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OREGON
NEWS
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PROFITABLE PRICES
FOR FARM PRODUCTS
Vol. 1
Official Representative of the Farmers Society of Equity
No 14
OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY MAY 16, 1913.
EQUITY
OREGON EQUITY NEWS
Published every Friday in conjunc
tion with the "Courier" in the interest
of the "Farmers' Society of Equity."
ADVERTISING
rates given upon application.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY OFFICERS
President S. L. Casto, Oregon
City, R. No. 3.
Secretary F. G. Buchanan, Oregon
City.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
M.J. Lazelle, Oregon City; R. C.
Brodie, Canby; E. Ochlschloeger,
Clackamas, R. No. 1.
SUBSCRIPTION
Special Low
who Farms.
discount to Any Man
ADDRESS
all communications to M. J. Lazelle,
Manager, Oregon City, Oregon. Call
on Saturdays to see Editor.
STATE OFFICERS
President Wm. Schulmerich of
Washington Co.
Vice-President Wm Grisenthwaite
of Clackamas Co.
Sec. Treas. F. G. Buchanan of
Clackamas Co.
Directors: A. R. Lyman of Mult
nomah Co; F. M. Hall of Columbia
Co; P. H. McMahon of Yamhill Co;
J. W. Smith of Clackamas Co; E. E.
Hellyer of Washington Co. The Pres
ident and Vice. President are direct
ors also.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY OFFICERS
Pres. S. L. Casto of Carus Local.
Vice. Pres. J. H. Bowerman of Da
mascus Local.
Sec. Treas. F. G. Buchanan of Mt
Pleasant Local.
Directors: W. J. Bowerman of
Sunnyside Local; J. C. Royer of Da
mascus Local; Wm. Grisenthwaite of
Beaver Creek Local.
LOCAL OFFICERS OF CLACKA
MAS CO.
Alberta Pres. Jesse Mayfield. Sec.
Ferris Mayfield, Springwater R. 1.
Beaver Creek: Pres. Fred Kamar
ath; Sec. W. W. Harris, Oregon City
R. 3.
Canby: Pres. Geo. Koehler; Sec.
R. C. Brodie, Canby R. 3.
Cams: Pres. A. J. Kelnhofer; Sec.
S. L. Casto, Oregon City R. 3.
Clackamas: Pres. J. A. Siebken;
Sec. Frank Haberlach, Clackamas
Oregon. -
Clarkes: Pres. Albert Gasser; Sec.
John L. Gard, Oregon City R. 4.
Col ton: Pres. J. E. Sandall; Sec.
W. S. Gorbett, Colton, Oregon.
Damascus: Pres. J. C. Royer; Sec.
H. T. Burr, Clackamas R. 1.
Eagle Creek: Pres. W. G. Glover,
Sec. C. C. Longwell, Barton R. 1.
Logan: Pres. W. E. Cromer; Sec,
P. M. Kirchem, Oregon City R. 2.
Macksburg: Pres. C. D. Keesling,
Sec. J. W. Smith, Aurora, R. 1.
Maple Lane: Pres. H. M. Robbins,
Sec. G. F. Mighells, Oregon City R. 3.
Mt. Pleasant: Pres. P. W. Mere
dith; Sec. F. G. Buchanan, Oregon
City, Oregon.
New Era: Pres. Aug. Staeheley;
Sec. C. B. Riverman, Oregon City, R.
1.
Needy: Pres. J. D. Ritter; Sec. E.
Werner, Aurora, R. 2.
Shubel: Pres. Chas. A. Menke;
Sec. Elmer Swope, Oregon City R. 4.
Stone: Pres. T. E. Brown; Sec.
M. J. Byers, Clackamas R. 1.
Sunnyside: Pres. R. P. Grady;
Sec. E. E. Oeslschlager, Clackamas R.
1.
West Butteville: Pres. James Par
ett; Sec. J. R. Woolworth, Newberg,
R. 2.
Wilsonville: Pres. M. C. Young;
Sec. R. B. Seely, Sherwood, R. 5.
EDITORIAL
One of the larger stores of Canby
has recently erected a large and mod
ern feed barn covering a half block
for the free use of the farmers. This
action is to be highly commended and
is one of the cauases of the good far
ming trade that this little city is en
joying. Quite a contrast is exhibited in Or
egon City by the Live Wires who ac
tually jolly a few of their more sim
ple members who suggested that
hitching posts be provided for those
who happen to come to the city and
are still driving common horses. And
the city council seems to be made up
of the same calibre of men and their
actions for the past several years
must be placed in the same class. It
seems that horses are guilty creatures
and shock the finer senses of these
more hiirhlv bred gentlemen. Per
haps we can invent some new kind of
horses that will meet their would-be-regulations.
It has been suggested
that perhaps it would be well for the
farmers to leave their teams along the
wayside about one-half mile from the
citv and continue into the city as a
pedestrian but again this would also
be objectionable for many times the
farmers shoes are muddy and perhaps
he should stay with his team and look
at the city from a distance.
Now it would not be honest or fair
to make mention of this old time mat
ter without adding that not all of Ore
iron Citv business men are of this
kind. There are some that have just
as red blood as any body and have
tried and are now trying to close this
breach that exists between the far
mers and Oregon City. We commend
these men highly but would be pleas
ed to have the others read this little
story with a magifymg glass.
According to the report of the mass
meeting committee appointed to in-
vestigate County Court matters, the
farmers or other citizens have been
granted the use of the court house
rooms for meetings. It seems that the
County Judge has greatly changed his
mind but no doubt it was policy for
him to do so. We greatly appreciate
this kind concession even if it was
made after considerable persuasion.
No doubt we will have occasion to use
the county court room for a meeting
place in the near future and will feel
quite at home therein as we feel as
though we own a shingle at least in
this county structure.
In regard to our position as to the
county court investigation and the Re
call petitions that are being circulated
we wish to state that the Farmers'
Society of Equity is taking no part of
ficially but we must admit that some
of our most prominent members are
taking an active part in the matter
and as far as we can ascertain, a
great part of our membership is in
sympathy with the recall. It might be
added also that this same feeling
seems to prevail among the farmers
who are not members of the Equity.
It has been said that many of the
professional and buisness men of Ore
gon City are refraining from taking a
hand in the recall election preparat
ions on account of policy sake. This
may be true but there is one thing
sure, the farmers of this county have
nothing to lose and everything to
gain, therefore it seems to be up to
them to take the lead.
"The farmer who has nothing to
sell is always the farthest away
from market." How true this old say
ing is and while it is an undisputed
fact that the farming class is getting
a crooked deal as to sharing the prof
its of what they produce, at the same
time, we must try again and in the
mean time we will do our utmost to
improve conditions. This is the time
of the year that we all have great
hopes. Hopes that our crops will be
bountiful and that possibly some un
usual thing will happen to cause the
prices to be somewhere near reason
able. It seems the farmer has the
horse beaten forty ways as to being a
faithful creature. We have given oth
ers a chance now for nine hundred and
thirteen more than a thousand years
to come to the rescue but they have
not. Therefore it has actually been de
cided by a great many farmers that
if they are to be helped they will have
to help themselves. Hence the FAR
MERS SOCIETY OF EQUITY is
making rapid progress all over the
United States and now even the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
says that something is going to hap
pen. Subscriptions for stock in the
Equity Warehouse Company are now
in order. Only five dollars per share
and this is your company, organized
and owned and even controlled by ac
tual farmers. You will soon be ship
ping your produce to this warehouse
so why not have an interest in the
company? Make your subscriptions to
either F. G. Buchanan, County Secre
tary, Oregon City or A. R. Lyman,
Secretary Equity Warehouse Com
pany, 330 Railray Exchange, Port
land, Oregon.
We are receiving letters each week
from our members and wish to as
sure them that they are appreciated
and trust that others will do likewise.
It is by this means that practical
ideas are exchanged. Anyone having a
thought that might possibly innaug
urate some new feature for the
Equity or be helpful to some fellow
member, should not hesitate about
sending it to us for publication.
It would be well for local secretar
ies to send in their meeting nights for
publication as we wish to encourage
members to visit other locals. This
will stimulate an interest and present
many new ideas.
Fourth of July Favored
The plan of the Society of Equity
celebrating the Fourth of July is
meeting with general favor among
the members. Many suggestions have
been made to the county officers, who
will probably meet within a few days
and appoint the proper committees
and make other necessary arrange
ments. The following places have been sug
gested as suitable for holding the cel
ebration: Maple Lane, Beaver Creek,
Liberal, Molalla, Macksburg and
New Era. So far, the greatest number
seem to favor New Era, claiming this
to be the most central place and best
adanted for this kind of celebration.
President S. L. Casto and becretary
F. G. Buchanan are both enthusiastic
over bringing all the Equity people
and their friends together on the
Fourth and have a big county picnic,
Among the events that are being
planned for is a track meet between
the various locals of the county and
an automobile race. Further announc
ements will be made next week.
Health a Factor in Success
Th largest factor contributing to
a man's success is undoubtedly health.
It has been observed that a man is
seldom sick when his bowels are reg
ular he is never well when they are
consitipated. For constipation you will
find nothine auite so good as Cham
berlain's Tablets. They not only move
the bowels, but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion. They
A man living at Auburn, New York
had a severe attack ot kidney ana
bladder trouble. Beine a working man,
not wantinar to lose time, he cured
himself completely by using Foley
Kidnev Pills. A year later he says
"It is a Dleasure to report that the
cure was permanent." His name is J
A. Farmer.
Carus Local
Carus Local No. 6882 met in regu
lar session Saturday night May 3.
Three officers and sixteen members
were present. The making of the new
laws and modifying some of the pres
ent ones for the benefit of the farm
er, was the main topic of discussion.
R. Schuebel was made the business
agent for our local.
This was pay night for those mem
bers who have been shipping produce
on market day. It was also order
night and an order for sugar, grocer
eries, amounting to $40.00 was receiv
ed.. It was moved and carried that all
stock subscriptions to Union Sales be
transferred to Equity Warehouse Co.
The sales sheet was as follows:
C. Pepka, Route 1, Canby, has team
for sale, weight 3,100, age 8 years; R.
Schuebel, Rt. 1, Canby, has oats; Mr.
Bliss, Rt. 3, Oregon City, has colt and
calf; R. B. Davis Rt. 3, Oregon City,
100 pounds dried prunes; S. L. Casto,
has two shoats and one brood sow.
The next meeting will be held at the
Eldorado schoolhouse' Saturday even
ing Jnue 7th.
S. L. CASTO,
Secretary.
He Wonders Why
Considering the amount of space
some of our exchanges in adjoining
counties are giving to the doings of
the Farmers' Society of Equity, we
are wondering why Marion county
or this end of it hasn't been cultivat
ed by the Equity people. Woodbum
Independent.
The foregoing from the Woodburn
Independent expresses the sentiment
of many districts. We wish to an
nounce that we are at present arrang
ing for an organization extension de
partment and before very long the
Society of Equity will be extended in
to all of the unorganized territory of
the state.
Mt. Pleasant Local
The Mt. Pleasant Local will meet
in regular session next Friday even
ing at the school house. Many mat
ters of importance will be considered
and President Meredith promises an
interesting meeting.
A delegation from the Maple Lane
Local will be present and will present
plans for the disposal of the straw
berry crop and a means of transport
ing same. The matter of a business
committee and the establishing of a
market day will be considered as well
as making arrangements for Mt.
Pleasant's part in the Fourth of July
celebration.
Written notices have been sent to
all of the members to be present as
some special speakers and important
business is on the program..
Brand Your Butter
The statutes regulating the manu
facture and sale of butter provide for
the branding of creamery butter, but
not for the branding of dairy butter
except that each roll or square must
be plainly marked 16 ounces full
weight or 32 ounces full weight. We
find some dairy butter that is not so
marked and we also find some that
is short weight.
We would be glad to hold the man
ufacturer responsible for the mis
branding and also for the short
weight, but in the absence of any
vtiame and address on the butter so as
to positively indentiiy the manufac
turer we cannot do so. The following
ruling is therefore made:
All dairy butter-offered or exposed
for sale will be considered misbrand
ed if it does not have plainly marked
on each roll or square, the words
"Dairy Butter, 16 ounces full weight"
or "32 ounces full weight, and the
name and address of the manufactur
er. Any person offering or exposing
for sale dairy butter not branded in
compliance with this ruling will be
prosecuted under the statutes provid
ed for the branding of food products.
Signed,
J. D. MICKLE
Oregon Dairy & Food Commission
er.
Sunnyside Local
Sunnyside Local Union No. 6840 of
the F. S. E. met May 10, 1913. The
meeting was called to order by the
President and the roll was called and
e members out of a total of 24
were present. Minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
Mr. Freytag, County Fruit inspec
tor, gave a good talk on fruit grow
ing; when to spray and what to spray
with. He made arrangements to meet
with the members at Mr. Sabstrand's
farm Saturday May 24, 1913, to ex.
plain fruit growing and spraying
more fully. Everyone Is invited to at
tend the meeting.
All communications were read. W.
W. Sumner listed one hay tedder to
sell. Just used for one season. One
member paid local and county asses
sment. Four members made payments
on their shares of Btock.
It was moved and earned to ad
journ until Saturday, May 24th, 1913.
,E E. OEHLSDHLAUHiK
Sec.
For the Weak and Nervous
Tired-out, weak, nervous men and
women would feel ambitious, ener
getic, full of life, and always have a
good appetite, if they would do the
sensible thine for health take Elec
tric Bitters. Nothing better for the
itomach, liver or kidneys. Thousanos
il.!. I : a il:.
say tney owe ineir lives w hub wuii
Herful home remedy. Mrs. O. Rhine-
vault, of Vestal Center, N. Y., says:
"I regard Electric Bitters as one of
the greatest gifts. I can never forget
what it has done for me." Get a bottle
yourself and see what a difference it
will make in your health. Only 50c
and $1.00 Recommended by Huntley
Bros.
Fell languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach "off?" A good
remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask
your druggist. Price 1.00
PERSONAL
MR. KELNHOFER'S VIEWS
A Letter Every Farmer Should Read
and then Act Upon
Equity Editor:
It has now been nearly six months
since the F. S. E. was started in
Clackamas County and while there
has been a good deal of progress
made in the way of organization
there has been very "little done along
business lines. Now I wish to say
that the Farmers Society of Equity is
not a social, but a business organiza
tion and its value consists in the mon
ey we can make out of it through its
system of marketing. There are now
about 20 locals in the county and each
one hold their monthly meetings and
discuss all kinds of matter and as a
rule go home after the meeting to
meet again within another month. As
far as I know there are only 3 or 4
locals that are really doing anything
along the lines advocated by National
Headquarters. All of the rest seem to
be waiting for something. Probably
its the clearing house in Portland
they are waiting for. Well, we all
want a clearing house in Portland, but
what good will a clearing house do us
unless we co-operate in the shipping
of the produce that the average far
mer of Clackamas county has to sell ?
There probably are a majority of
farmers here that have many kinds of
little truck to sell and it would be un
profitable for them to sell in small
lots to the clearing house. The thing
for them to do is to co-operate with
their neighbors, or, in other words,
with their local; bunch up their war
es and make one shipment out of it
and save expense.
The Carus Local introduced a week
ly "Market Day," which is being held
every Thursday at a central point,
where those little things that the far
mers have to sell, are brought and
made ready for shipment and one
wagon then takes the whole load to
Oregon City to ship to Portland, thus
eliminating the necessity of each far
mer to make the trip individually and
economize in time. At the same time
orders are sent for supplies to a
wholesale house in-Portland, for what
the farmers need and which is
brought out to be distributed the fol
lowing market day. .
The members of the Carus local
ship from 16 to 20 cases of eggs every
week on which they save that lc
per dozen that the merchants of Ore
gon City are entitled to if we would
call upon them to market the eggs.
Figuring this to the saving they make
in their purchases, makes a hand
some total.
We are now dealing with Front
street and everybody knows we can't
get what we are entitled to yet we are
doing better than by marketing indi
vidually, and are getting considerable
experience, which alone is well worth
the effort. We are practicing to play
ball so that when the time comes,
when the clearinghouse will command
the attention of the Pacific Northwest
we will be in first class trim to do
business with it in a business like way
and when that time- comes we Will be
in a position to extend a cordial invi
tation to most of the business men
in Oregon City to join our ranks in
the production of farm produce, pros
per and be happier than in this pres
ent position.
To eliminate expense and economize
in time, not only in the production of
crops but also in the marketing of
them is the problem that every iar
mer MUST learn if he ever wishes to
put his farm on a business basis that
will bring the profits he is entitled to
A. J. KELNHOFER
Let the Equity Celebrate
The Drooosition for the celebration
of Fourth of July by Equityites has
been raised by several people. I most
heartily endorse the idea. Let as mary
locals as possible meet at some con
venient point and handle that memor
able day in purely human fashion, de
void of commercialism. Let these far
mers furnish their own speaker and
not rely on a, lot of divorce lawyers or
others whose only trade is talking, to
blow a lot of smoke in their eyes and
it will be a sensation worth a vhile.
I care more for present day prob
lems than dusty history and it is the
workers who must solve then1.. Even
the battles of Acton and Lexington
were not bought by the jawsmiths,
but it was "By the rude bridge that
arched the flood; with their I lag to
the April breeze unfurled. Here once
the embattled farmers stood and fir
ed the shot heard round the world.
STARK
Colton Local
Colton F. S. E. No. 6959 met in
the school house at 8 P. M. with Mr.
Anderson in the chair. We have agre
ed to meet at Old Colton and the Jam
es school house alternately. Our next
meeting will be at the James school
house May 17th at 8 P. M. Everybody
is cordially invited.
There were 14 members present ana
no report of anything to sell, except
cream and-eggs. We are trying to
get a wagon together, as there are
quite a number that have no team to
get their products to market. We are
putting forth every effort to get more
members to help us.
G. A. Gotberg wants to buy one ton
of oats. Crop prospects are good at
present but a little slow.
G. E. RODGERS,
Corresponding Sec.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTO Rl A
OPINION
Calls for organizers are swamping
us.
We are shaping up our selling and
buying departments now.
We will soon have a complete ma
chine to offer new members.
If there are any bouquets to offer
individuals give them to those who
have started from nothing and built
the machine.
Those who are organized against us
say prices for farm produce are to be
lower this year than last. Are you
ready to1 join us to prevent it?
What we want is an agent in every
market town and let the food dealer
get his stuff and price from our ag
ent and have them overbid each other,
in order to get it. They have to have
it like everybody else.
When the farmer gets enough sand
in his crop to stand by his neighbor
through thick and thin he will soon
have enough money m his pocket to
own the whole market machine.
It will be a hot fight to get rid of
our present expensive market system
grafters and all, as they seem to have
the government backing them, but if
we don't get them, they will get us.
Locals away from shipping stations
seem to be at a disadvantage when it
comes to buying and selling. Carus is
pooling all their small shipments and
selling direct to the organized con
sumer in Portland. Now can you find
the middleman in this deal ? If so the
prize is a copy of Stone's Oregon City
Law.
Our fathers used to tell us it was
supply and demand that made the
market and competition was the life
of trade.
Now the largest or strongest or
ganization sets the price and destroys
all the competition that bobs up. The
only salvation or remedy for the far
mer is organization and co-operation.
The farmers must employ a sale-
man and do away with the competit
ion and set the price so as to leave
some profit in the farmers pocket.
And what about his wife and family ?
The railroads hire all their work
done and pay good, wages and have
enough profit left to pay dividends on
watered stock. Now the farmer should
be able to do the same thing or his in
vestment is not receiving the pro
tection we hayseeds need. We can get
it by joining together and buying and
selling like the railroads do.
MEREDITH
FROM OUR SUBURB
Lively Twilight Comments and News
Matters I
Mr. B. F. Yoakum, before the nat
ional congress on markets and farm
credits, held in Chicago, April 9th,
made the statement that the house-1
wives of this country paid out thir
teen billion dollars for farm produce,
of this amount the producers received
46 per cent, the railways 4 per cent,
the middle men 38 per cent, and that
the other 12 per cent represented
waste by decay in transit. Comment
is unnecessary.
There was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Schmeidecke at their home in
Portland, a son, April 10th. This will
be pleasant news to the many friends
in this community.
"The way of the transgressor is
hard," as witness the predicament of
our county court. An attentive ear, at
the taxpayers' meeting last Saturday,
did not discern one single word spok
en by that body of men in their favor.
Corn and potatoes are coming up
and reminds us of a coming summer.
Tom Kelland has commenced work
on his new barn, which will add much
to the appearance of his property.
Our item in last week's notes, rela
tive to the Ladies' inactivity along
social lines, has already given evi
dence of its leaven, in the whispered
conversation over an early "shower"
to be given one of our young mat
rons." Miss Rose Splger has accepted em
ployment in the office of the Daily
Enterprise.'
The old saying that: "it never rains
but it pours," is to be early verinea
in this community, and our next cen
sus as a result will make Mt. Pleas
ant feel like a village in comparison.
Enouo-h said.
Any fairly well educated man with
mature judgement and a careful
reader of the public press, is capable
of framing laws meting out justice
and equityto his fellow men. Then
why should we, the great majority,
continue to be herded into convent
ions and primaries, for the purpose of
sending lawyers to our state senate
and legislature. Did you ever stop to
consider that the practice is equally
as ridiculous as it would be to send
a creamery man to a convention for
the Duraose of establishing cream
prices in the interest of the dairy
man? The law is the lawyers' dusi
ness. and the professions interest
are invariably well looked after, be
fore the common peoples' weinare is
considered. Why not mix in more iar-
mcrs. merchants and laboring men
urnonir our law-making bodies?
Mr. and Mrs. Jack entertained
friends over Sunday. '
There will be preaching services
held at the hall next Sabbath immed
iately after Sunday School, to be con
ducted by a minister from Oregon
Citv.
The law prohibiting livestock from
runnine at large, which carried By
larcre maiority at our last election
both county and district, has been de
clared void, on account of peculiar
wnrdinir of this clause of the ticket.
The carelessness of a county official
in nreoarinor the ballot is responsible,
Mrs. Bently is entertaining her
mother this week.
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When you buy a Studebaker wagon you buy
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One of the first SluJe.bak.tf wagons ever made saw
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them. We are building the same kind of wagons today.
A Sludelaket wagon is an investment that will give
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