Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, March 5, 1920, Page 5

TO CONTROL SPIRITS OF EVIL WHEA Pee LEE 0O006 COO OOOTOEEED == —————— == T GROWERS HIT MANCHESTER Wheat Marketing Organization Board Brands Public Statements as Mis. representation to Farmers. At an alldiay meeting of the or- ganization committee of the Wasb- tmgton Wheat Growers’ association to review the progress of the campaign and map out plans for the future, a Fesolution was adopted authorizing the chairman and secretary of the committee to give out for publica- tion the following statement in an- sewer to an open letter recently given to the press by B. T. Manchester, President of the Tri-State Terminal company: Takes Manchester to Task. inasmuch as B. T. Manchester has Geen fit to issue an open letter, criti- cizing and misrepresenting the meth- ods of the committee appointed to work out a plan for the cooperative marketing of wheat for the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, which letter has been given wide circula- tion through the press, we deem it our duty to give the public the exact facts in the case, Mr. Manchester attended the state convention of the farmers’ union held in Spokane December 9, 10 and 11. He listened to the presentation of the cooperative market plan, joined fm the discussion of the plan and voted in favor of espousing it. Manchester Attended Meeting. He served on the committee of 15, appointed to work out the details of the plan for presentation to the wheat growers, throughout its ses- sions. He was present when the com- Pensation to be paid Mr. Sapiro, Mr. Elmore an‘ Mr. Langner for their services in helping to present the | plan and sign up the wheat growers was determined and acquiesced in the decision, These gentlemen, whom he} charges with having arranged to se cure large fees whether the plan suc- ceeds or not, first offered their serv- fees without compenastion, except the payment of their expenses. Believ- fmg that the laborer is worthy of his hire, the committee declined to ac- cept this generous offer. They then} offered to work for fixed salaries or on s contingent basis, their compen- sation to be determined by the re- sults attained in the signup campaign. The committee decided that the lat- ter proposition was the safest and @airest. If Mr. Manchester was op- posed to the compensation agreed upon, why did he not say so at that Our Hobby is Good Printing The Chronicle has done g Fi ipo eine cip iene cient espe “Manchester Signed Contract.” When the fina) details of the plan had been worked out and several minor changes made at the last mo- ment to satisfy his views, Mr. Man- chester expressed himself as satisfied and proved it by signing his name to the contract with the other wheat growers present, thereby agreeing to sell all of his wheat to the associa- tion for a period of six years. The contract, with his signature attached, is now in possession of the organiza- tion committee. On the 2ist day of January Mr. Manchester went to Mansfield and unqualifiedly advocated the adoption of the plan at a meeting of farmers. Such was the attitude of Mr. Man- chester prior to going to Seattle and Portland, where he presumably yield- ed to some hotsile influence and is- sued his open letter. “ls Growers’ Movement.” In that letter it will be noted that he does not attack the plan itself, but criticizes the methods of those who are backing !t. The plan {fs not being promoted or forced upon the wheat growers by any outside parties or influences. It is a wheat growers’ movement pure and simple. It is true that we have employed Mr. Sapiro, Mr. Elmore and Mr. Langner to do certain work in which we consider them to be experts and we have given them a free hand to carry on that particular work as their expe rience and judgments may dictate. We have not delegated to them the power or authority to perform any of the functions entrusted to the com- mittee. Denies Manchester Allegations. To the best of our knowledge and belief no one has asked or been refused the right of access to the | minutes of the committee meeting, | which are in the possession of W. J. Robinson of Pomeroy, the secretary of the committee. Nor has the posi- tion of general manager of the as- sociation or any other position been offered to C. W. Nelson by any com- petent authority, Manchester's letter. While we deeply regret the aiti- tude which Mr. Manchester has ae- sumed, we submit in a spirit of sor- row rather than of anger that acts speak louder than words and, with- out entering into any argument, leave it to the public to judge be tween Mr. Manchester's acts and the as alleged in Mr. | words of his open letter and,to de | termine what influences led to his sudden change of heart. N. B. ATKINSON, Chairman. WALTER J. ROBINSON, Secretary. | sf aw ood printing for 27 years Ui Uy Read The Ads We Can Supply You With Your Feed And Grain For Your Spring Work TO GET BEST RESULTS OUT OF YOUR HORSES FEED THEM WELL ON CHOP- PED OATS, BARLEY AND GET SOME SCRATCHFEED FOR OLD “BIDDIE”. FEED HER SHELL, GRIT, HER LAY EGGs. In This Issue! GOOD HAY. WE HAVEIT. FEED, A BALANCED RATION WE Palouse Oats for Seed Purposes LET US KNOW YOUR RE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT GOODS. COME IN AND Vollmer-Clearwater Company Princess Flour is the Best SEE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH GOOD QUIREMEN ME. D. D. WEINS, Agent. SCRATCHING WILL MAKE BEEF SCRAPS AND O. E, SCRATCH AND WE WILL GET IT FOR YOU OF ALFALFA SEED, GUARANTEED CAN FILL ANY ORDER BANK —-or— Cottonwood, Idaho Call at the BANK Soepereteedees and get one of those Farm Record Books for use during the year 1920 Tip Top is made from the pick | of plump Camas Prairie wheat. 1} For prices on chickens see T.| Clarke, the junk man. 6-4} Johann at the Harness shop buys hides. 46-4 | We still have several cars of alfalfa hay to arrive and would advise you ordering before prices are prohibiting and hay hard to get at any price. Place your orders today. Cottonwood Milling & Elevator Co. 52-tf | Cy Chinese Have Distinct Object ly. The most beautiful specimens ate are the most numerous. Every impor- | plain. | by earthquakes, there is a prominent bronze bells suspended from tts cor- | the minister and session of St. An | drew'’s church, Glasgow, of which Watt had been a member. The instru | An organist from | latest book, | one village, in poor condition.” in Erecting Pagodas, and Country Is Garianded With Them. Chinese pagodas are the work of the Buddhist church almost exelusivy- in the Yangtse valley, where pagodas tant Chinese and Manchurian city is karlanded with them, From the walls of Pekin a dozen pagodas and towers may be counted within the city, and with a good glass a half-dozen may be seen rising from the surrdunding Chinese have appropriated the pa- goda as‘a counterpolse to evil, and use it subject to their rules of geo- mancy. At a city in Tung, in the Pekin plain, a region in past years visited pagoda, which at one time had 1,000 ices, most of which are still In place. The people have this story of its con- struction; A water owi iives underground at this place, and when he shakes his fall it causes earthquakes. Geo- mancers located the end of his tail, and the pagoda was built on it to hold it down. However, they could not lo- cate his head, aid thus he ts still able to wink his eyes, which causes trem- blings of the earth. When his eye lids have been accurateiy locuted a | second pagoda will be built, Pagodas range in height from 20 | to over 200 feet, and are of various shapes, such as round, square, hexag | onal, ete. They always have an odd number of stories, ranging usually | from seven to pine, und sometimes | with eleven, or even thirteen. ORGAN WAS ONCE UNDER BAN | Scottish Presbytery, Less Than a Cen. tury Ago, Declared its Playing { Contrary to Law. The organ, as an aildition to the | musical sérvice in the Presbyterian | church, was under a ban less than 4 hundred years ago, a rding to a writer In the Manchester Guardian, re calling the first organ made by James | Watt. It was a small chamber orga in form ike a harmonium, which he built for his own use. When he moved to Birmingham the organ was left be hind and came into the possession of | ment was used for weekly choir prac tices, but was shrouded under a green balze cover on Sundays, as though to disgrace. In 1806 permission to use It was refused by the city council, Then one Sunday afternoon, by pre-arrange. ment, the church attempted to use the organ without the council's consent. neighboring Npis- copal church was called in. He played the organ while the last psalm was sung. There was so much excitement over the affair that a bitter contro versy followed. The presbytery de clared it was contrary to law and the constitution of the established church, and it was prohibited in all churches and chapels within their bounds. Sixty years later St. Andrew's church got ite first organ peaceably. Had Gas Mask for Watch. If the Germams had had a better sense of efficiency and had spent more time on the things that really counted, they might have fared better. For in stance, many German officers wasted hours hanging on their dugout walls curtains and “God Bless Our Home” pictures, which were not at all ap- preciated when they were captured by the allies. One careful German soldier had a gas mask made fur his watch. This energy was wasted, for the watch Is now in America. The gas mask is simply an outside case—one face of it glass so that the time, will show through it—which fastens tightly about the watch and allows nothing to go in or out. Of course a watch dues not need 4 respirator, nose-clip, mouthpiece or chemical box. — Popular Mechanics Magazine. Got His Receipt. Humorous incidents in connection with the war are uot yet exhausted, and Ian Hay gives this one to his “The Last Million,” tn connection with the capture of a vil- lage from the Germans. A detach- Ment of infantry arrived at the village only to find that a tank had beaten them by four minutes in the race to the market square. The usual young officer was In charge, and when the major came along he handed the vil- lage over to his superior officer, and then shyly asked for something to show, “just to show, sir, that we were here first.” fhe major thought he could fix that, and solemnly wrote out | a receipt: “Received from the officer commanding British tank Bing Boy Right Spirit. “Mr. Grabcoin spent thousands of dqjiars on bis daughter's education. She attended some of the most ex- pensive schools in America and Eu- rope. She was taught to sing, to paint, to play “Fine.” “But let me tell you how shamefully she repaid her father’s tender care. | She came back home and married his | | chauffeur!” “Splendid! A girl with her wealth various musical instruments | and to speak three or four languages.” | and accomplishments might have mar- tied a broken-dowa duke.”—Birming- bam Age-Herald. eal When the talk turns from politics to railroads, 4 and the traveler with the cocksure air breaks q in with, “There’s an awful lot of ‘water’ in the railroads,” here are some hard-pan facts to give him: American railroads have cost $80,900 a mile —roadbed, structures, stations, yards, ' termin- als, freight and passenger trains—everything from the great city terminals to the last spike. A good concrete-and-asphalt highway costs $36,000 a mile—just a bare road, not count- ing the cost of culverts, bridges, etc. Our railroads couldn’t be duplicated to- day for $150,000 a mile. They are capitalized for only $71,000 a mile— much less than their actual value. Seventy-one thousand dollars today will buy one locomotive. English railways are capitalized at $274,000 a mile; the French at $155,000; German $132,000; even in Canada (still in pioneer development) they are capitalized at $67,000 a mile. The average for all foreign countries is $100,000. Low capitalization and high operating effici- | ency have enabled American Railroads to pay the highest wages while charging the lowest rates. This advertisement is published by the Association of Railway Executives Those desiring information concerning the railroad situation may ebtain literature by writing te The Asseciation of Railway Esecutives, 61 Broadway, New York Farmers Now is the time to look over your machinery and order all the repairs you need, as delays are dangerous, WE HAVE THE Moline Wide Spread Manure SPREADERS The Best That is Made ALSO GET THE MONITOR DRILL You have been needing for the last few years Je have the Agency for RUMLEY OIL PULL TRACTOR and ADVANCE-RUMLEY Threshing Machines 2 Farmers’ Union Warehouse Co. Ltd. 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