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be allowed one «tale THE SCIO TRIBUNE should only, with representativ«-« I aeoator to lose it? Th*- Tribune behevv« up that every man. woman and child on population, then th« weak «»un living within a radlu« of ten mibw l»t>gt> CVKMV THUIMOAY BY tie« would have power to protect of Scio, if th«-y will give an honest their intemtta Hut with th« pmw-nt opinion, will say "keep th« fair in T. U PUOGKH. KPfTtiK ANU fluir method of selecting legislators, the Mo." weak county simply must depend There is just one way to keep the Ertemi at Uw »»loffie« at Seto. upon the magnanimity of the fair here an<i that is to come for Oregon aa second class matter. strong. ward and sulwcnbe for one or more Thia method of selection of mem- shares. Many, who have given the aUtMCRimoN. IN ADVAN4 M 11.60 hers is resnonsiblc for our present fair a support from the start, have AT KN I) or Y KAM 1.50 extravagant alate government Our paid for from two to ten shares Others, who carry away $60 BIX MONTHS .75 extravagant fish and game commis »•ach sion is due. principally, to Portland to fl mt in premiums annually, do sportsmen influence. Marion and not appear upon th«- «hare regfarter. Altv ICKTtSING KATKS Multnomah counties are to blame Now if ISO to ROO men or women, Lx-aJ advertising, per line 6c for <»ur very caitiy public service boys or girls, will come forward Display advertising. per inch 10c commisaion. Multnomah, Marion. and subscribe for on« or more shares Polk, Hen ton and Lane counties arc each, A than v cannot raise montry Display advertising, long time, aw responsible for the extravagance in enough to get th«1 fair away from manager. public buildings and the lawyer us. Extended marriage or death notices per line 3c1 members arc to blame for the ex On next Saturday. January !:ff Spedal rate« «•» long lime display ploitation of <>ur state judicial v. the annual meeting of the stock- ‘ Now if each county had the same holders of the fair association will advertising. power in the state senate, them- i«e held in this city. It la d»-«ired grafts would not haw grown, at that every friend of the fair, who BIENNIAL TROUBLE least, a» rapidly as they have. The thinks It should remain al the pres COMMENCED MONDAY fact of the busincM is, gentlemen ent location, will attend. You will; of the legislature, the exploitation *>e just as welcome if you are not I Every ahareh»dd«-r | Oregon's biennial trouble is now of our state government in all its a »hartdiolder. branches, is retarding the growth should tie on hand for your pr>>|»ertv getting busy down at Salem In other wonts the 2*.ith legislative as nod prosperity of our state People is m jeojiardy. Albany wants our fair, Is-t-auae sembly convened Monday Much in from other localities are refusing to »the way of retrenchment in stat« sel«-ct home« in our state l«.«eause of she knows it« value a* a community { <>ur per capita asset. Sh<-kn«>ws that every addi-j ex|ien<lttures is expect«, at this ses excessive taxation cost of government is too high as tional public or private bus)new»; sion, The people hope that our law compared with like co«t in other enterprise adds to her prosperity. A j makers will l>e responsive to their wishes. But it is «mpig a hope state«. The Oregon taxpayer knows new crowd is running things in■ They are doubtful aisiut the expecta that taxation has Iw-en mounting Altiany now, from ten vears ago tion which is nen-ssary tn make up upward at a rale which is altrming. Thia crowd is willing to pay money a reasonable faith that our solons So they have given you the tax for a public enterprise, which th«- limitation and single item veto law«, old crowd of ten years ago, consul- will make good at this session. just as hint» along retrenchment. If er«*d of no value. They want the The fact that the organization of Ihor hints do not prove effective, fair and they will get it, unless Scio both house* was effected in Portland look out for something more drastic l>«>plv come to the rescue. Will last week, does not give such promise in the fut un you do H? as the people would like. Promises So gi-ntlemcn. go to it. Consoli have doubtless twen made, combina WHY ROADS ARE BAD tions affected desired committee date and eliminate your commissions, chairmen named, etc., at thia preli cut out at least one-third of the There are many rt-asom» why roads minary sewion in Portland which employ«1« almut the state house and does not look verv favorable for the all other public buildings and you arr ba»|. First com«-« the policy of retrenchment the people demanded might fire about one-third of our localization which until the past few in the initiative laws they adopted judiciary without injury to our law years prevailed in all the state« and We can retrench only by which is a relict of the old Englnih on November 7. The prtiple can courts firing a lot of unnecessary employes system. It tilaccs upon the county hope but their expectations are nil. and let those who are retain««, <wrn and in moat ram-« upon the road Eor the past doxen or more years their salaries. district the entire burden of con our legislatures have lieen building mmw I up a bureaucratic government, which has result«, in the employment of several hundred eommiasion«rs, clerks, bookkeepers, stenographer«, etc. These people ar»1 going to be very hard to eliminate or reduce in number. All of these employes will be al the state capital lobbying to protect their joba. Index'd, the legis lative member will have no snap at this session. He is sure to be in hot wster during the most of the term. But retrenchment must b« made and the average legislator should procure hinuwlf a suit of armor, capable of resisting all attacks of lobbyists and go home at the end of the forty days with the assurance that he has made several hundre»,1 political cnemiea. which are sure to endeavor to get even al future elec tions As a matter of fact our legisla ture** as now constituted, are not representative of the people through out the state. Two much power is lodged with the four or five most populous counties, wherein state in dilutions are located I jt I the col lege counltes and Marion and Mult nomah countwa form a combination of their membership, and they have sufficient power to dominate all legislative action. This la a condition which should not exist The county with the least population should have power to make its wants known and effective as well aa the meet densely populated. It was. proliably. the purpose of our fathers, tn make our state gov- men is patterns of our national gov ernment. But when our state senators were baaed on population, the same aa the house of represents lives, then too much power was BUSINESS ENTER PRISES ARE ASSETS Every business enterprise in a community, whether public, semmi public or nrivate. is an asset The men or women who operate them, add to the population, help «upport our schools and churches, pay taxes on the property and the employ«« spent! more or leas« of their wag«-» al the ator««« anti shops. Our stores, banks, newspapers, planing and flouring mills, electric light and water plants our condmsrry public school, professional men and mecha nics, our county fair, all are assets and should have the sup|M«rt of our citizen« in every practical way. N«>w when any of the«-1 enter prises fail or are removed, it is a financial lorn, either directly or in directly to every citizen in our com munity. It is a direct loss to our town and schools and we should all. by patronage, good words, etc., exert our influence tn retain, not only those we now have, but encour age others to rome. In thia way and thia way only, can we expect to; build up our town. Our leading public asset. in pro portion to its cu«t, is our Linn county fair. Not less than >0000 is distributed among our people •very year on thia one account. The encouragement to the breeding of better ateck, throughout our entire community, can hardly be estimated. The advertising it give« to our com munity. through attracting visitors, is another most valuable feature. We do not appreciate Ito value aa «re should, else w« would give It a better support. given the densely populated countnw Kight now we are in grave danger Now if each county in U m state of losing the fair. Can we afford t struction and rnaintenancN* and leaves to it the initiative as well m the final determination of the policy which shall lie pursued in carrying on the work. It naturally follow* that the more progressive districts an», counties outdistance the lew progrirauve, that the undeveloped sretions of the etiuntry have a ten dency to remain undevel»»p«i and that in the ptsmer counties the re sult is stagnation and decreaæ in population. The great«-st element of wrakn«*as | in our road system lies in our method of maintenance. As a rule the roads are not repaired until they are almost beyond repair. Costly maca dam roads put down al great ex pens«1 are allow«*d U> go to rum l>e- catiM1 minor deftxMs are not cur«i promptly. We will never have good roads without the adoption of a continuous system of repair and methodical in spection of all roads similar to the one in vogue in Contim-ntaJ Europe. One of the most serious and most frequent mistakes in the good roads agitation is jailure to provide for maintenance. The expression “per manent improvement” is likelv to be a delusion and a snare. The per manency of an improvement depends largely upon the character of main tenance The surface of a highway as well as the foundation needs con stant attention, similar to that given to a railroad system It is the re pair of the small break, the fillifig of a small rut. the stitch in time that prevents serious damage and DTMerv«M a mad. The common dirt road will sustain a heavy traffic if It is properly maintained. The moat expensive construction will soon go to pieces if no attention is paid to Its maintenance. Car» and main- tenanew of a mad must begin the t day it« «instruction ends and hr religiously continued during the life; of the road Only in thia way can 'he mvntmmi be preserved tn th«1 community. The min tenant« then l<ec»>mr« a fixed charge which must he taken into account and figured in th« ultimate coat.-Oregon Journal Dr. T. K. Sanderson DENTIST Phon*1 27-7 8C1O f ederated Church ■cto. OKBGON • • OREGON • Mater» P«Ms llsrt<M« I««« N»«stMiaS Sunday School 10 a. m. Preaching Il a m Christian Endeavor <5:30 to 7:30 ti.m S»»ng Service 7:30 u>N:<Mip,m.| Prayer Meeting, Thursday 7:30 p.m. Brother Meikcljohn, leader. H. B Iler, Pastor ! N. M. Newport y Attorrwy at law •CITY AmiKNKVI OUXtiON MON J. F. WESELY DEALER IN ------------- Staple and Fancy Groceries Queensware, Glassware, Etc. Field and Garden Seeds Cash Paid lor Veal, I logo. Hides and Caacara Uatk Pnceii Righi Our Afo/fo.' l.tïc und Let Ls« s J. F. WESELY SCIO - - - OREGON Painting and Paper Hanging I am prepared to do your |>ainting or j>*|>er hanging on short notice, at reasonable rates. Refer you to J, F. W.-aely aa to the character of my work. Estimates of material made Give me a trial. GEORGE GIBBONS, Sao, On. 6'|, FARM LOANS I • We Have One Million Dollars to loan »Hi Improved farms in the Willamette Valley VERMONT LOAN A TRUST COMPANY J M. & H. M. HAWKINS tameral Agents - . . Altiany 6‘|, You Muy Pu y Lest ♦ BUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK THAT IS SO GOOD AS WE DO You May Pay More BUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK THAT’S ANY BETTER IF AS GOOD These statements refer to Job an»i B*s»k Printing Y Our facilities are complete. 5 We uae only the beat of material, and our price« are right for first elaaa work. We do no other kind. . Vke always satisfy our customers. THE SCIO TRIBUNE
