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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1913)
PATRONIZE HOME BUSNESS IS ADVICE OF OUTSIDER Visitor Says It la a Poor Way to Dovolop a Country By Sending Your Money Out Of lt'"Urgea tho Burning of All Mall Ordor Catalogs There rerently appeartd In (tie Culver Tribune a communication (rum "A Vlaitor" which no completely hiti the! null on the head a lo conditions in Central Oregon that It la printed below In full. 1 Hefore going further 1 wiah to s'ate that peraonully 1 am a dinlruirmttd party In the welfare of your rum- munlty. I have been in your litt'e town ai rather a ailcnt visitor fori nearly two wceka. in fart I've been' in every town in Central Oregon, and note the condition! quite tho snme. However, a thin particular portion of the eountry appcnlt to me very atrorg from a standpoint of tuture prosper-) Ity, I take this opportunity of putting' forth facts as seen by a representative : of prospective investors and business j men. I In the first pi sco the lack of co-, operation between the farmer ard the buHlnuss man Is (juite noticeable, plain to be seen. And' I venture to say thut business men are only too willing to adjunt those mutter. For, the busl-j ness man wants the business, the mora buoinens he gets the more complete will t his stock, the better prices ho rsn give and in every way give his trade better aurvice. As 1 look about ' your little town I notice your stores j are not doing the busincHS they should do, their stocks aro Incomplete and their atnrea not up-to-date. They aro j afraid to branch out simply because of , past and present experiences, and be- cause the people will not do by the j mechanta as the merchant do by them. Kvery day since 1 have been in your city, 1 noticed load after load ! met- rhunfli.A rtf nil Linda liuino. luknn u !.. " " J from the freight house by the farmer patrons of the rstalogoe hotiHes. Thst is a ipiestion often dlKfUDxcd discussed from a standpoint ot infer- lor goods, cash in a Ivanrc and numer-1 oua errors which occur dally though mail orders, and mistakes such as if were ma le through your merchant, you would compel him to rectify rrgardlest of the inconveniences. Hut from a standpoint more serious than the above mentioned Is a fact that has been fathomed and considered to be universally true, that it is a poor way to develop a country by sending your money out of It. Can you not recall some place in your travels where things were flour ishing on a good, aoun'i basis, where the little town seemed toll of life, and no doubt you have recalled the time and the place and r marked that that town was a good place and lots of turn ness was being done. Why was it? If you had investigated you would have found that the people who depend on the town and the people who made their money In the surrounding country partonized home industries. In re turn the merchant and other: the town and people who nude their money in the surrounding country uatronfzed home Industries,. In return the merchent and the enterprises by results of that co-operation were able to improve the town, induce through their commercial organization, diff erent burines enterprises to locate in the town, establishing markets for the fsrmer's commodities, 't hose were the conditions that caused the good times cstised money to circulate and every ambitious rn'in to prosper. They spent their money at home. How about it Mr. Render? Are you one of the many who go to your mer chant with a plea of insufficient funda to carry you through to your next pay dav and as tor credit? Are you one of the many who, after securing such accomodation are thoughtless enough that when your pay ilsy does came you send whst .you have left above your Indebtedness to catalog house for another year's supplies? Did you overlook tha fact th't tie merchant who so graciously extended you the courtesy of credit waa entitled to be shown some appreciation? It isn't tha stsndoir account that makes the merchant thrive, it's the cash down. Hat when h haa been good enough to helo you to a position when vou have money by allowing you his money to work on, should you not In return help the man wno has befriended you? You rrey wonder why I take the time to write thla article since 1 am a disinterested party. I have bean im pressed more forcibly by these condi tions In Central Oregon than in any other part of my travels. FarhaDi It Is a habit of the people to order their supplies from catalog houses on ac count of not having a railroad hereto fore, hence no stores to speak of. But you have those things now, merchant who are trying to serve you and build up your town. Hence take that col) ectinn of catalogues from vour parlor table and don't htlp build up Chicago or any other place but the one you are interested In and is Interested in you. I was around the other day, 1 hap pened unon a bunch of small boys in your town, and by way of something to say i asked wno they thought our next president would te. It was then 1 learned that a new candidate waa ir tbe field. One little Jellow said he thought Seara Si Roebuck would be our next president. Wonder where he got the idea. Fireside topic at home per haps. I don't know that I'll ever be cal led upon again to investigate this ter ritory regarding the advisability of certain enterprises, but I Dope that these few words will cause you to con sider your position, cause you to co operate, pull together so that tbe next, person sent here to investigate can truthfully report flourishing towns and country, where the farmer, the busi ness man and the laborer go hand in hand and wear the smile that won't come off. It can be done. Capital is not looking for a dead place. It does not have to. It is looking for a com munity of real live people who will, with the aid of capital, progress, if there isn't business enough to support what stores you have you can't expect more to come. Wake up. A VISITOR. Ranch for sale 1WI acres on Camas I'rairla. l.VX) cords wood; good Hliearlng cnrralx; srge house, bare and out buildings, Address A oua Mcl'anlels, I-akeview, Ort'irou. A 29 s Paisley National Bank (ORGANIZING) Notice to the Public. I have hern authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency at Washington, D. C, to proceed with the' organization of the Paisley National Bank, to be ehtablished at Paisley, Lake County. Oregon, the Comptroller having received letters commending the project from Governor Oswald West of Oregon, and from United States Senators George E. Chamberlain and Jonathan Bourne, Jr., and others. The Bank will begin business with $25,000 capital, consisting of 250 shares of $100 each; and Its Officers and five Directors will be prominent and responsible business men of Paisley and vicinity. There is at present no bank at Paisley, the nearest bank being more than forty miles distant, at Lakeview, Oregon. Paisley is grow ing rapidly, and it is believed that a National Bank, conducted upon strictly business principals, will pay its share holders good dividends after the first year. To secure the largest volume of business, it is desired by myself and associates, thatathe 250 shares of capital shall be owned as widely as possible throughout Central Oregon, therefore the undersigned re serves the right to refuse all subscriptions offered in excess of five shares from any one person, and all subscriptions after the 250 shares have been taken. , Payment for shares, from accepted subscribers, may be made on or before March I st, 1 9 1 3, to a National Bank at Portland, Oregon, to be selected, and temporary receipts will be given to subscribers until cer tificates of stock are ready for issue. ' It is unlawful to receive subscriptions from corporations, firms, or associations, but only from natural persons men and women over twenty-one years of age competent to hold property in their own names. Readers of this newspaper desiring to subscribe, are invited to write for further information, indicating the number of shares they de sire to take, to George M. Bailey, 601 Veon Building, Portland, Oregon. NOTICE All letters will receive reply after Feb. 1st. 1913. fi-v"i"ri-.-.--;-l-H"l"l"H"l""H-t-t"H BETTER ROA03. Batter reada mtan pregrsis and prosperity, a bsnafit ta the ' psopl who Irs In towns, an ad- vantage ta the paople who live in tha eountry, and thy -will help ' ovary seotion of our vast domain. Good roada, like good streets, make habitation along thorn most ' dssirabls. They' enhance tha . . value of farm lands, facilitate transportation and add untold '. wealth to tho produeora and eon- . . aumora of tho country thoy are " tha milestonee marking tho ad- vanea of eivilixationj thoy soon- .. omize timo, give labor a lift and ' make million in monoyi thoy aavo woar and tear and worry and waste) thoy baautify the " country, bring it in touch with '. tho city; thoy aid tho aooial and tho raligioua and tho educational 'j and tho induatrial progress of . . tho people; thoy make batter ,'iomoa and happier haarthaidas; ') thsy are tha avonuas of trade, tho . . highwaya of commerce, tha mail - route of information and tho '. agsnoisa of sposdy communica- tion. Hon. William 8ulzar. ' I -,,rM-l-l-H 1 I I 1 !"! I M M-H-l-n-M'i THE BENEFITS FROM INTERC0UNTY ROADS. Network of Highwaya to Join Every Portion of tho State. To complete an lntereounty system of wagon roads throughout a state ev ery rond projected or rebuilt should be undertaken with reference to a general plan under tbe supervision of a state highway deportment and located by competent engineers with due consid eration for centers of population and needs of business. While ouch county develops a system of Its own without reference to a state plan and emu county la building roads with no regard to a system of Inter county connecting roads, the people are "going It blindly" exactly as did the original builders of our railways, only to soon find themselves convicted of wasting millions of dollars and years of time and unable to cross a Ftate ex cept by the use of signboards and tbe employment of guides. In nwlent times tbe Romans ran their roads directly from point to point climbing mountains, filling depressions and bridging rivers, nnd at the pres ent day railways are spending millions to correct the errors of local compa nies nnd engineers who first planned and built railways from point to point. In many states more money Is spent In ten years to repair and maintain local systems of roads than it will cost to construct a connecting system of ln tereounty mails throughout the state. In many rnses the old routes should lie adapted, but In all cases the roads should be Ktmiglitenod wherever pos sible and grades lessened by cuts In the .bills and fills In the depressions. Travel Is no longer local within the county, but Is lntereounty by the peo ple and for the people of the state, therefore the system should be luter county and paid fr by state bonds to lie cared tor by future tax levies on all the priKrt.v owned by the people of the state. Itetter roads will bring hope, happi ness and comfort to the people, and the voters of the state should prepare for the construction nnd maintenance of an lntereounty system of wagon roads. Anvthlns which would Interfere with such a beneficent proposal will amount to n public calamity Lakeview Saddlery A complete line of wagon and huggf harn ess, whips, roben, bits, riatea, spurs, qullts,roe cttea, etc., etc. Everything; In the line of carriage and horse furnish ings. Ite pal ring by competent men. THE BEST VAQUERO, SADDLE ON THE MARKET AHLSTROM & GUNTHER, Props. Successors to S. F. AHLSTROM ANNA RIVER IRRIGATED LANDS Productiveness demonstrated by growing crops. Lands surround new town of Spring River. Best in vestment in Lake County Dodson Realty Company LAKEVIEW - OREGON Lamb Chops For Breakfast tvAieij nicely broiled, makes an Ideal dish; but too often what Is called Iamb Ik only In the name. Sow if you want real lamb chops, taken from nice, young, tender. Juicy lambkins, and not aged m uttttns, you can always be assured of getting the real thing at the Lakeview Meat, Market HAYES fi GffOB. PROPS THE RAPID ROAD BUILDING. What tho Citizens of Codington Coun ty, Tex., Did In a Day. Twenty-four miles of road iu Coding ton county were improved In one day, Juue 2.", by the citizens of Watertown and other towns of the county. The section built was Codington county's portion of the Meridian high way from Calvestou. Tes.. to Winni peg. Mnnitobu, and it is estimated that i,00 men, with Sim horses and 25 steiini nnd gasoline tractors took part In the work, which was under tho su pervision of State Kngineer S. II. I.ea. A mass meeting, which was held in the morning, was addressed by tho state engineer, and the workers were Instructed In the details of road con struction according to the general Me ridian road plan. Mayor Wagner and his staff of city otlicials. Adjutant General C. 11. En glesby nnd a force of national guards men. Codington county otllcers and deputies and many merchants nnd pro fessional men took part In the work. The women of Watertown organized, and furnished luncheon and carried food to the workers in automobiles. To Popularize Improved Roads. In order lo make I lie clllzelis of Nash ville. Tenn.. familiar with the good roads of liavldson county the good roads department of the board of trade of Nashville has arranged for n series of Saturday afternoon drives over the roads of the county. Theso drives will be under the supervision of Charles C. Gilbert, secretary-treasurer of the board of trade People taking part in tho drives are requested to take kodaks, nnd pictures wit later be exhibited nnd prizes awarded for those possessslng the most merit. Bring tha Town Nearer. We cannot nil move to town even if j we wished to. but we can bring the town nearer nnd out neighbors closer toge'her by making better roads. Til i:u ih'.- under side and drugging the siiiTi. e will i in! e ro-uls good, but this U Oiii of tho many things that Is e.i' ler said tiuui done LAKEVIEW ABSTRACT & TITLE CO, ABSTRACTS TO ALL REAL PROPERTY IN LAKE COUNTY, OREGON Our Complete Tract index Insures: Accuracy, Promptness and Reliability Such an Index is the ONLY KKLUBLE system from which an Abstract can be made, showing: all defects of title. We Also Furnish H. W. MORGAN, Manager, LAKEVIEW, OREGON POSTOFFICE BOX 243 PHONE 171 raamyis.'fc"BiAiii NEVADA-CALIFORNIA-OREGON RAILWAY Daily Service Reno to Lakeview Except Sundays No. 1 Arrives Lakeview at 8:35 P. M. No. 2 Leaves Lakeview at 7:05 A. M. Daily Except Sunday Pullman & liuffett Service Between Uakeview and Keno C. W. CLASS, AGENT :: LAKEVIEW, OREGON You'll Like This Malted Milk because it is free from that objectionable sweet taste and "tang" generally found in most brands. All Malted Milks, however, arc not alike. 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