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MARCH 29, 1917 PAGE 2 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL BY Gl'Y LAI OI.l.KTTK Entered at the p 8totflce t Prlne illc, Orogon, a second-class mat ter. irTHLISIIElVEVKKY" TIUHSOAY Price $1.50 per year, payable aulclly In advance. In case of aaango of address please notify us at once, giving both old and new address. JMTS PAPER REPRESf NTEO FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO JRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES settled by men who have como here to build homes and rear their fam ilies, working along quietly anil making good. If you have an in clination to feel dissatisfied, take an invoice of your surroundings and see how much better off you are than your neighbor. It is not a very elegant expression, nevertheless quite true, that "The still sow drinks the swill." IK1K II.I.K TO JOIN I.K.Atil K ltlg lloustcr Meeting Held at t orn iiii'rciiil Club Kor I'lirl of Week By A. Michel At a meeting of the baseball fans of Prineville in the Commercial Club parlors this week it was planned j for Prineville to have the beRt buse- ball team thut has ever represented Within the past two years, some; this city. R. L. Schee was chosen Uo have been inclined to feel dis- ; to represent this city In a meeting tisfied with the management of (called by the Bend Commercial Club PRINEVM.LK I.KAPS aJfairs in Prineville have pointed to Bend as a town of "boosters" and in their leal to eulogize the efforts af the splendid people of that town aave lost sight entirely of what is going on right here at home. True, Bend has her large mills and with their advent large sums of aioney have been invested in that town and to maintain the payrolls fcnge sums of money are required to ae kept on deposit in the Bend Wnks. Most manufacturing towns are made up of an itinerant popu lation, the workingmen coming and mine as recnlnrlv as nav-dav comes, i in that city on Tuesdav night with an idea of forming a Central Ore gon Baseball League. He was given power to include Prineville in this league if conditions are right. The league as now proposed will include two Bend teams, Redmond and Prineville. This is a new Idea in baseball in Central Oregon and should be a big success as this will give games every Sunday in one or the other towns. At this same meeting Ed Alhee, a member of last year's team, and one at present Interested in the In land Auto Co. of this city, was This is said with due respect to our t chosen manager. Mr. Albee will be aister town and only to lead up to a i furnished with a private secretary comparison. To anyone who feels and will have all the marks of a dissatisfied with his lot in Prineville, "a ask you to glance at a compar ison of the deposits and cash on hand in the banks of- the two towns. According to statements published lecently there was deposited in the Prineville banks $740,939.60 and the statements showed that they had 1347,276.77 cash on hand. The statements of the Bend banks made an the same day showed deposits of I730.S50.94. with $220,654.59 cash aa hand. If it were possible to se ta re a statement of business trans acted in the two towns it would aecessarily follow that Prineville leads in that also, yet she does not aave sawmills nor a railroad, but aill have soon, and then with her jich farm and stock country tribu avry it can easily be imagined that hank deposits will be doubled, for without the industries which Bend aaa, Prineville now leads in deposits and cash on hand. Moreover, the and tributary to Prineville is a big league manager. It was the opinion of those at tending the meeting that enough could be raised in Prineville to back this team. Prineville has always had a good baseball team and all it needs is the backing of the people of the town. It has always beaten its greatest rival. Bend, and this year must be no exception. Mr. Schee has already made ar rangements with the winner' of the Inter-City league champions of Port land, to appear here again during the Inter-State Fair. As soon as things can be gotten In shape con tracts will be mailed all players available and a spring training camp will be started at Davidson Park. If you want a baseball team in Prineville this year give It your hearty support. Remember The Journal has the largest bona fide list of subscribers in central Oregon. Our Want Ada atock and farm country, owned and get results, lc a word each issue. cJ' u$t pknt tlie Jape row at a Tune- Greatest Improvement In Seed Planting "a k4. A i-1 FOR BETTER GARDENS The tissue paper tape keeps the seed constantly moist it is simple to understand that they germinate quicker and better. The seeds are spaced the proper distance apart so no thinning out is necessary. Only the finest selected seeds o( thoroughly tested prize winning strainsare used. And the lahor is reduced to a minimum. Surely this is what you should use in your garden this year. Pukro Sepdtape is made by the Aijirrican Seeduipe Co., 7 1 W1 ird Si , New York City. l,ft it at your deal ers. Price 10c per package D. P. ADAMSOX & CO. PRINEVILLE JJRl'G CO. Prineville, Oregon Phone 1702 Livery, Feed and Sale Stable EAST SIDE BARN Phone 1702 Special attention paid to all kind of draying Hay and Grain Sold to all Stockmen DRAYAGE IN CONNECTION C. H. Baggott PrprietOT Redmond, Ore. W. J. HUGHES Dealer in Harness and Saddlery Goods, Horse Blankets, Saddle Blankets, Bits, Spurs, Robes, Whips, Harness and Saddles, Oils and Axle Grease. All work neatly and promptly done and guaranteed Saddles Made to Order a Specialty PRINEVILLE, OREGON MRS.CL1FT0N AT HOME I TO THE SHUMIA CLUB The Shuniia Club met at the home of Mrs. U. X. Clifton lust Saturday mill enjoyed a most pleasant after noon. The program consisted of the following numbers: "Extracts from Adam's Diary," and "Kve'a IHiiry". by Mark Twain, was read by Miss WiUle. A short sketch of the life and works of Jack London was rend by Mrs. Uiwcuheig antl Lon don's "Acorn Planter", a drama, was given by Miss Conway. The guests were shown through the new homo of the hostess, which was dec orated for the occasion with flowers from Long Bench, and all expressed their hearty approval of the new bungalow. The club is endeavoring through the management of the theatre, to secure a splendid lecture on Art soon. Mrs. Elkins extended to the members of the rlub an Invi tation to be present at a reception given in honor of Mrs. Alexander Thompson, at the home of Mrs. Klklns ou April 4, at which date Mrs. Thompson will give a program at the Club Hall under the auspices of the Ladies Annex Club. Mrs. Crooks, mother of the hostess, and Mrs. Lida Bechtell were gut'sts of the Club In honor of Mrs. Heehtell a birthday. The Club drank to the health of Mrs. liechlell and wished her many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Edwards entertains the Club April 7. 81 ARE OVERESTIMATED IKCI4RKI SWIFT & CO. SKCltK TARY IX I.KTTF.K TO THK l"OST m Use hotter Jtour Our claim to superior quality is based on fact High grade grain and correct milling go into our product the result tsundard. Flomir a flour making more loaves per barrel and of better quality. Let us prove it at our risk Satisfaction or your money refunded PRINEVILLE FLOUR MILLS H w m S3 S3 R3 F. S. Hiiynard IVewnt-i FIkuit to Show That Profits of I'tickliiK Companies Are Not as Great as Relieved To the Post. In the February 4 issue of Tie Houston Post appears an article by ! Adolph Boldt of the Lumberman's Xational Bank, in which he makes j certain statements in detail as to j byproduct values, and bis estimate ' of packer's profits on cattle are so J wide of the mark that we think it ; would be a serious matter to let j them go unchallenged as a demon stration of the profitableness of the packing business with the object of encouraging any one to invest capi tal in such an enterprise. Mr. Boldt presents certain figures as the values realized by the pack ers on hides and byproducts for the year 1916. His conclusion is that the packers must have realized in 1916 on an 1000-pound animal $40.- 40 per head from the hides and; other byproducts, and that Instead; of the profit of $1.25 to $1.50 per head which the packers really made-, on cattle in 1915 he has figured out a net profit of $14.88 per head. Mr. Boldt's figures are much over estimated. For the year ending Sep tember 30, 1916, the hides and by products from all cattle killed by us (and the average weight of cattle was about 1000 pounds) netted us, after deducting manufacturing ex pense from the actual sale, $18.62 per head, which is $21.78 per head less than his estimate. The hide netted $12.22. (The oil and stearine $3.13. Other byproducts $3.37 per head. Lighter animals would net less. It would require too much space to go into the details of all of the products mentioned and show the errors in the figures. However, it might be instructive to consider his estimate on hides of 73 pounds, compared with the actual sale weight of 56 pounds, an overesti mate of 17 pounds per head. The selling price is estimated at ' 3 1 Mi cents per pound, whereas the actual sale netted 21 cents an overes timate of 10 cents per pound, mak ing on these two items alone an overestimate of $12.50 per head. The testimony taken by the con gressional committee last year, in which it is stated that "some inter esting facts were developed regard ing the large profits made by the packers, which were substantially greater than they admitted," is mentioned. The facts as to profits brought out in this investigation showed that Swift, Armour, Morris and Cudahy on sales of over $1,200,- 000,000 made a profit in 1915 of $28,000,000, or only 2 1-3 cents on each dollar of sales, furthermore, Swift & Company submitted at this hearing a certified statement show ing that their cattle profits in 1915 were 1-8 cents per pound live weight, or '4 rents per pound dress ed weight, including the sale of beef, hides and byproducts, and their profits on cattle for the year 1916 have been substantially the same figures. We trust that you will be able to give, due publicity to this letter so that your readers may not be mis led as to the profits that are pos sible In the packing business. The parking business yields a reasonable return on the rapltul In vested, from a very small margin of profit per dollar on sales. But this is only possible, when a large volume Is done, with a high degree of practical and scientific ability, by competent men who understand the business. It Is sometimes overlooked that It takes a good deal more than merely brick and mortar, machinery and money to operate a packing business. Far more necessary are scientific and practical knowledge, organizing and merchandising abil ity and larg volume. Yours respectfully, Swift & Co., F. 8. Hayward, Secretary. Paid Adv. CALL I 'OH BIDS Bids will be received by the County Court of Crook County up to noon on Tuesday, April 3, for 120 cords of 4 -foot wood for the court house and 80 cords of wood for the high school, to bo either pine or Juniper, good body wood. Bids to be filed with the county clerk. 18t3p a; FORTiF THIS TOWN : With Heme Trade Dollars 1 Vi-.-S-jT In the heart of the city C - 'xr'tf xfv''' W iThe Portland Hotel g i f Invite the citisn of th enT8 ent of the Cat- cascades to opurn utilsr its hatpittble raof when- V I ever they visit the City of Roses. 1 Generous ii size an i superior in environm nt 1 I The Portland offers to its guests every luxury and I - 1 convenience. ' I j Eirapsin Plti "$1.53 and Upwards Je jEV Richard W. Child. ' 000ms 3 ;: 3pp j)f jk'V,-vv,r ,ri 'fsr- ir i .mm ! a v ii turn I This is a PREPARED NESS age. Real industrial prepar edness may be had by SPENDING YOUR DOLLARS WITH THE LOCAL MERCHANTS I Trade at Home Hardware of REDMOND, OREGON Invites your inquiries for anything in the hardware and implement line. We carry the most complete stock in Central Oregon. Orders Filled Same Day as Received. 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