Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-01

/, survey of fuel conditions in the county
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
Cooperated with the National Coun.
ell of Defense in executing plans and or.
ders for this county.
GENERAL WAR WORK.
Red Gross.
Handling the civilian relief work of
the Willamette chapter of American Red
Cross for Polk and Marion counties. AS
sisted in Red Cross drive.
Y. M. @. A. War Fund.
Assisted this organization in as far
as possible to make campaign a suc5
cess.
War Census.
Are preparing a card iRdex of every
family in Marion county for use in fu-
ture campaigns.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Industrial.
-. Industrial Prospects. The work de-
volving upon the Industrial committee
of the club can hardy be realized by
the citizen who does not fully under
stand the many details first to be in
vestigated and the many requirements
of an unusual nature to be met. During
this year propositions have been placed
before the club involving approximately
So 100000. Many Of these were per
sons or firms with patents or processes
wanting capital. Experience has de-
that it is safe to deal only
with concerns who have been establish
ed and succeeded to permanency and
who are seeking only more room for ex-
pansion and distribution, rather than
and donations.
City Survey. Almost weekly the Com
mereial club furnishes exhaustive data
to industrial prospects, bond companies,
and other sources relative to cities in
dustrial conditions, growth and wealth:
Many of these questioners are of special
character, requiring special data, but
attention has always been given
them in view of the distribution OF ac-
curate and extensive facts about Salem
IN widely diversified territories.
Product Inquiries. More than five
hundred letters have been received by
the club inquiring as to Salem-made
products and firms. AS these inquiries
,ame they were referred to the respect
we concerns in question.
Flax Investigation. Made a thorough
study of the flax business as applied to
is development in the Willamette val
ey and especially from the standpoint
II establishing a mill in this city. AS
sisted in the publication Of a flax bul-
etin giving information This informa-
ton IS Of special value in the future de-
velopment Of the industry.
Flax Guarantee Fund. Believing that
the only way to begin the flax business
IS to grow flax, the Commercial elup
raised a guarantee fund of $4,000 for
the purpose of growing 400 acres OF
,lax. Contracted with farms Tor the
lax acreage. Crop was harvested ana
old to the state.
Scutching Mill. AT present are
rying to interest some eastern spinning
n towel mill in the establishment OF
cutehing min to handle the flax which
night be grown by the club. In tins
manner the mill could obtain their raw
Material at cost and would become IN
crested in this section as desirable for
branch factory. Are now in cores
ondence with some twenty different +
lll4S WHICH uio SuHSAuVAAiS w."
ect
Pulp and Paper Mill Working with
has. X. Spaulding interests in an ef,
ort to promote and finance a Slo0,ooo
ulp and paper mill. Project is pro-
ressing in spite of present war condl-
ions.
New Industries Secured. Cherry City
taking company, Wittenberg- King
These two industries add
early expenditure in payroll, raw ma
erial, etc., in the city Of about $780,
90.
Boat Service. Cooperated with boat !
wners and merchants in obtaining a
etter schedule of time and better
eight rate on river. Rates are now 4c
nder rail rates.