Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, December 15, 1916, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLINCOLN COUNTY LEADER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 1916. MITTY'S ARTICLE ,; CONVERTS WALDPORTER WrJdport, Oregon, Dec. 14, 1916. Dear Editor, In the last Issue of the Leader I saw an article that caused me to be very much peeved. I ob ject to being called a parasite. Of course the shaft was directed at me along with all the other residents of Lincoln County but then the force of the blow is again contracted when the gen tleman from Marion County tells us that we comprise les3' than one-fourth of the taxpayers of the county. Webster says that a louse is a parasite. Swift des cribes the enormous lice . he found in Brobdingnag as animals something like pigs and having snouts with which they rooted o'ji- the budlc3 of those who wei Infested with them. Let us define Mr. Mitty's re lation to Lincoln County. Un less he is an exception of which there are few, he is one who owrn property here which he hopes.to be fib!e to sell at a prof it when we fifteen per cent have developed the county. Of course he Is perfectly willing for the fifteen per cent (the parasites, If yon please) to build roads by donation, ford streams or pay ferry fees, build schoo'.houses, make other improvements and otherwise enhance the value of his land at no cost to him.. I would never be so ungentle mar'y as to apply any but an honorable appelation to the gen tleman from Salem who hopes to receive a gain as the result of the teborq of us parasites. But never fear, my friend, we'll make you dig to get it. You will find thut our r!:in is thick. I Jo not duny that much tax county can nut raise clover or corn and can't ship their hogs or caiue to tne market unless we have a county agent, i ' , . Now I have seen more than a dozen car loads of cattle and some hogs and sheep that has been shipped out of this part of th'e-county this fall. . Of course now, if we have an agent Mr. Severson and a, great many others would have said it is be cause we had an agent. Now I would like to ask Mr. Severson why didn't he stay in Lane county if the agent would have made him rich. Mr. Severson also said that if Mr. Clark had had an agent .he would not have had to go to Uncle Sam for a job. Now I can remember just but a few years ago that Mr. Sever son was out for a job from Uncle Sam himself. Mr. Severfcon also said he would like to know if Mr. Tan gen is getting all out of his land that there is to be had out Rld of fern. I think which is a shor thing that I am but know how tn get a little more if we only had a market. So When mv rrnn Jo In full bloom next summer I would gladly welcome Mr. Severson j and his friend Web to m nut and see for there self. Mr. Severson alsn onlrl if n.o had an aeent to show ua hnr tn raise more and better crops we ' woma ie more able to pay ouri taxes but he didn't stop to think that we can not sell half we raise now. Web seeing to think experience is the dearest. While ic distresses me to take issue with Web I firmly believe he is mistaken. But where Uoea a agricultuv nore the mass of struggling ranchers and farmers and help me iewr Long arter Mr. Mitty's timber has been removed, and lone after all the vireln timber of the world is gone, agriculture win stni provide for the earth's peoples. Which is the greatest industry? ... Who and what is a parasite ' The man who lives in his com munity, pays his taxes and tries to develop his county's resources or the man who holds specula tive property, 'does not reside near it, waits , for the pioneers, homesteaders, road builders, farmers and other citizens to develop his property, and then yells bloody murder if he is re quested to nav more taxes than he thinks necessary? Mr. Mitty speaks insultingly of the way our olllcfals handle his (?) affairs. lieallv. I chrtulri think he would reside here, that he might help to elect more ef ficient and desirable men, in stead of giving lone distance ad vice. He says that non-resident tax payers uid their frlei ds tell hor rible talet. about extravagance. wastefulness, etc., such as we practice, and that It reallv is det rimental to the growth of our countv. These talen are nlrcii- lated through business and so cial conversations by some, but he himself seems to prefer the newspaper. We thank him verv klndlv for this timely and, withal, senten tious warning. As soon as we awaken from our famous Rip Van Winkle snooze such as I have complained of in past let ters, we shall positively recall our poor, ignorant, meechine officials and choke down the taxes to not more than 1 'A mills, T w h - , : ,;hpph in , uul VWlCre uoe3 H agricultur. taxes to not more than lU. mills, oncvery-ranch l,-.(i..n rntv,''. some iooiisniy, ij.. , , , ,,.. . i ki ii ironi experience. son.c carelessly and some even Web i - criminally; but it gives me a ent anDr0DrlSaMnn Jnt ?:J?TZ they can be until the farnu maice more money but he didn't state nothing about the present appropriation being not large cou'.i continually knocked by those who cinnot give any B'iLiresiior.s as how the court;' af.Urs can be managed better. H Is easy enough to criticize even if we cannot do any better ourselves. Give me a sledge and I rn soon ruin the finest piece of statuary man ever made. Any baby can try for milk but it takes a man to provide the wherewith to buy the fluid at ten ctnts per quart. Tlii only encouragement that Mr. Mittv" gives any farmer to settle in "Lincoln County is the Etnteuent that "not any prop el ty of those engaged in agri cultural pursuits were adver tised to be sold by the sheriff." The iecs I say In reply to this the mnie favorable it appears for Lincoln County. Ilerctofor I have not been en enough to get an agent with. He talks a3 thoiieh the an irlll make the roads and money while tne rarmers are waiting. . Mr. Severson and Web also talks as though the farmers will get some thing out of nothing. It also seemed to have hurt Web felling considerable that Carl Insinuates he was a moss back and wants every thing for himself and also because Carl failed to give him t little credit for boosting that he had tucked away. If Mr. Severson Web and such partys are determined to employ a county agent why not employ one to operate a few industries In the countv an at the rnimiv expense Bticn as paper mills log in the countv. and lust, but not least, we won't forget that agri cultural agent. It Is verv easv for a mnn to shout calamity and write advise. What we really need is someone to neip ao trings, instead of knocking with a hammer. Web. PACE THREE Mrs. Walter Hall ol saiieu wa a Toledo visitor Tuesday. John Gwynn was down from Eddyville Monday evening.. Grant King the Siletz landlord was in the city Monday evening. T. P. Fish Is cleaning and painting his launch this week. Mrs. Ben Riemers was a pas senger for Albany Tuesday morning. Joe Windred shipped 1600 pounds of fine Siletz River Steel Head Salmon Tuesday morning. John Robertson has been con fined to his bed with the la grippe this week. - Capt. Henry Nice of Lutgens passed through Toledo Tuesday morning enroute to Portland. Wm. Easter of the Salmon River country was a countv seat visitor yesterday. Carl Davis was over from the Siletz Mondav eveninc to at tend Masonic lodge. R. A. Arnold went to l,nnr Farm Tuesday to do some plumbing for A. C. Crawford. , Mrs. Joe Osscar and family moved to Corvallis Wednesday to join Mr. Osscar who Is work ing at that place. Grandmother Stanton sllDned on an Icy walk last Sunday rooming iniurine herself finite badly. She is recovering nicely at present. . nuniDer carrvinf? hn.no hir.h 1 . V U uuum njr luese anairs . ""fi-v pcj m that would be of more benefit tne Dlace 'here Nature intended 1 XL. . . I rt l.n K... A I.. t prlci'lnivist because I did not Lelieve that t,uih an officer could be of much 'benefit to the county until a majority of the farmers themselves were willing to co operate with him. But our In telligent friend has given me some new ideas and 1 am now heartily in favor of hiring a county agriculturist and of do in everything we can to devcl ir the county so that Mr. Mit y can sell his land to someone who will come here and help cut down the eighty-five per cent of non-resident tax-payers. I be lieve that I can give a few rea Esna why Lincoln County is ,wore In need of a county agent thRn our neighbor Polk. 1st Polk is nearer the markets and the need for organization and co-operation is not so great. 2nd Our lack of proper trans portation facilities makes or ganlzatlon , and cooperation irore necessary. Without some jiitnofized head; organization Is nuldom unectlve among farrtirs. 3rd Many persons who 'have not mflde a Buccess elswhere on account of po()r management or poor methods have been attract ed to this county on account of cheap land. -' An agricultural .'advisor 'could be' of reat assist ance to them.' : J '"' "No doubt, Mr. Mltty, your let ter Mas" had the Influence wbh you wished, so 'come again; il'i Wra another nlflD at VOU. ' '' (One who objects to being call 1 r ed a fiaraslti.) r , 0'" ' criANCEN WRITES AOAIM , '' ' Toledo, Ore. To the Leader: . , . ; ' 1 non where Mr. Severson give '.Jda oulnlon about "a county nr-ont Mr. Severeon said 1 believe i!.at he lived in Lane county "ight years where they now have an agent. Mr. Severson seems to think that the farmers of Lincoln would bring a payroll and also be a money maklner mnrtol fnr 1 v the county. It seems to me If Mr. fiovrr- son Wnb and such party3 If they would boost for these affairs ORGANIZATION Or co-operation would be a much better word to use, and is the only means by which the farmers of Lincoln Co. will ever get a fair price for their labor or a fair profit on their invest ments. . ' " Without the farmer the world would starve, as every article of food and clothing is produced by the farmer In one or other of the many branches of the science of agriculture. And he 13 the poorest paid worker on the American con tinent and will continue to be so, until he learns the lesson that all other thrades have learned, that unity is strength. The farmer to be successful must be a scientist of no mean Order. He nillBt nnt nnlv hnvn a full supply of grey matter in A REASON Some time ago the Bov Scouts gave a play at the Dime. It was a good nlav well given, hut thr people of Toledo didn't know it. i ne women man t give it enough support to bring in tl!3 money required to get u.iiforms. ihelr oiganlzation is now dead. The women killed it. It was up to them lo.work up cn thusiam enough to keep it rlive. One of the alms of the ScvIl- is to ao a goou turn n?.tiy, a- when organized they take i . most as much piide in tin town as the women do. Mab the C. I. Club would have a cleaner town If they would learn to co-operate with the Boy Scouts. Another Woman. t SAVS Bin. TO Sl.j J now RtmeneER.si.L you DON'T MAVir Trt TAM ? CHAW THK SIZE OF THAT THIS IS HIOH-CLASS 00 AMD A LITTLC CHEW IS ALL you HEED. I I AINT IN NO HEIFER ) CLASS- ALL I WANT is( ( ITER BE SATISFIED W A 1 cnwA e lid I "9.1 ' ' J ) 1 "7"0U W-B CUT chewers know all about tobacco A satisfaction. Vou hc sort of sorry for users of the old kind. There is so little tobacco satisfaction in tobacco with excess of sweetening, no matter how big a chew they take. It's sort of diliicult to make beginners understand how much satisfaction there is in tobncc if it's rich tobacco. They will know when they got to be regular W-B CUT users. . . Via ty WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPACT, SO Uri Squat, !!.w York Cl7 J Expert Watch IRepairing . When others fail you 1 z We Guarantee Satisfaction I A trial will convince. Price very reasonable. t Oyer 40 Years' Experience as practical watchmaker All Work Guaranteed. I I HA.NS E. PETERSON NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice la hernby given t!int the un derslBnod, Charles Cutor anl Alwine MlHrhlpr. hnvi hv tUa r.,i., . . 1 of Lincoln Countv rra.r..n J; appointed Executor and Executrix or I 'the estate of .Inhn mis..i,i. a..., - '"""-i . UCLCUBCU. All persona hating claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre Hpnt the same, duly verified, to fald Exeoutor and Executrix at th resi dence of the latter In Lincoln Cunty, and about four mnn t. 'within six months from th dnte of the inri puoucaiion 01 this uulico. ! Tlie data nt tlio J I this notice ia the 24th day of Novpm- A 1 uer, iitt. L-naries cator, Executor. Alwln Mlai-hlj.1 l.'v..i..l J 1 Yates A Lewis, Attys for the Estate. WWrWwttwwT FORCET YOUR ACHES ALWAUGII i to the countv th an a mimtv flo riculturist they would deserve a little credit. Respectfully yours, C. Tangen.' WHAT CONSTITUTES A PARASITE Eddwille. Or. TW a loifi Editor Leader:' Mr. Geo. C. Mittv. of Ralom Oregon, thinks that our county la careening to a horrible end, through cold-blooded, thick headed mismanagement. He is even afraid' that Web .will not admit that he lives In such an unequitable, unfair and unbusi nesslike atmosnhere... Still, thin unmannerly Web confesses that he really is a resident "DaraBite". and actually, affirms that he is proua or n.. - in ract, Mr. Mitty has just about a column nf vnrv Interesting stomach-ache in the last issue of tbe Leitrlor It may cause him oleaure in learn that it was not possible to . procure' a county aeent but. really, he will find that well have one yet.., we can understand his aiutuaa pen ectly.ni A. non-rcsl' dent sneculatine timber-holder I with probably no agricultural In timations, "Beu reliant': ana pos itively NQT one of the ,"para sites'', hfl rannof foM nfhanvln r As far as helping, the' agrlcul. turai class before any other in. anstnai class with a ' publicly paid emert is concerned I must ask him to name some Indus trial class which is greater or lairer than that of agricultural. If the majority rules, why should It nnt ha anrvor! flrat? Just because a few Individuals can t make the timber move in Lincoln county, should we ig it to be, but must also be en dowed with a man's share of physical strength, endiirnnrn and patience, he must be able to stand reverses and dissapolnt ments, that would ruin i any other business. And In spite of the fact that his qualifications must, far exceed those of any other trade or profession, and his investments must Inrepr than most trades. Ills hours are the longest and his profits are the smallest, and will always so as lone as he tries to stand alone. Every other business, nrofpiu sion or trade have their associa tions or local unions eovernprf by a central council who Axes the price at which its members shall pell their labor or produce at. And until we havn a N'ntlnn- al Association of Farmers, we will never make any more pro gress than we are doing now. We can see all Around tin tht benefits of co-operation. 1 The New York milk producer bet tered conditions through 'being united. . .. . 1 Th Tillnmnilr rhaaaa fantnr- les are successes for the. same reason, me granges are also a sten in the rieht direction and there are many others all units 01 wnat win, at some time be one. great power, a powor to respect by the world which it feeds and clothes. ' i- t v Farmers of Lincoln Co let us be the next to fall in line! Dairyman, Harlan. , '- 0" :J HAWKINS L McCLUSKEY Attorneys at Law ' Toledo Oregon Travel on LowKoundTrip HOLIDAY FARES Go home for Xnias. Stay for New Years Day. Our low rou:i1 . trip Holiday tickotf. allow you plenty of time. All points in OREGON CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON and IDAHO Holiday Sale Dates Between Oregon points, Do. 22 to 25 inc; Dee. ' 0 to Jan. 1 tne. Return limit Jan. S, 1817. ; To California points) Dee. 21 to 2S lao; Dee. 28 tn 1 28 Inc. Return limit IB 1: , - days from dt f;salo. ' To Pacific' Northwest points' In Washington and Idaho Dec 22 to 28 . inc. . Return limft Jan. . S, tl7. ... . . f Ask local Agent for,' tXr time of trains, fares, etc. 'i.f John M. Scott, O. P. A. ' rortiandj Or;. ' 1 SOUHEN PWCIFI'C LINES , FOOTBALL ' Oregon vs. Pennsylvania Pasadsna, Cat., Jan. 1st. - Dealer In Ciscars Tobacco and Butter Kist Pop Corn TOLEDO, OREGON Two good work horses fori sale cheap; also a few brood sows, high grade Berkshire and ore bred to full blood Derkshlre. Will farrow from one to two months. Emil T. Raddant, Siletz, Oregon. 0 FOR SALE One yoke of small steers, well broke to work, very useful for clearing land. ef. See or wri Charlos A!!er. Elk City. 0 -STOP THE FIRST COLD A cold docs not get well of it self. The process of wearing out a cold wears you out, and your cough becomes serious if neglecled. Hacking coughs drain the energy and snp thn vitality. 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