MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1920 MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA PAGE THREE ture and the absolute necessity of for the legislature to decide after it Taxation Figures Given Rev. J. McFarlane will preach the CHURCHES TO UNITE SERVICES working out a sound agricultural policy. is given authority under the constitutional "The state statistics show that Gospel every night. These meetings Farmer's His speech was wholly free from amendment to levy such tax at there is a $770,193,357 valuation in are for everybody. You are welcome. political bunk. It was a clear presentation all. The official records of the real estate in the townships in the Rev. J. McFarlane To Preach of the condition of agriculture state show there were 208,689 motor state. Add to this the $119,504,666 During Evangelistic in the nation today, and a sober, vehicles in the state on April 1, 1919, in personal property valuation and Meetings Every road a good road—the cost Forum reasoned argument based on national and 268,094 on April 1, 1920, an there is a total of $889,698,023 on paid with automobile savings— needs. increase of 59,405 automobiles in one which taxes are levied. Deduct the The Presbyterian and Baptist that's the whole plan under Good Head of Highway Improvement year. This, with even a ten per cent $80,000,000 valuation given the mining Churches of Oakland will unite in Senator Harding recognized frankly Roads Amendment No. 1. Vote 'Yes* increase each year, would provide sufficient property and there is left $809,698,023. special evangelistic meetings commencing Ass'n. Expresses Confidence the only folly of the government for it on the pink ballot next Tues« money to take care of all the tonight. Song service will undertaking to work out an elaborate day. Voters Will Ratify Amendment road work that could be handled by "If this is to be increased 16 2-3 commence at 7:45 and preaching at THE ELECTION AND THE system of agriculture and then trying No. 1 per cent to bring the total of farm 8:30. the road builders. to impose it on the farmers of Better spend money for good roads FARMER lands and persoinal property up to Meetings will be held every evenof the country. He said that such a The fund could be used only for than for new cars, garage bills, tires The tremendous drop of farm products the 50 per cent paid by the mining course would be utterly repugnant to building permanent roads, which first the first week in the Presbyterian Provides for creation a fund wise has got to be considered by the of and gasoline—that's why the properties it will make $134,949,675 church. farmers and all other classes, for all American ideals. He correctly interpreted have been designated as part of the made up of proceeds of tax imposed for automobile man will vote 'Yes' additional valuation. business depends on the farm. Within the mind of the farmer when trunk highway systehi, and not a on motor vehicles, in place •Rev. Wm. Wilkins, evangelistic Amendemnt No. 1 on the pink ballot the last three months, there has "Now this is one way out, but it is he said that the farmer requires no dollar of the money now raised by of all other levies, except wheelage singer, will lead the music and sing next Tuesday. been a fall of not less than two million hardly the way out that will enable special favors, but that he does need state aid, county and township levies special solos. Under his direction a taxes, upon such vehicles. dollars in value of this eason's this state to keep its leadership a fair chance and "such just consideration could be used in -Hie building, or upkeep crop, a larger part of it still in farmers' chorus choir will be organized. Mr. Provides for reimbursing any "Jake" Preus in his tours around among the rest in the Union. hands. of the trunk highway system. for agriculture as we ought Wilkins is a chorus leader and singer county which, after Feb. 1, 1919, the state is finding out that he is indeed This huge slump, including all "The farmers of the state are, however, to give to a basic industry." of great ability. improved any of the specified "Jake" with the voters. western staples, is common knowledge. recognizing that this is a possibility He then outlined certain things roads in accordance with state In speaking of Amendment No. 1 You Save Money" But the prices of what the and are not desirous to see it fi farmer buys have not decreased that the government ought to do, emphasizing requirements. State Senator P. M. McGarry, president happen, so they are thinking and some things a little, few materially. the need for giving the Permits the issuance of state of the Minnesota Highway Improvement Wages of railroad employees were incerased studying over Amendment No. 1 in a farmer representation in government bonds, not to exceed $10,000,000 Association, who returned 600 million dollars, and the says the Good Judge manner that makes the proponents affairs, assuring to him the right to a year par value, providing last week from a campaign in the Red freight rates which the farmer pays happy. market his products co-operatively, on products and purchases were increased that the total amount of bonds River Valley, expressed as his opinion Traveling Men Boost Plan And get more genuine chewing 30 to 40 per cent. pledging a study of price fluctuations, outstanding at any time shall not that the Amendment would be approved The ballots of this election will not "Everywhere I go I see the people promising to put an end to satisfaction, when you use exceed $75,000,000 par value. by the voters at the election be counted before those charges with looking forward to the time when price fixing on farm products and to this class of tobacco. Limits terms of bonds to 20 tomorrow. government must answer to the question, they will be able to go anywhere in What is to be done? There are government drives to beat down prices years and interest to 5 per cent. "I feel confident, as a result of the state and go on good roads all This is because the full, rich, two things which are not to be done. of farm products, etc. He emphasized this trip, that every county in the Red the way. First, we must set our faces real tobacco taste lasts so ithe need of protecting the Amendment No. 1, otherwise River valley will give the amendment against any system which aims at "This is sure to have its results and American farmer against unfair competition long, you don't need a fresh known as the Babcock Amendment, a majority," he said. "The destroying the farmer's ownership of I look forward with considerable from foreign countries where will replace the states' present piecemeal land. It is bad enough to have so chew nearly as often. farmers are all worked up over the pleasure to election day when I am much of the value of his products destroyed. agriculture is still be exploited and system of road construction by possibility of losing what to them is confident that a majority of the votes And a small chew gives more where farm standards of living are towns and counties with a uniform the finest piece of constructive legislation Never has there been such a dangerous cast will be in favor of Amendment much lower than here. real satisfaction than a big chew statewide policy. ever passed by the legislature. effort all over the world to No. 1." This speech has received very of the ordinary kind ever did. destroy individual ownership. It has Put under complete state control "They are talking in favor of the for the moment succeeded in Russia, much favorable comment from the the arterial roads which serve the amendment and are writing their Phone your news items to The Ajiy man who uses the Real with terrible results. It has there agricultural papers. They look upon state as a whole. friends in other parts of the state, brought dire poverty to the farmer News—Main 450. Tobacco Chew will tell you it as the utterances of a man who is Relieve the various counties of the andn starvation to all. urging that these friends talk and in thoro sympathy with the farmer that. burden of maintaining and building The farmer has no deadlier enemy vote for the amendment. Good maintenance first on every and farm problems. than any organization, whatever roads which serve the state at large Put up in two styles "Roads Must Be Paid For" road, then improvements as traffic name it may be called or however rather than their own interests. "At a recent talk in what was considered veiled its support, thdt tends to bring requires and funds permit is the proposed G. O. P. Campaign Cost Permit the counties and towns to to be doubtful territory, I about destruction of private property. W-B GUT is a long fine-cut tobacco plan under Good Roads Amendment Less Than Three And devote their road funds to feeder The farmer's title to his lanc\ asked the farmers if they desired to No. 1. Vote 'Yes.' RIGHT GUT is a short-cut tobacco is private property. roads, which will benefit their own One Half Million Dollars pay for the cost of good roads in increased With farm prices tumbling, with residents directly. taxation. unreduced cost of farm production Wevmah-B Uto Comcany. 1107 Broadway, New York City Every time a Democrat looks over Chicago—The task of carrying Make possible road development in the situation is discouraging enough "I told them that the State Legislature the election returns from Maine he counties which now lack funds to although by wisdom these evils can their standards to the polls in November, could, without requiring an believes that this is indeed a cruel in time be rectified. But if sentiment world. build adequate highways. will cost the Republicans less amendment to the constitution, pass be spread to destroy private ownership Finance the construction and upkeep than $3,500,000, according to written legislation increasing the valuation it will break the farmer's back of arterial highways by fees levied statement made to the United Why Pay More and bring ruin upon all. on farm lands and property from the States Senate sub-committee on campaign on motor vehicles, which use them Nor will it matter if such destruction 33 1-3 per cent valuation that it now be accomplished indirectly. It most. expenditures by Fred. W. Upham, WHEN FOLKS SAY, f°** business course by correspondence, enjoys to the 50 per cent that the can be done just as completely by taxation Prevent immediate reduction of Treasurer of the Republican National when your home institution mining properties in the state pay "That car has the smartest as by eviction by the bayonet Committee. the highway system, now maintained taxes on. offers a better course, in residence or by outright seizure of4 orops by a looking top of any in town," partially thru state financial aid, from at $95. Call on us or write socialistist dictatorship. Senator Harding's national campaign This was not given to them in you will know they are talking Second, we in the west and north for our catalogue. cost the committee just $3,042,892.32 13,000 to 5,000 miles, because of any spirit of threat, but merely to about our auto top. Our madeto-order can surely see now that in this election lack of funds. according to the statement. explain that good roads are absolutely UNIVERSITY OF we must NOT turn the government tops are equal to thq About four hundred thousand more is Establish a unified system of road a necessity and that they must be over to any party which west SOUTHERN MINNESOTA finest limousine tops turned out and north are powerless to control. to be spent he estimated. marking, and do away with the confusion paid for in some manner. in the great motor car factories. We are producers of wheat and of diverse trail signs. corn, cattle and hogs. Minnesota farmers I Reduce prices by lowering the cost DEMOCRATIC PROMISES have seen to their grief what an of shipping farm products into the cities administration controlled by the south Referring to the severe decline in from Minnesota farms. does to the wheat grower an iron prices on farm crops of all kinds and Our rOR.SALE ADS limit on wheat prices, but price on Save motorists more money in repairs the Democratic promises which were cotton limitless. than they must pay out in increased will sell vow made last winter to induce the farmers AutoTop & Auto Painting Company The Republican party is controlled fees, by improving the condition by the west and the north. It is the to produce up to the limit, an ^su^us^boat^^2 of the roads. only party through which the farmers Iowa farmer said recently: of Minnesota can influence the Ph&ae Main 381. R. H. GRAY, PROP. Austin, Minn. I Prevent loss to Minnesota of federal government the next four years. It reminds me of a story heard aid, which is paid only on condition It is any wonder that the bottom the other day. A certain farmer was that the state spend an equal lias fallen out of wheat prices? Millions IJiuiiittttiiiuiiiniiMiiniiiiiuiiiiiiHHntiiiniiiiiiiniiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniniTitiiiiiniiiHraiimiiiiiiniiimiimiiMtOTiEiimiiPiiiiiinniuiiiitiiuinjifBniJirattfmjijiiuiiiunniiJiiiffiHBBii^ Mower County News a witness in a hotly contested case. amount in road development. of bushels of Canadian wheat There was reason to believe that his are daily pouring into our markets, with hundreds of millions more to veracity was not above suspicion. One I Associated Insurance Agency Real estate holders will not be follow. Wheat drops then corn drops of his neighbors was called to the made to pay more taxes under this A I N 4 5 0 all live stock drops with grain prices. stand and questioned as to the standing Amendment, because taxes will not The Republican party has always ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE and reputation for truth and veracity been for, the Democratic party always be increased on any property other O. Niehuis J. W. DoBuhr against, protection. Minnesota of the witness in question. He than motor vehicles. Section 3 provides piBIIIIMIMllMIUflMlllMIHIBIllMliyillMlllMIIIIBIIIMll1 IIHMII farmers must have protection against M. H. KENASTON tried to avoid giving direct answers, that the legislature may provide the flood of Canadian imports, or and finally the lawyer said "Surely Office Austin Nat. Bank Bldf. Phone Bridge 802 this huge fall of prices will go on. for a special tax on all motor you know what kind of a reputation This Democratic administration is vehicles, and that the money thus obtained letting in 600 million pounds of foreign this man enjoys among his neighbors shall constitute a special road cocoa nut and soy bean oil a out there." To which he replied: 'Well building fund, to be expended only in year for substitutes, for our farmer's I will say this: when it comes time to lard and butter enormous amounts the construction and maintenance of feed the hogs he usually has to get of cheap meats, hides and wool from the roads designated in the constitutional South America. New Zealand and one of the neighbors to call them for amendments, or upon such additional Australia last year almost a half billion him." li roads as may later become a of foreign wool, while now our The farmers of the nation now have own wool price is shot to pieces. The part of the designated state trunk Republican party is pledged to "Revision just about as much confidence in Democratic highway system. of the tariff as necessary for promises as this man's hogs It has been estimated that the average the preservation of a home market." had in him when he called them to annual tax will be about $18 Its very history is a pledge. II feed. a car. That, however, is a matter II There never was a better time for m-n-PEP Republicans to vote their tickets AUCTION straight than on November 2, 1920. li HormePs The recent bomb explosion in Wall li street is about the only disaster that Candidate Cox hasn't blamed on the ML Republican Congress. O RY MASH & ANDERSON'S Quality A LEVEL HEADED MAN The people who heard Senator Harding's BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS speech on agriculture went away with the feeling that he is a reasonable Moulting time is the time that a hen needs assistanee. It is the 38 HEAD 38 and thoughtful man who fully off-season in the life of the hen. Flour appreciates the importance of agricul­ Think of the amount of a hen's energy, vitality and red blood Wednesday, Novembsr 10th. that's required to reproduce a thousand feathers! (which is only an average plumage.) Blooming Minn. Prairie, A mioulting hen needs good health, good appetite and digestion. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Increase in farm values because It pays to hasten the moult and prepare your flock Meehans old livery barn. Sals begins promptly at 1 o'clock of improvement of their for laying early in the fall when eggs soar up in price. Bob" heads our marketing facilities is one of the This can be accomplished only by feeding the proper "Blooming herd fruits to be expected of the feed. Full-O-Pep feeds will bring you results quicker adoption of Amendment No. 1, "Blooming Bob" No. 3S8537, by Bob Quality 2nd, by Big than any other feeds and we guarantee them. the Babcock Good Roads amend. Bob W6nder by Big Bob. Dam's Side—"Miss Princess" Feed the laying mash for eggs and if you are not satisfied ment. Such increase in land No. 625996, by King Jumbo, by Wisconsin King. "Blooming we will refund your money. This Is an eggmaking values is acknowledged by every Bob" is Admired by All Who See Him. See Him feed, the same as a dairy ration is a milkmaking Unquestionably the best. November 10. farmer whose experience runs feed. from poor roads to good roads. 22 9 by Blooming Bob This increase in values can be 3 14 GILTS Full-O-Pep laying mash is fed dry and other grain Ask the housewife who uses it. 6 By Demonstrator obtained without any charge feeds fed only once a day. The more egg-making the same boars SPRING 1 by Indicator against the land for the cost of mash they eat, the more eggs. Feed for eggs. It will 8 1 FALL GILT 3 by Iowa Buster improving the trunk highway pay you. SOARS 1 by Trumpeter and thus increasing the farm value. 2 SOWS 2 by Erector All the money which will be expended on the trunk highways I. N. ANDERSON, Owners under Amendment No. 1 will c. s. J. W. HARE come from a tax and license fee A. S. on automobiles. Trunk highway C0L. ALBERT HOPFE, Auctioneer improvement will not be done on THE FEED MAN KORMEL MILLING GP. land-tax or personal-property tax ft A Pafarenn FIRST NATIONAL BANK, money. v. rcicrsuii, Blooming Prairie, Clerk m. Real estate taxes will not be carries a full line of these Full-O-Pep feeds, thai are increased if Amendment No. 1 guaranteed to increase your egg production. SEND FOR CATALOGUE is adopted. ,j„ iiBiuinmwiiiiniiiisiiiHiij mnafiBiniHiiiBiiiiRH 1DEFECTIVE PAGE