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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
IMI’K(J KVgkY TMUIUDAY BY
T. L. DtJGCKM. Knm>R AND
Entered at the ooetortice at Scio.
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SCIO. OREGON. JULY 28. 1921
THE RAILROAD FUTURE
There is a future ahead for the
railroads. as well as all things else.
But what is that future to be? is a
question of vital importance, the so
lution of which is in the immediate
future. It is an evident practica
bility that a railroad must earn suf
ficiently to pay for operation. In
deed it muat earn more than the
cost of operation, for trackage and
equipment wear out and must I m *
replaced. Also stockholders muat
have a reasonable return on their
investment in railway stocks. elm
they will seek other fields In which
to Invest.
In the tmst. railway owners and
managers have prejudiced the pro
pie against them by autocratic ways
and manners; by charging for pass
enger and freight all the traffic will
bear; by over-issuing of capital
stock, etc., until the people are
ready to go to any length, almost,
to defeat the railroads in various
wavs in a sort of get-even spirit.
Hence, when the auto truck came
into vogue with its door to door dis
tribution many people gladly gave
the trurk their patronage until
much of the short haul high class
freight is now- transported from the
wholesale center to its destination
In the nearby town and country.
What is lh<* result? But few of th«*
railways are earning more than ope
rating expenses; some an* living op
erated at a loss, ami one railroad in
Missouri has ceased operation en
tirely. Now it is manifestly true
that we cannot get along without
the railroads
Not every one can
own an auto or an auto truck, ami
these gas machines arc the cause of
railway deficits.
The people arc la-ginning to view
th«» railway problem from its true
points. They see the heavy auto
truck destroying the expensively
constructed highways almost as rap
idly as they can lie built, and are
seeing the railroads liemg driven out
of business (which will l»e the case),
unless they earn operating expenses
and more. If the railroads should
be driven out of busimsaa, how could
the farmer market his grain, cattle,
hogs and other produce; how could
our lumber mills get their products
to the consumer, etc., except at a
much greater cost than at pr«*sent?
Railways have been allowed to in
crease their transportation charges,
but without increasing thriy earn
ings. Consumers will cease buying
except as nect-mity compels, and
thoae who do mil own an auto stay at
home In the meantime. auto trucks
are increasing in number with the
conse<|urnt destruction of e»ailly
built roads.
Th«* railways pay a large percent
age of our taxes, construe*, their
own roadways ami par out large
sums to their employes, who spend
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their earnings with our mereha iU leu* petty crimes.
If whipping
and for the f<>od products which our should be a known penalty for petty
DR. A. G. PRII.L
farmers produce
The truck owner crim« we would notice quite a «to-
can eml«rk in the carrying busimms crease indanter. for men as a rule
hnici» aii Sirr»
Dealrrv in
at comparatively small cost. They who have no arlf-respect dread phvs-
Calls Attended
purchase their machine on the in- icnl pain
Day or Night
stailnxml plan, nay but sn all taxes,
Certainly criminals will not dread
and wag«« to employes practically to g<> to a place where they can get
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nothing.
three squares a day, ami a turkey
Now suppose for a minute our dinner on Thanksgiving much bet-
railways follow example of that one ter grub than they are accustomed
in Missouri. Would not a sort of to on the outside.
>< 10. OREGON
busint-aa paralysis result? Would
The only remedy for the divorce
not progress and de\el<>i»m«*nl lie evil is a stricter marriage law. and
W. A. Esdag,
A. F. Randall
brought to an abrupt chaw?
this law should be national in its
Prssidrnt
Vic« Pres.
Hut we |»eople of Oregon have provision», <>r in all states alike.
E. D. Myers. CteMsr
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lx-en exceedingly kind to truck
If a first offense criminal cannot
»»tart a l*«nk account batay and
brnvid« for your future.
Real ['.state Rroifer
transportation. We have paralleled be reformed by one day in prison, if
You «rill find a checking ac
and iWdaru Public
the railroads with paved roads. his pride does not come to his res
count very <*onvenient for your
business traasacboM. Wr pay
sOTmirtgly thus inviting our own dis cue. a longer sentence with parole
interest on time deposits.
bit ratti Obtained. f.tamntj
aster. Had we. on the other hand, for good tiehavior might bring re
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•pent our road building on highways sults. But when a young man loans
leading to isolated districts where his pride and does not attempt to
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there was no railroa>la. thus become secure employment, he should be
DR. H. II. HARRIS
feeders to the railway, we would dealt with severely when hr passes
have exhibited more horse sense, into the criminal class. Certainly
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Albany. Oregon
But we allowed ourselves to adopt I lie young man of today cannot atlri«
the building of “trunk” highway«. bub* his downfall to the saloon and
such as the I'acific highway, at the its influences.
LEBANON
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dictation of boosters for tourist I
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travel, thus destroying the earning1 Japan is a o»cky nation. Ever
capacity of the railways by building ¡since h<*r victory over Russia, a na
Hay
Grain
Potatoes
good roads for auto truck competi-! tion many time« stronger in man
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power than herself, she thinks she
It is quite time for people to put is powerful enough to contend with
M.G. REED
WE HAVE
their thinking ca)w on and try to any nation. For this reason she
Office Albany Stat«* Bank
EVERYTHING
remedy th«* harm we have uncon will come into the disarmament con
ALBANY, ORE.
OPTICAL
sciously or unthoughtedly done our- vention. if she comes in. with reser*
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selves.
valions. No doubt the Philippine
Is
th«
rauik- of many
If railroads camfot earn enough islands is a v ry much desired ar
HUMAN ILLS
to |>ay «(»«ration expenses. upkeep quisition. »nd no doubt she thinks
UNDERTAKERS
and »mall interest for the stockhold- rhe could gain them in a war with
era, they are sure to go out of busi- the United Stales. She strongly
Calls Attended to Promptly
Optical Company
Dav or Night
nest. No man or company will con- desires additional territory for her
313 W. 1st St.. Albany
linue to conduct s busin«*ss which over-crowded population.
If she
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OREGON
steadily shows a Imlancv on the could get England and the United I
wrong side of the ledger.
States involve«! in war. she would
jump onto the Philippines instanter.
For this reason she may throw a
THE CROWTH OF CRIME
monkey wrench into the disarma
Crime is increasing, That fact ment machinery. Anvwav, she has
DEALER IN
cannot be denied. It is unfortu- a grevious contention with the Uni
nately true that there is a much te«! States tiecause we will not gife
larger percentage of young tncn and her citizens the urne rights and
boys who bt*cotne criminals than privileges we give to Europeans
formerly. There must be some un when they migrate to our shores
derlying cause for this incr«*wse. If the disarmament proceedings
c»nie to naught. Japan is likely to
What is it?
When the prohibition rampaign be the caii!«.'. She thinks the U. S.,
was <>n, it wan sai>i that with the by not becoming a member of the
passing of the saloon etime would league, lost the right to dictate
decrmai- luid that ha f of our police what the league’s conclusions were,
and law cnfhrcing officers could lw* and. in a manner, she is right, for
dt«|M-nn«xl with
Also, that a large disarmament wgs a feature of the
She thinks our contention
part of our divorce trials would not league
that
we
are
not bound by any pro
occur for men would carry their
wages home on Saturday nights, visions of the league debars us from
now questioning the league’s e»>n-
etc., etc.
cl
usions, and that a new «invention
But for some reason those proph
for
disarmammt is almost equivalent
esies have not proven true
Our
to
ruiiculing
the acts of th«1 league
Citi«*« now have more polic«>men than
Siici
Fresh and Cured Meats
Poultry and Veal
Shelton Jr Co. Prop«
THE SCIO STATE BANK
Riley Shelton
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Or. P. I. Tweed, 0. V. M.
Veterinarian
WANTED
BANCROFT
Morrison & Lowe
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Fancy & Staple Groceries
Garden and Field Seeds
China and Glassware
Roll Films developed, pictures
printed and enlargements made
from your films.
All work
turned out promptly.
Give us a trial.
in the old davs and there an- three
THE PURE BRED
divorce trials now to one in th«* old
PERCHERON STALLION
days, Ami crime has increased in
almost the same ratio. U n fortu
nalely the increase of the above
seems to have commenced almost Will stand the season of 1B21 at
coterminous with the adoption of
W A. GILKEY'S, GILKEY STATION
the prohibition amendment.
Service insurance, lis.
The Tribune, however, attribute«
the increane of crime and criminals
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to an outgrowth of the war. Wages
Scio, Ore.
were high and men and women
forme«! expensive habits, more ex
I EARN ELECTRICITY get into a
pensive than the wag« earner of the
sg hu«inr-
gruwii g big pay now
present day can afford. When op
for Electnrians, Auto Eh-ctnciaM,
Ignition Exb»rts. Battery Mrn, Ms-
portunity serve», it is *> easy to
shamral Drsflxn-.m*- big future foe
supply the wage shortage by theft.
Engineers of every kind you esn
Also, our euurbi are so lenient in
n»<l«f on« of those bn«« earn n»>rs
adminisb ring punishmsnt that the
oi.*n-y gain <tur< «*s «■ write today
criminal, who has lost his self re
for frae eatal-ig hundreds of grad
uates holding good jobs over 2.000
spect, dors not have any dread of a
m«-n trained annually—a great school
term in jail or the penitentiary.
for ambitious men writs today.
Indeed some criminals, especially
Heald’s Fnulnseriag St hoot
the bard-boiled ones, m*em tn court
1ISI Sutter Street
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a sentence to the penitentiary in the
fall of the vest. We conclude such
is the cam* when so many of them
plesd guilty when brought to trial.
CHIROPRACTOR
Hence the purdshment is not severe
enough
Men. w*snen. young m«*n
Electrical E«|iiii»ment
and boys, should dread the punish
Rooms 1 arid 2. over Edwards’ store
ment, if it is a deterrent to the
committing of crime. If something
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like the Delaware plan should be
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adopted in Ortsguo we would have
J. F. WESEL Y
Scio, Oregon
“Firestone” 129160
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I’rrfcxition Milking Machines
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DR. H. H. PETERS
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Has the Hood, Racine, Ajax Tires and Tubes
The Shell, Monogram and Monomobile Oils
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