Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-22

led first prize at the recent state fair
They are going into use generally IL
Oregon, Washington, California ant
British Columbia. Another special
ty is heavy chilled iron work for roch
lcrushers and sheaves for carrying
cables in logging plants. The firm
also does all kinds of sawmill work
and fire hydrants. They make q
water hydrant that has stood the
severest tests and that is going into
use in many cities. The firm is
composed of two energetic young
iron masters, Geo. w. Shand and A.
F. Marcus, who are pushing their
plant to it's fullest capacity and
taking up new lines of iron manu-
facture as rapidly as they can find
markets. II they keep up their lick
in a few years they will be among
our largest employers.
The Perfection Baking Powder.
The c. NJ. Eppley baking powder
manufacture has grown up in about
four years. The Perfection powder
is put up in glass jars and other
glass packages means positive
economy in keeping the family sup
piled with glassware. The growth
is indicated by the purchases of
cream of tartar that have increased
from 25 pound lots in 1902 to tons
in 1906. The quality of the Eppley
Perfection baking powder is the all
important matter to the public. The
ingredients are proven chemically
pure from an official attestation.
This product Is now sold pretty wide
ly over this state. About $50 gro
GERS are selling the Perfection, and
Mr.. Eppley has done all this with
his own means and is putting his best
thought and energies into establish
ing his trade more widely.
The A. NJ. Hansen planning mill
employs about 5 people. He has
put in considerable new machinery
and has executed a number of fine
contracts, including a court house at
st. Helens and three houses at Port
land. Work was also done for Inde-
pendence, Dallas, Jefferson, Marion
and other places. Mr.. Hansen con-
templates still further enlarging and
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Blank Book Manufacture.
The George F. Rodgers & Co.,
wholesale paper house and bindery,
[employs about 20 people. The pres
ent firm was established in 1895, and
has an annual output of blank books
and binding of about $4,000.
Oregon Sienna Paint.
Salem is the home of the Oregon
Sienna Paint company, and here this
article is being manufactured ready
for the market. The raw material
is shipped here by the carload from
the mines and over 40 natural shades
are being produced. 1t has the repu-
tation of being superior to any of its
kind on the market and the manu-
facturers are rapidly pushing their
product into use all over the Pacific
coast.
| The mill is on Trade street, where
they have capacity for grinding in
the dry form several car loads per
week. A plant has also been put in
for grinding it in oil, and 1t is in
this form that most of the article
will be produced.
Salem Mutual Cannery.
Less than year ago, the Salem
Mutual Canning association was or
ganized by the fruit growers of this
section, and today 1t is running on
large scale. A pack of over $4,000
cases of strawberries, raspberries,
blackberries, plums, pears, prunes.
and apples will be put up. Nearly
100 hands have been busy at this
cannery all the season. and at pres
ent so more could be employed If
the help was available. One large
additional two story warehouse has
already been built, and filled with
goods. and now work has begun on
another similar building to accomo-
date the output.
The pear pack which is now in
process OF being put up will be the
largest ever put up In Oregon, out
side of the Portland packing house
The amount paid out for this season
will approximate $4,000, while the