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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1911)
V ! i V Si LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1911. PAGE 3 Make Y.oias Dollars Wo rid Start them working for you in RIVERSIDE ADDITION. By o placing your money you create a savins fund that will double within the two next years. Fine lots as low as $75.00 to $200.00. You can buy on your own terms. MADISON PRE ID FAMOUS Waiiam Miller &Bro., PHONE, MAIN I. ! GARDEN TO PLACED S0V. BE BE. - ,. ' v . .. . ,- Momy Invested in a Home Brings You Real Rewards that cannot be measured alone in dollars and cents. There's satisfaction in knowing you have a home when possibly all other investments fail it gives you a feeling of security and demands the recognition of your fellow townsmen, be cause by building you show your faith in the fu ture of the community. And every community is known by its deeds. You can help and at the , same time help yourself. A home investment is always th most meritorious, and loss is less like ly because you are dealing in values you under stand and with people you know. We nave BUP" pleid the lumber for the homes of many of your friends who are now on the road to success, and want to talk with you whenever you're ready. Monster Building to go Up Hlstor- ... le Swot la Xew York New Tort, June? 15, (Special) -The. only consolation that New Yorker can draw from the approaching demo litipn of Madison Square Garden, which at last Is to be torn down after rumors of Its sale have been currei fr years is the fact that In return, they are to become the possessors of the greatest, commercial building in the world with' more than 'fifty acres of floor apace. . The building is to be as remarkable in Its way as the struc ture it succeeds. Each of Its twenty- five floors wTu have an area cf fcw4 acre3 making it the largest :,bullding In the world devoted to business pur poses. The center of the block will be occupied by a large court provld ing light and air tor all the offices ' , the surrounding , structure. Private foadways will lead into the court so thaU.all goods entering or leaving the building can be unloaded inside,; do ing away with obstructions on the side wilks. fi Elevators large enough 1 to carry, a four-horse team , and loaded truck will raise and lower the heavy lest loads to and from the basement level and the building will be equipped with many other features that would be Impossible for a smaller structure. While the floor arear of the new build ing will be sufficient for a good size farm, it would be rather expensive for farming purposes as the final, cost is esumaiea now ai, iiz.uuu.uuo : or $240,000 an acre. The disappearance of the historic Garden with the gold fig ure of Diana surmounting its tower marks the final transition of the Mad ison Square section as a hotel, club and amusement center to a commercial district. Coincident with its sale it was announced that its near neighbor, the Manhattan club, would seek new quarters further uptown. As to where the successor of the Garden itself to be located, or whether It is to have successor, Is still undecided. WEN AH A LUMBER GREENWOOD & MADISON Home Phone 421. Bell Phone, Main 732 Centennial Jubilee AT ' ' ;': ' : A A STOR1 AUGUST 10 TO SEPT. 9, 1911 . Commemmoratlng the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First White Set tlement in the Northwest and the Be- . ginning of the Oregon Country at Am torla, Oregon, presenting historical and ceremonial features, together with 8PECTACUIAE MARINE AKD MILL ITAET PAGEANT. Glen ' Curtiss. famous aviator, will fly over land and sea in his airship. PACIFIC COAST EEGATTA. The geratest aquatic event to be held in the . West .. Historically this celebration to to 'be one of the most Important events to take place this year in the United States. The Oregon Washington Railroad k Navigation compaiy wHl sell . tickets from all points on Its lines, Including branches at LOW ROUND TRIPTIATES , For further particular apply to the Centennial Committee, Astoria, Oh gon, or to ' WM. McMURRAY, Genl Pass. Agent, Portland, Ore, BiflfflS':: With an annual gas bill of approxl mately sao.ooo.ooo ana a yearly con sumption of gas amounting to 37,000,' 000,000 cubic feet, or enough to make a solid band of flame around the earth at the equator for one night, the gas question in New York has long been one of Father Knickerbocker's most annoying problems. Further back than the oldest inhabitant can leraember It has been the subject of lnvestigar tlon. legislation and litigation. For that reason New Yorkers, arid espe dally those who are concerned with the operation of public service -cor porations, are keenly interested In not Ing the success of a plan of automatic public regulation adopted by the La clede Gas company In St. Louis under the direction of Adolphus Busch, V. K. Bixby and other prominent capi talists of that city. This plan pro vides that as the price of gas goes rlnvn th dividends of the stockholders In the corporation shall be allowed j to go up. The public in this way is al- SORE H-MG N T" " MCHAI "PHOENDC Sold Only at This Store i. ! Jit The Phoenix line embodies the first In. Rovation In chair making In years. These chairg are stur-ty without bclnjf niasske. They are roomy aud com. fotable, and the designs are new and distinctive. The unique feature uf these chairs is the way In which they are constructed. Wherever possible, but one piece of wood Is used, Instead of three or four., For Instance, f o bnck and legs are formed of one con tinuous piece i of beautifully , gralii d oak making the chair stronger as well as more pleasing to the eye. Then the designs, while attractive, are decided ly original and will find constant favor with those who want spmethlng Af ferent They come in Oak, with plain or '.leather-upholstered seats. .There are several designs shown In our win. dows, and more inside. Ask; to see them. HOT "BARGAINS" JUT VALUES ; It has never been our pol icy to advertise "great bargains" and "slaughter sales." We consistently . refuse to offer "something for nothing1 butire do tryj ; m uner- iwmer vames a ' the prl.ee than other (Teal, ers.' Baying In larger : quantities and selling more furniture than any other store In La Grande, It stands to reason that we should be able to' do this, .and our large growing number of customers Is proof that we are doing it OthGr Lines Rockers more than 100 designs. Bedroom and (Jresser chairs 30 designs. Morris chairs more than 15 designs. Dining room chairs 60 different kinds. Big stock makes selection easy. HE KIKY and Complete Houscfurnishcrs lowed to share in the benefits of in creased business and there . Is conse quently no chance for controversy as to whether the company Is making un due profits from its charges to the pub lic, since Increases In profits are ac companied by savings to the consum ers. Under this plan the price of gas In St. Louis was. recently reduced from $1.00 to 80 cents, at the same time sev en per cent and the adoption of the policy actually has added to the finan cial strength of the company. Mr. Busch and his associates adopted this plan of their own volition in St. Louis but in many English cities the same device Is In operation under authority of the law. It Is suggested that the (Continued on Faa 1.) BLACK & PRATT J Real Estate and Insurance 111 Depot Street " ''' !::.; ' r : : L . i 9 Deimfa SOB Ever hear of a nerve being taken out of : least pain? It's easy to dp when you know -how we do it. when it comes to extracting with the least possible pain we make a specialty of it. Our Name is Our Guarantee v- . I J. E. STEVENSON, D.D.S. J- 0. A. BROWN, D.D. S. " " ' ' mm ' ' - .. v ..... -