NEW YEARS 1911 GREATER SALEM AND WESTERN OREGON DEVELOPMENT EDITION DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
Salem B A City of Enterprising - Manuf acturin
g Concerns
TUB SALEM FLOIIUXG MILLS CO.
Masy Industries contribute toward
making the Capital City and im
portant industrial center, each one
of which has materially assisted in
the development of the surrounding
territory through utilizing the raw
material produced. One of the rni.e
important of these is The Salem
Flouring Mills Company which has
for many years past conducted Its
splendid plant, uttilizlng wheat grown
in Oregon and for which It pays out
to our farmers many thousands of
dollars annually for wheat aside
from contributing largely to the
prosperity o'. local merchants th'Dug.l
a large annual pay roll, distributed
among thirty employes. The plant is
modern and complete in ever
respect and has a daily capacity i:f
400 barrels of high gradn fionr.
This finds ready market in li's
country while extensive shipments
are also mnde to the 'Tr'int nnl
Hawaiian Islands. However, iwtb
ot Wild Rose flour, the leading brand.
pi fer ii t.i till other make i-nt! a
very lar.ne proportion of rsudeuls nf
this pare (f the country use it con
stantly. All flour Is made ff n.cst
carefully selected wneat, in milled
by men thoroughly skilled Ir. their
trade and is of that satisfying, uni
form -luality so greatly desired.'
With a view to having constantly
available a sufficient supply of wheat
to keep the wheels constanttly mov
ing elevator capacity of 150,000
busheJs has been provided In addition
to which large warehouses are also
maintained for storing wheat In
sacks while the bins in the mill also
hold large quantities, so that taken
as a whole there Is never any diffi
culty experienced by the management
In "making things move." Central
ly located at Commercial and Trade
streets where rail and water trans
portation facilities have been pro
vided, It Is possible for outside ship
ments to be promptly forwarded In
any direction, Insuring satisfactory
trade relations with dealers every
where an Important factor In the
days of modern busines methods In
the successful operation of any In
dustrial establishment. Officers of
the company are men who are thor
oughly familiar With every detail of
the flour milling business, and who
also enjoy a high standard in fin
ancial and trade circles. They are:
Wm. Ladd, president, and W. P.
Babcock local manager. A large and
rapidly, growing trade Is enjoyed In
bran, shorts and other feed stuffs,
the management finding it necessary
to purchase from other millers in
order to meet the local demand. The
Salem flouring Mills Company is an
enterprise, which means much to
Western Oregon and with the further
development of the country will ex
ert a still stronger beneficial In
fluence. KLKCTR1C FIXTl'KK & SUPPLY
COMPANY.
With modern and progressive
ideas with reference to electrical
work of every nature and a thorough
understanding of electrical fixtures
and work, the management of the
Electric Fixture & Supply Company
at 245 North Liberty street keeps
this establishment fully abreast of
the times and gives the people of
Salem and vicinity the most up-to-date
service in electlcal lines ever
furnished them. W. K. Barnell Is in
charge of the enterprise, which is
unquestionably the most complete in
Western Oregon outside Portland.
Mr. Barnell has enjoyed a wide ex
perience in his chosen field of oper
ation and gives all customers the
benefit of his knowledge. There Is
nothing whatever In the way of fix
tures and electrical supplies which
may not be had of this enterprising
house while wiring for all purposes
is also done, the skilled workmen
employed Insuring entire satisfaction
on all occasions. Silver, copper and
brass plating Is done by the com
pany and In this way old fixtures
which have become tarnished are
made to look as good as new while
many other articles may also be
"made over" at low cost by having
them Dlated. Rut It Is electric wir
ing and supplying fixtures that the
uuiuimuy uus expenencea me great
est activity for the many new resi
dences and other structures erected
in Salem more recently have been
equipped with modern electrical ap
pliances and the Electric Fixtures &
Supply Company has done a very
large part of the work. This Is due
to the fact that their operations are
conducted on a large scale and they
enjoy many advantages over the
smaller dealer. They take contracts
for wiring and supplying fixtures
complete for residences and business
bouses and the prices quoted are al
ways an inducement to award them
the contract. Their establishment
has been of benefit in furthering
building operations in Salem and will
prove equally beneficial In the future
when building operations will exceed
those Of any previous period.
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ij Rodgers Paper Company
Wholesale Paper Dealers
Everything Paper
Thoroughly Equipped Ruling and
Binding Plant
Fine Blank Books a Specialty
220 State St
THE FALLS CITY L I'M HER CO.
An. enterprise which has contrib
uted as much as any other to the
general progress of Salem and the
currounding territory is that of the
Falls City Lumber company for
through the operation of its fine
large plant at Falls City it is in posi
tion to furnish lumber direct to the
consumer at lowest prices and ot the
very highest quality. A large plant
for the manufacture of doors and
window frames and other mill work
Is also operated and a planing mill
run In connection with the Salem yard
makes is possible to furnish either
rough or dressed lumber, interior
finish, or other grades of hunber to
fill contracts for entire buildings of
any magnitude. This is a distinct
advantage to the contractor and
builder as better arrangements may
be made where the entire bill re
quired is purchased of the same
party. Then the question of prompt
delivery is involved, those dealing
with the Falls City Lumber Company
being certain that no delay will be
caused through non-delivery. A
very large stock of all kinds and
grades of lumber is carried in the
Salem yards and as six teams and
about thirty men are employed it
may readily be seen that painstaking
care is given to all orders and they
are promptly filled- Shipments are
also made to outside points In car
load lots and the'business of the com
pany in that line is showing a rapid
growth since it took over the Vogt
Lumber company about a year and
a half ago. The saw mill operated
at Falls ClUf has a daily capacity of
100,000 foet and the company owns a
large amount ot standing timber
whtrh insures its continuous opera
tion for many years to come. As the
question of an adequate lumber sup
ply at right prices has a direct bear
ing upon the building operations of
any section of the country the efforts
of The Falls City Lumber company
mean much in the growth of Salem
and the further development of the
surrounding territory, to which
thousands of people from all parts of
the East are flocking with a view to
making their 'homes. The manage
ment is enterprising and progressive,
modern business methods being
adapted in all transactions. Officers
of thei company are: F. S. Belcher,
president; W. F. Stlne, vice president;
W. T. Grler, treasurer and manager,
with Julius Vogt in charge of the
Salem end of the business. He is a
gentleman of wide experience In the
lumber trade and widely known as
one of the genuinely substantial citi
zens of tha Capital City. In addition
to the manufacture and sale of lum
ber of every description the company
also deals extensively In building
material and builders hardware and
contractors in Salem and the sur
rounding territory will find it most
advantageous to purchase whatever
they require of this enterprising es
tablishment. Wood and coal are also
dealt in, both wholesale and retail,
and a large business enjoyed.
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C. M. EPPLEY'S FAMOUS BAKING
POWDER.
All sorts of manufacturing enter
prise are Included In constituting
what might properly be termed in
dustrial Salem and as a result all
sorts of commodities are sent out
bearing the Salem label, thereby
further making known the Capital
City to the outside world. It may
not be generally known that" one of
these Important Industries is a bak
ing powder factory, the product of
which finds ready sale all over the
West and which is also becoming
popular in a constantly increasing
territory. However, such is the case
and C. M. Eppley, the popular East
Salem merchant is responsible for
the establishing of the enterprise and
to his energy and ability is attribut
able the material success already
achieved. Mr. Eppley started ' the
manufacture of baking powder some
what as a side issue, as it were, to
his general merchandise business at
Nineteenth and State streets but it
has grown to very considerable pro
portions and now requires a great
deal of time and attention and is
destined to a prosperous future.
Notwithstanding that Mr. Epply gives
the baking powder factory h-is per
sonal attention he nevertheless finds
time to keep fully abreast of the
times in the conduct of his large
department store at that location, an
establishment which is .liberally
patronized by residents of that sec
tion of the city and in which every
thing required by the family Is car
ried and sold on close margin of
profit. High grade goods, low prices,
prompt delivery, courteous treatment
of all patrons alike and strictly mod
ern business methods have built up
the splendid establishment a dis
tinct credit to the ability of Mr.
Eppley who is one of our most
progressive citizens and a persistent
and consistent booster for the growth
of Salem and the further develop
ment of the many resources of
Oregon.
Salem, Or.
T. S. TOWXf-iKXn CISEAMEIIY CO.
The first creamery to be estab
lished in the city of Salem it is not
strange that the Townsend Creamery
at 137 South Commercial street is
more widely known and the most
successful establishment of its kind
here. It is also by far the largest,
having a. churn capacity of 1,000
pounds while the equipment permits
of three churnings per day. The
home office of the company Is In
Portland and branches are operated
at various points, each of which is
equally successful as the one in
Salem. Here is manufactured the
justly popular "White CIovit" brand
of creamery butter, the leading
grocers of all Western Oregon cities
recognizing it as distinctively their
leader while consumers demand It on
all occasions. The Townsend Cream
ery is a further convenience inas-,
much as cream may be purchased at'
any time and in 'any desired quantity,
while Its operation means much to
the dairying interests and has done
a great deal in inducing more of our
agriculturalists to engage in that pur
suit. The highest cash price Is paid:
for cream and shipments from a wide!
territory are received dally. Further
more, the establishment furnishes,
stendy employment for a number of,
skilled workmen, the pay roll averag
ing $f00 per month. The greatest
degree of succes has been achieved
under the very able and progressive
management of Adelbert A. Under
bill, a gentleman of wide experience
in this line of business and who is
regarded as one of our most astute
business men and enterprising citi
zens. No plant of the kind any
where Is better equipped or Is kcpt
In more perfect sanitary condition,
this feature being considered of the
utmost importance at all times. All
machinery and appliances are thor
oughly sterilized and at no time is
the cream or butter allowed to be
come contaminated through contact
with objects which might be unclean.
As an employer of a considerable
number of people and In distributing
large sums of money to farmers In
this part of tha state the Townsend
Creamery Is one of the more Im
portant industries of tlje Capital City
and is destined to exert a still strong
er Influence upon the general pro
gress and prosperity of this city and
surrounding territory.
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TILSON & CO., IXC.
The Prune Packing industry at
Salem is represented among others
by Tillison & Co., Inc., who have
packing houses at both Salem ana
Roseburg. They have packed at
these two places mainly at Salem,
approximately six million pounds
each year for several seasons past.
About one half of their fruit they
have sold in Europe, the remainder
In Canada and the United States.
They do a strictly commercial busi
ness. Buy their fruit outrtlght, and
pay spot cash for it when delivered.
The fruit growers after many years
of experimenting have found it more
profitable! and much more satisfac
tory to sell their fruit and get their
money on delivery than the uncer
tainties, long delays and usually un
satisfactory results of association
methods. The prune Industry is a
growing one, is more stable and less
speculative, and generally more
profitable than any other branch of
fruit growing. Its future is certain.
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WILLAMETTE VALLEY PltUXE
ASSOCIATION.
In a recent Issue of the Saturday
Evening Post in an article dealing
with the question of marketing var
ious products and discussing those
men most responsible for present
conditions, H. S. Gile was recognized,
as practically the "Father of the;
prune industry of Oregon" in that it
was through his efforts that prunes
from this part of the country were
given a place beside those of Cali
fornia and that they are now very
geinerally recognized as the highest
standard In the prune markets of the
world. Certainly this is a distinction
worth having and the best part of It
is that It was entirely unsolicited and
unknown to Mr. Gile until called to
his attention. Locally it has been
realized that Mr. Gile has exerted a
highly beneficial influence upon the
prniv.) industry in many wava but
this kind of national publicity is not
enly phasing but also benefHai to
Mr. Gile personally and to Western
Oregon as a whole. As manager of
the Willamette Valley Prune Asso-,
ciation Mr. Gile has looked after the
marketing of a large proportion of
the prunes raised In this pa.-t of the'
cotiniry and because of his Intimate
knowledge of the business has been j
able to secure the highest returns
to prune growers. In Eastern and !
foreign markets Mr. Glle's name la
widely known and bis judgment!
readily accepted so that he enjoys aj
strong advantage over most others in
this industry. The operations of the
Willamette Valley Prune Association
have been of inestimable value In all
respects, from three to four millions
of pounds of prunes being dried,!
packed and disposed of annually, for
which large sums are distributed
among growers of the valley.
Furthermore, employment is fur
nished to a large force of people dur
ing the busy season, the volume of
money flowing through local trade
channels being thereby materially in
creased and merchants and dealers
generally benefited. The plant at
High and Trade streets is modern In
every respect and consumers every
where recognize no brand of prunes
as superior to the famous "Pheasant"
brand of the highly successful Wil
lamette Valley Prune Association. In
addition to being secretary and man
ager of this large undertaking Mr.
Gile has other extensive Interests, is
prominent In civic affairs In Salem
and one of the really representative
business men of . this part of the state.
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W. F. BUCHNER'S FEED MILL.
This Is an establishment which Is
of Inestimable value to the farmers
of this part of the country as well as
stock raisers and owners. It Is by all
odds the largest and most successful
feed manufacturing enterprise In or
about Salem and is kept constantly
grinding to meot the demand.
Furthermore, In order to supply all
customers Sir. Buchner is forced to
purchase feed In large quantities,
which he sells at his feed store, which
Is operated in connection with the
mill at 887 South Commercial street.
Mr. Buchner is one of the older resi
dents of Salem and has been engaged
in his present undertaking for many
years with a far more than ordinary
degree of succes. Throughout his
active rareer he has always shown a!
direct interest In the welfare of the
Capital City and Invariably lends his
assistance to boost projects of a legiti
mate nature, realizing that there Is
still opportunity for material growth
and the further development of con
tiguous territory. . He has always
enjoyed the high regard of all who
know him, his honorable business
methods having fully established his
absolute Integrity. Farmers or others
having feed to be ground will get the
best service at Buchner's Feed Mill
and those In need of feed will be able
to buy it there at lowest prices and
with satisfaction guaranteed In all
Instances. This enterprise has al
ready been of material benefit to
Salem and surrounding territory by
making it possible to keep money for
feed here at home and will still more
benefit as the country Is further de
veloped. The plant Is equipped with
the latest and beat machinery so that
feed may be ground exactly as de
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SALEM FENCE WOIIKS.
- Charles D. Mulligan has been Iden
tiftod with this industry for a num
ber of years although he bought out
Mr. Morley only about four years
ago and took active management of
the institution. During the inter
vening time he has greatly increased
the volume of business donet, his
strictly modern methods proving
highly satisfactory to all having rela
tions with him. Then there is an
other reason for the liberal patron
age which is extended to the Salem
Fence Works and that Is that people
generally have learned that they
may secure a better quality of any
kind of fence of Mr. Mulligan for
less money than anywhere else. He
manufactures fencing for every pur
pose and a Specialty is also made of
a light wire gate which finds ready
sale all over Western Oregon, being
far better than any other similar
gate offered on the market. His
fence is for field, lawn, poultry, etc.,
is of all heights and always of the
best quality. He carries a large and
comprehensive stock of ffmce posts,
iron and wood gates, P. & B. ready
roofing find shingles, hop baskets,
slat fencing staples, nails and other
materials required In connection with
the erection of fencing. Mr. Mulli
gan is prepared to make shipments
promptly to outside points and satis
faction is invariably guaranteed.
The Salem Fence Works are central
ly located at 250 Court street where
Genial Charles Mulligan Is always
glad to see his many friends and
acquaintances and customers. He is
one of the public spirited business
men of Salem and always ready and
willing to lend his assistance! in the
further upbuilding and progress of
both the city and surrounding terri
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E. S. LAMPORT SADDLERY CO."
If there is any one thing for which
Salem is especially noted it is the
enterprise, energy and progresslve
ness which characterizes her leading
business men. Among those who
profess belief in the future greatness
of the city and who has for forty
two years been closely identified
with her best interests should be
mentioned Mr. E. S. Lamport of the
E. S. Lamport. Saddlery Co., which is
located in well -equipped quarters at
219 North Commercial street and
where an Immense stock of high
grade harness and saddlery and other
horse furnishings is carried at all
times. Mr. Lamport has been estab
lished and actively engaged in this
line of business longer than any
other man on the Pacific Coast. In
addition they carry a fine line of
leather suit cases, grips and hand
bags and shoe findings of the best
quality and their prices are extreme
ly low in every department. The
manufacturing department Is a
special feature of the business, and
all of their harness is of the highest
quality, only the best of material be
ing used while special care and at
tention Is given to the workmanship.
Mr. Lamport is assisted In the handl
ing of the business by his two sons,
Frederick and Merrill, both of whom
have under the guidance of their
father become thoroughly familiar,
with every detail connected with'
thuir trade and are prepared to ren
der valuable assistance in the con-
duct of the business. The Messrs.;
Lamport conduct their business along
honorable and up right lines on all
occasions and their goods are sold
and guaranteed as to quality, style, j
finish and price. Mr. Lamport, Sr., I
has the distinction of not only being
the pioneer harness man of the Pa
cific coast, but also the pioneer
business man of the city of Salem
and has seen the city grow to her
present proportions.
In enumerating the varied and
numerous industries and commercial
interests of Salem, there are certain
institutions, which by reason of their
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F. E. SHAFER.
superiority over other houses of
similar nature seem to call for more
than passing mention. One of these
is the harnes store of Mr. F. E.
Shafer, which is located at 187 Com
mercial street. Mr. Shafer has been
engaged in the manufacture and sale
of harness in the city since 1891 and
he has during the entire time inter
vening maintained the highest reputa
tion for making only the highest
grade of harness, in which the very
best of oak tanned leather is used
and upon which the workmanship Is
of the finest quality. From a small
beginning Mr. Shafer'g business has
grown until a force of seevral expert
assistants are required and he has in
stalled one of the latest model wax
thread sewing machines, which was
made necessary by the rapid increase
In the demand for hie excellent har
ness. All his harness are sewed with
hard wax, his entire equipment being
run by electric power, the only one In
the valley outside of Portland. All
goods are sold under a positive
guarantee. His trade is extending
each year and is now drawn from a
large . territory tributary to Salem.
Mr. Shafer is a man in the prime ot
life and he probably has many years
of usefulness ahead of hlin all of
which we are pleased to hope he will
spend In Salem for he is everywhere
known as one of our best boosters,
never losing an opportunity to sing
the praises of Salem and Oregon.
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CHERRY CITY PLUMBING &
HEATING CO.
Phenomenal has been the growth
of Salem during tbie past three years
live business men have entered the
various fields of the building trades
and made possible the erection of the
numerous residences and business
structures which are making so
rapidly the newer and Greater Salem
for which all loyal citizens have long
been working. One of the more .im
portant of these establishments is
that of the Cherry City Plumbing
and Heating company at 455 Court
street. As indicated by the name
the firm is engaged in all lines of
plumbing and heating and have an
ample supply of everything required
to handle the largest contracts.
Messrs. Tlbbals and Peterson are the
progressive proprietors and it Is safe
to say that no men engaged in this
business lwep more fully abreast of
the times or turn out better work
than they. They are expert heating
engineers, employ only skilled work
men and use only the best of ma
terial. Consequently they are never
afraid to give an unqualified guar
antee of all work of whatever nature.
They have done the plumbing and
heating in a large number of the best
residences in Salem and the coming
year will see them busier than ever
before. Buying their material in
large quantities the firm is able to
work st lowest cost, estimates being
cheerfully furnished whenever de
sired. However, many people simply
instruct the firm to go ahead with
the plumbing and hmtlng of a build
ing, having entire confidence in their
honesty, skill and ability. Those
having work of this character should
figure with the Cherry City Plumb
ing & Heating Company.
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IJADERTSCHE.t & FULLER
TINSMITHS. There' has never been a time in
the history of the city of Salem when
so much building has. been under
taken as during the past year, sim
ply an indication of what is to fol
low this year and for the next few
years to come, the rush of people to
the western part of Oregon being
phenomenal. The Capital City and
Willamette Valloy are certain to se
cure their share, conditltons beilng
most favorable for the homeseeker.
Large stock of rough and dressed choice
on hand at our yards. Timber order
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We handle a complet stock of building materials and can
furnish any of your requirements at reasonable prices
Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
We can execute orders very promptly for all kinds and
sizes of boxes
Draintile and Sewer Pipe
AT REASONABLE PRICES
Mills: Salem Oregon and Newberg, Ore. Yards: Al
bany, Oregon, Independence, Oregon. Sash and
Door Factory, McMinnuille, Oregon.
Inquiries Solicited
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This activity In building circles has
kept all those engagid in the build
ing trades exceptionally busy and
among the firms enjoying a fine busi
ness is Bardertscher & Fuller, whose
well equipped ' establishment is at
188 South Liberty street, Telephone
600. Those gentlemen purchased
the tinsmithlng business formerly
conducted by Stelner & Berger and
since taking possession have enjoyed
even a more liberal patronage. They
are prepared to undertake tbe manu
facture of everything required In
building operations, including gut
tering, cornice work, roofing, etc.,
while they also manufacture tanks
for all purposes in fact anything
which may be made from tin or
sheet metal. A sufficient number of
skilled workmen are employed to
promptly care for all work intrusted
to the firm and they have gained an
enviable refutation for using the
best of. material and turning out the
highest quality of finished product. I
Contracts are taken anywhere In
Western Oregbn, the firm's equip
ment warranting them in handling
work of any magnitude. Their prices
are Invariably low as It is possible
to quote on flrst-class work and it
will pay builders to get their figures
before letting contracts.
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X. 1. ELLIOTT PUINTKK.
It is seldom that genuine ability
applied to any line of endeavor falls
of succes but there are Instances
where this is exemplified In greater
measure where strong executive
ability coupled with progresslveness
and enterprise place a man at the
top and mark him as one possessing
the "get there" qualities. Such a
man is N. D. Elliott, whose well
known and liberally patronized prlnt
ory is at 224 South Commercial
street. Mr. Elliott does not simply
run a prln-' shop but he is a printer
in all that the word implies. Ho
thinks printing by day and dreams
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printing by night. Ihe result Is
that anyone In Salem or this part of
the country who desires the very best
there Is in the art preservative
patronizes Elliott's printing estab
lishment. The knowledge Mr. Elliott
hag acquired is the result of years of
actual experience and constant study.
He never had an idea that he "knew
it all" but was willing to profit by
the other fellow's experience in
order to be better able to furnish his
numerous customers Just exactly
what thew might require. He does
it, too; and In consequence is kept
constantly busy with a modernly
(quipped plant and large number of
skilled employes. While everything
in the printing line is given close and
prompt attention a distinct specialty
is made of high-class office and busi
ness stationery. That is where N. D.
Elliott particularly shines. He can
design and print a letter head which
literally "speaks for itself." At any
rate It shows mighty good judgment
and discriminating taste. That is
the kind you want, also, isn't it?
See Elliott then. See him for any
thing and everything in printing. He
is better equipped, turns out better
work and more promptly than others
and always at right prices. Notwith
standing that he Is kept more than
ordinarily busy in looking after his
enterprise Mr. Elliott also takes great
Interest in the welfare; of Salem, is a
member of the city council and chair
man of the committtee having charge'
of the sewer problem. Mr. Elliott Is
also chairman of the Mountain Water
Committee, having in charge the
question of buying the water system
and securing and adequate supply of
mountain water, one of the most Im
portant problems which has con
fronted the city officials In many
yearB. His ability Is of value. there
a fact which the city as a whole
will appreciate when the work Is
completed. But when you think
printing think Elliott. He will do.
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