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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1912)
vBofcjTER FEATURES SECTION TWO PAGES ONE TO EIGHT o VOL. XI 4 nn i vTrTn ttttat flftmirmT T rvvi rs t mTTnn i tt ir itt n: -i fti r , NUMBER 180 X . ...... 1 . . . lis PUBLICITY TO VALLEY I A METHOD USUAL EDITION OF HOME PAPER CAR RIES MESSAGE i , . , YEBACITX OE ALL STATEMENTS BACHED BY FACTS Pen and Pictorial Story of La Grande : and Union County told to Thous , ends of Benders Through ;. Unique Exploitation Scheme Adopted by the Commercial Club of the City of La Grande. In presenting tbe regular Issue of the Evening Observer ana a.cowumeu npvelonment section setting forth a- few of the good traits of the Grande Ronde valley and La Grande, tne uom mercial club has taken , a step in a different direction from the average northwest community which is ma dim for homeseekers and settlers. The La Grande Commercial club believes the people of the middle west and eastern states are urea oi get ting handsomely colored fruit . pic tures in the form of booklets through the mails, and of hearing the same old story of remarkable things that can be done. Hence they have hit up on this plan of sending out an aver ege edition of the La Grande Even nlng Observer In which is carried a Development' section that foi- accur- and' .-truthfulness will Btand .the most rifcitist. v---.. .,.. .,-, It is especially aestrea tnat no one get an Idea that Union county, Ore gon, Is a place ' where one may not work. It is quite the contrary for our people work. But there are few places where rightly directed energy will bring as good returns as right here. There are few places where the man who farms . can make as much money on the same amount of labor as he can in this county. ; If a man is well enough fixed fin ancially to engage In the lumber, bus iness there are snlendldr openings..! The same is true of stock raising, for there Is no better country any where for the production of live stock than here. Government reserves are ob tainable in, many instances and the nerson who eoes in the live stock bus iness .filled with the desire to make good will have little difficulty here. Fruitgrowing is going to be one of the great assets of this section or me state. Where once nothing but wheat was raised and - that but. every other year, now you will find hun dreds and thousands of acres of spen did orchards. The Oregon Agricul tural college has; after thorough ex amination of the . state, said the Grande Ronde valley is the richest large body of land in Oregon and on top of this statement specialists have determined that tbe soil in tne vaney manner. AN EVEHY-DAY SCENE AT THE LA GRANDE DEPOT WHERE COAST TO COAST TRAINS PASS EVERY TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF THE YEAR ' V WT . "r-l ' - - - ,y !c-1 : " q ' ii i I, One of the elements entering into the Commercial thrift of La Grande Is tn e readiness with which people "Get" places from here. Trains from Chl cago to Portland and Portland to Chicago pass here every morni ng and evening the camera man caught two continental trains, a branch ,, line train all waiting for the dispatcher's orders to "Get out of to wn.''.. - , i . FASHIONED 010- 'BEST OF III" LUMBER MILS MODERN UMOJJ COUXTY THIS YEAB PLAA'S. PEJflFECTIOX IN lADt'STKY IS BIG FAIR F0UM LOCALLY PHONE IS 11 mi NEW SITE FINE ONE CAPITAL IS NEEDED As a result of these facts many prominent fruitgrowers are turning from the extremely high priced or chard lands in other localities and are buying the more reasonable priced lands In the Grande Ronde valley de termined in their own minds that just as good results and as fine grade of fruit is raised here The commerce of the valley is in creasing yearly. Where , once La Grande and . Union were the only trade centers, now .there is Cove, Im bler, Aiicel, Elgin, Summervllle and North Powder added to the list, and they are all thriving places. Edition Not ExhaiistlTe It must be borne in mind the diffi culty of giving anything like the re sources of this valley In, one issue of a newspaper unless that issue be ex tremely large, and therefore you must understand that the' Commercial club in forwarding this copy ot the Ob server you as not .In any way ex acted that you should understand from it fally a graphic description of fte locality. On the other hand, the Jub wanted yon to Bee the every-' j workint; of La Granue and union 'S5ty. They wanted to present to fvt a newspaper that Is a dally oc- wujjcuvp iu uiim cuy wjtu no ouu-j jontintied on paae Eighty Generous , Premiumg k to prevail at 1912 Attraction Who says the county fair is a thing of the past? . Let that man also include Christ mas, Fourth of July and the Home! coming days in his remarks. For If his statement is true of the county fair it is also true of the other events which are held so dearly by the Amer ican people. , ' No. the county fair Is not a back number. La Grande Is to prove this by .the its splendid attractions now being slated i for next Septtmher. rainier Mill and the Perry Mill are The Two Largest ' SlIMMERVILLE AND 1MBLEB ON LOCAL EXCHANGE HURRY Tip BIG TASK Outlying DlHtrlct to be Connected Directly With La Grande. T LOOKS TO Elf IN HOE RONDE ' BECKONS COME ID UE small tracts can be tilled With . PROFIT . LA GRANDE AND HER l'EOPLZ ARE HAPPY AND THRIFTY CROPS THERE LUCRATIVE TO THE OWNERS The Home Independent Telephone Co. has decided to connect its Imb- To begin with a number of the business men decided this year to re juvenate and establish a permanent county fair of standing in Union county. So much confidence had they in the enterprise that a company was formed and $20,000 will be spent in Tbe man. .with small capital cannot eiiprenKfnllv enter the lumberiner in- Jndustry. This statement is frank her and Summervllle subscribers di but very true. The time, has arrived! rect with the La Grande exchange, in the manufacture when large mills in order to give them continuous ser SHIP IN TRAIN LOADS Millie County Generally Suited For Spuds Elgin is Perfection Fubllo Land Question Puts Inquirer Back to Comparison With Original ..Raw State of West AU Appurten , ances to Highest Chiliiatlon Found In Union County. , , The Grande Ronde valely Ilea in Union county, Oregon, nhout 300 miles east of Portland, The county Is wuat might, correctly be tei-moa m&untaln' ous, only about half it area being tillable. But this balf la very fertile and capable of intense cultivation. While the Grande Ronde valley land ia Improved by water, yet there la suf ficient rain fall each year Ho insure -good crops and a complete failure has never been known. Biuce the first white man settled here and began to till the soil, .It la a non-Irrigated valley and . by Its products It is known the country over as a very large body of rich soil, ' Large tracts ot land are not essen sential here tor profitable --farming as it has been demonstrated . beyoudi a question that a lew acree will bring In sufflfient profit to re munerate any man. The small farm is of recent-trial however, and too mr.t.y still look upon the Grande Ronde valley as a place where the wheat king flourishes only. Many thousand homeseekers have passed by Union county only to locate in localities that are less favored and where labor will not return the dlvl- dends it will here. Tho first set tlers who were determined to., make I this valley a place of permanent aucao came here in the early sixties and it was twenty years after that be fore the railroad was built through MoEt of the increase n populalton and improvement has occured within the past few years. . . , v . Henceforth : advancement is. to be rapid for the discriminating people who have earned their money by hard work and who are contemplating lo cating in the west are . weighing care fully the advantages offered by every -locality. This section of the Evening Observer is devoted to truthful state- , ments. ' There is no word painting, no rash and unfounded statements to excite the fancy of anyone. It Elgin, located in the north end of Union county, can lny proper claim to being the potato town as well as a is Just plain talk every word of which large producer of apples. . The yield can be borne out by comparison and is large and the market here is good duta on record. Union county has no do the work at so much less cost that I vice twenty-four hours a day. This Shipping potatoes in trainloads was desire to Induce s to come here .V. 11, 1.1. , 1 ......... n..rAHn ' . I. . 1 .ll .1 1 .1 nHt , .. . 1 I ........ 1 A n 1 n 1nt mn Int.i -nnn nn . n IT . n I MA . the mill with a small output Buffers a severe handicap. La Grande has two of the' largest lumber manufacturing plants. in East ern Oregon. The George Palmer Lumber Co. located in the city, has one of the best equipped mills known to the lumber trade. It is not so large as "some of the coast mills but It .is a great deal more complete than most mills located on the coast. The lumber made here Is made to a stan dard. A customer' who orders one carload from the George Palmer Co. can reorder a year later and will find purchasing ground and giving the, every piece of lumber an exact dupll first exhibit this fall.. The grounds, cate 0f tne former order. . consist of a tract of about 26 acres. This institution is one of the heav within a few blocks of the heart of lest employers , of labor in Easterrn the city. Permanent buildings are, Oregon and carries from 500 to 700 being built and a first class speed 0n Its pay roll continuously. Noth ring Is now under construction. I ing but American labor is employed The fair will contain every detail and a man who works at the Palmer of a great county fair. The race pro- mills for any length of time has a gram means that the best horses inf standing in this -community because the northwest will be here and added, (he community treats its men right left for Elgin people to start last fall, on raise representation. What re- One bright winter morning tbe com. sources are here are good enough for mission merchants of Kansas City the people who live here, and It Is were taken off their feet by seeing thought they are good enough to ex a train load of potatoes each car.plolt to anyone wishing a home In: bearing the Elgin label come rolling the west in a truthful, honorable bus into the mlddlestate market. Exami- Iness-llke manner. There is no fake nation proved the "spudB" were of bonds to Ben, no mining stock very high quality and as a result the schemes, no swindles ot any kind re merchants eagerly grabbed every calving the endorsement of the com- to carry the wires which will serve sack and tried to make a contract for merclal club which ia in reality the ' the Alicel and Imbler districts and aj this season's output. . ratner of this development section.': new pole line Is to be constructed Thus the Elgin potato has estab- La Grande with its people, its proa from thejvioss corner to Summervllle, lished a reputation that4 will . live, perlty, Its splendid future stands be which wfir give the Summervllle and. Nothing is shipped but first cIsbb hind every word here uttered. Thia Mt. Emily district direct connection stock and the growers there Know city orrers a guarrantee on every how to produce the rim class product. change has been greatly desired for some time' by the people in the af fected districts, for it will not only give them: both day and night, ser vice,, but they will also gain the ad vantage of free conectjon with more than l300La Grande subscribers. The Home Co. is now placing ad ditional cross arms upon its main La Grande-Joseph pole lead on which to horse racing will be automobile and possibly flying machine exhibi tions. " ''. Generous premiums will be given for fruit, grain and farm displays. and tries, to .obtain manly men to fill all positions. The Grande Ronde Lumber com pany located at Perry, four miles from T o Grande. Is -not an lnr?e no the And also strong prizes will prevail, pimer company but It also employes or tne laoies Departments lnciuanib- arge number of men and the busl fancy and art work. - i,ess it creates centers in La Grande. It will be the only fair along lines. -opR(ieS ,'iese two li'irce l-intm-tlnns of breadth and successful attainments, there are a number of smaller plants with the La Grande exchange. This change will be highly appre ciated by the present La Grande sub scribers as Tt will add approxl mately 100 more rural subscribers to the La Grande exchange, which already, ,,e,l"i 'UJ l" u n, effort of the plain,-unassuming cit- has more telephones connected to it Vi "ual . X. . . 7 i 'zenship of the Grande Ronde vi assertion and promises to make good If there Is any misstatement in the publication. No high priced publi city man U here. No railroad com pany is backing this etfort, It Is an Portland t " Wesfern-;yale Clubs. The several The Home Co, has been preparing n,1(1,rfid ' W'W1" t0M1lh,t S"the'taS f thia nl,Dn,a fn, v,o r.at got together at the Minlkahda Club the work of transferring the Imbler, Alicel and Summervllle subscribers to the La Grande exchange will be completed within a short time. Western Tale Club Meets St. Paul, Minn., May 25. The Twin Cities are blue, very Alue today, not In Eastern Oregon.,wlth the exception throughout the county meeting witji the blue that goes with the "this cer of the fair held in Wallowa county,! various degrees of success. , I talnly Is a tough ol& world" feeling, which while not "nearlv so laree nrob- But ,et U be understood by all but the bright blue that arouses a . . . who would tur nthis way to enter the eplrft of youthful enthusiasm 'In the ably as Union county 8 event, will be ,uniberb buBlness that small capital is' breast of the old "grad" of . Yale Unl- out of place and tnkin? a rl.-;k when versify. ; Both in Minneapolis and St. it enters this industry. jPaul the colors of Old Eli were much ...11a- east of "n "n?""0" f th8SlaAe1 wh0 hnow they are right? when they invite those who wish a good place to live in to come and cast their lot In paBt f"1 iOBner- i i ffJima.uuB wuu.;Unlon county, Oorgon, ru ill ic Land and Improved Land : Too many people from tbe east and middle west feel. if It were possible for them to. take up a homestead they would locate in the west at once. Let us cbmpare Union county as it ex ists now with the raw Irontler in dol- eight months and it is expected that thls morn.Bg Tor a brief business ses- flrstclass in every way and will be lergely attended. ; slon. The entertainment programme covers two days., and. has as Its chief feautre a banquet at whlotf President Hadley of Yalo,' President Vincent of the University of Minnesota, and B. .T. Phelnn of Chlcaeo. nrenldent of the WesteiTnaTiHlTliI, are to be the chief nrg ftn(1 speakers cents. In thlB county the roads are built the bridges are built, . the scMol houses and churches are erected. The The Missoula team, chaperoned by county is well organized and a going concern. Ail tnose expenses have been met by the ones who preceded Cliff Blankenship, the old Washing ton catcher, is urning up the Union Association, having won Bixteen.of the first seventeen games. ' (Continued on page Elqht i ... J w .
