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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1907)
tr ?3wh53S3735M DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2B, 1007. J. P. ROGERS, Prcs. E. W. HAZARD, Casliier D. W. EYRE, Assistant Cashier -. SALEM STATE BANK Capital $50,000.00 Surplus aud Profits . . . 8,500.00 Transacts a General Banking Business I A MPLE Resources, Courteous Treatment, Abso lute' Safety, and a desire to extendour busi ness and serve this community faithfully and intel ligently warrant us in soliciting your business. We want the business of young men, of busi ness men, and especially do we want the accounts of the farmers of Marion and Polk counties. To no one is a bank account more of a proteo , tion or convenience than the farmer. Our deal ings will always be as liberal as safe banking will permit. A bank is not a luxury for the rich man that idea is fast disappearing. The people from all classes are beginning to recognize the import ance of a bank connection. How Is It With You! We trust that the HOME-SEEKER, the stranger within our gates, will make free to command our services at all times. He is assured of a cordial welcome. CHERRY CITY OF THE WORLD Has Began Advertisirg Campaign That Is Based Upon Productions That Cannot Be Matched Elsewhere. " 1 r hM C NO. a 105. Of tho Canlta. Jl?V Tn CoQL. doso of. business, December 3, mm"' I It Is conceded by all who have seen tho pamphlets and souvenir booklets published by tho various cities of Oregon that the one Just cotton out by the Salem Board of Trade is pre-eminently the moBt at tractive of them all. This new pub lication for tho promotion of Sa lem's Interests 1b ontitled "Salem, tho Capital City of Oregon, the Cherry City of the World." Tho , cover pago is illuminated with a hnndsomo sprig or cnorriea uesigneu in national colors by Mls3 Dorrls Evans. ThiB makes a most striking cover and is printed ln striking col ors, which is certain to mako a last ing first impression upon tho mind of tho easterner. Miss Evans makes a study of designing book coven, and has dono herself great credit 'n this piece of work. Tho text of tho new book 13 tho work of Borne of tho brainiest men in Salom'B leading commercial organization, headed by President Thlelsen, who assigned the various topics to the nion beat calculated to handle thorn. Tho work Is introduced with tho follow ing "Forward" which is a fair specimen of the conservative, Industry, llvo stock of all kinds, dairying, poultry, flax and hemp, lumbering, and general farming. Elucatlonal and civic matters come In for a libornl setting forth, as well as our manufacturing industries. A H.tlo hint is also given of our mng 'nlflcent 'hunting and fishing opportunities. The book is illustrated through out with a high class of half-tone engravings, all made direct from photographs, which fact insures tho accuracy and truthfulness of tho statements. Among tho most striking of tho illua rations ro scones of u lumbor camp, mountain picnic par ties, convicts building good roads with modern machinery, hop field, Loginborry farms, pear pickers at work, etc. Several striking groups of goals, sheep and col Mo dogs, poultry and live stock mako it at tractive, aud n most practical pic ture is that of a fourth crop of al falfa near Snlom, ohowlng a man standing in it knee deep. Thero 'a also a magnificent group of Saldm' flvo big school housos, as well as an other of Willnmetto University bulld Ingt. These oro followed with groups tff e aw i 'U j f Loans and discount 'mon. , overdrafts secured and unaocur , U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation . ", ' U. S. Bonds to secure U. S. deposit;"" U''':iZ . U. S. BondB on hand Premium on u. 8. Bonds "onus, securities, etc deposits.,.,. . . i .. ' t . , 't.nikl ..... J. .., .::n Banking house, furniture nnd'flxtn ' ' 7 Other reel estate owned ' Urcs H Duo from national banks nat'j'''; 3 Due from state banks and bankers U)" rf Duo from approvod rosm-vn .. " "hTOlB. . . ' tm fractional paper currency, nickels, and 'cenu Lawful money reserve In bank, viz- U Specie Legal tender notes . .'. ' I 85,5.jj ITT:V:.8: :'T'rV";;;;; u& Total i. "15 r JOSEPH MEYERS AND SONS DEPARTMENT STORE Una Added About Seven Thouwind Feet of Floor Space Which AVill Soon Bo Occupied. Smitten with a disastrous flro dur ing tho past yoar, one firm hno In tho most dauntless niannor restored its trad and Is building largor.quartora for its mabnlflcont dry goods busi ness. Tho Joseph Meyers & Sons department storo has boon recon structed throughout aftor tho devas tation by flro and early aftor tho flro occupied Its old quarters hotter lighted and finished than ever, and will soon get Into a ton thousand dollar addition to Its quarters, This dopartmont storo will then oc cupy threo floors of spaco 1G5 by G8, and two floors of a spaco 10-J by CO that la b-ing finished at prosont, Tho plato glass front on Court street will bo continuous for 1C5 feet nnd 60 foot on Liberty, The addition to thoir formor largo etoro had to have now concroto foundation walls put under tho throe story brick structure on two sides, and 0,000 cubic feet of concreto were used, Tho walls abovo that weighed two hundred tons wcro supported by false work whllo tho now underpinning was put in place and It wns a great piece of construction work for tho contractor, Ira Erb. Tho sidowalks will bo equipped with doors and lights. Tho merchandise, whon re ceived will bo Idopped into tho baso mont whoro It Is unpacked, distrib uted to storage departments, is then marked and distributed to tho vari ous retailing departments. A per fect system is followed from receipt of shipment from factories In Europe and tho United States until tho par col is in 4 ho hands or tho homo of Willamette Hotel " " t i IIBnl BraMB.t. aViiBrK9iu4uBff fcciLtfeGHnflMtBK . flh'flBMMBK MSRjBBm2IBBHH LSHKitfftiiiaJiWflQMcHsiHlHib3B8Ew?--j.' 'iiaMf JyQ7J& 'iHutnmKR .tho purchase. Tho present head of (this largo business is Mr. Henry W. Meyers, Tho building has beon cs Ipoclally fitted up for their buBinesi 'by the proprietor, E, P, McCornnck who has spared noither pains nor exponse to give this city one of tho 'finest modereu dopartmont bulldingi for gonoral merchandising in tho dry goods line. Tho peoplo of Salem may well take prldo In thls largo es tablishment of Josopli Meyers & Sons, and take strangers and visitors to Bhow thorn through It, FRED C. FISH, Proprietor Centrally located, convenient to business district. Largest and most convenient sample rooms in city. Street cars to and from all trains arriving in the the city. Fire proof building, elevators and electric lighted. Finest dining room service and meals in Oregon, outside of Portland. I outs 3 Drs. Epley & Olinger DENTISTS Now Located in Their New Offices On the Corner of State and Liberty Sts. Over Barr's Jewelry Store straightforward Btylo followed throughout the entire boek: "It ha3 been tho effort of tho Sa lom Board of Trado in the compila tion of this booklet to confine Itself to nbso'ute facts. Indeed wo are not suro if In our effort to be con servative wo have not failed to do justice to tho marvelous opportuni ties that the Willamette Valley offers to capable, Industrious peoplo who 'may doolre to mako their homes In a land of wondrous fertility, extraor dinary diversity of resourcos and de lightful climate. In fact, were an Insurmountable Chlnoso wall built around Marlon County no necessary of llfo, saving perhaps salt, wduld bo lacking, nnd but few of the luxur ies of llfo indigenous to tho tem perate zone wortild bo missing. "Tho Salem Board of Trade earn estly Invites correspondence , and promises to answer truthfully and promptly any questions that you may have to aBk that are not herein answered. A hearty welcome to nil new corners." This Is followed by tolling chap ters on tho Willamette Valley, Sa lom and Marlon County. In fact, the wholo book Is as much devoted to the entire county ns It Is to Sa lem, and In this respect It is a bono fit to every taxpayer of old Marlon whether a farmer or a resident of one of th smaller towns. Next Is a short story on "Tho Cherry City, ' which tolls of some of tho magnifi cent displays at our annual cberry fair, a3 well as a few statements of profit made by Individual cherry growers In tho Salera cherry belt. Under tho head of "Oregon Fruits0 all the largo and small fruits of the valley aro fully set forth. In like manner tho book reviews tho hop of "tato inanitions, Salem factories, hospitals, city buildings, prlvato 'schoolo and churches. A most strik ing plot tiro Is that of a modern dairy barn, with a man drawing the lac- toal fluid with a modern milking jmaohlno. The crowning plcturo of mem a i appoars on xno last pago oi the cover, being Salom'a beautiful plaza, showing tho stato Iioubo, post office, court house and Mcthodlit church, as vell as Wlllson Avenuo park vltl Its winding paths and at tractive shrubbery. On tho whole, this new Salem pamphlet Is a oredlt not only to Marlon County and tho Capital City of Oregon, biut to- the Salem Board of Trado and Its en terprising management, In conoludlng the review of this new advertising medium to bo sont out as an invitation for now comers to look up tho merits of Salem, a word must be said for tho Salem magnificent cu-rN la otaoin shrd ah Board of Trodo rooms and their magnificent display, which is being visited dally by scores of peoplo and by praotlcally every now arrival in our stato. Tho work of this organi zation has grown until It has como to be recognized a the most substantial factor in our midst for the upbuild ing of our city's welfare, both from a social as well as a business point of view. Everybody in Salem should visit tho rooms and should send copies of tho now souvenir booklot to their friends in the east. After tho above resume of the Boards of Trade's splendid pamph let was written tho Journal in pro paring material for its Christmas number was forced to the conclusion that the matter therein treated on could not bo improved on. That no better, more carefully written state ment of Marioa County's resources, LIABILITIES' Capital stock paid in Surplus fund !!!!!!!'" Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes 'mm ' NaIonal bank notes outstanding ' Duo to othor national banks ,'," " "' i) Duo to Btato banks and bunkers ...i.'.'," " V "."."2 Duo to approvod rosorvo agents ', "" Dividends unpaid t 'j Individual deposits subject to check "' 1 Demand certificates of deposit .".''',' , j Tlmo cortlficaton of flnnnalt nmi tnvin.."'' '.' .' - " unu6a ugcoanu . Cortlfif.1 nhnoltn Cashlor's chocks outstanding United Statoa doposlts ..,"" " Bills nnvnblo. Inoliifllntr nartinnAa n .i .'. V" . .., , D .., utniMU ior 8u uorrowou j Total .' J Stato of Oregon County of Marlon, m: 'J 1, Jos. II. Albert, catlilor of tho abovo named bjnk, do&a that tho abovo statament la truo to tho bwt of mWrf 1,of- v JOS. H. Aliaj Subscribed and sworn to bsforo ntc tlilu lflth dr ol teal CHAS. L. McVART, .W Corrcct-AtlMt. i J. 11. ALBBQ B. M. CBOBIQ GEO. P. E09B ft j so far as they aro oxuloltoJ. could !'"g will htTibwsfcrf poBslbly bo prepared, and tho fnot,rllUa of wblc,h K1 that It was prepared under tho di rection and publlHhed with tho en dorsement of Salom'B Uonrd of rT.nitA .vl.run It Biwjl. tvnlrvfit Mint ihn Journal conceded to still furtlwri"011'! i.mWt tho good cimiso by reproducing tho,"1 "lJ Al,w V"; nnd boneficltl Tor City W P. A. Turner cliH f toxt. Tho Journal renllzea, as doo3 everyone who lins lived In Oregon any 1 ngtli of tlmo, that no paraph for sixteen yean tH (hn PAnltnl PltrfJl flno law practice iM Condensed M1 Abost the W The areraze rilHl Tbo WIIlBfW "fl lot can begin to do Justice to all thoj" b " opportunities Oregon offera to tho ,JJJ hfl nomo acoKci. n mi w - Maron nm a in a vouimo, or in anyunuB i ,., ftf m.h,,. vy a small, library. Tho stato is old, ' mm VwMy Dut tho country is now. iiiou8a..i0 . of ncros of virgin Bell; thousands .. l.....! fi..A.M .UWM.W. or squnro muos oi pnmovui .-!., Incalculable water powor to raovo tho machinery of a nation; on ovory baud a wealth of opportunity await ing tho coming of thoso who shall nroflt bv it: these nnd a thousand .. 1.,. i... II II - til A Willi" !. t n,nn tn rnmn nnd con- greater Tinevw quor them, ar hero In nbundanco than aw mcUmb for tho tnkinir. Tho publishing of There ir ?', this little pamphlet is, however, but great DC'L, tho boclnnlnc of tho work of ndvor-work WWIZ tlslng Oregon's resourcos, and while tho Board of Trado or tho news papers can publish the facts tho co onoration of every oltlzen is needed to send tho pamphlots and papers to frlondo in tho East, wo nave como in nrfifron from every state in tho union, and if oach will send a fow copies of such pamphlets as tbo Board of Trade Issues, or copies of tho papers exploiting tho country, then an endless chain or aar work up the n ped awar- . Rtrawberriw. . i mtnhtltfa, W1 and bop. need ail ELEVE.V-XMAS Cblldreall;,f, nMtwzr keep mem "--BoieiWwl year JTHE RODfiERSM WHOBJU PAPgjjEtB I Wrapping Paper I Book Paper wu:., Pflnflf RftflKlANl W 1 M Court Street . W i&: 'l "4