Gresham outlook., December 14, 1923, Holiday Number, Page 3, Image 3

GRESHAM OUTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER.
P. R., L. & P. IS OREGON’S
LARGEST PUBLIC UTILITY
FRIDAY. DECEMBER
H U H . VEGETABLE
CANNING IN T H E
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
T he Pacific N orthw est, in a co m p ar­
atively sh o rt space of 15 y ears, has
grow n from p rac tica lly n othing to one
Facts About the Portland Kail way, lig h t A Power Company.
of th e la rg e st fru it and vegetable p ro ­
S erves a te rrito ry of over 800 sq u a re miles.
ducing c e n te rs in th e e n tire country.
50 c«jm m iniitiesbl*<' 8erV*Ce ‘° “ population of 350-000 em bracing nearly
A few y ears ago w e looked to th e
east and m iddle w est for all o u r w in­
H as 0 large h ydro-electric and steam pow er p lan ts.
te r's supply of canned and p reserved
H as 18 su b -stations.
H as 500 m iles of high-tension tran sm issio n lines.
fru its and vegetables,' b u t now condi­
H as 8800 m ilt s of d istrib u tio n w ires.
tions have changed and not alo n e does
H as 4 in te ru rb a n lines and co n tro ls an o th er.
th e N orthw est supply its ow n de­
H as n ea rly 4500 em ployes on its payroll.
m ands, b ut th o u san d s of carlo ad s of
Its an n u a l payroll is over $6,000,000.
th e finished p ro d u ct a re an n u a lly
Paid taxes and bridge to lls for 1922 of n early a m illion dollars.
shipped in to th e m iddle w est and the
V* pul"cbases Of m a te ria ls and supplies in Oregon in 1922 a g g re ­
east, and also exported from the
gated n ea rly tw o m illion dollars.
88
N orthw est.
Its g ross ea rn in g s for 1922 w ere $10,120,898.00.
T he gro w th of th e in d u stry has been
H as 70,000 light and pow er custom ers.
steady. No trem endous rec o rd s have
O perates 197 m iles of city ca r lines.
been broken for phenom inal packs,
Owns and o p era tes 109 m iles of in te ru rb a n c a r lines,
but each y ear show s a g ratify in g in­
f o n tro ls an additional 35 m iles of in te ru rb a n lines.
cre a se over its p red ecesso r. F o r ex
ni« I ? i ? 22?*. carr.ied 90,156,701 p assen g ers on its city lines and 3,744,-
am p le: d u rin g th e year 1919 th e total
01J on its in te ru rb a n lines, a total of 93,900,714 passen g ers.
pack w as 2.752,000 ca se s; 1920, th e
horsepow er6 P° Wer p la n ts now op eratin g have a cap acity of 131,448
y ear of rea d ju stm e n t, th e pack show ed
a decrease, b u t a co m p arativ ely sm all
The first u n it of its Oak G rove p lan t w ill add 35,000 horsepow er
one, th e to ta l pack am o u n tin g to 2,
and ev entually th e th re e new u n its will add 105,000 horsepow er.
364,000 cases; 1921 show ed an in crease
over both y ears, th e to tal pack being
in 1922 th e pack
No one th in k s of elec tric lig h ts or 000 now g en erated by th e com pany at 2,844,000 c a se s;
jum ped to an unpreced en ted figure,
pow er, or elec tric railw a y s In th is lo­ Its v ario u s plants.
to ta llin g 3,970,000 cases, and an es
T hese h y d ro -electric p lan ts, except
ca lity or P o rtlan d and vicinity w ithout
tím ate of th e 1923 pack w ill bring an
the
one
at
Oregon
City,
a
re
located
th in k in g of th e P o rtla n d R ailw ay,
av erag e som ew hat over 4,000,000 cases.
south east of G resham and th e tr a n s ­
L ight & Pow er com pany, re p rese n tin g
T he in c re ase of 1923 over 1922 w ill not
m ission lines pass th ro u g h or n ea r
th e la rg e st and m ost p rogressive pub­ th is city. H ence, it m ight be said b ear o u t th e ra tio estab lish ed by 1922
over 1921 b ut a rem a rk a b ly h ealth y
lic u tility of Oregon.
G resham has th e first chance to draw
condition is show n in th a t th e re will
G resham , M ultnom ah county and all from th ese sources of supply. In th is
be no carry -o v er of unsold goods,
n o rth w este rn Oregon a re indeed fo r­ respect, as in its supply of Bull Run
w hich m eans th a t th e season of 1924
tu n a te in th e m a tte r of pow er re w ater, th e city and su rro u n d in g coun­
w ill ag ain be a se lle rs’ year.
sou rces and supply of elec trica l try is fo rtu n ate.
T he tendency of th e N orthw est
energy.
W hile th e com pany has had h ard
p ack ers h as been to hold down sellin g
J u s t 21 y ears ago th e P o rtlan d R ail­ w ork to hold Its own in th e tra n s p o r­
p rices to as low a figure as possible,
way, L ight & P ow er com pany w as tation field a g a in st th e stro n g com ­
a t th e sam e tim e enabling them to p ro ­
building its C azadero pow er p lan t and petition of au to b u sses and ever in ­ duce q u ality goods.
w as c o n stru c tin g its electric railw ay creasin g num ber of p riv ate car, it has
T he N orthw est can n in g in d u stry r e ­
found it difficult to m eet th e grow ing
to E stacada.
ceived a g rea t deal of publicity d u rin g
Up to th a t tim e G resham had been dem and for energy for light and pow er
th is y ea r w hen, for th e first tim e in
served by a daily stag e ca rry in g m ail purposes.
th e h isto ry , they m ade a d isplay at
and a few p assen g e rs to and from
Company Has Big Program.
A tla n tic City, show ing th e ir goods
P o rtlan d .
T he P o rtlan d R ailw ay, L ight & Pow a g a in st those packed in all o th e r sec­
A bout J a n u a ry 1, 1903 tra c k s had
er com pany re p re se n ts $60,000,000 of tio n s of th e U nited S tates, and th e ex ­
been laid to G resham and a c a r w as
tan g ib le pro p erty , and la st y ear did a ce lle n t q u ality, and th e fact th a t th e
p u t on betw een G resham and L ents
g ross business of $10,500,000. T he p ro ­ exam ination of th e goods on display
w here connecton w as m ade w ith the
gram of p la n t extensions, b etterm en ts, show ed th a t all p ack ers w ere a d h e r­
co m pany's stre e t c a r line.
im provem ents alone ca lls for th e in ­ ing stric tly to can n in g specifications,
C onstruction w as c a rrie d on e a s t­
vestm en t of from $5,000,000 to $7,000,- proved conclusively th a t th e c a n n ers
w ard from G resham and in about a
000 a y ear for th e next five or six in th is d istric t a re p u ttin g fo rth every
y ear th e sub u rb an line w as finished to
years. T hese v ast sum s a re n ecessary effort to m a in tain a high sta n d ard
E sta ca d a and into th e city of P o rtla n d
in addition to re g u la r ea rn in g s to keep pack. It is th e d esire of th e N o rth ­
by way of the Golf L inks and th e Oaks
up w ith th e gro w th of com m unities w est c a n n ers so to o p erate th a t goods
and ea ste rn M ultnom ah and n o rth ern
served and w ith th e stead ily grow ing packed by an y p la n t in th e N orthw est
C lackam as w ere given re g u la r c a r s e r ­
uses to w hich electricity is being put. will be fully up to th e ir s tric t can n in g
vice to P ortlan d .
To raise such sum s in com petition specifications
A few y ea rs follow ing the R iver Mill
P rio r to 1922, but a very sm all p o r­
w ith public and p riv ate Industries,
pow er p la n t on th e C lackam as w as
m unicipalities, sta te s and g o v ern ­ tion of th e N orthw est pack w as dis
developed and m ore energy w as a v a il­
m ents is a problem th a t ca lls for m uch posed of in any o th er th a n th e dom es­
able for tran sp o rta tio n , light and pow ­
tic m ark et, but in 1922 ap p rox im ately
study and effort.
er for th is a re a and for the rapidly
At th is tim e th e re is m ore th an $5,- 25 per cen t of th e pack of fru its w as
grow ing city.
000.000,000 invested in eleectrlc u tili­ ex p o rted —the g re a te r portion going to
P revious to th ese developm ents on
ties in th e United S tates. T h ere are G reat B rita in —and th e goods m ust
th e C lackam as riv er th e com pany’s
close to 2,000,000 sto ck h o ld ers in elec- have m et w ith d istin ct sa tisfac tio n be-
m ain source of elec trica l energy w as a
trie u tilities, not to m ention several ca,lse th e 1923 sales show th a t th e re
h y dro-electric pow er p la n t located at
hundred th o u san d bond and note bold- I wil1 be a con sid erab le p ro p o rtio n of
Oregon City a t th e falls of th e W il­
ers.
L ast y ear th e public bought tb is se aso n ’s pack exported also.
lam ette. T his w as also augm ented by $175,000,000 of stocks in elec tric u till- ! In o rd er th a t th e p ro p er pack may
sev eral steam g en e ratin g p la n ts in
ties. T his year th e to ta l w ill reach I be produced it is essen tial, of course,
P o rtlan d .
$250,000,000. T he P o rtla n d R ailw ay, th a t th e p ro p er fru it an d vegetables
A bout 14 y ea rs ago a new com pany,
L ight & Pow er com pany h as disposed be supplied, and the. farm ers of the
know n as th e Mt. Hood com pany, se­
of nearly $3,500,000 of its 7 per cent N orthw est are show ing every d esire
cured rig h ts on th e B ull Run riv er
p rio r p referen c e stock in less th an two to co o p erate w ith th e p ac k ers so th a t
n ea r its confluence w ith th e Sandy years.
n ot alone w ill th e p ro p er v arieties of
an d began c o n stru c tio n of a pow er
fru it and vegetables be grow n but th a t
Company’s Rates Low.
p lant. R ight of way w as secured for
A com parison of ra te s charg ed for th ey m ay be p ro p erly cared for and
an electric line from P o rtlan d to Bull
delivered to th e can n ery in ex cellen t
Run. P assen g er service began on th is elec tric energy show s th is te rrito ry to condition. T he c a n n e rs are g reatly
be
w
ell
favored.
T
he
Pacific
N
o
rth
­
line betw een G resham and M ontavilla
aided by th e fac t th a t m ost of th e
in 1911 and la te r w as extended e a s t­ w est pays an average p rice per k ilo ­ p la n ts a re located close to th e p ro ­
w
att
h
o
u
r
of
1.81
ce
n
ts;
th
e
n
o
rth
|
w ard to Bull Run.
ducing areas. T his m eans th a t the
In 1912 the P o rtlan d R ailw ay, L ight c e n tra l sta te s 1.88 cen ts, th e A tlantic p ro d u cts a re bro u g h t to th e can n ery in
& P ow er com pany bought out the Mt. sta te s 2.19 cents, th e so u th A tlantic excellent condition and a re processed
Hood R ailw ay & P ow er com pany and sta te s 2.77 cen ts and th e New E ngland , w ith in a very few h o u rs a fte r being
secured thereby an o th e r h ydro-electric sta te s 2.88 cents.
T he com pany’s lig h t and pow er c u s­ picked and th e re fo re th e n a tu ra l flavor
p la n t and 22 additional m iles of r a il­
j of th e produce is m aintained.
w ay w hich connected w ith th e stre e t tom ers have stead ily in creased in
T he N orthw est has p ra c tic a lly a
num
ber
from
38,000
in
1916
to
70,000
railw ay lines in P o rtlan d .
m
onopoly
on m any of th e p o p u lar
Besides th e E stacad a and B ull R un a t present. Its o u tp u t of electric can n in g
energy has doubled d u rin g th e sam e ca,ininB fru its, such as B a rtle tt pears.
pears,
) lines th e P ortlan d R ailw ay, L ight & period,
th
is
yeear
am
o u u n n tin
tin g e to
about
,,runeSi H °ya i Ann ch e rrie s, b lack b er-
perlod,
th
is
yeear
am
o
to
about
Pow er com pany o p erates th re e other
rles, lo g an b erries, and has little
elec tric railw ay lines, reach in g O re­ 400,000,000 k illo w att hours.
: fe a r in th e q u ality of th e apples, red
gon City, V ancouver, W ashington, and
ra sp b e rrie s, black ra sp b e rrie s and
A sp irited ch allen g e to try to beat
a b ran ch from L innem ann Ju n c tio n to
s tra w b e rrie s produced. Indeed, as
C u rry coun ty in th e C h ristm as Seal
T routdale.
tim e goes on, it becom es m ore evident
sale is flung out to all com ers by Mrs.
Oak (¡rove Plant Begun.
th a t th e fu tu re of th e fru it and vege­
T he com pany rec en tly began the Je n n ie M. B. Cope, county school s u ­ ta b le can n in g in d u stry lies in the
co n stru c tio n of a huge pow er pro ject p erin ten d en t, and p resid e n t of th e N o rth w est; th e in d u stry is su scep tib le
ciatio n in C u rry
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.
.
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on th e u p p er C lackam as know n as th e P ublic H ealth asso
,
,
,
7 of g re a t developm ent, and w ith th e
, .
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Oak G rove plant. Its capacity when county. She says In a le tte . r ju st , re-
, p ro p er cooperation betw een th e pro-
th e Oregon T u berculosis
com pleted w ill be 105,000 h o rse pow er, ceived by v tho
d ucer and th e ca n n er It is safe to p re ­
capable of doing m ore w ork th an a!’, asso ciatio n :
dict m any y ears of continued success
“C urry co unty is going o ut th is y ear
th e horses ac tu a lly in th e sta te of O re­
for th e N orthw est in th is ail im p o rt­
to m eet and beat our per ca p ita seal
gon at th e p rese n t tim e.
a n t in d u stry .— T he Pacific Legion.
It will m ore th a n double th e p resen t sale record of la st year, and we h e re ­
W allow a county is p lan n in g a big I
cap acity of th e big public u tility w hich w ith issue a ch allen g e to any other
now serves n ea rly 70,000 light and county in th is g ran d old s ta te of ours seal sale d riv e w ith $1000 as its goal.
to beat us to it; 7.8 seals per cap ita Mrs. G. I. RatclifT of E n te rp rise is the
pow er custom ers.
T his is the la rg e st individual in d u s­ w as our record la st y ear an d we a re g en eralissim o In ch arg e, and Miss
tria l e n te rp rise now u nder w ay in the m aking it at le ast eight th is year. J u s t D ella M. P earso n , county n u rse, is her
field m arsh al.
Pacific N orthw est and re p re se n ts an w atch u s ! ”
in v estm en t of about $16,000,000.
It re p re se n ts an investm ent equiv­
a le n t to nearly $20 for every m an,
w om an and child in O regon; n ea rly
$50 for every m an, w om an and child
in th e te rrito ry served by th e com ­
pany, and nearly $250 for every p re s­
—c a n g e t e v e ry th in g
e n t cu sto m er the com pany has on its
th e y w a n t— E X C E P T
lines.
Your
Friends!
it
First Unit to Be Ready Soon.
W hen com pleted it w ill fu rn ish ad­
d itional steady em ploym ent for from
1000 to 1200 m ore people, and in crease
th e in d u stria l pay roll in th e d istric t
served by the com pany by alm o st $2,- f t
000,000.
T he first of th e th re e u n its of th is
g rea t project, w ith a capacity of 35,-
000 horsepow er, w ill be read y for op­
era tio n early next season. T he com ­
pletion of the e n tire pro ject w ill add
105,000 horsepow er to th e nearly 50,-
it
it
it
a p ic tu re of you.
T h a t is w h y a p h o to ­
g ra p h is th e ideal g ift
a t X m a s tim e. It is a
p e rso n a l g iv in g , e x ­
clu siv e a n d d istin c t.
HARDY'S
STUDIO
Phone 541
G resham ,
Oregon
(»pen Snnday« by
1923
hñsfmas Gifts
ra
I he Winchester Store
has been converted into
a Holiday Gift Store for
the Christinas Season.
We have endeavored to
make selecting Christmas
gifts here an easy matter
and a real pleasure. Our
window displays are full
of good suggestions.
i V JC
W in c h e ste r C a rv in g S ets
— T h e a ris to c ra t of c u t­
lery goods. G e n u in e s ta g
h a n d le se ts w ith s te rlin g
silv e r m o u n tin g s. A v a ­
rie ty of o th e r d istin c tiv e
p a tte rn s , c o ni b i n in g
b e a u ty a n d u tility .
A Winchester Flashlight
Always a useful and
appropriate gift
$6.50 to 98.00
70c to $3.00
\\ in c h e s te r M odel 02 B olt A ction sin g le sh o t rifle
A n ideal g ift fo r th e boy w ho w a n ts to shoot. $7.50
GIFT SUGGESTIONS
For Men
For Women
For Children
Tools
Razors
Pocket knives
Flashlights
Vacuum Bottles
(’amp Stoves
Scissnrs and Shears
Flashlights
Electric Irons
I’yrex Ware
Crockery
Teapots
Silverware
Koller Skates
Wagons
Scooters
Pocket Knives
Tools
Sporting Goods Sets
Footballs
1847 Rodgers Bros.
Silverware
Japanese
Earthen Ware
Dinnerware
Sets
C lo sin g o u t o u r sto ck in
th e A m b a ssa d o r P a tte r n
M any p re tty pieces in th is
se le c tio n . To see th em is to
w a n t th em . P ric e d fro m
for giftB
M any new
te r n s in 32-42-60-100-nieca
1
sets. A lso in open sto ck .
25% Discount
45c to 92.0«
JARDENIERS, VASES, LIGHT CUT GLASS, SALAD SETS
BABY SETS
ROASTERS
PERCOLATERS
TEAPOTS
ALUMINUM WARE, AND MANY OTHER
USEFUL ALL-YEAR GIFTS
ft
A. W. Metzger &
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