ABU T VALLEY MEET '29 CHAMBER "PREXY Cooperation Effected With State Group in Matter ; Land Settlement By B. E. SISSON President, 1929, Salem " Chamber of Commerce The Salem Chamber of com merce has undertaken during the past year to perform defi ivite tasks of service to the city and its surrounding terri tory. Particularly has it served as a central bureau of information, broadcasting . to - the, world the virtues of . Sa- - lem and the Willamette val i ley, and encouraging agricul- i;ure and fostering industry. More than 25,000 folders, attractively designed, have been printed and distributed to interested persons in' all parts of the country Arti cles dealing with the same type of subjects as the 'boost er" pamphlets were prepared for and published by periodi cals and magazines with more than- 200,000 readers. This work was typical of that per formed by the chamber dur ing the past 12 months, with never an opportunity over looked to advance the ; inter ests of this section. Land Settlement Aided " Outstandiag in the work of the chamber -was its cooperation in laud settlement -with the Oregon State chamber of commerce and Its assistance to other agencies in bringing 11 conventions to the t city and entertaining the dele- Ia the- advertising of Salem, the chamber has published and mailed 7000 copies of its Marion county booklet "Come to Ore Boih" These were mailed to per sons who had written to either the Salem chamber of the , state chamber seeking information. To Interest tourists in the capital city, 10.000 "Trail 'em to Salem" folders with a highway map were issued. For the same purpose 6000 pictorial folders were dis tributed. The chamber Issued 7.000 sta tistical folders, showing the growth of Salem during the past ten years, the chamber is in con stant correspondence with, farm ers in the east who really hare some money" and Who are inter ested In Marion and Polk county land. Cooperation with the many conventions" that met in Salem during 1929 was included In the chamber work. From an industrial standpoint, the outstanding featnre of the year- was the decision of Reid. Murdoch & Co. to buy the former Kings Food Products plant on Korth Front street, and there es tablish a large canning plant. Help Secure Big Plant During 1928 the chamber In terested Reid, Murdoch ft Co., in leasing the canning plant in West Salem, with the option of buying. The company, on Its "own Initia tive, later decided to purchase and enlarge the plant on North Front street, and this plant will eventually be operated" 12 months of the year. Writing of articles for publica tion in magazines has been one of th means of advertising baiem ., the Salem district. This in cludes writing stories and furnish ing photographs for tne magazine published by the Oregon-Wash-inrtnn Water Service Co., Better Fruit magazine, monthly maga in of the Texas Oil company, fi Btnriei for the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce," double page story on Salem for the Js'orthwest Pacific Real Estate Magazine, cuts and story for the Pacific Municipalities magazine mi, articles and photos for the State Chamber Oregon book. Also Information and photos lor iae state book to be published by the S. P. S. railway. Horticulture Aided Th chamber aave material help to the lilberf and walnut m vra as well as cherry grow ers In its cooperation with the This is Brown Sisson, well-liked president pf the chamber of commerce of Salem during the past year. His adminis tration has seen a quiet, steady growth of chamber ac tivities. I LEADERS OPTIMISTIC si . n 1930 to Be Good Year in Industrialists Opinion CREDIT BASIS iSOUND LICENSES TO BE ISSUED Plan Announced for Coming Year by U. G. Boyer, County Clerk New forms will be used by the county clerk for applications' for dog license, said Grant Boyer, county clerk, yesterday. Hereto fore all the Information asked of an owner In making application for a dog license was the age and sex of the animal but next year there is a place on the blanks tor the breed and length of time- ap plicant has owned or kept the dog. this application blank is Frederick H. Ecker. president of the Metropolitan Life Insur ance company says that the out look in life Insurance in 1929 is encouraging. He states that the volume is running about five per cent ahead of last year. eign money (markets. The credit situation is strong." - J. F. Lucey, on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute reported to the Rational busin ess survey conference that the supply of crude oil in the Unit ed States has been curtailed to nppro"'mr,te equilibrium with current refinery demand. F. H. Brownell, president of the Copper Institute, says that there are practically no excess stocks of copper, sine or lead a3 the metallurgical industry enters 1930. Alfred B. Koch, president of the National Retail Drygoods association, says that retail sales for the first six months of 1030 should equal and perhaps surpass the volume for the same period In 1029. Dr. Benjamin M. Anderson, ec onomist of the Chase National bank of New York, says: "The break In the stock market, though It caused a great deal of suffering, has many beneficial consequences, uusiness, aepnvea of the false stimulation of demand growing out of stock market prof its, is slower but sounder. Mort gage money Is available onee more. The heaviest pressure of tight money is removed from. tor- Oregon representatives in con gress and also to O. H. Iipps,.eu- perintendent or tne saiem inaiau school, to secure appropriations. A complete flax display was pre pared and 'sent to St. Panl tor' the agricultural display of the North ern Pacific railway. At Los Angeles, in the Garland building, occupied by the Oregon state chamber of commerce, may be seen a complete aispiay oi Marlon county products, especial tv flax. The state chamber has distributed more than 1,000 of the "Come to Oregon" booklets from the Los Angeles office. Tt vai throurh the chamber of commerce that the Eyerly Air plane cornoration was held tor Salem when other cities In the valley were making attractive oi The chamber Joined with the rkroran state Motor association and the city council to place mark ers on the streets or tuiem. C. E. Groesbeck, president of the Electric Bond and Share company, said his company was authorized to spend $241,000, OOO in 1930 for new construc tion, labor. ment supplies and equip- "The program embraces much larger construction," he said. "which cannot be completed in 1930. The total authorization involves commitments greatly la excess of the- $125,000,000 which will actually be spent for new construction next year. James A. Farrell. president of the United States Steel corpora tion, says that the steel Industry, having had able to ments. make deferred improve- a good year, will be Trowbridge Callaway, presU dent of the! Investment Bankers association of America, be lieves that! larger centers will see a rising demand for bonds and investment stocks. He says that moderate and stable inter est rates are anticipated for a while and: that these ought to help the demand for sound se A. W. Robertson, chairman ef the Westlnghoase Electric and Manufacturing company, says: ''During 1930 there .will pro bably be a falling off to demand for certain lines, mm the effect of the recent fall in security values will undoubtedly be felt to some extent; but on the ether hand the general econ omic situation Is thoroughly sound: and the movement to stabilise business being carried out by American Industries un der the leadership of President Hoover will probably tend to prevent any great recession. A slow start in 1930 but a be ter year than 1929 is the predic tion of Clement M. Keys, president of the Curtiss-Wright corporation, for aviation. After a "bad" first quarter, Mr. Vmm-m eafA .ha TnltMi tYt IIU hcet would "become normal." Promotion of Land Settlement Seen as Tiiipnrtant Work of Chamber of Commerce PresWent-EIect Chambers Believes Industrial Growth of Salem Will Follow Produc tion of an Abundance of Raw Materials on Farms i - V' Promotion of land settlement la regarded by J. N. (Sam) Cham bers, president-elect of the' Salem Chamber of Commerce, as 'a most Important work of the chamber and one which he would like to see fostered in the coming year. "Continue land settlement, put mere men on the land, build np production, supply the raw mater? laia and you will see Salem's In dustries grow' said Mr. Cham bers: "When Industries trow, payrolls grow. . - - Mr. Chambers stated that ft was lit object to continue the -..-ofi,l itAiirfea Inaugurated by br nredecessors in offfiee and keep 1. .v y,m rhamher of Com ma nuik v - - , merce moYin along profcTessiTt- lr ' ana iemm7v . . jt Uinvntlnm Tint ml open -toaew ideas and Jed-for tne cuoaw w .- Salem Excellent Home City i c.irm ha aaid was the fines home city in which he had eTer j lived, and he has Ued in cities the length and breadth of the country. Mr. Chambers declared that he had great faith In Salem and polntea 10 its arwwa VJVl the past seven years as Indicative of the fundamental iounone its industry and tribntaryterri tory. j He stressed the need, however, of getting more farmers on small- er tracts to oo ur iuwui.. farming. Development in the fruit and vegetable lines he re garded ti satisfactory, b thought that there iwaa v nc5 room in , the raising of nuts and prunes and la daJrytnf. Mr. Chambers -expressed him- KU mm yJ ' m of the board ot directors -et the chamber and predicted that the work it ttt organisation would Joseph P. Day. real estate and j Insurance executive, says: "Real estate . as an Investment was forced into the background ilnrlnr tfiainast ir T heliva tt I o ar w- . - - i will now forge to the front. Fee- 1 1 pie muBt have a place to lire. Bus iness must have a place to do bos- 1 iness. Communities most grow. The United States will continue to prosper' ; be efficiently and adequately dealt with by this business body. Chambers Born in exas Weatherford. Texas, was the blrthnlaca of Mr. Chambers. . He was born in 1880. wnen z years of are he moved with his parents to Albany, Oregon, He spent his vnntti thara and entered business In the Linn county seat, continu ing far IB vears. In 1914 he went with the J. C. Penney organ isation to Eugene. ueTirsi nw- ared a Pennev store U alien- town. Pa., remaining there three years." i: " - The next shift tok him to Van- courer, Wash., where he waa in imainesa xor live Tears, ia x2 he became manager of the Salem store of the Penner system. . - - . Iff Chambers served - on the board of directors of the chamber imm mrmmr mitA wm riinifM at a re cent election to head the entire bodysucceediax B. ZL. Sisson approved under the general laws of Oregon of 1929. The final date for securing a dog license is set for March 1 of each year or 30 days aftej the dog becomes the property of an owtfer. Any person who Is an owner or keeper of any dog who shall fail to procure a license be fore March' 1 or later than 30 days after coming Into possession of the dog shall .be guilty of a misdemeanor, according to the law. , Upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of $10 and costs the law reads. The 1929 Oregon laws have a definite aim at the killer type of dog, chapter 431, sections 1 and 2, relative to owner of dog being liable for injury to domestic ani mals and dogs injuring animals may be killed. Following are printed sections mentioned In the foregoing para graph: "Any dog, whether licensed or not, which, while off the premises owned or under control of its owner, shall kill, wound or injure any livestock not belonging to the master of such dog, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and may be killed forthwith -by any person; provided, that noth ing contained herein shall apply to any ; dog acting under the di rection of its master, or the agents or employe of such master. Provided further, that if any dog, net under the control of its own er or keeper Is found chasing sheep, goats, or swine not the property of such owner or keeper shall be deemed prima facie as engaged In killing, wounding or injuring livestock. . "Any person who ; shall own, harbor or keep any! unlicensed Tdog, or any person who shall own. keep or harbor any dog when said person has knowledge that said dog has killed, wounded or chased livestock shall be guilty ota mis demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than S100. ) First Celebration 1813 " LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec 31. (AP) According to Bryon De fenbach's new book. "Red Hero ines of the Northwest" the first New Year celebration held in the Grande Ronde valley was in 1912 near Island City, Ore., when a TRADING, FINANCING RECORDS ESTABLISHED TOTAL STOCK SALES (W. Y. Stock Exchange) 19i 1928 1.118.008,000 ihUM S22.000.ftSS (Estimated) TOTAL OFFERINGS OF NEW SECURITIES lll.20M00.000 $9,980,000,000 (Estimated) CALL. MONET High, 20 per cent 12 per cent Low, 4 per cent S per cent STANDARD STATISTICS PRICE INDICES . (192 Average Equal 100) -60 INDUSTRIALS High 252.8 Sep. 7 207.7 Dec. St Low 141.3 Nov. 12 140.0 Feb. 20 20 BAILS High 1(7.8 Sep. 30 113.2 Nov. 20 Low 117.7 Nov. 12 117.0 Feb. 20 21 UTILITIES High 353.1 Sep. 23 194.4 Nov. 20 Low 1SC.S Nov. 13 12C.4 Jan. It 20 STOCKS High 251.5 Sep. 7 193.9 Dec. tl Low 140.S Nov. 13 134.C Feb. 20 numerous group of Wilson Price Hunt's expedition had a meager dinnerfand sang songs before con tinuing their march. Merrill Heads Scouts EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 31. (AP) Robert G. MerrilL Eugene, has been elected president of the Lane county Boy Scouts of America. HANDBILL POPU GAME FDR LOCALS Handball Is the most popular game for Salem business men. The Salem association is well equipped with two fine four-wall, courts and two one-wall courts.--all of which are well lighted. A few of the many business men who play on the courts are: "Bill' Busick, Paul Wallace, Henry Compton, Reid Rowland. Walter Winslow. Rev. Tullv. Bob Paulus, H. E. Eakin, William Hertzog, George Paulus and Dr. Beechler. - The strenuous reaching and striking makes a person sweaty and gets rid of excessive fat. There is no other game for busi ness men which is eo especially beneficial and drlres away busi ness worries and cares. It pro motes alertness, character think ing and bodily- vlgor. Many more men should take advantage of the courts. the imiir! Years From low i January 1930 January 2030 T7 rt-w-.-- if- v .? . . . - l ZY's c i . - i mmS Ijf' i. -L . Jk . J l i We Must Take Thought of Time Time is forever fleeting. rTaking down the old calendar from the wall and putting up the one for 1 930, one realizes how fast the years speed by. Birth, youth, maturity, old age, death; swiftly each stage of life succeeds the other. , - Today an old year is dead; a new year is born. In a twelve-month this 1930 will hm done, its record written, its story told. I i - - ' This swift flight of time, impressed so forcefully at the JJew Year period, drives upon us the changes which time brings. Death drives hard upon birth. Oblivion quickly swallows up memories that are unpreserved. V v But PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT In a worthy cause is TIME-DEFYING. BEL- CREST Memorial Park is built on the foundation of PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT. No matter wRat changes may come, what adversities may befall, what shifts in fortune may occur, Perpetual Care is provided for all lots in Belcrest Memorial Park. Time Flies. Your good intention to purchase a plot in Belcrest may be deferred too long. The unsold portion is steadily growing smaller. Why not at this beginning of a New Year, as you are looking ahead for one year, look ahead for a longer period?. BELCREST looks forwarc to "One Hundred Years from Now and longer. A conference with the BELCREST managers may enable you to make that provision for Perpetual Gare ; which will relieve you of any further thought on a matter which sooneror later you must face. - i ' . ..-'..! Vi Miles South of Salem on Browning Avenue jam. v - , ' . - . . , - , . .