La Grande evening observer., June 06, 1905, Image 2

La Grande Evening' Observer
CT iet ER08., Editor ft Pr pa
Eatarad at thnTo.tJjOnc.J at La
Grande, . Oregon, 'aa Beoond CUm
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Tuesday, June 6, 1905.
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GOOD ' ROADS UNO GROWTH
Union county has room or a
great many more ' people and
' the general desire of ear people
is that more come and , mike
hornet with . us. This general
desire will not bring people here
We, who are here have great
responsibility, largely ihe
destiny of the county is upon us,
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region have as much, if not
more to do in bringing popnla-
tion to it as , have natural . re-,
sources, climate, and position .
Among the' many things which
we can do, if so desposed, to
bring people LWe is to, fall j in
line with the on moving deter
mination, that is now greater
than ever hoped for good roads.
That good roads are condu
cive to increase of population is
shown by the growth in popula
tion in New Jersey. This is a
little state but little more than
twice the size of Union county
and lias been settled by whites
for about two centuries and
; therefore has no inducements to
offer as a "new country" yet it
is growing in population faster
than any of the new states.
From 1890 to 1900 New Jersey
gained 438,780 in population
, while Oregon, with an area of
94,660 square miles of land sur
face gained bat 95,832.
New Jersey makes no boast
of its broad acres of fertil land,
its mines, forests, or climate,
but it does claim to have the
" best country roads of any state
in the Union and therefore that
home life is pleasanter and the
ordinary vacations can be fol
lowed in tbat state with greater
ease and profit than elsewhere
and this they say is why people
prefer to settle within its bord
ers, than go into far elf ! new
countries.
About twenty yerrs ago the
; good road movement began in
New Jersey at which time it
had . traditional county roads.
She now has hundreds of miles
oftelfordaad macadam roads
that are good all seasons of the
year on which a two horse team
draws as an average load four
tons.
Qood roads da not seem to be
" as much of a necessity in New
Jersey as iu Oregon for tne lit
' 1 tie state is so well supplied with
railroads "that there is not a
spot in New Jersey that is
seven miles dUtaut from a rail
road says, tbe lion Edward
Barrough, chairman of tho state
l board of agriculture of that
j state who is a leading spirit Tin
the good rode movement in that
U State. , ' .
To narrow the range of b
f servation let it be confined to
' ' Essex connty New Jrsey and
' Union county Oregon. Essex
i i county N J has 127 square miles
: oTland surface, Union county
Oregon has 8,000 square miles. .
V Earex county N J bad in 1900
a population of 359,053 people
gain in ten years, of 102,955
people. "
r--Uoionounty-drgon in 1800
had a population of 16,070 in
1890, it had 12,040, 'a gain in
the ten years of 4,030. Tbat is
Essex' county gained in tbe de
cade from 1890 to 1900, twenty
five and half persons to' Unions'
one ' . .
Essex county has more than
200 milts of telford andMaca
dam road; Union county has
none, and her common roads
are poor - make shifts in" good
weather, and in bad weather
they are fair 'samples of the
Jordan road which the poet tells
i s a hard road to travel I
It is not claimed that the bet
ter roads in JJew Jersey is the
sole cause in the difference 'in
growth in' population between it
and Oregon but that it is one of
the most important ' agents j in
bringing about results so favor
able to New Jersey - , ' j-
Well, Well, even old Harvey
Scott in i his ' Oregonian, now
realizes that the initiative ' and
referendum is permanent j in
this state. Yet the friends who
worked for so many years i in
remember the little assistance
renaerea oy tne uregoman.
"The Salem Statesman wants
to know what i the matter with
luuiattng tne repeal of tbe re
ferendum. There is just 'one
thing in the way of such a move
the disposition of the people of
Oregon to retain the power they
have reserved to themselves
under the initiative and ''refer
endum amendment! The fact
tbat the last Legislature wanted
to evade the referendum amend
inent by sttaching emergency
cftuiei to all sorts of f laws was
enough to make tbe people sus
picious of any effort, to tike
away the power they have re
served. The initiative and re
ferendum may be - cumbersome
and open to some abuses, and
possibly we may find that it! !is
impractical; but the people are
not ready to accept that view) of
it. Tbe mere existence of the
referendum power exeits a jre
straining influence upon , the
Legislature and the exercise ! of
that power in the case of the
omnibus appropriation bill- will
teach the leeislative branoh ol
the state government a lesson it
will not soon forget. The , ini
tiative and referendum amend
ment may sometime be repeal
ed, bai it will not be at the sug
gestion of thoBe who are ! afraid
to, trust the wisdom and intel
ligence of the people. Oregon
ian.
Deep tearing or wrtnohloir Dtlna.
occaaalonad by gattlng wet tbroogb.
worse woen a ree, or on nru moving
the llmbi and In void or damn raath
er, la oared qalokl by Ballarba tin
uaimant. Uacar Oleaon, Gibson City
Illinois, Feb 10, 1802: A year ago. , J
was troubled with a palit ia my back.
It aoon got ao bad I could not - bead
over; Una bottle ot Ballard ' Snow
Liniuie. t cured me." 2So, 60, 11.00.
UOGAN
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eatoh ' and sailor collars, bloomer trousers, from 3 to 7 years, maIe
to sell for $4 to $6;-n
Double-breasted jackd suik trousers, in serges, cKeyiots
and worsteds;! sizes 7 to 16 years, made to sell from $2.75 to $7 5
One Fourth off during this sale.
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Neataaess fe You II . find that the
variety is largeand handsomer, and the vafues a little better than 3
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LADIE'S
'And when we say reduced prices we
mean exactly wnas tne woras jmpiy.
Excellent styles in indja, linens, silk,;
and Batiste, with white . ground and ;
colored dots and figures.
$1.50 Values, nowl $1.15
2.00 " " l 1.50
2:50 " 1 1.85
3.00 , " ; " , 2.25
WAISTS
Sale Commences June 5, end Ends June 19
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A STRAIGHT TIP
We have a, magnificent line of tummer nndflrwr ' 'ini-
! eloding umon and two-piece Buita, from the most delicate
gauze to a comiortable wool mixture garment for cool
I Our price from 50c per garment up
A F.EW OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL-VALUES IN LADIES'
BELTS ' :!
Taffeta Silk, very neatly shirred, 3 featherhone eUys in
back. Color black, browo, bine and OC- i f4 m
green, price , OOC 10 pl D
Wo Pay! 20c for r Eggs
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