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About Sherman County observer. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1897-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1919)
J am es stew art W . N . JO N E S I ' 1 ug * *■ * Qfiûl Paper far Shemu faty. Why Meat Prices Vary in Different Stores i } C. L . I r e l a n d .............. Manager. « SMOlb 3* cm ne» cm >».i* B u lk . pU te to bM t Poor to faracy coivo» T Entered aa second class matter at the post office at Moro. Oregon, July 2S. 1891. M.OO II»» Y «arfen««. f»lr to f*»cj rttaowi aad OnaoUa oewa o m hatfm ■ - F R I D A Y . . . . . . January 17. 1919 1 0 .M ÌU .M T h ese new spaper quotations represent live cattle prices in Chicago on D ecem ber 30th, 1918. » T h e list sh o w s price ranges on nine general classified groups w ith a spread of $13.85 per c w t —the low est at ^$6.50 and the h igh est at $20.35. W h y this variation in price? Increased tonnage now available through vessels constructed on this coast and others released from war service on the Atlantic, has resulted in the flour mills of O re gon being allowed to grind more flour than had been contemplated before the signing of the armistice. This has resulted in cheaper flour and more expensive feed for stocd. Because of a lack of or ders from the East, some flour mills are closing down until the maket is established. The W / W . M . Co. mill at The Dalles closed last week with a surplus stock of flour on hand amounting to 30.- 000 barrels and no orders in sight. B ecau se the m eat from differ ent anim als varies greatly in quality and w eight. A lthou gh the q u o t a t i o n s show n are in nine divisions, Sw ift & Company grades cattle into 3 4 gen eral classes, and each class into a variety of weights' and qualities. As a result of these differences in cattle prices,, (due to differences in weights and meat qualities), there is a range of 15 cents in Swift A Corn- pany’s selling prices of beef car- These facts explain: 1 — W h y re ta il p rices d iffe re n t stores. vary 2 — W h y it would be difficult to regulate prices of cattle or beef. 3 — W h y it requires experts to judge cattle and to sell meat, so as to yield the profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound—a profit too small to __ _ affect prices. Sw ift & Company,U.S. A. • •SSy Country T ie of Thee, Sweet ' ef Liberty.* N o other business has been hit harder by the war than the news paper business, particularly in the smaller cities and country towns. The large metropolitan papers have probably suffered least. Dur ing 1917 more than 1200 publica tions went out of business. After making allowance for new papers started, it appears that there was a net loss of 62 dailies and 569 weeklies. The mortality statistics for 1918 will p r o b ity show as great a loss, for the shortage of papqr, the in creasing cost of all kinds of sup plies and the higher wages,togeth er with the heavy call upon news paper men for military service, have been more severe this year than last. " And one of the serious features of the situation is that the people of the country probably do not realize that the most valuable por tion of the press has sustained the greatest loss. Under popular gov ernment the country press, includ ing not only country Weeklies, but the smaller dailies, is the real voice of the people. Editors of large metropolitan papers do not have and cannot have the close touch with the people tha* is a necessary incident of the life of the country editor. Just as Washington, D . C , is the poorest place in the country to get a line cn the polit ical thought of the nation, so the rig city newspaper office is the poorest place to get a correct pic ture of national thought, either political or otherwise. The people of the United States should realize this, and should see to it that what ever else happens the country press shall be m aintained.. Do you know what the price of wheat was 20 years ago? We did'nt, either, until we made some inquiries. But we found that the quotation in 1898 was 62 cents. Eggs at that time sold around 10 cents a dozen. Butter could be had for a song, and it did’nt have to be much of a song, either. Freedom of speech and of the Everybody knows what wheat, >ress is the first essential of a Re butter and eggs are worth today. publican form of government, for Fifteen cents worth of meat is practically invisible, although one the representatives of the people cannot know the thoughts and as used to be able to live several pirations and desires of their con days on a dime’s worth of meal. stituents unless voiced through the Automobile license plates for mediumship of the local press to 1919 are black figures on an or which they have access either di ange back ground to replace the rectly, through the publication of 1918 plates with black figures on a communications, o r indirectly blue ground. Application blanks through the editor's interpretation for new licenses can be obtainec of the views of his community. The country press, including ihe at Jthe Observer office without charge, a courtesy from Secretary smaller dailies, represents the pro of State Olcott for the convenience ducing element of our nations life. The large metropolitan press of Sherman county autoists. represents the commercial factors White Rock Cockerels Just as production's the first essen tial of a permanent prosperity, so A few good W hite Rock Cock the maintenance ot that portion a: erels for sale at a reasonable price the press that speaks for the pro If interested write Mrs. A. B. Pot ducers is most important. ter, Klondike, Oregon. The metropolitan press has its place in our national (ife and no body wishes it 111/ The fact re mains, however, that the vital in terests of the nation are most promptly and most clearly repre •entea and the thought of the peo ple most freely and most courage ously voiced by the country p re» The people of the country may not see it now, but they will some day realize that the large prepon derence of suspensions among the weekly publications is a menace to national welfare. C E IU N G S * DEAVER BOARD * FOR BETTER W A LLS & Government financial needs for AUTO TRUCK many years are almost certain to run above $4.000,000,000 annually, DRAY 4 SHERMAN COUNTY treasury experts estimate.and most of the money will be raised by MORO, ORE Phone Main 314 M oro, Oregon taxation. < 1 Consequently, taxes imposed DEPUTIES last year and paid in June proba Freight and Express L . Schadcwits, Dr Jos Sauodars.v.8 bly will not be lightened material Kant. Ore Moro, Ora. * Handled Promptly. Moving ly by the advent of peace, but Chas. I. Ever««, Wasco. Efficiently Attended To. necessarily will be high for many years to pay off war debts.' If the $16,850,000,000 of liberty bonds already issued are increased in volume by later loans to $25,- 000,000,000, the interest on this sum would amount to about $1,- 000,000,000 a year. In addition it will be ¿overmen* tai policy to establish a sinking fund to pav off the bonds at ma turity, and -this would require about $1.250,000,000. These items and the ordinary government ex T penses would make an aggregate near $4.250.000,(100. T o offset this there would be The first money Grover Cleveland ever nearly $500,000,000 coming in an earned was from Ms ancle, Lewis P. Allen. nually from the allies as interest He got sixty dollars for six weeks’ Work on their loans,which now amount belpiag to compile a book. He banked to $7,000,000,000 and are likely to the money to Buffalo, N. Y. run much higher. It is probable that the bulk of Did you bank the first mooey yna after-the-wqr revenue ^wili come earned? Are yon banking yoor mooey rom income taxation. Excess now? profits, which has been a heavy See us today about opening an account revenue producer for the govern ment will automatically be aban Banking of all kinds. doned and liquor revenue wttl stop entirely when the constitutioiv- al^amcndment is ratified. Last year $3.643.000,000 came rom internal revenue, including $2,775,000,000 from income and excess profits taxes. This year these figures probably will be doubled. Factors which make estimates c ó in c highly tentative are that the war is not yet definitely over, so far as expense is concerned, and that war debts, both of the American government to the public and o the allied governments to the United States cannot be figurec until then. STOCK AND BRINO INSPECTOR Banked First Sixty Dollars . BANK OF MORO FOSS GARAGE Blacksmith and Machine Shop Friday, January 24th, Dr. Freexe the Eye Specialist, w ill make his regularviait to Moro and may be consulted free at Moro Hotel parlors all day. Are you sufferer from headaches, eyeaches croaseyes, or are your eyes weak aa result of influensa, or other illness? Careful examination and expert advice assured. One day only. At Kent January 22d, Grass Valley January 23d, Wasco January 25th. Dr. C. L. Poky Physician and Surgeon. Wc curry a oompteta stock ready for imme diate delivery. Drop in today and gat aome of our Int coating literature. T l l - l L l ! LUIBER CO. -V U. MARTIN, Manager Attorneys-at-Law Auto Repairing and Storage Iron, Steel and Coal, Hardw ood Carriage and W ag o n M aterial. M U LTN O M A H HOTEL PORTLAND, OREGON In v ite s th e P eo ple o f M o ro a n d o f S h e rm a n C o u n ty to e f n jo . . y 7 ' its fa c ilitie s ,. .. w h e n in P o rtla n d t. offices at <1 1 Gas, Oils, Grease and Accessories J. R. Morgan Card ef Tkaaks You c m cover up all thte trouble and danger with Beaver Board. Attractive, new eanitary rooms can he built-in where the old rooms uaed to be. New partitions . can be made and useteae waste space changed Into usable quarters. Bearer Board will make the old home look young again. This , LTsrfilsss manufactured lumber can ba nailed directly over old cracked walls or to the studding of new partitions. You can saw the hig. sturdy, flawiem panels of Beaver Board. Th« Dallas and Moro, Ora. GARAGE H . Burmester TAILOR Western states rank high among Suits to Order Cleaning those of the Union in the number Pressing and Remodeling of automobiles owned per capita, according to the^ latest compara PARRY BUIJJJING tive figures. The most populous Eastern states are well down the Moro, Oregon list and Southern states form the Main 8treet rearguard. Oregon had 63.500 automobiles and 3500 motorcycles licensed during 1918. AlhKa Tract k r Hrara. OPERATED Eric V- Hauser, Owner. Moro, Oregon VETERINARIAN T o M y Patron«; I I you cannot get me direct by phone at Moro, please calT Pom > Co.'s garage, who w ill promptly notify 1 return Io town. ^,.1njl— i JÆ BY HOTEL H. H. Cloutier, Manager W H E N YOU T R A V E L BY AUTO AND VISIT THE DALLES YOUR D r . S anders Eighty acres of alfalfa land.with 62 acres now under government canal. Land unimproved but good soil and in first-class alfalfa district. W ould consider good work horses as all or part pay ment. Price $3200. Dodd A Knapp, Hermiston, O re. Boodyear Office in residence. left to mourn his loss. --------------------- — R ’a no lon<ur neceMory for you to put up with old crocked watte and dingy dteoolored wall-paper— you don’t have to run the risk of falling plaster ceilings. TIRES Moro, Oregon. Bright & Bryant 1 wish to thank the people of M oro and this cotnmunity for the loving sympathy and kindness which they showed during the short sickness and death of my be loved daddy, M r. Torey. M i» Levon Moore. M oro, O A .. Jan. 14, 1919. . M O R O , o r e :. Z D e x x t ls t E. M . McKinney, farming the O . L. Belshe place near DeMoss died Wednesday morning from the flu. He leaves a wife, sister Office on First street, to Mrs. T . W . Alley, and two children. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon. Rev. „M O RO . OREGON M r. Lamb officiating. - Deceased was 34 years of age and a native W . C. Mar a n t . of Illinois, moving to Sherman C . J. B s io h t , county in 1918. J Besides his wife and two children, aged 13 and 7, a mother and two sisters in Illi nois an J a brother in the navy are Cover up the Old Cracked Walls and Ceilings CO. S CAR In the concrete, fully equipped, roomy garage of W ai th?-W illiam s Company. Competentfworkman always ready to help you in any vysy they can at least expense to you. For any service rendered the charge will always be reasonable. WALTHER-WILLIAMS GARAGE JH E DALLES. - i - OREQON. F»’ ,L. ,.
