Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-28
nregon
RESERVATIONS

Albany-The Albany chamber o.
commerce is endeavoring to secure
from oil companies a sufficient sup
ply Of distillate to run agricultural
machinery on the farms Of this sec
tion of the state.
Astoria-The Armstrong Brothers
manufacturing company of Chicago,
which specializes in high grade me-
chanics tools, has just acquired a
second tract of land on Young's bay.
The site now owned by this company
mas water frontage of 6200 feet,
is 500 feet deep and contains about
2S0 acres. The purpose to which the
site will be put has not been an
nounced.
Bend-The ice famine which pre-
vailed here for week was ended by
the arrival of a 100 pound drum of
ammonia. Artificial ice could not be
manufactured because of o short
age of ammonia and the population
was placed on "ice rations."
Portland The SAINT yanorizinp
manifold, Portland mans invention
which enables Ford cars to use either
sasoiihe, dlstillate, Kerosene or all
three as fuel, is being manufactured
py the Vaughn Motor Works and dis
triputed on commercial scale.
Portland - Officials of the Long
Bell Timber company, which few
months ago purchased about two
billion feet of timber in the Cowlitz
river basin, are comforting here af-
ter inspecting various mill sites. ana
an announcement as to where and
when cutting of this vast amount of
timber will be started is expected
shortly.
Portland-The Portland Rug com
pany has been forced by trade oa-
mands to Increase its capacity for thel
third time. A new rug making ma
chine, said to be the only one of its
Kind west of Chicago, is being INSTALL
ed. St
Albany--A new set of machinervl
IS peing installed in the plant OF the
Aico wood Products company here.
rms company, whose princiapl occu-
patton is making silos, started with
four men and now employs 20.
Portland--Purchasng agents from i
I'll parts of the northwest are making
reservations here to stock up with
oregon made goods during BUYERS {
Week. August to a.
Portiand-Built Of Oregon timber, ;
aden with full cargo of Oregon c
umDer, and owned and managed in c
Tortland, the six masted schooner !;
'regon Fir will put to sea for Aus
rama In few days. following her Il
ister ship the Oregon Pine, which ro
already on the high seas. These
wo schooners, which were purchas.II
q from the shipping board as hulls
nd completed by Grant Smith &
o.. are the only deep sea vessels
Wned In this state.
Portland-To keep down the price -
gloves In spite of the high cost of -
ather, the simmons Glove Manu-
leturing company of this city has
arted utilizing all the little scrans IN
lea'hef that were formerly thrown III
way Under a new manufacturing W
'ethod Just adopted. these tiny OF
'raps are made into satisfactory and In
'rvicable leather facings for can
is gloves. so
Portland-This city has been go.
cted by the Texas Gulf SULPHUR to
mpany as Its distributing point for w,
e entire northwest. Sulphur Is TO tai
brought in motorships from the tir
ar or Mexico and distributed from fie
re by rail- Rail and water termianl
,iiities provided here are given by mr.
icials OF the company as the hta-
n for their selection of this por. ar.
q are declared to be superior 10
facilities Of any other port on a.,
. Pacific. an