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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1915)
THE: CAKE. COUNTY NWS oTrec6rtl Marcli.lB: ThTEexTnine you tKlulcyoir'aretrtiylng N'Kati home, at feast gtoWir merchant a chance tcnutrffciyou 3" "r 4 .t'.'i;L'j y v3i V I Hi T W. A-'DtUi" ww '.'.mil Tftiroal Hrnva TIimm. , ' ' OHv MlU- t 1 . i.jtyi'I t V x i .IF mill i.t,-,.. r A i n i i mi mmi nii'i lull .ik OwYear " S1.M Six Months .75 )', Three MoBths .60 AilTerttslBK ralea rurnisbca on application. rrjr-Jrrrrr SPRING FIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 8, 1915. rndjtliiarnernlwr Get a Stop-OVer for Springfield. WHERE RIGHTEOUS SUFFER. People who conduct business honestly invariably suffer , 'when .dishonest people are allowed to ply their trade, unmolest ed. Honest railroads have suffered because of the' dishonest deals of other railroads. , , The .tfme should be past for people to condemn every railroad because of the manipulation of certain railroads which have watered their stocks to such an extent that it seems impossible to make the corporations show a profit. In . recent years there has been practically no stock-watering, while most of it was done so long ago that the statute of lim itations no longer applies and it certainly would be the eight million bondholders in the United States who would suffer( should the Government attempt to force the watering of the stock. Most of the railroads have seen the error of their way and are now hewing to the line and making an honest effort to make the railroads pay In spite of what has happened in the past. Howard Elliott, president of the New Haven Railway, made the following statement: We must gho our railroads the highest character for honesty, and In order to do this we must be honest nd sincere ourselves. And when I say that, I don't mean only about money, but I mean we must be honest ot statement and stamp out all evidence of foolishness in personal and rail road conduct, and eliminate anything that looks suspicious in the affairs of great public service corporations. - v Sometimes we are asked' to go into politics, and, as ypu know, the ral roads and business generally have been charged with engaging too much in politics and trying to manage politics. That day has gone by. v It would certainly be a splendid thing if every railroad vwould act in acordance with the statement of Mr. Elliott. It would not only be much better for the railroads, but it would .be.beter for the public and the country at large. ' The rate increase allowed by the Interstate Commerce Commission is based on the belief, by men who ought to know, that the railroads are entitled to a living profit. Since the progress and financial affairs o this. country epentl so much tin the railroads, it seems high time, for every body to get busy and boost for prosperity. '' ''" """ - " , BELIEVE IN YOUR TOWN t (en :If you live in a town you should believe in it." If you don't believe your own town or city Is a little better in most respects than any of its neighbors, you should move out. Like other places, it has advantages that others have not, and your mod . esty should not prevent you from making that fact known whenever the opportunity presents itself. At home or abroad, whether pursuing pleasure or engaged in business, do not ne glect to give those you come in contact with to understand that you live in a town populated by interesting, wideawake, goahead people and one that Is advancing instead of retro grading. If you can truthfully speak in commendatioon of the abil ity of your professional men, the square dealing methods of your business men, the excellence of your mechanics, the superiority of your churches, schools and. public institutions anc( Industry, energy and sobriety of your citizens, let nothing prevent you from exercising that privilege. You should learn tOjbelieve, if you do not already, that we'have'all these and In addition- the best located town, the finest country surrounding It, with the most intelligent class of people to be found. v If' there are any drawbacks it wH not be necessary to . mention them. The people and newspapers of competing - towns will relieve you of that task by attending to that part of it themselves. Strangers seeking location's are always greatly influenced In favor of any town whose, citizens are enthusi astic in their- praise of It. No city or. town expects to attain prominence? xver its rivals unless Its inhabitants appreciate excellence, and virtues of each other and will collectively spread abroad their faith in the present prosperity and future greatness of their locality. Talk is a cheap commodity but when rightly utilized it can be made effective in many direc tions and this is one of them. L'Anse, Mich., Sentinel. How does this strike you, Mr. Patron of the Mail Order House? A nice little dividend of 50 per cent, or a little nest egg of $20,000,000. After reading the following you will prob ably realize that, outside of a few well-known articles on which the price is lowered just as a bait you have been pay ing t,en times the profit on everything you bought from this concern, that you would have paid your local merchant. At any rate the following dispatch from Chicago, tells an inter esting story of the prosperity of one concern: "The richest melon ;cver cut by a Chicago corporation was served today for the co"mmon stock holders of Sears, Roebuck & Co. by the directors of ,the mail order house at a special meeting. They declared a' stock dividend of 50 per cent, double the amount which La Salle street had expected. The dividend calls for the Issuance of $20,000,000 new common stock absolutely free. The melon was a par value of $20,000,000. With the stock quoted at 197 its market value is much more. The stock dividend was brdered payable April 1 to common stock holders . , . Jtiapgws that) far ,8 this session or ino Legislature ib concerned there, will bt HQ.sorloUs attqmpt to rehabilitate the boxing gam! all of. whlck, it) good and satisfactory from tho general-public standpoint Tim legal BtatuB of boxing in this state is just about what It ought to bo. Tho law does not in terfere with It in any way, as an amateur, nthlotlo sport; and tho law does not recognise lUtMiny othor reaped. That Is Us proper status; and, for the Legislature BorlmiBty to attempt to givo It any other would be,a. wasto of tlmo. t Professional boxing restored,, if tho Logislaturo had tho time and were in the proper temper, would only mean . that thoro would be another movomont lateron to put It out of, existence. It will not do, becauBo of, its disreputable following and de moralizing influence Uuon that point tho peoplo havo long ago readied a most determined conclusion. Senator Kcllahcr haB introduced a bill in tho legislature to compel newspapers to publish nothing but tho truth. To make such a law effective, the newspaper man would havo to have a knowledge and wisdom far beyond that which is given to mortal man. And then suppose tho nowspapor should pub lish the truth and the whole truth, unvarnished truth. The administration wants to buy and opcrato ships in order to build up the commerce of tho nation. If tho ships are to be handled in tho sanle way as the railway mall servlco is conducted, please excuse us from having anything to do with a government line. If we have the sugar beet acreage, why not have tho bent sugar factory? WORK OF PUPILS OF THE SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS The Lane County Nows today presents a few examples of thu work of composition in tho classes in tho Springfield Public nchools. Tho articles are published as written, without correction, in tho hopo that tho printing of them may provo an nsslstanco to tho young peoplo In de veloping their power of expression. Othor teachers aro Invited to sub mit such articles as they may vfttfy to havo published In this column. IVJy Nanny goat ' I havo a goat. 1 cai her nanny She plays with us. I havo a lot of fun with her. She butted my little brother down. He told mamma and mamma said that Is too bad. I feed her.smnetlmes We play hide-and-seek with her. We were tettering on a board one day and Nanny came up and got on one end of the board and tettered with us. , . m, Alice May .Stevensbr V Grade 2 B Age 7 m 1- My Pet Dog. I have a pet dog his name Ms Tiny. He is a very kind dog. Every time papa we.nt to town Tiny would sit orr fthd i poareh and nvait for him. I like Tiri After we had dinner Tiny would get his dinner. And so one day while he ate I was going to pet him. He does not like to have me pet him, and do you know what he did he jumped up. and bit me and I cried. ,r 0n Clara Olsen Grade 2 A Age 8 My cat and bird. I have three cats and a bird. I pet my cats and talk to my bird. I like to see the cats play. I love to watch the cats and I like to see the bird bathe. One of my cats fplowed me and''I tried to make it go away and t ran back home. I like to hero, my bird sing. Mary Elizabeth Whitney Grade 2 B Age 7 1 On My Way to Paisley. I road on the train. It was very hot in the train. I ate an oranee In the train. I like to ride on the train. I saw some cattle in a field. We ate in the dinning car on the train. I had went fast. We were on the train six days. My sister likes to ride on the train. Mamma and papa were with me. Ruth Brattaln Grade 2 B. Age 9 We have two little canary birds. They live in a cage. Papa put cotton into the cage and the little birds pulled it all around. They made it. into a nest. Now they have three little eggs in the nest. The eggs aro a bluish color spotted with brown. By' and by tho eggs will hatch atftT we will have some birds, ? ' Inga Soleim ' Age 8 ' ' On My Wayto Springfiold. I left Aberdeen Washtngten to come to Springfield. Mamma came with me. papa had gone before we did. we road on the train. I like to ride on the train ,1 had some bannanas on the train. Wo went bo fast I could hardly see anything wo wont thru Portland and had dinner there. When we got to Eugene papa met us there. I go to school in Springfield now. Mrs. .Bartlett is my teacher.' ' ' Alice Evans Grade 2B Age 8 My Cat and Chicken. I have ti cat and a chicken at honle,.,', I like' them and they like me, I think. Two or three years ago, mainnia would feed my kit ty and my chicken would fly over the fence and would drink the kitty's milk and the chicken would peck the cat, and the cat (woutd slap the chicken with his paw and the chicken would mn away. Virgil McPherson. Grade 2 Age 7. My Pet Chickens. J have two pet chickens. Their names are nigger and Sail'. I can catch them any place. They will, eat. wheat Nigger like wheat. I have a chicken house for Jhem I like my chickens and they like mo. They come into the" house at night. I take at night. Jesse Broom Grade 2 A My Gold Fish. 'I have a little gold fish. It lives in watef and it can swim. We have to change Its water every day. It has a little tall. Lawrence Bruco Grade 2 A Ago 8. My Puppy. I have a puppy He Is a white and yellow puppy I play with him. I liice my puppy and he will bark. He will follow mo when I go to school. I schold him and make him go back home. Henry Conrad Grade 2 B. My Gold Fish. I usedto have, threp gold fish. One had a short titil, and aways swam on its side. ,,Ono was a Httlp, goldish., Que was mine and (Continued on Pago 3.) 1 lorinrtflsn'son itoDort of tho condition of lW Ffrtt National Dank of Springfiold, In tho Htato o y"" 5 close of bUBlnoaa December 81, 1014, conjej from report to tho Comptroller of tho Currency: RESOURCES. f .ino1,Pftl LoanB, and dlBcounts . . . . . . . ....... J? U. S. and other Bonds and Warrants. . 21,810.01 Banking Iioubo, real eBtato, furniture niul HxturoH lVllM.ou auu nximw ........ .... ,. Cash and duo from banks ju,uu.j r. $177,360.80 ; I LIABILnjlJSb- , . pnnftnft Capital-stock. . . iWw . Mj.OOJ.OO SurphiB and PrOfilB . . . J'SMi Circulation . laWSin Deposits 143,in.io $177,300.89 SAFETY-CONVENIENCE-SERVICE The Best Groceries For Less Money The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikcs, Prop. Phone 22 Your Banking Business Transacted hero aids in tho growth and development of this community as all of our loan- able funds are safely dlstribut--f.'.'.(iH ii:to people living in Springfield' and vicinity assisting them in n in their various industries. Our policy "Is liberal. Wo want your business. Commercial State Bank Capital $30,000.00 v- "THE HOME OF QUAtlTY GROCERIES" It Is Due m To active selling of good good that our stock is kept fresh and clean. Try us. Miller & Mosier r - IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED The Springfield Creamery CHAS. BARKMAN, Proprietor Try it and bo convinced that it pays to patronize home industries. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. Established 1883 Capital and Surplus $300,000.00 Intoreats on Savings Accounts a nd Time Certificates , Careful, Conscientious Dentistry DR. J. E. 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