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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 !
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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
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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
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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
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,..,, 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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-
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A PRODUCT OF THE STAR rJ
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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.
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