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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
Springfield. Lana County, Oregon, by
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THURSDAY. NOV. 13.
to supply and demand In the market, then It will MUCH MOLASSES IS
be performing a real sen-lee to him. And when
STORED AT PORTLAND
the fanner prospers we all prosper.
Portland, Oregon, No. 11.—October
marked the completion of three ail
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ECONOMY.
Ever now and then someone breaks out on how dll tonal lank* for the storage of mo
much It costs to run the sheriff's office and pro­ laaaea. cocoanut oil and other Orient
stared aa second claae matter. February 24. ISOS at the
ceeds
to nin down the sheriff, intimutlng that al oil* and use waa found for them
postottlce. Springfield. Oregon
the Job could be done a lot cheaper. Some peo­ almoat Immediately. The American
ple have fallen for the this "line" but the ma­ i steamer Los Angel»«, under charter
M AIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
to the Mataon Navigation company,
Ona Tear in Advance__ $1 85
Three Months
50c jority still know its "bunk.’' The truth of the
entered Portland October 17 with
Six M o n th s-----------------
75c
Single Copy _
.. 5c matter is that law enforcement and eOonomy
do not go hand in hand. Or in other words we caii 4750 tone of tnolaaaea from the llx.
walin Inland Thia waa punilHxl from
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1SÍ4
have one or the oilier but not both.
the veaaela to the tanka and from
The way to cut down the cost of operating the there will he loaded Into the tank
HELPING TH E FARMER.
'Sheriff's office is to turn out all the criminals in car* for delivery to the consignee as
We hear a great deal now days in the press and the county jail, fire the deputy sheriffs and let the
from politicians about helping the fanner through sheriff devote his time in serving papers in crim­ required. There are now 14 tank
legislation. Very little we hear is baaed on eco­ inal cases and collecting taxes. The way to In­ at Municipal Terminal No. 4. Much
nomic facts and conditions and must be classi­ crease the cost is to vigorously enforce the law. cocoanut oil aa well aa other oil«
fied as merely -bunk." expounded for effect. The fill up the county jail with criminals and make and raolasaoa ban been stored there
during the past year.
truth is there is no legislative way yet discover­ the county a little safer to live in.
Export« of dried prune« and plum
ed to help agriculture, except temporarily.
At
the
present
time
the
sheriff's
offiio
depu­
during October were very heavy with
As long as this country is an agricultural prod­
4.117.0»« pound« of thia product lifted
ucts exporting country prices will be fixed by the ties are underpaid when it is considered the hours ¡by
veaaela for foreign port«. When It
they must serve, the dangers they must undergo
supply and demand in foreign markets over which
and
the
responsibilities
they
must
assume.
11« considered that this 1« one fourth
we have no control. Therefore the tariff, except,
The thing that cripples the efficiency of the i of the entire shipment« for (he year
on a few- commodities, fails and the fanner is
criminal
department of the sheriff's office In . and for this one month nearly aa
not helped.
There is another way that has been tried by Oregon Is the tax collecting department. It di­ much aa for the entire year of 1823
volume become« more noticeable.
legislation. Disregard the hardship it may work vides the attention of the sheriff and really re­ the
on the consumer and fix the price of an agricul­ quires two different types of men. Rarily a good These were delivered In » countries
the bulk, however, going Io the Unit,
tural product. What happens? Temporarily the sheriff is a highly efficient tax collector and more ed Kingdom Domestic shipments al­
farmer is helped. But since price is a compara­ seldom is an expert tax collector a fit subpecl so were heavy with 4.171.000 pounds
tive thing other products soon regulate them­ for sheriff. The place taxes should be received placed, on board ship for delivery
selves accordingly and soon the farmer is paying is at the treasurers office. That Is the method la eastern Called Stales cities
most other states.
more for the things he has to buy and in the end used In Washington • and
• •
The movement of canned gooda al­
the farmer is not helped.
so waa heavy last month with ex-1
A
BUSINESS
SUGGESTION.
There is still another way that has been pro­
There are 100 farmers, living on the west side porta of 1,450,768 pounds The dla-
posed through legislation—The McNarv-Haugen
of
the river between the ardh and Cottage Grove, ! trlbutlon of this waa not ao wide be
bill way. Under this proposed system the govern­
who
take the Springfield News. Assuming that ing delivered Io 4 countries with only
ment would go into the marketing business and
each
fanner spends $100 a month, and he surely «mall shipments to other than the
buy up the surplus agricultural products and dis­
must
to exist In these days, there is $10,000 a United Kingdom, which la a vary
pose of them In foreign markets for what ever
month
expended by people who read the News In splendid mark*! (for Oregon dried '
they would bring (likely at a loss which the na­
this
particular
section. What are the majority of and canned fruits. Domestic ship­
tion would make good through taxation). The
merchants
of
Springfield
doing toward turning ments of canned fruits during the
surplus removed, the law of supply and demand
last month amounted to •.078..810
this
business
into
their
stores?
would push up the price at home and the farmer
pounds which la probably a record i
would be helped temporarily as wc have no con­
month.
The bulk of thia weal to east­
We congratulate the losers as well as the win­
trol over production. But as soon as prices went
ern
aqd
gulf I'ntted fltataa porta
up production would Increase far beyond the de­ ners in the general election. They gave their but with very large shipm ents to
time
and
their
efforts
freely
and
will
receive
no
mand and the government would be compelled to
California porta.
During the la s t,
buy more and more produce which It could not reward, but must be contented that they helped three months of the year sh ip m en ts'
good
government
and
democracy
by
m a n ift » e t.
disposed of. Since the government is the peo­
of dried frails and canned good« are
ple the farmer would be buying his own produce sufficient interest to • be • candidates.
very heavy and figures for the year
•
and in the long run the fanner would not be
1*24 will be several times as large aa
Hanging does not invalidate a man’s insurance
helped.
policy courts have ruled. Policy holders are now those for 1»23.
Then how can the farmer be helped? About relieved
of one soure of worry.
the only way the government can help the farm­
Cook ad Food Sals.
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er much is to help him to help himself. Encourage
Ladles Aid of Thurston church will
A
woman
who
can’t
make
dough
like
her
mo­
through legislation farm cooperative marketing
hold a cooked food sale Saturday, No­
organizations whereby the fanner can get more ther did can content herself that her husband vember 15. at the Long and ('rose
does
not
make
dough
like
her
father
did.
of the consumers dollar and be less subject to
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Plumbing shop, Springfield.
N-13.
speculation in farm products. Through a bu­
It
you
didn't
vote
you
have
no
right
to
criticize
~
.
reau of information and census educate the the election.
BORN— At their home at Nimrod.
farmers In what they should produce in order
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Saturday morning. November 8. 1»24.
to get better prices.
The stuff that dreams are made of la found *°
an<1
H“ J- •
If the country had unifrom production the In the vanity case.
daughter, weight 7 tt pound«.
fanner would not starve some years and feast
a *
s e e
others. Every year there is a shortage of some
crops and a great surplus in others. While this
E d ito r ia l
C om m ent
is partly do to climatic conditions a main causo
TEN WAT8 TO KILL AN ORGANIZATION.
is increased acreage or decreased acreage plant­ 1— Don't come out to meeting«.
ed.
2— If you do come, come late.
If the world's consumption of agricultural 3— If the weather doesn't suit you. don't think of coming
products could be estimated, (and It can.) and 4 Find fault with the officers or members In their work.
this information passed on by far sighted govern­ 5— Never accept any office, on the basis that It la easier
ment experts in terms of acreagae he must plant
to suggest than do things.
in order to assure himself of somewhat near a «— Nevertheless, get dissatisfied If you are not appoint­
fair price, then the government might be helping
ed on a committee, but If you are. don't attend the
the farmer. On a small scale we have seen this
committee meetings.
system worked ou in a fairly successful way at 7 ,f asked by the chairman to give an opinion regarding
home by the Eugene Fruit Growers association.
some Important matter; tell him you have nothing to
Each year before the planting season, the man­
say. and after the meeting tell everyone how the mat­
ager spends several weeks in the east, forecasting ter ought to have been handled.
market conditions. When he returns he tells the 8— Do nothing more than is absolutely necessary, but
farmer members of the association what and
when other members roll up their sle-v es and w illin g-,
how much of certain products should be planted
ly and unselfishly pitch In and make things hum, com-1
in order that they might be sold at a fair price.
plain that the board Is run by a clique.
If the government can help the farmer to help 9— Hold back dues as long as possible, or don't pay at all
himself, through reliable information instead of 10— Don't bother about n w members; “let George do IL’
letting him sow and reap blindly without regard
Character-building
—The DeMolay Councilor.
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H. E MAXEY. Editor
F. C, WTSSTERFIELD .Manager
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one Is entitled to the best when it comes to baked goods—
you'll get when using—
‘‘¡Hakes Bread L ight a s a Feather/”
You get more quality In thia flour and yet It costs no
more than ordinary flour.
FBATIIERFLAKK la raising
the standard of family flours, for It really is different—
"You'll be surprised" how good It is.
Try a sack today.
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