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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1921)
— T h e H e ra ld I a C. Powe’l J. B. V, Butler F. £. Chamber« PrM Ücnt Vie* Pr«tid«n» C ukw r 'in t«!«* * » matter Septembers. 1906 , n the oitice at Monmouth. Oregon, under th«. 4 M ol March 3 . 197 ». RICH A RD B. SW ENSON Editor & P ub lisher First National Bank MONMOUTH, OREGON MONMOUTH, OREGON FRIDAY, JAN. 21. 1921 ISSUED EVERY F R ID A Y en the advantage. ^The legislation and busiress practices of the past fifty years have conspired to drive industry to the large cities. We believe the excess profits tax w ill,: if given a chance, help to restore a better balance of trade and popu lation in the rural districts and large cities. For School Books and Supplies (Continued from rage 1) GO TO If anything goes wrong with your business or farm, brother citi zen, do you blame the market con dition, circumstance, competitors and God knows who? No sir. Not Foreign Advertising Representative THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION if you are the right man. You will get up early and stay up late and Monmouth’s larg est and most complete Confectionery and Book Store will hustle yourself to find ways to overcome all obstacles. Because □oc of you don't you will fail. The judge’s friends tel! us that +-fr+++++++++++++++++4+< the circumstances were always against him such as high cost of material, labor, etc. □oc Right you are—but that should have been only a spur to the judge with many years experience Community ambitions and rival to find ways end means to do the Repair w o rk prom ptly and n ea tly done ries, when they are healthy, are an work cheaper and better than any incentive to progress, but when they Other county of the state. Then jl See me in Boulden building next door to Herald shop ! I reach the point they have in Polk an! only then would he have prov *•+++++*+++++++++++♦++*+++♦* *+++++ - V**+ F+++++++++++H county, where their influence is ncg en his ability. We never have * * * * ********************** ft***#***»-#*#******#*****«# ative rather than positive—when clai ned that the job of a county they evolve into a first class ruction judge is a soft one and that is the a where each would rather stop the reason we need a man who really i- On City or Farm Insurance on three or five year jj whole works than not have its way, can do things for the best of the * policies, w e take notes payable in yearly installments. they are a detriment and a stum county in spite of everything. if We c;;n prove that things can be bling block in the way of advance Bonds of all sorts sold. done if there is enough will power ment. Let us place your Insurance with old, reliable behind it and our good judge has It is entertaining how much companies. GEO. W . CHESEBRO furnished the proof himself. Since more positive the theorist is in the recall started there has been * 9 * 99994999999 * 99*49449999999449949999999999999994949 his theories than the man who bases more road work done than in the his beliefs on actual experience. previous two years. Gravel has I Recently the Review of Reviews in been distributed all over the county terviewed certain prominent people roads have been scarified, graded on the m atter of determining their and money for road work spent opinion on business prospects for freely. But here again the judge 1921. Practically all of them ex ha.4 shown bad judgn.ent and his pressed the opinion that the peak of unfitness for the office he is holding. high prices had been passed some November, December and January time since and the belief that busi- are about the three worst months | ness on a safer foundation would in the year to do road work effi be resumed during the year ahead. ciently. Much money is spent that Prof. Fisher of Yale and Prof. Per could have been sayed, if the road son of Harvard were positive in work had been done in the right their predictions and the latter set time of the year. And much done April, 1921, is the time when con at this time will do the roads very fidence would be restored and pros little good and will last only a perity begin. short time. Those arguments of W A LTE R G. B R O W N The manner in which candidates his friends that the judge was not for postmaster are shying their to blame but the circumst-i.e»?, hats into therir.g indicates an early cannot hold good as Robinson has spring, the fear of a dry summer, shown that if enough pressure is brought forth, things can be done. or something. The highway commission has The man who has burning done hundreds of miles of road thoughts on highways, and roads, work in nearly all the counties of and new ways of taxin? automo W e h ave ju st bought a n e w tru ck and the state without much friction the biles, and who has not communicat are able to do all kind s of h au lin g and commission has changed roads in ed his thoughts thus early to the other counties and has come to an transfering. For w ork of th is kind s e e legislature, is slow. Everybody else understanidng with the courts, ex Leave orders at G arage Call Phone 2003 House 1803 in the state has been ttffere ahead cept with Polk county. Why? The POLLAN BROS., Props. of him. highway commission has a big state * ********** * * * * * * * * * * * ******************************* « It is to be noted that the people road program worked out as good who are urgent for the repeal of as they know how to the best of the excess profits tax are people the state in their opinion. But who are affected by it directly. It is this program did not agree with the large concerns who complain of the wise plans of our judge and its hampering influence and who some other citizens and therefore insist it is passed on to the- public. the deadlock. But who will suffer? Bran, Mill Run and Corn It stands to reason that a sales tax The highway commission, the state which would affect the small dealer or Polk county? $20,000.000 will Poultry Su pplies BO NE, S H E L L a n d GRIT ¡as well as the large one, would be b> spent in 1921 and 1922 by the I passed on to the public. But we highway commission and how much surmise the excess profits tax has of this money will go to Polk j a few good points that are not gen- county if we do not come to any ! orally understood. It is not paid understanding with the commission? Very likely none. The other by the small dealer whose profits ! are not large enough to come with- counties will get so far ahead in FR ESH AND CURED MEATS in its scope' The small manufac the next two years with their roads turer and the craftsman who com- th*t we ^e unable to catch up Pork S a u s a g e ; S w e e t , S o u r a n d Dill P i c k l e s pete with the larger shops are giv- in the next ten years. Can you | J F R E S H FISH ON F R I D A Y S picture for yourself how Y’amhlili, Passed by G overnm ent Inspector D ecem ber 2 Marion end other neighboring G ut hr ie Bldg; :: counties will ben efit through their j Form er piare of C ityM arke1 • • t- good roads and Jhow we will*sink | t ! I I I 1 | . | I !■*• ■ back in mud* dirt and filth? Dallas, with its big payroll should j M O W T H C V 'C tE OOIM' be at least twice ~s big as it :s now. T O G IV C B R E A K F A S T # * ^ 0 0 0 8 TO T H E What is the m atter? Let us wake POOR DUM B C O W S. up, open our eyes wide and take a S A W D U S T . TREATED W IT H M IL D A C I O S . new hold on life. Life is good, M A S B E E N FOUND noble and beautiful. TO B e O O O O CATTLE Let us forget all little selfish in PECO. terests; let us c nibine and join hands for greater and bigger things; j let us get Polk county to the front again; let it be once more the blue ribbon county not only in pro ducts but also in thought and spirit. E D W . J. HIMES My good fellowmen if we will C ivil E n gin eer and keep these ideals before us we can Office and residence not go wrong. So let us think and Surveyor Kurre Apartments act accordingly. All of us for a Phop* 403 558 Levan* S* Dalla* better, greater and bigger Polk Phone 1903 county .-O L D CITIZEN. Subscription Rate* One year - - $2,00 Six months - - $1.00 Three months - - 75 cts M O R L A N Paid Capital..................$30.000.00 Surplus Fund______ ...10,000.00 Undivided Profits_____ 15,000.00 Y ou r B a n k i n g B u s i n e s s m a y be e n t r u s t e d with confid3nce t) us that careful and efficient s er v i c e will be r e n d e r e d . Monmouth Meditations & SON F. W . LEONARD B oot and Shoe M aker IN SU R A N C E ! D ire c to rs J. B. V. Butler, Chairman Wm. Riddell Robert Steele I. M. Simpson Ira C. Powell | 1 For any thing you want or don’t want try our bargain column. It will buy or sell for you. Groceries & Provisions Good Goods and Fair Treatment C. C. M u l k e y “Home” Fire The fin est w ord in the la n guage! P ity th e m an w h o is w ith o u t a hom e. Lum ber is d ow n w h ere it’s ch eap er to buy and build th a n to p ay rent. B e your o w n landlord and m o v e w h e n you are good and ready. A sk u s for e s tim a te s . & Son Insurance M o n m o u th T r a n s f e r Highest Market Price Paid for Poultry and Veal Calves M o n m o u th L u m b e r Co. L. W . Waller, Manager.!| Thos. Boulden M ONM OUTH M A R K ET &Ele -Jcbns tfcfc J. B. H ill & S o n M a g a z in e s , P e rio d ic a ls B o o k s, S t a ti o n e r y Candy and Cigars P. H . JO H N S O N L C. PRICE, M. D.