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Secretary Slkcs lllscuves Work and
Advantages f OnJnnlrutlon Ks-
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Hoble Sole ot Products.
With a big crowd attending, des
pite the stormy weather, the Farm
ers Cooperative Unlou of Amorton
hold a meeting, suppor and general
get-together good time nt tho Orauge
hall six miles east of llcnd last Thurs
day night.
The speaker of tho evening was F.
E. Slkcs, state secretary of tho union.
Other speakers were C S. Hudson
and 0. I. Putnam or Bond, while
several more wcro called upon (or
remarks by Dr. P. II. Dencor. presi
dent ot tho local union, who presid
ed. About 50 people attended from
Bend, including several ladles and
many merchants, ono load going out
In Caldwell's motor delivery wagon,
In nil there belug considerable over
100 present nt tho meeting.
Mr. Slkcs told of the good work
the union has accomplished, not only
In tho Northwest but In many other
sectloss of the country, and outlined
ttiu line of activity which Its mem
beis may Icllow profitably. Both he
uud tho ether speakers showed that
the ur.Icn s not Intended to fight the
local merchant, and that In reality
lta success, and resulting prosperity
for the farmer, means more buslness.H
mora promptly paid bills and more
prosperity for the merchant.
One of tho chief activities ot th
union Is to find a profitable market
for produce, and to get such produce
fron a territory where low prices
prevail. An Instance given was that
of the California raisin growers. A
trust of buyers refused to offer more
than a starvation rate to the produc
ers, but later, when the raisins reach
ed the retailers, the price was abnor
mally high, thanks to tho profits of
tho middle men. By banding farm
ers and merchants together. It was
found that considerable orders could
bo created for raisins at a price far
above that offered by the "trust,"
while at the same time it was possi
ble to retail them at a lower price
than formerly prevailed.
In the course ot his talk Mr. SIkes
dwelt upon tho' protltnula posal'.llt
Itles of co-operative crenmory nml
I warehouse undertakings soon n
! tho development ot tho country uml
the amount of produce juatincd mom.
Mr, Hudson and tho other speak
ers put up strong nrgumonta ngnlnst
the patronage by farmers of tho mall
order houses, by which thousands of
dollars Is sent out of tho count)- nev
er to return.
"Hororo sending' your monoy away
at least bo auro that you have given
the local merchant a fair chance. Ho
certnlu that you can't got what you
want In your homo town JviBt as
cheaply im It will cost you when laid
down by tho mall order houses bo
foro jou go had: on your communi
ty." That was tho substance of ml
vies given arid received with np
plauso. After tho speaking a number of
young people entertained the crowd
with songs, during which and after
wards a delightful siippor was served
at the long table speedily rigged up.
at which hosts and guests enjoyed
all sorts of good things to eat, with
hot coffee to drink.
A souvenir of the occasion was a
specially prepared card distributed
by the First National Hank, contain
ing a picture of tho new bank build
ing and tho following verso which il
lustrated a keynote of tho evening
tho fundamental Importance ot the
farmer's position and work;
HOW'S CHOPS?
Jed Hicks he tlrhca up .Main street
and he drop
In on SI (reg:; nml SI (Sregg says:
"How's crops?"
And sometimes Jed says: "SI, I
never see
A crop Ukc this one promlrs to bet"
Anil orders blR nil kinds ot farm
supplies,
Till SI ho gets rent auoxhltie In Ills
eyes
And says to Kmniet Pew, the drum
mer: "Pew, ,
Make that one tun of sugur I said,
two;
Ami tell them luillsale fellers I'll dis
count Them bllli of tlielrn and pay the hull
amount."
Of this hero yew hip corn unit oats
nod wheat!"
And Hoc ho smlb's, boeiuiso he's got
about
FIo thousand on his hooks nsliimllu'
out!
So he goes to the gimiue mid says:
'tlicen,
You bet top order mo that now ma
chine We talked nbout tho othep ihiy" -mid
goes
Into his tailor's hip a suit of clothes,
Jed Hicks ain't much to look at, but
his say
Is puity powerful In a buslines wnyi
And when lie Miys tho crop Is hard
to beat
You see hilks perk up nlong the
street.
Hi tiregg, ho gltcs blj; older fop lit
stoic,
And Scrimp Shoit tliids he's got n
plenty more
Hood money to lend out! "ml every
where You feel that cuy-moiiey-coiiitn' nlrt
It has Homo meauln' when Scrimp
Short he hops
Acrtist the sttcet and says to Jed:
And then Scrimp Short, the banker,
he Jest hops
Acrost tho street and says to Jed:
"How's crops?"
And Jed say to Mm: "Scrimp,
she's goln to be
A bumper crop, I tell you now you
sec!"
Ami Scrimp he rubs his hands and
feels his out.
And tells Ills customer he'll take
them notes
At ten per cent; and finds he's got
nlsiut
Another fifty thousand to let out;
And old Hoc Blake lie sees Jed Hicks
and slops
Itlght through the mud and says to
Jed: "How's crops?"
And Jed says: "Doc, I never see
the bent
"How's crops'."
J. W. Foley.
TO CLEAN UP GROCERIES.
No Cats, No CHIektns, No Flits, to D
Allowtd In Chicago Storts.
A systematic effort to obtuln clean
and sanitary groceries Is to be made
I iv the (.'ill co Clou Food club. The
.iijivt ot the organisation Is to enfon-e
cleanliness In neighborhood stores.
Some of the tenets of the club are:
No cats to U allowed Hi grocery
stores.
No chickens to bo kept In crates on
sldewnlks.
Stores hnrlnc files to be blacklisted
No horse blankets to be kept In de
livery wngo'is.
Everything to be kept off the flool
aud everything to be kept covered.
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. ) I TSMkC JjTy tjS wtsrewn J 1
tf S4&,Yk. ?sa . sistroroNiuMiio SI
.7' mm.-k$si frffi8&v&Ff grm:T&
11 ' Insg La&s- '5' 4V ??-,. m.u Ml
Sn,.. NX I " nut
. AVE THIS MRpB SffUOy TINVESTCnTE.
Th CUsnttt Town.
The cleauest town In the world Is
said to Is llroek. In Holland. It Is
only n few miles from the capital and
has been famous fur Its clvanllns
from time Immemorial. It Is alo
notable on account of the fanciful
style of Its house and yards and gar
dens and streets. The people though
only peasants, are well to do. and nil
feel a pride lu their town. It seems
to Is? the first business of tbclr llrs
to keep their houses freshly (minted,
their gardens In inrfect ordr and
their yards und strevt as clean as n
parlor. No carts are allowed In the
streets and no cattle, though the rais
ing of stock and the making of butter
aud cheese are their occupations.
Clvle Education by LsafUts.
An excellent plan of arousing Int
In clrlc matters among the member
tilp of commercial organizations and
Which ttLrst4
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LA PINE TOWNS1TE COMPANY, La Pine, Oregon.
K.IULIr M.nL. with nvwl tk ttftrtinr., lr. In ll p 0' ''",,, ltt'-
stltutlen greatly will be realUed to
throughout the community gvneralfy
has tst-n
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leattets . , , Mr Ihsl wl ' , loB of m,wy by Xw state and conn-
ties to earry on cooperative field detn-
: n uin 3 T W"S - T" '"rlrilen'ate bm o"
. , .... nr 11. to lcn possible If Senate bill o 3
of co nuierce of Iwnuor. Me. " " , , , .,. .,.., ri,ia
u,..,s u. the issuing of occs. ' - J-"', TlZrnIt
an ordinary smnll envelope and distrib
uting these through the malls and otb-
trwtso.
DEHOHSTRATIOHWORK BILL
I'sefiilnrss of O. A. V, Will Ho K-
tended by lu PrmUlous.
"SAI.KM, Jan. 21. tSpeclarto Tho
Bulletin) Field dsmonstratlon work
by the Oregon Agricultural College
widening tho usefulness of that In-
onstratlon work among the farmers
themselves.
Tho bill was drawn by the Central
Oregon Development league, In eon.
nectlon with the Oregon Development
1 League and tho Oregon State Hank
ers' Association agricultural commit
tee. It provides for a well organ-
! lied system of field work, conducted
by exports under the direction or me
O. A. C. Tho demonstrations In ag
rlculture will bo given In different
parts of tho statu and tho plan Is
what might lm called a aystnu of
traveling agricultural schools.
There Is found to ho need for tlili
work, especially lu the newer s.
tlons of tho state where settlers ait
(locking lu and taking land. Thtr -must
be given a start In the prur (
agricultural methods suited to th ;
country If they are to prosper, ao4 .
demonstration work by the state cok j
lego will do this aud do It right Tk
plan of tho bill Is citrcnutty prsctlrsl. 1
meaning to plnce the demuustratlR '
work right out among tho farmers m
they lll not havn to waste valuaM I
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Is thought friends ot the agrlculti
Interests of the state will rally
support of the bill In the Legist
and secure Its passage.
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Operates the Largest and Best Equipped Saw Mill and has
The Largest Stock of Lumber
m Central Oregon. We can raanufadure what you want,
when you want it, and at the prices you want.
Special Bill Stuff furnished at short notige. Your inquiries
are invited, and will receive prompt attention.
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