Tillamook Headlight. August 12,
ELAND H. ERWIN,
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States Press Flashlight.
The loss of money to the farmers
and traveling public because of poor
road conditions would be more than
sufficient to build a Pacific Highway
through every county. How long will
the people stand for tinkering roads,
instead of building permanent ones?
—News ‘1 imes.
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•1 he Carnegie Hero Fund has just
made awards for 52 deeds of daring,
Lut the list does not contain the name
of the man who tried to keep his
iactory running on full time under
the Underwood Tariff Law.—Spray
Courier.
The probe of the Eastland disaster
has made conspicuous the glaring
fault of our loose government. In­
competent officials, lack of respect
tor the law, its non-inforcement care­
lessness—all combined to make one
of the worst tragedies in these days
of death and destruction. The shift­
lessness of the government is reflect­
ed in its agents and employes. It is
too tolerant. There should be a turn.
— News Reporter.
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While we have the greatest respect
for the legal opinions of the justice’s
of the various courts, from the circuit
to state supreme and thence upto the
national supreme tribunal, it does not
alway. hold good that their business
opinions expressed off the bench are
as sound. We all of us are acquainted
with judges somewhere whose unwise
business opinions have wrecked many
a good proposition.—Umpqua Valley
news.
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The protection of America^ indus­
tries afforded by the European war
is well illustrated in the report of the
Department of Labor, recently made
public, on foreign food prices as af­
fected by the war—bulletin No. 170.
The report shows that administrative
and legislative measures to check the
rise in the cost of necessities were
very generally
taken.
Denmark,
Egypt, Great Britian, Italy, Russia,
Spain, and Turkey prohibited the ex­
port of practically all food stuffs.
France, Norway, and Sweden listed
certain articles which must not be
exported, and Holland placed an em­
bargo on butter and cheese. The em­
bargo placed by Great Britian on
Australian exports of fresh meats to
the United States destroyed the
hopes of an organized attempt on the
part of meat producers in that coun­
try to take advantage of the Under­
wood free trade provision on fresh
meats. As an exporter, Germany
practically ceased to exist as soon as
the blockade became effective. As a
prominent Western business man re­
marked: "The blood of Europe saved
this country from another 1893.,,—
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The highway editor of the Evening
Telegram is going to have the official
Columbia highway party cutting fig­
ure eights pretty well over the whole
Pacific coast portion of the state of
Oregon in its trip from Portland to
Gearhart on the twelfth. He says:
En routs the tourists will pass throu
Linton, St. Helens, Banks, Vernonia,
-Mist, Jews, Seaside, Nehalem, Bay
City, Tillamook,
Rainier, Gobi ,
Clatskanie, Westport, Astoria and
Gearheart.” We don't wish those
autoists any hard luck in traversing
that short cut from Tillamook to
Rainier but we’er dubious about it.
Did we not know to the contrary, wc
would be inclined to the belief that a
sudden change from grape juice to
loganberry nectar has effected the
writer’s geog-aphical
perspective.
What we can't understand is, how
did it happen to miss Marshfield.— I
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know how to buy merchandise or dis­
play it attractively, is ignorant how­
to advertise and to arouse interest.
"But the small town retailer need
not yie'id to the mail order house.
Let him advertise, arrange and dis­
play his wares attractively ami man­
age his business modernly. He enjoys
the surpassing advantage of personal
acquaintance with his customers.—
News Reporter.
The Home Town.
'I he average Western town depends
upon the agricultural recources of
the the country in its immediate vi­
cinity for its support. It is but little
more than a local trading point. It
has no jobbing houses, no manufac­
turing with which to bring money in­
to the community from a large trade
territory. Such a town would soon be­
come a deserted village were the
stores to close their doors and quit
business. Every cent of every dollar
sent to the mail order houses of the
the great trade centers if forever
lost to the comunity froth which it
comes; going into channels that carry
far and away from the locality where
its equivilent in wealth from siol was
created.
If in many instances money was
saved by sending away for goods that
can be bought at home, there would
not be so much room for criticism.
So often the item of freight is not
considered. Quality is not so careful­
ly taken into account as it should be.
Service is not given its due credit.
You must know the weights and
freight rates to make a true estimate
of costs. You must be a good judge of
all sorts of merchandise to be able to
make dependable
comparisons of
quality. “The proof of the pudding is
in the eating thereof," and so the
proof of a great deal of merchandise
is in its wearing quality. Many a fine
looking piece of furniture is a shoddy
piece of goods.
When you send away for anything
you pay in advance. Yo go to the
depot for the shipment and do your
own hauling. You cannot make an
immediate exchange if the goods are
unsatisfactory. You cannot telephone
the last minute for something you
have forgotten. 1 am now talking
about service. A safe plan is to buy of
dealers at home, in whom you can
place confidence. Are you giving your
town moral and financial support.
“If America discourages the town,
she will kill the nation.”
Good Advice.
In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside a contributor w rites an inter-
estering and practically helpful arti­
cle, full of sound advice to farmers,
on the subject of the purchase of
farm machinery. He takes up the
guarantees which many manufactur­
ers give with their goods. Some say
that such guarantees are of no value
and others say that they really pro­
tect the purchaser. The following
general comment on the subject of
guarantees is taken from the article:
"It's a good plan in reading a guar­
antee to see whether it fully covers
all points in which you want protec­
tion. Some guarantees sound convinc­
ing but really promise very little. If
you want a free trial or shipment on
approval, you can sometimes get such
a privilege by asking for it. But it is
unwise to assume any more than is
actually specified.
Modern business is built up largely
on guarantees. People do not like to
trade with folks they cannot trust.
That business is getting free from
traps and hooks is due largely to
guarantees, some of which assure you
of satisfaction or your money back.
Others promise long continued ser-
vice and free repairs, while ___
still
others give a free trial till you make
up your mind W’hethcr you want to
buy. 1 he idea is to help you get your
full money's worth, and to make you
feel safe in buying an article on which
you are not fully posted but which
you want if it suits you.
Why arc the many country towns
going backwards? During the past io
years 650 towns ir a middle western
state have decreased in population.
The rural districts of another have
lost 180,000 people. Practically every
Why Farmers Need Automobiles.
other middle western state has suffer­
ed in the same way, and it is believed
“No one class of men has more real
that shortly every state cast of the need for a car than does the farmer,
rocky mountains will face this condi­ to most other men it is a luxury—at
tion. At the same time every large least a point must be stretched to fig­
city in these states has shown a re­ ure out how it is really and truly an
markable growth in population. This investment.
indicates that the young people of
"The experience of a business man
the rural districts and small towns are living some distance from his place of
dissatisfied with
conditions,
and business will be interested here.
gravitate at the larger towns because
I his car was a five-passenger
of the pleasures and better living touring car in the $1500 class. It was
conditions they hope to find there. driven an average of ten miles a day
Until we make our small towns at­ with three passengers.
tractive we cannot hope to hold the
"This car cost $1500, and at the end
young people. There is another phase of three years sold for $(xx>. The de­
of this subject. When we kill the preciation amounted to more than the
merchants we cause the town to die. first cost of some five-passenger cars.
The catalogue firms are raising hav­ The repairs were made at commercial
oc because the majority of the store­ garages. This item of expense will be
keepers in the smaller towns are al­ reduced to almost nothing by a far­
lowing these mailorder houses to un­ mer who cares for his own car. The
dersell them. In the recent issue of labor charge at the garage is more
"Current Opinion” John Allen Un­ than the cost of the repair part itself,
derwood quotes the statement that rates ranging from 50c. to $t an
"95 of every too storekeepers in the hour. I have a friend whise garage
rural sections are ready to sell out.” bill for the repair of his car was
Issue has been taken with this state­ $14.15. On investigation he found that
ment but the percentage, whatever it the 15 cents was for a bolt and $14
may be, possesses less importance for labor!
than the tendency toward discontent.
"But even at the figures show-n his
On the same theme the Spokesman traveling did not cost him as much as
Review says:
it would have cost to travel the same
"The catalogue firm is the dread of number of miles by buggy or wagon.
the rural retailer. Mr. Underwood de­
"This man traveled an average dis­
clares that the dread has some justi­ tance of ten miles a day. This re­
fication. In a community of Wiscon­ quired about half an hour for each of
sin a catalogue house secures thous­ the three persons in the car. Whereas
ands of dollars of local business an­ it would have required at least two
nually, and not one of the retailers on hours a day to have made the same
the main street make more than a trip with a driving team. Also it costs
meager living.
about 6 ocents a day to feed a team of
"The townfolks who patronize the horses. So that by the time you figure
mail order firms, according to Mr. in the time involved, and the costs of
Underwood, lose. He believes that - operation,
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they have made no direct saving and the automobile—even when the cost
have not lowered their living costs. ' pi.r mile is as high as it is in this
It they had they were losers in .the I case ••
larger sense, for they sapped the 1
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their neighbors. They set the prict of . Mv auto, 'tis of thee, short cut to
their lands and homes on the down ! poverty—of thee
I blew a
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grade.. They depress local labor and pile of dough on you a year ago, and
wages.
now you quite retuse to go, or won't
"A chief cause of catalogue business or can t. Through town or country-
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my joy and pride; ah
ness is that the rural merchant, in the happy day. I loved thy gaudy hugh,
Underwood view, does not keep his
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store in the modern wav. does not i you're down and out for true in every
way. To thee, old rattlebox, came
many bumps and knocks, for thee 1
grieve. Badly thy top is torn, frayed
are thy seats and worn; the whoop­
ing cough affects thy horn, I do be­
lieve. Ihy perfume sweels the breeze,
while good folks choke and wheeze
as we pass by. 1 paid for thee price
'twould buy a mansion twice, now
everybody's yelling "ice”—1 wonder
why.' Thy motor has the grip, thy
spark plug has the pip and woe is
thine. I too, have suffered chills, ague
and kindred ills, endeavoring to pay
my bills since thou wert mine. Gone
is my bank roll now, no more' twould
choke a cow, as once before. Yet if I
had the mon1 so help me John, amen,
I'd buy myself a car again and speed
some more.—Ex.
Coast Power Company.
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College.— Beginners receive the
careful training as the most adva”"“
Terms:-$4.00 per month,
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Factory Representative f„. ..
Chute & Butler Pianos and p,J1“
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Our plant is well equipped and
maintained in perfect running
order.
We can furnish you with any­
thing in electric supplies or fix­
tures for wiring, lighting, heat­
ing, power, or cooking.
We have experienced and capa­
ble men to attend to our lines and
to do house wiring and instala-
tions.
Nothing in Particular.
Where the waist line is on femin­
nity is a matter of doubt, but in man
the waiste line is pretty close to the
bread line.
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When a man struts, at least he
round shouldered.
There is a persistent and continued
scarcity of rich relatives who die and
leave you a handsome legacy. W hy
not strive to be a rich relative.
A woman's management of a man is
like hypnotizing him; it can't be done
unless he wants to be managed.
Imagination and hope are Simese
twins. One can’t survive the death of
the other.
Even when objects are offered at a
sacrifice, one often has to make
another sacrifice to get them.
An infant finally begins to learn
the english language in suite of the
kind of talk addressed to it.
Pleasant medicine and agreeable
advice are a good deal alike in that
neither is of much account. •
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Surgeon S.P. Co.
(I. O. O. F. Bhlg )
Tillamook .... Oregu#
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Furnished Housekeeping Tents
Only One Dollar a Day-
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HOLMES,
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COMMERCIAL BUILDING,
FIRST STREET,
TILLAMOOK,
OREGON.
Electric lights and water in every
or hunt for J E. REEDY, D.V M.,
tent; go surf bathing
is under
clams;
tent
city
crabs and
direction of Bar View hotel; many
veterinary .
entertaining features; no liquors al­
Both Phones.
lowed sold. Rates by week, $5 and up;
sleeping tents and board at hotel, $2 Tillamook -
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Oregon
per day and up. Write W. A. Wise,
Bar View, Tillamook County, Ore.,
or 210 Failing Bldg., Portland Ore.
rp H. GOYNE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
O pposite C ourt H ocsb ,
Office:
AUEX. JVIcNAlR & c0-
Helping Themselves.
The following article taken from
the Marshfield Record, contains many
things which should appeal to com­
munities the size of Marshfield, Rose­
burg and others. There is no business
enterprise in the city that gets as
much abuse as the newspapers, and as
little credit for the constant endeav­
ors they make for the advancement
of their home city, and a great deal
of this comes from sources which
never give them any patronage. The
Record says:
“If a chamber of commerce is or­
ganized to boom a town, it finds that
it is expensive work. Secretaries must
be hired, office rent paid, supplies
must be settled for in cash. People
usually make no discount because the
work is for the public cause.
“Meanwhile
the newspaper
is
booming the home town all the time, i
and for the most of the services it
renders it asks no pay. If its motives
are not wholly unselfish, at the best
it is only far sighted enough to ex­
pect its compensation in the added
prosperity that comes to all enter-
prize when a town grows.
“In view of all this unpaid service
it is fair to ask a reciprocal spirit on
the part of its home community. This
newspaper is not complaining of its
support, which has been generous
and friendly. It merely reminds its
readers that when they pay down
their money for subscription they
not merely get their money’s worth
in the form of news, but they are
helping to support an agency that
gives unpaid service all the time for
the development of the community.”
T BJALS, M.D.,
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J OHN LELAND
GEHERAh HARDU1ARE
Kitchen Ranges and
Heating Stoves.
HENDERSON,
ATTORNEY
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T illamook B lock ,
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THE BEST STOCK OF HARDWARE IN
THE COUNTY.
See Us for Prices Before Ordering Elsewhere.
J. CLAUSSEN,
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213 T illamook
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Tillamook
Oregon
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With new bulldin»», better equipment, rn
larged ground», and many addition» to t*
faculty, the University of Oregon will begin
fortieth year. Tuesday. September 1 4.
Special training In ( ommorce. Joumall»m.
Architecture l aw. Medicine. Tenchlng. Libra­
ry Work. M um I c . Physical Training and Hue
Art». Large and »trongdepartment»of Liber-
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Library of more than 55.000 volyine». tlili •
teen building* fully equipped, two »plendid
gymnntdum».
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Tuition Free. Dormitories for men and for
women. Expense» Lowest.
Write for free catalogs,addressing Registrar
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ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Complete Set of Abstract Books in
Office.
Taxes Paid for Non Residents.
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New ADMINISTRATION
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c- HAWK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
.TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR
Oregon
Bay City
0R. L. L. HOV,
AUGUST 24, 25, 26, 27, 1915
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
T illamook B lock ,
£^R. ELMER ALLEN
(Successor to Dr. Sharp),
DENTIST.
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Tillamook
■QARL HABERLACH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Interesting Contests including Baseball every day.
T illamook B eock
Tillamook
FRIDAY, GRANGERS DAY: BETTER BABIES, PRIZES Awarded 3 p.m
Grand Parade 10:30 a.tn.
Oregon.
Tillamook,
TUESDAY, OPENING DAY :
Concerts Every Afternoon and Evening
WEDNESDAY, MOOSE DAY :
Judging in all Departments
THURSDAY, SCHOOL DAY :
All Societies invited to get in touch with
fAR.
Parade Committee and help out.
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DENTIST,
Successor to Dr. Perkins
Browning Amusement Company
OREGON.
TILLAMOOK,
QfBORGE WILLETT,
Will be here all the time with their clean shows.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
T illamook C ommercial B uilihn «
TO THE PUBLIC :—Please read the announcement in your premium list (if you
have not one ask for it) and accept the invitation there given to you as loyal citizens, to
Come out and assist to make this Fair the BEST EVER ; especially encourage the
children to show what they can do. that they may do better work, living better lives,
thereinsuring a better future citizenship.
There will be something worth while every day:—Team Pulling Matches, Hitching
Contests, Tug-of-War, Foot Races, Ladies Horseback Riding Contest Push Ball Contests
TO GRANGES, SCHOOL AND OTHER EXHIBITORS . -riease make your entries
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II possible; also I prepare your booths , and exhibit spaces earlv
before
the ( * Fair
opens, if
thereby avpidittg confusion on opening day. Get all exhibits you can Monday, not later
than Tuesday noon.
Read carefully the rules itt Premium list, you tnay obtain premium lists application
blanks desired information bv applying to superintendents or to the J. H. D unstan ,
Tillamook County Fair Board.
\Vn. G. T ait ,
Official Program is being prepared.
L. M K raner ,
W. S. B ukl .
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E. K. DANIELS,
CHIROPRACTOR.
Local Office in the Commercial
Building.
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