Gresham outlook., December 15, 1922, Holiday Number, Page 10, Image 10

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GRESHAM OUTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER
STARCH FACTORY IS
TESTING (U T PROCESS
PACK PRODUCTS COMPANY EQUIPS
PLANT FOR MAKING CONFECTION
Friday, December 15, 1922
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The Poto S tarch factory is conduct- .
ing a te st of the capacity and ef­
ficiency of the plant and the cost of
production, which will soon be com-
pleted. Those in charge are abso- j
lutely certain of the excellence of the
product and this test is to ascertain
the possibilities of m anufacturing it
In a com mercial way.
If this test is satisfactory, as there
is every reason to believe it will be,
the com pany will establish factories
in various parts of the northw est and
will expand the work here.
L. S. Bllerm an, general m anager of
the company, is authority for the
statem ent th at the product produced
here from potatoes by a carefully
guarded chemical process, is superior
to any other m anufactured in the
United States, th is being p ure crys-
tallzed potato starch and containing
no fiber or pulp of the potato.
The m atter of the dehydrating of
fru it during the sum m er season is be­
ing considered by the m anagement.
Seven men have been employed at
the factory during the past few weeks. | i
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W ithin a few week» the plant of the yond the cake m achine which will
Hack P roducts company, located in wash the tray s as fast as they are
G resham near the city hall, will be ' "mptfed
LlkP a11 of ,ha ,,ther ma_
chinery it will be ru n by electricity.
com pletely equipped and ready for
When com plete th e equipm ent will
operation. The com pany will make Include two ice plants. The five-ton
This is not a new battery in the Auto Accessory world, but a new arrival in
ice cream cakes sim ilar to the P olar am monia plant is already installed
in this territory. Some of the highest priced cars made are equipped with Westing-
ice cream cakes which have become and will m anufacture all of the ice
house. Made by a method which insures a battery’ that will last for years with the
so popular. A new form ula will be needed for storing the finished prod­
right kind of care.
used in m aking the ailing for the uct. A two-ton gas plant will keep
G resham product which will decrease the special freezing cham bers frozen.
A storage refrig eratin g cham ber 16
the cost and thus enable it to sell for
about one-half the price of the ice feet long, seven feet high and b I x
cream cakes now on the m arket. This feet wide will provide storage for the
new form ula, as has already been a n ­ completed article until sent to m ar­
Free Serv ice on any Make of Battery
nounced, Is the discovery of Mr. Pack ket. The w alls of th is cham ber are
also
made
of
cork.
An
ice
storage
For convenience, th e Interior of the
plant is being divided into several room has been built at the end of the
STARTER ANI) GENERATOR REPAIRING
rooms, each of which will be devoted refrigerating chamber. The Ice will
Ignition System, Starter and Generator Parts
to one p articu la r p art of the process be conveyed from the am monia ice
On the south side is the mixing room plant Into the storage room m echani­
w here the tilling will be prepared. It cally. While it is passing through the “GRESIIAM” CORDS AND
wall, a stream of w ater running over
contains only one window and that
FABRICS MADE HERE
It
will loosen it from the c a rrie r and
will be kept covered and an electric
it is dumped into the storage room.
G resham ’s new est industry is the
light used for lighting purposes to
The com plete cost of equipm ent will tire factory of F udlckar & Son, on
keep the form ula from becoming
South
Roberts avenue, w here both
be about J 16.000.
known.
The Pack P roducts Company will cord and fabric tires are being made,
West side of Brown’s Market, Gresham
Phone 1701
The adjoining room is equipped with
These are now running on some local
not only m ake iced cakes at its plant cars and are being tried out by sev­
a brine freezer operated by electricity,
which will freeze 10 gallons of filling but it will dem onstrate the use of the eral garages and tire shops.
They are made by the most up-to-
every 10 minutes. Besides this there m achine put out by th e Beaver State date m achinery for tire m aking and
is a special freezing cham ber built In Motor Company. Inquiries have a l­ have in them the very best m aterial
m easured up th e caves w ith a steel
the w all which is 10 feet high, six feet ready been received for 16 of the m a­ to be had. One featu re which is said
tape and com pass. The caves run in
chines.
One
com
pany
in
Boston
w
rote
to
be
found
in
this
tire
alone
is
the
wide and seven feet long in which is
a south and so u th -easterly direction
'anchor bead” which adds g reatly to
frem the lower entrance, except three
to be placed 1400 feet of freezing pipe. regarding them and then promised to the
life
of
the
tire.
| or four sh o rt tu rn s which are in a
The w alls of this com partm ent are send a representative to personally
The
tire
appears
to
stand
all
the
north erly direction.
The distance
made of double thicknesses of cork inspect it. So far no advertising has tests of the stan d ard m ake tires and
from th e low er en tran ce to th e end of
been
done.
The
news
of
the
new
m
a­
go
them
b
etter
in
some
respects.
It
is
separated by a thickness of wood be­
W alter C. B urch of Gresham , who I about $1500 and had nothing but the caves is about th ree and one-
eighth miles. The tra il which I built
tween. It is heat-proof and is to be chine travels from sta te to state a classy appearing tire with a heavy was am ong the first to explore the S(in a tte r's rig h ts to show for it.
tread
of
capital
Gs
and
the
nam
e
of
kept at 20 degrees below zero when through various candy and ice creuin the tire, "The G resham ,” on the side. „
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! tu May, 1885, I left G rave creek up Cave creek is four and one-eighth
m iles long. I sta te these facts be­
in operation. The tilling is taken from firms. The w onderful saving of labor
With his present equipm ent the fac­ Oregon caves in Josephine county and with four men to build a tra il up cause it has been printed th a t the
and
the
economy
of
the
tilling
used,
who
discovered
some
of
the
finest
of
i
C
a
ve
creek
to
the
caves.
May
14,
1885,
tory
can
m
ake
about
ten
tires
a
day,
th e brine freezer and placed in this
.
,
I the first ax m ark w as made to im- trail is from five to elevei. m iles long.
one. A molding m achine near by will which is sold w ith each m achine, acts size 3 0 x 3 % . A s the demand increases cfiambers, has m any in terestin g rec- prove the caves. W’e w ere from May
In the fall I removed 420 feet of
it
is
certain
the
F
udickars
will
en
­
as a draw ing card.
convert it into bricks.
ollections of his experiences th ere in 11 to Ju ly 2 g etting through the can- ladders from th e caves and put them
large th eir p lan t to meet it.
under sh elter for th e w inter. When
When the tilling has passed through PRINCIPAL LEGION
The tires are fully guaranteed the early 80s w hich he has been asked yon ” ith the trail. I had sent one we m easured the caves th e w aterfall
to m ake nublic
' "ian out for su PPlies as we were on in the m am m oth cham ber was 17%
against
defects.
Those
needing
tires
the second stage of freezing, it is
OFFICERS NAMED of the size now made cannot do b etter
sh o rt ratio n s when we landed there.
ready to go through the m achine
Mr. Burch has received from the , We had plenty of venison but little feet high. It has fallen in so much
than call on Mr. Fudlckar and get his
which cuts it into squares, dips each
The American Legion has not elect­ prices and see the tire th a t it is hoped clerk of Josephine county a certified else- The other men and m yself corn- th a t the la st tim e I saw it it was
piece In chocolate or other covering ed new officers for the coming year. will make Gresham famous and give copy of a notice of location of a claim ,nenced to work on clearing camp about th ree feet high. I am confident
th a t th e re a re m ore caves or cham ­
as the case may be and passes it The p resen t officers a re as follows: this locality another factory of con­ of 160 acres of land covering the grounds and m aking ladders, etc. I bers to be discovered.
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...
Ilet
the
men
so
in
Aug
ist
and
r
e
­
siderable
m
agnitude.
through a refrig erato r to become C (5. Schneider, com m ander; Hugh
In 1886 I found a bone in the m am ­
caves in th a t vicinity, together w ith I m ained alone for the b s.an ce of the
hardened. This process is done m e­ Smith, vice com m ander; Chase E. St.
the said caves or anything th a t may season, which ended about October moth cham ber w hich I th ought was
Unbiased Opinion.
chanically by the special m achine de­ Clair, ad ju tan t; Itoy E. Gibbs, tre a s­
much for 1885. I have for- the forearm of a person, but Dr.
Law yer (exam ining prospective ju ­ be found w ithin the boundaries o f ( 15tlh
C ram er of G rants Pass pronounced it
signed for th a t particu lar purpose and urer.
h ° m entio“ the nam es of the to
ror in crim inal case )—Mr. Ju ro r, have said location.” The notice was signed
be the bone ot some anim al. How
ri
r
.
xi
i
.
Inen
w,1°
assisted
me
w
ith
mv
w
ork
you
any
fixed
opinion
as
to
the
guilt
put out by the Beaver S tate Motor
P resent officers of the Woman's
by II. I). H arkness and W alter C. in 1885.
My father, John Wesley it got th e re is a m ystery to me.
or
innocence
of
the
accused?
company. F our girls will stand at the Auxiliary are, Mrs. J. H. Metzger,
T here a re two different ways of
Ju ro r (em phatically)—Naw, I ain 't Burch, locators, and was dated May 2, Burch, w as w ith us some of the time, getting into the new discovery. One
end of the m achine and w rap each president; Mrs. (). A. E astm an, vice no doubt but the guy’s guilty, but they 18.85.
1 also R obert Ferguson, P erry Me-
cake in waxed paper.
The following is Mr. B urch's story : Danie)s and an old Mexican veteran en tran ce is 50 or 6o feet from the en­
president; Mrs. Albert Camp, secre­ ain't nobody fixed me.
tran ce to the Q ueen's Palace, to the
. .
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. J whose name I have forgotten
A preparation vat is to be placed on ta ry ; Miss G ertrude E astm an, tre a s­
h s experiences. He says th a t, i n the «spring of 1886 I retu rn ed leit. A person can go down about
u
re
r;
Mrs.
John
Brown,
chairm
an
T
he
Bank
of
G
resham
pays
5
per
the west side of the building just be- m em bership committee.
20 feet or m ore and he at the large
cent in te rest on tim e deposits.— Adv. dates may not be exact but they a re with McDaniels and we cut the trails column at the en tra n ce to Diamond
nearly so and the general descriptions trom the W illiam s creek side over
are correct.
Meadows m ountain, crossed L ake's Hall. T h at does aw ay w ith the H ell's
Gate entrance.
In the fall of 1884 I first heard of ! n o r th w « t ^ T h i J 0«.-116 2 * 7 " f[ ° m ‘he
About the la st of June. 1887, I got
northw est. I his was a rough coun-
these caves, situated in the Siskiyou try. A fter we finished the trail I re ­ the tra ils and ground around the
m ountains about 35 m iles southw est turned home and secured Uncle Jim - caves cleared and nothing out of the
of G rants Pass. At th a t tim e th a t was mie H opkins from G rave creek and routine of m ountain life happened,
a wild and rough country, filled with we / ‘’turned to the caves and built so I explored and guided those who
all the kinds of wild anim als th at are a Ilice house of shakes and did other came to see these w onders. T here
found on this coast. I was staying at work there. Then he retu rn ed home w ere not m any sig h tseers th a t season
G rave creek for th e w inter, and as an<1 left nle alone in the most dismal so I' closed the caves early, I think
the caves interested me I organized a j canyon I ever was in. W hile going in Septem ber, and came out.
In 1890 a p arty from C alifornia
p arty consisting of C harles Johnson, j J“ rou8h th e caves in 1885 I had no-
S. E. and F. M. H arkness and myselt' ce(^ a sm all opening near the came th e re and took charge, intend­
to explore them. We sta rted in early (i ueen's cellar, with a heavy d raft of ing to build roads, hotel, etc., but did
November, 1884, for the trip in a Iwind com inK through it. I had in- not stay long. The place for a hotel
spring wagon, going by way of Kirby- i tended, at my earliest convenience, to is at the lakes about two m iles from
We carry these two well-known Auto Accessories. You
caves, in a basin a t th e head of
f S vilie.
We stopped at Sucker creek d r'"
hole larg er and sec w hat the
L ake's creek.
know the Pennsylvania Tire. The Philadelphia Battery is
and picked up George Briggs to go 1 waa 011 tlle other side, so all my spare
(eii with us as guide. We w ent as far as ’ime * P "t In at work on it. T here
the Cord '1 ire battery. It carries a positive guarantee for two
t(X we coulli "'ith the wagon and then w.as at th a t tim e a pool of ice water, OLD PIONEER GIVES
(j y packed in from there. We crossed about two inches deep, to work in so
EARLY EXPERIENCES
years. If your Philadelphia battery goes “hay-wire” it is fix­
Vtt Cave creek near Its junction with I had to work hard to keep my teeth
ed or you get a new one free.
Sucker creek and went five miles up *r.om chattering, I used some sm all
The changes w rought in a new
S ? Sucker creek to w hat is known as ' shots of pow der but I was afraid to country during half a cen tury can
Horse m ountain and cam e Into the J*se niuch powder for fear of loosen- scarcely be imagined by one unfam i­
FN caves from the southw est arriv in g
sompthing and sh u ttin g m yself in. liar with the situation. Some of these
58 about 4 o'clock p. in. We had some- After w orking on th is opening for changes are brought to the attention
thing to eat and as we w ere anxious a° me tlm ,‘ and sizinR it up I came to of the Outlook In a letter from Mrs. J.
10 spe " h a t we could find, sta rted ■ . conclusion th at by rem oving my A. Stephens of P leasan t Home, in
into the caves about dusk. I think we outer garm ents I could squeeze which m any rem iniscences of early
I .xpert V orkmen
Prices Reasonable
, were
» . v i e in
111 th
m ere
e r e for
m i about
jm uQ L five
li v e hours
nours and
ana
his was August 6. 1886. days are given.
More th an 50 years ago the forests
•v
' . lin e out at the upper entrance, at ' , , w,' at is known as H ell's Gate
th at tim e a very sm all hole to get and 1 often th ought w hile w orking around P leasan t Home w ere so dense
¿F through. The next m orning I posted , 1 th a t 11 w as ap p ropriately named. with huge cedar and Hr trees th a t one
a notice of location of the caves; H. . put "!y »hoes through the hole and had to look up through them to see
58 D' H arkness and m yself as locators, ,? wo,' k‘n8 and squeezing I got daylight. Now o rch ard s and fields of
grain, well built houses and farm
F> expecting to get our title under t h e | ,h ™u5 ,
58 Stone and Tim ber a c t but as the coun- ,
1 was ,n ,hp new discovery. buildings have taken the place of the
Fy try was not surveyed we could not wl 11 attem p t to describe some of forests, bespeaking an industrious,
Full Line of Automobile Accessories
TK get title then. Wc held on and ,h at ‘f p an<i tel1 w hat happened. I home loving people, rea rin g Its ma-
Ac worked for th ree years, 1S85. 1886 and
*1*° a sm al> cham ber, tu rn ed to j e c t i c form above the clouds gives
Gresham.
Phone 23$ 1
/
1887 to try and get title la ter but th e . e rl,Kllt' w ent down a 12-foot hole, silent approval of w hat has been ac­
turned
to th e left and w ent down com plished. All honor is due the
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governm ent was so slow getting the
eight feet and cam e to the largest pioneers of the '40s and '50s. for to
$ S “ d 8UrT8ye<1th,t
ve up. We had already expended column in the cave a t the entrnace to them is m uch of the prosperity of the
I Diamond Hall. At th a t tim e it was present day.
I
I the most w onderful sight in the caves
After the Civil W ar m any veterans
I w ith sta la ctites and stalagm ites in came west to locate hom esteads given
I tra n sp a re n t beauty.
them by the governm ent in recogni­
| Diamond Hall, from the en tran ce to tion for th eir services. Among them
j the extrem e end, is 184 feet long. I w ere the th ree M urray b ro th ers and
was m aking plenty of exploring th eir brother-in-law , I. Stephens, who
m arks at th a t time— a cross with the filed on Section 26. on w hich is locat-
long end pointing out. I discovered ed the present village of Cottrell. In
a place to get out. so cnnibed up and 1871 they blazed th eir way through
found I was in the Devil s Pass. My the forest to the section line and each
j candle would not burn on account of laid out his claim. Many tim es the
the air coming through, so I crawled ax men w ere lost in the woods and
to be sure I would not fall Into a pit. w andered for hours until they heard
When the wind checked I lighted my the signals of th eir com panions, beat­
candle and took a good survey of ing on b arrels, blowing horns and
w here I was. It looked as if I was at shooting guns.
Coupes.
Tourings,
R oadsters
the end hut over my head a few feet
The distance to P ortland was 20
was a hole. I climbed up and looked miles. Here the pioneers took hand­
through. The cham ber was d ark and made shingles, or shakes, driving
all open space except at the right with ox team s over corduroy roads.
w here th e re were two w hite columns $2.50 was the best price for a load and
standing like two ghosts. Well, th a t the driver m ust pay a fare of 40 cents
is ghost cham ber. I w ore the crown on the ferry, for stable and hotel bills,
o f a heavy straw hat to protect my for the trip could not be m ade in one
head w hile going through. When I day. This left very little for the ne­
w-ent through the hole I put this over cessities of life, yet all were happy
the hole so th a t I would know the with the privileges of being in Oregon.
way out. I then heard a w ater fall
The m others of those days made
O.UM 1 Kill
and went through ghost cham ber and shoes for the little ones from fath er's
turned
to
the
rig
h
t—nothing
but
boot tops, bed linen from flour sacks,
GARDNER MOTOR CARS, 1-vear guarantee
space.
bleached snow white, sh irts and
WILLYS-KNIGHT AUTOMOBILES
This is the mammoth cham ber 564 w aists from colored sacks. Rag c a r­
l or the large farm the dairyman, the berry grow-
feet long. While I stood on an im ­ pets and rugs adorned the floors.
mense boulder which had fallen from O veralls for the men and calico d ress­
er. the gardener, or the diversified farmer.
the ceiling, my candle burned my es for the women were considered
fingers. I looked at It and found I suitable wear for attending the m eet­
Royal Cord
:;
Nobby
::
Usco
had about an inch of candle left. I ings in the log schoolhouse and those
G et ou r prices before you buy.
Are Good Tires
started to get out and in my h u rry who had a change of apparel of that
You'll get th e im plem ent w anted for less.
got my directions mixed and went kind were counted lucky Home made
ACCESSORIES
OILS FOR
down under the boulder. Then I fu rn itu re was in general use in the
SPOT LIGHTS
knew I was lost, but I got my facul- homes,
______ r peace
___ _____
AUTOMOHII.ES
and nlenty abounded
ties together again, got-on the bould- and the latch «tring alw avs hung out
BUMPERS
GAS ENGINES
“r and rem ained th e re till I saw one ; to the stranger.
AND
CREAM SEPARATORS
of my m arks and then th e crow n of
WIND SHIELD W IPERS
my hat which I had left at the outlet
Why She (ro w n ed Him.
MACHINERY
of ghost cham ber. I w ent th at mile
Wife (with n ew sp ap er)—"It says
in about two m inutes to w here I could here th a t men grow bald because of
see the light from the upper entrance. the Intense activity of th eir brains."
I was afterw ard s guide for th ree sea­
W. A. Il ESSEE
Hubby— "Exactly And women have
W. A. II ESS El.
sons in the caves and made It a . prac
—
no w hiskers because of the intense a c ­
Phone III!
S e n iee
Best to Buy
tive
to
alw
ays
carry
plenty
of
m
atches
tivity
of th eir chins.
GRES || AM
Best to t's e
and candies
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I wrote Mr H arkness about the new
W hat you w ant, when you w ant It,
discovery and he came out and we as you want it— Want ad R.
a
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All Makes of Batteries Repaired and Recharged
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R O Y M E N A S C O , P r o p r ie to r
GRESHAM MAN LOCATED CLAIM THAT
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C.E.Osburn
A
Sedans,
Happy (Christmas attù a
nspernus N nu U rar
(En Unu
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