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DEVELOP RESOURCES,
STATE CHAMBER'S AIM
Bright & 'Bryant
MYSTERiOUSJ. C.B.j
June
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
FOR STATE CHAMBER
14th Annual Pioneer Picnic «
and the Ellison and White
By M A RTH A K. CATON.
Attorney&-at-Law
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offices at
Expansion Movement Now In
P ro g re s s W ill A llo w
Broader Activities.
(©. l»10. by M oC lu r« N « w « p *p « r S y n d ic a te .)
Subscribers to Budget Will
Fave Voice In Matter
of Expenditures.
As K ath ls Insurance was hurrying
down Commonwealth avenue, she
T b « D all«« and
O r« .
found a letter, stam ped, and addressed
“ A fter I h ave eubecrlbed to the Ore­
to M r ^ a g e B. Cushjnan, P o rtland, Me.
W hat does Oregon need?
gon
S tate C ham ber of Commerce, wTiat
She Inquired of the passers-by If
W h a t— If It were possible to nam e
p art will I have In th e organization?”
th e chief factor—doea It m ost need in they had lost It. -
J, R . Morgan
Jaa. W ilkie
T h is question la frequently heard In
They all answ ered “no,” so she de­
o rder to develop w ith a m axim um of
connection w ith th e S tate Cham ber ex­
cided
to
mull
It.
All
day
long
the
name,
success?
pansion m ovem ent now In progresa
The question la Im possible to answ er. Page. B. Cushman, kept running
The an sw er la th a t all subscribers
through
h
er
head.
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T h ere la no “chief factor.” T he solu­
will have a voice In saying how the
1 w onder If he is young, old, m ar­ money will be B^ent. By thia and
tion llee not In one p a rtic u la r need,
ried o r single.”
d en tis ts
but many.
o th er m ethods th e fundam ental demo­
Then she wondered who had w ritten cracy of t,he organ izatio n Is assured
O regon today, facing an e ra of de­
velopm ent u n paralleled In . Its history, the letter, and If they w ere w orrying. Of course th e Board of D irectors,—to
m ost fill these needs If It expects to
If I only knew ,” she said. Reading which every m em ber is eligible,—will
Office on First street.
the paper, these word» caught her áctually expend th e funds ot the o rgan­
go ahead.
Phone M ain 83
Of the m any factors th a t m ust be ey e: “ Lost—A le tte r uddressed to iza; ion; b u t th ey will be guid«d in
employed If th e s ta te Is to progress Page B. Cushman, P ortland, Me. Find th e ir ex p en d itu res by the wishes of the
MORO.
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O R E G O N Im m igration and colonization stand
er please retu rn to J. C. B., cure l>os su bscribers.
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pre-em inent In o rd er to solve th e vital
i P—
To d eterm in e w hat the subscribers
problem of land settlem ent.
‘Mercy, w hat shall I do?” She de­ want tly* S tate Chum ber to do. group
Irrig atio n , reclam atio n of land and cided to w rite to J. C. B., and tell him
m eetings w ill be held In every «enter
d rain ag e m ust be developed as an other th a t she found the le tte r and hnd m ail­ of population lu th e state, when all sub
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m ethod of b rin g in g about the solution ed It to th e addressee. To think was B crttnrs will b e . called together hnd
of th is problem . F arm labor m ust be to act, w ith K athle. She signed her asked to an sw er, In w riting, the fcl
brought In. H om eseekers who In tu rn latter, K*. W. L., th a t was all, but she
D E X T I .S T
lowing q u e stlo n i:
become food producers, m ust be en­ knew she had relieved the mind of
1. W hat can th e Oregon S tate Cham
couraged and m ade to see th e possi­ J. C. B.
her of Com m erce do to Improve condi
b ilitie s th a t aw a it th em in th e g reat
Mr. Page B. Cushm an received his ir o n s ÓT o p p o rtu n ities in yxmr own line
Office in the Bank of Moro build northw est.
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le tte r In due tim e, so J. C. B. rag, of business o r profession?
Oood roads m ust be built. As th e celved th e answ er from him, sh o rt­
in^, upstairs.
2. ’ W hat do you bellevo th e Oregon
vast tra c ts of W ilderness w ith th e jr ly < fte r his advertisem ent appeared
S tate C ham ber of Commerce should dc
billions of feet of-tim ber a re concerted
O R EG O N Into lum ber, highw ays m ust be pro­ In th e pnper.
to advance th e In terests of your own
MORO,
B ut J. C. ,B. was craey to know who com m unity?
vided over w hich com m erce can be nad done him the kindness of mulling
3. W h at in your opinion ns a citizen,
carried and th e scenic beauties ef the
the letter.-*
is
th e th in g of first im portance fof
S tate viewed by th e to u rist.
H e was young and fond of udvpn- th e Oregon S ta te Cham ber of Com
Among o th er needs are indust Bal ex­
OR. W ALTER W . HART
ture, so put a “personal” In a p ap e r: nierce to do for th e good of the stale
pansion, railro ad extension and w ater
“ Will K. W. L. ¡»lease coinintinleute as a whole?
power developm ent.
with J. C. B., as sam e would like to
A fter th ese group meetings have
A dvertising and publicity m ust be
been held u n d er th e direction of the
c a rrie ? on If Oregon is to be mad« express th an k s in person.’! .
“M other I” called K athle, excitedly, executive com m ittee In charge of the
known as a cou n try for the hom eseek­
Vogt Bld¿.
cam paign, each d istric t will select one
er w here O pportunity beckons.
Its “come Iiere 1”
rep resen tativ e to atten d a convention
“W
hat
ever
Is
the
m
atter?”
asked
scenic
beauties
m
ust
be
advertised
to
T H E DALLES, - O R EG O N
w ith the officers and directors of the
her
m
other,
ns
she
caine
hurrying
in.
a ttra c t th e ilre a m of golden dollars
from to u rists and pleasure seekers. “L isten." and K athle read th e per­ S tate Cham ber, and th e answ ers to the
O ther states, m ost of them w ith few er gonal. “ Shall I tell him —or h e r —o r it, questions w ill be form ulated Into a
program of ac tiv itie s designed to unite
advantages to a ttra c t, are realizing mil
who I am ?”
“C ertainly not,” ’answered- m other tho e n tire sta te on definite tasks.
lions each y ear from to u rists because
The program of work will also con
they realize th e value of ad v ertisin g go j. c. B. rem ained In Ignorance. In
and m ak in g public w hat advantages th e m eantim e Mr. Puge^B. Cushman tro l ex p en d itu res. W hen work is sta rt
Physician and Surgeon.
cam e to Boston on business, m et J. ed on th is program th e directors w ill'
they possess.
O regon m u st develop Its w ater C. B.. and he told him the le tte r bud follow th e ir p resen t practice of su b m it­
tin g questions of wide im portance by
tran sp o rta tio n . Its m ineral lakes, Its been lost.
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Cushm an becam e Interested also In m eans of referendum .
Moro, Oregon.
p o rts and reach o u t for foreign trad e
The D irecto rs rep resen t every city
the person who had hud the good sense
»ml It m ust develop th e sta te to pro
and county In th e state. R epresenta
duce th e exports which are to go down to mall It.
Office In residence.
K ath erin e w ent to P o rtland for a tlon on th e B oard Is arran g ed geo­
U> th e sea In ships. I t m ust expand
p arty to which h er college chum. E lea­ graphically ajid not based on popula
Its educational facilities as an addl
ticn. E astern Oregon Is rep resen ted by
tlonal advantage to hold out to the nor Page, had Invited her.
five
b ire c to rs. W estern Oregon by five,
In
th
e
ir
bed
tim
e
confidences
she
hom eseeker w ith children to educate
Residence phone M 72
M ultnom ah County by two, and th ere
related th e story of the lost le tte r/
The Oregon S tate Cham ber of Com
Office phone 463
E leanor chuckled a t th e nam e of are th ree at large; m aking a total of
m sree Is th e most logical agency to
the
addressee, b u t's a id never a w ord. fifteen, which avoids th e possibility
carry on th is developm ent work sim ply
E leanor w as disappointed, she con­ óf control by any one section.
because a sta te organization of th is
To sum up: The S ta ts Cham ber will
n atu re caft work for the m utual good cluded. E verything w as ready fo r the
af All com m unities In the sta te w ith ­ party. All w as Jolly and bright. E lea­ do’w hat the subscribers them selves say
I t will function
nor and K ath le aw aited the coming of should be done.
out favoring any p articu la r one.
th e guests. They arrived, a lively Jolly through a Board of D irectors elected
by delegates and officers, including an
bunch of young people.
Office opp. Hotel Sherman
“K athle,” suld E leanor, w hen th e executive secretary elected by the
OREGON PLAYGROUND
dance w as over, “m eet my cousin, Mr. Board. Voting will bo done by consti­
W ASCO.
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OREGON
Page B. Cushm an.” K athle "'fairly tuent members. Individual subscribers
FOR TOURISTS AIM
Jumped, but acknow ledged th e Intro­ help m ake up the program of activities
Phone
‘ Hour« by Appointment
and carry them to com pletion through
duction w ith a smile.
OF STATE CHAMBER
com m ittee service.
tnought,
w
hat
a
fine
looking
She
As
for
Page,
his
h
e
a
rt
gave
a
man.
S w itzerland used to be th e
big thum p when he looked Into two W ORLD S POOREST CITY
poorest country, per capita. In
■beautiful brown eyes, uplifted to him.
the world. Now It is the richest.
They danced and th eir step s w ere
IS MADE RIC H EST
T o u rist travel did It.
In p erfect unison.
Main and Colorado each re­
BY TO U R IST TRAVEL
D uring the evening K athle s a id :
ceive 150,000,000 per year from
“Who
is
J.
C.
B.?”
Office at Residence.
MORO, ORE.
th e ir to u rists; Florida gets $250,-
Froqi the poorest republic In the
“J. C. B ? I am sure I don’t know,”
000,000; C alifornia, half a bil­
world to th e richest Is w hat to u rists
answ ered Mr. Cushman.
lion a year. Oregon gets $5,000,-
“You don’t?” questioned K ath le; travel did for Sw itzerland. T h at little
000.
repul lie practically unknow n a century
“th a t’s stran g e,” she added.
A th ree y ear's ad v ertisin g cam ­
They (lanced and K athle forgot her ago. is now r« cognized the world over
paign by the Oregon S tate Cham ­
curiosity ns to the iwrson of J. C. B. as a playground for to u rists because
OEO. ELLSW O RTH, Proprietor
ber of Commerce may be expect-,
Then E leanor danced w tth her cousin its scenic b e a u ties were capitalized.
ed to bring In at least one half
D ata show ing w hat th e to u r is t busl-
and said. “ Who is J. C. B., Page?”
of w hat Main and Colorado get,
Washing done each Monday, Tuesday
“ For heaven’s sake, Eleanor, who Is ncss h as done for S w itz e rla n d has been
or $25,000,000. which should In­
prepared by A lfred A. Ay a re p re se n tin g
and Wednesday
this m ysterious J . C. B.?”
crease on a risin g scale.
Third day delivery «chedule maintained
"T h a t’s w hat I w ant to know," re th e S w ift in te re sts In O regon and
1^ . »» bundlesAl Ellsworth Hotel Annex
m arked she with a tw inkle In her eye. tu rn e d over to the O regon S ta te C ham
"M iss Laurence ulso asked me the her of Commerce to be used In connec-
Llonwlth Its sta te wide ex p an sio n ca m ­
STATE CHAMBER SEEKS
P a tro n !** H o m * Induatry
sam e question.”
p aig n now In p ro g ress.
“Yes,
we
w
ant
to
know.”
W e aim to .please our customers
TO DOUBLE POPULATION
It has a direct bcurlng on the cam
"Welf, why ask me?”
palgn by reason of the fact th a t one of
“B
e
cau
se
you
m
u
st
know
;
he
Is
a
ON FARMS IN 3 YEARS
the chief argum ents being used by the
friend of yours.”
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S tate Cham ber is th a t cities are spend­
“Is
he?”
Oregon has w ater resources to ir
ing huge minis to advertise th e ir In­
“Well,
he
w
rote
you
a
le
tte
r
and
rlg ate 4,000,000 ac res of land now un­
te re sts along civic Industrial lines.
productive, and which would support lost It.”
In the article prepared by Mr. Aya
“Oh
1
”
In com fort, 200,000 new population, or
showing the economic value of to u rist
“And
K
athle
found
it.”
about 40,000 new fam ilies.
T he holidays over, K athle w ent back travel he says:
If in Its th ree y ea r’s cam paign to
" It Is e stim a t'd th a t to u rists an ­
to
Boston. I*hge w as often In her
p ut fam ilies on Oregon’s vacant land,
nually spend mote than $750,000.000 in
mind.
the Oregon S tate Cham ber of Com
E leanor came up to Boston to shop the U nited States. Of th is sum It Is
oierce can bring 1,000 fam ilies to util
estim ated Maine and Colorado receive
and
stayed with K athle.
lie this land and w ater, it will m ean In
'lose to $50,000,0(10; th e New England
They
were
«driving
down
W
ashing­
expenditures alone for such com modi­
States close to $100,000,000; F lo rid a
ton
stree
t
In
K
ath
le’«
car,
w
hen
they
ties as clothing, food, fu rn itu re , etc.,
close to $200.000,(100 and southern Cali­
of $1,000,000, calculating th e expendi­ saw P ag e w ith a big fellow like him ­ fornia close to $ '.00,000,000— while In
tu res for an en tire fam ily at. only self. hurrying along In the crowd.
“Oh, P ag e!” called Eleatm r. He 1018 It was estim ated th a t Oregon w ith
$1000 per year, to say nothing of the
Interstate Stock Inspector
turned
and saw Eleanor, ami the girl scenery second to none in the world
w ealth produced by these new se ttle rs
received less than $5,000.000 from this
Exam iner of «m ilione lo r License
b an d settlem en t Is one o f.th e chief he knew now wus the one girl for
him.
*jins of th e Orfegon 8 ta te Cham ber of
"T he best example In the world of t no
“ Bradley, this Is my cousin, Mlss^
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O R E G O N Commerce mcp*n«1on program In Its Page, and Miss K athle Ehurence.” - possibilities or th e to u rist businessi la
movement to aid in th e developm ent of
Telephone M ain 502 J
“Mr. Bradley and I have i^et before, Sw itzerland, with an area of 15.J65
th e S tate.
square nriles, or »bout onO-thlrd larger
haven’t we, Jack?" ..
th an H arney county In eastern Oregon.
“
We
certainly
have.
K
athlo.”
Oregon has 16,000.000 acres of till­
“The Swiss did not ggnsclously begin
“E
leanor,
behold
J.
C.
B.,
John
C.
able land now uncultivated.
developm ent of the to u rist b u sin e ss
Oregon produced 20,400,000 bushels B radley,” continued Pnge.
u n til about 100 ye^ra ago, sta rtin g
“T hen you did use, your own Initials,
of
w heat In 1919.
w ith th e single gueat In the ■P*™
Moro,
Oregon
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If Oregon’s 16,000.000 acres or till Ja ck .”
n 361
room until todny th e little <opubllc
“I mailed your le tte r.”
able b u t uncu ltiv ated land were planted
ha«, according to the latest hotel guide.
“You’re a wonder, K a th le ; you put
In w heat and th e yield were the Ore­
959 hotels and dpubles Its population
gon average for ten years—21.9 bushels „ nice little sum In both our pockets.“ annually through the to u rists
I t la
•Tin glad,” quietly, w ith a smile In­
T o M y Patron«: if you cannot get me per acre— new production would be to P age’s eyes. T he young men were said th e little village of St. Moritz has
few over fifty native population, but
direct by phone at Moro, pless^ call Poes $50 <00,00 bushels which, a t the .price
A C o .’» garage, who w ill promptly notify today of $8 per bushel, would mean a In the car by this time, being rushed 2700 beds for tourists."
to K a th ie s home by her mad driving.
me when I return to town.
cash value of $1.051,200.000.
Specific cities, cited by the S tate
It did not take long to prove to J. to ad v ertise their possibilities include
T he Oregon S tate Cham ber of Com­
m erce expects to double th e num ber C. B. th at he did not h ate one little Cham ber thnt arc spending huge sums
of farm ers In th re e years. If this girl when he looked at E lean o r’s m erry San Francisco which Is now raising a
m eans double th e w heat crop. It will face.
fund of $250.000; S' u tile now engaged
Caskets and Robes always on m ean an additional yield of 20.400.000
When Page took K athle in hla arm s In raising $250.000 and New O rleans
hand; special supplies and caskets bushels of w heat, which a t th e pre and th eir lips met, th e knew th a t
which p ut $100,000 Into an advertising
ordered at any time
vailing p ries would, mean a cash value everything was all rig h t w ith her cam paign. .
Sam Brisbine. M oro, Oregon. la new money of $61,200,000.
world.
Moro,
Drs Morgan & Wilkie
Dr. C.
Gard
F iv e C e n ti
1H , 19Ü O .
CHAUTAUQUA
C elebration
J o in in a G ran d
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at DeMoss Springs July 3d, 1920
SPORTS - RACES - FUN
Novelty Horse Races, Foot Races, and BASE­
BALL
For particulars inquire of E. A. Medler, Secetary of the Pioneer
Association, Wasco Oregon; or W. L. Dillingt#, Secetary of the Chautauqua
Association.
At Sunrise Old^ilory will he unfurled.
10 A. M. Pioneer
Meeting.
11 A.M. Baby Show.
12 M Basket Dinner.
’’Ankerty Til-
licnin Pothich.”
1 P. M. Races.
2:30 P. M. Baseball.
4 P.M. Grand
Concert by the Morrison Girls. 7:30 P. M. Concert Prelude by the Morrison
Girls. 8 P. M. Dr. Ng. Poon Chew the Famous Chineese Orator will Lecture.
D E N T IS T
DeMoss Springs Chautauqua
Remember the Six Big Days.
D r. C L . P o k y
July l§t, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
There will be no admission to the Park and only the before the War prices
charged to the Chautauqua Tent.
For the entire week if purchased of the
Committee the tickets will be $2.50 for Adults. $1.50 for High School Stud­
ents.
$1.00 for Children in the Grammar Grades.
War Tax Extra
If you can’t get Gasoline just hitch up the Cayusos to the old wagon. Bring
your camping outfit and stay all week.
There will be plenty of Hay for
your team.. * Plenty of Good Shade and Spring water.a
J. Carlos Bhonnley, M J.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Coal Situation
ALARMING!
< DR. C. H. JOHNS
Chiropractor
M ORO L A U N D R Y
Theo. Belt tski,jD.V.S.
VETERINARIAN
S anders
V tT E R IN ARIAN
Undertaking
;
The
coal
s itu a tio n
T o d a y is r a p i d l y
in t h e
U n it e d
S ta te s
b e c o m in g a la r m in g .
I t is im p o s s ib le t o s e c u r e m in e la b o r .
T h e c a r s itu a tio n
of
is b e c o m in g a c u t e a n d
n a t io n w id e s c o p e w i t h
r e lie f in s ig h t .
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