Li tone Evening OSserver ?VTT over!-m
Grande Ronde Va.ley la a valley of
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17. 1906 borne. Farms to ivnt are exception
ally scarce.
Published daily except on Sunday There is room for the times the
present population la the Grande
Ronds Val&y.
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CEHTRAL RAILWAY Of OREdOR
Cheap and abundant electric power
mokes all klnd of manufacturing pos
sible In any part of the county.
Union county has reason to be prouo
of her school system, wblcb is second
to no public school system in the west.
Since the packing-bouse exposures,
Grande itonde V'uky farmers are re
ceiving a premium for home-cured
meats.
ADVERT KATKH
Display Ad rates rarnlahixl upon application
Local reading not Ices luc per lln Oral I usee
lion, jo per lint for each subsequent Inner.
lion.
Resolution of oonrioleucs, $c j r line.
Card ol tlmbk. On per lin.
Union county's prosperity Is based
upon hr varied and diversified industries.
This edition la all home print. The
Observer office is decldkdly well
equipped.
No one Is idle except from choice In
ine urunde Itonde Varey. There Is
work at good wages all the year round
for all.
The La Grande brick yards made
over two million brick this season and
then could fill only a portion of the or
ders received.
The owners of our largest saw mill
ay that Union county timber will last
at the present rate of cutting, for at
leas seventy-five years.
The two Inrgv atone quarries near
Grande furnWm employment to a
large number of people) during the
greater portion of each year.
Not less than three cold storage and
artificial Ice pants will be Installed In
La Grande In 1907. There will be no
tnore Ice famines in the Grande Ronde
Valley.
The raciflc coast market for cattle,
hogs, sheep and poultry pay better
prions than the Eastern markets. Stock
shipments are In consequence seldom
made to the enst,
Ten acres of fruit land here will ylofd
net Income over the living expenses
of a family and all cost of cultivation
of the land nnd that net Income will
be expressed In four figures).
Over a large area, termed many
years ago the EundrldRy, now ac
knowledged to be aecond to no part
Of the valley for productiveness, the
roads are a'ways perfect at all eva
sions of the year.
A large cannery somtwhere In this
valley will be erected as soon aa the
rtgtht parties become la ware of thai
great opportunity t re. The fruits and
Vegetables nerewmry are raised In
large quantities now.
Coal has In the past few yar be
come In general use In the valley and
bow supplies about one-third of the
fuel demand. Coat In ton lota Is de
livered by La Ornnde dealers at 17.
Wod costs from 14 to H.SO a corn.
A vinegar factory on a large scale Is
awaiting the combination of capital
and exerlence. La Grande with her
Superior transportation facilities would
be an Idenl location for such a plant.
The apples to run It with are here, too.
Btrawberry culture offers one of the
best fields for profit either on a small
Or extensive scale. Nowhere are finer
or larger berries grown. They mature
late and bring prices equal to the first
pickings of the early season sections.
Leading life Insurance companies
credit Oregon with the lowest rat of
mortality of any state In the Union.
This Is of Importance to the seeker for
a home. Union county has one cltl--en
who Is In his 107th year, yet re
tains his faculties In at respects
carcely Impaired.
La Grande Is naturally the dtstrlbut.
Ing center for a large area of country.
This Is emphasised by the fact that
many of the raciflc coast Jabbers ship
here In earlots, and tv-hlp by local
rates. The day Is not fnr distant when
omeone will start a wholesale grocery
and provision house In La Grande.
Hop-raiding Is one of the profit
producing pursuits of this valley. The
price has not been below 51-1 cents
. a pound on foot during the past six
Team and has reachu d at times a cent
mor than that, during portions of
each year. The largest ho In the
World was rained In Union county on
alfalfa and grain, and exhibited at the
Lewis and Oark exposition In Tort
land by Kiddle Pros.
Union county offers remarkable in
ducements to bomeeeekers on account
of low living expenses and healthy
climate.
J. II. Rlnehart & Bon of Summer
vllle are among the largest prune
growers in Eastern On. gun. They own
their own dryer and market their pro
duct In carload shipments.
This edition is an urgent Invitation
to you, Mr. and Mrs. Easterner or
Middle Wi sterner, to come to this al
luring valley and make a home under
the most favorable conditions.
Tin re are two constantly flowing ar
tu-iun wells In Union county. Neither
Is below a depth of 700 feet A com
pany Is now und-r contract to bore 1.
D00 feet which will probably result in
securing a gusher.
If there Is any section of the United
Slutes that possesses more diversified
valuable natural and acoiilre rennr-
ces and advantages than does the
Grande Ronde Valley, we have neltner
seen nor heard of it.
The best furmlnz lands can be
bought at 150 an acre. When planted
to fruit the tund upeedly acquires a
value of from $200 an acre up. Wild
land can be had as cheap as $3 an
acre, but It Is not worth much except
for grazing purposes.
Well-traveled people who have vu
Ited lure and examined the opportune
ties of the Grande Ronde Valley,
unanimously admit that they have
never seen a section offering more to
Industrious newcomers with small
capital.
If you desire any further Information
In regard to the Grande Ronde Valley
after you have read this edition, write
to any real estate Arm represented In
Its columns or to the commercial clubs
of La Grande, Union, Elgin or Cove.
Write todny. .
It Is a well known fact that a large
percentage of the original pioneers of
this valley are will living, In Union
county. To come bene once Is to stay
from choice. No one who has lived
here a short time believes ho can bet
ter his condition by moving.
The flouring mills of Union county
have sufficient capacity to grind all of
the wheat produced In the valley. This
means that local competition is so
strong; that the grower realises from
2 to 6 o. a bushel above the shipping
market. There la a big saving In
aacks, too, when the wheat la sold di
rect to the mill.
Union county Is alluring to all con
dition and classes of people. Varied
Industries furnish employment to tne
extent thnt the labor commissioner of
Oregon In his annual report credits
Union county with being third In the
state's list of counties as an employer
of labor. Thre Is always work for
the laboring man here. For the home-
.seeker our reasonably priced fertile
lands, good markets, tflmatlc and so
cial conditions appeal. To the busi
ness man a county with auch largo
and varied resources makes sure
uniformly large volume of business. He
knows that chance of failure will be
his fault alone under such favorable
conditions. To the Investor a careful
study of the situation Is aH that Is
necKssnry.
Union county's present population Is
about 20.000. Grande RondV Valley
alone will easily support 60,000. The
people are coming west by tralnloajs
seeking Just what thla valley offers
them. A little hustling wl l secure our
share.
POLITICAL STATUS
Union county is normally Republican by
several hundred majority but in local
affairs there is a large independent vote
and the result for years has been that
when the votes are counted, the offices
re distributed between the two great
national parties.
A Sportsman's Paradiss.
The mountains of Union county
abound In big game, such as bear and
deer, and therw are plenty of grouse
ami pheasants. Trout, of several va
rieties, salmon, salmon trout, and white
fish teem In the streams and rivers.
Gam lnwe are well observed.
A Railroad Now Eein$ Constructed M Will (My Aid in
w Development o( tne Grande Ronde Valley.
T Grande Ronde Valley is a land of
opportunity.
Favored to an extraordinary degree
by natural conditions, It is destined to
become a vast garden and that quick
ly. Nature fans provided here a soil
and climate that together make possl-
b e the most profitable crops, and whh
the comp etlon of the transportation
facilities now In course of construc
tion this va'ley will require only an
Increased number of ambitious farm
ers to speedily become the most pro-
Important, but the fact must not be
lost sight of that the Central Railway
of Or-'gon is a separate and dlstlnp
corporation and In no way a part of
the trunk lln with whle it connects.
It Is very evident that this nw road
will prove profitable from the start.
And that Is right and fair. It Is also
evident that Its Interest are merged
In the development of this Immediate
section, and its broad and liberal
po Icy wll be to encourage and foster
Individual enterprise along Its line,
Hot Lake Qs-JC
K XJCove
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MAP SHOWING CENTRAL RAILWAY OF OREGON.
This large special edition of the Ob
server is all home print. Few offices in
the state have a better equipment
ductlve area of its size In the whole
United States.
The Central Railway of Oregon Is
opening up to the possibilities of fruit
and vegetable culture, mechanical in
dustries, factories, etc, practically the
entire area of this extensive valley.
The railroad Is not a prospective
possibility but an assumed certainty,
backed by ample capital, with route
selected, and, work of actual construc
tion well under way. Much of the
grading has already been done. The
ties end steel rails for many miles
of road are on the ground, and an Im
mense force of men is at work. This
railroad will have over 65 miles of steel
track (standard gunge) In the Grande
Ronde Valley, and about 200 miles altogether.
In the Grande Ronde Valley the
road will run from Hot Lake to Union,
Union to The Cove, Cove to La Grande,
La Grande to Hot Lake giving a belt
line through the most fertl'e portions
of the valley. From a point near La
Grande the railroad will a so extend to
SummervtHe on the north. Leaving
Union the road will follow Catherine
creek, touching (or passing; near)
Medical Springs, Indiana mine and
Copper- belt In the gold sections to
Sanger and Cornucopia, and thence to
Pine Valley. The outlook now Justi
ne the expectation that the road wl l
be completed from Union, La Grande
and feummervtHe to Sanger In 190
and It Is certain that the entire Una
will be finished during 1907.
It is not an "air line" road, the idea
being to solve the transportation prob
lem in the Grande Ronde Valley rather
than to curtail mileage.
The railroad) win be operated as
rapidly as constructed, considerable
equipment being already on hand arid
more on the way here. So fast Is the
construction work progressing that the
beet crops near Cove. Hot Lake and
Union will be handled this season.
True, the cans will have to be delivered
to the O. R. ft N. at Hot Lake or
Union stations for transfer to La
Grande this year, but before another
crop Is raised the line will be complet
ed to La Grande.
The line is a'ready regarded as one
of the Important feeders of the O. R.
& N. and will soon become the most
ine management of this road sees
cleariy that the Grande Ronde Valley
arrords alluring opportunities for in
tensive farming, canneries, saw mills,
cereal factories, etc., and the road is
providing transportation faciiiti..
such as would not be thought of hv
any trunk line, with the belief that the
present owners of the land or new
purchasers will extensively engage In
these profitable pursuits. The valley
has ample territory to support from
five to six times its present population.
The natural resources are here, and
the field Is open to both large and
small Investors.
The railroad is not aeeklng to build
up any one section of the valley to the
detriment of some other locality, but
will encourage Investments everywhere
along Its line. It Is in existence to
haul freight and passenger and will
endeavor to augment the volume of Its
traffic by inducing Individuals to lo
cate in Ms valley.
No section of the Pacific coast has a
more varied list of attractive oppor
tunities to offer ths manufacturer and
huobandman.
The nearby timber should be manu
factured Into lumber, boxes, etc, right
here, and the railroad company Is al
ready In touch with several auch pros
pective enterprises.
The grain grown In this valley ranks
cond to none, and factories for the
manufacture of cereal foods would
find an advantageous location here.
This Is a fle d of Industry almost un
touched on the Pacific coast, and no
other location surpasses the Grande
Ronde Valley In natural Inducements
for such factories.
A straw-board factory would pay.
There Is a tremenduous demand for
thla sort of paper, and the raw ma
terial Is now practically going to waste
on hundreds of valley farms.
There Is "big money" to be made In
the extensive planting of truck. Such
vegetables as cabbage, onions, celery,
etc, will find a ready market at high
price, and the highest qua'lty Is easily
produced here.
The possibilities In fruit-growing
are as yet hard.'y realised, and profits
need not be confined to mark-ting frsh
fruit. A factory to manufacture Jelly,
marmalade, etc, would be a paying in
dustry. The same could be said of
clder and vinegar factories. Sumnt
fruit goes to waste now to supp y
requirements of several fac'xnes of
'.s an opening for canneries to
nanae cherries and other fruit, and
vegetables. . a,,
In bringing nrpimn
kinds, the Central
interds 10 co-operate iu --
mter.as to k associations,
able way wltn ine , ...
elneri, bodies and IndKiaua c -lens
and investors of his va.ley.
k-nnwin full wel tnat -"
elier Eastern .narke: for every pom-
ble pruduct of the soi: ci . -------
It propos. to furnish the
transportation facilitl. s that will -tan
there products on their way.
It does not take a dreamer or opti-
mlst to see the great Dcnem.
p'e of this val'ey
will secure through
.h nneratlon of eucn a rai -
purely s Irish motives of material aa
vamage he railroad's only request
(free rWht-of-way) should be gladly
granted by every one approached. No
effort is b Ing made to sell stock loca -V.
nor is any bonus ask -d-rlght-of-way
being the only thing requested
from Grande Ronde Valey property
owners. This request is b. Ing met m
th- runt spirt! and- the railroad is ex
perlenclng little or no difficulty In that
rapect.
The Observ-r regards the building
of the Central Railway of Oregon as
the most Important work, viewed from
any standpoint, that has marked local
history, for It will put this valley In
a class by itse f so far as transporta
tion facilities are concerned.
GOODNOUGH MERCANTILE
STOCK CO.
(Elgin, Oregon.)
General Merchandise, Vehicles, Im
plementsLumber Manufacturers
Proprietors Elgin Milling Co.
The (ioodnough Mercantile & Slock
So. Is the most Important commercial
ent rprUe of Elgin.
A large general merchandise busi
ness Is done, trade being attracted
throughout the Immediate vicinity and
well Into Wallowa county. Full linos
of farm Implements, wagons and bug
gies are carrhd as well as hardware,
lumber, doors, windows, etc.
The main store building Is 22x160
ftt. with basement, supplemented by
an Implement warehouse 40x160 feet.
These bulldlnsw afford none too much
Toom for the large stock carried In
a'l llns. Several portable saw mils
are operated In tine vicinity of Elgin
by the company, the combined cut be
ing about 5.000.000 feet annually, most
of which is marketed In the mlddre
wes.
The Elgin Milling Co. plant, a part
of the business, Is a 60-barrel mill, and,
e large amount of bran and chopped
feed Is also turned out.
The officers of the company are F.
J. Holmes, prudent; Wl J. DlsV
man, vice president; Frank E. Smith,
secretary, and E. P. Staples, treasurer.
Since the above was written, the fol
lowing article has appeared in the Elgin
Recorder
W. I. Dishman, who has been one of the
leading stockholders in the Goodnough
Mercantile & Stock Co., of this city, has
disposed of his interest in that firm and
has purchased the Elgin flouring mil
from the Elgin Milling Co., in which he
was formerly a third owner. This is one
OR. 8. L. CORPE.
physician and Surgeon of Cove, fore.
It was Dr. S. L. Corps, of Cove, who
first discovered and published In
medical Journal (Medical Bentlnel
May. 1903) the function of the vermi
form appendix.
He declared that "Th appendix, la
not a rudiment of a ren&thened
caecum, as has been taught by aotn
standard text book, but is a distinct
orgs' n. having a dltlnct function."
and he fJly describee this function,
etc.
It is a distinction to the Grande
Ronde Valley that thla now feivralij
accepted theory should have "JJ,
given to the world by a local practi
tioner. Dr. Corpe Is a very successful physl.
elan and wirg on, a deep thinker and
a cense ess student. He Is noticeably
energetic and up-to-date in hi
methods, keeping fully abreast of tne
mc.
He quickly recognized tho value In
surgery of X-ray photographs, and
was the first surgeon In the va'ley to
s cure an X-ray apparatus. For two
yea s It was the only one In th
county. It Is a large and powerful
machine.
X edless to say he has a large pfc
tlce in this valley.
He is the son of bonored pioneer
parents, .and he remains In the Grande
Ronde Valley through) Jove of tlhls
country and Its people. No man haa
greater faith In a grand future for
this favored s.ctlon.
Si Jl " -l sr i , ,- ss. -v nur .-
FLOUR MILL AT ELGIN.
of the most important changes that has
transpired in this city. Mr. Dishman has
Been connected with the G. M. & S. Co
ever since its organization and had been
closely identified with the business inter
ests of this city. The members of the
Q. M. & s. Co. also composed the Elgin
Milling Co. and the change is practically a
a trading of Mr. Dishman's stock in th.
mercantile establishment for the flouring
LA GRANDE CIGAR FACTORY.
J. H. Wills, Prop.Lee.ted Gai,tt.
ou.in.ng -phone Black 162.
This essentially home Industry
"luuusnea by Mr. Wills
last April, produces cuiar, that on
heir merits deserve the patronage of
"Otslln " kit i .
"' "cel ln aroma
. iraae-winner wherever Intro-'rl-r'V
dealer has
euv oe win probably havs it
m?xt time you come.
J,"..!!' 'U- ",la ""to- turns
. ana Blu Stocking,
Hand-Made,- a nick cigar ls
value for the money.
All of these clear are made under
-si or hyen,c conditions
well-paid white labo
tobacco.
Mr. Wilis
or. from selected'
J. A. RUSSELL.
(Successor to Grandy & Russell.)
Fresh and Cured Meats
In point of volume of "trade and
equipment, this business Is Justly en
titled to more than ordinary menWjm
In The Observer's review of sl
uuue lOliuiliuua. I
In direct line of succession It waa
established ten years ago, and from
August, 1905, until a few days ago,
was conducted by Grandy & Russell.
This nartmrshlp has now been dis
solved and Mr. Grandy retire rrora
the firm.
J. A. Russell, who is now sole pro
rietor. Is a practical butcher of Ions
experience, and is both well and fav
orably known In this valley.
He op rates three retail markets In
La Grande, and does a considerable
wholesale business In this city, adjac
ent towns nnd numerous camps. Al
together 14 people are employed. Part
of the facilities is a large slaughter
housu, and only the best of sayfad
n. atatire handled. Mr. Russell ymlh
J. M. Bull, will feed 400 head of cat
tle at the beet sugar factory yards thl
winter. Prime beef steers alone furn
ish the beef. The mutton, pork, veal
and lamb ore the best money will buy.
The sausages and bolognas sold ar
made right here, the hams and bacon
are cured here, and the Arm makes It
own kettle-rendered lard.
Gome and fish are handled in sea
eon. and a specialty Is madfe of bull
pickles, Ui.
Viewed from any standpoint It ls a
large business, and one of ttdtmost
important ln this city. In thjJJJlay
of pricking house exposures, It ls com
forting to know that the local busi
ness ls so largely ln the hands of a
man who fully realizes bis responsi
bl.lty to the public, and who furnishes
the very best of meat. The growth of
the business may be relied upon to
fully keep pace with the progress of
this city.
mat
in sV'Jar.
answers.
ST. LOUIS LIVERY & FEED 8TABLE
J. A. McCarthy, Prop, 'Phone BlacK
1151.
The roads leading out of La Grande
give an excellent oppc(rtuntty for
p ensure driving, and the St Loul
L'very will furnish a rig that affords
every comfort and which
ance would be creditable
There are plenty of good driving
horses among the 27 head of Uvtry
stock In the stalls of this stable, and
some of them are speedy enough for
uny one. The vehicle equipment U
neat and attractive, and a number of
the rigs are rubber-tired. There Is a
big four-horse "carry all", at this
stable for the use In summer of out
ing and fishing parties, ln the winter
It to mounted on runner for party
s'eigh-rides.
Horses are boarded by thsj day,
week or month, and are not OiJfjFv&
fed but are carefully looked after and
kindly treated; There la room for
from 16 to 20 boarding horses. Team
and drivers are furnished for com
mercial men or other who want to be
drtwn to nearby town.
The fittings Include eight box stalls,
and horses needing the servltx s of a
veterinary may be put up here. Ton
elect the veterinary you want.
The commodious two-story building
has a 150 foot front and la 120 fest
deep. It afford ample room for aH
requirements of the business.
The St. Louis Livery wilstab
llshed 20 years ago. Mr. Martay
secured an Interest tost November,
and since April haa been sole pro
prietor. He employ four or Ave peo
ple. The most reasonable twice prevail.
Is orU-ir.aj'v ,. I ar"1 yo"r Patronage will be apprsci-
M"lnes. Ia. h. m. ' ' s , ated.
i'a. Ho likes th wes'ern
country. I, convinced f i
Mtur, of La Gu,d and' , hr
St. IV. Alf f .. .... " " r '0
The receipts of the La Grande post-
Ask f...r the I.n r.r.-j. . ! n"lc" are consieVrablv over the W,
cigars and you will he'p bul'd . 0 a year mark. and the city I thus
local Industry, besides eU, ,.. P 1 en!lt'( ' free mall delivery. The
ue for your money. v ' j "P?ctr ha sent ln a favorable report
au the system will soon be lned.
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