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About Albany daily democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-192? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1920)
BRICK MADE IN ALBANY IS GOOD Fine Face Brick and Tire Turned Out by Albany Sand & Gravel Co. Among the many business institu tions of the city the Albany Sand A Gravel Company is serving a useful purpose in this field. Equipped with modern machinery and appliances, this firm supplies the city with sand and gravel for-practically all of the building operations conducted in this material for road and public con struction work. It takes its place, too, as a manu facturing institution. Not many peo ple realise that here in the city a beautiful face brick is being made which is being used in building con struction here and elsewhere. Made of concrete and colored and tinted to suit the builder's whims aad require ments, this brick is used for exterior finishing. Some notable examples furnished in the last year are the Ralston, High way and Murphy garage buildings,' and the company is preparing to make the brick which will face the J walls of the Pfeiffer building, which will be occupied by the Day Motor Co. upon its completion. Fireplace mantel brick is also made in many different colors and shapes and is an artistic finishing for this class of work. Cement tile, both for drainage and culverts, is made here. The Albany Sand A Gravel Co. is ' operated by J. J. Lindgren, who bought the business from Harkness, Billings & Fisher in 1914. Since that time he bas added machinery and equipment and now has a modern plant. Mr. and Mrs. Lindgren came to Albany in 1890. Prior to that time Mr. Lindgren was connected for 10 years with the Lebanon paper mill. He was with the Albany Iron Works for 11 years and in 1902 he installed the electric fire alarm system in this city. Mr. Lindgren has bad a prosperous year in 1919 and looks for even bet ter business in 1920. TURN TO PBimE CURRENCY fjrry Uj(S gQQD PLANING MILL People of Siberia Satisfied With the Trade Checks That the Merchant Have Issued. Private tradeeeka. Issued by Arms and wealthy Individuate, have largely replaced the national currency In 81 borla. The ruble In any form outside the metal dlea -Is too unstable to be accounted of real value and the work man who flnds himself with pockets full of "Omsk" or "Kerensky" cur rency need hold no fear of being con sldered a plutocrat. For the ruble, up to a few months aito worth half a dol lar In exrhanre, has diminished to sotxewhnt less thnn four cents, flic value. True, the green paper rarlety labeled "Kerensky" commands a high er premium than do the yellow-backed bills of Omsk : true, again, the tender of the former la worth more than either of the two aforementioned. Hut for all practical purposes the people of Vladivostok receive and demand quite a a matter of course the quaint slips Issued by their tradesmen. En terprise on the part of the merchants, It may be observed, keeps pace wltb the times; for example, one Vladivo stok restaurateur has had his checks made to read : "American GrllL Two RiiMm Nn ftrav trr Kvrr" LONG DISTANCE MANAGE MENT HITS LUMBER On account of the continued car shortage in Western Oregon and West em Washington a nimber of impor tant umber mills have either closed down entirely or withdrawn from the market This accounts for fact that despite persistent demand from all sources for lumber the new business reported by 119 mills contributing 61,587,972 feet as compared with 90,479,722 feet the week before and 109,743,121 feat the week previous. The demand for lum ber for both export and domestic shipments is growing heavier, but until car sination improves mills will be able to hande only a part of their rail business. Reports from various eources in dicate that West Coast territory lost more cars during month of November than it gained; so the ear situation is growing worse instead of better. Long distance management from Washington, which fails to recognise local conditions, gets the blame for present situation. Sears Mill Is One of Best Equipped Plants in Wil lamette Valley - One of the beat, if not the best planing mills in tha Willamette Val ley ia located in this city. When C. W. Sears & Son bought the Albany Planing Mill 14 years ago they be gan to build up the business by add ing new machinery and improving the quality of the goods. The work turn ed out by this mill ia known all over the western part of Oregon and or ders come from afar. Equipped with planers, moulders, mortise rs, aanders, aawa and other necessary machinery, the mill turns out a high grade of sashes, floors , windows and general mill work. It haa furnished the interior finishings for many of the home of the city and the fixtures for many store buildings. The management of the mill is now in the hands of Ed. W. Sears, who succeeded his father, the late Mr. C. W. Sears. Mr. Sears is a native Ore gonian, having been born in Salem and having spent most of his life in this part of the state. He haa been in the mill business in some form or other all his life and know that part of the work thoroughly. The Albany Planing Mill employa a large force of workmen and ia one of the substantial business institu tions of the city, adding to the pros perity of the community with a very healthy payroll. Albany Visitors Frank W. Tibbet and W. L. Browa of Lebanon, C. G. Williams of Gates B. H. Hupson of Silverton, and G. H. Littler of Mill City were among the out of town visitors here last night at the Albany hotels- Locales) In Sales Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stenbcrg and son Harlem went to Salem this morn ing where Mr. Stenberg is to have charge of the Haxelwood station at that place. What Are You Planting For the Cannery? We will furnish roots, tips, trees or plants at net cost to us in any quantity. Secure Your Requirements At Once Phone 91 or write Never were the prospects so bright for the fruit business THE PUYALLUP & SUMNER FRUIT GROWER Canning Co. W. R. SCOTT, Mgr. Water & Main Sts. Albany wordflsh a Fathead. It surely would he Impruilpitt to ad' drew that formidable creature, the swordnsh as Fathead, yet the term would h. quite appropriate. The heads of one hundred average swordnsh will yield aixty-ttv gallous of an oil that haa high market value. Iteflned and sun bleached, It la Indis tinguishable from whale oil, and fetch es the same price. In fact, comitier dally, It Is U)ule oil, Whale oil Is obtained on much larger scale from halibut heads, which are treated In the same way as Ih swonlflah heads I. .. cooked to a pulp with steam and pressed. A short ton of them will yield forty gallons of oil. IkMton and Uloureater (Mass.) annually produce twelve thousand gal lons of refined whnle oil from halibut heads. Away hack lu the TO auMrbody dis covered that salmon heads were rich In oil, and since then the production of It has been a considerable Imlinlrjr In connection with the Pacific mlmon fishery. D.y ISM the nntiunl output had rlseu to fifty thousand gullous. HI Identity. "I see you hsve a new professional man In town," said the picture en larger, who Visited the hamlet sullr deutly often tq be mildly Interested lu the happening- thereof. noticed the sign. 'J. W. nioor. O. D M. T. D.. D. C. What Is he practicing, anyhow logomachy I1 "Nope; economy and eye doctoring." replied the landlord of llfs Petunia tern. Kansas City Blur. FAR WEST MFG. CO. IS LOCAL Gradual Growth Made by One of City's Leading Industries' - The Far West Manufacturing Com pany ia purely local institution that haa quietly sprung up in our midst and is developing a business of wide scope without ostentation or great ado. Starting In a small way it haa gradually grown until a factory of Its own was required and it Is now num bered among the substantial business Institutions of the city. Hack in 1U A. C. Butcher, who haa been the inspiring factor (n the development of the inattitutlon, II. P. White and D. C. White began manu facturing a convenient ironing board in tha Cameron Planing mill. They they began to mage cedar chests and a patented extension ladder which has proved a boon to fruitgrowers. The demand for their articles in creased and, with the other work In the mill a aeparate plant became a ne cessity. Through the efforts of Mr. Butcher stock company waa form- sJBassssjamsjBas. d and In 1018 construction waa strat ed on factory building on South Ferry street. This was occupied early in 1U1B and the business haa continued to grow with even more rapid strides. The demand for Far West pro ducts is widespread and goods are shipped to every state on the Paciflo slope and Into British Columbia. In addition to the original lines the com pany ia now manufacturing wheel barrows, and I. the largest factory west of the Missouri river turning out this class of product. Camp stools, clothes dryers and othur wood pro ducts are made and the demand fur goods is far greater than the present equipment of the plant can turn out. -Since the rush of the fall business has quieted down a bit the capacity of the plant haa been doubled and new ma chinery added, and with more equip ment to be installed thia year pros pects for a record run are In sight. The plant ia capitalised at J5.0O0, all owned by local men. The officer of the institution are C. E. William son, president; C. M. Grlgsby, vice president! Dan Johnston, secretary treaurer and A. C. Uutcher, general manager. PIOIIIIIIH BOXES and CRATES Farmers, Fruitgrowers and manufacturers are fortunate in t 1 .1 a a . t a - - . y navmjr nere at nome a well-equipped Box Factory. We jf ' . manufacture all kinds of-f I f FRUIT and VEGETABLE BOXES and CRATES, 1 CHEESE and BUTTER BOXES, PACKING CASES, Etc. y We also do high grade Cabinet Work and will take special H orders for Tables, Floors, Lamps, Etc. I Cabinet & Box Factory 0 - J. C. & A. M. RON ER, Props. Corner Water and Jackson Streets - Albany, Oregon illOIIfflllH I'LL SAY WE DO" Make the kind of Silo that will make 1920 a bumper year far every farmer who allows us to place one on his ranch As our Silo is absolutely the - "Biggest Dividend Payer on the Farm!" ... :) Our cut in this issue shows twin 10x30 Silos on the ranch of F. H. Hughson & Sons, Albany, Oregon, which were erected in 1918 and last year he ordered us to erect two 6x30 Silos on the same side of the barn. The best Eroof that an article is alright is the fact that they come back a'fter the same ind, - . One of the very special features of our Silo is the springs, we use, that automatically adjusts the silo, . ; This spring is the hired man that ,takes care of your silo night and day, . 365 days in the year Always on the Job But Never on the Payroll. A silo is the most important building on the farm. The right kind of a silo on the farm is next to a good wife. Our silo is a lighthouse on any farm, it will guide you right and double your bank account. ' A $200 silo will hold as much corn fodder as an $800 shed and will give you 50 per cent more feeding value and only half the work In handling the crop. ' ' , ; ' ' Write for one of our "New 1920 Silo Books" bejore they are gone; ' which tells you how to make and feed silage, givine full description o? our . wonderful silo and it alsotells how we have solvedthe keeping of corn In ' Oregon for hog feed. ' , OUR SILO IS PROGRESSIVE Cameron Oregon Silo and Mfg. Company ALBANY, OREGON From Tangent Key. J. II. Needtum ps.tor of the Melhoditt church at Tsngrnt wa an Albany vliilor yesterday evening. Rev. , Needhom is from th stats of Califor nia here. i v
