LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912.
THE' OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS
Editor and Owner,
Katered at the postoffice at la Grande
as second-class matter. .
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With Red Tickets, And The Frices
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The
Goods
' Small agencies sometimes accom
plish greatest results In tills universe
,f contrasts. It was a tiny mine that
destroyed the great battleship Maine;
, a single bullet will lay low a forest
inonarch. ,
Three locked waterways connect
;ke Superior with the lower, lakes,
'.'he world at large knows compara
t Iy little about them. They are not
very long, nor very deep; their con
struction undertaken at various times
in the last half century Involved no
Spectacular engineering feats. The
few millions involved In their building
compare but weakly with those swal
lowed up In similar ventures else
where.
And yet these "Soo" canals are the
greatest in the world. Exact statls
' iks, gathered by the United States and
Canadian governments, attest this fact
a .. -ii rm.
when judged by the only legitimate
standard, the effect they have upon
jibe economies of transportation and
the Influence they exert in lowering
and regulating freight traffic' through
out a vast extent of territory.
These "Soo", canals carry more ton-
jiage in eight months each year the
limitation imposed by weather condl
t!ons than the Suez, the Kiel and the
Manchester ship canals combined, all
three operating 12 months annually.
Add to the total commerce of these
three that carried by the Erie, the
SVelland and the St. Lawrence system
Of canals, and still the "Soo' lends.
The figures for 1911 have not been
compiled from official sources. In 1910
Iciwever, the "Soo" carrledOS.SIiSK
tons of freight. The total staggers.
The average mind falls to grusp its
' meaning.
Jt the United States government
could be assured that the great Pan
ama canal-coBtlng,. by the way, 25
limes as much as the "Soo" water
wye would ever carry as much ton
nage as theBe Inland ditches, it would
Je relieved o fa heavy burden of un
certainty. It Is fur from probable that
uoh will be the case within, the pres
ent generation. And, this, 'in spite of
the fact that the Panama contributes
to the trade of he world while the
"Soo" Is merely a connecting link be
tween two fresh water bodies far In
land. Another contribution to the day's
literature on the subject of groat lakes
commerce was the report of Col.
Shunk, government engineer In charge
of work In the Duluth district. Du
luth, as most people know is at the
Jiead of navigation: Most of the traf
fic which passes through1 the '3oo"
; vomes tu or irom uiuuiu. (jumminui
one means . business for the other. ,
. Shunk says that, making proper al
lowance for , the difference in the
lengih of season, the D.ilutVSupoilor
'harbor dres more business than niv
other harbor In America except New
York, Boston, San Francisco and
Seattle, for instance, are distanced
ty this (.oiuparatlvely unknown com
petitor in the northeast wilderness
The world has not yet had Its eyes
opened to what Is olng on here so
What Makes a Strong Bank?
y. 1., AMPLE RESOURCES Our resources are $1,100,000,
'; composed of well secured loans and cash.
. 2. AMrLE CASH KESEIIVES Our cash reserves are
k; usually 26 to 30 per cent of our immediate liabilities (de
poelts subject to chock., and always more than 15 per
cent of our total liabilities, the amount required by law.
8. ADEQUATE CAPITAL. Our capital Is $ 100.000.00,
and our surplus, which Is profits earned and retained as
additional capital, Is $105,000.00.
4. CAPABLE MANAGEMENT Ever since Its organiza
tion 25 years ago, this bank has been under careful man
' agement. Its officers and directors are men . who have
achieved success In the banking and other lines of busi
ness. The fact that we have safely weathered every fin
ancial storm during our career, and are today greater and
stronger than ever Is evidence of good management
If you are not already a depositor or client of this
strong and successful bank, become one now. If you are,
tell your friends about us.
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL . . $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . . . 105.000.00
.RESCURCFS . . . 1 . 1 OO.COO.OO
Fred J. Vrr,..-. P"i ' V. J. Church, V:ca Pres.
I7- Cashier
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quietly and so effectively.
New York is ulrendy worrying lest
It lose much of its transatlantic ship
ping, its harbor Is crowded and ex
pansion 18 practically impossible.
vtt Shunk says that only about one
seventh of the capacity of the Duluth
Superior harbor has yet been develop?
0 ;, How much, conservatively, would
New York give for Duluth's potential
harbor.
POLITICS A'D POLITICIANS.
$'S$J'$$J.JI
Philadelphia democrats are plan
ning for a big Jackson day banquet
next month.
Superior, Wis., will vote January
23 on the question of adopting the
commission plan of government.
The Georgia .democratic state, com
mittee has decided to hold a presiden
tial primary election some time prior
to June 12. '
Jud La Moure has been a member
of tho North Dakota senate ever since
the state was admitted to the union
In 1889.- :
Charles W. Pool, who was speaker
ofthe Nebraska house two years ago, j
democratic nomination for governor, j
has announced his candidacy for the
Maine and Rhode Island are the
only New England stales In which wo-
ems Tmcs
at
men have not been grunted the right
to vote for public school commission
ers. Former Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
expresses the opinion that the republi
can party will win next year if it ,
sticks to a stand-pat program.
Governor Harmon of Ohio for presi
dent and Governor Burke of North Da
kota fo vice president Is the national
ticket conceived by some of the demo
cratic politicians.
In the Massachusetts election Inst
month the socialists polled less than
15,000 votes, as against a total of near
ly 40,000 votes cast for their party
candidates in 1902,
New Mexico hopes to have the offi
cial recount of the returns of the re
cent election completed In time to In
augurate William C. McDonald as the
first state governor early in January.
Louisiana's next xovc.rnor will be
selected at the democratic primaries
next" month.: The contest is a spirited
one between J. T. Mitchell, candidate
of the tegular organization, and Judge
Luther E. Hall, candidate of the good
government league democrats
President indications point to a live
ly three cornered contest for the dem-
ocratic nomination for governor of
Illinois at the primaries next April,
The prospective candidates for the
nomination are samuel Alschuler of
Auro:u, former Congressman Ben F.
Caldwell and former Mayor Edward
F. Dunne of Chicago.
Of the 26 occupants of tho presiden
tial chair six have been nntlve born
Ohionns, as follows: Grant, Hayes
Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, McKinley
and Tnft. Virginia has furnished sev
en. Seventeen of the 26 were college
graduates, the nine non-collegians 1
being Washington, Jackson, Van Bur-
en, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, Johnson
Cleveland and McKinley.
The attorney general of the state oi
Massachusetts hus recently given an
Ing practiced In many of the textile ;
op opinion against the system of grad-
mills of that state. It Is claimed that.
In reality, this system is but another
form of fining, a practice which is
prohibited under the laws of the state
The United Textile Workers of Am
erica, at their last convention decided
alter considerable discussion to af
filiate with the' International Federa
tion of Textile Workers' associations
The membership of the International
Federation In estimated at about 430,
000 anil lis headquarters nre In Eng
land. Seventeen states make It mandatory
for employers to report all accident
to nn nuthnrlzed state official? so that
accurate vital statistics ran be re-.ulllv
obtained for the further advice and In
formation of the people as to tho need
of additional legislation for the con
gorvation of life and limb.
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SARAH PLATT DECKER.
Montionod at Candidate For Colo
rado United States' 8enatorship.
III Spots Presentation Is Not up to
Last Year's Production Here.
Finding no fault with the majority
of actors in "The Barrier,' a large
audience Saturday night listened to
Rex Beach's stirring story of the last
frontier. In spots the cast was not
up to the standard of last year, but
for all that the play was well irked,
of course, and the acting was not crlti-
cised.
Birth Record.
Born, to Mrs. F. 'M. Berry, a nln
pound son. Dr. Dora Underwood at
tended
Notice for Sale of Improvement Bonds.
Notice Is hereby given that the city
of La Grande. Union county, Oregon,
will receive sealed bids for the pur
chase of improvement bonds, in the
sum of $9,413.22, in denominations of
$500.00, bearing six per cent interest.
j "THE BARIUEH" IS LIKED.
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Jaraaairy
per annum, .up to 5 o'clock p. m., Jan
uary 3rd, 1912; said bids to be filed
with the recorder of the city of La
Grande and to be accompanied by a
certified check for the sum of $470.00.
The successful bidder will be required
to pay for said bonds within ten (10)
days afternotlce that said bonds are
ready for delivery.
La Grande, Oregon, December 20th,
1911.
C. M. HUMPHREYS,
Recorder of the city of La Grande,
Oregon. (Dc. 23-26-27-28-29-30)
We wish to call your attention to
the fact that most Infectious diseases
such as whooping cough, diphtheria
and scarlet fever are contracted when
the child has a cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold
and greatly lessen the danger of con
tracting these diseases. Tbla remedy
Is famous for its cures of colds. It
contains no opium or other narcotic
and may be given to a child with Im
plicit confidence, ; Sold by all dealers
Treasurer's Call for City Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that there
are now funds on hand to pay all out
standing warrants on general fund of
La Grande city up to and including No.
9327. Endorsed
Interest on all -warrants on general
fund from No. 9021 to No. 9327 inclus
ive ceases from this date.
La Grande, Oregon, Dec. 14, 111.
ROY W. LOGAN,
City Treasurer.
Tou -will find that druggists every
where speak well of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. They know from long
experience in the sale of it that In
cases of coughs and colds It' can al
ways be depended upon, and that It is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
all dealers.
A GOOD POSITION
Can be had by ambitious young men
and women in the field of "Wireless"
or railway telegraphy. Since the 8
hour law became effective, and since
the wireless companies are establish
ing stations throughout the country
there is a great shortage of telegraph
ers. Positions pay beginners from
$"C to 90 per month, with good chanc
es of advancement. The National Tel
egraph Instltutte of Portland, Oregon,
o;.eratc8 under the supervision of R.R.
After a Cold Auto Ride !
what could be more comforting or exhileratlng than a nice cup of
Hot Chocolate, which you will always find ready at this season of
the year at our Soda counter? We give it to you pure and cheering,
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculinr to the best quality
of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low
cost.
Selder's
3 ll'i Alntla nnA IllfttQC all
graduates into positions. It will pa.
yi to write them for full details.. j
12-30-tt ;
Savoy Hotel
EUROPEAN PLAN
The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
block'from depot
D. C. Brichoux, Prop.
Buckwheat Cakes
For Breakfast
We can supply you . with
Klingco's Pure Pennsyl
vania Buckwheat for your
Hot Gakes. Gover tnem
with Log Gabin Syrup
For Sale by
Pattison Bros.
Phone Black 81.
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