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Show - THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER -2- INCREASED PARCEL POST RATES WOULD INJURE EVERY BASIN FARMER Farmers will have to pay three times as much parcel post charges if the bill now being considered by DEPARTMENT WILL DISPLAY MODERN FARM HOME AT U. B. I. C. WOMENS One-thir- d cup of salt Dork fried very crisp; add to it two cups diced The womens department of the potatoes, one-ha- lf cup diced carrots ?J3'.A J: erSeJiC.ll0.nk ? some pimento cup diced turnip, minced, one stalk celery, seasoning. Brown vegetables, then add boiling water to cover them, and cook until tender. Add two cups hot milk and will so serve with toasted crackers or bread, the this yard spring, planted be inviting. All of the furnishings Thickening may be ajdded if desired on the inside will be hand made when milk is put with vegetables. and furnished by the ladies of the RHUBARB CAKE various districts of the Uintah Ba sin. such as can be Conveniences Stir together one cupful of rhu Basin farm will be barb, one cupful of cooked and at any equipped installed. Plans for making them seeded prunes and one-ha- lf cupful Bake will be furnished, also the approx- - of quartered marshmallows. in a quick oven until the marshmal- imate cost will be given. It is thought this feature will be lows have begun to melt without one which will be much appreciated , and highly instructive. full grown chicken can be fried A a special committee of Congress be- Not only does it comes a law. to increase the rates on propose parcel post packages, but it would greatly increase the charge on fourth This I, ot greater class matter. farmers than any other import to class although the parcel post, of It is universally used. course, catches, the farmer both going and coming, for he has to pay postage on what he receives and as a producer he ha3 to pay postage on what he ships, and his prices are not set by himself but by the quotations on his market whether it be close The parcel by or at a distance. post charges in this respect are no different than the transportation rates on the railways, and farmers long have realized that they pay the frieght both ways. When the parcel post was Inaugurated in 1913 it was recognized that it would be a benefit primarily to the farmers and to those living No one will chal- in small towns. Ienge the statement that the service has lived up t) expectations. Conditions are such at this time, with the purchasing power of agriculture reduced to its lowest ebu, that any increase in the parcel post rate will jeopardize the whole par- slowly for another hour, adding Just enough boiling water occasionally to keep it from burning. PRIZE GIVEN BOYS AND GIRLS FOR ONE halve STATE FARM BUREAU PUBLISHES BOOKLET There is being distributed to every farmer in Utah a booklet on the activitits of the Utah State farm 0 bureau. They have pubished of them. The information contained therein is of vital importance to every one, whether farmer, business man or One those of other professions. reading is .not sufficient so lay aside not only your booklet and once but many times. In it you will find much for Save your and thought. book for future reference. 25,-00- re-rea- d, dis--cussi- on Gil-liga- SUBSCRIPTION TO FARMER a limited number, oi books of Boy Scout stories and Camp Girls stories which we are go- to give to any boy or girl send- ing ing in one new subscription to THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER we will them one book. Mention wheth er you want a Boy Scout book or a Camp Fire Girls book. All orders must be in by May 25. cel post system, and this applies as the banks of the Amazon and reach- - well to fourth class matter. The ing a height of 50 feet and a parcel post rates how, considering breadth of 12 feet. the service that is rendered, are so close to the express rates that any increase in the former will mean n, er; A. M. Goodrich, Thomas H. that shipments by parcel post wili directors. be greatly curtailed to the benefit Glines John B. Eaton, president; of the Further express companies. Hal-We Edward Hoeft, vice president; Office department is a serPost the r; secretary-treasureD. ler Erekson, INobody expects O Jacobson, Joseph Jenkins, direc-Fir- e vice department. AH branches of to make it money. tors, not are business any equally profit- Maeser LeRoy Carroll, presl- - ably and cannot be expected to be dent; Ephriam Pitt, vice president; ma(je so if an extra burden of William Ashby, secretary-treasure- r; increased rates is placed on the par-giv-e Sylvanus Collett, cel post system it will only make directors. it legs profitable than at present, presl- - There Is a grave question as to Ashley Joseph Herbert, ,jent; Louis Freestone, vice presi- - whether the parcel post is not prac- Of course, for similar positions. there are inequalities as in any large institution and these undoubtedly The point which will be adjusted. the farmers make, however, is: Why make them carry the entire burden by increasing the rates on parcel post and fourth class matter? Certainly it is a most inopportune move to do this, especially at a time when a million and a quarter farmers an- nually, for the last three years, aveleft their farms because they canWith the pur- k t living farm of products at chasing power 74 per cent of what they were la 1913 and with the purchasing power of all other classes about twice as much as the farmers why should they be called upon to bear any deficit in this service department of the government if there is a deficit? The farmers long have wishan ed for increase in wages. They have learned to do without the things they need and wish very much, but they are not keen to bear an additional burden through the increase in parcel post rates. at the prestically At any rate, Congress ent time. million dollars appropriated one-ha- lf for the purpose of making a detail study of the cost of carrying all The mail, including parcel post. proposal now is for Congress to forget that expenditure and with blind wisdom try to readjust the postal rates making the burden of increase fall wholly upon parcel post and Taxes are high fourth class mail. enough now without throwing one-ha- lf million dollars aside and making an unscientific readadjustment 7 Cole Batteries Gates Tires RED FRONT GARAGE Authorized DODGE Dealer line of Good Used Cars Call or Phone 160 A good Venial, Utah self-supporti- ng 'Hvater in large kettle, tub or tank, The lime and sulphur should then Ibe added stirring as necessary. Hot water added occasionally will present boiling over. Boiling should continue until the color of the mixture ceases to change, it should then be diluted by adding water to the president Itkhard Fidler, viceYresl- - f pstal a.tes,Pof,t 9ffe of the amount of 45 gallons and should be dent; George A. Wilson, secretary-straine- d department has compiled immense data at expense, yet soon Use through burlap. treasurer; Hylas C. Smith, Martin some reason Congress has gotten for inafter making. J. Isaksen, directors. to in a which haste feverish it Wilson Roy Goodrich, president; The above for spraying will serve ses-lato rates the this wishes revise commeral as well as the the purpose John H. Cook, vice president; . V. sion before the Post Office depart-Hmixture. Angus, secretary-treasure- r; Allred, L. R. Eldredge, dircet5ra. rf; Sam Bennett Snyder, president; OFFICERS OF UINTAH vice president; COUNTY FARM BUREAUS William G. Adams, r; secretary-treasureA. S. Brighton, County Officers Haslem, Sr., John Harrison, Ernest Eaton, president; F. O. Joshua directors. vice first president; Lundberg, Whiterocks E. Fred Sargent, Snellen Johnson, second vice presiC. J. Thompson, vice president; secro A. Theodore Johnson, - CSntTU0CTLuoa. uTraHea berIpc.ldentwSm OAdams. Reel: secretary-treas- Eastern Division Jensen Lloyd Stewart, presl- Wall, rice president; dent; Ira S. Gardner, secretary-treasure- r; Hugh Snow, T. J. Caldwell, dire, tors. Davis Alfred Simper, president; Stephen Adams, vice president; WalAlter Simper, secretary-treasure- r; ma Bowthrope, George A. Slaugh, directors. Naples Elmer Manwaring presi- dent; C. O. Weist, vice president; Byron Goodrich, secretary-Hreasur- - -v- pMlaI W1IS,' pS secretary; Roy HayJ.ea Foster, direc-Fre- d C. Marshall, py H Owen Bartlett, vice presi president; dent; Morley Jones, secretary-treasure- r; Loren Ross, R. L. Cook, diMeU rectors. Why not give the children a chance in the garden? Enter into a partnership with them. Give them a plot of their own, but watch out, they may beat you. Owner nd - .directors F. TUCKER Tf Le-ci- dent; C. lstnr parcel poit and be bMed the results of the departments stud- ies. Any Congressman who votes for a change must do so ignoring the fact that about a year ago he voted for an appropriation of half million dollars vto be expended so as to guide him in his vote. This proposal to increase the postal rates on the things the farmer buys and sells undoubtedly has its origin in the determination on the part of somebody to increase the salaries of postal employees. It is generally admitted, however, that the postal employees, taking them by and large, receive as high wages or salaries as is paid in industry one-Goodri- ch PAINT AND PAINT! OOOR quality paint soon cracks and loses its lustre. High quality paint holds its lustre for a long period and does not crack. Whether its the exterior of your house youre going to paint or the interior, see that you get the best grade paint only. 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