Our Mighty Clean-Up Sale
Now Going in full Swing
It's a grand success, and the greatest sale held here
in the history of Springfield. Crowds of enthusiastic
shoppers thronged the aisles of our store grabbing the
great bargains
SHOWN BY THE BIG RED TAGS
ABSOLUTELY NO RESERVE
EVERY ARTICLE IN THIS STORE (AMMUNITION EXCEPTED) IS ON SALE REGARD
LESS OF COST OR PROFIT. STOCK MUST BE REDUCED 1-3 AT ONCE.
Water glasses, selling regu- 64x74-ln. Double Blanket, Rcgiilur $3.00 full size
cheap at regular price ..
lar for 30u per set, Q 5() mattress
19c 98jc J $1.98
$1.35 Iron Oval Roaster aiedlum size $1.35 Wash Regular 15o Electric
10 1-2x17 in. Boiler, copper bottom Globe
59 c ' 98c 9c
. GREAT CROWDS DAILY
People came daily. Crowds attended the salo never seen in town bofdre. Wholo housos were
outfitted and buyers went away satisfied. Their money was well spent because they bought
merchandise of the very best at considerably less than they could do elsewhere. If you
have not attended, now is the time to make your arrangements to be hero and bring your
friend with you.
Laurel (Erect) Range, No. Willow nursery chair, sell- u-00 Extension Drop-leaf
S-16, regular ?50.00 ing regular at ?1.50 dft8Jfi
327.39 . . 93c 54.39
5. Kitchen Cabinet, made -i-urawer, large oval glass, Reguiar $9 '50 Hardwood
by Springfield Planing Hardwood Dresser, rocker "extra value
Mill, A dandy regular $11.50 rocKer, exira aiuo
S3.98 S8.89 $1,98
THE ANNUAL PROTEST
'Huh? What? Vncnt Ion's ovor with!
j I Rot to 11 ml my books?
W'y nmWy.mo nn' Wlllla ptnlth
I Just Rot sbriio inoro fish hooUl
, W'y woM lumlo tii to catch that Ixtns
Down In th' wlllor pool I .
I don't euro who will hcntl my elnss
I Aw,
i PshnW,
i Mot
i don't wnti tuh go tuh school I
i
I'll hot th' tonchcr will bo mean;
I know Jtiitt what slio'll do
Sho'U sny my hon's nml fngo. nln't
I clean
An' make mo wash 'oni, tool
. I'd a honp ruthor not to go. '
I'll not grow up n'fool!
Aw, shucks! A boy don't havo no
t show
Aw,
I Pshaw,
I Mn!
I I don't wnn' tuh go tuh school I
What? Got carry all thorn books?
They're awful heavy, ma.
I'm sick! You'd know It by my looks.
I don't euro! Just toll pa!
I don't want to bo President
f Ain't stubborn as a mulol
I You'll whip mo? -1 don't caro a Cent,
j Aw,
I Pshuw,
j .Ma!
I I don't wan' tuh ko tuh school!
I WII.HRIt n. NKSHIT.
TAXES
Second half of Taxes
should be paid at the
First National Bank?
of Springfield, before
September 30. .
MOTHER
SOON TO BE OVER
This sale will close exactly as advertised and prices will go back as originally before the
sale. Special inducements were offered for this sale. The results have been good, therefore
for the next few days some special goods, late in arriving will be put on sale and even a dou
ble reduction on other articles of broken lines, etc., and here is where you can save a dollar
that you never saved before; come and be with us.
Hayden & Metcalf
SPRINGFIELD,
OREGON
When I bin swlimuln' nil flay long.
j An' had a fight or two,
(An como homo In tho o'vnln tlmo
A feolln' mad and blue;
There's Just ono thltiR that nlwaya
seems
My angry thought to smother;
An' I forj;ot 'cm when I boo
Tho smllln' face of mother.
An futhor box whon ho comes homo
From troubles on the street;
Ho s6z that gentlo smile. It makes
Tho wholo blamo world look sweet
An Carlo's dog talk so so, too,
An so docs sis and' brother:
I toll you thoy ain't nothln' llko
Tho smllln face of mother.
It kinder brightens every place,
An' I know what I know;,
That when I dlo and go away
Coz wo all havo to go
I'll need ono proof to show mo whoro
I'm at, don't need no other,
I'll know It's heaven when I 3co
The smllln faco of mother.
SunRet Magazine
The Best Groceries
For Less Money
The Fifth Street Grocery
Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22
THE COUNTY NEWS
"Reference has beeniinadc several times in these columns
to the demoralized state of the lumber industry, which has
made less recovery since; last year than any other Important
line of business. The manufacture of lumber normally gives
more employment to wage earners than any other branch of
manufacturing in the cduntry, but many of them are now
out of work and the pay of the others has been reduced. Tlie
capital invested in sawmill properties and accessories, not in
cluding any timber lamia;, is over a billion dollars. Evidently
depression in this industry is of widespread interest and effect,
and at this time there arj; three reasons for it: First, the halt
in building operations which are yet considerably below nor
mal; second, the scarcity of ocean bottoms, which has ser-
iously curtailed the expert trade; and finally and most im
portant of all, the great volume of bonded indebtedness upon
timber lands." :
I
This is the view of arjiEastern financier. Without) a doubt
he has put his finger on sbme of the sore spots in this Industry,
but he says nothing aboift any possible remedy, nor any hope
of it. 7 '
From the experiencepf practical lumber men in this terri
tory, it can be established that normally, the export trade
consumes about 10 per cent of the output. At present that
branch of the trade is nil, Moreover, It is a practical certainty
that It cannot be immediately revived. It can be established
fur.ther that in times of 'good business railroad consumption
of hfmber amounts to about 40 per cent of the output. Rail
road buying is practically at the irreducible minimum. Re
newed purchasing by the railroads depends on conditions
that may or may not be renewed at a reasonably early date.
Practically the selling opportunity of the Industry in this sec
tion Is crippled or circuinscribed nearly 50 per cent. For the
market that is left there is ruinous competition; and the only
hope for any immediate relief lies in the possibility of business
cooperation among the lumbermen which will enable them
to get prices above the cost of manufacture.
The law stands in tho way, or at least Us aspect is so
threatening that lumbermen do not dare to help themselves
by any co-operative movement for fear of running counter to
tho law s provisions and Incurring penalties. Frultmen may
pursue such course of co-operation, so may onion growers and
the managers of other industries really no nearer the soil than
the timber industry, which, without fear of consequences,
maintain selling agencies, exchanges and the like. The lum
berman's case Is a case. urgently requiring govemmont con
sideration, Jf the way can be found to make It such to soihe
practical effect,
THE WATER POWER PROBLEM .
'
Clyde C. Dawson, representative of Colorado Governor,, in
his address before the water power conference at Portland,
put the whole problem iri; a nutshell in tho following para
graph: "The completely rounded scheme which looks to the
control of all of our resources on the.publlc doniain would load
to the substitution of a servile tenantry for an Independent
cltiehzshlp of owners, and would . leave the destiny of our
future growth and development to the arbitrary control' of
over-changing officials IiHho far-distant city of Washington."
W. A. DILL
Editor and Manager
Published Every Monday and Thursday by the Lane County Pub
lishing Association.
' IIATES OP SUBSCRIPTION. '
One Year - - $1.50 Six Months - - .75 J Three Months - 50
Advertising Rates Furnished on Application.
Member of the State Editorial Association.
Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association.
TV? .O V
Arid Remember to Get a Stop-Over for Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1915.
TALK OF ROAD BOND ISSUE.
Reports are coming from Eugene of a movement on foot
to call an election for the purpose -of issuing bonds for the
paving of roads in this county. The figures mentioned are for
$600,000 of bonds, payable In ten years, bearing five per cent
interest.
Let's see. Lane County has nearly 3,000 miles of roads.
Six hundred thousand, then, would give $200 for each mile.
That ought to make some pavement. On the other hand,
roads that are being paved' in Multnomah are costing from
$18,000 to $20,000. That would mean that $000,000 would
pave approximately 30 miles of road the Pacific Highway
from Junction City to Cottage Grove.
Lane County Is a large county. Any plan of road Im
provement should be broad enough to cover the whole county,
or at least the greater part of the generally traveled roads. To
pave the Pacific Highway alone, at the expense of the whole
county, would be unfair to the more remote sections. To pro
vide sufficient funds to pave all the roads would bankrupt the
county. Far better it would be to take a half or a third of what
the interest on '$000,000 would be and use the same for road
patrol and general maintenance of roads now in use, thereby
making, the expense less now, and eliminating the big bond
Issue that would, some day, have to be paid.
The best thing for Lane county to do in regard to its roads
Is to add each year a measurable distance of first class high-
way, and at the same time keep in good repair tho roads we
have.
.
AN EASTERN EXPERT ON WESTERN LUMBER
There has been issued by the National' City Bank, 'Now
York, a'BpeoIal bulletin on the lumber Industry. From that
ociiraent wej(uQtitie following, says the Tejejram.-
m wmmmmmmmmmm
OUR GROCERIES
aro famous for quality and
wo savo you money on
what you buy hero. Wo
sell Dependable Coffees and
Teas and everything oIbq la
depondablo which wo sell.
Nice & Miller
Op Commercial State Bank
Phono 9
i
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON.
j Established 1883
Capital and Surplus - -- . - $300,000.00
Interests on Savings Accounts and Tlmo Certificates
mm
O. R. Gullion, M. D.
Practice Limited tl
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Graduate Nurse Attending
306, White Temple, Eugene.
OniCB Nlmli nd J'tarlBln TdcpnnnefUiS
DR M. Y. SHAFFER, D.V.8.
VETERINARY SURGEON
AND DENTIST
Sulto 2. Phono 888, RUOENE, ORB
Residence over Dodge's Store
The
Springfield Garage
H. SANDGATHE
Proprietor
Repairing a Specialty
Main, hot. Fourth and Fifth. I'hono 11
SPRINGFIELD - OREGON
J. H. BOWER
Lawyer. ,
Phono 1221
831 Willamette St. Eugene, Oregon
Office In City Hall, Springfield, Ore.
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
. PUDLIC
W. F. WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Phone 62; FJeildence 67-J
West Main St.
Harness, Shoes, Gloves
Harness and Shoes
Repaired at
The Harness Shop
Commercial printing carefully
executed at tho News
printing plant
Donald Young and
h. L, Ray announce the
formation of tho law
firm of Young & Ray,
with offices over tho
Loan & Savings Bank,
Eugene, Oregon.
. ,-'
See
Edwards & Br at tarn
For Farm and City Property
Exchanges a Specialty
Sprlngfiold
Phofie 30
Oregon
CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS
Dentistry
DR, J. E. RICHMOND
PHON.ESOffJce, 3; Residence, 116-A
Over Commeclal Bank,
Sprlngfiold, Orogon. , "