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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1925)
mm J imv for our new Industry, that of growing' head lettuce and this looks f most encouraging. They stand: ready to aid in distributing every product we can get ready for market now, or which we may develop, "i "'- ;. The company wholesales its products out from Salem, covering the going easier for the future.' They bring in bananas . from South and Central America, grape fruit in direct 'cars from' Florida, and other fruits from many foreign countries. But their chief concern is to build up mar kets for what we grow here. They have helped In finding markets the whole of the tributary coun try with a kind, of service that has helped to make more business for the. company and more friends tot Salem as. a good place . to .. come to trade. . ' ', ' - Some Car Movements They sent to the markets here last year in car lots, onions f?. prunes 13, cherries 13, potatoes 4, head, lettuce 12, celery 20. The above are samples, r They expect TSriCnch to branch, with these tracks. For .instance, celery started south from Salem may go clear into California in the com pany's own- cars. Or the same thing ,may happen with other pro duce, shipped in any direction. a ujjui 1 to . extend their- car shipments of local produce. They maintain their own freight service, with red, white and black trucks that are familiar on all our highways. T,hey interchange from Read the Classified Ada TheAVhoIesafe DepirtmQnt Is .Grqwing,. Through the Use of r.;eir.cu3 -i ret Are sound i nere re i-our ueuui Stores, atJcm, Albany; Ccrvallis and Vobdburn boy is my-" viviw -PORTLAND. June,- 23 Doane Sutherland, 17 year old "St. Hel ens boy, was drowned in the Will amette river here today. The boy was measuring logs in the river and missed his footing and fell in to the water. The body was not recovered. ; - . - jJM,,ppMMsjMBMMsjsMMgggjsjsjsjjsjs TN A NATlON-wiDE . - vu Basick's! success la tjie whole sale ind retail - grocery- business Jg duel to .Bumber pf outstanding ind iodividual things, all making tor relume. ' ' " -p "' ! I Perhaps one of the most In erestng 'policies regarding their aethod,at,Qhtalnlng .volume ia .the. oaug! systetifunderi whicn' eve mployee o, the concern .works. The rfEplt 'pf the bonus. system is Tident-thevmhiute one entehs a Juaick store. Baslck's give serv cer and through .thei.Aextra ef ort decidedly increase their own ay envelopes. ..".T '' ' : j Thirty,'' salesmen . in -four.: .dif ferent 'valley" towns, "Salem, Al any, Corvallis and Woodburn. s re' working under the present ystem, and it is no wnder that hey have Increased the volume of heir j. business , J500.0QO a year jver jtlje business done by their irst store run under 'the present ystem in .1418. j Another feature of the Busick bmpariy'is the buying capacity, ind shipping and" handling facili ' ies. fEyery three days during the annflig" season the local concern rets a car of sugar. The'sugar is hipped 'direct ' from San Fran isco ito jthe Jocal docks, thus ell ninat.jis any- brokerage or job )ing rqsts, and also . freight and artage n Portland, It is through Ihis method that the local orgaat atiori , can sell sugar on the retail narket five cents a sack cheaper han the Portland .wholesale price. I -"Our policy In the .future," said V. ? Ji - BHSick,: manager : of the iuslck system, "will be to concen rate pn Salem. We expect .to In rease qur volume of , business 1 ere, land to push our wholesale lepartment.' : The Busick system of account ing is unique. If there is any thing better, simpler, and, more direct they are on the lookout for iU They will not be satisfied with anything but the best service and economy. T j aiodara -Methods, -Service . The wholesale' department of BuslcVs ha, jgrown. ?rom the start; but. it has shown a good growth in the, past year. There is a reason f. tfiere are a number of reasons. ' Progress, enterprise, modern jnethodst high service, are among them. . ' ' ..." "' ''" P" ; ' ' : . I : -f " ' . The firm name is J. Lw Busick & Sons;' the sons "being W. J.' and j. A. J., in Salem, and C. D., the I latter haying charge, of the Wood burn store. : They started - with one retail store in Sa.lem. ! Then for several years they maintained two ; stores, - relinquishing their lease on the Capital hotel corner, at Commercial and "State, a year ago last spring. It was one of the best; locations in town; but it did . not have enough room J for their rapidly growing wholesale trade. ' Finally, they gave up this location,; and -also the older store two blocks north, to take over the Chicago' store corner, at the jcorner of Commercial j and Court., where they "could .have adequate ' Toom and Install one of their own stan dardized store equipments, j - . ;: - - r . -' v. i ; - "BusickV Is usually knawn as a retail establishment where every body buys everything, to eatv It is that, indeed, ia four-Willamette valley towns. But it is more than that; for it wholesales eatables in a volume that is growing with as remarkable rapidity as the retail business has grown In the past eight years. r fflWIIfPJICIFJEFlIT SfflliEHPlil :t s ands Towards the .Head of the List Amana the Cities Up and .Pawn-the. Pacific Coast Doing an Increasing Business Here irt the Capita! ity, and Is of Real Service The . Pacific Fruit an.d. Pcpduce . b.iisiness in -Salem for 16 years . 1 II m V 1 mm ompany has for its Salem branch ious4 a t lne new hotoe.The"com anys opexatiops "here are carried n la and from a fine building onstructed ast year especially s'or its purpose, 529 to 541 Trade treet.y The. new place has been iccupled since the first of .June of ast yeart moving from the out ;rown quarters at 26,7 Sputh -Com-nerciaj street. v ' . t Thetr'new building Is 121 by 187-feet and well- arranged in very way-for the business. j U Third an Coast ' The local branch has been doing HUOrlJST CPMING '"i w .. . . - r t - - KEAXQR -w OF NW ART ' PERFORM HERE 4 . TO th Knapp Breed Gives Strong (umber at Salem's Bis j ! Cliau'auqua Tent , . t It Is something distinctive in the orldot entertainment to create new art, but that is -what Ro ?ltlv Knapp Breed Is said td Iiav one', it r I ' Mrsk fBr"eed conies to Salem aautaaqua Monday .. afternoon. ulyilS. K A - HerclSsd as f humorist, - charac- r portrayallst and dramatic In ?rpreter, she" combines, her "dl ;rsiflid talents - and ' wonderful ersonality ln some delightfully nique'.work-.i: j -i.- 7 , L I V Mrs. Breed works without wig r paint, - making her- costtime langes on the stasre. Sa matter hat character she is portray ing.' ?r worknidiates naturalness and ?r owii, personality is completely ibmersed ih compelling realism, lis tells a delightful story and rnbines keenest humor and . sa re with pathos in a superbly ar :tic manner. Boston claims Mrs. reed,- but .this , season; she -be-exclusively to Chautauqua ziisaces .'...'. , ,- .-. ,.'v, . - . Ceasoh tickets for Salem chau u.;jatare on sale at Patton's, 2 rt rasa's Jewelry store, Will's usis jhouse. Commercial book orr 'Uishop's : clothing house. Uv ' harness , store, Buster : i fhoe store, Opera House :rr:scy snd Miller'-. gtore, ' ' It is one of a chain .of - .related stores, each serving a local .co.m munity. The Salem branch stood last year third 4 in a group ;of 40 stores reaching all the way from Belinghom, Wash., to the Mexican line third in the volume of its turnover and : the satisfactory quality and growth and outlook of its business, it is now about fifth on the list; below some of the larger cities . like Seattle, Tacoma and Sacramento, etc.- - tArt Colton with headquarters in VlBalem,' Ms superintendent of ."a group of six stores, "the ' others being at Eugene, Corvallis, Al bany, Medford and Marshfield. " A. H. Bere 'is. the local manager. He is -a Salem bay, has lived here nineteen years,' and understands local conditions, and knows the people of the city and vicinity. Clyde Hatfield is the bookkeep er; Floyd Ohs, floorman; j Hugh Burnett, Paul Young and Roy Follis, salesmen; Gale Missler and Harold Qulnn, truckmen. The in terurban men are Carl oJhnson, Pete Peterson and John McClin tock. . These people niake make up a 'harmonious working, 'force.; t - "Everybody seems to be a "boss" in the interest shown in j making the business a success it's ; all "our" store, and not something belonging to another man who merey pays -wages. . A bonus iys tem helps this spirit. T . iThe managers of the Pacific' Fruit and Prrfduce company work every day in the year to make their business -one of real -service to this great district. They are working all the time to find mar kets for what our growers turn off from their land.- They con stantly strive .to get our1 growing higher prices; more money ; for our people means more money for the company in, the 'way of Icom missions; and established trades, through service and quality; make W5 Lean fpansss V&silH&rs Ccred JfY FREE book on Piles and "r orfier Rectal and Colon. dis orders contains dozens of letters volun tarily written by prominent patienti whom I; haveturecL 'Many of these cases were of "over 15 yeara standing, ami had made Invalids of the sufferers. Scad or call for this book TODAY a nd learn how these people, one and all, old and young, were restored to health. Learn how positive Is my TXnZ$i GUARANTEE to cure any case of Piles or RE F1TVTJ TIT tATTS"VT,Q tTT 1T tr r a ' Oil m,m . AnotHeriR 1 1 -;--i2JJMj ilV V 7 i 1 5 omen an over the H f :$ T 1 r United States in every !' 1 1 1 VfpyN 1 U' ArRz v f - S'" town "where one of the U f . y I f , j U VV JTvK 1 -. V V J- C Penney Company -W ' (h ' U'MIa KVV Stores is located rwiU J I ImTuAS ? l take advantage of this fill - I UHrTtCx ifTT " rVv ?V opportunity to fill- I TIt JTT 1 V buv House I III A KJHuXjIf' f"TT A Frocks at this 7 Offering of 3 1 Think of it! Fresh, fine House Frocks, made of super-materials at this Economy Price ! Our New York buyers 5 purchased 180,000 of these Aprons! That's how splendid they thought them. ' i i 1 Another Triumph In Value! Women besieging this Store after our re cent House Frocks Week, wanted more of those -"marvelous" Aprons! But we didn't have any more! However, our New .York office made another gigantic purchase at an .opportune time. . . ',, "" . Housewives who missed our House Frocks JVeek may now buy some of these extraordi nary aprons. Those who bought some and ' want more, will take advantage of this pppor- tunityg - - , ' . -'j'V ' ' Attractive Styles 5The Stylesare as pleasing as you can imag ine, and .there is a fine variety of styles, too. You can choose enough to last you for a long itime iwhil.e you can get this unprecedented yaluej The 'dresses are -made generously- -no skimping of material. In pretty plaids and cheeky nd with effective and sensible trim ming In ; gU sizes, including : extra 4 large. EfVrpnsJ - - v l z. i f I ' j. r- f m I 11 II w r r I x I a. v-v. xrr i 1 i 1 ti Tr I iri L -st it Amoskeag and Security Ginghams! I T IA I .1 I "rm jT" I I 7VT Those names mean "quality Ginghaml They assure the buyer that she will have service from these Frocks ! They assure her that, improperly laundered, they will look fresh and 'lovely after each washing. , Dress Up In Tfese Frocks! tYou can't look too well in your home! Your family appre ciates you in a clean, neat, attractive House Frock l Make work ing more of a pleasure by being prettily dressed, - These Apron Frocks accomplish all that, ' 1 - - 55rf LJt - I i In All Sizes." Even Extra Large! Dccirdble- Colors, Tcx t t-A. j1 C 1 or 1