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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGOW, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1908.
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PRIZE ARTICLE OH UiTILU COUNTY
The following nrtlolo on f'matl!aj rounding country. Prolmbly no town
county, written by Fred Lock Icy of i of IVndleton's slwi Is aB widely known.
the East Oregonlnn, took tho nrlsse In
the composition content at the recent
county fair: '
If you were living In gome other
Mate than Oregon and rend a descrip
tion of Umatilla county, you would be
very apt to think, "That certainly
sounds good, hut I am ufrald Its too
grtod to be true."
If. on Investigation, you found the
report was true In every particular,
and the factB not colored nor over
drawn In tho least, you would begin
to look around for a purchaser so
that you could move to Umntllhi coun
ty. In the article which follows you
will find a brief description of the
leading Industrie and resources of
Umatilla county. The facts are stated
conservatively and all of the state
ments are easily capable of proof.
Umatilla county has long been
noted for her wheat. Each year her
fertile and seemingly Inexhaustible
fields yield from four to five million
bushels of what has well been termed
the staff of life.
The wheat yield varies from 25 to
40 bushels to the acre, although it Is
not at all unusual for a quarter sec
tlon of deeply plowed, well worked
land to produce 60 or 65 bushels to
the acre. It will give an Idea of the
slie of the Industry to know that
I there are 140 combined harvesters In
use In Umatilla county, and Jhat each
of them htjrvest from 800 to 1200
acres each season.
The wheat farms rango in Blze from
a quarter Bectlon to six sections,
wheat ranches of 2000 to 3000 acres
being not at all unusual In the vlcln
itv of Adams. Helix, Athena and Pen
dleton. Few sights are more beauti
ful thnn to stand on the crest of some
of the rolling hlllB In the wheat-grow.
Ing district and see tho growing
wheat, green as an emerald, bowing
In lonir Hording waves before the
breeze, like the waves of some Inland
sea or, later, when the rolling hills
are no longer clad In Nature's livery
of green, but are gleaming with rus
set and gold, you can look In all di
rections, and see mile on mile the en
circling grain, heavy-headed, golden
brown, ready for the harvest No
wonder the Inland empire, or which
Umatilla county Is the heart, is spoken
of as the granary of the west, and the
I warehouses of Nature's wealth.
The cost of raising wheat Is about
33 cents a bushel so that If It sells
for 0 cents a bushel. It will bring the
farmer a net profit of at least. 25 cents
a bushel. If his yield Is 40 bushels to
the oere. he makes $10 an acre.
Tou can take the tax list and pick
out scores of men who have come here
without a dollar, and who have wnrk-
Thls has been brought about by muny
things, chief of which, however, Is
the fact that It Is the home of the
famous Moorhouse Indian photo
graphs and the Pendleton Indian
blanket. These have carried tho story
of Pendleton to the four quarters of
the earth.
On the great highway to the south
of Pendleton lies Pilot Rock, the cen
ter of the sheep raining Industry,
whllo farther south are Alba and
I'kluh, the latter being In the beau
tiful and fertile Camas Prairie, a
great dairying country. In the moun
tains near Uklah, and on Hldaway
and Desolation creeks, In Texas Bar
bnsln, and on the John Day are splen
did bodies of timber, while extensive
coal deposits are also not far distant.
Here, too, are located two popular
summer resorts, Hldaway Springs and
Lehman Springs, both of which have
hot springs and hot bathing pools.
Hunting and fishing are excellent In
the Immediate vicinity of both of these
resorts, so that they make an Ideal
camping ground for a few weeks' va
cation during the summer.
The O. R. & N. Co. has set aside
1180,000 for the construction of a rail
road south from Pendleton. This will
develop a country rich In natural re
sources which Is as yet almost un
touched. Land hunger Is the thing that
moqt Anglo-Saxons are suffering from
and here this hunger may be . ap
peased. Good land may be purchased
for from $5 to 115 an acre in Camas
Prnirle.
East of Pendleton lies the Umatilla
Indian reservation with Its feitlle
wheat fields leased by the whit: man
and Its picturesque smoke-stulned
lodges, tho home of red mn. Fur
ther eastward rise the mountains,
whose streams teem with t'out and
whose timber-clad slopes are the home
of the deer and grouse.
Westward from Pendleton lies
Echo, the Meadows and the rich But
ter creek country. Along Butter creek
fruit, honey and alfalfa are the prin
cipal crops, the latter being one of the
most profitable crops raised in east
ern Oregon, as three crops a year are
cut and the usual yield Is about six
tons to the acre. Alfalfa sells for
from $6 to $10 a ton, so It Is a money
making crop, sold either as hay or
fed to stock.
Beyond Butter creek to the west
ward of Echo lie thousands of acres
of typlcol desert, sand, sagebrush and
Jackrabblta, awaiting the revivifying.
llfe-glvlng touch of water to make It
verdant and productive. Hermlston
and Umatilla are In the center of the
sagebrush waste that will soon blos
som as the rose, as the government
S. (WACHAHK.PROR) .
The Week of Splendid Savings
.Prices Good from Thursday Morning, October 4
to Wednesday Evening, October 10
ed a year or two for wages and then I , spending a million dcdlnrs In an ir-
gone Into wheat raising and now own
large farms, have a good bank ac
count, and are clearing from $2000
to $10,000 a year. If you will go to
the grain buyers, they will give you a
llct of over 100 Umatilla county far
mers who raise over 10,000 bushels
' fif wheat each year.
Though Umatilla county Is famous,
and Justly so for her wheat, she Is
no less famous for her sheep, wool,
cattle and other Industries, for this Is
not a one crop country, nor Is It the
land of opportunity In one staple only.
Oregon cattle, sheep and lambs fre
quently reach the top In the livestock
markets and for Oregon horses, you
will find Umatilla horses being ridden
bv Japanese officers In Manchuria,
English officers In South Africa, cow
boys In Alberta, and polo players In
the eastern states. Chehalls, the
world-noted pacer, haled from Pen
dleton.
rlgntlon project which will reclaim a
large area of this heretofore waste
land and make homes for hundreds of
thrifty and Industrious settlers.
When It Is reclaimed and alfalfa
becomes one of the chief crops, dairy
ing will become one of the chief in
dustries as at present we ship In most
of the butter we use.
Not only from a material stand
point, but along the lines of progress
Ivenes and general Intelligence does
Umatilla county rank high. The
county Is singularly free from lllltera
ry. In fact, this Is true of the state
at large, as Oregon ranks third In all
the states, her per cent being 99.58.
The county could readily manufac
ture much that she now Imports as
we have abundant water power and
the raw material. For example, straw
for the manufacture of paper os they
do at Lebanon: clay for pottery aiid
tllln 'vool for clothing, lumber for
Wool buyers come to Pendleton fumi-u-v and much other raw ma-
from all over the United States to se
cure our clip. More than 2,500.000
terlal that could be turned Into the
finished product here. Butter, eggs
Hosiery, Underwear
and Corsets.
Ladies' $1.23 Kill Vlttln? Corsets.
90c
Latest models In Kid Fitting Coisets with
hose supporters the velvet grip kind that do
not tear the hose. Corsets come In drab and
white, nil sizes.
Ladles' 75c Corsets.
48c
New mode's In Ladl?s' Corsets without hose
Buoporters; made of the medium weight Coutll
serge.
Ladles' 25c and 30c Black Hose
20c
Eiffel dye. black lisle finish hose; they do
not crock off.
Ladies' 15c Black Hose
10c
Gcod quality hose. Eiffel dye, black; best 15c
hose to he had.
Children's 25c Fine Ribbed Hoe
1 7c pair
Those fine ribbed blnek hose; so muchly In
demand, come in sizes 5V4 to 9'. 4. Mothers
here's a grand saving.
LuillcV H.OO Union Suits.
65c
Fine quality ribbed Union Suits, the set'
snug kind; good weight for full wear grey
and "shite.
Children's 15c Hose.
9c pair
Children's extra quality 15c black hose, all
sizes, very elastic and easy to pull on.
Ready-Lo-Wear
Section.
Ladle' $7.00 Silk Petticoats
$4.60
Ladles' good silk Petticoats, made with deep
dust ruffle; all full width in skirt. Colors are
the season's latest.
Ladle' Plaid Mixed $7.00 Skirts
$4.65
ladles' 35c Underwear.
I9c
Ladles' fa'l elght Underwear with thin
fleece lining, in grey and white; Just right for
the cooler days.
Indies' 35c nml 40c Fancy Hoe
25c
New lisle flnlih Hose, black, embroidered In
color?; all the new designs.
Very pretty new styles In dress and street
skirts; every skirt Is made full Width and silk
stitched.
Ladies' $4.00 Wool Skirts $2.65
Ladle' new Albatross Waists $2.50
Ladles' $2.50 Klmonas.
$1.58
Long Klmonas made of Dresden creoonetta
and fancy foulard flannels; sleeve and front
faced with satin ribbon.
Ladies' $1.50 Flannettc Gowns 98c
All good quality Daisy Flannels.
Ladies' fine white Musl'n Gowns; embrold
ery trimmed, $1.18, $1.75 and $2.00 values.
Ladles' fine lace net Waists, silk lined, $3.10
regular je.00 avlue.
Notion Section
Fancy 35c and 40c Ribbon.
yard
19c
New fall deslims in plaids and Dresden, No.
22. 40. 60 pnd 60. Plain colored ribbons, both
taffeta and satin finish, Nos. 60 and 80 all
colors, red, navy, new blue, black, white, pink
and light t.lue.
20c Plain Hair Ribbons
I3c yard
New plaid hair ribbons, Nos. 12 and 1$; Just
the thing for the school children.
50c Wide Embroidery Flouncing
28c
The new Eyellt patterns in embroidery, 17 to
24 inchr-s wide; the correct thing for corset
covers ind skirt flounces.
Ladies' 5c Lawn Handkerchiefs
2 for 5
Good quality lawn handkerchiefs.
Ladies' Pure Linen Handkerchief 5
$1.00 and $1.25 Shopping Rag 79c
8c and 10c Torchon Lace, yard 4c
10c Valcncenes Lace, yard 5c
Ladles' 25c Neckwear
I5c
Ladles' line embroidered Collars, embrold
e:ed turnovers and lace collars; all the sea
son's best Ftyles: no old ones.
pounns oi wimi wrre imn.ni-vi "--and nacon wnirn we now miMii,r.
Pendleton district this season. Umn-1 Phnuld produce nnd will In time. As
tllln county produces one-sevonin oi tne oountry settles up. more and more
the wool crop of Oregon. During the j ttfntlnn will be given to mixed farm-
season of lo. Oregon sneep yu-mru ng.
IS.000.000 pounds of wool, which
added $3,600,000 to the wealth of
their owners. Probably the sale of
sheep, bucks and lambs added as
much more to the state's wealth, so
it cart readily be seen how Important
an Industry Is that of sheep raising
and tho production of wool.
Umatilla county has an great a di
versity of physical characteristics and
varying climatic conditions as it has
of natural resources. Within her
boundaries one may hatho In the per
petual sunshine of Irrlgon, Umatilla
nnd Hermlston. or brenthe the resin
ous or.nne-lnden ntmosphero of Bing
ham Springs or Hldaway In the moun
tains. One may choose mountain,
valley or plnln. In the north the land
Is rich and peculiarly well adapted
to agriculture and horticulture. Mil
ton and Freewater, the two principal
towns In the northern pnrt of the
county, are In the heart of the fruit
titrlit. At Freewater. there are
three fruit-shipping firms, which
ship carload after carload of straw
berries, blackberries, peaches, pears
and other fruits as well as melons,
peas, potatoes and other vegetables.
The district is composed or smaii ir
rigated forms varying' In alas from
five to 20 acres, most of which are
highly cultivated.
Weston, Athena, Adams and Helix
are In the heart of the wheat raising
area and are thrifty and prosperous
towns,
Recently I stopped at the home of
a German farmers near Freewater.
He had only five acres of land.
"Can you make a living on this
small place?" I Inquired.
"I not only made n living last year,
but I put $1053 In the bank," he an
swered. "How did you do It on five acres?"
I asked Incredulously.
"I have three-fourths of on acre of
Lawton hlnekberrles, an acre and a
quarter of strawberries, nearly three
acres of orchard, peaches and cher
ries. I keep five Jersey cows, raising
tho clover for them in tho orchard. I
have, as you see, a big family of Leg
horn chickens that eat the waste fruit.
Then my bees make me quite a bit
of money, too. I used to be a carpen
ter nnd got $3 a day, but there Is noth
ing In working for wages, for a man
always dreads getting fired, or work
being scarce so he will have to move
to a new place.
"It took all I made to keep my fam
ily. Now I savo money and live 100
per cent better than I ever did before.
We have rich cream, plenty of milk,
butter and eggs, occasionally fried
chicken, honey strawberries and plen
ty of fruit, nnd It all comes off these
five acres. " I farm every foot of It.
Then every year my land Is getting
more valuable; It's worth now twice
what I paid for It."
One more Instance and I must close,
A clerk came up from the Willamette
lease, seed wheat, and cost of plowing
and one-third of the crop.
The clerk's share after all expenses
were paid was $1800. In threes-ears
he owned the farm from the profit of
the wheat crop. Th? other dny he
paid $21,000 for another place that
struck his fancy.
Umatilla county wants no loafers.
They will not thrive here. It takes
work to get ahead hero, but the man
who exercises Intelligence and Indus
try will receive an ' abundant reward
for his 'hor. Others have
prospered here, so can you. for Uma
tilla county Is Nature's storehouse of
wenlth and it only needs Intelligent
co-operation with Nature's forces to
bring success.
EASY GRADE NORTH.
Pendleton la not only the county . vnllev. He was getting $50 a month
eat and tho commercial center oi there and here he got $75. One day
Umatilla county, but It Is the prlncl- this ...- about 10 years ago, his em-
pal city of the fertile Inland empire pioyer said to him, "Can you educate
and Is the trading center or tnai large your family and save any money on
district to the south Known as me in- j75 a mnnth?"
terlor country. Freight teams come Tno ciPrit ahook his head.
for the winter supplies of the small "why don't you get a farm and
towns and ranches as far south as 75 raSP wheat?" he asked.
to 100 miles. Pendleton Is a thriving, ..Mc on n farm?" snld tho clerk.
prosperous, well-to-do city.' It Is the "Why I don't know n Poled Angus
home of a great many wealthy sheep- from a Poland China, nor a Buff Co-
men and wheat raisers, who make cnn from a disk harrow. Excuse me,
their home In Pendleton for the bene- n form In mine."
fit of Its excellent schools. Finally after a great deal of dls-
The fact that the three Pendleton cusslon he decided to try It. His em
banks have on deposit two and a pioyer leased a ranch for him, bought
quarter millions of dollarB Is a suffl- his seed wheat, hired the plowing
dent Indication of the prosperity ana done, and told him he could have
solidity of Pendleton and Its sur- what he made Jess tho cost of the
A Young Mother at 70.
"My mother has suddenly been
made young at 70. Twenty years of
Intense suffering from dyspepsia had
entirely disabled her, until six months
ago, when she began taking Electric
Bitters, which have completely cured
and restored the strength and activity
she had In the prime of her life,"
writes Mrs. W. L. Gllpatrlck of Dan
forth. Me. Greatest restorative medi
cine on the globe. Sets stomach.
liver and kidneys right, prlfles the
blood, and cures malaria, biliousness
and weaknessness. Wonderful nerve
tonic. Price 60c. Guaranteed by
Tollman & Co.
Notice to Debtors.
All people knowing themselves to
be lr.debted to me are requested to
call and settle at once.
H. M. SLOAN,
Blacksmith.
Canadian Northern Railway Rushing
Tlirough Alberta.
The Canadian Northern Railway
survey line from Edmonton to the
summit of Yellowhead pass has been
completed, says a dispatch from Ed
monton. The party of surveying en
gineers, composed of 18, In charge of
Engineer Gusty, arrived from the
mountains and immediately took the
train en route to the Hudson Bay line,
where they will take up the work on
the projected branch from the main
line to the bay. Engineer Burns will
be In from the mountnlns with his
party In about 15 dnys. It took the
party a solid month to come down
from the pass to Edmonton. The trip
was made with ponies and pock
horses.
The distance by survey Is probably
about 400 miles. The Canadian North
ern railway and Grand Trunk Pacific
have been having a neck-and-neck
race to get Into and through the pass.
The lines cross nnd recross each
other, but it seems from the report
that the Canadian Northern Railway
parties have triumphed and got
through first.
A four-tenths of one per cent grade
Is said to have been found to the sum
mit of the pass. Slmllnr surveying
parties are said to be at work on the
other side of the mountain from the
coast to the pass and In all probability
that work will also be completed In a
very short time.
climb the small trees and the berries
hang In great clusters like grapes,
making a picture of great beauty. On
another farm In the vicinity there are
25 acres literally gone to blackberries
and, In this tract, as well as on the
Ruble farm, practically the whole
crop goes to waste. Corvallls Times
Boy Wanted.
Good boy wanted to work In print
ing office. Fine opportunity to learn
the trade and for advancement. Good
wages to start with. Apply at East
Oregonlan office.
All-parties using old fire hose for
blowing out sewers and upon return
ing, piling In way of hose carts, are
subject to fine, according to the city
ordinance. J. L. VAUGHAN,
Chief.
Scandinavian Social Dance.
All Scandinavians 'tre cordially In
vlted to attend a soclul entertainment
In Mllarkey hall on the evening of
October 6, 1908.
Nothing Is tno good for the home.
laker & Folsom's for best furniture,
Blood Poisoning,
results from chronic constipation,
which Is quickly cured by Dr. King's
New Life Pills. They remove all poi
sonous germs from the system and In
fuse new life and vigor; cure sour
stomach, nausea, headache, dizziness
and colic, without griping or dlseom
fort. 25c. Guaranteed by Tallman
& Co. druggists.
It is announced that John Alexan.
der Dowle's health has suddenly Im
proved to such an extent that he will
net go to Mexico, but will remain at
Zlon City Indefinitely.
A cold is much more easily cured
when the bowels are open. Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar opens the
bowels and drives the cold out of the
system In young or old. Sold by Tall
man & Co.
Fred Du Boise Is under arrest at
The Dulles charged with enticing Ma
bPl Conrad from her home In Lane,
county for immoral purposes. Du
llolse 's 26 years old and the girl Is
15.' The giv) his been returned to
her home.
Fortunes In Blackberries.
They tell of the thrift or evergreen
blackberries In the Alsen valley, nnd
of how on account of their size and
flavor, somebody ought to preserve
and put them on the market. Some
who have seen them claim there Is
opportunity for a big Industry. The
sweetness and the size of the berries
are not the only inducement. On the
Ruble farm for Instance, the vines
have grown with such thrift that SO
acres of fine bottom land has been
literally taken by them. The vines
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