
Drawers
A coat of a velve
applied to the ins
J finish varnish
e of drawers
insures their beineri
duat proof and
sanitary, besides bene attractive
Another method now In vogue is
applying before vanishing a coat
of flat tone paint j.p the drawers
of the table or dek Which is in
harmony with the oolo suggestion
carried out in the rf0-
SugKcstions fori Painting
. In applying pain t enameloid or
varnish alwavs hn ih jevenly and
with the grain of the, wood, and
never apply one cba1 until the
preceding- one is perfectly dry.
Following carefull; ithe directions
given on the conta er, of the par
ticular substance iledj eliminates
many a mishap.; I f
. : Porch FurnitBre
Porch furniture I ihould express
gaiety of the spring and summer.
The bright clean Htoi"s of enam
eloid lend themselves
admirably and at ithe
to this use
same time
present a hard, fim furface that
resists wear and i easy to wash
and clean. I ff I- "
Type of Wood fciif FonndM kn
Birch, because jof Its fineness
and eveness of grfn,i is best for
enamel work. It ivery hard aid
does not dent or) bruise readily.
Whitewood, poplar, White pine and
well seasoned guftnwood comes
next. Yellow pine and cypress
are not desirable because of their
relatively high pltnh content ,
Paint Radiators ' flame as Back
-: gromul ; ' ,
Don't make the mistake of paint-
ing your furnace
ators or heating
contrast . to " the
registers, radl
pipea . in sharp
background of
your room for It breaks the gen
eral color scheme:! and ' tends to
make a room . took ugly. It Is
much better to do jjihese fixtures in
the same shade .as; the walls and
they are not easily j perceived. -
; An interesting discovery has re
cently been made la the paint: In
dustry, a new material i now be
ing 3 manufactured called rpx,
which withstands jail ireather Con
ditions. It protects an exterior
surface, insuring against chem
ical reactions, exposure to weather
and like dangers.! i I
v' Treating Marretl Fnrnlturei -
Furniture that seriously needs
renovating can he-slly cared for
by refinishing it ith a floorlac
which gives a. splendid stain and
varnish finish In one operation:
If the surface has jbeen previously
stained ft Is best to sandpaper It
btlore apjlylcs'a "iiew coat,
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President of Oregon Cham
ber of Commerce Outlines '
j Willamette Crops
la his address before the Salem
Realtors and their; guests at "the
Marion hotel Friday evening, Irv
ing. E, Vining. president of. the
Oregon state Chamber of Com
merce pointed out th many ad
vantages that th state was enjoy
ing, and ; stressed : the particular
importance which the Willamette
valley was playjjng in this pro
ijram. ' j :
The following lists a few of the
attractions of thif Willamette val
ley as told by the j popular speak-,
er: . j. . j '
Flax -Willamette valley grows
best flax in the world. The east
Is looking to Oregon. Miles Lin
en company is- Just a beginning.
More than 100,900 acres in the
Willamette valley j suited to flax
growing. ' ;'!;-:
Jersey : Stock-i-Slr out of the
eight world records in Willamette
valley. Greatest fine Jersey sec
tion in the United States.
Prunes Prune j center iof the
Northwest, with 15.000 "acres
within the Salem trading area.
f LoganberriesLoganberry cen
fc "
Cherries Marlon and Polk
counties - combined the Salem
trading area is'the greatest cher
ry center of . the Northwest. r
Strawberries rSalem is in the
center of the greatest strawberry
district in the Northwest. Also a
strawberry canning center.
Gooseberries -More gooseber
ries grown in the Salem district
than any like district in the Unit
ed States. " ' ' , j i ' 1 ' "
Hops Oregon grows more hops
than any state fn the Union and
Salem is the center of this great
industry. Annuel crop worth
more than $2,000,000.
Walnuts Greatest walnut or
chard In the west near Salem. The
Willamette valley walnut brings
higher price th4nj California wal
nuts. Finest flavor.
Filberts Only I district In ' the
United States where filberts are
grown commercially is iin the Wil
lamette valley. Meat is sweeter
than the Italian; filberts.
Wheat Locaf market is 10 to
15 cents a bushel higher than
Chicago 'market f j
Corn Salem district grows
more com than ny like district in
the west. Market price 15 to 25
cents a bushel higher than Chica
go. I ! .. '.
Oats Oats grown in the WI1-
lamette valley t'will
pounds more groats
than other oats and
produce ten
to the bushel
for this rea-
son, the market; price is 15 cents
a bushel higher,; f j
"Onions More than 85 per cent
of all onion sets sold on the Pa
cific coast are grown within the
Salem district.! Willamette val
ley grown onions bring high pric
es, due to 'their keeping quali
ties. yp If f : 1 1 - :)..-: x
Celery Oregon produces the
finest celery grown in the United
States. Lake Iabish, celery is
equal to the best and brings a
premium on the market.
Potatoes The Oregon BUrbank
potato, grown in the Willamette
valley, is one of : the finest pota
toes in the woriaj f '"- ,
Poultry The; Willamette ' val
ley " Leghorn hens . have been
awarded .world ; prizes. The first
300 egg hen was produced in the
Willamette valley.
- Canning Plants Salem la the
canning center tot the Northwest.
More, than 9000p0 cases wer
canned In 1921 within the Salem
district. : . ;' I.J: . -
- Paved Roads The Salem di
trict has more - miles of - paved
roads than any like district in the
west, excepting one. . .
Freight Rates Although It ' Is
more than 3000; miles from the
Atlantic seaboard, freight .rates,
via the Panama canal are so low
that canned fruits, and berries
from Salem can be delivered to
New York CitjH at; the' same rate
as goods shipped from Munice or
Indianapolis, lad. That from .a
standpoint of freight rates, Salem
Is only about -80 8 miles from the
rap m
N STATE PROGRAM
great population along the Atlan
tic seaboard. ', t i :.
Ninety-three! Per Cent lAmeri
can Born Salem Is the most
American city in the United States
for its size of 123,000, as 93 per
cent are American born. 15
More Loggers to Get Work
As Northwest Camps Open
PORTLAND,
Or.. Jan. 16.
(Special) There has been a stea
dy demand for
loggers In employ
ment centers west of the Cascades,
in Oregon and; Washington, during
the past week land approximately
75 per cent of ! fir camps are now
running, according to reports from
4L employment service offices in
various northwestern cities j re
ceived at 4L headquarters here.
Eighty-five pricent of the" major
fir saw mills jaie cutting at single
shift capacity; and three per cent
are on a 16-hour, two shift basis.
The majority
of unemployed men
coast cities is made
now in west
up chiefly of ;Itlnerant labojrers
from California; and states east of
the Cascade mountains, the re
ports show, while the remainder
comprises resident fishermen, con
struction and agricultural, work
ers, jij-.v :y : .;
Logging in the pine country of
eastern Oregon' and Washington
and northern j Idaho is at about 60
per cent of capacity and less than
25 per cent jojtj the pine sawmills
are cutting, although planing and
shipping departments are busy.
many running two shifts.
IS
BY LAST SEASON
1
Building Permits in Nation
Surpass ilhose of 1923
By 4 Per Cent I
Building permits in the .United
States for the 'year 1924 establish
ed another record, surpassing!! the
year 1923 by lA per cent. Thi ofi
ficial figures! were made ; public
through th national monthly
building survey of S. W. Straus &
Co. j i 'jj i-i
The total reported from 301 cit
ies and towns: was $3,442,382,168,
compared with $3,304,406,606 re
ported from j the Bame cities j and
towns in 1923. These figures: ver
ify the estimate made prior to the
close of the year that building: op
erations in the entire country for
f 924 would j approximate $5,750,
000,000. They- also show that
uilaing operations are progressing
in a normal j manner, in keeping
with the demand for new housing.
Considering the country by; sec
tions the south showed the highest
percentage of gain for the year.
In forty-two I cities the total
Was
with
$249,827,344
compared
$202,982,645 in 1923. a gain of 23
per cent. The eastern section
showed the next highest gain. In
86 cities the; total was $1,651,852,
914, compared with $1,500,225,
709 in 1923, a gain of 10 per cent.
The central and Pacific western
sections showed losses from 1923
of three and' six per cent respec
tively. In 98 central cities the to
tal was $1,057,622,966, compared
with $1.028;75?,432 in 1923. In
75 Pacific western cities the total,
was 483,0i$,944, compared with
$512,440,82jo in 1923. i
The 25 leading cities in 1 the
country.' for the year , (on a basiJ
of volume of permits), also showed!
a gain of 4. per cent over 1923.
The total fiwasi $2,317,853,568,
compared with" $2,225,100.09 In
1923. Thid. would Indicate that
the proportion of building in the
larger cities, considered as a group
is not at present greater than in
the smaller cities. Several of the
larger cities,1 however, showed very
substantial increases for the year.
Detroit hadi an . increase of 23 per
cent; New York. 8 per cent, Phila
delphia. 16. per cent; San Francis
co, 24 per cent and Boston, 31 per
cent. Among the other large cit
ies which showed gains were,? Mil
waukee, Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Newark, N. : J., Oakland, Roches
ter, Portland. Ore , Buffalo, Seat
tle, Dallas, Denver and Memphis.
In the 301 cities reported the
month of December 1924 showed
a loss of 2 per cent, from December
1923. While the southern and
eastern sections showed gains of
63 nd 3 per cent, respectively, the
central section lost 15 r-r cent and
RECORD
MADE
Just A Minute,
Father j I
You have benf spending a
getting much warmth
irV:":iM - lf - ::r!F:i. - ' -
Let us show: you how a
your family warmer in winter and cooler.
Incidentally you pay; for this
much easier on the, pocketoooK.
ASK TH
E FOLKS
Oregon Gravel Co.
1405 N. Front.
- i 'I . -Ii ii- II J:-
the Pacific; west 9 per cent. :The
total in these cities was $262,455.
281. compared with $266,930,1489
inlDecember, 1923. i The 25 lead
ing cities showed a loss of 6 per
cent from December, 1923. The
total was $175,214,910 compared
with $186,145,773 in December,
1923, Iff iihiiik :IJi1ij':v-i-!:i!-;.;i- .:
! Among somn of the large cities
which 'showed losses from ; Decem
ber, 1923 wert : -Ner York, De
th!e John I 'Cor ser Printer, and
ton, : Milwaukee, S t j Louis, Pitts
burgh, Rochester, Buffalo; j Seattle,
Indianapolis,
yanas ana i
Cincin-
nati.
Among
he large: cities
which
KEEN LINES
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L
r if E WASKAKI
charming brick home baa
in every line. It i :a ont of
rare i combinations - which
possesses appeal for
whole
f amti j. ; ; i An j attractive
the children and perhaps
porch for
the young
tady roetnbers. 8 toaty den for dad
end lots of cjoset room witu spedat
atorej space j trpstalrs for motNr.
wake desirable features tor alL
This I honsa,!) -'the Waha'xe, pres
positive t assurance of. rematu'ng
always beautiful with practically no
upkeep. AsjWlU he ooreo by care
fnl amdy i of the i picture, there is
prsrrlcally no woodwyrn expoed
o the weather.' The brtrk walls
4 nd porch! once, erected rfcnlra no
attention, of; course, . With nny'burt
jt nackgrotmd at all, wanderrcHy
rrlatlc effects Can ; be eecired
from the brickwork ,hy "tslng toi-al
BatfTt brlrkli Kot only lo tneae
Jpmmon brick cost least Cut they
always bienl tn well with the
landscape In the locality where they
are prodneedLi; That is pirt of na
ture's system, and cpmpU-jnce with
catnral laws always produces the
f Th Commit Brick lt!annfetarr
J Thi s !
"rsiiapM
those
. ; i!,Mil,.i::..iib .!.Tt:;;V:. ; ";
I J T U 1'
tie
,mitlL.liuiJ,iiili,11Mlj
lot for f uel i
lately, and not
either, haven't you?
:' - ill' - '
concrete tile home will keep
in summer.
kind of a home only once.
WHO LIVE
IN ONE
Salem
II
-gained Over December. J923 were:
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Fran
cisco, Washington, Baltimore, New
ark, OaklandPortIandj Ore., Den
ver, "Providence and Memphis.
Old Feedstore Located
In South Salem Sold
- E. T.i Barkjijts and son have pur
chased the j property which they
have been renting from Walter F.
Buchner on South CommercIal. A
feedstore atd warehouse is situat
ed upon the property. The con
sideration named was $10,000 and
it Is "stated (that the property has
been in the possession of Buchner
for the past 20 years. I ;
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EOE3ION A722
Dest result!. Brick from imI
clay a I way baa the most eirertivw
appearance. vl v j j
The Washakie lends Itself to any
number of exterior effects U will
appear artistic with almost nt
color of brick, depemJiut n -n
Individual taste. The ina ar
rangement leave little ro oe ne
slred. The room aiwa on the flrst
floor have Jbeen very ! carefnj.jr
worked ont, giving a llvlos romn
dining room.1! den. kitchen and t.nli
whlrb are all comfortably roriiny
, and cozy. . 0n very onvenltnt
fearnre npatairt la that the tnrp
bedrooms all have easy ! acres io
the- bathroom through a well ar
ranged ball. II
brick required for tw
walla and K7.U00 . for IdaJ win
make the total cost of mirk at
1 cents each. X783.00 aso IJtfl ui
respectlTely.i UThls tnemdea the
brick for foundation, wail and fiie
placet also Fortunately for the
porketbook, 1 the only di!?renca In
cost between a home of permanent
n
or non-permanent coastrr.rtlua is
the difference la tta extorter rolls
above the fjada.
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