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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1906)
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. F.A8T OHEGONIAN SrECIAlj HOLIDAY EDITION, PACE TWENTY-THREE. MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCE The original Oregon, often referred lo as the- Oregon country, Includes the st'ite" of Oregon, Washington, Idaho uii'l it pcrtliin of Montana and Wyom ing; In fac t, the entire Culun.hla river b-irin, except a small fraction lying In British possessions, unil covers an nrea of 2JD,000 square miles. In size It Is about equal to the 13 original "filter. In variety of resources It far outrank them. However, It han been remote from the commercial renter of the world, in consequence of which Its develop nent has been slow nnd accompanied by many hardships. At first It was necessary to bring from the Atlantic seaboard all necessaries of life, but soon the principal products were ralfed here. Then came many years In which all manufactured articles were brought from the east. Very humbly manu facturing began, but It rapidly In creased In volume, until now the cap ital Invested In Portland a'one amounts tn $32,000,000: there are lilt, 000 wage-earners, and the product amounts to $49,437,000. This. too. Until recent years It has been Impos sible to transmit power by wire, with out serious loss. Finally this haa be come a simple matter, and power Is now transmitted long distances, with a less so slight as not to be worth considering. Such being the case, it Is only a matter of time when the water pow er of our mountains will be careful ly conserved and used to replace steam, on railroads, In machine shop, woolen mills, printing offlceB, glass works, and In every form of manufacturing and ti ansporiatlon. It Is Impossible to comprehend the vast significance of this fact lo the Pacific (Invest. Already the work oi developing has commenced, but very few of those engaged In It have any conception of Its dazzling possibilities, and when suggested they are considered wild and visionary. There Is no argument In such expressions of douht. but they arc worthy of sufficient consideration to warrant a statement of facts. Nnturil conditions are such that the Oregon country will oecome one of vast manufacturing legion business er, richer and greater to the squure mile than Pennsylvania; but besides this. Its agriculture, its mines. Its forests and Its rivers will excel the choicest regions of the east. The waters of our mountains will be used for power and for light, then will flow Into the lowlands to be carefully conserved, carried off In canals, nnd ASKING ABOUT OREGON. About 500 Letter Pouring Into Port land a Day. The Portland Commercial club Is receiving about 500 letters a day In quiring about Oregon resources and opportunities, says the Oregon Dally Journal. The larger part of the let ters are from farmers In the middle west, who have been moved by one Influence or another to consider changing their residence to the Pa cific northwest. All sorts of questions are asked concerning the country. Its products, soil, climate and people. There are letters In half a dozen languages, but most of them are from Americans, Germans, Swedes and Poles. The In quiries are being distributed among the 63 organizations forming the Oregon Development league, and the vnrlous members of that league are getting what they ask for immigra tion Inquiries. The letters received are answered, giving the Information desired about each section of the state where the Becker for information may find conditions suitable to his needs. The man who wants to raise Ango ra goats or wool Is told where he can find conditions right for that indus try. The fruitgrower, the agricultur ist, the mill man and the manufac turer are given special attention. The dairyman Is told how western Oregon I Ttr ZJkz - regardlcs of the fact that Oregon an nually sends east L'O.Ono.dtm pounds of wool and r ives In r-tuni 3.ntio.- iV- Tiounds in iniinuraclMrfd iro-tos. Il it- i l.ilnw.l that the maiMif.ii'tin -l-ii: mt.ii are the rich niu s. and will always rimain so. This is pridmlily true, partlciil'irly If ocean commerce can linked with the niainifactiiiini! In Justry. Wl-v are manufacturing interest. -g'vatest In such states as Pennsyl vania ' The cause Is not far to seek The r.aiiidatlon of nil such prosperity Is power, and Pennsylvania's power Is pro, lined by ant'irlcite coal. Punish thf coal and vou kill the mauufnetur l:;. We have no anthracite coal, but we hive something Infinitely better.' ' it w 1 1 1 lit ('ininly slns-p Sii'iie. used for transportation and irriga tion. The fact that wafer must be paid for for each separate acre, wheiher used or nol. will prohibit large holdings fur speculation, and as fact as Irrigation Is established great estates will cease to be. and the desert will blossom with frulf and grain. I'lider such clrcunisfances every convenience of city life will lie possible to the farmer, and the In crease In commerce will be incalcula ble. The raw material will lie worked up where It Is produced, and shipped to the Orient at a profit Impossible elsewhere. especially is adapted to his business, with green pastures the year around, and high prices for milk and butter. It Is really difficult for a resident' In any section of the east to make In quiry about anything that Oregon can j not furnish In the line of opportunity. I This ffrent state li elncriilnrlt. ivl.la In I Its business latitude as well as Its area. It furnishes openings for the eastern sugar beet growers, the wine grower, the stock raiser, the peach, pear and apple raiser, the hop grow er, the coal miner, the timber man, the seeker for gold, copper and other precious metals. The management of lnc A!asl;a-Vu- j kttn-pacific exposition Iris ippioprl-! aled 100. iiOO for a livestock snow. j ItV TIIK VM.VTir.L.V lames .lolins. Pro. Mm V. S. llennlimer. Vlrv Vrvt. II. .Marsh, Sec. Hartman Abstract Company (Incorporated.) CAPITAL $25,000 Special Attention to Real Estate Loans Money Always 'on Hand, No Delay. We have the only set of Abstract Books in the County. J. M. BENTLEY Real Estate, Fire and Life Insurance in Most Reliable Companies. Pendleton, Oregon Yon snowy peak, that stands like Jeweled throne: Wrapped In the mystery of suhllmer j height Yon cloud-crowned purple ridges 1 that foreer j Stand guard beside the gateway of , the night! j You are the masters of the kneeling; hills. I The watchmen o'er the teeming j fields below; You hold the chatlee from whose rim distils j The limpid I'matina's westward flow! 1'pon her waves the moonbeams' fingers play. Soft as a maid would touch the an swering strings: Veiled, like a nun. she sofily seeks t her way. Among the shadows that the alder flings! Down from your stairway 'mid the nilsis of grey, Down by the echoing fields, nil har vest bent! Dow ii. down toward the westward g.iles of day Pear ye the message that Ihc moun tain sent! i'.o. winged messenger! At ocean's f.H't The tribute of her loyal landsmen lay' We fool the promptings as her pulses heal. And hoar her voice a hundred leagues away! --Pert Huffman. For several months during the cur j rent year Portland has held first j place among the cities oi ihe Pnited Stales, lii point of Increase in build ing permits, showing In May, as compared with Ihe same month of llHi'i. an increase of ;iiin per cent: June, linl per cent, and July. KM per conl. Delirious with pain resulting from pneumonia, David Sanguineltl, an Italian at Stockton, Cnl., disembowel ed himself with a lazor. He declared he did It lo relieve himself of pain, and to the moment of his death, sev eial honrs later, declared It had; tto desired effect, -."'- " '." Finest Fruit and Hop ..Land in the World.. Government Irrigation Government Control. Tenjyears to pay for water Seven months growing season Earliest Potatoes, Berries and Melons in the State. ?000 ACRES of such land for sale by HERMISTON REALTY CO. HERM1STON, ORE. The J. E. Smith Livestock Company Pilot Rock or Pendleton, Oregon. This Company Offers Thoroughbred Spanish Mernio, Delaine and Shropshire Rams. The head of The J. K. Smith Livestock Company began buslntra on Dear Creek ranch, In Umatilla, countv. Oregon, in 187:1.. with about 3"1 sheep, fjiadualiy he Increased the numbers and improved the .lianvcter of his flocks, and In 1S!6 purchased the celebrate 1 WlldP.m TJoss band of thoroughbreds, and begun the rreodlng of fine animals, adding bucks trim such breeders and Importers as Peck & Sons of Illinois; rjorhani, of Vermont; Gamber. of Michi gan; McDowell, of Oh;o; Shattuck, of Missouri; Fox and Hardlrg & Sons, of Wisconsin, and John Miller &- Sons, of Indiana, until today his company owns 45.000 acres of land nnd 15,000 sheep, and Is recog nized as In the flist rank of breeders of fine sheep or. the Pacific coat. " l"1 ""c....BeuU1- ru,e oi iius compar;.- to srooy,. the V 1 animals obtainable, both by breeding and purchase, and to offer to the trade only vigorous, sound bucks capable of reproducing high-tl.-. lambs, and lo this end the ewes are unp.unpored and rang.' hardened. neall7lng that the Merino Is- -lie true fino-wooled sheep, this company has spate,! no effort to maintain pure blood and perfect its flocks. Thoroughbred sires of either Delali.e or Merino blood from the flock- of the best easte.-n breeders have Invariably been used, nnd in-breedlng has never been permitted. Purchaser, from -j.. ilier .fore, are assured of the best blood, reinfon- d by the bealthv range life of the dams M,-U l, , V JZJ" jBL f TvV t-t iff Hit ' pi"w'W' mxmvm,-m- wpw.1i' - - --t .raw. i - v-t m ,-ri I ,A'i . i . t tr. i r-t kJ I ' .i." i JLtZZj 1 IntiTlor View PoiidUMon Stonin Ijunulry. THE PENDLETON STEAM LAUNDRY, Fishman & Peters. Props. All up-to-date electrit!nl applications. Ony modern laundry in Eastern Oregon. l-nio r. . eiiiiicrt. iikhmistox t.lllMTt's IVarbiT Shop. .1. I'. Mi'Xtiuglit. 1M ATII.I.A II. C. lcliis. lli:iPM:i! Pain-rw - Wiley. .Mii.i(iii)-(i. v. nijtgs. I HI'.F.WAI'lOIt A. J. Rell.. 1II I.IX 1. llownrtl. ATIIKXA J, K. Froomo. ii:i!i;o . i & v. c. , V KSiON lluglios Wcwtmi Normal. MKAC1I AM I'url C.llliiniUTS. ni RNS J. P. miMhneU. '
