fTTIE 3rOKXTXG OREGOXIAI. FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1912.
SCENES IK UNION-. OREGON. ONE OP MOST PROGRESSIVE SECTIONS
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Grand Ronde Valley One Most
Productive in Country, Says
Addison Bennett.
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rxrov. Or. Jan. It. (Special Corre
spondence.) Coming from the East
over the, O.-W. R- N. Railway, as you
wind down the hills from Telocaset, the
wonderful Grand Ronde Valley Ilea
Spread out before you to the west and
southwest. And In all Oregon there
y Is no finer Body of argrlcultural land
than that contained In this masrnlncen
Taller. In dimensions It Is almost an
empire, reckoned by Knropean stand
ards, for the lowlands, the cores and
the foothills, all arable, aggregate
home 300 squsre miles.
Just below you at the Hunt, as you
come down the hill, lies the little city
of t'nlon. a place founded In the late
0s of the last century, for this valley
attracted the attention of homeseekers
even before the Willamette Valley, the
first comers approaching trom the Wal
la Walla country, having more than
likely passed through a portion of the
valley In going to that place.
In telling about any section It is al
ways a pleasure, as well as a duty, to
go to some of the first settlers, but In
many Instances one falls to gain much
Information In that way.
Toss" Wright Peawlar.
I knew there would be no failure
here If "Tom" Wright was at home,
for he and t'nion are one and undi
vtdable if there Is such a word. And
"Tom" is not simply an old settler, not
merely an honorable cltlsen of I'nion.
but one of the first and best citizens
of the state. Ills name, of course, ii
not Tom." but W. T. Wright. The W
T however, seems a sort of disguise,
everybody speaking of him as "Tom.
So I will drop the quotation marks and
call him by his right name.
I have known Tom for many years.
My last dealings with him had been as
a sort of emissary from some Intimate
Portland friends of his In an effort to
have him "stand" for the Congresslona
nomination from this district. That
was some years ago. and had he Just
consented, without making a canvass,
we should not now be represented at
Washington as we are. for Tom would
almost assuredly have been nominated
and elected. But aside from once
serving a term as County Clerk and
serving his town In such wars as all
loyal citizens should, on School Boards
and In the city administrations, offices
to which he was elected against his
wishes, Tom has never consented to ac
cept public office and never will If h
can avoid It.
Kor two or three hours I listened to
Tom go over the history of this sec
tion as he recalls tt for the last 4?
years almost or alnce the 20th day
of April. 1865. But bis story goes
bark to his boyhood home In Illinois,
where he was bom In 1843. to his trip
witn nis roiks across the plains in is 51.
Ms later school days and graduation
at the old Tortland Academy In the
same class with Judge Moreland and
ex-Senator Levi Ankeny. But even In
his school days he broke Into business,
going to Lewiston and Into the Oroflna
gold fields, which, he says, are now
spoken of In "Fifty Years Ago" In the
columna of The Oregonlan as the Nei
Perce fields. And. by the way, Tom
says he finds more Interest In those
brief paragraphs than In anything else
he reads.
Xaaae ef Falling Recalled.
During Tom's school days and for a
short time after bla father waa en
traced in the hardware business In
Portland with Joslah Falling. the
father of the late Henry Failing. After
dissolving partnership with Mr. Failing
he was associated with Thomas Prltch
ard. a name that will bring up remi
niscences from many of the early set
tlers of Oregon. I stated that these
firms were dealers In hardware, but
even before the dissolution of his part
nership with Mr. Falling they had add
ed general merchandise to their busi
ness. In 1SSS Tom associated himself with
his father and Ir. Dorsey 8. Baker,
father of the Baker who founded the
Haker-Boyer National, of which Miles
'. Moore Is president, one of the
strongest financial Institutions In
Washington, and coming to thla valley,
they erected a flour mill on Catherine
Creek, the first mill east of the moun
tains In Oregon, with the exception of
a small one at The Pallea.
From that day until the present Tom
hss been a cltlsen of L'nlon County,
and one of the most respected and pro
gressive men In the state. For 30
years he has been In the bunking busi
ness, ami now, associated with his two
sens. B. M. and Joseph, he dominates
the First National of I'nlon. a bank
well known throughout Kastern Oregon
as one of the safest I and most pro
gressive. Sitting In his private office In his
benk Tom went over the old days, told
many reminiscences, more than enough
to make a story of several columns for
The Oregonlan. but a story of en
trancing Interest to one who delights
to hear men of known character tell of
the op-bulldlng of Oregon. It would be
impossible to touch On a tithe of the
subjects he went over. Take the quar-t.r-century
fight with I -a Grande for
the county seat; that alone would make
a splendid novel. Just to touch one
phase of It: Tom was. of course, the
l Jt for I'nlon. and the late lamented
"Joe" Church was In charge of the La
Grande forces. Everybody knows the
acrimonv. the bltternesa engendered by
such fights. But these two splendid
rpen acre always friends. On the
n'ght of November 32. 100. burglars
broke Into Mr. Wright's bank and msde
a wreck of the Interior. Several
charges of nitro-glyrerine blew the
vault, safe and furniture Into smith
ereens. Fortunately the strong box.
with over I6S.0OO in It. resisted all at
tempts to get the door open, and not
a penny of cash was tsken; the repairs,
however, cost nesrly SJnoo. and It took
several weeks to get things In order.
Cbarea Weald Be Beaefaetor.
The news spread over the valley that
the bank had lost all of Its money, and
early In the morning, by sunrise. Mr.
i hurch. who waa In the banking busi
ness at La Grande, heard tbe report. As
soon as he could get Into his vault
he packed f l.oe Into a grip and taking
It over to I'nlon he emptied the coin
cut on the counter of Tom's temporary
quarters, saying "I thought you might
need a little ready rash: here Is $10,000.
snd call on us for enough more to see
you through."
That Incident not only speaks vol
me for "Joe" Church, but for the
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standing of Tom Wright and It is an
exemplification of that true spirit of
manhood which one so often finds In
the West.
I started out to write about the little
City of Union, about the Grand Ronda
Valley. I wanted to tell about the
splendid country, about the resources,
tbe possibilities, the ambitions of the
citizens and here I have consumed
much space In "reminiscing." My ex -
ense must be that It would be as im
possible to write of this section and I
leave out Tom Wright as It would pe
to deliver a lecture on the fonndstlon
of Christianity and leave out PauL I
should say that Is my explanation I
will give no excuse.
Manr of the readers of The Ore-
a-onlan remember that there have been
three livestock shows held at this place.
the last one on the first three days or
June. 111. But these even may not
know that already these events are
among the most Important of any held
Oregon, coming only second to our
State Fair, ahead of that as a stock ex
hibit. The judge of the stock last year
(and he haa been engaged for the show
of next June). Dr. Carlyle, haa been the
Judge of the International Show of Chi
cago for the last II successive yeara,
has served the same length of time for
the Madlson-Square Show, at New
York, and more than once for the
Kcyal Society's Show, of London.. Eng
land. It may be seen from thst that
he doctor Is the most noted Judge In
his country. I will give his published
tatement of the I'nlon Livestock Show:
This Is the best livestock show In the
country west of Chicago." A statement
like that means something, means a
great deal when coming from such an
uthorlty.
Thus far these shows hare been maae
nn of stock exclusively from Lnlon
Beker and Wallowa counties. That is
worth remembering also, aa It goes to
how the great Interest being tsken in
me stock In these three counties. And
he lslx show will be far better than
he first three held. The promoters and
xhlbltors now see the possibilities or
he events and the stock owners are
making greater preparations than ever
before. 80 you may reckon on nearing
as much of the Union livestock shows
hereafter as you do or the Kose snow
or nearly as much ami union nas oniy
one Inhabitant where Portland has 133.
There Is something else about the
stock Interests of the county wortn
mentioning, and I refer to It with
esDcrtal reference to the Portland
atockvards officials, and that Is that
the people of this entire section are
taking great Interest !n the fat stock
show to be held the coming Spring at
the Portland stockyards. Much or the
stork to be shown at Union In June
first will' go to that show. This not
only spesks well for the growers,
showing that they have stock they are
proud to put in competition with any
thst mav come from otner sections.
but It shows the sort of stock now
being bred here. And from all I have
been able to learn I am convinced the
breeders here are using as much Judg
ment In their business as Is usual In
any of the famous livestock districts
In the country. And If Is certain that
the more people that engage In the
business here the greater and more
pronounced will be the general suc
cess, and the higher the standards will
be raised.
Before I dismiss the stock subject
I mish to make mention that at this
place the largest and best herd of
Shetlsnd ponies in the West Is located.
M. S. Levy Is the owner of this herd.
and he has made a great success of
the business. Among his famous ani
mals is Billy I a gelding pony passed
upon by the Government official In
spector of cavalry animals as the near
est perfect specimen he hsd ever seen.
Mr. Levy has taken a great many
prizes, almost universally carrying off
the blue ribbons and cups wherever
he exhibits.
Near here are numerous herds of
Jersey, Hereford. Guernsey. Holstein
and Devon cattle, all of the celebrated
breeds of road and draught horses,
thoroughbred runners snd trotters, the
standard breeds of sheep and awlne:
In fact, all sorts of livestock. The
quality is raising and the number of
herds and of animals Is Increasing
every year.
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RIG ACREAGE ISSUE
Slogan of "54-40 or Fight"
Revived in Land Suit.
EASTERN MONEY INVOLVED
Court at Vale to Rale on Action
Brought by Dorman to Compel
Minnesota Syndicate, to Bay
188,000-Acre Tract.
BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 11. The old
thrilling slogan of "o4-40 or fight" Is
not dead for It haa been Indirectly
made an Issue In a suit brought In the
District Court for Eastern Oregon by
H. W. Dorman against the Oregon A
Western Colonization Company to com
pel specific performance of agreement
In the transfer of 188.000 acres of land
owned by Dorman and sold by him to
the colonization company for $3,222,000.
The contentions of the two Interested
parties will be aired before the court
at Vale and on the outcome depends
the fate of the development of this
vast area of land and Its future colo
nization.
Behind the suit, one of the 4argest
ever instituted in the lntermountaln
country. Is history running back Into
the days of "54.-40 or fight" when
England and America were straining
every nerve to obtain and hold pos
session of the rich Northwest territory.
Some of the old-time spirit of those
dsys will be aired In the court at V&le
for the fight over the land Is to be
bitterly contested.
Grant Made la Early Days.
With a view to the construction of
a military road across Oregon from
the east to the west, the Government
in the early days, and when the west
was a wilderness and considered too
Isolated for settlement, granted to a
private company each alternate section
for a width of six miles across that
state. The road was not built, but
the grant remained legally alive and
waa aold to a French syndicate. About
a year ago this syndicate sold the
vest grant, estimated as containing
800.000 acres, to the Oregon ft Western
Colonisation Company, a Minnesota
Arm. with headquarters at St. Paul
and backed by many prominent capi
talists. The price paid was In the mil
lions of dollars.
H. W. Dorman. a well-known busi
ness man of Caldwell, waa active' In
the transfer and Included In a deal that
he closed was 188.000 of the 800.000
acres which he purchased for 812.50
per acre. Then he organized the Vale
Oregon Land Company. The deal for
the transfer of the land to the Ore
gon A Western Colonization Company
was made October 23. 1911. It was In
the nature of what Is known legally as
an "accepted proposal," and was to bo
followed later by a formal contract.
The sum of $200,000 was, under the
agreement, to be paid May 1, 1913 and
the balance In seven annual Instal
ments. Harrlaaaa System Balldlag.
The Harrlman system began con
struction work on 133 miles of Its
Oregon Eastern Railroad, an exten
sion that la to be built east and west
out of Vale through Oregon, recently,
and the right of way passes directly
through tbe tract of 188.000 acres of
land of the grant when Dorman sold
to the colonisation company. The
activity on the part of the railroad
boosted the value of the land, and
appears to have caused trouble.
On December 10. the Oregon west
ern Colonization Company aent on Its
The last call and final
price on high-grade
Winter Overcoats, Rain
coats and Suits. They've
been this season's best
sellers at $35, $30 and
$25 not many of a
kind, but all sizes in the
lot. You can now take
your unrestricted
CHOICE AT
$14.85
See them today, as
displayed in our large
center window. Then
come in and try some
on. You'll surely profit
largely. Do it now.
T TnNCLOTHlHG
ulji i GusJtphn Profi
166-170 THIRD ST.-
formal contract for the land It had
agreed to purchase from Dnrmsn. and
for his signature. And this Is where
Dorman balked. He contended that
the contract contained so manr harsh
terms and was so foreign from the
one he agreed to sign that it would be
Impossible for him to accept it aa
drawn. When he notified the coloniza
tion company of bis refusal, that com
pany declared the entire deal off.
Dornaa Now 9ueaw
Dorman appears now as the plaintiff
against the company and brings suit
to compel specific performance of con
tract on the part of the colonization
company. Lis pendens was nled at
the same time the suit was Instituted
ltr order that all prospective buyers
of land In thst section of Eastern Ore
gon where the land Is located, might
be on guard.
The controversy promises to be In
teresting and will block the disposal
of the lands In the contract.
The railroad building over the tract
s protected by virtue of the fact It
i obtained the right or way. Dorman
contends that the terms of the deal
he made with the colonisation com
pany are clear and that It must ac
cept the land, while the company as
serts that in face of Dorman's refusal
accept the contract agreed upon.
t Is not bound to pay the fortune de
manded.
NEW OFFICIAL BALKED
GliADSTOXE TREASURER MEETS
OPPOSITION OP PREDECESSOR.
Conflict In State Law and City
Charter Cause of Difficulty Be
tween Pardee and- Paddock.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) Not to be outdone by the con
troversy between Mayor Dlmick and
the Oregon Ctty Council. Gladstone,
hlch was recently Incorporated as a
city, has a fight of its own over the
possession of the Treaauryship. J. K.
Pardee. Treasurer before the last elec
tion. Insists that he has a legal right
o the office and J. C. Paddock, elected
t the last election Insists that be is
the Treasurer. A contest probably will
be filed in the Circuit Court to settle
the controversy.
At the meeting of the Council Tues-
ay night, when the officers were
sworn In. Pardee announced that ne
considered himself Treasurer of the
Ity. Paddock was In the act of sign
ing three city warrants when Pardee
made an effort to obtain them. Mayor
Cross, however, got the documents first
and put -them- in his pocket. One or
the warrants was issued to Pardee for
alary for the last quarter of last year.
The- warrant was signed by Paddock
the next morning, but Pardee refused
to accept It.
The same day he made the following
tatement:
"To whom It may concern: Take notice
that I. J. K. Pardee, am the duly elect
ed and qualified and acting Treasurer
f the City of Gladstone. Or. and that
he warrants of the City of Gladstone
will not bear Interest until registered
by me."
The controversy is tne result or a
conflict between the state laws and
he Gladstone charter. Just before the
last election and soon after the adop
tion of the charter It was discovered
hat the charter provided that the of
ficers elected should serve two years.
However. It was the Intention when
the city was Incorporated that the of
ficers chosen then should serve only
until the next general election.
NEGRO LOSES COLOR SUIT
Black Refnsd Seats in Theater Gets
Money Back but Pays Costs.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.)
Judge Kelly. In Circuit Court today, di
rected a verdict In the suit brought by
A. F. Atkinson, colored, against P. R.
Waters, manager of the Grand Opera
house. It m-as alleged that Atkinson
purchased tickets for himself and fam
ily to a play several months ago. and
were refused admittance to the seats
designated because of their race.
lie sued for $.1000. Three dollars
was tendered In court, and a verdict
directed for that amount, Atkinson to
pay the costs, amounting te about $50.
How many young family men in
Portland professional men, clerks,
men "with small business establish
ments who are amply able to make
the first payment toward acquiring a
home, yet who go on year after
3ear enriching landlords by paying
monthly tribute in the form of rent $
To these men we have a word to
say: We have worked out a plan
whereby the man who has saved a
few bundled dollars may become the
owner of a home in one of the finest
residence sections of Portland. Our
plan is simple, direct and extremely
liberal.
"VVe want you, .if you are inter
ested in getting a home, to know all
about our special home-building plan,
and we therefore extend to you the
following invitation: Come to our
office and let us take you to Laurel
hurst, where you can select the lot
upon which you wish to build. Then,
if you are really in earnest about wanting a home,- we will make the rest
of it very easy for you.
Remember that the building season will soon be here, and it behooves
you, if you plan to have a home this year, to delay no longer in getting this
important matter under way. .
Laurelhurst is now the most beautiful residence section of Portland,
and is rapidly filling up with attractive homes. The atmosphere and
environment of Laurelhurst are delightful. Take an hour off and look over
Laurelhurst. It will
I MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents
H Phones Main 1503, A 1515 522-526 Corbett Building
S Office at Tract. Phone East 989. Ask for Salesman.
WOOL WAREHOUSE AIM
OREGON GROWERS PLAN FOR
BUIXDIXG IS PORTLAND.
Proposal Is to Store Product tTntil
Panama Canal Opens'Mill for
Baker Probable. . '
BAKER. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) A
co-operative wool warehouse at Port
land for the purpose of storing wool
until It can be shipped East by water
through the Panama Canal, In-order to
save freight, was the chief matter
taken up today by the executive com
mittee of the Oregon Woolgrowers" As
sociation, in session here. The plan Is
to have the warehouse completed by
115.
The matter was referred to a com
mittee composed of D. O. XJvely and
F. A. Freeman. Portland: F. A. Phillips.
Baker; William Smith, Arlington, and
J. E. Smith. Pendleton.
Mrs. S. C. Gage, of Portland, told
the board that she would find funds
In the East for the establishment of
a woolen mill here. If she couia do as
sured that the wool could be secured
at the right price. The committee as
sured her that the wool would be
forthcoming if a price was paid equal
to that paid by shippers. Mrs. Gage
says she has $500,000 ready for the
project. ...
F. A. Phillips, of Baker, was elected
a member of the executive committee
to succeed the late A. N. Whlttler.
Pioneer The, Dalles Woman Dies.
THE DALLES, Or., Jn. 11. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. W. N. Wiley, a pioneer of
this city, died here yesterday at the
age of 71. Her maiden name waa
Mary McEwea. She came here with
her parents in 1860 from Canton, N. Y.
and married Mr. Wiley the same year,
residing in The Dalles and vicinity un
til her death. A widower, three sons
and three daughters survive. They are
E. L. Wiley, of Wallowa: Roland, of
Hood River: W. C. of Nevada; Mrs.
George Thompson, of this city; Mrs.
Hugh McCauley and Mrs. T. C. Condon,
of Portland. The funeral will be held
tomorrow. The Wiley-McEwen wed
ding is said to have been the first mar
riage among white people at The
Da lies.
Drowned Man Is Identified.
ASTORIA, Or, Jan. 11. The body of
the drowned man found across the river
Tuesday has been Identified as that of
Andrew Alexander Hanhela. of Ross-
When Your Hair
Is Faded or Brittle
"A beautiful growth of long, glossy
and fluffy hair can be had by every
woman hair of a rich, even color."
writes Mrs. Mae Martyn In the Wash
ington Leader. "The only condition to
this is that shampolng be Indulged In
at least once a month. And a word
about what to use: Never no, never
employ soaps or mixtures containing
'free' alkali, because of the disastrous
effects following. -
"A dependable and really delightful
shampoo mixture can be made by dis
solving a teaspoonful of canthrox in a
cup of hot water. This Is enough for
a thorough cleansing of both scalp and
hair. After a canthrox shampoo the
hair dries evenly and quickly and re
gains its former shade, soft fluffiness
and rich gloss. Nothing is so effective
for removing dandruff and keeping the
scalp healthy and pliant. Adv.
please you.
burg. Wash-, who lumped overboard
from his boat on November 28, when
the gasoline exploded, setting his
clothes on fire.
BIG LOG SALES ARE MADE
Camps In Deep and Grays River Dis
tricts Dispose of Property.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.)
All the logs belonging to the camps In
the Deep River and Oray's River dis
tricts, with the exception of six rafts,
belonging to Holden and Brlggs. and a
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