Capital journal., July 28, 1925, SALEM SURVEY EDITION, Image 5

THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
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Salem's Postal Receipts Declare That Business Surely Gains
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925.
Nor th we s t
Fruit Products
Company
PHEZ;
PRODUCTS
Fruit Juices and
Concentrates
Jams Preserves
Canned Fruits
Cold Storage
SALEM, - OREGON
Willamette Valley
Prune Association
(Incorporated 1900)
. Salem, Oregon
Packers and Shippers of
PHEASANT and HUNTER Brand of
OREGON PRUNES
Pheasant Brand Prunes Have Become So Well
Packed and Standardized that they are Recognized
as Among the Finest Fruits on the Market. They
are packed by the Oldest Organization of Prune
Growers in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
PACIFIC FRUIT AND
PRODUCE COMPANY
Salem On Phones 1928 1929 16
Packers and Carlot Shippers Distributors
The Grocer's outlet for Fruit and
Vegetables, Especially Cherries,
Apples, Prunes, Celery, Onions
and Potatoes.
Trade & High Sts., Salem, Ore.
Union Abstract Co.
Safety First! Before parting with your money for real
estate, be sure that the title is Rood. An abstract pre
pared by a reliable and responsible company will tell.
U. S. PAGE, Pres. 525 Court SL W. E. HANSON, See.
The 1924 Official Record Passed the Inflation Peak
Of 1920 By $30,297.42 or 21 Per Cent
The Past Year's Earnings Exceeded Those of 1916 by $81,830.82 or at an 88.3 Per Centum
Pace and Were 903 Per Centum Greater Than in 1900 Several Stages of Expansion
Are Graphically Illustrated by Chart C with This Article
By Richard L. Rowo
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t0x Mad6 in the West
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When you buy "CHERRY BRAND" GLOVES your
money remains on the Pacific Coast. J
Manufactured by i
GLEASON GLOVE CO.
Salem, Oregon
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CHART
Salem's Postal Receipts Confirm Other Business Growth
THERE WAS FAST INCREASE in Each of the Deflation Years of 1921,
1922, 1923 and in -the Slow Crop Year of 1924. There Was an Eight-Year
Expansion from $92,658.97 in 1916 to $174,489.79 in 1924 Amounting to
$81,830.82, or 88.3 Per Cent. The Shortest Shaded Line in Chart C
Measures the Postal (and General) Size of Salem in 1900 and the Longest
(Top Line) This City in 1924, When the Receipts Were Almost 903 Per
Cent Greater.
SALEM'S POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEARS OF
1924 $174,489.79
1920 $144,192.37
1915 $79,349.44
1910 $59,721.41
1900 $17,397.83
THE LITTLE NUBBIN at the Bot
tom Was the Salem of 1900 and
Already the Long Line at the Top Is
Being Extended in 1925. The Chart
Lines Are Graduated Precisely to
Scale.
On Evidence of Salem's Bank Deposits It Was Made Reasonably Certain That Financial Conditions Are Actually
Rising Out of the Hesitation of the Past Four Years. But Banks Now Have to Deal with Some Slow Accounts
and Their Records Are Not As Favorable As They Would Be In Easier Times. But the Postoffice Transactions
Are All Spot Cash and Are Responsive to the Business of the Community as Actually Done. Salem's Postal
Receipts Tell a Very Encouraging Story of Positive Gains.
Here are Salem's official records of postal receipts from 1900 to 1924 by full years and also for the first quarter
of 1925 over the like period of 1924 :
Years
Annual Receipts. Index Numbers
1900 $ 17,397.83
1910 69,721.41
1914 86,606.31
1915 79,349.44
1916 92,658.97
1917 94,173.32
1918 122,841.05
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63.3
84.1
.Years Annual Receipts. Index Numbers
1919 107,469.91
1920 144,192.37 152.9
1921 144,560.33
1922 165,013.49
1923 168,485.24
1924 174,489.79 185.0
1925 1st qr.) 44,958.42
. Gauged by the first quarter of 1925, this year's gain will be $5,343.89 over 1924. The year starts off with the
largest first-quarter receipts this postoffice has ever known, being 13.97 (almost 14) per cent over the like period
of last year. And that was the best the Salem postoffice h ad attained up to that date.
The Chart Numbers are simply the larger numbers reduced to a smaller scale, so the mind can the more easily
grasp them. It will be seen that the home postoffice has ne ver failed to make an advance In any year since 1919, and
1924 was far ahead of the high inflation years of 1919 and 1920.
If it is suggested that the State's business helps this postoffice to make a better display, the same ilrue in a general
way of Portland and every town in Oregon. They are all lifted up by the swell of the state's expansion.
On basis of the receipts of the first three months of 1925, the year's record will be $179,833.68, compared with
$174,489.79 for 1924. It won't be long until this postoffice will be in the $200,000 class, and Salem will be relatively
strong in business.
Most Cities Confirm
The leading postoffices of the
Even Oregon can not make sure progress unless the entire Nation is also growing,
country'must likewise indicate expansion for that reason. And they do.
By the kindness of Assistant Postmaster Orthur E. Gib bard, The Capital Journal is able to quote the postal
receipts for March, 1925, matched with the same month of of 1921, reported from the leading commercial and
financial centers of America. In order to simplify the num bers, only the per cent of gain will be stated, one city from
each state represented in the list. Here they are:
Post Offices Per Cent Gain
at 1925 Over 1924
New York City 8.16
Chicago 3.G0
Philadelphia ... 9.16
Boston 5.32
St. Louis - 4.16
Cleveland, Ohio . 9.62
San Francisco . . 4.74
Detroit . 6.37
k Los Angeles 2.55
Pittsburgh 56
Minneapolis 3.96
Baltimore .. ; 8.50
Milwaukee 6.27
Indianapolis .... 8.63
Tost Offices Per Cent Gain
at 1925 Over 1924
Jacksonville, Florida 20.G4
Atlanta 3.16
Denver - 2.64
Omaha 77
Newark, N. J 12.01
Dallas, Texas 6.70
Seattle, Washington 9.50
Dcs Moines 32
Portland, Orcggon 2.94
New Orleans- 17.84
Louisville, Kentucky 55
Richmond, Virginia 8.74
Memphis, Tenn 8.62
Hartford, Conn 5.75
Salt Lake City 13.63
Both St. Louis and Pittsburgh had shrinkages for 1924 in contrast with 1923. They are doing better now.
Of the fifty cities named in that list, all made an increase except six. Of fifty centers of somewhat less size and
Importance, but still of represenative standing, all made an advance except fourteen. With fairly good crops, now to
be determined, the growth will be reasonably sure to improve and continue through the year.
Undoubtedly, the wild grain and stock gambling disorder that wag put on about the first of the year, jarred general
confidence, and made people cautious about ventures and investments. They won't respond now with any buoyant ardor
until they know the road Is sound ahead. Prosperity of the farms, better markets abroad and confidence are the key
moves to build up all postal receipts, and the entire Nation. Meantime, Salem is in as good condition as the best of
them. The records say so.
137 S. Commercial St.
Phone 299
Capital City
Cooperative
Creamery
(Established in 1916)
PROFITS GO TO
THE DAIRYMEN
Business Increased 50 in 1923;
15 in 1924 and 1925 Promises
Still Larger Growth
Market Price Paid for AH Butterfat Bought
On an Investment of $6,300, the
Handsome Sum of $4,445.75 Was
Turned Back to the Producers
after All Expenses "Were Paid.
The Dairymen's Profits Were
70.56 Per Cent of the Total Invest
ment in the Business.
Thus, this Capital City Creamery is not only
making a good Market for the Dairymen's
Products, but Excellent Service for the Con
suming Public. We are Serving the People of
Salem and Farming Community as No Other
Dairy in Salem is doing. We take great pride
In the quality of our Buttercup Butter made
from selected cream.
CAPITAL CITY
CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY,
By C. F. BATES, Manager
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ROSEBRAUGH
FOUNDRY
MACHINE
WORK
Furnaces Tanks
Boiler Work
Fruit Stoves
Electric and
Gas Welding
W. W. Roscbraugh
Salem, Oregon
17th and Oak Streets
Salem Navigation Co., Inc.
Salem to Portland
Portland to Salem
By Willamette River Steamer
Three Trips Each Way Weekly
on Steamer "Northwestern"
From Salem: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
From Portland : Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
Regular Freight and Passenger Service
Salem Dock : Foot of Court Street
Portland Dock: Supples Dock
Lower Freight Rates Store Door Delivery
Ship by Water and Save the Difference
For Rates or Information 9G7 Dock Office
843 City Office
Salem Construction Co., Inc.
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General Contracting
We Specialize In Moderate-Priced Homes.
Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
Phone 1224
SALEM, OREGON
169 South High Street