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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1920)
P O L K C O U N T Y P O S T P u b lish ed every F rid a y a t In depen dence, O regon. .utered DEVELOP RESOURCES, CHAMBER’S AIM second clan matter March 2ti, 1918, at the postonico lodepeudeuce, Oregon, under the Act ol March 3, 1879. m Expansion E d itor and P ub lisher. C L Y D E T. E C K E R S u b scrip tion S a te s: T H R E E M ONTH S S I X MON T H S ONE Y E A S II “Can you get somebody well fit ted to fix up my advertising for these cabs?” “Su re; I’ll get you a good hack ¡g writer.” Movement Now In Progress Will s Allow fo r a b ig Every Home Should Haveune h erd . r e in d e e r Broader Activities. 00 12.00 ¿Oe. |L A A Canadian company has ob- J teined a concession of more than 76,000 acres which it is proposed to What doe« Oregon need? What—If It were po«aible to name make use of for grazing grounds the chief factor—doea It moat need In for a great herd of reindeer. We don’t know whether VVilhain U. Bennett, Demo cratic nominee for public service commissioner, will get very close to the goal in his campaign for election, but we do know that he is rendering the people of Oregon a very good service by initiating a measure to be voted on at the F a ll election to amend the public utilities act so “ that said commission shall not have authority to alter existing rates, tolls, charges, join t rates or charges where same have been fixed by franchise or contract or which may hereafter be so fixed and further providing that the commission shall not have authority to fix rates, tolls or charges in cases where right to fix and estabhsh same has by legislative grant or by people’s vote been vested by charter in any municipality. ’ ’ I t is inconceivable that the public will permit a condi tion to prevail in which a public utility, which has agreed to perform service at a given rate for a certain period of tune, can at its option appeal to the public service com mission and the latter at its option may nullify an agree ment, contract or franchise and allow a raise in rates. Of what good is the agreement, contract or franchise any how / r i an individual or firm bids to perform a certain work at a certain rate, tney must carry out tne contract duly made wketner it is linanciaily profitable or not and for me protection oi tne puonc tney are requireu to give a bonu for tne laitn iu i periormance of tne contract. YVny is a public utinty any better tnan tne individual l YVny is a public utinty allowed to ride rougnsnod over the people hhe an outlaw whenever it chooses to do so ( Why not let the pubhc run tne pubhc utilities lor a while in stead of the pubhc utilities running the pubhc ( A n unusually brutal crime was committed in Clackamas county last week and the youth confessing to the crime says he expects to be hung. He does not know that capital punishment was not in . effect at the tune he com mitted the murder. This is only another example that capital punishment does not prevent crime. There will be ju s t as many if not more murders m Oregon with capital punishment as without it. erable money saved and drawing interest OREGON PLAYGROUND F O R T O U R I S T S AIM O F STATE CHAMBER T H E R H Y M IN G S U M M A R jl ST Switzerland used to be the poorest country, per capita, In the world. Now It is the richest. Tourist travel did It. Main and Colorado each re ceive $50,000,000 per year from their tourists; Florida gets $250,- 000,000; California, half a bil lion a year. Oregon gets $5.000,- 000. A three year’s advertising cam paign by the Oregon State Cham ber of Commerce may be expect ed to bring In at least one-half of what Main and Colorado get. or $25.000,000. which should In crease on a rising scale. We know not what goes on within Whether joy, grief or pouting, B ut on tne outsiue looking out There is no cause lor uoubting, A minion men more or less Time and money giving, To laugh and shout, A s they go about, Thankful to oe living. Notice That Certain Street Improve ment Bonds Will Be Paid. to be proud of. Deposit every pay day. Notice is hereby given that there are sufficient funds in the Street Im provement Fund of the City of In dependence, Oregon, to take up for 7 payment and cancellation Bonds 1 Nos. ‘¿1 and 24 bearing date July 1 , 1 1914. ■ That on July 1, 1920 each o 1 said j| bonds will be taken up and cancelled gj and paid in full, principal and in- g terest to said date and thereafter - said bonds will cease to bear In terest. STATE CHAMBER S EEK S TO D O U B L E P O P U L A T I O N ON F A R M S IN 3 Y E A R S you save safely. l~ /iß FARMERS STATE BANK Independence» O reg on C. W. IRVINE, City Treasurer. C. W. IRVINE, J. B. PARKER, C. G. IRVINE, GLEN C. SMITH, I a FARMS AND ACREAGE WANTED For real service and results list your property with us. We have six salesmen with machines. We inspect and photograph your prop erty and advertise extensively, and have a demand for property at all times. Fred W. German Co., 732 Chamber ol Commerce Bldg., Port land, Oregon. 4-3 iiiimipinmimimimipiiii Ill “I’m niimimii nnmimii niimimipiiiBi c-- y — -. i. _ '«i«!'' O.- , ''^•^eaaàw Ï «2 O L i says the Good Judge T h a t you get fu ll sa tis factio n from a little of th e Real Tobacco Chew. T h e rich ta ste of th is class of tobacco m akes it la st longer— and co st less— th an the old kind. Any m an who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will tell you th a t. Geo. E. Nichols & Co. Wholesale Produce Merchants 108 Front Street. Portland, Ore. Farmers, you can ship direct to us and get the most for your veal, hogs and poultry. Get your money the next day by mail. Large Hens .................... 34e Small Hens ....................... 32c Tat Vsal ................................21c Blook Hogs, 125 to 1501b 22yac You will not feel satisfied til you get our services. • President. Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. Put up in two styles R IG H T CUT is a sh o rt-cu t tobacco W -B CUT is a long fin e-cu t tobacco un JIBUlBlIlW iailBlIlBII iim iiii uiiBiiiaiiiBiin I IKE WHO MILL SHOP I 1 A. ( | | 2 2 | 2 ■ All kind of barbering | I done and satisfaction ■ guaranteed. L a d i e s ’ I shampooing and mas- saging given special at- I i tention. Shine in con- g nection. g su B lIlBIIIBilBil TEMPTING AND DELICIOUS Doesn’t it look good? Our meats are always choice, tender and palatable and you will never be able to get better meat than we sell, no matter how much you pay. So save time, trouble and worry by com ing here for your meats. Williams, Prop. | III, »h l mimi m il Meat Market VALLET A SILETZ MILLER A SMITH Effective April 1, trains will run ae follows: No. 2 arrivee from Hooking 9:15 A. M daily No. 4 arrives from Camps 4:00 P. M. daily except Sunday No. 1 departs for Camps 10:50 A. M. daily axespt Sunday Na 3 departs for Hoskins 4:15 P. M. daily Freight service 2:30 P. M. on Tuesdays and Saturdays The Independence National Bank E stab lish ed .1889 Oregon has 16.000.000 seres of till- ft hbi* land now uncultivated. : Oregon produced 20.400.000 bushels c4 whsat In 161». If Oregon's 16,000.000 acres of tlll- £ able but uncultivated land were planted £ 1 In wheat and ths yield were the Ore- S d are putting out the best bread on the market. i gon average for tsn years 21 i bushels per sere—new production would be I t iff more like Mother's bread. Clean and baked i 160.400.00 bushels which at the price by electricity. i today of $3 per bushel, would mean a cash value of $1,061.100.000. E T ry it; You will like it. Ths Oregon State Chamber of Com p mere« expects to double the number a of farmers to three year* It this means double the wheat crop. It will I mean an additional yield of $0.400.000 ■ buahela __ of »heat, which at the pro B 1 ratling price would mean a rath value Independence Bakery j p i B MS A N A C C O U N T in a commercial bank is the most convenient aid to modern business. I t systema tizes payments, is a cheek on all expenditures and shows you ju st where you stand each month. Open one with us today. I t will pay you to do so. Member Federal Reserve System Officers and Directors H. Hirsckberg, Pres. C. A. McLaughlin, V. P. Ira D. Mix, Cashier W. H. W alker D. W. Sears O. D. Butler TO R E A L IZ E TH E I Ha ave Installed Electric 1 = 0 ven = = = = = g Pm ii We will help Dated May 29, 1920. Oregon has water resources to Ir rigate 4.000.000 acres of land now un productive, and which would support In comfort. 200,000 new population, or Some may stray from the narrow path, about 40,000 new families. B ut th at’s a personal weakness, If in Its three years campaign to And dims not tne glory of the band j put families on Oregon's vacant land, ! the Oregon State Chamber of Com- That puts some vim in meekness; S W O P E & SW O P E I tnsree can bring 1,000 families to ut 11- Y ou ’ll find them standing on the square | Ite this land and water, It will metui in And justice they are humming, ] expenditures alone for such commodl- LAW YERS ties as clothing, food, furniture, etc., I f you hurt a lung of $1,000,000. calculating the expendi Office over Craven A Walker's Store Or should be hung, tures for an entire family at only T h ey’ll give you what is coming. $1000 per year, to say nothing of the Oregon wealth produced by theae new settlers Independence, I.and settlement ts one of the chief OOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOOO. 'WWKOOOCOOOOOOOOQorwv. « M o aim* of the Oregon State Chamber of tNauwmHim lananii l u m m a i m m m m i m m m i m m i m i m m m m m Commerce exe»n»lon program In Its im-vement to aid la the development of the State. I twice a year, but also a persistence of effort W e y m a n - B r u t o n C o m p a n y , 1107 B r o a d w a y . N e w Y o r k C it y aO<W)l>«OUOOOOiK.OOOOOO^MXH OlKMMlOVOVuUOUMMX) Ross, the Docs, Claire, Joe and Ben r*u( on tneir mbs and tucaer, Anu neaued lor tne ianu 01 paiins in its piusn anu puener; W ith h tue nats upon then- crowns And tne pass woru in their pocaets In tney slip Give the grip And pass the secret lockets. S A V IN G S A C C O U N T BO O K whose happy pages record not only consid Ciulsss otherwise provided for, subscriptions will be stopped at expiration order to develop with a maximum of succeaa? The question 1» impossible to answer. There la no "chief factor." The solu tion Ilea not in one particular need, but many. Oregon today, facing an era of de velopment unparalleled in Its hlatory, must fill these needs If it expects to go ahead. Of the many fa cers that must be employed if the state is to progress Immigration and colonization stand pre-eminent In order to solve the vital problem of land settlement. Irrigation, reclamation of land and drainage must be developed as another method of bringing about the solution of this problem. Farm labor must be brought In. Homeseekers who in turn become food producers, must be en couraged and made to see the possi bilities that await them in the great northwest. Good roads must be built. As the vast tracts of wilderness with thejr billions of feet of timber are concerted Into lumber, highways must be pro vided over which commerce can be carried and the scenic beauties of the 8tate viewed by the tourist. Among other needs are industrial ex pansion, railroad extension and water power development. Advertising and publicity must be carried on if Oregon is to be made known aa a country for the homeseek- er where Opportunity beckons. Its scenic beauties must be advertised to attract the stream of golden dollars from touristB and pleasure seekers. Other states, most of them with fewer advantages to attract, are realizing mil lions each year from tourists—because they realize the value of advertising and making public what advantages they possess. Oregon must develop its water transportation, its mineral lakes, its ports and reach out for foreign trade and it must develop the state to pro duce the exports which are to go down to the sea in ships. It must expand Its educational facilities as an addi tional advantage to hold out to the honu-seeker with children to educate. The Oregon State Chamber of Com merce Is the moBt logical agency to carry on this development work simply because a state organization of this nature can work for the mutual good of all communities In the state with out favoring any particular oue. H B I i a i l M I l i B I l i B l i a m B H « « ' m B IIIB IIIB IIIB 'ltB IIIB IIIB IIIB ü in !IIV , < W » I I B i :i B I 1 I B I I I B I I » t l B l l l B I I I B 't l B M W t 'B M B '" « 'l i a - | " T H E |.TmaiiHi«iiimimBiaiaiaii«imiHiiiaii!mimimiEiiP''Wi QUALIFIED r of Hi-M«.ooo M O ST M O N E Y ; IB IIIB H 1 B II I W e buy everything you want to sell and sell everything you want to buy. Cash or trade. Bring in everything you want to sell and I will sell it for you on a commission. 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