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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1915)
a •- Vt 4’« * ’ • * • a b t <i ' * f • s'* ?.» >• - * *•« • • •? I • •a- ► ♦ ♦t. . • ■ I . •*». ‘ A* . JU . s • »• ■* ** •. .. • • * , r « - a*» . .ft' ge V -< é this sum from what we n<>w i>ay THE SCIO TRIBUNE Ing annually, wv would have $60.000 HELPING BACKWARD COUNTIES left to maintain our hard surface r<>ads and improve th«* byroads; yet the cost would I"* n«> greater to the taxpayer than at th«; present It is. also, probable that Ismils of this character. I>earing 5 tier cent inter est. would sell readily at i«ar Then think of the money you would save in getting your products to market, what you would save on wear "nd tear of your horses and vehicle». Th«* Tribune la well awur«< that many people object to creating mortgages for future generations to pay But if we continne our pr«*s«*nt method of r-md building, we will transmit an ««iiially h«*mv burden to lie paid yearly, yet trans mit but inferior roads On the other hand, we transmit th«* best of r»»ads without increasing th«* burden they must bear. Automobile* and auto trucks are Th«* g«»»l roads movement >• not c<infin«*d to the W«-»tern Mair*» Thmugh its state l«*gislaturr. New INMItgll KVKMY TH 1'1001 AY NY T. U IMJWiKR. KtHnNt ANI* rnor Entered at the postoffice at Seio. Oregon as second class matter. nt;Hsu NirrioN. in aovan « k AT KNII OF YUAN SI* MONTHS SI 26 1.60 .76 AOV».KT1HING KATiKH; I »cal advertising, per line Display advertising, per inch 5c 10c Display advertising, long time, see manager. Extended marriage or death notice» per line 3c Sjwcial rat«*s on long time display advertising. BOND ISSUES FOR PUBLIC USES Most people. as a rule. op|»>sr th«* ixsue of ls«nd» for public purtssw» Yet it is oft»*n the case, when a public improvement is thought necessary, the o«st of which is ao great that it would bankrupt th«* people Ur | mi > for the Mme in a year, it becomes necessary to borrow money in order to carry the improve ment forward It i» just the same as with the individual who wish««» to buy a farm atxl has not th«* money to pav »pot cash for it. II«* gives a mortgag«* u|»>n lh<* future earnings of the farm. arranged in payments, ao that th«* protiable earnings of the farm over an«l almve the costs of producing the crops, will pay the debt. B<*nd i*su«*s for public pur* poses ia simply a mortgage up<>n th«* taxpaying power, to ao distribute th«* debt that taxpayers will not be di»lr«* seed Without bond I mucs by our na tion, state, county or municipality, It would impoverish the jieople to un dertake* any extraordinary improve ment. such as expensive public build ings. »lr«*rt improvement, school houses, water, lights, sewer systems etc. Th«*»«* are things mwsaarv for the health and comfort of the town If the ls»nd iwues or mortgages do not overburden the taxpayers, the people generally ar«* satisfied. Now we have the roa«i problem on hand, for our county to take care of. While we are gradually Improving our roads under our present system, the p«*»>ple are de manding batter roads than we can ever hope to have under our present plan for caring and building them We now ei|M*nd about $150,000 annually in caring for our roads, yet the roads we build are too temporary in character for the amount of pwney we pay annually In other for their maintainanee words, we are getting hut small value for th«* money we expend We must adopt a different plan than that we now have. County Commis sioner Butler stated, when here last Saturday, that it was now possible to get a hard surfaced road, which would he guaranteed to wear for ten year», for from 55 to 60 cwots per square yard. At 60 cents a roadway 15 feet wide would coat a trifle over >3000 per mile, or 16 feet wide at a cost of $3500. Can you build a road even under our present plan for much less than that sum? But suppose we bond the county to the extent of $3500 per mile of road. The interest on $3600 say at 6 per cent would be hut $210 per mile of r«»a«l per year and we are paving that amount or more now under out present system Now suppose that we have 400 miles of our main trunk roads in the countv ami that we propose to grade ami hani surface them At Mr Butler’» figures the coat would he not to exceed $1,500,000. The interest on thia sum at 6 per cent would amount to $90.000 Deduct York has appropriated many million« for building a system of trunk-line roads, and Mamai'hiinrtta has n«>w under consideration a plan to spend $2,000.000 in :he aid of backward muntiea. The Springfield Rrptiblican not««» that in th«* five Western counties of Massachusetts are thirty-flve towns without transportation fanliti«*» All but one. I’axton. are includ««d in the territory of the four western counties Berkshire. Erankhn Ham- den and Hampshire. The area of these Xt towns is 933 snuare mil«*« more than one-ninth of the entir«- area of Massachusetts In the 9" year» from 1620 to 1910 th«* pnpu-| 1st ion of these XI towns decrras«-<l from 30.647 to 15,143, or 50 9 |«er tn Is* th«* principal road vehicles for <*«*nt Th«* 74 ritkes and tows in th«- the farmer a* well the city man same five w«wtem muntiee provided tn the future and hardsurfaced mad« with either railroad or trolley facili-| are a necessity for the»* machin«*» ties have, in the same 90 years, in- Quite a jierccfitag«* of our farmer« creaieid their population from 91.-| now own autos and the number i« IhT’.i tn 652.744, or «10 per cent increasing by the htindre,! every The only r«*<*oura* for Massachu year and they will soon <i»*man*l m*tta to stop the downward <oune| better roads than we now have, of a great portion of ita territory i* Anyway, many of our tax (»aver * to build roads, so as to bring remote i are now old men and women and if M-.-Ii..ns m touch with the market j thev are to enjoy roads of this center». The argument for th«* i mmlern char.i*te,r the. in -t I- $2,000.000 appropriation by th«*1 constructed in th«* very near future state is that in this way the taxable! Spring Time is FORD Time 1915 MODEL FORDS HAVE JUST ARRIVED All new Fords are fully equipped, having electric lights and stream line Ixxly. A new idea is the Ford Buyers Profit Sharing Plan. 5-Passenger Touring Car - $565 2-Passenger Roadster - - $515 FT l or Further Particulars see 1 ’T D’l rred 1. Dilyeu OS 4HB>oo <■■><>»<■O >< * » OHB» C D <MB> G 0 <MB> <11> Ford Agent. soo.ore <10 <SHB> <J t> <MB> <11> > O 0 A Most Pleasant Evening may be Spent A T AGAINST UNITED STATES Germany claims that the United Stales violal««* the spirit of neutra lity in M-llmg arms ami munitions of war to England. Erance and Rus sia, when »he (Germany I cannot buy from us, as well. Germany does not say w«* rvfuM* to m*ll to her, but she thinks I m * cnum * condition» arc such that cargo«*» cannot lie land«*« I at German porta, we sh«>ul«l refus>* to m *1I to the allies. In other words, she ackn«wle<lg«*» that England*« blockade is complete. When Germany openly violated the treaty which was intend«*! to protect Belgium in just such emer gencies as the present, by invading Belgium with her armies, sh«* had a two-fold purpo«* She coul<l attack Eranc«* from th«* north and could use Belgium (s>rta and harbors as if they were her own She could thus extend her coast line so that it w<>ul«l be more difficult for England to * maintain a blockade During our civil war our ports were open tn th«* ships of th«* world. | but we closed the harbors of th«* South, M> that it was very difficult, for ships to enter or depart from them England did not refuse tn aril to the South, nor did the Unit* •*d Stat««» deny England the right to do so. Neither do«*» England now deny the United States the right to sell to Germany. The difficulty is to land the goods at German porta. Germany is just in the position the South occupied during the civil war Germany can buy anything from us that she wants, of course; but we are not nor will not guarantee safe delivery of the same, a respon sibility which Germany evidently wants us to assume It would In* in the interest of humanity, from one viewjmint, if neither of the beligerants could buy war material nor food from any neutral power. The war would be brought to a close the »Hiner. But such is not the international agree ment and, of course, <>ur manufac turers and shippers can and will sell to whom they pteare. with the re sponsibility of delivery resting upon the buyer cr«*a»rd Roads mean agricultural <l«*ve|opment. a vital n«*«*d in a state greatly ov«*rl»alanc«<d with city popu j lation It is the same in Oregon, Good roads give an impetus to the back- to-the-farm movement They make ! a Oi><MM>< farm life more tolerable, not to sav attractive They give the farmer an opportunity for profit. They en hance valu«-s They ensure a sign , of progress Oregonian. I 0 I I Wade’s Billiard Hall a ■ wraith of Massachusetts will be in*! GERMANY’S PLAINT I o I O Confectionery, So/t Drinks - I Cigars, 1 obacco, Etc. VOL/ :><^M>< I o 0 I ARE ALWAYS WELCOME 0 ><MM>' ><aHB><i ><■■><j<■■><!!><■■■ o >><■■>' O The Health of Your Baby Market For Vetch Seed Depends largly upon the regular movement of the child's bowels. A gentle laxative is very likely |ust what your child needs. Said to Be Promising That vetch s«*ed growers are cer tain to fin«! good markets this year' is the im|i»rt of the billow ing letter | received by lh*an A. B Cordley of! f-^exall th«* Oregon Experiment Station whol BABY LAXATIVE concurs in the view, from C. V. Piper, who ia in charge of the for age cr<>t> inv«*»tigati<>ns for the Federal Ihqiartment of Agriculture "In view of the war situation in Europe and the probability that it will continue through this vear. there is verv likely to be a d««cided shortage of vetch •*»»! next fall. a*[ it is not likely that there will be| European suppiiea to draw upon. In view of this fact, it seems to me that it would be well for v«»u offi cially t<> call the attention of Willa mette valley growers to this fact and advise that as far aa practicable the vetch crop this year be harv«*«t-! rd for seed I think there can lie but little doubt that the demand ■ will lie greater than the supply an«!! that correspondingly high prices will prevail Even without the war. it seems to me that the Oregon grow ers could now safely do this, as with i a water front from Portland to the south sea iMiard states through the ♦ Panama Canal It ought to be easily possible for Willamette valley vetch sr«s| grower» to com;»*ie with th«* Euro|»*an se«*<i grower». Altogether ai>art from this, however, the chan ces are that California will utilise all of the vetch seed that can be grown this sMomn in the Willamette valley Albany Herald. If you want any of the daily papers, The Tribune will get them for you at Bargain Day rates, pro- riding you pay for The Tribune one year in advance Karmer» regretted to see the ram during the first of the week, as Uni«*»»» th«- weather clerk Is-hairs many of them w»re just ready for naughtily, Linn county will have a scroll ng rwuni breaking fruit enqi Uusyear Will tend to produce a gentle action aure, safe and not followed by the weakness which so often accompanies bowel regulators llexall Baby Ijixative contains no harmful drugs and is guarantee«l to satisfy or your money liack 35 cents SOU) ONLY BY E. C. PEERY. DRUGGIST 'T^he ‘Retail Store SCIO OREGON J. F. WESELY r DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries Queens ware, Glassware, Etc. field and Garden Seeds Cash P hk I tor \ ml. Hogs, Hides and Caacara Bark Prices Right Our Motto. Ltte and Let Live J. F. WESELY SCIO OREGON
