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There are Many Advantages in De-
positing Your Money in
a Strong Bank
Where Government Supervision, Integrity of Manage,
ment, and ample assets guarantee safety and legitimate returns.
The First National Bank
of Hermiston
Capital & Surplus $30,000
LODGE DIRECTORY
ueen
ESTHER
chapter
No. 101. o. e . s .,
second Tuesday evening of each month
Q at meets
8.00 sharp in Skinner hall. Visiting members
welcome.
Frances Phelps, W. M.E
Dello O. Bushnell, Seo.
HERMISTON LODGE NO. 138, A. F. A A. M..
n meets in Masonic Hall on First Tuesday
evening of each month. Visiting brethren wel-
“Ec. Walber, Secy.
C. H. Skinner. W. M.
VINEYARD LODGE NO. 206, I. O. O. F..
V meets each Saturday evening in Odd Fellows
hall Visiting members cordially invited.
W. R Longhorn, Sec. Geo. Strohm, Noble Grand
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
W. J. WARNER
Attorney-at-Law
KAMSTON,OREGON
J.
T. HINKLE
Attorney at Law
OREGON
HERMISTON,
HITT
Can fit you out in what
ever you may need in the
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HUNTING or FISHING
EQUIPMENT
Complete line of Base
Ball and other Sport
ing Goods
Confectionery
Ice Cream and
Soft Drinks
First Class
F. V. PRIME
DENTIST
Billiard and Pool
Tables
Hermiston. Oregon
Office, Bank Bldg.
Office Phone, 93
Residence Phone 32
Office Hours:
8 to 5; Sundays & eve-
nings by appointment.
ALEXANDER REID
Physician and Surgeon
Hours:
10 to 12 A. M., 2 to 5 P. M.
Office, Main 2
Office in Bank Bldg.
DAL.S ROTHWELL
QPICAL SPECIALIST
Glasses ground and fitted. Lenses duplicated.
American National Bank Buildin*
Pendleton. Oregon
OSTEOPATHS
Adjusts Spine, Ribs, Hips or Whatever is Wrong.
Farm Loans
NO Commission
NO Bonus
NO Delay
NO Red Tape
LOW Interest Rates
LIBERAL Repay
ment Privileges
HARTMAN ABSTRACT CO.
Cor. Main and Cobert Sts.
PENDLETON, ORE.
NATURE THEN CURES
AUSEON’S
DOCTORS
HOISINGTON
Main and Court Streets
Barber Shop
ESTABLISHED aix YEARS
14 YEARS
IN PENDLETON
Our Aim I«
To Please the Public
Do not confuse Osteopathy with Chiropractic or
Magnetic Healing.
BATHS IN CONNECTION
TYPHOIDS
Smallpox, Army
Frank J. Auteon, Proprietor
Hermiston
The Herald for job printing.
Send your washing to the Mode)
laundry at The Dalles. Oregon,
through P. B. Siscel, local agent. Bas-
ket leave* Tuesday morning and re
turn* Friday of each week.
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An Editorial from the Oregonian
of September 6, 1917
IS LUMBER REALLY DEAR?
It is generally understood that the lumbermen of the
Northwest bave had a tough time for quite a number of
years, but there are few people, aside from those in
terested in some branch of the business, who understand
fully, or even partially, the great slump several year*
ago and the prevailing unfavorable conditions at present.
It is estimated by government officials that in norms!
times about 1,000,000 people are employed in the lumber
industries in the United States, snd one quarter of these,
or 250,000, are employed in the Northwest— Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. But during aererai years, up,
say, to the first of July, 1916, 25 per cent of these men
were idle.
With the loss of wsges to over 60,000 people and the
low price of lumber, it can be seen that the lumbermen
have had tbeir worries. But many think that once more
the lumbermen are profiting. Is that true? I* it Dot a
fact that lumber comparatively ia today one of the cheap
est commodities on the market?
An advertisement of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
makes ihe tollowiog statements: In 1914 a Tum-A Lum
barn cost 40 bogs; in 1917 same barn cost 24 bog*. In
1914 a Tum-A-Lum house cost 480 bushels of wheat; in
1917 same house coat 225 busbel* of wheat. In 1914 a
Tum-A-Lim silo cost 220 bushels of corn; in 1917 same
silo costs 110 bushels of corn. In 1914 a Tum-A Lum
machine shed cost 20 ton* of alfalfa; in 1917 same shed
costs 10 tons of alfalfa.
Nowhere have we seen the facts ae to the present com
paratie prices of lumber so tersely staled.
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HERMISTON
HERALD,
DAIRY AND DOG SHOW
OCTODER 26 ANO 27
The Herald will pay one dollar to
the farmer who shall produce at this
office the largest and most perfect
potato of this year’s growth. We have
made a wager that thia valley will
produce tubers with more weight and
more perfect shape ihan any ocher
irrigated section in this state, and to
back up our judgment that this is
The Ed. V. Price Line is in and we are surprised at the moderate price for strictly all wool
suits in view of the price of raw material at this time. We would advise those contemplating
having a winter suit made, to do so now as prices are certain to be higher and the good patterns
closed out early.
A Gordon hat in the new blocks and colors is in order now for early fall wear at $3.50. We
have to arrive this week our new fall Gordon caps, 75c to $1.50,
New Cretones in very pretty patterns for cushions and fancy work at 25c to 35c.
We are showing some pretty colors in Messalines and Fancy Silks suitable for waists at
$1.50 per yard.
Outings will be in order now and white prints will be high quality and good price at 15 to 18c
We are Prepared for Your Wants in Fruit Jars
And tne extra covers and rubbers, covering almost all the different makes.
son will be on in a few days now. Parowax at the old price, 15c per pound.
COMMUNICATION
I personally prefer to favor the
local dealer« with our trade, and I be
lieve most people do, and only real or
imagined ill treatment forcea us to
send away for things that rightly ought
to be bought from the local dealer.
Neither do I believe that the local
dealers are wholly to blame; the con
sumers often forces the circumstances
onto the dealers, which in turn causes
conditions unsatisfactory for both con
sumers and dealers.
While city people insist on good
service, small quantities and credit,
the farmers as a rule prefer low prices
and are willing to take larger quanti
ties and pay cash In order to cut the
price. The service which the city
people get usually does not apply to
the farmers, but they have to pay their
share of the expense just the same.
There is where the mail order bouses
get 10 per cent of tbeir business. The
farmers have to go to town a couple of
times a week, and it is just as easy for
him to get his week’s supply at the
depot as at the store, while the city
people are up against it if they cannot
have their goods delivered at least
twice a day.
I also believe that competition often
causes the stores to raise prices in
order to exist, but why should the con
sumers pay for that? A 40 acre alfalfa
tract is supposed to support a family
in good shape, but would anybody ex
pect it to support 8 families if it were
cut up fn five acre tracts? As a rule
there is twice aa many stores in a
small town as there ought Io be, and
all of the storekeepers expects to take
a profit. Where one good store would
prosper and compete with any mail
order house, often six to eight stores
try to exist. There is where the mall
order houses get 10 per cent more.
When a farmer starte in cultivating
new land be knows that for a year or
twe he must expect only expenses and
no profit. The dealers do not seem to
get that idea; they usually figure on
getting a living and if possible a
profit from the start, and in order to
do this they bave to raise the price.
Most well-to-do farmers do not care so
much for high prices but poor farmers
do. If the stores keep down the
prices while the farmers make tbeir
hard fight and gradually raised the
prices according to the income of the
farmers, these would not so easily get
the habit of favoring the mail order
bouses. But giving them the butt-end
first they get the habit and keep on
long after the local prices come down
to normal.
When a novice starts sending to the
mail order houses he usually loses, be
cause he does not know the tricks of
the houses. As ho gains experience
he learns to pick out things where he
knows he will make a proli ; often
things where the dealer expects to
make good profita, too, he loeee his
beet trade and has to handle the goods
on which be makes little or no profit.
Often we send away for things ws
could buy just as good and as cheap of
the local dealers. Ws are making out
an order to a mail order house and as
we have to pay the freight anyway,
Canning sea
All local vegetables and fruits will be in abundance and at reasonable prices.
we offer the above premium.
To the Editor of The Herald:
In the second last edition of The
Herald I read a very interesting and
probably also correct article regarding
the mall order bouses vs. the local
dealer*. As I am one of the farmers
you roasted I would like to say a few
words in favor of the mail order bouse
as seen from the farmers point of
OREGON.
Our New Fall and Winter Book of Samples
The dates for Hermiston's annual
fall festival was set for the above time
at a meeting held Wednesday in thia
city, and now Manager Stillings wants
everyone to do their bit toward mak
ing the show a well-merited success.
WILL PAY UNE DOLLAR
FOR LARGEST POTATO
HERMISTON,
Exclusive Selling Agents in Hermiston
For Ed. V. Prices suits for men, Gordon hats and caps, Cluett shirts, Arrow collars, Palmer
suits and coats for the ladies, Queen Quality shoes for ladies, Home patterns, J. A. Folger teas,
coffees and spices. Chase & Sanborn teas and coffees, Preferred stock canned goods. These are
the best in their classes.
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Hermiston Produce & Supply Company
“Best of Good Service
town when visiting there. Now I may
be wrong, but I really cannot see why
one dealer should charge 20 per cent
more for an article than others, unless
be expects to make more profit, and it
seems as if the prices are highest In
the new districts where we need the
low prices the worst. The store rent
and expenses are highest in the bigger
towns and the competition is keener,
and yet a dealer in a little one horse
town will raise the prices fn spite of
lower store rent, poorer service, etc
He gets all the local trade but forces
the farmer to study the catalog and
send away for 75 per cent of his supply.
Now about the high prices at local
dealers: I know from experience that
shoes, clothes and a lot of other things
often cost the most in the long run
when bought from the mail order
houses, and I rarely get these articles
from them, but on staple articles like
breakfast foods, flour, enamelware, a
lot of other hardware and machinery,
mostly advertised goods, etc , they can
not fool us. That is where we make a
smaller but surer profit by sending to
the mail order bouses. Still the profit
is not always small. For instance, I
Inquired about a mattock at a local
store that sold them at 11 65, I believe.
1 sent for one and got is for SI 00, and
it was a good one, too. This is only a
very common case, often it is still
worse. I heard of a case where a far
mer sent to the neighboring town for
a sack of flour, paid local freight,
hired the drayman to haul it out to
the farm and got it cheaper than be
could buy it of the local dealers In s
neighboring town we bad to pay 30
cents a gallon for kerosene, while bere
they charged 20 cents. In both cases
we brought our own containers. We
sent for a barrel of 50 gallons and bad
it laid at the depot for 144 centa and
free uae of the barrel while we used
the oil.
Of all the mules the farmer is the
easiest to handle if you know how.
If you handle him right you can coax
him anywhere, but if you try to drive
him be is stubborn as a pig. If you
try to use force he has a powerful
kick—and he always hita the soft
A SUBSCRIBER
spots.
Dr. R. O. Gale, office in Hotel Ore-
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Phone 61.
Phone Main 34
Notice of School Meeting
Election will be held Saturday, Sept
ember 22, at 10:00 a. m., to fill unex-
pired term of office of clerk
R. C. Wal ber,
J. D. Watson,
(ad5l 2tc) Clerk
Cbm. of Board
“The Movie"
is now at
Hermiston Auditorium
Steamer
J. N. Teal
LEAVES UMATILLA
FOR PORTLAND
Sept. 4, 9, IS, 21, 27 and Oct. 3
Stock Trips Sept. 4 and 21
TWO GOOD SHOWS
EACH WEEK
Wednesday and Saturday
Evenings
Phone Your Orden
SHAAR’S
Tonsorial Parlors
Shower and Plain
for al) kinda of
BATHS
Transfer Work
Scientific
Phone 2852
Tonsorial
Treatment
We are ready at any time to go any
where or haul anything.
The City Transfer
WE ENDEAVOR TO PLEASE
W. B. BEASLEY
Wm. Shaar, Prop.
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Real Estate
Market * Grocery
INSURANCE
Our Prices Always Right
and
Give as s trial order
BONDS
Just received a shipment of
FRUIT JARS
Liability
Quarts and Half Gallons
Surety
Bonds
goo.
For Sale—Harrow, plow, 2 horse gas
engine, buggy, hay rack. E. Maber.
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For Sall—A good saddle, regulation
man’s size. See F. H. Bone, -adv 49. fc
For Sale—Bartlett pears, clean and
wholesome. H. E. Hanby, Phone 186.
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For Sale—A few nice fresh Jersey
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cows. Leathers.
Wait for Dr. Freeze,
the eys specialist, if you
any other eye troubles
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beadache*. Regular visits to Hermis-
too, Stanfield and Echo each month
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anything or not. Often we do not Watch for dates.
Know for suro wbat they charge at the
stores, sod I believe the dealer* could
get more irado if they sent out price
lists, any once a month or so, covering
the moot common articles; then we
could compare the prices.
While the farmers often co operate
by sending away for large quantities of
Plate Glass
Fire
Automobile
Insurance
Try a loaf of
Crean of Wheat Bread
it is the
If you get one you will get
the second
If you give us a chance
Groceries, Meat and Lard
Dodd & Knapp
HERMISTON, ORF.
Pure Bred Percheron Stallion
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ize the value of co-operation, not even
amongst themselves. Each of the
dealers pay local height where they
could buy in carload lots, buy in 100
pound lote where by co-operation they
could buy by the too.
Often the dealer* la one town charge
much more than dealers in the neigh-
The Registered Pure Bred Percheron Stallion “Yourg Milton,”
State License Certificate No. 2310, will be AT THE RANCH OF JAS.
SCOTT, IN HERMISTON, THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR FOR
SERVICE. Young Milton is dark brown and weighs 1920 pounds.
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