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About Cottage Grove sentinel and Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Oregon) 1915-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1921)
The Sentinel cars annually visit these places even now, with road condition s far from the best. The com ing o f the fa ir should see g ood roads into every inaccessible A W oekly New spaper W ith Plenty section o f Oregou. o f Bttckbone. Direct taxation fo r auy purpose Klliort Bcd«> aud Klbort Suuth Publishers never works fairly upon every person We would have no P.lt>«*rt B ed e....___________________ Editor |wyiug the tax. [laved highw ays in Oregou today had A first elsss publication entered s t C ot we w aited until n o could spread out tage Grove, Or«'., as secoud class matter ctpiitnbly and fairly to all In«* money We Bu»iue*a O ffic e _________ 41? East Main raised from the sale o f licenses. would have no public buildings, no public im provements o f auy kind in SU B SC R IPTIO N RATES One year____ $2.25 | Three months-----85c Oregon hud we w ailed until the bene !5 li months__ 1.15 | Single copy— — 6c fits could lie distributed «'«juitnbly to Port laud N o sabscriptiou listed lor less thau 85c those l>ayiug the taxes. A reduction o f 25c for payiug a fu ll would have no public auditorium had the rity w aited until the b en efits o f year in advance the auditorium could have I mvii dts Member o f tributed equitably a ccord in g to the N ation al Editorial Association tuxes puid. O ivgou State E ditorial A ssociation Taxation never w ill lx" equitable. Oregon Newspaper Conference The milluge plan o f fin an cin g the fair Lane County Pu blish ers' Association is as fair as auv plan which could be devised. The b en efits w ill bo dis F R ID A Y , N O V E M B E R 11, 1921 tributed as equitably as auy tuxes art' distributed. Not only th st, but hero is one tax that w ill stop u|xiii a certain A LOW P R IC E TO P A T . date, lu addition, we are more than likely to have a third o f the tux There is little possibility that the money returned to us through p rofits will people o f Oregon ever w ill be satis o f the exposition itself. tied with auy loss thau the present j The plan to have Portland (one service they get from school district, third o f the state) |xiy tw o thirds o f city , couuty and state, which means the expense, seems to be fair. that we can hardly an ticipate a reduc- j tioii in taxes except through econom y i N O RTH D A K O T A W R E C K E R S o f adiuiuistration. The probability is H ERE. that continued greater demands will In- made upon the taxing bodies, which It seems certain that the odoriferou s means that new sources o f incom e Non Partisan league is g oin g to try to must be fou ud or higher tax lev iea orgauixe iu O regon. This much has must In* expected. j been expected fo r some time, but it We have set a standard o f public ¡seem s that a d ifferen t plan is to be service which we are g oin g to either follow ed her«* than was follow ed In niaiutain or im prove U[*on. We are North Dakota and in oth er states. The not going bark to con dition s o f fiv e organization work is to bo done in the years ago, o f 10 years ago, o f any open. number o f years ago. Som ething b e An open m eeting has Ixx-n called. tween 50 per cent and 60 | mt cent o f | The purpose o f th«' m eeting has been our total taxation goes for education 1 stated to tx< to organize a political in some form or another. There is 1 |<arty. Ev iden tic no cam ou flage is to hardy a likelihood that the auiouut - , , , . . bo tried «ill the hard headed Ori'gon ■ •slimed for education is going to be _. , ' j * (fa n n ers. The call for the meeting lU'Coid I» K ept tur Y ear ut Sheunau l«'ss«*m*d County and Ri sulta Are states that the prie«- o f adm ission to If we do not wish to fuco higher thè nevv party has bet'n redneed from Stirpnuiug. tax levies, we must increase our tax $!S to $12 for charter uiemlx'rs. rolls. We must g«'t more ¡H-ople into K videutly thè organirers bave come Oregon. We must get mori' industries to b cliev c thè trnth o f thè statemi nts The uveiug«' •■«•.■•I o f producing wlii'ht to operating iu O ivgou. Iliade by The S ea t in e l and other |« i | n t s • iu 10 faim." in Slier lumi «*<«uulv tor To gel people and industries here lo thè e ffe e t lliat ili«* shrewd fxrm ers 19211 wax $1 66 n biixlud. Y«'l hull oi means ........... alia« "i vast sum o f * , , , , , . o f Oregon would not nav an admission lh«' wheat wax pruduei'd m olcr a d.iltai money in advertising our advantages. I , , , *. -, ,r ttX' o f $ IS to get into a ixditieal ami u half. l o eov er the co."l o l pro rhere is no wav to get several m illion . .. , . , , 1 . . • , , «. .i party, the leaders o f such im rly to ix-oide her«' so • heatdv as through the - 1 • , . . ,, 1 . 3 , duet ion to the bulk o f |iruilu* - I x . ’ -, ... , dictate how nu-mliers shall vote ami per c e n t), u p in e o f $2 40 »bollili have proposed 1925 ex|x>sitx>ll. It no. act. been teeeiveii. The rauge in rout Mns cent were to be returned t«» us di The Sentinel and other papers have f.oiil $1.00 iu $2 Ml. The u v ii.ig e •<>-.! rectly. th«' cost jx*r head would be as long predicted that the Noli I'arlisan o f producing wheat ou 453 farm.« in cheap as any method that couhl be league, the same «rhirh is to lx* or the uiidill«' w*-st tor the M im e yea* wu.. em ployed, anil it is a certain ty that gnnized here, would w reck the state $ l.s5 , uud the bulk line iiu t $•_■ tu. Tin* the visitors are com ing. Almost every o f N orth Dakota, where it for years rompurixou merely emphnsixeu the re letter arriviug in Oregon from the east had com plete con trol o f the govern liability o f the Sheriuuii coun ty fig tells o f those wh«i already are m aking ment. At the time that the e ffo r t is urea. It also indicate» chentx*r pro their plans to visit us iu 1925. Those being made to organize here. North lui'tioii here than in tin* m obile went. who hav«» Ix'c.n planning fo r several Dakotn is found to b«a almost hope The foregoin g fa it » are brought out years a visit here w ill make this the lessly in debt. Farmers anil property a a wheat e«»»t project »|aiii»orcd by excuse for postponing the trip no owners are stru ggling to |iay their the exteuaiou xerv n c o f Oregon Agri longer. tuxes. The bauks o f the stat«* have 1 ‘ iiltural college in rixqx'ration with If not a penny w ere returned to us b«*eu w recked, or nearly so. The the Sherman County farm bureau. directly, the exp«*u»e o f g ettin g the vis w reckage is strewn everyw h ere and R. V. Gunn, farm management itors here «vould he low er through the only a week or so ago the voters o f »[»•cintisi from the college, aud C. C. exposition than by tiny oth er mettuxi the state went to the polls and threw I'ulkiua, form erly rou u ly agent in i that could be devised, but it is pretty out o f o ffic e , through the recall, those Sherman coun ty, conducted the survey. I certaiu that those who com e in motor lenders who have led the state to de which wu» »tarted tw o y in r » ago. The l ears alone w ill leave several times the struction. fir»t re|xjrt, which »bow ed the coat o f ben efits, but central Oregon and N orth D akota has been the terrible producing wheat on 12 farm » iu 1919, the Coos Bay section. tx»th of exam ple w hich w ill be held, maimed wax i.x.xued iu the summer o f It! 20. which are out o f the w ay, can I«H>k and bleeding, before the farm ers ot This »bow ed an average coxt o f pr>> forw ard to g«'tting their money back Oregon to o ffs e t the attem pt to or luctiou about 15 |x*r cent lower than from the tourist. Hundreds o f tourist ganize here a political party such as fo r 1920. The report for this aecoud i that w hich has w recked our sister yi-nr i.x bnxed u [ hiii actual fm nneinl state. aud inventory record» of the 1920 The ¡Sentinel maintains its b elief farm bu»ine».x ax kept by the 40 co that the farm ers o f Oregon need no op erative wheat grow ers. new p olitical |>arty with leaders to die Further nnulv»i» o f thi» aurvey late their v otin g fo r him. W e remain bring» out the fact that all operatin g o f the b e lie f ,that they are not going fipciiN c», including »uch item» a» to pay som eone $ I S, or $12, or tiny labor, feed, repair», ga», oil, insurance, ! other am ount, to be relieved o f the eta., approxim ated but 5s [x'r cent o f burden o f doin g their ow n thinking. the totul co»t. M achinery coxt ninne, which reprexeutx repnirx, gax, oil aud The Grants Pass C ourier is to be depreciation, approxim ated 45 eenta congratulated u|x»n a special 20 page fo r every bushel o f wheat [»induced. edition which it has just issued to Coxt» not eaxh, »uch a» fam ily labor, •-•■mmemorate the open in g of the depreciation on m achinery and inter Savage Rapids dam, constructed at a *•»! on investm ent, make up the other «•ost o f a h alf million dollars to irrl 42 [XT cent. The fact that many gate thousands o f acres o f land in farm er» take Ics» than the prevailin g that section. The special edition was wages fo r their ow n labor and n»k printed upon The C o n n e r's new Goss little or no interest fo r the use o f ! < 'omet p erfectin g press, one o f the their capital, explains the often asked | latest and best machines upon the inquiry, “ How can furm»'r» continue ; market. to raise wheat and sell at lex» than the nctunl cost o f p r o d u c tio n t” Woman, if she must split the w ood, In this survey it whs interesting to should n«e both hands in grasping the note that yield per acre and acres per I ax. O therw ise, accidents w ill hup|>cn farm were the outstanding fa ctors in like that at C ottage G rove, when the flu en cin g cost [XT buxhcl. The eight I aioli*' ' 1 in terfered. ’ ’— O regonian. pen farm s ab ove the average ($| 65 in cost per buxhcl) had an average y ield o f 14 bushel» nn nere, while the tw enty tw o fnrinx below the average in cost hml nn average yield o f 22 bushel» nn nere. The first group o f farm s with th<‘ higher cost a bushel averaged .‘134 acres o f wheal n farm, while the group with the low er cost averaged 396 acre» o f wheat n farm. IS THE FIRST INTIMATION OF YOUR MESSAGE That this project ¡» an im|M»rtnnt one and is o f vital internal to wheat USE grow ers is eviden ced by the fact that the U n itili Htates departm ent o f agri culture has requested the cooperation o f the Oregon Agricultural college in more inclusive three year wheat cost xurv»'y, and that 150 farm ers o f Hber man coun ty responded during the mouth o f Ju ly with riqiorf» on their Inst y e n r ’s business. As indicated, this w ill In* follow ed by a second sor vey on the same farm s in the summer o f 1922 arid again in 1923. Hiniilur projects on a smaller scale are being taken up in other wheat counties. Why wait and keep on doing three times the necessary work on wash day? NO KUMBING, NO BOI LI NG JUST LET THE “THOR” DO IT rr,flr t Your Stationery SYMPHONY LAWN and dress your message in a manner that insures a welcome Symphony Lawn ALL STYLES AND SIZES FOR ALL OCCASIONS is the finest quality writing paper, denoting Elegance anti Refinement. SOLD ONLY AT The Modern Pharmacy C. J. KEW, PROP. CALOL LIQUID OLOSS for all kinds of furniture. COTTAGE GROVE is the right furniture polish Buy it from us by the quart. 1800 ACRES OF TIMBER IS BURNED IN YEAR Fire Warden Finds That Destruction Amounts to Total of 113,000 Feet. Hizty fou r fire» co v erin g 1800 aeree and totalin g a loss o f 113,000 fe e t o f »tnnding tim ber wn» the forest fire loss during the pa»l year in the arena overed by the Western Izinc Fire Pn trol a ssw ia tion , accord in g t»» the nn miai report o f V. O glesby, super vising warden o f this section. The W estern Ijin e association is m ain tain ed by state forest o ffic ia l» and the various private tim ber associations. Tin' nri'ii covered by the organization includes the western portion o f faine county and Benton coun ty, and the northwestern part o f Douglas county. The m a jority o f the forest blazes in — ,T i .- b b m b t — ■ ■' *■ • ~~— -38 iJCi.OO puts tlif inut'hinr in your I n him *. Ihiliiiicr small |mviuriils. IMioiu* or rail for a uiaHiiur dt'iuoiistration. Our lull lim* of <'linstmiis rlrrtriral supplies will hr iu iu a IVw days. Agruts for tin* famous “T O K k lN d 1 T O N ” VAHMTM GL KANKI i . Sold on easy paymt'ids. A . L. W ynne f Plumbing and Klcctrirul Supplies tuul House Wiring 4(Hi Mnin Street COST OF WHEAT TO FARMFR FOUND TO BE $1.65 / z t s t -— I’ honr U First Presbyterian Church A R H|»earow. Pastor Sunday, Nov. 1 »3 T h « Church •n it B a n ifl Munitili; K t i l i j i ri, Thi* «I I V III* VV i l i Knilnm miti Soli». latiti’* ’ i liiirii*. ‘ .h i * < ’ u ii.i* ! ') * * l • Kv flit Ilg sul jeel. 1 *ui»lii 1 Ibis l» A • lit % 8*v*nth S ’ -••* t m l Adam* Avruue HIM I t| H i * tir« ' I* V O t i ’l l M id i . ru» \ o U ltg (<i I») tli" Vi*ii« v «• f U til «’ V f It I t i g n r\ i f f tu v% fiYirt* nu'ii. Mu lt* by iiu'ii * • ' lit I r n t a I-. \ HKK\ h K \l K N , W K \\ VNT YOU TII^KK. Law Protects You Largely as You Protect Yourself Y u li n i'c ( u o t e e l e i l liy s t a le law n g n iiis t th e |nn t'lu tse o f la in tuul g r e a s e s a s ila ir y p i m l i i e t s T li e r a r e n o H iilistitu te s fu r d a i r y f o o d s , lu ll t h e r e a r e m u t a t io n s T h e d a i r y in t e r e s t s h a v e ju s t w o n t h e ir fir s t east* t o roni|ie| |iro|ier la ln -liiig o f th e s e iiu iln lioiiM . I f y o u lin y im it a t io n s , y o u Im y th e m k n o w i n g th e m t o lie im i t a t i o n « T h e la w Mays t h e r e a r e no s u b s t i t u t e s f o r d a i r y f o o d . Y o u r s t o m a e h t e lls y o u so . In sis t o n g e t t i n g d a ir y f o o d s , th e m o s t p e r f e c t f o o d s it is p o s s ib le t o p u r r lia s e A s k f o r R e d R o s e l l r a n d b u t t e r a n d V e l v e t Rost* le e ( 'ream. COTTAGE GROVE CREAM’RY The Sample Store Some of Our Special UMBRELLAS M EN’S PANTS All styles ami materials at re markable low prices Heavy pants, just the thing for winter, at only $1.15 to $8.68 P L A Y SUITS Children’s play suits, most all sizes-- _________ 98c_________ BLANKETS Wool nap blankets at. only— $2.25 and up All wool plaid blunkets only $8.50________ CHILDREN’S HOSE Children’ll hose at 15c and up LAD IES’ HOSE Ladies’ fib« silk lisle hose at — 29c Ijadies’ cotton hose at — 19c thi» d i»lrict w ere in the nri'ii o f for hot burns and brush land, neeording to the fire w arden, and n» n con se quence the fin an cial hsm was »mull f-oiiipiircd to the amount o f nerengn burned. The Inrgoxt fire o f the year «vu» n recent blaze w e s t o f Junction t ’ ily I hut hurned ov er 400 aere» o f cuttings. Home fen cin g and cordw ood was destroyed hilt th»' diiniuge wax «iffset by the amount o f good accom plished by the elea ring o f the lumi o f the old cuttings, say» the fire o ffic ia l. Carelessness i» the cause o f the inn jo r ity o f the fi rest fires reported in this d istrict, accordin g to Mr. O glesby, who, in com m enting on the e ffo r ts o f the fire association to hold the num ber o f forest fires to a minimum, _________$3,25 M EN’S U N I0N SU ITS $4 IK) tinioiisuits at $2.30 All wool iinionsuitM al $3.95 Lambs' wool unionsiiits $4.25 Cotton unionsiiits at all prices. OVERALLS Just received two shipments of men’s and hoys’ overalls, union made, beat grade. Men’s overalls at $1.45 Hoys’ overalls at - 90c and $1.00 DRY GOODS !l-4 sheeting .......................50c Fruit o f the Loom muslin, per yard, now 23c Others per yd. 15c and 17c .'»li inch heavy percales, yd 16c Ginghams, y d ......... 15c to 30c sluted timi With the opening o f the fire danger season next year the rain pmgu o f educating the public to the necessity o f w nlehftllucss iu regard to the use o f fir e in the tim ber zones would be supplemented with a vigor oils prosecution o f nil [ mtsoiis who by tlin r carelessness enitsc forest fires in this district. In refsirting on the protection untili.ds em ployed during the year liy the WcMtern I si n e association, the warden voiced the b elief that the air plane fire patrol service limi proved to he n successful menus o f qu ickly re |sirtiiig nny fire that might develop in the tim ber districts. During the past, year while the 91st aero squadron petroled the northw est Sale Prices MEN’S RUBBER SHOES Men's aud boys’ rubber shoes and hoots in all styles at Very lowest prices M EN’S SHOES Men’a dress shoes from — $3.85 to $5.85____ MEN’S SHIRTS All-wool shirts at — $3.95 •Mixed shirts at _________$2.95_________ M EN’S HOSE Men’s cotton hose at 15c to 35c •Men’s wool hose at— 25c to 50c______ OUTING FLANNEL Hest grade outing flannel al 16c 10 yards outing flannel for — $1.45 foresi areas every bluse datacted li • he section under thè jiirisdiction o thè locai associli) ion wns necurntel; rvported us to location, with thè ex eeptioti of a few fires, and thè murgii of error in Illese canea was less tinnì l mite, he States. Impmvcmcnt projeets complctcd «lur ing thè pnst yenr by thè nssociatioi include a new tclcplionc line of cigli miles connecting thè Miuslnw lini Hinith river conni ries and sii miles o trnil colisi rueted between Usuimi* crcck limi thè monili of thè Twin Hix ters ou Smith river. Two lookou towers bave nlso beco erccted in thi seetion by thè federai for«'stry depuri meni to guard traete of governmen t imber.