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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1926)
i THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON i. ' t as JmmriaM-lWi Gitiks. Extend New Year. lldmette iWoturn,Vlteiig Ind cUwinJ Ceniiroflwllirtiyjiia Business; -Lookis Forward to "l 926 Uives; Substantial Transient Trade Adding to Abundant Resources ;of Section St. Pauls Scenid Beauty and Progressive fapmt Is Shown in tpntinuea opmeni.-wimcou, mUUS try and Civic Pride Adds Bountifully to Its ReputationFrom Villages to" Cities Residents Live irrComfbrt and Contentment Enjoying L6ng 'Summers' and Mild r.Winters with ;Uood Crops BUIPEOPIE f They 'Havd Ono of Best t 'uniiiug uisiNCLS in oiaxe Fine-Large Cannery Woodburn, the largest city .ortbern MarfoiTcounly. is cituat- : rd 13 mile north or Salem. Wood- hwrn has population of about j ?000 people. -It tt well located it , the, junction point of the main line of the Southern Pacific and ' t be Woodburn-Nitron branch of - the; same system, and is directly Knaected with; the main line bf e-Oregon -Electrie by . a spur ; from ; Woodburn ; to West Wood . burn. ' ' Woodburn , hiaa ' shown j a steady and consistent growth peeping step with the develop- inent of the country surrounding tho town; It is a city of beautiful ' 1'oinesi upwards or to percent-hie-, lag owned "by the occupants. Tie tmsinesi buildings in. the fire liijn ,J Harare hearly-f all of f brick. re-: JJlacins the old frame buildings which ; have served their turn In JtbCi pant but'' were forced to give - y to larger, and mor? substain lial structures. tThe business part of the city presents a thoroughly Snodern appearance. hAVins paved streetfi. cluster lights, an excel lent evmr system to protect the health of the citizens, and fijne brick and concrete bnnines blocks prWch i would do : credit: to much 1 larger , cities. Among the lately constructed public buildings' arej a ' 'JUasonie temple .costing ' i-Ji0fp, " an opera house 'costing SlO.OOjo. .and armory costing J2S..000. (a . Jpost orfic building for $10.0. a $50.00 high school buiidiiig and public library.' All the main. . streets' leading into-town.' are; tje ; Jng pa vet r grareled and put 1 1n the -best possible . shape for nraffio : There are to b Sfound Churches of all denominations, ill the principal lodges are repreeit- ed, a tour-year higu school aiid , private schools. Among the indus tries thriving in Wofidbnrn prej a , floor raill. Fttwmill. an iron foiind--. Ty. a large, and well equipped cannery, an axe handle factory a creamery and Ice works, a sash and door factory: large nnr!erijk, t tmt newspaper, the Woodburn In-. depwndpnt, , and uanterous .small Industries' Just in thcic infancy. The city is lighted by electricity, and the excellent water system DR. 0.1. SCOTT Chiropractic j s' ""- - :. "i 236Torth High Street f Palmer Graduate Special X-Ray and Ncurocaloxricler Service Phone 87 t Ytir 5pine k :. Js cn index to your physical conc&on. Thz NcuTOcolomctcr prows if to . your PJtti UJNCS UVERI SPtEEN. MONEYS- WOOD OWN IEIR HOMES v r V, . vt : ' -lcvt:s lis- jutt completed i owned and erated by the ! city, giving the people! an absolutely pure supply of water and ample fire .protec- tion. Woodburn U situated In the most fertile part of the Wtllam- ette valley and forms a very" lm- portarit dletributiiig point for a large and well developed farming count rv wfcere the soil N of the STjYTON, CHIEF SANTtiiM CITY, -HrS BRIGHT INDUSTRIAL FUTURE IsonreeW: of i riwperiMfc Co)umrrial nod Business Center Are .. - : .. . WU Developed, Interests Kxpanding : Stay ton is one of the sutetan- Hal MtiM nf the. central Willam- ette valley -section.' ft Is the in dustrial center of the Santiam val ley. tThia is partly -due the abundant power; which U secured from the $antfatn river; a very reltabie" jpqwer us well as being abundant. ; : . Staj-ton is a well built, modern city whose natural resources In vi'ted ihe pioneers to lay the foun dations of many nourishing In dustries in the mldst of an agri cultural, feection of unukual , fer tility. I j , .; ; IJcing the largest -"city of the east ;nd of . Marion County:, and having a proKrePFive'fpeople.vStgr ton naturally attrac't's hew enter prises! and gets trade from a wide territory. Including ; the Santiam taining mnd timber region. V 1 l Some 25 or ZQ small lumber mill3 operate In; that VlHnity. they have Ian tinJiiuttfcd. kttPPlr :JBt forestj' extending '4 0 mile inter the Cascadei range.' rhdustrial 'plants specializing out wood and forest products will find especial induce ments' to locate there. i The farmer jihd Industrial plant owneif will find; the fi?lf develop ed beyond the experimental stage and they may entr iaVf profitable production! at once. They will find markets for their products and living; conditions especially oleasant. ' I ; . Th4wide open range an abun- 1 dant green feed curing at V?ast lw months of the ; year' !makes the Stayton section aU ideal livestock iectionl j The old lines are'rapidly giving way to purebred ; cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens, horses.: bees and poultry, A growing tendency to break up the large land hold ings and sU in small lot to en courage! diversified farming has stimulated dairying; and poultry ing which' two ; lines- are- growing more profitable, i N greater op portunities exist ; in the .west for newcomers o' profitably enter these fields. ' Stayton ,! owes its founding and subsequent growth and develop ment toj Its favorable, location re garding industrial sites and abun dant power at low cost.- People looking! for locations for indus trial plants will make no mistake in visiting; Stayton. : Every variety of rich agricultur al land surrounds Stayton from river bottom lands to prairie and i ' - r 1 V SALEM'S 1 1 - - 5 i j Auction Sales Every Wednesday Cash Paid For Used Residence and Store: X View of iliie 1'Iant of tlie firavesi bp-ivery best, the cliiantia condftfons j ari sucli aisi to produce t he most . luxurious. -Abundance of all grains, I grasses fruits. ;ard vegetables of j the temperate tone. The soils of the second! shelf produce cloter. timothy. .vt!hei:aud,cheat for hay, all kinds 6l small grain and corn land everjr known' vegetable grows la abtindarice. Hops ' are grown .upland. Each is adai ' special line; of agricui pted to some special line; of agriculture. Berry growing .ia especially profitable. Fruits of all varieties are success fully 'growjk. Nut growioog is rap idly taking a very important and profitable f plae. The new f lav mill opeiis anotheF profitable field. Hsxy and grain have always been among the staple crops, yielding lirge returns. AH types of land miy be baught nt reason able prit'e: land values were nev er "boomed." . i - ' ' An inspection -of Stayton terri tory by one with open mind and wide isiijn will result in such a person finding unusually favora ble conditions 'which will appeal to those of limited means as well as those witli large capital. The cli mate adds many days each year to I he productive capacity of men and ' Industries.' No extremes of heat andjcoltl to tax-tie energies: pure air ind pure water to insure ijigorous and .jrdbust'. health so that each individual Is; jtapable of working to maximum production with miniinura of "effort. - !! - ' With! the Women ! Mrs. AJice Drown Bartlett. who for nearly! ten years was "secretary to Queeni Victoria., of Great Bri tain, died in the old people's home in Omaha, Neb., recently at the age of 84 years. "Slie is survived by her hUHband. si, who also lives , -in the home. Mr. and Mrs. Bart- j ltt have been 4nmates of the people's home fort ejght yc e old ears. They earne to Omaha after finan cial reveirses at Lincoln, where they formerly .lived. j , iny's Oermany's first licensed woman aviation ; pilot,- Xollie Beese, re cently committed suicide in Ber lin. Despocdeney caused . by the separation 'from' her -husband, Charles Boutafd. French airplane builder, is believed to have beeu the causi. , She was a sculptress of some lability. : The'dOwaeer nrincess of Mona co died suddenly in Paris, recently.- She j was formerly Miss Alice Tteine of New Orleans, and was married to the Prince of Monaco In ISSS.i, - Co-operation: An 'arrangement by which the industrious do' thej work of the indolent. ' : -. T'r"zJl - ' I " 1 I I j " . LEADING AUCTIONEER AND! APPRAISER Furniture f ! ; ' " Summer and Norway i - - k' :'.-: Canning Company at Woodburn most extensively and yield j- im mense crops and ( revenue, while the low river bottoms of beaver- dam lands yield annually the-most bountiful crops- of onions ; and vegetables. Cattle, sheep and hogs, goats and poultry, are raised and yield immense profits, dairying 'is being recognized ! as one of the ST. PAUL, FOUNDED BY MEN OF HIGH IDEALS, PROSPERS Churches Strong, Oldest Catholic Chtorch in: State of Oregon, liocatetl There; Farming Interests Expansive St. Paul, as indicated' by fts name, was founded by men devot ,d lo hij?h ideals of education and eligion. Its Central feature has always been iia riiie -church build ing. Its public schooi system tes tifies to its devotion to education. Such pioneers build real communi ties. They develop natural re sources with the same" devotion to hish principles; as they apply io their religious ancducatioual effort's. The present St. Paul is the result. It is surrounded -by a farming ommunity which has be come prosperoutf, because of the zeal and intelligence put into the work. Large farms have been the rule. Tliet-e lend -themselves more to hafy, grain and livestock and tltese' lines hate been develop ed alonff modern methods so that pure bred cattle, and filghyiSsld ing crops are the rule. . Theeji Aenvf the1 past few years hH been to break up the large farms iata. smallr-r ones devoted-to more? tji versified indusrtics. berry grow ling and fruit raising which are rapidly becoming profitable line on commercial scale. The State bank of St. Paul, un der the management of S.-1 J. Smith, a cashier, has been one of tlte largest factors in the lulvance hient.of the community, lieiaga BariK St. Paul, Serves the interest of the agricultural dis tricts surrounding St. Paul. We believe' in better farmirig ancj pioretand better live stock and arc glaot to extend our services toward advancing these interests Total Resources $180,000 J; E. SMITH;! President ' r night 7 P. Private , ' 4 :p' Streets With Faith in Iricf eased most profitable .' industries and much blooded stock i$ being raised annually. Voodbom is surrounded -by a bery growing district that is justly famous, made prosperous partly by the big and well man aged cannery of (the- Graves Can ning company which is ready to encourage this industry. practical farmer s well as'a prac tical, banker, ATT.. Smith has en couraged and assisted in develop ing diversified farming and dairy ing on a more intensive scale. His bank has a special plan for en couraging farmers to engage lu dairying with purebred cows. The bank purchases the cows, being as careful to select a thor ough dairy man as it is to select a purebred cowj arranges for the farmer, tn pay half the cream check weekly to the bank to apply on the purchase price of the cow. Thej bnk finds! this a first class loan as well as u first class boost for ithe comrsunity as it, adds so much to the community assets with every cow so purchased. S. Paul iscoiinected with the Iacjfic High way by a paved Vo'ad to" WpodbuYa. A'pavecl road north to lieWberg crossing the Wlllam ttdjjcfcrejp at jrPaul on the only uHage 'betweeui Salcrri and Oregbn CUy Was . been completed. Thi rotate is th snbrtest OntTfroni Sa lem: to Portland. These fm proved road, coupled with rnotor fr&ns pbration. are rapidly changing St. Paul territory into mal! diver sified farming, methods. Dairy ing; pcmltry the farm-ow has 3 OOitf laying hqns. Herries. fro if corn, fobacvo. l which- assu.res-. St Paul o eontiniied prosperity. j,;,, i . . of BCTaul Oregon f I! It S. J. SMITH, Cashier 1 Sales Daily ' -Established 1916 c - t j ' Phone 51 1 Expansion and Prosperity-rrFortuqate! Situation bn. -Pacific Highway MAJUK rnUJtUrd liflLL j EMPLOY HUNDREDS structure coat $ 18,000. A concrete fsarago w'as erected at S19 North Commercial utreet by Kirk wood and Imlah at a cost of $3000. V - ' .x , T. B. ojnes built at 35 North Commercial streefa concrete and brick store building. Th6 struC- tare cost him $13,000. John Williamson erected the., costliest service sUHoa of the year at 2025 Fair Grounds road. The staiion cost $10,000. v 1 L- . ! -Riches have the bad habit or . creating new wants instead of j f "THANKS FOR TOUR" WRITES BOY AFTER TRIP fCoDtiuued from pjf 1. 1 wagon and started up the engine and went down a block" and Came back and parked in front of the engine house. The truck was lofig and had a steering gear ' in the back as well a In front. When j they stopped they put up the lad der and 'then turned ' 4t around. Then they took a crank and let it out its full length. Fonr. men then climbed up to the end and then climbed down igAin The full length of the ladder was 85 feet. ' --" - . ... -. i Then we went back to the Y. M. C. A., and got into the cars and went to the Cascade Packing company. First we went to the place" where' they k'illed the cattle and the pigs. They said the cat tle come in and they take ham mers and hit the cows at the base of the horns. Then they take them by the legs and string them up'ou -hooks and- -lean them- and put them in a cooler. They showed us where they cut them up and packed them. The boxes were pushed from one room to the oth er over rollers. From the . packing plant we went to the linen mill. There we saw a, big carding machine. It twtisted ,a the. fiax together into threads and llren made a lot to gether. When it came out they put it into'big iron tanks. Then they took the ends of the threads and put them into another ma chine and it twisted the threads :ogether. and made a kind of itring out of it. They gave ns a ample. Thp man said it took 100 pounds to break 4t , ,Wc ber lieved him because none of us on Id break it. Then it 'was vound on spools. '-T don't know vhat it was used for but think it I vas used for fish nets. When we got through looking ver the flax mill we went to the aper mill. Here we saw where hey brought up logs but of the ; Star Bottling Works . ... U..-KAAGK A I- aianuracturer Fountain Syrups and Soda Water 47 Markft St. Salem, Oit. "'ft Woodburn - Packers I Graves Camiiffls Co. : ; Our Motto: "QtJALITY, FIRST WE ARE IN 'f .1 It Will Mean Money Saved to - vUs:First,,: . hoV . At to Im, chins. Then they mixed cbemirala with the ehlps. ground - thekn up to pulp. .Then they mixed j the pulp and ran water over tt. Theft rollers ran . over - it and f moulded it out. ! The rollers had burning INDUSTRIAL SANTIAM VALLEY A PAY j Stayton ia a , Substantial - Modern City whose natural resources invited the Pioneers td lay the foundations for many flourishing industries in the midst of an Agricultural District of unusual Fer tiUty. ' . -1- e . y r'r- y- - ! ; POWER; r ,; Stayton has ample power for rrfany large indus tries furnished by k the1 MOUNTAIN STATES ' POWER COMPANY which operates a local Hy? dro-Electric Plant and is connected with the Wil lamette Valley System. Abundant water power is also available The' Stayton Water Power Co., operates a Power Ditch feet which, is both cheap and dependable. AGRICULTURE I Every variety of Rich Agricultural Land sur rounds Stayton-from river bottom Jands to prairie and upland. Fruit and berry growing is .especially profitable. Nut growing is rapidly taking an im portant place. j- ." .. Home of the famous SANTIAM Products -Xhis space contributed by the following - . Stayton firms j i .'.".: - I'.-.-.- '." ' ' 7 ';.:. - ' The Mountain States Power Co. The Western Batt and Bedding Co. Doll's Cash Store ; . Adams Hardware Co. 1 I Gehlen Bros. I I ..-.-!. H. -M .- . ,- i 1 Incorporated Main Office: Portland Oregon . Canneries at . and Sherwood, Oregon of - the famous "GRAVES" brand' 1 t t . i i . ".. r- fancy fruits - THE MARKET AT K FOR ; FRESH FrUlf FOR CANNING PURPOSES Then there I were mat-tinea tha were mat-jUnes that cut the paper ertain lengths. , When we got outsido; we saw j them shipping1 the paper , away in bales. i .The boys wfcre all very grateful lo Mister 1 Kimber for showing them the industries. .1 ' - CENTER OF THE ROLL CITY with a flow of 800 second : ": ' : ; . 91 ALL TIMES - - 1 See r .V IS p i i rV- r I