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THE PEOPLE WANT TO IKOW
Everywhere in sill
condition for all seasons of the year, least privileges
IISÍS OF ÀLFILFI
the supervis.rs mmlr application for a trade* ami profesaxHia have we seen
portion of the »pecial general fund. that it ia the thoughtful, studious man
Alfalfa hay ia going into towering
The court wuukl not appropriate a who succeeda best. !>>r«l Bacon in hi*
slacks all over the great tel«-» through
dollar fur their relief and, as a conse eaaay upon Study says:
out th» !x>wrr I'matilla counlry. It is
"Crafty men conlem studies; simple
quence. the people will have to wallow
becoming a staple in many way. First
through the muil ami mire for another men admire them, ami wise men '««
fur stock fed green or dry. Next aa * I
them,
for
they
teach
not
their
own
uae,
year ur two, or until a court can te
ground meal, feu which product Echo is I
elected which will obey the desires of but that ia a wisdom without them and
famous. Then it ia being utilised by
above them, won by observation Read
the people.
tte iluwn-trwWen tobaccotrust to make
If the people are willing te increase not to contradict and confute, nor to be smoking tobacco from. One wrll I
their already heavy burden of taxation lieve ami take for granted, nor to find j
kr.o*«i brand with th« picture of a
in order to have passable ruads, talk sml discourse, but to weigh and
gentleman cow rampant is by U. 8.
certainly no court should te so arrogant conaider. ”
analyst »aid to be computed of <*> per
A highly succeasfu) dairy farmer is up
as to refuse to appropriate the nwnry
cent alfalfa. This ia nut th« end of the
for the pur|>o*ee intrmied, in thia against a great many deep problems. I
usefulness of alfalfa, for it is aaid to
Ho
cannot
ho|»e
to
get
hold
of
all
the
:
instance, by th* petitioners. If such
make g«»«l greena when cut young, to
was the purpose of th« Court, it should nest ideas concerning these problems by
make a nutritious breakfast fund when
have refus«*d to make the levy in the himself alone. He needs the thought,
gruumi into meal ami even to te made
first place. While, it is true, thej»-opi<- study ami ol-aervation of other good
into bread to advantage. AU a country
desire that economy should te us«-d in thinkers. A first class dairy paper ia '
editor ne«-«to is an acre or two of alfalfa
the expenditure of their tax money s, the medium of exchange fur thoae
to grvw fat. live happily ami die of old
they do not wish the court to mistake ideas. As Bacon says, if he is s man
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parsimony for economy. The people of of close observation, that will enable
these two or three districts sske«l for him to see how to put those ideas,
That apple growers of Oregon have
a portion of thia fund, believing that gained by rem.ing and study, into im
they had s right to it, seeing that they prov «-«I practice. Th« average practice nothing to fear from the danger of
had paid extra taxes for this very of the average dairy farmer is at rath« r overptoduction ia the statement of
purpose. Now the court, having col- low grade. He it ia, who is content Wilbut K. Newell, president of th«
lected this tax, refuse* to appropriate to keep poor, unprofitable rows, to State Board of Horticulture, who haa
it for the pur|<u»e intemled. Thu*, the follow worn out, unjirofitable methods. recently return»«! from tte East. He
c«.-urt instead of being servants of the t> d«> nothing for the improvement aaya the industry ia not likely to b«
|MKiple, assum« s to te their master*. of his mind or add to hi* stock of know overdone and that the demand for
While the court is, probably, cunq>o««-d ledge.
Oregon fruit now excre«!» tte aupply in
We cannot leant tetter i l«-a» or more many quarter*. While away, hr vi*ite«i
■ f meh uf average abiliiy, it a»«um« s
to say to the |>eople that you, th«- |«eo- profitable method* from such men, te- many a|«pke growing distm ta of th«
pie, do not know what is test for you, cause they do not believe in thorn, do East. He fours! Oregon sppl«* well
but we, the county court uf Linn county, not receive them, do not practice them. establish«*! in Eaater'i markets an«!
io know whether this fund shall te It is the average farmer who keeps the said the price ¡«aid fur fruit from th *
expended on the roads, or for any other average cow fur the teggsrly return of slate exceed* that given for the Eastern
purjx-se which we may think test or 3,000 lb* of milk a year. Just in pro ¡ruduct.
portion a* a man r«-ad» and studie* doe*
not at all.
It ia not th* purpose of the Nxws to he ria« alove th * low average. Just
Portland will have an improved market
««»all the county court, for it believes in proportion iio«a te com* up into the fur the livestock of the Northwest
the court. In the main, is serving the light where he can •<-«• th» relation of early in the coming month when tie
.«eople acceptably, if we except the things to each other, ami their final big stock yards on the Peninsula will
fuml under consideration. L'nduubtelly effort on hi* good or ill fortune.
oe opened. It u said the new facilities
The surci-ssful «iairyman is not con to be offered for the msrketmg of st«ck
the court has the power to say in which
tent with the low average; he realises will be the beat on the Pacific coast. Al
listncta this fuml »hall te «•«;■ •
• ut It haa not th«- power to rvfuio to that the test profit in the business is the start the yards will have a capacity
«1« r>-l it for th«- purpose inten<le-l nor found in being above the average. So of 75 cars, or nearly 2IMM) head of cattle.
to u*e it for any other pur¡«use what hr does what the average man does not 10,000 heart of sheep, or about 75 cars,
do he r« aches out for dairy knowledge. and 4000 head of hugs, or 50 cars. This
ever.
h«> studies, he observes, he <1 o « mi all he capacity can easily l«e doubled a*V<
can to enlarge his understanding and occasion requires. The yards will le
THE INCOME 1U
his ability to a«-«-. Hoard's Dairyman.
run in connection with the new packing
HE ALBANY HERALD of last
Friday seems to think or infers
that Dugger, editor of the S antiam
Nltwa had teen poaching u|»on preserves
which were, to him, prohibited, when
ha was at th« present county seat or
that day, in that he dared to mak<
certain Investigations of the count)
record», and that it was matter of
congratulations that tte said Duggei
left th« court house when he left th«
city.
Of course, Brother Herald, the N ewi
is somewhat freah wh«-n it attempts tt
pry into tte why» am! wherefores uf how
the county'» buaineu ia being conduct
cd. But. fur all that, the pe«qde of th«
OTH BRANCHES of congress have
Forks uf the Santiam are interested In
passetl a joint rraolution, submit
RUMORED MWA3 E1UNSI0N
the county's wellfare ami have a right
ting an amendment to the Federal
to know how the money which they
pay in the way of taxes mi being expvn constitution to the various state legis
There is a well founded rumor in
d«-d. Yet one would think if he con- lature* for their ratification or rejection, circulation that the Southern Pacific
i)escend«>«i to re a« I th« Herald that that authorising congress to enact an incom«' Comjiany will extend the branch rua«l
fiapcr deems any attempt on the part tax law. If thia pro|ioec«i amendment from Woodbum by way of Scio, Beaver
«'•* a citisen of th« Forks to make in could t«e submitted to the |ieople insteaal creek and Lebanon to a connection
vestigation» of county finances anti of the legislatures, there is not a doubt with the Tallmann-Springfield line.
m«lho«la. as a presumptuous act.
Pot but what it would be adopted. Un
A* already noted in these columns, it
albly this is true. Puasibly no citixer. fortunately, however, amendments to l* to in- extended over the Cascade
the
Federal
constitution
must
receive
of the afori-aaid Forks ha* any rights
mountains east of Eugene to conn«-ct
which a citlxen uf th« present county the assent of three fourths of the state with tin- Klamath' Fails extension,
scat ia bound to r<-S|M-ct, but as many l«*gialaturra, which, in this instance ".
n II, i «' ■: - --t. t.■ .« n-x I I.) tt ■
of us are from Missouri, th« Hvralu moans the assent of the iegislatur«'« of new line, over which sll heavy freight
thirty-five states.
will hav* to show u*.
trains will b<- haulul.
One is apt to jump at a conclusion
The N ews man has lioen a taxpayer
This last pro|«>aition was published in
in Linn county for the p«isl 37 years «nd say that the alate legislatures will nearly every paper on the Pacific coast
support
the
measure
almost
unani-
ami by a simple cakulaPun in aiidition
aliout s year ago, when it was given
he finds that he has paid nearly S3tXM> nously. But will they? Should twelve out by railroad officials that when
lowanls the support of the county and states refuse their assent, the amend the Klamath Falls branch was com-
state, conaequently, he feels a* though ment will tie lost an«l the NEWS believ«-s
■ I. all th«- heavy freight trams
he did nut trespass in making the that there are thia numter wh«te leg is would go via thia route, thus avoiding
inquiries which seems tu have troubled latures can be influenced. Fur instance the heavy graalc over the Siskiyou
the six New England states, New
the Herald.
mountains.
The inquiries mad«- dMclua«*! the fact Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
It is well umlcrstood that the only
that the tax levy for the support of th« are the stales which have always bei-n safe ami available place for a railroad
under
the
dominance
of
men
who
pos
county. Including rua«!*. and state was
bridge to span the South Santiam river
12 milla. This levy raised a fund ot «ess large incomes, and these men are is in the vicinity of Lebanon.
over I2&U.OOO. Of this sum, some 366,- «pt to exhauat every means tu defeat
The Southern Pacific Company has
<>00 was paid the state, leaving some a law which w ill cause them to shtsilder refu»««d to rebuild th«- bridge at Crab
3ls6,UU0 for the public schotds, roa«!» their just proportion of th«- burden of tree, for the reason that the shifting of
am! other county |iur|M>eea. Now of guv« rnment. Then there is Ohio and the channel of the river renders it im
thia sum over 362,<XA) was levied ex Illinois, states which are well under the possible to make the structure hold.
clusively fur r«ia«l purfwaes, half uf influence of the big income* and thrir The company has alr«-ady bridged this
which was divwted among the various legislatures are very liable to see stream twice at this point, and in each
road districts in accordance with their matters from the incomes' standpoint instance the high waters have swept
»«sessments am! th« uthcr half was for Yet if the matter could te submitted to them away.
road* but to te paid to districts au the the people of any of these stat«-», th«-
If this rumor proves true, thia section
court might think test. It is this fund amendment wuukl carry in most of should lie greatly benefittod. Also, the
am! what diap«*iition was being made them. But legislature* are different , good effects of th« chance should te
of it that the N kwh man was looking They have been known to be influenced felt in that part of the country lying
in the past ami they, probably, will l«e
up
north of the Suuth Santiam, on« of th«-
This special general road film! levy in the future.
richest j«>rti<>rui of the Wdlamettr
We may expect that men who have
was made at the instance of a petition
valley.
Aside from teing a great
which represent«-«! a majority of th«- secured their fortunes through s|s-cula- agricultural country, its soil is particu
tax payer* of the county, in »«idition U, ting, watering and merging railroad, larly adapted to the raising of various
the special district levy. The p*opl< industrial or mining st«x-ks, w ill avoid kinds of berries and other fruits.
were willing to doubly tax themselves shouldering their just portion of the
Bapid transportation for thia product
They alwavs
in order that they might have d«-c»nt ourden of government.
is what is needed, so it can lie marketed
nave
done
so
ami
will
continue
to
ilo
so
roads uver which to travel and it was
without the attendant delay which it is
generally umier»tuo«l that thia additional in the future, unless some plan is now subjected to under present con
levy of I1* milla was to te u««*l for evolv«-«t by which prison gates are ditions.
rva«i purpu»«-» only and nut for bridges open to them unless they make a true
Under th«- system above noted there
return to the assessor, or of their in
nor any other purpvme.
would be fifty acres planted to fruit
comes
if
the
incurne
tax
amendment
I*
Now, tte main road working season
where tter«i ia but one at thia writ
for I**»!» ia, practically, over am! aa adopted.
ing.
A
tax
on
incomes
is
the
most
just
tax
nearly aa we could learn, not more than
It is certain that thia proposition
64.UUU to S5.0UO of thia nearly 332.iWO which can te levied, for who is so able would mj-et with the hearty approval
special general road fuml has teen to pay a tax as he who has the large of th«- people of this vicinity. At th«-
rx|>rnded. It is reasonable to suppo*«- income, it is a just tax from any point same time it kxika goal for the rail
that the people knew what they wanted of view. As the government's ex|>ense* road company — lx-banon Express.
when they asked the court to make this mount higher ami higher, the a«iditional
additional levy.
They want»«! it for cash necessary should t>e collected from
The finding of a coin of the early
the ruatis. to tie applied in the localities thoae able to j«ay those who have noth
Chris
tain Era in a field near Forest
ing
to
<k>
but
clip
coupons,
collect
rents,
where the other n>a«l taxes were In
The Grove has caused no little «peculation
sufficient to make the bail nouta go««! divide mis, etc. ami spend them.
and thia was to te at the discretion of income is properly a subject of taxation as to how it came there. Antiquarian
the court.
That ia to say, districts and if it will cause men who have, fuels in Oregon are not common. The
which did not need this a«!dit»onal fun«! hitherto, avoided contributing their coin has been iilentified as of the period
were not to receive any of it, but the iust portion of the burden of govern of Emperor Severus, who rule«! Rome
districts which did need more money ment, it will have accomplished what, front 146 to 211 A. D. The coin is a
very rare one, but a few being known
were to receive it from this fund. Tte at present, seems an impossibility.
to be in existence.
court has no moral or legal right to
divert this money to any other purpose.
SÎIIOT
The question of "Shall the Federal
Now aa only about one eighth of this
Hoard's Dairyman has been striving government have power to enact an in
money has teen appropriat«*d by the
r*urt. it ia in order fur the court to for many years to induce the dairy come tax law" will now be submitted
state what disposition ia to te ma<le farmer to become a thoughtful student to the legislatures of the various states
with the balance of the fuml.
of his business. It has seen such men for ratification or rejection.
If the
In this section of the county there prosper greatly because of their study, question could be submittawl to the
are two or three districts which have it has seen the ignorant, unthinking, people instrati of the legislatures, it
some very bad roads.
The regular non studlou* farmer, who, did not use would tie adopted without question; but
district fund being insufficient to place his mind, work a life time for a bare legislatures have been known to be in
the»- bsd r<««d* in reasonable passable living, for th« lowest profits, and the fluenced.
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CUT and SLASH SALE ¡j
Never before in the history of merchandise have price« been
cut and slasheil sn as during thia sale. We want to close out
all the odd« an<l ends of our Spring and Summer goods. The
goods nm>t go at some price, for it won’t pay us to hold
them over for next year.
12 DAYS SALE 12
Commencing Mon., July 19
Mrra 5« tatari Vsdcrvrsr
Special lx«t
50c value .
35C
■U<S won SHOES
Black or Tan
&*■ values ...
1 9C
25c value
Buys Overall*
Blue with star stripe*
Six« » up to 31-31
35C
rii' value
Cut and Slash Sale
Cut ami Slash Sale
Cut and Slash Sale
LUfci Nm SUpptri
Fstmt. Vid. T ab . ar B’.wk
úír!» and Ckiîirrai White
C as » xi Lies Shoo
il an ! 11.5'val. rftr
UJin Ssmmrr Wxlxti
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Black or White
»1 50 and »2 >. al. AQf
Your choir*
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SUMMER DRESS GOODS
I .V-' Summer Dress Gomia
' in all the new colors and
weaves. Sale pn«?e ....
3>c Lawns am! Demitic*.
Extra g««*! v.< .. in many Q|/«-
differ« it i atl« i n». |« t )
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10c summer Lawn« and Bst« str
in a g- -I vsr « ty • f ¡«atterri»
15c summer Dress Goods,
iust the thing for summer.
Sale price..............................
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Don't fail to attend th.* sale, come at once, the goxis are going to move
fast. l-ow prices under high pressure of high qualities makes them move.
Regular price chargird for good* sold on time.
WESELY
CAIN
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■start* m Augu*t
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plant now being built on the Peninsula.
Action taken by President Taft u
setting aside the Josephine county caves
as a National reserve meets with th«
hearty approval of the people of this
state, who are interested in preserving
its natural wonders. One square mih
riel tiding the entrance to the caves ha*
teen made a reservation belonging to
the government, by pruculmatiun just
->ign«-<)
The caves make up a wvm!«r
ful collection of roomy caverns ai d
galleries in the side of a mountain in
the Gray back range, about 30 mil«»
south of Grants Paa*.
Ilitkiry Bark Cough Re«ii«.ljr, mml.
by itie Hickory Bark R«-n>«dy Co., o
Salem, Or«., guaranteed to he pure
gua'anti-eil to cure your cold or moo««
refunded, tiuaraidm) to make* (rien«l
of you. Fur »ale by R. C Peery, Scio
Ore., and tlr»t-cla** dealers every • here
Fresh vegetables every Wednesday
or Thursday at Weekly's Grocery.
MENS
and
BOYS
HATS
and
CAPS
OREGON
I The Righteous Man
Regaidvtli the life of his beast,
Those who feed SECURITY Stock
Food are fullliiling the scripture,
This stock food is sold on a positive
Cash Guarantee, Read the guarantee
on everv Package, Don’t lie misled
by cheap advertising, SECURITY
means what it savs. Ask those who
have used it.
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Goal for 330 acres of any Duminion
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A Xicc Xeir, and
Oregon fir is becoming a favorii«
wood for car builders says A. B.
Was tell, secretary of the Oregon ar
Washington Lumber Manufacturer*
Association, who has just returned
from the East. Not only is it used f- r
sills and heavy timbers in building
piutM-ngrr equipment but for siding
and finishing a* well. As a result of
Mr. Westell's visit, the Oregon wo««,
will te more extensively used fur thi-
purpose in future.
The Republican majority in eongresi
seem to think that a few hundred trust
magnates and manufacturers own th«-
country.
How badly mistaken they
will find themselves to be, one of the*«
days, when the people get a whack at
matters.
The Republican majority
must think the people are fools ami do
not understand the fact that a very
large sited lemon is being handed to
them in the propoaed tariff bill.
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Toronto, Canada
Free post cards at Peery’s. Arnold’s,
and .McDonald's. Get one and send to
your friend.
Quite a large amount of new
furniture, etc., has te«-n ad»i<d
to the lot -1 equipment and the *
tables ar«- supplied with the best
the market affords. Especial
pains taken to accomodate com
mercial men. Prices reasonable
CARPENTER & HOLLAND, Pm
Having again located in Scio
1 am now pretvared to d<
watch and clock repairing
on short notice. Work done
promptly and satisfaction
gauranteed.
A. W. HAGEY