Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-03
SALEM BUSINESS Is
templated in the next few months.
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new JeileF anu jam pidnt recently opeh-
ed on the Southern Pacific grounds by
the Pheasant Northwest Products Com
pany. This represents the investment
of many thousands of dollars for labor
and equipment, and also big addition
to the payrolls of Salem when it is in
full operation, turning out approxima-
tely 10000 pounds every day. While
this establishment is very largely me-
lchanical and automatic in its operation,
lit represents labor for an additional
army of people in various branches of
the fruit industry.
Many Plants Extended.
Other plants to be extended in their
operations are the Spaulding box fac
tory, the Salem Kings dehydrating
plant, the SsIem Fruit Union and the
Salem Sand and Gravel company, the
latter to expend $4,000 in new equip
ment.
On the main streets of Salem one of
Salem one of the most prominent new
houses is the Gingrich Motor Company,
occupying big room on Court sueet
for the sale Of Maxwell and Mitchell
cars and trucks. This establishment
has already taken a firm hold upon the
automobile business in this section.
Even more extensive in investment
and operation will be the Marion Gar.
age Company, with c. A. Campbell as
manager, which is now remodeling the
huge two-story brick brick building for
merly occupied by the Halvorsen-B Burns
company on South Commercial street
This company is expending from $4,000
to $10,000'in reconstructing the build
ing for repair and garage purposes, the
work Of setting the cement piers and
supports for the floors being now about
completed, When finished and equipped
it will be one of the most complete
hostelries south of Portland.
Business Enlarged.
In the merchantile line, the largest
and most important change is the open
ing of the Peoples Cash Store, which
enters upon its career in the building
formerly occupied by the Stockton store
on North Commercial street. This firm
will occupy two rooms 30xl00 feet, with
both balconies and Easements, one of
the rooms being filled with grocery
stocks and the other with dry goods
and furnishings. They have establish
cd a reputation for the "square deal"
with the public in their old location
and are opening up in their new quart
ers with spirit that will win for them
wider attention,
On North Commercial street tine last
finishing touches are being given to
the new quarters Of the Velie automo-
bile agency, in charge of j. w. Jones,
formerly advertising man with the Jour-
nal. With the work on the boulding still
incomplete, Mr.. Jones has aireauy dis
posed of several cars, and now a car
load Of Velies and accessories are on
the road.
A little further north, at Commercial
and Court, a corner building is being
|re-modelled for the use of the Malcom
Tire company, with H. E Ford as man
ager. This is one Of string of branch
houses of q, big tire company in New
York, and they will make a speciality
of bargain tires handling botn '-1lrstso y
and seconds Of all the standard au-
tomobile tires on the market. Owing to
the immense buying capacity of the or
ganization in the east, they are enabled
to sell goods at a much lower figure
than is ordinarily quoted.
Open New Shops.
On South Commercial street H. w.
Scott, formerly of the firm Of Scott Il
Piper, has just opened ncy cycle
shop. Next door is the new store of
the Salem Auction house, firm that
will build up an extensive business in
| bankrupt stocks, furniture, etc. In this
same block the Independent Meat mark
ct has just settled in one f'the neatest,
best equipped rooms in the city and
are doing an immense business In re-
tail and wholesale traffic.
On the corner of Commercial and Fer
Try, the old three-story Turner building
lis being entirely remodelled to provide
for two new stores on the ground floor
and offices and factory enterprises in
the upper part. On the other side of
the street the Marion creamery is re-
modelling with view to increasing its
BUSINESS.
On State street, between Capital and
Liberty, a building is being fitted up
for the use Of the Welch Electric shop,
which will deal in all lines Of electric