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HEPPNER
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VOLUME X
HEPPNER, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1923
NUMBER 17
HERA!
DENIED BY PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE SAYS LITTLE COULD
BE ACCOMPLISHED
Situation is Held Complicated Be
causo of Divergence of
Ideas in Congress
Washington, D. C, Aug. 15.
When President Coolidge let it be
known yesterday that he saw no ne
cessity for calling an extra session
of congress to consider agricultural
legislation it is understood he had
before him a telegram from farmers'
organizations in Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana requesting
that congress be hastily summoned
together. The president will not re
spond, however, because, in the first
place, if congress were to meet to
morrow it would be December at
least before the two houses could
formulate and pass the sort of legis
lation that is desired. By that time
a large part of this year's crop will
be out of the hands of the farmers,
and the farmers of the country have
not the power to force congress to
act without long consideration.
The situation is further compli
cated because thje professed cham
pions of the farmer in congress are
not agreed upon the remedy. The
first proposition arrived at by those
who want immediate relief for the
grain, grower is because it is the eas
iest stabilization. It is not thought
there is the least chance for the en
actment of such legislation. It Is
desired now by those who de
nounced it most vehemently when
it was in operation as a war meas
ure. It is not believed that stabili
zation or the price guaranty plan
could command more than one-third
of the votes In (either house of con
gress at this time. It is regarded as
a dangerous precedent for peace
times, because next year the cotton
farmer, the potato grower or the
corn grower might come to congress
and for the same reason ask Uncle
Sam to dig tip the difference be
tween the market price and a rea
sonable profit.
Those who would have an extra
session of congress and a price
guarantee are further handicapped
by the attitude of Senator La Fol
lette, recognized leader of all sorts
of short cut legislative programmes.
The Wisconsin senator has said that
nothing can be accomplished at an
oxtra session and has also indicated
that he could see but. little differ
ence between government price fix
ing and corporation agreements ot
the same kind.
The La Follette men in the house,
at least those from Wisconsin, are
understood to hold the same views.
The American farm bureau federa
tion, the most powerful of the farm
organizations, also is not urging
an extra session, neither is the or
ganization asking a prte guaran
tee, holding that such a policy would
in the (end work out to the detri
ment of the graingrower when pros
perity returns.
The farm bureau, as is well known,
contends that the only economical
grower's problem is by storage ot
surplus wheat by use of the inter
mediate credits act and the amended
warehousing act. Under this plan
tho farmer would store his wheat
take a government warehouse re
ceipt and use this receipt to borrow
necessary funds under the interme
diate credits act to tide him over
to the day of a better market.
Gray Silver, Washington represen
tative from American farm bureau
federation, is optimistic already as
to the future of the wheat farmer.
He asserts that the farmer is com
ing back by use of the combined in
struments provided by the ware
housing law and the intermediate
credits act. He says the 12 interne-'
diate credits are liberal in their
loans and that the outloolc is grow
ing brighter and brighter.
i'OUNTY BUYS NEW CRUSRHER.
The county highway department
has purchased a new rock Crusher
for the Heppner flat plant, the one
in use not producing enough fine ma
terial for top surfacing. The new
machine is a ponderotfi piece of ma
chinery and weighs about seven tons.
I' was unloaded yesterday and haul
ed out to the plant on a big coun j
ty truck. I
PEOPLES HARDWARE CO.
HAS NEW MANAGER
John W. Hiatt has accepted the
position of manager of the Peoples
Hardware company to which place
he was elected at a recent meeting
of the board of directors.
Mr. Hiatt succeeds to the position
made vacant by the resignation of
Alva Jones who has been manager
of the concern for the pa3t two
years and who resigned to look after
tho extensive farming interests in
which he is engaged with his father
and brother, Jeff and Glenn Jones.
Mr. Hiatt has been with the Case
Furniture Co. for several years and
is well qualified for his new posi
tion. He has a wide acquaintance
throughout the Heppner trade terri
tory and is a capable, trustworthy
business man.
OF SPUDS NOW ASKEB
(C. E. Spence, Market Agent, 723
Court House, Portland.)
By proclamation of Governoi
Pierce, compulsory grading and la
beling of potatoes will be a law of
Oregon on and after September 15,
and in connection with no-operative
growers' associations which are or
ganizing in the state, this law will
no doubht greatly help this industry.
The new law provides for stand
ard grades and labeling, according
to the schedules of the United States
Department of Agriculture. Inspec
tion will be under the state market
agent and will be handled in much
the same manner as grain is now
handled. The government fixes four
standard grades, but it is not expect
ed that any one crop will be sorted
into four grades, nor would such a
practice be desirable. Following is
Grade No. 1, which will meet the re
quirements of the most of the pota
toes crown in Oregon. Growers
should clip and preserve this:
No. 1 shall consist of potatoes of
similar varietal characteristics which
are not badly misshapen, which are
free fro mfreezing injury and soft
rot, and from damage caused by dirt
or other foreign matter, sunburn,
second growth, growth cracks, hol
low hearts, cuts, scab, blight, dry
rot, disease, insects, or mechanical
or other means.
The diamater of potatoes of round
varieties shall be not less than 1 7-8
inches and of potatoes of long va
rieties 1 3-4 inches. In ord,er to al
low for variations incident to proper
grading and handling, not more than
5 per cent, by weight, of any lot may
be below tho prescribed size, and,
in addition, not more than 6 per cent
by weight, may be below the remain
ing requirements of this grade, but
not to exceed one-third of this 6 per
cent tolerance shall be allowed for
potatoes affected by soft rot.
The other three established
grades are No. 1, small, No. 2 and
Fancy No. 1. The fancy grade is
one that can doubtless be devel
oped in this state with profit. Idaho
puts out a fancy grade, every pota
to being separately wrapped in pa
per like oranges and these bring a
high top price for select markets.
Oregon can develop the same mark
ets as this fancy stock can be readily
grown in many localities.
Standard grading and state in
spection of potatoes has long been
needed in Oregon as an aid to mark
eting. Many states have long had
these standards and Oregon has been
at a disadvantage in the big mark
ets. Dealers want to know just what
they are buying, and when they do
not know, the price they will pay ;
will make them safe and the grower ;
sorry . With centraj selling agen- j
know. I
cies in position to meet the demands !
of large buyers aiyi with guaranteed
grades to the trade, Oregon potatoes
should come to the front.
Any farmer, fruit or vegetable
grower who would like to haie the
Portland daily market report and
n,ews service sent to him may have
such free service by writing to the
state market agent. 723 Court
House, Portland. This service is
compiled daily in Portland by the U.
S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
and through co-operation with R. L.
Ringer, manager of the local bureau.
This service will be sent to those who
desire it.
HAVE OPENED NEW LINE
The Pacific Co-operative Wool
Growers of Portland, Oregon, have
just opened their lines of graded and
original bag wools for the light
weight season. The accumulation
consists of wools gathered from the
states of Oregon, Washington, Idal.o,
and northern California. The organ
ization, which is one of the largest
strictly co-operative selling organi
zations in the United States, is com
posed of 2 500 wool growers residing
en the Pacific coast, who grade and
market their sales through their own
selling agency in a strictly merchan
table condition, directly to mills and
reputable wool merchants. Scouring
wools ;ue scoured and offered in this
condition.
Off'jrir'fs tor this fall contain a
large pouicu of graded and tagged
valley wuuia, and a good sized ac
cumulation of the famous Umpqua
wools. These wools are well and
lavorably known among the trade for
their exceptionally desirable hand
ling qualities and their lightness and
softness. In addition, there is a siz
able offering of choice white scour
ing luuho farm wools. These are
surprisingly light this season and
are well grown.
Amciig the grease wool offerings
are a "number of the most celebrated
original bag fine wool clips of the
northwest, including some of the
well known lakeviews from Lake
county and Humboldts from north
ern California. These clips range up
to 100,000 pounds per lot, and are
the product of years of breeding.
The association also offers a large
line of commercially sorted mohair.
R. A. Ward, manager of the wooj
growers, states that many of the
wools this year are lighter and bet
ter grown than was the 1922 clip.
Particularly is this true of tht' wools
from eastern Oregon. Ho belives that
the reports of the amount of wool
sold in the northwest are somewhat
overestimated, and that when th
season closes it will be found that
there is more wool on the ranches
and at the various country concen
tration points than was at first
supposed.
Wool men estimato about three
million pounds on hand at
ranches or in country warehouses in
ureon aione. mere nas Deen a
heavy consignment of wools to Chi
cago, Boston and to the association
in Portland. The wool market i
very slow and did not show the ex
pected activity at the opening of the
light weight season. No immediate
activity is expected. The Pacific Co
operative Wool Growers point out
that when mill buying is resumed
supplies will probably be drawn first
from consignment stocks in the
hands of associations and eastern
dealers, and that those wools which
have been agressively offered to the
mills will be considered and taken
before any attention is paid to
wools still in the country are likely
to stay there for some time, unless
they are consigned to growers' sell
ing agencies or wool houses that will
offer them to mills.
P,ercy c. Cox and his sister, Mrs.
Watkins, returned from Pendleton
Friday where they visited for a few
days.
I Sor
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Beginning
Saturday, August 25
The Central Market
WAREHOUSE RULES ARE
HELD ID BE IMPORTANT
Numerous warehousing difficul
ties will be avoided if association
members will read carefully the direc
tlons below prepared by the ware-!
housing departments of the Wash
ington Wheat Growers' association
and tho Oregon Co-operative Grain
Growers. Members should insist on
being accorded all the rights to
which they are entitled, under the
state laws governing warehouses.
Some points that have puzzled mem
bers considerably are cleared up in
this article, says the Producer.
Public warehouses like railroads
and other public utilities are operat
ed under regulation of the state pub
lie service commission. Warehouses
in Washington come under the direct
superision of the department of pub
lio works and the department of
agriculture and theso departments
promulgate rules and regulations
governing them. We also have a
federal warehousing act under which
all warehouses may and some do
operate. But in no case do its rules
conflict with or take precedence
over state regulations.
First in importance is the require
ment of a guarantee bond a license
to operate may be then issued, and
may be for cause suspended or re
voked. Theso warehousing facilities
represent capital invested, entitled to
a reasonable profit on such invest
ment in return for efficient and
needed service rendered, which in
cludes handling the grain and un
derwriting a good and readily ne
gotia'le warehouse receipt therefor.
Every member should co-operato
with the warehouseman. Instead of
using straw to patch up a hole it is
best to carry a needle, twine and a
few extra sacks.
If ho is piling your wheat sepa
rately, you will then tell him of dif
ferences in grade or mixture, that
you may secure the advantage of
keeping it separate. If he is grad
ing your crop instead, It is well to
li'll him when you change fields or
localities that ho may satisfy him
self as to whether or not there is a
difference in grade, mixture or
weeds. When you drive up tell him
whose wheat it is and how it is to
be handled.
Every member should know of the
volume of work thrown on the ac
counting department .which is whol
ly avoidable if he had a correct
knowledge of a perfectly executed
warehouse) receipt and accepted no
other. A perfectly "graded receipt"
must show variety, gross weight, net
weight after deducting three-fourths
pound for sacks, but including all
dockages if any, both smut and foul,
the per cent of each, teHt weights,
sub class. If mixed, the percentage
of each sub class affecting tho grade
should be shown.
A "special pile" receipt must, for
.general information, show variety,
as declared by owner, gross weight
Including sack tare, gross weight,
less sacks at three-quarter pound
Identity clearly defined by mark de
signating lot, lines and divisions.
The character, number or name used
to mark or designate such pile must
be written or stamped in the receipt.
These two constitute the only re
ceipts authorized or recognized by
f Phi f i n iiorl
rise
NEWLY WEDS ARRIVE
FROM WEI)1)IX(J TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hedrick arriv
ed in Heppner Thursday evening
from an extended vacation spent at
the Oregon and Washington beaches
and Ranier National Park. They
left for Portland and southern Ore
gon Thursday afternoon expecting
to return, to Heppner in about a
week, to get settled at housekeeping
before school opens tu September.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedrick were mar
ried at her home at Central Point,
Oregon, in June and have been
spending their honeymoon at the
points mentioned. Mrs. Hedrick,
nee Miss Helen Norcross, Is a grad
uate of the University of Oregon,
and a most charming young lady.
IS BESTIWHEAT SECTION
Ros.i Langdon, who has been in
tho Palouso country In eastern
Washington and in tho wheat belt
of Idaho all summer selling the Cal
kins smut treating machines, has
returned to Heppner and resumed
his old position with tho Latourell
Auto Co.
Mr. Langdon says conditions In
the Palouse country are bad and he
declares Morrow county is in better
condition, generally speaking, than
any of the sections he visited.
Tho Palouse has for years been
counted the banner wheat section of
the Pacific nofthwest where, until
last year, crop failures were practi
cally unknown. The failure last sea
son, with plenty of rain and a record
crop promised early In the summer
things looked brighter until harvest
commenced when it was found that
smut had developed to the extent of
a 3 Oper cent loss in many of the
best sections. This percentage of
loss, taken from tho present low
price, struck tho fanners a body
blow and there is much discourage
ment. Mr. Langdon found a good demand
for the Calkins machine before har
vest, tho only obstacle In the way
of a big business being the general
scarcity of money among the farm
ers. Since harvest stalled, however,
and smut conditions have been care
fully observed and compared it has
been, found, he says, that the cop
per carbonate dry treatment, for
which the machine is designed,
showed but a small per centage lesH
smut than did fields on which the
old bluestono wel treatment bad
been used. Tho copper carbonate
treated seed developed about. 10 per
cent smut while seed treated by the
old bluestono method showed about
14 per cent, the difference being so
small that runners were not encour
aged to make the necessary invest
ment a dry treating machine re
quires. Mr. Langdon says the farmers in
that country are In earnest In their
efforts to get a fair price for their
product and one encouraging thing
he noticed was that tho big wheat
f aminos of means are disposed to
take the lead and put up the money
necessary to get their neighbors or
ganized into some sort of action that
will give them more control over
prices and marketing conditions.
W. L. Matlock, and Mrs. Matlock,
who run a dairy farm near lone,
expect to leave for John Day this
f ...I II... I ,.,.1, nrlll
morning wnr mis. ivitiuun. win
probably remain for a while under
medlcHl treatment.
FROM THE EACTOBY
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MEMBERSHIP DRIVES LAUNCH
ED IN ELEVEN STATES
Sixty-Five Per Cent of Wheat Hals
crs to Re Signed Before Con
tract Holds
Membership campaigns of co-oper
ative wheat growers' associations in
eleven producing states are Immedia
tely to be consolidated into a country
wide dri' under a national organiza
tion committee, according to announ
cement by the American Wheat
Growers' Associated, Incorporated,
sales agency for the state organiza
tions, A national advisory committeo
to include representatives from
hanking, business and professional
organizations is being formed to as
sist in conducting the campaign.
Tho new method is designed to
facilitate the signing of wheat for
marketing by tho farmers' coopera
tive agency, and has a definite goal
of two-thirdH of the American pro
duction, according to George C. Jew
eft, general manager of tho American
Wheat Growers' Associated, Inc. The
change in membership work will not
disturb the operation of any of the
state associations, the marketing
structure continuing to handle tho
pooled wheat on a basis of Btate or
ganizations selling through a com
mon marketing agency.
"Tho new method of securing
members and an intensified cam
paign Is made necessary by tho pres
ent low levels in tho wheat market,"
said Mr. Jewett. "Farmers havo
reached tho breaking point. They
cannot contlnuo to produco wheat,
they cannot even contlnuo to live on
their land .unless they can obtain a
better return for their products.
"No olid can criticize the progress
which cooperative wheat marketing
has made under state direction.
Growth from 1,000,000 bushels to
over 50,000,000bushels in threo
years is a remarkable record for a
new undertaking. Hut tin) time has
cunie when American wheatgrowern
must net en masse to correct their
markets, or quit In a body."
An amended membership contract
will be used, providing for tho mar
keting of the entire crop produced by
the member 'through the cooperative
organization, but with a restriction.
ugUnst it. becoming effective until
two thirds of the total production In
eleven chief wheat growing states Is
signed up. The campaign will bo
put under way immediately In all ot
the states where marketing organiza
tions have been formed, with tho
possible exception of two where tho
membership already approaches tho
two thirds goal which has been set
by the national organization. In theso
states the membership work will bo
intensified, but may bo continued ou
the former state-unit basis.
William J. lirown, president of
the American Wheat. Growers Asso
ciated, Inc., haH completed a tour of
the northwest making final arrange
nienls for the membership drive. A
tryout campaign, instituted a few
weeks ago in Columbia county,
Washington, to determine tho recep
tion of the new contract by wheat
growers, resulted in tho shining of
more than 80 per cent or the grain
produced In that county.
"Whenever tho organized farmers
control fi.r per cent of the produc
tion of tho country,." Mr. Ilrown
pointed out, "and aro financed to
hold that percentage for a fuir price,
they will get It, for the country will
havo to havs it. That Is the under
lying principle upon which wo are
working." .
COOLIIHiM MAKING GOOD
"Well," Bald Mine Host J. D.
Fisher of the Heppiy-r Hotel, Friday
afternoon while trying to keep cool
by reading the political news from
Washington, D. C, "I read yester
day that our new president, Mr.
Coolidge, has announced that ho in
going to reduce expenses of govern
ment and save a lot of money for
the taxpayers and now today I sen
where be is making good, right off
the reel. He went without his
breakfast yesterday morning.
W. J. Gooding, a prominent sheep1
man of Uolse, Is here on a bushiest!
trip.