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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1915.
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OREGON PRODUCTS.
here lias !ecn carried on a campaign for
past two or three years by the Cummer-,
organi.ations of Oregon to Use Oregon
lucts, Patronize Oregon Industries, and
lar slogans. There is a continual cry
I these organizations to do these things
the betterment of Oregon. Oregon neo
should use Oregon products is the battle
all along the line. And yet they never
to tell the Oregon people what the Ore
products are. The manufacturers of Ore
products do not seem to be alive to the
ition of acquainting Oregon people with
t they are expected to buy in order to pat
ze Oregon industries. Look at the news
:rs in Oregon and you will not see, in one
'(out of a hundred, any advertisement of
jon products. This thing of the Portland
imercial Organizations impressing on the
jon people the necessity for buying Ore
C products is wearing on the nerves of
jon people until many hundreds of them
becoming disgusted with the slogans,
method of campaigning Jar the sale of
jon made goods to Oregon people seems
( the work of children. The continual cry
the manufacturers to the people to use
f goods without letting the people know
( those goods are is not doing any good
he direction intended.
' the people of Oregon arc expected to use
gon made goods it is time the manufact
s ami commercial organizations were
lug wise enough to do some advertising of
ide Oregon goods. That there arc Ore
goods on the market that would be used
ho time if such goods were known, is true,
'on account of the eastern manufacturers
ig judicious advertising the Oregon goods
. set on the back of the shelves while the
...em goods are being sold and used in Ore
..' There are numbers of instances where
' . fact is glaringly manifest, l'or instance
am of Wheat, made in the east, is used by
e Oregon people than like cereals of all
gon brands are used and yet there is
uifacturcd in Oregon just as good an arti
t about half the cost to the consumer as
ie Cream of Wheat. Wheat-hearts, made
i Portland mill, is sold for much less and is
I as good an article. Also the Pearls of
eat. Hut there are thousands of people
)regon who never heard of these Oregon
iucts and continue to use the article
iufactured in the east out of an inferior
Je of wheat to that used in the Oregon
ducts, all because the Oregon product is
advertised. The manufacturers of Cream
A' heat are alive to the necessity of adver
3g. They pay as high as $3000 a page per
ic for their advertising in some of the lead-
magazines. The local manufacturer ap
cntly spends nothing. True the local pro
it is sold cheaper but therein lies one of the
Jons. The eastern product is sold at a suf
cntly higher price to make up for all ad
tising cost. Other articles such as Violet
s, manufactured in Portland, are just as
)d if not a better grade of oats than is the
nker brand manufactured in the east and
there arc 10 packages of the eastern brand
J in Oregon where there is one of the local
duct. Mt. -Hood soap is another product
pregon that should be' advertised. It -is
as good as the eastern brand and is sold
I as cheap, but there are not 20 per cent of
pgon people who ever heard of Mt. Hood
p. The products of the Pendleton Woolen
is, especially in blankets, furnishes an
cr instance. Eastern people who have
nc west have declared that when they go
p a store in New York, Chicago, Philadel
'a and other cities and call for the BEST
ol blankets, the Pendleton goods are of
fcd, while it is a known fact that Oregon
ple will go into the big stores at Portland
1 pay more for an inferior blanket. There
I" perhaps tiot to exceed 20 per cent of peo
in Oregon who know that there is such an
titution in the state as the Pendleton
Men Mills.
Are might go on and name hundreds of
jEgon made goods that are placed by the
C of the eastern goods on the same shelves
I those local products will stay on the shelf
iil they become musty while the eastern
iclc is sold all the time. There are canned
;ils and vegetables bearing an eastern or
lifcrr.ia label which will sell while the local
products are left on the shelves to become
stale.
These arc only the little things manufact
ured here which we have mentioned, but they
serve better the purpose of this article than
would those of the larger manufactured arti
cles, but the same line of argument applies to
all Oregon goods.
It is high time that Oregon Manufacturers
were awakening to the fact that just the idea
of getting Oregon people to use Oregon
goods without designating what aire Oregon
goods, is time and energy wasted. If they
would realize the fruits of their campaign
along these lines they should urge Oregon
people to use Oregon products and then ad
vertise the Oregon products. Every news
paper in Oregon should be filled with
ads of some size or kind telling of Ore
gon goods. Local demands would increase
rapidly until there would be a realization of
the dreams of Oregon manufacturers to have
Oregon people useing their products.
. A CREAMERY NEEDED.
It is. strange indeed that there is no cream
ery in St. Helens. Such an institution is
badly needed. It would be of the greatest
benefit to the city and the community. It
would tend to develop the outlying country
as nothing else would do. The small farmer
would increase his herd of cows. Each in
crease in the herd would require more land
clearing upon which to raise the feed for the
cows. More work would result from the land
clearing as well as the dairying. With more
land cleared there would be more fruit and
berries put out, which could be marketed at
home now with the fruit cannery in operation.
With this fruit and vegetable cannery there
should by all means be also a creamery. The
conditions are ideal for "such an industry at
present and every effort should be made to
interest some person with the means to start
one.
lint in order for a creamery or fruit cannery
to succeed the co-operation of the farmers is
absolutely necessary. That there would be
sharp competition from the Portland con
cerns is apparent, but if the farmers would
give to a local concern the proper support it
would mean success from the start with great
benefits to the creamery man, the farmer. the
dairyman, the merchant and even the news
paper. We would all receive some of the
benefits of a home industry.
If we stop and think we can readily see that
the community that pulls together will do
more and accomplish results than the one that
is always divided. By working together and
producing the greatest amount of marketable
products, and marketing them to the best ad
vantage and at the least expense, we will have
greater profits in the community than wc
would otherwise receive. And by buying our
goods from our local merchants and from one
another, instead of sending away for them,
we are constantly increasing the wealth of the
community and the resultant prosperity of
each individual.
When such money conies into the commun
ity, and only a portion of it goes out again
the surplus at home will grow, and grow, and
grow, until it becomes a veritable Eden of
wealth.
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.
A big headline in the Oregonian of Tuesday,
proclaims that the hair in the hand of Mrs.
Wehnnan was not Pender's. Nobody ever
said it was Pender's hair, but a great deal of
fuss is being made by the friends of Pender, in
an effort to enlist the sympathy of Governor
Withycombe, over this little bunch of hair,
which had no bearing in the trial of cither
case against Pender. There is no possible ob
jection on the part of any person in Columbia
County to a'l the investigations being made
that the friends of-Pender care to make, but
to persons who are familiar with the details
of the evidence against Pender, such state
ments as have been coming from the noted
criminologist, whatever that term implies,
about hair, and people hid in the bushes over
hearing conversations etc., seeiiis to be in
keeping with the discovery? of the buried
pistol which was used in an effort to secure a
new trial. ,
- Until something more reliable and impor
tant than anything yet discovered, is forth
coming there should be no cause or reason
for any action by the Governor in the case,
and Governor Withycombe, before he makes
any move towards liberating Tender, should
, be absolutely certain that two sets of 12. men
sitting as jurors, two fair minded and impar
tial Circuit Judges and the Supreme Court,
were all mistaken.
With each succeeding move made by the
now famous? criminologist, such as the
Siercks confession, the method in which it was
obtained, the hair episode, the hiding in the
brush of hunters who overheard a conversa
tion, and other impossible clues, only goes to
convince more and more the people who are
familiar with the details of the evidence, that
the jury which convicted Pender made no
mistake, and that the crime of murder was
proved -against him beyond a reasonable
doubt. ,
ANOTHER INDICATION.
The sale of 80,000 paving blocks by Mr.
John Philip, of St. Helens, to Portland con
tractors to be used in street paving in that
city seems to be a sign of returning prosper
ity. The paving block business in St. Helens
a few years ago was in a flourishing condition,
furnishing employment for a large number of
skilled workmen. The products of our quar
ries were readily disposed of at prices that
were sufficient to make the business profit
able. Hut for some reason the paving block
business failed almost entirely about two
years ago, since which time there has been
absolutely no sale for the blocks. The order
for 80,000 of the blocks received this week
looks like there might be some activity again
along these lines. It is earnestly hoped that
the signs will not fail, and that during the
coming spring and summer the block makers
will all be busy making the everlasting paving
block'.
While there is some sign of reviving the in
dustry in St. Helens it would be a very wise
plan to do some work looking towards the
use of more of the product in the paving of
streets in the city. The qualities of the pav
ing block manufactured in St. Helens are well
known to the officials who have in charge
street paving, and it might be well to urge
upon them the economy of the blocks -when
the lasting qualities are taken into considera
tion, so that more of the paving to be done
in the city will be of the stone blocks. This
is an industry of considerable importance to
St. Helens and community. Every effort
should be made by the citizens to keep it alive.
Now is a good time to get busy and advertise
an Oregon product that is in a class by itself.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONTROL.
The usual fight for changing the fish laws
is on before the Legislature. With each ses
sion of the legislature and each fight on the
fish laws it becomes more and more apparent
that the United States Government should
take in hand the regulation of fishing in the
Columbia River and its tributaries. By that
means alone will there ever be a uniformity
of laws that will provide regulation without
the influences of local conditions. By that
means also could be eliminated the continu
ous conflict between the sporting element of
fishermen and the commercial fishermen.
A diplomat is a man who admits to his wife
that he is wrong when he knows he is right.
When a woman fails to get a man she often
gets mannish.
A DOOR WITH
OUT A BOLT
The strongest oaken door that has
no' bolt add 8 to a house no element
of strength and affords of protection.
A Bank without Conservatism resem
bles a door that has no bolt, lacking
the ess3ntlats of conservatism and
safety. This Bank Is staid and con
servative. It seckt, the banking busi
ness of those whose primary require
ment is safety. We perpetuate the
best Ideals of our ctato and effer to
men and women courtesy coupled
with conservatism.
Small accounts receive
here the aatns careful
consideration aa large.
Columbia County Bank
OLDEST IN THE COUNTY
ST. HELENS. ORE.
We pay 4 per cent. Interest in our
Savings Department.
A't UP-TO-DATE
Jewelry
Store
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Watches
ANO
Clocks
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING.
VON A. GRAY
Jeweler. ST. HELENS
Auto Troubles
respond quickly and inexpensively to our treatment.
If your car rattles, or does not run smoothly, or jars,
or makes too much noise, IT IS TIME TO BRING
IT TO US if you want it to last. A dollar or two
spent on that car today may save you ten tomorrow,
and that is an INDISPUTABLE FACT.
Caroline 16 Cents. Marine Engine Repairing.
CITY GARAGE
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It Use a Mark of Refinement.
Plain White and tinted, Surf Green, Old Lavender,
Champagne, Boudoir Blue, Shell Pink. Variety of
shapes and sizes. In Gold Edged Correspondence
Cards, with envelopes to match, in white and tints,
at 40c. and 50c. the box.
Remember we handle Krause's High Grade Candies,
in boxes and by the pound.
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Comfortable and Convenient
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in Connection.
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