Oregon City, Ore.. March 28, 1851 Salem, Ore., March 28, 1931
Page Thirteen
Few Homes Used by Statesman
Despite Changes in Ownership
For ail its changes in owner
ship and in city ot publication The
StatesmanJiaa haid comparatively
few publication offices. The plant
i itself has been scarcely more mi
gratory than the State capitol.
When first established in Ore
gon City, the office was given "in
Frier's building, second story, first
S'orth of M.E. church. Main street."
This continued to be the Oregon
City publication office.
During the period from June 21,
1853, to Apr. 17, 1855, which was
the first Salem period of The
Statesman, the office was in the
second story of a building near the
steamboat landing. The site is that
which is now occupied by Fry's
warehouse, as nearly as can be de
term hied, corner Front and Trade
streets. The steamboat landing
was at the foot of Trade street.
Office was Near
Steamboat Landing
At Corvallis the publication of
f ice was just given as "near steam
boat landing."
Returning to Salem in December,
1855, the paper was published in
the "second story of the Griswold
block, southwest corner of State
and Commercial streets. A picture
of this building appears in another
column of this issue. It was prob
ably the first brick building in Sa
lem proper. Then it was only a
single front. Later the building
was enlarged in frontage, three
stories and is still in service.
When The Statesman was merg
ed with the American Unionist, JLhe
publication offices of the latter
wree used, second floor Moore's
block, where United States Nation
al bank now stands. When S. A.
Clark acquired the paper and re
stored the name of Statesman, it
was moved to the second floor of
the Stewart block, still standing,
162 North Commercial.
The longest period in any one
location was in the old Stewart
block. Offices at first were
the north half of the second floor.
Later the south half was also used,
a commercial printing department
being added by Hendricks and Sau
bert; and a little later business of
fices were opened downstairs. The
Stewart building was occupied un
til The Statesman moved in 1918
to its present building, the first
one which it owned. The building
itself is historic because it was
used to house various public of
fices and the library during
a considerable portion of the twen
ty years between the burning of
the territorial capitol and the com
pletion of the new state capitol. It
was also used for a considerable
period prior to 1918 by the Hofers
for publishing the Capital-Journal
and by a commercial printing plant.
The building has been remodeled
and is now well adapted for a news
paper home, v The editorial and
business offices are on theTnain
floor at the Commercial street en
trance. Composing rooms, light
and well-ventilated, are on the sec-
Congratulations
C.F.
Breithaupt
Florist
612 State St. .
N. T.
ADSTELL HOW
PEOPLE LIVED
"Good Grub" at Bennett
House Sarsa par 111a
Jfaen Popular
i
ner are some ads irom an
sue in the '70 's:
Sublimity I college, Prof. J
Sellwood and J, T. Blevans.
Cox and ! Hamilton advertised
strawberry , plants of the Wilson
Albany, the Hooker and the Long
worth Prolific varieties, "delivered
at our store or at the wharf boat
or stage office at $3.00 per hun
dred." Morgan, Scott & Co. successors
to Heath, Dearborn & Co. and
Cooke, McCully & Co.
J. C. and N. M. Bell, general
store.
-"Good grub and plenty, of it at
the Bennett House. L. Jay S. Tur
ney." Ayers Sarsaparilla
Dr. L. S. Skiff, dentist
; Mitcheli A Dolph, attorneys,
Portland (Both served as United
States Senators)
Capital hotel, corner State and
Liberty streets, "board per week,
$5.00; board with lodging, per
week, $7 to $10." Ofice of Oregon
Stages at the Capital hotel.
LaCreole academy, Dallas. Rev.
W. D. Nichols, principal; Mrs.
Mary E. Thompson, preceptress
and teacher t of drawing; Miss
Phoebe Walling, assistant and
teaclier of music'
FIRST WITH THE NEWS
"The intensity of interest that
attaches to each phase cf the great
Rebellion renders the telegraphic
news department an indispensable
one to all classes of readers. To
fully keep pace with the public de
mand in that respect the States
man will furnish the amplest re
ports attainable of the stirring
events daily transpiring in the
eastern states. Such matters of
public importance as are not sent
us by telegraph will be promptly
gleaned from our large and select
list of exchanges and laid before
our readers." Statesman, Nov. 9,
186C.
ond floor. Press rooms are on the
ground floor; in the rear, with the
big newspaper press housed in the
ell" opening on Ferry street.
Good Work Done
By Hon. W. C. Hawley
Congressman from
Oregon
"T congratulate The
JL O r e g on Statesman
upon its 80th anniver
sary; The Statesman has
always been a - reliable
source of information to
our people and greatly
promoted the welfare
and development of Sa
lem, Marion county, the
Willamette valley and
the state of Oregon. Its
useful services merit
and command the confi
dence and approval of
our people. 1 wish The
Statesman great and
continued prosperity."
LOCAL ITEM OF '65
"Personal Our thanks are due
to the following gentlemen for
friendly calls during the past week:
H. W. Scott, editor of the Oregon
ian; E. M. Waite, corresponding
secretary of the State Agricultural
Society, .... Judge Risdon of Eu
gene . . . ." Statesman, Sept. 11,
1865.
PUBLISHING THE KICKS
"Editor Statesman If the street
lighter receives full pay for light
ing all the lamps, don't you think
that he could afford to light the
lamp in front of the Evangelical
church, at least on Sunday eve
nings?" Statesman, March 30.
1886.
Try Us First
Phone 172
In Salem 20 years
Salem
Hardware
Company ,
THE WINCHESTER STORE
120 N. Commercial Street
SALEM, OREGON
A. M. Williams & Co.
SELF SERVICE STORE
370 State Street Salem, Oregon
Nationally Known
Merchandise
for Less
Hosiery - Underwear
Shoes
Salem's Fastest Growing Store
Jo Lane Hermit
In Later, Years
rrr
"Twelve miles from Roseburg, in
a sort of mountain eyrie where the
old veteran guards his flocks .and
preserves the traditions of more
memorable years, General Jo Lane
is to be found, in a vigorous old
age. He was unheard of one may
say, from the time of his returif
to private life at the close of his
senatorial career in 1861, after his
unsuccessful candidacy for the vice
presidency, until last year a per
iod of fifteen-years that he did not
mingle in public affairs. In 1876 he
made his appearance again among
mankind, and delivered some
speeches in relation to the presi
dential election." Correspondence
of S. A. Clarke, Sept. 7, 1877.
COVERING LEGISLATURE
"We shall have a reporter at
each branch of the Assembly, one
of them being our old reporter 6f
last year, and the only stenogra
pher in Oregon. It has been the
custom of the papers heretofore to
have no reporter in the Council,
and to give nothing but the bare
proceedings of that body. We shall
have a reporter in the Council the
coming winter." Statesman, Oct.
13, 1855.
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Telegraphic dispatches received
over the wires from Portland to
Lafayette and from Lafayette to
Salem by express messenger re
ported the Indian outbreaks at the
Cascades in March, 1856.
Quisenberrys
Central Pharmacy
Guardian Bldg.
410 State St., Salem
Professional Druggists
"ASK YOUR DOCTOR"
There has been a brick and tile plant In North Sa
lem for many years, but the present organization took
the plant over In 1910 and built the present factory.
The Salem Brick & Tile Company is a corporation
made up of Salem residents. The president is Mrs.
Jessie I. Wilson, of 1337 Court St.? vice president Is
C. A. Warner, of Route No. ,5; secretary-treasurer and
general manager is F. E. Neer, of 788 N. Church St.;
and the foreman is M. R. DeSart, of 1260 Center St.
These four are the owners of the company.
The company is affiliated with the Common Brick
Manufacturers Association and the Pacific Northwest
Brick & Tile Association.
The factory is located at the head of Tile Road, on
the Southern Pacific, adjoining the State Fair grounds.
The tract consists of 27 acres of clay land the land
and the factory represent an investment of approxi
mately 150,000.00.
When running to full capacity, the company will
employ steadily about 25 men with a payroll of $30,
000.00 per year. To burn their ware, the company
uses slab wood purchased from various mills, the an
nual consumption running from 1500 cords to 3000
cords, depending, of course, upon the quantity of ware
produced.
The company manufactures burned clay common
brick, structural building tile, and drain tile, and re
tails such allied materials as mantle brick, hearth tile,
fire brick, and vitrified sewer pipe.
The clay which the company uses in the manufac
ture of their wares burns red, so, of course, their prod
ucts are limited to various shades of red coloring. By
the use of salt and other materials, the company Is
able to vary these colors somewhat, as in the produc
tion of green glased brick- Seen interspersed with the
red brick on the Bprague residence, on 14th and Cen
ter. This Sprague residence is an excellent example
of the results that can be obtained from the use of
common brick for facing purposes.
Other residences on which Salem brick have been
used to pleasing effect are the Mott home on South
High St.; the Johnson home on Lincoln St.; Dan Fry,
Jr., home on Lefelle; the three brick houses in King
wood Heights; and the two new fire stations in Salem.
Use Brick to Build for .
PERMANENCE,
FIRE SAFETY
and BEAUTY