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Independence Enterprise
Charles edwakd hicks
NDCPENDlNCt. OWtOON. OCTOBER WO.
INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. I
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W. 8. Gearhart. tai highway
flueor of Kansas, who recently re
turned from au liwmsetlon lour through
IIm outh western part of that state,
nays the county commlwdoucrs in that
part of the itat Mlev In perma
lint road and permanent bridge.
Mr. fieaihart J well pleaded with the
renulr of the eiixrlmi'iit In rond build
lug through the wind hills near Garden
City.
"A little more than a .v'ar ago." be
KOltl. "the commercial club and the
county couimlstilimer retpieted tin
ottlee of public road to wild a mnu
out to Investigate nMsltIlltlit of lm
proving this road. Mr. Pimnid. the sand
cluy espert. made tlim a visit and
found that there wetv large 1.imH
of itypeum all along the road. Text
were made on the g.vpum. allowing
that It would mnke a pxxl hinder for
the aand. The iK-ople decided to con
struct 700 feet of rond under the di
rection of Mr. Spoon, and It wa so
satisfactory that they have now fin
Jshed six miles of roMd at a total cost
of $3,500. The TOO feet constructed
first la smoother now than the remain
der because the sand and gypsum were
thoroughly mixed by plowing, disking
and harrowing. The remainder waa
constructed by placing six Inches of
gypsum on the sand for a width of
twelve feet and then a few inches of
sand were placed on top of Ibla and
left for the traffic to do the mixing.
"It requires about two years to get a
rond In first class condition when con
structed In this manner, but It Is much
cheaper than the other construction.
Hot. dry weather Is the worst enemy
of this type of road, but despite the
drought It la now In excellent condi
tion and compares very favorably with
the best macadam roads. The surface
4 hard and smooth and shows no signs
if wear.
"The only complaint" any one has to
Snake Is that the road Is so smooth that
locks roust be placed on the wagons so
bat they can be safely taken down the
lillls. Some still refuse to get a lock
end in going down drive with one
wheel out In the sand and the other on
the hard road. One year ago the
sand on the road was so bad that peo
ple living ten miles south of Garden
City, Just beyond the hills, hauled their
grain forty mile main to railroad
station, while at prenent grain and
produce are being hauled twenty-lght
mile north to Garden City.
"It la a place to go to I shown If
on has any doubt In til mind about
the possibility of sneeeatfutly
tructltig a sand. cypum or clay rond."
There are several reaaotia why the
profits of the small retailer are not
larger. A study of hla methods re
veals. In the first place, lack of sys
tem. Operating xettRt ace not fig
ured down to the nice Mat arrived
at In large department store. He
does not always know Just bow much
It does cost him to do business, and
consequently bis margin of profit is
often too narrow. Sometimes the ab
tcuce of competition begets reaction
ary methods, lie falls Into a rut.
Stocks are allowed to accumulate until
changes In fashion necessitate sharp
price concessions on the old goods, re
ductions that are not always met by
commeusurate provision lu the price
standard of the new goods. The pos
sibilities of the show window are more
generally neglected than otherwise,
while store Interiors seem dead and un
inviting. The small country merchant, how
ever, la uot always asleep to bis op
portunities. Occalonally-pc''haia of
ten would be better one is found who
baa built up a very profitable trade
from most modest beginnings. lit
need take no backwater from even
the big cltr rtermrtmwif store men.
One of the big hardware bouses of
the country Issues the following:
"Queer thing this reputation. It
takes tolling and moiling to get It.
takes singleness of purpose and capncl
ty to resist temptation to cheapen, but
once you've got It Its value Is tran
scendent and can't be computed In dol
lars and cents. EIow infinitely better
It is to build on a foundation of quali
ty and worth than to chase the wlll-o'-tbe-wlsp
of cheapness, which leads you
Into bogs and swamps!
"'But my trade won't pay the
price,' walls some timorous soul. Tdur
trade, dear man. Is what you make of
it If yoa Insistently talk quarter tea
and ten cent brooms and five cent
brushes and ninety cent apples and
COTTAGE HOTEL
CHARLES 8AVAOC, LE68EE
Special Attention to Commercial and
College Organizations
Salem
160 Court street. Telephone 209 Main
Telephone and Messenger Service at Hotel
For Bumper Fruit and Hop Crop
FRUIT DRYING STOVES
& STEEL HOP STOVES
a Specialty
These stoves are made of heavy boiler
plate lined with fire brick they re
quire no masonry to be installed
every inch of these stoves is heating
surface they are made in all sizes
We also have Dryer Pipes
ANDERSON FURNACE CO.
MANUFACTURER OF
The Furnace That Has Made Salem Famous
658 TRADE STREET, SALEM, ORE OON. PHONE 886
flfteeu cent oranges how in the nnme
of common sense do you expect the
trade to ask for nnythlng else? Try
the other. Talk quality, emphasize
worth, lay stress on Inherent goodness
and watch the result Cut loose from
cheapness, for you are leaning on a
broken reed that will give you a naa
fall one of these days. Profit mid
prestige lie In selling good uoods. Is
any feeling so all sntlsfylng us the con
sciousness thill your mime stands for
the best for quality?"
dcpendeiue by mistake. This Instru-. ment of the ministers and elders In
ment la absolutely new and In perfect attendance at the meeting of the
condition We will either rent this Presbytery. We were thus enabled
piano, or sell It at a substantial re
duction. Make us an offer. Whole
sale Dept., 15th and Pettygrove Sta.,
Portland, Ore. l3tl
to eare for some forty-five or fifty
visitors, and all were hospitably en
tertained. H. CHAS. DIVSMOHIO. Pastor.
JOHN DEERE FARM
IMPLEMENTS
- We have the -"walking plo w, the gang and the disk,
have the steam plow, made by the John Deere people,
everything In the line of farm implements.
MoTSfifftx.
We also
We have
Load The World :
I The Kentucky grain drills gv$' 'tie best of satisfaction to' all,
users. We have the disk, both single and double. ' We have the
hoe and shoe drills of this make. We are Polk county agents
for Monmouth, Airlle and Independence.
WINEGAK & LORJ2NCE
i MONMOUTH, OREGON .
JOHN DSBftG BUGGIES ARE ALfa MttHT
Hi
Now is the time when candidates
who havA been smiling ana kisib
the babies during the primaries cam
paign are witnessing the paying over
of their expense accounts by the Idle
and curious. Must be a pleasant sen
sation to the business sense of these
gentlemen. Fortunate that these Item
will receive notice by few of the
newspapers of Oregon.
Card of Thanks ' Road "The Spirit of Idaho" by Ar-
On behalf of the jnembers of Cai- thur W. North, and "Greater Than
vary Presbyterian church, 1 wish to Gold"(The harnessing of western Hv-
exprpss our appreciation of the kind- era), by Clayton M. Jones. In Orto-
ness of so-many friends, In throwing ber Sunset Magazine, now on sain
open their homes for the entertain- on all news stands, 1" cents. lS-2'
is
Fruit of Umatilla County
Th Milton-Freewater district
turning off a fruit crop that will
reach a total value of $300,000. This
is more than that section has ever be
fore produced. Not only were crops
of all fruits be!6 but the quality was .
high and the prices secured were ex
cellent. Eastern Oregon's Mining Congress
' Sumpter will hold a mining con
gress October ?0 and 21 that will at
tract attention from mining men from
all districts of the state as well as
maiiy frbm- nearby states. j There, is j
considerable revival of mining in the.
Sumpter district particularly and on
this account there is a great deal ofi
interest in the coming gathering.
. ' ' ' Cor-pu 4a nprifpciJ (1 Insert' ? '. ? j
The inter-county ferry at this place
across : ' the Willamette '.rjjvjer ; -was
closed bv order of the county court
the first of the week, owing to the
ferry boat being in a dangerous con
dition. It is understood that a ferry
boat belonging to the county, which
.is. lying at some point ,-up the river
Vill be brought Jo Independence and
ptit on duty lm pla.ee . of the crippled
Genuine Bargain
We have a beautiful Smith &
Barnes piano. In fancy figured wal
nut case, which was shipped in to In-
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Presto
Collar
as made
by the
International Tailoring Co.
, of New York and Chicago.
Note The Collar.
You can wear it both ways.
The. figure to the left shows
'the collar down like an ordi
nary overcoat, but instantani-
ously you can change it to look
like the fiiure in the oval. It
is like having 2 coats in one.
SPECIAL NOTE. The Presto collar is a patented device
used on many grades of overcoats, so be careful to order
International tailoring.'4 The name "Presto" does not protect
you against inferiority of tailoring. International tailoring
'ONUr be THAT. M
Ereamer
V;-
LEADING CLOTHIER
INDEPENDENCE, OREGON