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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1909)
J rvfv,.. t 1 r... iriTT. -,,-11 -r 1T.fr(rTI-1 -j- natnrT 't i 1( ff nM''''-'Jtii''--'' THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-a-Week.) AS INDEPENDENT SKWKPAPK.B Formerly the Wallowa News, estab lished March 3. 18'JD. Published Wednesdays and Satur days at Enterprise. Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office Eaat side Court Houae Siuare Entered In the Enterprise postoffico as second-class matter. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1903 CUSTOMERS PAY THIS EXCESS FREIGHT. At the present time all freight ship ped Into this county must pay a high rate added to the continuous distance tariff rate to Elgin. For Instance, the first class rate fmm Portland to Elgin is hundred. A merchant in Joseph must pay that and in addition 46 cents a t hundred for the 63 mile hauled from . . mu um Tim merchant i i I Wallowa must pay 34 cents additiona ! to the Elgin rate for the 45 mlieMfiom Elgin on through shipments, haul from Elgin to Wallowa. These whether from Portland or the East, extras mind yo'i, are for merchan-1 something it does to no other com dise shipped through from Portland mUnlty on its entire line, and what it (or elsewheie) and that Is not in-I loaded or even de ayed at Elgin. j So at present, under this unjust and j unfair system 01 raies, me t,i..w...v... of the Wallowa and Joseph mercnani must pay the following rates on articles brought from Portland: Wallowa, $1.69 per hundred. Joseph, $1.81 per hundred. Now the rate per mile from Tort land to Elgin is three and five-tenths mills per hundred pounds. In the continuous distance tariff the rale per mile decreases with the increase of distance. Therefore the rate from Portland to Wallowa per mile should be less than the rate per mile from Portland to Elgin, and the Portland Joseph rate per mile should be still less. Hut under the present unfair system both rates per mile are more than the Elgin rate, the Wallowa people must pay one mill more per mile and the Joseph people one and two-tenths mills more per mile. The farther you go the higher the rate per mile! As we don't know the exact ratlc. of decrease of rate to increase of distance in the continuous distance tariff, we will a;ply the Portland Elgin rate per mile to the above two points in this county. Hoar in mini this is more than an absolutely fail rate would be. Applying the Elgin rate, three and five-tenths mills per hundred pounds per mile, we find the customers would pay as follows on goods from Portland: Wallowa, $1.51 per hundred. Joseph, $1.57 per hundred. A saving to the customer of U cents on every hundred pounds ship ped into Wallowa, and 24 cents on every hundred pounds of first class f re glit s' lpi ed 1 ito Josop'.i ! The foregoing comparison is basei' on first class ratei. Second, third, fourth and fifth classes, and car load lots, show proportionate differences We can understand why the rail road company opposes the correction of this Injustice, but are Joseph, Los tine and Wallowa correctly represent cd as being lined up against the reduction ? ENTERPRISE FOUGHT ALONE. Just why the representatives from Joseph, Lostine and Wallowa should oppose the asked for reductions In freight rates Is not clear. True (here were side Issue's brought up, and an attempt made by the railroad attorney to pit the three towns against Enter prise, but those were no reasons for long-headed business men to fall into the astute attorney's trap. Even if some of the complainant's witnesses should nurse grievances of alleged discrimination In the wool schedule, and other matters of town rivalry, those matters were secondary, The main point affects Joseph, Los tine and Wallowa euunlly with Enter prise, and it was a splendid oppor tunity for the representatives of those towns to have rlscm above petty Jeal ousy and Joined in the good work for the benefit of the people who buy their goods In those towns. As It Is, the whole blame for tho hearing and the punishment to be meted out by the railroad will fall on Enterprise. On the other hand; It the rates are reluced, the credit must be given to Enterprise, that put up the fight slnglehanded and alone, but "Ciirtfiil Banking Insurts tht Softly of Dposits." Iippositors Have That tiuaruntee ut WALLOWA NATIONAL BANK OF KNTKRPUISK. OUF.UON CAPITAL fM.rno SUKl'l.l'S $30,000 Wc Do a General Banking Business. Exchange Bought and Sold on All Principal Cities. Oeo. V. Hvalt, I'rwl.lcnt Geo. 8. l.'rnig. Vice President Gko .8. Ckaki J. II. DoiiniN 7 the whole county benefitting. Let's make this clearer. Enterprise should not be given undue credit. The matter that moved the citizen here to action is a minor thing a smell discrimination against this city in the wool rate. If It hadn't been for that, this town would probably have continued to bear meekly and without protest, as did the other towns, the grosser wrong, all . afraid to open their mouths. It is the pin pricks that make us ;ight Bu'ly for pin pricks! Enter orise' fought and without assistance; whether for goad or ill we shall aea. WHAT THE RATE HEARING DISCLOSED. In Bpite of the nagging efforts of tlie railroad attirney to turn at tention from the merits of the casa, and make it appear a town fight, the ml hearine in this city Monday brought oat the truth, thanks to the commissioners tnemseives. The real point and meat of the mat- tar is the O. R. & N. Is charging (he people of this county local rates never hau tne nrve io any o'her branch line, whe her newly completed or not, or whether It was ... On long distance or through ship-! ments there applies what Is known af i continuous distance tariff, which (Mmitiishes in ra'e per mile as the illi'ance Increases. H la on the prin ciple that it costs more per mile to move one ton 10 mlle.J than it does to move the same shipment 100 miles. This Is partly because the loading, switching and discharging charges wo;ild be same on the short and Jong distance haul, and alao for other reasons pertaining to the carriage and the record of the same, In which it is needless to go Into more detail. It Is simply the difference between selling at wholesale and retail, in this case the arUcle sold being trans portation. Now this contln to is distance tariff i in operation all over the whole O.R. t N. road, main line and branches, ver 'mountains and through canyons, iven on t'.ie Pilot Rock branch com ileted only last year, everywhere le Iron horse goes this tariff exists -except on tha Elgin extension. The O. It. & N. treats everybody nd all ho lies a Ike except the peo ile of Wallowa county. It was for the purpose of putting an Mid to that discrimination that the laterpilsa Commercial club appealed otho state railroad commission, after ainly trying to get a hearing from lie railroad ofllcla s, only to be ans wered flippantly by understrappers or ypewrlters who were running the of fice In the absence of Freight Agent .Miller. The hearing was . held, the facts brought' out and as the cause Is Just it will win. If fie continuous dis Unce tariff is extended to this omity the people will save thousand! jf dollars yearly. BAND DESERVES SUPPORT. This paper bel'eves some arrange ment should be made tor mora general and public support of the bund, of which we are all so proud but to which we are so neglectful of our duty. To.Uiy the band U one of the best n Eastern Oregon, due to the splen did work of Conductor Pratt and the unselfish work of every member. In the last, year and a half the band has not only paid all Its running expenses: which nre no Inconsiderable amount, but has laid off a big Bhare of the origlunl Indebtedness Incurred for Instruments, which certain business men had gone surety. And during all this time the band has responded willingly aud without price on public occasions. It s time a steady Income was guar anteed. It neod not be large but should be enough to hold the organi zation together. Uniforms and new imulc are needel. In exchange for this support, outdoor concerts at regular times could be given In the summer and less frequent Indoor concerts In the winter, that would provide frea entertainment for the people both In town and country, and repay the money given many times over. See tho big display of Rugs and Art squares at Ashley's. 13r2 W. R. Holmes, Cashier Frank A. Ilea vis. Ami. Cashier niKKlTOKS Uko. W. Hyatt Mattik A. Holmes V. It. Holmks (Si: m ome bourse in Modern XVIII. The Business Side of Farming By C. V. GREGORY, Agricultural Division, Iotua Stat College Copyright. 1909. by American Pre Association FARMING on high priced land must be conducted on business principles If the greatest prof Its are to be realized. The farmer's work Is by no means done when he has raised a large crop of corn or successfully fattened a car load of steers. lie must be able to market his produce at a profit and must also know whether the steers were fed at a profit or a loss and what It costs to produce each crop of grain. It Is a fact that the only way to know Jut what you are doing and Just what parts of your farm are bringing In a profit and what ones are Lying run at a loss Is to "keep books.'' xnis does not necessarily mean a com plicated system that will require bait your time to keep In shape. By a lit tle care the method of keeping accounts can be bo systematized as to amount to only a few moments a feek. The first and most Important book it the check book. The "check book hab it" will often save a great deal of money and trouble. If you lose your check book or have It stolen, you still have your money left. You do not have to waste time trying to make change, since the check can be always made out for exactly the right amount Whan you give a man a' check In pay ment for what you owe him, he must sign that check before he can draw the money on It. At the end of every month the bank returns these signed checks to you, and you thus have re ceipts for all the money you paid out during the month. For general accounts any good sized Wank book will answer. There are a number of specially made farmers' ac count books, but a blank book which you can rule to suit yourself will be Just as good or better. The first page should be devoted to an Inventory of the stock, grain and machinery, to gether with their value. Following this should be a map of the farm. Next to this should come the cash account. A convenient and simple way of arranging this Is as follows: j 8 8 j S 8. I a l i I - J ; : T $ is d S g W U, g j O h a -5 ft g u w : 2 o I ' j 5 if s a a a & i i 2 i i In order to know what crops are bringing In a profit and what ones, t any, are unprofitable It is necessary to keep some sort of an account of them. This account must be simple and easily kept, for If It takes too much time It la sure to be neglected. The followlug page headings show a con venient method of keeping account of the field crops: 4 : : Thla girt an estimate that la accu mte enough to give a very good Idea : 5 : t : : Jjljjjjj n Agriculture of what It costs to produce oach par ticular crop. In figuring the cost of labor enough should be added to pay for the use of the machinery. The cost of seed will Include cleaning, test ing and other preparation. Terhaps the best way to figure the value of the manure applied Is to Include It In the rent ot,.the lnnd. Thus the corn crop, which receive the first benefit from the manure, can be charged a higher rent on this account. The amount charged to. the oat crop will be less, while the clover crop, -"rlilc-h really adds to the fertility of the land, will pay the lowest rent of nil. Where th grain Is fed on the farm there will of course be no charge for marketing. The cost of clover seed, which Is sown with the oats, should be charged to the next year's clover crop. Following the expense account should come a profit and loss page: a k 9 : O oo to tO II, A glance at this page will show which crops are the most profitable ones. In case a certain crop does not show the profit that it should on other crop should be substituted for It or different methods of culture adopted. Similar pages should be arranged . for the different classes of live stock. The following will serve as a sample: ' Once a year these two pages can be balanced, and you ran see Just where you stand In tho hog business. In addition to the expense and Income pages for the different classes of stock there should be pages for keep ing track of "changing works" at thrashing time, for breeding records, for butter and cream, for poultry and for any other special line lu which you are Interested. Lining up and arranging the pages will make a good raluy day's Job for some of the children, and after that the time re quired to keep the accounts lu shape will be too small to be noticed. Business methods In marketing are also necessary If the best results are to be obtained. A daily market pajier b Indispensable In keeping posted on the, stock and grain markets and will pay for Itself several times over In the course of a year. A telephone Is also valuable for obtaining up to the min ute market reports on special occa sions. In keeplug In touch with the local butter, egg and poultry markets the telephone la especially valuable. It la also a time saver In mauy other ways, so much so that the up to date business farmer cannot afford to be without one. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. United States Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, May 3, 1909. Notice Is hereby given that Sam uel A. Gotter, of . Enterprise, Ore gon, who, on October 19, 1907, made Homestead Entry, No, 15631-Serlal, No. 05150, for Wtt NE, andW Section 22, Township 1 South, Range 44 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final commutation Proof, to estab lish claim to the land above describ ed, before D. W. Sheahan, U. S. Com missioner, at Enterprise, Oregon, on the 21st. day of June, 1909; Claimant names as witnesses: Curtis J. Sanford, John E. Oster houdt, John Romlne, Charles Thom as, all of Enterprise, Oregon. 3r5 F. C. Bramwell, Register. Foley's Honey and Tar is espec ially recommended for chronic throat and lung troubles and many suffer ers from bronchitis, asthma and con sumption have found . comfort and relief, by using Fo'.ey's Honey and Tar. Burnauga & Mayfleid. , W. B. APPLEGATE. Notary Publii , Collections made. Real Estate bought and sold and all business matters, attended to. Call on or write me. PARADISE, OREGON. ALL THE DAILY PAPERS, MAGAZINES AND THE National Weeklies at -. Coleman Brothers The ; Best Cigars, Confec . tionery and Fruit. Stationery Supplies of all kinds. First door east of Postoffice. HBMiaBiii3iiuiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiimiiiimiiini LSfl Dealer in .1 Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spars, and Leather Goods of all descriptions. I will fit you out -with the best goods for the least money. When in need of anything in my line, call and inspet myjitock before purchasing. '. . ' . ENTERPRISE, - . . OREGON XEXaZX&hEEXSIESIIIEMIM If a Telephone is a good thing for over ONE THOUSAND others WHY NOT YOU ? Now is the time to get your name in our New Directory soon to be issued. Home Independent Telephone Co. Summer Rates East During the Season 19 0 9 via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co-1 OREGON SHORT LINE AND UNION PACIFC RAILROAD " . . . - . ' : : k-.. . Tortland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Walla Walla and all points on The O. R. & N. line To OMAHA and Return - - $60.00 To KANSAS City and Return $60.00 To ST. LOUIS and Return - $67.50 To CHICAGO and Return - $72.50 and to other principal cities In the East, Middle Wast and South. Correspondingly low fares. ' 1 ' ' On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12 To DENVER and Return . $55.00 On Sale May 17, July t, August 11 - Going transit limit 10 days from date of aale, final return limit October 31st. . Thee tickets present some very attractive features in tha way of stopover privileges, aid choice of routes; thereby enabl ing passengers to make side trips to many Interesting polnU eu route. Rooting on the return trip through California may be had at a alight advance over the rates quoted. ' t. Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tioiots win be furnished by any O, R. 1 & ' N. local agent, or WM. Mc MURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. J. C HARMAN, Agent, Enterprise, Oregon, LODGE DIRECTORY I 0 0 F enterprisb lodge n KMERAL.D REBEKAH LODGE, No. lit K.ofP. ENTERPRISB LODGE, Ma 84. JU ANITA TEMPLE, No, 1, PythlM Sisters. inn ii in enterprise chaptek. IVlnOUtllUNo. 30, Royal Arch Maaoni, meets first and third Tuesday of each month - in Masonic HalL ' All visiting Royal Arch Maaons welcomed. J. B. OLMSTED, High Priest. D. W. SHEAHAN, Secretory. WALLOWA LODGE, No. it. A. F. A. M., meets second and fourth Satur days of each month In Maaonlo HalL Visiting Masons welcomed J. A. BURLBIOH, W. If. W C. BOATMAN, Secretary. WALLOWA VALLEY CHAPTER, No SO, O. E. S. meets first and third Sat urdays of each month. In Masonlo Half Visiting Stars are always welcomed. MRS. ELVA L. FRENCH. W. M. MRS. MARY E. STEEL, Sec. Mill a EAGLE CAMP, No. 10407, M . Yl.ft.W. A Meets first and third Thursdays In each month, In new Fra ternal halL Visiting Neighbor always welcome. J. W. RODGERS Consul. T. M. DILL, Clerk. ANEROID CAMP, No. S542, R N. of A. Wfl UI ENTERPRISE CAMP, No. .U.ll. 585,: W. Of W. . . ALMOTA CIRCLE. No. 278. W. of W. S. K.Clark Plumber & Steam Fitter Full line of plumbing material. ' ' Satisfaction Guaranteed Shop at Keltner's Hardware Store Leave Orders. WESLEY DUNCAN, Stock Inppector for Wallowa County. JOSEPH, OREQON X&kfcEtaHIIIKBfciitfcHHMHitf I'mrfiHTiMM af ; i i i