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
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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
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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«
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J. F. WESELY
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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
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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
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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.
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