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THE OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL. A PORTLAND, FRII5AY. MARCH ' 10. 191b. 3.r IrT-ticr intiDMAt- AN IMDEPERDCNT lW8PAPBE . JAtKSOM.. ..Fubllsbee v f Uluultrd fOTT day. forr eay, aftarswn im """"! !cm fcnndsv rfftfnaom. et bandar afternoon), at xo Balldlnc. Broadway Mid x0Mll aUU, ran- law. Or. aster at tb postofflc at fort land. Or tor tiiBimiMioa . mrouxh tb utUt eeon4 claw Batter. - ; aa-lftrUMt sr till; Uout. a-evftL. All - dapartoMSU reached by these numbers. TU -. tha operator wbt i.prtmeBt yo want. ' .... I- I . .1 - . i.u l-., . ! u ttUU Vxf A'TlTlVI Benjamin aeutuor Co., Brunswick BUJ, CiS Hfth A., Naw iork; UU Ptoyle'a tiaa Bide. Chicago : - aubscrlptton utn by mU or to any av Imi la the United States or Mexico: DAlLT.tMORNINO 0 AFTBKKOOil) ;Om nw 43.00 Ob swats. M . BUN DA I . On year........ (2.60 I Ob month $ .25 DAILY M0BM OR AfTKBKOOM) AND 6DNDAX ' On yaer.... ....17.50 I On monro. .S3 ft - r America asks notnins lor ner 2 toll, fcut what she has a right to vak .'for humanity itself. WOODROW WILSON. -s What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has don for the mind. The states man Is no longer clad in the ateel of special education but every reading man is bis Judge. Wendell Phillips. E8- FINANCIERS AND OREGON EW YORK financiers have plenty of money, but they are not letting Oregon have any of it for investment in public utilities, declares Mr. Tal bot on his return to Portland from an eastern trip. He said: They told me that Oregon is no: riving- the care it should to the utili ties in which they already have ln vestod, and they do not care to ri3k any more. i Boston and various other cities haye 80 cent gas. Portland pays Mr. Talbot's company 95 cents for Its gas if the bill be paid by the tenth of -the month and more if paid later. Is that not good treat ment of one Oregon utility? Cleveland has three cent street car fares. Portland pays five cents a ride on its street cars, and Is making no protest about it. Is that not good treatment of another Oregon utility? t In spite of a bad. year in which many another business scarcely paid expenses, the Portland Gas & Cokecompany last year, after starting with a surplus of $120, 434 and paying Interest, taxes, operating expenses and making full allowance for depreciation of plant, paid the very agreeable dividend .of seven per cent on its $2,000,000 of preferred and seven per cent on Us $3,000,000 Qf common stock and had left over a handsome sur plus of $68,865.70. Its operating revenues were $1, 276,821.27 and Its operating ex penses $54,980.59, leaving an operating income of $732,840.68, which is not bad treatment of the gas utility at all. Nor rices this take account of the inflation pumped ino Portland Gas securi tfes when the industry was taken over .by the Portland Gas & Coke company a few years ago. If eastern financiers do rot want to let Oregon have any of their money for Investment In public 'utilities, Oregon can use her own money for investment in public I utilities. Portland has the money I and would be a great deal better . off if she kept at home the divi Tvflends and interest she annually ! sends by millions to eastern inves ts tors. New York, Massachusetts I ; ? and .Pennsylvania thrive largely on I , ' the- goldon stream of money that j "flows from Oregon and other states 4 iu umucuus, luiereai, insurance - a.i j j ...I gain. ! The tolls pn telephones, light ning, power and car fares re tha if people's tribute ' to eastern bond- noiaers cna siocKnoiaers ana most ly these tolls aro over-large be ? cause of over capitalization. -j The mistake of eastern finan- jr'.eiers la that they take themselves and their money too seriously. They are not benefactors or phil- . anthropists. It is not their money Jthat makes Oregon. It Is the farms and fields and orchards and ! forests and mines and the work- ers that make. Oregon. '; The gentlemen who clip coupons r from Oregon bonds and draw dividends from Oregon investments 5 owe Oregon more than Oregon owes them. V. If they do not like Oregon -L - A. . ft . . . L fc municipalities can and some day may set up . utilities or their own. ?Agreat many people sincerely be - lieve and ? great, many municipall- rtles have demonstrated .that It is. f. not "an. altogether vbad .-plan.r Thei truly -wise course for. public utility, t gentlemen Is" to realize wh.e& they have a goodjthmg.and be decently -appreciative; of AtS. - :ft . "-,. t H 'fct ' eJaaBBBBBftBaBBaBBBBBBBBaBBIBBBBBBB Congressman - McLemore.'s : repay - ment of a 40-year-old personal Joan to . a. ' Eugede , man will-,. probably lead to -r closer scrutiny of the ,- "n eressional directory;- hereafter. enougn 10 invest in uuuues, tneixork papers Have found to groan - AFTER "FOURTEEN YEARS ' i !, r-- 's" HE FIRST ISSUE of Tha Jpnrnai appeared 14 years ago today. The paper became a part of th Oregon country March 10, 1902. . MJntn July.ilJ, the publication waa under another management. On the 2 1st. the paper was leaned for the first time tinder the present publisher and on the 23rd the following announcement was made: ...... . ; "" ' The Journal property has "been purchased and has passed tinder the control of the undersigned, and the paper will be con ducted oir-lines of greatest benefit to Portland, to Oregon and to the great northwest, and in many ways conducted differently, as , to men,, measures and methods, to those of its contemporaries . which follow narrow grooves of newspaper habit. : -The Journal in head and heart will stand for the people, be truly democratic and free from political entanglements and ma chinations, believing in the principles that promise the greatest' ; good to the greatest number to ALL MEN, regardless of race, creed, or previous condition of servitude. Exuberant assurances are cheap and empty. I wish to make ; none. Performance is better than promise; action more fruitful than words. The columns of The Journal from dav to day will better reflect the spirit behind the paper. It shall be a AIR newspaper, and not a dull and selfish sheet. In short, an honest, sincere attempt will be made to build up and maintain a newspaper property in Portland that wilk be a credit to "Where Rolls the Oregon country and the multitude of people who are interested in its development and advancement Portland capital largely is behind The Journal, and the fund is ample for all purposes. Coupled with jenergy and enthusiasm, the work of making a paper devoted to Portland's varied interests is begun. The support of the freedom-loving, the intelligent, gener ous people of Oregon is invited and will be duly appreciated by still greater endeavor and achievement on the part of The Journal, which hopes ever to become stronger in equipment, stronger in purpose, stronger in news resources, and stronger in good deeds. C. S. JACKSON. These pledges have been redeemed. A great newspaper has been built-up'. The lines it has followed have been different from those of publications then here." "' ' -lt has never ceased and will never cease, to be loyal to the people. It has striven assiduously for the greatest good to the greatest number. The Intervening years have been years of performance. The paper has been and always will be, a fair newspaper, fair to the proud and power ful, fair to the weak and lowly, fair to all comers of whatever race, creed or color. y From day to day, the spirit of the paper has been reflected in Its columns and it has been a spirit of devotion to the advancement and upbuild of the country where rolls the Oregon.. From day to day that spirit has won friends for the paper and in the utmost modesty, we can say that The Journal has ever become "stronger in equipment, stronger in purpose, stronger in news resources and Etronger in good deeds." In next Sunday's paper, there will be an illustrated page of interest ing facts that will show that The Journal has fought a good fight, that it has kept the faith. There is always the possibility that your old boyhood friend who for got the $10 touch may go to Wash ington some day. AS NEVER BEFORE N AVIGATION of the Columbia between Portland and Lewis ton was inaugurated by the departure of the Twin Cities Wednesday, and the J. N. Teal is to go on the run next Tuesday. The schedule is to be two boats per week. As never before, the operation of these boats has a meaning. That meaning was made most Impres sive by the decision of the Inter state Commission in which there is implied announcement that Port land is to be denied the benefit of her location and that the Colum bia cities in general are not to have the advantages of a water level haul in rate making. This meaning Is, that, 'as never before, the Columbia river stands out as the sure means by which Portland arid the interior cities can compel rates to which geog raphy and natural laws entitle them. The way to get those. rates is to navigate the river. Every ton of freight routed via the river is a blow struck for com mercial freedom for the Columbia from its mouth to Its source. Every sack of wool shipped from Lewistqn or every bushel of wheat shipped from Walla Walla via boat is a declaration of commercial in dependence. Every loaded boat that passes up or down the river is one step nearer removal of costly over mountain rates on a water level route. Every cargo discharged from any steamboat at any point along' the Columbia Is one more unanswer able argument for water level freight rates for water level cities. It is self defense for every city along the way to use these boats. There should be such an outpour ing of traffic that soon not two, but two dozen boats may be re quired to handle it. So many "letters from the peo ple" come to The Journal and so many of them use unnecessary space that the editors are com pelled to cut them. Be brief and incisive in your articles and they will be printed as you write them. CHARITY A BUSINESS T HE principal occupation of the New York newspapers is to expose the iniquities of tho state government under which they live. Peep into any depart ment you like, either In the .me tropolis or at Albany, and the in terior presents an aspect of putrid ity. And yet those same New York papers are never tifed of laughing at the Oregon system. They speak of us out here as if we were hardly more than half-witted, but the fact remains that the Ore gon system has produced honest government, something to which New Yorkers, with all their con ceit, are strangers The latest horror which the New i b, . ' " , over is in some of their "chari- table" institutions. These homes. 1 refuges, asylums and the like are all "state inspected" at great., ex pense v,but something seems to be lacking withV" the s inspectors eye- siguu a i papers round the or uuuus veung ou or the same trough V Iththe pigs Jn ). one of tnesey ipveiy c-cnariUes' - Andfjt is.saio.tnat .poth pigs, and babies were ctawHag with vermin," wiilel the -.Tsamtary arrangements; were infhx,v'. - , - ; -rsv : Organised charity now ranks as the, .feixlhr biggest businesa In -the United States. It has an enor mous investment in money and working force, pays out great sums in salaries and devotes more or less of its resources . to the help of the needy. But the ten dency in New York and else where Is to conduct charity "on business principles." This means as much profit as possible to those who manage the concern and as little outlay for running expenses as possible. Such a prin clple pushed to its natural conse quences lumps pigs and babies to gether at the same feeding trough When charity becomes a busi ness if ceases to be charity In the Christian meaning of the word The world never can spare that love which "hopeth all things, be lieveth all .things, endureth all tHngs," but we may well look for wrd to the day when the charity which is conducted on strictly busi jness principles shall no longer be peeded. In your communications to The Journal, write on subjects of gen eral Interest. Don't slander others. Go directly to the heart of your subject and quit quickly. TAINTED MONEY "C OMMERCE AND FINANCE," a Wall street organ of inv mense respectability, occa sionally falls into a poetic mood in which It says things strangely at variance with the Wall street code of ethics. In a recent number it countenances tbe opin ion that "not all the money in the world can compensate for an ac cusing conscience." The paper made the remark in speaking of Miss Edith Kitchin. who has been living, for a long time on $300 a year in a hall tedroom somewhere in New York. And all the while a big fortune has been at her disposal If she would have taken it. But she would not. The money came from an uncle whose habits of life were objectionable. Miss Kitchin "knew how theJ money was earned" and that was enough for her. She would have nothing to do with it. She pre ferred poverty and. peace of mind to riches with an "accusing con science." Some of our missionary societies might adoptVMiss Kitch- ln's yieirfs .of tainted money to their spiritual advantage. Will the time ever come when the "man upon the street" will set the joys of a clear conscience above those of a big bank account? And if he ever does will his wife let him live up to his principles? Who is G. J. Gallagher, Port land? And who is Randolph Wool worth, Portland? The Journal wants to know. TURNING THE TABLES T HE tables of justice have been turned in an astonishing way at Youngstown, Ohio. The reader will remember the strike which happened there not long ago with accompaniments of murder and arson. Usually after such a performance- there is held a "bloody assize" in which the strikers are brought to "justice." Some afe banged, others impris oned or fined, but none of the em ployers are molested by the courtsJ Following, the famous West Vir ginia coal strike there was a reck oning of this sort. The strikers were severely dealt with but the armed deputies, on. the other" side who had shot them down with ma chine guns j were not, prosecuted. The samettfing - happened ; a little later - la Michigan " at .the copper mines. 'r To'- -5 , (:-;;. oi v. - - Following the Rockefeller strike In t Colorado and the Ludlow mas- , t , " v - - sacre" there was a singularly viru lent effort to hold a -bloody assize." - A Jeffreys was found in a former employe of the coal cocKjm pany and the compliant, governor appointed him a special judge to try and convict the strikers. He began his agreeable task by. the notorious trial of John Lawson but he did not get much further be cause the supreme' court Interfered. At Youngstown, the course of justice has taken a new turn. It is not the strikers "who hav,been indicted but the owners. Judge Elbert H. Gary, who gave a dinner for Colonel Roosevelt re cently, has been caught In the .net. Other magnates almost as glori ous are in the same predicament. As we might . have expected, Judge Gary says his arrest is "an outrage." "Plate crime with gold and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks," as a usual thing. The sober fact is that justice does not even dare to aim her lance at such men as Gary, much less to hurt them in t the ordinary course of events. One of the charges against him is that he has violated the Ohio anti-trust law. Such laws are not often very serious hind rances to the trust magnates but this one may prove to be more ef fective than common. Time will tell. NOTHING THE MATTER WITH PORTLAND An Infmlon of that rarlety which apices life Id general baa beep sot the leaat of tbe elementa that hare particularly commended tha "Kothing tbe Matter With Portland" ae rle to The Journal', readera. Today, in No. 72. 1 again presented "something different." A novelty in ladders Is one thing. A spe cializing in "anything made of wood, -to or der," la another. Besides this, there are de scribed ladder staples of all styles and for all paipuaes. Above all, tLe story Is about a worker who works, with his own hands, doing things himself, (or himself and for others. HEN Thomas W. Owens, construc tion engineer, was in Honolulu he was superintending the build ing of the Pearl Harbor naval sta tion for the government, and, on th side, he declares it one of the most formidable fortifications owned by the United States. But Mr. Owens is not building for tifications for Uncle Sam any more. - He came to Portland, liked the town, bought th business of th Pa cific Ladder company at East Eighth and Stark streets, and is vigorously prosecuting the old industry and add ing to lit so many side lines that, if he keeps up his gait, the original will not be recognizable within a short time. He has IS different makes of lad ders on his list, to which is added a kitchen ladder-stool, one of the most convenient pieces of furniture one could get hold of. The seat of the stool Is about the height of a baby chair, and two of its legs are on hingf --. Vrhere are two strong rounds on these legs, making It' easy to , ascend to the top. When not in use, if desired, the stool may be folded up and set aside or be tucked away In some out of the way place. Its cost is $1, a figure not greater than that of the ordinary chair. Mr. Owens makes straight ladders with fir rounds at 21 cents a foot; oak rounds at 26 cents; painter's swinging stage, either kind of rounds, at the same price; extension ladders with fir rounds, 35 cents a foot; oak, 40 cents; three-rail fruit pickers' lad ders, 25 cents a foot; window clean ers' ladders, 23 cents; standard step ladders, 25 cents a foot; if longer tl.an 13 feet, 29 cents; common step ladders, 23 cents a foot; Iron clad step ladders, reinforced with ircn braces and rods under each step, 33 cents a foot; if longer than 13 feet. 37 cents; painters' scaffold Jacks, price per foot per pair of jacks, $1.30. The very best material free from knots or other defects of timber, is used in all ladders. JUMPING INTO OTHER LINES. Mr. Owens is not content, however, to confine his talents to ladders alone, so has launched out into several lines of tables, stands, bric-a-brac, and the building of anything wanted by any one, no matter what It is if made of wood. For example, a gentleman saw in a magazine the picture of a desk which struck his fancy. He brought the cut to Mr. Owens and the latter mad a desk exactly like the illustra tion and at very small expense. An other mad a rough sketch of a table. Mr. Owens perfected it, made th table and pleased the patron to a dot. Pieces of favorite furniture which have been In any way despoiled or disfigured can be replaced in Mr. Owens' shop at Insignificant cost, or new pieces made to match the balance of a set. Anything for the kitchen or library, bedroom or pantry, dining room or parlor, will be put up to Or; der, and, the gentleman will guarantee absolute satisfaction. Thafs th kind of a fellow Mr. Owens is all the time evry day. Ha works right at the bench or the lath himself, too. He stands up and takes hold of his work with a will that means bigger things later on. Some day that fellow will have a furniture or other kind of a factory or Industry her which will be heard from in' all directions. He has a hide surcharged with gin- He has hands which know how to toil. He has a will to do, and he's on the square! "Portland suits me." came heartily from Mr. Owens' lips. "and. I'm go ing to spend the balance of my days here, even If I am comparatively young. The green otthese hills, the beauty of this big river, the opportu nities for development. f ;Prtlao4 Industries because of that great water power at the Cascades, reminding jne of the energy of .Niagara, th ex tremely fertile soil of the agricultural sections, the immense wealth in the fishing interests -of th Columbia the forests of timber - unequaled In the world, the multitude of pleasure nooks adjacent to the city these have bound hand and foot, heart and soul, to Portland. : , "I expect to establish a large busi--( ness her. It, is comparatively small at this moment, but I'll b so . good to the people they will be unable to resist me. My slogan is 'A square deal to everybody every minute of . very day and by living up to this motto there never will be an atom of trepidation In my heart." And Mr. Owena is right about it. too. Ther need not be. If everybody who reads these lines will embalm them in their hearts, and remember here is a worthy en terprise conducted by a new but worthy citizen, when they want any thing in his line they will doubtless have loyalty enough to Portland to give Mr. Owens their orders. If they do, there'll soon be a shop full of mechanics in his employ, he win re move to larger quarters, will add toA his already very fair complement of machinery and lathes, and another star will 1 added to Portland's crown. Every orchard In Oregon and Wash ington should have one or mors Pa cific ladders. Every home ought to tiave a ladder for us in cas of fire. And M-. Owens should get the or der to make it, tooT We all should favor and encourage Portland workers especially, and all - workers in gen eral. Letters From the People Oommnnleatlona sent to Tbe Journal for fbblicatlon In tbts department sbould be writ -eu on voir one aids of tbe paper, sbould not oceed 300 words In length and most be se ct n panted by the name and addreta of tha stEder. If the writer does not desire to bar the name published, be should so state. "Discussion is the areateat of an reformers. It raUonallxea everything it touches. It robe priricipea of ail false sanctity and throws them back on their reasonableness. If they hare no reasODablenesa, 1t ruthlessly crash e them out of existence and acts up Its own conclusions In Uilr stead." Wood row Wilson. To Procure a Patent. Portland, Or., March 8. To the Edi tor of The Journal I wish to have a small article patented and would like soma advice as to the proper way to proceed. CONSTANT READER, Th inquirer should address "Com missioner of Patents, Washington, D. C," and ask him to mail a copy of "Rules of Practice," which, will be sent free of charge and will answer all questions. It contains forms to be used by applicants, and full advice and instructions. Commenting on a Letter. Portland. March 8. To the Editor of The Journal Kindly publish this brief comment on letter of even date in The Journal, signed "Facts." I quote from said letter, to' wit: "There was a timo when we rose superior to the beast by suppressing our pas sions. Now we rise superior to them by suppressing our offspring." Th3 time "Facts" refers ta Is, no doubt, known to th student of history as the dark. ages. What a good old time it was. But, whether for weal or woe, the face of humanity is turned toward th future, and will not turn back to those good old times, even to oblige Buch worthy persons as "Facts," who, by the way, neglected to affix his Signature. A. J. MARTIN. Who Will Answer? Berkeley, Cal., 'March t. To the Ed itor of The Journal I am writing to ask you if you can tell me the .name of the photographer who took the pic ture of the little donkey drinking from the stream at a public fountain in Portland. I hav tried at different sources to get this Information, with out result The picture Is used in the "Fountain Book" issued by the Na tional Humane alliance, but I have been unable to learn who took the photograph. I want to use it in con nection with my work and want a good copy. MRS. LAURENCE GHONIX'ND. Superintendent Oakland S. P. C. A., 1633 Walnut street, Berkeley. Cal. Harding Grange Opposes. Oregon City, Or.. March 7. -To the Editor of The Journal Will you kind ly publish the following resolution, which speaks for itself: Whereas. A so called "state credits conference" has been called by certain "commercial organizations and capital ists" to convene at Salem in the near future, for the purpose of preparing a bill for th "state guarantee of irriga tion and drainage bonds" and the es tablishing of a system of "rural credits": therefore be it Resolved, by Harding grange of Clackamas county, Oregon, in regular session assembled, this the 4th day of March, 1916, that we are firmly op posed to any measure or law, whereby the state of Oregon shall &e held re sponsible for any liabilities on any "irrigation" or "drainage" project fur ther than what already has been done. GEO. A. KOHL, Master. Economic Preparedness. Corvallis, Or., Marqjri. To the Edi tor of The Journal We hear much about the necessity of the United States undertaking to make herself as efficient in military strength as Ger many or ny other power. it took Germany over 40 years to make ready for this war. Her efficiency is not alone one qc great armaments but in cludes, all her resources of mineSfor est ad field. She made provision that the children should be properly edu cated, fed and clothed, so as to make them fit for life's duties. If she had neglected, this ' part of her prepared ness program, as England and Amer ica are doing, she wduld not be able to make the stand she is making. We may build armaments 40 times as great as Germany has, but if we fill our factories with half starved boys arid girls and pay our working peopl such poor wages that they must live a starved and cramped existence, we shall never be really efficient. If we would make the foundations of our government impregnable we should chang our system so that every child could b hi best mo-ally, physically and mentally. If we did this we should not need . such costly arma- 1 ments.. And we would not waste tha lives of our people to maintain our supremacy. The program of prepared ness which is being hoisted upon our nation does not include these consider ations and will be an extravagant, use less expense. : v We cannot Imitate German efficiency in nv yearavand we are foolish to undertake it. One-half the amount spent on making, brawn and brain in the lives of our .people and fortifying them in righteousness and peace would make us invlncibl. PERTINENT COMMENT SMALL CHANGE Th pacificists are forgetting th Boy Scout menace. ;, .. . ...-a . .'., Another "1811 of spring: s- Two tnn arrested as principals in ' a baseball argument tha grew into a fight. ; .... . . . H. H. Bryn, minister from Norway to th United State, come across with the effeering information that the war cannot last forever. " , . T. R. ''disavows'' th candidacy of any Illinois primaryv candidate who wants him 'nominated. But perhaps it's another , diplomatic disavowal. ., . . Wondr whthr those Oregon wom en who want legal permission to act as jurors would be like most of th men should Jury service become a duty? ,r , Congress . deserves th country's thanks for pulling off those heated debates at a time -Then they were of assistance to 'Unclff Sam in economiz ing on capitol fuel bills. Had Congressman McLefnore. author of the nous "warning" resolution, re mained inconspicuous n mignt nave kept on forgetting that 40-year-old debt to a Eugene man. Notoriety is often expensive. A RURAL CREDITS 3VVhat the Bill Now Havlog in a first article stated the farmer loan problem, and bavins In a aecond shown I be merits of the German landscbaft ayatem, Mr. Sharp la a third and concluding inatsll nient today analyse the rural credits blu now pending -in congress and recommends It, in 4fl essentialB, aa a solution of the matter. Ha maintains tnat. In operation, thta nies. ur would not b subsereive of existing finan cial systema, bnt complementary, taking care of a line of financing that la now altogether neglected. Ha points out also new Possibilities of cooperation In marketing aa an incident of the proposed new credit ayatem. Written for Tne Journal by L. L. Sharp, Chief of the Field Di vision, United States Land Office. I have been, closely identified with the agricultural settlement and devel opment of the western part of the United States for my entire life, and in addition, I am at present the owner of a small farm which I manage to handle with a small degree of suc cess. In my Judgment, the German landschaft plan, with a few modi fications to meet the difference in conditions, will operate successfully In the United States and eventually become the equal of that magnificent German system which has now seven main banks with a capital of $,000,- 000 advanced from the earnings of the lnnrlRohn-f t. an accumulated reserve of 31,600,000 and an annual turnover of $1,500,000,000. a a In arriving at the above conclu sion I have considered a specific agri cultural section with which I am thor oughly familiar, having been born and raised upon of its farms, a portion of which I own at the present time. The German system could be applied to this district, comprising an area of perhaps 100,000 acres of agricul tural land, and work out with an ad mirable success. The prevailing rate of interest in this locality, which is situated In the central portion of the state of Washington, paid by the farm nr. -n farm loans is 8 per cent. 'The application of such a system of rural credits would, in my opinion, reduce this rate Of interest anywhere from 4C to 50 per cent and at the same time nahis. the farmer to discharge his loans bv the small amortisation pay ments. The extending of such credit would enable the farmer to arain, clear, break up and cultivate lands now Ivine in idleness and' increase their production by the purchase of fertilizer and additional working of the soil to such an extent that ther n-miiH h nch an increase in produc tion that the farmer could afford to j sell for a less figure and perform his duty towards reducing the high ' cost of living by placing sucn prou ucts in the hands of the ultimate con sumer at a lower price. a It would eventually work out by a division of the reduced interest charge between the man who produces the foodstuffs upon the farm and the man who purchases same upon the markets, and by doing this we are getting at the root of two or tne greatest econ omic problems now confronting this country. While the farmer cannot af ford, on account of the danger of los- I ir.g his home, to borrow money at eight per cent unaer tne prevailing farm loan system. It will b found that in most Instances he will be eager in rraso an opportunity to borrow money at four Per cent and by the payment of a smalt additional rat b relieved of tne necessity pi ever ijr h TirineiDal. He will be placed in a position to raise a calf to the beef age, also lo purcnase reeaer stoca ana fatten same for the market and thus lncnease the meat supply. The same will also be true 'with reference to other classes of livestock, which re quire money to handle. By the pur chase o; fertilizer he will be able to n hl erain and hay production. hire additional farm help more effec tively to carry on his farming oper ations and improve his farm to bring It up to its highest state or proauc tivlty, which, as a general proposi' tion in this country, would be Increas Ing its efficiency perhaps in the neigh borhood of 50 per cent. I have in a general way, examined the bill prepared by a, committee from tii national senate and hokse of rep- rjsonta.tives and introduced in th house, pertaining to rural credits, and. with a few exceptions, i nearuiy ap prov this measure. My chief objec tion Is to tne ravtc oi niiuni t helleve It to ba too hlarb. I think the rate should not be set at a higher finir than 4 per cent, ine Girrer .r,r. hetween this rate of Interest and the real value of our money will b taken care or in the selUng prlc'of the bonds. The borrower, or course, win h. ,oiiired to stand the difference be tween par and what the bonds would sell for. The bill referred to also provides for h organisation of a system or Danics to handle the loans, which is designed to work in -with our present bank ing system. In devising this plan I think the committee has achieved a flattering success, and 1 accept tn I provisions as stated.. The question will be immediately raised as to how any rural credit plan is to be financed. ' First, the bill hove referred to provides. In addition i to the lending of credit, for aa advance by the government to piac to sys tem in operation, and I believe this to b a wis provision. Alter uio instal lation of tbe system and business progresses, funds for loaning purposes will be derived by a sale of tbe bonds Via mn unOn the mortgage notes of the borrowers. To establish a market for such bonds the government can sim ply raise the interest upon postal savings or other government savings i. i. H.nn.it. tn thrn Der cent or a f higher rate of . Interest and remove tbe limitation as to tne amount 01 deposits. It will aoon be Tound that all th savings deposit of.th entire country will b in the hasada of th ' - t, i - AND NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS With a revenue in excess of that re quired. Postmaster Ford of Bend is confident his office will be raised to the second class at the April classifi cation. . Ul Auanrtela Record thinks rnsss and fin lawns are. of course, a beauti- j tying adjunct tp an- city, but where j O tAttfn avaar am Klonlr ai. la tK all tm h ftuCsJ nZonU ,rn . ,.. i Significant of -the mining revival in! at And it doesn't make any differ southern Oregon are such .Items as ence to me what you think- about this, from tie Medford Mail-Tribune: th. wa a-ont W V Van Fit tin .nil J M Valntln. i lne 80 Ion W talk CbOUt of Seattle, are busy prospecting about tne loothius or this valley tma week. They are not communicative about the object of their special search, but from the course of their quest it may be as sumed that precious metals form a part of it." T In view of the Coos Bay country's near approach to railroad communica tion with the rest of the world, George Moultonj who is Just rounding out his first half century in Coos county, is quoted in th Coquill Sentinel as say inc that when he was a small boy his father sold goods to a surveying crew who were laying out a railroad Una to Roseburg and that those goods hav not been paid for yet PLAN FOR OREGON Before Congress Provides government and available for their purpose. These moneys can be in vested by the government in rural credit bonds bearing th same rate of interest as is paid to depositors. As soon as the land owner is able to secure a loan from the government and discharge a pre-existing high interest loan, the one to whom the high Inter est loan is repaid will immediately have money on his handa which is not working and will immediately be forced to the necessity of placing It. On account of the cutting down of the rate of interest he will be forced. If . another land loan Is to be made, to accept the same rate for the money tnat is being charged by th govern ment. Th result will be that the independent lender will soon be one of the government depositors in its postal savings or other depository des ignated for th purpose of receiving thes deposits. When a proper rural credit system is successfully installed and in opera tion in connection with our present reserve banking system. It will be round that we have taken a long step towards solving many of the vital economic problems that are now con fronting the peopl and at the same time, place ourselves in condition to meet the sharp competition of Europe, which will certainly follow the re building of the country after the close of the present conflict. While extension of the government's credit or funds should be under one . x k.ii . 1 . . 1 should be separate provisions for the loaning of money to people in their perHectlve capacity, as municipal corporations, from that providing for loans to individuals, and for this rea son I believe that the financing of irrigation districts should .be provided for In a separate law or'V separate provision of the general rural credit law. In one case the land and th 'ndividual himself is the security be hind the mortgage, and In the other the individuals and their lands are created in a collective or corporate capacity, and there is a difference in personal responsibilities" which thus be taken Into consideration. My views concerning the organiza tion and financing of irrigation dts Irlcts are the same as outlined by Judge C. B. Graves, of Seattle, oh of the foremost authorities on Irriga tion in the United States, during his address before the fifth annual ses sion of the Oregon Irrigation congress at Portland, Or. The plan, as out lined by Judge Graves in his reference to the so-called Jones bill, is as fol lows: "The dominant and salient features of that bill are these: The district law, as it exists generally throughout the western states for Irrigation pur poses, and as it exists in many of th states fpr drainage purposes, Is to be employed in this plan. The district is to be th unit upon which the leg islation is builded, and is to be the agency employed in carrying on the j work or reclamation. xne nonas to be issued by the dltrict shall run for a period of forty years and shall bear Interest at the rate of four per cent per annum. Whenever any district shall desire the cooperation and aid of the United States, it shall file with th secretary of th Interior, plan and estimates of the work proposed to be done, and apply to have such plans and estimates examined and approved. The secretary of the interior shall then cause an examination to be mad of th plans and th district project, and if the same shall be deemed feas ible or be modified so as to become feasible, the secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States, guarantee the interest on the bonds to be issued. It Is also provided that any irrigation project which has been completed under the reclamation act, or in which construction is under way under said act, or which has been au thorized under the provisions of said act, may be organized under the dis trict law and be entitled to the rights and privileges granted in such cases." The establishment of a system of rural credits and the. necessary com bination of the interests of th agri cultural producers In reference to the financing of their business operations Is, in my opinion, the natural fore runner of a system of cooperation, particularly as regards marketing of the products and the elimination of tha unnecessary middleman, who at present exists on the tribute forced from the producer and the consumer In order 1 to secure a connection. The mral credit banks will furnish an ex cellent medium for the establishment of a perfect cooperative system. Our chief difficulty in securing cooperation among producers and consumers in this country is the lack of a central organization to build from. A rural credit system will furnish this. While it Is assumed by some that the adoption of any system of rural credits in this country will b op posed by the banking Interests, this should not be the case, as it Is not proposed that the rural credit banks shall in any way engage in commercial banking, (and this system is designed to take car of a class of loans not desired by the banks. For this rea son I fall to see where there will be any conflict between a rural credit system and our present banking or ganization; In fact, the former should fit In perfectly with the latter and become a part of our national finan cial organization. . - " A- ' 7 ' - I sincerely 'hope that a . system of rural credits such as is outlined in the- bill introduced by th Joint com mittee, of the houfie and senate will be enacted Into a law by congress. I believe that the underlying, principle of the bill . Introduced is correct, and object only to sora of th detail of th measure. .. BY FtTOg tAWPMAN - TODAY IS THE JOURNAL'S; ornnTtr . 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