The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-12-02
NeWS About OyegOn'S
Industries

Portland, Ofe-FlAnS are now III |
preparation for enlargement Of the Pa
cifc Photograph or Stradevara plant
here and for additions to the equipment
and working force which will increase
the capacity output from so to 100
monographs per eight-hour day. Ar
rangements have been made with To-
cal exporting Arm to introduce the in
strument into the orient and special
models will be manufactured for this
purpose.
Salem.-Forty thousand acres OF
prunes are now to be found between
Portland and Ashland. as compared
with 10000 acres few years ago, ac-
cording to a survey just made. This
season the oregon crop. on account of
the rains, was reduced to 25,000,O00 lbs.
Portland.-Thls city is TO have wool
securing plant, capable of securing l.
00O 600 pounds OF wool month, as part
of the equipment OF the Western Wool
I warehouse. The management say TINS
will be the best equipped west of Bos-
ton and will make more marketable
been let to girdle with trackage the
three acres of water front property ac-
quired TO the company from the Amer
lean Marine Iron works and construc-
tion Of the first unit Of the building
will commence shortly.
Observation-Disclosures are that
small briquetting plant will be erected
here in the near future on Coos Bay,
similar to that put up recently In CEN
tralia, Wash. A representative OF the
Washington company has been here to
look over the coal fields, which he has
found most favorable because OF the
fact that they are near tide-water,
which would give material aid in ship
ping
Albany,-Flavoring extracts, washing
powders polshes, cleaners and similar
household are to be the output of
factory to be erected here by the M. 4.
Morgan Manufacturing company. II Is
planned at the start to employ IL men
and salesman.
Portland. The Equitable Eastern
Banking corporation, with capitaliza-
ton Of s2,o0o,Ooo just organized In
. New York for trade with China and the
orient, will play large part in the de-
velopment of foreign trade in this re-
gion by assisting to finance such. busi-
ness as may be necessary to accomo-
date clients of the new Arm Its Port
land representative will be the North
western National bank. The organiza-
ton contemplates financing the hand
ling Of lumber, wheat wool and other
staple commodities.
Grants Pass,--The Jackson County
creamery has. leased building here FOR
n long period and will establish busi-
ness In this city, The conceren is to be
financed by local capital and will be
completely equipped with up-to-date
machinery for turning out dairy pro-
ducts.
Portland.-Probably the largest com
plete direct advertising plant In the
west is that Of the Already Press and
Mail Advertising company, which has
lust moved into its new two story
building here. Making advertising lit
erature of all kinds, including folders
booklets, circulars, sales letters and
broadsides constitutes the principal
work of the company, 1t Is equipped
with an art department, mailing lists
printing plant, bindery, multigraphing
and addressing machinery and the ike
Much OF the material put out Is design
ed to advertise Oregon products
Baker.--A dredge, to cost s150,o0o
will be erected here by the Superior
predpe company on its mine holdings
on Burnt river, 80 miles from Baker
This decision was reached at recent
meeting Of the stockholders in this city
Prneville-Erection of box factory
Mt this place In the near future is con-
templated by G. M. Cornett, local lum-
herman and merchant. He plans to
care for the output of other mills In
Prineville and to equip his plant with
electric power and modern machinery
Portland.-Extent Of the publications
put out In this state was shown In ar
unique window display in a local bank
1t was made up OF over 200 magazines
newspapers and other periodicals
Eugene-Control of the Buck bo,
factory has passed into the hands OF thu
Bell Lumber company, with the pur
chase of the Eugene Lumber Products
company from s. A. Buck. The dea
includes three aroes of land, dry kiln'
and boiler house.
Portland,--A new invention soon t.
be put on the market Is the Watson
Bucket plow, which will be manufac
tured In this city by a company formed
recently. The plow, It is said, will
cover Is to 20 acres per day. plowing
pulverlzing and planting in one oper