PAtiE TWO
uA GRAriDE EVENING OBSERVER,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1910.
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
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become sparkling and br'ght, an 1 n;i y
the Indians rejoice with a war dance
at the reservation t over the sigiiKj
vsjtory of Pendleton over her sls'er
cities In Eastern Oregon.
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WESTERN' GROWTH
WELL, OI0S LOST THE ASTLUM.
We suppose the proper thing to say
right now Is that an Insane asylum is
an undesirable thing to have in - a
county; that it repels rather than
attracts settlers in Its vicinity; that
It discourages the young who get Jobs
as attendants, etc, ec. ,
Yes, we might say all those things
at this time of defeat but we are not
going to do it. It Is enough to know
that the little city of Union made a
most gallant fight for what she be
lieved she was entitled to and los.
Her methods were fair, honest and up
right because Tom Wright. W. J.
Townley and a half hundred more Un-
Ion citizens have done their ight'rg
tiil ZUf iui Inn eooie years ana it is
the only way they know. They put
forth every merit Union posseased,
and we want to say they had a galaxy
of facta which seemed to us impov
ible to overcome. These men did not '
enter the contest naking It a life or J
death proposition, but they put up a
campaign that Is a credit to their
city, even In defeat. . ' '
And to be a good loser Is bettor
than to be a winner, for as N. K. West 1
used to remark, "Anybody can win !
occasionally." Union Is a good lo3er. I
There are no sore spots on he-.. She '
feels that she made good in everything ;
iVd of her by the board, anl with
thai she is willing to dismiss the mat-
ter and take up something else lhat
may l;e of much more Important.
,Tc Pendleton, the winner of Ut
bughouse, Union county offers con
grntulatlons. May the state ere t a
granite structure, illuminated with
light from radium bulbs, may the I
water In tha Umatilla rker at once '
Look for I
West's
Big Ad.
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It Starts
Monday,
Jany 2
Referring to the Pacific Coast
states' progress during the year about
to close, "The Westerner" says:
It is as interesting as any tale of
romance to consider the many pro
ducts which come out of the ground
of the Pacific Coast states, and how
: many million dollars' worth of them
are sold la all parts of the world.
The 1910-1911 orange season has
Just opened and competent experts
among the growers and railroad traf
fic people estimate the crop will be
i worth $50,000,000, or ten millions In
; excess of any previous season,
j Green fruits of California this year
; yielded J12.000.000, and the dried
fruits will; produce fully $15,000,000.
j While orange is still king in Cali
' fornia, the tremendous development
of the oil districts of that state is
probably destined to push oil to the
throne within a few years. The most
conservative estimates for oil for 1910
show about 75.000,000 barrels with a
-value of $36,000,000. And at that, a
number of the great gushers which
are known to have a capacity of 25,
000,000 barrels a day or more, are
nmwx1 i)nn to a fln-m' tyf 2,000 tC 5,"
000 barrels a day. With the opening
of the Panama canal within the next
three years, the completion of pipe
line facilities now building, the pro
duction of California oil will make a
phenomenal spurt to an output which
it would be almost staggering at this
tirne to estimate In barrels. Al
though fabulous fortunes have al
ready been created out of "California
oil, they are as nothing to those which
are yet to be made from It. Investors
really little realize the "opjportunl
tles" which are literally going "beg
ging" dally In the shape of "oil
stocks" of modest, but perfectly le
gitimate oil companies of such dis
tricts as the Midway-Marlcopa, Kern
River, Coallnga, and other well
known districts of southern Califor
nia. The year 1911 bids fair to be pne
of marked activities for the state of
Oregon. Dut In part to the unusual
railroad activities the past year has
been one of Remarkable progress.
With the construction work now afoot
In Central Oregon, and the develop
ment of the Oregon Codst. adjacent
to the Willamette valley, 1911 seems
destined to be Oregon's banner year.
The most notable development in
the western part of the state is the
government work at the mouth of the
Sulslaw river, he completion of the
harbor at Florence, and the arrival
of the railroads. According to the Eu
gene (Ore.) "Register," the govern
ment Jetty has already been complet
ed twenty-seven hundred feet. Sixty
thousand dollars have already been
expended on this work. As showing
the universal drift of sentiment to
ward Florence, Oregon, the following
editorial from the "West." a Florence j
newspaper Is apropos. The "West"
says:
Aaiong those vho have recently
purchased lots In Florence are Chas.
W. Howard and C. O. Samaln. two'
young business men of Portland, who
have Invested here for speculation.
Florence Is rapidly, coming to the
Trent on account of the harbor im
provements and railroad prospects.
Property here is certain to advance in
value rapidly during the next few
yeVs. The surroundln? country Is
rich In natural resources so the fu
ture prosperity of the town is assured.
The "boosted" tourist travel of Cal
ifornia Is said. In a money sense, to
be worth $14,000,000 annually. It Is
a common error with many to think
the tourist travel the, greatest single
producer of money for California. For
a fact it is not now outstripping, and
there is no reason to believe It will
ever outstrip In a financial sense, the
value to California of the orange or
of the oil. It may in time outrun the
gold, as it has done the money value
of deciduous fruits. It has almost
caught up with the financial import
ance of dried fruits. But the green
and dried fruit production is . con
stantly on the increase, the same as
the tourist travel. So there may be a
change in their present relative po
sitions within a year or two.
GEORGE PALMER, Piles. . F. J. HOLMES, Tlce Tres.
IT. L. BREMIOLTS, Ass't. Cash. EARL ZCSDEL, 2d Ass't Cash.
F. L. METERS .Cashier.
La Grande National Bank
of La Grande, Oregon
United States Depository
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $200,000.00
DIRECTORS.
GEORGE PALMER, W. L..BREXH01TS
tt.j. enraen f. l.mlteks
f. J. HOLMES IT. M. FIERCE
C. C FEMXGTOX
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F. M. BTRIT
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Regarding this location of a bug
house and Pendleton's success in the
matter, the Evening- Observer moves
that hats be removed in recognition
of the extraordinary ability shown by
Bill Furnish, E. W. McComas, Bill
Thompson and the rest of those Uma
tlllas who never buckle their belts
in the last hole without bringing In
some game. But, somehow, they are
a likeable set of Indians even though
they did grab the 'possum this time.
The next legislature will be called
upon to do a few things, the princi
pal one being the disbursement of
bUle uiuuey, Legislatures In the past
have not been slow about expendi
tures and Oregon Is anxious to see
what this' one will do. .
Baker City admits now that she
never was in real earnest about be
ing a candidate for the asylum loca
tion. "Put on the old gray bonnet."
This holiday epoch cannot last for
ever, so you had better begin to figure
on the straight old grind once more.
Extension Is Postponed.
The proposed extension of the Uma
tilla project in the west end of Uma
tilla county Is not apt to be made at
this time, according to the press re
ports from Washington relates the
Pendleton East Oregonlan. The morn
ing papers of the northwest publish
a disch from Washington, saying
President Taft has approved of the
recommendations of the board of army
engineers which spent several weeks
last summer In viewing the western
projects. These recommendations
merely included the expenditure of
$325,000 for the Umatilla project.
H. G. HobBon, in charge of recla
mation work in the northwest with
headquarters in Portland, In talking
to the East Oregonlan over the tele
phone, stated this morning that ac
cording to the press report which
was the only thing he had before him,
the proposed extension could not be
made with funds from the $20,000,000
appropriated at the last' session of
congress for the completion of the
reclamation projects under way. He
said the $325,000 appropriation was
merely for the completion of the Uma
tilla project on the east side of the
Umatilla river.
Hopson said it was possible that
the proposed extension could be, made
from the regular reclamation service
funds but he did not think that it
would be done.
The general belief here is that the
iproposed extension was turned down
by the board of army engineers for
the reason that they probably re
garded It as practically a new project,
whereas the $20,000,000 appropriation
was made for the completion of pro
jects now under way.
At The Star.
Slide, you lobster slide! yelled one
small urchin as he watched the world's
series base bail game between the
Cubs and Athletics as portrayed by
the picture machine at the Star last
night. The picture is clear and dis
tinct and portrays the exciting game
In such an Interesting manner that
the urchin was justified In his ex
clamation. Besides the different In
nings of this great American game
the audience gets a good view of all
the great players In characteristic
poses and visiting players, from the
presentation of the automobile to Ty
Cobb down to Brownie Burke, the
Cincinnati Reds mascot It Is a great
picture and every devottee of the great
sport should see this picture.
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WEEK BEGINNING DECEMBER 26
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TOT IOCXG Banjo wizard and character comedian."
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