Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, August 06, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textt FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, ioo0. THB ROGXTB RIVER COURIER. PBOFESSIONAL CARDS U. C. FIN I) LEY, M. D. Practice limited U JSTB, BAR, N08B and THROAT. OUssei fitted and fnrnlibed. T)fflce hours 9 to 12; 2 to 6; and wa appointment. Phones 211 77. Grant Tims, Oregon. S. LOUOnRIDGE. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Res. Phone 714 City or country calls attended day ir eight. Blzth and II, Tuffn Bldg. Office Phone 261. OriiDts PttHfi, - OreRon. DR. C. A. CAMPJJELL, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Oraduate American School of Osteo pathy, Klrksvlllo, Mo. Chronic Diseases and Diseases of Wo men and Children a specialty. CONSULTATION FREE. Rooms 1, 2, 3, lBt Nat'l. Bank Bldg. Phonen: Olllce 771; Res. 793. rnnt Push, - Oregon. Ii. F. DeVORE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON City and County calls promptly answered. Office hours, 9 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 6 p. m. Phones: Res. 472; Office 941. Rooms 1, 2, I, Sballtaoru Bldg. -Grants Pass, Oregon. I) It. II. (i. KIMHLHV Osteopathic PhyNlciun "Will open up offices In Grants Pass during the month of August. rjrunlH I'iinh Oregon J. S. M MURRAY Voire Cull lire .Studio over Residence anil's Art Store 716 Lee Street II. 1). NORTON, ATTORN13Y-AT-LAW Practice In all State and Federal Courts. Olllce Opera House Bldg. (ranis Puss, Oregon. OMVKU S. BliOWN, LAWYER Office over llijoii Theater, (ntnls Puss, Oregon. O. S. IHjANCJIARI), ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 'jvacUee In all Slate and Federal Courts, nankins & Trust Co. Bldg. (iraiils Pns, Oregon. N. E. McGREW, pionei:u TRUCK and DKI.IVERY furniture ami Piano '.Moving GRANTS PASS, OKHGON CEMENT CEMENT It, II. (JII.KII.I.AN Vhone 744 Urmit I'm, Ore. First National Bank OF Southern Oregon (rants I'm, Oregon Bonn of ths Serrlco that a Bank Renders the Public DEPOSITS Til MtHNt U't itUlplOft war ol kmin your saoney U by (Wpoa'tuig U la a rUlliiM IWiuk. This hnnk rwvlv l IHtitW whjuct to ('hack, er on dtuniwij IWllRMtM of iImixmII er on Umi Oiittflcatat of ISpWin. Oa time duptrnhNi jv 4 KX CENT INTOXSl DRAFTS Tilt Ileal Slut cht wsj to trifnr inonrr it U lUnk Ursit, W nil Prsru )M In all rti ol tt oouiitrjr. LOANS Vm ol lh noil Intpor lint'lluim ( Mi tWnk. Vt 4rrr Im upi'ly sll r(tU urHi of our otiMomt'tv JspiUl and Hurpltn $75,000 Stot'Uiolilot' Additional' K)K)Hrbtmy $60,000 Of ricms I.. iV H h i , 'ri,i,,t J. i mi km. i , y.(, ir,,, H l unkx, (ir The Farmer and Merchant Again. Editor Courier: Having been asked by several for my views of the correspondence which has been pub lished the paBt three weeks regard ing the treatment of farmers, I beg to give you a few thoughts of the ex isting conditions from the standpoint of a merchant who, by the way, was raised on a farm in this county. As to a rest place for ladles I heartily agree with Mr. Lucke that it is one of the most essential necessities and for which I made ample calculations when I opened my business house by giving the most prominent part of my store room and fitting up same with suitable furniture so it would be comfortable for any one, and advertised it verv extensively in all the local papers. This alone cost something like $ I .' , mid, figuring on rental of place, a:i one should, would cost $100 per year for main tenance, and then to have it Ignored by some of the people as they s'-eni to be doing, does not cause one to b " In any too 'good way for lending a helping hand. Hut that is ail right, for I am aware that Homo do appre ciate It and I am sure there is plen ty of room und a cordial welcome to any others who might wish to come. As to handling your produce, It might, he well to go into details a little, so ns to make it plainer for the farmer, who possibly does not take into consideration the cost of doing business. We all have to pay for rentals, Insurance, clerkship and miscellaneous expenses such as light, water, etc., which amounts to about 12 per cent of the average grocery man's business. Now any one can get 8 per cent for his money loaned on good gilt edge security, and the 12 per cent of the cost of doing business, the amount you have to dig up every 30 days or be closed out, and 8 per cent which you are justly entitled to for accommodating the poor man, who Is being robbed by us, would necessarily cause us to have to get 20 per cent for doing business, and there Isn't a grocery man In the city of Grants Pass made that In the past five years. Now as to the price paid for your produce. It has been the custom in this city to pay the farmer In mer chandise the same for his produce as It was sold for ami up to Ibis suni ijier I have done the same, bul It Isn't ilulit . For Instance, the heavi est demand for groceries from the hi i s is sunnr a nil i lour. , sad; of sural' today sells for $11.7.1 a sai k; a sack ol' Hie best flour sells for $ I .S.I. The flour costs $l.Ti!. Now, I lien we may say you brought us but ter and e;!gs and traded ,l'or a sack of sugar or flour, as the rase may be. We pay mi whatever (he butler and "i',:"i are sellhis.; for and keep votir bu'ter en Ice until sold and s :id your n:g out over ,.v. u in wag.uis ami take the risk ol' breakage for the ;aat s.mi i , r. k ., . vested, or !i i i ms on f 1 .Ti! Invested, ns the case may be. Who is getting ml. lied. (Mi. Wi V. von in ,i nv lliat I w don't 1 1 ade leu ter :i n e:; '.s all Hie lime, ignite line. Take lor in stance, on berries ihat we imy I'rom .miu. I tried to sell at retail t'er '.'.V per rrnle advance I Ills su nine r: t hat Is, We made il different e of L'.'i tents per crate sellim; I hem out at a few boxes at II time; otherwise we sold I hem by the t rate for the same ns we paid for them, and if any were left over night they were rinsed out for about one half price or railed out to Hie garbage. Who makes the profit on I bem? On your hunch vegetables we pay v.ni l.'i and eti rents per dozen hunches. Same are retailed out at " cents per bunch, (! bunches for l!.r cents or .Ml cuts per dozen. We all lose from one to three or four bunches of some varieties every day, depending, of course, on iho season and supply and demutul for different kinds of vegetables. Where is our profit? On potatoes, onions, cabbage or such varieties that mine In Quantity we figure from a Quarter to half n cent advance In sidling hi retail, depending, of course, on the supply and price, ho that It will cover shrinkage, ns all that class of pro duce necessarily has considerable loss. Now hs to the farmer not get ting cash for bis produce. 1 am proud to be able to dispute this arti cle. When 1 first started in business 1 always Quoted a cash and trade price on all commodities brought to me. but it appears that all or most of ihein wanted ttle trade price as they only nid a small ninmint and they needed the merchandise. Could "e H to a better advantage than taking the discount which they j la 1 1 w,i . as reotl as . to lh. e I M t" ' lit I !u i e (s s' an i h a d.n passes that we don't pay out , ;,), f'"- !"' !'!' ! I,, the f.in,., .,. ,. . here. Now, dear frlciitK o mis. a .-a't'd at'b b put It h t -t t Km v.;,;v and y,e , au .r ... ; , It to a good advantage a",d , ,-ot . pi b ' If oi nio W l',';c ; (,. ,'.u ,,. merchant a reasonable profit for handling the same; which should not be less than 25 per cent on all perishable produce. Now as to the Fruit Exchange handling everything. I pelleve.lt to be one of the best things that could happen to our city and would help to maintain prices for the farmers' produce. For ex ample, there Is no market price to go by. We are all afraid to buy any quantity of produce for fear our neighbor has bought a little cheaper, and consequently will undersell us and cause a loss to us. For example, suppose Mr. Jones comes in town with a load of potatoes, he stops at two or three stores and we are all loaded, or perhaps he miu'ht sell five to ten sacks at the market price and it begins to seem to him that he is going to have a bard time to disw'" of his load so he drives on to the next man, who has all that he can use, and by this time Mr. Jones wants to go home- possibly is in a hurry so he will say "If you will take what I have left, you can have them for (possibly) li cent, under what I sold the rest for." What Is the consequence? The man that bought last cuts the price and the other follows have to compete or lose their customers, and the next man that comes along can't sell his unless every one is out, and more than likely has to take the price that Mr. Jones made in order to sell at all. Consequently where is our mar ket gone to? There are conditions that come up every day and which can't be remedied unless there Is some place here to dispose of your produce, so that we are all on a mar ket basis. Respectfully yours, J. O. GIHSON. What Is I test for Indigestion? M. A. Robinson, of Drumquln, On tario, lias been troubled for years with Indigestion, and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as "the best, medicine I ever used." If troubled with indigestion or ' constipation give them a trial. They are certain to prove beneficial. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price "'t cents. Samples free at M. Clemens' drug store. Hiiuavvay on Suede Hasiu Hoatl. An exciting runaway occurred last Sunday three miles the other side of Love's Station on the Swede Basin road. In which Mrs. C. C. Cllbert was sevelelv bruised ami the other nr- t cupants of tin' hack, C. C. Cllbert, his'brotlier and the driver, James Flowers, were more or less shaken up. The accident occurred on a steep mountain road and was caused by the screw ia the : imble md of the neck yok" veil, lag out, then by letting the lllilio ie sli;i off. This caused the iieigao in drop down and the hac' baiiiot,! "p against ihe horses I i Ii re I ll (,;. ,e coid slop the wa.'on and I h team bet-ami. I'll lit' le,l ;i"(l I a a ,'t.WII I lie ;.(. e,i li'i line. Tile 1 1 . v. n tvji broken a id in this iierilous con': bin the liois, s dashed around a sharp curve and an :tle bn.tf, I'eet illtll the i t hi i a ii i - I Inn auain i I lie ! i ii Cni'i'.: I .".ntt Ite.v and Ihe '0 feel, ln.1 C. C. (lilbert curve v;is iH tin-' iv. ii s w Inch. ' , caused iter SI'S ll.nl ie"; t'l'ir.iM In ;in thinking she I it V ij.l ll II al'titit : a tree. jumped i, in Ii. ! the reached , In ' h '- w I ! out ail ' la!;:. t i' 'icretl er 1, ti,,. i! .., to I'alul. Alter ih- I,,, i rium' '. Mrs. (lillieit Illicit'"" ii il.; si ;tl e ;i " I was tieatl, Mrs. Ciihe I t 'S I'l til hef went to Love's Station and tele phoned to tills city for a doctor, w ho on examination found her to he lia,. Iv bruised mid shaken up ami lii.!un-i, to some, extent which, however, s not considered serious. She was brought to this city and Is now at the home of Mrs. I K. CUbert. This rig was sent out for Mr. (ill bert and his wife and brother from the Uurkhalter & Parker stables of this city and was in perfect condi tion when It left here, hut In some unaccountable manner the screw worked loose in the neck yoke and caused the mischief Murkhalter & I'arker are always very put tit ular about the rigs they send out and send none but those they know from personal Inspection ate In the best of condition. Since this accident they have had all the neck yokes In their stables removed and have rivet etl the thimbles in place In a manner which makes it Impossible for simi lar accidents to occur. The driver, lames Flowers, Is considered ,u,e of the best in the count and had a Poor driver been In bin nhi,e th i blent si't'lt'US might hne proven far more ll.ihy MoipbiMf rirM,, "" N""!" ' all soothing s nips ,,n, iiie.l:, lues th,,i , or.taj,, mi 'i d tiarceMcs M',c 's :,,n V". i 1 1 1 ''ii 1"' 11 Mll'lniis or l .,; , ell, I' ' f .vn kind. A s;c. and ' '"' '-I tll-o!i. :. d H'.e , ,s. and fn tf i!iies.; j f ,,. '' "''li': ir'icts So',1 lv N.,t:, ,,,,! PROMINENT LADY DIES FRUITDALE MOURNS Mrs. Florenze Rreltniayer Died the KouHi Pacific Hospital Saturday Morning. at Another home has been entered by the fell destroyer and a young wife and mother taken from Its sheltering influence. Mrs. Florenz Hreitniaver died at the South Paci fic hospital on Saturday after a sev- j ere illness of two weeks duration; which she bore with Christian forti- ; tude from first to last. At a late ! hour on Thursday night, it having ; been decided to resort to a surgical op' i at ion, she was removed from her beautiful home at. Fruitdale to the j hospital at Grants Pass. The noted j Port land surgeon, Ur. Coffey, came ' here to perform the operation, which i took place at about noon liilay. ut neither surgical skill or loving lends could save her. While she .'illl.wl I'i'ini tlin ulinel.- lit Itlft Ottem- ' Hon she died at 4 o'clock on Satur day morning. It cannot be said that her death was unexpected, yet when the blow came her many friends in Fruitdale and this city were over come with grief. The funeral and Interment will be at the old home in Jacksonville, Mich., for which place the sorrowing husband and little son, William, accompanied the remains on the Saturday evening train. Mrs. Rreltniayer Joined her hus band here in October last; he having purchased property and built a home In Fruitdale preparatory to the com ing of his wife and three-year-old son. From the very first she made strong friends of all she met and hound them to her with enduring cords of love. She was at the time of her death 39 years old, having been bom In Germany in the month of June, 1S70, from which country she came to Hie United States with her family while yet very young. In llio;! she was married to Florenz Hreitniaver, a veieran of the Spanish and Philippine war. Last year they decided to seek a home in Hie Rogue Itlver valley and finally, as stated above, they located at Fruitdale. S. 1. I'asseiiKer Sclietliile. Northbound 20 No mall S:4 2 a. m. i: Mall, limited. . .10:20 a. m. lfi No mall fi:3.r p. m. 14 Mall 9:47 p. m. Sim t lihiMiml 1 1 Mall, limited. . . 4:50 a. m. in No mall 9:10 a. m. Mall 2:04 p. m. 19 No mail 9:47 p. la No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. P AW Your VACATION ISJUiRv iff!' 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