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m iston, U m atilla County, Oregon by
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December 1906 a t th e poetofflce at
H erm iston, Oregon.
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WHY THEY HOWL
T here a re ce rta in new spapers in
Oregon who would have you believe
th a t Governor Pierce is a failu re as
chief executive of th is state.
A good many of them th a t are
responsible for th e spreading of th is
so rt of propaganda have “axes to
g rin d ” and when th e political g rin d
stone w as denied them th ey set up
a howl and are now occupied in re
la tin g to th e people of Oregon w hat
a sad m istake th ey made in electing
Mr. Pierce as governor.
T here is a ce rta in paper located in
the capitol city of Salem th a t p er
sists in criticisin g th e governor nnd
his ad m in istiatlo n w ith uncom pli
in en tary e d ito r ia l. H eading
be
tw een the lines one iB led to believe
th a t someone associated w ith th e
paper w as d raw in g down a nice fat
salary in connection w ith a sta te
office. P erhaps he failed to receive
a re-appointm ent and for th is reason
he would have you and I believe th a t
the sta te is going to th e “ bow wows.’
T here never was a tim e in the liis
to ry of the state w hen th ere teas th<
num ber of “soreheads” as th ere a re
a t present. A good m any of Ihem
w as holding sta te jobs that, required
very little work. They drew a sal
ary th a t would m ake a S tan d ard oil
dividend check look like a "w idow 's
m ite.” In his enm paign speeche'
P ierce assured th e people th a t if
elected to office lie would do uw aj
w ith these public parasites. Hi
k ept faith w ith th e people by h a n d
ing some th eir h a ts and tellin g them
not to slam th e door ns they d ep art
ed. He cut the salaries of other:-
w hich w ill no doubt allow H enry ti
compete w ith the Stiitz m otor cat
com pany am ong the employes of tin
s ta te of Oregon.
G overnor Pierce h as been called a
“ crepe h an g er." P erh ap 8 th e name
w as given him because he sounded
th e death knell of these public leech
es, a t any rate we are Inclined to be
lleve the public never shed one sin
gle te a r as they gazed upon tholi
rem ains.
Thia is how th ey co n tracted the
disease commonly know n ns “ sore
headness,” th e sym ptom s of which
they a re now display in g — a bad casi
of how ling “I told you so.”
R ecently the governor made a tout
of inspection. D u rin g th e trip he
visited th e projects at Stiver Luke.
Sum m er Luke, T um alo, Powell B utte
an d others. M onday’s Oregonian
describes the v isit us follows: The
governor saw every phase of project!
th e raw desert th irs tin g for w ater,
th e p a rtly constructed dams nnd dis
tr ib u tin g system s nnd completed new
projects and old and prosperous dis
tricts. He saw w aterless land, c lu t
tered w ith sage brush on one side of
of a road nnd w ith green fields under
Irrig atio n on the o th er. Ho saw the
abandoned homes w here lan d -h u n g ry
s e ttle rs had been starv ed out w aitin g
fo r w ater to come; he saw se ttlers
scarcely abfe to earn an existence nnd
unable to afford underw enr nnd
women who had to use new spapers
for p ettico ats.”
T here a re those who a re Inclined
to blam e th e governor for th e con
ditions existing on these irrig atio n
projects. They claim
s ta te aid
should be pledged in ord er to p u t
w ater on these a rid lands.
These h alf-starv ed se ttlers were
w aitin g for w ater long before the
present governor took the oath of
office. We nro un ab le to find any
record w here Mr. Olcott offered to
aid theso d e stitu te settlers. Did
these name men criticise him because
th e women on the pro jects w ere com
pelled to w ear new spapers for p e tti
coats? 1 et th, se Feme conditions
existed then as now. They are
b ro u g h t to lig h t an d comm ented upon
nt th is tim e in an endeavor to spread
propognnda th a t w ill be d etrim en tal
to the governor n ’ til: a d m in istra
tion.
Then, again
W ould It not be b et
te r to Interest the governm ent in re.
claim ing theso lan d s? They would
not he confronted w ith th e obstacles
th a t the s ta te would have to contend
w ith.
Monday’ E ast O regonian com
m ents upon the subject as follows:
“ W hy not let Uncle Pam do the work
w hen good projects a re subject to do.
velopm ent. The governm ent h as a
large revolving fund w hich It uses
for reclam ation w ork and ehargeg no
Interact. It has a capable reclam a
tion service and know s w hat to do
and wthnt not to do. The govern
m ent org an isatio n has had ex p eri
ence and it has learned to d is tin
guish betw een w h st is safe and w hat
Is not. T he sta te of Oregon has no
su ch org an isatio n . R eclam ation is
no place for antal* urn."
The public are w ire to th ese "m ud
slin g ers.” T hey tried th e sam e tae-
tlca d u rin g Mr. P lerce’a cam paign.
W e believe the governor has .th e
Interest of th e people at heart.
F or th e week ending M arch 24,
lum ber production in prin cip al m ills
of Oregon an d W ashington was 16
per cent above norm al. New b usi
ness w ag 4 per cen t above product-
tlon. S hipm ents were 10 per cent
above new business.
W estport m ill to work th re e sh ifts.
B aker to g et *100,000 m ilk pro
ducts p lan t.
R eedsport g ets new hotel.
B end— W ork s ta rts on tw o new
business buildings.
A storia E lks p rep arin g plans for
*200,000 building.
W illow a— C onstruction s ta rts on
S tan d ard Oil statio n .
Bell fo u n ta in — 30,000 feet dally
capacity saw m ill resum es operations.
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R eedsport m akes an o th er 500,000
He should have th e su p p o rt of all
who believe th a t p o litical cliques foot shipm ent of lum ber to C alifor
nia.
who band them selves to g eth er for no
S ilverton to build *40,000 city
o th er purpose th an personal gain,
are d etrim en tal to th e s ta te in which hall.
Seaside has m odern cam p ground
they gain co n tro l and operate.
So long as th e governor displays an and play park.
Bend— Im m ediate co n stru ctio n of
in clination to m ake good his cam
paign prom ises th e people w ill ig 60 houses assured.
R eedsport to vote on bond issue
nore the calam ity how lers.
Tor *20,000 h ig h school.
T elephone lines betw een Jordon
TAXES
Valley and Cliffs, Idaho, completed.
R eedsport to have electrically
(Don L upton in the D enver p o st)
iperated fish cannery.
L ostine— H ighw ay is b eing cut
Tax th e people, tax w ith care.
'h ro u g h R ocky Cape.
To help th e m ulti-m illio n aire.
A shland— M achinery arriv es for
Tax th e farm er, tax his fowl,
p lan t to m an u factu re oil from oil
Tax th e dog and tax h is howl.
ihale.
Tax th e hen, and tax h er egg,
R oseburg— E xtensive road w ork to
ln d le t th e bloom in' m udsill beg.
be doae In E lkton and S cottsburg
Tax his pig, and tax Its squeal.
vicinity.
Tax his boots, ru n down at heel;
Oregon City— *90,000
co n tract
Tax his horses, tax his lands,
aw arded for p aving Pacific highw ay
Tax th e b listers on h is hands.
thro u g h th e city.
Tax h is plow and tax h i8 clothes,
P o rtlan d — O. W. R. & N. to erect
."ax th e ra g th a t w ipes his nose,
huge, lum ber shed.
fax his house, and tax his bed,
P rairie City— P rospects b rig h t for
Tax th e bald spot on bis head.
local m in in g Industry,
Tax th e ox and tax th e ass,
Bend— B u ilding perm its for 1923
ax his "H en ry ,” tax his gas;
have totaled *155,775.
ax th e road th a t he m ust pass,
D allas to have *25,000 bond elect,
Make him trav el o’er th e grass,
ion for septic tan k and new w ater
ax hl:: cow, and tax th e calf,
mains.
ax him if ha dares to laugh.
Hood River— City stre e ts being im
!e is but a common m an,
proved.
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'o tax th e cuss ju st all you can.
Bend— N o rth C anal Co. to build
Tax th e la b 're r, b u t be discreet
11 m iles new road in D eschutes for
"ax him for w alking on th e Btreet.
est.
Tax his bread nnd tax h is m eat,
D allas w om en’s club m ak in g drive
ax th e shoes clear off h is feet.
•’or club house.
Tax th e payroll, tax th e -n!e.
Reopening of S um pter V alley sm el
Tax all his h ard -earn ed p aper kale; ter to revive m ining in eastern Ore
Tax his pipe, and tax his smoke.
gon.
Teach him governm ent is no joke.
C orvallis hosp ital to get new wing.
Tax th e ir coffins, tax th e ir shrouds,
S aginaw to have new 20,000 feet
”ax th e ir souls beyond th e clouds,
x day saw m ill.
’’ax all business, tax th e shop,
Congressm en H aw ley is prom ising
ax th e ir Incom es,tax th e ir stocks;
Oregon *1,000,000 federal road fund.
Tax th e liv in g , tax th e dead,
P o rtlan d — P. R. L. & P Co. spends
"ax the unborn before th e y ’re fed.
*500,000 on H olladay avenue.
Tax th e y a te r , tax th e air,
Salem p u shing for electric line ex
Tax th e su n lig h t if you dare.
tension in to S antlam country.
Tax them all nnd tax them well,
B aker— W h ite pine lum ber com
i'ax them to th e g ates of' hell,
pany em ploying 600 men.
tu t close you,- eyes, so you c a n 't see
H illsboro C annery c o n tra c ts for
lie coupon-clipper go tax free.
*50,000 addition.
WEST SIDE MARKET
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We have at all times
Fresh Milk from the W. H. Quick
Jersey Herd.
ALSO COUNTRY COTTAGE CHEESE
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