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HTBNlNfe OACTTXl. JbtfSifAJti, MONDAY, JANUARY 1. 1804.
ENTERPRISE FOR SALEM.
Setting the Forces of Nature to
Work.
WILDING UP OCR CAPITAL CITY.
riiat tho Sidney Power Company
Proposes to Do.
The Sidney Power Company, wboae
articles of Incorporation were recently
tiled with tbo Secretary of State, la an
enterprise which means much to the
future welfare and development of the
entire Willamette valley. Tho incor
porators are, J. M. Wallace, president
of the Salem Water company and trus
tee of the R. S. Wallace estate, J. M.
Kyle, of Salem, aud H. F. Wallace, of
Portland. The compuny has purchased
tho fluest water power in the valley,
without any exception, and proposes in
time to utlllzu it for the purposes of
vUieratlug electricity and kindred in
dustries. It is the power produced by
the ditch from the Santiam river to
Ankeny, on the Willamette, which
was orlginully constructed by the Fair-
view Milling and Ditch company. In
the past it has only been used for oper
ating the Aukeny Flouring mills, but
owing to the magnitude aud possibili
ties of the water power there this com
pany lias taken steps to utilize the en
tire force, and thereby develop the sur
rounding country to a large extent.
The flouring mill has just been repair
ed and put into complete order with
the latest improved machinery. A saw
mill has already been put up, which
will give a market to fine bodies of
timber, as well as give employment to
many laborers.
In the near future it is contemplated
to put in a great electric power plant,
for running local enterprises, and for
hire. Lines tvljl be brought to Salem
to supply power here for all manner of
enterprises, aud particularly to supple
ment the power needed by the growing
busiuess of the Salem Water company.
For this purpose alone it will prove a
great investment, and will be of untold
value to the city iu future years. In
addition to this the company proposes
to foster railroad aud street railway
building and operating, manufacturing
of electrical appliances, machinery of
many kinds, aud the building up of a
town to be known as Sidney, at the
pj&jent town slte,of Aukeny. , . . j.
Railroad or motor lines are contem
plated to Independence, Monmouth,
Jefferson, Marion and other points, as
well as the project of supplying power
to all these places. The company of
men back of the enterprise have suffi
cient capital, although they are mail
ing a modest beginning, to push their
various enterprises to completion; and
to enlarge greatly upon their present
plans.
The chief object of the organization
of this company is to develop the city
of Salem, where their greatest interests
will be centered. The Biduey power
station will be to Salem what Oregon
City is too Portland, only it will be
even better, for the power is more con
trollable, and is no uncertain quantity.
The water is taken tr m the Santiam,
and, at the mill there Is fifty-three feet
of fall at low water, so that no high
walercan ever effect the running of
the plant. The fall from the. Santiam
to the banks of the Willamette, Is 114
feet, then flfty-tbree feet fall added at
low water mark, will give a very large
water power, with a comparatively
small amount of water. During the
late heavy raise of water iu the Wil
lamette, they had twonty feet fall
and In the great flood of '90 they had
fifteen feet fall for use. Furthermore,
the company has a forty foot right of
way for increasing the capacity of Its
ditjh,thus making it possible to double
the present force of 1500 horse power.
The people of 8alem can, at the pres
ent time, hardly realize the great value
thiB enterprise, will b to our city at
some time in the not far distant future.
The company should recoive every pos
Bible encouragement In Its undertak
ings, as It is puroly a business pmjeot,
and one that will be of untold value to
our city, besides proving a bonauza to
.the men who are setting it In motion.
ITS OBJECTS,
As set forth In the articles of lucor.
lporatlons are as follews:
1. Generating electricity, for power
nd light, conveying aud selling same.
Also to deal in aud furnish electricity,
and gat as alto other materials used
rfor Illumination, beat and power.
2. To i any vu any and all business
appertaining to or con uecied with the
above.
3. To manufacture, sell and deal In
machinery and appliances pertaining
to the. business; also to sell privileges
for the use of the same.
4. To purchase, Improve, own, let
and operate water powers; to supply
water to persons, corporations, towns,
aud cities for doaaestio and public use.
5. To operate, excavate, maintain,
lease and sU canal, dllcbes,tulll races,
ftuateo, particularly the ditches, etc.,
9Mrwrti by Mm Falrvtaw Milling
Company In Marion county, Oregon.
0. To acquire, construct, operate a ad
maintain brldges.aud piers ou the Wil
lamette and Santiam rivers; also con
struct and equip the following railways,
motor lines and tramways: Between
Salem and Monmouth, via Independ
ence; botweeu the town of Independ
ence and either Marion or Jefferson.
7. To operate said lines, carry
freight and passengers, and to charge
fares or toll on Baine.
8 To purchase, consolidate or ope
rate any railroads, street railroads, or
tramways, in Polk or Marlon counties,
as may be expedient.
9. To acquire, construct and operate
Hues of wire, telephones or telegraph,
underground conduits, subways or oth
er appliances for the transmission of
electricity ns may seem advisable.
10. To lease its lines of railroad to
other companies for operation, or to
operate the lines of other companies.
11. To apply to proper authorities of
the counties of Mirtou, Polk or Linn,
or of nnv city or town therein, for
grants, privileges and franchises for op
erating or building the above named
franchises: also for acquiring the grants
or franchises grauted to any other per
son or company.
12. To facilitate the operation orany
Hoes of their own or those belonging to
other oomnanies. by the purchase or
sale of blocks or bonds, or to subscribe
for the bonds or stocks of other compa
nies. 13. To erect, own, Improve or oper
ate saw mills or grist mills, and to
carry on all business in any way per
taining thereto.
14. To erect, own or operate factories
for the manufacture of such commodi
ties as in y be deslraole; also to sell
same.
15. To acquire, rent or lease real
nronertv. to build dwelling houses,
stores, factories, mills, warehouses, ele
vators or other buildings; also to sell or
dispose of same.
16 To lay out and plat any real
property Into lota, hlocks, squares, fac
tory sites, etc.
17. To purchase, lease, sell, transfer,
mortgage or pledge any property of the
company.
18. To borrow money on Ha notes
etc., and pledge its property for securi
ty of same.
19. To do and perform all other mat
ters neceasiry and proper to accomplish
the objects above specified.
The principal office of the corpora
tion shall be at Salem, and the capital
stock Is fixed at. $50,000 for the present.
SALE1I SOAP WORKS.
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What Mr. Kuerton is Doing
for the Capital City.
In calling upon Joseph Kuerton,
manacrer of the Salem Soap and Chem
ical Works, a reporter learned, to hit-
astonishment, that that gentleman
had been In the soap busiuess for
over twenty-eight years, in Germany,
France, and the United States. Also
that his forefathers had been trained to
the business for generations before
him. He built the Salem factory in
July, 189.3, and although delayed con
siderably bv sickness in the start, he
soon had bis buslnesss in good shape,
and it has been growing ever since.
The oiptclty of tho preieut plant la
nearlv 50.000 pounds per ween, aside
from the toilet and cold process
soups.
All visitors at the last state fair re
member the tons of line soaps there
dlsnlaved bv this house, and there is
scarcely a family In tho Willamette
valley that has not clven them a prac
tical te3t. The product of this factory
Is strictly first-class, as Mr. Kuerton
believes the "cheap, cheip, soap Is the
dearest of all." Euly next year he
expects to bring out an entirely new
process soap, which will be a surprise
to everybody. He Is alo a scientific
chemist, and manufactures essential
ollsj perfumery, salt soda, washing
powder, etc.
Mr Kuerton is a happy man, and a
courteous business gentleman. His
motto is to give full weight, do an
honest bublueas and to keep as many
nickels s possible in Salem.
The Capital Journal takes great
pleasure in adding Its best recommend
for the products of this factory. It
knows Mr. Kuerton to be a consclen
tious worker, and feels safe in saying
that persons using the soap made by
him will always be satisfied that they
are getting their moneys worth.
He wishes all his patrons a merry
Christmas aud a most happy New
Year.
A remarkablo urclueological discovery
Is announced from Treves. In excavat
ing the old Roman walls close to tho
Moselle a complete Roman pottery es-
tanllsuincnt was discovered.
Professor Dolley of the University of
Pennsylvania has discovered that the
tbyrens carried by Bacchus was tho flow
er cluster of the date palm, not a fir or
pine cone ns usually translated.
A museum founded in Berlin by Wil
liam I is intended solely for the recep
tion of royal garters. Ga.ters from tbe
limbs of nil the princesses that have
been married in Europe emco 1817 hare
feMi found in this unique coUeoUos,
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
How Incorrigible Boys
Cared For in Oregon.
Are
SKETCH OF THIS NEW INSTITUTE.
Details of its Management
Methods of Training.
ana
THE SCHOOL.
The Oregon 8tate Reform sohool Is
one of the most interesting of our state
Institutions. It was provided for by
the legislature of 1881, and the build
ings are at present undergoing comple
tion. The discipline is strict, but tem
pered with kindness. The boys have
military drills regularly, and gymna
sium exercises in the now gymnasium,
built by the boys, just flulshed.
They gathered the materials from the
timber ou the farm, except for the roof.
It is the largest gymnasium room in
the state, 100x40, with solid foundation.
The ground has room for ba9e ball and
other diversions. On Sundays there Is
Sabbath school at 11 a. m. aud some
times a sermon or a talk afterwards,
and there, is always a sermon by some
noted preacher, read to them on Sun
day evening.
"The motto of the scnool is work,"
says Supt. Hendricks. That is a good
motto for reforming grown-up citizens.
Each boy is kept busy working,
.Studying, drilling, or playing, from the
time he gets up In the morning at 6
o'clock until he goes to bed at 8. He thus
forms regular habits, and becomes
healthy physically, and, if he is at all
capable, mentally and morally.
Trie tasks are not aimed to be hard,
but boys are expected to do them
There Is no ahlrkiug or "playing
hookey" allowed there.
All commltmeuta are for Indefinite
terms- The only way a boy can get
out is to work his way out by good con
duct. Arriving at the age of majority, how
ever, he would be released. To become
eligible for release he must earn twelve
"grades," each grade occupying a
month. The miulmium time in school
is therefore 12 months. The trades now
taught are tailoring, laundry work,
cooking, carpentering, teaming, tend
ing stock, farming, gardening, attend
ing poultry, etc.
There will probably bo built a build
ing for shops 100x30, tojeontain on
first floor laundry, blacksmith shopo,
and a wood working shop, next floor,
knitting, ahoe making, tailoring. The
building will probably be extended on
up into a tank tower, some 90 feet high
with a 60,000 gallon tank, for water
supply and fire protection. If done at
all, thla will be done early in tbe next
year.
Each boy will then be taught a trade
the boye working on the farm and in
the garden, and with Btock, will bere
afier have text books, the same os in
agricultural schools, and they will be
taught both the theory and practice.
Some or the wildest and vilest hood
lums will tbua be turned out capable
farmers.
When a boy la committod, be ia the
ward of the state until 21 years of age.
When released be la only released on
parole, aud he must report regularly to
the sohool, by letter or other wise. Boys
may also be Indentured. This was
never done until during tbe past few
months. One boy thus Indentured
has already some (50 to his credit In
tbe bank designated by tbe board.
THE PERSONNEL.
R. J. Hendricks, superintendent.
Mrs. R. J. Hendricks, matron.
F. H. Bryant, assistant superintend
ent, disciplinarian and engineer.
Walter Lyon, family manager and
te icber.
Orange Glover, assistant family
manager.
M. Pomroy, farmer, steward and In
structor In carpentry.
Cbaa. Gilliam, assistant farmer.
Charles Lawrenson, assistant farmer
aud Instructor In music
R, H. Mlsenbeluaer, algbtwatcb and
eirf
C. D. Woods, laundryman ;and offi
cer. Mlsa Ella Welch, housekeeper, tailor
ess and head seamstress.
Miss Emllv Stalger, assistant house
keeper and seamstress,
H. I. Ford, head cook. Mr. Ford
has somo very competent assistants In
several of tho boys. Tho boys alao
wait on tho tables.
THE REFORM SCHOOL ARCHITECT.
VVhat Mr. Knighton has Done
in His Profession at Sa
lem and Abroad.
W. C. Knighton, the architect whose
plans for the State Reform School
additions were adopted iu preference to
all competitors, is a young man. He
haa followed his chosen profession only
about ten years, yet he stauds in the
front rank. His home was in Birming
ham, Ala., where he successfully super
Intended tbe building of several flue
busiuess bloaks. He also spent two
yeareln Portlaud, where he had charge
of tho office work for Geo. Marshall,
the architect. He came to Salem
about two years ago, and sluce that
time haa been closely occupied. His
first work was to perfoct a set for plans
for the Salem City hall now under con
struction. He was the successful com
petitor for the Scio public school and
for the beautiful Masonic Templo built
at Corvalhs. The Dr. Porte residence
now belug built In Yew Park, which
will be one of the handsomest in tho
city, is also his work, aud he wus the
favored bidder before the Soldiers'
Home commission last fall with plans
for the Soldiers' home Just contracted
to be built at Riseburg.
Mr. Knighton's experience with all
work undertaken by him since at Si-
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THE OREGON SEATE REFORM SCHOOL.
lorn h m been m st satisfactory, e-m-ic-!ally
that on the new State Roform
3oho )l, of which we present an engray
IngoathU page, this building with
both wlogi oitnpleted will hwe a
frontage of 289 feet. The north wing
now under comtrdotion is 99 fent in
depth, while the Boutb wing Is 60 feet.
Bach wlug is set luck from the front of
tbe miln bulldln?,and being some six
feet lower In height, giving a graceful
and symmetrical appeurauce to the
completed structure, making the pres
ent building tbe miln point of observa
tion. The grounds are beautifully ele
vated, giving a site for a public build
ing uusurpis3ed anywhere in the
state.
In addition to supplying the plans
and specifications for the hew additions
to this important state building, Mr.
Knighton is retained by the state board
of education to superintend its con
struction, and see that the state's in
terest are properly subserved. He is
out on the grounds almost daily, giving
every detail his personal uttentlon, and
will no doubt turn over to the state as
perfect a piece of work as it ever bad
done.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Jewels owned by tbe women of tbe
Astor family exceed $3,000,000.
The most extensive mines are those of
Baxony. The galleries have 123 miles of
length.
Roman ladies carried at their girdles
bunches of metal ornaments, purses,
key's and looking glasses.
It Is estimated that six tons of baking
powder are daily used in this country in
the 'nanufacture of the staff of life.
A ,' Jing to Mnlhall, a Frenchman
eat i .try year 649 pounds of bread, 127
of meat und drinks 83 gallons of wine
and five of beer.
We produce every year 2,190,000 tons
of beef, 810,000 of mutton and 2,100,000
of pork, the greater part of which goes
down onr own throats.
Two counties in California have over
50,000 beehives and export 0,000,000
pounds of honey, besides 800,000 pounds
of comb and 20,000 pounds of wax.
Within the past century 443,000 patents
have been issued in the United States,
and seven-eighths of the business of this
nation U done by use of these inventions.
There are two kinds of unhappy people
in the werld: Those who are sad because
they are sot known, tad those who are
miserable because they are known too
ivw,
A COMPETENT BUSINESS MAN.
The Contractor Who is Build
ing tha New State Re
form School.
A. J. Hazel), tho contractor who has
charge of the new additions being
built to the state reform school, la prac
tically a new man in Salem, although
be has been thirteen years in the west.
Mr. Hazel 1 Is originally from Bridge
port, Couu., tho home of the world's
greatest showman, Barnutn. He
learned the builder's trade in that city,
aud learned it at a time when mechan
ics were bound more closely to tho de
tails of the trade. Before leaving his
native heath Mr. Hazell did some ex
tensive work at contracting aud build
ing, when he located at Omabn. After
leaving that thriving city be followed'
his business in Denver, Oden and Los
Angeles, during the pushing days o.
those places.
WbUe at Denver and Ogden he
served as building superintendent for
John J. Huddait, a leiding architect,
and had charge of some of the fiuest
business and public bul'dlags. Mr.
Hazell is a thorough man of business,
from the grouud up,and conversant with
the details of bl& work, having made
modern construotlou a life study,
To give on idoi o' his effective
methods It is only necessary to state
what he has done since tiklng bold of
the present work at the reform school.
As soou as the coot mot was closed he
moved his household to the spot, In
order to give the whole work his per
sonal attention from first to last. Ah
high as twenty-two men have been en
gaged at a time, and every moment of
good weather has been utilized for all
it was worth.
The building Is now all under roof,
which injures no further delay, and It
Is most eangulnely expected that the
building will be comoleted beforo the
spring work of the sohool begins. The
stUe of Oregon is to.no couft.aluluttcl
upon having the work in Mich punli tg
handi. as it will p.'ove ft great oavlug
10 ell concerned, and will at nn early
day relieve tbe losl'tullon fiom the
ejabarassment of o-amped quarte i mi
der which it Is now laboilng.
P0SS1BIUTIES OF THIS VAUNT.
Fruit Growing Interest From
a Practical Stand
point, From an address beforo tbe Marion
county Horticultural society by Presl
dent H. W. Cettle:
The Willamette Valley Is destined to
become the center of the great fruit
growing district of the Pacific North
west. The magnitude which the fruit
industry is assuming Is simply as
tonishing to uny one who will take the
troub'e to Investigate. It will be but o
abort time until thousands and thou
sands of wagon loads of fruit will bo
delivered yearly to the markets in Sa
lem, wherein the past it has been so
insignificant as to be hardly worthy of
mention. Fruit-growing is the foun
dation of the future prosperity of this
v illey.
In Santa Clara county, California,
there are, as shown by the assessment
rolls, over 1,400 fruit farms of 10 acres
or less. There are about as many more
offiom 10 to 40 acre, Upon each of
these faims there are employed more
men than are today employed by the
average wheat grower of this county
upon tils IGO-acro farm. A few years
ago that was a wheat growing district,
where land was cheap and the farmers
were poor. Today, it Is one of the rich
est and most prosperous districts lo
cated upon tbe Paclflo Coast. Fruit
growing has been the cauno of this
great change. An equal amount of im
provement Is to be seen there In their
homes. The plain, commonplace sort
of a house has given way to a beautiful
aud even elegaut dwelling, surrounded
by spacious lawns aud beautiful flow
ers.
The fruits grown there which are
roosldered the most profitable are tbe
prune and the cherry. Tbe cherries of
this valloy are, as you know, second to
none; while the prunes, both the Ital
ian aud Petite, are superior to those
grown in the state of California, Thla
baa been proven wherever our prunes
have been well cured, properly sorted,
and put Into competition with tbo Cal
ifornia pruue. Tbo reporta of the agri
cultural department of this govern
ment show that the largest and best
flavored plum grown In the United
States la grown In the slates of Oregou
and Washington. .The prune Is a
plum. Wbat frnit-growlng haa done
for Santa Clara couuty, California, it
will do for Marion county, Oregon.
Changing a country from grain grow
ing to fruit-growlug meana tbat from
ten to twenly times tbe number of em
ployea are furnished employment.
This meaus good times where times
were hard before. But, says one, this
means over-production and ruin to the
grower. You always find meu in
every community ready to prophesy
trouble, disaster, and ruin. As a gen
tleman said lately, every one must
have an occupation, and it does uot
take much money nor brains to be
come a grumbler. It is an easy busi
uess to get into.
Some ten yeare ago the amount of
fruit aud vegetables shipped from the
Southern States was so iusigulflcant as
to be demod unworthy of a place In
tbe census. We fiud now that over
SOu.OOO carloads are shipped annually
to the Northern States. Tho growers
of these fruits aud vegetables have not
met with disaster, and tbe market sti'l
keeps good, and with this immense
amount shipped annually there has
been no over-production. A promlneut
Califorulan told me last fall that he
had been grolug prunes for sixteen
years, tbat he had beard talk of over
production all that time, but that the
business had been more profitable to
him as the years rolled by, and better
methods of cultivation, pruning, and
giadlng prevailed. His p.unes last
year brought him over $500 per note.
Apples have been shipped from thla
stale for several years noross the ocean
to England. It seems to mo tbat tho
planting of the proper kinds of apples
has not been carried to the extent that
other fruits have been planted, and to
tho extent that is justified by reasou of
Us keeping and shipping qualities.
Grape-growing Is iu Its lufauoy here
but It is commencing lo look up.
SmaUer fiulta have proved lemunera
live whee Intelligent and thorough
cale has been g'ven them. Rispbov-
rles and blackberries shou'd be planted
mo'eeUenslvely, and when tbo local
muikets , e suppl ed, tho balance
should be d-'led. Tills can be doue
quite extensively aud piu-IUably, Thoie
are fruits that have been conaldced too
tender for this olimate, that by proper
tiiul may p-ove o be well adapted to
cultivation in this valley.
There is still room in Oregon for
thousands ot intelligent fruit growers,
such as will plant tho right thing In
the right place, take proper care of the
trees when growing, pruno properly,
when bearing thin properly, pick at
the right stage of rlpunejs aud
pack uicely iu clean boxes, fight all
damaging iusects und fungi with the
best implements and insecticides to be
bad, and otherwise use all the intelli
gence they huve 1h their business. I
believe eternal vlgilauco Is the price of
good fruit in this or any other country,
und for that reason think there will
always be a good price for good fruit.
Concert of action und union of purpose
among fruit growers Is nil that is nec
essary to make fruit shipping profit
able, and maintain it so,
Ten thousand square miles of the
valleys and foothills of Oregon aro in
every way adapted to tho culturo of all
tbo fruits grown In this latitude, of tho
finest quality and in the greatest luxu
riance. Before tho advent of the white
man and cultivated fruits, this couutry
bad demonstrated its capacity to pro
duolng wild' fruits abundantly, of flue
flayor und great excellence. The In
dlaus, trappers, and pioneers valued
these- fruits highly und made good me
of them. As they wero in somo sense
evidence of a soil and climate adapta
tion, aud prophetic of the greut fruit
Industry now growing up among us, It
will not be out of placo to briefly mako
some mention of them; aud thU seems
Importuut In view of the fact that the
Pomologicul Clvis'on of the Interior
has tuken up tho subject and la making
collections and urglug the improvement
of our indigenous fruits by selection,
hybridizing, aud cultivation, und that
some of our best fruits have buen thus
produced.
It may be of value to the reader who
may desire to engage in the bulneeof
prune growing, lo give a few figures
relative to the cost of plantlug und cul
tivating nn orchard until It comes Into
a bearing or paying condition. The
cost of the trees, 108, twenty feet apart
together with the plowing, planting,
and the ueccfsary cultivation for the
period of three years, In un orchard of
not less man twenty acres, win ue no
far from fifty dollars an acre, providing
the land Is In thorough cultivation to
begin wltb. The trees will usually
commence to bear the third year, and
reach their full bearing about tbe sev
enth. One hundred and fifty pound
of green fruit to tho tree Is a low esti
mate of an average yield, aud lj cents
ier pound a low price for the green
fruit- The groes amount received from
one Here of prunes at tht rate wild
green would be 1243, and the $48 will
easily pay the annual expense per acre.
SALEM FLOURING MILLS.
One of the Foremost Estab
lishments of the Pacific
Northwest.
One ot tho manufacturing institu
tions of our city to which the citizens
of Salein always refer with great pride
s tbe Salem Flouring Mills. Tbey
have been hero many years, and bave
worked up from small beginnings until
tod ty they are clas icd among tho best
In tbe couutry. The products of these
mills ruuk among the very best in the
couutry. Tho company has this year
expended about $3000 In improving
and enlarging Its mill race, which ghes
It greatly increased facilities In the
matter of power. It has always been
regarded as a solid business Institution,
and has been of great service to the
farmiug coiumuulty about Salem in al
ways atlordlug a cash market for all
the wheat that was offered.
This mill has for tho past seven yoara
been manufacturing from 90,000 to
100,000 barrels per year. About three
quarters has been exported, while tbo
balauco was sold In Wuablngton, Orr
gou and British Columbia. A ready
sale for tbo feed ban alwaya been found
In the Wlllametto valley.
Tho pay roll of tbe Salem mills prop
er will nverago from $1200 to $1300 per
mouth, about fourteen bunds being
constantly employed. The power of
the mill Is 225 horse.
Homer B. Holland, who la the local
manager of this mill, has been with
tho company for eight years, and looks
after the Interest of tho business in ex
cellent shape. The flour of theso mills
Is the favorite brand In hundreds of
households, where it haa been used for
years and will continue to bo for years
to oomo, Its oven quality always tbe
same makes It a desirable article for
housekeepers to work with.
ANTI-CHINESE ALWAYS.
The Salem Steam Laundry a
Progressive Institu
tion The City's
Pride.
During the past four years Colonel
J. Olmsted, proprietor of tho Salem
Steam Laundry, has worked unceas
ingly to build up-iu-our Capital City
an institution which Is today a credit
to the place, und reflects great honor
upon the business tuun who has achiev
ed such a Hticcess. From small begin
nings, tbe institution has grown until
toduy its average pay roll contains tbe
uames of twenty-flvo peoplo, aud
among them some of the best people of
our city.
This has been tho result of under
standing tho business thoroughly, put
ting In tho best of machinery, send
ing out no article until It is finished up
In u style that is not equaled by uny
laundry in the Northwest. This is
evinced by tho fact that work comes
to it from ull points In the valloy, from
Portluud to Roseburg. None but While
help Is employed In this establishment
In uny department, ten thousand dol
lars having been paid out in wages
duriug tbe past year.
Colonel Olmsted Is a bustnees'nan
every Inch of him, aud u valuable man
to the city, us was evinced by the peo
plo of tho third ward electing him
councilman before he had bean in tho
city two years.
Ho proposes to havo tho best of every
thing In his line, and this spirit of on
lerplrso contributes not a little to tbe
great success of his business.
A HEAVY LUMBERING FIRM.
J.
0.' Goodalo & Co.-Thtir
Salem Yards Mako
Their Own Stock.
The above Arm has operated In Sa
lem about three yenrs, at first under
tbo old firm name of Goodale & Wheel
er, but bitterly Mr. Goodalo has bad en
tire coutrol. He has been many years
Iu the business in Lane county, and
has a knowledge of the busluos) whloh
Is valuable to every patron of the firm's
varicus yards. Since starting lit Sclera
the yard bus put out about 15,000.000 feet
of timber. It Is all manufactured at tho
Arm's extonslvo mills Iu Ooburg, whloh
also supplies tbe home trade as well as
the company's yards at Springfield.
Only the best timber is used In tbe
manufacture of all grades und the re
sult Is a uniformly superior quality of
lumber, The Salem yards are In oharge
of Mr. J, E. Baker, who Is an experi
enced ami competent man lu his line.
The yards are located near the canuery
und woolen mills, and have a switch of
tho Southern Paclflo railroad runulog
through them, which affords a great
convenience and cheapens handling.
Orders are filled with the greatest fldl
lty, and always at tbe lowest prloes.
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