associations, and the broader and more
comprehensive Work of the Western
Forestry and Conservation Association
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
would not be possible
in the passage of the splendid work
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jackson
men’s compensation law now in effect
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor.
in;the State of Washington, the zeal
Entered as second-class matter June 22, 1907, at the post office at Jacksonville, and disinterested advocacy of the
country press was the real dominant
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
power which forced thiR meritorious
piece of humane legislation through a
SATURDAY. JULY 27. 1912
none too willing legislature. Backed
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on bo the ambulance-chasing lawyer, the
application.
casualty insurance company, which
fattens at the expense of the injured
workman on one hand, and the Im
perative necessities of the employer
on the other.
The passage of similar laws in the
The ordinance levying the final assessment in District various states can only be made pos
No. 1, comprising the larger part of the city was passed sible through the co-operation of the
country newspapers.
Thursday night, the matter having been deferred from a For reasonable and just taxation
effecting every class of property.
meeting held Saturday night at which several objections laws
In National affairs the country news
had been made to the proposed assessments mainly that papers of the States of Montana, Ida
ho, Washington, Oregon and Califor
In Ladies’ and Men’s Hats and Furnishings,
the rate was higher than the objector had imagined it nia did their full share in the passage
Men’s Suits at cost. Low Shoes going re
would be. One person objected that his land was on the of the amendment to the Interstate
Commerce Act, which guarantee to
gardless of price. All Summer Goods at
only line of 2 inch pipe upon which an assessment had every shipper the right to te heard
before his rate can be advanced. A
been made and after considering the matter council or stable freight rate is as essential to
zero prices. Groceries, Provisions, Flour
dered that all assessments on account of benefits from 2 the manufacturer as a stable curren
Feed, Etc., of highest qcality and at lowest
in. pipe lines should be cut off. This was a surprise to cy.In the passage of the Borah irriga
market prices at
many as the particular assessment objected to had been tion bond bill, providing for the issu
ance of $20,000,000 of bonds to com
ordered made by council at a previous meeting.
plete the National irrigation projects
M. L. Norris was granted a reduction on account of in the West, Senator Borah will bear
testimony to the invaluable service of
not having as much land as called for in his deed, The the country press. Irrigation means
to the lumber business of the
assessment upon two lots owned by Mr. Beekman was more
West than to any other single indust
ry.
cut off on account of lack of benefit.
In this brief cursory review of some
Some other reductions asked for were refused,
1 of the measures which the country
clerical error which raised the amount or assessment up- pi-ess has aided, the writer speaks
with authority, as it came to his hand
on one property was corrected.
Upon the whole how to help create the sentiment which
made possible the enactment of much
ever the proposed assessment made by Mr. Bagshaw for of
this legislation.
Jacksonville,
Oregon
the city recorder was ordered to stand as the final assess When labor troubles come—and they
come unbidden [ike a plague of locusts
ment upon the property benefitted within District Num the I. W. W. horde swest all before
them for a time. The country press,
ber 1.
always conservation, counselled the
Elsewhere in this paper appears the ordinance levy ' men to remain and work, and discour- For soreness of the muscles, whether in
rtl
the movement in every way pos- luted by violent exercise or injury, there ir '■
ing assessments upon the property in District No. 1 ; ' aged
!■
.lathing
belter
than
Chamberlain's
Liniment
sible.
also relieves Viiaumatic pain, I
which comprises the central part of the city.
Accom In financial crises in many a com- j This r ’ liniment
.de by rll dealers.
munity the personal equation of the|
panying the ordinance is a notice that assessments less editor of the local newspaper—often ,
than $25.00 in amount must be paid in cash within 20 scarcely known and little appreciated,
Funeral Director and Embalmer
has helped stem the tide of disaster. (
days from date of the notice, and that all assessments But why continue?
ON
We have just opened an undertaking estab
What can be done by the lumber in- j
Easy Payments
amounting to more than $25. can be paid in ten annual dustry
I
lishment in the Ryan building on California
to repry and continue to de
installments provided that within ten days from date of serve the support of these brave Our sales plan enables your truck to
street
where we carry a full line of caskets,
country newspaper men who with of pay for itself.
robes
and
everything found in a first-class
notice you file an application to that effect with the city ten only a hatful of type help fight the Remember you buy direct from the 1
manufacturer.
No
commission
or
establishment of this kind. Calls promptly
recorder. The blanks are now in the office of Mr. Bag battles? One word tells it all: Ad bonuses to pay.
vertise and advertise liberally. See
attended.
shaw, over the Bank of Jacksonville and he will gladly that every man jack around the mill There are no jokers in this proposi
tion, just practical, good busineat^jj/r- ■
Mr. George N. Lewis has been Placed in Charge
fill up your blank and give you any further information and office subscribes for the paper. caption on our part, which accommo
Have your job work printed by the
for the Present
regarding same.
local press, whenever possible. If the dates a longfelt need among many I
local newspaper offices are not equipp present and would-be truck users.
New Hearse
Phone 276
Lady Attendant
simple note of inquiry, which will
Now we have one of the best water systems outside ed to do the work, let them handle the be A treated
as
strictly
confidential,
will
order. The big printer in the city will
of Portland, How about a few sewers? Bound to come pay a hommission and in time, as the l receive our prompt response.
Address E. E. GERLINGER,
community develops, the local plant
and the sooner the better.
SALES MANAGER.
will be prepared to do the work; but
688 Washington St.
give him a chance first.
Portland, Ore.
ganized an association for mutual help-1 We are hearing a great deal these |
The Country Newspaper
fulness, at which it was the pleasure i I days of woat the retail lumber dealer
of The Timberman editor to be pres owes to the local newspaper. This is i
Therd is no set of men ongnged in ent. The resolution which hits the doubtless true—but the manufacturer
SAY* H0W.
VIA THE
any line of business effort who give nail squarely on the head when a lot of lumber owes more. He owes the
po Yotr 1
more and receive less in the way oi of maudlin sympathy is being extended very creation of just laws which help
compensation than the editor of the to the mossback merchant, is to the him to do business. This means more
MY W
than any thing else to a manufacturer. I
editor of the average country news point. Here it is:
We
further
believe
that
the
mer
r
paper. He is expected to be the
To the Beaches,
Excellent Traill
CO/SUNSET
mouthpiece and person«! organ of chants of the small cities and towns
(OGDEN
»SHASTA
Springs and
Service and Low
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every cause in which his community is are in a measure responsible for the
Mountains
interested. It rarely ever happens inroads of the mail order houses upon
Bound Trip Fares
when a local organization for mutual their trade. Having the advantage of
Following is the report of U. S. Vol
benefit of the town in which he lives is immediate and personal contract with
to be formed by a few live, progres their customers, they should by adopt unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt;
✓
sive, but often very thrifty citizens, ing modern merchandising methods Jacksonville, for month of June,
that the cost of the necessary and and through intelligent and persistent Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi
If you are looking for a ideal place to spend a portion of the summer,
absolutely essential publicity is paid to i advertising, be able to compete suc tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
where you can find health, rest and recreation, the outing resorti reached
All kinds of fittings
DATE MAXI MINI PR EC I’
by the Southern Pacific are par excel'enee
the local editor. He is supposed to be cessful with said mail order houses.
C i *R
MUM
MUM
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OF DAV
The resolution also deprecated the
a -harilable megaphone — and too often
Newport —Yaquina Bay, Tillamook County Beaches, Crater Lake.
and plumbing sup-
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he is for anybody or any thing that sending of money away to the various
Colestin
Springs, Shasta Springs, Cascadia, Breitenbush Hot Springs and
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large cities when the goods can often
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pliesonhand.
Work
happens along.
many
other
springs of more or less note.
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cloudy
The local merchant often feels that ba purchased at home for less money,
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cloudy
promptly
attended
believing
that
such
a
course
is
in
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cloudy
the small monthly pittance doled out
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clear
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in exchange for a generous advertising imical to the development and upbuild
to.
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of
tee
community.
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reason
cloudy
space, is like money donated to any
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With long limits on sale daily to the above resorts. Our booklet, “Vaca
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charitable institution orphan asylum able and logical doctrine: but only
tion Days in Oregon” describing these and other outing places can be ob
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or a home for the feeble-minded. It country newspaper men who have
tained from any Agent, who will cheerfully furnish information as to
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rarely occur» to the local merchant, ir bled, suffered and died —realize the
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fares, train service, etc., or a postal card to the undersigned will receive
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prompt attention.
respective of whether lie is a dry poignancy of grief and shedding of
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crocodile
tears
by
the
average
mer
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goods merchant, grocer or local retail
With
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trace
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lumber dealer, or simply an individual chant who feels that his best interests
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are
often
served
by
sending
away
for
.06
who has decided that merchandising
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Passenger
Agent, Portland, Oregon
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his job
jn direct contravention
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to the »>. icj ii. ;j abtempting to carry
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maikirp up u puce wid.uut reg rd l..|
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the
benefit
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the
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and
quality or | ictiius Cilalit.u.i ut •UiVl-l
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lode. And this often to often the aptly illustrating the "difference twixt
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tweedledum and tweediedee
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type of merchant he has to deal with. 1
This now brings us up to the crux of
To succeed, the average country
this article; What the lumber manu
newspaper man has to be as wise as a
Temperature-mean max. 75.96;mean
facturing interests owe to the country
sei |>ent and harmless as a dove. The
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newspapers,
and
the
policy
they
should
plea of many of the merchants against
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pursue towards them.
supporting the country newspaper is I
A bstract -T itle C o
A recital of a few of the active cam*
based upon the theory thrt either
everyone in the community knows the paigns which these powerful local or
(I ncorporated )
store is in existence, or the big mail gans for moulding public opinion have 1 W A I MtlerU .-djA'eêtonie..
order houses of Spokane, Great Falls, assisted to carry to success:
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The man who starts out to cross the
The editors of the Inland Empire orous public sentiment which sustains Atlantic in a ballon is lucky if he
met at Spokane on June 22, and or- the efforts of the local state forest tire [doesn’t negotiate the styx instead.
Jacksonville,
Oregon
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