OREGON CITY COURIER. FRTDAV THNTR 13 1Q13
OREGON EQUITY NEW:
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Vol. 1
Official Representative of the Farmers Society of Equity
No 16
OREGON EQUITY NEWS
Published every Friday in coniunc
tion with the "Courier" in the interest
of the "Farmers' Society of Equity."
ADVERTISING
rates given upon application.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
M. J. Lazelle, Oregon City: R. C.
Brodie, Canby; E. Ochlschloeger,
uiacKamas, it. io. i.
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.
FARMERS STAND BY
Don't Get Discouraged, but
Work and Grow.
Stick,
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 Kam'ar
ath; Sec. W. W. Harris, Oregon City
R. 3.
Canby: Pres. Geo. Koehler; Sec.
R, C. Brodie, Canby R. 3.
Carus: Pres. A. J. Kelnhofer; Sec.
S. L. Casto, Oregon City R. 3.
Clackamas: Pres. J. A. Sieben;
Sec. Frank Haberlach, Clackamas
Oregon.
Clarkes: Pres. Albert Gasser; Sec.
John L. Gard, Oregon City R. 4.
Colton: 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.
Highland Local Pres. M. E. Kan
dle; Sec. S. S. Palmer.
Laurel Ridge Local Union Pres. G.
C. Heiple; Sec. N. E. Linn, Estacada,
Rt. 1.
Logan: Pres. W. E. Cromer; Sec.
P. M. Kirchem, Oregon City R. 2.
Macksburg: Pres. C. D. Keesling,
Sec. J. W. Smith, Aufora, 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.
. -
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.
The Equity in Oregon is but six
months old, and you can t expect it to
do a big work and produce big re
sults in so short a time.
It has the right bottom to stand on
It has the right system, and it can
and will produce results just as fast
as its members make it produce, and
no faster.
The farmer who stands back and
wants to see pocketbook results be
fore he gets in -,is like the boy who
would not help to break up the bum
blebee's nest, but stood back out of
stinging range, ready to help eat the
honey if the other fellows got away
with the job, and ready to duck out,
if the bees made, it too warm for
them.
The Equity in Oregon is only an in
fant, but in six months it has done a
lot to set farmers to thinking along
lines of doing something.
There is interest, keen interest in
the work and cause. It is bound to
grow in numbers and strength and
with aggressive organization work.
which is soon to come, next spring
will see the tarmmg sections of Ore
gon tightly organized and in shape to
get results.
When there is the interest there
now is in the Equity work, organizat
ion arid growth is bound to come, and
it is but a matter for the members to
work out the details and build up an
organization that can be and will be
a power a benefit for both produc
er and consumer and at the expense
of those who are little less than leech
es on our country.
But there is one important, vitally
important point to bring this about,
and that is organization, and when
organized to stick closer than sisters
and hang on. - ,
Where is there any other bunch of
men of anywhere near the importance
to the world's supply, that isn't or
ganized and doesn't play team work?
You can t find them.
wnen tne larmernas to spend a
dollar, no matter what for, he goes
up against the organization pricks
good and hard, but -when any organ
ization buys from the farmer he is
found playing a lone game, and for
want of a combination forced to take
what other combinations offer.
The farmers are going to change
these conditions because they simply
MUST change them, they must" do
something or farms . will be dead
cheap and good places o stay away
from. ,
And the thing to do is to play this
Equity game, play it strong and fin
ish with it. ...
A year from now it can be made a
power in Oregon an organization
they will all take notice of but ' it
can't be done by half the-farmers,
holding back to "see how they make
it before they come in.
Get in and help make it. Tie Clack
amas county up where it will work
like one big machine;" co-operate, cut
out the hundreds of useless little ex
penses and waste, and change the con
dition of chasing after buyers to mak
ing buyers come to you.
And when you get this kind of an
oragnization, when you get where
you can maice tne price (and get it)
on the stuff you make then you've
got something. - 1
Stay with the Equity. It is but
learning to walk as yet. '
BROWN
"Money in Chickens" ha3 always
been the bait on the real estate deal
ers' hook for the inexperienced.
Carus Local will have an ice cream
stand at the Equity Fourth at New
Era. What is your local going to do ?
"The world owes the farmer a living
no doubt but he is working mighty
hard to collect. Why not turn it over
to a collection agency?
Now is the time to apply the arse
nate of lead spray to those young ap
ples. Completely cover them and woe
be unto the moth.
The dancing, both afternoon and
evening on the Fourth of July at New
Era is creating quite an interest
among the younger generation. Come
and have a good time with the boys
and girls.
County President S. L. Casto says
that although there will be many
celebrations in the county this year
on the fourth, he is assured by the
various locals that New Era will have
a good attendance. . ''
Idaho has a state union.
15 counties represented in Idaho':
Union.
Equity means special privileges to
none.
If you fail to attend our 4th of July
picnic at JNew fc.ra you will miss a
treat.
Sacks are worth more with the po
tatoes left out and it is about the
same with strawberry crates.
Now if hops and prunes are not
worth picking the farmers will get
his first vacation for many years. He
will have to vacate.
We read that J. P. Morgan has
some priceless treasures. 1 have thot
of everything from salvation to sena
tors and come to the conclusion it was
Oregon potatoes and strawberries.
The grocerymen of Oregon City at
one time had an association and on
account of them not hanging together
the organization died a natural death.
Heed the warning and escape the
doom.
Have you ever noticed the great
success that city bred gentlemen al
ways make when they decide that
farming is the only true life and en
gage in it for a while. 'No one else
ever has. ,
Mr. Kelnhofer who has charge of
the program at the Equity picnic; on
the Fourth, reports that he has nearly
all of the arrangements completed
and assures a good progam and the
best of a time.
The people elect U. S. senators
now, and who are the farmers going
to vote for?
- Common postage stamps can be us
ed now on registered letters and no
matter how many are thrown on the
market the price never changes. Can
some Kube Hayseed explain it?
The railroads of the U. S. are put
ting up a big fight against our gov
ernments corporation tax. As long as
they can pay good wages to the men
who do the work, we farmers hope
that there will be no tax on us to
pay dividends on their watered stock,
Dividends never come back to us un
less we pay 10 per cent for them.
The dairy business is taking quite
a stimulus In this county no doubt
caused by the low prices of other
products of the farm and the compar
atively good price of cream. Many
people are buying cows and DeLaval
cream separators who have never
milked many cows before.
wnen any article or commerce is
scarce it is high in price. Just so with
labor. The only way to make potat
oes and strawberries bring more mon
ey is to put less on the market. Sell
what you do sell at a profit. Let the
rest remain on the farm. Organize
and do it with a system.
Oregon has 66 locals of the Farm
ers Society of Equity These locals
include among . their members;, the
most progressive and influential
farmers of the State. So far we are
well pleased but we must extend our
lines and go into unorganized terri
tory until we have a majority of the
farmers of the state as our members
and then our strength will be felt.
Mr. A. R. Lyman advises us that
$70,000.00 worth of produce has al
ready been offered for the first year
usmess of, the Equity Warehouse
Company and is confident that the
required $200,000.00 will soon be ar
ranged for. Additional subscriptions
are being received daily for stock in
the company and prospects are good
for the complete success of the company.
Suppose a farmer had taken the ad
vice of our O. A. C. and bought ex
pensive fertilizer and improved ma
chinery, improved seed and raised
twice the bushels of potatoes that he
did? He might haye needed a receiv
er. Is he going to pay $300 per term
to have his boy taught how to raise
more strawberries ? He would need a
guardian.
The U. S. Senate is going to inves
tigate why the miners and mine
guards have been murdering each
other for the past few months in W.
Virginia. And yet you will hear people
ask if this trust and labor question
will ever come to blood shed.
How are the farmer and laboring
man going' to protect themselves and
families ?
pecial June
Sale
of
Ladles9
Suits
at
JIdams Department Store
Oregon City's Brsy Store
National Union at Indianapolis.
We can push the organization over
the rest of the state and make bet
ter prices by doing so and be ready
next year to be represented in. our
National Union.
: MEREDITH
Two Oregon City .Men "Appointed
Clackamas County will have more
representatives interested in the man
agement of the state fair than ever
before.
The state fair board of Oregoi
through its secretary, Frank Meredith
has announced the following depart
ment superintendents for the next
annual fair to be held in Salem during
the week of September 29- October 4:
Superintendent of livestock, R.'W.
Hogg, Salem.
Superintendent of pavilion, O. E.
Freytag, Oregon City.
Superintendent textile department,
Mrs.. S. C. Wall, Salem.
Superintendent dairy department M
J. Lazelle, t)regon City.
Superintendent floral department H
F. Bryan, Portland.
Superintendent of poultry depart
ment, Charles E. Perry, LaGrande.
Chas. E. Perry, La Grande.
Superintendent agricultural and
hortocultural department O. E. Frey
tag. Superintendent eugenics,.- O. M.
Plummer, Portland. (
Superintendent industrial depart
ment E. F. Carlton, Salem.
Mayor of the camp grounds, Albert
Tozier Dee.
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Shubel Equity News
Shubel, June 2. 1913.
The F. S. E. met at the school
house Monday evening in regular ses
sion. It was called to order by the
president, C A. Menke.
,Among the questions taken up were
the .tquity Warehouse Co., of Port
land, which brought on a lively dis
cussion this ending by the adoption
of a resolution expressing the senti
ment" of the local. .t
Mr. Meredith was present and by
invitation, and was introduced by the
president to give an address. He did
so and was listened to with the clos
est of attention throughout. His sub
ject being organization.
Among the visitors present from
out of this neighborhood, were: Mr,
Casto of Carus and Mr. J. Wallace of
Elberta, each" one giving a short ad
dress. A motion to adjourn prevail
ed to meet again in regular session
the first Monday in July.
E. SWOPE Sec.
Resolutions V
Whereas the grim reaper, Death,
has taken a brother from our union
to join that great brotherhood of the
departed, and whereas W. R. Osborne
was a member of Mt. Pleasant Lo
cal of the Farmers Society of Equity
and our hearts are heavy with sor
row for our departed brother who
has gone to join that eternal union
bctyond the sorrows of earth land;
whereas our responsibility is now for
that widow and children and let us
not forget to do for his what he
would gladly have done for ours.
And be it resolved that we mani
fest our appreciation of his life and
sorrow for his loss by spreading a
copy of these resolutions on our min
utes and a copy be sent to the bereav
ed family and a copy be furnished our
official organ, for publication.
T. E. McLAIR
JOHN CHRISTENSEN
A. A. PEASE
Mrs. Griffith of New Era will re
cite the Declaration of Independence
at the Equity fourth of July picnic at
New Lra.
Lost May 31 between Oregon City
and Maple Lane, a sack of carpet rag
balls. Finder notify W. M. Rumery,
Rt 3, or leave at Courier office.
Show your loyalty to the- Equity
Society by attending their picnic at
New Era on the Fourth of July. You
will have just as good e time, learn
more and save money. Also you will
demonstrate that hte farmers can
agree on one thing at least, that is
that the farmers shou hold , their
own celebration. Think of this ser
iously and mention it before your lo
cals.
Bro. Casto, president of our county
Union visited Mt . Pleasant Union
Friday evening and advocated the el
ection of a U. S. Senator from Ore
gon who would represent the farmers.
Other states ' should do the same as
' an Oreeon farmer bv himself in our
U. S. Senate would get so lonesome
that he would be caught reading the
Enterprise.
It has been claimed for years that
the farmers can not stand together
upon any matters of mutual interest.
We hope that this is not true, but pre
sume that as a farmer is a human
creature that he is provided with hu
man traits such as jealousy and sel
fishness. These have been a factor
no doubt in causing some of the fail
ures of farmers organizations. Far
mers: if'you are. near, sighted, try to
look over your glasses .and see far
enough ahead to realize the results to
be derived from proper organization.
If you are jealous of your neighbor;
forget it. Do not be penny wise and
pound foolish and bite at the bait
of those who rejoice over the fail
ures of farmers' efforts in the way of
co-operation. Stand by the Equity in
whatever it does and you will find
there is a chance for us yet.
Mr. O. E. Freytag, publicity man
ager of the Oregon City Commercial
Club is very enthusiastic over the"
organization of the farmers. He be
lieves that sales depots should be es
tablished in the large market centers
such as Minneapolis, Chicago, etc
and be operated yby the organized
growers. He refers especially to ap
ples and states that when he was in
Chicago last fall, he saw apples sold
by the commission houses at $3.25
per box and on this same day the
quotations at Hood River were $1.04.
As the freight is but $.50 per box, Mr
Freytag thinks there is a big steal
in the game that is played by the
commission men. After the topples
were sold to the dealers at $3.25, they
in turn retailed them at $.75 per
dozen, which would be at the rate of
$6.00 per box. This would make a dif
ference of $4.96 betwesn what the
producer received and the consumer
paid.
Mr. Freytag proposes to have the
growers stamp the selling price upon
their products in the same manner
as do some manufacturing concerns
at present, and believes that if the
price was held within reason that
more apples would be consumed and
the growers would profit thereby.
This would no doubt be a fine plan to
eliminate the middle men and sell to
the consumers at a reasonable price
and can be accomplished by complete
organization. . -" - .
. At the last meeting of Mt. Pleasant
Union A. A. Pease was appointed a
committee to investigate the govern
ment regulations and other facts per
taining to the manufacture of denat
ured alcohol. This substance is bet
ter htan gasoline for autos or sim
ilar engines and can be made from
potatoes, or other vegetable matter
and refuse of the farm.
The writer visited Shubel Local at
their last meeting and he is indebted
to Brother Swope and family for fa
vors. They have a progressive neigh
borhood.' What they need most now
is a union of unions as there are a
number of small locals around there
and all away from a shipping point.
we nad the pleasure or leading a
copy of ."Lend a Hand" edited and
printed by the inmates of our state
Prison at Salem. Contributors sign
their number instead of their name,
They put up a better fight and argu
ment against the saloon and other
things that prey on society, than our
religious press. Yet society impris
ons these people and allows the sa
loons their freedom. Who is to blame?
Comrade Southworth has organized
Idaho and gone to North Dakota and
will soon organize that state .The
reason for his success is that he has
adopted a system that works like a
perfect machine. A dozen such organ
izers in the field and this United
States of America would soon be con
trolled by the workers instead of the
shirkers.
It is time for each member of the
Equity to think and work for suc
cess. We will soon have county and
state meetings and if there is no
need of farmers organizing let us dis
organize and turn it all over to the
grafters.
If there is need of our organization
why not adopt a system and finish
the work? You can't turn it over to
anyone.
It is said that in farmers' organiz
ations a few have all the work to do
and this is true. The way to remedy
the matter is for the secretary of
each local to arrange work for each
member. Any member can investigate
subject, get the facts and figures
and report to the union and some
startling conditions are brought to
light in this way.
It is deplorable that the organized
farmers of Oregon will not be finan
cially able to send a delegate to our
FROM PUMPKIN RIDGE
Sense and Sarcasm as Jester Jogg
Sees the Moves
Pumpkin Ridge, Ouegon
Editor Equity News:
I have read the many letters of my
brother hayseeds in your paper , and
always thought I would like to try it
but never have had the nerve as I am
one of those boys that went to school
so long ago that they did not teach
spelling but the editor told me that
he could spell fairly well and would
correct the words that I missed.
I have j'ust heard that an agricul
tural expert will speak in Oregon
City next Friday and will show the
farmers how to grow two blades of
grass where we grew but one before.
Of course I want all you hayseeds to
go and hear him as . he is a man of
great note and is very interesting
but it will be impossible to soothe us
by throwing oil on the troubled wat
ers, at this time. Yes, we are a lucky
bunch. We are told that our wheat
was poor and would not make flour
and that we had better feed it to our
chickens, which we did, and then eggs
jumped right up to seventeen cents a
dozen and have been staying around
this high mark for several months
and with no prospects of them fal
ling within the next several- months
of more than five cents a dozen. But
then that is nothing. We all made
two spuds' grow where but one grew
before and what is the result? ,
I wore several of my hogs com
pletely out trying to use up the juicy
tubers, but thenwhy not smile?
Taxes were lighf this year, only two
dollars per acre on the ground that
grew those spuds that killed my hogs
but then, why shoud I care, I got the
money from the bank and they said
that I could have more being hat my
little farm was free' from debt and
that I never did borrow before. Such
little things can not discourage me
for you know I have a quarter of an
acre of strawberries and I .read in a
pretty little book with a gilt cover
that they would at least net $400.00
per acre, but they forgot to include:
"providing you can sell them.
Now here is the point. I can make
i,wo berries grow where none grew be
fore, but what is the sense of it- We
must have a market and profitable
prices or we had better stop growing
anything. The farmer has been falling
into a pitfall for years over the idea
of big crops and paying no attention
to profitable prices. But then we must
not become discouraged. The Equity
is the right plan and sure will win
providing the farmers' senses have
not become too numbed by the years
of drudgery to see the light and help
themselves.
Your optimistic friend,
, JESTER JOGG
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CANBY GRADUATION
Commencement Exercises this Week
at Neighboring High School,
On Sabbath morning June 1st at
the First M. E. Church, Rev. Hiram
Gould, D. D., of the First M.E. Church
of Forest Grove preached the bacca
laureatte sermon to the five graduat
es of the Canby High school and also
to the eighteen eighth grade gradu
ates of Canby. The sermon was a
most appropriate one for the occas
ion and was received by a large and
appreciative audience. Suitable music
was provided' under the direction of
Mrs. Calvert.
All of the English speaking chur
ches adjourned in order that their
congregations might enjoy being
present at this service. Rev. Poslyn,
Rev. Plummer and Rev. Richardson,
all ministers in Canby, took part in
the service.
Tuesday evening at the Band Hall
the second musical recital of Calvert
School of Music took place. The re
cital was given under the auspices of
the school and one-half of the net
proceeds goes into the school piano
fund. The recital demonstrated that
Mrs. Calvert is an able instructor
and she deserves much credit for the
advancement her pupils have made
during the short period of her work
with them.
Wednesday evening the Eighth
grade graduating exercises are to be
held. County Superintendent T. J.
Gary is to be present and will pre
sent the diplomas to the graduates.
An appropriate programme has been
prepared.
Wednesday afternoon the graduat
ing class held its class exercises.
Among the many things which they
did there was the planting of the
ivy, the reading of the class proph
ecy, the formal presentation to the
Juniors of the things which they most
treasured and which might assist this
oncoming class in the preparation of
their class room duties. No ponies
were among their assets as this class
walked through the Latin course.
Thursday evening the second an
nual declamatory contest will be held.
.The four high school "classes will'
) meet to decide which class shall have
the honor of placing in the school
library a $50.00 set of Ridpath's Un
iversal . Literature, providede by the
business1 mun of Canby for the prize
for this occasion.
Friday evening the first graduating,
class, consisting of five members,
will hold their "exercises, when they
will receive their diplomas for having
completed the four year's course.
Rev. C. L. Creesy spent Sabbath
at Forest Grove, where he filled Dr.
Gould'B appointments for the day.
Cunby is to again have the prin
cipal streets oiled and a car of oil
has been ordered by the council.
Mt. Plcasunt Graduates r
On Monday evening of this week
the Mt. Pleasant public schools held
their graduation exercises at the
school hall, graduating nino pupilii
from the eighth grade, of which 'sev
en were girls and two boys. Supervis
or Calavan gave a very interesting
talk to the graduates, eivinir them
much good advice to which they lis
tened to with interest.
Following the presentation of diplo
mas there were two playlets given by
the pupils: "Engaging Janet" and
"Examination Day t Wood Hill
School House" which were very amus
ing and the different characters were
acted out nicely.
Mr. Buchanon , the principal, de
serves much credit for the success of
the entertainment. The following are
the names of graduates: Glenna An
drews, Hazel Camp, Opal Camp, Lyie
Yexley, Myrle Yexley, Gladys Mc
Dowell, Mildred McLain, Pierson
Harvey.
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