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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1916)
THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1916 Pahllahed Bach Timlar mat Friday Office 517-6U Court Street Telephone Main 19 BY R. W. BRONK Sabaerlptloa Rate. One Tear 11.50 8lx Montha 76 Three Month 40 No subscription taken unless paid for In advance. This is Imperative. Entered as seco-ciass matter the Postomce at uanas, Oregon. COUNTY AGENT WORK. Through development of improved organization and the growth of a more definite project system the office of extension work in the U. 8. depart ment of agriculture in the north and west carried its demonstration activi ties into closer relation to the prac tical needs of the farmers of the re gion during the past year, according to the annual report of the , states relations service of the department. Local associations of farmers took a greater part in the work and more attention was devoted to studies of local economic facts upon which to develop demonstrations of permanent value. Kxtension work m the special interests of farm women was under taken in the territory under the of fice, and a number of women agents wore placed in the field. Among the specific results from the county-agent work of the office of ex tension work in the north and west during the year were: Yields qf corn in fields managed as demonstrations under supervision of the county agents increased on an average 2.8 bushels per acre over the average yields for the region. Yields of wheat in Holds mnmiged as demonstrations increased 8.4 bush els per acre. Yields of oats in fields managed as demonstrations increased 11.7 bushels per acre. Alfalfa was introduced on. 11,311 farms. Several score registered stallions and rams and several hundred regis tered bulls and boars were placed on farms. .Nearly a thousand line bulls no longer useful in their communities be cause of danger of inbreeding were saved from the block and transferred to other communities. One hundred and forty-three cow- testing associations, 00 live-stock breeding associations, and 142 hog cholera control associations were or ganized. More than 200,000 hogs were vac inated against cholera. Better farm management was pro moted through assistance given to farmers in determining the factors tjiat make for success or failure in farm enterprises. Farmers ' exchanges and co-operative marketing associations were or ganized and effected large savings to members. Three hundred and twenty-one wa ter-supply systems were introduced into farm homes. Club work was carried on with more than 200,000 boys and girls. Over 24,000 of these engaged in profit-making, projects, producing over $.r)00,000 worth of food products. The club work was placed on a more permanent basis as an extension agency, and boys and girls arc now enrolling to pursue the work for a series of years. comparative standing it held before the war began. "While the foreign nations are do ing this, along military lines, they will be bending every effort to re-establish their financial equilibrium. "American's hope of salvation in the face of this assault will lie, prob ably, in one of three things: Either an absolute embargo must be placed on foreign made goods, and I doubt if this could be done without a con stitutional amendment; a prohibitive not a protective tariff must be es tablished; or there must be a subsidi zation of American manufacturing interests, solid enough to meet the great financial pressure that will be brought to bear by the government controlled industries of European countries. Prosperity is not going to die in tins country following the end of the war, but individual business es may, unless prepared, meet sud den and painful deaths. Individual firms cannot hope to compete with the national organizations of Europe, the latter, spurred by the necessity of recovering their economic poise." AN INCONSISTENCY IN GOVERN MENT. Members of congress elected in No vember will not assume office until next March and, unless congress is called to meet in special session, they will have no hand in shaping legis lation before next winter more than a year after they were chosen To rep resent the people. This is one of the inconsistencies of the American sys tem of government that frequently has been called to attention, but ev ery effort heretofore made to modify this fault has met with failure. Dis cussion of this problem has been re vived, however, and it is likely an other attempt will be made to bring about the necessary change in the con stitution which will allow newly elect" ed members of congress to assume of fice and commence their work without waiting for more than a year. Public sentiment will decide this mutter, of course, and if a sufficient number of the people should demand the change suggested, it would be ac complished in short order. That sen. timent in favor of this change is in creasing will scarcely be denied, but congress will never act on this matter until it faces an imperitive demand. the combined fruit crops; it would be more money than Oregon gets for her potatoes, corn, barley, rye, oats and hay. The Tourist association has adopted the same plan, with improvements, that has been successful in getting the tourist to California and to Swit zerland. They will combine the big scenic attractions of the northwest and advertise them as one tour. It is intended to feature the summer climate ot the northwest and to induce tourists to stay here for months, vis iting every section of the state. That means that .every community will se cure its share of this new money, and that its resources will be looked over by men who are able to buy. Emery Olmstead of Portland, is vice-president for Oregon. H. A. Lat ta, of Medford, R. E. Scott of Hood River, J. H. Koke of Eugene, Tilford Tavlor, of Pendleton, W. J. Hofmann of the Oregonian, Phil Metschan, Jr., representing the hotel men of the state, C. C. Overmire for the automo bile men, and Mark Woodruff for the Portland Chamber of Commerce are the men behind the scheme. With such a roster of directors for Oregon the plan escapes being brand ed as a "Portland scheme." It is an all Oregon move. With all Oregon interested the leg slature will be asked to finance the North Pacific Coast Tourist associa tion for $25,000 a year for two years. Washington and British Columbia will do their part. If the legislature refuses to make the appropriation the plan will be dropped. It would be impossible to raise the money by subscription. And it is doubtful if it should be. Every citizen is benefited by the new money brought here by the tourist, and why should not every citizen pay the few cents that this sum means to each taxpayer in the state? Exchange. stooping to do a mean action in re turn, just to "get even." The non-residents attitude is by far the safest one under the circum stances. Don't misunderstand us. We don't mean that one should yield one's own individuality or self-respect, rather that one should strength en both by keeping out of the tur moil of envy and backbiting and ha tred. Have you ever noticed how it weak ens you how exhausting it is to give way to a fit of anger? The non-resistant attitude is by ger may seem to you, doesn't it take more of your vitality than a day ot lhard work would dof We think so, judging your experience by our own. So let's agree, each with tue otiicr, to drop those grudges to wipe right out of mind the things that we have allowed to rankle there like so many thorns, and cleanse our hearts of the desire to "get even" with anybody in .a malicious way. Remember that revenge, while it is said to be sweet, is not. There is no sweetness in it, and when the first sense of triumph is past it is sure to leave a sting of self-reproach that is hard to efface. Pacific Homestead. The nervous condition of the mar kets, a condition that causes wheat and corn to riHe and fall five or ten cents a bushel in a day, shows beyond question that the high prices are caused more by the speculator than they are by the actual conditions. When a cure can be found for this gambling evil, the cost of production and the cost of living will be brought nearer together. iweniy-six years ago mere were four states that had prohibition- Kansas, Maine, Iowa and North Da kota. Then Iowa went back to her bottle, and there were three, land Maine wasn't badly hurt bv ingrowing prohibition. Now half the states of the union are prohibition, with the whole country coming. PRICES TO BE LOWER. "The day after the close of the European war prices in this country will start downward and they will keep going down," was the assertion made recently by Fitinklyn llmbbs, "business barometer" and trade ex pert of Chicago. The assertion was made at the monthly meeting of the Minneapolis Ad Forum, and attended by many Minneapolis business men not affiliated with The Forum. Mr. Hobbs based his assertion on the abnormal amount of gold in Amer ica, which, he said, will start back across the Atlantic the minute peace is declared. Owning with the statement that the gold transfer to this country justifies an increase of from twentv-nine to thirty-nine per cent in general com modity prices in America, the speak er cited some things in which an even greater increase is justified by existing conditions, assailed those men responsible for what he termed un justifiable increases in other lines, and closed with a statement of what must be done to establish a condition of financial preparedness for the end of the war and what will follow. "My assertions are based on the theory that this will not be fol lowed by internath.jal peace or dis armament," he declared. "I da not believe there ever win be an end to war. When this wrr is over U-rmany immediately will begin rebuilding it self to that point of comparative pre paredness which it held at the start of the war. England, Rntwia, France, Japaa and other nations will be furred to follow suit, and 'he United States will have, to brin? iUelf up to the Up in the hunting country of Wis consin and Michigan there have been eighty-six men killed and forty-one wounded during the hunting season this year. Thero were only fifty-nine killed lust year, which shows that the marksmanship in the north woods is improving. Some of the New York paers ac cuse Chicago simulators with being resKnsible tor the high cost of food stuffs. And the Chicago seculatoi's very likely will retort that Wall street is the guilty party. The generous and general advice that is coining to us now to the effect hat we keep all the windows open. may not come from the gas anil coal companies, but it has a suspicious sound. OTHERS' OPINIONS This Sounds Like Sense. The best estimates of the value of all Oregon crops of grain, fruit, fish, vegetables, live stock and dairy pro ducts for 1916 at war prices is placed at 130,000,000. In the grain districts and the live stock renters the farmers are mighty prosperous. But if some man came along and showed these farmers where tbey could get another $100,000,000 added to the circulating medium in this state, would they take itf Foolish question number one. Yet. that is exactly what is pro imed by the North Pacific Coast Tourist association. Thev intend to brine a crop of tourist to Orecon. Washington and British Columbia and to have those tourists drop $ 100.000,- 000 every year in the tape of Oregon farmers, laborer and merchants. If the association should get only , .W.OOO.OOt a year from tourists it would be more money than is broutrht fher self poise and goes about doing into the state by wheat and rattle: daily duties with a smile, "hits it would about double the rsloe of j back" far more effeetoallT than when Winning Pastures and Farms From the Wastes. American hunger for land can still be gratified. Uncle Sam may no long- or have a fine farm for every comer, but he still owns acres enough to pro vide farms for many colonists for de cades or generations. During the fis cal year which ended with last June the national government distributed 20,000,000 airas of the public land among the people and still had 250, 000,000 acres in reserve. The volume of distribution exceed ed that for several years before and equaled an increase of 3,000,000 acres over the fiscal year of 1014-15. Ir rigation rendered practicable the making of fiOOO now farms last year, and the progress of the irrigation en terprises of the nation, the state and the private corporation assures year ly increases of tilluhle territory in the naturally dry across of the coun try. Suuh facts as these, which are drawn from the reports of the sec retaries of the interior and for ag riculture, are instructive and encour aging facts. The continuous expan sion of arable areas in the United States bears directly upon the prob lem of sufficient supplies of food in the future. Already the effect is more than negligible. Secretary Hou ston of the department of agriculture leclares that m the biisincss..of pro ducing food this country has held its own, despite increase of popnlutinn and immense exportatiohs to Europe. inn lias done so not merely with meats and the products of the dairy, but with other articles. It is to lie noted, nevertheless, as a corrective and. caution, that the main "aiii in cattle comes apparently from enlarg ed use of land in the national for ests as grazing ground. The public pasturages now support more than 1,500.000 cattle. 7.500.000 sheep and calves, and lambs in addi tion. Here is an increase of at le ist 15 per cent. It is expected that the end of another decade will see 2.000 . 000 cattle and 9.000,000 sheep on those ranges. Outside of the national forests there also are additional available grazing grounds on public land. These render practicable, un der the ausices of the national gov- einment, a material increase in the 'umber of food animals in the west. There is and always will be lund enough in the United States for anv number of inhabitants. China demon itrates this. The people's bushiest is to utilize the land and simnlifv and cheapen distribution of its pro- oncrs. apoKane Keview. The Oregonian has cut out one sec tion of its Sunday edition and the print paper thus saved is sufficient to print half of the weekly newspa pers in the state one week. The Ore gonian is to be commended for doing its share in reducing the high cost of paper. If present prices be maintain ed for any length of time, a number of smaller newspapers, those not very generously supported in advertising patronage, will be forced to quit Independence Monitor. P0LK-I-D0TS 1016 Yack Rubit Mountain, Dec Mr. Editer: I see it stands on de nusepaper da goin to hav a meetin in Portland on Yanuary sax, of de Oregon Irrigation Congress, an at nite da goin to giv a big banquet. Vel now voodent dat nock you, a irrigation bannuet in a dry town Ink Portland. Ay tank day better callin it a dry farmin banquet, ior a man som nan ust to liavin a yin rickey or a fne Hi Balls ven he sitten down to a banquet mite ust so well try to smoak a pipe vidout any to backo in it. Yewhiz, vot is de use to inwite a man to irrigation banquet ven it is noting to irrigate wid, he mite ust so well stay at hoam and drink logan berry yuse. Cors Ay nint soyin anythine eainst loganberry yuse, bnt if any boddy can get any yennine voy by drinkin loganberry yuse Ay Iak to fine out how he goin to do it. Will yon excuse me? TOltGKR OLSON. LUMBER hies DIRECT FROM THE MILLS TO YOU PHONE US FOR PRICES Getting Etch. You have heard the remark often made, "I will get even if it takes a lifetime." Let's, for our own sakes if for no other, do away with all de sire to "get even" with another for any mean act that another may have none as. no matter what it is. Aim t treasure and rwv back the kindly thinn but drop the unpleasant ones out of your mind. Don't not ire them and job will be infinitely better off for this course of action. or woman who kerne eool under bitter provocation to "fly off the handle," who maintains his or WiilametteValley Lumber Co. West Side Marble WorKs ft U HA WEISS, Proarietat. tOimCEKTS, HEADSTONES AND cmtsnra ...OUR PIE? ' Our Pies are just as good as the! mother used to make," and some! ' better. We rather like to bragl-'-our Pies, and Cakes, too, for that!" ter. And lots of folks say we ar ; titled. We want you to try tfc- YOUR. BAKER winter! 1 aaftu... I SHIP YOTJB, CREAM To"!!''- MONMOUTH C0-0PE CREAMERY wait IT BELONGS TO If: bnes. a The Farmers of Polk 0 nry. xy.. ilder THEY GET THE MANTJFAOTURER'g pjf- Monmouth Butter Guar; g... ASK YOUR GROCER FOR II Jj " ftty.. 5ilk. TRY Ml... Burch THIS P Your tins 1 ON untie Ball. tie.' '. itler- Hang an electric lamp where it can switched on and off. ison . Let it burn for a time after dusk and- r morning. L.r': ps. . This will lengthen the poultry day, giv more exercise and speed up egg production. rter. It has increased egg production 40 per1 in.. By the way, do you know that the kr- tors are electrically heated? I" jridsi Sr.: 'On. . With these there is no dirt, no smoked the heat is automatically regulated to otoond Ana )Mnn Electric incubation is the ideal method Yes, electric brooders are very success!1! Oregon Power Ask Us. Lin. (W ooo Juooe weaoyta of thi department onif mt I . IT 4MT TDOTHACM. 1 t I III- ""a oJ r-I avr m mmm. wm , raimiMKiMingnit I to cut. that umi gmm."f. t mTr t w ar tw iwraiCTt mmm iimoin 1 j iiri a j"i t -Hn Ct Y an nce whether he b of ,a mL c!tizen- : Thtr? iV wini him ver to W-B CUT' .;, one? thin that helpthe If N""" the little chew permits; the eChn,in end apittin Uatand not'" X Subscribe-don't borrow Obssrrer pvbluhea Ua Star Transfer ! BTK- f. WE MOVE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVEABLE u PROMPT SERVICE I 5dL&UyTO0TT & A. P. STARR WUr-" faatWti,,, 1 1 Ml Ellis' Cent Bar W74