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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
FRIDAY, JULYo, I I ' ' - 'J7 THE CAPITAL JOUftWAl clusively Salem's stria These Gratifying Proofs of Salem's factory Energy Point to Big Underlying Resources Salem's Superiority Shown by Measure . . ,. ii c.u .ntiko hw Fnctnri' Enel'- fUA pXCHART A literally Pictures to the Eye an - Vrf thi. chart V-ll Ail I gy with those five other good commercia centals, ine nmui i . precisely illustrate the per 1,000 of population figures of fable 1. They ten tne y of this city's enviable position far better than mere numbers and word can cio. SALEM'S AVERAGE $389,278. Shown Coo Indu Superiority 11 p i . - . ! IMyMlu i . ....... . The Farmers Power Plant As ever the machine wa yis proving i more EFFICIENT, FASTEH, EASIER than the old way. In this Factory the 5 machine increases production, saves labor, produces more at less cost. That is what the Fordson does on the farm. It saves from 30 to 50 per cent of the farmers time, and time saved; t and being able t obet the fields in pro- J per shape at the right time; means more money to the Farmer. Farm by Power Get that power thru a Fordson. This compact, easy to handle; the first cost is low, and operat ing expenses less than any tractir. Backed by the greatest Tractor Source I in the U. S. We can make Immediately Delivery Valley MotorCd. Approved Farm 'i Implements i Everett's Average $263,158. Boise's Average $173,177. El Paso' Average $156,190. Butte's Average $74,224. Alameda's Average $63,800. NO FAVORS SHOWN SALEM These shaded lines are drawn exactly to scale ,and do not favor this city in the least. The ad vantage is all in its excellent ec onomic position. TABLE 1 Rank 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Salem's Industrial Vitality Proven (Copyright, 1920, by Richard L. Rowe.) TABLE 1 shows how Salem's 1919 Factory Product Value Grades with the 1914 (la test official) similar summaries for five other well known western cities. As the various centers differ in population, they are, therefore, matched by Average Value of Yearly Product per 1,000 of population ACCORDING TO SIZE. For this pur pose Salem's total for 1919 is Cut Half to reduce it to about 1914 Prices. Value of Annual Average Value of Product Product per 1,000 Of Population $14,013,550 . $ (Value reduced 50 per cent) 7,006,775 6,135,000 2,907,000 1,914,000 6 Cities Compared no""1 Salem, Oregon ............:........18,000 Salem, Oregon 17,697 Everett, Washington ; 24,814 Boise, Idaho 17,358 El Paso, Texas 39,279 Butte, Montana 39,165 Alameda, California 30,000 389,278 263,158 173,177 156,190 74,224 63,800 Salem Matched With Big Cities: Here are some verv impressive comparisons, that will prove surprising to people of this place, and more so to the residents of the three cities named in the graduations below. But, they closely re flect the true situation. Salem's population is that of the census for January 1, J? or tne other cities the 1910 census is used: SALEM, OREGON 17,697 $ 7,006,775 $389,278 Portland, Oregon .......207,214 5o,by,uuu Seattle, Washington ........237,194 64,390,000 271,465 Spokane, Washington : ...104.4U2 b,t3V,uuu ioy,doo Except Salem and Alameda. Salem's population is the 1919 local estimate, including immediate suburbs. Alameda's is for 1918 by official estimate. By including Salem's suburbs the division is relatively enlarged and the quotient (Salem's average per 1000) is lessened. This works against Sa lem's showing, but it easily leads by large odds. Alameda is at a similar disadvantage, but has no chance to rank high, anyway, at this time. Is Salem An Industrial Leader? On April 2, The Capital Journal announced the general summaries of Salem's Industrial Survey, as made by the Commercial Club! In connection it was stated the results showed that Salem is pos sessed of a Manufacturing Vigor scarcely matched by any city ol its general class in tne united States. As no comparisons were then offered with other business centers of Salem s size, people of this town might think the claim of superiority partly attributable to local pride and patriotism. Resi dents of distant places might be inclined to consider such statements examples of Western "Glitter ing Generalities." But, it is highly important that the Truth be asured to everybody at home and abroad. For, if Salem actually has an extraordinary record for Factory Bigness, there is an UNDERLYING REA SON for that fact, of great importance to this city and its traffic field. JournaVs Jury Is To Decide III Ride a Bicycle Make the nod of your time. Think ot the time you can un by riding a bicycle. No need to wait on camera (or street cars, or stand in crowded, stuffy aisles. A bicycle saves time, saves money, saves energy, saves your health. A bicycle will save you enough in carfare alone in one year to more than pay for itself. Come in, talk it over, and ride home on a wheel of your own. Lloyd L Ramsden 387 Court Street Salem. Oregon Now. in this series of Publicity and Progress articles, the purpose will be to PROVE, beyond any REASONABLE DOUBT, all claims and allegations made. Let the investigation commence with an examination of the summaries in the box at the head of this article. . ' 1 ".' There Salem's Average Value of Factory Product per 1,000 of Population, for 1919, is matched with those of Portland, Seattle and Spokane, forl914. In order to get the Values to the same denomination (that is, of 1914), Salem s total for 1919 of $14,013,550 is CUT IN TWO, and Only fifty per cent of it is used here, or $7,006,775, in making proof comparisons: Note also that the 1910 census is used with the 1914 Factory Enumerations of Portland, Seattle, and Spokane. This LESSENS the DIVISOR andenlarges the quotient gives those other cities MORE than they are entitled to. This is also true of the contrasts made in lable 1 and Chart A, with this article, which treat of smaller cities. , Notice How Salem Leads And yet, observe: In those introductory parallells (in the "box") Salem outlasses Portland in averaged Factory Value as $389,278 is to $268,970 or is better by $120,808 for each 1,000 of that city's population nearly TWO TO ONE! In case of Seattle, the graduation lacks only $2,485 per 1,000 for Salem to out rank Seattle as greatly as Portland. And now look at the good town of Spokane. Salem's average exceeds that of the "Inland Empire's" capital as $389,278 is to $159,355, or by $229,923 for each 1,000 of Spokane's population more than TWO TO ONES Salem Great In Its Class Finally, for comparison of Salem with towns f its own general population class, or from about 17,000 to near 40,000 inhabitants in 1910, look it Table 1. Five of them besides Salem are found lined up according to grade, population and prnnnmip size, in the table. Their relative rank is shown in the right hand column, and how they actually Measure up with Salem's is illustrated in Chart A. That table and chart tell the story of Salem's fine situation without further explanation. They make a splendid "case" for this city, and well might be framed and used to satisfy skeptical people at home and abroad. Now, isn't it true that Salem IS one of the Biggest Little cities in the Big Northwest or al most anywhere? . This is a real matter of pride for Salem, yes, and a great deal more. These energetic factories are only EFFECTS. There are big CAUSES behind them. That fact will be made clear in this series of Publicity Studies. Salem's Future Seems Assured Besides possessing a mild temperature in winter, except in case of one of those eccentric seasons, when all ordinary rules fail to apply, like last December, there is none of the severe cold winter, or prostating humidity in summer that is so familiar and distressing in Chicago and New York City. This is one of the best all-the-year residence countries to be found anywhere. It is becoming as it well deserves to be a great summer visitors' playground, where real comfot and city-next-tonature pleasures can be enjoyed at their best. Most of the products of Salem, Marion county and Oregon have a World Market Field for disposal. This is true of timber, lumber and lumber products. It is true of wool and wool fabrics It is true of grain and livestock, of preserved fruits and fruit juices. Oregon is represented on every continent by its superior growths and manufactures, and has a general consuming popula tion to which it can advantageously appeal of about One Billion Human Beings. LOWEST PRICED JV2 TON Tl ALL PARTS CARRIED me u. FOR MARION AND POLK FOR HAXWELE, MITCHELL, I0BILE, RUCK ON THE MARKET IN OUR STOCK MOW M TIRE CO. HUP JORDAN CARS