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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
2
The Payette Enterprise notes rising farm prices and ample irrigation water in the Payette valley praising local conditions. It profiles N. Pelthouse as a Republican candidate for Payette County Commissioner, stressing honesty efficiency and fiscal restraint if elected.
The narrator recounts Abraham Lincoln’s early failures from a tiliness legislature bid to business losses and debts. He endures a fianc\u00e9e’s death, then suffers defeats in congressional races, land office appointment, U S senate, and the 1856 vice presidential bid. The text ends with a prompt to reflect on how one would respond to such setbacks.
Northwest residents learned that the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building in North Portland burned in a shingle mill blaze. The 10 acre site, valued around 500000 and insured for 360000, will be rebuilt to the same plan with a larger amphitheater and the event slated to return November 1 to 8. General Manager C M Plummer promised the exposition will be bigger and better and that aid is pouring in from across the region.
Dr. R T Ely from University of Wisconsin cites state tax records and Agriculture Bureau data to argue that rising taxes will soon confiscate farm lands by taxing income as property. Ohio and Kansas show soaring taxes despite fluctuating land values, with farm income eventually overtaken by tax proceeds. The quote the power to tax is the power we destroy underscores the warning.
The text discusses sharing the cost of service between consumers, aiming for an 8 cent per consumer rate where possible. It emphasizes avoiding allocation of costs to one class that would burden others, seeking a fair distribution across all consumer groups.
Idaho Power Company filed suit in U S court against the Idaho Public Utilities Commission asking for review of power rate orders and relief from what it calls harassing and confiscatory actions. General Manager W R Putnam said rates set months ago have not had a fair trial and would yield only meagre returns, while the commission continues issuing orders for further decreases that could ruin the company. He asserted the rates are too low to support development and service needs. The article also urges farmers to store only in licensed warehouses under the state’s bonded warehouse act to protect producers from unsafe handling and to report unlicensed operators.
Allen Stegall announces his wish to run for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. He cites experience as a peace officer in Payette County and says he is qualified to serve the public if nominated and elected. He objects to the will of the voters at the primary on August Sth.
Rail workers seek higher pay while farmers demand lower freight rates. The piece argues unions and farmers have conflicting interests and that government ownership is favored by radicals. It notes wage increases imply higher rates, and rate cuts imply wage cuts, detailing the political dynamics of an organized labor bloc versus unorganized farmers and the potential for mutual loss.
A $1,400,900 gift from the Rockefeller Foundation John D Rockefeller Jr Friendship Fund Crane and Carnegie supports Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. A $600,000 combined laboratory building will be erected, creating an ideal plant for participating institutions nationwide.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record argues that tariffs are a national requirement, not partisan. It contends that a protective tariff sustains the American standard of living and should not be sacrificed for political expediency or outdated party aims.
Wanted men or women to take orders for genuine guaranteed hosiery for women and children. Eliminate daming. Salary seventy five dollars a week full time, one dollar fifty cents an hour spare time. Beautiful line all colors International Stocking Mills Norris Town Pa
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