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Tilt GAZETTE-TIMES
The Heppner Gaiette, Established
March 30. IS S3
The Hetipner Times, Established
November IS, 1S97.
Consolidated February 15, 1912.
Published every Thursday morning by
Vter Craword and Spencer Crawford
and entered at the Postofflce at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
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MOKHOW COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VXCLE SAM XKK18 THEM.
The "Lady of the Snows" is beck
oning. She hopes to lure settlers
from the United States by fair
promises of cheap tarming lands,
and she does so mre them by the
thousands and hundreds of thous
ands. Loudly oui neighbor to the
north calls to Ameiiain larmers and
their sons; proudly does she display
countless millions of acres, virgin
to the plowshare, untouched save by
the icy winds of Canadian winters
and the hurriedly grown wild grasses
of Canadian summers.
Before the war Canada had
drawn from homes and farms in the
United States over a million men,
mostly young men, stalwart sons of
the soil. They took with them, in
many instances, wives and babies.
Now all have gone to make of west
ern Canada more American than
any other portion of the Dominion,
richer in wealth and progress than
that Canada which drew its human
dwellers from European shores.
And the United States lost just
so many useful citizens, just so
many producers of food. What was
Canada's gain was Uncle Sam's loss.
The war halted the upward trend
of American emigration across the
northern border. Last year fewer
Americans deserted their native
land for. Canadian homesteads than
in any other year of the last two
decades. But even at that more
Americans went into Canada as
settlers than from any other country.
In the fiscal year ending March
31, 1916, 36,937 farmers from the
United States declared their inten
tion to settle in Canada, as against
11,000 from all other countries.
The year before 59,779 settlers went
from the United States. And the
year before that increased Canada'.
population by 107,530 settlers from
the United States. The high mark
was reached the year ending March
31, 1913, when 139,009 Americans
deserted the Stars and Stripes for
homes in the semi-frozen north.
Gradually American migration
into Western Canada had increased
and had not the war come on it is
probable that the two million mark
would have been reached by today.
The war halted it. But did not stop
it.
Today Canada is renewing her
campaign to encourage immigration,
but Canada is not going into the
overcrowded portion of the world
for her new settlers. She again is
looking across the border into the
United States. For Canada well
knows the world's best farmers and
best citizens are within the United
States. That is why Canada is
calling unto American farmers and
their sons.
And, friends and fellow citizens,
they are just as worthy the keeping.
If Canada can hope to tempt them
northward by holding out to them
the brightest side of opportunity,
why cannot we of the United States
keep them here with us by giving
them equal opportunity?
Opportunity is here. It merely
remains for the United States to
place it within reach of the Ameri
can farmer and his son. Then no
promises and no gilded dreams will
tempt them to the wind-tossed
prairies of Saskatchewan, Alberta
and Manitoba.
Clearly, Uncle Sam should bestir
himself while there is yet time.
SHKKI' A UK GOOD MON EY
MAKEKS.
The following figures published
by county agriculturist at Daven
port,' Wash., are interesting and
equally applicable to many sections
of the west.
A local farmer near Davenport
after keeping a flock of sheep for!
several years is thoroughly con-:
vinced of its profits from twoj
sources. Their value in wool and
mutton is easily computed in dollars
and cents, but there is a great re
turn in the destroying of weeds and
as fertilizer distributors that can not ,
be reckoned. j
The farmer reporting shows an
investment of $509 for 400 grade
Lincoln lambs, as their foundation
herd and $2100 for 11 miles of
woven wire fence, including 11
iron gates. Their 1918 expenses
were $283 for alfalfa hay, $85 for a
Jyred man at lambing time, one
pound of grain per head per day
after February 1 until marketed for
the market sheep, and one pound
i grain hay per head per day from
i December 15 for the ewes.
Their returns from the sheep the
first year were $250 for wool and
$26S for lambs; second year, $600
from wool and $1100 from lambs;
third year, $660 from wool and
$1040 from lambs. In addition a
total of 24 lambs were killed in the
three years for home use.
This report covers a period when
lambs could be bought some cheaper
than at present, yet at prices pre
vailing now, some sheep on the
farms are a paying investment, and
farmers of Morrow county are be
ginning to realize this fact.
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The people of lone and vicinity
are enthusiastic over the road bond
ing proposition if we are allowed to
judge from the spirit manifested at
:he meeting there on Friday evening
last. When the question of bonding
the county for creating a road fund
was proposed, it was endorsed un
animously. Furthermore, it was
made manifest that these good
people are now fully awake to the
necessity of the county adopting
comprehensive road program; they
fully realize that it is time to be up
and doing if we are to get our just
share of the big road fund being
provided by the State and Federal
governments. It may be confidently
expected that the bond issue will be
strongly indorsed by the people of
lone and vicinity.
J. J. Burback and E. Turner,
young men from Portland, have
located In Heppner and will be pre
pared to accept work in the line of
painting, paperhanging and decorat
ing. Mr. Burback comes recotnH
mended as one of the best of work
men in this line. See thei." advertise
ment elsewhere in this paper.
J. B. Currie, reprssr-.ting the
Bradstreets Merchantile Agency is in
Heppner todr.y, gathering up statis-j
tics for his people. Mr. Currie has'
been working this way from Hunt-
ington during the month, anL(
states that he finds business condi
tions in Eastern Oregon good and '
prospects growing better each day.1
C. R. Johnson was up from lone:
on Tuesday. Mr. Johnson has re-j
cently disposed of his merchantile1
Interests in the firm of Bristow &
Johnson, to Elmer Griffith. He Is1
planning to leave with Mrs. Johnson
tUe coming week for Huntington
Beach, Calif., where they expect to
bo for a month or so. Mr. Johnson,
still retains his property in lone
but may decide to locate permanently
in California.
In regard to the article In the Gk
T. las week about keeping order in.
the postoffice. There was no slur
aimed at the City Council or the
Marshal, as they had not been, asked
to act and consequently had no
authority to do so.
W. A. RICHARDSON, P.M.
The Taylor Brothers of Lexington
have announced a big dance at that
place on Saturday night, music to be
furnished by a five-piece orchestra.
A feature will be the lady Boor
managers and they will make D
their business to see that everybody
gets acquainted and has a good.
time.
A rouud op and bucking contest is
announced to taka place at, the farm
if A. M. Kink, six miles northeast of
lone on Sunday aftaraoca, April 6th
It is expected thai taaay exhibition
of horsemanship will take place at
this tiros and an taritatlcn Is ex
tended to all tha atatehbors rouud
a boat to be present and see the fun.
GeorKtt Whita, astaaaive farmer
of the Lain ct oa aroatry was a bus
iness Tisdtor ta Heppner on Friday.
Mr. Whit has a lot of good wheat
that is bow growing In fine shape
and promises to auko big yield.
H. W. Dubya, goneraaaent preda
tory animal hunter from lower But
ter creek arrired ia Pendleton yes
terday and left today for the C. W.
Mathews ranch oa Stewart creek.
He will work oa the ranges of the
stockme of that section the re
mainder of the sprmg. Mt. Dobyns
is workfos ander the direction of
the local office of the biological sur
rey. Tuesday's Tribune.
Arthar M. Geary. attorney of
Portland, whe has just returned
from over seas as a lieutenant in
the air aerrice, was In Heppner dur
ing th week. He was here looking
after the estate of the late John F.
LenUy, who was the owner of the
old Baker ranch of 800 acres a few
miles so a til of lone.
KO TRESPASSING.
Notice is nereby given that hunt
ing and fishing or other trespassing
is strictly forbidden on my ranch on
Waiow croek and Balm Fork and
adjoining tba ciy of Heppner. Tres
passers oa this property will be pros
ecuted ta the fnll extent of the law.
m2T-t FRANK MONAHAN.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9Ul, 1919
AT THE RANCH OF R. W. SNYDER, IN SOUR DOUGH CANYON, 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF HEPPNER AND 5 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON.
Having sold his ranch Mr. Snyder is offering hi; Livestock, Farm Machinery and household goods
for sale. This includes:
9 HEAD HEAVY WORK HORSES. I GRAIN DRILL. I WALLA WALLA WEEDER.
4 HEAD HOGS. - 4 HEAD CATTLE. 1 WEEDER.
2 WAGONS. 1 HARROW. 8 SETS OF HARNESS. 1 PARLOR ORGAN.
AND OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.
TERMS: Sums of $10.00 and under, cash. All over $10.00 6 months time at 8 on approved notes
Sale starts at 11 A. M. Free Lunch at Noon.
! SALE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
Farmers1 Exchange ol the Inland Empire
Heppner,
F. A. McMENAMIN, Auctioneer.
Oregon
F. R. BROWN, Manager.
Do Figures Lie?
It's an old saying "figures never lie!
but is it true?.
$25.00 IN REWARDS OFFERED BY GARY MOTOR TRUCK AGENCY
PROVING CONTRACTOR'S FIGURES BUT APPROVING
HIS BUSINESS JUDGMENT.
DIS-
THERE was a contractor who employed .six Irishmen by the year as teamsters,
but they kicked, "too much work; teams too slow; too many hours," etc., so tlie
contractor figured it out to them thus: .
There are 365 days in a year; eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep and
eight hours for leisure each day. Eight hours per day amounts to 122 days in a year,
which, taken from 365 days, leaves 243 da vs. Eight hours leisure per day amounts
to 122 days, which, taken from 243, leaves 121 days. From which take the 52 Sun
days, leaves 69 days.
Now, there are 52 Saturday afternoons off, which makes 26 days, which, taken
from 69, leaves 43 days, from which deduct 15 legal holidays, which leaves 28 work
ing days; but every man gets two weeks' vacation on full pay, which, taken from 28
leaves 14 days; and as every man has an hour each day for dinner which amounts to
13 days in a year there is only one day left. This day happened to he St. Patrick's
day and the Irishmen refused to work on St. Patrick's dav so, the contractor arranged
for a couple of OAKY MOTOR TRUCKS to take the "place of the six teams and
drivers and so settled his labor troubles and solved his hauling problems without a
strike or lockout and to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.
If you want to know more about MOTOR TRUCKS and SOLVING HAULING
PROBLEMS, and want proof that "figures don't lie," drop a card requesting cata
logues, terms and prices on GARY MOTOR TRUCKS to the
GARY COAST AGENCY, INC.
71 BROADWAY
PORTLAND, OREGON
It Pays to Advertise
SVi? B.: To the best answer to the foregoing narrative, showing why the contractor
jv was wrong in his figures, but right in his conclusion to install GARY MOTOR
di n TRUCKS in place of teams, we will award an order on the publisher of this
paper good for $10 in advertising. To the second best answer we will award an $8
order, and to the third a $7 order. These orders good only on new future advertising
not on old contracts or bills, and we will publish the winning letters in this paper.
All answers to be in by April 1. '
GARY COAST AGENCY, Inc.
Gary Motor Trucks
Portland
Oregon
Lands for all. Irrigated or non irrigated, Wheat,
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry or Mixed Fanning. $$11.00
to $30.00 per acre buy3 good ricli fertile prairie wheat
land, and $50.00 per acre for irrigated land, water
right from the Canadian Governiafiirt.
Your Opportunity
To start with a small investment and make your
farm pay for itself. Join one of our jwirties and sec
for yourselt Season is now open. Second bunch
going March 22. Get on the list
For information call or write to
Farmers Exchange
OF THE INLAND EMPIRE
F. R. Brown, Mgr. Heppner, Oregon
or
L. P. THORNTON, 208 R. E. Exchange Building,
Portland, Oregcm
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