FAGB TWO
THURSDAY. AUGUST JR. 1924
TH E SPRINGFIELD NEWS
a strong delegation from this rouniy
COMMUNICATION.
follow in that trail. One of the dsc bird ev lb w«a the
limltsd buying power of the farmer rauneil by the low
All the leachera of the Stale of
Aug IT. 1*1«.
price* he received for hl» crops and the high price* he hail
Published Every Thuraday at
Oregon m ust realise by thia Ilme ihat
to pay for manufactured food«. Shortly after the turn , Dear Editor:
the S tale A asoclallon m eeting, hold
Springfield. Lane County, Oregon, by
On the ev* of my departure for annually at P ortland. I» l b o n e great
of this year, however, there waa the beginning of an
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adjustment of price level» between manufactured good» 'itrowtiavllle, w herv.lt Is my good for opportunity left for molding leglsla
H. B M AXEY. Editor
F C. l \ KSTERFIKI.D Manager and agricultural product*. This downward adjustment tune to become •u p .-rn li ndiuil >1 tien fo r the henftt of th» teaching
■ tite re d a . second c la ss m a tte r E eb ru a rv 5«. 1903 at th e
b'" ‘n
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W r k ¡schools, pleas* allow me, thru your profession and fig- Ihe cause of e lu
sliding probably has been stemmed for the time being ¡column», to exprea« to the fu c h e r s cation generally, yel this sla te m rei
postoffice. Springfield, Oregon
_ t owing to the Immense Improvement In the agricultural jof Ij»ne C ount, my sincere apprecia will prove Io b- of little value unleaa
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' situation.
Through this Improvement th re will be tio n for electing me prtutldehl of the It la truly rep resen tativ e of the m ats
50c released within the next ninety days rural buying power iCounty Aasoctallon,
j On« Year In Advance
$1 IS
Three Months
of teacher» throughout the sta b
5c I such as ha« not been known In this country alnce the I According to action taken by the
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Biz Months
W ith the best Interval» of the teach
Ixu e County Association last January.! era of l.an County at heart, and Ihot
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3S. 1*3«
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1 Mid tfou th* crop return« were f w. >rth One Billion Dollar» Superintendent E J Moore now he ’ eughly bellvvelng In the profession
Manv an ex-soldier who use to help haul aroiu.xl
farTOer ’b’ n *■» * 'r" * *»»•
y*,r comes sole designator of the dele, aa one of th e highest of calling». I
movable kitchens is now pushing abound a raov- an “4dltlotral One Billion Dollar* tncra.se In value ha gate» to the S ta te convention which ant.
I» to meet at Portland next Decent
G ratefully your«.
able bedroom. Which sometimes accom odate •M*’*“ 'iy occurred.
twins.
The nation b w itnessing the dissipation of the fa lsi her. and It |a mi hop»* to meet there
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theory favored throughout the agricultural districts by
To the small bov the principal reaaon why he dem agogue politicians th a t legislation could c u re economic
Bhonldn'r smoke uigarettes is that his fath er *vi|s Particularly did tbi» fallacious hie* prevail through
m ight catch him.
out ’*** wheat and corn belt. Public opinion created
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by political propagandists lead io the tdea that Uongre»»
The men who shou’d be jailed for carrying cou'l cure the price situation through legislation: a!
concealed wea|Kins are those who go around with though such norm»« flatty co n trad ict exeprtenc«. Mow
h a m m ers.
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however, the a h nt farmer sees th e falling off In the
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
C utting advertising may reduce th» cost of
doing business, but ru ttin g wimlpipes Will also
reduce the Cost Of living.
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Ovelina* Nomination,
Having been asked liy many of tny
friend* to become a candidal« for Hie
office of mayor of Sprlngfle'd, I taka
this means of »aylng to them I great
ly appreciate the honor ’hey have con
ferred. but I wish to Ihetn and to the
people of the i lly, chai under no con
dlllon whatever will I become sm h
candidal«. a» I have absolutely no de-
slre lu hold *ny rlty office,
Very reaped fully,
W F. W AI.*BR.
SrrlngfRdd, (Ite
Building Nsw Mom*— Mel Rb -i j*
building a tine new 5 room bungalow
on W est II slre e l, ihre« blocks be
yond ibe high achool.
Of only half a cron In Canada: In other words, natural
cause».—the law of supply and d< -«and have com e to
the aid of the farmer, restoring his p-are of min ’, hl»
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“ Small and few in the hill.” is the general ent indication» the wheat crop of
, prove to be much over TSfl.WMl.noo
report on the Oregon potato crop.
Soon as vacation is over you Will have to Start
saving for Christmas.
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No one ever succeeding in shortchanging the
devil.
When you lose, say nothing,
say less.
When you win
Never hold a nail for your wife to strike at.
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS AS THEY APPEAR TO US
The United States National Bank. Portland. Oregon.
From a condition of discouragement and. to som e sec
tlons. gloom, the business outlook within the pa»', thirty
day» has turned to one of optimism If not approaching
prosperity, Thia ha* reealted from good new* coming to
the American farmer. Farmer* who have been struggling
(Or year* against debt and who last fall appealed to the
public tor hid. find tbemselrew this year In prosperous
olR um staacea
The ultimate effect of this condition
upon ’.he general bustnees and financial sphere In this
-enaatry 1* almost beyond comprehension at this time,
hut surely it will cause a business revival and a atabilisa-
la both politics and finances which will be whole-
good for the country at large.
We have become accustomed alnce 1*1« to the Industrial
point of view. It has been responsible tor high price
level«, hlgfa wages, and all the benefits and evil* which
the country may not
bushels. y< t the price
; paid for It probably will be high enough to much more
th an com pensate th e fa rm e r for th e los« In view
Early reports Indicate that there will he a considerable •
shortage in the corn crop, yet price» areswo high that the
money return proraieses at this writing to bring decided
prosperiy to the corn districts. The corn yield on July
1st was estimated at 3.515.990.000 bushel«. Oats prom
ised to yield perhaps 5% larger than last year, with
prospective crop of 1.35S.090.000 bushel* In cotton we see
prospects of an enormous yield, the Department of Agri
culture on July l«lh estim ating a total productloa of
11.134.000 bale«, compared with an actual production In
1313 of 10.138.000 bales
At the prevailing prices the
South should find Itself In easy financial condition after
the marketing of this crop
Lane County
Fair Sept.
Judged by permits, the building Industry Is still coo
tlnuing at a high level; for the half year ending June 30th
According to Bradstreela. the amount totaled tl.TM.M4.-
M7. which 1* a gain of more than *110 000.009 over the
same period of 1*33.
Summarising conditions, there appear* to be greater
baying power In the great producing rvwlons than we
hare seen for four or Are y ea rs; some degree of restoration
of equilibrium between agricultural and Industrial price«,
a prospect of sctlemtn of th« world distributing conditions
abroad: plenty of credit for th« financing of European
reconstruction; a domestic financial poaltloo ld »«J for
commercial expansion, with plenty of money, minimum
Interest rates and credit freely extended; an apparent-
tendency towards stability In government aa evidenced
by business methods which have resulted In tremeodou»
aavlngs: a fairly good present business, and a promise of*
excellent prospective business
SPRINGFIELD joins
15, 1 6 ,17th
Select your exhibits now and have
them at the Fair Grounds Friday the
12th before the Fair opens.
Races, Entertainment, Music
in the Paramount W eek Celebration of the
Greater Movie Season!
at the
BELL T H E A T R E
AUG. 31-SFPT. 1
SF.PT. 3
Gloria Swanson in “ The Humming Bird'
‘The Light That F a il'd ” w ith Percy Marmont,
SEPT. 5-6
Jacqueline Logan und Sigrid Holmquist
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P a ra m o u n t
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Win. S. H art in “ Wild Bill
H ickok”