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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
PARIS PUBLIC. SCHOOLS OPEN
MONDAY. SEPT. 8.

The Paris Public Schools will open
the regular annual session Monday,
September 8, with prospects for a
most excellent year.
"The school is open free of any
charge to every child in the city OF
Paris and it is hoped and believed
that every one will take advantage
of the opportunity offered them for
an education" said Superintendent
of City Schools Kirkpatrick, in dis
cussing the prospects for the pres
ent term.
"Never in the hitory of the world
has a liberal education been so
imperative as now. The Paris Public
Schools extend a cordial invitation
to those living outside the city school
district to attend the city schools"
continued Prof. kirkpatrick.
The rates of tuition for out-of-
town students are:
Grades 1, 2 and 8, $35 per year.
Grades 4, and 6, $40 per year.
Grades z, 8, and 9, $50 per year.
Grades 10, IL and II, $75 per
year.
There is a discount of ten per
cent. for two or more children from
the same family
Laboratory science work will be-
gin this year with the Seventh
Grade and extend through the
Twelfth Grade. Much emphasis will
be placed on health education. 1t is
expected that the "Smith- Towner
Bill" now before Congress will soon
become a law This law will provide
Federal aid for health education and
the Paris City Schools will have every
thing ready to be among the first
schools in the United States to take
advantage of this law.
A splendid program of physical
education including athletics of al
kinds for both girls and boys will be
carried out this year. The first
football practice will be held Wed
nesday, September 10. at 8 o'clock
Mr.. c, 3. Harrison, physical director
| of the Y. NJ. c. A., will be in charge
of the squad. ] t is planned tt
have Is men out for the first prac
tice.
During the present week the High
School office will be open from 10 a
m. to IL m. every day for Registra
ton and any business connected Will
the schools.
The class work will begin as fol
lows:
Monday, September s, /, 2, 3, q
S and 6 Grades.
Tuesday, September 9. z, 8 and
Grades. =.
Wednesday, September 10, 10, 1
and IL Grades. -.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
MADISON COUNTY MAN TO sue.
CEED WILEY.

Governor Black announced the ap-
pointment Of Joe S. Boggs, of Rich
mond. as State Commissioner of
Roads to succeed Rodman Wiley, of
Georgetown, who recently resigned
to accept the position of chief engi'
neer for the Kentucky Rock Asphalt
Company.
Mr.. Boggs, who is a graduate OF
Central University, has been an en-
gineer for the last sixteen years. He
was formerly country surveyor OF
Madison county and for sometime has
been connected with the State Board
department as division engineer. He
is well and favorably known through
out Central Kentucky and his selec'
ton is regarded as good one. 1t is
understood that he will assume the
duties of the office Immediately upon
the retirement Of Mr.. Wiley.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
OIL EXTRACTED FROM SLATE

w. G. Allen, of Estill county, while
in Mt. Sterling recently, said that
John Cox, a resident of his county,
who represents New York capitalists,
has purchased of him SO acres of land
in Estill county, and Of another party
400 acres, paying a liberal price.
These lands contain large quantity
of slate that contains high grade
of oil. one gallon extracted from the
slate being worth twenty-eight times
as much as crude oil. Mr. Alien
states he saw an expert take eight
ounces of slate, a product Of these
lands, pulverize it, subject it to heat
and from it extract one and three
sixths ounces of this fine oil. Mr.
Allen says plants will be put in ant
| it is expected this will become one O
the best paying industries at thu
State.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN WITH
GOOD ATTENDANCE.

The rural schools of Bourbon
County opened Monday, with few
exceptions, and the enrolment was
unusually heavy. Several of the
county schools were not opened on
account of not being able to secure
teachers but these vacancies are eX-
pected to be filled before the first
of next week. The Little Rock, Mil
lersburg and North Middletown
Graded Schools will begin Septem-
Der 8.
The condition of schools in the
county is said to be very good. Many
of the buildings have been extensive
ly repaired and remodeled and every
thing done to make the school rooms
attractive and comfortable to the
students, which will greatly eliminate
absences and hardness.
Below is a list of the teachers Of
the county schools and the school
census of each district:
Center Hill, Consolidated School
Nancy Owens and Mabel WATSON,
teachers; school census, lat.
Houston-Nannie Clay, teacher;
62.
Clay's Crossroads-Mr Birdie
Webb, teacher; 62.
Fords Mill-Teachers to be sup
piled; "a
Palmer Hudson, teacher;
76.
Kiserton-Minnie Kiser, teacher !;
76.
Shawhan-Isabelle Merinell, teach
err; 80.
Eales-Catherine Florence, teach
err; 25.
Riddles Mills-Jane Leach, teach
err; 81.
McIllwain-Supplied teacher; 25.
Collville-Mrs. j. A. Bowles, teach
err; 60.
Purdy-Supplied teacher; 45.
Millersburg-CliftOn R Bush,
principal; Mildred Bruce, Hazel Kerr
and Miss Bonita, teachers; 1874.
Tarr-Miss Nina Crow, teacher;
Deaver-Bess Sweeney, teacher;
Letton-Fay Mcwhorter, teacher
90.
Cane Ridge-Mary Ross, teacher;
l62.
Burris-Isa Lowe, teacher; 81.
Little Rock Graded School-Prof.
R. M. Roberts, principal; Princie
Gains, Ollie Prather and Ada Bivins,
teachers; Ill. Opens September IS.
North Middletown Graded School
-R. R. Elliott, principal; 200. Be-
gins September Is.
Spears Mill-Elizabeth Hudnall
teacher; 118,
Stony Point-Supplied teacher; 80
Escondfda-Supplied teacher; 81
Clintonville-Mrs. Frank P. Bed
ford, teacher; 60.
Dudley-Elizabeth Donnell. teach
Ter; 81. -,
Bethlehem-Mary Ella Belle
teacher; Al.
| Understandable Link, teacher
las.
Monterey-Margaret Calvin, teach
er; So.
Negro Schools. -,
Centerville-Supplied teacher; "a
Brentsville-Mary Lou Davis
teacher, 33. .,
Currentsville-Lou Evans, teach
Ter; 63.
Riddles Mills = Anna Miller
teacher; %.
e Millersburg - Lizzie Bowen an
+ Georgia Dinwiddie, teacher; SO.
Little Rock Training School-Pro
IL. w. Gallery, principal; Daniel Cal
!, linen, teacher; 112.
North Middletown-J. w. Mul
y and Emma Butler, teachers; 1872.
:. Clintonville - Sidney Harrison
y teacher; 81.
e Sidviile-Margaret Hughes, teacl
e er; SO.
"a Emmensville - Charles R. Blan
n | teacher; 65.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
GIT MUST HAVE BEEN DEAD Al
LEAST 6 MONTHS BUT
DIDN'T SMELL"

saw a big rat in our cellar last
FALL" writes Mrs. Joanny, and
bought a Csc cake of RAT-SNAP,
broke it UP into small pieces. Last
week while moving we came across
the dead rat. Must have been dead
six months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP
Is wonderful" Three sizes-25c, soc,
s1.0O. Sold and guaranteed by the
Farmers Supply Co.
tadv-sept)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
Awful TO Think OF.

The whale is said to yield barrel
or milk at milking. But what hap
pens to the mixer if she gets care
less with her tail?
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05
Ideals.

Ideals are like stars; you will not
succeed in touching them with your
hands, but ike the sea-faring man on
the desert Of waters, you choose them
as your guides, and, following them,
you reach your destiny.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05

AS a substitute for horsehair IN
upholstery the waste from cleaning
Bahama sisal fiber is being used.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-09-05

Aviator Rohifs found it rs degrees
below zero few miles ABOVE M1h-
! cola.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
ACADEMY NOTES

The orchestra played in chapel Mon
day. 1t is expected that the playing
of the orchestra will be part of the
regular chapel program hereafter.
Pictures of the foot ball team were
taken Monday after school and equip
mnte turned in.
December 9Th there will be a read
ing at the Academy for the benefit of
the piano fund. The reader, Miss
Porter, is a young lady of much tall
ent and the Academy is fortunate in
securing her services. She has read
at Columbia University and the Uni
versity of Vermont, as we'll as many
other places.
The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium has
been secured for basket ball practice
and the boys team and the girls team
will start practice Immediately. 1t is
expected that large number of stu
dents will turn out for practice for
position.
The Glee Club, led by Miss Pike,
and the orchestra, led by Mrs. Jean
Goodrich, gave an entertainment at
Sunset Home Monday evening.
At chapel Moday Stanley Shores
announced that the school paper, the
"Student" would be on sale Tuesday
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
morning. The paper this month is an
1,,p,ni ,,,,p,bor

morning. The paper this month is an
Alumni number.
At meeting of the Junior class
Monday it was voted to raise the class
tax from $1.5O to $500. The class
rings were selected and will be ord
cred through MI. Craig. There was
also lively discussion concerning a
trip to Washington next year, but
nothing definite was decided.
At recent meeting of the Mathe-
MATES club, officers for this year were
chos sen as follows: President, Geo.
Provost; vice-president, Ruth Goss;
secretary, Winford Beard; executive
committee, Ruth Goss, Kathleen Lane
tot, and Langdon Cummings.
The first regular meeting will take
place Wednesday, Dec. 10. Papers
will be read on subjects to be assign
ed by the executive committee.
Members of the club are: Langdon
Cummings, Mildred Orion, Harriet
Vernon, Ruth Goss, George i f. Pre-
vost, Barbara Conant, Theodore Beck
X B. Lanpher Doris Cowlt.s, Kath-
leen Lanctot, Stanwood BIZ ooks, J.
Leslie Lenton. Stanley Shores, C.
Delwin Lord r. Collins, M. Brooks,
E. Bowman, E. Daniels, Isab ellie Por-
ter, Georgia Thornton, Elsie r. Wild,
Hobart Arbuckle, Robert E. Cox, w.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
Commonwealth and States.

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vir'
ssinia. and Kentucky, are officially styl-
ell commemorative, although there
seems to he no particular reason eS.
ceot custom, as 1t has practically the
same meaning as state. A common
wealth is democratic form Of gov
ernmcnt such as that of each state OF
the Union. the four using the nnme
{. commonwealth not Offering from the
Others. AS far back as 1896 the Mas
s,chnsctts colony was spoken of as tbs
Anmnt 1vnalth
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
Birthday Party g--.
for Warren Williams

There was birthday party held
at the home of Austin Williams for
his son, Warren Williams, who was
16 years old the 23rd day of Nov
ember. There were about rs boys
and girls, neighbors and friends pres
ent. :..
His father gave him a suit Of
clothes, a friend in Massachusetts, a
pair of khaki shirts, and he also re-
ceived handkerchief, box of
writing paper and purse of SIS.
The young folks spent the evening
by playing games. -'''' ~ ,.
Refreshments of cake and coffee
were served.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26

urday in St. John bury a guest of
Mr.. l.. ". Ford.
Miles Miltmorc Of Los Angelic,
Cal. j. Il guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Miltimore.
Jane. Virtue ha> sold hia farm 10
John Lagte from La fatrie, i. z.
+. A. Brewer spent the past week
in Canaan and Island Pond.
Mrs. Rupert Cutting Of Lisbon, N.
IT,, was called here the last Of the
week by the illness Of her mother,
Ms. Marina Hastings.
Irving Emery Of st. Johnsbury
spent the week end with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs.. George Emery.
James Murchin returned to his
HON" in Massachusetts Monday.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
ST. JOHNSBURY EAST

Charles J. Wark and son have
lately bought two registered Gueln-
sey cows from The Appletree farms in
Burlington. They arrived this week
by express and are nice looking COWS
Success to this new venture.
Road Commissioner Russell haS
been putting on Il lot OF gravel on
to the road this side Of The Knapp
fulm and also beyond. The gravel
comes from Selcctman Grants gravel
pit which he donates to the town.
Mrs. George Wood is in Springfield
visiting his son.
Mrs. =. c. Wood is about tho same.
Mrs. Adell Bonnet was called to
Waterford on Friday morning to
care for Mrs. Mcfarland.
George poucettc is working for tho
creamery at Concord.
Word has been received ~ George
Copp OF the serious illncos ST his
aunt, Mrs. Hannah Colby at Rum
ney, N. II.
While Ralph Sha@tany and Slas
DonayhN were out hunting Thursday
they came across a good sized bear
but were not fortunate enough to kill
him.
G. f. Ncwlinp, mgr. Of the Sunny
Slope farm left for the west Satur-
day evening. He will be absent the
greater part of the winter. Mrs. Neff
will remain here. Mr.. VIM is work
ing for her.
H. NJ. Knapp came home from
Montpelier on Saturday. Mrs. Knapp
is expected this week with her house
hold goods.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
REAL
ESTATE TRANSFER

The following transfers were receiv-
ed for record in the City Clerks Of
flee during the week ending Novem-
Der %. A lot of land and buildings
thereon from Ella r., and Timothy
Human to w. B. Jones. A building
lot on Glen Road from John Lontne
to Adelord Brochure; lot Of land
with buildings situated on East Main
street from Max Fournier to G. A.
Bailey; lot and buildings numbered
S and 7 Cross street from Alex Brig.
ham to Alphonse Lippens; all of lot
No. II from Mrs. e. Kinnie to the
Newport Cemetery Association by
quit-claim deed.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26

To-day, as never before, the world Is
trilnmiig over, palpitant with th.. full
ness. And vet so many Of us fail to
sense it, to SO many of us a primrose
Is but Il primrose. Il fallen leaf but a
dead Thing. In the rush of modern
life, with its iusistent demands upon
our time and attention., driving our
selves from one sclf-made duty to an.
other, we have missed the glory of
the sunshine, the fragrance of the
flowers, the beauty and charm and joy
that are all about Exchange.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
EAST CONCORD

Mr.. and Mrs. -. II. Thomas visit
cd their mother, Mrs. Bean. and
brother, Fred Bean in Bethlehem and
daughter, Nh. Arthur Rivers and
family at Lincoln, also relatives in
I.ittlcton and North v oohstock the
past week. They report linding -
feet of snow in the Franconia Notch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hartshorn are
moving into Frank Walrcn's tcne-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Saycrs were
visitors in ST. .Iohnsbury one day last
week.
Mrs. ]. c. Warren and ID. NJ.
Saith were visitors in St. Johnsbury
Tuesday.
Ross Folsom was in st. JohnSbury
one day last week.
Harry Newman OF Whitefield, n.
H.. was business visitor in the place
Monday.
Mrs. Ben Briggs has finished wOll.
for Mrs. George Lavature and return
ed home.
Homer Stuart of I.uHonburg spoke
at the church Sunday in regard to the
S. S. convention in the absence OF the
pastor, Rev. Glenn W. Douglass who
has been attending Il convention III
Burlington.
Miss Irene Gilman Of Groveton il
visiting her aunt, Mrs. George La
Nature. Antonio Gilman Of Grove
ton also visited at his auntS last
week.
Benaic Savers has moved from
Howard Woodbury'S house to rooms
in the Parky Barron's house which he
recently purchased Of MI. Sayers.
The whist party met with Mr.and
Mrs. Lem Fisher last Thursday eve
ming. Prizes were awarded to II.
Mcdonald, u. NJ. Smith, Adclbert
Lavature and Mrs. Fred Whipple
Mrs. c. J. Breakwood OF Miles
Pond was Il guest OF MI Brentwood
at John Folsom'S the first of tho
week.
Mrs. Will Crawford and daugh-
ter of Miles Pond were visitors n the
place Saturday.
Will Adair has returned from
Brightlook Hospital and reports his
arm doing as we'll as could he OK
pected.
School in the village closed Friday
for Il weeks vacation. Miss Perry,
the teacher has gone to her home in
Cabot to spend the Thanksgiving va '
cation.
There is to be Thanksgiving
dance at Halls Hall this week We'd
nesday evening.
Fred Smith who has been in pool
health for some time has been con-
fined to the bed for the past week,
but is a little more comfortable at
this writing. DR.. McSweeney of ST.
Johnsbury is attending him.
Mrs. Harry Fisher and little
daughter have been visiting relatives
in st. Johnsbury and Danvillc tho
past week.
John Jewell who has lived Oh tie
company's farm for some time has
bought the Joe Jock place in Dalton
and moved there.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
CONCORD

The ladio5 Of the Bencvorlnt S0cic
" cofed drridcd financial >ucccs'
ut their sale. The net proceeds brins
$lG001.
III. Walter Harvey, Mrs. +. +
Iia tngs, Ms. 7. II. o good. Mis-
G0odrnOugh, Ms Jth.lIc B"!drr
were visitors in 81. john,bury, Sat
urday
Miss Mabel Williams retained to
her work in Lyndonvill" Saturday af-
ter pending II .hort time at hen
home here.
Charles Taylor and Flank Ranncy
were visitors in st. JphnSbury Sat
urtlay.
Albert Morris has finished work
for Charles Taylor and gone to st.
J0hnsbury.
Mrs. Dora Farmer Of Nashua, N.
H., is visiting her mother, Mr.. Car
ric Kcllum.
Miss Lila Hicks and Doris Nor
rison Of st. .Jonnsbuly and Mrs. Skill
Anderson of Victory were in town
Wednesday to attend tn" sale at the
Methodist church.
Mrs. X. F. Richards spent the
week end with Lancaster friends.
Charles Hodge and Thomas Brad
shaw we're in St. JohnSbuly Satur-
day.
Miss Florence Hodgdon is, home
from her school ut Concord Corner
for weeks vacation.
Miss Alice G.. Reed il home from
her school at Fit2dale for Il weeks
vacation.
Mrs. w. P. Strccter returned Fri
day from Watcrtown, Mass, where
they were called by the serious ac-
cident Of their son, Ivan Strcctcr,
and his friends will be glad to know
he is making favorable recovery.
George Smith was home from his
work in st. ]ohnsbury over Sunday.
Mrs. Leslie Cooper was in st.
Johnsbury Saturday.
Henry Poolcr has finished work at
Concord Corner and golc TO his home
in st. Johnsbuly.
Mr.. and. Mrs. P. ]. Martin and
family and Miss Anna Fcrrin of ST.
.Johnsbury, Miss Louise Darling, Miss
Mary Harris, Miss Lizzie jenkins,
Madam Davis, Miss Lizzie jenkins,
cent guests al the Walter home.
Leonard Cote, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. J. Cote was married Nov. II to
Miss Rose 3etlam Of Bristol, Conn.
Ashland Brainerd of Penn Yam, N.
Y, has been in town Installing an
Empire Milking machine at Chest
nut farm.
Mrs. Leslit Carpenter has been
spending a few days in st. Johnsbury
q guest of her sister, Mrs. Earl Da-
Wis.
James Morgan returned to st.
Johnsbury Saturday after spending 4
week at the home of his brother.
Charles Morgan.
J. X. Hovey and Mrs. Carrie Ford
have moved to Orleans.
Mrs. Benjamin Gleason is improv-
ing from her illness. Mrs. David
Morton ispcaring for her.--4..-.s-.--.-. A..
Barton Works is quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Walter were
in st. Johnsbury Saturday.
The regular meeting of Concord
Grange, No. 40S Friday evening,
Nov. %. This is the annual meeting
for election of officers and Il large
attendance is desired. District Dep
uty Walter Hall will make his Off
cial visitation at this time.
Miss Genevieve Sargent spent Sat-
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
Swift loconootlon.

Men can run about 80 feet second,
That being r the worlds record for a
hundred yard sprint. Contrary to
common supposition, skaters are no
swifter than runners, the worlds rec.
ords for both being precisely the same
1926 seconds for a hundred yards.
Runners on skis have however, made
as much as 72 feet a second. ana In
leaping on skis more than 100 feet d
second is attained. !. ~ 80
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26
Historical knowledge Important.

t1IstoTIcaI KhoWIedge Important.
A man ignorant of the past of his
cation Is not qualified 10 have any.
thing to do with its present or future.
70 work understan;;ingly we must
know what this nation Of ours Is for
what is the plan and purpose.--AIyron
W. Reed.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-26

A. Morris, Iris Underwood, Louise M
Brown, Ellen F. Macomber, Bernard
A. Wilcox Merton E. Ashton, Donald
X. Sampson, Ralph Warden, Cecil
Bowen, Winford Beard, Ferdinand
Grady, A. Scott, M. Grady, Alton H.
Spencer, Eleanor F. Stone, Nathan r.
Pike, Merle K. Harvey.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
PRODUCE, PRODUCE, PRODUCE

The largest volume of production
in all lines is the best safeguard
against the increase OF /. w. W.-ism
and Bolshevism.
Government crop report shows a
prospective winter wheat crop of
100000 bushels and spring
wheat crop of 25O,OOO,OOO bushels.
At a guaranty price of $2.25 per
bushel 1t means the distribution of
$2,500,000,000 among the farmers
for this crop alone.
This enormous production in one
line means that the world will not
go hungry for bread and that labor
will be well paid in harvest.
Applying the same principle to all
lines of production, the result will
be good employment for all, plenty
of business and prosperity.
The hosts of destructiveness no
matter by what name called are all
allied against production and dis
tribution thru the wage system.
They want to prevent production
as they have done in Russia, where
production has gone to a minimum.
Let our slogan be PRODUCE"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
INCREASES PROVED NECESSARY

Recent government control and
operation of the railroads, telephone,
telegraph and express business has
most clearly proved two things:
First, that increased rates were nee
essary under government control,
the same as under private and that
the claims of the private companies
that such increases were absolutely
necessary, were fully substantiated.
Second, that under permanent gov
ernment ownership of such utilities
the public could never expect to re-
ceive the accommodation and I'M
provements in service that 1t would
receive at the hand Of private man
agement, dependent on public favor
for increased business.
Return OF these properties 10 pri.
vate management and granting of
rates sufficient to enable them to
pay good wages and secure money to
make the many extensions and i'm
provements now necessary, thus Civ
ing employment to thousands of ad-
ditional persons, is the main feature
in the readjustment program now he
fore US.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
LANE COUNTY MILLS
RECEIVE CONTRACTS
James Barrett, Prop. Phone IS

EUGENE, Ore.-Lane county saw
mills will fill an order for 4O5, 900
ties for the railroad administration
within the next few weeks, according
to o. H. Ball, secretary of the West
ern Oregon Tie and Lumber associa-
tion. The price will be about $685.
900.
1.-TWO factors mark this sale" said
Mr.. Ball. "The price is $21 per 1000
feet, the old poster price, which was
cut last February to $17. The desti-
nation is east of Chicago and this is
the first order valley mills have been
able to place outside of their operat-
ing territory"
Mr.. Ball expressed the opinion
that this order is the result of the
conference which the tie men had
with railroad administration officials
in Portland few days ago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-05-06
POOR BUSINESS TO WAIT

Farm products have greater pur-
chasing power today than ever be-
fore in the country's history.
This may explain why rural dis
tricts of the country are rapidly get
ting under way with building and
construction work.
It is obvious, since building and
construction work have such an i'm
portant bearing at this time on stimu-
lating general business, the farmer
may serve both his own and national
interest by at once making needed
improvements on his property.
Many farmers have been unable to
get materials and labor for barns,
silos, houses and other improve
ments during the war
The farmer who at once avails
himself of the labor supply and gets
his Improvement work under way,
in the long run, may prove to be the
prudent business man, for there is
reason to believe that farmers who
delay in the hope of materially re-
duced construction costs will have
been deprived of the use of the i'm
provements and in the end forced to
pay approximately the building
prices now prevailing.