Gresham outlook., December 15, 1925, HOLIDAY NUMBER, Page 11, Image 11

GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925
OIL COMPANY HAS YEARS
OF STEADY PROGRESS
Eleven y ears ago th e S tan d ard Oil
com pany, w ith its usual vision and
pioneering sp irit, erected a d istrib ­
u tin g p lan t in G resham . T hen it w as
a very insignificant affair, consisting
of sm all ta n k s and w arehouse, a
sta b le for tw o horses and a ta n k
wagon. F or several y ears It w as a
one-m an sta tio n under the direction
of Mr. McCarty. At all hou rs of th e
day or night it was a com m on sight
to see M cCarty driving the mucky,
ru tty roads delivering petroleum prod­
u cts w herever they w ere needed.
Today is seen a m odern p la n t w ith
facilities equal to th e service r e ­
q u irem en ts of 450 sq u are m iles of te r ­
rito ry . T he p la n t and equipm ent now
include th re e 20,000-gallon storage
ta n k s, th ree ta n k w agons, 2 2% -ton
package tru ck s, a fo u r-sta ll garage,
w arehouse and office. T e rrito ry se rv ­
ed is now bounded by B arker roqd on
the w est, the Colum bia riv er on the
north, D am ascus and Boring on the
south and Crow n P oint and G overn­
m ent Camp on the east. Up to la st
y ear all the tra d e along th e Colum ­
bia River highw ay as far ea st as C as­
cade Locks w as served out of G resh­
am , but w ith th e th o u g h t in m ind of
e a sin g w orking conditions and im ­
proving service, th e com pany saw lit
to co n stru ct a statio n a t Cascade
Locks, thereby sho rten in g th e haul
o u t of G resham to Crow n Point.
“Service and qu ality p ro d u cts” are
conceded to be the reason for the
phenom enal success of th e S tan d ard
Oil com pany, w hich has had a real
pioneering sp irit, all of w hich hinges
aro u n d service. T h ere is no road th a t
w ill afford trac tio n on w hich S ta n ­
d ard Oil equipm ent is not a fam iliar
sig h t. At tim es a tra c to r or a span of
m ules had to send assistan ce, but de-
levery of needed su p p lies w as alw ays
made. Some of th e m en s till rem em -j
b er th e 16 to 18 h o u r d rag to Sandy
and G overnm ent Camp, a trip th a t
now can be m ade in eight hours.
In c o n tra st to th e one-m an station
of 11 years ago, th e p rese n t personnel
is six men, w hich num ber is increased
to eight d u rin g th e sp rin g and sum ­
m er m ouths. T he sa la ry disburse-
m en t for th e p ast year app ro x im ated
TAKING ACCOI’NT
OF DEPRECIATION
T he salesm an had ju st finished de­
scrib in g th e various u n its of th e car
his fair prospect intended p u rch asin g
“Now, is every th in g quite c le a r? ” he
com pleted. "N early," replied th e lady,
"th o u g h you h aven’t told me ab o u t the
dep reciatio n , when it needs oiling and
so on.”
$13,000.
In th e way of p erso n al relatio n s,
th e S tan d ard Oil com pany has alw ays
had a liberal, com m endable policy.
A fter 30 y ears of service, an em ­
ployee is eligible for a pension at 75
per cent of his an n u a l salary . F or
Motor c a r d ea le rs base th e depre-
each year of service he also receives elation values on rep o rts received
life in su ran ce in an am ount th a t in- from v arious tra d e bodies. H ence at
cre ase s yearly up to 12-m onths salary I th e p resen t tim e th e first y ear s de-
should he die a fte r 10 y ea rs of s e r­ p reciation is 40 per cent, th e second
year, 15 per cent, th e fo u rth y ear, 10
vice.
per cent, and th e fifth year, 5 p er cent.
Should a S tan d ard Oil em ploye be­
F o r in stan ce:
A ca r listin g at
com e sick his fu ll sa lary is continued
$1,000
would
at
th
e
end of th e first
for tw
eeks a afte
lOi
l ** o U w
wcvaa
n t i r oue y ear of ser
vice up to 26 w eeks for 10 y ears of year be w orth about $600; at th e end
service. F inally, every em ploye afte r of th e second year $400. and th e th ird
one y ea r’s service is eligible to par- y ea r $250. Now th is costs th e ow ner
tic ip a te in the com pany’s stock in- »1.200 delivered, w ith all accessories,
vestm ent plan w hich is optional. Out T h at car o p erated for one y ear, say
of approxim ately 20,000 em ployes. 6500 m iles, and sold for $600, h as cost
fu lly 15,000 a re now p articip a tin g , i the ow ner $600, p lu s m aintenance, gas,
1 oil, etc. If sold a t the end of th e sec­
ond year, the cost of the 1300 m iles
would be $900 exclusive of gas, oil,
tires, etc. Hence, th e econom ical m o­
to rist sells a t th e end of th e second
y e a r- or th e th lril or fo u rth ye a r—
never a t th e end of th e flr8t year
£
T IR E S -----
For every d o llar th e em ploye invests,
th e S tan d ard Oil com pany ad d s 50
cents.
T he follow ing local em ployes, all of
whom live in G resham , Join in w ishing I
one and all a M erry C h ristm as an d a
H appy, P ro sp ero u s New Y ear: W. P.
T uerck, special ag e n t: A1 Sim onsen.
Tony E. H en g stler, and E v erett L.
Bartholom ew , are a salesm en : E. L.
Stafford, w arehousem an and c le rk :
Com stock, package tru ck
driver.
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GEO. A. BRA N D T, P ro p .
Gresham, Oregon
I’hone 1471
RAK ER & SO N
wish their friends and patrons
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A iftvrrii (üljristmaa
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A Happy anî» prosperous
5irtu Pear
Lincoln
CARS
Fordson
TRUCKS — TRACTORS
GRESHAM , OREGON
TELEPHONE 1301
A fter th e second, th ird or fo u rth year
th e m achine h as passed its critica l
l m ileage and it pays to sell. C ritical
! m ileage is th a t point a t w hich re p a irs tim e and th in k s in te rm s of speed­
are so common, and fuel consum ption om eter m ileage.
' so g reat, th a t the cost per m ile is far
If you are about to sell your c a r j
beyond th e c a r ’s stan d ard .
stop and think. H as it been o p erated I
You have often h eard a m an say : "I over sufficient m ileage? Will th e new
trad e my ca r in every y ear because I c a r you intend p u rch asin g do m ore
do n 't w ant to be bothered w ith re- for you th an th e one you have now?
i p a irs.” And th is m an, w h eth e r he Of course if you a re one of those birds
! know s it or not, is paying as high as th a t dem and sty le and don’t care
30 cen ts a m ile to ru n his one year about th e cost, th en tra d e reg a rd le ss,
car. He could use a taxi for less but if you a re a chap who w an ts low­
cost tra n sp o rta tio n and sty le a fte r- I
money.
T he fellow w ho sells the first year w ards, th in k tw ice before you sell, j
and accepts th e 40 per cent o r m ore then don’t sell, and be money in your
d epreciatidh on th e list p rice, m u st pocket.—By E rw in G reer. P resid en t
add to th a t loss th e freig h t and w ar G reer College of A utom otive E n g in eer- !
tax he o rig in ally paid. It o p erated ‘ ing, Chicago.
for a t least one m ore year, o r even
two y ears w hich is still b e tte r, th en CHILDREN’S FARM HOME
his depreciation is spread over a big WORTHY OBJECT FOR GIFT
m ileage and th e cost p er m ile is r e ­
Among th e v arious w orthy en ter- ,
duced. T he wise boy fo rg ets about
’I p rises d esirin g aid at th e C h ristm as '
season, forem ost is th a t of th e Chil- ,
d re n ’s F arm Home a t C orvallis,
w hich is m othered by th e sta te W. C.
T. U., w hich rep rese n ts all th e local
organizations.
W hat home m eans to the average
A m erican child who has fond p aren ts
to an ticip ate every n ecessary w ish,
th is roof m eans to th e d ependent ch il­
d ren who a re sh eltered by its care.
T h e ch ild ren a re w ell cared for and
happy. T hose so fo rtu n a te as having
been able to pay a visit to th e In stitu ­
tion say th a t it lacks th e atm o sp h ere
of a re g u la r o rp h an ag e and is as n ear
th e req u irem en ts of a really and tru ly
hom e as it is possible for an in s titu ­
tion to be w here s tric t discipline m ust
be m ain tain ed and w here th in g s move
along w ith clocklike precision
T he ladies p re se n t a t th e sta te
W. C. T. U. convention which w as held
at Hood River in O ctober of th is year
w ere deeply touched when a teleg ram
w as read from one of th e boys a t the
hom e sending g reetin g to th e conven­
tio n as follow s: “ We w ant to th a n k
you for our happy home."
A t th is tim e the v arious local
unions th ro u g h o u t the state, including
th e one a t G resham , a re sending out
ap p eals for toys, books, tools, canned
and dried fru it, in fact an y th in g th a t
would co n trib u te to th e happiness of
th e o rd in ary child. Mrs. II. S. Clow Is
in possession of th e list of th in g s th a t
w ould be accep tab le a t th is tim e. Mrs.
J. A. Bushong has announced th a t she
w ould call for co n trib u tio n s for th e
Home th a t could not be b ro u g h t In
person to th e A. W. Metzger sto re,
th e place selected as the depository
for gifts to be sent.
Give the Car a Present This Christmas
a n d pick It o u t from o u r la rg e sto ck of
SAVAGE
and
KELLY-SPRINGFIELD
T IR E S
W e h a v e on h a n d a t a ll tim e s a ll th e m o st used
sizes, in h lg h -a n d lo w -p re ssu re tire s. O ur p ric e s a re
a s low a s possible, c o n s id e rin g q u a lity .
TELEPHONE
1801
Eastern anil Western Oils,
lightest to the heaviest.
Boring, Oregon
The C h ristm as Seal.
“C h ristm as seal tim e is h ere again,
and you are alre ad y doubtless fam iliar
w ith the design of the 1925 seal. It
show s tw o can d les set In th e tr a d i­
tional holly and m istleto e of th e h o li­
day season below a red double b arred
cro ss, th e official emblem of th e a n ti­
tu b ercu lo sis cru sa d e th ro u g h o u t the
world.
“About 300 y ears ago S h ak esp eare
w rote In the M erchant of Venice about
a candle th ro w in g Its beam s like a
‘good deed in a naughty w orld!' Many
a re th e conditions th a t have changed
M erry Christmas
AND A
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Red Crown Gas
Lubricating Gas
G allon 20c
SALES—-SERVICE
A
W E HANDLE
GRESHAM
WALTER W. METZGER
WISHES YOU
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Gresham, Oregon
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H appy, Prosperous N e w Year
All grattes from the
IVY FILLING STATION
( ’o r n e r R o b e rts a n d Pow ell
since S h ak esp eare w rote in 1598.
T h ree hundred y ears ago seven good
deeds m ean t less th a n they do now for
people lived s h o rte r lives to profit by
them . T he av erag e hum an life then
w as only 33% years. S carcely long
enough to become well grow n up, c e r ­
ta in ly not long enough for th a t ra re
enjoym ent of being a g ran d p a re n t,
D isease th en raged In m any form s and
decim ated hu m an ity w ith te rrify in g
epidem ics.
Modern m edical science
was unknow n.
"S ince th a t tim e m ore th a n 21 years
have been added to th e d u ratio n of th e
av erag e m an ’s life. T hink of It, 21
yeurs m ore to enjoy th e Increasing
m arv els of th ese m odern days! Seven
of th ese extended y ears, ab o u t one-
th ird of the whole gain In hum an ex ­
istence since S h ak esp ea re 's tim e, have
been added since th e developm ent of
the C h ristm as seal only 18 y ears ago.
"T h e good deeds the seal rep rese n ts
have done th e ir sh a re In lengthening
hum an life by helping to su b trac t 100,-
< h »0 nam es from th e an n u al death roll
of tu b e rcu lo sis In th e United S tates,
for th e death ra te from th a t disease is
now one h alf w h at It w as 20 y ears ago.
"T h e Oregon T u b ercu lo sis asso cia­
tion finances its w ork alm ost en tirely
by th e yearly sa le of C h ristm as seals.
year depends on how m any se als you
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G allon 21c
G re sh am
PSALM OF L IF E .
(H en ry W adsw orth Longfellow .)
Tell me not In m o u rnful num bers
Life 1 h b ut an em pty dream .
And th e soul is dead th a t slum bers
And th in g s a re n o t w h at th ey seem.
Life Is real, life Is e a rn e st
And the g rav e Is not its goal
D ust thou a rt, to d u st re tu rn e s t,
W as not spoken of th e soul.
Not enjoym ent and not sorrow
Is o u r destined end or way
But to act, th a t each tom orrow
Finds us fa rth e r th an today.
A rt is long and tim e is fleeting
And our h e a rts though sto u t and
brave
Htlll like muffled d ru m s are beating
F i -oral m arch es to th e grave.
In th e w o rld ’s broad field of battle.
In th e bivouac of life
Be n ot like dum b driven ca ttle.
Be a h ero In th e strife.
T ru s t no fu tu re, how e'er p le a sa n t
L et th e dead p a s t b u ry ita dead
Act! A ct In th e living p rese n t,
H e a rt w ithin and God o'erhead.
Lives of g re a t m en all rem ind us
We can m ake o u r lives sublim e
And, d ep artin g , leave behind us
F o o tp rin ts on th e san d s of tim e.
F o o tp rin ts th a t p erh ap s an o th er
S ailing o 'er life’s solem n m ain,
A fo rlo rn an d ship w recked b ro th er,
Seeing, sh all ta k e h e a rt again.
L et us, then, be up and doing
W ith a h e a rt for any fate,
S till achieving, still p u rsu in g
L earn to labor an d to w a it