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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1919)
THE 0NTA1U0 ARC US, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1919 TSXi Aft d. . A recover, for tho heat must linvc boon affect GEO. K. AIKEN, Editor niid Publisher Published Thursdnys nt Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post offico for distribution as 2nd class matter. SUBSCRIPTIONS One Year $1.50 TUT, TUT, GEORGIE Our county scat contemporary with the three-ply name takes exception to the Argus citing the condition of Vale's water supply as a reason for action on the part of On'nrio to protect its own health giving stream and accuses us of "narrow mindedness" and di verse other sins. The petulant editor declares himself, in his issue of July 2G, as proud of the Arale water system, and heads his screed: "Vale's Water System Best in Southeastern Ore gon." May be it is, but from the tiles of his paper of recent dates these arc a few of his own conunents on the Vale water situatien: Oil July 20, the same issue as that which described tho water system as the best in Southeastern Oregon, appears the following headlines on tho front page: "Will Investigate Water Situation; City System Discussed by Tuesday Lunch crs Council Appoints Committee." The ilrst paragraph lets the cat out of the bag for it says: "Judge Biggs acting as cnairnian iwe imagine tne .jiuige was cmur man, but the Enterprise says lie just acted as such,) held the discussion chielly to va rious proposals for improving the present water system." "Would itmako our contemporary angry if wo ask at this point, why it is that the lunchers discussed means of improvement for tho water system if "it is the best in Southeastern Oregon?" But moro from the record of e c, in the same story appears the following enlight cuing paragraph: "At an adjourned meeting of the city council Wednesday night a citizen's com mittee was appointed to investigate the in take, the supply and the pipe lino of the present system and mako a complete report on tho same. 0. W. Nelson was appointed to work with the committee- as a represcn tativo of tho council and to lend any assist unco possible" That seems PRICES WILL NOT PALL There is no disputing the fact that the general trend of wages for labor has been steadily toward a higher level. This has been true especially during the past 20 years. Seldom indeed has there been any marked fall in wages, and then for a short period only. Since this is true, and it is also a fact, that the cost of construction of homes and buildings is largely governed by the price of labor, people who arc delaying tho build ing of a home on account of high priced labor are hugging a false hope, if they expect labor to become cheaper. As a matter of economic justice labor ought not be cheaper when compared with the supply of capital in the world today. Here in America tho circulating medium has increased many fold during the past two years. Tho vast supply of Liberty Bonds, federal Reserve Notes and other paper money has resulted in an inflation that can not bo absorbed readily except with high prices. An attempt to bear the labor mar ket now would result in a panic. The solu tion of our problems now is predicated on tlie continued manifestation of faith in tho future by everyone. If you aro planning on building go ahead, and be assured that you will not lose a cent by doing so. WHY NOT STANFIELD? Governor Olcott must soon appoint a now Highway Commissioner to succeed W. L. Thompson who will officially reside in Portland after January 1. Among the most prominent men mentioned for the placo Is R. N. Stanfield of Stanfield, Pendleton and Ontario, or from all Eastern Oregon. There is no man in the state whoso in terests spread over a greater territory or who is better acquainted personally with conditions over a wider area. This would indeed lie of great assistance to the commiss ion, and would insure a fair deal for all sec tions of the state, not that this has not been true before, for it has but would insure tho continuance of tho present policy. Then Hob Stanfield is approachable. Ho travels a great deal and it would not be necessarv to send delegates to rortiana to see the commission, for there is hardly a month in the year that Bob does not spend IfffSIT .. i i ui.iu dav or two in nearly every Eastern Ore u Hiruiiuu iiruuuuuru .in "the best system in Southeastern Oregon," b'm """"-.v now doesn't it? i Portland has sprung a now ono in rail road nomenclature, "equated miles." it sounds good for fine spun arguments, but is apparently having hard sledding to mako the grade on account of tho empty car haul that would bo necessary if all the tonnage went to Portland instead of a part going to tho Sound. It will holp some, however , if it takes the tangle out of railroad traffic. Whilo Eastern Oregon admires Port land's fight for all tho business of Eastern Just the week before last, in the issue of July 19th, tho county scat paper spread across three columns of its front page this head line: "Correct Solution of City Wn'er Problem is important Several Plans Pro posed Vale Wants Best System." Then following a long account of pro losed plans and comment of tho editor on ,he present system among which appears he Enterprise conception of a perfect sys ;em, and suggests various means by which Vale could secure that. All this after tell iujv of the reduced supply at present fur nished thru leaking pipe lines, etc. Oregon and Washington, oh how wo would appreciate more of Portland's assistance in building up Eastern Oregon. Wo know Portland could do it if it would put the In this discussion the Enterprise man j same energy into the fight that it expends glibly talks about, having to spend any whoro from $10,000 to $50,000 or more to secure file perfect system he outlined previously. Of course one naturally wonders what tho Enterprise has up its sleeve In suggest ing such a program to a city that he says has tho best svstem m .Southeastern Oregon. in battlinir Seattle and Astoria, May ho Portland will give us that help once she set tles her difficulty by the equated mileage route. BOTH STUBBORN Apparently, thero is little headway be . "i 1 ill i XT i .. . . Now tho Argus has no desire to ad- nig innao in solving iiioiguo oi nation ertise the condition of the Vale water svs- tanglo back in Washington. Congress will Mil, but is merely printing from the record mijoum until mre in August aim as vet the Enterprise has given, and believ- " o poneo ueaiy nas noi reaencu wie no.,;- it that ing what the Enterprise said in its news columns, the previous conunents til this paper were made, and used as a warning to Ontario to get busy. Hut we evidently were mistaken. There was nothing and there is nothing wrong at Vale, oh no. The Enterprise merely wants to make a job for some contractor, or is suffering from the heat and does not know what it wants. At least its editorial com ments and its news stories fail to agree. Wo would suggest that when Mv. Edi'or Currey writes an editorial that he consult Mr. Re porter Currey as to what he is going to say on the front page about the water, and try to make the comment gibe with the pur ported facts in the news columns, and not blame facts denth rp prise of the Senate. Senatorial leaders dechm that they will not report the treaty until President Wilson acceeds to their request for information concerning several knott points and word conies from the Whit" House that ho is looking over his papers t see what he can send them. That is a pretty pass, indeed, for the government of ono hundred million people to occupy, lou can oiamo who you win, the President or tho Senatorial leaders but it must bo admitted that they are both stubborn. WHAT ABOUT THE NEWLY-WEDS? Purine the past year there has been unusually activity at Hymen's altar. Dan . . , 1 .'. 1 .1... . f'nnifl luis lmrvosre.l n liiff crnn durinir the others tor taking the news stones as Ll. ,. .,, nf,.;,i nii '- i.. nr l j l ii rail l " uiiiitiuo til umiii i"i n in ii ley are supposed to be but ovi'1.,,,,,, ,.u- ,w1 xrtll,no Wn,i,im.rQ ,ww,l are not-ill the Enterprise. accounted' the war'have taken place by .,! tin r ,.. i.v ...i,i ...I, I., .,. ii ,- t scores. 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