Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-24
(lregon
dissertations

Gresham. II Substitute flours may
have gone out of vogue since the war,
hut the spud product is still holding its
own at Gresham, where the Northwest
Potato Starch q Milling company is
converting them into potato flour 1t is
now running It's maximum capacity
}. q. Griffith, inventor of the process,
expects to line up enough acreage to
keep the plant in steady operation att
er mid-summer and win prepare to in
crease its production. The factory Is
using culls thus doing away with q big
waste
Pendleton.-One hundred and sixty
seven Made-in-Oregon products are
handled by local merchants, It has
been discovered through a survey OF
the stores made by the Portland cham
her of commerce. A similar inyestiga-
tion revealed the fact that Oregon man
ufacturer have placed in Hood River
iO4 articles. The latter town is to hold
an Oregon products week from June i
10 IA.
Portland.--Bull Run water travels
ali over the northwest in refrigerator
cars iced for the Pacific Express COM
many by the National Cold Storage
Ice company of this city. To hanGle
the latters enormous business new ma
chinery has recently been installed at
d cost Of $35, 600 The plants daily ca
paclty now Is 100 tons of ice.
Estacada. - Aluminium and silica
contained In deposit of clay recently
discovered in the national forest re-
serve a few miles south of here are
roushg much speculation as to their
value and preparations are being
made by Deputy Game Warden Ed
ward T.. Howland to file upon claim
there He Is considering forming
company to put the clay on the mar
ket. The deposit Is colored yellow,
blue, cream and red and was exposed
by washout
McMlnnville. ~ Newcomers in this
vicinity were made TO feel at home ias'
week at Il big Oregon products dinner
given by the commercial club, About
800 people who had been IN the COM
munlty not more than two years sat
down TO the feast, Each Of them was
asked to furnish list OF friends In his
Former home town who might be in
terested in Oregon.
Portland.-on slxacre tract re-
comfy purchased in north Portland by
The Sterrett Packing company n new
S400, 000 plant IL soon due to rise. The
concern has an annual output Of
million dollars worth OF meats, Plans
for the new building have already
been approved and construction will
begin before July 1.
Portland--Veneers shipped all over
the United States by the Portland
Manufacturing company at st. Johns
are in such demand that the plant is
doubling It's capacity and making addi-
lions 10 the present building. The COM
pany has been in operation about two
years
Portland School teachers In sew
cral parts Of the state have written the
Associated Industries office saying
they have found the new business di
rectory issued by the organization han
dy as a geography text book II isl
found useful IN illustrating the kind of
products from each section Of the
state.
klamath Falls.--Seeond to none on
the coast is the planning mill TO he
erected here by the Lakeside Lumber
company TO carry out the extensive
plans outlined reorganization Of the
corporation has been effected and the
board OF directors Increased In mum
her,
Portland, Preparatory to the build |
ing OF seven 2, 000 ton steel tankers at
the yards ofthe Northwest Bridge x
Iron company, steel plates are now be-
ing rolled in the east. The first keel
will probably be laid here IN go days
portand---Plans are being COM |
pleted IN the east for the factory build
Ing and warehouse Of the American
Can company, to be erected in Port
land, A site adjoining the Montgom-
cry Ward property was recently pur-
chased