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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1916)
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON. SATURDAY, JAN. 1, 1916. SEVENTEEN State Schools and Some Statistics About Them ''r';'' ' " STATE INSTITUTION FOB FEEBLE MINDED Sr. J. H. Tliompson, Superintendent Established in 11)07, its object to train tho feeble minded you t li to be fomo useful to himself ami helpful to others, to provide them a home, am to care lor the Miotic ami epilep tic. The average numberof Inmates is 306. Employes 55, and pay roll $2,- 600 monthly. It has farm of 6;S5 acres 320 under cultivation. X-'- Xxrp'XW; !m:' : Commercial Club Makes Splendid Showing for Year OREGON STATE TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL al rules of right living for those af flicted with the disease, and how to Dr. O. O. Bellinger, Superintendent avoid its spread. It is beautifully lo Was established in 1!)0!), its pur-rated, has 14!) acres of land, 85 of ose to provide treatment for tuber-which are in cultivation. The month eular puticnts, and to teach fiindaineiit-ly payroll approximates $1,000. A, , r. ft 'V&.'. !""V OREGON STATE SCHOOL FOB THE BLIND E. P, Moores, Superintendent located in Salem, has beautiful pounds, convenient buildings and raitnblo apparatus for instruction of the blind. It ia frco to all the blind youth of the state, and to those whose I sight is so defectivo they cauuot ro ceive an education in the public schools Hesides the superintendent there is a matron four instructors anil eight other emploves with a monthly pay roll of $000. ' Mw . n I: l t' !' y'4- OREGON STATE TRAINING ,21 veaia old but may be paroled after SCHOOL jone vear. It is located about five miles WU1 a flale, Superintendent isoutiienst of the city, on the Southern Was established in 1S!M and opened Pacific, has a farm of 50(1 acres, a in November of that j'car, "for the bout half under cultivation. Besides confinement, discipline, cduention, em-! the siiperintendemt there are 10 em j;lovinent and rcforniation of delin-, ployes and two chnpluins and a phy quent and inoorriRible boys, between , sician. The lntter do not reside at the the orc of teu and eighteen years. insitution. The pay roll approximates Sort aro sent there until they are.tt.000 monthly. ' OREGON STATE BCHOOL FOB THE DEAF i B. 8. Tilunghast, Sufedutandcnt "V'as establlithed in 1870 in connec tion with school for the blind, but sp- rrors later, it it nnrai; in Its objects, tearhine rated two durational to siirn lnnirunize. to read spcocb from the movements of tho lips. It aJo rives practical training to fit pupil' fnr berntninK independent, self support- inu eiiizens. There is a matron, nine Itnrnrv and tliree siiwiial teacheri, four supervisors and twelve employee During the school term the montkl written language and also in addition nay roll is about lIf.S0, CAPITAL JOURNAL WAOT ADS BRING YOU RESULTS. (By W. M. Hamilton, President Salem Commercial Club.) The activities of the Salem commer cial club during the year, 1915, have been multifold anj varied to extreme degrees. Some of the activities have been strenuous and prominent before the public while a veiy large portion of the activities have been the develop ment of different achievements through the personal and individual work of the paid employees, officers, and special committees of the club. Although men tion has been made of such work in the press from time to time, no one person can have an accurate conception of the amount of united effort put forth by the various members on club work, be cause no one person or group of persons can know of all the work accomplished bv all of the other members, as much work is done of which no written rec- ard is ever made. Occasionally, someone expresses the idea that the club is not active. It is safe to say that persons who think so have not even read what has been wi it ten and printed regarding the club's ac tivities from time to time, to say noth ing of recognizing tne fact that much is done that is not recorded. Therefore, if one really wishes to be come informed in such matters he may do so by reading, and filing away for reference, the various reports which are made by the employees, officers, and committees of the club, and the various reports news items that appear in the press. A complete nle of the above year constitute quite a volume, and reports and news items for the post would certainly dispel the idea in any one's mind thut the activities of the club have been but few. What Club Has Done. Following is a brief summary of some of the activities: i Participated in the Oregon irrigation congress in Portland by sending a com mittee of four including the manager to represent the club and take part in the proceedings. The "Try yulem First" slogan was coined by the ninnager of our club and a campaign started to carry out the idea of the slogan. In doing this, a ser ies of letters were written to house wives, business men, and others in Sa lem, calling attention to the principles set forth in the slogan of trying to buy the articles you desire at home before purchasing them elsewhere. It is al ways understood, of course, thnt if the desired article cannot be purchased in Salem at a reasonable price that the purchaser is fully entitled to purchase the same elsewhere after having made the effort to get it in Halem. In addition to these letters, tho club put advertising cards in tho street cars, ran general advertisements in the news papers, hud the slogan printed on sta tionery, and supplied merchants with cards bearing the slogan which were placed in the store windows. Tho ro suit of the above campaign and the work done later along thiB line by the club lias undoubtedly lirmly established the slogan in tho minds of many of our citizens. The result has-, been that whereas some persons have thoughtless ly made their purchnses outside of Sa lem in the past without first trying to get the article here, thoy are now try ing Snlem first with resulting bene fits to nil. Boosted Loganberries. Assisted in putting on a loganberry advertising campaign in tho Suturduy Evening Post, Good Housekeeper, and Iowa Homestead, iu conjunction with the local wholesale fruit firms, and many hundred sample boxes of the dried loganberries wero shipped by the club to numerous points in the east, which were productive of many repeat orders, anu no doubt formed the enter ing wedgo for many large orders in the future. The establishment of tic flax in dtiBtry in Oregon was started by the club in January, and many men promi nent in the flux industry in Europe as well as in this country were consulted and the club, with tho assistanco of the governor aud that of Marion county legislative delegation and others secured an appropriation of 150,000 from the state legislature for the cs tublishmont of this industry and others. The necessary machinery litis since been purchased and installed at the penit entiary and the first crop of flax straw planted, raided and harvested, and part of it is now in the process of being ret ted. The value of this industry to Ore gon will bo tremendous. Four thousand booklets descriptive of Salem and the Willamette volley were ordered by the club from the Williun ette valley exposition association and distributed upon request of easterners and others, for information concerning the vallev. The pamphlet was careful ly prepared by able writers and the articles were confined strictly to facts. All glittering generalities and exagger ations were eliminated, a well as all highly colored lithographs and half tone illustrations which might tend to lcreate an exaggerated idea of the country. Sent Out Information. The club received trom 100 to 200 in quiries each month from easterners and others asking for information about Ha lem and the Willamette valley and the above mentioned books, together with proper letter were sent out in reply to all of these inquiries. No literature however, wan sent out except in respon se to inouinos. A dinner to the farmers was given at the Armory in April at which several hundred formers were in attendance and afterward were entertained at the theatres. Assisted in securing exhibit for the Panama-Pacific exposition, and through it effort secured some very fine specimen of the flax straw and fibre which were exhibited at the exposition and created a great deal of interest among flax fibre buyer. Installed many road-signs on the roads leading to Ralem, showing the dis tance from different crossroads to Jaa- lem. Participated in the celebration of the arrival of the Willamette valley Boutn crn railroad at Alt. Angel. Sent out circular letter to the farm ers of the Bnlem rural route asking for suppfstioni from them a to kow the club night serve the interest of the farmers residing in the vicinity of Sa lem. Sent out circular letters to all of the other commercial clubs in the north west, asking for suggestions from them as to the lines of effort they found most productive of good results in their activities, which brought forth quite a number of valuable suggestions. Assisted in the retention of the county agriculturist, Mr. Luther J. Caa pin, but was finally compelled at the end of the year to leave this matter in the hands of tne county court as the club did not feel justified in bearing the expense any longer. Re-organixed the Club. By far the largest undertaking of the year was the reorganization of the club and the membership campaign which followed in the latter part of May. The wonderful results obtained are kaown tol everyone interested in Club affairs, and the tremendous effort put forth by the members in this work is highly com mendable. Immediately following the reorganiza tion came the Cherry fair which was conducted under the auspices of the elub and was pronounced by nearly everyone to have been one of the best nd most successful Cherry fairs ever held in Salem. Secured a stop-over of the Libertv bell in Salem by considerable effort, nd thereby afforded many thousands of people the pleasure of seeing this anonai Historic rc-ue. Distributed hundreds of bottles nf loganberry juice to the delegates to the Shriners and Elks conventions as they pHsseu inrougn oniem. Conducted a corn show which was pronounced by everyone to be one of tne most striking exhibitions of what an be grown in the vicimtv of Salem n this line. The show wns of nnrticu. lar merit as it demonstrated to many newcomers in this community that as good corn can be grown in this vicinity as can be grown in the cast. Assisted in providing for a nnultrv show, which will be of far more than local interest. Assisted in the fnrmntion of the Sa- lem floral society, which promises to do good work in the beautification of our city. Assisted in tho formation of the Ore. gon loganberry association, which, how ever, has been inactive of Inte, due to no rauit or tne club, as the latter mere ly undertook to help in the f nrmfitlnn of the association, -which it accomp- usneu. Established Market Days. Assisted to a trreat deuren in the Social service center work by furnish- "S pmu secretary who attended to a mrgo portion of the work, including dis tribution of clothine. etc.. to nemoim in need, and finding employment for those in need of work. The legislation nnd taxation depart ment investigated very thoroughly sev eral matters of pending state and feder al legislation and made recommendat ions to the reprcseiUatives of the com. munity and state, in both bodies as to what action seemed advisable to the uuininiiiee; Established a series nt market sales days at which various kinds of produce and farm implements and supplies are auctioned off by an auctioneer supplied By the club. This effort on the part of the elub seems to be appreciated by a large number of farmers and others. A swimminir cool was estjil,liti Minto' island for the benefit and use of tho Public, and for ih nw..;.. young boys and girls in particular, be- n.j.. unuruiug pleasure to thousands. The result has proved effective in nre. venting manv of the drowning. ually mnr each swimming season. Several prospective industries such ns sugar beet factories, lace factories, etc.. were investigated and the advisability of undertaking to establish them in Sa lem was considered, but only one or two of the propositions were deemed desirable and these the club succeeded in getting established in Sulem, which, although small, will add to Sulem'6 prosperity. Several prominent men wer ,nl,t to Salem who ilelivered very interest- ' K ia' to rne ciun members nt dif ferent times, including such men Bs Mr. Duncan Marshall, minister of agricul ture of Alberta Province, Canada, Ed ward W. Trefz, field secretary llnlio.l States chamber of commerce, and others of their type. Secured Hog Buyers. I A couple of our citizens were inliu.o,l through the effort of the club to chi t into a hog buying nnd shipping bit i nosB and ns a result several carloads of hogs have been collected and shipped to Portland by these gentlemen, at prices which were very satisfactory to tho farmers who sold the hogs. I Assisted in having W. A. Tavlor re- tained from November 1, to December 4f n iuunun county representative at the Panama-Nacific exposition, no provis ion having been mndo from other soure. eg for his retention beyond November t. l nose who are familiar with the val uable work done by Mr. Taylor will ap preciate the value of the club's servicea in thi respect. Held several meetings in an effort to find a means of marketing all of the produce grown in the vicinity of Hnlem. Progres i being made along thin line and satisfactory results are hoped for by thosa in charge of tho work. Entertained hundreds of visitors by auto ride, etc., including the state con vention of Women' Missionary socie ties, state convention of Women ' Fed erated clubs, national convention of Wo men' Christian Temperance nnion, Land Grant congress, Pennsylvania rail road officials, Htate Pre association, the manager and officer of th Portland chamber of commerce, Iowa Press association. Northwest I.ibrar ass association, Degree of Honor lorigt Everyone will agree that we can adver tise our city in no better way than by extending true hospitality and eonrtesy to our visiters. Such treatment is al ways appreciated and never forgotten by visitor and i a lasting moaniaenr. in their minds to our beautiful eity of Salem, Oregon. . Worked Tor Bridge. Decorated the city with flags aud bunting during the state fair, and loaned decorations for twelve public entertainment. Endorsed and urged the establishment of a new wagon bridge across the Will amette river at Salem, and through the individual work of its members has suc ceeded in bringing the project to a point the project to a point where the estab lishment of a new bridge seems assured. Tho credit rating work of the Business Men's League department of the elub has been carried on ac tively each month and several hundred new ratings have been added to the records during the year, thereby great ly increasing the value of the depart ment. The freight rate committee appeared before the Interstate Commerce com mission and pleaded for an elimination or marked decreases of the local rate that is added to the through rate from the east, thus placing Salem in a ter minal zone. Results of this meeting will be known before long. Lack of space prevents mentioning all of the activities or describing fully those which have been mentioned, and in considering the volume of work done by the commercial club, the old saying should be remembered that "still waters run deep." Co-operation Will Win. The results that are accomplished by a commercial club are the results that are accomplished through the cf forte of its members to a very great de gree, and the greatest results can only be obtained through the cooperation and help of nil the chib's members. It must be remembered that the word "cooperation" means not merely helping to do those things which one WANTS to do and LIKES to do, but also helping to do those things which one does NOT always WANT or LIKE to do. Tho latter is true of coopera tion. The success of tho club is proportion ate to the prevalence of tho true Am erican spirit among its members, tvpi- ficd by the pledge, "the pleasure of the majority shall prevail, and I pleduc them my hearty support." r.ach of us cannot always have his own way ALL of the time. We must learn to GIVE as well as to TAKE, and in commercial club work nil loyal mem bers will be slow to criticize and quick to offer suggestions and assistance to those who are devoting their time and energy to the work of the club. It must always bo remembered, that those who DO thus devote their time nnd energy, ore doing so out of loyalty to the club and the community, nnd for the indirect benefits thnt they hope to enjoy therefrom, in common with all other members of the club. with his fellow townsmen in accomp lishing the work wo need to do. Cooperation Brings Results. This is tho only point wo want to em phasize just now. In order to make our city a better place for residence and business we will need the active as sistance of men and women. Very near ly anything can bo accomplished when citizens work together. Ours Is a Community of Common Interests We havo seen cities in which com munity view and individual interest are separated. Idle gosip and com petition have giveu birth to cliques that narrowly cross each other on any sane point that is btoiight up for con sideration. We can easily avoid their mistakes, for Salem is not a city in which one sido favors a proposition be cause tho other sido opposes it. Ours streets in tho summer, which has proven quite successful, although it is yet in tho experimental stage. Producers briug their produce into the market twico each week, ten stalls having been provided for use of those selling. Many times all ten stalls have been in use, aud as a usual thing, every thing is sold out clean before evening, clean before evening. Hog Markets. Early in the fall complaints began to como in that there) wus not a market for hogs. At tho suggestion of this de partment, Messrs. George W. Eyre and L. C Cavanaugh interested themseles in tho mutter, made connections with Port land stock yards association and began the buying and shipping of hogs from. Salem. They buy all hogs offered at Port land quotations less a legitimate charge is the opportunity to work together and ; for handling. In the past, serious corn- gain ground through common action. j plaint has been made by hog raisers Salem Doesn't Play Caesar. i that they would often be compelled to There are towns that have been con-1 return home with lends of hogs that trolled by one influential man whose j they were unable to sell iu Salem. This individual power has retarded all dc-, condition now seems to have been met vclopment, while he got all that was with general satisfaction to all. Thus coming to him. rortnnntely ours is not , fHr . ,.H1-8 ( hogs have been bought a city of bondage. We are free to co-laud shipped by these gentlemen, operate for the common cood. Taylor at Panama-Pacific Exposition. We Are Neighborly. i October it came to the notice of We have heard of towns in which this department that W. A. Taylor, who neighborliness hus been wiped out by j had charge of the Marion county infer tile accumulation of wealth and the es-jests at the exposition, wns not to be re tnblishment of social distinction and tained after his mouth of October by class lines. the Marion county court. The mutter Harmony of thought, purpose and ac-W!l3 immediately tnken up and a way tion always has been tho prescription provided whereby Mr. Taylor was kept for better cities. Lee ns nil remember I on tho job until tho close of the ex- tnat. ii we win stuiui lugcmcr in j:hu position. Jt wns thought that much ot for the promotion of hculth, morals, t It o effect of Mr. Taylor's early work would be lost unless he could remain education and businc, wo will harvest a "bumper crop" of good results. Commercial Club Producer of Joint Action. The Salem Commercial club is tho best medium to bring together the peo ple of our community for the develop ment of common opinion and joint ac tion. Any man who Is not a member of the club, I hope will realize very strongly the advantages of joining us immediately so he can cooperate with until the close of the fair. Com and Potato Show. Doubtless the lnrgest exhibit of com ever made on the 1'aclfic coast was shown nt the Com and Totuto show, December 1 to 4, inclusive Tho cash prizes offered for tho bust exhibits at this show wc-ro provided by the Capital National bunk, l.iuld k Bush bank and Dr. H. E. Eishcr. All other expenses were met from the funds of this de- other public-spirited men in the good j pnrtinent ; and tho ultimnto success of work that can be dono for tho benefit of Salem and its surroundings. Sulem (By Ottmur H. Luck, manager mercial Club.) Boosting a city differs from legiti mate community development as widely as continual special sales differ from legitimate merchandising. One is pursued through sensational methods, but its results lire temporary and disastrous. Tha other is accomplished by truth, hard work and action, and by doing simple things that are really lasting and beneficial to the community. This is the kind of work through which we seek development, and our results will come gradually and surely if every citi zen will make a resolution to cooperate (By W, J. Saley, Director Agricultural Department. Since the reorganization of tho Salem Commercial club last June the Agricul tural department, through its commit tees, has undertaken several important matters, some of which have been com pleted nnd others are yet unfinished. Sales Days. Realizing tho necessity and import ance of providing hotter market facili ties for the producers living adjacent to Salem, a series of "Sales Days" was planned for the summer and fall, I'luler this plan nn auctioneer and a place ia provided for tho storing and sale of anything that anyone hits to sell. These days were held twice, n month during the late summer and full and proved very beneficial to those who had surplus livestock, produce, furm im plements, etc., for disposal. These "Sales Days" will be resumed in the 9pring. Public Market. A public murket place was establish ed at the corner of Libertv nnd Ferrv tho show wns duo to tho personal ef forts of L. J. Chapin, former county ag riculturist, who had immcdiato chnrge of all dctuils in connection with the exhibition. That corn of quality equal to any raised in tho middle states can bo raised commercially in Oregon is no longer any question. It has been demonstrated to tho satisfaction of all tho "doubting Thomases." Tho writer saw a visitor from Kansas, who wns on his way home from tho Panama exposition, making a very careful and critical examination of the exhibits. He was heard to say, "I am surprised at this; I have al ways heard that corn could not be raised in Oregon, but this is as good corn as I have ever seen." When told thnt a farmer four miles west of Salem had raised a thousund bushels of such coru on ten acres of ground, his sur priso was even greater, and ho went away with a new idea of tho resources of Oregon. Meetings With Farmers. This department realizes thut there is much to be done here for the improve- (Continued on Kighteen.i 13 & 0: 9 vafVK- ' ; . ,tctf)'.y- i :PJP MsfaL :11 El Sudden change in Auto world Brisco Motor Company Greatly Enlarged Becomes Dominant Factor in Automobile Industry This places Jackson, Michigan, among the greatest automobile manufacture ing cities of the nation and the Briscoe Co. have ample capital to handle their business. The Briscoe have taken over the following firms: The Argo Co., Jackson Motor Parts Co., The Metal Products Co., The Lewis Spring & Axle Co., and the Marion Motor Car Co. ..- The wonderful demand for the Briscoe Cars have brought this about The Kissel Car Company are distributors for the Pacific Coast, with agencies at San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland. The Portland office will soon be their new building, one of the finest in the State. If you wish to see the latest in car building see a Briscoe Car, a car not complicated, but so accessable that anyone can make minor repairs and so easily managed that a lady or child can operate one with the utmost safety. Clutch can be taken out in fifteen minutes, engines can be exchanged from a four to an eight cylinder in an hour's time. Nothing has been forgotten on this car as the most experienced car builders of three Countries have worked within closed doors on this car until it was perfected. Phone 1577-J and we will be glad to demonstrate this car any way you wish. Which will you drive this season, a four or eight cylinder. Rutherford & Shields AGENTS. 310 CHURCH STREET