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PENDLETON, lrMATIL LA COUNTY, OllJSGOX, 1? HID AY, JANUARY 1, 181)2.
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XHW VKAIt'S DA V.
This Is the llrst r:illt! consecutive days
lliul will make up tin- year known us
ittlit(un hundred and ninety-two. The
year, like the ilny, is u national division
of time, but thu day f Its comtnenco
incut Ik entirely arbitrary. Hut all wo
who aro alive, iimt all our ancoitors for
jiiauy generations before us, have been
accustomed to locating the beginning of
New Year on this first day of .lanuary,
ho that It comes perfectly natural and in
.ptlto acceptable for us to do ho. Any
other day would do about us well, take
the earth over, hut thin doe as well too
an any other, and so Now Year's day to
all of iik, grey or green, saint or iduner,
it shall he.
CiiHtom and laws have made t IiIh New
Year's day a "holiday," a day on which,
theoretically at leant, we are supposed to
suspend work and busbies, to put on our
good clothes and bo iih proud of our
selves mid an happy as we can, a day to
Hinllo. in varlouH ways with oiio'h friends,
a day to begin by "sworn-lug off," till In
with foaming, and wind tip with dancing
and a palu In the stoinuch- that gets Into
the head next morning. Oh, well, It In a
day too on which Bavoro moralists luiiHt
not be too critical, and cynics ought to bo
caged up. Let the world ho happy once
In a while, even If folly in one of the
musters of ccicmonlcs.
It in well for thoBO breakH to occur oc
ciiHlimally In tho monotony of the year's
life. They alTord an opportunity and nn
excuse for recreation, for relaxation, for
sociability, for kindly meeting! and
greetings, for remembrances of relatives
and friends. However poor or forsaken j
ono becomes, he never regrets that he
has taken part In all these things III hap
pier years; however rich and exalted one
may bo he has a Marvod and shriinKon
soul If he does not appreciate and enjoy
doing these tldugs and the pleasure oth
ers take In doing them.
Hut if ouo's mental and moral Inclina
tions so prompt and impel, he may make
a sober, studious, philosophical holiday
out of tills New dear's day. lie may
bahiiico up his books -of business, of
health, of morality, of life in all its
phases and operations as compared with
j ear ago. With most of us life Iij a
game; have we won or lost In the past
yearY Life Is n growth, upward or down
ward; It I mi Journey, from shore to shore;
It Is a ripening or a rotteulng; which has
it been In I WHY Which, Judging by our
comparative capital and conditions and
the direction we are facing, will it be In
161)2? Life physical Is Jlke life mental,
though not running on parallel Hues; It
Is a growth and a decay; but life moral
has no necessary similitude to or con
comitance with them. It may bum the
brightest when tho physical and mental
candles are expiring; or it may bo smoth
ered when they burn bright and strong,
There's good excuse enough for the
preachers to Invite you out to hear texts
nud sermons today too; one could write
columns of solicr philosophy about the
day, between dinner and tho dance.
We're Mirlous creatures; It's well wo are
not all alike; well that alt aro not either
preachers and philosophers, nor yet
drinkers and dancers. It's a pretty good
old world, after all, that we happily find
ourselves alive on this New Year's day
or 18112. There's an Infinite variety in It,
and you take your choice. Hut we in.
cllno to the theory that thoro Is a lesson
In this too; sinco It Is u world of variety,
why not a Now Year's variety for each
Individual? A little moralizing and
philosophizing, a little honest, thorough
llfo review and outlook, a little feasting,
fun and frolic, such good resolves as are
within tho bounds of reasonable and
probable performance, n kindly greeting
for every ono, and u re-echo of tho song
of n week ago: "Peace on earth; good
will to men."
In this laud, and nowhere more than in
this portion of It, we can well make this
holiday ono of thnnks-glvlng, of rejoic
ing, ol confident hope, of aspiring re
solve. As ajnatlim, as a state, us a county,
us n city, we have been prosperous be
yond the'nverago of years. As a people
wo aro wealthy, securo and free: and no
year has opened out with brighter skies
or a more inviting and promising pros
pect. For some, as Individuals and fam
ilies, it is not so; somo have suffered
losses and others wrongs; and into many
homes death has entered and left sorrow
nnd mourning; for such, as wo think of
them, wo can only feel sadness and pray
"God pity them;" nuy, some of them wo
may comfort and aid. After it is over,
the "happiest" New Year will bo the
prizo of that ono who has conferred most
happiness on others. "Abou Hen Adam's
name ld all the rest."
Most heartllv, sincerely, the Kast Ou-
KASTHHN OltKtiON.
KtioNfAN wishes all Its thousands of read- and Is therefore not likely to press a
ers a Happy New Year, not only for this , vigorous opposition. Hut the success of
day, but for all the year, until the circling this little link of road and tin-opposition
lllirht of earth shall brims us amiln to! boats will encourage the state to give
another New Year's day, a year's Journey i still farther and larger relief next year t,Rilr ulvimt1);(M tlU(, u,
lartuer toward mo great iiiiiaiiiomaiue nj-mu uimuiug w immnn "
mvulnre. the obstructions above The Dalles. If
Dear children, for happiness may all ) Congress makes no appropriation for
your days be holidays, and for Innocence this purpose- -and It Is not likely that It
may all your lives he childhood. will, as both senators are not in favor or
To one and all, rich ami poor, Atnerl- . It nal unless the boat railway scheme
can or foreigner, Ignorant or wise, towns- "hull 1,0 actually under way, will, cer
mau or countrvnuin, the Kast Oiik.ion- I "" prospects or speedy success, the
ian sends the congratulations r the day I "houltl ""k, provision for building
and a New Year's greeting. I "'I" ' 0rt,K o In IMBI.
Old men and women, will, white hairs " gratifying to be assured that
and furrowed checks and trembling steps, I'ortmmi is becoming more tuioroste.i in
an open river, more appreciative 01 me
merits and the resources and wealth of
the Upper. Columbian region, and more
Independent of lulltieiiees that naturally
desire to retard and If possible prevent
tho overcoming of the obstructions to
river navigation. We have always urged
that the Interests of Portland and of tho
may It be an easy, comfortable, hooeftil,
peaceful year to you, one whoso path as
you Journey down tnwii.nl the near-by
sundown shore will be smooth and soft.
Strong, active, care-laden men ami
women of middle life, a Happy Now
Year to you. Health, strength, success,
good rewards, be your portion this year.
Youth, oh youth,
though wi' .know
that clouds will
come and storms
will break over
mostof your heads,
and visions will
vanish before your
eager eyes, yet not
this year, or not too
abruptly. May the
time happiness of
to-day go with you
all the year.
AN OI'KX HtVV.tt'
The article In this
Issue on "An Open
Hlver" contains lit
tle that Is new to
most local readers,
hut some of the
facts nnd llgures
therein will be val
uable for reference,
and to glvo an
Idea of what has
beet) done In the
past In the way of
government aid for
the Colombia. It
also Indicates the
Importance of over
coming the lower
obstructions,.!. well
as those further
up, reminding ship
pers of thu fact
that the extra cost
caused by obstruc
tions at the inuuth
of the Columbia,
or below Portland,
Is tuj much u tax
and burden upon
Kustom Oregon ex
porters and Im
porters as that
caused by obstruc
tions of eipial dif
ficulty this side of
Portland. Hence
our farmers and
merchants have a
direct Intorest In
tho lower Improve
ments, us well as
In thoso in progress
at the Cascades
and In contempla
tion at The Dulles.
In other words, it
emphuslzes the
common Interest of
nil the people
along tho possibly
navigable Colum
bia river from thu
seu up. This be
ing tho case, it is
encouraging and gratifying to learn that
work ut tho mouth of tho Columbia Is pro
gressing so satisfactorily toward a speedy
and successful completion, nud that Port
hind has taken hold of the big job of a
deep channel to tho sea.
The mismanagement and delay In the
work ut the Cascades uro fulrly exasper
ating, but It begins to look as if we were
near tho beginning of tho end. The
building of tho portage road was a grand
stroko of policy, and has been of great
benefit already to tho limited number of
peoplo capable by resldenco of taking
advantage of It. Hut more and better
than this, It will uccompllsh two other
We have, devoted milch space In this
Issue to the description of Knsteru Ore
gon and the counties that comt use It,
sources; a perusal
of which will satlsry the reader that his
time has been well-spent. No where
else, we believe, can be found a more
complete analysis of what constitutes
the basis of the Increasing prosperity,
wealth and progress or this section.
Though a country as yet lint partially
developed, it has already proven lis
capacity Tor attracting tho-e, Intent upon
bettering their position, whether It la
the poor man striigtjlng to possess him
self or a home, upon which he will he
assured or a comfortable subsistence
both for himself and family, with the
prospect of laying by a competence for
a "rainy day," or the rich man, who is
seeking u place for the Investment or his
capital, with the certainty or an ample
return In the near riilure. A stranger
could not long remain Incredulous as to
sturdy Immigrant, who Is ready to assist,
with brain, muscle or capital, In hasten
ing the time when every hill and valley
shall be occupied with tolling wealth
producers, made happy by the results or
their labor, firm l.eiievers in the bright
destiny that awaits this section. While
we point to the marked success of the
agriculturalist, the Mock-raiser and the
miner, thus Inr achieved, to our railroads,
grain and grass, of rich meadows ami
lino pasturage, of fat stock and lino
dairies, of wood and water, of health
and contentment?
Hut there are broad expanses, inter
sected will, streams, and many uooksi
and angles in the fu.thills where stock
raising and wool-growing will still lur
curried on Tor many years to come, yield
ing rich prollts to some at least of thoso-
aml the establishment of munururturii.ir I who engage In it.
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enterprises here and there, such as Hour
mills, machine shops, and others that
have grown and built up in our midst,
we would say that these are only an
earnest of wlt.it can be done with more
diversified, Interests, a larger population,
more capital and other aldi.
t'MATIM.A cor.vrv.
I'matlUa county is fourth In the state
In population and wealth, being close on
the hee!s of Linn, the third. In Hasten.
Oregon it Is r.ir ahead In these respects
or all others, ahead Indeed In wealth of
In all the region east
oT the Cascades and
tho two next best.
IT you want a change or tceno or of"
air yon can Hud It any time without leav
ing the county. If you are u hunter,,
there nre deer, elk, fowl; if a llshorinnn,
millions of trout throng the brooks.
waiting Tor a bite.
If you have capital, there are good'
opportunities to Invest; If your capital Is
only your ability to work, there Is u.v
need of being long Idle.
If you are sentimental enough to carer
about a name, where can you find one
more musical I'matlUa?
Till: KAST Oltl'tJONI.W.
Tho Kast Oiikuoman was established'
October !ith, 1875, and tho llrst Issue was
printed on that date, a patent outsider
wltfi -M. P. Hull as editor; price 1 a
year.
It presented a good appearance front
the start, though Pendleton then was it
very small town Indeed. A list or tho
school children shows the iiuiiiIkt to-
south or the state
Hue It Is without a
peer or a rival.
It is fortunate in
thu variety of soli,
landscape, and re
sources within Its
borders. There Is
not only u large have been about sixty. The llrst Issues,
area of fertile pral- of the paper record the starling of Hyers"
rle land, easily eul- llourlug mills. Among the advertisers.
are: I., Mveriunre, Win. Swlt.lor, .1. II.
Haley, S. Itothchlld, O. W. Webb, I). M.
Taylor, Sylvester & Hentley,.!. H. Mud
soy, Drs. Pruott and Yrooimin, Attorneys.
Turner, Kvorts, Knox, ami others. In an
early Issue subscribers are assured that
they will not be cheated out of their
money and that u' bond will .o given to
guarantee then, against any loss.
Among others who had editorial
charge of the paper subsequently were
.1. II. Turner and II. H. Hlsbop, and it.
lively paper they always made of. It... !.
11. Cox became proprietor In ami
on .lanuary 1, issi, discarded thu
"patent" outside. C, S. Jackson and .1
A. (Iiiyer succeeded -Mr. Co.v In Vobruur.vv
itW-, and In August of the same year ..
P. Wager became part proprietor anil
editor. In IHS.'I It was made u semi
weekly, and went Into the hands of tho
Kast Oiii:ioman Publishing Co., an In
corporated company, under which man-
ultimo. lrrlir,iiinii. 'ii'iueul It has since been continued.
" I tin . ...
.1,,,.. ih.it h-liiL- ""y wa
llvnted and yield
lug abundant bar.
vests, but also an
extensive mountain
region, very valu
able ' for timber
and pasturage, and
valleys and "bot
toms" where "the
finest or fruits, ber
ries) and vegetables
are easily grown.
And U this Is not
enough for variety,
It has Its barren
ridges ttiid Its
stretches or desert
sand.
It Is dollhtful If
there Is n much
belter wheat pro
ducing region lu
the Culled States.
lylof,' I
'KNIM.HTON' CITY OITICIAI.s.
1, .lohii ('. leisure, mayor, Imrn In Marlon county, Or., .lunc l, is.il, iiilinlttcO the bar In .huiimry, sse, mill loi-ateil at IVuitti tim .May, Ikni. He
served nmiteiia as laayur In .-." ami w.n i-li-i-tH ut;ulu Itwiiilier T, lf.U,hya majority of 1m.
2. William II. llai.Hroiil.muiK'ilii.ai), was Uirn la narkstinri:, V. Ya lit tsm. I In iiilnnl scwn.l years In NcmiiI.i He ivui.ii to IVinlli'loa live )rars
i.pMt.id estalilMittl tint llrm nf W. I. llniuf.inl a I'o. lie was Wit.ciI to U.u ii.iii.i'II in lst. .Mr. iinnsfuiil ha ca..lMia..c popular Htbru,
:t. U co run II. Uit.li. rireiilt'r uus Iwirn In HI .lolius, .NYwrinanlla.nl. April I I") lie It an old railroad man, lirlndui: the llrst Intl.. lain 1'ci.itk'loii
tie lixiileil lien three years au', ttit cliTtril ri'ciiiilcr in Is!., iu.il le-elt'i lrl la b'.'l, without oim,-IIIoii.
4. I' Irani I'll, klnncr. nmacllnmii, win burn In Center eoiuity. 111., Oct. 1, IMI, llucaiaeliiCervallU, Or., lu In!7, ri'i.mli.iiiK'JI years, when lie re-
mou'il to this county, lie l.ai nil ml from aillvu lire. In Isi.l lie was elected councilman, rccclvlni; IM out ef 07 1 votes.
Tin Unas llcnlon Morpni, inarliul. wits Isirii In Polk county. OrcL-on, In IS.1J. Hoi-amn to Umatilla county In 171. lie Hoiioo! lite oMtlmu stauu
ilrlwrs, lltnlrovolH lwccii IVi.illi.tiiaui.il Walla Walla tlurina the Indian war of 17. Tttlco lie lias Im cii elected city marshal,
a. It, Alexander, councilman, was Ixirii lu (ier.nany In IKM), eai.iu to the fulled States In ism), removed to Oregon in luTor.ml tu Pendleton In Is?,
In lsU he win elii-teil to the council ly a large majority
7. Theodore K. Howard, councilman, was horn la Iowa lu InV). He came to Dm coast la ImU, scttllnc In Walla Walla valley. In IS7A he came to
Pendleton, He Is a conlnutor and hutulcr. lie was elected to thu council Dccemlicr. ism, by a vole ceccdluly complimentary,
s, Clark Wood, treasurer, Is In Ids Iwcuty-lldrd year. He Is a native of Iowa. .nil has resided lu Umatilla county 'Jl years, lie Is tin) city editor ot
the Kast Oiikooni.vs'. He was cliiled treasurer l.eccmlicr, ls'.., rm'lvi.iu.'tss nut otmi votes,
'J. Thomas 0. Taylor councilman; was burn at West lloylstun, Mass,. Keb. , IS.V.. Ho went lo Waltxhurg, Wash., hi and came to Pendleton
In lss7 lie Is an active I'l.teriirisini; business man, and was cli-ctcil to the council l.ccemlier, issti
Iiuls Itlcth, councilman, was txirn lu Al&j.ec, I'rami', A.iKUsfjr,, ishu Came with Ills parents to America when lie was three years old, Came
to Umatilla county from Montana hi im Knuannl liill.e Mock business with success, He IsaucMlcii-nl councilman and a m, (volar ell len.
in,
upper country were Identical, not
antagonistic, In this matter, and this
truth will appear moro clearly year by
year.
W believe the day is dawning. Tho
prospect Is not ns bright as we could
wish, und It will bo several years yet bo.
fore boats will go through from Wullulu
or Umatilla to Portland or Astoria with
out breaking cargo; but as public Interest
its abundant resources, after beholding
tho ureal results and achievements of
individuals nud communities, which are
north and northeast
oT Pendleton-from
the Hlue mountains
down to within a
few miles of the
Columbia river.
It is doubtful ir
there Is another
region in the laud
where the other
things mentioned I
can bo grown lu
greater abundance
and perfection than
lu the broad, beau
tiful Walla Walla
valley from Mil
ton north and north
east. With such u
market us there
must always be
along the Hun of
the Northern Pa
cific, from Spokane
to .St. Paul, in
Northern Idaho
ami on the Sound,
and with reasona
ble transportation
rates, that region
alone is capable
of supposing the
whole present pop-
population of the county. True, portions
or It require water, but the beauty of It
Total ,ii
Tho Kast Oiikounian said four year
ago, and wo repeat It again, as fast us
the town nud country grows, the Kast
Oiihioman- will grow with If, until It
attains its goal of being as complete ami
presented ou every hand, ' V" , "V "V"" valuable a newspaper as is publish. ,r
There are no old towns or cities herei j ,,f mw l!,r"r ,hll'' uimI wUh ; U '" Illc Coast. Tho spirit which per-
there are few .itl.ens that can Hlllm l'r of i.nportun.MM.s u inutiiifuctur ng V1U,,H u, ,,, mit of u
tfiti'tt 'I lut tlwlilinr l tint vauiPt'iiMiiit 1 . ...
residence in this clime, for unv Imiu 1 ' ? " "" Oiir.no.MAN is tl.at Useiui work Is the-
i i r Hi" opening up ol new rarms, ami the ' i..,., m,,.,,,,,!,,,,
period of years. et our Infant towns i . '. 1 . . ..... nest recreation.
i Is the water Is there, lu superabundance
i This fact ought to make .Milton a town
Dully was begun on .March 1st, ISffs"..
(Irail.n.lly the paper has been enlarged
and Improved, until It can now bo sal.l
that It has the most thoroughly eiptlppe.l
olllcc, publishes more news, nud costs
more money than any paper In the world
published lu a town of less than n,(W)
Inhabitants.
In 1888 the Kast Oiiihiiinian creeled it
new three-story brick building, an Illus
tration of which appears ou the front
cover page of this Issue, at u cost of
1,00(1, ou a lot worth at that time $:i,l)00r
ami ut present valued at $11,000. Th.r
paper Is printed on a double revolution
press, costing $11,000, and tho job olllc.r
Is well equipped with Improved machin
ery. The regular monthly expenses of
the Kast Oiiciidnian Publishing Com
pany are fully $'.',000, of which, ut leust
$ 1 ,000 goes for labor, nil of which Is ex
pended lu Pendleton,
The present New Year's edition Is a
sample of the settle ou which the K.vsr
OiiciioKiA.N Is managed, It Is Issued ul
thu following cost:
illustrations, krlinlls. etc j ns-
Com).slllon and biake-up, j columns... .. v7d
Press work, VJ.Uki Impression lt
I look aMr, Inside ami cover, (noO lbs. ,-tvv
I'Milorli.l ami icuiorlal work 13 n column mt
Ink, tclcKruixs, hlndluj,-, tncldcidal, i tu 1st
any
Infant towns i
and cities have made vast strides, In a
lirlof ttinn. mill mir fttlt'onu. 114 11 u'luib. '
gradual occupation and subdivision of
large tracts, should also not only greatly !
increase the country's wealth ami exports, ,
very pose
1 brought to bear in r.ivor or an open
. .1..... ........ 1 .1..... ..1. ..1- 1..
Hill TonU.r i.bli.ets. It will tend to ".l ! '""'"""
IHLIUWUB, UO Ul" UIMI II II IH1.IIIIIC3 in'llUI I. ,, .... . I., .,..1 tnlll, lm,o,. ull,.,lltJ i
known, us tho work mlvaiiren urn! gulim " 11 " , mt tlnuIuto growth am! hun um nctlv-1
momeui...... as n were, oy w mvii pro- -"sJ....- - r- .. , , f)wH (), ,)r ,Rur , )jor(1(,r wf ,
irrom towuril HiirnpHii. It will lie niMbnil ' Il.lt whatever tlielr si.ci'.s. u lmti.n.r .... , "
forward with Kreater celerity and -al. I nillli riliilli ,v,, !,, ,,.,,. init.b.wi ... i ,l,u for""'r reservation. 1 ho fanners I ton
Kvcry possible lnlluenco should bo,r.... ,. ,. '. '... , '" v In tho country adjacent to 0f
hasten tho completion of tho locks, bo
cause tho eyes of ull tho btute, atid espec
ially thoso of its leading olllclils, uro
drawn to that work, and because tho
railroad mlxlit about as well navo in.
Hy peti
tions, by legislation, by waterway con.
vcntlons and other public meetings, by
resolutions of boards of trade and slmf-
open river us its present competing line, carried forward.
lar bodies, by personal nppeala, to those
in authority, tho work must be, will bo,
land through them, there Is a marked
contrast between this country ami com
munities of the Kast, lu that none seem
to rest content with past achievements,
but using these as "stepping stones," they
aro ever pushing forward to the accom
plishment of grinder results, nud speed
ing tho development und progress of this
fuvored hind. They eugerly welcome the
Weston mid Athena are truly living lu a
most favored spot, and with suuh u
country around them thoso towns can
never full to do a thriving trade.
Or If it better suits ono s lasto or
habits or health or Inclination, where can
a choicer looutlou be found than Camus
valley, the homo of giant specimens, of
Pautikh lu (lie Kiut uro looking fur is.
location for a woolen mill in the North
west. Tl.oy are In correspondence witU
gentleman in Kimono City, IVndle-
Is the best location for u woolen mill
any oli.t In Oregon, being the confer
of lliu wool producing section of country,,
and lias superior railroad facilities and
tlu necessary capital to curry on thu
enterprise. A planing mill, rush and door fa.Jrjry
Is wanted, and -vou Id prove prolltal(Jep
ut Klgln, Wullovvu county.