1 TlIUUSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1»29 Tl IK SPRINGFIELD NEWS 'f ! F »'OUR THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published Every Thursday a t gprlngfleld. Lane County, Oregon, by T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS H. E. M A X E Y . Editor. Entered as second class matter, February 2*. 1903 at the poatofflce. Springfield. Oregon_________ ____ MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE year in Advance _...... $1.15 Three Months Six M onths..... ..... ............ $1 00 Single Copy D m THURSDAY. JA M AUV ?*. 19'-9 It is n o t enough to be in d u s trio u s ; so are the ants. W h a t are you in d u s trio u s ab o u t? — T I iO R K A V . ENCOURAGE W EST SPRINGFIELD SCIENCE AND T H E FARM ER Science is p rehaps th e g re a te st help of the farm er. One out of th e prom inent scien tists in Am erica. S ecretary of A griculture Ja rd in e points «•« out. are engaged in w ork of an ugrlculture-cheinl- cal nature. As the result of th e extensive scientific agricu l­ tu ra l w ork going on. th e p ercen tag e of tu b erc u ­ lous c a ttle h a s been reduced from 4 to 2 in the last decade. Ilog cholera Is no longer a check to hog produc­ tion. - k- ttfe u e d cn;Ue in th e S o u th arc being reduced in num ber. Animal p a ra site s have been •¡»pkia. of - Led» .n a i; Mnney — - £ greatly reduced in num ber. la., horn w ith o nlv one hand^anow » and accuracy y Plant research of scien tists lias saved im m ense rem arkable ipced t Sh« ia em ployed in an sum s to farm ers. Many new p lan ts from o th er a hce ty p is and also attenda buemaaa co untries have been introduced. New plant dis­ school eases are guarded ag ain st. Bud selection in th e citru s Industry lias saved th e grow ers of C alifornia several million dollars. 13353493 T he above a re only a few of th e g reat achieve­ m en ts of science in relation to ag ricu ltu re. R ead­ ing tile new s, it seem s th a t a g reat p erc e n ta g e of th e new inventions and discoveries have to do w ith th e farm . S cien tists seem in terested in the ag ric u ltu ra l problem s of the nation m ore th an E x ten d in g from O regon City on the in alm ost a n y th in g else. T h a t is not surprising, a g ric u ltu re being the n o rth to S pringfield and E ugene on great industry th a t it is. T he surp risin g thing is the south is a vast ex p an se of country th a t being such a g rea t industry, and draw ing lie rea c h in g buck to th e sum m it of th e a tte n tio n of th e leading scientific m inds of tins C ascade m o u n tain s on th e east and era. it lias been unable to obtain action creating c o m p risin g on e of th e m ost fe rtile a favorable plan of distribution and m arketing se ctio n s of VVTlluinette valley F u rth e r th a n th is. It holds w ithin of its products. T he people of W est Springfield in th eir efforts to create a drainage district to co n tro l the floods of the W illam ette river should have en co u rag e­ m ent both from this city and Eugene. T his ta a forw ard looking move and it is evident it tin flood problem is ever solved it m ust be done in som ew hat this m anner. W hether W est Springfield will be financially able to un d ertak e to dike the district and dredge th e river can be told b e tte r a fte r a survey is m ade bv com petent drainage engineers, th e best m ethod found and cost estim ates compiled. I nt th en everyone is guessing as to w h at the cost will be and until it is know n the residents of th is dis­ trict will be unable to tell w h eth er th ey can stan d It o r not. T here is land at the northw est side of th e city and in th e Chase G arden neighborhood ‘ • O N E- E Y E ” C O N N E L L Y th a t is'also m enaced by flood and probably will in “ O ne-Eye” C onnolly's nam e has becom e a by­ m ore so if dikes are built on the o th er side. believe it would be proper if people in tins affected word. He is th e g a te c ra sh e r p ar excellence. He has alw ays got into ev ery th in g free every­ section on this side of th e river are in terested to include th eir land in this d rain ag e district and th ing from a tirsf-night th e a tric a l perform ance to a fistic heavyw eight battle. solve the whole problem at once. No g u a rd s could ever keep him out. He had a Eugene h as extended her city lim its into Kin­ th o u san d clever m ethods. He w as expected at all caid park and som e day expect to be able to i n - , public functions, though nobody ever invited him. duce W est Springfield to com e into h er city. She He got in— nobody knew how. should realize th a t before th is can be done the He never accepted or bought a ticket for a n y ­ flood control problem , which is th e biggest in this thing. district- m ust be solved and th a t she should have T he o th e r day he a ttra c te d a crow d in B rook­ a p art in solving it. Likewise Springfield and the lyn. New York, and w as found guilty of o b stru c t­ s ta te highw ay dep artm en t have in te rests m this ing traffic. He w as put in to a cell for a brief tim e, flood situ a tio n and should also do th e ir part to and tearfu lly com plained th at his im prisonm ent w as th e ru in a tio n of his professional career. help the W est Springfield people. We d o n 't see why this h ap pening should spoil his career. NO STATE PRINTING PLANT T ru e enough, he w as conducted to his ceil in a T he bill providing for the establishm ent of a form al m anner. H e did n 't have to “c ra s h ” the s ta te printing plant by Mississippi and the a p p ro ­ prison gates. priation of $600,000 for th a t purpose h as been de­ B ut th e n — he didn’t have to pay to get in! And feated by the lower house of the sta te legislature. he got out free, too. A com m ittee of the Mississippi P ress A ssociation w as active in opposing the proposed plant. A h alf is said to be b e tte r th a n n othing but Oregon has a sta te printing plant and we defy som etim es o u r divorce co u rts show us th a t som e anyone to show us w here she h as saved m oney b e tte r halves a re w orse th a n nothing. on h er printing bill by having it. T he sta te ni^ h t jus* as well run grocery stores, b an k s or saw m ills as a printing plant. It is these non-governm ental fum ions th a t eat up taxes and burden th e o p e ra ­ A P R E C IO U S C O M M O D IT Y tion of s ta te governm ent. >nce. iítu tirr. d ttin ig a i ta ! T** LU- I n i n i th in k I h i I 'I I T I M I G EN E. W e ari* itlrlt* I l tu Iti y e a rs of Ulte Mini mil hud liMiklng Are we old enough Io go »U h th e h iiv u ‘ How old should u girl he when she let it hoy tuke h er hom e? In a boy of 21 too old to keep com pany w ith ft girl of 1ST 1» It nil right for u girl of 14 to go ear riding w ith u hoy alo n e? How can I win H hov‘M love. How i-uli I tuke un o th e r g irl's fellow ? Is It right for a sis te r to try to tuke h e r o th er s is te r's fellow ? 11 A S H B D ear D oubling G ene, you a re »Imply a hit shy ami »elf ,-onaclou» th ia will w \\i» » tlm h er selves to any p a rtic u la r hoy friend arrived In the city lu»t S a tu rd a y to u n less It Is w ith th e consent of your Hpell- m ust T ra v e le rs leav e N ew York a t 6 p. m., a re sh ifted to a ir ­ hav e d irect co n n ectio n w ith th e seat Our candy c a n ’t be lieaten anyw here it’s tin- mu.d p lan e a t C lev elan d an d a re in C hicago a t 8:45 th e n ext of m a rk e ts a t P o rtlan d . delicious candy in tin* world- and as fa r as we know b reaks A tu n n e l th a t c o st 16 m illion d o lla rs c u ts oft 27 m iles To m ake acc e ssib le Ihe m any scenic Hie w orld’s reco rd s in prices too. Every piece of candy we of th e G reat N o rth e rn 's ro u te an d tim e bet, vt-tn M lnneapo a ttra c tio n s of Ihe C ascad e m o u n tain s sell is delicious and reasonable. lis and St. P aul an d th e Pciflc C oast is red u ced one an d one- we m u st hav e roads. h a lf hours. T o sh o rte n th e d is ta n c e no rth and W onderful selections of candy in a ttra c tiv e boxen that A h an d fu l of Item s but en ough to show th a t th e w o rll so u th th ro u g h t th e s ta te som e 25 will delight anyone, at prices th a t will delight tlx- buyer. n e v er sto p its fight fo r m ore tim e. m iles an d d e c re a se th e over bu rd en ed Next tim e you w ant Io give som eone-a box of candy, "T im e for sa le " Is th e cry of th e railro a d , th e a irp la n e P acific h ighw ay Is a n ecessity . get it lu re wiiy lak e chances? th e telep h o n e an d all th e o th e r in s tru m e n ta litie s th a t a re T o give to th e people of th is se c ­ b rin g in g m an k in d to g e th e r. And th e re Is no com m odity tion an o p p o rtu n ity to develop Its m ore sa lab le th a n tim e.— N a tio n 's B u sin ess M agazine. re s o u rc e s, iwhleh now lh- Idle, Is not a stn g too m uch. In d riv in g o v e r th e h ighw ays of “ W h ere th e S erv ice la D ifferent” -- By Albert T. Reid th is s ta te one cannot help but noth Hi»* r<-m irk a h le im p ro v em en ts along th e ir ro u te- new a e ttle ra , new hulH - Ings, new farm s, larg e tr a c ts of land divided Into sm all fa rm s, m ean in g m ore w ealth p er sq u a re m ile, and h ig h e r v alu atio n s. In c re a se of poptila Hons and w ealth m ean s a d ec re a se In taxes. 942 W illam ette ist.. E u g en e, Oregon As s ta te d before, we have In th is s ta le th re e n o rth anil south roads — Pacific highw ay. W est Side highw ay, and th e ro u te along the ocean hut rig h t In-re u n d er th e very nose of P o rtlan d re m a in s an undeveloped sectio n , one of th e host and rich est in O regon. W e sh all now w hat re. m ark ab le ch an g es took place w hen You would be surprised, wouldn’t you, if your milk­ ra ilro a d s w ere built Into undeveloped sectio n s, and th e saroo Is tru o today man told you that on Tuesdays and Fridays he would re g a rd to s ta te highw ays. ENROLL NOW! Editorial Comment» T he upped McKenzie country can be m ade in­ to th e w inter playground of Oregon if the right efforts are d e?ted tow ard this end in th e future. T he fitness of th e region for this purpose h as been d em onstrated by the Obsidians and th ere are re ­ sort people up the river who are ready to furnish the recreational facilities. W hat we need now is th e advertising, and a m ore genuine in te rest in th e region by the people of Lane county in g en ­ eral. i,ver think» of nu ut I i i h I i i k him Eugene Business College THE WORLD S MOST DELICIOUS CANDY RIGHT HERE IN TOWN! FGGIMANN’S JC.PENNEYCO. Your Milkman Never Holds A “Sale” T h o u sa n d s of au to m o b iles of th is se c tio n s have c o n trib u te d Io th e b u ild ­ in g of ro a d s In o th e r p a rts of the s ta te . W hy not develop th e C ascade sectio n of O regon along w ith th e re s t? Is th e re any re a s o n ? No. T h ‘-n le t’s go! — (Dr, a . O. P rill) In Scio T ribune. H as M ishap— W ill T u rn e r, on h is . w ny to S pringfield to see his b ro th e r | who Is 111 h e re had ti m lshnp w ith h is j U e m anaged to get. in to S p rin g -, field w ith th e car. hut at. th e p re s e n t tim e Is w aitin g re p a irs. sell milk at half price. Quite naturally you would ques­ tion the quality of the milk offered you on those days, or you would wonder if you were not paying too much on the other days of the week. But, of course, your milkman doesn’t sell his product that way— nor does the J. C. Penney Company. Both of us realize that our customers must have merchandise of assured quality, priced as near the actual cost of pro­ duction as possible, plus a fair charge for distribution and handling. Neither your milkman nor our Company believe in marking goods up one day, in order to ’’cut prices’* the next.