La Grande evening observer., September 17, 1906, INDUSTRIAL EDITION, PART TWO, Image 12

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.A COMFORTABLE FARM HOMB.. IN THE GRAND R0N3E VALLEY.
THE GRANDE RONDE VALIEY
Ah, me! I know how likt a golden flower
The Grande Ronda valley lie thit August night.
Locked in by dimpled hill where purple light
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u:ei wavering, mere at in sunsei nour e
Sirk downward, like a rainbow tinted ahowar.
A million colored rays, (oft, changeable, .bright.
Later the large moon rue, round and white,
And three Blue Mountain pine against it tower,
, Lonely and dark. A coyote' mournful cry
Sink from the canyon whence the river leap.
A blade of silver underneath the moon
Like restful seas the yellow wheat-fields lie,
Dreamless and still. And while the valley sleeps,
0, hear! the lullabies that low winds croon.
Ella Hiocinson.
CHURCHES Of LA dRAflDE
In the general development of this pro
gressive county, the various Christian de
nominations have well done their part.
The Methodist denomination pioneered
the active work by establishing the first
church m La Grande in 1865. They have
a large commodiou church. Rev. B. F.
Meredith, recently from New York City,
is the pastor. Here also it located the
headquarters of Presiding Elder J. D.
Qillilan of the La Grande, district of the
Idaho conference.
The Protestant Episcoprl church was
organized in this city in 1864 and was
the first denomination to build a home.
Rev. Upton H. Gibbs is the local pastor
under whose direction the church is pros
pering and growing.
The Baptist were the next to organize
in 1876. They have just sold their build
ing which has been removed to be re
placed by a new . brick structure costing
$10,000. due to the efforts of their new
pastor, W. H Gibson.
The Presbyterians came in 1886. They
have strong church and large commod
iou building. Rev. E, B. Hay is the
pastor.
The Catholic were the next to organ
ize. They have a well furnished church
and school. Rev. Father Whyt it the
prieit.
In 1 892 the Methodist Church, South,
built a neat house of worship and they
maintained a ptstor for several years, but
in common with the policy of the two
Methodist organizations to work in har
mony throughout the land, have withdrawn
from this field.
The Christian church came in 1893. In
1899, Rev. 0. H. King, who has been
their pastor ever since, built their present
large building.
In 1899 the Seventh Day Adventists
built'a neat and substantial home near
the High School building.
The Latter Day Saints of the church of
Jesus Christ built what they termed a
meeting house in 1893. A little later La
Clrarde was selected as the headquarters
for the Union Stako. which comprises the
territory of Eastern Oregon, Eastern
Washington and Idaho, and are now com
pleting Tabernacle which cost in excess
of.$50,000, which will be dudicated early
inJDecember.
, The German Lutherans last year bu.lt
a neat church and their organization is
growing.
The Christian Scientists are well organ
ized and have been for several years and
have under consideration the building of
a place of worship.
The Sunday schools of tnis city and
county are in keeping -vith the prog-esi-ive
spirit of the various denominations.
On the 1 9th and 20th of this month there
will be held in this city, a county conven
tion and the program, which has already
been published, contains the names of act
ive workers from all portions of the county.
The pastors without exception are
learned, act.ve, progressive men, working
in perfect harmony. On the first Monday
of each month the Pastors' Union meets
and not only church matters are consid
ered, but matter of . public interest in
which they often take an active part.
MRS. T. N. MURPHY.
Wholesale and Retail Hardware
Plumbing, 8team-Fitting, Hot Air
nd Hot Water Heating Corner
Adam Avenue and Depot Street
'Phonee Black 1131 j Verger Main 1.
La Grande deserves Its high reputa
tion as a trade center, for the live
merchant of this city have provided
stores and stocks that can supply
every necessity and moat of the lux
uries. In the hardware line, place and
prom I neme in tills edition Is given to
the store of Mrs. T. N. Murphy De
rails of the comp'eteness and di
versity of the high-class stock carried,
and the large volume of trade enjoyed.
So compute a stock ks not often seen
In clthi of this slxe, and few hard
ware stores anywhere present an in
terior appearance us attractive.
The premises are commodious, and
comprise a 30 foot front on Adam,
avenue, this room being 60 feet deep,
and a 30 foot front on Depot street,
connecting; with the ottvr salesroom.
There Is a storage warehouse 50x100
feet on the railroad.
The main features of the stock In
clude: Heavy, shelf and builders
hardware, tinware, crockery, glass
ware, enamel ware, stoneware, cut
lery, silverware, cut glass, art china,
bicycles. flsliln? tack'e, guns, ammu
nition, garden hardware, lawn hose,
blacksmith supples, etc. An Immense
line of ranges and stovos are carried
of such standard makes as Majestic
and Bridge & Beach ranges, and
Garland hea'ers and cook stoves.
Throughout, the stock of this store Is
one of quality, and the names of lead
ing manufacturers pare seen on every
hand.
Plumbing systems, hot air and hot
water heating systems are installed
by competent workmr r Now Is the
best reason of the year to have this
work done. A heating system In you
home will add much to the comfort of
very member of your family this win
ter. The expense is probably not near
ly as havy as you Imagine.
While, natural y the retail trade
comprises the bulk of this business.
quite a little wholesaling Is done In La
Grande and adjacent towns, and in
both lines there Is a steady, consistent
growth from year to year.
The business was established 14
years ago, and has been conducted
since the death of her husband In 1903
by Mrs. T. M. Murphy. The business
policy in vogue under her direction In
sun that the facilities for handling an
Increased business will ful'y keep pace
with La Grande's growth.
E. Z. CARBINE.
Successful Fruit Raiser and Secretary
and Manager of the Grande Rond
Valley Fruit Growers' Union.
Adjoining the co-porntion line on
the north side of the Grande Ronae
River, Is the 55-acre place of E. Z.
Carbine, practically all of which Is In
fruit. There Is a srove of native
Balm trees the balance of the acreage
being orchard.
The epple. cherry, pear, p'um and
other fruit trs are In superb condi
tion, ami are giving very satisfactory
returns.
Mr. Curbine. who has lived here nve
years,, has individually taken a great
Ink rest In the fruit industry, and to
htm Is Justly ascribed the success of
the Grande Ronde Valley Fruit Grow
ers' Union. He was largely Instru
mental in Its organization, and as sec
retary has dbne very effective work.
Ha early realized the need of organi
sation, not only for reasons of economy
in many directions, but In order to
Insure the betterment of orchards
through proper spraying, and to se
cure the best possible prices for fruit.
The operations of the union have
Justified his enthusiasm on the sub
ject. This year a substantial saving
was effected to members by buying the
materia s for spraying in large quan
tities. Through this combination of
growers, a high price was secured for
the cherry crop, and many have been
able to contract ahead for five years,
thus insuring stability of price. This
year's shipment of swet cherries,
sold through the union, aggregated
seven carload?.
Among shipments already assured
that will bear the lnb?l of the Grand
Ronde Valley Fruit Growers' Union
this season are: Carloads.
Rartlett pears ' j
Itollan prunes t
Early npp s 1
Winter npiil. s at I'ast 150
Organization what has made pos
sible the reputation of Hood River
fruit, and attendant high prices. The
same results can be attained in this
valley, and from purely selfish mo
tives, every fruit grower should Join
the Grande Rondo Va l 'y Fruit Grow
ers' Union.
Mr. Carbine's offices are next door
to th- Lewis Trlniery on Depot street,
across the street from the Sommers
Hotel.
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Fortunes await the Intel' Igcnt' stock
rtlsovs who spoclaize mulis. Buyers
will hunt them up. for the demand Is
far In excess of the supply.
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HILGARD SCENE.
Th Most Important Mining Property
in the Camp Carson District Will
Soon Be a Dividend Payer.
The A,un--!ia Mining company, witn
headquarters in La Grande. Is develop
ing mining pitperties ot the head
waters of the Grande Ronrie hiver.
that will unquestionably prove very
profitable to the fortunate stockhold
ers and dividends are not far off.
Just now, the company has no stock
on the market, but It is possible that
In order to speed the work a reason
able amount of treasury stock may be
disposed of this winter. It will find
eager buyers, for the development
work of the company has clearly dem
onstrated the existence of an im
mense quantity of high-grade ore, and
the possibilities are Incalcuab e.
These mining claims corner on Ba
ker, Union and Grant counties, at an
elevation of (.500 feet, and on air lines
are about 15 miles north Of Sumpter,
10 miles from the Golconda, E. & B.
and North Pole mines, and seven miles
from the Cable Cove district They
are on the right slope. They show a
gray copper and sliver ore In granite
formation. Two car'oads from thw
!rf.ce, yielding J100 a tou In. miuea,
have been shipped. The veins run
from one to seven fket In width, be
tween well defined granite walls, and
carry values from 115 to 1480 a ton.
Development work has progressed
speedily during this year. Suitable
ore bins and buildings have been erect
ed. Six hundred feet of tunnels and
up-ralsee have been made. One vein
is tapped at a depth of 120 feet, and
good bodies of ore exposed in both the
north and1 south drift at this level.
There Is also a good body of ore In
sight at the 60 foot level. Veins have
ben cross-cut on the surface for 400
ten, exposing fine ml ling ore, and
hlh values at all points.
A 10-ton concentrating plant has
Just been completed. The mill build
ing is 16x56, and contains a full
modern concentrating equipment. It
will be run by water power unuer
110-foot lvad. This plant will start
not 'ater than October 1.
A five-mile wagon road has been
built to the mill at heavy expense. It
solves the transportation problem.
The Aurelia Mlnln? company cer
tainly has a great property. It shows
the same class of ore In the same for
mation that made Butt, Montana.
Such of the ore as would not Justlf)
shipment In bulk Is of the best class
of concentrating ore. and the mill Is
now there to handle It. God. wilver,
copper and lead are present, but It Is
principally copper-silver ore.
It is In the heart of the Camp Car
son district, where other properties
are also making a good Bhowlng. The
Mulr properties, for Instance, shipped
a carload of one last year that showed
values of 185 a ton. The Royal, owned
by J. A. Thronson and J. L. Corbett is
another nearby prospect that Is prom
ising big returns. It has 800 feet of
development vork. Ore from the Pay
Boy owned by La Grande parties, has
brought $87 per ton when silver was
only 50c an ounce. It. too, Is In the
Camp Carson district. Nearby promis
ing prospects are the Eureka. Blue
Bird and others, all of which are malt
ing good showings.
J. A. Thronson and J. L. Corbett,
both well known In La Grande, are
the officers and principal owners of
the Aurelia Mining company. Truy
are experienced and practical mining
men, who possess the confidence of
the people of this section, nnd their
filth in tht se properties as producers
is unbounded
No stock of the Aurelia Mining com
pany has been sold except nough to
put in the concentrating p'ant and
build the five-mile wa;on road and as
said before, if any Is offer d In order
to secure funds for additional de-
INTERIOR VIEW LA GRANDE BOT TLING WOJIKS.
velopment v.ork it will meet a ready
fate.
The Observer believe the Aurelia
Mining company has a wonderfully
bright outlook, and so would anyone
who investigated this property.
OREGON'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
JAP H. STEVENS & CO.
Manufacturer and Bottler of All
Kind of Carbonated Water pao
tory First and Park Street Tela
phone Black 441.
An increase of $125,000 in the amount
of money expended for public school pur
poses in Oregon in 1 906 as compared
with 1 905. though the number of pupils
in the school remain practically un
ohanged. is one of the principal features
of educational development shown by the
annual statistical report of Superintend
ent of Public-Instruction Ackerman." '
Tht increase in th amount of money
paid for teacher's salares was $150,000
in one year, this increase being due in part
to higher salaries and partly to longer
terms of school. Some of the other items
of expense have been reduced to counter-
I balance in part the increased expenditures
in teachers' salaries.
Tht total school population shows an
increasa of ovtr 3400 in one year, but
the enrollment increased only about 500
and the average daily attendance fell off
17. The average length of the school
year increased very little, the report for
1905 showing 6.05 months and that of
1906 showing 6.19 months. Msleteach
ers seem to have profited most by the in
crease in salaries, for their compensation
on an average, advanced from $55.69
per month, to $60.02 per month, while
the compensation of females increased
only from $43.60 to $54.05. The public
schools employed 137 more teachers than
in 1905.
Men Women
Baker $74 00 $51 00
Benton 52 25
Clackamas 49 76
Clatsop 67 70
Columbia 54 42
Coos 55 45
Crook 68 39
Curry 45 50
Douglas 60 00
Gilham 49 00
Grant 61 56
Harney 75 00
Jackson 60 00
Josephine 45 00
Klamath ....71 00
Lake 75 70
Lane 47 00
Lincoln 40 00
Linn 53 00
Malheur 72 25
Marion 53 03
Morrow 66 25
Multnomah 125 85
Polk 65 20
Sherman 52 00
Tillamook 52 21
Umatilla 68 06
Union 61 38
Wallowa 58 00
Wasco 65 1 1
Washington 49 78
Wheeler 57 00
Yamhill 64 48
It will be noticed that Union
stands 8th in he state for the amount
paid men and 12th for women teachers.
33 98
45 78
46 78
42 65
75 82
48 32
42 75
37 62
46 85
47 56
60 00
44 12
41 00
40 03
56 00
38 00
32 00
40 00
37 13
40 22
48 00
73 22
40 00
46 59
45 11
48 74
45 00
49 00
47 80
41 28
42 33
39 06
county
Wit.i a larger tran usual hay crop, a
better than expected wheat yield, nore
beets than ever, the hog market all that
could be desired, the price of horses al
most out of sight, and lumber continually
increasing in value, -.hy shouldn't the
citizens of Union county feel prosperous?
Sotla water of numerous flare
sarsap.iril'a and Iron, oianare
ihamnagne ciders, srlna-er ale. mlf
water, etc., are the products of thla
bottllnr; works, which find a ready salt
throughout the Grandi- Ronde Valley
Only the pureBt of ingredient am
1 sed, ccrupulou cleanliness i ob
served, and the machinery equipment
l thoroughly up-to-datt. In quality,
the output Is simply unsurpassed. The
capacity of the plant Is about 600 half,
pint and 600 quart bottle (Jlally.
Besides supplying the saloons, aadl
stores, a considerable family trad la
enjoyed, and deliveries are promptly
made to residences. lA
Mr. Stevens passed thronrh tht"?;.
ley in 1854 with his parent when' but
four yetars old. At that tlm ther
was not a fence In this section, and
no settlement other than an Indian
trading post. In 1863, the family re
turned and General John H. Steven
established the Valley House, a hotel
which he successfully conducted for
many years. As a boy, J. H. Steven
begjn his carear by learning; th
printers' trade, in the first newspaper
office in La Grande, which published
ths Grande Ronde Sentinel, and h
still has the early dies of this newt
paper. Later he "made up the forms"
of the first Issue of Baker county'
pioneer paper, the Bodirock Democrat
As a printer he worked on thevpid
Eugene Guard and the Lewiston Wfir
In eurly days. With E. S. McConiu
he bt came, owner of the paper for
which he first set type, which had
been renamed the Mountain Sentinel,
and they moved the plant to Union af
er that town b.came the county seat
A $600 bonus was one of the Induce
menta The p'ant Is still in Union.
Mr. Stevens and I. Hathaway .
tab Ishod this bottling works fourteen
years ago, Mr. Hathaway connec
tion with the business continuing;
about six years. Mr. Stevens has al
ways devoted his entire time to the
business which haa steadily tfjfvn
with the advancement of this feciion
Probably no one mentioned In the
pages of this special number of The
Observer, h more widely known or
better ' iked than J. H. Steven. He
has seen La Grande grow from a few
scattering houses to a compact city,
and he believes that the beginning
only has been made.
MARKET QUOTATIONS
The following are the local price quoted
by dealers in this city as we go to pros.
Wheat, per bu 60 cent
Barley, per cental 85 cents
Oats, per cental $1.00
Eggs, per dozen 30 cents
Butter, per lb 27 to 30 rf&s
Chickens, spring per lb 12
Old chickens, per lb 9 cent
Hogs, per lb Btf cento
Beef cattle, per lb 3 cent
Sheep, per lb .3 cents
Potatoes, per 1 00 lbs $1 .00
Apples, per box 75 cent
Pears, per box $1.25
Timothy hay $0
Wild hay $8.60
Alfalfa $9,50
The succ ss of those already here
the be Indication of what awaltgKu
In the Grande Ronde Valley.
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