La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 28, 1911, Page PAGE 3, Image 3

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1911.
PAGE 3
Savings Barilis
w 4 per cent, but your savings Inverted In a River
Me Addition lot, Trill double In a few ream.
Because -
Riverside- Addition la right In tna center of Industrial
activity.
Riverside addl tlon will soon have one of the finest
paved streets In the entire city. The work on Second
street, Is rapidly nearlng completion. . '
Riverside Addition 1 the home of many of La
Grande's beat citizens.
OUR PRICES ARE VERY LOW
Some of the iote are $75.00. None are higher than $200.
You can buy on your own terms.
Office Open Evenings
William Miller & Bro., gSr
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Perry Pneumatic Water Systems, Samson fl
Wind Mills. Dami v-. Sichardion o vnion
ff Warm Air TnmaMq "Plna Vnlnaci vtui rt..j
, ters, Plumbing Fixtures of All Kinds, Full Assort-1
. ment of Nickel Trimmings.
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SUCCESSORS TO G. E.
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Phone, Main 10
CITY
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sUNE
Dealers in Rock Springs Coal andWood
i'Wt'itvw'.'vwmx'tf- -i - -i;uiii mijiit
SIT SALIENT
PART, Oglf
C. T. Darley
Cement Contractor
Consult him before letting your sidewalk
WALSH WILL AFFORD CLOSE IN.
SPECTIOJf OF HIS MACHINE.
Aviator and His Men Will Reach . La
Grande en July Seventh. :
Spectacular flying, something that
Ufcion and Wallowa counties have
never seen, is scheduled for July 8th
and 9th. when Charles P. Walsh, the
world-famed blrdman will give an ex
hibition In the art of flying: in La
Grande. .' "
At last La Grande is to have a real
aviation meet All arrangements have
been, made and completed. .' The avi
ator, Charles F. Walshwill, according
to contract, arrive here one day ahead
of Hm br!:;!; Us Cut iW arman-
Wright biplane, and a staff of mechan
ics. The aviator will . ordinarily flv
from 20 minutes up, weather permit
ting of course, and will attain an alti
tude of not less than 100 feet. He
will also fly as close to the around as
It is possible to do, and should the
weather Interfere all those purchas
ing tickets will be given rain checks
for the following day. The aviation
exhibition, which Is to take place here,
Is without doubt one of the most pop
ular programs that any aviator could
attempt to carry out He will do
stunts within the grounds that hardly
Beem possible for any one even to at
tempt without wrecking the machine.
The Start Interesting. .
The main point in aviation meets is
to see the way the machine gets off
the ground, and in fact, inspect the
machine itself, as well as to see how
close they can fly to the around and An
Just as good work as , though . there
were higher in the air. Many people
Imagine that by standing outside of
tne grounds they can see the flight
Jus;t as well as If they were within
the grounds. This is not the case, be
cause it gives a very poor idea of the
working of the machine.
Charles P. Walsh has been very suc
cessful in all his attempts of aviation
and has practically met with very few
accidents, none of them serious. While
some of his attempts have been even
more daring than some of the other
aviators, and the fact that he recently
made a record breaking flight at Peta
luma, California, to Santa Rosa, a
distance of 14 1-2 miles in 12 minutes
and 32 seconds, goes to ehow that he
must be something of an aviator. In
this flight Just mentioned he got away
apparently with as much ease as a
bird, which goes to show that a man
can run an aeroplane Just as easily as
he can run an automobile, providing
that he does not get too reckless.
used by civilized man. Having plen
ty of It. we not only get all these
things cheaper ourselves, but can sell
It to those states and countries that
have no forests. ' e
"Lumbering is an important indus
try in the Pacific northwest It brings
about 1125,000,000 a year, or more
than $332,000 a day, into the five states
mentioned and nearly all of this mon
ey is paid out for labor and supplier
so that every family shares It It
contributes to every line of Industry
as well as to the farmer, the merchant,
the mechanic aod' tha jJrofcsiIonal
man. No other product of these states
furnishes employment for so many
people or brings In 'so much money.
Lumber makes up 75 per cent of all
the freight we ship out of these states
by rail or boat
"Our forests are uesful and neces
sary, as they keep the flow of our
streams even,, preventing floods in
the wet season and furnishing water
for Irrigation and power during the
dry Beason; they pay taxes to sup
port our roads, our schools and our
government; they shelter our wild
game and flah, and in many other ways
make our country healthier and p!m-aulei-
io uve in. In most of our west
ern states, the public schools are
supported largely by the sale of tim
ber from state forest lands.
' "Although not always as serious as
they were last year, forest Area In Or
egon, Washlnton, Idaho, Montana and
California, annually- destroy timber,
which, if eaved for manufacture,
would bring In $40,000,000. We not
only lose, this income, but we have
to pay higher taxes on tha rest of
our. property and higher prices for
the forest material which etecapes.
These forests kill the young trees, so
new forests cannot follow the old
J ones, and, by leaving the ground
bare, also hasten the rapid run-off of
Bnow and rain and make our streams
low in Bummer. Other losesss are
human lives and , the destruction of
buildings and stock. '
"Primarily, our chief work is to en
courage legislation to protect our for
ests and secure the appropriation of
state funds to arry out the laws also
to provide for fire patrols, and to
'teach men, women and children the
value of knowing what to do, not so
much in the way of fighting fires as
in preventing them. We need the
support of the National Irrigation
congress to assist us in spreading the
gospel of Are prevention and with
that end In view hope to bring . the
matter to the attention of the con
gress in a formal way at the Chicago
convention.
"Forests are necessary to success
ful i.rigatioh, as the trees retain the
ralu and snowfall and thus assure
sufficient moisture for crop purposes
during the dry Beason. Irrigation,
which makes intensive farming pos
sible, Is largely responsible for the
well developed country districts in
the northwest, where the rural com
munities are so thickly populated they
resemble suburbs of cities.
"The extent of operations in irri
gated lands in the northwest will be
better understood when it is . known
that the value of the apple an d other
fruit crops In Oregon, Washington.
Idaho and Montana amounted to ap
proximately $22,000,000 in 1910.
"This is only the beginning of the
fruit Industry in the northwest, and
where millions of acres of land, now
flecked with the dusty green of sage
brush is awaiting the refreshing
moisture to make it blossom like the
proverbial rose. Irrigation does
much more for the growing crops than
rain, as the natural elements , give
nothing except moisture, while, the
waters diverted from the timbered
mountain aides bring with them new
fertility. ' : - v - - -; 1
"It has be aa demonstrated that in
Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Mon
tana, as well as In neighboring states
under Irrigation theBe lands will pro-
produce" paying crops of anything
which grows in the temperate zone.
The products are noted for their bril
liant coloring. uniiAHwi ji excel
lent flavor, and they command the
markets of the world. Vegetables In
almost endless variety and the choic
est vine and tree fruits follow each
other in rotation and fill out the sea
ion. ,
, "Ten to 20 acres of land provide
shelter food and raiment for a family
and enable Its owner to put aside from
$500 to $1000 a year.' Scores of
hundreds of men and women, many
of whom came from, Chicago and other
crowded cities In the Mississippi river
' valley, are doing that much or better
today, and the development of the
country, yet In Its Infancy, will pro
vide a safety valve against the im
' pending dangers of congestion In the
'cities of the east."
nothing left for the "old crowd" but
a pitchfork. : " , .
On his trip he visited Bakersfleld
and Flagstaff,' Ariz., but things are
quiet there too he says.
OLD GAMBLER LABORS.
Four-Ace Johnson Back in Pendleton,
Workluy as Wheat Harvester.
IHIlMlHMllHll'im
I Don't Use Old i
Rubbers
Yon tae chance on spoiling
yanr fruit
f . We carry the extra thick i, X
Fruit Jar ;
IOcADOZENlI
ii Pattisoa Bros, i:
- - rhene Black 8L " !;
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GRANDE R0NDE MEAT CO.
Uses only Refrigerator Counters
and they show our cut meats in a
most sanitary and appetizing way
TWO MARKETS BOW PHONES
o Sirawberry Hallocks
1. $3.75 PER M
at the
George Palmer Lumber Co.
RetailDept. Phone; Main 8
TIMBER LANDS
IN DANGER
Chicago, ill., June 28.-.(Speclal)
"California, Oregon, Washington, Id
aho and Montana, which' states con
tain more than 60 per cent of the
standing timber in the union are keen
ly interested in the work of the Na
tional Irrigation congress, which will
have its 19th session in Chicago Dec.
5 to states E. T. Allen, forester
for the Western Forestry and Con
ervatibn association. He says:
"One of the worthy objects of the
congress is to 'save the forests, a
movement in which the Western For
estry and Conservation association,
headed by Judge Albert L. Fie welling
of Spokane, Washington, has secured
the co-operation and support of prin
cipal timber land owners and saw
mill operators In the five Pacific and
northwestern states. The purpose of
thlt association la to afford central
facilities for all organizations devot
ing organized effort to the conserva
tion of forest resources, re-forestation
and protection from fires.
"Next to food itself, no product Is
so necessary to the human race as
wood. People must have It for fuel,
for their houses, barns and fences, to
build ships, railroads and Irrigation
flumes, and for almost every article
(Pendleton Live Wire.)
Arriving yesterday in Pendleton,
Four-Ace Johnson one of the star
gamblers of the early days of the !
northwest when "things were wide
open" arranged to go to work- in the
harvest field in order that he might
keep body and soul together. .
A brief Inspection of the town fail
ed to disclose more than a slender
few of his old acquaintances.
Johnson, who was one of the most
successful professionals of the early
days and came to Pendleton "before
they dug the river" has Just returned
from a trip over the old circuit. Ne
vada, the last of the states to succumb
to the moral wave, Is as dead, he says,
as a cemetery at midnight and theer's
FREE!
One $35
Cornet
Braid
All Ladies are in
terested in this
remarkable offer.
Paris Hair
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Emporium
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'.Classified
l Advertising
FOR SALE Good surrey In good con
" dition. Apply George L. Cleaver.
WANTED All the boya in La Grande
between 10 and 16 years old to Join
thje Boya' Savers' club. Call at the
laundry and I will tell you all about
it. A. B. Chrery, mgr. Cherry's
New Laundry.
FOR SALE Two fln 6-year-old hors
es. Weight 1500 pounds. Call
promptly at City Livery stable. W.
R.:vette. 6-20-t
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GOOD ALL AROUND painter wants
work. State wages, etc., or call up
1514 S avenue. 6-24-2t
LOST A bay horse, weight about 1,
050 pounds, branded O on kft shoul
der. Anyone finding him call the
Newlln Drug company. 6-8-tf
FOR RENT Star theatre; will be re
modeled for store room. Inquire at
Arcade theatre.
FOR SALE Dry chain weod in any
quantity. $1.60 per cord at the Per
ry yards. Grande Ronde Lumber
company Pe.rry, Ore. 6-16-tf
FOR SALE House of five rooms,
modern Improvements. Bath, hot
and cold water. Three blocks from
round house. Phone Black 1192.
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Money Invested in
aHome Brings You
Real Rewards
that cannot be measured alone in dollars and
1 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
l cause by building you show our 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 the most meritorious, and loss is less like
ly because you are dealing in values you under
stand and with people you know. We have gup
pleid the lumber for the homes of many of your
friends who are now on the road to success, and
waht to talk with you whenever you're ready.
WENAHA LUMBER CO.
, GREENWOOD & MADISON ; i
Hom Phone 421. Bell Phone, Main 732
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