THURSDAY DECEMBER IS. 1 « 3 THE SPÍUNOFTCLD NEWS PAG« TWO____________________ The burning question of the hour is Who see a pubU<' m arket conducted In a town. Due to will get up and start the fire?" the |*‘rtahable products handled Tew grocer« m ake P»bii»hvd Every Tharaday at A m an fell for a Seattle girl. He flirted with m uch profit on th lr vegetable and fruit business Bprtasttetd. Laaa Coanty. Oragoa. by and would nearly as soon be relieved of It. Where her and she knock «si him (town with Imr flats. ♦ ♦ ♦ T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS public m arkets have been conducted the grocers They call h««r a grass widow because she re H B M AXK T. Bdltor F C. W USTKRF1RI.D M asaarr have found.that the farm er sells his products for cash and then spends his money for the neces- fused to live with n hayseed. BsWrvd aa aecond clasa rnattor Fsbraary 24. 1902 at U s sities at the grocery store. A public m arket pr\>- postotflce. Springfield. Oregon vides a service to the consum er, affords an out E d ito r ia l C o m m en t let for the farm ers' surplus fruit and vegetables M A IL SUBSCRIPTION RATE ♦ * ♦ M r and in general is a good thing for any community. On» Tear In Advance J1 15 Three Month* T h e b ill fo r law making now am ount* Io som rthlng .. Sc* Let's have a public m arket in Springfield. B Ix M onth* ... 75c Single Copy .. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS SPRINGFIELD, DECEMBER 1». 19?S Editorial Program I. Make Springfield the Industrial Center of W es­ tern Oregon. II. Develop a Strong T radin g Point; Build a City ef Contented Homes. III. Im prove Living Conditions on the Farm . Pro­ mote the Raising of Purebred Livestock and the Growing of F ru it; W o rk for B etter M arkets IV. T e ll the W orld About Oregon's Scenic Wonder- land. Now is the tim e to acquire a site for a new , ‘grade school building. Plans ought to be soundly , laid for future growth. It is evident th at Spring- , field is going to grow. At the present time her , school buildings are crowded and relief is needed. , A site will never be any cheaper in Springfield and , as the city grows a desirable location will bo , harder to get. » j • • • > The Christm as shopping rush is on. Store- « keepers report that people are buying earlier > than ever. Apparently the country is more pn»«- »Ipeious this vear than for several seasons. ♦ ♦ ♦ Too m any of the presidential possibilities are impossibilities. A PUBLIC MARKET ♦ ♦ ♦ The United S tates has 14,000.000 autos. The move of the Farm ers' Uniou to start a public m arket in Springfield is a commendable Some are all paid for too. • • • o n e and will m eet the approval of business men Only a few days left to do your Christm as as well as th e townspeople. C ontrary to general belief the public m arket is not in competition with shopping early. more th iy i four billion d«*ll»r» a year. New la w *. 179 80S of them , have been propcMsd In Congrea* during the Inal Iti year» During lh l* tim e 132.- 000 new law * have lieryi enacted by t'ongr»*» anil the »tale legH lalu res A»id Congers* and the leaver law making m ill» aw- soon to reannie work. A * Indicating possible output one state legislature, lust year contld- «red 2.400 new law» W e are the great«'»! law creating .nation In lha world, and a< the present tim e, perhaps, are the leant tnw-abld- Ing T h e one fa rt may In a measure he the rea»