L Grande Evening Observer
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Published daily except Sunday
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Thursday, May IS, 1905.
' AOVEETIHIMO RATES
DlapbJ Ad rata forsUiud apoa appUeaUoa
lxxl rmaum auuees lOe pr Uo flrat
(Job, j pr Um aw each tub qaeot 1
KHOlallau of eoadoteac, g m Una,
Cwda of thuka, to per llaa.
THEIR STRONGEST ARGUMENT
The opponents of .public own-
erstttp or ,potiio utilities nod
their strongest argument in the
present condition of the com
moo roads in the United States.
They point with emphasis to the
statistics which show that the
great corporations that have
built the railroads and invested
therein $12,853,297,302, being,
aa average cost of $64,371 per
mile have so constructed and
: equipped them they can now
haul with' nrifit Inn
freight at an average cost to the
shipper of three quarters of
cent per mile.
This they cleim is because of
the wisdom, and skill with
which their roads are construct
ed aud operated and declare
that the shippers of freight in
the United States aie served
cheaper by the railroads than in
any other country in the world
The orators of the corporation
then pause and cast a glance,
fall sympathy upon their farm
er hearers, and in a sorrowful
tone read from the reports of
the Director of the office , of
Publio Roads Inquiry of the
United States, which slw the
average cost of moving a ton of
farm produce in the United
States from the farm to raiiroad
is$3.02andinthePacifio aud
Rocky Mountain States the
cost is $5.12, and that the freight
from farm to railroad station is
25 cents per mile, whioh cost is
three times as great as the'eost
of hauling the same produot
would be over good country
roads as made iu the United
States and four times as great as
the cost of hauling over the
best roads iu fonign countries,
as made these where road build
ing is not left to the discretion
of the people.
There is but one way to meet
this argument of the corpora
tions, which is for the people
to make good roads; and as lou g
as they fail to do so the argu
ment of the corporations standi
upon facts and cannot be refut
ed by words.
If after a century in charge
of road making the people have
failed to make good roads, the
corporations have a basis for
their theory that if the railroads
were plaeed in the peoples charge
I. HARRIS
THE MEAT MAN
Is still doing business at the
old stand. . Will be glad to
see all his old custmores as
well as new ones. As good
prime' beef cattle is now
scarce, I have on hand a fine
selection of cured meats,
hams breakfast bacon. About
the fifteenth of May, I will
have a fine assortment of
young piime beef, which are
now fattening. Do not for
get that I now have as good
fresh beet as there is on the
market a, well as fresh fish
.and poultry.
Prompt Delivery Phone 1601
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management thereof would be
on a par with - the management
of the country roads. This
rock on which the corporations
stand can ouly be knocked
from under their feet by the
people making good roads.
If you have money to spend
for anything needed to make a
gxd appearance at the Portland
'.., "
ur buy at home. In this way
juuohuiu aeepxuK up. uoLOfl
proepertiy while you axe haying
good time. Otherwise you
will enrich Portland at in divi
dnel and community expense.
The way to have any obnox
ious law repealed is is to enforce
it to the letter and this seems to
be the program with the pro
gram with the bicycle law in
this city. La Grande covers a
large territory and under proper
restrictions certain ' streets
should be admisable to the use
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of bicycles on side walks.
THE NEW
FURNITURE
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Our Car Has Arrived
And we are able to sav that hut.
ter or more upto- date furniture
was never seen in La Grande.
We are proud of our present
assortment and will consider it
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a real pleasure to show , von nil
our new arrivals. The car came
through without a si no-la hrk
or scratch This furniture was
bought right and w? are able to
sell it at an extra low price and
still make a legitimate.
Call and see the beautiful dis
play of fine furniture. You will
not be urged to buy.
E. G.ADGOOK
Successor to E. Anrlrnsa
Andross Old stand Phone 9-1
IN A HURRY?
THEN CALL
Win. REYNOLDS
The transfer man.
He will take that trunk to the
Depot or your home in less
time thau it takes to tell it
Wagon always at your service.
Charges moderate. Day phone
1751, night phone 1863.
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Brick furnished in any
quanity or any style. No
contract too sat all or too
large. See samples of our
pressed brick.
GEO. KREIGER.
La Uraude, Oregon.
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RED FRONT LIVERY BARN
Wm. Smith, Prop,
Safe and reliable rigs furn
at all times. Special ac-
coinodations furnished to
commercial travelers,
Phone. 3-5
Wr.U.A.rH FEED STORE
Hay, Giain and feed. .Fiee
delivery to alt parts el the
city.: Mouutaiu. trade a
specialty. Phone J96l
, Hotmw, barutaa and wngona
bought and sold
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This Store Closes at 6:30 p. m. except
First in a Series of Extraordinary Sales
SPECIAL
All Styles in Gordon Hats During
at the verv low Price cf
We also carry a complete line
stock, a selection equal to any
RADIUM
Radium Silk, Newest,
Brightest, best Reasonably
Priced,
Radium Silk is now on sale.
At first sight a woman can dis
tinguish it from ' the -so-calied
silks, which are part silk and
part material treated to look like
silk but which will lose there
lustre when handled. Every
strand of Badium ' Silk is
guarauteed all silk.1 For
evening gowns, waists,petticoats
dropskirtp, or slips, or any other
use to which silk can be put, it
is equally serviceable. .
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Saturday
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Gordon $3
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of hats in
city stort.
all the new shapes and
SALE
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We will Place on Sale our entire line
of Ladies' Skirts at a Discount of
25 per cent. Remember that these
Skirts. arc not old shop worn goods but
of the latest Designs and weaves.
SALE COMMENCES MAY 4,
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We have just
Received a com
plete line of fine
Oxfords, in all
the newest shades
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SPECIAL NOTICE
All Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention
SALE
Hats
this Sale will be sold
colors. You will find in our
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WASH
GOODS
We have a full line of
wash goods of every de
scription. Also have a
complete line of the very
latest
EMBRQDERIES.
ALLOVERS,
LACES, ETC.
SKIRTS
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