Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-13

from the modern plant at kentOn
now being built by the Oregon Pack
Ing company, one Of the largest insti-
tutions of its kind in the Northwest
It has branches at Vancouver. Wash,
lewiston, Idaho. and Salem. and ham
dies various kinds Of fruits and veg
etables The pickle factory is to be
so by 1sO feet and one story high.
Eugene.--Pigs and more pigs, IN
fact from 3O00 to 4009 annually are
due to pass through the packing plant
soon to be built here to accommodate
another of Lane County's infant in
dustries. p. A. Washburn and @. T..
Swarts, pioneer meat men, are back
ing a project TO erect a $25,0O0 plant,
construction of which has already be-
gun at Springfield.
Astoria.--The largest numbering
plant in America is to be brought to
Astoria through an option just secur-
ed by r. A. Booth and Amadee NJ.
Smith on 150 acres Of land owned by
the Astoria Marine Iron Works The
deal involves payment OF $4,000
for the property, which is on Youngs
Bay, but the total Investment, includ-
ing the erection OF mill. is expected
10 reach the $4,000 900 mark.
Portland--FIrst aids to the gar
dener VIII be turned out from the
new plant the Pacific Products COM
pany has just commenced eonstruc-
iion ON In the Peninsula industrial
district. Julius Dossche, president OF
The concern. has just announced the
purchase OF a six and half acre
tract on which factory will be built |
10 handle ground shell products and
fertilizers.
Portland--Irrom the Amazon,
where raw rubber Is harvested, until
the same material comes out OF
Portland mill In the form OF rubber
heels, the industry is traced in q mo
tion picture Just prepared by the
Portland Rubber Mills. This educa- !
tional film shows the manufacture
OF rubber soles heels and other sml- |
liar products, as handled at the local
plant,
Roseburg-Last seasons prune crop
u soon to be cleaned up in this city
when the California Packing Com
pany resumes operation of It's plant.
Orders Just received for several car
loads of the fruit to be shipped thru
New York for foreign trade are re-
sponslhle for this step. The company,
closed down last fall because II could
not move the prunes. which have
since brought extremely good prices.
Portland No shnner will leave
Oregon ignorant Of Its industries ifl5
the Portland Ad Club has It's say In 4
The matter. The organization has an
industrial committee headed hyI
George l.. Rauch which Is asking CO..
operation OF local merchants In hay
ing window displays featuring Oregon
products during shriner and Rose
Festival weeks
Hood Rlver-Ifrult storage ware
houses controlled by English capital
are 20 be erected al Hood River.
odell Newberg and Underwood, Wn..
by the Dan Wuille Company. This
fifm has headquarters In London. butl I
maintains a branch here The con
tract for the warehouses has been
let to sutton and whitney.
Por.land.-Portland Is about TO
give cold storage facilities biz Ft
boost, The Pacific Car and Foundry \
Company has Just contracted to build :
200 refrigerator cars in the local 1
shops for the Pacific Fruit Express
Company as soon as materials are
svaiable
Portland.--Murphy and Allen ofl 7
ne Murphy Timber Company have /.
lalken over the smaller OF the Mon q
irch mills in North Portland this q
week They expect to operate il as a
ie factory.
Hood River--Two million dollars v
'ave been distributed on the 1sieI 4
.ppie crop 10 date TO the growers of . :
MS district by the Hood River Apple !
'rowers Association. Its last turnover n
the members amounts to s2ek,o0O. 7,
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