Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-21
What the ice cream business means

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What the ice cream business means
to the city of Salem may be isdged by
! the fact that it creates local market
for about 2000 pounds of milk a day.
along with from 1000 to 24oo pounds Of
sugar. Almost the entire supply Of the
city is turned out by the Weatherly
plant on South Commercial street,
where the output viii run al the way
from 225 to 800 gallons a day. accord
ing 20 the weather. This is all consum
ed in Salem, of course but is shipped
to all parts of the valley in packers.
/ The suggestion that the Salem house
holder should lay in his winters supply
IOf wood now is in order. As a matter
of accommodation YOU can get it haul
ed and cut for about SO cord now.
Along in the fall it may get high.
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You will notice in the grocery win
dows in Salem warnings of the coming
lrise in coffee along with an invitation
to stock. This is no "bluff' according
to the Portland wholesalers, who pre-
diet that within 90 days we may be
paving from IS cents TO dollar a
pound for the berry that used to sell
for 30 cents.
The marked falling off in real estate
transfers as shown in the abstract Of
flee is a pretty good evidence of the
migratory spirit Of humanity. They
want to move in the spring The rec
lords now show only about one half the
deals made earlier in the year.
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The loganberry looks Just the same
as gold this year. The other day a
would be investor Offered Salem
grower $4,000 in cash for his ten acre
pateh. The owner took time to think
about twice and then concluded he low
led his berries more than he did the
bank roll, and turned il down.
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As the season goes on 1t becomes ev-
lent that the early hopes of big
strawberry crop are due for a hard
Jolt. The receipts in the market and
Iat the eanneries indicate that after the
first picking Of mammoth berries the
yield has rapidly gone down This is
assigned in part TO the continued No
, lvember weather, aud in part 70 the fact
that many fthe old berry fields were
badly damaged by the drcuth Of last
year.
The CherTians may see themselves as
others see them. AT the Liberty thea.
tire there will be shown Tuesday and
. Wednesday evenings of next week 1000
feet of reel showing just how the Cher
:. rans appeared at different points in
the parade at the Portland Rose show.
The reel will also show the famous
Cherrian float that attracted so much
attention aud received the first prize.
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In the damage suit of James Sykes
against B. W. Macy, Elmer Mangis and
Morris W. Welch, the court has sustain
ed the plaintiff 8 demurrer to the de-
Pendants answer The defendants ART
given until June q to file an Assanded
answer This is the suii II which Mr.
Sykes sues for $4,000 damages for be.
ing compelled to march in the patri.
otie parade when the celebration Of the
armistiee was on.
.
Anton Van Laanen of 504 Belmont
street is in receipt Of telegram today
stating that his son Martin had arriy
cd in New York and that he would bC
, stationed at Camp Mills awaiting hi'
, discharge.
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II isn't safe to raise anything from
the bottom of the river and sell il fol
junk. Several boys few days agi
found a motor boat that had been sunl
near the river bank. They raised It
towed it TO a boat house and were do
ing good business disnantiing tn,
boat ani selling parts to the junk man
1 The owners of the motor boat had thl
u bows arrested and brought before .Ius