Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-25
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MIR. BROWN ASKS QUESTIONS
ABOUT TRY SALEM FIRST

Editor Capital Journal: In one way
and another | We heard the slogan
''Try Salem First" and 1 like it for
many reasons, but let us be reasonable.
Now first Of all what are we to try in
Salem2 Climate! That is good. Stu
alton? Very fair to look upon. Salem
is a city beautiful and l heartily en-
dOrse the ideas advanced by Mrs. W,
p. Lord in an article in the March II
issue of this paper. Salem s beauties
could be trebled and one look at the
northwest end of the bridge on South
High street abutting Mill Creek should
convince even the most Obtuse.
Take the meaning of the name Sa-
Tempe elce-add the effect Of the dis
cussed project and you nave what?
Beautiful peace! Ism t that enough to
inspire any amount of civic pride! But
is Salem to bear out the synchronism
Let us see. Let us now discuss farther
the Salem first idea.
Attention, farmer We will not dis
cuss commerce. Commerce, my una
bridged explains, is interchange Of
commodities, personal intercourse, trade
traffic, dealing All right, but are
you getting your share or IS it a one
sided deal You produce pay taxes,
purchase and improve. There is four
parts to your side of agreement. You
are criticised for pltronizing mail order
houses, yet | We noticed on the grocery
shelves a brand of two or three things
not manufactured from tne produce
you raised, some of which, for lack of
local facilities for handling, went to
waste on your hands and when you did
dispose Of your crop, you didn't get
Salem made goods in return, and YOU
paid the manufacturers, the city of Sc
attle or Portland middle men a bonus as
well as the transportation company
who are not Salemites. Are you getting
returns for Crying Salem first?'
What has Salem to offer the labor
ing man in the way of employment
Most of the active industries are owned
by outsiders and as for the state inst-
tutiOns, you must be born to the purple
or at least be a favOrite at court. to
gain recognition, let alone employment.
And VINO supports these institutions,
the official or the tax payer? Does the
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