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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1906)
j 4 1 P ! u t " - iW Ui.n.ilMlfflT--' FLOURING MILL flOlMRAIN AND LIVESTOCK KIDDLE BROS. AND THEIR AS SOCIATES DOMINATE THESE INTERESTS IN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. Operate Thrue Flour Mills Buy Hundreds of Thousands of Bushels of Grain Buy, Feed and Ship Thouiands of Cattle and Hoes. The bulk of the grain produced In the Grandie Konde Valley finds It way to markt through Kd. Kldd1-f, Fr d II. Kiddle anil their associates. So varied and. ex ten Hive are their In terests that they may truthfully bo aid 'to dominate th- r nln Irnrte of this section, and 10 th Ir ilberul meth od and' superb facilities for doing business must hugely bs attributed the undeniable, prosperity of Iwal farm ers. Viewed from any standpoint, thelr's la th.' moat Important business enter prise of the Grande Ronde Valle;. Tnruiign their operations the farmer find a ready cash market for wheat, barey, outs, ca tie and hoga, and In the purchaae of thnaw products they dlHtrlbute several hundred thousand dollars anntai-l y. Kiddle lima, are thoi controllng owners of the Granule Hondo Grain Co., Plon -er Flouring Mill Co., tne union nourlng Mill Co.. La Grand'.; killing Co., and sole owners of the xtonxlve ilvew.ock business that beara their name. The following brt f derlpions of the several nepunite, yet Billed. Inter ats of Kiddle Hros. will gle some ld"a of the inagnl'ludtj of their opera tions, and tend to show to the out Ido ,world the ext lit of the grain buaineHH In llita valley: Grand Rond Grain Co. In 1S06, the lli"t year of Its existence this company handled 150.000 buxliea Ot wtuiit; 60,000 bushels of barey and 0,000 bUHhela of oa's. Warehouse r inalnuilned for the storage of train at all principal points In the Grande ilmido Va'ley, those at Inibler and Allcel, b Inj owned by the com pany. Warehoiiws are leaiied at Contey't and llutenenson's. The total torage capacity Is D00 000 buahcls. The olilcein are Kd Kiddie, presi dent; F. II. Kiddle, vice president; Frank Bldwell, secrelary. Pioneer Flouring Mill Co. This company, of which Ed Kiddle b prvsadwit, W. O. Hunter, vice presi dent and C. II. HMwe'l, secretary, op eratic the Inland city Holer Miiib. With aupp cine mill elevntor and grain warehnuaes. The history of the bust liesa dates buck 30 yars, the pi-eaent eompany being formed, however, about 10 yeamago. In 1902 the intlre plant was deiryed by fire. It was n bullt at otii, and equipped throinh out with the most modem nmchinery. Tim - compel III to Judge proimuiico thla the limit! up-to-late Hour mill ing p'aiit on the eoiiHt. The capacity of the mill la U.O barrels of Hour, 'ana 10 tons of rhnpifd feed In 24 hours, nd It rims night and day during ten months of the yeiir II Is op rilled by ! ... 10 hoi'tiower water ixiwer aim .a : i Mit.no.-u i.t ycjirw nuo. tneprcs- horsepowcr electric power. Among j ,.nt omi rs iicoulrlng It In 11102. It ! the co.ulp.ncnt Is a 300-Ight .leclrlc!,, modern mil operated by e'eotnc dynanm, which llghta the mill aim' power, and with an Individual dytai residence of the otllccrs. The ml I j tun for llulitlng purpeve. For .Ight """"" """" 11 n..edj, torage room for lil.OHO sacks of Hour The i levator for hulk grain has a Storage cupac'ty of 60 000 bush-Is1 and there are two .'uate warcnousc mr ack uraln with capacities of 40.000 ml 80.000 bUHhels. The entlr.- pant la ste l covered, and every precaullon has been laaen to truard against fire. During llHift there was tuuuiled at this plant 1I7.T.'7 btmh s of wheat, 170,064 pounds of bark, y and 100 000 FLOUR MILL AT AT ISLAND CITV. p'mr-l of oats. About the same imujiit In ii n Iclpaled for 1 906. the. La Grunge Mills and to Is and City lioll'T All I me: Imperial Pat ent, While Rose, ThlBtie, Reliance and Purity. Whol wheat Hour. g:aham tlo r gcrmc i. torn meul and mill feed are a ho made. Whll- much of the product la con rumed locally, tne bulk of the output s rniintjfact'ir'd for export and th 'ill 1 ban excellent shlppln fucllltlos A lde rack pusses directly alongside th bul'dlngs, afford! rig Inexpensive loa-tfirur and nn oadlng. The Union Flouring Mill Co. In l'.fi2, one month prior to the burn In of the Pioneer Flour Mil. Ins CoS tilant ut Inland City, this rompiiny was formed utul took over The Oregon Knl er MIHs, which have been op"r ai u lor lo year. Kd Kldd'e la nresl dent. II. Kiddle, vice president and '' a. lildwell. s-crctnry. The plant which Is located at Union manufac- I. ires choice radea of flour, graham flour, tlwe wh at flour, chopped feea, etc.. mid deal In all kind of grain. It Is operated by wut-r power from ('a'licrlne er ek. of 60 horsepower. The rapidly Is Ro bnrMs of flour and 20 ton of feed In 24 hours, and dur ing ten months of the. year the mill runs a doub'e shift. It runs during ,mM-'?,r. .-. - - V FLOL'Il MILL AT UNION. the day tli year round. An Indj nend. ent electric light pant Is among the equipment, furnishing the neceaaary 100 lamps to Itht the mill. The ele vator and mill are four stories In height, and 4SxI00 fet In dimensions. They have a storage rapacity of 40.000 bushels of bulk grain and 20.000 seeks of Hour. A di'tuchcd wan house af fords storage for 60,000 buxhels or sacki-d grain. Theis? are excellent aide-rack fact Itles for loading and un loading. The brands of flour manufactured are Snow White patent and Ollt Edge. Lust year the I'nlon Flouring Mill 'o. handled S8 062 bushels of wheat, 6M liifi loiiiuU of barley and 364. 7u pouiulH of onta. La Grande Milling Co. In 1!nV til's company handled S9.6BO hughe's of wh fit 1.165.152 pounds oi hrirlev mill 150.000 pounds of oats. The ml", elcva or nnd warehouses of Hie p'unt nr located on ldeiracks or 'he i). It. ,V: X. railroad with evei-y facility for loadlnir ind iinlnn,lln si ediiv and economically. The mill .... . j ne lino .....u ,n...... , ,..,, 0!i y.ar two shifts are ett, plovcd and th- mill runs dally the entire year. one h"tntred barren of flour and 20 loin of f ..,t h the dally capacity on he doable shift. The timnds of Hour made Indud : Jersey Cream, Royal Patent. Cash Special Sea Foam and Our Sea'. The l valor has a stora tv pad! y of 60 00 biishel of bulk eri'ii. Twenty thousand bushe's of sa.-k nr. In can he stored In one of the two warehouses, the other having LA GRANDE RVi'iJtl.ijssq It : , . j room for It 000 sacks of flour. . The elect rleity used la furnished by the Grande Ronde El ctrtc Co. and I brought from the Cove to La Grande at a voltnge of 23 000. where It is transformed to 2.200, and conducted to the Lu Grande Mils and the Island City, making a transmission of a d.s tano? of about 25 miles. The utHcer of the L Grande Mill ing Co. are Ed Kiddle, president; Fred Klilde. vie- piesident, and F. A. liKie e 1 a-1 rctury. Kiddle Bros. Livestock Dealers. For 1.". years Kd K. Kiddle hue b-en engatf d In the livestock inn st.-y hr his bro her Frel H. Kiddie be oirilnr; a pinner In The firm 's th - lar.e t shipper of ca t e and hogs In the Northw. t. Their busl f s l. by no means confined to the Grand- Hoiide VHky. Each fall they ore extensive buyer of hogs In Wal owa coun y for f edlng purnOBes. The extent of this business in bogs may be Judged from th? fait that they have brought out a single drove of over 22d0 head, and have hud on hand fa ding In one yurd 1.600 head. They exhlhlt-d at the Portland Lewis and Ciark exposition the largest hog in the world a full b ood Poland-China. weighing 1.186 pounds br d and alwd In the Grande Ronde Valley. It Is Interesting to know that this mam moth hog never tasted a kernel of corn, being nils, d entirely on alfa fa and wh-i-at proof positive of the su periority of this feed In fattening hogs. Kiddle Bros, bought In Omaha and shipped to Port'and the largest sing e shipment of hogs thl.t tver crossed the continent a tralnload of nineteen cars. They buy cattie extensively, 'anu are the largest local shlpp is of stock pn,t to Chlc"5, OliiuJt uud liie isiern mark-.-ts. The cattle fed and fattened her., are iargely marketed at coast points. The. marked Buccess of Kiddle Bros. In th'dr various enterprises Is a nat ural sequence of a thorough knowl dge of and love for the business, to- geiher with correct methods. Pro gressive and far-seeing, they have not feared to back their Judgment with thilr capital. Their operations have all tended toward the uobui'din and development of this valley, and their mcccss has not engendered a fetllnir of envy for It has been shared to a water or less degp e by h und roils or local people. E. E. Kiddle has lived In the Vnl'pv for 20 years, locating in Island Cltv t n yeara ago. He has been a miller all of his life, as were his father and grandfather before him. Fred II. Kiddle located hcrv ten years ago, comlnx from Iowa where he had been In the mercantl'e buBl- nop. He Is Inter-stod In the three nour mills nnd the grain buying busi ness, but devotes most of hi. nee. sonal time to Kiddle Bros, livestock interests. AN IMMENSE BUSINESS. The Island City Mercantile 4 Milling lo. fresonto Superb Trading Facilities. The rich and prosperous agricultural country surrounding Island! City nikes possible the carrying of so com- p ete and diversified a stock as that of tl,j Island City Mercantile & Milling Co. Trade Is sought purely on the ground of giving the most value for the money, and laying aside the fact that the range of choice offered Is so wluV, this -store d serves trade pure y from a dollar and cent standpoint. It stands to reason that a large buyer cun Rocure unusual concessions In price from manufacturers and whole- Ma lent, and this company buys a I mow i everything It handles In carload lots, obtaining ivery possible discount. Only standard! goods of proven repu tation, and acknowledged merit are carried, and the names of many of Amerlctt's leading manufacturers are se n on every hand. The tock Is Indeed a varied on., embracing besides merchandise such us clothiiur. dry goods, furnishings, shoes, and trocerlea, ful lines of hara ware. furniture, farm Implements ana machinery, vehlcl-s, etc. There Is a siitlsftictlon In owning J. I. Case thmshers and engines, and steam plows, Mccormick binders, mowers and iiikes; Combines, manure-spead- rs, Syracuse and Purlin & Ornuoreff gang, sulky an 4 disc plows; Stude baker wagons, carnages, buggies, hacks, etc. O lur Items that ahouia be mentioned are International gasoline engines from 2 1-2 to 6 horsepower. American field woven wire f.nclng. i:i wood mesh fencing for poultry, doors, windows, sash, glass, paints, ol' s, etc IM an immense stock and one of the very larg st In Etisiern Ortgon. Peo ple can drive In from a distance feei Ing sure that they will find exactly what Is desired. The busiii.ss was Incorporated In ivcember. 1SS4. with a fully paid up capital of ITS 000. and bus been a slices from the start. The prevent otllccrs are: Fred J. Holnns. presi dent; W. O. Hun'er, vice president; A. II. Hunter, secretary: E. P. Stapes, treasurer. This Is real y one of a chain of m ral s-ores In this section, each of the other oparatlnt flouring mil's well. They ar. 'iv.ited at Elgin. En terprise and Wallowa. At Elgin th Hour mill capacity Is 100 barr.ls dal y. The capacity of the Eatei prise Ml 1 Is sn barrels is is that of the mill at Wnl ow a. All of the store In thin system do a i : : Hi: i 4 . 4 w --r D I; i -A.- Hulse Photo. trlo:ly retail business, imploylng a -together 25 p ople. The Island City Mercantile & Mill ing Co. numbers Its cus'omers among the hundreds. They hav ben gained thro.igh far. straightforward business methods and are friends In every sonse of the wo: d. THE GOLDEN RuLE CO. (Iiuorpotated.) A STORE WHERE DOLLARS DO THEIR FULL DUTY. Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishings. Shots. Notions, Chinaware, Crock ery, Glssswar, Hardware, Speci al'.iet, Etc. This article if a story of store suc cess, and it's well wor.lt r ailing lor It points the way to economy and opens an avenue of money-saving 10 every one In Ijn. Grande or within d:-lving distance of this cl'y. A few yjar ago Man Wood and John Co'iler were each conducting small stores of snm what slmi ar stocks. Compared with the volume of business, exp-nses were heavy, and both proprietors f It that the people of the Grande Rond? Valley were en titled to bi'ter trade facilities than they wt re able to offet. So these two business men got to gether and talked It ove-. They didn't have far to go, for a harness shop was the only separation b tween men store. The result of these conferences was the organization and Incorpuiu tlon of The Go den Rule Co., which took 0VtT the two Individual stores, and then secured the Intervening sales room. Mr. Wood becam president, and Mr. Co Her secretary-treasurer of the coinuujiy. From the very start, economy of op eration was apparent, and increaseo capital p.-rmltted a larger stock. The company was organized three yeuru ago. The first year's bu-dness fully reached expectations; the second year it Increased 60 per cent., and last years business was fully double that of the first yenr, which is going some. Today, the three salesrooms, giving a combined frontage of 70 f-et. supple mented! by a storage bus ment under the whole lore, does not provide room enough and the company Is now endeavoring to secure addltlona' space. In locating the reasons for tne marked success of the Golden Rule Co., It Is not n .cessury to search fur Summed up in brief senfc nces these reasons are: Reliable goods. Illg vai'ue for the money. i'n- price to all, and it the lowest possibh . A diversified stock, covering a wtue variety of every-day needs. Prompt service and courteous trea.-m-nt, whether the purchase be large or small. The selection and purchase of tne stock cnrrled Is Justly regarded as being of paramount Importance, ana The Golden Rule Co. Is ever a care ful buyer. Take the Item of clothing. The "Great Six" line of popular-priced c'othes for men is carried, simply be cause these $10 and $12 suits are wor'd -beaters at the price. The manu facturers make only thr s medlum rade suits, and have brouiht econo my of production to a point which Justifies using really excellent cloth. The Golden Rule sells for f 10. a suit. that has mirlt. and which gives an astonishing amount of wear, besides being up-to-date In appearance. In finer suits, the hsnd-tnllorod products of the Hlrseh. Wlckwlr Co., of Chi cago, are shown. They rangi- In value up to i?0. The dTess goods department Is larre and well-stocked with sn sonabl fabrics In wide variety. It Is one of fhe most Important departments of the tore nnd Is notable for th low price nk d for the dependable, reliable goods cnrrled. Ladles readv-to-wear tr'-ments alsa sr a strong feature. After an exhmstlve etarrlnntlon of he ho question. Th Golden Rule Co. elected th-' 'St-'" hratvl shoes a 'enders because of th Intrinsic va'ue of these shoes St the price. Johnson. Rand A Ca of St. Louis, the makers . I ' 7 THE GOLDEN RULE CO.'S STORri - now occupy second pace in the woi'la list lu regard to ou put, and bid fa.r m toon be firs.. Their shoes are. cap turing the pr.'-eimneut irudi. because 1.1. e alie is there, and In less than 10 ye ns they have oats.ripp d a I but one comp..ti.or In volume of annual sales. The Uoiden Rule Co. knows of no better medium-priced shoe. And so It Is t nro'iffiio.if this store. The stock Is Peleet d wi h a view sole y to ho ding the pi ronag of al who b .y for Me"r.i. Wood and Colli r are ,1 unit in the belief that satisfied 1:119 lon.eri are tli .-tores bes: asset. In tibl-ware, '.he Go d n Rule Co. have the largest trade- of any store bctwet n Pendleton and liikir uuy. In p rt d Eu,il.-h dishes are the cnicr feat -re. altho igh a g eat deal of Havi land china Is -?o d. The sock Is all op n B"ts. That Is. on. does not need o buy a compete set at on; time, ono broken ill hes can always be replaced. Some very a'traetlv. new designs have Just b en received. In hardware a very neat line of shelf go i,!s, buldi rs" hardwire, cutl ry. ooi, nails, wire-fencing etc.. Is enr r'ed. This department will b? maien til y Inc ensed when additional spao Is -i cured. No attempt Is made to ca'er to any one p-rtle-iar cla-s of trade un'ess we cla-s those who appreciate unusual purchasing power for their money. Every m mher of every family In or n ar La Grande will find In the tcR of this store the means of supp ylng trnny wants. It Is divided Into Oe partmen s me ely as a matter of con vent nee In stock arrangement, and th cold repe'lant methods of metropoli tan department stores are entirely ab sent. The rad of country r ople Is much appreciated, and tho store I rdy to buy butter eggs and chickens at the highest market price. HILLS DRUG STORE. Completely Stocked Attractively Ar. ranged A Drug Store of Quality. The m dlclne.i that have restored to health hundreds of G ande RoncK Valley citizen have been compound d 'n the prescription department of tnis store, and the fll.lnj of physicians' prescrlp-l.uvs Is today n garded as bc lr? the most Important f ature ot tne business. To care and accuracy ar added pure, fresh, fu 1-s rength drugs of p oven potency, and while quality Is not sacrilied In any degree to price, he most mndera e charges prvalj. Mr. HI 1 is a graduate phurnmt-lst of ong practical experience, and he exer ciser a direct sup, rvlsion over the prescription work. Dr. Janeway's R-medles. which bear a high local repu'atlon are manuiae tured In this pharmacy. A full llne of standard patent and proprietary medl cln s nnd preparation are cameo. The stock of toilet article Is decided y complete and embraces every need or the dressing 'able. Oth r stock It-ms hat should be mentioned are: Rubber Goods In wide wrlety. a large assortment of brushes for a'l purposes, 'eath-r goods, art. society and school stationery, cut glaxs and hand-painted china. There Is a we'l-stocke nt. case where discriminating smokers wu nnd just the cigar they want. From the elaborate soda fountain d-llclously-flavored cool drinks are dispensed, nnd neat tables have been provided for rntrons. Throughout th- store there Is nn sir of extr me neatness. The fixtures are of oak. and they harmonize with the attractive stock display. It l a mod em d"U: store up-to-date In al' par-Mc-lar. Mr. III I came h re from M.-Mlnn- r' ; t v, : 1 - . fir inm-nig LUCKING OVER PART OF LA If :X vile. Ore., where he had b-en In tne drug business so. That was eight years ago. He has so.iglit and held the trade of discriminating p ople on the sriim;:s of uuail y of stock, and his trade has st adily Increased. Wh.-th. r yoj b-ty "0 nickel's worth or a large umo-.nt. you can be sure of both prompt service and uniform eottrtey. STAR PLANING MILL CO. One of the Important Industries of th Grande Ronde Valley Is Located at Elgin. J. L. Overton and C. M. Humphreys, who own and operate the Star P anlng Mill In Elgin and a saw mill eight ml'es from that city. do an extensive business. The cut of the saw mill Is two and a a'f million f-et a year, and the out- .'fl"'.' Mi lyj-j fifths!) A PRODUCT OF THE STAR rJ IVll XIII T . AT L'l n.V T ...v. ...... LJ . 4 ......J..., put ot the p.aniug mi l brings the toiai up 10 .en and a half nilllioti U.et .inii-ul.y. a. tog nier 30 men and 16 ie..ms uie emp.oyed. 'i.ie p aniii, miii ls not only large, out inui-oiig.iiy modern and the equip ment Is 011. of .he most complete in t.a.- t in Oivgiiti. A tour-story build- ng in u.l.iz d. An So horsepower cn g.ne runs tne i,mm mill. umj un 8 horsepower engine supplies the motive power for tti.- ilgntcr machinery 00 tne second lloor. An individual dyna mo furn.s.ie.i lights for the plant. Among tne ciuipmeiit are a "sticker- for milking moulding flooring and rastic; a sjifiic.-r that wi.l huiidl 30X1J inch pkee of any ngth; of th- larg r HUers jM lh(j NwlhAlf which weighs la.uuo pounds; rip saws, r. -saws. etc. All of this machinery is arranged on the first Moor. 11., th s end Ho..., is kept on hand and manufactured all kinds of mouldings, base blocks, porch columns, sash and doors and scre.n-. The equipment on ihis lloor liiclud a band wooi ':l"s. Iron lath, fr the pant', own r-piir work, doo.- teiinmier, mortising ma. hill -, borhu machine, shaper, com bination machine, cmary whce,9 an emory automatic knife-grinder, .W The pant is equipped with foutffi. hausi fans. au a b ow.-r system cTn-v-ys all shavings nnd dust out of the mil wher-lt is burned InasM brick lined furnace. The third and fourth floors are used for the storage of pr, h columns newel posts, ballist-rs. base angU., corner blocks, gri l work, etc. So complete and diversified Is th output that It 1, hardly an exaggera Hon to say: -If lt Is milll( of wootf Mill Co"""' " ,r"m S,;'r rlanln O'V'ts ca he promptly fl!!ed tot ny 'Planing ml 1 pro.!u,., , any u. -r- TT V. J i rt i ", " "V -. ,S'S-i,:. 1 " h hwBMR . GKANMis I : Kt-'l i .KNi K lllslTJCT V Ml 1 r vt. s i it