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Salem's
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These Gratifying Proofs of Salem's factory
Energy Point to Big Underlying Resources
Salem's Superiority Shown by Measure
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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.
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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
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Implements
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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
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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.
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