Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, March 18, 1910, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY OAPIXAJj JOURNAL, SAIJIM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1010. PAGK THREK. MANUFACTURING CITY OF LANE COUNTY LOGICAL . NDUSTR1AL ENTE Twin, City With Eugene, at Head of Willamette Valley tThat Is Rapidly Forging to the Front Business Is. Good and Property Advancing. At tho junction of three rivers and four railroads, Springfield has a call for rapid-fire development. The Twin-City with Eugene, it shines by its own bright future and reflected glory, and gets a constant overflow of all tho advertising and life of tho educational metropolis of Ore gon. . That it is the starting point of the Klamath Falls extension, that in 10 , months an enormous traffic wIJl be ; pouring through Springfield Into the ' great'Klamath Lake basin, that this is 'destined to be a great railroad junction town and manufacturing center. Birdsoyo View of Valley. The writer stood upon the butte that carries tho waterworks reser voir and Mayor Wm. M. Sutton, a capitalist who erects brick blocks as fast as they are needed, showed him the kingdoms of the world iJying at the feet of Springfield. To all points of tho compass from Springfield extend waterways: To the north the lordly Willamette, to the. east the McKenzIe and Mohawk, tp .the south and west the Middle and Coast forks. All around a cen tral plain as smooth as a billiard table lie 25,000 acres of fertile land, with Valleys broadening out into rich foothills of orchard land grain and dairy farms, and all around a rim of blue mountains. Eugene, with Its shinfng suburbs and glittering spires, lies three miles west. Coburg, a few miles north. Springfield Junction, Goshen and Natron in the other directions. Springfield is incorporated about two miles square. Railroad Division Tolnt. Logically, Springfield is destined to be a railroad division point of one 'or more railroads. The main line of the Southern Pacific, the Natron and Klamath Falls line, the Portlan,. Eugene & Eastern are all in hero now, and the Hill line is coming across the hill.. Two more' electric lines are surveyed in here. The great Booth-Kelly plant, with its logging road a Southern Pacific extension to Wendllng is also oper ated to Springfield. This is also tho terminus of the East Side division, the Woodburn and Springfield branch. Manufacturing Plants. J6hn Townsoth is manager of the biggest sawmill plant of tho Booth Kelly Lumber Co., located here. The capacity Is 250,000 feet in 24 hours, or 110,000 in ten hours, working 150 men on the mill and four largo plan ers. ' "Fischer & Bally have just com pleted a new mill here an up-to-date plant with planers and dry house capacity, 30,000 to 50,000 feet per day. They operate a mill at Marcola. There Is prospect of other saw mills coming here, as shipping facil ities are unsurpassed. The Springfield Planing Mills em ploy 20 men in making mill-work, sash, doors and furniture. The Springfield Flouring Mills havo a capacity of 125 barrels a day, with S. K. Noel, a pioneer miner, as owner. Mr! Noel has made a suc cess of every mill he has ever con ducted. W. D. Smith operates a shingle mill, with capacity of 20,000 a day. There Ib a match factory, with modern. machinery, that is not run ning at present. Springfield has an opening for a foundry, laundry, creamery and fur niture factory. Porkics & Co. do a large business in dressed meats, slaughtering 3Q0 beef cattle and as many veal, sheep and swine in a month. They hayo a cold storage plant and supply tho railroad and logging camps and the local markets. Good Public Improvements. Springfield has all tho essentials of a prosperous city, such- as electric lights, city water supply from deep wel'E. a rock crushing plant, the best lighted streets of any town in western Oregon, a good city hall and firo department. Thdro is a first class sewerage system, two miles of concrete walks an.d the city council has let paving contracts for several mlle of streets. A- grange fair is held here annually. There is a $20. 000 high school on a fine site and first-class public schools. Live Lot of Roosters. Qr.rinr.HoWi has a commercial club und a number of boosters who keep thlhss solng. A. S. Walker is preol-, dent and jonn u. .muuuu iwioww Mr. Walker has been here 28 years in real estate and Insurance and knows the need of the country and qity. Mr. Mullen is au attorney read law with Judge Grant B. Dim mioW of Oregon City. The Commercial club carries on publicity work, circulate literature rttul ahows courted to peeple wfco come to Springfield o locate. The McKenaie Irrigation Co. la planeiBf and boosting for irrigated tracts jf 20.000 acrea. The Springfield News reflect the progress, activity and enterprise oi Uie community on all questions. J Like all local newspapers, the New Northwestern Corporation A. WELCH, Manager PRINCIPAL OFFICE, PORTLAND, OREGON Room 502 Fenton Building Electric Railway Walla Walla, Wash , Gas Lewiston, Idaho. North Yakima, Wash. Water & Electric Light Albany, Ores Independence, Ore. Springfield, Ore, Gas and Electric Light Baker City, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Pendleton. Ore. Walla Walla, Wash. Electric Light Corvallis, Ore Dallas, Ore. Monmouth, Ore. Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. Eugene, Oregon . HIGH QUALITY, OLD-GROWTH YELLOW OREGON PINE FIR Which keeps our five mills busy manufacturing a largo assortment of choico stock as well ns Long Timbers 110 FT. and Car Material Wo pay particular attention to the quality of tho stock wo ship, as well as pride ourselves on our prompt service. Write or wiro at our expense if you want anything in lumber. Daily kiln capacity 100,000 feet. , LOGGING TRAIN" National Bank First Of Springfield Capital, - $25,000 Foreign Exchange and Travelers Letters of Credit J. C. BRATTAIN, CHAS. L SCOTT, President Cashier HENDERSON & CO. General Merchant The Springfield Department Store Loeimer & Sylvester STAPLE AND FANCY G 1C C Jf 1C8 DRS. BARR AND POLLARD Physicians and Surgeons carries Its full share of tho publicity 1 work of this community. The S. P. Co. has reserved 65 acres hero for its terminal facilities. This Is nono too much, when it is considered that $60,000,000 worth of timber must find an outlet hero to the world's markets. Among the guardian angels who are promoting the town and gave in formation to tho Journal editor were John Kestling, Chas. Rivott, J. W JIachcn, Leonard Leploy, Captain TJodd, an Iowa man, G. W. Perkins, faul uettiehoim, and C. P. Rey nolds, who is pushing a large dovel opment work in oil lands in Califor nia. In two months thev will be drilling for oil." Davis, Rouse and Pprter are tho Incorporators. Real Estnto Active. Tho' Springfield Realty Co. is pushing a great many enterprises It is headed by John Kestly, presl dent. He Is a Wisconsin capitalist, who came here seven years ago, be came president of tho commercial club, owned the hotel and other real estate, on all of which he has made money. Ho is a live-GermaorAmeri-can. The other officers aro M. M. Peery, treasurer; C. R. Mond, vice- president: W. J. Barnes, secretary and general manager. Othor direc tors are A. J. Perkins, J. W. Machon and Georgo Perkins. They handle a number of additions and subdivis ions. Fruit tracts range from SCO to $1G0 per acre. Ranches of from DO to. 200 acres range from $12 to $50 per acre. Greenlonf & Hurd handle tho Em erald Heights property, known ns the old Kelly's Butte property, plat ted by Dr. D. A. Paine of Eugene. r talked with M. J. NIghart, fruit grower, who tells me the same story as all who raise fruit here. He picked two- tons of Royal Anno cher ries off a quarter of An acre and sold them at good prices right here at home. There fe an almost unlimited market for fruits and vegetables. Good Building Record. I talked with G. W. ForkLns and other contractors, apd they said 200 now' houses went up at 8pringfleld last year, . ana they foit sure th number would be doubled this year. Building material is very cheap and carpenters get $2.50 to $3.50 a day. Chn-s. Itlvett put up a -two-story reinforced concrete block last year and will build another this year. lix-Muyor Peery and John Wln- zenried will erect a concrete block CGxl20. two storios. Bruno Vitus will erect a two-story concrete. J. J. Browning, Mayor Sutton and Curtis Hnyden will put up a two story brick, J00 foot front. August Vitus will build a CCxl20 ! concrete, two stories. Springfield' has a fine equipmont of churches and lodgos. , Houses to rent aro hard to got in , Apnugueu. ii mot, many people arc W)iiilollil to live in touts and sov oral buslneas housos aro doing busi ness in tents. The plain fact Is, Springfield is bound to grow rapid ly to be a big city. Its geographi cal situation puts the' town on vol- Anion other things advart'iwd a. SpriugAftld are a. mod buslnww col lege, choice fruit and vegetable lands, cheap electrle and water pow er and manufacturing sit as, that It win have terminal yards, round' hounea and ear-ehopa. The people, art 'aailtabl to newcomers ud 1 1 are valued at $26 to $160. rerkins & Co Wholesale Dealers in M EA TP A 1 1 Our Specialty is supplying Logging Camps and Railroads . A. 1VL Bisfelow Butchers and Packers FRESH AND CURED MEATS Undertaker and Embalmer funeral Chapel and all Arrange ments Made for Burials W. F. Walker, - Springfield H. S. McGowan & Co, Staple and Fancy Groceries And Kitchen Hardware. Wholesale and Retail. Springfield claims good sanitary con ditions and a Bplendid health record. Other Business Enterprises. The First National bank was or ganized two years ago, with J. O. Brattatn president and Chas. h. t-Aashlor' Th0 capital stock. Is $25,000 and deposits $100,000. It pursues careful methods of business. A. J. Henderson & Co.. have a de partment store In tho I. O. O F temple, built in 1908. They did a business of $50,000 in 190D and ex pect to double that In 1910. Tho Prful Bottelheim Co., general merchandise, keep an old-fashioned country store, buy produce and cater to the- farmers' trade. Mr. Bettel holm Is a llvo man from California, and has. been doing a constantly in creasing business for six years past. Barr & Pollard are physicians and surgeons, both university men, Pol lard being, well known ns a football coach. They have tho latest X-Ray machine, the electrical wall-nl&ta and up-to-date equipment la all respects. Co & Cox havo a fine drv cnnrla stock, with a largo Una of silks and ready-to-wear suits. Surface & Mooro havo nut In tho Springfield Pharmacy, a new drug store, with $1700 soda fountain. Both arqtrained pharmacists, E. F. Surfaco from O. A. O. and N. O. Mooro from Iowa State University. ' Mrs. B. Crouch of Portland has put In a fine new millinery store. - v. . . . u, J . . v. u. wgn i grocory Jinn, called tho Springfield grocery co. W. S. Walker has an ttp-to-dato. progressive undertaking establish ment which ho has. conducted for four years. Ho is erecting tand fit ting up a two-8tory bulldlri"wlth a flho mortuary chapol. 'Frank Denew. well know at Sa lem, has a good law practice -and an electrical fixture supply house. H. M. Stewart & Co. havo been in tho grocory trado for seven years. "but only Binco last October at bpnngueia. John WInzenrlod has conducted a first-class llvory for flvo years. M. M. Peery has for seven years conducted a pharmacy and book and stationery store, with school fixtures, H. S. McGowan & Co., successors to Flegal & Rychard, havo a first class grocory and crookory business. Frank Whlteman, for Btx years in tho markot business, has sold out arid is Investing all ho has in Spring field dirt. Browning & McKlnney are In real estate and have great 'faith in Springflold. Timber, fruit lands and increasing population means great Industrial wealth. Olfvor W. Johnson has a big dou blo storo, furnituro nnd hardware, fencing and farming implements. Holcomb & Mead have u larg general stock of hardware, paints, fencing nnd .building material. Grant Holcomb was in business at Portland two years ngo, Minor Business' Enterprises. A. M. Blgelow & Co., meat mar kot. Chad. Hart, biggest meat market In town. ,0. Holverson, meat market for flvo years. Bolton & Jonkins millinery; branch storo from Eugene. P. S. Plerco, bowling alley, soft drinks and cigars. Alox. Gray, billiards and pool room, cigars, tobacco and confec tionery. M. H. Stewart, flnoly equipped den tal parlors. Tho Owl Cigar Store, soft drlnks and card room. t J. P. Wlcoff, short ordor restaur ant. Mr. and Mrs. Al, Montgomery con duct the Springfield Hotel. They sold tholr fafm on tho McKenzIe to tho Northwestern Corporation for a powor plant, Mrs. Jennie Ren nlnger conducts tho dining-room. Tho Model clgp.r store is run hv w- CJeAteUor. Ho'alf,o,.lias a bil liard and pool ropm. 8. A. Bowlest , barbershop and McCullom & IVheriton. bnrboinlinn and baths. Hero' three y'earl. B. R. Minnls. Dlaln barbnrshnn. with good shaves. H. B. Lawronco was a Detroit, Mch., traveling man. but located here threo years ago on account of his hoalth. Hb has a good stationery and cigar store. J. Newton Rhonda, who was an Ashlnnd booster for four years ti handling fruit tracts and clti- dmd- Jerty hero. k. K. Kopner Is city engineer, sur voypr and mokes a specialty of plat ting lands. Ho is a graduate of Ob kaloosa, la,, collegq, , J. L, Lax ton Is an old-timer and does a largo business hero In fuel wood. Ho delivers about 500 loads a month and works four teams. G. Jjl. Hansard, cigars, confectlqn ory nnd soft drinks. B. B. Morrlspn, , house furnish ings. hardware, .bedding, etc. A. F. Fay camo hero from Key stone N. D., to run tho American Ho it ho, and seems to bo making success of "it. R. B. Hendricks, a nephew qf tho Salom editor and proud (ntner of u baby that makes Bob n grandfather, on tho Hondr'cks Bldo. conduots a fam'Iy grocory store. Sorlbner & Johnson, new and second-hand ,goods and repairing. M. Epperson, short qrdar restaur ant and rooming Iioubo G. A. Luthor & Son, gsncftl black smPh'ng and horsoshopUig. Dlllurd & Gaston, feed, hay and groin, rocontly located hare nnd hav a good buBlnoss. Thompson & Richardson, black - diuIUib and wagon-makers. walla & Corsaw. a!wiO'Hmkrs and den'artt. Thrp yaftw, Bay U is a good town. r There's no fool like an old fool except the young fool who murriea the old one. Most man are foraettan siartly after the undertaker gets buv(iUi them and a lot of aihertt An or- gouen joug Dewre, inpir imm -