3.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
IT Kill, POBTAOa PBXPAID, IS ADTAKCB.
Weekly, 1 year I 1 60
6 months 0 75
3 00
Dall.lyear..... 00
" 6 months. 8 00
' per " 0 60
Address all communication to " THE CHRON
ICLE." The Dalles, Oregon.
FRIDAY
MAY 10. 1893
EASTERN OREQOX WHEAT.
Senator Mitchell has prepared for the
National Geographical Magazine, pub
' liahed at Washington, D. C, an article
on Oregon, giving its history, geography
and resources. Regarding the great
wfiAfit.rtrnflnAino' Tnlnnrl "Emnire. the
following incident is related :
"The productive capacity of the In
land Empire in Eastern Oregon is some
thing wonderful. Thirty years ago not
a bushel of wheat was raised in that en
tire empire, although across the line,
near Walla Walla, some 300 bushels of
-wheat were raised by Dr. Whitman at
bis mission in 1841. Commodore Wilkes,
a portion of whose party visited this
mission Sin that year, so ' reports.
Twenty years ago the coming fall I left
the Central Pacific railway near Salt
X.ake and journeyed westward through
Northern Utah and Eastern Oregon.
The first wheat of any importance was
grown in Eastern Oregon that year.
There was a three-acre lot located near
where the town of Weston, Umatilla
county, now is and immediately outside
of the Umatilla Indian reservation.
The crop had been taken off before my
arrival. The wheat stubble being so
abundant, I was amazed and expressed
surprise to my host, with whom I re
mained over night, that there should be
each a fertile spot in this vast desert, as
the whole country seemed to me to be
little less than a desert. He smiled and
replied that tre tract on which this
wheat had grown was the same charac
ter of land as the whole' surrounding
country, including the greater portion of
the Umatilla reservation.. I obtained a
sack, and immediately outside the field,
digging down some six or eight inches,
filled it with a peck of soil. I brought
it with me to Washington ; took it to
the late Professor Henry, then secretary
of the Smithsonian institute, and re
quested him to analyze it and telme
its properties and what it was good for.
He inquired, 'Where did you get. this
soil?' I replied, 'West of the Rocky
mountains.' . Professor Henry re
marked, 'That is rather indefinite.'
'Bat, Professor,' said I, 'I snail not tell
you whether it came from California,
Oregon, the Willamette valley, or the
top of Mt. Hood.' He made me a very
interesting . report, in which it was
stated that he regarded the soil as the
beat wheat-producing soil he had ever
examined ; that it contained properties
very similar to the soil of Sicily, where
wheat had been raised for 2,000 years
without exhausting the soil. The re
port further stated that the soil was of
such character that it would fertilize it
self as cultivated ; that it would not be
necessary to let it rest after a crop or
two, as In many portions of the country,
or to fertilize it. The predictions made
in that report have been amply verified
Two years ago I visited Umatilla county
an l what was formerly the Umatilla In
dian reservation, and was told that
there had been raised and harvested
that year in that county alone over
4,000,000 bushels of wheat. That this
single county will produce 5,000.000
bushels of the best quality of wheat the
present year, or an amount considera
bly more than was produced in 1893 in
any one of twenty-one different states in
the union,' I. have not the slightest
doubt.
"In addition, it is estimated that there'
will be shipped the present year from
the city of Pendleton, the county seat of
Umatilla county, located on the trans
continental railroad, 5,000,000 pounds of
wool ; while from The Dalles, the county
seat of Wasco county, an equal quanttiy
will be shipped, A large portion of the
state, notably Umatilla, Union and
Baker counties, with several others in
the Eastern section, and Coos and Curry
counties, in the Southwestern portions,
are admirably adapted to sugar-beet
culture. The beets grown here are said
to yield a larger percentage of saccharine
matter than those produced elsewhere;
while 20 tons per acre is a moderate es
timate of the annual crop.
. ALAS! THE WIDOWS.
, Mr. Cboate, in arguing against the
income tax, said :
"Referring to the exceptions of In
comes of less than $4,000, the provision
of the law would exclude the vast ma
jority of the incomes of the whole coun
try; it would exempt 99-100 of the
tradesmen of the country, and a major
ity of the professional men. , It was an
arbitrary blow aimed at corporations, in
bitting which the framers of the law
His Dalles Daily Cbroniel
well knew they were striking at the (
main source of the income of thousands
of widows and orphans, whoBe incomes,
individually small, were derived from
corporate investments."
If what Mr. Choate said is true : if it
is the widows and orphans whose in
comes are to be taxed, and not the other
class of people who have large incomes,
then of course Mr. Choate is appearing
as the attorney for the widows and or
phans aforesaid. Will Mr. Choate please
inform the public what widow, or how
many orphans are putting up for his
fees? Mr. Choate may be right. It
will not do to overlook the fact that the
Astora, the Yanderbilts and Rockefel
lers are all unfortunate orphans, and
Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt is also a brevet
widow. The country, however, is not to
blame because the old commodore
"missed his stays" and went ashore in
the next world ; nor is it responsible for
the fact that Mrs. Vanderbilt had her
self made a judicial widow. The coun
try is not interested in the private
affairs of Mr. Choate's job lot of grass
widows and orphans. It is interested
in having the aforesaid job lot do some
thing towards supporting the govern
ment. The people want the question
settled, and that at once. If the consti
tution prevents that kind of people bear
ing their share of the burdens of govern
ment, the people want to know it, so
that they can at once take the proper
steps to have the constitution amended.
If the Vanderbilt and Rockellers
could see an inch beyond their aristc
cratic noses, they would see that they
will either have to submit to paying an
income tax, or have no incomes left to
quarrel about. ,
Captain John O'Brien has resigned
bis position as managing editor of the
Portland Sun, and Edwin Scott, for
merly of the Oregonian, has assumed
business control. Between Scott of the
Oregonian and Scott of the Sun the
country editor, who is in the habit of
making a drive at Harvey, will have to
be careful, and the time-worn chestnut
of "Great Scott!" will have to be
dropped. -
Pay the County Debt.
All county warrants registered prior to
Sept. 1st, 1891, will be paid if presented
at my office, corner 3d and Washington
streets, The Dalles, Or. Interest ceases
after May 10, 1895.
Wm. MichelI,
County Treasurer.
Notice to Water Consumers.
The water commission has ordered
that the rule's concerning the use of
water for irrigation be printed and
posted upon the gates of consumers, so
that all may understand what the rules
are. This has been done as ordered.
The great waste of water heretofore, and
the limited supply make the enforce
ment of these rules absolutely neces
sary. All consumers will please take
notice of these regulations, and in case
of a violation of the rules, the water will
be at once shut off and a charge of $1
will be made before again making the
connection.
I. J. Norman, Supt.
Clothing;! Clothing;!
We invite you to inspect our new
spring stock of mens' suits, boys' suits
and childrens' suits, latest cuts. Also a
very large assortment of mens' and boys'
pants in all the new styles. Never in
the history of low prices has eueh been
offered. We will guarantee to save you
fully 50 per cent. Remember the loca
tion. "Robert E. Williams,
Blue Front store, opposite Diamond
Mills. al6tf.
GEORGE RUCH,
INEERJGROCER
Successor to Chrisman A Corson.
'.-
rmtk full, line or
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to
see all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
Tillir;ery.
-ALSO A FULL LIKE OF
HRS. BRIGGS, Ba'i
2a
sMsm-ist mm
THE BEST
v5
TOBACCO.
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat
ent business conducted for Modtrate fees.
!oim Ornce i 0positc o. S. ptet ornet
, and we can secure patent in less time than those
i remote from Washington.
Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip
tion. We advise, if Datentable or not. free of
i charge. Our fee not due till patent ss secured.
A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Patents," with
t cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries
t sent tree. Address,
c.A.srjow&co.
Opp. patent Office, Washington, d. C .Jj
THE DALLES
E
ASSOCIATION.
.The above association is
prepared to take a list of all
and any kind of Real Estate
for sale or exchange, whereby
the seller will have the undi
vided assistance of the follow
ing" Real Estate Agents, or
ganized as an association for
the purpose of inducing im
migration to Wasco and Sher
man Counties, and generally
stimulating the sale of prop
erty: C. E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington & Co., Dufur &
Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons &
Marden, G. W. Rowland.
Address any of the above
well known firms, or
F. D. HILL, Sec'y,
The Dalles. Oregon.
PIPE
REAL
STAT
. Having secured the services of
a first-class trimmer from "the city,
I can assure my patrons perfect sat
isfaction as to style and finish.
Call and see the large variety
of Hats on display in window.
GtuDiing CrcGnnouse
Everything for the Garden
we can furnish Floral Designs and
Bouquets second to none in Eastern Ore
gon at very reasonable prices.
See our assortment of Plants, Button
hole Bouquets, and display in M. Z.
Donnell's Drugstore and Keller's Bak
ery. Orders can be left at either of the
above places.
The Hyacinths are now in foil bloom.
AH are cordially invited to come and
see our assortment of Flowers and
Green houee Plants.
ipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
Paints,
Wall Paper,
Window Glass.
129 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - - OR.
Snrrnnr 1 could set reliefs
14 f" H 1 1 ft B" from a most horri- sL
S tJLmt mia ble blood disease,' I
5 ' had soent hundreds
K of dollars TRYING various remediesl
and physicians, none of which did me j
is any good, my fineer nails came off. S
and my hair came out, leaving mej
penecuy Data, l then went to
HOT SPRINGS
i Hoping to be cured by this celebrated
treatment, but very soon became?
I Jt a J J - 1 i . -T- , r Z
t uisgusteu, ana aeciaea 10 i k i
tne ettect was!
1 r . ,i i . i c , i
uuiv wunuenui.
commenced to re
cover after takinc
the first bottle, and ov the time 1 had
I taken twelve bottles I was entirely cured j
cured by S.S. S. when the world-renowned)
l nui opnng naa rauea.
WM. S. LOOMIS. Shreveport, La.
Our Book on the Disease and Us Treatment
mailed free lo uny ail il reus.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
E. JACOBSEN BOOK and MUSIC CO.,
-TUB LXADBBS IN -
Pianos and Organs, Books,
NOTIONS, STATIONERY.
Call and ret their prices. Sell PIANO" on
easy monthly payments, and Is prepared to meet
any COMPETITION,
162 Second St.. THE DALLES, OR.
SEEDS
15 Garden and TT"
Grass Seeds
in HXLIK, at
J. H. Cross'
Feed & Gro
cery Store.
S E E D S
Don't Forget
THAT THB
Crow Photo Co.,
(Formerly Crow & Lussler, of Portland)
Will soon htrr their New Photograph
Gallery at The Dallas finished
avnd ready for business.
Walt until yon see samples of work and prices
before having pictures taken. - . apr20
Administrator's' Notice.
Notice is hereby Riven that the undersigned
has, by an oroer of ibe Connty Cour uf the State
of Oregon for Wa co county, duly ma c'and en
tered, been appointed administrator of tho estate
of Silas Prattler, deceased. All persons having
c laims against bald estate are notified to present
the tame to me, with th- proper voucher, there
for, at the office of Huntington fc WiUnn, The
Dalles, Oregon, within six montns from the
date hereot.
Dated April 26th, 1895.
J. M. HUNTINGTON, :
ml-5t Administrator.
I Chichester's Fllk Dlaatea4 B react.
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Drugs
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Bring m Your Family.
Come
in Yourself,
And see how cheaply
Men's Suits, Boys'
LACES, WOOLENS, COTTONS, LINENS,
Everything from Hat to Shoes, for everyone. All new stock.
C. I--. STEPHENS?
EXC-U.HSIOT1
-TO-
Gaseade Itoeks
GIVEN
REDMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB
POSTPONED
till further notice.
Closing Out Sale
of DRY GOODS
CLOTHINGr, FTJRNISmNO- GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS. .
Past or present valutas cut no figure, as goods
MUST be SOLD LESS than COST.
The C. P. and P. D., French Woven, Hand-Made, Dr.
Warner's Health, Coraline, French Model and other make
of Corsets will be closed out at extremely low prices. Call
and be convinced. You will be surprised at our low prices.
J. R
Hi There !
o
Largest Assortment in the
ROBERT E.
Blue Front Store,
RUPERT & GABEL,
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and -dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
y . all Articles Kept in a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DOSE.
we can dress all o'f you.
Suits, Silks, Satins,
and Bonneville,
BY THE
McINERNY.
Men's Straw Hats,
Boys' Straw Hats,
. Misses' Straw Hats,
Ladies' Straw Hats.
City.
WILLIAMS,
. Opposite Diamond Mills.
Adjoining E. J. Uini C.' tre,