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In his homecoming address at
W est Branch, Iowa, Tuesday, Mr
Hoover said regarding farm relief.
• ‘I tru st th a t we way havo the full
assistaace of th e leaders of agricul
tu ra l thought. I am not ’nsensible
to the value of study which sincere
farm b a le r s have given to this
question of fa u n legislation They
have all contributed to the realiia-
ti >ii th a t the problem m ust be
e >lved. They will be invited inti
conference. O utstanding farmers
eiicti as Oovernor Lowden will he
as'ted to join in the search for com­
mon ground upon whichwe can
act.”
Portland, November 3 to 10, in ­
clusive, is now rs idy lor d istrib u ­
tion. Copies may he had from the
g-neral m anager, O. M. Plum m er,
211 American B ank I I lg..P ortland
Oregon. The total am ount of caeh
prise money aggregates 1100,000.
Cooperation H elp s Turkey Market
Turkey production in late years
h is been undergoing rapid e x p an ­
sion in the e a ft;rn part of the stat»
but prices for holiday birds has
not b“en sa tis,a c to r/ to growers.
A aeries of turkey meetings colled
by county agents thiovgbout the
rerrit >ry r< silted in a decision to
join with the Idaho turkey grow-
ers association in m arketing. 1 he
-?sult_has betn th a t a premium
of 5 cents a poun 1 has been re a l­
ized on 16,000 birds with hut half
a cent a pound overhead cbaiga
and paym ent made on delivery.
The Idaho association is an out-
standing exam ple of the a d v an ta­
ges of well m anaged producers' co­
operative m arketing. S ta ri ng with
but 14 in> mhers in 1923 and ehip
ping hut Itaree carloads of turkeys
it last yeir shipped 75 carloads for
a mem bership of 1500. It is gen­
erally coni'eded th a t cooperat.on
has obtained for the growers from
5 to 10 cents a pound prem ium
over the old private m arketing
m t h o '.
O u r i lea of automobile speed has
been all wrong in the p is :. We
u se ! to berate the driver who
jockeyel for position on the pave­
m ent before heading for the ditch
where he usually finished the slant
by tolling over a tim e or two with
various results. It has keen proven
»hat with sullicient speed you cai
Who Pays the Taxes in Linn
jum p the ditch and n u k e oi e
grand slim w ith about the same
Tne Oregon Voter has th is to
results and it takes less time if you
say
in regards to reports concern-
are in a b u rry .
•ng taxes in Linn county and the
percentag! paid by different ta x ­
Both candidates have accepted
able properties, which we believe
th e n om ination for the presidency
is of interest to our reiders
N«>w while we are aw aiting the re­
su lt of th a t c in tp i'g n let us gel " A n erton< o js sta'anaeut is going
behind the oominuuity house plan the roui.d-t in Lint'. c< unty to the
an d put it over so we can have a effect th a t rural property pays ‘.»0>
jila c ito gather and celehrste tlie of ihe taxes In th a t county. It is
w inning candidate for the p re s- bated on a rath er loose report in a
«ien -y of ilie best country in the newspaper im plying th a t the rural
an 1 city real estate, including per
world. *
s m alty, pays 90% of the taxes.
Wi limn F W hiting of Holyoke, Toe facts are th a t p roperty.w ithin
M ass., lias been selected by Previ» city boundaries ' pays 31% of the
d e n t Coolidge to fill the vacancy taxes in I,inn county. Tim ber lauds
caused liy tho resignation of H er­ pay 23 i of the taxes. R ural prop
b ert Hoover, as sicrelary of com ­ eriv pay* 36%. Railroads and pub­
lic utilities pay 14%, b u t p a rt of
merce.
this is included in th e ;8 l> of taxes
The farmers and the presidenti« 1 p tid by cities, ss a portion of the
can d id » tes are seeking relief
It public service corporation property
would be easy for them to relieve lies w ithin citier.
“ (.inn county is a g re it agricul
one another; Al to quit the race
a n ! H erb to attend to the f irosere tu ral county, with the interest < f
agriculture ever at the front, which
needs.
is proper, but it is a m istake to
T he sr liitect who is to plan the suppose th a t agriculture pays near
co m m unity hhv.se for Halsey is at ly all the taxes when it pays lit’le
present not rushed with work and more than a th ird . lo o often the
we would suggest that he be given unpopulated tim ber areas, owned
by non resiilents, are forgotten
th e high s ig n to proceed.
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denies their right to seek to amend
faster than our producers. The do­ standards of living abroad. We have IL They are not subject to criticism
always
fought
for
tariffs
designed
to
mestic market must be protected. For­
this protection from import­ for asserting that right. But the Re­
eign products raised . under lower establish
Party does deny the right
standards of living are today compet­ ed goods. We also have enacted re­ publican
of anyone to seek to destroy the pur­
ing in our home markets. 1 would use strictions upon Immigration for the
my office and influence to give the protection of labor from the Inflow of poses of the Constitution by indirec­
farmer the full benefit of our historic workers faster than we can absorb tion.
■ Whoever is elected President takes
them without breaking down our wage
tariff policy.
an oath not only to faithfully execute
“A large portion of the spread be­ levels.
“The Republican principle of an ef­ the office of the President, but that
tween what the farmer receives for
his products and what the ultimate fective control of Imported goods and oath provide» still further that he
consumer pays is due to increased of immigration has contributed greatly ; will, to the best ot his ability, pre­
transportation charges. Increase in to the prosperity of our country. There serve, protect and defend the Con­
railway rates has been one of the pen­ Is no selfishness In this defense of our stitution of the United States. I
alties of the war. These Increases standards of living. Other countries should be untrue to these great tra­
have been added to the cost to the gain nothing if the high standards of ditions, untrue to my oath ot office,
farmer of reaching seaboard and for­ America are sunk and if we are pre­ were 1 to declare otherwise.’
eign markets and result therefore In vented from building a civillzatice
reduction of his prices. The farmers which sets the level of hope for the
of foreign countries have thus been in­ entire world. A general reduction in
directly aided in their competition the tariff would admit a flood of goods
with the American farmer. Nature from abroad. It would Injure every
has endowed us with a great system home. It would fill our streets with
of lnlasd waterways. Their modern­ Idle workers. It would destroy the
Broadalbin St., Albany
ization will comprise a most substan­ returns to our dairymen, our fruit,
tial contribution to midwest farm re­ flax, and livestock growers, and our
Auction Sat. Aug. 25, 1 p. m
lief and to the development of twenty other farmers.”
of our interior states. This moderniza-
Prohibition
Furniture— live stock — will be
atlon Includes not only the great Mis­
On the subject of prohibition, Mr.
sold. If you have anything you
sissippi system, with Its Joining of the Hoover repeated his recent declara­
want sold, bring it in. Furniture
Great Lakes and of the heart of mid­ tion: “I do not favor repeal of the
sold at private sale anytime. Farm
west agriculture to the Gulf, but also 18th Amendment. I stand for efficient
machinery sold at all times.
a shipway from the Great Lakes to the | enforcement of laws enacted thereun­
Atlantic. These Improvements would der. Our country has deliberately un­
mean so large an Increment in farm dertaken a great social and économie
ers’ prices as to warrant their con­ experiment, noble in motive and far-
struction many times over. There is reaching in purpose. It must ba
| no more vital method of farm relief.
worked cut constructively.” And be
“But we must not stop here.
Sun. Mon., Tues., Aug. 26-28
added the following comment:
“An outstanding proposal of the Par­
“Common sense compels us to re­
ty program is the whole-hearted alize that grave abuses have occurred
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Herbert Hoo
pledge to undertake the reorganization —abuses which must be remedied. In­
ver met the farm question fairly and
Featuring Mary Philbin
of the marketing system upon sounder vestigation can alone determine the
squarely in his Address of Acceptance
and
more
economical
lines.
We
have
at the Stadium of Stanford University.
wise method of correcting them.
Wed., Only, Aug. 29
Nearly one-third of his address waB already contributed greatly to this Crime and disobedience of law cannot
Sally
O’Neill-Molly O’Day
purpose by the acts supporting farm be permitted to break down the Con­
devoted to this subject, which Hoover
termed “the most urgent economic co operatives, the establishment of In- stitution and laws of the United
problem In our nation today." He de­ I termediate credit banks, the regula States.
tion of stockyards, public exchanges
clared bluntly that farm relief must
“.Modification of the enforcement
Thur., Friday, Aug. 30 31
not be delayed by any monetary con i and the expansion ot the Department laws which would permit that which
of
Agriculture.
The
platform
proposes
Billie Dove in
sidérations, urging that "a nation
the Constitution forbids is nullifica­
which is spending ninety billions a i to go much farther. It pledges the tion. This the American people will
“
The
Yellow L ily ”
year can well afford an expenditure of ! creation of a Federal Farm Board of not countenance. Change in the Con­
representative farmers to be clothed stitution can and must be brought
a few hundred millions for a workable
Sat. Only, Sept. 1
with authority and resources with about only by the straightforward
program that will give to one-third of
Tom
Mix in Zane Grey's
which
not
only
to
still
further
aid
Its population their fair share of the
methods provided In the Constitution
farmers’ co-operatives and pools and itself. There are those who do not
story *’' he Last Trail”
national prosperity.”
to assist generally in solution of farm believe in the purposes of several pro­
The candidate pledged himself to a
problems but especially to build up visions of the Constitution. No one
farm aid plan in which farmers shall
with federal finance, farmer-owned
themselves control and administer the
federal financial assistance which he and farmer-controlled stabilization cor­
porations to protect the farmer from
proposes to put into effect.
the depressions and demoralization of
“The most urgent economic problem
seasonal gluts and periodical sur
In our nation today is in agriculture,"
he said. “It must be solved if we are
pluses.
to bring prosperity and contentment
Will Cost Money
to one-third of our people directly and
“Objection has been made that this
When we make a re­
io all of our peoplo indirectly. We
program, as laid down by the Party
pair on your car we
have pledged ourselves to a solution.
Platform, may. require that several
“In my mind most agricultural dis­ hundred millions of dollars of capital
fix it to last and you
cussions go wrong because of two
ba advanced by tha Federal Govern­
will not have to to
false premises. The first is that agri­ ment without obligation upon tho in­
culture is one industry. It is a dozen dividual farmer. With that objection
th ? pushing aet.
distinct industries Incapable of the
Let us prove to you
I have little patience. A nation which
sime organization. The second false
is spending ninety billions a year can
ho-.v it will save you
premise Is that rehabilitation will bo well afford an expenditure of a few
complete when It has reached a point hundred millions for a workable pro­
many dollars in a 5
comparable with pre-war. Agriculture
gram that will give to one third of its
year.
was not upon a satisfactory basis be­ population their fair share of the na­
fore the war. The abandoned farms
tion's prosperity. Nor does this pro­
H a ls e y .
of the northeast bear their own testi­ posal put the government into busi­
O regon
mony. Generally there was hut little ness except so far as it is called upon
profit In midwest agriculture for many to furnish Initial capital with which to
years except that derived from the
build up the farmer to the control of
slow Increases In farm land values.
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his own destinies.
Even of more importance is the great
“This
program
adapts
itself
to
the
va­
advance in standards of living of all
occupations since the war. Some riable problems of agriculture not only
today but which will arise In the fu­
branches of agriculture have greatly
recovered, but taken as a whole it is ture. 1 do not believe that any single
human being or any group of human
not keeping pace with the onward
heipgs cpn determine in advance all
march in other Industries.
questions that will arise in so vast and
Cause and Effect
complicated an industry over a term
"There are many causes for failure of years. The first step Is to create
of agriculture to win Its full share of an effective agency directly for these
national prosperity. The after-war de­ purposes and to give it authority aud
flation of prices not only brought great resources. These are solemn pledges
direct losses to the farmer, but he and they will be fulfilled by the Re
was often left indebted in inflated dol­ publican Party. It Is a definite plan of
lars to be paid in deflated dollars. relief. It needs only the detailed elab­
Prices are often demoralized through oration of legislation and appropria
gluts in our markets during the har­ tlons to put It into force.
vest season. Local taxes have been In
"During my term as Secretary ot
creased to provide the improved roads Cort-merce 1 have steadily endeavored
and schools. The tariff on some prod­ to build up a system of co-operation
Hay
Grain
Feed
ucts Is proving inadequate to protect between the government and business.
him from imports from abroad. The Under these co-operative actions all
elements maicaicu
interested iu
In the problem of
Increases In transportation rates since . neiueuu
-ñ l
the war has greatly affected the price a particular industry such as manufac
w hich he receives for his products I turer, distributor, worker, and coa-
Over six million farmers In times of sumer have been called in council to­
surplus engage In destructive competi­ gether, not for a single occasion, but
tion with one another In sale of their for continuous work. These efforts
product, often depressing prices below have been successful beyond any ex­
those levels that could be maintained.
pectation. They have been accom­
“The whole tendency of our civiliza­ plished without Interference or regu­
tion during the last 50 years has been lation by the government. They have
toward an increase In the size of the secured progress In the Industries,
unit» of production In order to secure remedy * for abuses, elimination of
lower cost» and a more orderly ad­ waste, reduction of cost in production
justment of the flow of commodities and distribution, lower prices to the
to the demand. But the organization consumer, and more stable employ­
of agriculture Into larger units must ment and profit. While the problem
not be by enlarged farms. The farmer yarles with every different commodity
has shown he can increase the skill of end with every different part of our
his Industry without large operations. great country, 1 should wish to apply
He Is today producing 20 per cent the same method to agriculture so
more than eight years ago with about that the leaders of every phase of each
the same acreage and personnel. group can advise and organize on poli­
Farming 1» and must continue to be cies and constructive measures. 1 am
an Individualistic business ot small convinced this form of action, as It
units and Independent ownership. The has done In other Industries, can
farm is more than a business; It is a benefit farmer, distributor aud con­
state ot living. We do not wish It con sumer.
Many Western farmers have already learned through ex­
verted into a mass production ma
perience
the value and convenience of reeding hay and other
Greater
Opportunities
chine. Therefore, if the farmers' post
“The working out of agricultural ro-
forage crops that have been cut in an ensilage cutter. The
tton is to be improved by larger opera
tious it must be done not on the farm llcf constitutes the most important ob­
feed is easier to handle, takes less storage space, and is
ligation of the next Administration. 1
but in the field ot distribution. Agri
more readily eaten by stock.
culture has partially advanced in this stand pledged to these proposals. The
direction through co-operatives and object ot our policies Is to establish
Perhaps you wish to make ensilage of your forage crops
pool». But the traditional co-operative fur our farmers an income equal to
this
year, and on the other hand, you may plan to put it
those ot other occupations; tor the
is often not a complete solu'ion.
“Differences of opinion as to both farmer's wife the same comforts in
through an ensilage cutter and store it in barn or stack’ In
causes and remedy have retarded the her home as women in other groups;
eiih?r case, you will need a McCormick-Deering ensilage
completion of a constructive piogram for the farm boys aud girls the same
cutter. If you will stop in at our warehouse we will point
opportunities
in
life
as
other
boys
and
of relief. It Is our plain duty to search
out to you the important features of the McCormick-Deering
out the common ground on which we girls. So far as my own abilities may
may mobilise the sound forces of agri­ be of service, I dedicate them to help
Ensilage cutter.
cultural reconstruction. Our platform secure prosperity and contentment In
that
industry
where
I
and
my
fore­
lays a solid basis upon which to build,
fathers were born and nearly all my
it offers an affirmative program.
family still obtain their livelihood.
T a riff and W aterways
“The Republican Party has ever been
Fayetteville.
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Phone Shedd 8F23
“An adequate tariff la the foundation the exponent of protection to all our
yf farm relief. Our consumers increase people from competition with lower
when taxes are discussed, but a n ­
nually this forest property pays a
huge sum to the public.
“ Linn county some day will en-
j >y a great industrial d evelopm ent
when the tim e comes th a t its tim ­
ber c»u bo m arketed at a profit Its
ag ricultural producers will reap
large benefits from th is industrial
developm ent, for it will prov.dt
them with a profitable home m ar t
et f- r m any o, their products. Io
bring ab >ut this development will
require investm ents of large sums
which must be advanced by non
residents. The tax attitude o; th
public in L inn county undoubtedly
will be a factor in encouraging m
quenching the enthusiasm of these
outside investors to build up their
investm ents within the county. 1
a tax a ttitu d e is founded on c o n e d
inform ation it is much more lik-ly
to encourage investm ents than if it
is based upon m isinform ation.”
Kenagy Auction
House
HOOVER'S ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH MEETS PROBLEMS
GLOBE
“Surrender”
“The Lovelorn”
Don’t
Push
Arrow Garage
Egg Mash,
Growing Mashes,
Developing Scratch.
Grain Sacks and Twine
O. W . F R F M
McCormick-Deering
Ensilage Cutters
Schultz Bros.Warehouse Co