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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. ; - .
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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' 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
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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. '
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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-
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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.
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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 - -
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