Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-05
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gene Fruit Growers Association mas
inst finished canning cherry crop
ar more than 100000 pounds. This
is the largest pack ever accomplished
by a fruit cannery in this state. Part
of the local cherry crop was sent 70
Salem because the local cannery
could take care of no more. Growers
here have received about $3.50, ,ooo
for their cherries this year.
Hood River--Seven thousand rect
Of iron pipe, temporarily useu III
building the grade of the Columpl'
river highway, will find permanent
use in irrigation works here.
Portland-Two new motion pic
tures made entirely in Oregon were
exhibited at local theater Aug. Q.
hlbany.-Balm wood, which grows
abundantly along the streams OF Linn
county. is finding a new use IN the
manufacture of toys.
Corvallis--The twenty-acre pruhe
orchard of C. w. Vale, 20 miles south
of here, has been sold to A. III. Laugh
lin for $50,000.
Albany. plant of the Alec
Wood Products company, which was
recently destroyed by fire, will be re-
built. The factory formerly turned
out large numbers of silos and wood
en- articles of various kinds.
Albany.--The Albany Brick Tile
company, which has been manu-
featuring brick but selling tile ship
ped In from elsewhere Is about to
start manufacturing its own tile.
klamath Falls.-Members of the
wool growers association of this
county will pay dues to the organiza-
ton in the shape of a tax levy of 2
cents for each sheep owned.
Albany--Threshing Of the 92a
wheat crop Is under way.
tNPNAt ''PisN'te
here says that the granite existing II
immense deposits here can scarcely
be distinguished from the famous
Barre granite, and lis of excellent
quality for building purposes.
Portland--Only a third of the carr
REQUIRED Is available, according to thu
latest bulletin of the West Coast Lun
bermens association. including 12'
mills in Oregon and Washington.
Astoria-The first sardine canner
on the Columbia river is being erect
ed at Smith Point, just south of tn
Wilson Shipbuilding company's plan
and will be in operation soon. Sar
dimes have been canned experiment
ally on the river, but never before o
q commercial scale.
Portland-The capacity of the Cal
ifornia Plating eompanys plant I
this city has been doubled by the ad
dition of new machinery. This plar
is now the best equipped on the Pa
cific coast for gold and silver plat
ing, also manufacturers silverware
order.
Portland-The Northwestern Kni
ting mills. one OF Oregon's infant il
dustries, decided upon this city as tn
location for its plant after lookir
over the entire Pacific coast At pre-
ent the principal product of the ne
concern is ribbed bathing suits.
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Prinevllle.-The highest dam in IL
northwest and the fourth highest
the United States has just been fiji
i6hed four miles east of here. Ochos
dam, as the structure is known,
! 126 feet high, 1000 feet long. 6t
feet thick at the base and IS fe
wide at the top. The works of whic
IL is a part irrigate $4,000 acres.
Portland--The Long-BeIl Lunb,
company purchaser of vast timb
resources in this state, will erect OIL
sawmill within a short time and pre-
ably three more later, according
robert A. Long. president of the con
8 pany,. who is comforting with a sta
OF consultants i'm this city. The mil
probably will be located on the c.
Dumbia river TO secure the advanta.
OF water shipment