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Show IBMM. MVEE VALLEY L VOLUME 5 Stake To Honor Pres. MASS MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST D. W. Jenkins Returns NATURAL GAS Home From Hospital Welling and Capener SEEMS CERTAIN HELD BE INCREASE IN TAXES TO D. W. Jenkins, was brought to his A testimonial in honor of former GOVERNMENTAL POLICY TOWARD President Milton H. Welling and A. R. Capener, is to be given in the Stake Tabernacle, Monday, November 25th. Those who are invited to attend inI clude all Stake and Ward Officers, present and past since the organizProation of the Stake, and their partners. A special program has been arranged which will include the followBecause of the tremendous interest ing: organ music, by a special artist; two numbers by Mark Nichols in marketing fostered and quartet a duet by Mrs. O. A. Company; JLhrough newly - created Farm and Mrs. O. L. Brough; a Seager address this HTBoard, by Secretary Miss Rhea Winters; short Hyde, should be of interest to far- reading, by addresses, by President M .H. Wellmers in the Bear River Valley. A. R. Capener, P. C. Patterson, It is a comprehensive and illumin- ing, C. E. Smith. and President statement of the governating official ETA Lt 5SpriztitAsoloADU pars"p ment's attitude and should be studied lunch basket After the a program by prospective members of the new will be served. cooperative dairy association. Those having the arrangements in "The govenment's attitude toward movement is a nat- charge, acting under direction of the the ural development of its traditional Stake Presidency, are C. J. Dewey, P. C. Patterson, O. L. policy of fostering and encouraging chairman,W. W. WalJames Brough, Richards, agriculture. The establishment of the W. Manning, Mabel ton, Margaret aid of the Department Agriculture; Chambers Matilda Lillywhite and granted to the land grant colleges and Nellie Rose. the experiment, stations; .the millions of dollars of Federal money spent for research, teaching and extension work in agriculture; these are evidence that the government recognizes the prosperity of agriculture to be essential not only to the welfare of the farmers but to the well being of the nation. "Agriculture has inherent difficulties which cannot be overcome by the g individual producer,. It is a industry charaterized by small proNearly two million ducing units. cotton growers compete for the markets of the nation and the world. n Corn is produced on nearly five farms. All of these farms are in Notwithstanding the failure of the competition with each other. Imag-Tincrop, a failing which proved the apple of if you can, the manufacture rule '"' throughout the, entire country, automobiles by two million small inand fourteen that carloads were only High costs, dependent factories. g and financial distress shipped from here this season as against 32 cars last year, the total InTvould be the inevitable result. shipments from this point of harvestmet this has problem by merg- ed dustry crops, exceeded that of last seaWe cannot merge 6,000,000 ers. farms. We have no desire to do so. son. Comparatively shipments follow: . 127 154 ,. The farm is a valuable Grain Beans 1 2 social unit 215 216 "Its independence must be main- Beets Canned Goods 6 20 tained, but in maintaining its inde94 95 Hay must we we remember that pendence 14 32 ..;... Applse preserve a small producing unit in a Livestock ......... 8 5 comand where society organization Potatoes 9 bination are the rule. The farmer 2 must have help, not only to reduce Seed 4 the competition of his fellows, but to Live Poultry ........................ ; 5 4 see that social and industrial adjust- Mjscejaneous x " 4 ments do not bear too heavily upon Honey Less than carload 2 lots 4 him. Total 491 528 "Furthmore, the farmer faces the competition of foreign producing reIncrease over 1928, 37 cars. gions. The fruits of the tropic comThe above figures are for the period pete with the domestic fruit in our Wool producers in covered from August 1 to November own markets. Australia and elsewhere compete with 1. The Rocky Mountain Packing our sheep raisers. Our wheat enters corporation are still shipping at the "the markets of the world in competi- rate of one carload a day. tion with the wheat of the world. Our cotton likewise must find a world In that event, he deals largely in the dark regarding prospective prices and market. "The problems of competition, do-- J demand with a purchaser who is fre mestic and foreign, are not the only quently armed with a firm quotation, problems of agriculture. Industry can set low enough to afford a sure profit and does estimate its probable market to the middlemen who are the undisand plans its production accordingly. closed principals of the transaction. Costs can be figured with reasonable Or he can develop his own marketing system operated in his The farmer is not so accuracy. own interest, which be combining the Tiappily situated. "If he seeds 50 acres to wheat he products of many farm units can cannot know certainly whether his exert an appreciable influence in the yield will be 500 bushels or 1,000 market, and through knowledge of bushels. He is subject to all the supplies and demands can deal in the hazards of weather, insect pests and light of the same facts as the buyer. plant diseases. He cannot estimate There can be but one choice of these Tiis output nor figure his costs until alternatives. Legal Troubles Awaited . after the event. "Early efforts in co - operation "These and other inherent handicaps justify the government's policy consisted chiefly in the formation of Legal troubles of assistance to agriculture. The ob- local associations. Individuals ject of this policy has been not merely were awaiting them. to increase the farmer's income, but whose business was curtailed by the "to maintain and improve his social activities of the associations attacked and educational status, which after in the courts the right of the farmers The agreeall," is based on income. The welfare to organize of the nation demands that our farm ment of farmers to market collectively people should have standards of liv- - and to pay damages if they violated ing and opportunities equal to those their contracts, was alleged to be In restraint of trade. Some early deciof other Americans. sions upheld this contention. The .Difficulties Remain directors of several milk assistance the the all marketing "After government can give to agricultue has associations were indicted. "This was a crucial period In the "been afforded, certain other inherent of agricultural cooperation. history difficulties remainv . "Uenerauy tney can oe met omy Lack of sympathy on the part of the "by organization. Organization to de government might have irretrievably velop better grading and packing, to handicapped or destroyed the movement. Instead, steps establish and maintain grade standto adjust production to de- were taken to correct the situation. ards, and mand. v Organization for the purpose The Clayton Amendment to the Sherof marketing- and distributing farm man Act was enacted and later the d Act wrote approval products economically and efficiently. form of organiOrganization to deal with problems of the The of transportation, legislation and the zation into the federal statutes. status of the with organizabroad other many questions tions was established and the way which the farmers as a group are concerned. In production, in prepared for the present large ded Act marketing and in the broader field velopment. The of social and economic problems af- removed the disabilities which threatfecting his interests, the farmer re- ened the existence of the movement. It gave the associations quires organization. "We cannot merge six million the same opportunity to expand and farms into one gigantic producing develop that is accorded industrial It was not a grant of corporation. The farmer then has corporations. "two alternatives. He can depend special privileges, but a simple act of upon private agencies to market his justice. With the formation of the Federal products, or he can develop his own Farm Board sympathetically but follow He can cooperative agencies. its broad the old course of private bargarining soundly administering with' the buyers who come to his door. (Continued on page 8) CO-OPERATI- ON Uncle Sam Considers It Best Means Of tecting Fanners . '. SHIPMENTS OF FREIGHT GAIN OVER YEAR AGO far-flun- e, price-cuttin- one-fami- ly . .. , c fv fr--... .... Indignation At Prospect Of Adoption Of Law To Permit Banks To Evade Payment Of More Than 35 Percent Of Their Just Tax An important mass meeting of all' citizens who are tax payers in the Bear River Valley, is to be held at the Bear River Valley High School Auditorium, Saturday, November 23rd, at 8. P. M. Matters of great importance are to be discussed and action taken to prevent an increase in taxes in our county. The Banks of our county have of their offered to pay only 35 taxes or contest it and pay none. Our commissioners have refused to accept It looks like, if the fight is carried through, the banks will get out of paying any taxes. Are you willing to make up the deficit? If not attend this meeting and see what united effort can do to prevent our banks out of paying their just duesJ getting' v Legal advice and experts will be In attendance. Therefore we request all taxpayers to be present, Saturday at 8:00 P. M., B. R. High School Auditor, ium. The meeting is called by the North Box Elder Farm Bureau in the interests of all farmers and property . owners, Leland J .Hansen, President . - Capper-Volstea- the Banks the statements at the values shown in and that based upon such assessment the County Auditor of Box Elder County computed the tax upon the stock of each of the Banks as follows: . $1,635.67 State Security Bank Tremonton Banking Co. ... . $201.77 First National Bank . . $771.92 The complaint then recites that it becomes the duty of the County Treasurer of Box Elder County to collect the taxes assessed against the Banks doing business in Box Elder County and that the aggregate total of capital, surplus and undivided profits of State Banks in Box Elder County was on January 1, 1929, approximately $193,317.73 and the aggregate total of capital, surplus and undivided profits ef the First National Bank of January 1, 1929, was $116,000.00 The Banks then pray for a decree of the District Court declaring the levy and assessment of the above mentioned taxes and for such other relief as to the Court may seem equitable. Upon two previous occasions represents of the Banks have met with the Commissioners and offered to pay 35 of the taxes assessed against them. The Commissioners have the proposal from all .angles and have endeavored to inform themselves as to what authority, if any, they have in the matter. It is the Board of County Commissioners of position of the Commissioners, from Box Elder County met in regular any information they have, or have session, Monday, November 18, 1929, been able to obtain, that they are enat 10 o'clock A. M. tirely without authority just as any All Commissioners present. other officer of the County is without Minutes of previous session read authority to accept less than the full and approved. amount of the tax assessed upon the Special consideration was given by valuations submitted by the Banks the Commissioners to the action re- themselves. cently brought by the State Security Mention was made during the disBank, Tremonton Banking Company, cussion that so far as the County is and the First National Bank of Brig-ha- concerned the law is the same now as City, against Heber W. Perry as during previous years in which the County Treasurer of Box Elder same procedure has been followed and County. the Banks have paid the taxes assessThe complaint filed by the banks ed against them, without any time against the County Treasurer sets out j raising any question as to' the validity that the Banks heretofore furnished of the tax and if any settlement to the County Assessor of Box Elder j other than that provided in the statCounty, a verified statement showing utes of the State of Utah is to be the amount and number of shares of , made, such settlement must be direct the capital stock of the Banks, the ed by the Courts and not by the Com-- j amount of its surplus and undivided missioners, since, as stated, the profits, the amount of their invest l County Commissioners, as also the ments in real estate, etc. all as of 12 other officers representing the taxo'clock noon on the first day of Janu- payers of Box Elder County are enary, 1929. tirely without authority to faive the The complaint recites that the tax or any part of it, heretofore statements filed by the Banks showed assessed against the Banks and which the capital, surplus, and undivided the Banks now refuse to pay. As a result of the action filed, the profits of each of the Banks, after the deduction of the value of the real Banks against the County Treasurer, estate owned by them to be as follows: the courts are called upon to deterState Security Bank ... $45,603.59 mine whether the Banks are required to pay the taxes assessed against Tremonton Banking Company $4,819.00 them or whether such Banks can es First National Bank $21,520.00 cape the payment of their taxes. The complaint then sets out that Miscellaneous business considered after the Banks filed their statements, and disposed of. the County Assessor of Box Elder Claims allowed. County assessed the shares of stock 'Meeting adjourned. - home last Monday after being confined in the Railroad hospital at Pocatello for the past fifteen weeks with a serious infection that held his life in a balance for many weeks. His improved condition, that has allowed his removal to his home, is news that will be hailed by his many friends with gladness. Mr. Jenkins has been imployed as a civil engineer by the Oregon Short Line Railroad for the past 8 or 10 years. It was while working in this position that the infection was caused through the bite or sting of an insect. HAVEAHEART LIGHTEN LABOR " - ; con-cider- ed m - Plays Role In Farm Ward Relief Society Bureau Motion Picture Conference, Sunday Pig: "Pigs is pigs" has become a well-- 1 known maxim; but pigs as actors are as yet somewhat of a novelty. That they are not, however, without dramatic ability and temperament, is well displayed in "Settled Out of Court", an Official A. F. B. F. Motion Picture which features the program of the North Box Elder County Farm Bureau meetings to be held in the various towns throughout the north end of Box Elder County, during the next few weeks. Watch for announcements. Not that a pig is a star of the photoplay it may take generations to inculcate in these animals a true appreciation of, and talent for, drama in the highest sense of the word. What a boon it will be to the farmer when a film oar. be produced ( "Squeakie" preferred) in which all major roles are taken by pigs! Such films, showing how the pig should act, what he should eat, and how many pounds he should gain in bo many months, could be shown at weekly meetings of these barnyard animals, collected in some centrally located sty, and might inspire them to better and worthier lives. well-educat- ed Capper-Volstea- X 01 Increase Despite Fact Insist That Apple Shipments Commissioners Banks Must Pay Full Fell Off Over Half Tax Quota mil-lio- . NUMBER 10. TREMONTON, UTAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929. NOTICE! Many subscribers have responded to out request to mail in their subscriptions. If you enjoy the paper and feel it is worth $2.00 a year, and have not sent us your check we will be happy to receive it now. That is the only way we can con-- . tinue to send it to you. The Tremonton Ward Relief Society Conference, will be held in connection with the regular High Counsel night services, Sunday, Nov. 24th, at 7:30 P. M. A special program has been out lined covering the various activities of the Relief Society which will in elude reports of the accomplishments during the past year. Subjects of interest to everyone will be discussed and everyone is cordially invited to attend. OF POSTMASTER Uncle Sam Asks Mercy During Hobdays For Postoffice Force With the Christinas holiday season so close at hand, the work of post office attches ha sgreatly increased and additional burdens will be placed on their shoulders from now until after the first of the year. With a hope of lightening the labor for this department, the postoffice department at Washington, has sent out a bulletin asking for public cooperation, to- ward that end. During the entire year a great deal of the time of postoffice employes is taken up in an endeavor to correct mistakes in addressing mail matter of every description. In fact, Postmaster Calderwood says, that the number of mistakes made in this particular, here in Tremonton, is almost incredible. Another of the evils, which entails additional work on the postoffice and necessitates delay in the proper delivery of mail, is apparent ignorance on the part of senders, of the amount of postage necessary for its transmission. In the matter of wrong or inadequate addresses and shortage .;, of postage, number of transgressions during the holidays is almost beyond belief. In order that this condition may be remedied, as far as possiblel, on the re quest of the Tremonton postmaster, the following excerpt from the official bulletin of the postmaster-genera- l is herewith given: Prepay postage fully on all mail matter. The rates are as follows: First Class. Letters and written and sealed matter, 2 cents for each ounce; Government postal cards, 1 cent each; private mailing or post cards, including greeting cards in this form, 1 cent each. Air mail. Five cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each additional ounce thereof. Second class. Newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals contain notice of secondclass- - entry, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of weight or distance. Third class (limit, 8 ounces). Circulars and other miscellaneous printed matter, also merchandise, 1 Scents for each 2 ounces; books (including catal logues) of 24 pages or more, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, 1 cent for each 2 ounces; bulk lots of identical pieces of thirdlclass matter may be mailed at special rates under conditions which may be ascertained from the postmaster. Fourth class (over 8 ounces). Merchandise, books, printed matter, and all other mailable matter not in first or second class. First Additional Zone pound pounds . Local 7c lc each 2 lbs. 1 & 2, up to 150 mi. 7c lc each lb. 8c 2c each lb. 3, up to 300 miles 4, up to 600 milse .... 8 4c each lbs. 5, up to 1000 miles .. 9c 6c each lb. 6, up to 1400 miles ..10c 8c each lb. The pig in "Settled Out of Court", 7, up to 1800 miles ..12c 10c each lb. nevertheless, does contribute to the 8, over 1800 miles 13c 12c each lb. action in a typical Hollywood manner ; Addrsses: Address all matter and with Hollywood temperament plainly and completely in ink, giving For when, during the course of the street address or box or rural route filming, he was ducked in a puddle of number whenever possible. Place deliciously oozey mud, he became des- sender's return card in upper left corpondent, and finally committed suicide ner of address side. in a nearby river ,leaving only four Packing and wrapping. Pack art tracks in the mud as a farewell to his icles carefully in strong, durable fellow-actorcontainers. Wrap parcels securely, but "Settled Out of Court" is a strangly do not seal them except when bearing comprehensive picture a picture with a printed label or indorsement readan appeal for all ages and types. It ing: "Contents: Merchandise. Posttells the story of a Boys' Pig master: This parcel may be opened for Club; how it is instrumental in saving postal inspection if necessary," toa man's job, and how it defeats the gether with printed name and address plans of a scheming young attorney of sender, as sealed parcels not , so in his plan to win the hero's sweet- labeled or Indorsed in printing are heart away from him. The fight Lee subject to postage at the letter rate. Hopkins puts up to make his pig a Limit of weight and size. Parcels prize winner at the County Fair, and may not exceed 84 inches in length the care he takes of his pig despite and girth combined nor weigh more numerous ' obstacles, cannot. help but than 70 ponds if for delivery within gain the admiration of every person the first, second, or third zone, or 60 in the audience. pounds in any other zone. And the cleverness and adroitness with which the villainous attorney is girl he loves, will tickle every man's outwitted in his crooked game of love sense of justice and hia love of fair and politics, while the hero wins the play to a point of high enthusiasm. s. 4-- H - ; FOR TREMONTON Plans Of Ohio Oil Co. Announced In Boise Application A few weeks ago in these columns it was stated that surveyors were at work on the west side of the Malad river, working north toward Garland, and that agents were out securing rights of way from Brigham north as far as Malad. It was presumed that the survey was being made for the line service through Bear River Valley to extension of the natural gas pipe of Ohio Oil company, as a preliminary with the possibility, of laterals being run from Garland or Fielding into Cache valley, to supply Logan and contiguous territory. Confirmation has now been given to this report in an application filed by the Ohio Oil company in Boise, Idaho, asking " for a franchise in Pocatello and other nearby communities, in which the plans of the company are "outlined. The application was made as part of a general extension of the present project now serving Utah. It called for construction of a line through the Cache and Bear River valley from Ogden into Idaho. The company gets its supply from Wyoming, Utah and Colorado fields, and according to J. H, Devine, Ogden attorney representing the company and F, Fitzpat-ricmanaging vice president, has a supply present and potential for at least 35 years. In the application, the company asked to supply gas to communities in Franklin, Oneida and Bannock and particularly to the cities of Preston, Malad, Pocatello, Franklin, Downey and McCammon. The route to be taken from the present terminus of thejine at Ogden is now being surveyed by engineers. Surveys are now being made over the route from Brigham ; City through Brigham canyon over to Mautau and generally northward through Logan to Pocatello and an alternative route going north from Brigham City to Malad. A lateral would in this latter case be run over the ridge 'probably from the vicinity of Garland in the Bear PJver valley to cities in the Cache valley. extent of the working force . The and the money to be expended by the company was not estimated by Mr. Devine, but he said $20,000,000 had been spent up to date in bringing the supply into Utah and distributing it. On this job 3200 men were employed in order to rush the job to completion. - : - k, V Corinne Poultryman Has Large Returns H. E. Redelings of Corinne gives the following figures taken from hia record kept on 330 laying pullets for a period from October 1, 1928, to September 30, 1929. During this period these pullets laid a total of 57,282 eggs, not counting the eggs used in the home. The total revenue from eggs sold was $1591.38; expense, $570.17, making a total net gain of $1021.21. The average laying record per hen was a fraction over 167 eggs for the year. During December, January and February, 300 of the pullets went into neck moult, which lowered the laying record over the other months. The monthly record kept by Mr. Redelings is as follows: October, 4039; November, 4137; December. 2234; January, 976; February, 2834; March, 7034; Appril, 7169; May, 7108; June, 6154; July, 5740; August 5261; September, 4587, or a total of 67,282 . .;v,;;,,:. eggs. Mr. Redelings markets his products through the Utah Poultry producers Association and is a very strong and urgent support and member of this poultry organization. A very vital factor in Mr. Redelings success is the sanitary condition in which he keeps his houses and premises. The fact of being on the same ground, without serious or even slight losses, due to disease for his great number of years in the business-anwith the present production record, speak very highly of what can be done in the poultry business, as well as being a monument of success to Mr. I Redelnig in his endeavors. This is only one case of many showing what can be done through buying and marketing, and going a very long way to making our homes happier and the people more prosperous. - Dave Holmgren returned Tuesday from Ogden and Salt Lake City, having been on a business trip to those cities since Friday. Mrs. L. S. Mann entertained the bridge club at her home last Friday. , |