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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1926)
4 GRESHAM OUTLOOK* HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926 FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY Pickle Industry Faces Slump as Result of Over-production ten tio n is paid to d etails of th e shop w here Edison M azda lam ps, radios, electrical tix tu res and ap- pliances a re on hand. T he ground w here th e B jur shop is located is ow ned by th e local telephone com pany, and it is c u r re n t rep o rt th a t a new building for th is concern will rise early in the spring. Mr. B jur has been p ro m ised a lease on his p rese n t loca tion th ro u g h th e w inter m onths. Two ex tra men a re em ployed aro u n d th e shop, C harley K eller and George Lewis. on Main street which has been con v eniently fitted up for his use. One of th e popular fire insu ran ce com panies represented by Mr. T horne as an u n d erw riter is th e Oregon F ire Relief association w hich w’as organized at McMinn ville in 1895 and is a real Oregon in stitution. Thome Represents Mr. T horne rep o rts a satisfacto ry Reliable Insurance y ear in real estate and insurance. He is ably assisted in his routine B. W. Thorne, who was form erly office w ork by his wife. connected w ith th e A. W. M etzger Mr. T horne is a m em ber of the com pany, has been actively en city council. gaged in business in G resham for Window Cleaning. the past five and a half y ears as a F o r expert window cleaning see su c ce ssiu l d ealer in insurance, real S. T ajim a, or leave ord ers w ith J. estate and loans. He is located in Rosa Brown, G resham , phone 2501. T he personnel of the office force ' at the bank is m ade up of C. J. i L undquist who is the ca sh ie r; Roy Gibbs. a ssista n t ca sh ie r; Miss P earl Ruegg, bookkeeper; Miss Marie Blom. c le rk ; Miss R oseila E n g elh art, p riv ate secretary . By LU KULA KINOSLKT. INY, m ysterious packages, on an eight-inch tail C hristm as tree—an absurdly gay spot for the inform al C hristm as d in n er— either for th e A lthough th e Oregon P ickle A ' has been having salt stock so rt fam ily group or for guests— for grow n-ups and kiddies. All will epjoy C anning com pany has not ex p eri ed into th e various sizeg in which th e am using gifts it bolds. enced a year of flatterin g success they a re sold w ith a view to hav And if th e re is no group, and no trad itio n al C h ristm as dinner, a during 1926. its officials are holding ing them ready for the m anufact little tree helps m ake the day festive—and m akes a b rig h t and co m fo rt steady in the belief th a t the year of u re r when needed. T his is done by ing com panion for a sick child or a lonely person. 1927 will see a loosening up in ta k in g th e cucu m b ers out of the An im itation evergreen about eight inches high can be obtained ai m ark etin g conditions of th e firm 's tank, so rtin g them and rep lacin g a candy and C hristm as favor shop, or a t the novelty co u n ter in a la rg e r products. them. store. T rees w ith tiny caudles are m ore effective, b ut of course, m u st be Probably every pickle m an ufac T he Oregon P ickle & Canning lighted w ith care, and the little flames blown o u t before a package is tory in th e U nited S tate s is now com pany w as organized in 1921 taken from th e tree. and has been for th e year past and th e sam e y ear began en larg in g If the base of the tree is attached to a sm all box, till the box with loaded up to cap acity w ith pickles its building. T he prem ises have First State Bank heavy n uts or candy. S tream ers of tinsel th read or silver paper m ake of all sizes w hich has caused an been added to several tim es, and sp ark lin g decorations for the branches. “Snow ” and a silver show er Makes Fine Growth u n p arrallele d slum p in th e m a r year ago th e la test addition, 50x200 may be bought anyw here w here C hristm as d ecorations a re sold, but ket. T his condition has been feet in size, w as p u t up. T he orig The F irs t S tate bank, of w hich strip s cu t from tinfoil, not necessarily new, or colored paper, do very a co rn er of th e P alm q u ist building brought about by over production. Inal m a n u factu rin g cap acity has T ake a tip—try the W ant Ads. A. M eyers is th e p resid en t, was e s w ell and cost next to nothing. been trip led . At first th e re were tablished in 1905. It was the first In 1925 th e la rg e st acreag e ever If the tre e is not In a holder, place it in a box for convenient but 27 ta n k s, b ut th is num ber has bank to o p erate in Oregon under handling. The heavier packages on the low er bran ch es, on opposite planted In th e h isto ry of the c u been increased u n til now th e re are the nam e of a " F irs t S ta te ” bank cum ber business was h arvested. sides, of th e tre e will balance it. 90 ta n k s w ith an av erag e capacity afte r th e law becam e o p erativ e re Speaking of local conditions, the W rap everything. Cut sm all sq u ares from colored w rapping p a / wish you all a of 15 tons each. They a re eight g ard in g sta te in stitu tio n s of b an k per, or bright colored sc ra tc h pad. Tie these w ith colored strin g , k n it m au ag er of th e pickle p lan t re feet deep and 11 feet in diam eter duced the p lan tin g s fur 1926 from ing. VERY MERRY XMAS ting silk, tin sel th read , o r bits of narrow ribbon. T he b rig h ter and T he com pany o p erates a second gay er th e colors, the b etter, but, if one has tim e to w ork o ut color 700 to 476 acres, but th ro u g h a B usiness was first tra n sa c te d in and a m ore liberal use of fertilize r the pickle p lan t a t M onitor, Oregon schem es, h ere are tw o suggestions. a little one-story building on th e production for 1926 w as not re in a building 64 x 260 feet in size, P ackages w rapped in blue or pink or w hite paper, and tied with sam e co rn er w here th e bank now Happy Prosperous silv er o r gold thread, the w hite packages w ith pink and blue th read , or duced. T he factory h ere at G resh co n tain in g 57 tanks. A th ird re stands. O perations began th e sam e NEW YEAR strin g . The blue and pink packages w ith the tinsel th read , or packages am now has the sam e p ick le« on ceiving sta tio n w hich had been es year for a p erm an en t stru c tu re and hand w hich it had in its ta n k s a tablished at Molalla was forced to w rupped with red, white, or green tissue pap er and tied w ith tin sel or this was added to on th e n o rth side y ear ago. D ecem ber, how ever, is be abandoned on account of u n red ribbon. in 1909. and a second story was I h av e m odern e q u ip m e n t Tiny "p o p p e rs” may be im itated by rollin g som e sm all objects in alw ays a try in g m onth in any line tow ard m a rk e tin g conditions. added. In 1912 th e building occu a n d can g u a ra n te e th e best The G resham m anagem ent a n tic pied by the postoffice w as added. tissu e paper, frilling the ends and tying in two places w ith th e gift of com m ercialism , and th e firm has o rd ers booked to move after ipates a sufficient move d u rin g the of w o rk m an sh ip . between. The F irs t S tate bank, w hose slo the first of the year. com ing year to perm it of th e p la n t gan is, "A stro n g bank," has an E atab les should be w rapped in wax pap er—then In colored p aper With th e m a rk e t d epression s ta r ing of th e sam e acreag e as for am ple w orking cap ital am ounting In tying all packages leave enough strin g to loop over b ran ch es of tree ing the officials in th e face, they 1926. J. L. Stafford is m an ag er of and tie firmly. to near $70,000. T he cap ital, s u r In selecting gifts m in atu re size and light w eight a re im p o rtan t continued to pay the g ro w er the the G resham p lant, Jo h n Lovegren plus and reserv e fund to tal over Some suggestions follow for p rese n ts for an inexpensive tree. Five sam e price for th e 1926 crop as is forem an, R. H. L uethe bookkeep $59,000 and th e undivided profits P E T E K LEN A K D , Prop. cents w orth of p eanuts or anim al c ra ck ers would supply m any trees th a t of 1925. W ith th e sale price er and Miss G race S tilger, office am ount to over $10,000. D eposits A nim al crack ers, etc., can*be w rapped tw o together. L arge n u ts may to the grow er high, w ith finished assista n t. a t th e p rese n t tim e a re $690,000 be w rapped in silver or colored pap er—m aking b rig h t sp o ts on tlie tree. com m odities a t a sta n d still and the and th e total reso u rces, $768,000. A handkerchief may be folded as sm all as a postage stam p. E verything en tire United S tates suffering from Bjur Electric Store T here has been an in crease of c a p F o r M en a n d W om en on th e list m ay be obtained a t a live and ten cen t store, an a r t shop, or a over production, it is little w onder ital th ree tim es since the o rg an iz a Handles Much Work tion candy and favor shop. C rackers and nuts of co u rse may be obtained th a t the situ atio n is reg ard ed as of th e bank. grave. Up u n til the p a st y ear the from the grocer. L A TEST STY LES PO PU L A R P R IC E S T he stock of th e b ank is held by E verything in the line of ele c tri Tiny calendars, colored thim bles, a r t gum, beads for strin g in g , dem and has alw ays been stro n g for a lim ited num ber and th e re a re no A su it m ade by a tailo r, to fit you, will look b etter, w ear beauty plus, lingerie clasps, invisible hairp in s, needles, paper, clips fancy bottling pickles, but about a cal co n tractin g and rep a irin g can fu rth e r sh a re s of stock for sale. be ably tak en ca re of by A rth u r longer, and you w ill alw ays feel b e tte r dressed. year ago th e m a rk e t u n d erw en t a elastic bands, w ater flow ers, tiny wooden tops, tiny scisso rs dolls and The board of d irec to rs is com posed dolls’ accessories—these a re ju st a few of the th in g s w hich m ay be change and th e p rohibitive high Bjur, licensed electrician , who in of A. M eyers, T heodore B rugger H e C«ZZ for and Deliver price on sm all stock now has a April of th is year p urchased the placed on the tree. and C. J. L undquist. The late W. This sam e plan, of course, may be elaborated upon as m uch as one tendency to cause a move tow ard supplies belonging to th e late F. L. W. Cotton w as an activ e m em ber Shop Phone 1211 Res. Phone SM4 Mack, by whom he w as em ployed wishes. Instead of the artificial tree, a rea l tree, in a very, very sm all the lu rg er pickles. in the o rganization of th e F irs t size muy be used. And gifts of m ore vuluu may tak e th e place of the T he ton n ag e of cucum bers am ong for four years. S tate bank. Mr. B jur cam e to his shop well G resham grow ers am ounted to 1100 am using, inexpensive gifts outlined above. And w here there ure no kiddies—or w here S an ta overlooks b rin g the past season, and in addition to qualified to handle large co n tra cts ing the kiddles a tree—th e tiny m in iatu re one will be doubly a p th a t the local p la n t handled 135 and a num ber of im p o rta n t ones tons of cauliflow er w hich has been have come his way,—th e Fox preciated. utilized in the m a n u factu re of chow B ro th ers' sto re at T ro u td ale, th e chow and mixed pickles. T his was new Brown building, W alter Metz a g re a t aid to cauliflow er grow ers g e r’s Buick agency, th e county whose m a rk e t w as paralyzed th is fair building and th e D ow sett year by over production and u n fa building w hich is n earin g com ple tion. vorable w eather. Boxed Stationery, as a Gift, is an article (liy Mrs. Mary P arsons) garag e building on her piece of I T h ere a re still n early 20 persons Mr. B jur had ch a rg e of the pow T he T routdale city liaii is now property facing th e Colum bia high- ] employed at tlie p lan t a t G resham . er in sta lla tio n for th e E astm an both useful and dainty. In a number of sorts finished and w ith th e added iin way on Dora stre e t for Richard It is the policy of the m an ag er to L um ber com pany and the Colum bia to allow satisfying individual preference when provem ents is one of the best hulls K uarr, who lias th e agency for the keep business moving along as B rick w orks. choosing your gifts. of ItH kind in ea ste rn M ultnomah C hevrolet cur und u p-to-date g a r briskly as possible, as long as W hile co n tra ctin g occupies A buffet kitchen and dining room age and shop equipm ent, and is , possible, and to th a t end he large p a r t of Mr. B ju r's tim e, a t \\ e believe we have the biggest and best line was added to the first unit of the doing a good business. T his build of gift stationery in Gresham. building w hich wuh sta rte d a few ing adds m uch to the ap p earan ce | years ago but not finished. A la of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Fred N orton, who | dies' re st room and a gentlem en's room w ith sm oking q u a rte rs were own and run "C olum bia Villa' added, as w as a check room. The near th e east end of th e Sandy in te rio r of the building was e n river bridge, have m ade very no- | tirely finished and footlights and a ticeulile changes in th e ir grounds. E specially desirable rolling c u rta in w ere Installed. They liave rem odeled the bouse | for giving T ro u td ale resid en ts a re proud of and ure enjoying n good business. the building und are using it to It is an a ttra c tiv e place and Is rec-1 good advantage for th e ir com m u ommeiided uh a good place to cat luncheon or dinner. nity affairs. Tlie T ro u td ale postofUce outgrew T he council will soon begin work on the street In front of the hall the new building put up since the | and expects to im prove other tire and lias bad to tak e over new q u arte rs. The new sto re building I stre e ts d uring the year. We h av e a la rg e stock of C andies in boxes and T ro u td ale’s new school building next to the'office was pressed Into w ill be pleased to h elp su it h e r sw eet to o th . is a very a ttractiv e one and is well service and now houses th e ru ra l | planned. It cost about $29,000 and routes departm ent. J. It. K n u rr purchased the old was m uch needed. The patro n s of In sev eral finishes, th e d istric t a re appreciative uud school building from th e district. depending upon t h e a re enjoying showing it to visitors. During th e y ear he has built a O ne visit to o u r e le c tric sh o p by m ere m an price you w ish to pay. T he children ure proud of it and at w arehouse for cem ent, p la ste r and an d he will w orry no m o re w h a t to give “ H E R ”— the dedication cerem onies recited a other building m aterial. He also | be it w ife o r m o th e r fo r C h ristm a s. E le c tric G resh am P h o n e 1761 O regon pledge to take cure of the building enlarged bis sand and gravel b u n k hom e e q u ip m e n t b rin g s joy to th e h o u se w ife ’s ers uud bus done a big business the and Its contents. h e a rt a n d h e re we h a v e all th a t is new , p ra c tic a l, E arly In (lie year Mayor L aura past year in those lines. He ex econom ical a n d efficient in la b o r-sa v in g hom e pects to build u g arag e to house his j H arlow circulated a petition and eq u ip m en t. presented It to the county com m is tru c k s in the n ear future. T ro u td ale S tate bank has en- l sioners, asking them to build a sidew alk beginning at the city hall Joyed th e m ost prosperous yeur of | und continuing around the d an g e r Its existence. Geo. P o rts has been ous co rn er w here the highway- added to th e w orking force as te ll leads to the Handy river bridge, as er. 11 E. ltloyd is ca sh ier and p edestrians in order to comply Mrs. Illoyd. assista n t cashier. GRESHAM TAILORS & CLEANERS FINE CUSTOM TAILORING Useful and Dainty Troutdale Has Year of Building and General Business Prosperity —a— a— s Suggestions for Xmas A gift box of cigars or cigarettes. Books for the kiddies and the adults. Perfumes, toilet articles, etc. n A o Fountain VOGAN’S CANDIES Pen and Say “MERRY XMAS” Pencil Set n Electrically Taber Pharmacy w ith the laws for foot trav e lers m ust necessarily walk on the h ig h way proper In m aking this curve th e request was granted and the county put in a graveled walk at the corner and la ter finished what Is known as a pedestrian way for foot tra v e le rs on the south side of I th e bridge at T routdale. The I dya river bridge at T routdale. The ( bridge Is narrow and w hen auto i travel Is heavy, us it alw ays is In sum m er and during the sm elt run. th e re is no room for foot passen g ars and tills w alk will he a g reat 1 convenience us well as a safer way for those who walk. The new residence of .Mr. und Mrs. J. T. McGinnis was built d u r ing th e spring and is very a ttr a c t ive. It stands m i t to th e home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hpenee. who are pareuta of Mrs. McGinnis. T he O. W. R. 4t N. railway built and addition to Its packing shed at T routdale, and tlie N orthw estern Ice A S torage company Inn built a sto rag e room for the purpose of e a tin g f v all perishable tra its and vegetable« shipped from here. T his fall mauy carloads of cel ery and cauliflow er w ere shipped sod in the sp rin g the first sh ip m ent of head lettuce from T ro u t dale will begin. Mrs F ran ces Fug put up a line TODD’S Xmas Series Tree Lights of Eight $2.25 up M aybe it is a n A B C GE V acuum C le a n er, H ot er, Waffle Iron, F la t Iro n , We c a rry at a ll tim es a M azda Lam ps. Grade “A” Lumber n T h is is th e h ig h e st g ra d e lu m b e r you can buy__ a n d it is th e only k in d we sell. E le c tric W a sh e r, lro n e r, P o in t P e rc o la to r, T o a s t C u rlin g Iro n , o r H e a ter. co m p le te lin e of E dison E v ery in ch of wood th a t goes in to your b u ild ing should be bought h ere, w h ere you a re a ssu re d of g e ttin g th e best fo r less. ■ Barber Shop O ur lu m b e r is cut from th e fo re s ts know n fo r th e q u a lity of its tre e s it is bo u g h t th ro u g h r e lia b le m ills— in sp ected upon a rriv a l a n d o u r finish lu m b er is sold to you in perfect se aso n e d co n d itio n . II e wish to thank our friends and patrons for th eir past favors and wish them. O ur sto ck of Sash a n d D oors a n d MiW W ork is alw ay s th e best. C om e in a n d inspect it. —B— .1 Merry Christmas and .4 Happy New Year n K öisten Radio Sets and Supplies A r t h u r B ju r Lleenoeil Electrician P h o n e 601 G re sh am We w ish to th a n k all our frien d s and p atro n s for th e ir su p p o rt d u rin g the p ast y ear and w ish them a M erry C h ristm as an d a H appy P ro sp ero u s New Year. 5 BARNES & SON Building M aterial Dealers G resham Telephone 2131 Oregon