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Etructed. ' Tfcsy will be boand wfth
ccacrpe ana sunn to a aepta oi i
feet after which HUt will be driven to
a depth of eight feet
Following the construction of thse
cofferdams the water will be pumped
out and thrf Interior concre:ed and re
enforced. Upon the base thus formed
the' concrete plfTs will be erected to
a height of ten feet above low water
mark, the superstructure to be built
upon these piers. The largest of the
piT will be 22i25 feet and will en
close So piles.
Thirty-five, hundred yards of con
crete will convpose the thnee piers. The
King Bridge company of Cleveland
building . the material . from designs
furnished by the Strang Bascule
Bridge company. The parts will soon
be shipped to San Pedro and Installa
tion' will probably begin about ttao
first part of September. The work U
being done entirely by the engineer
ing department of the Soufch Pacific
company.
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THE FATALITIES OF FLIGHT. ,
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LA GRANDE'S BOOiDEN DUTY.
Tomorrow Cove an " enterprising
community that has shown to th"
world at two various world's fairs and
expositions "that; Jt.caio' grow the fin
est cherries on earth win hold a cher
, ry fair and expects fairly good rep
resentation from "La Grande, Union,
for instance,. Is gtfing to .close-.up Us
tores; that Is a matter" entlreiy out
of the question for La Grande but each
business house In the city Is In diry
bound to send a representative up to
Cove tomorrow. Don't let the otter
fellow go; but make It a point to be
rare that you go, Mr. Reader.
SCIENCE PERFECTS BRIDGES.
Work on one. of th largest single
span uplift bridges ever to be con
structed has been started by the South-!
era Pacific company in San Pedro bar-'
bridge Is 187 and one half feet. Thej
bridge will carry's double track and'
will be operated by electric power, '
capable of lifting the ponderous mass
of steel In 60 seconds, affording a clear j
channtl of 185 feet for the passage of.
boat traffic. !
The new bridge is what 18 known'
as the Strauss trunnion type, differing '
from the Bascule bridge of the Salt'
Laity railroad, also al San Pedro. In
that the latter is lifted on a rocker,
while the Southern Pacific bridge will
be lifted on a ta-il ipln or hinge. It Is
also to be double tracked. A latch op
erated by a moTor will hold the bridge
In place when it is Jown. This new
bridge will replace the present South
ern Pacific and Pacific Electric tresle
bridges.
The Southern Pacific company mad a
application to the war departmfnt a
"year ago for permission to. build this
bridge, which was granted on the first
of December, last, on condition that;'
the structure would be completed
within a year. The Southern Pacific !
engineers have been working all '.of j
these months In making tests for pier
f niinAaf Inns An1 '(. ev '
w ... v. vn nuu di uuj tug me vanuiis i
designs of bridges. : Test wells bored,
to a depth of 100 feet found nothing
more solid In the harbor bed than sand.
Three cofferdams are now being con-!
A month full of Incident In aeronau
tics has elapsed since 'Jie first" install
ment of Victor Lougheed's article on
the Popular Mechanics Magazine. No
withstanding that the names of several
airmen have since" been ..added to he
deafh roll, Mr. Lougheed, In the August
number, continues In the same vein as
before, pointing out the weakness? s
of machines, and the recklessness of
airmen aB the seat of the trouble, rath
erthan excessive Inherent danger. in
aviation itself. Mr. Lougheed says.
"It Is most manifest thai very near
ly all the aeroplane accidents so far
have been clearly due to careless con
struction or assembling, to flying un
der Tad conditions of wind or locality,
to Incompetent driving, to distinctly
reckless exhibition stunts, or to clum
sy experraentlng." '
He then addun?g a table valuable
from any point of view naming the
airmen who have sacrificed their lives
to the science, and stating the make of
machine, wind conditions, distance of
fall, etc. In concluding Mr. Lougfited
says:
"A summarization of the data thus
far presentee reveals several more
contradictions of common opinion
One is the altogether superior safetr
of the monoplanes most of which
have the. motor In front which are
known to be Involved In only 18 of the
58 fatal accidents. Of the others 33
are known to have been due to bi
planes, while the best Information the
writer can secure is to the effect that
iwere also biplanes. In two of the
biplanes and two of the monoplane ac
cidents, two persons were killed. This
showing is still more favorable for
the monoplane when t is considered
that the total flying with monoplanes
undoubtedly exceeds that with bl
planes. Curiously enough. It is rather
probable that :here actually have been
more accidents with monoplanes but
they legs often result 8erlouly.,
DENVERITE IS PLEASED.
Claims La Grande and1 Valley Are Well
, Well Known In Denver.
Louig Williams, secretary of the
Publishers' Press Room company
prominent printers and book binders
of Denver, is In La Grande today look
ing over La Grande while on a tour of
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Old Friends and New
Winning permanent, lasting friends is the work
of time, and this bank numbers among its clients
hundreds cf banks and business' houses with whom
it has had close relations for a great part "of the
twenty-four years of its existence. . ... :..
Our friends have helped to make this one of the '
-. .largestsand strongestbanksi in-.the West. "We have ,
helped in their making, too. .' , " '"'
1- i-.w B'eic.omt nw jnenas ana wiij attend w.-theb.':1-,.
I a2t8 W V16, 8ame fidelity" which-' has . cemented .
- '.fv orelinwltrY our older orles. s'"' V :"v .''.
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La Grande National Bank
;?APlf ALT1-V" -$ 100,000.00
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Fred J.lHolmgBe ,. ,W, J, Church. V7ce rcs.
F. L. Meyers Cashiet Earl ZundeLss".'. Cash.er
the northwest. Mr. Williams stated
today that th good name. of La Grande
had reached Denver and that the val
ley of the Grande Rondo la more or
less widely known In Colorado points.
"I wa surprised at the city or La
Grand and the valley as a whole,"
said the Denverite today after glanc
ing casually at the city's business dis
trict and residence section. "I have
been told that La Grande was a top
notch town and now I know it"
After spending the day here Mr
Williams will go on to Portland.
C03TM18SIO3 PLAN IX MAXT C1T-
IES. "
The unvarying nuctesx of the Gal
veston or iH-s Molnt plaii of city gov
ernment has been so pronounced as al
most to challenge belief. Here are the
actual records of a few cities:
Gloucester. Com mixtion plan In ef
fect 1U0U. ' Tbe first year's report
showed all bills paid and a reduction
In the city debt ot S1H.UUU. It ts claim
ed that tbe roads and streets have been
better kept at $0,000 less annual ex
pense. The dry bookkeeping has been
reformed, and tbe commissioners point
to a reduction in tbe expense of caring
for public property; H is still too curly
to demand mucn in tit way vi
ble results.
Haverhill. Commission pjan In ef
fect In 1'JCrt. Tbe first year's report
nnder tbe new plan showed a saving
of $97,900 In running expenses. When
tbe commission took hold tbe financial
status of tbe city was very bad. It
had reached both Its debt limit and
tax rate limit and was steadily falling
behind In its payments. Appeals were
being made to tbe legislature for an
extension of the tax rate limit, but
this extension ban now become unnec
essary. In addition the city has voted
no license, tbe rerecue from the sa
loons beinu no longer needed. The
commission hu been flKtitiui; a big
battle against the gas and electric
light monopolies to obtain lower rates
for the city und for private consumers
and baa obtained from the people per
mission to resort to municipal owner
ship if necessary. There was fierce
political opKsition to tbe commission
at the expiration of Its first term, but
It was re-elected. Party lines In Hav
erhill, which was formelry a Kepublio
an city, have been completely broken.
Tbe commission consists ot two Dem
ocrats, two Hepublicaos and a Social
tot Cedar Rapids, la. Commission plan
In effect In 1908. Tbe commission has
reduced tbe tax rate and the debt
while making certain big Improve
ments, such as the acquirement of a
big island lu the river out of current
expenses instead of bond Issues. The
Island Is for municipal buildings In a
handsome park setting. In accordance
with a "city beautiful" plan devised
by an expert. The police and Ore de
partment forces have been enlarged
despite tbe reduced tax rate.
Leavenworth, Kan. Commission plan
In effect In 1908. The commission has
reduced the bonded indebtedness by
1112.950. while tbe tax rate has re
mained stationary. Kansas Is a pro
hibition state, but Leavenworth bad
always defied the law and allowed the
saloons to exist, subject to periodical
fines which brought lu $80,000 u year
Tbe commission closed the saloons and
disposed of this illegal revenue with
out dlsturblug the tax rate. Over J'JOO.
000 was spent in seclal Improvements
the first year as against au average of
$25,000 In previous years. In the first
two years under the new, system six
miles of street were paved as against
twelve miles in the preceding twenty
Ore years.
The Saving Event of the Season,
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Mid-S
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Clearance; Sale
eason
Exceptional bargains in merchandise that you will need
right now.
All Men's and Boys' Suits. Reduced
25 per cent
Men's Dress Straw Hats, Reduced 25 per cent. -
Entire Line IVWs & Beys OXFORDS reduced 10 per
' V cent. . -j",". . . : ; .'-'.'V
Entire line Ladies Lingerie Dresses reduced 25 per cent.
One lot Ladies Tailored Suits exactly one half price.
All Summer lawns and Fancy White Goods reduced
25 per cent.
All Ladies Dresses and Long Coats reduced 25 per cent
Entire line Summer Parasols reduced 20 per cent.
HALF PRICE MILLINERY SALE
, Leather Hand Bags reduced 25 per cent.
Ladies Dress Skirts reduced 25 to 50 per cent.
All Ladies and Misses Oxfords and Pumps reduced 10
per cent. , , ,
Values like the above through the entire stock.
. K. WEST, The Quality Store
SLEEPER FOR
FAST MIL i.
SAID THAT OFFICIALS SEE SEED
OF SITU ACTION.
Would Relieve Situation ExMIng lu
n- v? Easfra Oregon. .
That - some , rOjef l8 in sight for . La
Grand travelers. bound for Portland
held put In an account by protulntwt
railroad oJfli'iiU to the Pendleton, cony
merclal club, that, the re Is a Jlkeljhood
of a alseper being, attached to the. fast
matl.r . This . would apparently, fill .the
demands of local pe.ojile. who now have
to apmid all of one sll.t an more than
half of the next day in going to Port
land, not leaving lfore until 1:36 u. raf
The plan.' now. a.Vwv.Sc.: ri'.i-o'.i.l
ofnv'.aij; them.-clve.s Is to ;rt r,n a
i !ee; r a; IX-.U v. Th5 w.uhl reil
the. slttia'icn and u'ji t:siall the heavy
j Mpeuiij. i-l i'U:h.s or, a total train be
tween HuLt!n;ton aucl Portlad.
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fishing, motoring, fiction. On asle at
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