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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1920)
Tim ONTARIO AlMUiS. ONTARIO. OKIOJON, TJIUKSIMV. AUGUST 5, 1920. uUje (fluturiu ArguE AN INDEPKNDCNT NEWSPAPER Publlahed Thursday at Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario poet office for distribution ne 2nd cUm matter. AltGDB rUQLIBUINa COMPANY Publisher Q. K. AIKEN. Managing Editor T. McPAItLIN aOUQII, Bup't. flUDSCniPTION One Yoar, 2.00 TUB MIIiVBIl LINING Is thoro a silver lining to tho cloud that ovorhangB tho buslnow world as tho result of tho latest Incroaxrt In railroad rates? It thoro Is It is tho only thing that will ommmtd tho r!o to the averago oualnoM mati. Thei presence of tho omon of good luck cannot bo found In tha riu tli'intclves, of that thoro In p. cer tainty. Tho only hopo, and It should bo rcallxid, Is that with tho rlnclplM cntnbllBhod that tho raonoy Invmtsd In transportation linos will bo grain d tho right to mako a legl'.lmuto rurn investors will no longer with mid their capltol from tho rnllroad. 1huc In may bo found tho hopeful fclKH. It would bo llttla short of i calm Ity to tho country If railroad dovnl cpmei'l wore pcrmlttod to stop, it has stopped during tho pan fUc year, or It tho present ratio of di tcrlotatlon wore permitted U on tlnuo. It is strictly up to tho railroad managers now to proceed to give tho public scrvlco and consideration. Their case Is boforo tho bar of pub lic opinion. Thoy liovo their op portunity to domoimtrnto the super iority of prlvato agnhist government xl control. If thoy do not at oiuo Improve their scrvlco, tako their lines Into territory that has boon awaiting them for yenrr thoy will have no dn fonse to mnko If tho public a few yearn lunco clamors for n roturn tc thu liiolflclcni governmental contro'. Of course tho railroads shoulJ lc glvon tlmo to got underway to ro-oa-labllMi th'dt connections, build up thnir oiKtxilttons that wr dnmoi allied under the governmental ro Blmoj jiiiI catch up with tho block ado.1 which tho strikes of tho past riw months l.hvo handicapped tl'.rm It lilotvo thorn to hurry, however, fm the liuhllo Is In tritflcid with. Bspoclully whon iVi li.cru.nd Irelght r.nd passonser fare are 'pvrntlvo, tno public a III wnui and havo tho tight to (col that ll la r.eillng somoihlng for f InercfjMvt levy made on It pocU. fj'Vk, B-dlliig tho goods by extensive ad vertising. Tc mako tho comparison moro i"r ect consider tho rcnulta obtalncl by tho citrus fruit growers of California, or tho raisin growers 01 tno siaio. Thiy havo made their mnrUut tU'ii ndvtirtlslng. "8unklat'' oransun mv known from coast to coast in I ovf Europo too. Why? Because they have boon advertised. Now tho hay Knwors of tha nk! ma ollcy aro going to mWj tin their product, thoy 010 actually ' forluf. to sell hay In this fi'-e '. u Think of It. If 'hat Is not, "car." Inp coals to Nown'sllo", whit Is Ate tho hay growers of Mul'iim ciurl." to sloop .it t'io switch and lot this business got away from them? ii competition llko ihla Is to coiifj I iuutt bo considered. The rancher as an lndlvldw.l van nut meet this tiroblom Miccuu'iilV Tin aerago ranchnr Is a good trnJii wl.nn ho doals wllit his noighbo" oi tho stockman of ihlt torrltory, bu when It comes '.o dealing with thl. hirrer problem n ('.liferent ort '. truinlng Is needed than that furiWi- od on tho ranch. Thero Is no tnoif jriiori to expect tho average r.iiHli or to bo an oxpirt salesman thai tl.eic Is to export tho avorag 'io- to lo bo a good lawyer; or a ihmvh pi.perman to bo worth a nlckle n ii M mer. Such comblnatloni o( abil ity end training do not oxht. Tnf foro tho rancher must got a iii'llns nrunnlzntlon to ll.indlo Ills proJUCl. and tho larger th'i olumc ol p -'joint f ivll tho lowor will bo tho umiiihf cph. tho moro tiblo thu lua-kfi apd wider area can bo lonslilor'U anl tho entire ImIiwh of riii'iu ha placed where it tielon,.i en u nunc business ur.m., D0K8 I'AIIM ADVKHTIHINO PAY? Ono of tho ndvautagOH that will accruo to tho ranchers of Malheur county thru tho organlratlon of a hay grower'a association, will bo tha possibility of placing their product boforo tho buyers. In tho past tho farmora of this section havo been fortunate In Unit they havo had their market right at home. Thu buyer has come to them. They havo not been compell ed to seek an outlot for tho goods. Thoy hav boon able to doal faco to faco with the mau with whom they were to bargain. That condition seldom provatlu In buclnoss today, Tako tho products of tho largor manufacturing plnnta, tho steel and lumbor trade. They nook their market, aid tho retailor In sr.viniNo Tin: parkways When tho City Council nt its im.-l- In.; Monday night proposal to im prest tho W'o'ri end of thu oily by Hiding a syh'.om of pirkwiyx, curbing otc. It took a step that will tii'ho Ontario further along in Hk i'f firt to mnko a 0'd looklim town thuti anything doiu In yoai Ontario has needed Just till Im provement for ao long that It Is In- rtxdlir.blo that any effort wjh not ninile long ero 'ili to fiitnti tn' nci.l. (Jiun curb llnei und gruditi, ltK nnd porkwayii will wion follov. nlv .. k.n. In n.ln fflllintl lt tint OltV. ..... -- H'li II Ulll 111 tt fc..w. w. .... ---f, ii.i mood to bp',,.mnmj for t,om other pn 'ii-.ua of thu city, otvon parKwayn inn tr'"H and tho desire for grrnvllod, if not paved atrooli will follow All theso thtiK cun bo nccompllh'i- ci without Increa-ilng tho clty'i ilnhi, nnd that Is a mU Important run uliltrntlon. Theao liaprovnmvnU nr local Improvomonts which tho pro perty owners thomsclves ahoui'l hmo hail Installed long ago. mill would havo Installed, porlinpa If iho offoit had but been mado. It tho prosent City Council will continue to press this program It will leavo Ontario a far better look lug city than It was when It took hold of affairs, and that will bo worth whllo. Is SMIIf U IVII lfflV jriu whiiu. iw.. ,.... Tlio nrovlous Council got tho now tububaIjTIMT city wator ayatom, tho prosont coun cil paved tho business district and portions of tho resident district as well. Now lot tho parkings, sldo- walka ami curlm bo added wliuro nocleil and Ontario will havo tra vollod a long way toward tho good looking town that ovory citizen will bo proud to call home If It's '.irlntlng, we can do It. BATHING SUITS REDUCED 1 Men's Women's Children's I i r ALL GOES AT A BIG REDUCTION I 3K&a IQUALITYlj Red Crown gasoline has a continuous chain of boiling points. It is an all'rcfinery gasoline. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ICiIlfoinll 0. H. TEST, SPECIAL AGENT STANDARD OIL CO. ONTARIO, :: OREGON l'onilletnn restrained Itself and did not lynch tho murderers of Til Tnylor. Great as was tho provoca tion tho men of tho Hound Up City woro able to withstand tho tempta tion and listen to tho plea of tho dead mnn'H brother that thoy let tho law tako Its course, in tneir stubborn nnd determined search for tho guilty men, nnd in tneir snio dollvery hohlnd tho bnrs, tho Pendle ton men havo honored thomsolves. nil Oregon Is proud of Pendleton. Thoro need bo no fonr that maudlin sympathy will sparo ono of tho guilty mon. Thoy will pny tho price, an they should, but will pay It nccoru in. in iiui imv of tho stato, which liril Taylor honored 'with his service, and uphold even unto death. Tim tho Snnko rlvo Is six Inches lower thnn over boforo It Is still be ing mado to servo tho needs of tho yenr, howovor, points to a condition Hint win bo worse as tho years go round and further development tukos place up tho Btroatn. Tho ranchers of this section Hnouiii be iuiidcrlns upon tho question of reservoir sites for tholr canal supplies. Thu Owy hoo system Is tho ono solution that challenges thu abilities of tho men of this region. When will its solu tion bu tackled? IMPOUNDING NOTICi: Notice is hereby given that, In pursuance of Ordinance No, -30, bf tho City of Ontario, I havo taken up nmi imiimiitiim! thu following des cribed animal found running at largo within tho corporato limits ui inu City of Ontario, In Malheur County Stato of Oregon, to-wit - Day horso, about 0 years old, llrandod 20 on Itlght Stlfflo, l."ft iiimi font whito. shod In front and thnt I will on the 9 Hi day of uk 1920, at tho hour of Tiireo o ciock $10.00 Suits $8.50 Suits $7.00 Suits $6 50 Suits $5.00 Suits $3.50 Suits $7.98 $6.80 $5.60 $5.20 $3.98 $2.80 - Come early while the assortment is good RADER'S overt' ilnv Htlnir AKB YOU IIBADY I OH IT! HOME Bnnltntlon HYOIENK for yoursolf AND thoso depoudent upon you CAUE that should bo oxerclsed to KEEP WELL OF tho needs of thoso who are SICK and what to do for thorn. UI'IIIIV VOW! Tho Home UjKleno nnd Ciuo of tho Hick courso is uoing givon uy uu tarlo Chapter, American lied Cross Mrs. Henry Orlffln Mrs. I.nruo Dlackaby Mrs. A. 8. Drown Mrs. E. M. Orolg M'rtmnn nml ilrlu IntnrnRtnfl 111 ItlV lug this courso may do so by address ing mombors of tho Committee or merely addresslug lied Cross P. M of said day offer for Bale and will sell above described animal at public auction to tho highest bidder, for cash in hand, at Tho Eaglo Mv ery In said City of Ontnrlo. Taken up this 24th duy of July, 1920. Posted this Third day of August, 1920. H. C. PAItMEIt. City Marshal. EXPRESS AND TRANSFER Tliono 103 Itesldonco Phone 11CJ2 H. It. Caldwell Prop. Quick Sorvico FORDSO POWER ON THE FARM The after-service that goes with tie Pordson Tractor is second to none. Ford son dealers are located in eveiy coimr.ui jty with stocks of spare parts and employing skilled mechanics who know just Imw the Fordson should be kept and taken care of to do it best work. 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