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Dividend - Based on Amount
Each Member; Purchases,
Asserts Writer in Answer to
Critic of the System;
Portland, Feb. JO. To the Editor of
The JournalA number or articles have
recently appeared 'in the Portland press
apparently aimed to discourage the
inuvwucui tgr ins organization 01 coop
Vftl ve or mutuallst . stores.' . Either
f tuTough design or laclc of information.
this movement has Been groasly mis
represented, in hlis article published In
The Journal Feoruary 2, Robert G. Dun.
can makes a numDer of statements that
show that lie does not understand the
principles of this movement nor Its
. history. He asks a number of questions,
however, hlqh If submitted in good
, faith, deserve -.n anr'y'1'"4" -'xiji..
To begin wtth, the mutuallst move
k men t la not new, and it has met with
such marked success In' many, localities
that it can no longer be called an ex
periment,. In many European countries.
and In some parts of America, store
, nave Been successfully operated on this
plan for years, c The most successful
and hence the most notable Is the Rock'
dale association of England.. -
Ci,f--h Many v
' This organization, started among a
group of poverty stricken weavers, ha
' grown and spread until now it not only
owns retail .stores, but owns wholesale
stores, factories, farms and ships, ana
in many lines controls the product from
producer to , consumer. The largest
number of successful cooperative stores
' in America Is probably the group in
' Minnesota and neighboring states. Many
, cooperative stores have been started and
failed. There are a. multitude of res
sons why-they - may . faiLJLBut if or
ganized In a community where a large
number of people are really interested
and understand the movement, and if
periy organised, run without extend
ing credit and by a good manager, they
will succeed. Kone of ' these conditions
are Impossible.' A writer of prominence
who has an article in this week's Satur
day Evening Post, and whoi Judging
ironi i " is article, does not view coopera
tion with much favor, says that SO per
cent of the cooperative stores fail.
Bays Btore Is luocsss. ,
Mr. Duncan: in his article t In The
Journal, says that 95 per cent of th
retail grocers fail. Accepting thes
statements, we find that the coopers-:
tiva store compares very favorably with
the. privately owned store. Mr. Payne
also thinks that this movement might
succeed provided the first store was
successful, -that is, the " more stores
there were the larger the profits ought
to be and the easier It ought to be to
start the second and third and twentieth
store after the first one succeeded.
But if the first one falls bow are we
going to get the twentieth? . According
to this, the problem is already solved
for Portland, for there Is now in opera
tion at Alblna the first mutuallst store
of Portland, and the success of this
store far surpasses the requirements
laid down by Mr, Payne," and will, re
fute any statements ; Mr. Duncan or
others can make against this movement
Although the Albina store lias been in
oDeration only about Tlx months.
challenge afty one to produce a retail
store anywhere in Portland that is more
successful. -Stores are also in opera
tion in Montavllla. and Arleta, and
though only recently opened, their suc
cess is assured. Others are being or
ganised, and within a few months near
ly every residence district in Portland
win hhve a mutuallst grocery and meat
market. . ...
Ho a Stock Company. ' .
v Mr. Duncan falls into the usual error
of the uninformed by calling these
stores stock companies. They are not
stock companies and no man or set of
men can get control ot a .store after it
Is organised. Every member of the or
ganisation pays $10 as a membership
fee. The funds thus raised constitute
the capital of the concern. Goods are
sold for cash, and for cash only, to mem
bers or to any one else who cares to
buy, at approximately the prevailing re
tail prides, v A competent manager and
clerks are hired ana piacea unaer oona.
It is not stall impossible to hire corn-
lent managers. If many retail gro-
rrrvmen would hire managers and them
selves stay away from their places of
i business they would find that they-wore
far more successful than they are under
their own management. After the mu
tuallst store has been In operation for
three months and at the end of every
three months thereafter, the net profits
of tho business are divided among the
members-of tho association.; This divis
ion Is not based on shares of stock for
there are no chares of stock. But it Is
based on the amount of goods the mem
bers havfr. purchased during the period
covered.
' To illustrate, a 20 per cent dividend
is declared Mr. Jonesr who has pur
chased 9109 worth of goods gets, back
$20 In cash and Mr. Brown with a larger
fcunily, who has purchased .$200 worth,
guts $10, w ' ' w . . '
T" "' " '"" Kasp" Expense Down.' ''"'T'
The members have paid no more for
their goods than they would have paid
any other cash store and probably less
v than they would have paid a store that
does a largo credit business. Each
member's JO per cent, dividend Includes
' the net profits on the goods he himself
bought and also his proportionate share
of the net profit on the goods sold to
persons who: are pot members. .
These stores do not claim to be able
At- this time to distribute goods forces
profit or at less expense than an In
dividual merchant, but they' are dis-
pMKlng them at as small a,n expense,
.r. 1 : . . :, :y ( : 1. : ... ,.i '1
niui:rt;.i a I.j.iC of 1 : . i ! tvn.l a tl , r fnml
her prorerynmn ami had tini ci.ai'Ki'il
ami dclivpiod and then wi'nt down town
and ein-iit the dollar, is a good illustra
tion and explanation of why lii S)5 I'fi
cent of retail grocerymcn inil in bunl
ncKH. They do it by extending credit.
The average groceryman has at leasj
nair of his capital on his books and lr
ho succeeds at all he must make enough
on his goods to cover their original
Cost, his legitimate expenses and profits,
and In addition he must make, from
those who. do pay, enough to cover In
terest on their credit accounts and to
pay back all he loses on bad accounts.
The families organism Into a mutuallst
association can operate their store as
cheaply as the grocer operates his, and
they will get back In dividends all that
represents net profits, Interest and bad
accounts of the grocer.
CLAUDE C. COVEY, '
44"East Seventy-second BtreeV.'H
PREDICTS GOOD TIMES
, FOR THE NORTHWEST
Traffic Manager R. B. Miller of 'the
d.-W, R. & N.' company looks forward
to" a very good year in the Pacific
northwest, basing his prediction on tho
very, favorable weather conditions of
the winter and the good demand for tho
products of the logging camps and saw
mills. . "We may reasonably look forward to
a good year," said Mr, MMer this ttiorn
lng, "for everything seems very favor
able. The Pacific northwest, more par
ticularly Oregon and Washington, de
pend largely upon the activity in grain
and lumber, and there 1$ a good demand
for both,- !'' ' f
"The logging camps meet, with a good
demand for their output, and the lum
ber market seems better .than for sev
eral years, with every Indication of continued-
activity. ;- , .' ;.-.." ,
-"While I do not mean to say that the
railroads ( depend ;uport y lumber ;;!' and
wheat shipments activity in these lines
stimulates all other, lines of business,
and good wheat crops and a large lum
ber output therefore means activity in
all other lines. - : , : '':. ' "'
i"Weather conditions the past winter
have been i very favorable ; to growing
crops. The abundanca of snow east of
the Cascades, will mean' an abundance of
moisture In. the ground In the .wheat
sections." I .. it ;v :. : -.. v - .V . '
Mr. Miller looks forward to a heavy
Influx of .settlers in Oregon the coming
spring and sum-tier; and' says; a larger
number' is coming now than Is generally
realized. , ' ...
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Oregon Asked to Take Part in
' Tulsa Exposition; Prizes
to Be Offered.
I
E IS ENJOINED
FROM
E NG HUBBY
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Seattle, Wash., Feb, 21. Mrs. Phillip
Waughop, 10 days bride of the doctor
of that name, has been enjoined from
even trying to sea her husband, who
through his attorney, has sued for di
vorce. The order was issued after Mrs.
Waughop had qalled several times at the
home of her husband's mother, who Is
critically Ml. Dr. Waughopla still- In
the hands of his friends recovering from
bromide and chloral alleged to have been
administered by his wife.
"Dr. Waughop is far from normal,"
stated Attorney Keene. "He Is in fear
lest Mrs. Waughop discover his where
abouts and In some manner succeed In
drugging him again. : Under the Influ
ence of drugs he fears ho would return
to her,"
Mrs. Waugnop said: "The proceedure
was unnecessary as I had determined,.
not to attempt to see the ooc tor until
he. comes to me of his own accord. I
still think when he comes from under
the Influence of the friends who are
poisoning his mind against me, he will
come."
Information Gladlv Given
It there is any information regarding
me poultry inousiry you would jiKe to
have, address a letter to the Poultry
Editor of The Journal
Tho desired information will be given
through the Saturday poultry columns.
li'HIll'
Work Will Be Started at Once
,on 30 Mile Logging
Road.
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John T. Burns, secretary treasurer of
th0 National Dry Farming congress, with
Headquarters at Tulsa, Okta., has writ
ten to -Tillman Reuter, the dry farming
expert of central Oregon, that the Okla-
homa board of control has begun the
prganJzayon for the next congress and
exposition to ba held Itt 'Tnlsa next- Oc
tober, '
Mr. Burns suggests, that Oregon take
a prominent part In this exhibit, as it
will call to he attention of prospective
settlers the natural advantages offered
by the state of Oregon. He also asks
for suggestions from Mr. Reuter, who
has been an exhibitor and prize winner
at many, land product shows. Mr. Burns
writes: . ,
"The Oklahoma board of control hav,
ing enthusiastically begun the organ
ization of the great work for thls.year,
the secretary hopes t.hat each official of
the v organization will v contrlbuta his
quota of - enthifsiasm to ; the interna
tional; effort. M:x;::;--.;o?r-:.
BUte Dseply Interested. ' '
' ; The state of Oregon cannot! but be
deeply Interested In the outcome of the
next congress and exposition: . Th won
derful success of the campaign tinder
the direction of thr Caiutdlan board of
control last yearpromlsed to set a pace
that would Jhustle other Iboards to fol
low," but- the Oklahoma committee has
decided that if It Is at all possible the
convention in Tulsa next October shall
long be remembered as the most suc
cessful from every , standpoint' In the
history of this organization. -
,, "Committees have already ; been' or
ganized for legislative work, finance,
program, entertainment and exposition.
;,"Tht exposition commltteo j is now
organizing its premium lists. If you
have any suggestions that would be of
Interest to your farmers (remembering,
if you please,: that this Is a soils prod
ucts exposition In which all products of
the soil can be exhibited), please make
these suggestions at once, addressing
the chairman, . exposition 1 board, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, 'rl ;...;,j";,.-, -, ,
Large Attsnaance ExeotsA, "
"Of course the main premium lists
will cover only nonirrlgated - products
grown under distinctively dry farming
methods, but the development of a soils
product exposition will probably great
ly enhance the value of the exhibit, both
as a show and as an educational fea
ture." .Therefore all your people r
interested. ,
"The exhibit from the state of Oregon
may be divided into two classes irri
gated or : rain-belt, 'and dry-farmeJV
There will be a grand sweepstakes prize
of some considerable value offered for
the best and most artistically Installed
exhibit, and many other, sweepstakes
for which the nonirrlgated products
may compete. Rest assured' that this
Office stands ready to cooperate with
you In the matter, of covering this with
form letters, or in the Issuance of any
special circulars that you may consider
helpfuL ' ' . -' ' '
"There should be a large attendance
of delegates from Oregon; and If possi
ble a special train. ;" - - 2
"The legislature of your state should
be asked to give some recognition to
this movement fi Vs '
(Special to Tb Journal.
Veronia, Or., Feb. zl.Work on the
Columbia & Nclialem Valley railroad, to
be bpllt by the Kerry Timber company
of Portland, will commence, at once.
The builders expect to have the road In
operation within 10 months.'.
The road wlU be. built from Wood's
Landing on tho Astoria & Columbia
River r41lroad, tlM!n.-.down Fishhawk
creek, striking Nehalem river at Fish
hawk. From there It will keep up Deep
creek for several mitts, ending In Clat
sop county. " .-r
A. S. Kerry, : head of the enterprise,
has been in Nehalem for some time
buying the i right-of-way and making
other arrangements. ,
Mr. Kerry himself will oversee the
workv-wjilch will-be- dtvtded into a num
ber tof small contracts. This will great
ly help in completing" the work in.iO
months. The entire project WlU cost
approximately 11,000,000.. -
At the top of the mountain, between
the Columbia and Nehalem rivers a tun.
ncl '1800 feet long will be cut through
the backbone of the range.. The maxi
mum grade will be 2v per cent. ,
Primarily , the object of th enter
prise Is to open an Immense area of
rich timber land In Cowllt county and
provide means for transporting it to
the river, where it can bo milled. The
Kerry Timber company owns more than
1,000,000,000 feet of fine fir and cedar
timber adjacent to the proposed road,
while other companies own about 1,000,-
000,000 feet additional.
Inasmuch as all of this timber, Is In
the Nehalem valley and therefore Just as
accessible, from the west coast as from
the Columbia, the fact that this enter
prise provides for its transportation to
the Columbia InsOead of to the shores of
the Pacific augur continued activity for
many Columbia river mills. , ,
In the summer of 1910 a Xorest fir
killed sevoral thousand acres of, thLs
company's finest timber of the head of
Deep creek in Clatsop county and this
will be the first timber to be logged off.
It is expected that if this timber can
all be taken out within the next four
years It can all be saved.
. While the road will ba built ostenslblv
as a logging' rotfd. Its promoters pro
pose to conduct regular freight traffic.
as' the road will run through some fine
farming country, and can .also supply
the towns south on the Nehalem with
freight A freight tariff will be pub
lished providing only, however, for
transportation between terminals. This
will relieve .the road from the obliga
tion of carrying passengers.
There will be practically 10 miles of
road, built Just at the present time.
SCI0 HAD NO RIGHT
TO EXTEND LIMITS
v (Bpocltl to Th Journal. t
Albany, Or., Feb. 81. Judge William
Galloway yesterday decided that the
city of Sclo was in error when a lot
of outside territory was taken Into the
city limits without establishing voting
places In the hew territory and by not
allowing the owners of the land to vote
on whether or not they should come Into
the city. Suit was commenced some
time ago by T. A Richardson and others
and an injunction was at that time se
cured, restraining the county clerk from
levying the county taxes 'until the suit
was decided. ,
: VernonJa Gets Daily Mail Again.
.'" - (Spedil to The Joro1.1
Vernonia, Cr., Fob. 21. Vernonla is
again receiving daily mall from Buxton
after a period of about 30 days. During
the heavy snow which piled up In the
mountains between Vernonia and Bux
ton so deep it was Impossible for the
carrier to make the round trip in a
day, he went out one day and came
back the next and Vernonia only re
ceived maU three times per week.
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(Because the fabrics are new
the standard products of many of the
best woolen mills in America worthy
in every way to 'go into Moyer $15
Suitsr .L '
M Because of the uniformly ex-
cellent. cut and tailoring ybti find in
them. We're bound to, fit you per
fectly, for we show all sizes and all
.models. ' "
(J Because suits of equal worth
will cost you $5 or $10,more at ordi
nary stores. None can equal Moyer
$15 Suits at the" price. Gall in any
of the Moyer stores and let us show
you the new Spnng models.
When You See It In Our Ad, Is So
First and Yamhill
Second and Morrison
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87. and 89 Third
Third and (kk
Hatchery Memorial Presented.
(Wiblnrtn Bartan ef The Journal.) ;!
Washington, Feb. 21.- Representative
Hawley has presented to the secretary
of the interior a memorial from the
senate of Oregon, which wants 80 acres
on Spring Creek, Klamath Indian res
ervation, on which to erect a trout
hatchery. The state legislature Is will
ing to give funds for a hatchery If the
government will relinquish the site. '
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They Are Made for Men Who Care
.You1 vounp- men esneciallv. who are most
!. v particular about what you. want, will, find
Jit with SCHLOSS BROS, label, that original-
' ity of design, good taste and perfectly styled '
and fitting qualities which command admira '
tion ..wherever seen,. You cannot duplicate;
It under any other name. Thesewfeatures
- are very. marked. in. our ,rfew .spring styles.
It will pay you to set aside a little time to.
see what we can do at - '
$15, $18, $20, $25 and up to $4Q.O0
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Prices Go to the Bottom During
Our Great Pre inventory Sale
$15,000 Worth of Pianos and Player-Pianos Must Be Sold IMMEDIATELY. Read
Every Word of This Advertisement
In order to reduce ifock to minimum before taking Inventory on March 1, we have put On sate the finest
.llimof atandardhlghrade Plaaoa and Player-Pianos ever offered la Portland at prices, terms and con.
dltlons that will simply create a stampede of piano buyers to this great sale. . Prices and terms are cut
this week the lowest ever known In Portland on goods of the very highest quality.
Kranich & Bach, Stoddard, Gaylord, . Emerson, Ward & Co., Wooster, . Wellington,
Gearhart, Burmeister, Bradford and many others.
Buy Your Piano Now and Save
$150.00--$! to $lp Down-$6 a Month
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WasG450
$650
Player
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An 68 note mahogany case,
slightly used; ten- 07C
year guarantee. I u
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Final Reductions
, . New and Used
With one or two exceptions pianos
are as rood as orana new. All pianos
above $150 can be bad on th easiest
terms, some as low as $1.00 a wee.
Emerson .$110
Ward & Co.. $145
Wooster ....... ,,,..$165
Wellington ....... . .$155
Burmeister .........$175
Kranich &-Bach. . , ; .$275"
Ward, massive style. $175
Gearhart .$125
Q125
Three High-Grade Pianos
Made by an Eastern Man
ufacturer; $193
Q37G
Flayer Piano-
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' 15 eta., 2 for 25 cts.
Cturt, rWJy & Co. Malea
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