THE GAZETTE-TIMES. HEPPN'ER. ORE.. THURSDAY. AVG. 19, 191c
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THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
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Consolidated February 15. 1912.
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MOKKIIW COl "STY OFFICIAL PAPKR
Thursday, August 19, 1915.
IT'S TRVE KYKKYWHKRE.
You ask me what the old town needs?
It needs more men some men of
deeds.
Not men who talk,
Find fault and balk;
But men who'll give the best they've
got
To make the old town what she ought.
You say we need more factories.
More stores, more schools and char
ities. I grant it friend,
But in the end
It's men who make them is that
true?
The thing the town needs most is
YOU.
Norfolk Virginian.
THE CREAMERY QUESTION.
The creamery question has bobbed
up in Heppner again, and there is
now a proposition before our people,
made by the Hastings Industrial Co.,
of Chicago, that looks good. In or
der to get it more fully before those
who are interested, a mass meeting
baa been called for 1 P. M., Saturday,
at I. O. 0. F. hall, to discuss the mat
ter and hear what it is proposed to
do.
It had been thought that a cream
ery for Heppner had been forever
buried; it had apparently died long
ago, and that it could be resurrected
and made alive again was hardly
thought of. However, the "corpse"
has been innoculated with a life-giving
preparation of some sort, and a
lively interest stirred up for the time
being in getting a creamery for Hepp
ner. .
At a meeting on Thursday evening
last, Mr. McCloy, representing the
Hastings Industrial Co., manufactur
ers of all things pertaining to the
dairy and creamery business, told an
assemblage of the business men of
this town just how they would pro
ceed to put us up a creamery and
equip it ready for use, after which it
could, be turned over to the' people
here on a co-operative basis. Mr. Mc
Cloy had been in Heppner for some
little time, had traveled about the
county some, and had sized up the
situation quite well before making
his business known, and he felt that
he had got hold of the situation just
about right; and had concluded that
there was a splendid opening for a
butter factory. The explanation of
his plans and an elaboration upon
the benefits to the farmers and ranch
ers of such an organization, took
quite a little time, but all that he said
was very interesting, indeed. He is
a man of practical experience in this
business, being a farmer and dairy
man, as well as a business man who is
dealing with the agricultural class of
people. The business men present
were so well impressed with his state
ments that they thought proper to
indorse his plans, and did so.
The question has then naturally
arisen as to what we will do with the
Morrow County Creamery and Cold
Storage Company. At the Commer
cial Club meeting on Friday it was
goon ascertained that there was no
need of doing away with the organi
zation we now have. This company
is ready to go ahead and do business
when they can secure finances, and
the lack of funds has been the only
reason that the creamery and cold
storage plant is not now built and in
operation. Mr. McCloy explained how
the present company could sign up
the contract with the Hastings people
In a perfectly satisfactory manner,
and the meeting of the stockholders
of the Morrow County Creamery and
Cold Storage Co. is called as above
stated.
It is needless for this paper to
elaborate upon the benefits to be de
rived from the establishment of this
plant in Heppner; that has been well
presented to our people a number of
times in the past and is well under
stood. The thing to do now is to get
the factory going. We believe a good
plan by which to do this is now before
our people, and we urge all interested
parties to be present at the mass
meeting on Saturday.
ington lias been built on speculation
lather than sound business principles
ami too many of the people engaged
in the business have been mere spec
ulators. Timber holdings have pass
ed from oue owner to another, always
at advanced prices, until now a stage
in the game has been reached where
it is impossible to keep mills running
and make profits for the owner. They
even lament the fact that what few
mills there are now engaged in man
ufacture are being operated at a loss
and something has to be done to save
them and the great industry from ut
ter destruction. Before the business
gets on a basis where it can compete
with the Canadian output and put
lumber and shingles where the av
erage citizen can use them, the spec
ulator will have to loose and the in
dustry come into the hands of the
manufacturer who will conduct the
business from a business standpoint,
and not as speculation, merely. The
blame should be put where it belongs
and a remedy not sought through
legislation.
INDUSTRIAL OFFICIALISM.
The dragnet of industrial official
ism is still being extended in Oregon.
A few years ago a small start was
made in the form of a bureau of La
bor Statistics, which was extended
over industries by a factory and
workshop inspection act.
That was not objectionable and did
some good, but it did not stop there.
The Bureau got more legislation as
all these bureaus do, and extended its
supervision to any place that em
ployed two horsepower or over, even
country printing offices.
In the same way the Workingmen's
Compensation Commission was en
acted to take charge of accident and
Insurance risks in dangerous occupa
tions, like sowmills, logging camps,
planing mills and other precarious
employments.
But that Commission has secured
more legislation and has issued ex
ecutive orders enlarging its functions
until ice -eream freezers, sausage
mills, peanut roasters, and cream
separators and coffee mills are called
upon to contribute.
The press of the state has resent
ed these extensions of the burdens
upon smaller industries, and the
Marshfield Daily Record copying ar
ticles sent out by this bureau, adds
the following roast, which we print
for what it is worth.
There are newspapers under the
control of organized officialism that
sanction any predatory assumption of
power, and there are radical publica
tions that welcome any interference
of government with the private citi
zen or self-supporting industry, but
the Record is not one of them. It
says :
"The Industrial Accident Commis
sion Is about the worst imposition
business has to deal with. It is get
ting to such a pass that all a man
engaged in business In Oregon has to
do Is devote his time to this and that
understrapper who wants to take up
all his time in getting details about
his business and then employ the rest
of his laboring hours in trying to
scrape together enough money to
meet imposition of levies which the
commission makes on his business.
Just the other day The Record was
ordered to contribute $96.00 as its
second share 'to this outlandish ex
tortion and when a protest was made
and an application filed to have the
name of The Record withdrawn from
the workings of the law the word
sent back was that this could not be
done until July, 1916."
"No wonder investors are begin
ning to shy at Oregon, despite the
fact tit is one of the best states in the
union. No business can thrive when
it has to serve as the nosebag for an
unlimited horde of teat wrestlers."
i
The Hermiston Herald rejoices
greatly over the remarkable changes
tnat have taken place in that section
during the past six years, and pro
ceeds to note a number of them in a
modest way. There surely has been
a wonderful transformation brought
about and the desert has been made
to blossom as the rose, through the
proper application of water and la
bor. The project is now beginning
to get on a paying basis and her
neighbors should rejoice with Her
miston and the residents of the pro
ject that they have now passed the
experimental stage of their develop
ment and are coming to the front
as one of the substantial irrigation
sections of the west. Their grapeB,
peaches and melons should soon
make them, famous.
Three billion bushels of corn, 1,-
500,000,000 bushels of oats and 1,
000,000,000 bushels of wheat are in
prospect for America's yield this sea
son, according to government reports.
The wheat crop is the greatest ever
produced in any country. Crops of
rye, white and sweet potatoes, to
bacco, rice and hay are also record
breakers, and it begins to look as
though Uncle Sam would "bust"
from such a tremendous overloading.
But it may all be needed before the
war is over.
Lumbermen of the Pacific North
west are greatly disturbed over the
present distressing condition of their
business and would ask Congress to
pass laws for their protection. It is
funny how people like to have the
government step in and pull them out
of the pit of their own digging. At
this distance we are want to believe
that the lumber interests are reaping
a harvest of their own sowing. This
great industry in Oregon and Wash-
The recall of County Attorney
Starr of Wheeler county, did not ap
pear to be very popular, considering
the result of the election on Monday,
held for the purpose of ousting him
from his office. The vote was very
light and the majority In Starr's fa
vor was very heavy. We know but
little of the merits of the case over
this way, but it seems evident that
the friends of Mr. Starr got very busy
in his behalf and succeeded in mak
nil, tlirt nponlp believe that the
charges preferred against him were J j
made oy tnose naiiis a yersuum
grievance and not because of his in
competency and neglect of duty.
Had Hooper, the educated despera
do, been taken back to the Folsom
prison in California after his arrest
at The Dalles a few weeks ago, the
officers of Josephine county would not
now be humiliated by his jail break
and smooth get-away. He had brok
en his parole and was subject to re
incarceration in the California prison
to serve out his life sentence for nigti-
way robbery, and by turning him over
to the authorities of that state the
Oregon county would have been saved
trouble and exoense. Hooper Is a
slick one and the matter of his re-
ranture is no easy task. He boasts
of never having taken a life in all his
career of crime, but it may be differ
ent when it comes to facin? a return
to life imprisonment.
LEXINGTON.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cox-
en, of this town, a boy, August 10,
1915.
Mrs. Mabel Gray, of Elgin, Oregon,
is isiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Davis.
J. H. Frad, of Black Horse, was in
town Saturday gathering up sacks
for his wheat crop.
William Houston, an old-time res
ident of Morrow county, was a Lex
ington caller Monday.
Jas. Cartv and family of Tub
Springs, made Lexington a call while
on their way to Heppner.
Mrs. E. J. McAlister arrived Friday
from a six weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Idaho and Washing
ton.
Lon Wattenburger, the honey man
who lives on Butter creek, spent
Thursday in town, disposing of his
goods.
C. A. Morev was in town Monday
from his place on Strawberry Flat.'
He has just finished heading his
grain.
R. L. Benge and family were trad
ing in town Monday. Mr. Benge says
harvesting is going along nicely in
his locality.
One day last week the incoming
train unloaded several tons of heavy
wire to be used by H. V. Gates in con
struction of the high power line be
tween Heppner and lone.
W. F. Barnett's threshing outfit
finished Thursday near Black Horse
buttes and has crossed over to Black
Horse. Mr. Barnett has about 25
days more in that part of the wheat
belt.
Last Saturday evening several per-1
sons left town to Bpend Sunday In
the Blue Mountains, and at the same
time to look out suitable hunting
grounds for the future season's hunt
ing which is now open.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Snyder fell and hurt her left
arm. She was taken to lone Mon
day and Dr. Chick fixed the injured
member. The little one will carry
her arm in a sling for some time.
Mr. H. E. Burchell came up from
Portland Monday to visit his sons
Charley and Ed. Mr. Burchell has
large land interests in this vicinity
and comes up occasionally to see
how Morrow county is getting along.
William Johnson and his son Reu
ben started for Missouri Friday. Mr.
Johnson spent a year in this part of
the country visiting relatives and
other friends. He returns home by
way of San Francisco and will take
in the exposition and view other in
teresting places on his way home.
The threshing season is pretty
well along toward closing on the
north side of the creek. Several far
mers have more grain than they ex
pected, and others not so much. As a
result, the wheat teams are now roll
ing into the warehouses. The weather
continues dry and the roads are dry
and dusty and the familiar chuck
holes are making their appearance
to the annoyance of autoists and
wheat haulers.
D. C. ROGERS, THE PAINTER.
Is in the contracting business for
all lines of painting and paperhang-
ing. Estimates will be cheerfully
furnished on any work. All work
guaranteed. Leave your orders at
Gilliam & Bisbee's.
Married On Wednesday afternoon
at the residence of J. V. Crawford,
In Hennner. Rev. Crawford officiat
ing, C. E. Franklin, of Cecil, to Miss
Amy Waddell, of Lena. The groom is
a son of Jas. Franklin, a prosperous
rancher of the Cecil neighborhood
on,t ho hrldo fa the rlanchter of Mrs.
John Woodward, of Lena. The young
people will snortiy leave ior isevaaa
to take up their residence.
Eagle. Canyon City: Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Cochran, and Joe Slmas, of
Manument, spent a few days here this
week. They were enroule to Austin
from where Mr. Cochran expects to
ship about 3000 lambs. They will be
shipped to Omaha and Mr. Cochran
will probably go east witn tnem.
Mrs. Jennie Matlock and Blanch
Wood returned to their home in Can
von Citv last week. They spent sev
eral weeks visiting with their sstor,
eral weeks visiting with their sister, i
L. N. Klees, insurance man, made
a trip into Grant county the past j
noolr vlHltlne the towns of Monti-
ment and Long Creek. He found peo-;
pie over tnai way very Dusy in ineir
horvocr nnnqpmip.nt.lv hiisinp.Ku. in Ma
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HUB nttO puijjonimv diuq,
THIRD ANNUAL
MORROW
OUNTY
Will be held
SEPTEMBER 16, 17, 18, 1915
at
Heppner, Oregon
THE BEST COUNTY FAIR IN THE STATE
is our aim this year
$1500.00 IN PREMIUMS
for Agricultural, Horticultural, and Livestock exhibits, besides a num
ber of special premiums.
Entertainment features will be better than ever and every effort will
be made by the Fair Board to make this the best, biggest and
most eventful fair ever held in Eastern Oregon.
For Best Farm Exhibit of
GRAINS, GRASSES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
A SPECIAL PREMIUM IS OFFERED AS FOLLOWS:
Best $30.00
Second Best 20.00
Third Best 10.00
Exhibits in this award to all be grown on one farm.
Many Interesting and Attractive FREE
Amusement Features are Being Secured.
LUCILE BELMONT, the Baloonist, in thrill
ing triple parachute drop, will appear daily.
ALI ZADI, Always popular, will appear as us
ual in his Punch andd Judy and Majics. .
CAPT. ROBERT WAHME, In three thrilling acts daily.
250-ft. slide for life and whirling ladder.
Bowker's Band and Orchestra Will
Furnish the Music.
Other attractions will be secured by the Board
later. They will spare no expense to make
the free entertainment bigger and better than
ever before. .' ." . .' .' . . .
Begin Planning Your Exhibits Now
W. W. SMEAD, Secretary