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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1905)
Grande Evening Observer IKY BR08, Editor k Pr pa Entered at tba Poat Offlca at La Grande, Oregon, aa Pacond Claaa all Matter. - Published daily except Sunday One year in advance $0 50 Kix moctbs in advance... .3 60 Pei mouth .C5c Single copy...'. 5c Tuesday, July !I, 1905. . ADVEIlTIbINO KATES fiiapla Ad ntea tarulahed epos application Local reading notloet 10c per Una flret ner Uon, $e per line for each autweqnenl Inaar- Uoa. Raaolulloni of condolence, se jar Una. i , Carda of Uiaoka. to per Uaa. MONEY IN U. S. The Circulation statement issued by the U S Treasury De partment, July 1, 1905, received bp the Observer Monday July 10, gives the general stock of all kinds of United Stasea money on July 1, at $2,885,079,229, being an iucreape since June 1 of $15,732,646. fill a i a xue money in block on juue i 1905 consis'ed of gold coin, in cluding bulletin in U S Trea sury. j1.352.0G3 028. silver coin $672,991,620, Treasury Nf.tea of 1890 $9,413,000,"" U S Notes, Greenbacks $346,681,016 and National Bank Notes $495,719. 806, It will be seen from the above that much the larger por tion of the money with which the people of the United States are now doing business is gold and silver Of the money in stock $288, 362,758 were held in the US Treasury as asset of the Gov ernment which being deducted m . a a at irom tue general atocic ot money in the U S on July 1, leaves $2,596,716,471 on that da e in circulation the same being $75, 564,944 more than was in cir culation on July 1, 1904 and $1,780,449,750 more dollars than were in circulation on Jan. 1. 1879 and $2,148,311,704 more than were in circulation in 1861 at the close of Buchannar's Administration. , To refute cynical dogma that no cheerful ideas can' be ex pressed iu figures, lbs following extracts rw taken from a page of government reports In 18C0 the circulation per capita iu the U S was $5. Iu 1850 it was $1202. Iu 1831 when the Republican party took control of the nitiou the per capita of money in circulation iu the United Slates was $13 9S and on Ju!y 1, 1905 the per canita wns 131.19. In I860 with a per capita of money in circulaliou of 13 85 the imports of merchandise amounts i to a per capita of $11.25 and the exports were $10.61 per capita or 64 cent prr enpita 1hs than the expoiti. In 1903 we im ported a per capita of foreign goods for consumption at lome of $12.54 ami for the name ytar we expoited of ihiuga grown or manufactured iu tue United States amounting to a per ' capita of $17 32 showing that our exports that year exceeded our imports by a pr capita of $4.78. . In 1860 our total exports of domestic merchandise amount- Purc Bred Poultrv I'arties desiring pure bred poultry, can secure eggs from the following well known breeds at $1 per setting of fifteen Bar Ply moth Rock, White Wyn dott, Single Comb Brown Leghorn, and Silver Laced VVyddoti ELI BA!R. ' Island City Oregon ' d to $316,242,423 worth of stuffs made, mined or grown at home. Of this $256,650,972 worth was agricultural products beicg 81.13 per cent of our total domestic exports, , !4i,345, 692 worth of things 'made iu our manufactures, the same be ing 12.16 per cent' of our d mcslio exports, 63perjcept of our total domestic exports was the products cf oar mines. The product of our forests exported in 1860 amounted to 3 26 per cent of our exports., "Now com pare these figures ' with ; those that measure our domestio ex ports in 1903 and ree if you co not have a pleisant picture of home life in our country. In 1903 our total 'exports "of do mestio merchandise was 5f the value of $1,392,231,302 oVmore thai i four time greater than in 1860 In 1903 we exported from our farms product valued at $873,322,882 or more than three times as much as in i860 but in 1860 the farms furnish ed 81.13 per cent of our do mestic exports and in 19)3 but 62.73 per cent. In the 43 years from uuu iucluulug I GOG the products of our factories ex portrd increased from, ' $40,345, 892 to $407,526,159 j or more than ten fold. The results of today's road building meeting will be fir reaching and of long stand'og. Of course it is understood that we will profit by the information we have received. ?' ' Jit The citizens of this couuty certainly know more about good road building today than : they did yesterday. Notice To Water O-sumers All persona, knowing tburaatlf a to be in arreara fur city water are here by n itifled to oall at the office of ; tbe city Recorder and eottlo at ' once. 1 la order that there ibay be no nils under landing we cite the customer to the following Btotion of tbe city ordinance. Tbia ordlano will be In-forceJ. Section 28 The water ratea ahall be payable In advance at the office of the water taperintendent on the firit day of eaoh month (except fonmetera which are payable on the flrtt day of tbe uooredlng month), and If . not pMd within the first ten dayi the water will be abut otf the premUea, aa provided in Sectloua 20 and 27. IMer ordinance provldea that water ratea ahall be payable to City Record er inatea lot Water Superintendent. ) ( ' GROCERIES FROM THIS STORE ARC ALWAYS NICE AND FRESH Seasonable Goods as well as Staples always on hand. QEDDELX BR2X North Fir Street .. Croup ' ' la a violent loflanuuatlon r of tbe mncoua membrane of the lnd pipe, whlou at uietluiea eiteuda to the larnyx and broi chisl tubes; and la one of 1 1. a moat daiiReronn tliaeaata of cblldr-u ' It almoft always cornea on in the oight j Hive frequent email doeoa ot . Ballard UorebounJ Syrup and apply Ballard's l.inainent externally to the throat 25c, 1 50c, $1.00, Newlin Drng Co BIG VALUES IN riiDDAinrov 0 1-iviuriUiii.ri i 8J, 10. and 121 A values for . m r - ja tf- ' Specials Extra j Specials ... LA GRANDE, OR. , TREMENDOUS VALUES IN MEN'S . srnCs 75c, 85c, $1.00 values 50c - -. ..aiifv 25c Silk Zephyr Gingham, 8Jc. Ladies' Besuoanivonscrer . and Misses Lace Lisie uioves idc i.nuui m kfv i .. ale eart bweep Cqmnicnccs Friday July 7, Ends Ivlon. July Jl i '- ' a , The greatest clearing sale of the year. Because of the unusual amount of merchandise to clear, this sale will largely exceed all our previous July Clearing Saie.4 in volume, variety of merchandise, and in price reductions. All broken lines, odd lots, and those assortments of regular merchanaisc which arc larger than we wish, have been given low price marks that 11 force quick selling. The sale sheets will show enormous losses, but , we count losses as inevitable during these clearing sales -part of the business. n ft' ;. s ,, -t - -iui i Every Article in the House Reduced. A' :7 'rl a i 'I EXCEPT E. & W. C0LURS. W. L. DOUGLASS SHOES. SPOOL COTTON AND BUTTERICK PATIERNi ARE CONTRACT GOODS. CLEAN SWEEP SALE IN OUR t i READY TO WEAR DEP'TMENT Every garment marked at a fraction of its value A line of Ladies' $3, $4 and $6 Walking Skirts for $1 Ladies' summer wash Skirts $1.50 VALUES , FOR $1.05 2.25 " 1.60 v ,3.00 " 2.00J, 4.00 " 2.65 CLEAN SWEEP SALE IN OUR MENS' CLOTHING LADLES' WAISTS Elaborately Trimmed in the Latest Styles, all the Latest and most clever Models shown this season in silks and lawns. $.50 .75 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 GARMENTS REDUCED TO $.30 .45 .60 .95 1.25 1.45 AND OTHERS WHICH SPACE WILL NOT PERMIT Hundreds of dollars worth of clothing ; that is as well made, as perfect in'fit, . as good in material as you can buy any where for double the money TWO AD THREEPIECE SUITS IV WORSTEDS, TWEEDS AND CHEVIOTS $25.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $20.00 22.50 ..-,,. " 15.00 ' 12.00 " 10.00 " ; I7.GCW 11.50 9.50 G.50 M EN'S U NDERWEAR MADE OF THE FINEST QUALITY OF FRENCH i BALBRIGGAN DERBY RIBBED, BEST $1.50 ! VALUE FOR $1.00. t f