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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1941)
Lumbering Activity . ft -: ' , -1 . . . i. ,.: 1 ! ' : 'fiashmgy -';-:;,,:; Jnatjimon Yyp Crops ffospitablo Hilltown: JeffGFSOIl's Lyons Growing With Prosperity ' , J . Rv MRS. NETTIE REEVES Statesman Correspondent JEFFERSON A city of 500 population, Jefferson is sur rounded by rich river bottom lands especially suited to true gardening and fruit growing, in the diversification and the value of the area's produce may De found the explanation for the business section, larger ana more prosperous appearing than that of the average town of its size. Jefferson lies 17 miles south of Salem on the Pacific highway, the Santiam river and the main line of the Southern Pacific. ""Tovr-ehTnrhesr- a standard - - ; By MRS. CLYDE BRESSLER '" 4 SUtttman Correspondent LYONS Located in the foothills of the Cascades on a brah line of the Southern Pacific railroad and the Santiam highway, Lyons is a small, but far from unpublicized village. It lies within a 30-mile radius of its state capitol in Salem and of :its county seaV Aibanjr.;Only. a few miles east, over the Sanllam pass is a chain of beautiful lakes offering boating and good fishing. . . Lyons is v serviced by the : ' Southern Pacific freight' line, Hamman bus line and Wright's 1 tractor-1 Its -popwatknri&r . 'proximately 250 i residents ' Is "hospitable and friendly. Lumber Industry Grows Only -old-timers' think of logons as an agricultural cen ; !ler, for although there are: num erous small farms in the vlcin , ity, these are to a certain ex- tent outshone by the constantly "growing lumber industry. From the first six-man saw mill, started more than 50 years ago, the industry has grown to Lleed, the now-bocaning trade. , Two sawmill centers are located here. The Linn Lumber com ' pany, employing approximately ' 70 men, saws 50,000 board feet 1 dally and has 'a payroll of $5000 monthly. "The ML Jefferson 'Lumber company, which, has 'operated here only during the tributes to the schools of hlgh er education in our state. "ConatnwUon CtontfiueT - Seven new residences have been erected here during the past three years. A new 40x60 IOA grocery store with modern living quarters in the rear has just been completed, and a 40x50 garage to be used by the Linn Lumber company to service its equipment is under construction. The newly-built grange hall measures 40x80 feet Its main auditorium is 40x56. The build ing also provides kitchen, ante room and lockers. The kitchen is used by juvenile members. The grange, organized in April, 1936, initiated the second larg est class in the state a year . later and had made the second largest gain in membership among like organizations past four years, z employs 100 throughout the nation. 'men, saws 55,000 board feet a day and has a $9000 monthly payroll. At present, government orders -are being shipped with considerable rapidity from the town, which is the shipping cen- ,ter for the production of seven sawmills. Poles and piling go 'from hers to various ports. ; Business Center Develops 4 .. t The growth of Lyons indus trially is reflected in its busi ness development. Three well- maintained ? grocery " stores, a -cold storage and ' locker system, depot, postoffice,' one grain and -feed mill, two restaurants, one hotel and a modem apartment house help supply the residents' need. Rebekah hall and a re cently completed 1 grange hall provide adequate - centers for . recreation. A well-equipped ga rage and a .welding plant are assets in the east; end 'of town. Two churches, one Catholic and one protectant, promote the re ligious welfare, y, i ; ,x .Lyons has a grade school with two teachers and 40 pupils, and sends approximately 25 pupils to high school in Mill City. The town also boasts of the high percentage of students it eon- high school and grade school employing a superintendent and eleven other teachers; a Parent-Teacher association; Masonic, I OOF, Eastern Star and Rebekah lodges; Jeffer son Community club and the Woman's club are centers ot clvec life. Twelve active 4H clubs and a recently -organized school band fill Important places. A number of farmers in the "area a'nfiew'tism'g'littgation' systems to provide moisture for their crops during summer months. They find that they thus get a larger yield and better grade. A large percentage of the ber ries and other river-bottom pro duce is taken to Portland mar v Iyons' Growors Find Grass Thrives ' LYONS Within the last few , years Linn county agriculture ; has swung sharply to the pro duction of grass seed. Thecoun ! 'ty is fast becoming the grass .seed center, not only of Oregon, ' . but of the United State. linn county produces about 90 per cent of the rye grass seed grown 'in the United States. The fes cue grasses are rapidly coming r5 to the foreground; '' Chewings fesque is a well established ; grass and there is a large acre age of that seed raised in the county Tall fesque and others are just in the - experimental tag. ..'.fv V- jX; : Lyons community has a num- . ber of farmers who are doing I a, creditable piece of work, with grass seed: John Shelton in the , Jordan district wes' of Lyool ;i Fred Bassett and Frank Potter, , , whose planting on Canadian ; thistle-Infested ground 1ua over r come the thistles completely, ; and- J. L Johnston who has a young planting of rye grass. ;i, Other farmers ..an v expert t menting with, permanent piant ' ;lngs of pasture"" grass."" island : bent, rye grass, fesque, white clover, subte rranlan clover, or . chard grass and o&xr varieties " are used in different cixtures. WE SALUTE and CONGRATULATE The Oregon Statesman on the occasion of its S3lh Anniversary May its future be as indelibly stamped "on the progress of the Willamette Valley as have its past accomplishments. V- .y-V-: i Sfieamslaip Gompaay McCormick Terminal PORTLAND keta or to valley canneries. Plans areunder way for de velopment of a cooperative can- -nery here sto care for fruit and vegetablesj Although it is too late to build a plant to handle this year's crops, it is probable that such a cannery will be ope rating next. year. . Green corn and cabbage, grown here in considerable quantity for the past two years, find their way to east ern markets. Green beans and melons are also grown exten sively In this district. Mink raising is , rapidly De coming a major industry. Frame Wied, Earl Lynes, Charles Mc Kee, Pierce Jacob, W. L. Jones and Frank Glaser are engaged in it Another industry which has made rapid recent strides is tur key raising. Wied, A. B. IJinz. J. E. Parrlsh and Guy Aupperle Pratum Farms Rotate for Dividends PRATUM .Set .'in rolling, rich and cultivated fields, Pra tum itself is small. Probably its population is between 50 and 60 persons, but more than 300 attended services in its two churches last Sunday morning. Here, the seasons 1 are defi nitely defined, seedtime and harvest. Wheat, oats, hay, corn and potatoes rotation of crops, this is agriculture of the neighborhood, although many a farm has its own fruit and nut trees, its poultry and cows. Lying halfway between Sil verton and Salem, but on the Garden road rather than the Silverton highway. Pratum is here. shopping area. Steady Growth LIKE that of a tree The growth of an in dividual or a business a city or a state must be healthy. Deep rooting careful pruning proper nourishment All Are Necessary O Natural conditions, in case of a tree can be count ed on to care for adequate growth but Nature alone cannot provide for groups and individuals Indi vidual effort is needed Co-operation and careful planning play a part TRANSPORTATION OF MERCHANDISE This necessitates careful planning and we pride our selves in the fact that our service has been brought to the highest degree of efficiency humanly possiblel Prompt, careful freight service to and from PORT LAND. Trucks leave daily at noon and 5 p.m. from both terminals with pickup from and delivery made to "The Store Door." Bonded and Insured Carrier ALSO OVERNIGHT SERVICE FROM WASHINGTON POINTS. Salem navigation Co. I.C.C.M.C. 2954 Ore. P.U.C. 3964-1 1610 N. Commercial - Salem V Salem, Dial 3148 Portland, BR 3491 7-
