The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26
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Portland, Ore.-One carload a
week or So carloads year Of build
ing toys are shipped from Portland
by the Konstructo company, which
converts alder trees into funmakers
for the children. When the company
was formed four years ago ESQ sets
were put on sale. A member of the
firm went east and made a demon
stration at the meeting of the Nation
al Association of Toy Men, which re-
suited In the sale of two carloads.
The third season this grew to 26 and
now it has doubled. The wood is Sc
cured along the Columbia near Trout
dale.
Portland. Ore.--Because the larg-
est livestock exposition In the world
is still not large enough to accomo-
date its Portland business, prepar-
ations are being made to build addi-
tions to the Pacific International
structure in north Portland and
ground is now being filled in for that
purpose.
Albany, Ore.-While a new build
ing is being erected here for the Alec
Wood Products Company, recently
destroyed by fire, the firm will oper-
ate a plant at Springfield. A planning
mill has been purchased for this pur-
pose.
Salem, Ore.-Approximately L.
100000 pounds Of evergreen black
berries will be marketed in Salem this
year, according to estimates by a To-
cal canneryman. Based on the pre-
vailing price of six cents a pound
they will net the growers $4,000.
Portland, Ore.-Because its old
plant was unable to accommodate its
business the United Manufacturing
company, which makes mattresses,
bed springs and comforters, has NOV
ed to a new building. This factory
has $1,000 feet of floor space and is
equipped with additional machinery,
Jacksonville, Ore.-A narrow
streak Of quartz giving indications of
widening and which appears rich in
gold heralds the opening of what will
probably be a really heavy vein in
the Poorman creek district. Miners
estimate that it will run from $500
to $1,000 to the ton. The discovery
was made on the Mankins & Bell
claim.
Portland, Ore.-Rubber heels,
soles, taps and mechanical rubber
goods are being turned out in such
quantities by the Portland Rubber
Mills that the firm has found 1t neces-
sary to discontinue its jobbing bus
mess. 1t will now distribute only
Oregon made goods and will push
the sale of packing and tire repair
Dallas, Ore.--As rapidly as con-
can be pushed the new saw
mill of the Willamette Valley Lum-
Der company is rising near the loca-
tion of the one destroyed by fire last
1t will have the most mod
ern conveniences and is to be equip
ped by November /.
klamath Falls, Ore,-Twenty-flve
acres Of marshland here are
to be converted into vast mint farm,
probably the largest in the world
when it is all planted. The tract Is
just now being prepared and plans
are being made to irrigate it.
Roseburg, Ore.-With the pur-
chase by local cannery Of 900 box
es of Bartletts last week the harvest
Of the Umpqua valley pears has be-
gun. The fruit are not extraordin'
arily large but the quality is excel |
lent this season.
Baker, Ore.--Purchase Of FIVE and
a half acres Of land near the de-
pot here by Tobin & Salmon Of New
Wisconsin, has just been
announced, also the company's inten-
ton of erecting a planning mill i'm
mediately. A quantity of lumber has
already been contracted and deliv-
cred on the ground. !