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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1907)
mm mm v common, several exceeding 163 acre Like everything in this new country, the I fruit industry it young, but growing SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY This industry is the only oi of the ! kind in the stute and thousands of dollars are annually disbursed among the growers and employes of the factory, which is located in this city. The beets are grown in various portions or the valley and hauled o the factory by wagon and rail. The acreage w II be I greatly increased this ye-r owrg to the tact that t ie C section of the valley is j connected wrh the world by the comple- I tion of the Central Railrced. Several hundred tons of beets were nmun rhi. ' . ----Tr 1 . ... . i.. a i 10(11 Mill ADVANCES! i i .... ,-v .' . V' ;rr; , I H V jHTi -JM! ! rf . .L- J J - f .. - ' 0uB YEAR, G92DBV! Old Year, Goodby ! Time bids thee go The firm! hour is drawing nigh And veiled in mist or wan with snow, Old Year, Goodby ! Pledge we at parting one brief sigh, Touched with the tender after glow Of days that blossomed but to die. Beyond our present joy or woe, Horizons of the future lie Whither thou goest none may know Old Year, Goodby ! William H. Hayne a ... .... ... . uoiki 01 jraar in -"e ijve ara ine y e d was sat- I j the last statement of nusinevi. November jisfactory. During the operating season! 12. 1906. was $1.013 419 78 On Nov- of the factory about one hundred and I , ember 9. 1905 the dsposits in banks of j fifty men are emp'oyed and ro less than this city were 671964 00 SISO 000 Larna,, ,4 .,.,. a i 1 -- -1 -fy i- r- 3 . . vUri- ! -':":- ' t kll8 ' )' CITY HALL LA GRANDE. USED AS COUNTY COURTHOUSE THE SCHOOLS j ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY During the past year the school svstem Tne Grande Ronde Electric Cjmpiny is lA.CiKI.NO OVER PART OF LA GRANDE'S RESIDENCE DISTRICT. This represents an increass of $341,455. or just fifty per cent, during the year. La Grande's three hnii r r? smi!! factors in the developmeit of this City and county and all s ow a sp endid increase in busi"ess rwer last year. The La Grande National Bank and the Farmers & Traders National Bank each occupy their own building, the cu's of both ap- e a pearing elsewhere in this issue. : THE FRUIT INDUSTRY This industry is making wonderful We greet thee, 0 New Year! We bless its religious homes. Plans are now being growth. It was only a few years ato "l"'"M"n e greet, mee new arawn for two additional churches and it when two or tnree car load shipments Year, because we would invoke con- will not be long that the Latter Day Saints .' were sufficient to create considerable turned prosperity to our city, and land, and the Baptists can say t.iey alnne have! comment and many wondered if the bus W bless thee, Old Year, for the bount- splendid church homes. Dwelling houses, : mess was not soon going to be over done ious gifts bestowed on La Grande by the scores, have been erected during j Fruit shipments are now so common that during the year which Father Time is the past year, a la-ge per cent of wnich ; they create no more comment than do cur now recording on the annals of history, are beautiful and expensive. Ground has . lumber shipments. Within the next few TV s!ttL?. j ' I rtEETsrnAn kackiuy' at la o ianke. To paraphrase the lins of thi post, wo know not whither the old je. r ..cth. but We do know th-u the year of our Lord nineteen hjudred six dij Ip.ivu behind it, a record of unprecedented advance in prosperity, n every I ne of industry and business that grtci-s Li ' "1 Grande's directory. Not only d invert-! tories of present industrii-i s'imw a ' marked increase, hut na.v ami v.iniid desirabilities hsve born mstig.i.tU, pi k,m ulgated and cuaniiiau.i. t-v. lowing arc faots and fifiuiBS torttuuy .imt umim hensively cottinmd that do, in a more way. toll of the ruasuiis wny v.t m'iuu.j truly, ho lestly and consci.Mi'wH.v. in s i b;en broken for another re v store and ' vears r , , , . ,v, . . ,, , , , , .ji fnnious appies wil he le.iv:r. "m ' "n f0"OW-1: by th, trained. Our altitude BANKING BUSINESS ,d cWn,..e -s such mat in comparison The L-i j'aiM- Ni'.M'ii Ju;i( during w.tn so many of Vu truit sec'.iuns of the the fist ve.r h.s .m a U ted St- r-,r,nwe. PAPER HANGER and DECORATOR La Grande Black 1781 Ore. - i I-' i' . a sh . 1. 1 i ii . i n j . i q I t tne vjnetcs grown in this i jst : s.-cin me s.ru. d jr,u :n perfect c..nditn i ? I. f I and labor. The local management is progressive public spirited and one of the live insriluliuns uf tnis countv. BUT ONE FIRE There has been but ono disastrous fire this year. The Lewis Brothers wars houses were consumed witi a heavy loss Aside from this instance, the fires have been trivial. Chief Jones ami unces that there have been seven tires and s x false alarms in the year just past. Some Figures From the County 8u perintendent's Repoit of June 18, HUB. Number of persons b tween 4 and 20 years of ag in county. 6 632 Enrollment 484 Average attendance 2.671 Numb, r of teac hers niployed.. 140 Number of applicants examined for teachers' cer lllcaies dur ing year ei Number of organlz d sciiool dis- j "W 60 Number of legal vnt rs for school p'lriio.xen W,3 Number of sclioo! lio ises. ,;f, j county Vuniber of selioul hZ. dm Inir yenr -,.. we 11 rc .4i,',i; poho...,.,,, tenrlcnt Vim, b. r of mil. s ir.ivc fo'-Mi:i'r,. if ,,l!lci:i Mimb r of county tltu' Number of loi-al stltntcs hela In In? year Total nniiilc r of 1 on tin n rl N'limlier of private Bcicin' ViiiulnT of private . ' -, t ac er? Vuiiiti r of 'pi!s euro ' t Number n o'iths 1 1-1 - r. set oo Financial St-itement. ash 011 h Ml, .true l Lie:,. Recrip's. I 1 1 . 11 ilistrict I f -tin e-nci s.-:,o.. r i 1 f ,'!! . ..Ill of the city has experienced a radical ! change for the tetter. From a three ! year course in the hig : school, the course I now includes four years and also a pract ical business cours . The school district has seen fit to bu Id a splendid building w,.ere reside' ts on the North Side cm srd their little one' to be inoc ulated witi a desirable education A few I of too mums are stui unfitted, but the board has made a sufficient levy for the present year to props ly complete the in spallation of all furniture and fixtures. COMMERCIAL COLI EOi Then tro, there has of late, been addtd I a commercial college to our educdticnil system. M'ss M M. Slattery cf h jng experience has conduce ! -. shvt'.and ,as d payroll J 31.300 moutnly. 9UUUUI auu uubiness co leye n in'S el'y for a few months and wi I soon havehet firs' class graduated. a firm with ample capital and modern ... .. 1 . 1 . - . C4UfIICHIaiJUI9IUIMI9llll!KCI no I.Q La Grar.de. Union. Island City. The Cov and not Lake. 1 nis is one or tne very few elee'ric light and power systems on tne pacific Const that is owned locally. Altifceiher about SOU horspower is being supplied by the company to manufactur ing interests, amorj which are: t horsepower Pioneer Flour Milling Company 60 La Grande Flou'ing Mill 60 The Cve Flouring Mill 35 Island City Water Works 40 H-'t Lake Saniiar um 40 S oddard Planing M II 15 La Grande Inn Works 10 T efirm empiis twen'y-'our men and UvfV.. V' 65 Vi i!00 S VI-I by co.itiiv built nam h il (1 r-niperin- 110 in p r- mu mt,immm A.". ...i , 1. ... ; 2.000 faelie t"H. Il 1 H' co':n y in-dur- booltp i:.eel iir-r, K e.-iv 111 .r, K . . Iv iir- r - lle. -il. , I I' inn .... i:... :i',i fr.vn . and w ,in-.. u' - '! :i . d f' oin SOUP . . otii?v I: I. IK 3 ii'JB 9 142 12 i 21 1st. 07 ::j.n 31 01 .!5 SCHOOL HOUSE. LA GRANDE ONE OF FOUR LA GF: ND FLJl-R ; CANDY FACTORY The L Grinds i'l .ur.'m M.ii 01 :Xi ' T 1 S.-id-;r'! C-mly Fic'ory has made c 'ly lias been an t:tr ;uy hi n -he oast ; 1 9.600 p.u.ids of ca.idy r. ie pis', year, ail year. Here arc si.ni-: ii.'ures tnt t.i! pur.iaied by local people, ot nine aid a their own st a y : ; qunttr 1019. As dj Ir m h.s on ser- 2a 6 tO hiirels cf H r ve bn vices. ?!r. Sulder. em pi iyan cxpertcindy made. Tnis represents 191 cars of i maer and an assistant. I'!-. .f I (ICil o'h r 0 3:: no n no.'. so , 1 iss.ts "ILL A 1" LA GWANDE when 'tiors ae t'-re. Thousar " ' hciatf p icted each r.:i I i'y .ivte cic'.aats ate t-cc. Js of year Tot al S00 flllO ? Disbursements. I o li, rs4 w -e- . t 42 36 r,ri nt of ro ens and fwrflif f r-"-T .jkm. i---sv i VliHu.1 ti"N ' 1 "'(-' '-y--- fvT -..'-it X- ,., ftiv;-; ,rt-'f-v.;- t!j-w . .. .. .'" '...--.';"'-Mv-7' - . !... .... I 4;4-i'vi . .. j I I'ald f.e- I I'ai.l for uire . . . . I' aid for f 1 Ml. 9 I : pair and urou: d- . . New ScIiim' till .e t tii'-.T .11, .I i -ir 1 ti t'-r.-s' Tiwnraii.'e 1 -. i-K', s-,.i, v . . . I .ihra rv bo. i',. 4 1'aid for al o-1-..-r Total i".ili on h d LA GRAi-DE Hi 1H SCiiOOL PS. 00 uai boo: Improving in I I'" 13 3n 'n- fl11S R?S 64 94177 77 M 1- 1 1 1 .. J 77.710 04 . . . 27 S71 72 j LA GKANDE THE MARKET j O zing ti-tne fact of su::en ir storage j noo-s, .t is saf; to state tni! fully three ; f lurths -,f the fru'! r-usin? is han4l.l h M 'ur Tne t.a.d nclues 'he Iced and f re gr Vvpitents. As.de fr -n th Moui marie, ta.. mill has ground 152 c 11 ; -f-f-.l ar. J f ur carloads of ccn meal. Tli:" listi'u". represents 200 000 p-virds rf ' ie '""' T:- ""'Put "f A '"f. fe- d and the Hsrr-a mmxns Ci-npnv the Oregon una-, wis S2' itrs. Itt.is - st the firm ! Produce Company and the Cr.-.nde Ronde 53.000 far Uhor to mike tn-: flour. Fruit Growe's' Union. .The payrolls of I :hese firms aurinu the pick, g season runs 1 into tnous'.nds of roll rs t I ail bP s Jl ! U?-M: m rf7t- ' J - - . T i rf ,v, .. -, FASVEWS & T:-'A LA GRANDE NATii. NAL B N