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II IE ST. JOHNS vinw A. W. Marklc, Kdilor Published Friday of finch Week Subscription prlo $1.00 poryonr. Outside of Multnomah County f2.00 per year iu advance. Advertising Rates: 25 cents psr inch each Insertion. Locals 5 cents per line, minimum 25 cents. Spedal rates on yearly contracts. ThK RKVIRW Is entered nt tost office In Portland, Oregon, ns mull matter of the second class under the Act o( Con ,rcsso( March 3, 1879. On Tuesday the St. Johns Chau Muiun opens on the well located grounds at the rear of the Cen tral School building. The pro ram this year is said to far exceed in point of Kcnurnl in terest that of last year, and it is hoped that every family in this district will bo in possession of a scnaon ticket or two. T ho talent brought hero at a heavy cost is of the best the nation uffordB, and as it is brought right to our very doors it should be patronized liberally. The Committee of citizens who huvo guaranteed the sale of a largo number of season tickets Bhould receive the hearty support of the .community. When they call up on you bo sure and buy a ticket. The Cautauqur. is an educational affair as well an of general in terest. The children should ho provided with tickets, as it will prove helpful to them. While it is true that there arc many calls mionthu neon o for financial aid .vet this is one thing that shouli not be passed by. So buy a ticket and attend the Chautauqua at every session if possible. The Dakota farmer was visit intr ICmrland. and he was lellint a company of Hnglifdtmcn nlojt the bigness or farms in the worn "You might not believe it.' said -the Dakota man, "but a friend of mine has a farm so large that he starts out with his plowing in Hid spring. All mat he enn do is to plow and now on straight furrow before autumn. Then he turns round and harvests tint crop on it on his way back." that, sait 11 'Oh, yes, I believe th me of the Hngllshmcn. one 01 tiio I'jngiisiimen. innis like a farm that a friend of mine has in India, lie had to put a mortgage on his farm anil hail to ride across the farm to tin recorder's olllce. Hut before he could get it recorded, the mort gago fell due." "That's like my son-in-law's farm," said the American farmer. "Two weeks after they married, my daughtur and hur husband start ed for the pasture to milk the cows, anil their two children brought in the milk." The Knglishman thought a moment, but his imagination failed and he gave up. -Kxchange. Orlan Hanson, Hgedli.'!, of llfil Denver avenue, was injured in a collision between the motor cycle on which he was riding and an automobile at Alberta and Michigan avenues at 7 o'clock Monday evening of last week. Witnesses claim that Hansen was not looking ahead and was on the wrong side of the street when he collided with the automobile. His head and neck were badly cut. his none broken and he sustained an injury f to his right eye. Hansen lias, been employed by the Grant Smlth-I'orter Ship corporation ' nt St. Johns. He was taken by the Ambulance Service company to tho Good Samaritan hospital, , Arc the Packers Profiteers? Plain Facts About the Meat Business The Federal Trade Commission in its recent report on war profits, stated that the five large meat packers have been profiteering and that they have a monopoly of the market. These conclusions, if fair and just, are matters of serious concern not only to those engaged iu the meat packing business but to every other citizen of our country. The figures given on profits arc misleading and the statement that the packers have a monopoly is unsupported by the facts. The packers mentioned iu the report stand ready to prove their profits reasonable and necessary. The meat business is one of the largest American industries. Any citizen who would familiarize himself with its details must be prepared for large totals. The report states the aggregate profits of four large packers were $r4o,ooo.ooo for the three war years. This sum is compared with 19,000,000 as the average annual profit for the three years before the war, making it appear that the war profit was $ 1 2 1 ,000,000 greater than the pre-war profit, This compares a three-year profit with a one-year profit--a man ifestly unfair method of comparison. It is not only misleading, but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has made a mis take iu the figures themselves. The aggregate three-year profit of $i,o,ooo,ooo was earned on sales of over four and a half billion dollars. It means 'about three cents on each dollar of sales or a mere fraction of a cent per pound of product. Packers' profits are a negligible factor in prices of live stock and meats. No other large business is conducted upon such small margins of profit. Furthermore--and this is very important only a small portion of this profit has been paid iu dividends. The balance has been put back into the business. It had to be, as you realize when you consider the problems the packers have had to solve and solve quickly during these war years. To conduct this business iu war times, with higher costs and the necessity of paying two or three times the former prices for live stock, has required the use of two or three times the ordinary amount of working capital. The additional profit makes ouly a fair return on this, and as has been stated, the larger portion of the profits earned has been used to finance huge stocks of goods' and to provide additions and improvements made necessary by the enormous demands of our army and navy and the Allies. If you are a business man you will appreciate the significance of these facts. If you are unacquainted with business, talk this mat ter over with some business acquaintance with your banker, say and ask him to compare profits of the packing industry with those of any .other large industry at the present time. No. evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission in sup port of the statement that the large packers have a monopoly. The Commission's own report shows the large number and im portance of other packers. The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready to prove to niiy fair minded person that they arc in keen competition with each other, and that they have no power to manipulate prices. If this were not true they would not dare make this positive state ment. Furthermore, government Figures show that the five large pack ers mentioned iu the report account for only about one-third of the meat business of the country. They wish it were possible to interest you iu the details of their business, Of how, for instance, they can sell dressed beef for less than the cost of the live animaf, owing to utilization of by-products, and of the wonderful story of the methods of distribution throughout this broad laud, as well as iu other countries. The five packers mentioned feel justified in co-operating with each other to the extent of together presenting this public statement. They have been able to do a big job for your government iu its time of need; they have met all war time demands promptly and complete ly and they are willing to trust their case to the fairmindedness of the American people with the facts before them. rUI udlu ARMOUR and COMPANY CUDAHY PACKING CO. MORRIS & COMPANY SWIFT & COMPANY WILSON & COMPANY Five Modern 4-R00M t BUNGALOWS I t Yale and Macrum Sireels t Easy Terms On Payments Mortgage Loans, t and Insurance I Peninsula Security Co. I First National Bank Building LAURCL LODGE No. 186 I. O. O. r ST, JOHNS, OKCdON UnIi aach Monday evening la 044 FeV ot Imll tl 8:00, A cordial welcome to nil wstltng brother. II !. Whl.lrr. NuMr OfunJ I II Cliimlitll. VU't (iu4 s I. Cm iinii)-, Krc (wi lt HoiiiUvV fin Src. II V CUlk.TltM. HOLMES LODGE NO. 101 KMC.IIIS or WINKS Meet every t'riday iiIkIU ut 7:jO O'CKKK 111 IIILMMtK Hall, VUitoti always wel. come, V. K. HV15NS, C. C. 1 A Woodmen of the World St. Johns Cump 773 Meet 2damMtliTliiUMluy eve-mug in I. O. O. V. Hull, I.eaviU ami Jersey streets. Visitors always welcome. ' I.K.Tltm.UNO,C.C. W. 15. COON. Clerk. DORIC LODGE NO. 132 A. C und A. M. Meets the first ami thiol Wednesday of each month iu lltckner's 1UU. Visi. tort welcome, J. N HilleUeu W. M. A, V. Davis, Secretary. St, Johns Camp No, 7546 l Modern Woodmen of America. We heartily solicit the attend ance of our members at our rejj- ' iilni m.i.tfimru .)Vtiii Tltitcfl.n ., .VVt.f)tJ, V.V.J ,., ,(,J I ICvcninjr. (.5. W. Muhm, Consuj. Knights and Ladies of Security St. Johns Council 2775 lunula luslucs meeting lt ami 3rd Mumluyg. 0n meetliiKi to the public j ml number!. 2ml ami 4th Monday. Vis ilois uiul members cordially invited to attend. II. I,. Campbell, Pres. K. U. MoteliiKi Secretary. I'roinptncss.Qfficiency, courtesy and price theso have nmdo us success ful Kodak finishers. Currin Says So. i Real Estate! If Ton Willi lo Sill Property at right prices list it with us. If You Want to Buy Property at right prices call and see us. S. C. Cook 402 N. Jersey Street Don't throw your Old Tires away GET THEM VULCANIZED OPEN 6 A, M. TO 4 P, M, Tubes 25 cents and up. Reasonable prices on cas ing work. All work guaranteed. National Vulcanizing Works 105 3. JERSEY ST. St. Johns, Oregon Even a small chew of Real Gravely Chewing Plug satis fies. It gives more real to baccocomfortthanabigghew of ordinary tobacco. 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