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VOLUME 6
MEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY io, 1920.
NUMBER 41
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JOINT STOCK COMPANY TO B-E
INCOKPOHATF.l)
Suitable 22-Acrc Ti'iict Secured on
Wightman Ranch. County
Court Assists '
That Morrow county will have a
real County Fair next fall and during
the succeeding years, in place of the
2x4 affair we have been limping
along w it'll, was assured last Thurs
day when a joint committee from the
Heppner Commercial Club and the
Morrow County Farm Bureau met
with the county court and completed
preliminary arrangements for the or
ganization of a joint stock company
with a capitalization of $25,000 for
the purpose, of establishing and oper
ng the Morrow. County Fair asso
f .lion.
After dis.eupslns the pros and cons
of the situation from all angles it
was finally decided that the county
court should retain ownership of the
old fair grounds and buildings- or.
lower .Main street in Heppner and
buy out light a suitable tract for Hit
new organisation which would b
leased to the ft'ir association or v
term of years.
Two tracts were offered the count;.
court as a site for the fair, one being
a tract of about IS acres, owned by
Jloy V. Whiieis. The tract is located
on Hinton creel; only a short distance
from the school grounds and was
priced at $6.00. Another tract of
approximately 22 acres was offered
by Wight man Bros, on the Oregon
Washington highway about one and
me-half miles north of town, priced
at $o,000. This tract, after some de
liberation was accepted by Hie county
court and is now under option to
dozen or more business men and
fanneis pending the completion of
the organization of the fair associa
tion when the county court will tr.k
over the property and lease It io the
association for a term of years i.t
pgreed rental of $300 a year.
Articles of incorporation are beinj.
urenared and will be forwarded to
Salem at. the earliest possible mo
luent and it Is expected that the en
tire deal can be closed at the March
i lectins of the county court.
It is the intention of t.ie promot
ers of the fair project to construct
liist-cUss one-half mile race truck
on the property, commodious exhibit
balls, dancing pavilion, grand stant
and such other necessary buildings
and fixtures as may be required to
Make the Morrow County Fair
drift ly modern proposition.
While many of the proinotots of
the pioject at first strongly favored
tae Hinton creek, tiact because i t
close proximPy to town the di'Ti it nee
In mice rtid some advantages ,n Io
ration outweighed that factor
rtus pointed out that tlie Wiilitninn
lmrt Is oi..y u mile fnr.Tt'r fron' n
contain 4 acres more ground
.iat the 'act that the Hej-pn
1 lanrh railroad runs thiough the
tract Is a decided advantage lot ex
hibltotn who Khip In race noire or
nhow slock by rail. A fP'ir can be
put In on the giound nnd all stuff
f ir the fair can be unlo.id-1 llieio
That the ennty louit Hindu a gooi'
deal for 111; eointv is itid. rated b
t;ie ijict that under the new auntie
runt the county steps te,i unl'
:-ny tether i . -p niMli;l.tv en ;
t i.o fair -V. pi 1 1, at ' i!f.n. 'U .
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too.lu. I alul ' k piefiill'.i I 1"
I I 1 tut. let -1 1 t' e ,f Mil I- i
i tug Hie- 'be M I i i' '
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'The advertising in the future will
be lemotion writing.' The romance
if lite will be played up in the ad
vertising pages, just as novelists iu-
pire us today with appeals to our
hearts, our affections, our feeliugs.
It will be the Mary Pickford type of
advertisement, not the Dr. Mary
Walker type, that will win out."
Such is the belief of Mr. James
Waileu as given to an interviewer
from the staff of the Cley eland News- ;
Leader who gave Mr. Wailen a page j
rite-up in a recent Sunday issue of j
that newspaper. The interviews.
de-:ci ibed Mr. Wallea, w ho by the way
is a son of Mrs. E. J. Bettner, of
Heppner, asr a "nationally known ad-
vertiscinent campaign counselor and '
writer, in appearance more like a j
poet than a business man." ;
For several years before the death
of Elbert Hubbard. Mr. AV.-i.llen had
charge of the advertising end of Mr.
Hubbard's big publbishing business in
East Aurora and since then he h.ir:
been engaged in business for him -el'
n Buffalo, X. Y.
Mi. Will!' n "ays he considers the
Srd Talnt the greatest, achei tibe
iciu ever written and in a few epi
grams of advice to advertisement
writers he rulvise.-; them to memorize
that wonderful Psalm "for the good
of your art as well as your heart."
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As an indii'ation that tiie busi.iess
men "I Heppner aie strong for the
new organization of the Morrow
ottniy fair the tollowin;- list it those
who siuned the option cven bv
man Brof . Saturday as a ;:u.n
; cuinsi lo.'s by the Wigiitmaiis
): tile r')i"i 'ieti;'!i of orga.niz;'
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Hiven.
U. C. JVi'-htman; John .1. Wiu-ht-
nian; A. Ht.nnkson; M. D Ciark;
Chas. Tiitnvon; W. P. Mahoney:
'rank Cillian.; W. O. Minor; 1'. R.
'.tis'.t-i,; L. A. Ittint; J. 11. pudberg;
!! T T.tfh; Phil C tttv ; T. .'. lUir.iVif
rev.- , Sa".'. E. Van ". i.ctor.
Kit. Alt 'TION SAT, I'. MAIU'll tt
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INiod, who recently sold
on Heppner Hat to Alex
ai i anuinu to hold a big
auction sale of his person, ! property
on Morch C. Brown McMenainin,
expert n'jctioreeis and sr.les iiuinag-
eis will handle this big sale which,
it is understood, will aggicuate i.e
tw.cn $000 and 110,0'iii in valm
Mr. Uood docs not (Xpert to leave
dorrow county but will probat.lv I t.y
a stock ranch and engage in that line
of business.
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neither looks up to ih rich imr down
on thf tot.r; ho avoids bad com
pany, who ran lose with, ut notiei iir.1;
dnd wir without bragp'nr. who is
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WHY YOU MAY BUY CHKAPF.K ABROAD
A prominent Morrow county stockman, and a heavy buyer
of camp and ranch supplies, said to the Herald man the other
morning: "I've been reading your 'Buy at Home' articles the
last few weeks and I think you are a pretty good writer. Un
derstand, I am not finding fault with you or with anybody else
in particular, but now that you have written up one side of
this question vfhy do you not give us the other side?" "How
do you mean?" the newspaperman asked. "Why is it" replied
the stockman, "that we can very; often save money by
sending away for our goods or by giving an order to the trav
eling salesmen who work this county during the summer
months?" "Well," replied the scribe,. "you will notice that the
Herald has not been advising the people to buy goods at home
if the 'home merchants are really and truly holding their cus
tomers up and charging them exhorbitant prices. That sort
of thing would be foolish and it would indicate that the Her
ald is not fair in the matter that it is not conducting this
campuign for the general good of Heppuer and Morrow county
but solely in the interest of the metchants. That sort of a
policy on the part of any local newspaper that, depends for its
support and future growth on the good will and loyal support
oi' ALL of the people of its territory would indicate that the
publisher should be furnished with free transportation to the
Home fur Feeble Minded."
But to the stockman's question, which is a perfectly fair one
and one that should be expected in this connection:
Why do consumers sometimes save money by sending away
for their goods or by ordering from traveling salesmen who
work the country districts durtn? the summer months?
There are a number of reasons why, in some cases, peo
ple may be able to buy goods cheaper from the outside houses
than they do at home. One reason is that when they buy on
the outside they invariably buy for cash Viiile in dealing with
their home merchant they very often buy on credit. No mer
chant can do business on a credit basis On as close a margin as
he can tn a cash basis. When he sells lor cash he is able to
buy his goods on a cl
oser basis and discount his bills every
month. He has no dead beat accounts to cliaige off to profit
and loss at 'the end of the year and he hps no interest losses
on eiend capital to carry.
Only a day or two ago a Heppner merchant, discussing
this matter with the Herald man, told of a custonien who came
in his store that morning and laid down an-order for more than
$100 worth of goods he had ready to mail to a well known
mail order house in Portland. ''How nra ji't you come to f 1 11
. lilt i:.;.' ). ut.. iW iie bmiiim niode.w In asltcn tne iiietrnani.
The meichant looked over the order anil told the customer
that he would be glad to fill the order for the s;"ne money for
cash. He pot the order. This meic'iiant also told of another
customer who buys most of his supplies from the mall order
houses, paying cash in advance, and who lias a great deal Io
say at times about the high prices charged by Heppner mer
chants. However, when money Is short and he has to use his
credit, he buys In Heppner. This man came in the merchant's
place the other day to pay up his bill of several hundred dol
lars that had been tunning for mine than two years. "And
.'," suh'al the metchi.iit, 'ie expects me to sell him goods
;.s rln'; p i's lie gets them from the mail order houses where he
pays ;f h itl a. lvalu e besides paying the freight or express on
I he good:-, i'ioiii Purl land or Seattle.
Another ii'ibdii fin Hiis ilpp.iient difference in plies at
iioiiie and abroad Is that in many cases the mail older houses
handle an interior line ol goods, while the home men h. ml
handles slalidaid brands of goods produced by m.i n i Inn mci s
who h;.e a i eptital Ion of long standing to maintain.
Still another reason Is that in ordering from mail unlet
houses people genetully older in iiiantity. They buy sugar by
the park, canned goods by the case Rnd so on down the line
but when they buy ut home they buy in small .inutilities nnd. If
they live In town, have II delieied by the merchant.
The Meinlil recently liileivlewe.1 severs I of I he lending
ineli lii.itts In Heppner nnd rvei) niV of Ihein nss. ile.l tlu.l lie
would tie glad In nicel lite prices of Hie null I older ln.n-.es, n
THK SMK. t I I'ltM.S AMI I lilt THK SA.MK QI AU I V ol
(.(Mills . This would iiiiMill lhat he would lecehe epot cah lot
goods and with Height or evpiess rlinigc added, the same us
when you buy from the m.iil ot der i om ei n.
Iioes the mail oi.let inen liiini pay liny lines itl ll pi.tu r
or Mniiin count)? linen lie buy any ot jour leiliei and . i -t
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CHAPMAN
NO BLINDFOLD PLEDGE
At a recent session of the Hot ti.ve
League in Boardman, that new ..i.d
thrivin:; town in the West Umatilla
irrigation project, all who gathend
around the hospitable store heater
agreed unanimously that Herbert
Hoover is the man of men lor presi
dent of the United States Then those
individuals of the gathering who ,ics-
ses:'d liteiary ability took their pens
in h.iivl antl informed ti.e Heppner
Herald of their decision. The tlcpp-
ner Herald, overwhelmed, concurred
with enthusiasm. And we don't know
but that the hot. stovers and the
Heppner Herald are about right. As
the Oregonian suggests, the eagei ness
ot leading democrats to claim Hoover
as a democrat who could he noniinal
ei tor the P'eside-ncy is a c in'essMin
of bank'uptcy of worthy candidates
who have won the democratic label
conspicuously and consistently. And
as it also suggests, there is no rea
sonable 'hope that the deinocriilic
part would nominate a man of
j Hoover'.? efficiency and entiie lack ol
', democratic standing. So Hoover may
' not lie nominated. But of all men in
1 America, who really is quite sei well
.!ialific.:i for 'he presidency of tur
jji country. Oregon Voter.
Chapman should keep his eye on
Boardman and the S. F. convention
and watch the Hoover boom grow.
Of course the people will both nomi
nate ami elect Hoover regardless of
his party affiliations or luck of lliein.
PKOPI.K'S CMOH'K SAYS PAH'I V
.MF.N Mi sT SPKAK FIKsT
Can
.Make Up His Mind on Party
Matter Once Issues Are
Clearly Defined
AUPINK F.tliM IllliKAl
HASKI'T SOCIAL
Mollis
On the evening of Felirunry "th
the Alpine school house Farm Bureau
met according to plans made at the
last meeting and spent a very enjoy
able evening listening to a progiain
prepared by Miss Francis Oo'nerty the
local school teacher and the school
children, and topped the evening oli
with a basket social. C. 1). Morey
acted as auclbi.eer and the twenty
one" adult baskets and six children'"
k.sskct brought a totyl of $106. no.
It Is the plan of the Farm Bureau to
buy an organ lor the Sitn.lay school
and to have it to tt for l.t.al inul
ina.". Thi s.' are , hunch of real live
people
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guild tlllH'.K.
Mils. M A I T T. IIKillKS l'.t.Si:S
M I.Vi ' '"I" nlirver ! ' nth. .;. v. it.
of Mat I T. Hugh.-.., and daughter ol
M i and Mis. . L. i 'op.-nhaM r. nl
this city, passed aay at Ihm I . in
Noith Heppn.'i at an ally tionr his
nioir.iiu.. Mis. Ilin lies had h. en .-i.l
I t i ii l lor a e. days finni ,ui ,.n.i.
ol in 1 1 in n .'.a 1 1 m win. It piieiiiinii!ia
.I'Vlopeil a. id the . nd caine viido. i,
ly, l..-r biMiiiii'l, one yuan.' il n.Hi
t'i. h"i pin Ms and siv. ial liioll.ets
II 11.1 Si. let s nil vlve. 'I he 1 'HI a I Kill
be held TIl.llH.lltV.
f.liAII Til tT I It UK ItOAM'
llon'l fail to f t your giiem In on
III.- We. hi of lll.lt fine dt.'SKe.l heel
haiu'liif In the r.nlnil M.ulel. I!e,
gin sei g. ts a J pound mat It.e
('oiliest .I.e.., al I. n. I P. I'lidaj.
Ie on Ii.iimI. .
I OL S 1 1 (ll Kill tllile fill hull-.
atld lot or ii v i.anl lol in ll ppli.-i in
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Herbert, Hoover, who just new
seems to be tne popular people's
choice for president regardless of
patty has issued a statement in which
lie says that he is not a candidate and
that no person is authorized to spei k
lor him in matters political, if the
league el' nations is made an issue lie
will vote with the party favoring the
league, liegarding requests from his
friends to declare his party allegiance
he says it is up to the party manag
ers to first let it be known what each
party proposes to stand for in the
coming campaign. His statement fol
lows: "In order to answer a largo num
ber of questions all at once, let me
emphasize that I have taken a day oil'
i'loni the industrial conference in
Washington to come to New York
solely to attend to pressing matters in
connection with the children's relief.
"1 want to say again: I have not
sought and am not seeking the piesi
tiency. I am not a candidate; 1 have
no 'oi ganization.' No one is author
ized to speak for nie politically.
"As an American citizen by birth
and of long ancestry, 1 am nntuiaily
deeply interested in the present criti
cal situation. My sincere and only
political desire Is that one or both
of the great politicel parties- will ap
proach the vdal issues which have '
grown out of the war and are new
with a clear purpose looking to the
welfare of our people, and that candi
dates callable of carrying out this
work should be nominated..
"If the treaty goes over to the pres
idential el iction (with any reserva
tions, nece-feaiy to rlarlfy thc WBrld'R
mind that there can be no infringe
ment of the safeguards provided by
our constitution nnd our nation-old
traditions) then I must vole lor the
pai ly that stands for Hie league. V, ith
It tin re is hope, not only of the ju...
venlion of war but also that we can
sal.ly e.oiioii'i.e in military policies.
I'liere is hope of earlier return of con-
ll.lell.e and the economic I .'const in c
tion ol I he world.
"I could not vole witii a pn'y if
I were donilnateil by gioups ho
seek (o set ash!" our coin,! it ill hint I
gi;.il..tllees lor liee speech or free
lepli sent.ilinn, who hope to le eKlab
lish conliol oi 'lie govt iii'iienl lor
pi nl it and pi Lib go. I could nol vote
with a paily II it were dominated by
gioups Aim hope for any form of ho
II.-iii, wli' tliei it le natioiiall.alioii
of indiidiy or other dehliucljon of
individual initiative.
"Ilolh these extremes, rtinioiiflag.-.l
ir op.n, ate active enough in the
outltiy today. .Wither of Hie ilii.ni-
nations would promote Himm' con-
Mruciiv.i economic poll, it s that mil
-ut us linuii I loin lli. unsound eco
nomic plain. in which of n.ecKslly
giew out ol die w.ti, not would (hi v
icuie tin. good ill to ptodui lion of
our Iat i.i nnd woi keiK or 1 1 1 .. i it ( ,i in
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