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AMERICAN WAGE-KARNER.
It the high standard nf living adopt
ed by the American workman a mis
take? Would he be happier with the con
ditions that surround the English or
the German laborerf .
The bureau of labor answers these
questions In the negative. Its reply be
ing based on reports of Investigations
Into the cost of living In the Vnltcd
States, Gormnny and EnRliiml, Just
mnditj by the respective governments.
The bureau lays emphuslH upon the
food that the American eats. The ta
ble of the Amerlcnn workman Is more
abundantly supplied and with far
greater variety. It Is declared, than
either the German or tho English.
The food of the American workman
costs more, but his table dues not re
quire nearly so large a wagu percent
age as that of tho Englishman or the
German,
Another joy that the American la
borer Is ablo to experience by his
atandard of living Is that of keeping
fcls family together. Btntlstlos show
that the family of the American living
at homo U lnrger than that of the
German or the Englishman. The
American Industrial family averages
slightly more than five persons, with
-Three children to a famlty living at
home.
A comparison of the cost of living
shows that the credit the Engllnh have
been given for generutlmis, of being
the greatest beef-enter on the globe.
Is unwarranted. The American w.nk
Ingmun and his family eat much nmr.
meat than the KnglUh.
The report. iodic ale that the por
tion of the English workman Is nwrt
fortunate In regard to wages, rental'
and food thnn the Herman, but that In
all these particular that the honor
go to the American.
A mattress' factory would certainly
do well here on a small scale. There
are several carload shlpp. d Into this'
end adjoining cuunil.s .nili y.nr
both wire and wool.
Malheur county In u.itlng out a
booster sheet monthly. Klght .i;es. '
which is money w,. upem. Malheur
county hn targitracts of .heap land.,
but land under Irrigation li valued at
about 1 100 per sere.
Why would not a small furnltuip
factory pay In this clly? There are
gret u.tiamttlc ,h,.np, pjin fr.
eilture shipped Inlo easiern Oregon'
fiat coiihl In. manufactineil Jut u
"ve In Ii r.rande as imyw hei ,. Wh.i
VIII fill this long felt want. I
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If you know of any Imlustiy that
'oi.ld give employment to labor gWi
th ''ommerclnl club the benefit of
, your suggi'stlon, Tliere are a number
f things that give employment thnt
An not iTimlre an enormous outlay or
capital. To Illustrate, nor two steam
laundries give steady employment the
year round to quite a number. That
Jin I well represented. In fsct. there
l no more room for anything In this
ln. We merely cited them a an Il
lustration. ...
A city backed with monthly pay
rolls of no less than $75,000 per month
and by a county that produces wheat,
oats, barley, hay, fruit, sugar, beets,
stock and lumber on a large scale, has
a foundation that few cities In the!
northwest enjoy. La, Grande has all
of these and many more. There Is no
question regarding our future.
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This la the season of the year when
the stockholder of fire Insurance com
panies finds little comfort In hiding
avyay In the mountains. The fear of
large conflagrations Is almost as bad
as the reality. Fire and life insurance
are both necessary and each year the
laws governing both are becoming
more strict. We are", a new country
and within the next 50 years It is not
Improbable that the government will
supplant the present system. Under
government control the rates would
be less but It I Just possible that the
total amount carried on many risks
mt-ht also be decreased. . Active com
petition causa . carelessness In some
instances.
TinO NATION INVENTORY,
National assets, $1, 500,000,
000,000. Farmrwealth, '7, 412, 000, 000.
Mineral production annually,
13.000,000,000. .
. Export domestic merchandise,
annually, $1,853,711,000.
Manuacturlng products annu
ally, 114,802,147,000.
Livestock, total value, 14,875,-
000.000.
Seven cereal crops, 1907, 12,
878,000,000. , 1
' Wheat crop, 1907, $500,000,
000. Cotton crop, 1907, $$75,000,
000. Torn, 1907, $1,850,000,000.
Hay, 1907, $166,000,000.
Dairy products, 1907," $173,
765,000. '
, Poultry and eggs, 1907, $000,
000,000. Money In circulation, $3,250,
000,000. Money In federal treasury,
$343, 240,5110.
Lumber production, 1907,
$r.T0,000.000.
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Ready for IlliN Htxin.
in answer to a letter frrfrn Postmas
ter I-achner asking when bids for con
struction of the federal building would
lie received, the postofflce depart
ment has replied that shortly after
September 1, this year, that depart
ment would bp ready to receive bids.
It see,ms that before the snow flies
next winter Maker people will actual
ly witness construction work in prog
ress on the federal building In this
city thus realising a drenm which hns
been on the boards for a long time.
Maker t'lty Herald.
I'M ATII.I.A WHEAT HIGH.
Minrp iiiMHlllon MiinH Wheat to
NO IVntM Vo.trril.iv.
Thnt the sharp-competition between
the old line and Independent wheal
buying compunlin Is- coining money
or the farmers these days is shown by
the rise in wheat prices yesterday af
ternoon, says the Pendleton East Ore
K' in l.i n.
Tuesday. August 4, l!ta, will g.i
down In history nf the wheat market
In Pendleton as the day mi which the
price touched Nu. cent for the first
time In almost a il.rii.lc. It is esti
mated by the buyers Hint about 50.
Oua bushels eliangi d liatnU yesterday
arternu.iii at that price.
During the sriiTii,.n yesierday the
gt.tln ofi'iee wire throiigui with anx
Ions, farmers hn were closely walch
lnr the thing 11,1,. ,,f the wheat mar
kef, who declared that they would
sell tit so cents If tho market showed I
the least tt(ii ,if weakening, but a n
closed stiong few- crops were offered.
A rough estimate of the wheat rep.
resented by the farmer who were
watcher at the various Kialn buying
yesieroiy intern I Is piitceil i rtulve, ceases from this date.
at 2.0IHUMII) bushel, and a cent one I There are also funds In the treas
ny or the other meant a large Mtmtiry to pay all warrant Issued against
of money for these ire n. The . f . j water fund nf J Grand Clly. up to
the pul.e of the market was closely and Including No. 7 ft 1 1 . endorsed
watched, and lu.d a decline ,.f half s I March II. I90S. Interest on all war-
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of the diy it s thousht the sales
would have been enoiniou. but as
there was no sign of weakening, the
rnrmers hrld on. hoping jbat the mar
ket would yet reach Si cents.
This morning the juice nf wheat
was reported at 80 cents, and large
number nf farmer were In the city
to take advnntnao of any change In
the market, but practically none was
soil during the foienonn.
BUS HESS
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AND 1IOISH HIS LIVERY.
After Twenty Years of a 8iiot'nful
. KiihIiickm Career J. I. McKciiuou
Sell III Gorccry Store to the I'at
tlson RitM, Fred Ilousli Illspows of
HI Livery Stable to Frank George.
Who ilHHf Arrived From Colorado.
Negotiations were closed late last
evening whereby on September 1, the
Pattlson Bros., - Robert, Harry and
Herbert, all well known In this city,
will succeed J. U. flmmiuuii m 1k
grocery business. These young men
are all thorough and conservative
business men and will undoubtedly
make a ' success of their new enter
prise. J. V. McKennon, for the past
20 years, has been one of the leading
grocery men of eastern Oregon. His
large land and stock Interests la the
cause of hi retirement from the gro
cery business. ' y
City Livery gold.
F. M. Houah, proprietor of the City
livery stabres on the corner of Adams
avenue and Fourth street, yesterday
afternoon aold out to Frank George,
who with his family arrived a few
days ago 'from oMntrose, Col. ' Mr.
George Is a young man of energy and
Impresses every one with the atmos
phere of fsuccesa and h eno doubt will
get his share of the trade.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Small Blue In Dangerons Portion of
the City Last Evening.
About 5 o'clock Inst . evening the
fire alarm brought the fire depart
ment out to quench a fire In a wood
pile In the rear of the Fair store.
Brick buildings and tin roofing saved
a conflagration. The department did
some rapid work In getting to the fire
and had It extinguished In short or
der. Manager Oelhle of the Fair store
realized the dangerous position In
which his property hud been situated
for the time being, and donated $10
Postmaster Carrie Mull.
I nelo Sam overlooked providing
funds toward defraying the expenses
of employing suhstfutes In order that
the mall carriers might enjoy a vaca
tion during the summer months as
they would like. However, they are
not going to be denied tin outing as
arrangements have been " made by
which one will take a trip while the
others do extra work and patiently
await their turn. Postmaster W. J.
I-achner, who Is not afraid to take
off his coat and work, could have been
seen yesterday delivering mall on
Fourth street. Raker City Herald.
W ill Not Mm c.
Groccrmnn A. E. Fow ler, who start
ed to move from Fir street to the
room formerly occupied by the Ken
tmky saloon, owing to a misunder
standing with the owner of the build
lug, will not make the change, and
will lake away- the goods he hud ill -
pady placed on the shelves.
It Is understood that the proprietor
lias rented the entile building with the
exception of the room now occupied
by Mr. 1'ofre's barber shop, to a Chl
miniitn who will soon open a restaur
ant and use the upper floor for lodg
ing rooms.
Treasurer's Cnll for Clly Wnrrnnts.
Notice Is hereby given that there are
now funds on hand to imv all out
standing w arrants Issued on General
Fond of the I.M (Irnndn city, tip to and
Including No. 675 1, endorsed March
14. 1 117.
Interest on all warrant on general
fund from No. i)644 to No. tl7ol. In-
rant on water fund from No. 739? to
No. 7T.I1, Inclusive, ceases from date
of this call.
3. 1906.
La Grande, Ore., August
J. K. WRIGHT,
City Treasurer.
'Plume at Residence.
I have both telephone! at my resi
dence, whers patrons can call me
when not at the office. P. A Charl
ton, Ttterlntry.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
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SALESMAN AND AGENTS $50 pc
week and "over can be made Belling
new campaign novelties from tiaw
until election. Sells to stores, county
fairs, picnics and private families. :
Complete line of samples charges pre- '
paid for 50c. Order today. Chicago
Novelty Co., 60 Wabash Ave., Chi-!
cago. . I
STRAYED Two horses; one a grey;
other white; weight about- 1000 lbs.
' White has wire scars on face and
breast. Reward for their return "or
information leading to their return
will be paid by the Home Independ
ent Telephone Co.
' Notice.
.To My Friends and Patrons:
Having cold- my stock of hardware
etc.. to Messrs. Lilly and Foster, who
will continue In the same line of bus
iness, and at the same place. Mr.
Lilly having been associated with me
for the past tlx years, I take pleasure
In recommending the new firm to my
many friends and patrona and trust
that you will find business with them
as pleasant as our business relations
have aays been. I will be found at
the store during; the month of July,
and will be pleased to have a many
of my friends call and aettle their ac
counts aa possible during the month.
"Thanking you for the many favors
shown mo, I remain, s
Very respectfully,
MRS. T. N. MTJRPHT.
Against Taft. "
A letter from Will M. Peterson,
chairman of the Umatilla county cen
tral committee, to state headquarters
at Portland, says: There Is no doubt
whatever that a number of republi
cans In this part of the state will vote
for Bryan and Kern, and If we suc
ceed In making a good fight for them
In this state. It Is not at all certain
that Taft will carry Oregon, but that
her four votes will be counted In the
Bryafti column.
CIRCUS
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