East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-10

o. p. Hoff state labor commission.
er OF oregon, writes the following
able article on the factories OF Ore
gon for the Chamber OF Commerce
Bulletin for February:
Portland and its suburbs have q
large number OF manufactures en-
comprising nearly all kinds of indus
tries. That these will Increase in
numbers or he individually enlarged
is a certainty. Portland. situated In
a geographical sense equaled by but
few cities in the world, is bound to
become much greater, and Its manu-
featuring facilities mnst of necessity
Increase. Portland having one-third
the population of the state, with
nearly one-third OF the assessable
property, must, to a great extent de-
pend on the general increase in pop
ther advancement.
This is sure to come. for in every
town and valley, on onr plains. hill
sides and on and In our mountains
fered for investment, pleasant homes
and money-making industries and for
enjoying life unequaled by any state
In the union.
Below is a list OF sdch factories in
Portland as use machinery and have
been reported to this office. II is not
however, complete at this time,
though including all the largest
plants:
List Of Factories.
Asphalt manufactures. 1; hithu-
lithic manufactures, l. basket man
ufactories, 3; boiler works, machine
shops, blacksmith shops. fOundries.
iron works and pattern shops, So;
bags and burlap manufactures, 2;
bottling works, q box factories, 6:
boat and ship yards, 81 Neweries. 3;
biscuit factories, 2; brass foundries,
!; broom factories. /; brickyards, /;
creameries, 4; cooperage. 2; candy
factories, 6; coffee and spice mills, 3;
curled hair manufactures, l.; cigar
box factories, l; can manufactures,
/; cereal mills, 3; cordage manufac-
tories, l. dye works. 4 drug manufac-
tories, /; fence manufactures, 2;
flour and flour and feed mills, 10:
fruit canneries, =; furniture, store fix.
lures and mouldings manufactures,
Il; finishing works, 2 gas manufac-
tories, /; garment factories, 3; hard
wood manufactures, 1: ironing
boards factories, /; ice factories, 5;
laundries, l3; match factories 1: meat
packing plants, q mattress manufac-
tories, /; marble manufactures, 4;
macaroni manufactures, 1; oil man.
ufactories, .; paint manufactures, 1;
pulley manufactures, 2; printing
plants, 25; paper box factories 2;
railroad shops, 6; roofing manufac-
tories, 4. rice mills, 1; sawmills and
planning mills, 80: sash and door fac
tories, s; sheet metal factories. 3:
shoe factories, 2; shingle mills, 2;
soap manufactures, 2; stove works. Q;
stoneware manufactures, /; soda
works, Il tanneies, l. tool manufac-
tories, /; vinegar and pickle factories.
q woodenware manufactures, 2;
wool securing plants, Il wagon max
ers, 4; wire bed spring manufactures,
/; woolen mills, l. wire and iron
works, /.
In these are used an army of men
and women, but owing to incomplete
statistics up to date, cannot give ac-
curate figures. Besides the above list
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manufacturing goods in shops not us
ing machinery, other than hand ma
chinery, and of these no report has
been made up to this time.
While Portland has large number I
of manufacturing plants. and these
will increase in number and in size
with the growth of the city and the |
state there are many lines that could !
be increased and employment given |
without waiting for the general in
crease in population. l will only re-
fer to a few, where the raw material |
is shipped east to be returned to us in
the finished article, much owing to the
lack of proper pride of our state and |
its industries and loyalty towards all
who embark in the manufacturing
business at home.
Immense Lumber Output.
oregon ships east carload after
carload of lumber, much of it to be
returned in furniture, inferior in
make to much here in oregon and the
state has an abundance of excellent
timber from which can be made the
most artistic goods