EDITORIAL
THE STAYTON MAIL NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION MEETING
coming here o f thousands of men
and women who will se« us as
we are, and who will in a large
measure either remain perma­
Chas. S. Clark , Editor and Proprietor
nently or leave their money for
Oregon will act as host this investments.
summer to the National Editorial
i Associatiot as one of the results
An Alllad Uniform.
o f the activities o f the Pacific
In ■ vaudevilli' theater at oao of lb«
Advertising Rates Made Known Upon Application
Northwest Tourist Association. French porta there wna a commtiau
W e still have some Beautiful Patterns lett in our Stock of
This body of men and women is who had an act which ha railed “ Lo
N ouy W Uniform*.“ Ho won« a French L1NO -E U M , which we are offering at the following re­
made up of the brightest minds ateel hot mot topped with the cock
Ftrtiga Advertising Represented by Tbe Aaencin Press Ass«ciat)«i
in the newspaper world and the feather* of the Itullnuai. HU coat unit duced prices—
results that will accrue from a hroocheo were of IthakL About hu
$1.75 sq yd laid
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Stayton, Marion
wat»t un» n I uiik a Scotch aporrau. He $3.00 heaviest ” A ” grade “ Linoleum, now
publicity standpoint are beyond wore *o lf «tookIn*». The top of oue
$2.25 ” B” grade Linoleum, now..................................... 1.40 sq yd laid
County, Oregon, under the Act o f Congress o f March 3, 1879.
all computation. During the past waa the pattern of the Frouch tins nnd
$1.50 “ C” grade Linoleum, now .......................
1.15 aq yd laid
two years the Tourist Association the other of the American lia* And
$1.50
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grade
Print
Linoleum.........................
96c sq yd laid
Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail
^presenting Oregon. Washing- be uau* u »on« Hhout the beach at
Wnlklkl—a Frenchman’» Intorpreta- $1.25 “ E ” grude Print Linoleum ...............
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i ton and British Columbia has tlon of nu American Idea of Hawaiian
$1.10 general “ Gold Soal Congoleum, several pat­
spent $112.000 to attract tourists harmony I Certainly nothin« could
INDUSTRIES MUST CARE FOR SOLDIERS
terns..................................................................
75c sq yd laid
to the Pacific Northwest and the have been more tilllml—Hoy 8. Dur­
atine, In Scribner's Mn«azlae.
Hundreds of thousands o f soldiers and sailors returning to their results have been far beyond ex-
A few old mats, 1 pard by 2 y a rd s ........................
$1.25 each
homes after the war will find the places they left occupied and jobs ' pectations when war conditions
No Co-Operation.
“ 1 always try to make the beat of
scarce. Families and relatives should make plans to make places are taken into consideration.
a hud situation,” remarked Hr. Ulltb
for the home coming men and women who have worn Uncle Sam’s That Oregon has received the
cry.
uniform.
greater benefit over the other
•'What do you do when your wnter
Private co-operation and state and nation must do their utmost commonwealths is evident in pitica freeze and Ibea burnt 1"
“Oh. I »In « a little son* Just to »how
to care for discharged forces if we would not swell the ranks of the attendance of Crater Lake.
that fill not worryln«."
discontent.
There are 11 National Parks in
“ Thnt'a highly commendable."
"Hut when the water bc«lns to hulk
A public sentiment must be aroused, to see that they are given the United States and all hut two
on the poopD who occupy the flat be­
C o »«* « l«r ClflrtMcy
at least as good a place in the social structure as they left.
show a decrease in attendance neath mine to »ave my life I enu'f-urr-
la P mc . or la War
Sound industrial conditions and a good business basis will do except Crater Lake and Rainier Miade them to Join me In nln«in*. —
F u lly «'<|iiip|M'il HI h t i i I culture nini Mcienlilic deportment«*. S p a rla i
more to make this possible than anything else.
National, Crater I.ake shows an ltlrmln*ham A «o -IIrruid.
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increase of between 25 and 40
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THE FARMERS INSTITUTE
visited Rainier National w hile all Oregon tho women tiro innkiu« home­
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K . r r a a a k t . n l , m a ri, u e e a r ia a b , la r w a r k la » a a r 'u M I .
The Farmers Institute is on the verge of being grabbed by a parts o f the Pacific Northwest made driers, home-mtide tireless cook­
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political federation that will probably annihilate the Institute as it were included in th e . various ers, nnd homc-mnde I ivies* refrl««rn-
tors under tho direction of the home
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now stands. It will transfer the power and benefits toward a po­ phases of publicity.
demonstration a «on t. In connection •
litical axle where politics will allay itself with whatever course its
The totai expenditure of the with this project one woman found ;
bosses see fit and govern the wheei.
tourists and vacation seeker per Mint nn Investment of 50 cents In a
We saw what polities could and would do for the farmer win­ annum is not less than One Billion «L»h drainer nnd u wire (Uihi'lolh for
y, ds nnd pons »lived her ten minutes
ters ago when fruits and vegetables lay wasting in the fields, when Dollars and it is to secure our of the tliin1 required to «l<> the dishes
car loads of potatoes, apples and so on lay until they rotted on the share of this immens * revenue after each meal, or :tO minute« u day. i
In n year she figurisi Mil* Mine. If ne
very tracks to stall the market and bring up prices while people that this association exists.
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ted, would . ve two V
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starved in the big cities in the poorer districts.
It is safe to say that within a 1“ hours n dHjf. lolsure. *\Vn» Ihe In-
It was not the farmer’s fault. He sold what he could of his very short time the Pacific '« ‘siiuetil worth wh'l ■?
produce and in order to lift up prices it was not offered to the re­ Northwest and it can be dem­
tailer but left to rot while thousands starved. The consumer was onstrated by figures -can derive
led to believe that there was a shortage in the markets and so on from Fifty to One Hundred Mill­ V'. rè . ; S - ■*! v>. . ? .* V
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but the goods lay unused and wasting away that had required the ion Dollars of actual cash from
man power that Uncle Sam had spared to the farmer while it was the encouragement of this travel.
urgently needed in Europe to produce. That is what politics will This cash remains in the Pacific
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do to the crops from our land.
Northwest.
It is not sent out
The farmer should put his heel on the heads of these fakirs for any raw material, nor for any
and bush-beaters who now seek to control their affairs. I f the other commodity, but remains
farmer is wise he will never let politics rise above his own head here to help every individual
and interests in any form.
citizen in the development of hi.
business, and in payment o f his
taxes and the tourist is absolute­
SYM PATHIZES WITH GOMPERS, BU T—
ly the fore runner o f the settler,
(From the Yerrington, Nevada, Times)
the new investor and the man­
Mr. Gompers takes the position that in no ease is a reduction ufacturer.
Travel by rail was discouraged
o f wages to be permitted, which means of course that the indust­
last
year and as far as going a-
ries and prices must be maintained on a war basis in tim eof peace.
broar,
is concerned theie will be
We sympathize with Mr. Gompers in his desire to secure the
nothing
doing this year.
The
largest returns possible for labor but it is quite evident he over­
war
is
over
and
the
people
have
looks the law of supply and demand.
Heretofore two elements have operated to keep labor at a high the money and the desire to
price; the scarcity of laborers and the insistent demand for a large travel. We have so far expend­
ed $112,000, to attract attention
line of products at any cost.
Now that the war is over these influences have disappeared and to the greatest asset we have
so their effects must disappear. It is an established fact that busi­ and we only need to keep up the
ness cannot be done on less than certain margin or surplus of in­ work to secure returns based on
this expenditure far beyond the
come over the outgo.
To attempt it means ruin and ruin for business enterprises is desire o f the most avaricious.
To illustrate: the Park to Park
calamity for the working man as well as for the owners.
Cost must be kept within certain limits or the people will not Highway Association at a recent
buy and so the business is between the millstones and always in meeting in Spokane reported ten
thousand
machines entering
danger o f being ground^to pieces.
Spokane
over
the Yellowstone
I f there was somewaj in which laborers-could be enlightened
Highw-ay
with
an
average of four
and put in possession of all the essential facts concerning what
in
a
machine.
Suppose these
wages a business will stand, it would be a great gain all around.
machines were gathered together
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in Spokane in one day.
You
N A T IO N A L PROHIBITION
know- what it costs you to travel. |
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The necessary number of states has given assent to ratification Take this amount and multiply it
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o f the federal prohibition amendment, and on the first of next June by 40,000 and look at the total ■
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the manufacture and sale of liquor are forbidden by law. Social and this is the way this new a
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drinking will be an abandoned custom and arranging the appropri­ money that costs practically no {
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ate service of wines for a formal dinner will b eon eof the lost arts. thing to get flows in a steady
The United States is the first great nation to make the experi­ stream into our lay. House Bill
Oliver Plow No. 7, Roderick Lean Disc. The Tractor is made by
ment o f nation-wide prohibition
I f it proves satisfactory here 76 calls for another appropriation iä
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Ford & Son. Plows and disc made under their personal supervision.
to cover the coming two years, | »
other nations will doubtless adopt it.
Your order now Will jnlure spring delivery
It was decided that the best form of embodying this great for the same amount asked for a
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two
years
ago,
and
dependent
change would oe in the form of an amendment to the Constitution.
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Washington
and
British
This will insure the most vigorous enforcement o f the law, and will
Columbia following with the
enable the effect of it upon the nation to be speedily observed.
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The fact that so many of the states have consented to ratifica same amount they gave previous­ as
tion is significant of a great change in public opinion. A few years ly. No appropriation has secur­
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ago it would have been thought absolutely impossible that the ed more for Oregon or been
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better
administered.
The
work
United States should go “ bone dry” within the lifetime of the
present generation. Even among those who heartiiy approved of is under the constant attention
the principle ot prohibition, it would have seemed inconceivable of some o f our leading business
that the nation should adopt it. Admitting that the use of alcohol men who gave their time free of J
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w as subject to great abuse, would the public “ stand fo r” its with charge and pay their own ex­
penses when attending the meet­
drawal?
The fact that the nation entered into war and that prohibition ings o f the Board o f Directors.
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Write or phone for further information
The state revenues are used to
was strictly enforced in the army gave a great impetus to its ad­
vance. 1 he practicality of nation-v ide prohibition has been more develop every other asset, either
and more confirmed in the minds o f people in general. The proof by maintaining departments, en­
o f this is the rapid response which the states have made in ratify­ forcement of laws, maintaining
260 High Street
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in g the amendment.
institutions, and the building of
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This legislation will undoubtedly banish altogether some exist­ roads and bridges and the simpl­
est
way
to
increase
these
reve­
ing evils and minimize others. It will be the plain duty o f everv'
Peter Diedrlch, Agent for Fordfon Tractors, Stayton, Oregon
citizen o! the Lnited States to conform to the law both in the letter nues is by a development more
and the spirit.
potent than any that has gone
before which will result in the
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