The Sentinel
the people of the community and after
they hnve seen the kiud ol a spot wo
have to offer as u permanent site.
The Methodist church of the city
has under» niton the expenses of the
camp meeting for this year. The mem
bers of the church are doiug the most
of the work that will aid in milking
a favorable impressiou upou those who
are to decide whether or uot this is
to be the poruinueut location of the
mectiug.
We are a little tardy In
acting, but there is yet ample time to
joiu i u making this a community
project.
\Vc waut the camp meeting as a
permanent mstitutiou. Upon this we
seem to be decided, whether Metho
dials, or members of some other
church, or members o f uo c hurch. Ir
that is what we waut, the way to get
it is to do our part. There is yet
much to do iu which all may help.
not be a darned fool, provided he buys
goods at home at us reasonable a pries
ns he can away from home. That Is
encouraging, for we were afraid ww
or With l ’ louly
A Wimkly
were going to be put in the durnc*
one.
fool class without a hearing, iiut if
it be true that goods cost more at
Elbvrt Bede and Elbert Smith Publisher*
home thau iu other cites, then The
Elbert Bede.... - __ _____________ Editor
Sentiuel will have to be classed with
the durued fools for the correspondent
A first class publication entered at Cot
is iu error iu stating that a difference
tage Grove, Ore.,'as second class matter
o f 8, or 9, or 18 per cent would drive
us to another city for vvliiil vve had to
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Business Office...
buy.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
We know nothing about the price ef
wire fencing. If the quantity to be
One year____$2.25 | Three months.....65c
bought was large euough, cireura
Six months.... 1.15 | Single copy....— 5c
stances might be such that it would
No subscription listed for leas thau 65c
be good odgiueut to buy elsewhere
A reduction of 25c for paying a fuT
at 9 cents a rod cheaper than at home.
year in adrauce
It must be taken into consideration,
Member of
however, that a trip to Eugeue costs
National Editorial Association
the driver of a motor car something
Oregon State Editorial Association
like $:t or $4. Alqiost a day's time
Oregon Newspaper Conference
CHEAPER AW AY FROM HOME (?). would be spoiled by the trip. A man
Lane County Publishers’ Association
with intelligence enough to ho n good
farmer is worth more than $5 a day
The
queatiou
of
when
it
is
justifl
FRIDAY, JULY 2», 1»21.
able to trade away from home Is There is an expense of at least $8
brought up by a communication re The farmer would have to buy 89 rods
GO AFTER IT
ceivod from a reader of The Sentinel, of wire before he could breaii even.
We do not know that the farmer
who also brings up some (Hunts worthy
The way to get anything yon want of considérât iou on the part of Cot bought his wire at 9 cent« cheaper
is to go after it.
thau he could have bought it at home,
tage Grove business interests.
It is admitted that Cottage Grove
The follow mg recently appeared In hut if it be true that he did, it may
be that the loenl dealer doe* not sell
would like to make the Oregou confer The Sentinel:
ence camp meeting a permanent insti
“ How would you like to have to enough to ciiahlo him to buy in ear
tution for Cottage Grove.
send to Chicago when you wanted a load lots. It may be that with the
freight added from Eugene to t'ottngc
This is primarily a Methodist affair, repair of some kiud in a hurry t
but the benefits from making this a
“ How- proud would you feel of your Grove he was selling at as close a mar
permanent affair here accrue to the home city if you had guests drop in uu giu ns he could. It may be that had
city as a whole. For this reason it expectedly and had to make excuses the farmer stated that he wanted a i
should not be considered a denomina for your meal that you had no grocery quantity aud had the cash to |mv foi I
it he could have secured a better price
tional affair.
stores Î
at home. It may be that the farmers 1
The benefits are both peeuuiary and
• How would you like to make
intellectual.
trip to a city 2U or 50 miles away to going to Eugene for win* are making
Hundreds of people, perhaps a thou get a prescription filled while a "sick it possible fur Eugene dealers to sell
sand, coming here for a stay of 10 one at home might need the preserlp ill such quantities that they can under j
sell local dealers. Any of these things
days or more means a great deal in tion to preserve the s|>ark of lifef
the business life of the community.
•The way to have »11 o f these may be possible and again it may be
Having the greatest preachers of the things at your door is to trade at possible that the local denier was ask
Methodist church come here for 10 home, to read the ads iu your home mg too groat a profit.
Our correspondent asks us to answer
days or more every year means a great newspaper, aud buy from wideawake
several questions but does uot give us
thing in the intellectual life o f the home merchants. ”
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the figure* upon which to base all iu
community, taking on the nature o f a
Chautauqua.
The above inspired the reader to tolligout answer. If he will give u* !
the price asked in Cottage Grove, the
Eventually it would become known write as follows:
as the Cottage Grove camp meeting
“ I believe a man is a durued find price (mid iu Eugene and tell us
and Cottage Grove would be in the to work for a living aud theu trade whether or uot the wire »a s of the
mouths of Methodists of the entire where he has to pay from X to 9 p*w same quality, also the bulk amount of
state and even into other states.
cent more for his goods than he would money saved by the transaction, we
will be pleased to carry the discussion 1
The camp meeting is. therefore, more iu a neighboring city.
of a community affair than a de
“ I was iu Eugene a few days ago. further.
Our Correspondent states that there
nominational affair.
Among some things which I brought
It behooves us, then, to make the home for a friend was four rolls oT is not a store in Cottage Grove whicti
reception of our guests as pleasant as feneing which he got 9 cents the rod has as much invested u* the average j
possible. It behooves us to make the cheaper thau the Cottage Grove price. fanner or takes as great a risk. This
grounds upon which the meeting is to Do you uot think he was wise iu go is obviously an error. We hnve nn
be held as pretty and attractive ns iug to Eugene for it Y I am going to doubt that several business houses here ,
possible, for the business session to build a lot of fence this fall aud if have investments running as high as
The average
decide upon the permanent location of there is that mueh difference I will $ .10,900 and $40.000.
the ramp meeting will be held after go to the neighboring city for it, ami farmer who has invested a* much as
those who are to make the decision so would you.
that out of his enrnings is not in a j
arrive here, after thev are received bv
“ A Eugeue merchant told me that position to do much kicking about
the goods he bought in carload lots be wages. The Neutinel is of the opinion
could sell at the Portland price. Why that it has an investment as great a*
can't Cottage Grove sell as cheap ns that o f the average farmer and It
dives not come near the amount invest
Eugene f
‘ ' It seems as if nea rly everyone ed in several of the larger business
wants to kick the farmer. A farmer houses of the city. It would be iuter
works harder and louger than anyone stmg, for eompnrison, to know what
else for what he gets, which is the amount the average farmer has in ,
smallest wage going. Is that rightT vested. As to the risk, there should |
There is uot a »ton- in Cottage Grove be no question that fire, robbery, d*- |
which has as much invested :i\ the preeiation, mismanagement and loss of
average farmer or takes half the rish business risks are far greater for the
merchant than for the farmer.
that the farmer does.
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“ Please give this one hour's thought
We
have
known
of a number coming
every evening for a week.’ ’
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here from Eugene to buy large o rd e rs
Two pairs of glasses
The Sentinel finds it impossible to of giMvds because they could get them
unnecessary—use
follow
the admonition to give to the cheaper here.
bifocals for comfort.
We have known of many going to
ideas expressed iu the above commun!
cation the one hour's consideration outside cities for goods and coming
each evening for a week that the back to buy at home, because they
could get them cheaper here.
writer requests. Like the farmer,
We have known of folks buying In
have to put in too much time earning
a living and in taking part in civic other eities, only to find later that
S a t W IL LA M E T T E ST
EU GEN E OWE
affairs to be able to spare that much they could have Isiught cheaper right
here at home.
time.
We have heard that once the wife
Our correspondent intimates that a
person can work for a living and still of a merchant bought an article from
a canvasser, only to have her husband
laugh at her beeause she could have
bought the same article iu his store
at half the price.
Ho there are many incidents to
offset the incidents where an article
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was bought cheaper away from home.
SfiertnanWM oodu
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At any rate our farmer correspon
dent seems to wish to deal at home.
He seems to be one who is going to
give the home merchant the first
chance. He seems to be one who wishes
Cottage Grove merchants to get the
trade which geographical location en
titles them to. Uudoubtedly there arc
many others who would like to buy
here who buy elsewhere occasionally
because they actually do, or think
they do, get a better deal away from
home.
When such is the case, it shows that
much might be accomplished in build
ing up a city by a whole hearted co
operation between the agricultural and
other business interests. Much coopera
tion might prove that supposed bene
fits in trailing away from home were
only imaginary, or they might prove
that a smaller profit on each sale
would result in larger total profits for
the merchant through iarger total
sales.
The Heiitim-I has not the facts to
enable it to diagnose the case but It
is willing and ready to do its p^rt In
curing the error, if such there be.
■J
K O D A K
Dont’ talk impudently to a dentist,
He's liable to throw it back in your
teeth.
W hen years intervene and the springboard
takes the place of the sandy beach, turn the
pages of your Kodak album.
A man 98 years of age dropped his
pipe on bis bed clothing and was
burned to death. Home folks never get
old enough to learn.
There she is— the curly headed mite who found a tin pail and spat
tered feet quite exciting enough.
How ofd was she then ? “ Long Beach 6 / 18 / 2 1 ” — the autographic
record that you wrote on the film at the time holds the answer.
Tlitre is advantage in inspecting our complete stock— every Kodak
made is ready for you to look at here.
A French doctor says that you are
likely to bring on inaanity unless you
lie in bed fifteen or twenty minutes
after yon wake. Very little asylum
space needed around here.
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It keeps most of us bumping to keep
alongside of our running expenses.
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Pharm acy
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A child that ¡an’t aide to remember
a thing that transpired in school that
day, readily absorbs conversation it is
not supposed to hear and is often found
repeating it word for word a week or
two after it took place.
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Those who work for the wages of sin
always have back pay coming.
A man can't serve two masters, so
woman is it.
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I t ’s funny how quickly the obliga
tions of a thousand favors are wip$l
out by a single supposed injury.
1
lt is uot thè principio* tlitit you he
Wo often pardon in ourselves the
An improvement 011 trial marriages
would bo to try to be happy even if a frinii 10s uf life that w o eiinileiiiii Iu ! lieve 111 thnt imi ho* you whut you are
lt is Ilio policlcs timi you f ni fi II.
mistake has booti mudo.
others.
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lt is qui te «finn siiid thnt thè more
No conversion is particularly helpful
If you aro careful ami economical
aud not too particular about alt details that is forced upon a person, ('hastily of a soli of a gnu u lumi Is (Ile tweeter
you cun build a $2500 bouse itt not maintained through fear uiu mit bel the wife he gets and yet we don't
« pearly ihink any man will deny that Ins is
more than a thousand dollars over the I accept I 11« a passport at
I the sweetest wotiiuil III the world
ir
Proper
Encouragement
Needed
If the proper encouragement is given to the
Electric Light and Power industry, the in
dustry will develop much faster in the next
decade than in the past, service will be im
proved and cost reduced.
The earnings of the
Cottage Grove Electric company are spent in
Cottage Grove, we pay tax and water rent in
Cottage Grove, we give you service without
financial liability to you.
Your patronage is
solicited.
COTTAGE GROVE ELECTRIC COMPANY
CLOSING OUT SALE
Full Stock Feeds and
Poultry Supplies
Not Going Out of Business but Making
Radical Change in Method of Business
Everything to Be Sold for Cash at Carload Prices
A Few B a rg a in s
Sale Price
White Mountain hard wheat flour
$2.30
IVide of Washington hard wheat flour
$1.80
(Made at Dayton, Wash.)
Wheat, per bushel
$1.10
Oats, per bushel
.... .70
Whole corn
$2.35
Feed corn meal.............................
$2.45
Cracked com.
$2.45
Mill run, 80-pound Hack ..................
$1.35
Mill run, 75-pound sack ..........................
$1.25
Middlings, 90-pound naek ........
$2.00
Fconoiuy dairy feed, 80-1Kmnd suek .....
$1.25
Molas-o-meal dairy feed.. ............................. $2.10
Scratch feed
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$2.80
Egg maker
$2.80
Chick feed
$3.00
Oil meal ........................
$2.80
Eastern oyster shell .........
$2.00
Western oyster shell...................................... $1.75
Charcoal, 50-poond sack ....
$2.20
Ground bone
$3.50
,<ish meal
$5.50
Meat scraps
$5.75
<inl
$1.75
Retail Price
$2.40
$2.00
$1.25
.80
$2.50
$2.60
$2.G0
$1.45
$1.35
$2.25
$1.40
$2.25
$3.00
$3.00
$3.50
$3.00
$2.25
$2.00
$2.50
$3.75
$6.00
$6.50
$2.00
Sale Begins 10 a. m„ Sat., July 30
J. F. S P R A Y
Sixth at Washington
One Block South of Ba n if
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