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About St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1914)
PLAN FOR STATE AID TO FARMERS A Proposal To Proparo Small Tracts and Sell To Set tlors at Actual Cost The press and thinking moil ami women of tbo country bnvo boon glv the much nttentlon to u nolutlon of the great economic qticntlon of Indue lug rural nattlomont, und perfecting omo plan for farm crodltH. That lomo mothod must bo darlscd by which tho farming population may bo Increased and farm llfo inndo more attractlvo and profitable, In univer sally conccdod. 1'rosldent Wilson nnd his thrco predecessors have appointed commissions to lnvootlKUto but. jib yet, no method bun boon presented. Ho4i, John Manning, of I'orllNtid, In a recent spcoch bpforu the Arlotu So cial (Junior, presented a plan for In , duclnj; tho settlement nnd cultivation of rural lands from which, as a Imsls. a hopes to ovolvo a pcrfrmt plan which wilt result In grant good to the veoplu of tho Htnto. To promutu this 1 kn Isvllcs nvnry innn nnd woman, to 1 ondhtm a cant or letter approving r disapproving tho plan and offering 1 rrttlolsm nnd sdvlrn. After enumerating tho necessity for ) sama action and tho Imiiurliinuo of rroporly soWIng this quusllon, Mr. Manning tells of tho operation of tht Kngllsh Land Act In Ireland, (lovcrn mental aid to tha nrmor In ('ntiadu, and recites tho wondrous hmorimw of Jnmos J, Mill In Inducing tlin iMtllr mont of lands along the limn of tin1 Ureal Northern. Ho el ten Hit- fact that tho head of u family with fl.oon r M.COO oupltnl cannot uuderlako tho ttiuuiptlon of such n loud au high 1 1 1 - 1 1 i BlB The End of fijij Winter Season AN AFTERNOON SUIT OF MOIRE AND A SMART TAILORED FROCK flinnrt women will wear next k-h-Koii l hi tunic nklrt. Iliu peg-top mnl iiuhIi'Im llmt artt ilr-i up III hark IhihiIh fashion nr rauKht In at thu sl'li's. Tlmra Is n wide i'IhiIlh) In hhpIi J of tlii-w ileslsns Tlii-ra nru Mlnglu. double and triple tuulua and mutinied ' MlimretH. InatsMd of tliti real tuulu tbcre may Im irlmmliiK Imnila of plnltM nrrmiaeil to give tlie muim ulTect. Hloiiii'n mid com Ik will follow thu mine geiiernl linen, VHiiallou being given by mimIi iirnitiKeluentM; novel aleuvo Hill VMl nIK't. No. 77SU-7KfII Is a etwtuinn of oclirn in-! r- Thu uottti'o shows a net -In 1 lec vi, an atlraetlYo collar and front rlnHlni: The shirt lm a criulimtml , lurk, whlrli furiitM n tunlo In front and gives the iiffwt of ilri'pury In Imult. I Tlii" f-oMutiiH may lm iniiilu In sir,)1 . ail with J; ynrds of 3G Inch mnterlaJ I for tb coatee (7720) and 3 yards ol 1 16 im h maturlal for the skirt (78CI). A ilrliulufully colored wool crupu Ir I iiHtl fur tlie other frock Illustrated I (7II-"VSI). Tbo colors nro gray nnd while, ery -silvery and iiciicntu, ana the cuffs, collar nnd sash aro of silk In the saino shades of grny nnd nllver. This n'tlrt model alinwa a slight dnipery In front effected by two ilart tucks. I'n'r slxo 3t this design requires IS yinilx of 3D laah material for thu bod ies 1 791 1) and '.') yurds of 1H Inch nut ti rlal for thu skirt (7901). No. 7710-sIxuh 32 to IS. No Tiit sixes 22 to 30. No 7llslxiis 31 to 42. No 7BI alxos 22 to 30. ICnrh istttvru IS cents. HON. JOHN MANNING farmlug laud prices comp-l Their capital does not hold nut If they nt tempt to mnke n farm from the cheap r1 logged off or burnt over lauds, neither can they preiwrn to Irrigate the fertile lands of Itnsturn Orasuju. Mr. Manning proposes tho imtmage f such loglslntlon an will nimble the Htatn to put all tho tillable 8tHto lands Into a condition ready for uultlvHtluu and occupancy tho cloarlng of logged eft er wild lands, Irrigating or dralii' Ins wuoro iitH'OBHary. The Statu to dlapoia of these lauds In from 20 to 100 acru tracts to thu actual bona fide settler at n prion not to ostium! the aotual cost to tho Statu In addition to a fair vnluutlou for tho laud, tho tttut to loan such bottler euouuli iiiohh)' to build a sultablo bonne, barn, fanowi, ate, and to purcbasu ImplniuoutN and stock, taking as coeurlty therefor h Merlgsgu for IK or 18 year, payablo Is small yearly payments ut (hit same rati of Intercut tho Statu mys for the money, say 4 or & per cent. Ur. Manning also favors oxtundlna Us srlvllofi of borrowing this Xtuto steney, er wouey from tho help fund at tat low ruts of lutureat to nil fassuvre and rural owuer with tha aeaeissry safeguurd that tho uionuy would b used for farm dovoJupinaul; tat State to Usui 20-year bonds to Im told as lbs work of riwlulmlitg the land progresses aud thu money la aseded, Tha titato by this plan, would gut a rtturu of every dollar Invested, with tee Interest thereon, In 16 or IK year aad would be ublo to mtMt tho bonds thus Ukued when due. aud without the loss of a ilugla dollar to thd Stat. Mr. Manning also has a plan for a simpler method of nwrltetlng st?r and farm produce. The geutlewMn eltes lastnneo under thu p res oat Methoii of whero thu autual cousutuor has paid as high us 400 per emit moro than was paid to the fanner or pro ducer. Ho firmly belloves that bU "Hack to tho Boll" plan would nuke Oregon a Statu which could boast of a psopla of wealth produoors uud pot ale.s of wage earners. To (ilitaln I'tllier imltrrn IthmtrHtixl nil nut tblk eoiiHiti hiii) etwhMo i i-m-iIs In ntiunpH or eoln IU sure In stntn numW of Isilloru sad els, iinmnurlnn over the fullest iHirt of the liimt. Adilremi lHttra Di'lHirtllH'I't. I'd re of Ibis tNMT. So Naate Adilrasa Bite Always leaves a stock like our Dry Goods Department and Men's Toggery with a large number of Broken Lots. " Modern merchandising does not contemplate carrying over goods from one season to another. It is more profitable ; to clear-up the old lots at a loss "than to anticipate that the . same style will prevail the next season. This is our reason for putting on a Big Reduction Money-Raising Sale in our '. Dry Goods Department and Men's Toggery next week. . The first day will be the best as the best bargains are taken first. .f Vif: Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat., ,1 Feb. 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. BONHAM &CURRIER I nJ aoa rwi TEN ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS Where Located I'orllaml fa) Ort'Koit City Silvcrtou Cazailcto llstiicailu Hull Run HoriiiK St. John iSaletu Widely scattered have been built by the Portland Railway, Unlit & I'owcr Company for the purpose of providing Reliable Electric Servlco to its patrons. Through high tension transmission lines each of these generating plants are inter- communicative, so that the service U insured agaiust unforeseen iuterrttptionii. THE SPORTS COAT A COMFORTABLE FAD How is Your Title? Have your abstract made, con tinued or examined at the l'onhuu la Title, Abstract nnd Realty Co Accurate work. Reasonable fuuti. H. Henderson, manager, 311 North Jersey street. Adv. Bring In your job printing while yeu Iblnk ot It. Don't wult until you ar tntlrely out. Wo uro oqulppad to turn out seat and tasty prlnUug BreaptV at Portland prlooi or Iwa, Altltauuh Many of our fashions urn ociuMtlviMl Willi uvr a ihouxht r th pntetlml. fur attornment alou. ih aintrta coat, wblott is UooumliiK mor iouiar ovary day, is au sculon. Thla KHrmut, 1 ullv. orlaiiiatMl with tha inachlnaw a rouah, hoavy coat of ilaltl ttruil rtr tho nr tnsnt of tha aamo lutnta vsorii tiy the CatMillan wootiamn. It ta now halnt; UMtla of nil sullabltf coatliiK iiiutariata. )laln or (ilald. ami tills a very linnur tuut plava In tho moiini Hlrl's snj vtouvtn'a wardroW. A mvsmiulo ooat Inif Is uaatl with No. KiSi; tlia 011UW0 is n sort, wooir taurtc in iiarK UU10: u tmrrow strip of rati runs throuch tho rovaraa atda und Is turnad bach to funn collar and culfa A stltoliod strip at tho matartal (urms tha bolt, Tho nitf lan shouldwr. which aha ran hanara with tha yoha this season, in 11 ftsUuro, ami tlio hufii pntoh poakats uro u con vaulanoa. Tula guruaatit may ba 00 (via. I tn size 36 with m yanla of 41 tnali umtrhl. A threa.plaao sldrt naaampnnles this coat. It Is ilovalopoit In bluo duvtityn ami trlniitiiMl with bono buttons. Tho lnal front Is distinctive. tilso SI In this dHlKii rcaulrcs 1 yaula of 13 Inch mntarlul. Tho tunic Is literally a fairy cud mother to the inodorn frock, lly ud illnp 0110 In clilffou or plaited silk a plain little dross is entirely transform ed. Tho shops uro showlnc tunica of taffotua ami satin which aro aultublo tn wur with almost any dross. Ouu or two of thsiu In 11 wardrobo Is Ilka liav tne that many extra kowiis. Ntv 8116 U bluo silk poplin, with tho Mcond tunic qt bluo ahlffon and tho upper ono'of the poplin.' A few dark rod bone buttons nro effective us trlmmlmr. This frock may be copied in situ it with 6 14 yards of 3$ luoh material. No. SliO nil 3: to -U. 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