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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1914)
RAILROADS «ILI Two Sides of AGRICULTURAL LEG HELP THE FERMER Matrimony ISLATION NEEDED Common Carrier« Will Co-operate In üy F. A. MtTCHEL The Farm the Place to Study Markating Farm Product»— Middle Men Charge Higher Rataa All Legislative Problems. for Handling Farm Than "Heema to me nowadays all de gala, Factory Produota. Instead o’ wukln', are siltin' roun* By Patar Radford. waitin' fo' to git married. I don’t bab lecturer National K»rm*-«V Union. no Vaalon fo' to git married. 1 got By Patar Radford. The principal function performed by I<erlur*r Nallnnal F arm ers' Union. j two strong arms fo' to rub on a wash- an' fo to do ironin'. W hat I government today la to collect taxes, The leading railroad ayatama of tka ! boe'd keep records and prevent and punish want to get married fo T ’ nation will «atabltah market bureau« but that la not sufficient. Gov to aaalat tiro lanuuia along their "Oh. pshaw, Aunt Chios! You'd crime; ernment should tip Ita bat to the God like to get married well enough If you llnna In marketing thalr producta. dess of Opportunity as courageously Mnny roads have acceded to tbo re hud somebody to marry you. Ilow It druwa a six-shooter on a train quest of the Farmers' Union and an- about Nat Taylor, who was courting as robber. We ought to encourage thrift uounerd tli >lr wllllugness to enter ‘ you, that I'lukey Jones took from you?” •a as restrain greed. Wo have Into active co-operation with the far “Yo* uebber was mo' mistaken In yo’ been well basing legislation upon the ex mer« In marketing their producta. life 'bout dat. Nat he ruin to me one tremes of human life—the classes The exproaa coinpunlue have aur- an' lie any. says be, 'Chios, yo' high and low, the depraved and the veyed the held and tha Federal Gov dny, don't know any gnl dnt would like to talented let us now reach the masses ernment. through the parcel poat, lake cure 1 and the extremes will more nearly my house, do yo'?' hue demonatratod the poaalbllltlea of "I wus ob disappear. Our statutes are filled to fryln' bacon when lie sold the common carrier aa a uaeful agency dnt, an' 1 Jest »toml with a fo'k In one overflowing with pity and revenge; In mar killing farm commodltlea. i let us add opportunity. I conalder the action of theae giant liutid mi' looked up at do cellin', The slogan of the Farmers' Union business roncerna In determining to thoughtful tike.” j la co-operation. Not only among In co-oiH-rnta with the farmnra In mar “Why, Aunt Chine, didn't you un- dividual farmers, but between all legt- keting their cropa, to be the greateat deratuud that wus u proposal T ’ ' tlrnate and uaeful occupations. We . product of human thought on the “Uro|Ki«nl to me! 'Twnn’t tio secli want to alt around the hearthstone . Wealarn hemlaphere during the paat thing Nat knew well ’uuflf I kin muk' of Industry and talk over problems of | year, and It denionatratea that the my own llbln'. an' he wouldn’t Insult mutual Interest with our neighbors. educational work of the Fanners' me by askin' me to come In au' muk' We want to Invite those who are ; Union ha« brought the nation to a de Ins! nil' rook tie vlttles au’ set earnestly searching for Information clearer underetuudlng of the real roun' an* look purty de rest oh de on publle questions to get back to time, lie wauled a lazy gul fo’ d o t” the soil with their Investigations problem of the farmer. go on with your story." , w iere, In the stillness of natt re. they ! To give Information on marketing “Well, I think ob I'lnkey Jones as can climb the mountain-top of wla- la far more valuable than to give tie "Klmehy inns' wo'thlesn gal 1 k no wed, couse dom, explore the deep canyons of | advice on production. There la u mu keutly likely gal fo' to get knowledge and atroll through the tual Intereat between the rallroada married. de Ho nine' Nat 'bout her, on' quiet valleys of understanding. and the farmer which cannot eilat he nrsked n lot 1 tole oh questions. 1 wa'n't There la no problem In civilization ' between any other llnea of Induatry. goln' to mak' myself ‘sponsible fo’ her. that cannot be found In Its native The railroad« are the tegmatera of no 1 Just said alio war a tine lookin' •tate on the farm. The labor, edn- | agrlt ulture, and they are employed I gal when she war dressed only when there la aomethlng to haul. knowrd dnt would please him up. bet- 1 rational, financial, transportation, Good prlcea will do more to Increaae ter’n If 1 aald «he war a good cook home-building and all other problems tonnage than any other factor, and an' washer an' Ironer. an' It did. He are there. We will discuss a few of them. rallroada want tonnage. mo where she wnr, an’ I tole The Labor Problem. Agriculture haa many Inherent dla- uraked an' he went right off an' begun advantagea which require combined him, We bow to the dignity of labor. cou'tln'.” effort to overcome In marketing. do "Aunt No one would be willing to do more Chloe, you're very smart There are mllllona of producing unlta You know you are. You know well to I ghten the burdens. Increase the working Independently and aelling enough he wantetl yon. but you didn't safety, comforts and profits of those with« ut knowledge of market condi want the Job yourself, ami you turne,! who labor In commerce and Industry tion«. The harveat la once a year, him than their fellow tollers In agricul aside on purpnne.” while consumption la pretty even "Yah, yah!” laughed Chloe knowing ture. But how about the farm er who ly dl*trlbpi«'d throughout the entire ly "Ileckon I didn't want de Job my bows his back to feed and clothe the year, and moat of the farmer«, Nut wnr hery good man too. world, and who works from sun until through cuatorn and necessity, dump self. lint what 1 want to git married fo'. sun? Is he not also entitled to an their entire crop on the market as anyway? My htishnn' 'ud pay fo' de Increase In pay and a shortening of toon as It la gathen-d. The problem mnrryln', but who gwlne to pay fo' de hours? Much has been raid about ft organizing and systematizing the dJvo'ce, I like to know? Do yo' a'ponc the women In the factory and behind im rkots Is one In which the farmers I ran nffo'd to travel way out to some the counter, but how about the woman ♦♦♦•»••••••••»♦••••♦♦♦»••••••»•»•♦•••••♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» «••♦♦♦ b ♦»♦♦♦ ♦ » » ♦•«« * » ♦«»* Invite assistance of all lines of In o' dctu wcut'll town« an' lib dnr a yen in the field, drenched In perspiration, dustry friendly to their Interests. or mo' fo' to git separated from some gathering the harvest, the little chil Farmers Bear tha Burdan. wo'tblcss nlggah dot couldn't white dren, their lips wet with mother’s milk, tolling by her side? Are they The business of the manufacturer wash a stone wall?” lends Itself more readily to organiza “Well, how did Nat eemo out with not also entitled to consideration? Is not the man who digs In the ground tion and the facilities for studying the his suit?” markets are more easily available. The “How Nat como out? Why. he come entitled to the same consideration as reaiBl Is that the merchants are com out wld a flatiron followin' him. It ho who tolls at the forge, weaves at pelled to handle moat staple manufac hit him aqua’ on de back ob de head the loom and works behind the count tured articles at very little profit, and Mighty lucky dnt. Ef It hit him In de er? as a consequence the merchant must buck It might 'a' broke IL Kf tt bit The farmer has been bearing his look to products which he buys di him In de side It might 'a' stopped de burdens as patiently as the beast he hi-nrt a-beatln'. De safes' place to' Nat plows, but Is patience a bar from Jus- ! rect from the farm for hie profits. to git hit war In do skull. You tlce? The labor problem of Virginia 1 he reports of the Federal Depart couldn't break It wld no triflin’ thing today is on the farm, and the first ment of Agriculture show soma vary like an* Acre haln't no brains attention should be given those who . Interesting Information and anabla In It a to flatiron, Joggle." a comparison between the cost of "1 thought you said Nat was a good labor In the field. marketing products of the farm and The Need of Cheap Money. " those of the factory. A few Items man Agriculture haa never been proper- j "So he la; so be Is good ninn. but 1 will serve to Illustrate the general didn't ly financed. The farm er pays a much say he wnr n sinn’t man. Ef run. The cost of getting sugar from higher rate of Interest as a rule than been a suia't man he wouldu't the refinery to the consumer 1« 9 he'd any other class oi borrower and his I’lnkey Jones.’’ cents on the dollar; the cost of get married property, especially that of farm prod "But didn't you recommeud her?” ting tobacco from factory to con "Dat'a Jlst whnt Nat said. He come ucts, so readily accepted as a sumer la 14 cents on the dollar. In to ine wl«l his hend all bandaged up. basis Is of not credit as the property of selling a dollar's worth of eRga the nu' lie sn.v, 'Chloe. whn' yo' recom other lines of Industry of equal mar middleman gets a profit of 60 cents ket value. dnt dibbll to me fo'?' on the dollar. In selling a dollar's mend '1 didn't recommend her,’ I snl«l. A rural or land credit system Is worth of potatoes, the middleman 'I “ tole yo' she war n tine lookin’ gal needed that will enable a farmer to makes 70 cents on the dollar; In sell buy a home on long time at a cheap she wnr dr eased up.' " ing a dollar's worth of fruit, the when rate of Interest. "Whnt was the trouble between Nat middleman gets 84 cents on the dol and I’lnkey?" A statute based on sound business lar. and on cantaloupe« 82 cents. principles that will enable the lan«I- •‘Nat tole me 'bout d n t He said he Farmers' ltulletln No. 670, published went home to supper an' dcre wa'n't less to buy and encourage the large by the United States Department of no aupper—de butcher didn't send home j land owner to sell, is much needed, Agriculture, In dlscusalng this subject, de |>o'k chops Nat naked I’lnkey why and one that merits the most serious said: she didn’t go get de po’k chops consideration of our law makers. "The high price paid by consumers I’lnkey said she didn't git married fo' The financial problem of the state ranging from 5 to 600 per cent. In to carry home provisions. Nat aald and nation Is bn the farm, and first some cases, more than the farmer re dnt ef he worked nil day cuttln' peo attention should be given those who ceives, Indicates th«t there Is plenty pie's grass an' heatin' rugs he didn't create the nation's wealth. of room for lowering the cost of know why his wife couldn’t tx> sho to farm products to consumers and nt 1 hnb de supper ready. I’lnkey snld she It Is an admitted economic fact that the snme time largely Increasing the couldn't cook de supper when de sup- (here can be no permanent prosperity cash Income per farm, without In- ( per wasn't scut homo in de dellbery without a perm anent agriculture. creasing farm production. This condl- wagon. lion 1« undoubtedly a marketing prob •'Den Nat asked Ptnkcy cf when she An up-to-date farm er must have an lem which will have to be solved by | wnr a Georgia nigger de dellbery wag i accurate knowledge of today and a better organization of farmers and oil stopped lit do do’ ob her residence i clear vision of tomorrow. wld de provisions. Dat made Tinker Improved methods of marketing.” an' she wnr renchln' fo’ de flat In this ago of advancement In agri Large Shippers Influence Rates. mad. iron Nat saw blood In her eye. an’ cultural science there Is no excuse for In railroad rates the inequalities he started out to git Ills supper some- soil depletion are equally rs glaring. Kate making whnr to further menace the else, but do flatiron tills him In nation's prosperity. In Ita primitive stages wae largely de hack ob de head nil' putty nigh influenced by demands and arguments him down. He turned to Is not a «lend. Inert substance, of large shippers, but the farmers knocked I’lnkey an’ tole her ef she did dat ag’ln aa Soil wore unorganized Bnd seldom ap he'd many suppose. It Is an active, virile her arrested. force, full energy and power and peared before rate-making bodies, and "Dat Imb war ob de mlsnnder the farmer of should know hla soli If he the burden of expense In transporta- | •fundin' Nat de he end bon’dln' at a low down tlon lies largely agalnat the raw hon'dln' house, nn' I'lnkey nhe llbln' In would maintain Its productiveness. products of the farm. rooms mighty comfalum." Agriculture Is recognized as the In banking, our securitiea are dis Nut's " 'Twns alt your fault. Aunt Chloe. greatest of all Industries and a pros criminated against, as compared with ; Nat to you to nsk you to bo Ids perous, progressive the products of the factoricw and wife, came and yon tnrnetl him over to the agricultural population and la enlightened the surest mines. The farmer Is entitled to a most worthless woman you knew." safeguard of civilization. square deni The farmer is more In "Wo'tblcss! Yah, ynhl Don’t yo'be- terested In good prices and efficient llebe It. Dinkey's considerin' wedder service than he Is In rates. Reflection. she gwlne to study fo' to be n teacher to write fo' de magazines. She “Not everything In this world Is ap During the rehearsal of n photo piny or haln't got no eddlrntlon, an* sho cnln't propriate." nt Thrln recently three lions broke do so she's gwlne Into de lit "W hnt makes you think of that?" loose mid nttneked a mule harnessed erary tencliln'. "The fact Is that uavy widows do business. I reckon.” to n enrt They killed nnd devoured "If you hnd married not wear sen weeds.—Baltimore Ameri the nnlninl, then two were enptured, have b«>en nil right.” him he would can while the third escaped Into the coun "Beckon he would 'a' been nil right try. A Snapshot. but whnr 'ud I 'a' been? I been gibin' It Is reported In the I.ondon Times yon de innn'a side ob de question. Ef "Here's n case where the police l lint the government of Tunis Is nlxnit I'd 'a' married Nat I'd 'a' been gibin' canglit n photographer they wanted In to establish n reserve to give refuge you side. De woman, Ills dark room.” to the rapidly disappearing fnunn of when d«> she woman's gits a wo’thless or “fin! A genuine rase of arrested de J. A. RICHARDS, ttint country. It will Include about don't agree with hint, gits husbnn’ velopment!" - Baltimore American. n lot 4,000 acres of wild mountainous conn- | trnhhle with thegilnmonln nn* all d a of t Auct. try and an adjoining marsh ot 6,000 I ruther fry bacon an' do washln'." The Weekly Oregonian 1 Year For 75 cents Subscribe at The Mail Office NOW! Public At my place, which is known as the old Stout Ranch on the Stayton and Mehama road, on SAT., NOV. 7 Sale commences at 10 a. m. Sharp Free Lunch at Noon 1 draft colt, 3 yrs. old 1 old mare 2 cows Sheep and goats 1 reg. Berkshire brood sow 4 shoats, 4 doz. chickens 2 buggies 1 road cart and harness 1 mowing machine 1 shearing machine 1 cream separator 1 grindstone 1 saddle and bridle Farming tools 1 heater, 1 range 1 dresser, 1 couch 3 beds, springs, mattresses, chairs, tables, dishes and other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE-Sums of $10. and under, cash. Over that amount, 8 mos. time at 6% int. on approved security. 2% discount for cash on sums over $10. acres. RUE DRAGER