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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
4
For forty years the United States built vast rail and telegraph networks, mined resources, advanced electricity, and paid high wages, with private capital and government aid driving wartime output. Advocates of European style control threaten this record of private initiative and progress.
A meditation on humanity’s enduring fealty to romance and faith as it seeks meaning beyond material wealth. From ancient migrations to medieval reforms, hope for a celestial city and justice guides civilizations through upheaval and war, inspiring pilgrim striving toward perfect harmony.
The passage argues that pursuit of secure freedom demands costly effort and time. It warns that youth are drawn by glamorous visions, but disillusionment teaches restraint and responsibility. Growth hinges on pursuing adventures into knowledge and spirit, not resting on early prizes.
The article notes two Oregon beet sugar factories failed after two poor harvests. Grants Pass moves a factory away and La Grande dismantles the first plant, signaling indifference to beet cultivation. It warns communities to unite differences and boost beet crops to sustain profits amid rising East Indies supply.
The piece urges expanding western wool production into full scale manufacturing to compete with eastern mills. It notes wartime use of coast woolen mills, calls for capital to enlarge and build plants using all wool grades, and stresses keeping growth postwar to stabilize the sheep industry and jobs.
Wartime message urges citizens to back the Fourth Liberty Bond oversubscription to starve the German forces by continuous supply and forced retreats. It stresses maintaining pressure on the front and urging personal purchase to the limit.
A 1.5 square mile republic named Moresnet Attenberg once housed about 3,500 people on the Belgium Prussia border near Aix-la-Chapelle. The piece muses on living in a country small enough to plant a flag in and questions the idea of sovereignty in such a tiny state.
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