kit
IEF REVIEW OF
SALEM INDUSTRIES
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. 8ALKM. OnTCOON. WKiAKSDAY, DKCRMllHK 2.1, 1007.
manufacturing city Salem
lot claim greatness, but It is
ring conviction that Oregon's
City ha3 great stability and
it growth in this direction.
hor two scoro manufacturing
ts can bo counted eorao of tho
stent in the development of
rn Oregon and sovoral of the
concerns In tho state. A
from other points nearly as much
more. They employ In Salem during
tho season from 75 to 100 people,
and tholr payroll runs In the nelgh
borhod of $1000 per wcok. Those
people are originators of the Famous
Pheasant Brand.
lenslvo wo wish to call at
to somo of the rest.
!of tho concerns that circulate
st monoy In our mld&t (and
a very short season of tho
ire tho prune packing houses.
One of the concerns that employs
a oubstantlal amount of labor the
of these establishments aro year around ' tho Salem Iron
,r d in this portion of this .Works. They work from 25 to 35
' of tho Capital Journal. Dut skilled mechanics. Messrs. Schnnd
r to mako these a llttlo moro
and unlerstand ovory detail of their
business and manufacture machinery
for wholesalo houses all ovor the
Pacific coast under largo contracts.
ThU season they havo turned out
many of tho portable gasollno drag
& Co., whoso plant Is located .saws, which aro being used in the
u aim suhubu okiwto, luivu uii'suu kimuur. i ins Cuncuril IS HOW
r bought nearly one-half in its fourth year under tho presont
dollars' worth of prunes, successful management and the pay-
theso processed and prop-'rol' frequently reaches $1,000 per
ked mndor their famous week. Theso gontlomen aro always
a nunurcu nconie wcro em- in tno market for cooa mechanics
during tho season. Tho en- In their line.
f their establishment is about
i pounds por day and they aro! Tho planing mills operated by
out a product that is holplng Frank M, Brown on Front street
irtlso Oregon nil ovor tho employe from ten to twenty mechan-
Thoy ship to nearly every les tho y.ear around. Their spoc
tho union, as w 11 as Alas- laity is woodwork for buildings and
export to Canada and a num- finishings. Thoy also manufacture
S points In Eurooo nnd Croat all kinds of fixtures and furnlturo to
This business has grown order nnd contract for mechanics In
mil beginning nnd whllo it leading cities west of tho Kooky
large concern there aro still mountains. Thoy also furnish their
i possibilities in store for it. class of work for many of tho stato
ly not only at Salem, hut Institutions and public buildings
,Bo3oburg and have about throughout tho western country.
lucers on tholr list.
Tho Oregon Slonnn Paint Co. Is
fllnmotto Vnlloy Pruno As- a concern that Is receiving hearty on-
is an organization com- couragonunt In Western Oregon nnd
about sixty stockholders Is making a decided hicco83 of this
'undor tho muuncomont of now Industry. Tholr rnw sienna Is
llo & Co. Thoy maintain u brought from tholr mines to Salem
Mit in Salem and tho mnnag-Jln carllad lots. Hero It Is ground
also conducts branches at and put Into tho llnlonod product
llos burg and Dundee. nnd has tho roputatlon of Doing one
lly capacity Is from S0.000 of tho best paint products ovor pro-
pounds, Tholr total out- duced.
ca-on to date, at Salem, has j '
lut 3,500,000 pounds find Salem has two flouring mills
which completely fill tho field Hi their
branch of business. Tho Salem
Flouring Mills Co. operates ono of
tho largest plants on tho coast whllo
tho Caoltal Mills cater moro to tho
local trndo.
Tho tllo factory, operated by J.
E. Murphy In tho north pnrt of town,
runs a largo force of men 'in season
and is scndinir Its nrodttcta to nolnts
throughout the entire northwest.
A. M. Hanson has most success
fully conducted a planing mill nnd
sash and door factory for many
years. He has added consldornblo
up-to-date machinery tho past Ben
son and Is gradually expanding his
business. Ho has a good payroll and
brings consldornblo business Into
our city from outsido points.
Tho Salem soap factory is a homo
institution which is deserving of
liberal patronage. A handsomo ox
hlblt of their wares can bo scon at
the Board of Trado rooms nnd in
addition to their lino of laundry and
lollot oap thoy aro making a suc
cess of tho tanning branch of tholr
business, turning out all kinds of
rugs and pelts.
Tho Salem Fur Tanning Co., con
ducted by W. II. Edwards & SonB,
has worked up an oxteustve buslnoss
In nigs, robes and commercial
leather.
I auiuiu hub lv.o uinviug creamer
ies and n largo growth In tho busi
ness of that character Is, ovldenccd
from ono season to nnother. Dairy
ing Is not only prolltablo to tho far
mer, but the success of theso two
plnntu In Salem ovhlonccs tho fact
that they are run on good buBlnoss
llnoi.
I
I Tho brick ynrdH oporoted by A. A.
Burton have been under tho snino
mnnngomont for nearly twonty yonrs
and hnvo n growing output each wic
cchsIvo Botuon.
utiicil Canning
Company
I Tho manufacture of electric light
fixtures has boon tnkon up in our
midst during tho past yonr. A
,Htrong concorn known ns tho Wost
orn Electric Manufacturing Co. has
boon organized with nmplo capital
and (holr work, which Includes all
manner of lighting appliances, chnn-
'dollors, brnckots, otc, na well ns tho
most elaborate nnd now dosIgtiH horo-toforo-
unknown to tho trndo, tiro bo
lug Introduced throughout tho
,who1oenlo tind rotall concerns of tho
cntlro Paclllo northwo-t
i
The II. S. Hugluo Company hns
put In an oxtonslve plant for tho
mnnufneturo of tho most up-to-dnto
gasoline engines, sprayings outllts,
Riul similar goods.
! Anot lr-r foundry hntt also been
Htaited. chlelly to handle the work
of thla conoern, and they are two
'ontorprlsee upon which Salem look
with great favor for futuro rotultt.
Salem, Oregon
s institution has the most modern up-to-date
lent of any Fruit Cannery on the Pacific
ist
plant occupies an entire block witk buildings,
ring added warehouse room 60 by 140 the
past year. '
icky is being increased with a View to Great
ture Increase in Business, and wiH be made as
as business justifies.
plant has employed from 50 to 250 during
past canning season, paying $14,500 for
Avs-iiicUo if nffiro hplri. All the helo
l, c:uuit, "
ablc was employed during the busy season
more was needed.
Salem Mutual Cannery has paid the highest
prices for green fruit the past year. Fruit
other points was handled on a large scale
Salem Cannery.
stock in the Salem Mutual Cannery is largely
by Fruit Growers who have Received
Regularly.
Why I LIKi Knhin mid Vicinity.
Docnuse Salem it ono of tho most
delightfully located oltlos in tho
wort. Ixwatod on gently sloping
land, on the oast bank of otio of tho
most bountiful streams of clour, cool
(mountain water, with many othor
smaller streams passing through It,
'affording excellent water power and
transportation facilities, and sur
! rounded by an exceedingly produc
tive nroa, whoro can bo produced, at
amnll cost, almost every klndw of
fruit, craln and vegetable nocea
SALEM'S NEWEST AND
LAKGKST EXCLUSIVE
MILLINERY HOUSE
Mrs. P. E. Fullerton, at 291 Com
mercial street, In the First National
Bank building, Is the manngor of
tho largest oxcluslvo millinery house
In tho city. As successor to Mrs. C.
M. Illlko sho has demonstrated that
fcho Is thoroughly conversant with
tho needs of tho trndo nnd can suit
the most fastidious tastos in milli
nery au well ns cater to tho popular
demand. Tho latest importations aro
received in season from tho largo
millinery houses of tho east nnd her
own buyers attend tho great open
ings in Now York and Chicago and
shipments aro made direct to hor
Salem establishment. Hor trim
mers attond tho largo openings In
tho Portland wholesalo houses and
roturn with all tho latest Ideas for
tho bon'flt of her trade. Sho cm
ploys from threo to twelvo holpors
tho year around and during tho big
spring and fall seasons will havo
oven moro. With her largo stock to
solect from, with skilled holp and hor
own exporlonc?, Mrs. Fullerton la
nblfl tn mnkn nnv Irlnil rvf n hnf thnt
Is wanted and tho buyor is pretty
sure that It will be right In stylo nnd
price.
o i
ShIciu'h Mont Up-to-Now Prlntory.
N. D. Elliot has built up tho model
Job printing ofuco of this city. Ho
tnkos a prldo In getting up com
mercial printing 'that looks right nnd
give tho1 business or professional
man satisfaction In prosontlng his
bURlnoss or nrofesslon In tho wnv
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it -nouid appear to tno puuuc. Tho
first improislon that customers got
of nnyono'a business capacity nnd
mothoda to front tho stationery used,
nnd tho right kind of stationery not
only brings business but It estab
lishes credit and ctrongthons con-fld-ncc.
Tills applies to all cbm
morclal printing, from the most
dnlnty visiting card to tho Inrgost
buslnoss catalog and circulars, Mr.
Elliot brlngB tho oxpcrlonco of yoars
to llio servlco of his customers, sav
ing them money by his knowledge
of quality In Btock nnd In economi
cal making up of impressions. Fin
color work and high grado printing
aro given special attention. All work
Is put up In tho most durnblo tablot
form, whoro required, nnd plain
binding of blanka with stubs"" nnd
perforations 'aro mado as cheaply as
In consistent with good sorvlco. Mr.
Elliot's olllco Is over tho Capital
Journal olllco, and ho will always bo
found ready to confer with customors
on estimates for largo or small or
ders. Ho ke)iH no with tho proces
sion In tho Inrgor oltlos in typon and
pnpar, and hie ouatomtrs got ttliu
very latost Idoas In composition and
prose work. Tho plant is onulppod
with the lntoet deolgn of loose leaf
mfl card I ml ox punches, porforntora
nnd labor-saving dovloee, nnd ho Is
prepurod to print In the most nrtls
tie manner all kinds of olllce sta-
tlouory Hiioh ns In usually done only
by the IiIk flrmi In the Inrgor oltlos
No mattor whnt Uio olnss of work is,
Elliot has tho idant to turn it out
quickly at tho lowost cost and In
any quantity..
SUCCESSFUL ARCHITECT
HAS PLANS READY
Besides tho now administration
building for WUlametto University,
an addition to tho Stato Fair grand
stand, sevornl now railroad build
ings, and a now woolen mill in pros
pect, tho now buildings of tho Stato
Institution for tho Feeblo Minded
and Epileptics will bo constructed
Just south of tho city. Thero will
bo a colony of now buildings, tho
plans and specifications for which
aro being prepared by Architect
Waltor Pugh, of thla city, in his of
fices in tho Murphy block. Tho
buildings aro all of what la known
as tho colonial doslgn, and aro of
tho very latost styles of construction
from tho standpoints of sanitation,
ventilation and plumbing. Thoy will
bo of brick and framo, and Includo
tho follewing:
Administration, building 70 bv
104 foot; first story brick and two
stories framo.
A dormitory building 44' by 124
foot; bnmo stylo and construction.
A brick laundry building 34 by 99
foot,
j A brick powor houso 40 by 19
foot.
A framo horso and cow barn 40 tor
120 foot; two atorles.
Tho bulldtngs will all bo heated
from a contral heating plant of U
most modern pattorn,
Tho wholo ensemble of building
will havo soworago provided into a
largo aeptlo tank.
Bids for construction will fc
called for probably before tho eai
of tho present year.
j Mr. Pugh has been suprvttMK
architect of tho now wing of Um
stato lnsano asylum Jt coj-l44.
He also erocted ite WW Salem hit h
school, tho Salem opera, hou a4
city hall, and tho bHildlRg at the
asylum cottage farms. In strength
of structural work and gHWal
economy of doslgn Mr. PugtulMM uo
superior In tho lino of his prefe-nlon.
Cvment IdiiHtry WaHtcd.
Tho manufacture of comont could
bo conducted in Orogon. Thero is
nbumiatico of water powor and raw
matorlal exists in sovoral placos.
Comont mine exist in Jackson and
Lincoln counties. , Whon itho Oregon
atnto houso was built comont was
jshlppod' to Oregon City to be rmrh-
fractured, but it could not compete
with tho imported cement which
camo by water. TIiIb mattor ebo'uld
bo Investigated by tho Board t
Trado and a comont Industry etab
lishod at Salem, whoro thord will
always bo a great demand .locally
and for shipment about tho valley.
.Man Who Is netting Tlu-tv.
Aiiiouk tho vouiik men who aro
climbing tho troublosome way from
obscurity to promlnonco In buslnoss
olrolos Is Louis C. Btrlngor, who
camo to Salem four years ago and
attondod tho Capital Buslnosj Col
logo. Ho was a studont at tlio Ore
gon Agricultural Collogo nnd has
nutMn hf sparo tlmo road lug law
. m M .1 tnn. .tllll flltff I I ffl tX I k I 1 1 I I if t n. ItA ft ,1 1,1 I t f Jilt t t
sary lor ioou ior muu mm uvuai, " " " u ... ..vw v
'supplied with an abundance of tlm- the bar. Ho hns boon building up a
bor sultttblo for fuol and buiiuing uiiny iiuihui tusi win unauy
p-urposos. It affords an Idoal place cover tills valloy with a network or
for homo for many people at small J
coat. It cannot bo othorwlso than
ransaotlona In farming machlnory
nd imnlemonts suoh as farmers and
fruit grower and dairymen use, and
n return exchange farm products
nd Itvo stock. Among Mr. String-
nrwnerouj.
Our schools and aollogos offer li
avai-u fnUU.v tnr finnnlrlnu n irood 01
LinMiinn whiin tha iiifh tnorftl and er's promotion enterprises has boon
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social etandard of tho icopIo make mo osiauuanment or an oxcewor ram
this an excollont placo to llvo for at Kaiem. a project wmon no nopoa
pooplo who doelre to glvo tlioir onu-jvo mim ana ijibko iiin cuy mo uaom
dron the beet opportunity available of largo operations. Animated by
to b-como good and worthy clUzona. suoh ambitions for tho upbuilding
In couvwMitlon wRh a lady from of Uiotolty nnd country, Mr. Stringer
Iowa, who now Hvoe in Yow Park.enn truly bo olasjiod a a progressive
Lhe said they came to Orogon forioltlzon. His offlooe aro ovor tho
Itholr hBftkh. e d that she had noladd & Bush bank, and ho senilis
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ITALIAN
PRUNE TREES
It you want to plant nnV I'raino trees this sonson, had you
not botlor bo getting your traos -ordored? Tills vnrioty Is qulto
soaroo In the country nnd prices nru llnblo to ndvanco, Sond in
tho number you or going to requlro nnd get our prices, Ordor
now and wivo money.
In apples, wo onn furnish olouii thrifty fbut to six foot, on-year-old
trees In tho following varieties! also some splendid twoi
year-olds suitable for "lllllng In" pifniosost
ALKXANDIlit
AUKANHAB UIOlC
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PALL PIPPIN
GIIAVK.NHTHIN
(Jltl.MIW OOI,l)i;,V
KINO
McINTOH Hi:i
MISSOL'ltl PIPPIN
NOimil.HN HPV
OltHCiON HHI) WINTKIt
Itlll) AHTItACIIAN
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II. O. PIPPIN
HO.Mi: HKAUTV
SPITKNIIKHO
SPOKANI! IIKAUTV
WAdHNIJH
WMAIniV
HTAYM.l.N'8 WINKHAP
YKUAiW UlANHPAUUNT
Y. N. PIPPIN
idea that ho was oomlBg to suoh
a paradiiw as thie; that sho saw
moro haniiy. proiorons and wou-
droa4.d people last Fourth of July
In Salem than she had ever fOii on
similar occasions anywhere she had
ovor lived, and that sho was glad
sho bad como to Salem.
As I say. after having lived In this
city for 42 years, I am glad that I
imvft mado It my homo and raised
my children here, and oan honestly
advlso others to oomo and llvo horo
with us.
J. P. VEATCH.
Cement Contractor.
to enjoy tho oonfidenoo of all with
whom ho does buslne. Ho was
born and rald at Laoomb, Linn
county.
HAH IIUION I,V IIUSINL'HS
VOll FIITKKN YKAHS
ifinin
TbtKikJTMlUMiiNriBK
In thin aior is the advertisement
of T. B. Walt, a prominent Indian
war veteran, who has been orating
bronze monumentu for tho past flf-
teon veare. Ono Juat put up was by
John Vaughn, a pioneer of Silver-
ton, as a Christmas present In mem
ory of bis son. Mr. Walt can guar
antee tho durability of these monu
ments and many of them aro to be
found la the beautiful cemeteries
The nbovo aro pnly a fw of tbe varieties wo carry, our list
is complete, if you will send us a list of your wants In Apples,,
Pours, (Jlmrrloa, Plums, Prunes, Smalt FrulUt, Ornamental Shrub,
bery, uto,, will be glad to quoto cnir best prloff.
About
Walnuts
Iternqnibor, wo aro sole propagators of tho Vrooman PUlltt
STRAIN FnANQUBTTH WALNUT, conoodod to be the host strain
of Walnuts now bQlng orfared the planting public. For tho slight
difference In coat, you cannot afford to plant an Inferior grad.
Space hero will not permit of an exhaustive explanation, but call
at our oirtae or write us, If you are interested. We have special
literature, on "Walnut Culture" you should hty It.
AddrOM all ooramunteutlons, "
OREGON NURSERY CO.
SALEM, OREGON
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