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Mountain country. When l first went
into that country about Is years ago,
1t was almost impossible to buy one
sack of spuds and have them all of
one kind. Now that district is pro-
ducing certified seed by the carload. :.
Yesterday was in Weston and I ask
ed an old friend of mine there what
certified Weston Mountain spuds are
worth. He told me that growers are
securing $65 ton. The price of or
binary spuds varies between $22 and
$26 q ton now. The big margin of
difference that Weston Mountain GER
titled seed is bringing must be credit
ed to the work being done by the
county agent. He has done other
work, but that is one sample in which
I am particularly interested
Would Abolish Fairs
e. p. Dodd was one of the speak,
ers during the afternoon. When ask.
ed If he though the west end fair
would be willing to do without it's
state aid, he hesitated moment and
replied that he believed Hermiston
would agree to such thing on condi-
ton that the state fair at Salem Is
cut and other state fairs, such as the
livestock show at Portland, the auto
show, receive no aid. Senator WAL
ter M. Pierce of the commission de-
| clared that the sum of 100000
could be saved in fair funds by this
plan.
Judge Schannep called attention to
the fact that taxes in the county are
almost wholly self-imposed by the
people. Only a very small part of the
taxes. can be cut out by the county
court, he said, and the court was i'm
portuned at ratio of about four to
one to retain the county agent and the
county demonstrator when the hear
ing was held on the county budget, he
told the taxpayers yesterday.
A similar state of affairs was re-
cited by Judge Campbell of Morrow
county who said that the county court
there did finally manage to slice Off
between $4,000 and $4,000 from the
budget. but the greater part Of the
levy was made according to require.
ments of law, he said, and that bounI
the county courts hands. He ex.
pressed himself as being in favor of a
central assessing authority in the state
and agreed with Mr.. Dodd about the
advisability of giving up fair funds
temporarily.
| Pierce Favors Pruning
| Senator Pierce agreed with sugges.
tions made to lower the expenses OF
the state educational institutions He
declared that as member Of the
board of regents of o. A. C. he would
use his influence to see that all frills
were cut out of all the activities fol
lowed by the state college and thai
expenses are kept down to bed rock.
DR.. l. U. Temple, candidate fol
representative, spoke at length on the
iAcome tax law.
I'VE can't turn back from our pres.
ent course" he said, "but we can RI
trench. To adopt an income tax will
help to clear our tax difficulty great
ly. It should apply to all people ir
the state following gainful Occupa
tions"
The speaker said that he though
$40, 900, 900 might be raised in thi:
way. He favors an income tax fol
corporations as we'll as for individuals
Henry Barratt of Heppner express.
ed the opinion that we are going toe
far with our high schools He is op
posed to the public service commits
sion, the state water board and to tht
extension service. He also suggested
that the six per cent limitation Law
be repealed and that tax limits be re
duced at least six per cent every yea
for several years. He would alst
have a vacation taken for five year
in all new road construction. Such ;
vacation would not include contract
already let, according to his sugges
tions.
]. r. Lieuallen of Adams expresse'
himself as being in favor of common
and high school education but though
college training expense should b
borne by the individual. w. W. Har
rah favors an income tax and cen
tralized 100 per cent assessment AM
is unaiterably opposed to any mov
that would cripple the county an
state educational systems. K. G
Warner spoke briefly.