OREGON, CITY COURIER, FRIDA, APRIL 4, 1913 L. Adam's Dept. THE FARMERS EQUITY NEWS E. E. Brenner, Organizer, Oregon City, R.ote 3 THE BUSY CORNER F. C. Buchanan, Secretary, Oregon City. L Casto, President, Oregon City, Route 3 &THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FARMERS SOCIETY OF EQUITY No. 10 Ladies' New Spring; Vol. 1 Store LET'S DO THINGS Time for the Equity to Get Down to Practical Ways and Means Editor Courier: As the time has just about arrived when the county organization of the Fanners Society of Equity will meet aeain to formulate plans for active work towards making the society ef fective for the purpose it is intended for. Mum! TflH iral members carry the iHfia that this society when fully or ganized will be in a position to con trol the prices of their product and force the consumer to pay any price that they may dictate. Do they real ize that many of the producers are just as much under the necessity of selling their products when market able, at whatever prices they can ob tain in order to purchase the necess ities for themselves as the consum ers is to buy; whereas the products in other localities which transportat ion has made nossible that there is not a time at any season of the year but can be put on the market in com petition with any product of this northwest and the supply and demand cannot be ignored as factors in regu lating prices. It cannot but be admitted that co oporation in the disposing of farm products can be made profitable to the producers with less trouble. Fruit growers obtain much better prices for their fruit through a co-operative society which collects and grades the fruit suitable for the market demands and markets in the best markets.. There is no co-operative bond of un ion like a common material interest there is nothing which binds people so closely together and abidingly and which so effectually nerves them to persevere in a common effort, all of which are necessities to co-operation. While our county organization nas months ket only that of good quality. When you have the quantity a market can can always be found for anything that can be produced. This co-operative movement is not confined to the producers, only the consumers are realizing that they can unite in buying their supplies co-operatively more direct from the produc ers and eliminate in many instances the different channels thru which the produce passes before reaching the consumer. Co-operation in buying of supplies is a tried, successfull operation as the people of Portland are beginning to realize, The first Mutualist Association of Portland are now operating a line for stores where a dividend is paid to its members on the amount of goods purchased by each member which is done every three months, which is practically a rebate after deducting operating expenses and a ten per cent of the profit put into a reserve fund, and are meeting with great success in every particular. They have adopted the same system as the Rochdale system in England, Scotland and Wales, which has been in operation for 60 years and now represent an invested capital of over 1,5,00,000,000 dollars, produced entir ely from their savings. They manufacture every line of goods. Wholesale and own ships for transportating their imports, besides operating plantations and they are now engaged in producing farm pro ducts co-operatively. ' The Mutualist of Portland with their stores at Albina, Wichita, Sell- wood, Montavilla, Arleta and Mt, Scott. For the purpose of creating srreater interest the Mt. Scott Mutu alist held an entertainment on the ev ening of the 27th of March at Myrtal Park with band music, speaking and refreshments were served. A similar meeting was held at Woodburn. Rose City Park has incorporated as mu tualists. Ms. Clara Pugman ad heen in existecne for three yet up to the present time no Pcti- dregsed the member3 0f the Wood cal form of systematic marseu. K stock w c T u ftt the home of Mra been tormuiaiea. wime v,ia.io rountv stands at the head in number of organizations yet up to the pres ent time among all members not one has as vet come forward with any Bates on the advantages of co-opera tive stores in redusing the cost of liv ing on the 26th of March The success of these stores has surpassed their fondest dreams, and i.: l iriinno. n detailed plan o oper Sof to. to are declaring dividends of 8 per cent conduct our buying and selling propo-, and others more quarterly. They are . . .. ' 6 ! carrying on an extensively campaign r ii o of. lilro shin spreading their movement, holding "e"IB.al ZJy Z -rt t meetings, explaining in detail their , jV ..: w, o o-roak nrrnv methods of operating and now formu . . and each dMsion g plans for collective buying by ;j Aiu, nH f.ilino- to which a great saving 3 U of when a whole line of stores buy their one body could do. Is. there not one goods through one agency, among the thousand members who i The advantages these co-operative has business conception sufficient to J stores have are: First, that every ifnrm its members throueh the I member has an equal interest as only Courier whose space is granted free I one share of ten dollars can be held by fnr that, nuniose. how to operate this I any member. Then each member re- machine? . Iceives a dividend on the amount nno nrovalimr and aDDarentlv mis-1 purchases these shares cannot taken idea among a large number of transferred except by the consent of F. S. E. members is to operate entir- the board of directors and there is no ly through one business manager for voting by proxy. These are protective the county. Have tney ever siuaiea articles so as to mane every out the details of operation that equally interested would have to be systematically ad-1 jn contrast with other stores the opted? Have they ever considered co.operative store will always have wWe one man. no matter how cen-1 th0.fl .Hvantncpa on its side. Above trally located, could be in so immedi-1 an things there is an assured market ate touch with tne oitrereni locauues nd ne iar(,eiy dispense witn tne as to supply the immediate needs of expense of attracting customers and every community? advertising, but also all risks, which With such a variety of products , jtem adding greatly to the price and such a variety of conditions as land "as no credit is given" he is not exist in Clackamas county tne oniy he be feasible plan appears to be for each locality with all the unions tributary to one local shipping point, to unite among themselves in both the mar ketine of their produce and of pur chasing their supplies. This plan is carrying a doubtiui assett. Other stores are obliged to make speculative purchases because of de mands he cannot foresee, by which there may be loss. All these causing higher prices, falling on the honest A STATE MARKET One of the Benefits that Can Come With Organization Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin, sent a message to tne legislature oi that state, the 17th , and urged the creatiort of a state market to am tne farmers. He also sent a Dili inai ne drafted himself, providing the aetaus of its management. This state market is to be governed by five commissioners, three aairy and two other commissioners. This commission is to have power to prevent monopoly and combinat ions in food stuffs detrimental to the peoole. To benefit the producer and consumer alike and to promote econ omical distribution of all commodities Also to aid in the organization ot en.nnerative enterprises and to issue bulletins of instructions for the same, Also to crive advice and information in regard to markets and to establish market news. Now this shows that Governor Mc- Oovern has some interest in the peo ple and we are all sorry to say that but few governors pay any attention to what would benefit the farmer or the people working for wages, who are the consumers. It may be that the nation and the state can be of much help to the farmer and consumer to defend them against tne trusts ana high cost of living but we think the farmer, while he should favor any move in this direction at tne same time he must organize and stay or ganized and stick together so as to be able to work with the State and Nat ional governments. It is only the organized iarmer that the governor and railroads can. deal with. . We have so many so-called laws supposed to be in favor of the farm er that turn out to be aids to the trusts that the farmer must organize and stay organized and use his own market machine and also the states in his favor instead of the trusts MEREDITH ANSWERED ! D. S. Young Defends the U. A. C. ana Asks Meredith Some Questions. Editor Courier: Our O. A. C, entertains in fine style our manufacturers' Associat ion. And who pays for it? The farm ers pay for part of it. The O. A. C. entertains the state Grange, which the editor oi tne Couriers Equity News knows, is a farmers organization and which has many times the members the Mann Association has. Who pays for it? The farmer pays for part of it. Twenty-two O. A. C. students are "ducked" by a committee of upper classmen. We farmers might stop good deal of lobbying Wet in the U, White House. S. but dry in the The Equity and growing. the Courier are Can we unite the co-operative prop osition into one for Clackamas Co? If you have a don't hide it but about it. good proposition let us all know There is not abetter county in the U. S. to reap benefits from organiz ation than Clackamas County, Oreg- Our weather is bright sunshine compared to Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Uhio. The Oregon farmer is willing, to eive liberally to the sufferers in our flooded districts in the east, but don' ask him for money. If the Oregon ten-acre home would produce in dollars what it will in otn er good things it would be very cheap at double the price now askea. Our national organ says "all the farmers ask for is fairness and 'equity' and we pity the leaders who refuse to give that" f" "I - , il. . -J- - v, highly recommended by the officials ; " Indianapolis ana "r "Tt, incorporate loc- ' " ".I ' selves uie iimiioKci rhvtto w at head quarters at even recommend to a"L!T! LrJ'TinT; what goods are likely to be wanted, 1 f"7" u,:": eo- also in kind and quality, .nd can reg enerate with the Portland Ware house i purchases accordingly. to dispose of the surplus and act as a 1 Having outlined the advantages of wholesaler in purchasing supplies. 1 co-operation and showing the success- How is it possible for Indianapolis j fuj operation there is a great oppor headquarters to advise satisfactorily J tunity for the members of the differ- any detailed plan of operation outent unions of the Jf . S. k. to co-op here in this Northwest? They have erate with the consumers of Oregon outlined a systematic method by city, as the market here is not to be which to operate and which each lo- despised. Let, for instance, one hun- calitv can take as a guide to operate, I dred members of F. S. E. become bv modifying it to suit local condit ions. As Portland is the natural outlet outlet for the produce for the four northwestern states and also the dis- We hear a good deal about our creat prosperity and we farmers of this U. S. pay not less than five hun dred million dollars every year in in terest to banks. It is not hard to tell who is enjoying all the prosperity, tributing point for a large percentage of supplies needed for that territory it is certainly a necessity to have our selling and buying centrally located there and each locality, which may operate it3 local organization, ca,n thru it. transact the selling as well as the buying operation. An adjourned meeting of the state organization has been held by the board of directors and officers to com plete the necessary work of the first their goods to the different stores; members of a mutual association; get another hundred members of consum ers in Oregon City the F. S. E. will have an assured market to that ex tent for their produce, in supplying the wants of the city members, then they will be entitled to their share of dividends on their purchases; then airain bv being associated with the mutualist we can make a percentage of profit on the purchasing1 of our goods for this store as the rortiana people have extended their good will in that line. Futhermore the Mutualist Stores will require a warehouse to distribute Our O. A. C. is going to wake up and tell us something about the busi ness end of farming and that is the only end where they can tbmonstrate their ability as business men and val ue to the Oregon farmers. a and save the state several hundreds of dollars by going in the game. I suggest that the Equity editor make the trip at once, if he wishes we will go along and help him. The sooner he takes the "plunge" the sooner will some of his muddy colored ideas be washed away. "Our state appropriates large sums to our O. A. C. to pave the streets of Corvallis." The Equity editor might also absorb a little information along this line after' he has had his bath. In fact he could find many thines the girls and also the boys, have done to help things aiong, "Our O. A. C. want all our money to entertain the manufacturers' as sociation and then make fun of us for not having automobiles." Just above these lines the editor styles himself the hayseed editor. The name surely fits for who else would have such a wonderfully brilliant idea? the ducking" might also brighten this point a bit. . The editor nas tne ngnt iaea auoui the hogs and the berries and the numbers of spuds it takes to educate boy at O. A. C. 1 have seen it tried and it works fine. The editor can do no better for himself, Ihis boy or hu manity, than to count out the spuds at once and start out his boy to col lege now before he absorbs too much from his father. If the Courier is too fine a paper to carry the uouege s aaverusemeiii, why does it stoop so low as to throw mud at the same? "Space in the Courier is too valuable for that." I suppose "just nonsense," belongs to the editor also. Surely he spent a ereat deal of time to think of that. His only mistake was in not placing it at the head of those two columns. His views and comments would be well classified then. Why limit the hours to four or six a day Mr. Editor? Wouldn't it be better to make it twelve or fourteen as the farmer does who . knows more than the dressed up teachers? Why set the days at five? Your man in overalls and jumper puts in seven as a rule. Why not try out your plan on your own boy and girl, if you are so blessed, so the world may judge t.ViA wonderful results 7 if you don t agree to a proportion of this kind it is proof" that you are standing in. tne wav of the working man's progress. Brother Harris used a line Drana oi lineament for four years and, has nev er given it up since. I have seen it work on many others and although the Equity Editor's case may be rath er doubtful I know it can be highly recommended. "It is time for the Equity Society of Clackamas county to blow away this nonsence." WELL SAID. "Now is the time to do business cut out the criticism, get together and auit tearing down and to build up.". GREAT. "Let's have an Equity paper that will advance the national plan rather than to gratify the groutches." THIS IS A SPLENDID IDEAL. If the Courier's Equity Editor wish es to visit the institution at Corvallis I will be glad to furnish half of the car fare and go with him on his tour of inspection. lours truly, D. S. YOUNG. Report of Clackamas Local. The Sunnyside Local Union No. 68- 40 of the S. F. E. met in regular ses sion at the Sunnyside Schoolhouse March 29. All the officers and 10 members out of a total of 25 mem bers belonging to the union were present. Received application lor member ship for W. M. Sumner. Mr . Sumner was admitted in the union. The following members were elect ed delegates to attend the county union meeting: J. H. Reed, J. N. Bess ellen, R. P. Grady, and E. Oeslschlae-ger. Communications were read, by the secretary. J. P. Davis has one black mare Vi years old, weighing 900 lbs, and 30 acres Clackamas bottom land to sell; Georere Johnson has 1 milk cow 5 years old to sell. Farm crops were discussed. Ihe fall sown oats were damaged by the frost and the early sown clover seed was killed. It was moved and carried to ad journ until April 14th. E. E. OEHLSCHLAEGER, Sec. and Treas. UIT and COATS are here. You can depend on the right thing at the right price if you come o Adams busy store. We show two excel- ent lots, suits or coats, now at $12.50 & $15 THE LOCAL UNIONS. With Officers and Postoffice Addres ses in Clackamas County. Alberta Local Pres. Jess May- field; Sec. Ferris Mayfield, Spring- water Rt. 1. Beaver Creek Local Pres. Fred Kamerath; Sec. W. W. Harris, Oregon City Rt. 3. Canby Local Pres. Geo. Koehler Sec. R. C. Brodie. Canby Rt. 2. Carus Local Pres. A. J. Kelnhof- er; Sec. S. L. Casto, Oregon City Rt.3 Clackamas Local Pres. J. A. bieb Sec. Frank Haberlach, Clackamas, Clarks Local Pres. Albert Gasser Sec. John S. Gard, Oregon City Rt. Colton Local Pres. J. E. Sandall Sec. W. S. Gorbett, Colton. EAGLE CREEK LOCAL. Pres. W. G. Glover, Sec, C. C. Long- well. Barton, Oregon. Damascus Local Pres. J. Hi. Koy- , Sec. H. T. Burr, Clackamas Rt. Loean Local Pres. W. E. Cromer Sec. P. M. Kirchem, Oregon City Kt. en, meeting, and I was informed a com mittee was appointed to draft a code of by-laws for the Ware-house Cor poration and a copy was sent to each local for consideration; but as yet no one as I know of has any knowledge of suah a thing being done. Many of the F. S. E. members only think of the selling side of this co operative movement, but in order to dispose of the produce a market must be formed and in order to get the best results the produce must be of a standard quality with a guarantee sufficiently responsible to be reliable and that can be depended upon In order to be in a position to sup. ply the demands of any market com munities will have to unite and spec ialize. Then aim in producing a cer tain product Learn what your local ity is best adapted to produce and to produce the best which must be grad they have also extended their will ingness in co-operating with the F. S. E. Warehouse oi rortiana, wnicn can be made a distributing center to supply these stores. Then there is the restaurant associ ation being formed with Harry Day as president, which will require a dis tributing center to get its supplies. Does it not stand us in hand to con nect ourselves with these associat ions: co-operate with them; formulate a plan ' to supply them with their needed farm produce as direct as possible, and thereby getting better prices and also supplying the consum ers at a less cost 7 If our county organization does not formulate plans towards co-operat-inr with these organizations there is no reason why each locality cannot do so for itwlf. EQUITY. Dr. C. G. Hopkins, chief in agron omy of the Illinois4 State College of Agriculture, says on page eight of our national organ that 650 manufactur ers of commercial fertilizers formed a trust and employ some of the so-called professors of our agricultural col leges to help them sell their stuff to the farmers. The Indiana experiment station has proven that it does not pay to use it. The unorganized farmer cannot defend himself against such gangs. Our Equity page is becoming more ana more interesting ana it is open to both sides of all questions and has created a good aeal or out side interest in our Equity and calls are constantly coming in for organ izers and Clackamas county is the strongest Equity county in the state. A county organization without an official organ can exist but it accom plishes but little and that little slow because you must depend on letters in mails to reach your members, and the same for your ansewr. The Gresham Outlook reprints sev eral paraeraphs of ours on our O. C. for which we expect several sub scribers from that neck of the woods The writer of that article said we were an anarchist and we would be much offended if he knew what an an archist was but he don't even know that the Farmers Society of Equity composed of more than one person. Local Pres. - C. J. W. Smith, Aurora , ! ia v I t fir a a ' A V " A !' ' ' it ' v- 1 The PALMER. GARMENT Suits and Coats. The best made, and sold here only at Adams busy ;ore. Strictly all wool material, man tailor ed garments in two handsome values, now at 20 and 25 L. ADAMS DEPARTMENT STORE Oregon City Oregon Macksburg Keesling; Sec. Rt. 1. Maple Lane Local Pres. H. M Robbins; Sec. G. F. Mighells, Oregon City Rt. 3. Mt. Pleasant Local ires. r. w. Meredith, Sec. F, G. Buchanon, Ore gon City. New Era Local ires. Aug. ome- heley; Sec. C. B. Reverman, Oregon City, Rt. 1. Shubel Local ires. cnus. -n-. Menke; Sec. Elmer Swope, Oregon City Rt. 4. . Stone Local Pres .1. a. mown; Sec. M. J. Byers, Clackamas, Kt. l. Sunnyside Local Pres. k. r. Grady; Sec. E. .Ochlschlaeger, uacs amas, Rt. 1. IN EXPLANATION Molalla, March 31. Courier Editor: I see in your paper where your Wilhoit correspondent nas maue frreat mistake and I am writing to rectify it.' A A rtv dean as he calls it was burst of shame that came on tne Ridge school representative, ine himself eot ashamed of himself because he couldn't spell raise and (had two trials at that) tried to raise trouble and got shut up The Ridire country was well repre. sented however, both with spellers nnri audience. Vincent Sowa taking the honors of the spelling matcti, ana T am mire he did not receive a dirty deal. He was awarded the prize for being the best speller and promptly gave it for the good oi tne school Thanks extended to him for it. A a fnr the cake, there was none sold except in baskets. EDWIN HOODWORTII. Teacher of Mt. School. is It costs a farmer two dollars to join the Equity and he gets our Nat ional paper twice a month ior a year and by the time our state is organiz ed there is no money to pay salaries. Any man who has the ability to work and make good for the farmers ought to be paid and paid well because he is up against the hardest proposit ion of all. If he can make money for you by buying and selling for you, pay him a good commission. Arranirements are being made to hnld a School Industrial Fair at Au rora next September, at which time all of the surrounding districts may compete for the prizes. Many prizes arp tn he offered as premiums to the exhibitors, and among these will be riding bridle, riding whip, shoes, hnoks. sweaters, framed pictures, hats Hinhea. carden tools, iewelry, furnit- - J o . nr and manv other articles. The committee in charge of the af fair is composed of G. L. The fanners are exploited by all organizations of business men and these organizations are asking a larg er and still a larger slice of the farm ers income every year and now the farmer is organizing to protect him self and we demand the full product ofhis labor. All men and all com missions who live from our taxes should work for us. The Live Wires and Commercial Club should draft a few schemes to put money in the farmers' pockets, but will they do it? Could they? Should the farmer depend on anyone else? MEREDITH. OREGON CITY MARKETS. Prices for Produce as Quoted by Loc al Dealers. For the past week California vege tables have arrived in the market, in cluding: asparagus, which is selling at 9 cents per pound. There are plenty of Oregon vegetables in the marKet, among them being spinach, for which there is a good demand; lettuce is selling at $1.00 per box. Rhubarb has made its appearance during tne weeit and is bringing a price of 7 cents per pound. Within a few weeks there will be a larger supply in tne marKets. During the month of March the nop market was dull, the trade being on a smaller scale than usual at this time of the year, and values both present and future, have gone off slightly. It is stated by most of the hop buyers that most of the best hops have been bought up, but there are remaining of different grade about &,uuu paies. These are being held for prices aver aging about 10 and 16 cents. HIDES (buying) : Green hides 6o to 7c; salters. 7c;dry tiiaosizo to 14c; shep pelts auo touoo ean. Eggs Uregon ranch, ioc. FEED ( Selling,) - Shorts $26; bran $23 V6; process barley $28 per ton. ' FLOUK $4.40 to Jo.ZU. ii AY rhiivinflr. Clover at $9 and $10; oat hay, best Sid mixed $10 and $l2; alfalfa, OATS $264 at $45; wheat $1.00 bushl.. oil meal selling about $46; Shay Brook Dairy feed ?i.du per hundred pounds. Live Stook Meats RoAf (live wt.) Steers 6 and A U - nnvua R and 5 1.2: bUUS4 1-2 Hlinun sneep tureo m cents. Veal Fancy, 13MsC to nc; meuium 12 V4 and 13 cents. Pork 10c and 10V4c. Poultry (buying) Hens 1514 springs 17 Vic ana c; ruusueio -, ducks 15'6c; geese 12c and 13c; turkeys 18c. MOHAIR 330 to 300 Sheep pelts 40 to 90c. Hides 10 and 9c. Fruits Apples 60c to .90. duikd FRUITS (buying) egon prunes on basis 6c tp 8o. Dried pears .Ufc. .Butter Butter (Buying) Ordinary country butter 30c and 40c; fancy dairy sue per roll. O. D. EBY Attorney at Law General practice. Deeds, Mort gages and abstracts are carefully made. Money to loan on good se cuiity. Charges, reasonable. Of fice In Stevens Building.. E. H. COOPER The Insurance Man Fire, Life, Sick and Accident In surance! Dwelling House Insur ance a specialty. office with UREN & SCHUEBEL, Oregon City Oregon Fire Relief Association of NIcMinnvllle QEO. W. H. MILLER, AGENT 214, Seventh St. Also Health, Accident, Income and Automobile Insurance Or. Graduate (with honors) of Ontario Gribble, Vetorinary College, Toronto, Ontario. Mrs. W. W. Irvin and N. C. Westcott. Rheumatism, as a result of kidney trouble, stiff and aching joints, back ache and sore kidneys will all yield to the use of Foley's Kidney Pills. They i tonic in action, quick in results, curative always. W. S. 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