Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-23
NURSERIES LARGEST IN NORTHWEST
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE--OPERA HOUSE--NEN
LUMBER MILLS--STRONG BANKS=-GOOD HIGH
SCHOOL-=ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC and ORE
CON ELECTRIC.

night with electricity, will present a
very fine appearance from the pass
ing trains, and this bitulithic pave
ment will be a great advertisement
for the town. Woodburn will have
more paving to show than any town
on the Southern Pacific-at least to
the people on the passing trains.
The bitulithic pavement is being laid
in most of the cities of Oregon, and
not one complains of its not wearing
well or not giving good satisfaction.
The Woodburn Nurseries employ
464 acres in nursery stock, employ
ing about rs men, and sending out
stock at wholesale over the states
west of the Rocky Mountains. Frank
w. Settlemire, who has grown up in
the business, is the manager and
largest individual nursery stock pro-
ducer in the northwest. The busi-
ness was founded in 1868 by Hon
]. H. Settlemire, and his father
George Settlemire started the nursery
near Mt Angel in 1853. Frank
took the business January 1st, 1892,
and has doubled the output in 1S
years. The total annual sales for
1909, aggregated $125,0OO. The
payrolls aggregate about $4,000 a
month.
A sewer system is being construct
ed through the alley in the business
part of the city, at cost of $4,000,
David Livesay is laying the
foundations of lumber industry at
Woodburn. He has had over twenty
years experience in managing saw
mills. For twenty years he has been
an active factor in the upbuilding of
Woodburn. He is erecting a saw
mill, planning mill and will put in
dry-kiln and large lumber yard on
the old baseball grounds just east of
the city. At one time he run a saw
mill just west of the town, and also
run one near Garvais. 1t is men of
the stamp and character of Mr.. Live
say who see a great need of the
community to establish an industry
and then have the heart and the
nerve to establish It, who are the
real builders of a commonwealth.
Woodburn is going to be a great
growing city and will use the output
Of a sawmill. One firm that has
doubled It's business and has the
foundation in for a larger establish
ment cannot get lumber for its
building although it has had an
order in with a Salem lumber firm
for some time. There will be no
waiting for building material when
the Livesay mills are running.
Hurley L. Moore has conducted
the Woodburn Pharmacy for eight
years. He is registered pharmacist
and got his first practical training
in the drug business with the Wood
ward Clark Co. of Portland Mr.
Moore is one of the successful young
business men of the Willamette Val
ley and a man who is always ready
for any legitimate boost for the
City of Woodburn. A few such
men are the salvation of any munich
pality and help carry it over the
dead points that constitute the diff
ference between dead and live
community.
The bank of Woodburn has been
running twenty years. The deposits
on May 10, 1910. aggregate $685.
600 Assets total $423,694 J. II. !
settlemire is president, and J. NJ
Poorman cashier.
The Farmers g. Merchants bank
was organized in 1906 and has de-
posits of $15O,OOO. The assets are
100000 L. NJ. Bitney is president
and Chas. l.. Thornton cashier.
The West Drug Co. has been in
business about two years.
Woodburn has a full twelve
course High School, with 368 en-
rolled. and nine teachers, besides