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PAOE SIX ASHLAND TIDIXOS Monday, August 21, 1918 FIXAXCIAL STATEMENT OF THE SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION For Week. Kmling Auust IN, 1910. Date. 8-12 Vo. No. Name of Party Issued To. Amount 2281 P. E. Rosencrans. 48 lira, labor repairing pipe line at $3 per day less insurance 17.94 Frank Crowson. 48 lira, labor cementing pipe Joints at (2 : 50 per day less Insurance 14.94 O. F. Talner, work on-motoi- 4.uu McNalr Bros., one ream typewriter paper 1.25 Ashland Iron Works 6.00 3 lbs. brass at 25c .75 Machine time 1.00 Repairs on commutator 1.00 32 machine bolts x2 In 2.10 2 cap screws xl in 15 2282 2283 2284 ,2285 I .1 9.00 I $5.00 2286 Mike Morgan, two days' work with team hauling dirt from streets where pipe lines cross, at $4.50 per day 22S7 Joe Kerr, 2S lira laborcleaning up fountains at 12 per day less Insurance 6.94 22S8 Thos. H. Simpson 3.65 6-27 2 1 in. unions $ .80 1 1 in. tee 15 20 lbs. lOd nails 1.00 20 lbs. 20(1 nails 1.00 14 lbs. lOd nails 70 7-22 7-26 2289 . $3.65 E. J. Kaiser, P. M 3.00 100 two-cent stamps $2.00 100 one-cent stamps 1.00 fc-15 2290 $3.00 Carson-Fowler Lumber Co 94.40 40 sacks cement at 85c $34.00 Drayage (three trips) 3.00 3,798 ft, rough and sawed lumber 67.90 Total $104.90 "7-31 Ret. 105 M. T. cement sacks 10.50 Total $ 94.40 2291 Emll Pell 11.15 7 picks at 50c $3.50 9 shovels at 85c 7.65 $11.15 2292 Park Garage 4.40 8-7 5 gals, gasoline '. . . . $1.30 4 dry cells 1.20 8-8 1 gal. valve oil 90 1 spark plug 1.00 $4.40 2293 Ashland Iron Works 3.56 7-24 1 strainer for llthia pump. 1 pc. 4 in. brass tubing 4 at 25c $1.06 1 bronze plate 2 Vt at 40c l.oo 2 hrs. machine time at 75c 1.50 $3.56 3-16 2294 The Citizens Bank of Ashland, account of M. M. and Ida tucker, covering of pipe line so that it will not interfere with cultivation of land 1500 2295 C. Knutzen, 3 hrs. labor on pipe line with pick and shovel, less insurance 224 2296 The Citizens Bank of Ashland, account of W. R.'ki'n ' - cald, covering of pipe line so that it will not inter fere with cultivation of land 25.00 Total ,221.47 Special Physical Physical Plant Plant Operating , . . Fund. Fund. Balance last reported $11,145.69 $2,356.39 urancu iroui s&ie 01 cups 30.95 Details of New Rural Credit Bill J0tal $11,145.69 Disbursed as per statement 192.37 $2,387.34 29.10 Balance this date $10,953.32 $2,358.24 J. P. DODGE, Secretary. BERT R GREER. Chairman. Laments Idle Normal Property Washington County News-Times (Forest Grove) : In passing through Ashland while attending the State Editorial Association, the attention of the newspaper men was directed to the buildings and beautiful grounds of tne old normal school at that place. It has been Ashland's ambition for a long time to have that institution re-established. That Ash land would make an ideal place for such an Institution goes without question. Ben Sheldon of Medford, the man who was responsible for the convention's going to southern Ore gon, and who had charge of Its en tertainment, In looked upon as one of the spokesmen for the people of Ashland and the southern part of the state, who are anxious to see the normal at Ashland reopened. Shel don campaigned the state for that school two years ago. Incidental to this we w ish to remark that one of the best things ever done for the cause of Ashland's normal was the bringing of the editors of' the state to Jackson county. Both the magnif icent entertainment provided by Sheldon and his assistants and the culture, public spirit, love of the beautiful In fact, every element go ing to make up a fine little city of good homes and good schools, evidenced- by the people of Ashland, left an impression on the large and representative group of Oregon edit ors assembled there which will not soon be forgotten, and will undoubt edly be reflected In their attitude to ward any effort to place her normal school on its feet again. FOR SALE At a Bargain Three Heavy Farm Wagons, One Spud Digger, Two Log Chains, Men's Cowboy Saddle, One Single Harness, 30-30 Win chester Rifle, One Double Shot gun, Cultivator, 12-inch Plow, Ditcher. Call at 115 Granite St. Camera Fixed and Catches Hughes "Movie Man" Hull reports that his motion picture camera was not badly damaged by the accident when a wagon tipped off the grade up near Long's cabin last Wednesday. The camera was protected by the straw In the wagon and by alighting on brush. One side was caved in. but j no damage done to the mechanism, ! and Mr. Hull was able to have it fixed up and got some good action pictures of Charles E. Hughes at the depot Thursday. mm Cet the Round Package Uted for Vi Century. Ask For and CET JTv Cautiow 7 Srotd Subttltutf Sfe t MCMCWIS,U.S-A HORUCKS THE OPJCmAL malted milk Made from clean, rich milk with the ex tract of select malted grain, malted in our own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions. Infante and children thrive on it. Agree with the weakeit ttomach of the invalid or the aged. Need no cooking not addition of milk. Nouruhct and tuataina more than tea, coffee, etc. Should be kept at home or when traveling. A nu tritious food-drink may be prepared in a moment. A glassful hot before re tiring induce refreahing sleep. Alao in lunch tablet form for buaineaa men Substitutes Cost YOU Same Price Take a Package Homo (By Sam T. Hughes.) For the first time In our history the federal government has enacted a law for the purpose of promoting the financing of the farmers. That law is now In effect. It is called the federal' farm loan act, and is the re sult of long agitation and for the re form, called by writers and speakers "rural credits." The federal farm loan act deals with the matter of putting farmers all over the United States In position to borrow money on easier terms when secured by mortgages on their farms. It does not deal with the business of loaning farmers money on their unsecured promissory notes or on notes secured by chattel mort gages. Congress felt that this should be a later development. , The federal farm loan act is sim ple in principles and in purposes. The government and the law's fram- ers hope to put the business of farm ing on a more businesslike basis, to the end that this nation shall have more farming and better farming and, therefore, more food, better food, cheapened food, while the farm er himself shall, at the same time, find his business more profitable. There are no opposltes in this state' ment. Both propositions are entirely feasible. The problem before the framers of the bill was to draw a law whlcn would work In America. The obsta cles to a law exactly like tlfat of Ger many, France or Italy are partly le gal and partly in the fact tliat farm ers in this country are not situated economically or socially like those of Europe. The bill was drawn with an eye to the benefit of the farmers, and with no other purpose. Once in a while congress does a good thing, and this is one. No bill of which I have any knowledge, not even the federal reserve act, was ever labored over more unremittingly, more painstakingly. Two commissions went to Europe to study the question before any bill was drawn. The people of the United States may have a good or a bad rural credit act; but it Is certain that it was honestly drawn, after long study on the part of hundreds of able men, and when finally passed was as good a bill as honest purpose, great study and ability could make it. It is probably imperfect, however, and will need amendment. Under the federal farm loan act, mortgages will not be held by individ uals at all. There will be twelve fed eral banks, situated in different parts of the country, a good deal as the federal reserve banks are situated, and each of these federal land banks will hold all the mortgages issued in its one-twelfth of the United States. The mortgages will not be sold. They will be held by the system. Each federal land bank will Issue land bonds secured by the mortgages it holds. These land bonds will be In different denominations, Borne as low as $25, so that any person with, sav ings amounting to that sum or more can invest In land bonds without hav ing to wait until he can buy a whole mortgage. These land bonds will be safe. They will not be taxable. They will be se cured in three ways. First, by the endorsement of the federal land bank which issues them, handling one-twelfth of the United States. Second, by all the other eleven fed eral land banks. Third, by the na tional farm loan association, which Issues them In the first place, and which is a co-operative association of borrowing farmers in the vicinity of the land mdrtgaged. Fourth, by the land mortgaged, which must be worth at least twice as much as the face of the mortgage, according to the appraisement of the loan com mittee of the association and a gov ernment appraiser. The guarantee of the local loan as sociation Is backed by a 5 per cent guaranty fund. . One loan out of twenty might be a loss before this guaranty fund would be used up. Al together, It looks as If the land bonds would be considered as good as gov ernment bonds but, of course, the government does not guarantee them. The government, however, does Bub scribe to the stock of the federal land banks the twelve I mentioned provided that private capital does not take the stock. They have $750,000 capital each. Ten or more farms may establish a national loan association and begin Issuing mortgages. It is a simple and easy thing, but under strict govern ment supervision. All they need to do Is to meet, declare that they want to borrow on mortgage, and proceed. They will each have to buy $." of stock In the federal land bank of their region for every $100 borrowed, but they will get the money back when they pay off their mortgages, and In the meantime will get their dividends if the federal land bank earns any, which it is expected to do. In other words, instead of paying a 5 per cent commission for a loan, as some now do, the borrower will pay the same sum for stock which will probably earn dividends for him, and which he will get back when he pays off his debt. The mortgage is not allowed to draw a higher rate of Interest than the legal rate of the locality. It will draw as low a rate as will be proven possible by the sale of the land bonds. If investors and savers think so well of the land bonds that they are will ing to buy them on a basis of 4 per cent, the mortgage will not draw over 5. They may riot draw as much as 1 per cent above the land bond rate. That depends on experience. Anyhow, the farmer will get his mon ey at actual cdst to the great system of banks handling the business. He can not borrow over $10,000. If he wants more than that he will have to borrow in some other way. This federal farm loan act provides for federal joint-stock banks, which can also Issue land bonds under gov ernment auspices. It is thought by some that these banks will be organized promptly and so rapidly that they will cover the field and prevent the organization of very many of the co-operative organ izations of borrowers which I have described. If so, perhaps it will be because the American farmer likes to deal with private banks rather than to organize co-operatively. If! this proves true, the farmers will have themselves to blame. It is also among the possibilities that tne private joint-stock banks, organized under this new law, will be able to furnish money as cheaply as co-operative associations can do, and thus save the trouble, slight as it is, and the small Investment in stock. After five years any mortgagor under thi3 system may pay his loan off whole or in part. But loans un der this system either through a co operative association or a joint-stock bank, are made on the basis of pay ing a little of the principal whenever the Interest is paid. Thus these loans will be1 extinguished, principal and interest is from twenty to thirty-six years br paying little, if any, more than what mere interest amounts to on ordinary loans. This is called amortization, and offers the easiest known way for the gradual payment of loans. Says to Can Fruit ' Without Sugar Fruit for use in pies or salads or as stewed fruit can be put up or canned without the use of any sugar at all, according to the canning spec ialists of the U. S. Department of Ag riculture. They, therefore, advise those who, because of the high price of sugar, have been thinking of re ducing the amount of fruit they put up, to can as much of their surplus as possible by the use of boiling wa ter when sugar syrup is beyond their means. Any fruit, they say, may be successfully sterilized and retained in the pack by simply adding boiling water instead of the hot syrup. The use of sugar, of course, lsadeslrable in the canning of all kinds of fruits and makes a better and ready sweet ened product. Moreover, most of the fruit when canned In water alone does not retain Its natural flavor, tex ture and color as well as fruit put up In syrup. Fruit canned without su gar to be used for sauces or desserts must be sweetened. ' Canning Fruit Without Syrup. Can the product the same day it is picked. Cull, stem or seed, and clean the fruit by placing it in a strainer and pouring water over It until It is clean. Pack the product thoroughly In glass jars or tin cans until they are full; use the handle of a table spoon, wooden ladle or tableknlfe for packing purposes. Pour over the fruit' boiling water from a kettle, place rubbers and caps in position, partially seal If using glass jars, sear completely if using tin cans. Place the containers in a sterilizing vat, such as a washboiler with false bot tom, or other receptacle improvised for the purpose. In using a hot water bath outfit, process for thirty minutes; count time after the water has reached the boiling point; the water must cover the highest Jar in container. After sterilizing remove pack, seal glass jars, wrap in paper' to prevent bleaching, and store in a I dry, cool place. If you are canning In tin cans it will Improve the product to plunge the cans quickly Into cold water im mediately after sterilization. When using a steam pressure canner in stead of the hot-water bath, sterilize for ten minutes with five pounds of steam pressure. Never allow the pressure to go over ten pounds. A GOOD FRIEND. A good friend stands by you when In need. Ashland people tell how Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test. Mrs. Creighton endorsed Doan's over three years ago and again confirms the story. Could you ask for more convincing testimony? Mrs. H. A. Creighton, 142 Slxta street, Ashland, says: Doan's Kid ney Pills have been used with excel lent results In our family and I don't hesitate to endorse them. I have noted their good effects for trouble with the back and kidney weakness and don't think they have an equal." (Statement given March 12, 1913.) - Confirmed Proof. On March 15, 1916, Mrs. Creighton said: "I gladly confirm what I have said in my former recommendation for I still consider Doan's Kidney Pills a very reliable kidney medicine. I am happy to say I haven't had any trouble with my kidneys now for sev eral years." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Creighton has twice publicly rec ommended. Foster-MUburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. TRADE AT HOME 'H' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 '' l M M lit I H 1 I H"H I 444l BUY HOME PRODUCTS We carry the following home products: Ashland Canned Goods Ashland Milling Co.'s Goods Ashland Butter Ashland Brooms White House GROCERY i ASHLAND II Park & ' MMMJM. Jti. Jt-r ,, MORRIS BROS . Pron. Creamery manufacturers of Automobile Supplies and Repairs i Butter and Ice Cream J Wcheiin, Goodrich and Fisk Tires t When Buying Butter Ask 2 in Stock for Ashland Creamery Other Makes on Butter 1 Short Nntiro Phone 24 MORRIS BROS., Props. Used Cars for Sale Park Ave i F.LCamps Good Shoes Agent for Ford Autoifiobile , We carry a full line of Acces sories and Tires. All kinds of repair work done. Garage, East Main Street. Phone 169 D.PerozzI.Mgr. X Phone 152 See our new Cooking Device -at i; Briggs&Elmore J Enough Said Ashland's Exclusive Shoe Store Provost Bros. Hardware' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 tt 1 1 1 f"" ' 1 " 1 ' " i i iiiiiiiiiimiHi 0 Driven from Home UR boys and girls are leaving the farms and Home Towns hv the thousand and swarming into the congested cities. twa thev work and struggle against frightful odds, the majority never getting a chance. If we had always spent our money at home we could have built up industries at home to give employment to these boys and girls. How many children has our neglect of home interests driven away in to the Big Cities? Just in so far as we failed to give our support to our Home community are we responsible for this condition. We are the ones who have blocked their chances. We have placed a handicap in their lives. They are not other people's children. They are ours. But it is not too late r An nnr dntv bv the next generation. They" belongs to us. 'too. Let us do everything in our power to keep tnese children at home. Let us spend our money at nome.