The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-10-31

The United States Bureau OF Stan
dards has been issuing a number OF
bulletins overing the quality and use
OF paint, both Tor exterior and inter-
Tor purposes. Its bulletins indicate
what manner OF paints have the great
est durability, and are best htted for
preserving and covering surfaces, as
well as enriching and adding TO the
decorative effect. The United States
Bureau OF Good Roads makes a more
direct appeal for a large number OF
fresh paint signs bordering the
highways. The Department OF Com
merce, the Department oil Agricul-
ture, and the Bureau OF Public Health
are likewise evidcncing al interest ~
the more general use OF paint.
These government Institutions are
helping in a campaign OF education to
impress upon the whole people the
necessity OF prolonging the lie OF the
wood surfaces by the use OF paint,
and it is also pointed out that decay
and disease are lessened very material
ly where the painter appears most Of
ten with his brush.
Fighting and other Colors
Very few people realize how much
different colors materially affect the
appearance OF surfaces, or that red IS
real aggressive fighting color, while
blue is in the receding or retreating
class Green is static color, and
yellow appears to enlarge the size OF
an object Red mixed with orange
will make surface appear smaller,
but mix orange and yellow, and the
object is magnihed in size. Violet
can be made either aggressive or re-
ceding. depending upon the amount
OF blue il contains, and upon this ID "a
the commercial structure OF the violet
ray depends to very large extent.
The American Institute OF Archi-
tects has been giving very careful at
teniion to the harmonious use of col
ors, and even the retailers in the paint
stores have grown to regard them
selves as skilled in shades, blends and
consistent arrangement in colors.
The age has passed when wise men
cannot afford to paint their property,
since it is indisputably proved that
neglect in keeping the surfaces pro-
teoted represents the poorest kind OF
economy. Fresh paint has advanced
in our national life beyond the point
where it is regarded as principally
an ornament The publications and
bulletins issued by the Government
give due acknowledgement to the val
ue OF paint as a beautifier and en-
bellisher, but as a rule they lay spec
ial emphasis on the need of preserv-
ing all kinds OF property, outdoors
and inside, especially since building
values have SO measurably increased c
within recent years. The paint bust q
ness has become a science, and the
amount OF literature on the subject g
is quite voluminous, and interesting
as we'll
Ford Withdraws n
One would almost suspect Henry
Ford with having left the United
States in ditch, from the reading
of the statement telling why he was
his Muscle Shoals offer
Business cannot wait on politics,
said Mr.. Ford, who added the opin-
ion that there is small promise now
that it Muscle Shoals) will be Ma
tional asset-more likely it will be
only an expense
In announcing the withdrawal OF his
offer Mr.. Ford endorsed the proposed !,
Commission Plan, which he said was :,
by President Coolidge This IN
led to an explanation from the White Il,
House that the President had not a.,
Commission. As a mat r.,
ter OF fact it was Senator Norris 4.
who introduced bill from his COM ~
mittee embodying this proposal. to-
wards the close OF the recent Senate \,
session. 4,
There Are Others m
The United States Government still n
has offers from captilists to take over IN
Muscle Shoals, on much more favor o.
lble terms than offered by Mr.. Ford IN
As matter OF fact the Secretary Of IN
War is disposed to split different CO
portions of what is commonly called
Muscle Shoals and let different power n'
handle the operating end. ca
The development on the Tennessee d'
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