have to skim p along ju st because your
m an F ish er is so sym pathetic and
I te n d er hearted, and I tr u s t you will
b ear th is in m ind, and if he should
pass on (w hich we tr u s t he w ill not
for m any y ears) th a t you folks th a t he
tights for will fu rn ish an ab undance
B y n . B. T O W L E .
cost an(j tj,e iow est ca p ita l investm ent. of seasonal flowers, not expensive
At your request we subm it th e fol- Our paid-in ca p ita l is only >10,675 on ones, b ut in keeping w ith his econom ic
low ing as a seasonal p artial rep o rt of w hich we pay an an n u al dividend of iheories.
As a la st w ord I w ish to ex p ress to
the doings ut th e local B erry G row 8 per cent, supplem ented by >3,200 of
ers Cooperative association for the 7 p er cent m oney and >20,000 of sh o rt you, m em bers of our asso ciatio n my
n or
of m
th e e ao
ab u ility
ef-
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tim e money for th e p u rch ase of su g ar. I » ap w p < reciatio
w »*uvu
ity an u d er-
flrst eight m onths of our association
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can s, and labor payroll on w hich we ficiency of your can n ery force In th e ir
year, w hich ends M arch 31.
31, 1925.
1925, for paid 8 per cent for 52 days or >280.
u . J.
i J.
i F ish er, —
resp ectiv e lin es: Mr.
as
th e C hristm as num ber of th e O ut
s is ta n t m an ag er and can n ery su p e r
S u rely th is show ing is sufficiently
look:
in te n d en t; Miss Cora B. G reen, c a sh
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econom ical to satisfy th e m ost p ar-
It Is a p ia tee r of common know ledge ,
,
F
ie r and su p erv iso r of acco u n ts; Miss
th a t th is association was organized in
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,E “ g ‘an d e r 1ncluding R uth Schedeen, who h andies the
F eb ru ary . 1919, and was run for the
g ro w ers ledger; Miss May Nelson,
y ea rs 1919 and 1920 by the board an- “ h / T *
" b^ o m e a habit
w ho w orks on th e g en eral ledger;
n u . l l / asking (or bids on the estl- 1 " “ “ j n
t l s
e
r
X Mrs. F ra n k Gibbs, who S uperintends
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and
m ated tonnage and acreage of . the
• . f' ew
. E ng lan d lsh , and w ith th is n th e so rtin g force d u rin g th e can n in g
.
.
m ind I suggested to Mr. F ish e r re
n u m b e rs and assigning the crops of
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¡sea
so n ; Mrs. ».
ra in g , wno
seaso
S. u D. . n H a arding,
who
th e different m em bers to th e success- ,,
i hi h i i * 7 i?* m '
/ 7 ' ° n han d les th e fresh fru it sh ip m en ts; and
fui bidders. T his plan was very aim-
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wb° baa learapd to su-
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a raise all aro u n d , but he, F ish er,
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pie and satisfac to ry to a l concerned
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'p e r v i s e th e can n in g end su ccessfu lly
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w hich is in itself a position of much
and we hoped to follow the sam e plan
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w orked for had a h ard tim e to m ake
responsibility.
in 1921 but ow ing to financial rev erses . „ ,
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ends m eet so th e m a tte r w as dropped
th e ca n n ers w ith whom we had been . „
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tem p o rarily at least, and the m an ag e
A W ant Ad in th e Outlook will help
dealing w ere not in the m arket so the
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m ent, including the office force, will you sell your auto.
situ atio n seemed hopeless but by su
perhum an efforts th e association ac-
quired th e local cannery and arran g ed
th e financing of canning and b a r r e l
ing the cane b e rry crop. T his move
on th e p a rt of th e grow ers in th e w rit
e r's opinion, sta n d s out as th e best
piece of w ork th e m em bers have done.
I t required team w ork and quick
Fine S e n tim e n t* Expressed by Pupils of G ra d e and H ig h School*
stepping to save th e crop and would
not have been possible if th e m em bers
High School W inners.
By E D IT H LIONBERGER.
had lacked courage and faith in th em
As resid en ts of G resham it is your
F irs t prize, E dith L ionberger, sopho
selves and th e ir co-w orkers. The
duty to do your C h ristm as shopping
tu rn -o v e r of th a t year am ounted to more.
here.
E veryone likes to live in up-to
>112,162.46. T he tu rn -o v er of th e 1922
Second prize, G ertru d e Sharkey,
d ate prosperous tow ns and nothing
crop was >206,727.85. In 1923 the senior.
am ount was >269,270.06 w hich was a | T h ird
prize,
Jam es M cAllister, helps a to w n 's p ro sp erity m ore th an
its people's loyalty, and loyalty m eans
fair show ing for a dam aged crop ’ sophom ore,
p atro n izin g your own m erc h an ts and
ow ing to th e tht;ee days of rain in
G rade School W inners.
keeping your money in G resham .
July. T his year, 1924, under date of
F
irs
t
prize, >1, H arold Johnson.
Decem ber 1st, show s a tu rn -o v e r of
Money is spent freely a t C h ristm as
>343,602.25 and w hen the re tu rn s are
Second prize, 75c, Alice Shelley.
tim e and if it is sp e n t o utside of
all in w ill ru n w ell over th e >400,
T hird prize, 50c, E lizabeth T horn- G resham it can n o t help th e tow n.
000.00 m ark and w ill be the biggest ton.
If you shop in G resham you w ill
and best year for the association. The
F o u rth prize, 25c, K erm it Jo hnson. show your sp irit of loyalty and w ill
to ta l tonnage of fru it handled is 2,002
H onorable m ention, M arjie Shaw.
help build up fu tu re b u sin ess for your
tons as follow s: stra w b e rrie s 140
ch ild ren should th ey become fu tu re
tons, ra sp b e rrie s 1,062 tons, logan
business men and women in G resham .
b erries 320 tons, blackcaps 12 tons,
T he prizes to th e high school pupils
b lack b erries 95 tons, ch e rrie s 159
You w ill save tim e, m oney and
a re donated in m erch an d ise by L. A.
tons, p ears 210 tons, red c u rra n ts 1
tro u b le and also avoid th e d an g ers of
ton, gooseberries 3 tons. T his is an , Wack & Co., H epp's R acket sto re and holiday traffic, and be able to m ake
Increase
of nearly , __________
50 per cent __
In ___
ton-
_____________
. - A ylsw orth & M artin
A lthough th e exchanges if n ecessary very easily by
nage over 1923 and together w ith our offer was open to C orbett and Sandy p atro n izin g your hom e m erch an ts.
m erchandising profits will m ake
a high schools, no an sw e rs w ere re -
Your m erc h an ts w ork for you and
very gratifying show ing of sm all ex- ceived from pupils of those schools. | you
.,,lu could
cuuiu hoi
et along
along w
w ithout
ithout them
not g get
them , ,
pense in proportion to th e volum e of The prizes to the grad e school p upils I n eith er can they do business w ithout
business handled for th e year.
are donated by th e G resham O utlook you, so help them to give you m ore
It has filtered th ro u g h from th e and th e w inners m ay receive th e sam e efficient service in th e fu tu re by sh o p
N ational A gricu ltu ral D epartm ent th a t by callin g for them . S everal excellent, ping a t th e ir stores.
we have the record am ong coopéra- essays w ere ruled out because of be-
N early a ll G resham sto res have a
tlve associations for volume of busi- ing considerably over th e lim it of 100 com plete stock, of C h ristm as goods in
ness handled at th e low est per cent of w ords. Follow ing a re th e an sw e rs:
th e ir line and they a re no higher th an
Lx
w f the Christmas Store
O ur c a se s a r e now filled w ith ex clu siv e new je w e lry
fo r C h ris tm a s g iv in g . W hy n o t ta k e a d v a n ta g e of th e
o p p o rtu n ity fo r le isu re ly se le c tio n ?
W e h a v e ju s t th e rin g , b a r pin, b ra c e le t, w ris t w a tc h
o r p e n d a n t, th a t w ill p lea se IIE R m ost. E v e ry a rtic le is
re a s o n a b le in price, a n d e x a c tly a t th e sam e figure you
w ould pay, ev en on C h ris tm a s eve, w ith sto c k s d epleted.
COME IN T H IS W EEK FO R A SH OW IN G
No c h a rg e fo r e n g ra v in g on C h ris tm a s Je w e lry .
A Gift of Jewelry is the Remembered Gift
An E lgin or W altham W atch
will p lease th e man or y o u n g //
m an. L et us help you select.
WINNERS IN THE “DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING IN GRESHAM” CONTEST
O ur display of W rist W atches
a re com plete and up-to-date.
All the best movements
*1X50 to $100.
O ur d isp la y of b a r p in s
w ill s u rp ris e you. 50c to
$1.00
In rin g s you w ill find a sto ck p a r excellence. G e n ts ’
a n d lad ie s rin g s , of a ll k in d s a n d rin g s of th e le a d in g
f r a te r n a l o rd e rs.
s
T h e e a rr in g s com e in m a n y v a rie
ties. N e a rly a ll of th e m a r e d esig n ed
w ith p e n d a n t effects. Som e of th e m
a r e m ad e of S te rlin g S ilv e r w ith
p la tin u m finish. Som e a r e priced as
low a s $3.00 a pair.
Re it s p a rk lin g jew el o r th e dull
a n tiq u e of a little v a n ity c a se — it
c a rr ie s t h a t p e rs o n a l m essa g e
w h ich is u n d e rsto o d by a ll— it
b re a th e s th e s p ir it of love a n d th e
fre e d o m o f e x p re ssio n f a r above
its m a te ria lis tic v a lu e o r u se fu l
n ess. W e a d v ise a n e a rly s e le c
tio n .
GUY D. JONES
JE W E L E R
Store open Evenings until Christmas
A Small Deposit will hold any article until Christmas
W h By / A mES M cA LLISTER'
I " a x m G resham and an y place th a t is
M hy should we do o u r C h ristm as good enough in w h ic h
" a t is
a r u -
s
x
x
v
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tin e .Sentiments on Trading at
Home.
"S tan d by G resham and help h er
grow by tra d in g a t hom e.”
'W e'll m ake in in sp irin g re so lu
tion: W e'll stan d to g e th er for a
bigger an d b e tte r G resham ."
ru n n in g to P o rtlan d and p atro n izin g
som e Jew . T hese Jew s w on't In tu rn
com e o ut and su p p o rt th e needs of
G resham . They d o n ’t pay tax es to
su p p o rt o u r city.
'L et us co operate, th en ev e ry
body w ill p ro sp er and our city will
p ro sp er.”
T he sto res of G resh am can sell a r-
tid e s ch eap er th an those la rg e sto re s
in P o rtlan d . T he overhead of one of
o u r sto re s is tw o -th ird s th a t of a big
” ity 8 ,o re'
T he only tro u b le w ith o u r m erc h an ts
is th a t w hen they buy a supply of a r-
tid e s th ey ca n n o t tell w h eth e r th ey
w ill sell it or not. E verybody goes to
P o rtlan d , so th e m e rc h an t sells about
h alf his supply.
Any p lace th a t is food enough to
earn m oney in is good enough to
spend it in .”
P ra c tic e econom y by tra d in g at
hom e.”
T ra d in g a t hom e helps th e m e r
ch a n ts, y o u r n eig h b o rs and y o u r
self."
T ra d in g a t hom e helps build up
your tow n and m ake it m ore p ro s
p ero u s.”
th e sam e a rtic le s w ould be in P o r t
land.
S tand by G resham and help her
grow by shop p in g a t home.
V
Gifts for the Kiddies
The Gift That Will Gladden
Every Day for Years
Brunswick
Phonographs and Records
R eal W icker F u r n itu r e , ju st lik e th e
g ro w n -u p s use, in c o m p lete s e ts of
C h a irs, T a b les anti S ettees.
'W*'.
O ur la rg e lin e of K iddle Kar», S k o o ters,
T o d d le rs, T oy Auto». W a g o n s, E tc., at
p ric e s th a t will ap p eal.
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O u r record sto ck is c o n s ta n tly g ro w in g , se
le c tio n s by th e m ost re n o w n e d m u sic ia n s a re
being added a n d we a re confident th a t you w ill
find ju st w h a t you w a n t in rec o rd s h ere. B ru n s
w ick, o f co u rse, th e best rec o rd fo r a n v p h o n o
g ra p h .
E xclusive B ru n sw ic k a r tis ts a re Theo. K arl.
R ic h a rd B onelli, M arie T iffany, Max R osen.
F re d ric F ra d k in , L eopold G odow skv, Jo se f
H o fm an n a n d oth er» .
Ask us a b o u t th e
Eel ns help you solve the g ilt problem.
A piece of furniture 1« a ln a )* an accept
able gift.
Brunswick Radiota
C an be hail in a v a rie ty of sty le s a n d at p rices
w ith in th e ra n g e of all.
ni
How van
can a atu
sto re
like e th
iu im
m is p ro sp er?
If everybody w ould have bought in
G resham th e m e rc h a n t would hav<>
sold all his supply and co n tin u e to do
so. T hen th e m e rc h an t would p ro s
per. W ith th e diffeience in overhead
his p rices w ould soon be low ered.
But w hen h alf his supply is left he
m u st c h a rg e on th e o th e r h a lf to help
pay for all.
Dy G ERTRU D E SHARKEY.
"P eace on ea rth , good w ill to m en ”
I falls on th e w orld at Y uletide. T hen
all ca re s an d q u a rre ls a re forg o tten
If any citizen w ould be asked co n
and forgiven w hile stru g g lin g h u m a n ce rn in g th is q uestion he would say,
ity d eserts its selfish m otives for th e "Yes, yes, it is a w onderful thing. We
hap p in ess of o th ers.
all should do this. "P e rh a p s th is m an
, w as a h ard w are
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mind th e Golden Rule, “Do ye unto
o th e rs as you would th a t they should
do unto you.”
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By Au Cg SHELLY.
In tra d in g in your hom e tow n ons
keeps m oney a t home, so h elping th e
m e rch an ts, your frien d s and neigh-
bors, and of co u rse y o u rself, for the
b e tte r th e ir tra d e is th e b e tte r values
! tb e y can 8 ive. They have low er over-
j bead expense and so can sell ch eap er
tb a n city m erch an ts. T hen if you go
to th e city to tra d e you spend m ore
for your c a rfa re th e re and back and
your lunch. Then you also spend for
tre a ts in ------*
tow n, w hich you w
would
not
u u iu n
o
a t home for R seem s so m uch a holi
day'
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By ELIZA BETH THORNTON.
' 0,1 *hould do your C h ristm as shop
ping in G resham because it w
ill save
________
^o u r tim e and money, an d because it
helps your hom e town.
It saves your tim e because th e re is
no long tiresom e trip to th e city and
no annoying search for p ark in g room.
G resham sto res have p len ty of c lerk s
who give you prom pt service.
You save m oney because G resham
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x
x
x
x
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different from his own a rtic le s he
ru n s to P o rtlan d .
L et us all cooperate. L et th e h a r d
w are m erch an t, th e d ru g g ist, and
I ev erybody buy in G resham . If they
h av en 't got lt let them
,
y
everybody will p ro sp er and o u r city
w ill prosper.
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But p rin cip ally you should shop in
hands of th e b u sin ess men of our city?
G resham because th a t w ill help to
They hold th e key to th e co n tin u an ce
build up your hom e tow n an d m ake it
and p ro sp erity of th e G atew ay City.
m
ore prosperous.
i
Who is th e m an who ta k es your pro-
«luce advan ces you cred it, and trie s
Hy KERM IT JOHNSON,
to give you a sq u a re d eal? Your
My reaso n 'o r doing my C h ristm as
G resham m e rch an ts.
buying in G resham is: T h at it builds
Who is th e person who grow ls a
up a keener in te re st in your hom e
I little ab o u t prices, d isposes of his
We ________________.
should do o u r C h ristm as „„up-
shop- 7 " , ' A no,her *8 th a t if you buy in
goods a t local m a rk e ts an d spends his ping
In G
G resham
resham because
because it
our
ng in
lt " h T e ip
ln s * <>nr
o r,la n d they reap th e benefit, w hile
money elsew h ere? You.
’ tow n become la rg e r and m ore p ro s- , if you buy in G resham your m oney
“ e re ’ “ "o th e r reaso n is th a t
G resham b u sin ess m en a re m odern, i Perous. O ur m e rc h an ts a re able to ; stay
8 8yS s tb
p rac tica l, c a rry a com plete line of su- * ,ve «" b etter goods for less money wl,' n a PerBO" buys in P o rtlan d It
p erio r m erch an d ise, a re easily reach -I because th e ir re n t and c le r k s w ages ° ° ks as ,h o »Kh he w ere m ore in te r
ed, and a re th e very em bodim ent of !a re low er th an th a t of th e city m er- ested
tb a t Place th a n here. P re s
co u rtesy an d kindness. C o n trary to , ch an ts.
; idcnt Coolidge advocates “ Econom y.'
the g en eral belief, G resham m e rc h an ts
Most of us m ake our living In som e
do not ch a rg e ex o rb ita n t prices. * In " ------------------------------------ ---------------------- --------
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u a—wo—...........
com petition w ith sev eral sto res of ..... ..................
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n atio n al rep u te , a G resham b u sin ess ! |
house won an o rd er for su p e rio r q u al- g
ity and low er price. T his show s an |
endeavor to serv e and p lease before i 1
profit w hich Is c h a ra c te ristic of a ll Z
| th e local firms.
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° n nupd on Pa K® J
The Gresham Hat Shop
Why not give y o u r long-suffering
! m e rc h an ts a M erry C h ristm as by le t
tin g them know you ap p re cia te th e ir
w ork? And to g e th er m ake an in sp ir
ing new y e a r's reso lu tio n . “W e'll
stan d to g e th er for a bigger an d b etter
I G resham I”
EXTENDS
(>reetings of the Season
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to it s friends and patrons