_ THE SCIO TRIBUNE
VOL. XXVI
NO
18
do. LINN <01 NTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, DBCKMBtt 14. IM
One Super-Hand
control of basic Industrie*. The*
basic industrie* are four in numtier
Here is an amazing new* dispatch and are
from Chicago:
1. The fuel* coal, petroleum
"Purchase of Morris A Co. packing
interest* by J. Ogden Armour, now
r« garded a« a certainty, will be fol-
lowed by a steady advance in farm
products price«, according to a gen
eral understanding among trader«
and dealer* in agricultural product*
here.
The con«enl of the administration
to tin deal ha« bem gained by Ar-
i >out on the stipulation that he
would do all in hi* power to boost
price« <>f grain and livestock during
the next two year*, it wan learned
from reliable source* here."
Has it come to this, that one man
n gained
ch controi of price* of
; gricultural product* that the gov
ernment of the United State* la
treating wi’h him to induce him to
raise price*?
Have the farmer»’ final market*
I retime so owned by one powerful
1 iching firm that price* go up or
price* go down according to it*
pleasure or it* mood?
Have we two government* in thia
country- a government under the
constitution, and an independent
government preaided over by the
Armour group? Have we in this
ii stance an example of the constitu-
t >nai government diplomatically
r -gotiating with the powerful inde-
I -ndent government in much the
■> »me fashion a* it negotiate* with
other great |M>wer»? is it a case in
v hich the government of the United
Siates confer«»* that there i* in the
Country a sovereign and contempt»-
r menus power more powerful in
certain re*|»ects than the national
government itself?
The dispatch continues:
”Armour can do a great deal He
is the largest dealer in farm produce
in the world.
In addition to hi* enormous pur
chases of livestock for killing, the
Armour Grain company is the largest
concern in the world dealing in ce
reals. The advance in wheat price*
during the last few month* has been
generally credited to the Armour
activities.”
According to this, if the Armours
act. price* go up. It is a* if one
powerful hand could make or un
make the market. It is probably
a»
exaggerated statement. And
yet the whole aim of those whom
Tlreodore Roosevelt called "male
factors of great wealth" is to get
and water power*.
2. The atructurals -iron ore*,
timber and cement.
8. The textile* cotton, wool and
hide*.
4. The food*—cereals and meats.
It i* by securing contiol of then
four basic industries that c-.>ncen-
tration of wealth is made curtain. 1
The people universally use them.
Control of one or any of the«* line«
of production by a small gr »ut> is n
tremendous means of profit.
What Armour is after is reveal» I
S me do and some don’t—make
by the fact that he is declare«I in money from farming
this news dispatch to be "the larg< -t
S me factors for not are beyond
concern in the world dealing in »•<
the farmer’s control, and *ome he
reals." He is also the bigg» st op an set for himself. It is important
erator in meats. Meats and cereal«» to Oregon a« well as to th»’ farmer
constitute the food*. And here w»« hat hr understand as well as poa-
have it stated that Armour ha* pro
ible the best use of agricultural re-
••ceded so far in controlling thi
• urces. For the farmers that can
>asic industry of foods that he cat not take a full degree course in
raise price«, if he trie*. The new
»griculture a special winter course
dispatch goes on to say.
i »* b«rn arranged at the state col-
Trading in grain ami livestock in ege. Jan 2-March 17.
Chicago has been stagnant since th
Selecting and growing the most
first word of the Arm<»ur-M»»rri- profitable farm cr«>pe for grain,
forage and special turpoaes, and
propoeed deal became public.
Buyers and sellers are both await ■«■ dmg and managing the farm
ing the result, confident that a prie« • tock. cattle, horse*, sheep and hogs-
advance can l»e expected if the «alt ind giving the right relation to
h<>
industries by scientific farm
is completed.
The administration wants price- management,are ttught by inatruc-
i«m. training and experience. In
•»f farm product» to advance
Ac
jury of the college registrar, Cor-
cording to the above, it gives Ar
alii», will tell you how to join.
mour permission to buy out a rival
packer "on the stipulation that hi
would do all in hi* power to b«><«»'
The Basket Bail Game
price* of grain and livestock during
the next two years.” That is to!
The basket ball game between
say. Armour i* to lie allowed to t urner arui Scio on last Friday night
strengthen his stranglehold on foods wrought out a good sited crowd,
if he will keep prices up two year* which witnessed one of the best
After that, what?
games ever played here. The Turner
Think of a great government boys could not find themselves until
suing at the throne of a food king « in the second half, and then they
*
for higher price* for farm pioduct*' «howt-d the Semites that they could
Think of the great basic agricul really play basketball. It was a most
tural industry, greater than an» exciting game and the crowd was
other three industries in America ye ling most of the time during tne
combined, held in the hollow of <>m last half. The final score was 17 to
super-hand, which, this news di« 1»» in favor of Scio. The local team
patch says, may sqeexe the industry had it ail their own way in the first
or balloon it at will! I* that in half, which caused the local fans to
dustry *o Door in manhood and *« to think our team had a walk-away.
bankrupt in brains as to let th»
monopolization of the food market
Pasteurizing Now
go on unchecked?
If so. American farm life will be
Th«« Scio Creamery, maser* of
come Japized and Slavized. and then Meadow Shade Butter, is now pas
the republic
will fail. Oregon teurizing all his butterfat, and the
p»« »pie who are particular about
Journal. Nov. —7.
Itieir butter can be satisfied. When
calling for butter say "Meadow
Shade"—It is good butler.
Small Crowd Present
E. A. Wagoner, Prop.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teachers Association was
held last Thursday night, with a
small attendance of member* and
friends.
The present school budget was
discussed, and several spoke upon
the subject. It wa* the sense of
the meeting that the budget should
tie passed, snd that the influence of
the school be not hampered.
Tent Stolen
We want to take thi* meth» d of
letting the parties who atule my tenl
knuw that I know who took it.
If
you will bring it back, where y»»u
got it. no questiona will be ssked.
but otherwiae I will have to use the
law.
E F. Gilkey.
Fountain Pen* make fine presents
Hagey, the Jeweler, has an extra
nice line and price* are very reason
able.
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Notice
The public is hereby notified that
■11 city ordinances and stale laws
will tie strictly enforced from this
date on. Please govern yourself
accordingly. Close vour cut-outs.
Read the ordinances.
N. I. Morrison
City Marshall
»1.76 THE YEAR
Business Men Meet
City Council Met
The regular bi-moothlv meeting
of the Scio Business Men'* Aasoeia-
tion was held at the Scio hotel on
Monday night. About 27 members
were present. The feed was a
turkey dinner, and all present done
Last Thursday night the city coun
cil met in regular monthly session.
Councilman Bartu, Chr»»my, Caln.
McAdoo ami Thayer wore present,
also Recorder Mylo Bartu.
The minute* of the last regular
meeting was dispensed with.
The budget committee was pres
ent and presented its report which
was adopted. An ordinance cover
ing the budget was then poseed.
Several bills from both the general
and light and water funds were al
lowed and ordered paid.
C. E Kendle. who has just rec nt -
ly purchased the Wm. Reed prop
erty. appeared before the council
and wanted to know what had to be
done to get light outside the city,
thia will lie taken up later.
The newly elected city marshal
askitl what the council wanted to
do in regard to enforcing the city
ordinances. He was informed th it
ample justice to the menu.
The main buaines* before the
meeting was the paved road from
Green's bridge to Scio. It has de
veloped since the last meeting that
the State Highway Commission had
provided for all the new paving to
be done In the year 1923. and that
it was impossible to get results
However, the committee, or a part
of It. consisting of Dr. A. G. Pi ill,
J I). Densmore, D. C. Thom* and
E. C. Peery, (net with the highway
committee on Wednesday to deter
mine if possible what can t»e done
»nd how. As things now look, it is
practically sure nothing can bed me
fhe only worth-while thought in
n the matter is knowledge of having
eft nothing undone to get the ¡>aved
oad.
The other business was listening
o the committee on consolidation
*f schools, but owing to the bignes*
if the question, this will require
considerable time to work out. The
«pecial committee
appointed to
laalat the school board in calling a
reconsideration of the budget meet
ing of Nov. 26, reported that it had
■net with the school board and ar
ranged for the reconsideration, to
lie held on Dec. 21, at 2 o'clock p
in., at the school house.
Much other business, one of which
was the inviting of Miss Jill Cowley
Hatt, now of Portland, but who is
a native of England, to come to
Scio on New Year’s Day, and de
liver an address on condition* as she
has found them in all Darts of the
world when she was a representative
of the London Time*. She will
«peak In the afternoon of that day,
when the Forks of th* Santiam
Community Club meets for an all
day session, with a basket dinner at
nooo. The president of the club
and the secretary are to extend the
invitation.
There will be no other meeting
of the dub until the second Monday
tn January, as the next meeting
would have fallen on Christmas day.
That All-Day Affair
When the Forks of the Saniiam
Community Club meets in Scio on
New Year's Dav for an all-day affair,
with a basket dinner at noon, it is
hoped that every family in the Fork*
will be present. It has been said
that the invitations to these meet
ing* in the past have been limited
to members and their friend*, ami
thi* is not what the Club has intend
ed. Whether members or not. and
if you live in the Forks of the San
tiam. you ar* invited to meet with
the Club. The Club is trying to
interest each resident of tne Fork*
in its activities, and hopes that
everybody will soon became member*
The meeting will be held in the Z
C. B. J. hall.
Notice
1 have in stock a beautiful daven
port that was slightly damaged in
shipment. This davenport is super
ior in quality and workmanship to
any of the 8176.00 or 1185 00 values
now on th* market
I offer thia
davenport at 8126.00 plus freight
charges.
R. M. Cain.
Fog SaLg- Old papers. 10c per
bundle at th* Tribune offies.
ordinances were named to be obeyed
and that he was expected to enforce
them. In another column will tie
found his notice to the citizens, and
they are aske»i to govern themselves
iccordingly.
An agreement was reached be
tween the water and light committee
and the Scio Mill & Elevator Co.
whereby the use of the property on
which is located the water tower
and the use of water will lie fur
nished to the city in return for
lights and water. The report of
the committee was accepted, and
the agreement concurred in.
No further business appearing,
the council adjourned.
A Statement
The Tribune had intended to pub
lish the tax roll for District No. 95,
in this issue, but the figure* did
not arrived in time to put them In
type
However, those Interested
will have an opportunity to hear
them at the budget meeting ache»!-
uled for next Thursday. It la of es
pecial importance that each taxpayer
be present, and then and there give
the board of directors an idea of
what they want done through di
rect information and not by hint,
A hint can be variously Interpreted,
but a direct statement is readily
understood.
The budget for this year i* based
upon the contracted obligations for
1922-1923, and if it I*cut down o<>w
it meena that much more debt and
interest. Thia paper makes thia
proposition to the oppoaing factions,
if such there be, that the taxpayers
take time to talk over mattters with
the school board, ascertain the facta
as they have them, then issue this
warning: "We want you to make
at least a ten per cent reduction in
teachers salaries, and also on ail
other items in the budget, and that
when the next budget committee
meets it take thia demand of the
taxpayer into consideration and
govern themselves accordingly,"
The Tribune believes thi* will amic
ably settle the question, will bring
about 61000 reduction in taxes, and
this is by no means a small amount.
It I* wrong in principal and in fact
to take all the reduction from the
teachers. Think thia over and then
be at the meeting
It ha* been ru
mored that another budget ia In
preparation, but thi* ia dearly
against the law, and cannot be con
sidered. It might be produced at
the next meeting of the budget
committee, which will meet in No
vember, 1923.
Lat th* Tribun* do yoar printing