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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.
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BARNES & SON
Building M aterial Dealers
G resham
Telephone 2131
Oregon