GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUM BER, TUESDAY,' D ECEM BER
W H ERE ACCOUNTS OF BERRY GROW ERS ARE
K EPT
This office building of the Berry Growers Packing company is
larger than it appears and the people shown are only a few of the
540 members of the co-operative association, yet here during the
) ear more than half a million dollar business is handled.
Berry Growers Packing Company
Has Largest Year of Steady Growth
giving em ploym ent to 5,000 people
during th e sum m er? If th is is not
self-su stain in g cooperation in its
tru e st sense, by w hat nam e m ust
it be called ? If th e splendid idea
of cooperation could only be c a r
ried out in all lines as in th e fru it
in d u stry , the w hole a g ric u ltu ra l
situ atio n would be revolutionized
w ithin a few years, says Mr. Towle,
and farm ers would no longer be
forced to p a rt w ith th e ir rig h tfu l
earn in g s to the inflated m iddle fel
low.
T he year 1926 set a new record ings, m achinery and equipm ent.
in th e fru it indu stry of G resham M achinery and m ovable equipm ent
and contiguous te rrito ry w hen th e such as cra tes, etc., co n stitu te an
yield was unusually large, the investm ent of $12,000, w hile th e re
q u ality su p erb and the price fa m ainder, $13,000, is divided equally
vorable. T his applies to the pro betw een land values and buildings
duction of fru it in g eneral th ro u g h T he association now has six and a
out the d istric t and not en tirely to half ac res of trac k ag e p ro p erty ex
th e red rasp b e rry w hich is confined tending from C enter stre e t to
to ra th e r n arrow lim its ow ing to Cleveland avenue. T his p ro p erty
As a proof of th e stab ility with
its p ec u lia r needs as to soil and is a choice com m ercial tra c t, co n
w hich th e B erry G row ers Packing
clim atic conditions.
sta n tly in creasin g in value.
com pany is regarded in th e finan
The follow ing figures w ill give a
Many have th e idea th a t the over- cial w orld it is only n ecessary to
faint idea of th e im m ense tonnage
! head from a cooperative business outline briefly the com pany's m eth
of fru it received a t the sheds of the
, of th is kind m u st be trem endous. od of ca rry in g on business. F or
B erry G row ers P acking com pany
I N othing could be fa rth e r from the
for the season of 1926; s tra w b e r I tru th . Due to conservative m a n the p ast six years it has borrow ed
$20,000 a year to m eet the sum
ries 851,018 pounds; red ra sp b e r
agem ent and carefu l foresight the m er's payroll of p ick ers and ca n
ries, 3,285,760;
logans, 542,295;
overhead expenses a t th e G resham nery w orkers. T his p ast season it
b lack b erries, 294,984; blackcaps
cannery a re ex trem ely nom inal, was n ecessary to borrow $22,500
11,875; gooseberries, 7,275; c u r
am ounting to aro u n d tw o per cent. w hich w as repaid pro m p tly in 60
ra n ts. 98; pears, 173,266; prunes
A su rp risin g am ount of the o v er days. C redit is extended on en
112,839;
apples, 61,370;
Bing,
head is m et by sales from fuel and dorsem ent of prom issory notes, the
L am bert, Royal Ann and pie c h e r
fertilize r and receip ts from radio sig n a tu res of the g ro w ers being the
ries, 409,475. By th e addition of
sales wfctch the association tin k e rs only secu rity required. The asso
th e foregoing figures, a g rand to
w ith as a side line during w in ter ciation m em bers a re encouraged to
tal of 5,750,255 pounds is reached,
m onths when th e b erry season no leave accru in g balances in th e g en
or a trifle over 2,875 tons.
longer calls for as close atten tio n . eral tre a su ry for needs whioh may
T he cash g ross receip ts tak en in
F ig u res a re significant things. arise.
a t th e local can n ery from all
W
here else can a business be
The C ooperative B erry G row ers
sources from th e beginning of
A pril, 1926, to November 30 found, sta rtin g out w ithout capital, association w as organized eight
am ounted to J597.494.90, of w hich ta k in g in $600,000 a year, w ith a years ago, b ut a t th e end of two
th e g row ers received a large p e r payroll approxim atin g $50,000 and y ears w as in co rp o rated u nder the
centage. T he pay ro ll for th e eight
m onths beginning w ith A pril was
th e im m ense sum of $40,918.18.
D uring the m onth of June, when
th e peak of th e ra sp b e rry h arvest
w as reached, the payroll cam e near
th e $15,000 m ark.
Santa Claus Says
T he season's o u tp u t of fru it may
be b e tte r realized w hen the can
n e ry ’s su g a r bill of $29,000 is con
sidered, 5,000 sacks being used in
th e b arrelin g and canning. The
can s them selves cost $20,000, m ak
ing a to ta l of $49,000 expended in
su g a r and cans.
Add to this
an o th er $22,000 paid out for the
9300 b a rre ls used during th e sea
son in th e b arrelin g of fresh fru it
and it w ill be seen w here $71,000
can be accounted for
T he m ost b erries ever handled
anyw here a t an in itial receiving
statio n w ere weighed a t the G resh
am can nery one day last June. Or
d in a rily th is b an n er day would
have o ccurred in the m onth of July
as th e fru it season usually goes
b ut la st y ear the season w as g re a t
ly advanced. On th e day referred
to 120 tons of fru it w ere received at
the local cannery, the g re a te r p a rt
of w hich w ere rasp b e rrie s. The
m an ag er a t the p lan t is w illing to
challenge any statem en t th a t this
enorm ous tonnage has ever been
, duplicated in local receipts from
any group of grow ers. T he best
day's b arrelin g w as m ade up of 78
tons.
T here a re now 540 m em bers in
th e cooperative association of the
berry grow ers, a m ateria l gain In
m em bership tak in g place th is year.
They are sc attered from G resham
to th e Dover d istric t six m iles
so u th e ast of Sandy, to C lackam as,
and to Bridal Veil 20 m iles distant.
To one not accustom ed to the
sig h t it is tru ly a novelty to see the
long lines of vehicles bringing the
fru it to th e can n ery —lines w hich
extended for four or five city
blocks and w ere m ade up of • il
so rts of conveyances, including a
few h o rse-draw n light w agons, p e r
haps a w heelbarrow or a push cart,
tru c k s and autom obiles of all
types, w ith fam ily ca rs largely in
evidence.
T he receiving ^capacity a t th e
can n ery w as p ractically doubled
la st season by th e shed w hich was
added, and even th en the bum per
crop taxed th e ingenuity of those in
ch a rg e to c a re for it a t tim es.
S h o rtag e of women laborers a p a rt
of tile season ham pered w ork for a
few days, but as a ru le th a t is
contingency th a t does not cause
mfach alarm . An additional set of
scales w as installed in th e receiv
ing shed.
T he B erry G row ers Packing com
pany re p re se n ts a perm anent
vestm ent of $25.00« divided am ong
the several Items of land, build-
GRESHAM PLUMBING
& HEATING CO.
J. S. CHIODO, Prop.
Is the place to get the most and the best
for your money in
Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work
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nam e of B erry G row ers Packing the business. T h eir holdings are
com pany. D. E Tow le has been located on th ree lots a t Maple ave
g en eral m anager of the association nue and Powell street.
since its org an isatio n , and it is in
Since p u rch asin g the business
a larg e m easure due to his careful the new ow ners have added a lino
m anagem ent and foresight th a t the of b uilders' supplies, consisting of
I co rp o ratio n 's business has been sew er pipe, brick, tile, cetnent,
1 m aintained on a safe basis.
sand and gravel, w hich they find
1 he board of d irecto rs w"hieh has advantageous in conjunction w ith
ch arg e of th e com pany's afTairs is the handling of lum ber.
composed of W- D. F raley , presi
Mr. B arnes has estab lish ed a
dent; C. T. Ryan, vice p resid en t; reg u la r ro u te on th e Mt. Hood
E. P. Schedeen. C. M. L aF ollette Loop highw ay w hich he covers
and D. E. Towle.
each W ednesday for orders. He
J. J. F ish er fills an im portant goes as far as Rhododendron and
position in atten d in g to technical rep o rts th is to be a successful de
d etails of sales and deliveries. Miss p a rtu re in p rocuring business. The
Cora Green, se creta ry and ca sh ie r; firm m em bers say th a t th e ir vol
Roy B urton, process m anager, and ume of tra d e is 20 per cen t g re a t
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbs, who has e r th an a year ago and they a re op
ch arg e of th e women w orkers d u r tim istic over the outlook in th is
ing the canning season, have been vicinity. J. F. B arnes sta te s th a t
with th e com pany since its fo rm a he has alw ays identified him self
tion. M anager Towle says they with the political life of th e com
were a p art of his in h eritan ce from m unity in which he lives and w ith
the A. R u p ert com pany w hich the all civic im provem ents p ertain in g
packing com pany succeeded. Miss thereto.
May Nelson and Miss Ruth Sche
deen are em ployed as bookkeepers
in
the
can n ery
office.
Miss Neu berg Packing Co.
Nelson in w ork on th e general
Is Newest Store Here
ledger an d Miss Schedeen on the
W hile the com bination grocery
g ro w ers' ledger. D uring th e re
ceiving season the can n ery otflce and m eat m ark et recen tly opened
force is augm ented by a num ber of on Main stre e t at th e form er Cecil
M etzger grocery stand, under the
oth er helpers.
| T he outlook is encouraging. The name of N ewberg Produce & P ack
w arning has been sounded ag ain st ing com pany, sto re No. 3, is the
too g rea t an in crease in stra w b e r latest addition to G resham b u si
ry acreage, b ut so far conditions ness houses, the p rin cip al ow ner,
T. II. H ow itt, is an old-tim e re s i
a re not alarm in g in th is respect.
dent and form er m a rk e t m an of
Gresham .
Harnes & Son Have
Large Lumber Yard
The firm of B arnes & Son, com
posed of J. F. B arnes and H erbert
A. B arnes, is th e successor to
I B arnes & R orrison who cam e to
G resham in F eb ru ary of th is year
from Bothell, W ashington, and
purchased th e ground,
lum ber
p lan t and equipm ent of the Jones
Lum ber com pany, a firm ly-estab
lished G resham business. In Oc
tober Mr. R orrison w ithdrew from
th e p artn e rsh ip and w as succeeded
by the son of J. F. B arnes w ho is
now associated w ith his fa th e r in
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100 per cent Economy and Comfort,
a lite time heating plant.
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H’e wish all our friends and -patrons
A Very Merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year
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SANITARY MARKET
Main St.. G resham
Home
Life
Income
Automobile
Livestock
am ount o f hogs, v ea l, b e e f ca ttle, m ilk
cows, poultry of all kinds. Also your
eggs, butter and fresh vegetables.
HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
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PHONE 1151
The REXALL Store
Store No. 3
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In our large display of articles suitable for
giving you will find just wiiat you have been
looking for to remember th a t relative or
friend. We are better able to help you fill
your Chrisman list than ever before and
will be glad to help you.
HAIR CUTTING
SHAMPOOING
MARCELLING
MANICURING
We specialize on th e tre a tm e n t
of disease of th e skin
and scalp.
Special atten tio n given to the
needs of every patro n .
We g et resu lts.
FLOSSIE TETRICK
Second S treet, betw een
Main S tre et and R oberts Avenue
Phone 99x1, G resham
We wish all our friends
A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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Stationery, Books, Candy
Perfumes, Parisian Ivory
Shaving Sets, Leather
Goods, Christmas Cards
Post Cards.
TOYS!
i
TOYS!
As in th e past you will find our
toy co u u ters crowded w ith all th e
latest in still and m echanical toys.
Come see them before you go else
w here.
GRESHAM,
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Telephone 1571
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Gresham
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Powell SL, Gresham, Orc.
We Deliver
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Any wonder that thousands and thousands of
people never burn anything else?
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Phone 1711
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Gresham Drug Co.
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GEO. DIETL, Prop.
Produce Wanted/
Is Holiday Headquarters
in Gresham
Oriental
Beauty
Shoppe
T he personnel of the sto re force
consists of Cecil M etzger, O. S.
Campbell and H om er A rct, each In
ch arg e of a departm ent, w ith C lair
G uliikson, Jo h n Metzger and B. W.
Em ery, assisting full or p a rt tim e.
Gasco Briquets ARE a Wonderful Fuel. Just
think of the intense and lasting heat they give
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YOUR
Phone 2501
3
and th e division of the re st of the
sto re space into m eat and grocery
d ep artm en ts, gives the place a
com pact and a ttractiv e appearance,
m aking it easy to select w hat is
w anted.
Since th e form er H ow itt m eat
m ark et on Pow ell stre e t was taken
over by A. J. W. Brow n, Mr. H ow itt
has devoted him self to his w hole
sale m eat business in P o rtlan d
which still occupies his chief at-
tentiQn.
The fine display of fru it and veg
etables in the open a t the en tran ce
We carry a complete line of
Sheet Metal Goods and Plumbing Fixtures
14, 1926
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