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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1919)
""""""" " : :6tH YEAR. ........ w.J. CLARK, PROPRIETOR 7, 1919. NO 27 ..milt ninoiimitn n nthT TnflnC PAY9 Al "K0UND table- Mini innui. inn jflalor Currle, Stock Raiser of f i ! Nebraska, waKcs tx I pcrlmcnt. i Until bfjch; the packers admit It, ftMld tbr "7 that other food are y,utt proportion. The ttrmr esjri yitnt getting too much for bin cat h n (id not enough, bt iiri How it oumm-us iocbj siaugniaring liiftti rattertd throughout tha com- tafiliW of 'f country, or wort di ll .fromfirtiirrtoODiutner rtlatlon iftlitluiOit aeotlroeotal attrac ensNiibout the thought, lilt dreams 4 oce'i boyhood bom. It looks an loderd. It la nlmple after a jiliioB, ind la tht way moat meat m kindled before the Industry grew H (lllunci sum luinu.uDii.i ext Put would It pay I THid to Build Up Local Market ) ttwflBfnta'ion and taitloc la jMl the heat tea char. And In irtcf iiilnda ht not hesitated to d Into the matter. Senator T. U. Csrrla of Broken How, Neb,, fctmeelf i atock nir. rrlatea ft bit of xp Mc f tie own along tbla lis. B tried for yeere, ha tella oa. to jt!)tb market for fat cattla with tl batcher. Invariably finding that li mid not wx tb prlet mad to gs bj the rack era, Ta other word," ba aaya, "tha pack. wuld py u mora for our cattle 4 foot, iod aell tha product to onr )rtl tuirhrra for leee money tbso W bufchera) cotjld pay na for ttrnttli and slaughter tha baef tbeto uNa, DwIdi th for part of tha present jwbi carried h!a Inquiry further. Ha t-'rH two carloads of cowa to CsaU, ind they wer aold to Armour od Ccmrnny for 17.00 per hondrad- ee-gut Among iQtia waa one cow to k wished to have hmiatlf for inf. Tbli cow wtlghad l0 ponnda 4 ttmfore brought him f Tha nSsaJ tn targed tad tha Ideodcar arms ehlpped to him by ai pm to Thedford, Neb, and charged ua it tha preralUng whole- wprlct of aucb meat oo that day la Jt City. Omaha tod Mlnneapolla. iWJraii locluded carrrlrif charra f a&ost WOO. coat htm 190.11. or 3 Um tbao ba aold tha animal for QB4B1. Wktt Cw Would Caai Centum r. "Vow," contlnof tbt ganator. "a eoDtnmar la Omaha bad or tkli meet direct from m, and I M aUoftitrre4 tha beef at tha ranch t tbt meat direct to tbt eoar . Tiklng aa a bala tha prtc "nlred for thla cow in rtm.h. uau J Ike freight f tf cu per ha It 0UM mftka tha oaw arnrth ah rtack 15 00." fc tbtft im.00 bt adda 13.00 for wgbtrlii at homa tod $8.00 for fwo Thedford to Omaha, and Medorti 17.00 credit for tbt bide, icfwdlng to theet flgtirea tbt d rirr f ha cow would bt in Omaha, aa agalnat tha fyn1 price- of approximately $54.00 r,ra " aTl.,j by deducting tbt ei w cbarg. s to Thwlford. $fl.OO, from WDrlCa thn ... . -A vim Chpir to Buy Than Kill. After thnrrni .K ...... ,T v.fctt u, vcrll(B IHJIt, """or inva "t i ... "wn mpot at the ranch; that we r hotter ship our cattle to ".'8n1 buy our beef from the I hiive been encaged In tht producing 'twsineaa all my life rtJ Pnrtlcular reason why ' V' be frlondly to the pckera, bu - tuurongmy convinced I am re and always have received yl nF cuttIe on '00t- hnn ,f Bu ' " uii m iv um , una cnnRquently the consumer able to huy my product for "'""py tiirouglwhe packer than U'D tn In,, i , x Its." "u"ii-ss up io me preseoi t " as i rum vvflr in vanta, j t . rs . a . . ..... ... ..... . H. wiU be cclebmtd wHhV,. "OTJSLrS the armsiuce, NovemJjcr, 1- "v..m vx,a act aaiuvatva Vll I IVtUl 1 Awd V !tua V I2 A Will UC CAIULLCU CA OCafr w - - - who waded tne Dlood-soaked. Mwnt i1.a iJi 1 " uyci. ui i-viiitiica on viciory Liay juis k . .. . uviuiJv wuvenuoH is neia at Minneapolis. Minn.. xvoveniDer iu. 11 ana CoioneJ ThSfi uyf are C01006' Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas, Texas, chairman of the cxecutiwtConunitteeSS? . aiwm.fvii aj A, f November 10, 11 and 12. Leaders in1 ';ei' ir Hi two men invited hy IVfHitlBtit WHiion to repreent ihr Atmrlrati tnnwr at the HounJ Table'' conference at the hltif Mou, Ociobtr (. H u L U i4i(.. (upper) of Carbondl9. nd A. B liradfute, frn3 tiyrtutt -dr of XenU, 0. Tweo- r -two mn representing Amerl nn Industries; twcntyHwo repre f lUinn labor sn4 (be wmi num 'r Iroin all walka of cltlaenry r snkwd 10 "gel together" on a national productlod policy. Pres ident Wll.oo will prettda The Independence Training School an(1 wil consist of exercises of which commencing at 2 o'clock at the opera well a Hiirh Schrinl iii,mi,. the Independence Lesrion will take an hnnan tirltAn . i i for the day of November 11th and a actlve Part- The address will be wjth speaking and music will be a fea joint program wijl be eiven with Kven by Judge Belt and the music ture. after which a n.,-al rnt!,. iL. . . - - . . ...;n 1 :. 1. . J 1... ii. s XT- ' . 1 1 iic urcgon state formal School com Wla De lurnisnea oy me uregon iior- rnoruting the ending of the world's ma' orchestra. At noon a luncheon war and the gallant services of the wil be served in the Grand Army hall boys of the United States who took by the Commercial Club of Monmouth church and in the evening at the part in its speedy termination.The After the forenoon program in Mon opera house a dance will be given. program of the day will begin at the mouth, the two towns will complete All service men and ladies will be Oregon Normal School at 10 o'clock the day's program in Independence, admitted to everything free and the will be furnished by the Oregon Nor- Bhow will be e-iven af h Ti ,,. take appropriate to the occasion. At 5.30 supper wil be served at the M E. ity of lets production." of count lew production would nuiiitolly mean higher prices for live sti-k, L-jt also hlsiln r prices for im-ai. Are either the general public or the furwier going to be fooled by this method of playing up the one fiRiiinnt the other? It U not likely. Fanners aad consumer are both coming to the reallistlon that hampering the jck era la not going to bring higher prices for llvo stock nor lower price for meat, but Quite the opposite, 1 2 BE YE NOT CONTENTED? BUT EVERY TOWN IS BURDEN ED WITH CONTENTED CITI ZENS WITH NO DESIRE TO ADVANCE. of the cradle; we would spend even ing after evening molding candles to furninh a puny light; we would travel on roads of mud But they were not content; we have moved and our paved highways span the country from end to end; the automoble and speeding train have replaced the stage coach of oth er days; our children study in modern buildings, and the '"good old days" have gone. But every town is burdened with contented citizens who have no de sire to advance. And here in Independence we will find housewives whose threadbare carpets, handless cups and stemless glasses are considered good enough Chairs that have lost their seats are crudely repaired with 10-cent store seats. House repairs are neglected until the incoming rain forces makeshift repair. There are fathers and mothers whose children have adenoids and tonsils needine attention. Yet, if the subiect is mentioned they tell . . m 1 . ..V. 1 . h you it IS lOOllsn 10 porrow u-uuuie; CIGARETTE WAR IS TO BE WAGED METHODISTS DECLARE HEALTH WAS IMPAIRED BY THEIR USE IN THE ARMY. fT-,. few ritA u hn nrtfii'iri A M IV taV i'vbv I' w , . , 0 . ; .i .,. mere is pieniy vi 1 ... , . . .;,i. Now listen reader. Of all we always piiimiu niu4 our lot, whatever it mya be. Surely contentment is a sweet sen sationwe think It knuht pe iana we can imagine no happier end than wa'8 to truly say, I am content. 1 aesire nothing. I have drunk deep of Lire s cup and the taste is good." Contentment may be, is desirable in old age, when the sha dows are lengthening, but for youth and active middle age it certainly is a most inadequate means to an end. It is the most powerful enemy of progress. Had our fathers been conteat.even after attaining a nign degree ..- vilization. we should still no weuuei the sue cessful men or farmers in and near Independence, can you find a really rnntfntpd mn? Are they not al- or atl east trying to go forward? And aren't you, Mrs Homewom an, just a wee bit discontented with undoubtedly yu 8na,ng5i ",T a cnance nere anu hicic, toh work or a little money, to improve the place? Sure you can. is polish; contentment Progress corrodes. Dr. Clarence True Wilson of Wash ington, D C. secretary of the tem perance work of the M. E. church, last week at the international conven tion of the deciples of Christ, de clared in an address that the cigar ette would be the next crusade un dertaken by his church. "The cigarette impaired the health of 2,000,000 soldiers in our army, SEE WHAT STATISTICE SHOWS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS FIXED WHEN A MAN TAKES LIFE REALLY SERIOUS Every year the youth of the coun try hitches up its brain and brawn and is drawn out of the home farm yard to travel the road to success. What becomes of them? The statistician has stripped the cloak of mystery from their future by 51- ... - lurnismng exact information as to what has happened to ambitious he declared. We have been sold out youth m the past. Twenty-five years by the White House band to the to- I has been fixed as ,the age at which a bacco trust" I man settles down seriously to the bus- Dr. Wilson also took occasion to I mess of life. Each year statisticians declare that the forces of reform delving into the various lines of re are lined up for Sabbath observance I search take 100 men of full mentality He said. I and physical vigor and follow their "The Christian Sabbath must rc progress through life. place the 'Hun' Sabbath. The en- lhnrty years later four only are tire force of the church from now (wealthy, 46 are still able to support on will be back of the legislation." X t J I T I and wife and Rert Cross and wile ana tne mi ter's mother, went to Salem today for a few days visit WOOD! WOOD! WOOD! Slab wood may be purchased from the Suetz Lumber & Logging Com pany, whose mill m now in operation at Hoskins, By placatg yor order with the Independence Enterprise, delivery will be majle paomptly with in a few days. Order now and save paying more wis winter, wooa is dry. SILETZ LUMBER & LOGGING CO Office in Emterprlce Building. t 1 t Dr. Bell, of Corvallis, was in town this week making friends a visit, themselves from day to day but have nothing beyond the daily wage, and SO are dependent on charity. At the age of 65, 4 are wealthy, 54 are de pendent, and only 6 are able to Dav I their way, and when all are gathered to their fathers but 5 leave enone-h for actual burial expenses. It is obvious that at some portion I of their lifetime far more than five of these 100 men had a foothold on the ladder of financial independence. Why did they not hold on to their gains? These strong men who fought fret) from other destructive habits at som point let Waste control their efforts They spent too great a portion of their income, and when Fate demanded a reserve fund to tide them over em ergency, they went down. Driven by the frenzy of Waste they took start cuts and put their savings into un certain ventures which promised great returns but which led only to loss. They did Tiot get a dollar's worth for the dollar they spent. whether it was for healthful pleasure for necessities, or for investment. Do these facts mean anything to you? -t ft MONEY TO LOAN FEDERAL FARM LOANS AT &yt If you need money this fall, file your application now.,Loans made in Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Benton and Lincoln counties. For particulars write to E. K. Fiascki, Secretary Treasurer. DALLAS NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION. X 1 1 ' Mrs. Hilke of Salem, returned to her home today after a few days vi sit with the family of Bert Cross. W.B W1 ,EAT0R KENYON'd CONTRAST INQ VIEWS. hut ht Is the purpose of the . "um iiH nnrd t fituiuAa rrnm kbiiirif?yon'8 own abatements. In 11 fr,n ' ine purpose Is set form H I distribution or. live ..v biock products, ana ror lVe ;:"l"m- This stimulation of mcn f ouuction may rod wen 'or w a bld t0 th consumer to hope ,uer niuof tW. a aifferent .thought to, sgaj '"'"ucers, m a letter u- h cei to the Wallace Fara "9 say.. . . . situation as to restricted Wch . J"..BO,D t0 b cMngta - iu i?ere wiii be nt ntcet 1 THE MimS H0BSH THE NATIONAL SURETY COMPANY We have Bonded the Farmers State Bank, The bcnooi district, THe uity Treasurer, The Oregon Milling & Warehouse Company and many others LET US BOND YOU THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AM ERICA, THE PACIFIC STATES FIRE INSUR ANCE COMPANY WILL INSURE YOU AGAINST LOSS. AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR THE SA'iJLKRDAY EVENING POST THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL ""V THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN , I X;' Send or Phone your Renewals or New Subscriptions R. W. BAKER INDEPENDENCE. OREGON. days program will be complete and most fitting to the occasion, to which the public generally are invited to a part. All business houses in both - cities will be called for the day, in order that all may be given a chance to pay the highest tribute to our boys who fought in the worlds war. -5- I - r. 1 J 1 1 i 1