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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
5
The Independence Enterprise notes a townwide lesson in spending locally with parable style prose. It highlights plans and economic activity across Oregon communities including woolen mills at Bandon, Mt Hood R R extension toward Lost Lake, flax trials in Granis Pass, and sugar factory implications for regional wealth and taxation.
Public sentiment in Everett rejects the use of force to end the shingle strike. The piece argues that the violent tactic weakens industrial reform efforts and that moderates back labor groups while property destruction and arson are not American.
Dignitaries urge President Wilson to push early passage of workable public land waterpower legislation. The piece argues conservation scares delay development and warns that without federal action private capital will invest abroad, harming American industry and shipping postwar.
A reflective note argues that prohibitions like thou shalt not introduce sin, citing the Eden decree as shaping desire and human fall. The piece attributes human curiosity to the sign on the Garden of Eden and suggests the decree created the appetite for forbidden fruit.
The Rural Credits Law is criticized as enabling machine politics through commission based appraisers and loan-driven political influence. The argument warns that larger loans yield larger commissions and closer ties between private citizens and state officials, risking a state-wide political machine in Oregon.
The Public Service Commission rejected jitney extensions and suburb growth plans in multiple cities including Los Angeles. Study shows Pacific Electric would save about 400 000 dollars yearly with limited route extensions, while Pacific Electric faced 20 000 to 40 000 dollar monthly losses due to jitney competition.
The Examiner argues San Francisco cannot achieve maritime supremacy while foreign ownership dominates overseas shipping. It notes local shipyards could produce 10,000 ton ships in sixteen days but build for foreign firms, cites Japanese and Dutch trade gains, and blames U S laws for hindering American merchant marine growth. It warns that without legal change, the American flag may fade from the seas as capital avoids U S shipping.
The Denver Post quotes Deputy District Attorney Robert H. Kane detailing Colorado’s struggle to enforce prohibition. He describes hundreds of automobile saloons sourcing whiskey from nearby states, skirting laws, and delivering door to door for inflated profits. He cites a bootlegger who earned about ten thousand dollars in months.
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