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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1911)
CIQHT PAGE! INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE. lOtPENPNCl. OREGON. page four The Independence Enterprise henry c, enowNt. HaUrrd at U po.loffic at jwdeue.. Oroi. M ooo4 cla. Btatu-r. I'UBUSUtU EVKRV I'RIUAY uak. U ti.U pwbta to Tb Kaler SLUSCRirTION RATtS One yer la adanc SU month, la advanc. Tbr month la advance . SSnJa wplrt ' 5tU FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1911. WE NEED BETTER ROADS NOT FOR MONEY Th EntrrfriM. It In te ft ' a tf.trr from te "Voluntary Commit t- on lb ' Industrial At dt Act iiutin au sliurtl n ULPort of th Abbott Hill now h- f.,r- th. L..lslatur. Th author of the r1" 10 tor 20 copir of th l' h d drta nJ for iurh commi'Ut a derm nHry lo aasUttn lb passage of thU bttl. Crr'al-ly h quit ao Indutftunt. but th Enter prise U not f!aj to support any measure for th of '"d" ttduals looking for a fat Job. whl.h i. solus to Impose a hi avWr burden .K- farmer ISIla.rrr vt "the atat nt 4tn fr money. Th at rrox'J,- fl,r I'M ment of a Stt. Industrial Acer dent Ootutu ion consoling of three commissioner at. a lry of I!"" per annum. thus affording a fat Job for some o;'.e -possibly the I'ortlaud n pririijr of Ihe rwmnmnltjr rt- flfea ulu I twin 0011114 tuuiuxT and fall Tb lecher -M tw Imluoed to broe a iwriiw-w member of tba aim unity aiut I kled Hh a Im ,,r w,r ,N t bool building. Tbra aft.mM l tba KM, ID wi boaUl b.Mia a f tlrlut bHi- ) . a. . 1. I .baa hlt'h ' ' 1 Tilt N J'lf Orfc lf At tha antl arlon of tb Nw Jpntey tt a-raona lb frm.-ra en utj..kro Id tlwlr ond.-iunaibm fj..- tba county tai lnl. ikI ibvy lll tn-murtallaa tt- kKlalatura on bl tul- y-t. Tbrf a rx alto -f tt ofluloO tb.1t .u. Uwrda of b.lthrcl.itil altbanto. 0 orattc pwra o-r tba farmlnit T"J-m-ta aluH."h-r lu aic of ilw wrnlta ry ra-julrfiiiftita Tba tolik e-i.U.im U lally il.noxlou to tba vrHUrfn. W a ho tlliv th.T l ao aiiHUint of rl f tfa lu tlia timttiT of iiihhvIIu all.- A K,.ttMr out of Kr with Mr trrmuM iit. ... A nion c tbr nwttra CluwMnl tha tailns of ' " Bifraod that ban ,-'' ahould ltl at It fu!l luf. ma gmiiKa iiw - Vorl a psrwla "t arwavr V OF TIME IS AN DURING THt YEAR 1H0 l INCREASED OUR LltT Of SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 1Y FURNISHING THt BEST IN THE LINE 0 GROCERIES THAT MONEY AND CAREFUL SELECTIONS COULD AFFORD. IN 111 VVE PURPOSE TO STILL FURTHER OUR MU TUAL INTERESTS ON THESE PRINCIPALS AND FEEL ASSURED THAT OUR GOODS WILL MERIT YOUR PAT BON AGE. R. H. KNOX, Tha PrograMlva Grocar, With all credit that I du ta the , hv.. im.'.t uo the Bjtr.rul- piru u - - - - I tural ytem of Ortgon, a:d more ' !,rtUa aho ha'e worked f thfally i-n- . k.. wtl'ariifttp valloy. t .u- mast be admitted that the raJ they tratvl over today have not improved In keoplns "h l1 Vrr of itate la other dre tons-it must b admitted that we have never bn' real good goin? on our country roa.lK. and that the country road are poor at the sL Newspapers cf the state have unanimously declare that th- rv to no subject of deeper practical terest to farmer, ni-rchants a d business men la general man i ...tiin th lull befora lha llouae at the eiiei.se of the i'ate. The ad al, pr !d.- f r a.i appropr a of fV.'N from a neneral fund of the state treu-r, f..r au l:td-.t-trial Aci ld: t Fund, it I pr-tably a good thing fur nie cla-e. but e cannot eo h rem th average faraur or n:er Ua::t H itotng Ij be benefitted. Uiu! they nj the f.dlow who j ay a lare p.irtion of the tax- In the aa'. Why farmer and mer- chant shu.lJ be exifit..! tj c-.ai- of Improving the country hi;h-a;Ti. .rlLut(1 a,,..,!',- for the r.lief of a a"ul"!few nj!i m..a fc bo jre ltij'-ir:- J, P- r- and In some few ns .uices rovemerts have been effected 1 bap. within a few yeirs past, but i i j ,hall ,;i eral the rsads are about as tad as they can he. i i cnnr.tv where several miles of macadam road has bul't, farmers are pleased with the results. They caa now haul five tim.s as much to a load as was haul-' throtu-h ear-ie-riess mere e averaste tap-ty r ran c me prebend. J It do"s nut re juire aa Iriord nate maunt of horse ner.ee to per e l the motive of th: "Voluntary Commit I tc-e." The bill should be defeated iby ail means, and those who support 4 i Your Bill I CUT IN HALF X - Is a most happy thoimht. It's easily done by followinu the advice of hundreds of I satisfied customers, and trading at our store ! We buy the Best Drugs at lowest cash prices and uarantcc best results. Prescriptions filled on shott notice Kirkland's Drug Store ! The Store of Quality : remembered In the- fu ed under the old road system and Jjlure ly yiT Taxpayer. lars and a: ts in time and labor are eaved every year In addition to the increased valuation of ;,r)p-r:y situ ated on either .-ide of ti:-.' nua-;am roa:.-j. Scctts Ji lls and Mt. Anl ha-e about eight miles of macadam read, and the farmers' located th-reon are savin? money every year. At Sub limity the same experiment has been tried with the same satisfactory results. The matter, of getting better cou . i. .'w'nw a ntiestion--' of NO PLANT NEEDED The ti-x-i-.i-.n ft purc-haslr.j a ,r.n:r,j r l;l ', r !..T r.c-cutj.ed Curiaid' T- i able time and att-::l on of the iaiure. but t:.e !i.l pi-'M.-i ; f'r -- purchase cf a print i: g plant i no meeting with much faior oa l ie part of tax payra. SJ'h an investtiifat woulf! he Lhe heiht of folly. The nrntin,. Il l Ik ii.'.w d llie a burd' but to own atd opeiate a stale t rfi. t -) t.t;iT.r lofann in i!ace V.i j , lilt-- ' J l-V means and methods. Everyone a t what jr. nuts that action of some Kino, P'iev;,r b,:i.n in v.'licuiuin and oth tical and definite, is absolutely i.ec-' tal,,s .A tli.etl printing Is ! t to ' essary in Oregon. We most heartily j lowest bidder, the appn?ciae ii i , . bears his full share of the taxes, ana. ; ; - farmer today j able less than Oregon ha- cou-jiai r- been pa.. kt Is hardly to be expected that he ould consent to pay a larger road tax, but If we sincerely consider the present methods and their working, If there could be any real betiei'i' derived f.-om such an investment, Mr. Taxpayer would offer no objection but there cannot be and the house and enate well know this to be -a fait. , i tn- A bill to reauco lue cot of print it aeems there s mu,n , r,.a!HK;ubIl! u. provement right here in Polk county. , COIlultloliS. ..i , unt.aA thaf the state! 1Q 13. -0 UB uvyn v will make some effort In a direction to improve the road conditions of Oregon. IDEAL RURAL SCHOOLS I . ...... xi.x i Hi A 1 f. V f 1 fi.3 IJ " il if. : , til 1 ifr WOs 7. f I MM ' a i BS i ' ! 1 in I What a Massachusetts Professor Thinks About Them. One thing which the present loads-j At the farmers' . week meeting at u e b ... . mi I Amherst, Mass., Professor Hart pre- lature should not overlook is a ohm. gent(,(I bg vlews on tne rural 8Ci,00i, providing-, that tne state laws be pub- jj, were rather more advanced ... - iho' (linn tbr.'ie ordinarily held by ert'leii- iu.cA In f.arh county uayt;i , il3UU ' ' state. This matter bas been of considerably, but so far nothing has been accomplished. In several other states it 5s practiced and ahould be in Oregon. Every tax pay er in Oregon would no doubt be wil ling to pay an additional tax to have the laws under which we live, where we can get them handy. Joseph Fells, multimillionaire soap manufacturer says that Oregon will be the first to try the single tax idea. That would be co thing out of the ordinary for Ore gon, i tor so far as they have boen publicly expressed. lie reniarked that the line of im provement for the rural school should be In the direction of more buildings, more land and more permanency for the teacher. The building should have at least three rooms one for study, one for mechanical work and one for domestic science and home arts. The lot adjoining a rural Hchool should cou taln ten acres or more of land. It should be devoted to vegetable and flower gardens for the Instruction of pupils, to experimental plots for neigh borhood demonstration work, to recre ation fields for games and open air gymnasium work. The school term should be continuous throughout the year, the older children and adults using the school facilities during the less busy seasons, the younger cbil- YOU WILL WANT YOUR PLUMBING FINISHED EARLY. IT IS TIME TO BEGIN THINKING ABOUT IT NOW, BEFORE THE RUSH IS ON. WE ARE BETTER PREPAIRED TO DO YOUR WORK THAN WE HAVE EVER BEEN BEFORE, AND HAEV IN STOCK A LARGE LINE OF PLUMBING GOODS. AT NO PREVOUS SEASON HAS THERE BEEN A GREATER DEMAND FOR FULLY, UP-TO-DATE PLUMBING ARTICLES, AND AT NO TIME IN ' THE HISTORY OF THIS ESTAB LISHMENT HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW AS' COMPLETE A LINE AS NOW. If you contemplate putting in a bath or hot water, see lol " t M VI S VI VI W VI t . IN IV VI VI VI