iE MAUPIN TIME!
Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County
VOL X.
MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 6, 1924
NO. 22
St. Patrick's Dance
Friday March 14
GIVEN BY
Maupin High School Baseball Team
Supper vServed by High
School Girls at Harpham's
Everybody come; wear your
g'reen sox and neckties
Music by Woodcock Orchestra
Numbers 75c Good Management
What is the Value of
the Railroads?
$10,000,000,000
1,380,000,000
2,400,000,000
570,000,000
- 500,000,000
- 500,000,000
- 7,000,000,000
400,000 Miles of Track at only
$25,000 a Mile
The Department of Agricul
ture estimates that the aver
age cost of a mile of improved
. high way today,isabout$36000
69,000 Locomotives at only $20-
000 each
Locomotives cost an average
of about $60,000.
2,400,000 Freight Cars at only
$1,000 each ,
The average cost of a freight
car today is about $2,500.
57,000 Passenger-Train Cars at
only $10,000 each
All steel passenger-train cars
. now cost from $30,000 to $35-
000 each. 4
Materials and Supplies
Railroads have to keep on
hand millidns of tons of coal,
rails, ties, spikes, and all oth
er material required in main
tenance and operation.
Working Capital
50,000 Stations and Terminals,
Yards, Signals Roundhouses
Shops, Machin.ry, Water Sup
. ply, Power Plants, Elevators,
Docks, Coal Pits.and all other
items, including administra'n
In over 1,000 cities and towns
stations and terminal facili
ties cost over a million dollars
apiece
The shops and machinery en
gaged in the repair of equip
ment constitute an enormous
industry in themselves, em
ploying nearly 400,000 men.
The above property is believ
ed to be worth fully $10,000,
000,000, and could not be
duplicated for anywhere near
that amount today.
This Totals
And a valuation recognizing
all the elements of value as
sured to the ordinary property-owner
would be far in
excess of this amount. . 1
The tentative minimum valuation of the railroads
at the end of 1919 was found by the Interstate Com
merce Commission to be $18,900,000,000. This valu
ation was based mainly on cost of labor, materials,
equipment etc., on June 30, 1914. The subsequent
investment from Jannary 1, 1920, to Decembea 81,
1923, brings the Interstate Commerce Commission
valuation for rate-making purposes as of December
31, 1923, up to about $21,200,000,000.
Each reader can judge for himself the fairness of
tha contention that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission valuation should be reduced by from $7,000,
000,000 to $10,000,000,000. Such a confiscation of
values would in effect be a denial to the railroads of
their chief means of keeping pace with the develop
ment of the country.
Fair recognition of railroad property values is es
sential for adequate earning power and credit for
further expansion.
C. R GRAY,
Omaha, Nebraska, President
March 1, 1924.
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
$22,350,000,000
Around Maupin
Tom Muir ' arrived Tuesday
from Snohomish, Wn., and is
visiting here a few days before
returning to Prineville.
A third tank has been installed
at the local standard oil station,
R. E. Wilson Co. are moving
into their new store building this
week.
Portland Painless Dentist, 305
Second St. The Dalles, Oregon,
over Lindquist Jewelry Store,
Rooms 1, 2, 3.
W. C. Bolton has tendered his
resignation with the Hnnts Fer
ry Warehouse Co., effective the
20th. He is now out of Maupin
looking after business interests.
Big baseball ( game, Maupin
high school vs. Shaniko high
school, at Shaniko, March 9.
Return game at Maupin, March
16th. 4
Span of horses to trade for a
cow. Inquire at times office.
For SaleSixty head of horses
from 3 to 6 years old broke
weigh from 12 to 16 hundred lbs,
Inquire Claud Wilson.
The poles and cross arms for
the electric power and light
wires were treated with preserv
atives and are being distributed.
Job Crabtree and M. F. Van
Laanen have commenced work
on Geo. McDonald's bungalow
on Dufur avenue. R. W. Everett
Richmond are alBO making pre'
parations for a residence on the
corner of Dufur and 6th streets
For sale or trade for a good
team and wagon, unimproved
property in Bend, Orpgon. In
quire Times office.
For sale, 2 tons of alfalfa hay
Inquire Mrs. Harpham at Harp
ham hotel.
"Nick" Corolus has purchased
the cottage occupied by the VV
D. Roberts family on Dufur
avenue and has pitched a tent
and placed some lumber on the
ground, in anticipation of erect
ing a larger residence on the
property.
Dr. and Mrs. Stovall made a
trip to The Dalles Tuesday. They
were accompanied to Kingsley
by Mrs. Pugh who had been vis'
iting her daughters here for a
few days.
Joe Kramer is preparing to
open a garage in the former
Highway Garage building.
Baled wheat hay for sale at
DeCamps' barn. Very reasonable
For Sale Baled wheat or rye
hay in large or small lots, phone
or write Otto Herrling."
For sale--Beardless seed bar
ley and Early Bart seed wheat-
Claud Wilson. Maupin Oregon,
Box 133.
The E. A. Troutman children
are staying at the H. E. Fischer
home while Mr. and Mrs. Trout-
man are in The Dalles.
The old plank is being remov
ed from the steel bridge across
the Deschutes this week and re
placed by new 4 inch timbers,
Traffic is considerably inponven
ienced during the work.
An assortment 50c Boxes Sta
tionery 25c while they last.
Maupin Drug Store.
Several Wamic residents were
business visitors here Eriday,
H. E. Fischer's bungalow on
the East side is practically com
pleted.
Sorrel horse branded SS bar
on right shoulder, came to M.
Shearer's last fall. Owner please
call for it and settle winter
feed bill.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Cooper
made a visit to Dufur Sunday
Wamic News
Wapinitia
Joe Chastainwasa Dalles visit
or Saturday to meet Mrs. Chas
tain and little daughter Nina,
who were returning from a two
months stay with relatives at
San Rafiel California.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Chastain
were Dalles visitors Saturday
remaining over night with Mrs.
Chastain's parents, Mr, and Mrs
M. Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chandler,
son Leonard andjbaby Opal were
in The Dalles Friday.
Orin and Willis Farlow were
Dalles visitors Thursday and
Friday from Smock.
Winston Lake went to The
Dalles Saturday remaining over
night. Prof. D. C. Bones ac
companied him from Tygh Valley
Carmel Woodcock conducted
the afternoon program at a musi
cal recital at St Mary's Acade
my in The Dalles Friday.
Walter Driver is able to walk
without his crutches now and ex
pects to be able to resume his
work soon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Woodcock
were visitors over night at the
Don Miller home from Alaupin
ast week. They came over here
Monday and stayed several
nights at their home. Mr. Wood
cock went to his mill for a load
of lumber, and found the snow
had all disBapeared at that place,
something unusuai for this time
of the year.
Winston Lake has charge of
the running of the hall where
he -dances Bnd other features of
entertainment are enjoyed.
Mrs. A. E. Lake has been
suffering with attacks of rheu
matism the past winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crofoot,
the newly weds were here last
week guests at the Charley Cro
foot home from Maupin.
Mrs. Bernard Welch is teach
ing music lessons, navmg lor
her pupils. Naomi Magill and
Velma Crofoot
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrow
are contemplating moving back
here from Pasco, Wn,
Herbert and Verda Morrow
visited friends here recently
from Pasco.
Mr. and Mrs. Housty Johnson
were Dalies visitors Saturday,
going irom Dutur where, iney
are staying while Housty is hav
ine his eyes treated by Dr
Griffith.
Mrs, Mamie Kennedy is still
confined to her home with neu
ritis. I
Miss Edna Driver has almost
recovered from her recent acci
dent, not being as badly hurt as
was at first reported. .
Eugene Pratt concluded that
he had too mucn snaae around
his house and last week cut
down two large poplar trees in
his front yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Driver,
and little son Lyle are on their
way home from Taft, California,
where there spent the winter.
Joe Douglas and his two daugh
ters are up from Gresham and
are with Mr. Douglas's mother.
Mrs. Harriet Booth and three
small daughters are up from
Gresham at the Dick Palmateer
home.
Mrs. Alice Zumwalt is the
latest one here to have hair
bobbed.
Mrs. Martha Dean has been ill
since her return from several
weeks in Tygh Valley.
The Misses Zeta and Zella
Watkins spent several days with
their father in Dufur where he
Mrs. Frank McCoy and daugh
ters came over from Carlan's
place Sunday for a brief visit
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin McCorkle
came over from Simnasho Sun
day to look after interest here.
H. V. Retherford made a trip
to Maupin Friday for seed wheat
Joe Graham aud J. I. Parker
were in Maupin Friday.
There will be a dance at Dod
ge's Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs, C. W. Flinn and
childjen came over Monday from
Warmsprings and are visiting
with Mrs. Alice Chappel..
No school Wednesday, as our
teachers went with Supt. Grone-
wald to visit the Shaniko and
Antelope schools.
Supt. Gronewald visited our
school Tuesday.
Bud Locke and Vivien Eu-
; banks came, up from Maupin
j Tuesday to arrange -for a game
of base ball with Wapinitia hall
school.
Mrs. Powell's aunt is visiting
with her this week.
Lloyd Woodside came home
from Corvallis Tuesday of last
week.
Ralph Woodside came home
from Corvallis Tuesday.
Richmonds went through here
Tuesday with two truck loads of
lumber for their new building in
Maupin.
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BUTLER'S
Every Thing for the Table
A few Boxes of resorted Apples, left to sell at $1.00
a Box. We offer good large Newtowns at $1.25.
Save the Baby Chicks
We specialize in Baby Chick Scratch packed in 10, 25
andlOOponnd sacks, Chick Bone and Qranite Grit,
Oyster Shell and Surelay. We want your Eggs and
dressed Veal if fat, weight 90 to 110 pounds, we Pay
the Cash. We want your business, "Enough said."
Always on the Job, Butler
ase.
Shani&o Athletic Field
Shaniko, Ore.
Maupin High School vs.
Shaniko High School
Game Called at 2:3G
Sunday, March 9
ADMISSION 35c
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State Income Tax
Some interesting facts in regard to the
new State Income Tax '
EXEMPTIONS:, i
Married persons $2000,00 Single persons $1000.00
RATES:
One percent on the first $1000.00 abme exemptions,
rate raises 1-4 percent on each addrtftnial $1000.00
to 2 percent; then raises 1-2 percent on each addi
tional $1000.00 to a maximum of 6 percent on all
incomes of $12,000.00 or more.
TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES:
All V, S. Securities exempt, State Securities not
exempt. All dividends are subject to tax.
... DATE FOR FILING RETURNS:
Returns for 1923 must be filed on or before
March 30th, 1924.
Maupin State Bank
We Strive to Merit Approval
afternoon.
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