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Ijntwwi cond-Uu mtttw Swtwnbn. 1!",
In tht Pt oftic at Monmouth. Orwon. under tht
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of the large amount of stock offer
ed. The prospects are that live
stock of all kinds will be high for
some time to come.
RICHARD B, SWENSON
Editor 8l Publuher
MONMOUTH, OREGON
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Meditations
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Many causes contribute to the i
rejoicing at the conclusion of peace, j
A Lane county man, agriculturally I
avocated. is glad because he be
lieves it will lead to more rain in
the Willamette valley next year.
Grocers in Polk county are hav
ing trouble in keeping a stock of
sugar td meet the individual limit
of sale, now raised to four pounds.
We take it. however, that the refin
ers have the sugar as will appear
in due time and that they are only
too anxious to sell it while the sel
ling is good.
After sampling the consignment
of Drunes recently left at the Her
ald office by the Monmouth Orchard
Co . we understand why it is that
Uncle Sam requisitioned Oregon's
prune crop for his soldiers. There
is nothimr too srood for the boys
win turned the tide against the
kaiser's forces.
Of emirse all are now interested
in how peace will affect business.
There is a feeling abroad that we
are in for a big slump in prices but
the prospects are that this will be
gradual and cheap prices will not
prevail for some time. This be
cause so much of our industry is
steadied by government control j
and because the. stopping of manu
facture will insure a sure market
for some time to come. On the
heels of this will come a demand
that the government continue to
control prices on the theory that if
the government can keep prices down
when they would have gone higher.
it can also keep prices up when
thev will go down in the course of
free competition. There already is
a strong demand that the govern
ment fix standard prices of lubor
and maintain them by law, as in
many instances has been done dur
ing the war. In view of conflicting
interests and the innate selfishness
of humanity which is never satis
fied with what is offered, this will
be a hard thing to do. One thing
which the government can do, how
ever, and probably will, is to insti
tute road improvements, of which
there is a crying need from one
coast to the other, and in this way
srive employment to surplus labor
With a plan of this kind rationally
carried out there should be conges
tion of labor nowhere for the road
work would automatically absorb
the overflow. We have spent a
great deal of money preserving lib
erty in the world and now we
should trend more freely in the
future in preserving and distribut
ing its benefits.
One favorable thing for the con
tinuance of business during the ad
justment from war to peace is that
people must buy . They have been
limiting themselves t" the essen
tials so long that the reserve has
been about exhausted and new
goods must he bought.
A recent road map of the state
of Oregon got out by the state
highway commission gives rise to
a difference of opinion in the edito
rial sanctums of Dallas and Inde
pendence. The Dallas papers state
that it cuts Monmouth and Dallas
off of the main trunk line leading
south from Portland on the west
side of the Willamette while in In
dependence it is stated that t only
Dallas is cut off. One thin? is
sure, the map does not carry the
name of Monmouth although there
is a bend in the road which looks
as if it might be directed through
our midst. Possibly there may be
an explanation, but it does not ap
pear at this time.
All will a?ree that it is fitting
that the president attend the peace
coherence in France next month
S'nce it was the acceptance by the
Germans of terms he proposed that
brought the war to an end and
since the well known Teutonic cun
ning will 6e brought to bear to
twist the words of the original
proposal to suit their ends, it is on
ly proper he be on hand with his
own interpretation. As for actively
conducting his duties on this side
of the water at the sam e time,
and as has been his custom, initiat
ing and directing legislation even
to using the veto by cable and
wireless, we opine he will have his
hands full
Lord Robert Cecil surmises that
there is considerable humbug about
the surrender of the Germans
Amid the talk about anarchy and
riots in the fatherland and the dom
inance of the socialists, he thinks it
queer that when the new officers
are announced, the reactionaries
have a prominent place in the list.
He thinks the change of govern
ment is a pretense to get easier
terms and greater advantages in
the reace adjustment. Little
glimpses we catch in the word pic
tures of correspondents throw var
ious lights on conditions. It s
stated that the allies have to exer
cise constant watchfulness to keep
German soldiers out of their lines.
In one place two hundred soldiers
were met "who had fraternized with
the Russians on the eastern front
and expected to be warmly welcom
ed by the western enemy. They
were made to join their retreating
comrades at the point of the bayo
net. At another place a correspon
dent talked with fifty "landwehr".
They were glad that peace was here
but were not willing to acknow'
ledge they were beaten. When
Antwerp was evacuated the inhabi
tants all had Belgian flags, made in
Germany and brought in by Cerman
merchants and sold in anticipation
of the occasion. All reports agree
that the Germans are on far friend
lier terms with the Bolsheviki than
The Highway Transport Commit
tee of the Council of National De
fense is now well organized to en
courage and promote all endeavors
to utilize the highways to their full
modern extent, and to this end is
now directing the establishment of
highway rapid-motor service. This
I is not necessarily, a product of the
; war. but a delayed work that would
have been successful if formulated
before this because of the facilities
available through the use of modern
trucks, and this conclusion has been
provon'sound by the satisfactory re
sults obtained by motor transport
tion in support of the war.
Julius L. Meier, regional direct
or of the highways transport com
mittee, has begun a vigorous cam
naign to establish dependable motor
truck transportation based in many
respects upon present Governmental
parcel post delivery methods of the
postoflice department. He is check
ing up localities that have motor
truck lines and ttwse where such
facilities are now lacking. State
Director Amos Benson has been out
cheeking conditions of highways in
localities that are now planning the
immediate establishment of such
rural motor express service, and
especially has he been active in
causing the early completion of
highways that were begun this sum-
iL..
mer. tamest response irom uie
Knntrnrtnrft to rcmoly with his
wishes has been gratifying to him.
Chairman of District No. 1, Fred
A. Rasch, will leave in a few days
to make a study of the conditions
with a view to establishing receiv
ing stations at the road 1 junctions
on the main highways, and at the
farmer's premises, so there will be
prompt receipt and dispatch of all
commodities shipped or delivered.
Facilities should be arranged so
that a farmer who puts any prod
uce on his shipping platform with
instructions to the carrier may re
turn to his farm and continue hi
work without any need for personal
exchange of felicities.
The motor express service will
stop but a moment and be on its
way. The farmer may put in the
box a request for merchandise to
be purchased for him and returned
on the same day, and in this wise he
can order meats or fish with as
much ease as if living in the city
and having available market home
deliveries.
Mr. Herbert Nunn, State High
way Engineer, is giving his earnest
co operation to this work, and in
view of the termination of the war
it looks as if road building will be
a major industry very soon, until
both city and country reap the full
advantages of such service as only
good roads can give
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FRANK SKEEN, Proprietor.
Monmouth, ' . Oregon
A warning has teen sent out to
heg owners not to try to market
their stock all at once. The tend
ency of course, is to rush the pig
to slaughter for fear the price will
drop. This act defeats its end and
causes a drop in the market becaase
are the latter with the allies. Sup
pose Germany organizes Russia.
The mines of the Urals are far bet
ter than those taken ' from them
in Alsace-Lorraine. If they can or
ganize European Russia they can
afford to pay any kind of an indem
nity. Then there is the kaiser in
Holland, backed up by the memo
ries of the Germany of the last half
century! The peace commissioners
surely have some serious problems
before them.
E. K. PIASECKI, Lawyer, Dal
las, Ore. Probating of Wills and
Settlement of Estates a Specialty, tf
With the establishment of the
rural motor express giving regular
dally service over fixed routes, with
definite schedules of stops and
charges, starting in the country and
gathering farm products and deliv
ering them to the city, and on the
return trip carrying merchandise,
supplies, etc., for those along the
route, the farmer will be as advan
tageously situated in every respect
as i'f directly located within the
city. The co-operation of the Fed
eral Railroad Administration has
been assured and where formerly
congested terminals and shortage
of equipment caused great delay
and wastage, there will now be put
forth every effort to avoid any such
recurrence by the rural motor ex
press and motor short hauls in the
cities.
The great need always is fqr the
early encouragement of enterprises
seeking to pioneer. If the farm
ers and merchants will understand
and utilize the service as soon as it
becomes available they will be the
great gainers from such service.
CITY MEAT MARKET
George Sullivan, Prop.
Fresh and Smoked Meats
Hams, Bacon, Boiled Hams, Minced Hams, Bologna. Etc
Fresh Fish on Fridays
The highest cash price paid for poultry, veal and all kinds '
of hides. Free delivery. Phone 2302 ,
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