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Tie Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF DALLES CITY.
AMD WASCO COONTTi
Entered at the Poetofflce at The Dalles, Oregon,
IN THE
PRICE OF
as second-class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
'-. BT KAIL (POBTAGK P&KPAIO) IN ADVANCE.
Weekly, 1 year $150
" . 5 months 0 75
t " S " 0 50
Dally, 1 year. ... 6 00
' " 6 months 8 00
per " 0 50
' Address all communication to " THE CHRON'
iuljb.," The Dalles, Oregon.
THE FARMERS OF THE FUTURE.
ORB AT
REDUCTION
Gook
Stores
and
An article in a recent issue of the Cen
tury upon-the homesteads in blue grass
land, Kentucky, with very few modifi
cations could be cut to fit almost any
other portion of the United States.
This writer says, in answer to a question
as to the future of that region : One
seems to see in certain tendencies of
American life the probable answer to
this question. The small farmer will be
bought out and will disappear. Estates
will be fewer and larger. The land will
pass into the hands of the rich, being
too precious for the poor to own." Im
portant changes in the conditions of
land tenure and the farming industry
have been creeping upon us almost una
wares for years in various and widely
separated portions of the . country
What is said to be true of Kentucky is a
truth that has been frequently recog
nized and discussed in these columns in
connection with the farming interests of
certain portions of-Oregon,
The old-fashioned farmer, with his
thrift, his generous shrewdness, his in
timate acquaintance with the responsive
secrets of nature, his wholesome content
and his sturdy family of helpful sons
and daughters, expecting to maintain
his stake in the soil when he should
leave it, has very few successors today.
It looks as though, here too, the small
farmer would be bought out and disap
pear, and as if estates would grow fewer
and larger. The movement in this di
rection has not merely began, but has
attained considerable proportions al
ready. It is better to recognize this
transition and prepare for it, than to
waste our time in unavailing regrets for
a past that cannot come again, because
the conditions under which it flourished
do not now exist.
Hardly any single cause is sufficient to
account for the altered status ,of the
small farmer. , It cannot be chqfrged to
the deficiency of the tillers of the soil,
because men's minds are more acute
than ever; education is more widely
diffused ; there is more impatience of
the. old conservatism, and more -eagerness
to keep in touch with advanced
ideas. But it is quite probable that
these very facts have worked against the
prosperity of the old system of farming.
What is called liberal education is ihore
general, and by it tastes are developed
and aspirations stimulated which can
not be satisfied within the narrow limits
of the farm. Society has become more
gregarious within the last quarter of a
century. It longs for closer contact
with the great movements of the world
than can be had upon the farm. It
seeks for richer and more exciting asso
ciations than rural seclusion affords.
Luxury is more necessary to it than
formerly, and in thickly settled commu
munities it can at least see it if it cannot
' more intimately enjoy it.
But a more potent reason than that
mentioned is the fact that modern agri
cultural methods put the .American
farmer at a very serious competitive dis
advantage. The great farming opera
tions of the country are largely con--ducted
by machinery, and machinery
-costs money and presupposes business
on a large scale. The hundred-acre
farm does not give it opportunity to pay
for first cost and maintenance, while the
man who tries to do without it, is work
ing again Bt as great odds as the shoe
maker at his bench who tries to compete
with a modern factory. Many men,
even now, make independent livlihoods
upon limited acres with perhaps a little
over, but the business ability and push
that will accomplish that in a- farm will
achieve larger results in other pursuits.
The logic of events, therefore, seem to
point to larger farms and the investment
of more capital in their cultivation.
The small farmers will be the agents and
Stewarts of the new dispensation, and
their experience and labor will receive
larger rewards in those capacities than
they are now receiving in their struggles
as proprietors, while the land will in
crease in value and productiveness.
This may not be an ideal solution of
the problem of land distribution, but it
is a solution that would much improve
the present condition of the agricultural
communities, and seems the only practi
cal one under the present circumstances.
It would certainly make the hills and
valleys of our Inland Empire more
beautiful and productive than before.
Then, with a tariff system that would
allow to some of us the leading manu
factories, this section would attain a de
gree of prosperity that would stand the
closest inspection and be proof against
the most adverse criticism,
Xoat'or Stolen, .
"Gap," an Irish setter (large dog with
yellow hair) Wednesday ; collar on neck
marked "Thos. Haalan, La Grande," if
not removed.' Any information as to
his whereabouts please leave at Chbon
iclb office. Milton Hahlan.
reduce our large stock of Cook Stoves and Ranges
now on hand, we will, for the next 30 days, sell cook
stoves and ranges at greatly-reduced prices; we have
marked down every stove in our house from 15 to 26 per cent.
This is an opportunity to get an A 1 cdok stove at a price never
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XXI. 8. Voting,
Biacxsmifi & Wagon shop
tieneral Blacksmithing and Work done
promptly, and all work
Guaranteed.
Horse Shoeing a Speciality
rnird Street opposite tlie old Liebe Stand.
W. E. GARRETSON,
Leading Jeweler.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE V
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New Jackets
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5 HE SEW TOWN has been nliitted on the old ramp Rronnd, at the Forks and
Falls of Hood river, with lHrjre sightly lots, broad streeU and alleys, good soil,
pure cold water and shade in profusion, perfect drainage, delightful mountain
climate, the central attraction as a mountain summer resort and for all Oregon,
being the nearest town to Mt. Hood. It is also uncalled as a manufacturing
center, being the natural center for' 150 square miles of the best cedar and ttr
timber, possessi:R millions of horse power in its dashing streams and water
falls, easily harnessed. Where cheap motive power exists, there the man a- '
factories will center, surrounded by soil and climate that cannot be excelled
anywhere for fruit arid agriculture, and with tranrportation already awn red
you will find this the place to muke a perfect home or a paying investment
See . me on the ground, or
address me at Hood River,
Wasco County, Oregon.
TITLE PERFECT
VV. ROSS WINANS.
SKIBBE f HOTE
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All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St.. The Dalles. Or.
City Blacksmith Shop
Second St., 0pp. Hood's Stable,
THE DALLES, - - . - OREGON.
Will repair your fine Buggies
and Carriages, s.hoe your fine
Driving Horses, and in fact do
all your blacksmithing in the
finest style. Satisfaction guar
anteed. GUMlflG & HOCKJJflS ,Props.
C. STEPHENS,
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DEALER IN
Dry Goods
Qlothing
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Etc.
Fancij obdg, lotion
NEW STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots
- anil Shoes.
! PRICES ALWAYS THE
LOWEST. .
TERMS CASH.
H. Herbning. -
Kte., Jtc.,
Etc.
134 Second St., next to Dalles National
Bank, Dalles City, Oregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
: JEWELER
Watches and Jewelry repaired to order on
short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed.
AT THK-
Store of I. C. NIckelsen, 9 A St. Th Dalles
W. F. Wiseman, -.-
Saloon and Wine Room
The Dalles, - Oregon.
Northwest corner of Second and
Court Streets. . .
THE DALLES MERCANTILE CO.
SOLE AGENTS "FOR THE DALLES,
BRAINARD & ARMSTRONG'S
..... SPOOL SILK
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No. 390 to 394, 2d street, The Dalles
NEPTUNE SHAVING PARLORS AND BATH ROOMS.
FRAZER & WINDHAM. Proprietors.
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At the old stand of R. Lasher,
no Front St. The Dalles, Oregon.
THE EUROPEAN HOUSE.
The Corrugated Ball ding next Door to Court House.
Handsomely Fnniisnefl. Rooms to Rent dy tie Day, Weet or Month.
Meals Prepared by a First Class Engfish Cook.
TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. ,
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FLOYD & SHOWN,
-DEALERS IN-
DRUGS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICALS,
; , 1 Fine Toilet Soaps, Brnshee, Combs, Perfumery, Etc.
Pure Liqnors for Medicinal Purposes. . , '
Physieians' Pfcscfiptions a Specialty.
Corner Union anl Second Streets, , ' -. The Dalles, Oregon.
RKTED
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER PropY.
- This well-known Brewery is now turning out the best Beer and Porter
east of the Cascades. The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health
ful Beer have been introduced, and only the firet-claee article will be placed on
the market.
PLUSH STHTI0NKRY BOXeS
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With twenty -four sheets of Fine Note Paper and .
Envelopes to match .
FOR 35 CENTS THIS WEEK ONLY
T acobsen
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1Q3 Second Street,
MUSIC STO
The Dsllea. Oregon.
Also Organs and Pianos at Reduces Prices.
PAU L KREFT & CO.,
-DEALERS IN-
PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS,
' And the Most Complete and the Latest Patterns and Designs in
JPT"Practical Painters and Paper Hangers. None but the best brands of tfie J
Sherwin-Williams and J. W. Masury's Paints used in all our work, and none but
the most' skilled workmen employed. .. Agents for Maeury Liquid Paints. No
chemical combination or soap mixture. A first class article in all colors. All
orders promptly attended to . .' ' . . .. .-; -
Store and Faint Shop corner Third and Washington Sts., The Dalles, Oregon