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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1920)
.a- 1 r. I H n WW If; .1 ;t THE ONTARIO ARC OS. ONTARIO, OREQON, TIUHWDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1020. GJlj? ODutunn Anjmi AN INDEPENDtNT NEWSPAPER Published Thursdays nt Ontario, Oregon, find ontorotl at tho Ontario poBt offlco for distribution us zuu class matter. HKCItiriWIlY CliAY IS INTKODl'CKI) TO Cl.l'IJ ( Cotnluuctl From Last Week) . . ..ml In mil Iiir Hint Is roIiir on lx that that Ih r.murn ami iitimo "'""" bUHlm4 omnrprirH " tho eium.lty of our kwIIoii t worn- AltGUS I'UllLlSllINO COMPANY Publishers 0. K. AIKEN, Mauaglng Editor T. McPAKMN aOUQH, Sup't. SUDSCIUI'TION Ono Year, $2.00 (Umpaiov (Hrrixts waumkii It Is oppnront that tho prcdlctloim nf n hoalcil campaign uro K11'1"? ,0 ho verified, nro beltiB verified right now. It In also tho thought of many obsbrvors that In tho wordy battlo that has started n smoko Hereon of ehnrgOH Is being used to cloud tho real Issues. Tho Congressional Investigation of nllogod Issuo of funds has not sus tained tho elmrgos, If the newspaper accounts of tho twtlmony are to bo rolled upon, and we bellovo they are. but oven so, tho public gonorally bo llevos that for every dollar that olth or of tho two major parties uses, the other can mntch it. So the public is not groatly concerned with the pre liminary thunder that Is rolling round. Wlmt the public Is Interosied In Is tho nttltudo of tho parties on the major Imuio, tho league of nations. On this Issuo so far tho only direct pronouncement Is that of Candidate Harding who Is opposed to Tho Trott ty, and wants reservations. Candi date Cox, bus boon willed the Wil son loaguo and while declaring ho will accopt amendments which do nullify tho Versailles pack, has not outlined wliot amendments or reser vations ho will accopt. On tho ulot 'and dry Issuo tho standing of tho two candidate Is de cidedly mixed, according to tho var ious Introprointlons placed on their records by their partisans. Neither seoms doslrous of making this an Is suo, tho perhaps neither would ro ftiso tho nsslstauco of either tho drys or tho wots, provided loo much noise was not mado of tho fact. In tho suffrogo Issue, tho Democra tic nominee Is onoduvorlng to carry off tho credit for tho final ratifica tion. Tlio cor.alntoncy of tnU U t open to quostlon, when tho record of tho ratification, Its orlglnlal submis sion by u Itopubllcnn congress and Its adoption first by eight republican ntntOH prior to that of a single de mocratic Htatc, and tho fact that whilo sovon democratic statos refusos tn ratify nt all and only ono Hopubll claim. However that may bo, there woro pros nnd null HUffrngottlst In both pnrtloH and neither can make much political material out of their rocord on that impnrtant matter. TUAI'I'IO IlKflUiaTIONH If it woro possible to do so, there Is nothing that would Increase safety for pedestrians as well as motorists moro than uniform trafflo regula tions In near by communities, espec ially oUIom situated hh Ontario and Puyotto arc To each of thoso cities coino many rauchoH from tho Krultland bench and they are bound to got confusod, or nt least nro apt to forgot tho regu lations of tho two towns at time, when they havo no Intention of vio lating tho rules. Nam pa has In forco tho parking rogulutLiiH In voguu In Ontario, and many other towns follow tho rule of backing to the curb, us we do hero, while many more still drive, front to the curb. It would bo a simple mat ter to have a uniform regulation If somo means of getting tho matter ho foro the various olty councils could be devliwd. l'orlmiw all that Is need ed Is somooue to take the Initiative. We believe that the matter Is of suf ficient importance for uttion. Ono of tho directors of our Club, In n recent visit to Portland, met Mr. Win. McKenzio of, tho Knstern Oregon Lnnil Company, nnd In tho courso of bis conversation with Mr. McKenzio. our director was Informed that Cali fornia parties worn tu touch with Mr. McKourlo for tho location of a beet sugar factory. Mr. McKenzio had referred Iilm to Ontario as a place with facilities well worth their whllo to Investigate. Your Secretary Is nwaro of tho fact that efforts havo boon nrndo In tho past to secure n lo cation for a beet sugar factory, and that at ono time n factory was located at Nampn, Idaho, but slmo that time It has been dismantled, the machin ery sold, and moved to other places. This would glvo rise to the fact that sugar beet raising Is not a success In this country, but let us look Into tho matter a little. Your Secretary Is convinced that tho first reason for the failure has been the lack of knowledgo on the part of the farmer of tho disposition and nature of tho sugar beet plant and Hie manner of Its growth. It Is a fact that whore .sugar befts were planted on alfalfa land, and where they received the aclduous attention and the proper cultivation. Hie first jour a splendid crop win raised, tho second year about half it crop wos raised, and the third year the farmer did not oven dig what was lu tho ground. It Is this fact which lends your Secre tary to say Hint It was lack of know ledge of tho beet plant which caused the failure. It has also been said that the sugar beet dostroys the fer tility of tho soil. According to the U. 8. Department of Agriculture this Is not true. In Farmers' Ilulletln, number 62, Issued by the Department and written by II. W. Wylle. Clilof of tho Iluroau of Chomlstry. this question Is ausworod to tho satisfac tion of all opon minded men. Tho ronronsiis of opinion of Informed men on tills subject Is that It Is a mistake lu any country to nttempt the growing of sugar beets upon the same ground two yours In succession. Ontario can secure tho location of a beet sugar plant, provided Ontario nnd tho farmers In her surrounding territory will conform to the propar rulo lu growing nnd harvesting their crops. I bollovo tnat a committee should bo appointed to havo this inattor In charge. There Is still mora work to bo dono with the Wurmsprings Irriga tion District. It Is contemplated In tho plans of this District (o covor laud on tho north sldo of Malheur Hlvcr, and bolow Mnlhour llutto. I do not bollovo Hint tboro Is nuyono within tho sound of my voice, but wlmt will say Hint tho Warinsprlngs project lias been of almost Incalcul able vnluo to Ontario already, and as ouch year progresses It will bo- como moro and moro valuublo. Again I ask for u committee to work with tho Warinsprlngs Irrigation District to further their plans to tho end that nil tho laud posslblo bo brought under this system. Tho housing problom Is ono of gen uine Importance. It Is not a local condition, but is n world wide result of tho devilish plans of tho doludod lunatic of Potsdam. Kvory country, ovury civilized nation on tho faco of Hie earth today Is confronted by tho housing problem. In Now York City, ulouo, boforo tho war tho annual building rate of nppartmont houses was 1500 apartment bousoa per year. In 1918 thoro woro Just 85 upurt moot houses built in New York City. This fact alone will show you why thoro tiro not housos for people to llvo in. Of course, wo nil know that thu grout dutoreut In building Is tho pros ant high coot of materials and labor, and tho men with money nro nuturul- ly holding off in tho hones of better prlcoa, mid pruotfcully tho only build- forced through other conditions. Thoro nro several wajs lu which this problem might bo solved. One of the solutions Is by means of n llutldlng and Loan Association. Another Is by tho formation of a holding com pany whoso capital slock should be come n revolving iiinu wiiiru is io bo used for building homes, which aro to Do soul to iionie owners, i think you should have a committee ot handle this mntter also. I havo been Informed that evory fall and winter for tho past number of years, ou have a number of slock men who come to Ontario to spend tho winter and to glvo their child ren tho ndvantnges of our good school system. I bollovo that an ef fort should bo made to seiftiro tho lo cation of these retired stock men, and l anchors from tho Interior of Mal heur mid Harney countloH, asking thorn Io ronio here and buy homes whoro they may educate their chlld leu. It Is about time, now that your iiinln streets arc paved, for you to begin considering a lighting system for the business district of your city. Ono of the principal assets of a town Is Its beauty, mid I think It Is high tlmo for the people of On tario to begin constructive work to tho end that lawns and trees bo planted to beautify tho residence dis tricts of Ontario. It occurs to me that somo organized system will hnvo to ho worked out for Irrigation In order that lawns and trees may bo planted. I recommend that a eommltloo ho appointed for this purpose. It Is my Idea of a vital part of the work of u Commercial Club lu any community that It should inter- ost ttsetr not only In the business activities of tho community but also lu tho social life mid atmosphere of the town. To this ond I would re- commond that hearty support und co operation bo given to tho Ontario Hand. That It may become thorough ly organized, and that It may delight us and our guests with gooil music I would nlso like Io see a community glco club organised this full. Mem bership In which to he restricted not nt nil but to bo general. Tho duty of u Commercial orgaul zntlon tu my Judgment Is to ho any thing nnd ovorylhlng. nccoimary for. und hidden) to Hie up-bulldlng nun hotter building of tho llv. and Its onvlms. I do not helluva that wr should sprond out over too much territory, mid 1 thoroughly mid heart ily rocommond Hint your Hoard ot Directors select ono or moro proi pcctlvo developments of paramount Importnnco nnd work thoso out upon nnd to keop ovur-lnstlngly at It until results mo accomplished. As tho mini of your organisation who will bo upon tho firing Iliir-. your Secretary wlshoa to say Hint It this organization Is composed of men wuo win Htmui suuuiuor io miuuiuci through thick or thin, forgetting small Insignificant prejudices, whloh It Is human naturo to crop up now nnd then, and forovor keeping their oyos on tho big results whoch are lit bo accomplished, If wa can socuru such team work, thoro aro ulwolut ly no limits to the possibilities for development which confront you. I wish that I had the power to paint for your minds' eye tho picture that I sou of tho futuro Ontario. We can bocuro tho railroad with its at tendant advantage, division point with division shops and u lino of fltcol Into tho Interior of Orogon, an omplro which has lain waiting for development since boforo tha bind, lug of Columbus. With tho success ful outcome ot this, or any other of half a doxon prospective develop ments, tho advertising which this section will receive from tho success- fill outcome of such work will be sufficiently strong to bring without other efforts a tremeuduous Influx ot moduli'. 1 think I can see in um future Ontario the gate-way of east ern Oregon, I lie pite-wii of central Oregon, a thriving cllv filled with happy and contented and prosperou.i people, und each mid every ono of you who work consclentuouMly with this Idea In view will rerolvo tho wel come plaudit "Well dono good and faithful HorvnntH, enter Into tho Joy of your reward. 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