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: ,1 4 f :r - 1 AimUftL:- EDITION - . r i . ' I ' . - r I ... . . I ' r :." -C. -: - 'Y v. w p.-. FORTIETH ANNUAL ISSUE SECTION TWO i AUTOiOfiVE SALEM. .OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1926 PRICE: TEN CENTS WE A T MEAN TO wr i t v. i ' k DOES THE AUTOMOTIVE IN DUSTR Y " ' " - V, . . k, Creates Annual Payroll in Excess of $1,560,000, Which Is Spent Again in the Salem Territory harheb p, W -"A-c1L.-L.il i12i-t' r AnitomoUveihdustry 'HAT is the Importance of the ; automotive Industry to Salem? : How is it to be classed among the major enterprises that cre ate payrolls, support families, re ceive, local money and .put it to 'vrdtX again here in Salem, mak ing th city more substantial? hat' would : Salem lose, were tBe autombhlle Industry to be sufl- dealy -wiped out? Casual bbservers see a garage here.-v? service or renair station tAere. andj think of the Industry in . thse terms .; . .. if,; ho Wf rhr, t here ywere jgaiher-ln-tn8 buIMIng1 - in -this city, some vast; factory. approximately 760? workers. Upon whjose earn ingsoihethrng like S.COO persons depended for -their Jiving, a dif ferent picture wo aid bedriwn. - .' Ori". If the total -'Invested tift plants; garages," stations; snow rtoms should be taken' and" spent Ii) enc'!nmn;s$mfor an edifice of such iize knd dlmenBlohs as to iTecesjsate sneh etpendliare',- that tdwerlog and Tast truclnre vouTd rat'Aong tu' ffrstndastrTes df ; the gantry; t That -total invest ment' in automotive plants and equipments impossible ' to estP mate- J-fiv . - . ;. -. 1-Tet thH i II nbwn. Salem is the state's leading automotive center, outside or Portland. . ' ' Great' aa : is the! talue bf thfe inajorj industty .td Marion and Pplk ! coantfesvA It Is "ekp'andin's witlSac&"nfw.-year. ' ''- ' : Twd -years ago; a. survey made by this paper found $4 private in dividuals mtfd firms operating here employing ,44 Uersons."' ,' One year, fat ef - - i to such con cerns and individuals were listed, employing 53S jpeirsoAs. 't: ' In July' of 1925 more than 1ST Individuals ittdiiirtns weTCeagif ed In the automotive industry, in one or more of Its branches, and ' 810 persons were actively employ ed." Th new year sees that nnm ier approXlmateIy771J07: Figuring five persons to the family, a small city of 3,60 Xind the major por tion tit ibeir iAtibmdlrom'this in dustry. . . ; Rising in tho short period of less than 20 years,' Its significance ; 1$ more important. ' ' Many people here who are j-et -young in both years and disposi tion remember well the first auto mobile in Salera. It arrived only a? little more than 20 years ago. There were no automobiles worth mentioning in 1900. west of New fork and only a few there, of the lumbering taxi pattern that would 1 look very odd today. - Only Just, a few years ago. all the gasoline and oil delivered in Salem were taken around by one man with his team of two old : horses. Now the five big oil com panies operating fiere employ ap proximately 80 men. using many tank trucks which cover a large , W lr, the automotive Industry to I bile and traffic department work- tractors and trucks. 1998 JC. Capitol street; 1 employ- ployed. , ' jj .-m. i , J ..... ....... . vVt. J. Aoibnl.lSfhSouth Twelfth ' t '-r ? " ' " . Street; auto painting; 2 employed. . aHfnIa Garage. lOOO Souflji r- -T" " - ; JZ . r,nAio,ti nhnso nt ihfl a Unnf rini-o irn 4i ril,mut9 Commercial: repairs, day and .. .' , 1. - V territory in and idloiaing Salom. lth regular delivlerles. -4 ; But the csstimato of TOO person employed j. IJils indu? t;x p Add. to- ttrt-e .125,.er -more in the " ctt4 .highway department, ahops Grouped by Themselves Womd Make Up a Good Sized City of 5,000 Souls - l a t . -a.- . i .1 wt .1.1 Ti v iyi-i . l .! a Ranks Among First Group of Agencies Creating 50 or 75 or more in the automo bile and traffic department work ing under the secretary of state. Add the 50 or 75 employes work ing In connection with the 100 stages coming into and going out of Salem Terminal station. Add the county employes reporting at the Marion county repair shops. This total passes 1,000 by a good margin. There are more than 1,000 per sons in Salem, and coming in and going out of Salem, and having their homes here, or taking most of their meals here; who are em ployed it one way or another in the automotive Industry in its va rious phases. 'For instance, there may be ad ded to those mentioned, above the men who are connected with the Willamette Tailed Transfer eom pahy. with headVrriart era" In Salem, making- Portland and all the Tal ley towns pn both; sides of the river as far south, as Eugene. They hare freight trucks, mostly mammoth!-freight haulers, and -10i trailers, v All of. the canneries and fruit Dandling concerns employ automo biles and' trucks. - There are numerous firms and person's that hare not been listed here employing autos and trucks tor-deliveries. ; - , tTount the wages 6t all these persons and the earnings of the proprietors f lgnref! as wages, ' at fa a day. This is conservative, f 6'r- many schedules bt the higfe class mechanics and others run much higher. Multiplying this $5, 000 a day by tHe $12 working daa In (the yeir, and you hive an annual' payroll of more than $1,660,000 a year. . Think 6f the aufomio'tlve Indus try in" Satem in those terms, and yotf an accurate picture of its importance. That is a most conservative fig nre for the direct Income of Salem from the automotive industry for a year, on the present .basin Indirect benefits are many Both are growing from year to year with increasing length o paved -highways running out of Salem, with the growth of popu lation and business. These more, than 1.000 person?? make up with their families, counting five for each worker or manager or proprietor, more than 5.000 of the population of Salem and its immediate suburbs, ap proximately one-fifth of our total population, dependent to a major extent upon the automotive indus try. Take this group away and the loss would be folt keenly. Tut them together and they would make a full and progressive city. Yet the importance of this in dustry is normally thought of in terms of a garage, or a service station! Practically every phase of tho industry is adequately represented In Salem. The working forces are competent. ; They can repair or rebuild any car of any make. They make the most delicate ad just m'e'fltB.: TB'cy keep on hand: parts and suppltos covermg tthe whole range, frpiu ill? em.ales roadster to. the largest and finest car, for tractors and trucks. Service stations expand their remarkable facilities, open to all who use the road. Five of the large oil companies operate in Salem: Standard Oil company with storage tanks and offices at Sixteenth and Oak streets. A. R. Rankin is local man ager, 24 persons are employed, and five company owned service stations are operated. General Petroleum Products company, 635 South Fifteenth street, W. Tt. Speck, manager. Five persons fc'ro employed. .. .Union Oil company, storage and tanks and Of fire on Silver ton road, opposite the state fair gtodnds. !. G. Atlims is local managing ag ent; twelve persons are employed, and throe company owned distrib uting eTations are operated. Associated Ofl company, with storage tanks and distributing station , at Nineteenth and Oak streets. ' R'. O. Snellihg is manager for the Salem territory. Offices are in the Hotel Marion building. Dis tribution fs" by trucks and two company owned distributing sta tions are operated, ' Shell OH company with storage and tanks at 2 680 Pacific High way, north. L,. G. McLaren is local agent with approximately 10 local employes.' ' ' . ' Fxlrowing is a list of the pri vate concerns and Individuals cn gaged in the various branches of the! an to motive industry in Salem, compiled, checked and rechecked. in' in- attempt to 'make this tab ulation inclusive and' ' accurate. Cbrirectidni 'and additions to this listj will be made,' upon notifica tion, In the an tomobile section of the Sunday Statesman. .4nderson. V'ern, 246 State St. Used Car Corner; 4 employed on average. Anderson & Adams, 1610 North Commercial; service station; 2 employed. Clhas. Awdtefif'Tmpletnent Co., garage. 200 State street, 7 em ployed. Geo. E. Allen, oil station, 23 North Commercial street; 2 em ployed. , . :-,i$J& W. J. Atoibnl. lSC-.South Twelfth Street; auto painting; 2 employed. Arrow Garage, 348 Cltcmcketa; II. i. Lee; service" and general repairs; one employed. j BAir, J. C235 .State; auto radjators aacf bodies repaired; 4 employed. ,.y ";, ..:-". Birrett Bros Gariitfev.tl99 Capitol ; street; ? accessories, tires ; -3. employed. Local Wealth, Thus Making the City Vastly More Substantial Barrett Bros. Service Station. 1998.N. Capitol street; 1 employ ed. Charles Brant, 49 4 S. Winter, auto repairing; 2 employed. Buckeye Service station. Fair grounds road and Capitol; 2 em ployed. Barkus & Son, ISth and Cen ter; service station: 2 employed. E. Bello, oiL station, 21st street and Turner road; 2 employed. Barton, R. D.. 171 So. Com mercial; electric service station; 4 employed. Bliss, F. W.. 2 4T, Chemeketa street; top shop, trimming, sup plies: 2 employed. Bonesteele Motor Co., 47 4 So. Commercial; 11. F. Honesteele, manager. Dodge Bros, cars, Gra ham trucks, repairs for Dodge Bros. cars, and a line of acces sories and tires; 14 employed. Kurdett-Albee "Motor Co., 217 Slate; Gardner cars: 3 employed. Burns. Pat, 2641 Fairgrounds road; service station; 2 employed. Burn3, W. E., (Dan), Ferry and High streets; G. M. C. trucks, bearings, parts, repairs and ser vice for all cars and tractors; 8 employed. Burrell, K. II., auto electrician; 23S N. High, storage batteries ani service; 3 employed. California Garage, 1000 Soufli Commercial; repairs, day and night to wins. Cameron Chas. 3DS N. 21st; auto paluting; 2 employed. . ' Certified Used, Car ; Market; Appleby system of used ' car merchandising; 6 employed. Cherry City Garage, Copley, V. A., 70 S.' l?thr repairs and parts, Employs Approximately oil, accessories, storage; 4 em ployed. , Clark, Ray. Garage, 252 auto repairs; 3. employed. Clark, W. H., 2290 State street; service station. L,. A. Davis & Son. garage, 2420 Fairgrounds road, 2 employed. W. H. Miller, 66 X. Capitol street; garage and service station; employed- Capital City Tire Manufactur ing Company, H. Stefnbock,' prop. Manufacture "Oregon" tires of all sizes. Have installed all new up-to-date equipment. Employ about 25 men. " '''' 1 ,000 Wage -This Local W. H. Miller, garage-, Xorth paXoidtud z :)9djr)8 o)dc;5 Columbia Tire Corp., 447 Cort; Urea and tubes; 2 employed. ; The Columbia Tire Corporal lion, as pregon institution, es tablisliod" Salem's only direct tire factory branch. 'located at 477 Court Btrect, doing a whoiesale business .covering - approximately pino--counlIes," . betidea a retail A. Mr State; it e - - T b usin e& in , Sa lem . i ', This ' taiciory branch was opened- Jail J I?, with Carl-K. Uu'ltcnb'crL'.traii'ch" iaixt agcr, and 8.' A. Victor. I assistant manager. - The field was spread from four to nine counties since then. ; ThqColumbia: Tire Cor poration Will c'fcTebitte Its Ufrd anniversary" n'.'.-Fc.oruaryV-' Ite tuarka6lo growth Is manifest in tnat ' ftflr prod acta are . ' now sold throughout the Pacific coast, . the midwest Australia and Japan". . Davt Alvy. 2S0FaIrgVdnnds road; garage and repairs. Good rich liners, . oils and accessories; , 2 employed. . - - - ' ; 'Capitol dty ; Tntifer Co., 22 State;. Loo8 proprie-j tors, Denby truck!, haaHng .and I storage;. 20 to 25 employed. , ! Dav H. W.. 284 Korth Com mercial; Ures, tubes and repairs; 6 employed. . - Jack Doerffer Motor Repairs; 410 S- Commercial; Buick and Studebaker specialists; ; 4 em ployed, -tr " ' -.' Done Rite Machine Shop. 349 Ferry; Claude, Ellison, John Chamberlain.! general machine shop, crankshaft truing, cylinder regrinding; 1 employed. .. East Salem Garage, 1895 State Street; 2 employed. Economy Grocery, 1601 Center; gasoline. 1 ! !" j. Edwards, "VJ Tacif ic high way; south; .gasoline, ! ; Eiker. Auto Co.I Ferry and Lib erty streets. Used cars, storage, repairing; 6 employed. Ep'pley Jc Co., C. M..H00 State street; sefvice station. : - 1 Fairgrounds darsge. ! M. i D. Jackson.' proprietor, 2641 Port land road; repairs, gasoline, etc.; 2 employed. : " j Farrls Sc Powers Battery Shop. 482 Court;- Prestolite batteries," auto electric work, storage "batter ies; 2 employed. Farmer,- It a y L . Hardware Store, N. Commercial; tire Ind other ' accessories in- connection with - hardware business; 9 ; em ployed." :'.- : 1 !; ' - Farmer it Stewart Battery Shop, 263 S. Commercial St.; 2 employed. ' ; ,' " . Four Corners Service station; 2 employed. 1 . . Foley's Cash Store, 603 Xohh Winter; service station. ; ' Frohmader Bros.,1 S. Commer cial; service station; 2. employed. Gerth, W. B.; West Salem j ser vice station; 2 employed. ." v , Gingrich. Oscar BJ, Motor' tc , Tire Co., South Commercial knd Belle vue; .Chrysler cars, tires, oils, gasoline and accessories; also service .and repairs; 6 em ployed. ; "I Goodrich Tire Shop, High and Ferry- streets,- V. 23. Newcomb; , Goodrich tires, vulcaniilng. Gorton Brothers. Pacific high way, .north, 4 near - Fairgrounds; service station; ''2 employed. ' Grease 6pot, . 167 S. Liberty f batteries atid iefvfce. greasing; 3 employed. " .- f" -'' A. C. Haag. 444 Ferry; Bollln cars and Cletrac tractors; C 'em ployed. J - ; s,ftv; :-' ,' ' ; y .ttamman; Stage Lines. 7 Stage Terminal, 185 North High; Joseph ffamman, proprietor; Salem. Mill Cityt and StayCdn; several, em ployed. ")" . : Robert 'Hendersdn, oil station; 2 employed. ' ' J v;! . Y Harbison. John. Market and Capitol ; service - station ; 2 em ployed. ; - Highway Gara ge. 1000 oiith Commercial street; 3-employed; , - J. B. Hughes, oil station, Jeffer son and High streets 2 employed. Harbison Station No. 2; John Harbison, proprietor; service sta tion, S.outh Commercial and Owens street; 2 employed. ' O. J. Hull Anto Top & Painting company. 267, S. Commercial; auto tops, painting, steam cleaning; -4-employed. j c : Jorgenson. Ira.- 190 9. High; truck tires, auto and truck springs repairs; 10 employed- ,-Krk wood .Motor' Co. corner Chemeketa and Commercial, Fred Kirkwood. manager;' Hupmobile and Nash cars; 8 employed. Show rooms newly renovated and en larged, giving: ample window and display space. , Kingwood Service Station. West Salem, 2 1 employed. " Krdepna, E..'l6l6 is". Co'mm'er cial; garage; 2 employed. ? ' t LaBranch, A. E., penltentli ry road;'servIce' station; 2 employed. ' Max . LytI6 service station ; ; 2 employed. : : 't - Larson, P.' J. sons.' lis Souli Liberty special -anlotidbilG and stage designs; -3 employed. Llvesley Store," All station, Uvcs leytatidnj 2 Employed. ; Liberty Stacnine Shop. 4 44 t-tberty; --E. Ht Kightllhger, mkn ager; I'machlne work for autos. trncas: ana" tracxprs; cmpioyca. f ;"Ldne: f Star Service Station, j ti28 j FalrgTo'und road, John 1 Williamson, proprietor; 4 employ- ed.v'"r! ' "' ' . Mitchell Service station; 2 cm- ; ployed;".! ' . 1 ' ..i Henry! O. Miller, 184 0ath ; Commercial; auto parts; 2 em- . ployed.-:: : ' ' . ; Alacelroy's Service a t a t i 6 b, Brnnin cdther; 2 employed: - L i MartorXomobil Co.; 233- 2)1 So." Comnvejr'rial; Studebaker I ind ' Fraiklla 'touring cars; :;stor- j age''rep4lrs;;.l-3.!ibrv gas. 'oils - a- j fessories '.'ihdttres',;- vervice .calls., ! used. cars, whlc j; 25 'employed, t Matcolti T!i"e. C? . '205 N,- Caa merXial;.J.jia!-yfeJ. : ". Maltocksfc J.V i airgroun d s road : service station; 2 employed. Uaurer, John. 246 Center; t a ehlnf ahop, welding, parts r-- : .' McAlvIa. W. u. and J. II.. r. l", North Churc'r, auto tops; 3 -ployed- ; Lebengfjod GiT;'rr, .vriH'-r ; r : " j (Conllnuc'1 ?nv I'Or'c 2 I t;