THE MORXIXG OREGOHAX, THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1920
STATE-OWNED MILL
LOSES FOR FARMERS
Flour Is Sold at Figures
Above Standard Grade.
PRICE FOR GRAIN IS LOW
.Feed
for
the
ive
Socialized Industry Costs Heavily
Ui Fancy Salaries to Officers
and Unnecessary Expenses.
BV G10ORGE K. AIKE.V.
B1SMAKCK, X. D., July 7. (Spe
cial.) One of the stock arguments of
the Non-Partisan 'league speakers in
tlia campaign that just closed waa
the effect of the state-owned mill
at Irake upon the price of wheat
paid the farmer and the cost of flour i
to the consumer. The speakers were j
delightfully vague as to exact f - j
ures, that Is. league speakers were, j
The opposition, however, was not.
In this connection, and just to
prove that the league speakers were
somewhat inaccurate, to out it mildlv.
I have investigated the experience of
Will A. Campbell of Helena, Mont.,
v ho bought wheat from a rancher,
sold it to the Drake mill, did the
samn thing to a Russell MJIler mill
and then purchased Russell Miller
flour and state-made flour at two
stores in Bismarck. Tho results in
dicate the nature of the advantage
given the farmers of thi state.
To cinch his facts further, Mr.
Campbell on the day he bought t,he
two sacks of flour in Bismarck ob
tained quotations from the state
owned mill at Drake on the price of
No. I northern; also from the Rus
poll Miller company, and theso are
the figures: .State mill, ?::.ns; Russell
Miller company, $o. 21 per bushel.
Stntr Flour oh4 MMt.
And while the state-owned mill was
huing its wheat at 13 rents a bushel
less than the Russell Miller company
was paying the farmers, in Bismarck
a Russell Miller standard patent
flour was purchased for $?,."," for a
4'1-pound .ack and T0 pounds of state
flour was purchased in bulk for $4.
It was purchased in hulk because
the storekeeper said they had no
sacks for state flour.
Ui the same day thai these trans
nctioiib were taking Place in Bis
marck the I'argo t'ourier-N vc, a
Nop -Pa rt i-an paper, carried an ad
vert Iscmrnt of a nationally advertised
fancy patent flour at 7.15 per hun
dred pound.
This little state-owned mill at
I-irake also serves to ilustrate the
fyptcin of slate control of manufac
turing properties.
It was purchased by the state for
iL'n.nno after it had been run for
years by a miller and his son. Xow
it is operated for the state by a
man named .T. A. Mel-lovem, whose
salary is $5000 a year, who- has a
secretary, an assistant manager and
R ho6t of assistants. Krom June :!0.
1910. when tho mill was taken over
by the state, to March :!. 19L'0, a state
ment of payments made from the
terminal elevator fund, from which
it. is financed, shows a total dis
tribution of J124. 322.47.
l.nvlMh Kxpenditurrrt !otel.
Included in this are items of
$.".13. 96. $ 123.90 and $503.96 to Tolas,
King & Day, a St. Paul, Minn., con
cern, which appraised several mills
for the state, and also one item of
$100,000 to J. A. McGovern, manager
of the Mill &: Elevator ass ic'ation,
the purpose of which is not set forth,
but is probably to be used in financ
ing the construction on the Grand
Forks mill and elevator until the
atate bonds are paid.
Deducting this, however, the man
agement of the little mill at Drake
Is a luxury, which if indulged in
many times by the state would spell
disaster, for the following authorized
appraisal of the mill made February
II, 1920, indicates its size:
Ttnal property
T.Hii.i t sr.n no
Tliiildlngx 1 4,ti3'J.4.-
Machinery and equip- ,
incut 19,570.00
ItiMollaneoUM equip
ment 1.42.00
Personal property
Wheat on hund $17.4:18.2.1
J'lour on hand 20,7112. 7o
SlKrtN and bran on
hand 117.30
Cereal on hand 625.70
TlaRa 19. 0110. Oil
Twine 3UO.O0
Ull, belts and miscel
laneous 130.00
Fiour In storage $13,000.00
Accounts receivable.. 6,000.00
$35,027.45
Total of all personal
property $84,000.00
Total of all real
property 35.627.45
64,724.00
20,000.00
Tt
that
$120,351.45
Sark Item Counts I'p,
will be noted in this appraisal
this little mill has on hand
There's a Breezy Sale in Town
A Real Shirt Sale!
It brings delightful comfort and re
freshing coolness at a price that keeps
your temperature down.
Look these over, men. They're won
derfully tempting.
Silk Stripe Woven-Color Madresses
Fiber Silks, Russian Cords
Regular $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 Shirts
$3.85 Three for $11.00
Fine Woven-Color Madrases
Regular $3.50 and $4.00 Shirts
$2.45 Three for $7.00
On the Main Floor, just inside the
open door
BEN SELLING
Leading Clothier, Morrison at Fourth
is that which should be remembered
by those who would inaugurate a
reign of socialized industries in any
state. Yet that is not the only loss
suffered by tho people.
Prior to state ownership this little
mill paid to the state of North
Dakota in 1917 $6;S, in ID 13 $507 in
taxes. Now, being state-owned, it' is
exempt. So besides making up this
diference the farmers of North
Dakota pay the taxes on this mill,
get less for their wheat and pay
more for their flour. But they do
have the pleasure of paying hand
some salaries to a fine bunch of pol
iticians to manage the mill, and along
with them a handsome total in ex
pense for management, stenographers.
traveling expenses and all the usual
frills of public ownership.
DOTING GIVEN VETERANS
SOLDIERS OP SPANISH WAR
ADJOURN AT MAKSHFIELD.
EDUCATOR IS DROWNED
Oakville Teacher Steps' in Deep
Hole While Wading.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 7. (Spe
cial.) William Spuler of l.'niontown.
Wash., was drowned yesterday after
noon while wading in the Chehalis
river. Mr. and Mrs. Spuler and small
son were spending the day in pic
nicking near the river, Mr. Spuler
was wading when he stepped into a
hole in the river bed. He was unable
to swim and drowned before aid could
reach him. The body was recovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Spuler were spending
the summer at the home of Mrs. Spu
ler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Paul, at Oakville. Mr. Spuler was for
four years a teacher In the Oakville
schools.
Wahkiakum County Celebrates.
CATHLAMET, Wash., July 7.
(Special.) Skamokawa played host
for the eastern part af Wahkiakum
$19,000 worth of sacks, or more than county with a Vourth of July cele
bration. Good weather, a good crowd
and unequaled hospitality made it a
successful day. . A parade was fol
lowed by patriotic exercises, an ora
tion by Rev. W. W. Head and a picnic
dinner. Races and water sports and
a dance In the evening completed tho
festivities.
the value of its stock of wheat. This
sack item, too, was much discussed
during the campaign as evidence of
the unbusinesslike methods foJlowed
by the management of the mill.
But while this might be an error
of judgment, the fact that the mill
paid less for the wheat it milled and
sold its flour at a higher price than
the flour of the commercial millers
Offlcers Klecled for Year and As
toria Is Selected for Con
Tention in 1921.
MARSHPIELD, Or., July 7. (Spe
cial.) Sixty Marshfield and North
Bend automobiles made the closing
day of the Spanish-American War
Veterans and department of Oregon
auxiliary of the United Spanish
American War Veterans a pleasant
finish to several days of business and
enjoyment for the 125 visitors from
various sections of the state.
The-afternoon's pilgrimage took the
guests to Shoreacres and the numer
ous beaches and down the coast road
for miles. They left for their homes
tonight at 8 o'clock.
The only business today was in
stallation of officers of both organi
zations, held in the armory building.
The new officers of the veterans are:
Clarence R. Hotchkiss, department
commander; L. W. Hyde. Hillsboro,
secretary; E. S. Hawker. Albany,
treasurer. The officers of the auxil
iary include: Sara S.- Bodley, Port
land, department president; Gertrude
Wilson, Salem, vice-president; Eva
Hyde, Hillsboro, junior vice-president;
Helen M. Mahone. Portland,
chaplain; Ruth Brandt, Salem, judge
advocate: Ida Klingensmith. Port
land, historian; Nell Rekdahl. Port
land, patriotic instructor; Florence
Kumrow, Salem, conductor; Mrs.
Manning, Portland, assistant conduc
tor. Gertrude Wilson, Salem: Mayme
LoVe, Portland, and Nell K. Rekdahl.
Portland, were elected delegates to
the national convention.
Astoria was selected for the 1921
session of the two orders. Mrs. Helen
M. Malone, retiring secretary, was
jSmmw tin
Milk
In 1914 Cost
S23.50 per ton for Mill Feed
$14.50 per ton for Alfalfa
Now Costs
$56.00 per ton
$38.00 per ton
The increased cost of feeds for the cow that gives milk is only one of the phases of
the cost of milk production that begins with the purchase of lands and is not com
plete until the sanitary capped bottle is delivered to your door.
The milk Producers and Distributors
who supply you have accepted an obliga
tion. In times when many food products
soared to a vanishing point insofar as
the public's ability to meet prices was
concerned the price of milk was kept
conservative.
Improved methods of handling the milk,
new laws to increase and safeguard
quality, greater 'efficiency in delivery
are expenses added to the first cost of
production that the Producer and Dis
tributor have assumed without asking
the consumer to share them.
Waste of Milk Bottles Is Appalling
In this country the life of a milk bottle is 17 days. 20 bottles for each customer
is the average requirement of a year. An investigation of IB cities revealed the
fact that 8,000,000 perfectly good milk bottles are collected from the city dumps
each year.
Price Advance of Bottles Close to 100
Bottles that in 1914 cost $ 6.20 per gross
NOW COST $12.00 per gross
This tremendous waste offers food for thought and an opportunity for co-operation
that will work out to the advantage of the.consumer. Whenever MILK is spoken
of the thought of just these two items feed and bottles should make everyone re
alize that "
The Price of Milk Is Very Low
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Read The Oregonian Classified ads.
presented with a recognition pin in
appreciation of her services in the
auxiliary.
MAN 25, GIRL 15, ELOPE
Police Seek Williams on Contrib
uting to Delinquency Charge.
EUGENE. Or, July 7. (Special.)
Alf Williams, logger, aged 23. and
Bettie Ward, aged 15, both of Cot
tage Grove, eloped from that city
Monday, in an automobile, and now
the officers are seeking Williams on
a charge of contributing to the de
linquency of a minor.
It is said that Williams asked the
girls parents for their consent to
wed her. but upon refusal he declared
he would marry her anyway, and that
day the two disappeared.
but with a likelihood of further drop
at any time, according to the dairy
men. The dairy farmers of the
Grays Harbor association have
pledged allegiance to the association
in the contest, though they say that
they are losing money at the price
they are receiving under the cut.
Milk War at Standstill.
ABERDEEN. Wash., July 7., (Spe
cial.) The milk war started late last
week by the Grays Harbor Dairymen's
association against the Satsop Farm
ers' Dairy association is at a stand
still, the price remaining at 12 cents.
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"THE COURAGE OF
MARGE O'DOONE"
James Oliver Curwood's
mightiest tale of the Canadian
woods. 1
Prologue Keates jE Organ
The Question?
Of how long it will take
These two stalwarts
To carry away
This pile of shirts
Isn't half so important
As how long it will take
The men of Portland
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To carry away
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The thousands of shirts -
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On sale today
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SERPENT ORDER ELECTS
Clarence IfotchkUs to Ifead State
nruncli of Organization.
MARSHFIELD, Or., July 7. (Spe
cial.) A meeting of the Military Or
der of the Serpent, a national organi
zation which accepts only Spanish
war veterans, was held here Monday.
About 50 candidates were initiated.
A street parade preceded the initia
tion ceremonies held In the armory.
A large number of veterans took
part in the parade and some of the
special features were a large serpent.
whose tail was coiled aliout the can
didates. The team was dressed in
typical style, representing the differ
ent tribes in the Philippine islands.
The following state officers w;re
elected for the ensuing year: Clar
ence R. Hotchkiss, grand generalis
simo; James C. Walsh, grand record
ing scribe: George F. A. Walker,
keeper of the virus and custodian of
the imperial seal.
the season, tt is stated. When the
work is completed practically every
house in Cosmopolis will have a con
crete walk in front of it.
the Seaforth Highlander band of
Vancouver, B. C. were the attractions
offered.
Phone your want ads to The Uri'so
nian. Main 7070. Automatic n -i4
Cosmopolis lo Be Paved.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 7. (Spe
cial.) Cosmopolis, adjoining Aber
deen on the south, has undertaken a
large paving project and .one that will
place that town well in the forefront
of communities of the state for
amount of paved streets in proportion
to total mileage. Contracts have al
ready been signed for a total of five
miles of walks and two miles of
paved streets, according to a state
ment by Mayor W. J. Fadden. .The
paving will be started immediately
and will be finished by the end of
Ax !'-'''- l-,svY
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Anita Stewart in
THE YELLOW TYPHOON
The story of a woman who lived
for excitement and got it!
MACK SENNETT'S
"You Wouldn't Believe It!" The
best Sennett comedy in months.
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
Tacoma Legion - Puts on Show.
TACOMA. Wash., July 7. (Special.)
Between Iis.oou and 40.000 persons
.... 1.. 1 IF YOU are loslnr hlr. hTr dn'lniff or irr
last night by a patriotic entertain- bid. 1 it be luion thai KOTALKO. c.man.-
iiiciil Miigtii o me .American bKitin.
Paid admissions totaled f 1 1 .,137.0,
Irving Zieghaus, chairman of the le-1
gion committee, reported today.
Fireworks, a concert by Nina Mor-j
gana. soprano of the Metropolitan I
Grflnd Opera company, and music by
! NEW HAIR after BALDNESS
inr fenuino bear oil and oUier potent 1112
ant, is woniTfullT successful. For men. mun -chilflren.
Hair grown, dandruff eliminate! 1
many rases when all else failed. S'M) .?
ANTEE and money-refunfl offer. rjet a box t
any busy pliarmr-v: or send 10 cent for irt
Box of KOTALKO to
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t-) fell Great Northland Stor
TODAY
and Until
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Where ia Primitive Mea and
Women test the Law Miht .
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