Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, November 18, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextASHIiAVD TIDINGS Thursday, XoTftmbcr lg, 1015 r Two Ashland Tidings By TflB ASHLAJTD PRINTING 00. . I Incorporated.) SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Ilert It- Greer, Editor and Manager. Lynn Mowat, News Reporter Issued Mondays and Thursdays OHIclal City and County Paper SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year 12.00 6ii Months 1.00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities. Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless rpnev.-al is received. In ordering changes of the piper always give the old street address or postofflco as well as the new. RAILROAD SAFETY. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-ciass mall matter. Ashland, Ore., Thursday, Nov. 18, '15 11EETS AXI) THE DAIRY INDUS-TRY. Cattle-raising has always been one of the best and most consistently pay ing industries in the' Rogue River 'alley and especially In the districts near Ashland. Dairying is fast tak ing a place alongside of cattle-raising for the market, as a profitable industry. Look around you today at the ranchers who are riding in the latest model automobiles and you will find most of them to be cattle men. Dried beet pulp Is taking a place at the head of the list of economical and efficient stock foods. National farm magazines are full of beet pulp advertisements and testimonials to , the efficiency of beet pulp as a stock food may , be had from almost. any stockman or dairyman. Cattle own ers in the Rogue River valley have been paying $26 a ton for dried beet pulp and can not get enough at any price to supply the demand. With the establishment of a beet sugar factory in the Valley the sugar company will sell back the wet pulp to the beet raisers at 40 cents a ton. According to tbe beet men, this would be In the ratio to approxi mately $6 a ton, dried. , It Is to the Interest of every man In the valley vho owns a cow, to see that our op l ortunity of securing a great Indus try is not lost through the apathy of the owner of land suitable for grow ing beets. As sure as summer comes after spring, the establishment of a beet sugar factory and the resultant sup ply of an Ideal cheap cattle feed will make the Rogue River valley, which already has ideal conditions for dairying, one of the leading dairying eections of the west. There is room for more than one big Industry In the Rogue River val ley, and when the people as a whole leallze that sugar factories, canner ies, hog-raising, cattle-raising, dairy ing, fruit-raising and Irrigation are all beneficial one to the other, then each and every project will receive united Instead of half-hearted backing. The safety first campaign is mak ing Its impression in the railroad of fices. Formerly tbe advertising tgents used to talk about fine scen ery, luxurious cars, fast trains. Now they are beginning to realize that safety is mighty good publicity work. The average American is a reck less person. He takes chances im pulsively, on the spur of the mo ment. He dislikes to seem timid. But afterward he thinks It over, and concludes that he won't take such risks again. The chances of railroad accident are not bad at the worst. They never deter people from going where they want to. But take a man setting out cn a journey, and give him choice of two routes, each equally direct, let one be over a road wtih a clean accident record, the other over a line that has had disasters. Nine out of ten, perhaps 99 per cent, will choose the road with the good record. Safety is something the railroad magnates should work on every min ute. A veteran railroad man was speaking the other day about a cer tain road that has a good record, though not notable for fast trains or luxurious service. He was 'aBked how this line kept up Its safety stand ard. "Well," he said, "I think it's be cause the head men are out on the line all the time. They let their sub ordinates handle business details, and they just lve in cabs and ca booses, and bang around switches r.nd junctions. They know every foot of track and every man on the road. If there is loose work going on, they know It. The heedless man gets a stiff caution or is dropped. No wheel chair superintendent can beat that kind of operation." It Is worth good money to a road lo make this kind of record. It can Afford to pay very high for rigid, in telligent supervision of this kind. "COUNTING THE COST." Tbe cost of federal government has Increased from 65 million dollars per year in 1S60 to a possible billion and 8 half In 1916. We say possible bil lion and a half, having in view the fact that the propaganda for pre paredness, which might be termed war hysteria, will probably cost the country an a'dditional 400 million dollars per year. The cost of gov ernment Is increasing annually re gardless of which party is In control. Each successive campaign the repub licans and democrats promise rigid economy, and after each campaign there is an increase of expenditures. The republicans have done a splen did job of increasing the expense, pnd the democrats are holding their own in this line. Of course govern mental expense increases because of the remarkable increase in the activ ities of the government. With each recurring congress there are new de mands for large appropriations some to aid commercial and some for social development. The point is, 1-owever, that the candidate who talks economy to you in a presidential or congressional election Is playing you for a sucker. He does not even in tend to try to economize, and if he did he would be taught better as soon as he reached congress. . The Commercial Club requests the names and addresses of parties who are considering coming to the coast his summer. We wish to stnd them iterature and give them a good con ception of Oregon. 74-tf THE QUESTION OF USURY. VALLEY PROSPERITY MEANS ASHLAND GAIN. Ashland has three big projects be fore it today, all of which are gener ally conceded to hold promise of aid ing In putting the city and the valley on a more firm basis of prosperity. We refer to the sugar beet factory rnd acreage campaign, the irrigation proposition and last, but not least, providing attractions and accommo dations for tourists and out-of-town visitors. The first two affect every n an In Ashland indirectly and a few directly, and are of paramount im. rortanee to the farmer of the terri tory adjacent to Ashland. The third dffects every man in Ashland directly tnd everyone In the valley Indirectly. Can not we In Ashland give our sup port and co-operation to the first two projects and our undivided loyalty, tnthusiasm and backing to the third? The merchant in Ashland, bis em ployes and all who gain their living from Ashland business establish ments will reap a gain from increased prosperity brought to the farmers by Irrigation and sugar beets. Ashland will be the valley's playground from May to November next year, and prosperity throughout the valley means more time and money for play. Ashland's resort and playground aims and the irrigation, sugar beet end other valley projects are Inseper fbly intertwined. Success for the latter meant increased success for the former. The Stilwell Standard, in discuss ing a recent speech by John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the treas ury, who declared that 300 Okla homa national banks charged usury, asks what is going to be done about it. We are in thorough accord with any well-directed effort which will prevent either banks or individuals from charging usury on money loaned, as we believe this to be one of the worst curses of the state. However, we do not approve of the comptroller's address. Mr. Williams was grandstanding; he was playing the demagogue and he knew it. In a state like Oklahoma interest can not be measured just on the percent i;m basis. A great many loans made by the small banks are for- very small sums and usually for thirty days. We do not bellee that any one will se verely criticise a bank that loans a farmer $10 for thirty days and charges him 50 cents for the transac tion, yet this would be 60 per cent. It would not be difficult to enforce a law preventing this, and yet it is a serious question whether the pros pective borrower would not be the person most interested. The real crime of usury comes in loaning the farmer money with which to make a crop on a chattel mortgage extending from six to eight months, and charg Ing him 2 per cent a month, as many do. ' People's Forum Dear Editor the Tidings: There are some facts, figures and proposi tions this European war has evolved that it seems to me are worthy of careful consideration. In the New York Times of October 18 is an able and timely article, by Dr. William F. Merrill, replying to requests coming to the ministers of that city to talk in favor of national preparedness, in their Thanksgiving sermons. The doctor says: "Even if we grant that an increase of armed force Is necessary in the United States at the present time, it is no cause for thankfulness. " At best it is a concession to a vicious and abnormal state of things in the world, and a confession that, as a people, we are not high-minded enough to dare to act as Christians should. It Is grotesque to suggest such a subject for the national day of thanksgiving. One might as soon give thanks if an outbreak of crime all over this country should lead New York city, In a panic of fear, to dou ble its police force, spending on it the money which should go into mak- $2 $2 THE YEHR Strictly in Advance Southern Oregon's Big Twice-a-Week newspaper THE Ashland Tidings ing'the streets and homes of the citi zens safer, better and cleaner." And when we stop to consider the fact that our nation, though on a peace footing, has expended within the past two years over one billion dollars for war purposes, and when we really measure the enormity of a billion dollars, and measure them by the number of minutes there have been in the Christian era, which on the basis of nineteen centuries Is only 984,960,000 minutes, if I have the correct solution to the problem. Therefore our nation has actually spent within two years in this pre vailing peace condition and "wonder ful unpreparedness" over one dollar for every minute since the birth of Christ. Truly the cartoonist in the Nashville (Tenn.) Watchman of No vember had it about right, when he pictured a huge dummy in full mili tary suit standing on a high pedestal, vith Uncle Sam standing with one hind on the pedestal, and the other In his pocket, and intently looking at this huge giant questionally, and un derneath says: "They tell me I ought to buy one of these suits so I will be dressed like my neighbors." "Price, ten billion dollars." This amount would equal nearly eleven dollars for every minute since the birth of Christ, or three dollars for every minute since Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden, figuring on the basis , of 6,000 years, and then have $642,880,000 left to throw to the birds. Truly with these astound ir-g facts before us was not Dr. Wll- Ham F. Merrill in his advice correct? Then from a Christian standpoint, should not every minister in this city (Ld nation either Ignore the arma ment question entirely In their Thanksgiving sermons or treat it with the contempt it deserves? But fearing some ministers may be Influenced by its wealthy poli tician membership to talk in its fa vor, I will for their consideration give a clipping from the Chicago News of October 21, which in my judgment conclusively proves what might be accomplished if this waste ful war fund could be placed In con structive channels. Tbe article says: "The very best two-room modern rural school can be built for $4,000. Our annual war bill applied to this purpose would build 2,500 such schools in every state of the Union. If applied every year, it would give every high school student in the United States a high school educa tion and the necessary books. It would also give a free college educa tion to six times the number of peo ple enrolled in our colleges. The price of one battleship would more thaa pay for all the school books MMHMtMllillMMMHIMMMimiMMWMMIIIIM J The Oldest National Bank In Jackson County Member Federal Reserve System f FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF J City of Ashland County of Jackson State of Oregon United States of America ATLANTA. 2tf U. high WHITBY. 1ft la. hitk The Grants Pass Courier says that a highway robber who secured thirty five cents from a Grants Pass bust ness man was well disguised. We would venture to assert that he was also well disgusted. Instruction In public speaking, elo cution and dramatic art. Miss Ber tha Calkins. Phone 9-F;2. 35-lno.-Thurs. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. I iMiniA.,...i...a Gives brilliant gloiny thine that doua not rub off or dust off that anneals to Uie iron that laU four timet at long at any other. Black SHkStcve Polish li In class by Itself. It'i mora carefully mp.deandmada from better maUrvuu Try It on jmor pmrior ttove, yourcooK iiuv or your viia ranm. If you don 't And it th bt put Uh you vcr od, your hardwire or grocery dtdtr Is Wlbunwd to rv land your mousy. Tharm'm "A Shlnmln EvrjDrop" N.&M. Home Laundry Good Work Done Promptly AT THE ........ ' WWW WSSBW WM Rough Dry at Reasonable Price. New Machinery. J. N. NISBET, Mgr. Office and Laundry 81 Water St TELEPHONE 165 Uncle Sam knows a p'ood ihind 3h used In the United States In a year. "From the standpoint of the phi lanthropist, our yearly war budget woul l provide the following Institu tions for the betterment of human ity: Ten hospitals at $200,000 each, two Insane asylums at $500,000 each, four blind schools at $250,000 each, four old people's homes at $250,000 each, two reform schools at $250,000 each, two schools for defectives at $250,000 each, four industrial train ing fchools at $250,000, twenty ag ricultural high schools at $50,000 each, a model farm in every county of the United States at $2,000, one thousand visiting nurses at $100 per month for the prevention of diseases, $250,000 for the relief of the poor, and another million dollars left for any other purpose." And in all this there is no account given of the wreck and ruin of homes and cities, the stagnation of industries, the wasteful slaughter of millions In the flower of manhood. It takes no account of the horrors and heart anguish of poverty-stricken wives, mothers, children and well, why go further with this word pic ture? Is this not enough? ELDER B. C. TABOR. Coffee A cup of fine coffee! It's a luxury. There is plenty of fine coffee, if you could be sure of getting: it while it's good and fresh. You are sure of Schil ling's Best the name: double sure the airtight tin; thrice sure money back. Schilling's Best Telephone 420-J for dry tier wood, $2. 45-tf Phone Job orders to tbe Tidings. Perfection Oil Heater Tents in the Model Camp, U. S. Marine Corps, P. P. I. E., San Fran cisco, 1915, are equipped with Per fection Oil Heaters. Smokeless and odorless. Dealers everywhere. For lest results use Pearl Oil Standard Oil Company (California) Portland AAAAAAAAAAA Bouncing Health and Active Brain come naturally with childhood, but in later years are usually the result of right living Proper Food Plays a Big Part Many foods especially those made from white flour are woefully deficient in certain mineral salts which are essential to life, health and happiness. To supply these vital mineral elements, so often lacking in the usual daily diet, a food expert originated Grape-Nuts This food, made of choice wheat and malted barley, supplies all the nutriment of the grains, including the phosphate of potash, etc., required for the daily rebuilding of body and brain. Grape-Nuts has a delicious, nut-like flavour, is ready to eat direct from the package with cream or good milk, and is complete nourishment. 'There's a Reason' for Grape-Nuts f Sold by Grocers everywhere. ' nil i iiiiiiiiiniu.