I) 0REGON,,CITY COHRIfffr, FRIDAY, APRIL 18 1913 3 THE FARMERS EQUITY NEWS L Casto, President, Oregon City, Route 3 F. C. Buchanan, Secretary, Oregon City, E. E. Brenner, Organizer, Oregon City, Route 3 THE BUSY CORNER Vol. 1 .THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE FARMERS SOCIETY OF EQUITY No. 11 Ladies' New Spring L Adam's Dept. Store A- mi 4 SOME "CRANK" IDEAS Plain Talk from a Plain Farmer Who is There and Knows Editor Courier: From what I read in our newspap ers and periodicals one of the prob lems of the day is the education of the agricultural class. We naturally ask who is so much interested in usj and why and what the object of it is? We notice from our census reports that the population of the country is increasing much faster in the cities than in the farming districts, and our economists seem to view with alarm this tendency, also that the young people leave the farm for the city, so now all those interests who farm the farmers and get all the cream, are x crying "back to the farm." The ques tion arises why are these things so? Our late president Teddy, could not understand it, so perhaps it is pre sumptous in me to try to discuss the subject, but as I have had opportun ity to study it at close . range I may venture an opinion. Our strenuous president sent out a commission to look the field over. I considered it useless at the time and have had no reason to alter my opin ion since, but those fellows had a fine trip at the expense of Uncle Sam and maybe the Taft reciprocity treaty was the result. They want cheaper food so they can pay smaller wages. But any of us who dig our living out of the earth by the sweat oi our orow . f ;ffQon Knnra npr Hhv I house in Portland. Yes, but what are frJ.".?f I.elhrrnd(we going to do with this $45,000? It know what would help to keep us digging away better than anything else better prices and shorter hours. Then perhaps we should have some time for recreation and time to beau tify our homes as some of our city farmers recommend. We thank them for the advice. Our educators seem to think that the solution is in raising larger crops, more per acre and more acres two blades of grass where one grew be fore. More corn, cattle, hogs, sheep, apples, in fact more of everything, so we can glut the market and conse quently get almost nothing for it. Oh, but they" tell us that pork and beef is high. Of course I have been a farmer long enough so that I have seen every farm product both high and low. When any firm product goes high we all rush at it till we get it down below what it can be produced for, a low pressure follows a high, so look out for storms. For instance. Some years ago they used to assert that they could not raise enough prunes but dried prunes went down to one and a half cents. Apples are on the same road. I have sold the finest kind of dress ed pork at three and a half cents per. pound, not the proverbial razor-back, that we have heard so much about, but regular blue blood that they tell always pays. So I have made up my mind that the American fanner can, and will produce plenty for the need of the country without having a big lot of high salaried teachers to whoop her up for him. He will overstock the market in any thing just as soon as he finds any line pays. So why tease ourselves to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars to help us de stroy our own prosperity ? , Big crops won't encourage people to go to a farm, but good prices will, j I have seen many go back to the farm with enthusiasm and raise a crop that they could get nothing for, go they concluded, the city was the better place till they could get a com petency. Farming is fine if, like Mr. Young, we can live in the city and spend four thousand a year running a farm. I have always been in favor of ed ucation but I want to see some good come from it. Very few young people go to our Agricultural College with the intention of becoming farmers, and if they do most of them change . their minds when they get at the real thing. But if our educators will show us how to get a larger part of the dollar that the consumer pays for our products, for instance instead of forty-five per cent obtain seventy-five per cent. Then there would be a bet ter excuse for their continued exist ence and prosperity. I should not ob ject to paying for value received. I have no grouch against anyone. It is a matter of business. Our crop re port shows that a small crop brings the farmer more money than a large one and these are facts that leak out through the department of agricul ture. And in my own personal exper ience I have never made anything from a bumper crop. I am in favor of cutting down ex penses and would make men and in stitutions justify their existence by their usefulness to the state and nat ion, or take away their salary. This junketing trip abroad to study the European system of farmers' is absurd in the extreme. But I should like a trip over there but cannot spare the Cash, so will let the subject drop with the remark that conditions are different over there. They will perhaps find the governments loaning money direct to the farmers. In fact I know they will if they don't over look it. Say, I just thought of it But as our paternal government is in the bank ing business why not make loans to farmers as low as they turn it over to the bankers? Then Uncle Sam would have the security as well as the risk. I can't say that I like the idea of Uncle Sam coaxing the money from those noor. ienorant fellows who wnnt. trust the. banks, and then just turn-j ing it over to those same banks. It- looks as if they were in partnership for some cheap money for the banks. I supposa some of those fellows who , are having such good times at the public prosperity counter will say '. should have labeled all this as non- sense, so I will close and try to feel prosperous to. A. CRANK, PULL TOGETHER Equity Society Can Work Big Bene fits by Unity and Organization - It looks to me as if we farmers are where my parents were in the 60's out on the emigrant trail just blazed out just the time to get busy. The farmer has made this country the land of milk and honey. We are pro ducers and consumers with profess ions and organizations all against us. If we have made this country what it is. we surely can establish marketing system under the F. S. E". system. The hardest part, without a doubt, will be completed on the 18th, and then we will work to all pull to gether on the national marketing and buying system. This county seems to be ahead in organizing, but it other counties can turn over 100 members in one night, I for one, stand ready to step out and help organize. This move is beneficial to mankind and w emust keep in the lead. One of the outsiders the other day swamped me by showing me in fig ures so many farmers, how much we buy and how much we have to sell, and on one cent commission would make $60,000 a year. By adding a lit tle we could pay President Wilson one year s salary. JNow then, if we only had s&.wu a year, we could run a good clearing looks good to me. Urgamzation should be our motto, and we should be careful not to rob a locality of members to help a large local and spoil two small ones, and leave scattered peope who will not go long distance to the large local. I think it would be a good move for each locality to look over its territory and divide it up into as large locals as convenient with not less than 10. It only costs $2.00 the first year; sec ond year- $1.50, including the Up-To- Date Farmer, and part stays in your own local. All in favor of the produce talk it oyer; get your number and then we will be pleased to read your name and ad. on this page stating you want an organizer. It will help to get organ ized so much quicker. WALLACE. EQUITY SUGGESTIONS Writer Gives his Ideas on How Best to Advance Equity Work Saturday, April 12, I found myself in the fix farmers usally get into, having nothing whatever to do. Or perhaps it was a prospect to connect with a square meal. At any rate I started for Carus to attend the Equity meet. My impression of the affair, tho not being a delegate, I tried to keep in touch with its deliberations from start to adjournment. It appears that the body was com posed of earnest members, only it seemed that while all were intent up on co-operative selling and buying? the routine was not clear to the ma jority. A fact that is not at all supris- mg wnen we laice into consideration that farmers usually live apart from their neighbors, and work individually so while the spirit was willine the flesh was weak. Never has everyone seemed ready to learn the views of their remote neighbors. I have a hobby that I should like to suggest. That is that a special feat ure of matters to be discussed at the county union be made in each local. Then the delegates would be better prepared for the work at the quarter ly meeting. In our local, after the del egates were chozen, the question was raised regarding instructions but none were given and from the trend of the meeting it seemed that was the case generally at other places. The time for the county meeting is necessarily short so by the time the delegates get their bearings it becomes necess ary for them to depart for their homes. To me it seemed at adjourn ment they would have been well enough acquainted with each other; their surroundings and the objects to be attained, to make some headway. Why could not each local take up these topics of methods of selling and buying as outlined by national head quarters and discuss them? Then it" would seem if a list of topics was made as they come up in each local and have the delegats present them from memoranda at the county meet ing instead of relying on elusive mem ory, also send the title of such topics to the Courier. Make no general argu ment in the paper so as not to take up needless space . By that method delegates would have some advance idea of problems to be discussed. Perhaps a committee could arrange these topics somewhat after the man ner of legislative bodies. Large bodies move slowly so we must bear in patience if some of our neighbors fail to grasp the idea which is so clear to us and better make haste slowly so we will not repent at our leisure. I have faith in a body of men who prefer to wait before act ing but will not follow a bell weather. It will take some time to solve all the co-operative problems; it will also take all of us working toward that common purpose. Never fear. We are on the way, JOHN F. STARK Best Organized in Oregon Clackamas County is the best or ganized in Oregon in the Equity work and has the largest membership in the state. The farmers of this county are keenly interested in the Equity and there is no doubt but what the organization will become a factor in county matters. Itching provoke profanity but Profanity won't remove them. Doan's Ointment is recommended for itching, bleeding or protruding piles. 60c at tn7 drug store. Equity Cannery at Clatskanie At Clatskanie last week the Equity Society took its first steps toward the organization of the inside company to manage the affairs of the contem plated cannery says the Clatskanie Chief. A committee was appointed to draft constitution and by-laws, also to solicit subscriptions for stock. It was decided to capitalize the company at $5,000.00. half of which muct be sub scribed in order to effect the corporat ion. A special meeting has been called for Saturday April 19, to complet de tails and effect the organization. The cannery will be in readiness in ample time to care for this season's crop of farm produce and small fruit. it is planned to build in such a man ner as to easily admit of enlargement from year to year as the acreage of produce to be taken care or increases. Those who anticipated the building of a cannery in Clatskanie and began to prepare for it a year or two ago can now congratulate themselves up on their forehandedness. Needless to say the cannery being assured the ac reage of produce will increase much more rapidly from now on. GREENWOOD The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Mil ler of Central Point is dangerouslv ill with pneumonia. It was thought for a while that he would not recover but he is now improving. Mrs. Mead and Mrs. Kuth Mead and children of Twilight, were Greenwood visitors Sunday at the home of Mr. an Mrs. Braker. Ben Greenwood iust returned from California, and is visiting friends at ureenwood this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith, who have been in Canby for the past few weeks have moved to Raymond Wash., for me summer. Mr. Bob Casseday of Carus. was visiting relatives in Greenwood this week. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Huerh Jones. a son, weigni iv pounds. THE LOCAL UNIONS. With Officers and Postoffice Addres ses in Clackamas County. Alberta Local Pres. Jess May- iieid; bee. f erns Mayfield, Spring water Rt. 1. Beaver Creek Local rPres. 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. i. Kelnhof- er; Sec. S. L. Casto, Oregon City Rt.3. Clackamas Local Pres. J. A. Sieb- en, Sec. Frank Haberlach, Clackamas. Clarks Local Pres. Albert Gasser: Sec. John S. Gard, Oregon City Rtf4. Colton Local Pres. J. E. " Sandall; Sec. W. S. Gorbett, Colton. West Butteville Pres. James Par- rott, Sec, J. R. Woolworth. WilsonvillePres. M. C. Young, Sec. R. B. Seely. Needy Pres. J. D. Ridder, Sec. E. R. Werner. - ' - EAGLE CREEK LOCAL. Pres. W. G. Glover, Sec, C. C. Long- well, Barton, Oregon. ' Damascus- Local Pres. J. E. Roy- er, Sec H. T. Burr, Clackamas Rt. 1. Logan Local Pres. W. E. Cromer; Sec. P. M. Kirchem, Oregon City Rt. Macksburg Local Pres. C. D. Keesling; Sec. J. W. Smith, Aurora, Rt. 1. . Maple Lane Local Pres.'H. M. Robbins; Sec. G. F. Mighells, Oregon City Rt. 3. Mt. Pleasant Local Pres. r. W. Meredith, .Sec. F. G. Buchanon, Ore gon City. New Era Local Pres. Aug. fctae- heley; Sec C. B. Reverman, Oregon City, Rt. 1. Shubel Local Pres. Chas. A. Menke; Sec. Elmer Swope, Oregon City Rt. 4. Stone Local Pres .1. u. Brown; Sec. M. J. Byers, Clackamas, Rt. 1. Sunnyside Local Pres. R. P. Grady; Sec. E. Ochlschlaeger, Clack amas, Rt. 1. Maple Lane Entertainment The Ladies' Improvement Club of Maple Lane and several other patrons of the school, came to the school house Arbor Day at 11 A. M. and gave the children , teacher and our supervisor, Mrs. Curran, a splendid dinner with genuine cocoa cooked on the cook stove, for drink. It was the kind of dinner that has made the cooks of Maple Lane famous. After dinner was over and everything cleared, the pupils rendered the fol lowing programme: Song "The Oregon Grape". . .School Rec. "Mighell's Example''. . .2d Grade Concert Rec "My Shadow". 2nd Grade Dialogue "An Illustrated Story"..... Lars Barney, George Rodgers, Lois Pagenkopf. Rec. "Arbor Day" George Barney Marion Ginther. Rec "How to Bake a Loaf of Bread" Thekla Roeser. Rec. "A Favorite Color". .Allie Dodge Dialogue "Poor Work Don't Pay"... Wendell Ginther, Gladys Horton, Annie Parker, Ferrell Heater. Instrumental music. Concert Rec. "The Clovers" 2nd Grade. Rec. "The English Sparrow" ..Leslie Kunzman Dialogue "Two Lef" (colored) .Henry Rodgers, Walter Gage. Rec. "Time Enough" ..Ferrell Heater Concert Rec. "Suppose" ...3rd Grade Rec. "House Cleaning Time" .Eugene Schmidt Dialogue "Mr. Cleveland on Lawyers" (colored) George Barney Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc, are due to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitt ers as a cleansing blood tonic is well recommended. $1.00 at all stores. The Alberta Local met at the Al berta schoolhouse April 9, 1913, and the majority of the members were present. Communicattions were read by the secretary. ' The work of the society is progress ing with great interest and selling was a topic of much interest. The so ciety unanimously decided to buy and sell collectively as much as possible. We expect to have .many more members soon, since the farmers be gin to see that it will really aid them. The sale list is as follows: One brood mare, weight 1,450 lbs; one driving mare, weight 1,150 lbs; one young driving horse weight 1.100 lbs, and one fresh cow. F. MAYFIELD Secretary, MOOSE FIRST BALL Splendid Affair Being Arranged for Next Week Friday Night The Degree Team of the Loyal Or der of Moose of this city, has com pleted arrangements for the first an nual ball to be given at Busc's hall Friday evening April 25, and from all indications will be a most delightful affair. Lucas orchestra of Portland has been engaged to furnish the mus ic for the dancing, which will com mence at 8:30 o'clock. The hall will be beautified with decorations of the colors of the order and combined with evergreens. A special invitation has been ex tended to the lodges of Portland, No. 291, and Salem, and members of these two organizations are anticipating at tending. A late car has been arranged for to take the people back to Port land atter the ball. The following are the committees having charge of the affair:. Managing Major C. S. Noble, Louis Miller, and A. A. Price; re ception, Donald F. Skene, Ralph L. Shepard, H. F. May, Dr. M . C. Strickland; floor, Louis Miller, F. Mc- (iahuey, J. B. Osborne, Ralph E. Green, T. B. Davenport: decorations, George Young, Arthur J. McAnulty, J. E. Downey, T. B. Davenport, Wm. Reynolds, Miss McGahuey, Mrs. C. S. JNooie, Miss Kruger, Mrs. T. a. Dav enport, Mrs. Agnes Silver, Mrs. A. A. Pries; refreshments, Edward L. Mc Garland, tt. ti. Bower and S. Shelby. ALBERTA There will be a basket social and entertainment at the Alberta School House next Saturday April 19. A good program will be rendered consisting of two plays "Dr. Cure-all" and "Won by a Wager." Several num bers win oe given by the orchestra. Lome one come all. Ladies please bring baskets. Floors Like New Marred and worn floors arc hard to clean and hard to keep clean. Half an hour's work with the paint brush changes your old shabby floors into new floors that are easy to keep clean and hard to wear out. ACME QUALITY FLOOR FAINT (GRANITE) 13 the best floor paint to use. It is made especiallyTo be walked upon; is ready for use, easy to put on youj can do it yourself and dries quickly. A quart will cover about 75 square feet, two coats. Ask for a copy of our "Home Decorating" booklet It tells you all about the use of paints, enamels, stains I and finishes in the home. Fords 5tudeDaKer aecona Up to March there was registered in Oregon under the State Law: 667 FORDS 593 Studebakers 475 Cadillacs, 384 Buicks, 307 Chalmers, 304 Overlands 219R.eos This shows the buying public's opinion of the different types of motor cars. All the above are good cars, but you want to know which gives you the most for your money. The public's verdict registered at Salem says Fords and Studebakers. Pacific Highway Garage Agents for Fords and Studebakers 1 2th and Main Street Summons In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Clackamas. Lewis Pitts and Jennie Pitts his wife, Plaintiffs. vs. Josiah Laney, Defendants. To Josiah Laney the above named de fendant: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint in the above entitled suit on or before six weeks after the first publication of this summons to-wit: On the 31st day of may, ii3, and U you fail to so ap pear and answer, for waBt thereof the plaintiff will apply to the court ior tne relief demanded in said com plaint, as follows, to-wit: That defendant be debarred from claiming any interest in the following aescrioea tract oi land situated in Clackamas Co., Ore, described as com mencing in the South boundary of uuum xo. i in x a. is. k. z. Jiiast or W M. in the section lino between sec tions 25 and 26 in said township and range, thence East along South boun dary of said claim No. 44 to the road leading from Oregon City to Molalla River, thence South to South or left bank of Parrot Crack thence down said left of Parrot Creek with its meanders to the west boundary of said section twenty-five thence north along said section line to the place of beginning. This summons is published pursu ant to an order made by the Honor able J. U. Campbell, judge of the Cir cuit court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Clackamas on the 9th being May .30, 1913. The date of the first publication of this sumons being April ISth, 1913, and the date of the last publication being May 23, 1913. JOHN W. LODER E. F. YOGGART . Attorneys for Plaintiff Heed the Cough That Hangs On. The Seeds of consumntinn mnv ho the cause, and a cough that hangs on weaKens tne. system. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound checks the cough, heals the inflamed membranes and strengthens the lungs. E. D. Round tree, Stillmore, Ga., says: "LeGrippe left me a deep-seated. hapHno- Tmin- ful cough which Foley's Honey and Tar Compound compuetey cured." Huntley Bros. Co. ' Children. Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Lead Oregon City, Ore. and COATS are here. You can deoend on the ngnt tnmg at tne right y J price it you come to Adams busy store. We show two excel lent lots, suits or coats, now at $12.50 & $15 liTe PALMER GARMENT Suits and Coats. The best made, and sold here only at Adams busy store. Strictly all wool material, man tailor-, ed garments in two handsome values, now at $20 and $ 25 L. ADAMS DEPARTMENT STORE Oregon City Oregon Cumin., ihiiim mm ii n Ammmwmmmmnmim i mn. um.i -.'i.MiH.'jw.iJwmii'..mn.in niMiiiiiii'iVii"iH'ii i)t'iriiii--'-""-'t'it-" 1 ' """ ' )-f OREGON CITY MARKETS. Prices for Produce as Quoted by Loc al Dealers. During the past week there has been very little change in the market report. The first mohair pool sale of the season was held at Riddle, Oregon Tuesday of this week. The pool con tained about 10,000 pounds and was bought by Herman Metzger of Port land, at 33 and one-fourth cents per pound. During the past few days strawber ries from the southern states were re ceived by a few of the grocers, most of them being from Louisiana. There was a slight demand for them. Eggs are retailing at two dozen for 35 cents. Butter femains at the same price. Vegetables are plentiful in the market. HIDES (buying) ; Green hides 6o to 7c; saltors 7o:dry hidesl2c to 14c; shop pelts 30o Io85o ea'h. Eggs Oregon ranch, 15c. FEED (Selling,) Shorts $26; bran ?23J4; process barley $28 per ton. FLOUR $4.40 to $5.20. HAY (buying.). Clover at $9 and $10; oat hay, best $13 mixed $10 and $12; alfalfa, OATS $26 at $45; wheat $1.00 bushl., oil meal selling about $45; Shay Brook Dairy feed $1.30 per hundred pounds. Live Stook Meats Beef (live wt.) Steers 6 and 6 : cows 5 and 5 1-2: bulls 1-2. MUTTON Sheep three to five cents. Veal Fancy, 13 He to 14c; medium 12 and 13 cents. Pork 10c and 10 c. Poultry (buying) Hens 15 V4 Lgprings 17c and 19c; roosters 8c, ducks ISMjc; geese 12c and 13c; turkeys 18c. MOHAIR 33o to 35o Sheep pelts 40 to 0c. Hides 10 and 9c. Fruits Apples 60c to .90. DRIED FRUITS (buying) Or. egon prunes on basis 6o to 8c. Dried pears .07c. .Butter Butter (Buying) Ordinary country butter 30c and 40c; fancy dairy 80c per roll. Graduate (with honors) of Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Ontario. angus McDonald Veterinary Surgeon Sixteen years experience: Treats all diseases of domesticated animals ac cording, to the latest improved method Office 6th and Water Sts. Phones, Main 116; B-9. Res. phone M. 1101. Residence 612 Center St. Oregon City. Straight at It. There is no use of our "beating around the bush." We might as well out with it first as last. We want you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the next time you have a cough or cold. There is no reason so far as we can see why you should not do so. This preparation by its remarkable cures has gained a world wide reputa tion, and people everywhere speak of it in the highest terms of praise. It is for sale by Huntley Bros. Co. There is no case on . record of a cough, cold or lagrippe developing in to bronchitis, pneumonia or consump tion after Foley's Honey and Tar Compound has been taken. The genu ine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Huntley Bros. Co. 4" ft ? O. D. .E BY Attorney at Law General practice. Doeds, Mort gages and abstracts aro carefully made, Money to loan on good se em ily. Charges reasonable. Of fice in Stevens Building. E, 11. 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 McMlnnvllle GEO. W. H. 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