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Paper
on this line, bracing Tuesday
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m.nn;tik'. I'oceniDer second, in
the ear of our Lord. :t. the
,Ii;t te ds in the proper mood to!
take to task the hush. ess man of
our huh1 fit v for neRlcctmtf their
business. It is not ery often
thai the proper feehne; is aroused
in this even tempered, mild num
ncred family newspaper to at
tempt to discipline any of the
jjiol ritizeni of the community,
b it so irlurintfly conspicuous has
th" ne.eot of th bminess of a
number of our leading business
men become that we feel it our
iliity as sponsors for the be
haviour of those people alotitf cer
tain lines, to rail the attention of
these men to this almost criminal
neglect There is perhaps not a
man in business of any kind in
this city who has not the vry
hest interests of the city at heart
We are all Ktrivinjf to make St.
. -lens a better and I'Uk'cr city.
We all want to be heard from in
o ir various lines. We all want
to prosper and make money. We
are all looking out for our on
business, or should be and aim to
! so at least. We are ad trying
t hear our proportion of the bur
den in nnkintf St Helens a
greater ami tietter my. m
ink' the city a better place to
live and a prosperous and pro
gressive community we all ex
pect to reap some of the benefits
an a result thereof. In all this
work the Mist feels that it is and
has been dointf at least its full
Mure. There has never been a
t.me yet when the advertising
co'umns of this paper were
properly represented by the mer
chants and business men of the
city. To permit a newspaper
which is dointf the very best it
canto upbuild andadvcitise the
community, to be distributed
anions the greater majority of
the homes in Columbia county
a id which tfoes to eastern states
and cities by the hundreds each
week, without having a business
announcement in it. is simply
reflect on the part of that busi
ness man.
Any business man who says
that advertising does not pay is
not a successful business man.
The riht kind of advertising
aKvays pays, but the kind of ad
vertising that some people do of
course does not pay. W e do .not
wish to be understood as asking
lor the supH.rt of any business
manor firm if they feel that they
are not Ktttintf value received
for their money, but we do want
to impress upon our ncR'.itfent
business men that we do the
riht kind of advertising and an
ad carried in our columns will
pay.
Think of it. you business men,
CI ristmas riht here and yet not
a word has been said about it.
No word of information to your
customers as to what you have
f,,r rhriatmas. The law stores
in Portland nre advertising their
w.i.a ' Tbev are irettintf
1.,,., ; ...mu on, I n eoodlv portion of
"unmva.i on" r -
tl,.. l.omrw.ss that should remain
at home if properly advertised.
The people of the community are
not to be blamed for trading in
Portland, for they do not know
whether or not they can Ket
what they want at home. It ia
purely neglect on your pn
you are hmintr money every day
by your failure to take advant
age of the best advertising
'I""1"lm wl'"' " l-nil merchant
'"'employ, I he home paper
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uepartment stores of ,at ,.jty
invitiiiK tin- people ()f tins rurn-
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with a list of beautiful ciristl
linas jfoods? Those ads would
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in iiunuri'US or people to
those stores and our home mer
chants would he the loser.-t. 'I he
Mist is not in that business how
'V r We aim to he a booster
for St. Helens and Columbia
County. We v;int to advertis-v
the eoods and wares of our local !
people. We want to do all in
our power to induce home peo-
pie to trade w ith home mer-
chants Wi have been doing!
this and we want to continue
it, a to
00k over our advertising ;
columns ami lind just asmall urtr and us a mult the Tuns
portion f the business houses Urer is compelled to work for
represented does not have the j nothing or resign. The treasur
inspiring ell'ect of boosting for 1 er of Columbia County receives
home merchants that we would
like to have.
Since writini, the a h o v e
several Christmas ads have come
in as you w ill note by glancing
over the advertising columns
this week. And those merchants
who taking advantage of this
means of letting the people
know that they are in business
and have stocks of goods will be
repaid many times for the little
cost of space in the Mist.
Others should do likew ise.
It would be hard to find a bet
ter location for a creamery and
ice plant than right here in St.
Helens. Surrounded as it is by
one of the best dairy regions in
the world, w ith more than 1000
cows tributary, and where more
than one half the dairy farms
can be reached by launch, and
the others by auto or wagon on
good roads, it seems almost in
credible that some enterprising
person or firm has let the oppor
tunity go by to take up the
proposition here. The only draw
back that presents itself is the
competition of the Portland mar
kets. This is not a draw back
at all if properly considered by
the creanieryman and dairyman
together. There is no good
reason why the dairy products
are not worth just as much in St.
Helens as they are in Portland.
The prices are high enough any
way, and for those farmers liv
ing off the river and slough, es
pecially, the transportation
charges would amount to con
siderable. With a united effort
on the part of the dairymen of
this community to co-operate
with a creamery here on the
river, there could be no such
thing as failure. The producer
would be paid as much as is paid
now in the Portland markets and
there would be none of the un
pleasant features of short weight
and attempted oeuueuons u.
this and that reason. If a cream
ery man should come in here and
install a plant it would tie up 10
thu farmers and dairymen to give
him support in preference to tne
Portland creamery men and com
mission merchants who get all
the best of the farmers that they
can and then some. Down in
Junction City. Oregon, the farm
ers have organized a co operative
creamery, and the figures from
there are interesting as showing
what might be done in any ot her
community where united effort
on the part of the dairymen and
farmers is effected.
Ti,, reeort of the Junction
n rreamerv. just published.
proves that the industry has
been a success in every way.
phis creamery was organized
...l.iv.in
months ago ana uunnx
that time 81.000 pounds o butter
hft3 been made, about 5.000
pounds of which has been used
by the farmers themselves The
y for $25.01)4. but-
termilk for $273 and cream for
L;.r n tota of SJi.WM.
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Of this amount the tnre
;....i "10 less 1 cent per
eel veil t'
l"und for running expenses. '1 he
;'.(r,w. price paid for butter'
wnriKthe last 11 months was , him to do anything more than
1 eras per pound, and the farm-1 $50 worth of work. The County
era received 11200 more than if court is helpless, according to
they had sold their products to their construction of the law, to
private creameries. I help the Treasurer out in the
What has been done in Junction way of salary, and the Attorney
ut can be dor.e in St. Helens, General has expressed the same
perhaps on a larger scule too. It 'opinion. ' '
means much to the farmers and j The Assessor ii now required to1
to the community, at large. It is make up the tax rolls, instead of
time something was heing done 'the Clerk, and he is in the Same
along this line. I L.a89 with the Treasurer except
J his salary is a little more than
The Legislature of 19i: made that of the Treasurer. But the
at least one serious mistake. ' work of his office has been in
That is of course a common of- creased verv materially and he is
tense of all legislatures, to make
mistakes, hut this one is really
a serious one. The law provid-
ing for the collection of taxes by
the Treasurer instead of the
Sheiitl' failt d to Mile tn urn.
vision for the salary of the Tea?-
the magnificient salary of $o0 a
1 month, which was inadequate at I
any time, and now with the ad-
ditional work of collecting and a
handling nearly $.'5(K),0o0 of j
taxes, under a heavy bond, re- i
sponsible for all the work of
(f'filtt ttn it eiiio n rri'jrru
f.r tlwi t.ul.li' ivtlo. iWifkirvi !
That amount will not pay him
properly for the responsibility
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EVERYTHING MODERN AT THE
ST. HELENS HOTEL
J. CEORGE, Proprietor
RATES $1.00 AND UP
SPECIAL RATES TO REGULAR BOARDERS
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alone without doinjf
work. It is a farce
an hcurs
to pxnect
still required to work for the
same salary.
Truly a Legislative Murder
was made.
The White House bride, Mrs.
F. H. Sayre, expressed her
thanks to the 1'endleton Com
mercial Club for an Indian bath
robe gift. We are wondering
what an Indian would do with a
"ath robe.
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v,,r naUi SWTe ,n 8 low" w,t"
bright future, 4 large lots ir.clud-
inir all oui uings ana siock wun
furnished rooms, horse and wagon
for 112,000. Parties retiring from
business. Inuuire Mist office or
BX 73
St. Helens. lmo
Kor Sale 15 head of good
cow. J A. Nelson, Warren.
dairy
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hRANCHKS IN ALL
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$ ARE NOW ARRIVING
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Come and tea what we have before making your Xmas purchae
REMEMBER we have a complete line of Home Furnishings, IN
ALL GRADES, with prices according to QUALITY.
What could be nicer for a Xmas gift than something to make
the home more attractive?
SHEHWOOD 1st OB B
UNDERTAKERS
HOUSEFURNISHERS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
It will be a Merry Christmas to some of your dear
friends if you give them oue of those nice Silk
Kimouas at Morgus & Son's Popular Store.
We also have some fine Silverwear, Ivory Toilet' Sets
and other fancy articles. Real live looking Dolls
and Teddy Bears. Boots, Shoes and Clothing.
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