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fTTIE 3rOKXTXG OREGOXIAI. FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1912. SCENES IK UNION-. OREGON. ONE OP MOST PROGRESSIVE SECTIONS op PASTmu nurnov nnmrniY. -- 55 Ess-I sT m -THTlawWaaU Jka, fWtt..W . 'Ms9VrrWvilsAt J If m ' r-f U U l 'I -) 1 1. 1 El 99 aT3 CESSES fsVTr.Y" GREAT OFFERINGS ... . tt. 'trrrir . - Grand Ronde Valley One Most Productive in Country, Says Addison Bennett. E3 It I I 'ai4.,a Lei"- , . s . i.K, . -S . s. i . . -' 'TOM" WRIGHT STILL LIVES -.V UN ON GOUNlY HAS 1 fwa ;ii Vai. .sU9at'"- J V IV-Al''. B . a ' A-T- I "T T -TV. I Sri .wr-m M atotal ifiV- '- T .' ra .an ii-" iiniiiiiiiiiiis ii uiMiimi f3f-H" ' 1 " fc- Karlv-Day Kpe?rkticvs of TVpnlax Hanker Keloid "Jor" Cbarcts Proved rYlend W hrn Pjnamlt er Wreck Institution. BT ADDISON BENNETT. rxrov. Or. Jan. It. (Special Corre spondence.) Coming from the East over the, O.-W. R- N. Railway, as you wind down the hills from Telocaset, the wonderful Grand Ronde Valley Ilea Spread out before you to the west and southwest. And In all Oregon there y Is no finer Body of argrlcultural land than that contained In this masrnlncen Taller. In dimensions It Is almost an empire, reckoned by Knropean stand ards, for the lowlands, the cores and the foothills, all arable, aggregate home 300 squsre miles. Just below you at the Hunt, as you come down the hill, lies the little city of t'nlon. a place founded In the late 0s of the last century, for this valley attracted the attention of homeseekers even before the Willamette Valley, the first comers approaching trom the Wal la Walla country, having more than likely passed through a portion of the valley In going to that place. In telling about any section It is al ways a pleasure, as well as a duty, to go to some of the first settlers, but In many Instances one falls to gain much Information In that way. Toss" Wright Peawlar. I knew there would be no failure here If "Tom" Wright was at home, for he and t'nion are one and undi vtdable if there Is such a word. And "Tom" is not simply an old settler, not merely an honorable cltlsen of I'nion. but one of the first and best citizens of the state. Ills name, of course, ii not Tom." but W. T. Wright. The W T however, seems a sort of disguise, everybody speaking of him as "Tom. So I will drop the quotation marks and call him by his right name. I have known Tom for many years. My last dealings with him had been as a sort of emissary from some Intimate Portland friends of his In an effort to have him "stand" for the Congresslona nomination from this district. That was some years ago. and had he Just consented, without making a canvass, we should not now be represented at Washington as we are. for Tom would almost assuredly have been nominated and elected. But aside from once serving a term as County Clerk and serving his town In such wars as all loyal citizens should, on School Boards and In the city administrations, offices to which he was elected against his wishes, Tom has never consented to ac cept public office and never will If h can avoid It. Kor two or three hours I listened to Tom go over the history of this sec tion as he recalls tt for the last 4? years almost or alnce the 20th day of April. 1865. But bis story goes bark to his boyhood home In Illinois, where he was bom In 1843. to his trip witn nis roiks across the plains in is 51. Ms later school days and graduation at the old Tortland Academy In the same class with Judge Moreland and ex-Senator Levi Ankeny. But even In his school days he broke Into business, going to Lewiston and Into the Oroflna gold fields, which, he says, are now spoken of In "Fifty Years Ago" In the columna of The Oregonlan as the Nei Perce fields. And. by the way, Tom says he finds more Interest In those brief paragraphs than In anything else he reads. Xaaae ef Falling Recalled. During Tom's school days and for a short time after bla father waa en traced in the hardware business In Portland with Joslah Falling. the father of the late Henry Failing. After dissolving partnership with Mr. Failing he was associated with Thomas Prltch ard. a name that will bring up remi niscences from many of the early set tlers of Oregon. I stated that these firms were dealers In hardware, but even before the dissolution of his part nership with Mr. Falling they had add ed general merchandise to their busi ness. In 1SSS Tom associated himself with his father and Ir. Dorsey 8. Baker, father of the Baker who founded the Haker-Boyer National, of which Miles '. Moore Is president, one of the strongest financial Institutions In Washington, and coming to thla valley, they erected a flour mill on Catherine Creek, the first mill east of the moun tains In Oregon, with the exception of a small one at The Pallea. From that day until the present Tom hss been a cltlsen of L'nlon County, and one of the most respected and pro gressive men In the state. For 30 years he has been In the bunking busi ness, ami now, associated with his two sens. B. M. and Joseph, he dominates the First National of I'nlon. a bank well known throughout Kastern Oregon as one of the safest I and most pro gressive. Sitting In his private office In his benk Tom went over the old days, told many reminiscences, more than enough to make a story of several columns for The Oregonlan. but a story of en trancing Interest to one who delights to hear men of known character tell of the op-bulldlng of Oregon. It would be impossible to touch On a tithe of the subjects he went over. Take the quar-t.r-century fight with I -a Grande for the county seat; that alone would make a splendid novel. Just to touch one phase of It: Tom was. of course, the l Jt for I'nlon. and the late lamented "Joe" Church was In charge of the La Grande forces. Everybody knows the acrimonv. the bltternesa engendered by such fights. But these two splendid rpen acre always friends. On the n'ght of November 32. 100. burglars broke Into Mr. Wright's bank and msde a wreck of the Interior. Several charges of nitro-glyrerine blew the vault, safe and furniture Into smith ereens. Fortunately the strong box. with over I6S.0OO in It. resisted all at tempts to get the door open, and not a penny of cash was tsken; the repairs, however, cost nesrly SJnoo. and It took several weeks to get things In order. Cbarea Weald Be Beaefaetor. The news spread over the valley that the bank had lost all of Its money, and early In the morning, by sunrise. Mr. i hurch. who waa In the banking busi ness at La Grande, heard tbe report. As soon as he could get Into his vault he packed f l.oe Into a grip and taking It over to I'nlon he emptied the coin cut on the counter of Tom's temporary quarters, saying "I thought you might need a little ready rash: here Is $10,000. snd call on us for enough more to see you through." That Incident not only speaks vol me for "Joe" Church, but for the i - w ' tV.n W.-V Wlf-VV . . .. , . ., . .. , iirr f II M v) standing of Tom Wright and It is an exemplification of that true spirit of manhood which one so often finds In the West. I started out to write about the little City of Union, about the Grand Ronda Valley. I wanted to tell about the splendid country, about the resources, tbe possibilities, the ambitions of the citizens and here I have consumed much space In "reminiscing." My ex - ense must be that It would be as im possible to write of this section and I leave out Tom Wright as It would pe to deliver a lecture on the fonndstlon of Christianity and leave out PauL I should say that Is my explanation I will give no excuse. Manr of the readers of The Ore- a-onlan remember that there have been three livestock shows held at this place. the last one on the first three days or June. 111. But these even may not know that already these events are among the most Important of any held Oregon, coming only second to our State Fair, ahead of that as a stock ex hibit. The judge of the stock last year (and he haa been engaged for the show of next June). Dr. Carlyle, haa been the Judge of the International Show of Chi cago for the last II successive yeara, has served the same length of time for the Madlson-Square Show, at New York, and more than once for the Kcyal Society's Show, of London.. Eng land. It may be seen from thst that he doctor Is the most noted Judge In his country. I will give his published tatement of the I'nlon Livestock Show: This Is the best livestock show In the country west of Chicago." A statement like that means something, means a great deal when coming from such an uthorlty. Thus far these shows hare been maae nn of stock exclusively from Lnlon Beker and Wallowa counties. That is worth remembering also, aa It goes to how the great Interest being tsken in me stock In these three counties. And he lslx show will be far better than he first three held. The promoters and xhlbltors now see the possibilities or he events and the stock owners are making greater preparations than ever before. 80 you may reckon on nearing as much of the Union livestock shows hereafter as you do or the Kose snow or nearly as much ami union nas oniy one Inhabitant where Portland has 133. There Is something else about the stock Interests of the county wortn mentioning, and I refer to It with esDcrtal reference to the Portland atockvards officials, and that Is that the people of this entire section are taking great Interest !n the fat stock show to be held the coming Spring at the Portland stockyards. Much or the stork to be shown at Union In June first will' go to that show. This not only spesks well for the growers, showing that they have stock they are proud to put in competition with any thst mav come from otner sections. but It shows the sort of stock now being bred here. And from all I have been able to learn I am convinced the breeders here are using as much Judg ment In their business as Is usual In any of the famous livestock districts In the country. And If Is certain that the more people that engage In the business here the greater and more pronounced will be the general suc cess, and the higher the standards will be raised. Before I dismiss the stock subject I mish to make mention that at this place the largest and best herd of Shetlsnd ponies in the West Is located. M. S. Levy Is the owner of this herd. and he has made a great success of the business. Among his famous ani mals is Billy I a gelding pony passed upon by the Government official In spector of cavalry animals as the near est perfect specimen he hsd ever seen. Mr. Levy has taken a great many prizes, almost universally carrying off the blue ribbons and cups wherever he exhibits. Near here are numerous herds of Jersey, Hereford. Guernsey. Holstein and Devon cattle, all of the celebrated breeds of road and draught horses, thoroughbred runners snd trotters, the standard breeds of sheep and awlne: In fact, all sorts of livestock. The quality is raising and the number of herds and of animals Is Increasing every year. jt.'ri. ' ""L'l- RIG ACREAGE ISSUE Slogan of "54-40 or Fight" Revived in Land Suit. EASTERN MONEY INVOLVED Court at Vale to Rale on Action Brought by Dorman to Compel Minnesota Syndicate, to Bay 188,000-Acre Tract. BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 11. The old thrilling slogan of "o4-40 or fight" Is not dead for It haa been Indirectly made an Issue In a suit brought In the District Court for Eastern Oregon by H. W. Dorman against the Oregon A Western Colonization Company to com pel specific performance of agreement In the transfer of 188.000 acres of land owned by Dorman and sold by him to the colonization company for $3,222,000. The contentions of the two Interested parties will be aired before the court at Vale and on the outcome depends the fate of the development of this vast area of land and Its future colo nization. Behind the suit, one of the 4argest ever instituted in the lntermountaln country. Is history running back Into the days of "54.-40 or fight" when England and America were straining every nerve to obtain and hold pos session of the rich Northwest territory. Some of the old-time spirit of those dsys will be aired In the court at V&le for the fight over the land Is to be bitterly contested. Grant Made la Early Days. With a view to the construction of a military road across Oregon from the east to the west, the Government in the early days, and when the west was a wilderness and considered too Isolated for settlement, granted to a private company each alternate section for a width of six miles across that state. The road was not built, but the grant remained legally alive and waa aold to a French syndicate. About a year ago this syndicate sold the vest grant, estimated as containing 800.000 acres, to the Oregon ft Western Colonisation Company, a Minnesota Arm. with headquarters at St. Paul and backed by many prominent capi talists. The price paid was In the mil lions of dollars. H. W. Dorman. a well-known busi ness man of Caldwell, waa active' In the transfer and Included In a deal that he closed was 188.000 of the 800.000 acres which he purchased for 812.50 per acre. Then he organized the Vale Oregon Land Company. The deal for the transfer of the land to the Ore gon A Western Colonization Company was made October 23. 1911. It was In the nature of what Is known legally as an "accepted proposal," and was to bo followed later by a formal contract. The sum of $200,000 was, under the agreement, to be paid May 1, 1913 and the balance In seven annual Instal ments. Harrlaaaa System Balldlag. The Harrlman system began con struction work on 133 miles of Its Oregon Eastern Railroad, an exten sion that la to be built east and west out of Vale through Oregon, recently, and the right of way passes directly through tbe tract of 188.000 acres of land of the grant when Dorman sold to the colonisation company. The activity on the part of the railroad boosted the value of the land, and appears to have caused trouble. On December 10. the Oregon west ern Colonization Company aent on Its The last call and final price on high-grade Winter Overcoats, Rain coats and Suits. They've been this season's best sellers at $35, $30 and $25 not many of a kind, but all sizes in the lot. You can now take your unrestricted CHOICE AT $14.85 See them today, as displayed in our large center window. Then come in and try some on. You'll surely profit largely. Do it now. T TnNCLOTHlHG ulji i GusJtphn Profi 166-170 THIRD ST.- formal contract for the land It had agreed to purchase from Dnrmsn. and for his signature. And this Is where Dorman balked. He contended that the contract contained so manr harsh terms and was so foreign from the one he agreed to sign that it would be Impossible for him to accept it aa drawn. When he notified the coloniza tion company of bis refusal, that com pany declared the entire deal off. Dornaa Now 9ueaw Dorman appears now as the plaintiff against the company and brings suit to compel specific performance of con tract on the part of the colonization company. Lis pendens was nled at the same time the suit was Instituted ltr order that all prospective buyers of land In thst section of Eastern Ore gon where the land Is located, might be on guard. The controversy promises to be In teresting and will block the disposal of the lands In the contract. The railroad building over the tract s protected by virtue of the fact It i obtained the right or way. Dorman contends that the terms of the deal he made with the colonisation com pany are clear and that It must ac cept the land, while the company as serts that in face of Dorman's refusal accept the contract agreed upon. t Is not bound to pay the fortune de manded. NEW OFFICIAL BALKED GliADSTOXE TREASURER MEETS OPPOSITION OP PREDECESSOR. Conflict In State Law and City Charter Cause of Difficulty Be tween Pardee and- Paddock. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) Not to be outdone by the con troversy between Mayor Dlmick and the Oregon Ctty Council. Gladstone, hlch was recently Incorporated as a city, has a fight of its own over the possession of the Treaauryship. J. K. Pardee. Treasurer before the last elec tion. Insists that he has a legal right o the office and J. C. Paddock, elected t the last election Insists that be is the Treasurer. A contest probably will be filed in the Circuit Court to settle the controversy. At the meeting of the Council Tues- ay night, when the officers were sworn In. Pardee announced that ne considered himself Treasurer of the Ity. Paddock was In the act of sign ing three city warrants when Pardee made an effort to obtain them. Mayor Cross, however, got the documents first and put -them- in his pocket. One or the warrants was issued to Pardee for alary for the last quarter of last year. The- warrant was signed by Paddock the next morning, but Pardee refused to accept It. The same day he made the following tatement: "To whom It may concern: Take notice that I. J. K. Pardee, am the duly elect ed and qualified and acting Treasurer f the City of Gladstone. Or. and that he warrants of the City of Gladstone will not bear Interest until registered by me." The controversy is tne result or a conflict between the state laws and he Gladstone charter. Just before the last election and soon after the adop tion of the charter It was discovered hat the charter provided that the of ficers elected should serve two years. However. It was the Intention when the city was Incorporated that the of ficers chosen then should serve only until the next general election. NEGRO LOSES COLOR SUIT Black Refnsd Seats in Theater Gets Money Back but Pays Costs. SALEM. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Judge Kelly. In Circuit Court today, di rected a verdict In the suit brought by A. F. Atkinson, colored, against P. R. Waters, manager of the Grand Opera house. It m-as alleged that Atkinson purchased tickets for himself and fam ily to a play several months ago. and were refused admittance to the seats designated because of their race. lie sued for $.1000. Three dollars was tendered In court, and a verdict directed for that amount, Atkinson to pay the costs, amounting te about $50. How many young family men in Portland professional men, clerks, men "with small business establish ments who are amply able to make the first payment toward acquiring a home, yet who go on year after 3ear enriching landlords by paying monthly tribute in the form of rent $ To these men we have a word to say: We have worked out a plan whereby the man who has saved a few bundled dollars may become the owner of a home in one of the finest residence sections of Portland. Our plan is simple, direct and extremely liberal. "VVe want you, .if you are inter ested in getting a home, to know all about our special home-building plan, and we therefore extend to you the following invitation: Come to our office and let us take you to Laurel hurst, where you can select the lot upon which you wish to build. Then, if you are really in earnest about wanting a home,- we will make the rest of it very easy for you. Remember that the building season will soon be here, and it behooves you, if you plan to have a home this year, to delay no longer in getting this important matter under way. . Laurelhurst is now the most beautiful residence section of Portland, and is rapidly filling up with attractive homes. The atmosphere and environment of Laurelhurst are delightful. Take an hour off and look over Laurelhurst. It will I MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents H Phones Main 1503, A 1515 522-526 Corbett Building S Office at Tract. Phone East 989. Ask for Salesman. WOOL WAREHOUSE AIM OREGON GROWERS PLAN FOR BUIXDIXG IS PORTLAND. Proposal Is to Store Product tTntil Panama Canal Opens'Mill for Baker Probable. . ' BAKER. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) A co-operative wool warehouse at Port land for the purpose of storing wool until It can be shipped East by water through the Panama Canal, In-order to save freight, was the chief matter taken up today by the executive com mittee of the Oregon Woolgrowers" As sociation, in session here. The plan Is to have the warehouse completed by 115. The matter was referred to a com mittee composed of D. O. XJvely and F. A. Freeman. Portland: F. A. Phillips. Baker; William Smith, Arlington, and J. E. Smith. Pendleton. Mrs. S. C. Gage, of Portland, told the board that she would find funds In the East for the establishment of a woolen mill here. If she couia do as sured that the wool could be secured at the right price. The committee as sured her that the wool would be forthcoming if a price was paid equal to that paid by shippers. Mrs. Gage says she has $500,000 ready for the project. ... F. A. Phillips, of Baker, was elected a member of the executive committee to succeed the late A. N. Whlttler. Pioneer The, Dalles Woman Dies. THE DALLES, Or., Jn. 11. (Spe cial.) Mrs. W. N. Wiley, a pioneer of this city, died here yesterday at the age of 71. Her maiden name waa Mary McEwea. She came here with her parents in 1860 from Canton, N. Y. and married Mr. Wiley the same year, residing in The Dalles and vicinity un til her death. A widower, three sons and three daughters survive. They are E. L. Wiley, of Wallowa: Roland, of Hood River: W. C. of Nevada; Mrs. George Thompson, of this city; Mrs. Hugh McCauley and Mrs. T. C. Condon, of Portland. The funeral will be held tomorrow. The Wiley-McEwen wed ding is said to have been the first mar riage among white people at The Da lies. Drowned Man Is Identified. ASTORIA, Or, Jan. 11. 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