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Saturday, July 19, 1924. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE rcVT-Tl First- Oredon Comes and Then Portland MCditoVs note Th: following article was contributed byt J. 1. , Jaeger, chairman of the publicity committee of tho Portland Cham ber of Commerce.) Tho statu of Oregon Ima boon unique amongst the 48' of tlu United Stutes during the past your in having a godfather. : Portland assumed the position of ''godfuther" because) ft really wanted to make an efturt to in crease the population und tt prosperity of Oregon. ' There limy be some who will attributu sul flsh motives, but . those of us who have mixed freely with the busi ness men who have provided Uk funds, know that their first con sideration was the well-being of the state and a sincero deou u to help every community In tho state to improve . its own pros pects, to secure more sett I mm, more Industries, und more busi ness enterprises, for Its own good. Of course Portland expected, if ul publicity ' through muguainea, money allotted to It Tor the' best newspapers and special articles, advantage of Its own particular In all of these activities the cam- department, but all for the go.. J paign has been successful and on of the state at large..' . a broad state-wide scope. .1 it in permissible to remind the For Instance, the efforts of tunjvnrious cities and communities ot marketing committee, which has the statu that theso funds, are been to bring the growers of var- not derived from taxation to l.e lous products of tha, field and 6pint in the interest of the state farm closer together and havujbjt are public subscriptions an i them reulizo that their interests donations from the business nu;o are mutual to so plan the -aalj0f Portland, and yet they are bc of thtlr prod acts so they may gefing spent as fairly and equitably a better price and thus realise a' as is almost humanly possible for greater profit (rom their opera-the state, just as much as If they nuns, uve oeen qunu suucoshiui. nad been raised by taxation, This committee of the fund has worked unceasingly und unself ishly for the uplift , and better ment of all the farmers In evet y part of Oregon, Insofar as a few months' operations could accomp lish these things. Many worth while organiratlons have been formed for the. better grading und better marketing of our moni Important fruit crops. Counties Organized. The land settlement . committee these results , were obtained lWh organtecd the counties thr i naturally there-would be mom ul Q whereby committees business for Portland not exclus-1 .,,. .h,., n would rucuive its fair The members 'of the board ot trustees aro of the best knowu. leading citizens of PoVtlund ; who have directed the policy under which the money should be spenr, but who have left it to 'tho vari ous committees to supervise ' the, details. All these men on alf lite committees have worked unself ishly and given an ., enormous amount or time to try and mul.e this campaign a success. -. j The TrUNtct's. The mimes of the trustees are: A. U, Mills, chairman; Kmery Ol instead, J .C. Xlnsworth, Gy Fearless Huntress' l'oitlund would rucuive its share. , , First Half Spent. The first half of, the three hun dred thousand dollar f'ind has pective settlers can be sent wJth.W, Tulbot, Max S. Hirsuh, Isaac a prospect of acquiring land upon D. Hunt, O. w. Mlelke. Frank which they can mako a living, Min T. Griffith, Hoy T. Bishop and and securing It ' upon reasonable i Frank K. Andrews. The follow turms. In other words, -In a fowling are, tho chairmen of the sp;- mnntho nlniriBt I ho u'hnln nt. tlm olnl nn lit It Inni rtf t hn Pnrllun.l been spent. In the exp. rlt nee of K(lltM hn h nPttnuriut fnr ho 'charnhpr nf cnm..n.iTA tn Whu I. ke Pacific coast there hus ,.n , ,,.,, , ,,, , ,. a morn Bineere purp- pubnc opinion -has been created i proprlated. who havo given an oi In favor of helping new settlers . oriuous amount of thought und ' the whOi never been ose behind any body, of men in the expenditure of a community tQ comQ amonR8t them and 0 be'tlmo and trouble to the discing development fund, nor has there ma(e tQ eel tnat tney were nol of tIielr duUes: K. . K. Favllie. vr ou wu touiu.u.io coimnff umonBt,t strangers but 'marketing; Whitney I,. Ttolse, luud and compute plan. . ' .anionmrt' those who would heln . settlement: Guv W. Talbot. Hll.-y It embraced four main acti I- '. bib. . in hir nmi.. lies neuer maraeung conuumns . Vllilt hR bp d for tho farmer, land settlemem. Yarloua part8 of the atttte and val- iin illustrated, lecturo tour bv We Offer uablo information 'Obtained and J. P.1 Jaeger, pub mm y turned through Cauda, vlMtlug all cltlea ot Importance la tho east. .'. Interstate Bridge BeoeiiMa Hlch VANCOUVER, Wash. Trafflo receipts on the Interstate brtdire, which ' spans tha Columbia river between Vancouver and Portland, totaled $12,677.60 for the week ending; July 6. This la the biggest week's travel In the history ot the structure, according: to Superin tendent George B. Stoner, THTIKK SCALE MOUNT BAKEIl . BEl.LINOHAM. Wash. For the second time in whltri man's his tory bf this region Mount Baker has been scaled from the difficult north side by three' Belllngham men, W. H. Cochrant Jerry Smith and Cteorge Spenser. They climb, ed the precipices and ice walls In about seven hours and reached the summit. Seventy-eight members of the party, led by Joseph Kaxard ot Se attle, reached the peak's top two hours after the north aide climb ers. Two unattached men from Maple Falls also made the summit making; a total . of ti persons reaching the top' on that day. Climbing conditions were reported excellent by the hikers. READ THE CLASSIFIED aM Mrs. Ernest Thompson-Seton on elephant in Slvoke forest Jungle, India, where she was guest of the governor of Bengal on a tiger hunt. 8I10 had innny narrow escapes on 11 expeditions, during which the humeri met pythons, cobras and savage beara. an ordinance requiring a license rc for salesmen sent Into this territory to tuke orders for Xu turo deliveries. 1 . NIiiro lilts l'ole 3 Hurt BliAMlDIi, Ore. Throo persons wore soverly Injured wljen a Co lumbia stage line bus collided with a telephone pole near Sev enth street, and Teaih uvento when the driver turned from tho road in an effort to avoid strik ing a light coupe which sudden- lectures, llclty. Itoino v.-us not built in a day. i NT n 1..,.. .l ' lB . r'rnnk Hru.ml. llll.y. n.l nation. ,., . lnor ,. conlml,lB ' on ly swung across the load In front - suit of this initial year's work llts activities to the satisfaction ol A, A, jsy A, .A. JA. A, I lift ve been, placed In many din-I everybody. Hcsults. however, foi yyyVVVVVVVVV trlcts. the first , year in every dopart- Krunk Branch' Riley has dellv- ment are sufficient to show whut (ered over one hundred lectures may be accomplished. The trus- before some of the best audiences tees havo given tho greatest d- In the United Hlates, In excluflivo, liberation to tho problems thitl clubs, beforo commercial organl-jcome before them. The commit- I'ssutions, 1 jneheon clubs, transpor-jtees huvc endeavored to dischurxc tatlon officers, ad clubs, news-their duties for the, best inter paper and magazine writers, and Jests of all the state and thev has curried the lure of Oregon to hope to the satisfaction of aU l-f per month. - t Here Is 4-room house con- A good 6-room liome, not mou- am nn Viivl Pnnn Ave Tiv'O Intt4. gaiage, city water, ' lights. This leae leauinK au muufiiiwi -jtti- vuw DJiiauiiufis. nit; pruuieniB uiiu properly is good and Is priced s"" in a manner that no other 1 policy ' for the coming year am fi.ri.i ir.im en r-0i i i.MiHnor :it in in the United Stales Is prob- now being discussed carefu l auiy o w mi iuiii icu iv uw. inn uwi unajniy uuu i ruiiHiy, nu n ino lectures have been successful and. object of adding to the success -s have created a profound lmpres-'of the past year, to take advani sion everywhere, , (age of the results so far obtain- The publicity department has Jed, and in a manner that will I'urrlorl nn u nit I Inn-v idi Hflvi rrwitn nnthiiRiiiam ntnnnpst it 11 tit. neeted with sewi-r on coiner lot, tlsinK campaign , based principally members of the vurlous cominlt Gy.60 In good location. Prlc ipon an apppu. to tourists. And tees so that In the end It shall 'flUBu.uu. Terms, $2f9 cash, 3U hy 8llould thls appeal be car- be demonstrated that a public tried to tourists more than any- fund has hen spent 'wisely,- tin one else? Chiefly becailse lit tlilJ BPtflshly, with benefit to the sitb- - Iway It Is possible to reach nl- scrlbers and to the, general pub- 'most every man in America. A 5-rooin comrortable horn., .f here ore only a certain percent large lot. 'Jfxl62, a few trees, lllffe 0f farmers, of- business men. bushes and shrubs, on Kast Y . bunkers and manufacturers, b it ave. j- It is a bargain. . llGno.OO, Terms, $iOU cuuh, balance hi- of the big bus. Mrs. 8, 11. Madlock sustalucd a broken nose, an ear torn "frm her hi'iid nnd lost several teeth; Mrs. K. O Hagerlund was cut about the fuce and Mis, K. XI. Bharpe sistained facial cuts. sored by the American Legion, de partment of Oregon, and was passed at the last session of the legislature. CI ui r chill Returns, 8 At, KM, Ore. J. A. Churchlil, state superintendent of schools, .returned from Washington, D. C. whoro he attended the conven tion of the National Kducatlon association. Churchill went east by the sou thorn route and ru- REAL ESTATE BARGAINS , Beautiful five-room home and three lots at the. corner of Kir and T avenue. . Bearing fruit trees, fine ehade trees, r blooming flowers and fine lawn, garag bath, city water, eleotrlo lights, and fine garden. Everything in first class condition, Price $330u. $600 cash, $36 per month. FINE SMALL HOME ' On second street Oood fou. room house and large corner Int. 90x110, garden, 'strawberries, .eta, $900, $300 cash, $26 per month. Borne fine building lots In west part of La Grande, near 8tang's new borne. , , . , '; PYRAMID LAND CO. Main 7t6 . F. K. Ford, O. L. Bern W. H. Berry Hooded Realtor - Allen m Hall Man Fliie 5O0. KUGKNr3,(.Ore. Michael Uro.vn of West lake the first alien pool hall ; proprietor ever arrested In Lane county, entered a plea ot guilty when arrnigned In justlcn court here and was fined $600. He paid the r!ne. Tho law under which ho was fined wns spnn- per month doULifcU04lRiClf, no'v on property, " " ' ; t'lianlaumia to He Held in lt2",. VALK, ' Ore. An unusually good Chautauqua session was held ranged. - Coiim ami Sec Vs. La Grande Investment any BONDED ItEAIrOIW tollable Agents for It. llabK InmirantD Coinpanli. 131)1 Adams Ave.- . Main 75 Coinp: The UNIVERSITY of OREGON contsins: The Collcfic of Litcrsture. Science snd the Arts with 22 deportments. The professional schools of Archi tecture snd Allied Arts Business Administration Education Grad uate Study Journslism Law Medicine Music Physical Edu cation Sociology Extension For a attaloiuv or any information writs The Rttiitrar. Univeriitf of Oregon, Eufrne. Oregon The Win Year Opens September 25. 1924 VICTOR DE PINTO Violin Instructor Formerly with AuBuslana Conservatory and Trl - City (Symphony Orchestra. Limited number of ruplla accepted. Studio: Eastern Ore gon Music Coiripany alt of these classes are embraced ' in Vule between .the dates of In the tourist, because everyone July 8 und 12. At the close of usually includes In his budget an the last program the niannger an- item for a vacation. All inese .nounced that CO signatures would people have reserved for them a be necessary to secure a contract vacation period and the railroads for next year, hut although that make special rates for their va-1 number -far exceeded any of prv- catlons, therefore. In currying outjious years, it hus now been so- the Instructions of the trustees cured and the' contract signed. the publicity committee In ap- pealing to tourists have appealed 'riic Dalles to I mi Silk Lawsuit, to ull the people of -the United! TUB DALLBH, Ore. In view Htates. ' ,of a suit Died against tho city of ev Order of Tilings - The Jiallea by the rteal Hllk 'llon Mot cover the change In traiiK-Hry company of Indtuna, In the portatlon that has taken place j federal court In Portland, the city, during the past 2 years forjcounell repealed an ordinance nn there was hardly an automobile Uer fire und ordered City Attor 20 years ago and tho vast prog-ney i.'ella Oavln to make arrange ress und hiiprovemeni which hus ments lo settle the pending sill, been made in the construction The hosiery coin puny objected to und maintenance of highways h:.s created u new order of things and inudo it possible for a great ma jority of people to enjoy a vaca tion at u minimum or expense. The railroad companies In thulrj 'givat advertising propaganda huvo I mast attractively brojght the at-1 it.'ntlon of the traveling public to, (Oregon und the 1'aclflc north-, Iwest nnd shown tho pleasure and 'attractiveness of reaching thiaj country by rail. Therefore, ov.iry' (clam of people and every chi-sS. of traveler hus been reached this; 'yf'iir by tho advertising of Ore-; Igon. t ) In appealing for vacationists 't has been realized that there hm' .thousands of people who utilize thoir vacations for tiie purpose of jseeklng out a new locution either for a home, for business for manufacturing enterprise, or us a; settler upon the hind, and it is estimated that at least 40 percent of the people who travel by motor are of this class. iHitihle-ltarrclled Appeal. -Therefore, the appeal to the va catfoniMt Is double-barrelled, it - .brings the ready cash for til.' j money Invested in the advertising j ranipiilgn and Is the beginning; hint only the beginning, for pveiy- Jibing cannot be accomplished in1 n tvw months of bringing Into ; tho state a high class, new citi-i 7enshlp. There is a vast Increase j in tourist travel and It is est.1-1 mated that tz 5,mi,ihmi will b. left in Oregon this year. j In various forms or other near ly 1M'0 Inquiries have been made to the Portland 'httinhir of Commerce as a resjll of this; advertising. A proof that the' plnn adopted by the trustees of this fund. In this quartet of ac- j tlvHles. hus Iwen almost a pr-: feet plun. is that all the debar ments have worked together In ! unison for the benefit of the stale., The publlelty department supplbsj all the other departments with! its Inquiries for them to de i , with because they are best fitted,! through their Intimate knowledge! of the Mtihiets inquired about. The committees have worked ' jointly on these propbstlons. each u-tih Him hi on of auendlmr the We Sell Dimension Lumber ,' And liuilding -' Materials As well as B ETTER 0XES Union Box Co. Phone Main 588 La Grande, Ore. USED GARS One 19U3 Ford Coupe One Ford Roadster with Delivery body. One Franklin Touring, 190. ' Get Our Piiccs and Terms. W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. Eat Blue Mountain Ice Cream- - AND BOOST YOUK 110MB TOWN Deal By Test A llome-Made ProducU Made from choice sweet cream o' th Grande Rondi Valle; ' BLUE MOUNTAIN CREAMERY La Grande, Oregon. Bey Nop THE TIME TO. FILL THAT. COAL HOUSE IS .RiM Now WE GIVE YOU THE BEST' COAfi-AT' THE LOWEST PRICE Stiles & Co. PHONE MAIN .14 : ; 1 Always on the Job With the BEST COALI (?en.Cdrr& MOUU MEtJTS ORDER THAT MONUMENT NOW We have made a pro found study of monument building, and an order placed in our hands is sun to receive faithful, intelli "it execution. We Will Gladly Furnisl Estimates Blue Mountain Marble Granite Company x ial a tb La Graada, Oncw 9 i ' i Pure Water ICE . PHONE 334W J. W. BUSH ' ' 1108 Jefferson Ave. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS MACHINE SHOP AfTO FOUNDRY ll Rinds of Machlnry, Automobile and Trafltort HeoainW. 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