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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1917)
GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE CLOVERDALE VOL. j 2. C LO V E R D A L E , T IL L A M O O K MONDAY TELLS THE STORY EVERYONE SHOULD VOTE ON THE BOND QUESTION. Vote for Hardsnrface Roads and Kiep Tilla- raook County Abreast of the Times. courier , C O U N T Y , O R E G O N . M A Y 3 1 ,1 9 1 7 you had a hard time peddling it off for a small amount of money. Stop and think what thut timber! I claim is soon to bring the pur chaser. If your heart has gone J out to the poor timber owner it is time you take a reef in it. Be reasonable, be honest with yourself, vote for an economical, profitable hardsurfac« highway, and not only do this, but see that you neighbor votes. lie may not be vitally interested. You are,'or should be, if you intend to con tinue tour home in Tillamook | County. THE STATE BOND ACT WILL CARRY Monday is election day. On this farmers are to be found in these day the voters will have an op districts and farms are conducte'1 portunity of deciding whether they successfully. Whoever Here is want to continue the old method the spirit “the old mini is gone j OPPOSITION TO P OAD EON'CS 13 REMOVED of taxing the rancher to repair enough” will be found small school roads or bond the county and build houses, cheap homes and a sparcelj “When it Is explained that the ex road* that do net have to he re settled community of unsuccessful, prnse of providing the crush«d rink paired. pure and unadulterated mossbacks bese on the roads to be hard surfaced How are you going to vote Mon will be borne by the state and not re Look at the amount the road quired of the counties, opposition to from Tillamook to Cloverdule has day— back forty years or ahead the road bond bill is largely removed.'’ says Winnb Braden. of Dallas, Seen- cost in the past five years and twenty taiy-Tre«surer of Polk County B ' t i . r It is not unreasonable to expect Roads what it wlil cost in the next five Asso. atlon. “It bus l. on my years to keep it up, then if for no that every titan and his wife tha experience that It Is only neccs.-ury other reason than that of economy have a ranch in Tillamook count} lo acquaint the individual oppon- nt ol the road bond measure with the pro- your vote should be for bonding to will vote in favor of bonding for a visions of the bill to make him a con build a road that will not require hardsnrface road while the timber is vert to the good roads movi ment. The a force of men to keep it in con still in the county to pay its share people of Polk County uniformly wiih oth«r p r e t r -ive people of the s'ate dition to travel. of the burden. When the timbei want good roads. All that is d mat’ d And again, stop and consider to is once marketed the owners of the eil by them is the assurance that the what extent your freight will be re timber land will want to bond and funds to be raised by the proposed bord isuuo will b e applied economical duced on all you haul or have build hardsurface roads to enhanee ly In the construction of the great« d hauled. This item alone is suffi- the value of the land they have. possible niilcaee of serviceable roads cient reason why you should vote but with the timber taken off tin of a permanent and em iurl .13 charac ter. the good roads in and the mud out land what per cent of the taxes “With this ar-qrance and f i e fur The comforts of travel we are will they then pay? The timber fh«r guarantee that nmrle funds arc not going to touch on. but it is men are good business heads and provided in th ■ lmuvnn d automobile iicens', which will have to k" paid worthy of consideration from the j when the ranchers with improved s.nj way, to nv.ct. both h r r< ;;t at. I fact that with hardsurfaced roads ranches have to pay principally all principal of the bonds, the voters of tny stetlo a of the state arc more the outside tourist travel would be <>f the taxes they will he in for strongly favoring the road L 111 .” more than doubled. jeyery improvement that can be Enhancing the value of farm suggested, OREGON WOMEN FCR GOOD ROADS BONDS property in Tillamook is one of the Don’t lose sight of the fact that tilings the rancher does not want the standing timber in Tillamook Apsurance that the woni n of this to lose sight of. Piosperity and county was bought by the timber state favor good, roads was given at progress follow good roads. Tour owners at v small percent of what the s'ate-vvide rally in Portland by through California, Utah and sev it can he had for now in 1017, and Mrs. Charles H. Cas’ ner, of Hood River, President of ttie Oregon Fed« r eral other states and you will see that they are facing an extremely atlon of Women’s Clubs. She said: “ If there is one form of legislation that the districts served by hard- large profit. If you had a timber that the women of this S late are In surfaced roads are the ones that claim to sell some years ago you terested In more than any otln r. out mount to something. Prosperous, know as well as the Courier that ride of the home and schools, It Is Be Prepared to JVcathcr a Storm. Tiie Neslucca Valley First, Last and all the Time. NO. 4« THE CONVENIENCE OF HAVING T h e “RIG H T CHANGE H ith a checking account at this Bank you will always have just the “right change” no matter where you pay the hiil or to whom you pay it. You can draw your cheek tor anv ODD AMOUNT and pay your bill either in person or BY MAIL which is a real convenieme you can enjoy by OPENING A CHECKING ACCOUNT TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK j A Bank for all the People All supplies furnished free. the o T NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK C lo v e rd a le , O re g o n . ^ TTeii in b«ore. farm, ft ! I. and orchard mean any "G rocery butter Is so unsatisfactory, tiling to (ho progress ami prosperity dear,” sahl Mrs. YoungbiUle. “I dedd- of the state. 11 j pns.ago of the Rood I *| today that Wie would make our fords bond Issue will be to the ad owu." vain age of every man. woman ami "Oh, did you?" «d d her hustmnd. child tn Oregon.- The Spectator (Port. “Yes; I bought a chnrn and ordered Unit.) buttermilk to be k-Pt here regularly. I lome Vegetable Garden Won't it be nice to have really fresh Needs Good Cultivation butter?”—Boston Tran%.rtpt. Tlle importance of thorough and con- 1 (llim„ |s cu , „ vatlon ln t)le home V9g9. ; t„ l)k, Kanlp|| ls p o lllt l,(1 olU „ nP%T FARMER ONE SAVES $540 IN YEAR ONE farmers' bulletin of the l ’ulted States department of agriculture. After the seeds have sprouted or a fte r the plunts have been set in thwlr permanent loca tion continued cultivation becomes in»«.'- H. West, of Scappoose, Tells cssary. What Good Roads Mean The gardener should never permit the r.ul'fate o f the soil to become baked or to Him. even to form an appreciable crust. Constant stirring with hand t o o l s or a H. West, farmer and dairyman, liv wheel cultivator should be practiced between tbe rows mid about the plants. ing near Scappoose, Is nil enthusiastic Such a stirring permits the nir to peu«v ■upporter of the road bond bill that Irate the soil, where It facilitates will be before the voters for their ap chemical action and bacterial activity, proval at the special election Jun e 4. destroys weeds which otherwise would He fa for the road bonds because the utilize large amounts o f plant food and value of good roods has been demon strated to him conclusively. Through linuliy conserves tbe moisture supply. T be rake is perhaps the gardener's the construction of a macadam road most valuable tool In cultivating. This by which be Is enabled to send milk •an lie passed backward and forward and cr»arn to market by auto truck. < v er the ground until It Is in an open, i Mr "'c a t last year saved $540. mellow condition. Whore vegetables | “B i fora tbe macadam road was grow close!., in the r«>v if often will built,” according to Mr. West, "1 had l e ue e s s a . y to supplement the culti lo haul my » I l k and cream by team ratli n by band weeding Sin ill impie I 1° Scappnoae. But now an auto truck monts nre made for tills purpo. e ami | ends at my home dally, delivers tny may to purchased click |>ly. It Is well | dairy produits In the Portland market a! I in - ..... e en <■« In pull up weeds In and on the return trip brings groceries hand, especially w here they grow «dose I and other supplies right to my door, ly about the stalks or Ilio garden plants i Hue entirely to tbe macadam road, my : saving last year In marketing tbe products of my dairy alone was $540. L-uck of the Pearl Fishers T h is estim ate do«-s not Include the saving that has ottended the market , « L H IÜ U 'CELL 6C00BY ing of uiy farm products and the de ret. am , -„'T i wW,*.: -Z\\ ®‘ M > wr.L r#«,..-vr we livery of freight and other supplies at •n«T erae Ys! V'TfiOr n «ceri my home. -i.cii '"M :;ood roads, and particularly do they V•«* 3 W ML “ By hgr<j surfacing this macadam wish this for the rural worn n, for to P teet- , itflU v . ro.id. my savings due to Improved 6C I l I J W C .» whom can -ond roads mean more than IU ' Y* ronds will he even greater for with tha UICK to the women on the farm. It would completed roid the cost of operating tend to lessen that g n a t isolation auto trucks will be further reduced. the great factor in driving the boj s . Yes, I am enthustaatlcally ln favor of end girls to the city. the road bond bill. “The women of my organization, Ail’líi.0:' Í -wies v- F arm ers not residing op any of th« composed of lli.l clubs, and m arly 15. roads to be Improved under the road 000 wom- n in this state, are Interested bond bill should not for th at reason In aood roads, as mis shown by a resit , oppose the bond measure. With tbe lution unanimously passed for good approval by the voters of the bond Is roads at th«’ last annual m e t i n g held sue. every such farmer will derlvs a at Seaside.” two-fold benefit. In the first plane, he will be brought that much etaaer Among the false statements elrcu- to a hard surfaced road Secondly, the Intcd by opponents of the $G,OOO.UOO money nowr expended on tha main road liond bill 1 « one to the effect that roads will be available for th * Im the burden of paying for the bond« provement of the connecting mads. will bo saddled upon the taxpayers of M F » « . S o o f t » g l f :n o « i f < s h in 4'" Surely, the farmer, regardless af hi* I» M.SIW1T HU- s* ----- faa.Pte*k»- w i w i the state. The fact is that under tb*‘ residence with respect to the mstn quarter-mill state road tax. which Is trunk roads, canno* help bub recognize In effect and has been for the last that he will be benefited by tha ax rvt hrm four years, the taxpayer assessed for /»t«l tue»' Fis », wovr pendlture of funds raised by tha pro » n S i M ftW lC M 't finnn Will pay 25 c< nts a year. In t :m TA » i n e * posed bond Issue. SOTTOrt- 25 years the bonds are to run the total amount the taxpayer will contribu'n Ypung m»n are being continually under this tax will ho Ik.25 and Its urged to "Oof back to the F a r m ,* hut payment will be d i s t r i b u t e over a they are expected to wade In mud up period of 25 years. Begirt'-«. th is tax to tbelr knees to get thera. Vota for la already provided by statute and , the $ M 00.000 bond measure and help must be paid regnrdle«* of whether make the farm more accesalbla ta la- HO * M w( the road bonds are vot'd at the special I»/ loy-Qf"----------- ¿T rT Jtí ; her as well as to tbe market*. election Ju n e 4th The revenue from I the Increased automobile licenses wilt «.............................. ■■■ ■ he more than sufficient to pay both GUIDE ARIGHT. Interest and principal on the road bonds. The direct tax-'» of the Indi j E»»r/ man is the canter of par vldtial taxpayer, therefore, will not bo patual radiation liks a tummoua Increased If the road bonds are voted j body. Ha is. os it wore, a bea No additional burdens wijl be tm con which ontices a ship upon posed on a % taxpayer by reason of th# rocka if it does not guida It the passage of the good roads bond • afoly into port.—Amiol. Issue. Aod If good roads, qul-ker com tnunication, safer transportation, bet t»r traveling facilities, and reduction yd HINGS may be going well with you today. You may have a fine position. Y out business may be prospering. You mav bo in the full rigor of youth and health. Of course none cares to look on the dark side. But it always is ■well to be prepared for a change in the tide. The greatest prep aration is a healthy bank account. Drop in and see us about an account. We’ll gladly talk it over. ff