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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1920)
YlllMlSDAY, JANOAUY 8, 1020. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published Every ThurJuy ut Spnuipf:ei J. Ltiue County, Orvgou by TYLER A FREELANO Samu.l V. Tyler H. B Frwluwd Entered at tb PostoftVe t Springfield. Orogou. at Second ctt NUlttr, February 24. 1903. srHscKirnox katks : One Year : lH) Throe Months BOc BU Month Singto Copy Re , On Year, When I'aid 1" Advance. H "6 WOMAN HANDLES BERRY FARM. The W'inlotk. Wash.. NVws tolls how a woman handles a berry farm alone, with a Mind husband. Mrs. O. Mcl-uiuhlin was one of the first in the district to realize the adaptability of this soil and climate for growing of small fruits. She came from the ruyallup district eight years ago and be came enthused over the pros pect of raising berries in the district, despite the fact that she received no encouragement from any of her neighbors Seven years ago she set out Cuthburt raspberries on one fourth acre. Gradually she has added gooseberries, straw berries and loganberries, until she has two and five-sixths acres planted to berries. Mr. McLaughlin's eye sight failed him and Mrs. McLaughlin rented the farm but retained her berry acreage and the dwelling house Her returns for this year alone amounted to over $1000 clear profit, and the berry bushes not in full bearing either! Maintaining her home, taking care of a blind husband and family, are what this little woman has done with a few berries. ' She has pioneered the indus try and showed that something better than a corn bread living can be had- if berries are made the source of income. Just as remarkable results are numerous in the Willam ette valley, where dehydrating plants, jam and juice plants and canneries are calling for thou sands of acres of loganberries, strawberries, raspberries, etc., to supply the world demand they have created. Now is the time to plant. More acreage must be put in to bring a better home market. The acreage suitable for growing berries is here sur iv.unding Springfield. More berries and small fruits are be ing planted this year than ever before, lint a good market is needed. Then there would be ample opportunity to plant still more acres to berries- SERVICE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE. Th' Manufacturer) It was the late Governor Withycombe. of Oregon, who said that "the railroads belong to the stockholders but the service belongs to the people." This is a very lmortunt aspect of the situation in rela tion to proposed legislation by congress respecting futtire rail road control. What the people want most of all and more than all else, is ef ficient service. Shippers generally in Pacific coast territory are opposed to compulsory consolidation be cause they easily conceive that this would eliminate competi tion between rival carries which is the very foundation of good service For the very same reason there is practically no sentiment among shippers or in business circles in favor of a limited re turn other than that resulting from reasonable rates. Observing minds in all indus tries and business circles realize that adequate transportation is determining essential to present prosperity and future progress, that the railroads are now bare ly capable of handling the pres ent volume of traffic, and that if we are to grow and escape harmful congestion much cap ital must soon be devoted to ad ditional facilities. It is just as easy to discern that if congress shall enact a law requiring the relinquish ment of a portion of the earn ings above a certain fixed per centage to the government, or for apportionment to less pros perous lines, both the incentive to invest and to efficiently ope rate will have been nullified, and not only would needed cap ital for enlargement of facilities not be forthcoming but the service would inevitably deteri orate. The government should and does exercise authority over rates and the law requires- and justly so, that rates shall be reasonable. If rates be reason able, and it is clearly the duty of the government to make them so. by what method of sane reasoning can the earnings of any railroad be adjudged tin reasonable '.' Is it consistent with sound business principles, or is It like ly to achieve the desired pur pose respecting the attraction of investors, so that funds may be obtained for mm h needed additional facilities, to paralize a road which by judicious im provements and efficient man agement has effected econo mies of operation without im pairment of service.' Manl- testly. (his would ie not oniy unwise but potentially disast- rous. Furl heruiore. siin e hot h I he house and senate bills so in-j crease public authority over al'-' fairs of the carrier :is to em- ' brace every aspect of their pub-1 lie relations what excuse re mains for placing representa tives of the public and of the employes on the railroad direc torates and commit tee.., invest-' ed with almost equal authority, but with no responsibility? j Is there a publisher banker, businessman, farmer or lumber man who would want to assume all the responsibilities for the payment of biMs and successful conduct of his business under like conditions? Ii is just such short-sighted meddling as this that intimidates investors ami discourages development. j The public's interests arej amply safeguarded without thisl representation, while ii is veryl evident thai giving I he em- J ployes representation would simply increase their opportune It y and incentive to bi.nieti the. public with additional wage de- mauds or shorter hours or both. If in the contemplated legis- j laliou congress shall keep clear' of all vagaries and adhere to sound business principles it will , have rightly niei and :;.--er ed j every public reijiiirvnient, keep-j ing uppermost the thought that1 "the Service b'-loi.i.-, to the peo- j pie" and is the ino.-t important j aspect of all. ! ROAD BONDS WOULD C 3ST $1.67 PER $1000 FOR 29 YEARS' SPRINGFIELD FLOUR WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR LINE OF FLOUR MADE FROM LOCAL WHEAT A NEW FLOUR AND WE HAVE NAMED HER "Springfield" IT IS MADE FROM AN EASTERN HARD WHEAT AND LOCAL LITTLE RED HARD WHEAT ii Noxall IS A HICH PATENT MADE FROM OUR BEST LOCAL WHEAT WITH ALL THE LOW GRADE REMOVED AND YOU KNOW OUR CREAM MIDDLINGS AND OLD FASHIONED GRAHAM MADE ON THE OLD-FASHIONED MILL STONE ALL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE SPRINGFIELD MILL AND GRAIN COMPANY People's Column l h Ml r ti ll ! t 1. 1 v. .; t.l .-1 , f I i h t ; v I 1 I! 1 il -i ! a. ml. I l-i i: ill. I Ins . , road ! -I'll.-' - : - ! and Iiolhilil' 1 r.--1 :i. - '-.1 at , ,i- etr.i :n I . Ollll- I. i - ' I 1 1 1 IT IS Not What You Earn BUT What You Save THAT WILL Elake You Independent Deposit Your Money in the First National Bank SPRINGFIELD (A City, County, State and National Depository.) . ost 1 !..- 1 1 I 1 1 1 I :. mi 4" i: 1 1.1- ' ! . i . U lnol I .! I'll". ,t :il ', p.ii.t i- , ! . U . ! 1 1 ' . 1 1 ; . r 1. , to .. i ' U . I . 1 1 ' I Ii iii low a a I,.-. I f. :'. K oimI fni'l II.' li.i.l l"--li ' (iim .ih.iii lunula. road-; in l.:u '' ;js. fis. . at J! Iianliv r :i k . I'.s.i VVha- In- u.h. .- iiiiofion i blilldilik' tfoinir answer i. ili ii. II v ill i lt I'.ij:: il,.-1. lie- ati'l if lu ll. nun h.- will tax.--, tliat v.-. ii it 1 1 r 1 1 - to .i vi ! uill amount to befoie In- li.-af l From :-'-;u ' o lilt!.- until i!i' mi 1 !:'.(. wln-n farm. he will more than if roads. I-Vfirn 1!::n. a'l.i.il.' III iiallv less -ai Ii ye. u- ui;'.! i.i l " i . if In- Htill li.ipp' ii to t.'- ' ii i at Hi, les : extra taxes for v: .v, -n 'I roads : for 'JO year or mo will f'-t back to J c.-iits. :t r i 1 for L" Mo ; 1 1 - sit;ik'" I would b- ?I 'iT - Kiii-eii" tiiui'!. ; . o - OPPORTUNITY'. ; t "Opporeliiinity," ' s 1 Dooley, "knocl;s at iv'ry man's; Uliire vanst. On Home men's 'dnres it hammers till il breaks; 'down th" dure, an' llin it jm"'H ! in an' wakes him up if he's 'asleep, an' afterwards it woruksi f'r him as a nihl -watehman. j On soiim men's dnres it knoeks, land. rims away, an' on th' dnres1 !iv Rotno nu'ii it kno' ks an' whin, jthey come out it hits Ihim over th' head with an axe. Hut iv - rywan has an opiorchiinity." Kxthann''. BONDAGE. 'I'Ik-ii' is ii hin.ill town nul far from li.-n- tliut is payiliK InltTi-ht on boml at,.-, at 1 1: rat.- f f-" p'-r day. fur in-.-t pavliiK It Mt-.-in-i tu In- ii pi-r-uiaiM-tit liiilebl-dii-HM io you want l.atu- loimty to In- in the name ion li' Inn Keep out of debt, pay us you Ko or ilon'l Ko Tin" New Yoik tiank. eis understand the principle of Hetnl annual compound lutert-Ht. On. hull died dollars at Inten-st of 0 per cent for l.-n years, with Interest udded In cviy six months, would make capital .-iioiikIi in Htait a hank. Whut rlKht have you to force tin ind.-htediieHH on our thlldren, without their consent, to he paid In a Iouk distant future? Vote aVainst liondaK1', hut work for a macadam road. Have a little i mi hiilerat Ion for the (.-muster Ills team caniiot stand up on it slick pavement. Tin- state wits In i ii 1 1 for six mil lion dollars some time uko The vole was runnliiK nil rlKht tintil It came to the nontaxpityers of Multiiomuh county who all voted for tax A lion laxpaver should have no vole on u question involvliiK a tax The Ii-kIs lalllle plated Uliolhel tax liollilaK"' of leu iii 1 1 1 n n m for road purposi-M We are under rliiilliill I i n I it K How. Tin bondage money and llit.-r.-st on It U needed here u t ilt illation Now Vot ers, please vote iiKiuiikt holiduK1'. How nils. Table are a cinumunlty when the heel of the New Yolk bank er U tin their ni'cks. --A lleiiit-nway Cultivate the hublt of wulkltiK with head up and the tthoulders thrown back. It Is ih.-up.-i and belter than bottled toliiiH, Hit)H the fulled Stutt'H pulillc health service A FEW OF OUR NEW AND SECOND HAND EM GAIN One VKTOK Talking machine; almost new. One WIIITIO sewing machine in food workinn order. Wall Paper in the latest Patterns; also house lining. Come in and see the new Manning Gas Saver- We will be KJad to demonstrate it for yon. BERRY PIANO AND FURNITURE COMPANY NOTICE. To all whom it may conci-rn: He It hereby known that tlm firm of Coi'HHW & fnbsoli has dlsKolved partnership and on and after January .'ird, Ift'JO. all bills payable to tin! above, firm will be reei-ivi-il or col lected by A. A. Cibsiin, sin-cessor to Coi-Kaw & (jibsoii, and all bills col lectible. from the firm of Corsaw & (JibHon will be paid by A. A. (JibKon, HucciiHsor to Corsiiw & fJibsoll. (SiKliedj - II. M. Cori-uw, A. A. Ciilit;on. Milkers, Attention! Don't forget that your local creamery pays the highest prices Springfield Creamery
