La Grande evening observer., August 25, 1908, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

1
page porn.
ETEMNO i BSERVFR, LA KAN!VR iRK(iON. TTKSDAT, AIGCST 25, 1908.
I-
r.
ft
Li dmm Evening Observer
Published Jiiilly Except Monday.
CITRET BROTIII'.KS, .
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
United I'ress Telegraph Srvli.
Dally, per month..,, ., .65
Dally, single copy .05
Dally, one year In advance. .... .$4.80
Dally, six months, In advance. . .$3. 50
Weekly, one year. In advance... 1 1.00
Weekly, alx months. In advance.'. .75
Entered at the postofflce at La Grande
aa second-class' matter.
This paper will not publish any arti
ile appearing over a nom da plume.
Signed article will be received subject
' to the discretion of the editors. ' Please
sign your articles and ssve disappoint
ment. '
'- Advertising l!ute.
Display ad. rates furnished upon ap
plication. . . n'v ,
' " Local reading notice iuu "i.tLU.
first Insertion; Go per lino (or each ,sub
jneiit Insertion.
4 Resolutions of condolence, 5a a line.
Cards of thanks. Oc a line.
Yim 9 ioI nfe$u11i
IS ITTOa'20'2r22i
We poor, overworked and tired
creatures who have to Htay at home,
don't'we feel sorry for those aristo
cratic campers these . cold, chilly,
freezing nights and mornings. We
would not be in their places for any
thing. This camping business Is all a
deluxion anyway. Nothing In it for
the fellow wh has to stay at home.
. ;
A few years ago we 'were1 pushing
the dairy business. The dairy busi
ness of this county has developed so
fast that It Increases a great deal
every year, but It attracts, little, If
any attention. The same thing will be
true with the Irrigation projects. Af
ter we succesKfiilly ktuneh one, the
others will launch themselves.
monky txiit i:vi:hyu6dy.
This Irrigation project means money
for everybody. First, the land owner
doubles the valu of his land, and
every commercial enterprise will nat
urally feel the benefit of tho great da-
I vclnnmentMhat will follow. The trou
ble Ik, It Is Just & little to' big a pi in
ject for us to fully realize what It
does mean. This valley never had a
boom, but we jwlll think we had one
when the contract for the b'g dam up
the river Is actually let. Then things
will hum and will keep humming for
several years. Wo want more pay
rolls. This Irrigation project will pro
vide one of the largest payrolls ever
thought of In Grande Ronde valley.
ARE YOC TIIK MAN?
There's b scary sort of feller goln'
'round ttie country through
A-talkln of the future In a way to
make you, blue; , . , .
A-predlctln' woes and panics and all
kinds of dreadful shocks
And a-blamln' folks an Wall street and
condomnln' deals In stocks;
Bayln' our financial system Is a struc
ture full of faults.
And a-callln' in his money and a-
lockln' It In vaults,
And with wish to bring him forward
and convert him If we can.
We are seekln' Information
Say, are you the man?
Shucks! Don't let a little flurry from
tho clouds a-passln' by
Hake you think the storm has covered
all the broad financial aky;
Yon would see the sun still shlnln' if
you'd Just poke out your head
oiop a-couniln' up your losses; count
your blessln's up Instead:
Trouble finds the man who falters
soner than the man who fights;
Quit your talk of comln' panics; help
at settln things to rights.
Let a little cheerful confidence, not
; grumblln', be your plan. .
Now to save the situation
Hay, are you the man?
i. .
KEEP TALKING.
Irrigation Is the topic that should
be discussed and agitated until that
$0,000 acres of land Is secured. Under
the government project at Hermiston
m I'matilla county, 40 acres Is all any
one person can file on. This would
mean $00 families on the same ratio
for our project It la rather difficult
for us to conceive what surh a reality
would mean In a commercial way.
Five hundred now homes; 500 new
barns; loo new wagons; 500 new car
riages; about 1000 more cows; 1000
mole horses; If.OO more bogs to be
marketed each yeur; S3.000 more
chickens; 180,000 apple . trees, which
In .a short time would produce 1000
carloads. Can't you get a Vision of
what la possible for JO, 000 acres of
land to become highly developed,
mertns? (let busy; get the 10.000
acres under contrnrt and the rest of
the problem will soon work llsclf out.
There are thousands of acres of
land In this valley thst will be Fruit
. dales and May Parks much sooner
than we think of. Water la producing
miracles In this arid and seml-arld
belt. Thlnjt of It. Tou can name a
half dnsen cities as large aa La Grande
all built within the last few years.
In places where a self-respecting Jack
rabbit would not think of wintering.
Water was the baxls of all this change.
. i .
The outlook for labor Is not bad for
next year. The dinners for the con
struction of our 1 180.000 water sys
tem and our $400,000- Irrigation pro
ject would sandwich In quite nicety
with our fJno.n.Kl ilty payroll, and an
100.000 wheat crop. Can't you get
glimpse of what Is In store for us.
This Is no country for a fellow with
the blues.
TAFT'S CABINET, MAYBE.
Some of the politicians that are
Jealous of the Buckeye state, have'
doped out this cabinet for Judge Tafl:
For soemtary. of state, Theodore K.
Burton, of Ohio. ' -
For secretary of the treasury, My
ron T. Horrlck, of Ohio,
For secretary of War, . Charles P.
Taft, of Ohio.
For attorney general, Wade Ellis, of
Ohio.
For postmaster general, Arthur I.
Vorys, of Ohio.
For secretary of the navy, Walter
Drown, of Oh'o.
For secretary of the Interior, James
R. Garfield, of Ohio.
For secretary of agriculture, Walter
Oullbert, of Ohio.
For secretary of commerce and la
bor, Henry Williams, of Ohio.
m
THE KIDDLE SPIRIT.
In the East Oregonlan today is the
story of two young men who a few
years ago started to work lr eastern
Oregon for wages, as millers In a
Union county flour mill. Last week
they purchased their fifth flour mill
In that county and have accumulated
property worth 1120,000.
They took advantage of the oppor
tunity offered them In eastern Ore
gon. Another man in Umatilla county Is
Just finishing harvesting a wheat crop
from 2000 acres of fine land owned In
dividually by him. Twenty years ago
he was working for small wages on n
Umatilla county farm. Today he Is
worth from $120,000 to $140,000. He
took advantago of another eastern
Oregon opportunity.
Other men now living In Pendleton
have made fortunes from the sheep
and wool industry within the past 25!
years i others In mercantile pursuits;
others from renting houses, dealing In
lands and Investing money for capital
ists. And these are not exceptional cases.
They are common in this section. ,
And the beauty of It is that nobody
has a "corner" on these opportunities.
They exist todny. They are to bo en
joyed by the newcomer at this late
date. They will always be here. As
the country settles up and new peo
ple come In they will be all the more
promising and productive.
Ho the homeseeker need not think
that the old-timers have "coppered"
everything. In fact, the j-new. man
with a keen Insight Into conditions
and fresh vigor and active energy, has
the advantage. . .
i -oae .
COMPLETES LUU.E CONTRACT.
I
MCE OF
WAItH
ft
KHtD
WELLS GOING DRY AND
-
4
THRESHER MEN SITFEIL
Dry SniKon May Cause Trouble In This
Part of County Parts of Cmnlllla
1 County. -Would Welcome Irrigation
Project Drinking Water
mixed.
1,44.111
The following from the Pilot Rock
Nows would leave the Impression that
there Is likely to be a water shortage
In Umatilla county this sc-uson:
Some fears are being expressed lo
cally as to the condition of the water
supply here. It Is thought that unless
we get . rain In the near , future
""' -f the wells In and , around
town will prove to be almost worth- ;
leps before the summer Is over.
Tho drouth Is especially effective In
the territory surrounding Nye, and the
i i
reports coming from there are. to the
effect that many of the wells around J
there are now dry, or very near so. !
The water question has always given !
considerable trouble In that vicinity,:
and many of the threshing outfit;?
there this year will have to emnloy:
more than one, water hauler toi mnke
the long trips necessary to get iwater I
for their engine and horSes. .
The Camas Prairie, while drier than
usual, Is In no danger of a serious
drouth, nnd the water question there
will not' prove as serious as It will In
many other sections of the dry dis
tricts. ' '
In Pilot Rock some of the wells are
now dry and others r: p a .'f.; ally so.
One. of the livery l-fr:i. .vM-'h has
always had a goe 1 supply of water. Is
now forced to 'ecouoinUe hi Its use,
and the horses are being taken else
where for drinking water.
H-5
AT THE PLAYHOUSES.
The Scenic.
The program at the Scenic this eve
ning will be the same as last evening
with the exception of the number en
titled "Engaged," which has been cut
out and "The Dlrectolre" will be given
Its place. This in the estimation of
Mr. Gardlnier is a stronger number
and will give better satisfaction. This
will be on the program for this eve
ning only.
At the Pant line.
The special attraction at the Pas
time Is the singing of Tenor Burton.
Mr. Burton hBs already become a fa
vorite with the patrons of the Pastime
and his connection with this popular
theater wl.l undoubtedly do much to
make It even yet dearer to the hearts
of the public.
The Sherwood.
The Dreyfus Affair at the Sherwood
bids fair to play to crowded houses
during the rest of the time this pro
gram Is held on the boards. Tnoae
who saw It last night are loud In Its
praise today. Every Interesting Inci
dent pertaining to this remarkable In
stance of misdirected Justice has been
truthfully pictured. Nothing which
would In any wny Interest the public
has been omitted. Special attention
has been given In selecting the cast
that the characters might appcarex
actly similar to the real actors In the
original affair.
C, a. Cummlng Home EqulpMt Willi
Mwlrm Plumbing System.
TWe plumbing firm of Bay A Zwel-
fel has Just completed the Installation
of n modern plumbing system In the
C. O. Cumtnlngs home, corner Ninth
and O streets. The system Is com
plete In every detail.
TRYING HOS8 TODAY.
Partners In Allegi-d Crime May SOtli,
A unit Grand Jury's Action.
Druggists In Session.
Hostrin. AtlST. 2S. J4evrnt fhrtiiann '
druggists from all over the country,
stockholders In the United Drug com
pany, a co-operative concern, are In
Boston today In attendance at the an
nual meeting of the corporation.
Mayor Hlbbard welcomed the visiting
pharmacists.
Late this afternoon the Justice court
was busy hearing the Frank Ross
case, who, with George Evans, la ac
cused of stealing $45 from an Elgin
home. Evans was tried yesterday and
bound over to await the action of the
grand Jury, and, being unable to pay
his bonds, waa given over to the
sheriff.
Ross asked for a stay of proceedings
one day and his wish waa granted.
This afternoon his case came up and
at a late hour no decision had been
reached.
TEA
Then- ;Kihr.;' that
costs m; iivt.c. - ' ,v':i rin'iKy
and vt rV ' : t .
so far it ' has me tharcc.
Yr fT4T rtifc rour mtH i fci
invites Yon
To lne stigate Her
Resources
. ;
Union County offers a home,
market and health to all who"
wish to work and prosper.
There's Room for All
FRUIT
LUMBER
HAY
GRAIN
STOCK
DAIRYING
MINES
SUGAR
Crop Failures
Unknown
Markets
Unlimited
FOR LITERATURE AbbKEJJ
M LA GRANDE COMMERCIAL CLUB
LA GRANDE, OREGON
lTTTTHtmtttttTttTlHMttttu,uuuiiHH-rT7TT
ra.i..i.i.i.l.J
V