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TTOME ANT) FARM MAGAZINE REGTTON
Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Page
Suggestions From Our Associate Editors, Allowing for an Interchange of Views, Written by Men of Experience on Topics With
Which They Are Fully Acquainted—Hints Along Lines of Progressive Farm Thought.
LOOK U P THE ABSTRACTS.
ECAUSE o f th e ir in a b ility to
present ab stra c ts of title s to
th e ir lands, tw en ty seven fa rm ­
ers in Gilliam county are in danger
of losing loans m ade upon farm s
by the Oregon S ta te L and B oard
from the s ta te school fund.
The s ta te au th o rities should be
In no hurry.
The chances are the loans are u p ­
on good security.
The county assessor in G illiam
county can easily advise th e S ta te
L and B oard if the loans are safe.
J u s t now is a poor tim e to fo re­
close loans.
The m ain trouble now adays in
stim u latin g agricu ltu re and encour­
aging th e farm er is th e high in te r­
est rate.
The funds availab le for loans to
the farm er should bo increased.
The in terest ra te and the ex­
penses atta c h e d to m aking loans
should be cut down.
H ere is the proper procedure to
bo follow ed in m aking loans of
s ta te funds to farm ers:
F irst, an appraisal o f th e fa rm ­
e r 's land by the county assessor.
Second, passing on the fa r m e r ’s
title by the county atto rn ey .
T hird, passing on th e loan by the
S tato Board.
No expense for m aking such a
Ioan should bo borne by th e fa rm ­
er. except recording the m ortgage.
P o litical pull and th e system of
m ain tain in g sta te Ioan ag en ts who
reepive fees should be elim inated.
The in te re st rate, now six per
cent, or more, should be reduced
to five.
The th in g to do is to enlarge the
loan fund to farm ers.
A t present the farm er p ay s from
9 to 12 per cen t in terest fo r his
loans.
On his gilt-edged secu rity he is
en title d to money fo r less.
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“ GOOD FOR THE FARM ERS.”
H E E vening Telegram of P e rt-
land has an ed ito rial u n d er th e
above title . I t is w o rth re ­
p rin tin g . T he ed ito r says:
“ J u s t as a little aside u tte ra n c e
from the T reasu ry D ep artm en t we
have the assurance th a t the farm ers
Of th e country have su ffic ie n t
m oney to move th e ir crops. We
assum e th a t th e T reasu ry D ep art­
m ent know s w hat it is ta lk in g
about, w hereupon th ere is occasion
to say : Good fo r th e farm ers.
“ Also m ay we say th a t it is good
fo r the rest o f th e country, and
ra th e r a jo lt to th e pessim ists. I f
th e farm ers have money w ith which
to move th e ir crops th a t in itself
Is the best evidence th a t th e farm ­
e rs have been prosperous d u rin g
th e p ast year. And if the farm ers
hav e been prosperous th ere is little
to fe a r so fa r as th e rest of th e
country is concerned.
T h at th ere is depression in b u si­
ness it would be silly to deny, b n t
concerning th e cause of th a t de­
pression th ere Is good ground fo r
• difference of opinion. W hether
It has come about w ithout th e aid
o f groups o f men pow erful in In-
d o stry and commerce, and how
much of it is due to th e pendency
o f the an ti tru st legislation and th e
poor month urgency of th e ra il­
roads fo r an increase of ra te s are
considerations to be
pondered.
W hatever one m ay conclude re­
spectin g these m atters, it m ust be
eoncedod th a t this prosperity of the
fa n n e rs is fundam ental and asenr-
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The point is th is:
How everyone w atches to see if
th e farm er is prosperous.
I f he is, tho whole cou n try p u ts
on fall steam .
The prosperity o f th e farm er
m eans th e prosperity of th e coun­
try .
One of th e bopefnl signs in th is
country ie the realisatio n o f th is
fa ct
R ural telephones and rn ral free
delivery have helped th e fa n n er.
W hen he gets lower in terest raten
and a b e tte r m ark etin g system , th e
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whole cou n try w ill got the benefit.
W hen th is is realized, these re­
form s will come quickly.
SPORTSM EN’S AID SOUGHT
AGAINST FOREST FIRES.
ECAUSE of tho fact th a t many
fo rest fires are set through the
carelessness o f hunters, cam p­
ers and o th ers who go into th e
woods fo r recreation, th e forest
service has tak en up w ith m anu­
factu re rs o f firearm s and am m uni­
tio n th e question o f a cooperative
arran g em en t through which p u r­
chasers ana users o f guns and c a rt­
ridges shall be rem inded o f the fire
danger.
I t has been pointed out th a t in
th e lum ber regions o f th e northw est
fo r exam ple, m an u factu rers and
o th er business men have been h av ­
ing p rin ted o r stam ped on th e ir sta ­
tio n ery and p ay checks various
crisp, catc h y statem en ts about the
loss w hich the public
suffer»
through th e decreased dem and for
lab o r and decreased money in circu­
latio n if tim ber, which is th e source
o f m any o f th e northw est ’■ indus­
tries, is b u rn ed up.
I t has also pointed out th a t in the
east p a rtic u la rly m any fo rest fires
are sta rte d b v tho carelessness of
hunters, who drop b u rn in g m atches,
cig ar o r c ig a re tte stum ps, or pipe
Coals in th e woods, or perhaps build
a fire w hich is le f t b u rn in g when
th e h u n ter goes on. F o rest fires of
course g re a tly in ju re th e in terests
of sportsm en by robbing th e birds
o f th e ir proper cover. T hey also
im p air th e fond supply of both
b ird s and b ig game, through tho de­
stru ctio n o f th e undergrow th which
fu rn ish es browse, berries and other
food.
T he eastern woods are exposed to
d an g er from fires p rin cip ally in the
sp rin g and fall, when most of the
trees are b are and th e leaves on the
ground a re dry. The sp rin g fires,
m any o f w hich are due to tro u t
fisherm en, m ay destroy th e eggs of
gam e bird s and even th e young
b ird s them selves. Since tro u t fish ­
erm en are likelv to hunt In th e fall,
th e sam e individuals, i f careless,
m ay be a source o f danger a t both
seasons.
I t is suggested th a t the m an u fact­
u rers of arm s and am m unition ought
to be su fficien tly in terested in the
m a tte r o f p erpetuation to bo w ill­
in g to help in the cam paign against
fo rest fires. This help m ay come
through th e p rin tin g of some b rief
fire w arn in g on cartrid g e boxes or
some slip to go w ith any bun tin g or
cam ping supplies which are fu rn ­
ished. S everal m an u iactn rers have
alread y expressed tb e ir in terest in
th e m a tte r and th e ir w illingness to
help.
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BUILD U P THE NORTHWEST.
H A R LES CODPEY is a earefnl
observer. H ere is an editorial
by him in fhe C ham ber of
Commerce B ulletin, which is worth
read in g and heeding:
Do you w an t the P acific Coast to
bnild up»
C alifo rn ia and W ashington are
developing facto ries along th is line.
Do yon w an t to find em ploym ent
fo r th e people we have here and
th a t are coming»
C alifornia and W ashington are
p rep arin g to find work fo r th e peo­
ple coming to them through tho
Canal.
I f yon do, then buy home-made
good«. T his will develop factories.
These facto ries will also find em­
ploym ent fo r your boy» and girl»
and enable them to get an honest
living.
Teach them leg itim ate
tra d e s and m ake honorable c iti­
zens o f them , fo r if we are going to
succeed in developing th e P neifle
Coast some of us m ust ta k e up the
occupation of “ p u ttin g in to the
b a rr e l.” I f we are all ta k in g out
we shall soon reach the bottom .
As an instance, th e am ount paid
fo r labor in th e m aking o f men 'n
special order clothing th a t the Went
b oys from th e E ast annu ally would
find unpioyment fe» many thine
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ands o f people a t a good living
wage.
These few figures only have r e f ­
erence to one branch of our indus­
tr y —m e n 's special order clothes.
Add to th is the w om en's special o r­
der clothes, the readv-to w ear clo th ­
ing to r mon, women and children,
and th e various articles we buy
from the E ast, and th e to ta l should
convince any person why money is
at tim es scarce w ith us.
F o r the sake of our self p reserv a­
tion, these conditions must be
changed. We m ust m ake goods to
supply our every-day needs and
fin d work not only fo r ourselves
b u t all people th a t come to live
among us th a t are w illing to work.
R EM EM BER , if it is only a shoe
lace you are buying, th e m aking of
the shoe lace finds work fo r some­
one. Do you w ant th a t someone to
be liv in g in Oregon or W ashington
or some fa r aw ay c ity w here wages
are very low and you can buy them
ch eap er!
We m ust help change these condi­
tions and give th e eoast m erchant
a chance to have his special orders
m ade a t home, thus fin d in g w ork
for onr people and keeping v a st
sums o f money at heme th a t is now
b eing sen t E ast.
The m erchant
claim s he is not to blam e for not
buying his goods a t home, for up
un til now th ere has been no place
read y to supply him and we hope in
th e n ear fu tu re to see several fa c ­
tories m aking th e d iffe re n t kinds
of garm en ts th a t are needed.
LA N E AND THE WEST.
ECRETARY L A N E , according
to C ollier's, is th e ablest mem­
ber of th e C abinet.
H e has prepared the follow ing
program m e o f co n stru ctiv e legisla­
tion, which, if it passed Congress,
would release the W est from the
stran g le hold of th eo retical eonser
v ationists.
H ere is his program m e:
A laskan coal b asing bill, which
is needed to make the governm ent
railw ay a success.
W hy build a
raO road if A laska coal is to be kept
b o ttled up»
Gefteral leasing bill fo r coal, oil,
and phosphates. This provides for
the opening of rich, n atu ral re ­
sources which now lie la te n t in the
public domain.
W ate r power bill, which provides
th a t th e title to w ater powers shall
be vested in the N ation, b u t a t the
same tim e allows leasing and de­
veloping o f these w ater powers for
d efin ite term s of years. W hat use
is th is locked up w ater power to
anyone»
Irrig a te d lands bill, which allows
th e se ttle r on governm ent irrig a ­
tion p ro jects to p ay o ff his w ater
rig h t lien in tw en ty y ears instead
o f ten years.
Now th e re is no politics in these
bills.
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S ecretary L ane is a D em ocrat
H is bills are good.
They should command both Demo­
cratic, R epublican and Progressive
votes.
The congressmen from the W est
should line up back of thee»' bills
and pass them .
FARM ADVISORS COMING.
|T IS now p ractically certain th a t
I a county farm adviser and agri­
c u ltu rist will be employed for
Idaho County, Idaho.
D iscnssing
the farm advisor m ovem ent in
general and its relation to Idaho
C ounty in p articu lar, R. B. Coglon,
directo r of county ag ricu ltu rists a t
the U n iv ersity o f Idaho, says:
“ Tho Federal G overnm ent re­
cently appropriated to each sta te
and te rrito ry the sum of $10,000.
Eo employ an ag ricu ltu rist fo r a
year, pay all expenses of tra v e l
over the county, and furnish th e
necessary equipm ent will require
approxim ately $3000. To assist as
m any as possible th e present plan
is to offer $1000 to each county
m aking an additional appropriation
of $2000, u n til th e governm ent
fund is e x h au sted .”
T his m ovem ent is gaining force.
F arm ers and county officials
should w atch it.
We would be glad to have re­
ports on it from counties where
farm advisors have been hired.
T H E REASON.
Ixi. every man who m arriei
For love he doe« that Rome
And to the hearthRtone rarrie«
True lo v e ’s immortal flame.
Som e wed for love of woman
And Rome for love of pelf,
And some— ’tin very human—*
For Rimple lave of Reif.
Some wed for love of beauty
And Rome for love of pride,
Som e out of love o f duty
T ake unto them a bride.
And some whose feet are weary
And who would reu se to roam.
Who find the long road dreary—
T hey wed for love of home.
One common love, though. leads a*
Each one to take a w ife
And to the altar speeds us,
W hatever doubts are rife
W ith her the grave w e ’d w alk to
And falter not nor balk—•
To have some one to talk to
Who likea to hear ua talkf
— Chicago N ews.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Advertisers in this locality who
wish to fully cover all sections of
Oregon and W ashington and a por
tion of Idaho w ill apply to local pub­
lishers for rates.
General advertisers may address
C. L. Burton, A dvertising Manager,
411 Panama Building, Portland,
Oregon, for rates and Information.
The publishers w ill accept busi­
ness from no advertiser whose relia­
bility can be questioned.
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Government Gets New Forest
The sm aller purchase eonsiste of sev­
L IT T L E more than 33,000 seres in
th e W hite m ountains have ju s t been eral areas lying on the w atersheds of
approved for purchase by th e gov­ L ittle R iver and Gale R iver, both tr ib ­
ernm ent a t a m eeting o f th e national utaries of the C onnecticut. These lands
cover 2,000 acres and are contiguous
fo rest reserv atio n commission.
These areas arc in tw o sep arate tra c ts a lands already approved for pnrrhasef
both in O rafto n eonnty, New H amp­ hence th ey go fa r tow ard giving tho
shire, th e larg er co n tain in g 31,100 governm ent a solid body of land la
acres on th e w a te rsh e d .o f th e Pem ige th is locality. The price for the 2,009
w asset riv er, a trib u ta ry to the M erri acres, land and tim ber, is $-1.00 an acre,
mac. The tr a c t comes w ithin a mile of The tr a c t is in th e locality of the noted
N orth W oodstock on th e Boston and F raneonia range and ie readily aereanh
M aine railro ad , and several good roads ble from tw o railroad stations, B ethle­
lead throngh it. The land is betw een hem and Twin M ountain. The fnreot
700 and 4,300 fe e t in elevation, and in has been c a t over and consists chiefly
tb s lower valleys are a num ber of of the northern hardwoods, though some
abandoned farm s now grow n up to sprues rem ains from th e original stand.
trees. Moat of the conifers have been
At the same time that these White
cut to m aka paper pulp, b u t there ars
good stand» o f beech, birch, and maple mountain areas were approved, the com­
o f considerable value. W ith fire kept mission also approved the purchase ed
out th ere la said to be excellent pro­ the Pisgah forest la North 'arolian,
mise of a new stand e f spruce. The from the Oeorge W. Vanderbilt asSsta
price agreed ap es by the govern m eet ie
»4 At a s acre laelediag beta )a*4 a»4 Theee tree*» bring the total casaen feto
sets up to
aerea.
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