Gresham outlook., August 21, 1914, Page 12, Image 12

TTOME ANT> FA RM MAGAZINE SEfTTON
Good Roads and Marketing Problem
By W. 8. Nicholson, Traffic Editor, F ruit and Produce
Distributor.
HOTEL BUTLER
Under
SEATTLE, WASH.
m anagem ent — entire
„ new
.. —
change in ail departm ents— all rooms I
place to the railroad—th ere are few redecorated and refurnished. P articu
roads in th e N orthw est th a t a few hull lar atte n tio n is now ue ng paid to
dred dollars a mile will not put in p ass­ prom pt, efficien t and courteous service.
able condition— it is obvious th a t th is
loss would not have occurred. When
DAILY RATES
we consider the thousands o f miles of
»2.00 Up With Private Bath
bad roads in the N orthw est, nnd the
»1.00 Up Without Private Bath
thousands of fru it grow ers who are
hauling th eir produce over such roads,
the gross am ount of loss due to b ru is­
ing must run into alm ost unbelievable
figures.
l R U IT and Produce D istrib u to r is
“ D evoted to th e M ark etin g In d u s­
t r y . ’’ W ere we to in terp re t th is
narrow ly, wo would in all p robability
be compelled to confine our activ ities
to th e diseussion o f m ark etin g prob
lems alone, th a t is to say, m crehandiz
ing m ethods. We are, however, en
deavoring to do a work of broader
scope th an th at, and our investigations
of m arketing problem s have led us far
afield, and have given us a new insight
THE FINEST IN SEATTLE
Marketing Problem.
into the many subjects th a t must be
Service
the Best
Cuisine Unexcelled
of
So
th
e
study
of
m
arketing
problems
considered before th e g reat work
proper d istrib u tio n may be treated in- brings up not alone the question of sell­
ing fru it over a counter in some E a s t­
telligently.
ROBERT J. ROBINSON
W H EN IN PO RTLAN D
Thu», in our in v estig atio n work, we ern city for the highest possible price,
M anager.
have found th a t poor tran sp o rtatio n b u t leads us into a la b y rin th of com
stop at the incomparable
methods have, in m any eases, been re ­ plex, correlated problems — picking,
and
sponsible for low prices, and wo have packing, grading, “ flood Roads
accordingly been compelled to e s ta b ­ tran sp o rtatio n , storage, d istrib u tio n , a d ­
W hen In Seattle
lish e T raffic D epartm ent in order to vertising, accounting—each one of
study tran sp o rtatio n conditions, w ith a which is related to and is an im portant
view to im proving them , in so far as th e facto r in the u ltim ate retu rn s th a t will
CENTRAL, FIREPROOF,
movement of fru it nnd produee is con­ be made for any given shipment.
Good roads are expensive; an y th in g
cerned. In studying these tra n sp o rta ­
MODERN, LOW RATES
tion problem s, we have found th a t th e th a t is good costs innr.ey, b u t if we are
shipper h im stlf has a g reat deal to losing more money by h aving bad roads
Send fo r free book.
learn about proper method» of p re p a r­ th an w e could save by installing good
ing, inapeeting ami loading fru it, and ones, by all’ means let us wake up and
Carl Stanley, Mgr.
th a t it is not alw ays th e c a rrier who is get b ehind the “ Good Roads M ove­
to blam e when shipm ents “ go w ro n g .- ’ ment. ’ ’
Improvements Pay.
E ffe c ts o f B ad Roads
A t least le t us study the m erits of
Now we are beginning to see th a t in
LOCATION IS RIGHT
some eases, we must search fu rth e r the m ovem ent and see w hether it will
pay
us
in
actual
dollars
and
cen
ts,
Only
3 Blocks From Depots
th an th e shipper, and it looks as
though, in th e n atu ral order of things, w hether it will add to th e value of our
and Docks.
we are going to be led into the “ Good pro p erty ; w hether it w ill improve so
OF THIS?
eial
conditions
in
our
fru
itg
ro
w
in
g
d
is­
11 ails M ovem ent.’ ’
THE
RATES
ARE
RIGHT
tric
ts
by
facilitatin
g
social
intercourse
A few days ago, th e m anager of a
large shipping association, located along wtii our neighbors; w hether it will make
$1.00 Per Day and Up.
FINE FREE HOMESTEADS
the Columbia River, visited our office. it easier for th e children to trav el to
and Montana Deeded Lands
Dis d istrict raises as fine straw b erries and from school; and above all, w h eth ­
THE FRYE IS THE RIGHT
$8 to »40 an Acre
er
it
will
add
to
our
own
self
respect
ns can be produced anyw here in the
Readv for th e plow.
HOTEL FOR YOU.
to
lie
r.blo
to
feel,
and
to
be
able
to
world, y et the grow ers have never
Yields 30 to 60 bu. w heat.
riiad«1 any money on th is fruit. We snv w ith pride th a t we are factors in a
Oats, barley, flax , hay, etc., in
"IT
L
O
O
K
S
LIKE
A
HOTEL”
asked him th.' reasou for th is—his a n ­ live, up-to-date, progressive comm unity,
proportion.
That’ll What They All Say.
Finest Inland Climate.
swer was “ Bad R oads.’ ’ He to ld us too proud of its name and rep u tatio n as
a
good
place
to
live,
to
countenance
the
Land
Sold on Crop Payment
of one man, who brought his berries to
Plan.
the association for shipm ent. T hey w retched tra ils th a t pass for roads in so
Low fa re H om eseekers’ Ex­
m ine from a farm about tw o miles from many o f our grow ing d istric ts today.
cursions
on
firs t and t h i r l
In conclusion, unless the grow er has
the shipping statio n ; w ere well packed,
Tuesdays of each month.
a
good
road
betw
een
his
home
and
his
«•lean, picked at th e proper time, yet
Western Immigration Agent,
the berries ii . about two hundred cases shipping statio n , all his care in pre
O. M. & ST. P RY.
E ast M orrison and Sixth Street*.
paring
his
produee
will
he
w
asted,
aud
were so badly bruiseil th a t th e associn
2nd and Cherry, Seattle, Wash.
Modern io every detail. Best ot aarvlce.
in
m
any
eases
fruit
th
a
t
is
one
h
u
n
­
tion inspector refused to accept them ,
R ates by w eek from $3 np. by day 50 cents
and the grow er had eith er to dump dred p er cent p erfect when it leaves and up. See the C lifford before gain» else
his
shipping
station
will
be
so
badly
where.
them or feed them to his hogs, if he
ED. r. BEEVES, Proprietor.
bruised th a t it will be practically
had any.
yO U W A N T T H E B E S T S P R A Y E R
Y o u w ant to save tu n *
In this ease th ere w as a loss of at worthless a fte r the wagon haul over the
temper. trouble and trees.
rocks
and
ru
ts
and
chuckholcs
o
f
his
least »200, which, a t 5 per cent, repre
Y o u w ant to raise fruit that
“
ro
ad
,’’
I
f
th
ere
is
a
cannery
avail
bring« th« hifbe«t nP Ticf*
scuta the in terest on a principal of
Y o u w ant to know all about
Comer Twelfth and Stark Streeta
able,
ho
may
save
som
ething;
if
there
$■»,000. Suppose $4,000, «r a much
our »prayer before you buy.
Portland, Oregon.
Th e re m more you o u » h iM
sm aller am ount, had been expended on s not, his loss will freq u en tly be total.
R A TE S: » 2 .5 0 per w eek up. W ith prl Write for _
___ know D o Y o u
ant To
Eroin
F
ru
it
and
Produce
D
istributor.
C * talo«u e 8 1
P rtceJ
a good, perm anent road from this man t
F
Hotel Butler Cafe
H o te l B e n s o n
TRY THE FRYE
IT’S NEW
IT’S CLEAN
IT CAN’T BURN
What do you think
3,000,000 Acres
•a
" g >
H o te l C l i f f o r d
H O T E L A C K LY
S T E E L W H E E L S F O R AUTO
MOBILES.
RESSED ST E E L wheels are being
b u ilt for autom obiles, which have
g reat stren g th and no more w eight
than wooden wheels of the same carry
ing capacity. F or vehicles w eighing up
to 11 tons, No. is gauge steel is use«!,
and th is is found to be heavy enough
for larg er ears, although a lig h ter
gauge would doubtless b e ample for the
lighter varieties of tourin g cars. The
eli .,eet steel is pressed cold, th e first ini
»ression merely o utlining the spokes,
shile subsequent processes cut out the
n term edinte steel, and round the »pokes
'or close fittin g . The wheel is assem
sled, th e “ s p id e r’ ’ is placed in the
toncavo side of one of the stam pings,
md the spoke w ings closed, form ing a
perfect interlock. The surplus m aterial
is removed from betw een the spokes
and the hub and run added, while spot
welding may be used between the
(pokes if desired.
P
w om en's road clubs will be organised
along th e lines of tho girls canning
clubs and the b o y s’ eorn and pig clubs
In ad d itio n io g ettin g ro o d trav elin g
m ads, the women will be urged to see
th at th e ir husbands pfant trees to p ro ­
vide shade along the highw ays and to
affo rd pro tectio n from storms.
w
MBS
V ite bath, »4 50 up.
CLEAN O U T SID E ROOMS.
MODERN BRICK B U IL D IN G .
AUTOS PULL BINDER.
1KN th e horses of O. L. Hamm, a
farm er near W illiam ston, K an.,
played out while cu ttin g a field
of oats, tw o autom obiles belonging to
J. D. and M. F. M artin, who were
visiting on th e farm , were fastened to
the b in d er and completed the work.
The tongue of the b in d er was r e ­
moved and a rope w as run through a
pulley fasten ed on th e fro n t of th e
reaper. One end of th e rope was tied
to one car and the o th er end to the
second car, th u s m aking a sliding
pu ller so if one ear pulled ahead of the
other it would not have the whole job
of pulling throw n npon it.
WOMEN AND OOOI ROADS.
The b in d er pulled easily and it is
H E U nited S ta te s D epartm ent of said one car could have done the work
A griculture, w orking on the theory alone. A t th e rat« th e field of oats
th a t much o f th e hardship s u f­ was h arv ested th irty acres per day
fered by women on farm s ia d irectly could have been cut.
lu e to bad roads, is b e g im in g a earn
paign to in terest th e fa rm e rs ' w ives m
COMBINATION PLEASURE CAR
the good road movem ent. The d e p a rt­
AND DELIVERY VAN.
m ent is backed by tho A m erican H i g h
GERM A N autom obile m an u faetu r
w ay Association.
cr has recently bro u g h t out a dc
The ac heme is to h av e the w ives of
liv ery car, which, used as a 30-
farm ers study th e good roads question
from a practical view point, and then horsepower «porting phaeton, holds four
dem and of tow nship and county o ffi passengers, but, by ta k in g out th e np
cials th a t they «pend t t e i r funds prop hotstering and rem oving th e scats, is
*rly and d irect th e work of road im adapted to th e tran sp o rtatio n and de
livery o f m erchandise. The tran sfo rm s
nrovem cnt in a ecientifie m anner.
Bulletins on road improvement will turn may be accomplished in a few
be printed for »be women'» use, and minutes.
•“ SfuTS«?“ ’ * 8 2 Morrlaen S t. Portland. Ore.
The Man Who K now s
T Y P E W R IT E R S
RENT a T ypew riter from the m anufactarera,
| 5 for Ihrv« m onth». Remington No. 6 os
. practical, p rofitable trade is independent. No 7- Sm ith Premier, No. 2 or No. 4 ; viaibla
W rite or call for references, take« only few Remington. Monarch. Sm ith Premier, »3 pet
months to lesrn P osition s guaranteed.
month delivereo anyw here. R ebuilt machine*
WATCH MAKING. ENGRAVING, OPTICAL •old on easy payment».
SCHOOL
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY.
216 Commonwealth Bldg , 6th and Ankeny
Portland, Oregon.
86 Bioadway, Portland. Ore.
$60.00 A WEEK AND EXPENSES
T hat's the money yon should get this year
I mean It
I want
\|»1,avers quick, men or women who b elieve in
2 . 1 w h i w ill go into partnership with me. No e i-
the square d
.
folding Hath Tub has taken the country
pen en ce “eedeA My tom n?
s#
|umbi
Bo
Vk. » o m r e d
Full length b .th in any room. Folds in
n
a . an umbrella 1 tell y u i f . great! GREAT!
nS £ i t h ’ room
Now listen !
I w .n t \ o U to h .n d la
R ! J tn ° tv
I'll furnish dem onstrating tub on lib eral plan.
»our county-
, , . ,»v cert«iiu— you can get bigg<*r money in
¡ “„ W S r . h * . . ' / y o u ever Zm .d . in* a mouth b , f „ r a -
a"i
1 KN0Wt ™
8A L E S A D A Y — »300 A MONTH
T hat’« « h »‘ ’ ”” ,* a ° Oeigfr"y W ig h t ” M o d e m ’ bathing faeili-
home, ^a‘l l Y
people
Take orders right and le ft.
Quick
lira for al1 'n J ,» fit s
Look at th ese men. Sm ith, Ohio, got
saieA
f .m w ^ h . Meyer., W i.c » 2 5 0 profit
first month; Tewtnn. C a n v -n a * » « ’’ ,n.
days
You should do a« w ell
- SA L E S A D A Y
M E A N S 1 3 0 0 A MONTH.
The work .a very
easy.
P ea sa n t,
permanent,
fascinatin g.
11
m eant a business of your own.
T
DEMON-
8TRATINO
TUB
furnished
A
_ ROBINSON
President
913 Factories Bldg.. Toledo,
L ittle capital
needed I grant cre­
d it— Help you out—
Rack you no— D on 't doubt—
D on 't hesitate— D on't bold back—
Ton cannot
cant «I lose
. su. My
wi 7 other
tuner men «rv
are
building houses, hack accounts, to can you.
Act th*n quick SEND N MONEY ju st name on
p^wny post card for free tub off«». H u stle!
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