MARCH 29, 1917
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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
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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.
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ARE OVERESTIMATED
IKCI4RKI SWIFT & CO. SKCltK
TARY IX I.KTTF.K TO THK l"OST
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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
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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 :
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