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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1916)
'» » • t r-. I .7 a • ;■ « % • j,. r. ,. v‘ • • • • • . » y ■MB * » • t ' JL»’ JftWMrt b B W j . .• ’ V f ' • * w m A s *•- * • r Ì ’ \ *’ > c. g _ ’ : « _ *•--« A f f r. t. ». : ’ A ■a.7^* • f ■■ j- •• ■ I 4 . : r‘*X* * •*>* *A •í;'7 •♦•'.‘kN ~J f'-'c ’/ a -¿J» 7 • * V** v ■* THE SCIO TRIBUNE IIMtlKP KVK*Y THUMDAY BY T. L nuocn. curro* bnu rntir Entered at the txtoffice at Scio. Oregon a« second class matter. an Bacai rnoN. in advancc AT KNU UT YKAM 11.25 1.50 ___ .76 811 MONTHB AiivurruiNU kat * b : advertising, per line Display advertising, per inch ... 5c 10c Display advertising, long time, see manager. Extemied marriage or death notices per line 3c Special rate* on long time display advertising. EMPLOYMENT FOR CONVICTS It 1« gradually being «»tablishc«! that the employment of ■tate nm- victa in pulling fl»« is not an econo mic policy for the alate. Such occu- nation seem» tn furnish too many opportuniti«*» for the convict« to eacajx- and far too many of them cannot remit the temptation to re gain their l.lierty unlawfully. The coat of their recap tur« I* not incon- ■ideralile Nor ia the employm*-nt of convict« in road building any safer than in flax pulling ■» far a« preventing «mcajie« are concerned Hut there is an employment which 1» as just if not more uaeful to the •late, in which prisoners may be employed ami they would I* just aa safe it« if within the walla of the |M-nitentidry. We allude to the manufacturing of lime and cement. Lime in large quantities and at the amall«*»t possible cost, ia badly need«»] on the farm lands <>f Oregon, •specially in the Willamette vallev. It has l>een demonstrated that one ton of lime tn the acre of ground, projierly applied, will increase the crop 6(1 to 100 per cent. But the present high price of lime makes the use of the same prohibitive to the farmer. If lime eould tie sup plied to our farmers at from Si to |2 per ton. then everv farmer could afford to ami doubtlem would sweet- en up his soil by thia means. Think. Mr. Farmer, how many more dollar» you could add to your bank roll if you could double your crops of wheat, oat«, barley, hay. etc. It would thus double the productive value of the land, vet give our un- fortunate fellow citizens of the penitentiary a healthy ami safe em- ploy men t. Oregon is now considering the building of hard surface roads at many points of the state. Cement ia a principal ing redient in all of the hard surfacing material« If it eould be furni«hed the road builders at a small cost or at half the pr«*aent prices the hard surface road problem would be solved Permanent cement camps could he establmhrd and operated with prison labor, wherein the prisoners would lie safe and the product of their labor be of great lienefit to the state. The maintainance of the state penitentiary is a heavy burden upon the taxpayers of the state. If the labor of the prisoners can he em ployed in producing these two pro ducts. which are of great material lienefit in building up the prosperity of the state, taxpayers would he im- burnoi for the necessary expense of maintaining our large numlwr of penal and demoavnary institutions. Permanent camp« could be main- toined at the lime and cement plant« around which stockades could I* erected and from which it would he difficult for a prisoner to escape. Adequate preventive measures cannot be maintained around the flax field without a prohibitive cost and so long as the flax experiment is on, may we expect prisoners to steal away clandestinely.. Furthermore, to manufacture lime and cement at a very lot» txt, the people of the entire state would be benefit ted instead of the few flax raisers about Salem. The member of th«- legislature who can and will lake up this mat ter at our next nemion ami carry it to a successful conclusion. «rill con fer a lasting lienefit to the state, lie will make it possible to double our crop« and plaA- the building of hard surface road« within th«- reach of every community. Unless some plan is adopted to supply both lime and cement Bt minimum of cost, the progress and prosperity of our state will l«e greatly retarded. So Senators Gar land and Cusick, get busy with your think tanka. You can write your names high on the scroll of economic fame if you will formulate a meas ure and have it enacted into law. which will supply thewr IWOWIIh» to the people and, at the same lime provide a safe, healthful and pro- fitable employment for the convict. HIGH COST OF LIVING Trade combination» an-1 agreement« hare destroy «-I e»mpetition among our donn-iUtr manufacturer» Thu* has been mad«- p»<aubic by extreme high dnty rate«, under the guise of protection to American labor and the American consumer ha« lieen the «ufTciyr The war ha« prevent ed foreign competition and our American manufacturer», in conae- qu«*nce. have boosted their price« sky ward. Another re«vw.n ia. th«-great abun dance of money which »eein» to flow to our »bores from every land. It ia an admitted axium. that the volume of money H mm * the price of commoditica-in a large degree and our hank«, all over the nation, never have had w> much gold as now. Until the world a ir am becomes normal. It will lie imur ible for commodities to I m - plan'd upon a normal tu*»i», either bv the law of comprtilitm or by legal enactment. So the rrwponaibihty for th* high cost of living idiould not be charged again»! th«- democratic administra tion. utile»» it be given credit for the high price« for wheat, cattle, hog«, sheep, etc., for high price* for products always generate a high coat of hung , The democratic administration 1» TRIP NOT A VOTE GETTER ticing severely criticised I mk - sumt the cost of living, instead of Iwing re- duced a« d«*clared for in the plat- (andidatc Charles E. Hugh»»’ form of four y«-ar» ago. ha«t <*on- Pacific r-«a«t trip is now pa«t history tinued to «oar »kvwanL and the results may now la* pniprrly The present high <xl of living is foreran ted W hile he was paid the V due to several reasons. over which coin|>liment of having very large congress could not exercise contml. crowd» at his meets, aft«^rma»t Very soon after Mr. Wilson was opinions art Ins visit ha* been harm- inaugurated, h«- convened congrv*» ful rather than for the good. in special sriwion for the one pur Just why lie has deemed itla-at to pose of reducing the tariff down devote his time and ability to criti ward. It was uur<-«-d that, as our cizing the democratic administration American manufacturers hud effect without proposing lie tier plans and ed combinations for the purpose of what he would have done under holding ths prices of eomrnoditir« existing conditions, is difficult to up to the American consumer, a re undemtand. duction of the tariff would encourage People, whose sympathise are hos importation« of foreign mad« good« tile to Prt^udent Wilson, are not more freely to the American mar satisfied with a campaign of mere ket« and the competition thus en faultfinding. They ardently desired courage«] would force the Aim-rican to he able to say. “If Hughes had mnaufacturer to place his ware« on lieen president he would have done the market at a I««» price. Thi« a»and so.’* But. l«-cau»r Mr. Hughe» argument would have proven to be fulled U> tell them «hat he would well foundc«! ami the cost of living have done, they ar«* at sea reduced, but for the foreign war, Hundred» and thousand» of I «»th which was brought on before the republicans and democrata. who foreign made commodities had been talked favond>lv upon Mr. Hughe»’ fairly placml on th*- American nlhr- candidacy and. proliably wouM have ket. This war has prov«*n equivalent sup|M>rUii him in Nov«-ml»er, are to a prohibitory tariff, aa our im now daily announcing their uur|»»se portations have dwindled to an in- to support Wilson. Mr Hughes has Nignificent amount, leaving the la-en unfortunate in his campaign American con«uim-r at the mercy of methods from his acceptance sp«-v»h th« greedy American manufacturer. until the present. Had he wished Il has done much more. It has to convince the people of the wisdom created a great scarcity of ocean for the reelection of Mr. Wilson, h«- tonnage, which has prevented tIo could not have selt-cted a tietU-r farmer and lumberman from resil course to pursue, ing any material benefit from tne Before hi» coast trip, the majority high prices for their products which of th«- progressive vote would have is due solely tn the war. been cast in his favor. Now. Mr If trans-ocean tonnage had not Wilson is sure of that majority. mounted to fabulous prices, some Even many retiublicans who sup 60(i per cent more than before the ported Mr. Taft four years ago will war. farmer« would now lie getting give their votes to Wilson, rather 11.50 per bushel or more for their than to Hughes wheat and our lumbermen would la- The ill effect of Mr Hughes’ trip getting at least 50 per cent more is no [latent that President Wilson for their lumber than Dow, with has change«! his canqiaign plans. order« ahead of their abilities to He will not make an organized travel cami»aign. as was first contemplate«! supply. Now, the only method by which hut will remain at his summer resi any adminiatration. whether dem«»- dence on the New Jersey coast, con cratic or republican, could reduce tent bi let his "deeds" during his the coat of living under present n«»n- administration, make hia canifiaign. competetive manufactured comimwii- A b Excellent Caúá tie« ia the democratic plan of admit ting foreign made g<ioda to actively compete with our American manu Wm. Ehlert. who ia now proprie facturing hogs, which haa lieen pre tor of the R um house, in Albany, : vented by «»ndition« over which we invite* all of hia old friemia ami the have n<> control. Even the price of traveling public in general to sample sugar, which it was pro(»oe<l to the splendid meals he ia now serv make duty free, ha* gone skyward ing. Good well prepared, served as because of the scarcity of ship« to you gel it at home and without at bring ths raw sugar to our shores. tempting any unnecessary dinplav, Unless competition among manu is th* rule at the Ruas house If fact u rm can l<e utilized aa a price you desire a good wholesome eat regulator, the only alternative ia and plenty of it. the Ehlert ia the pries regulation by government. place to go. If Fedrrafrd Church For Sok Wlu. ORF»^>S Four uasM-ngrr Buick auto, model Sunday School 10 a m 25. Good naidltion. 1176. Address Preaching II a. m. L U F«ix. Alhany. Ore. 7-20 Christian Ggdeavw .<$.30 to 7.30 o.m. S»ng Service 7:3*1 to M OO p m. Prayer Mating, Ihurwlay 7:30 p.m. «i'ixMM BLAIRSTOWN H|77 Brother Meiktdjohn. la-ader. lo» a a --xrr- H B. lier. Pastor. Coos Railroad Jubilee Aug. 24. 25. 26 « Boost fa Coos The Greatest Celebration in Years * Coos Bay County invite» the world to Celebrate the Coming of the railroad. Hospitality is the keynote of this celebration PROGRAM NORTH BEND DAY A August 21 Band Gmcrrts. Speaking Caremonic«. Dedication Simpaon Park Strwt Carnival. Water Sports, Paradtn, Driving Guldspike COOS COUNT Y DAY z\ugui<t 25 Trips by rail and l«»at to Coquille. BamluD. Myrtle Point. Powers, Coos Bay. Muasel thief. Sunset Bay. Cap«- Arago. Sea fi««l dinner at Charleston Bay. Fishing at l.akeside, launch tri|is on C««w Bay MARSHFIELD DAY AutfUtft 2t> Industrial parade. Waler Sports, Auto Racing. Illuminated latunch Parade. Fireworks. Dancing. Ilor**- Racing. Low Round Trip Fares On »ale Aug. 21 to 2*> inc. Return limit Aug 31. Ank Ixarwl Affect Jeir M. »WOHL |*c»rtUnd SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES « Ml SUCCESS VS. FAILURE Opportunity ia riot a jest. its an «-verlastmg fact. The one great. basic difference lietwven th«- «ucct-Mful and the un»uc- cemful man i* that the one ia preuan'd to take advantage of opportunity when it conies and ride« on to « uccvmi . The other la n<>t prepared and remains a failure. Are you prepar ing yourself for opportunity? fl, a trirte in itself, but preg nant with pnMubilitiea that effect your entire future, »tart« vour Saving» Account with u« today. And why not today? U you cannot master your wants now. you will never be master of dollars in the future ALBANY STAT E BANK ALBANY » OREGON V- 4
