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

Brewery and Ice Works.
The Salem Brewery associatio
was organized three years ago, hay
ing purchased the plant of the Cap
tai Brewery, and multiplied the ca
pacity for making hop and NAL
beverages many times over. The
are employing at present about 2
persons, consuming annually a larg
amount of Oregon products. Tn
annual output at present is abou
800, 900.
The ice plant in connection turn
out hygenic product that amount
to fifteen or twenty tons per day
The shipments of beer and ice cove
a territory extending from Portland
north to middle California south
The stock of the association is large
ly held at Salem, and the product ad
yertlses Salem widely. Thirty to
forty thousands bottles per month
with the Salem label, trademark
state capitol building. goes all over
the northwest. Salem Is well known
wherever a bottle is sold. Just as
Olympia beer is widely known where
the town of Olympia was but an alb
strection. The fact is becoming very
well established that Salem beer is
the best beer on the Pacific coast.
lt Is being called for on the dining
cars and in the best hotels and res
taurants. Larger improvements of
the Salem plant are in contempla-
tion. Storage cellars and larger
bottllng house and increased capacity
for the manufacture OF ice are pro-
jected. The vice president, Mr.. F.. G.
Deckabach, has confidence that the
Salem Brewering assocition can be
built up TO larger proportions, and
become plant with an annual out
put of a million dollars. An Oregon
institution, consuming Oregon pro-
ducts and supplying demand for
beverage that would otherwise be
imported from other states.
A Thriving Creamery.
The Salem creamery is manufac-
turing an increased output of butter
from month to month. and the in
crease OF this over last year is about
At the Salem creamery
they have about 100 farmers supply
ing cream, and at the Lyons cream
cry they have about eighty. At the
Salem factory there has been an out
put OF 1900 pounds. At Lyons
! 5000 pounds, making an aggregate
Of $4,000 pounds OF choice butter.
This Is nearly all sold locally and
on Puget Sound. The concern en-
ploys from ten 10 twenty men and
girls, and has payroll in Salem
Df over $3.50 per month.
A Large Planning Mil.
Frank NJ, Brown Is conducting the !
Did pioneer planning mill OF this city, |
md employs from IL to l5 men the
year round at the highest wages paid |
anywhere. His annual output is
rom thirty 10 fifty thousand dollars
per year, and the work is used local
Y as well as throughout western
oregon. The business is growing
md modern machinery Is constantly
'eing added. This shop has facin-
les for the finest class OF work In
Is line, and is keeping abreast OF the
lines in the matter OF drawing busi-
less 10 Salem.
salem Fenee Works.
Walter Morley, proprietor OF the
'alem Fence works. does an unpre-
entious business, but II runs into
arge amount OF money, He manu-.
aeturss and sells large quantities OF
oneo. as we'll as hon baskets and
ther supplies OF this character. lie
mploys from Ave 20 ten men. and
lis business Is no small help to Sa.
fhA huclucaas
Salem Soap Works.
This institution is running full
last under the present owners,
Iessrs Laehele 4 Co.. and has a ca
aelty OF hfteen tons per month,
hey also have a tanning depart.
tent, whore they turn out a high
rade leather. angora rugs. and
Imilar articles.
Edwards, the Tanner.
This gentleman Is also turning out
n Increased product in his line from
ear 70 year. and his little establish
'ent brings many dollar into sa.
IN.
salem's shoe Factory.
s, L. Irwin. the State street shoe
saler. has during the present yeari