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East Oreportian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Saturday, September 23, 1916 Twenty-Four Fa-fa fft 4 SOME FACTS ABOUT ROUND-UP HISTORY Pure Eight THE fiU 1 1 In Ki'iit..! , noil. I rs t.Ol'S ' I i;h 'l. li.'.iim-'. . 1 t nui ':! (Jul in s a.i th.n m t i. why a:; (111 - i'ru :t. a: a cf the .. d ol sto ut .il ns rii.-.ni;iteiril wss the inability i tlu soldiers from Vancouver, ifinml n:is the Indians refused ii i. n.e .n mill he shut m. even w th ',i::k shells. However, some of thorn e.-rpcd to come in If they were al- the ii.wed to do the ehming. regardless o.i "til-: 'A 1 the kind of she'.ls used. This ne- n dilated a change in the program t.iie lued m jj,,, finiii uihot or tt was that rates p.r Lies anil riono rid. ns and bulldoggiiyr were he ii.una-lp sulv-ututed for the epio limim part, s. u i n c.irtli oh, yes, the name of the corporation n.i.v cou.dti l that wa termed was the Xorthwesi .1 ; n.u-s .is IVn.tieum Frontier Exhibition Association. And h..a uoiie. l'nere is nothing u,at is the official name of the cor-m.si.-r i-us ti 'o.it jiutung on puraticii today, hut it is a. name only r kifi.ius up the Ten- t,( course at that time, there were a great many suggestions as to what Jiat-k of it ail we know just exactly the show itselt should he called ana how it i done mid what is essential, what the slogan should be. Out ot tbcrcioie we laugh :o ourselves when the mass of material submitted it was other euimminiues attempt to stage dteided to call it "the Round-Up' a, Jiouiol-L p or anything of the kind, and the slogan was -Let 'er Buck." Cor we CJin see right at the outsell Mr ghow jf,,,, here th.y are going at it in the: .. f. th. tin K cle'.nn i.o-i y ;irii. wrung way. ei, me iwuiw-i.p continually being aked for advice concerning the achievement of its success, giving it freely and never having it followed. Spirit May Be Cause, last of September and the first two uaya of October, 1910, and the Bate receipts were approximately $80011 with a total expense of $5000, leaving $3000 net profit for the stockholders. But right here Is where fate gave Jt may be that mere Is a aplrlt ; flr3t manifestation of her presence about it It may be that this spirit ; ana activity. There was something (Ksrvades the entire community and, peculiarly appealing about the little territory as thoroughly as it does Ben show. What It was no one seeme To make this dramatic, perhaps, here should lie detailed u paragraph or p. i.no or two as to show how this lersvn. having a full and effulgent glow of civic prido on his brow begged and pleaded with the boys to set In 1 ne. or how that old recluse sUiorable m .mu unsor who ntiu oeen naieu all his life for his stinginess came to the res cue and bought all the stock at JHhi a share and gave it to the city. But there was absolutely nothing He He Colvin. a big cattleman, of the Mid dle Fork of the John Iay. Mr. Col vin had lots of cattle and lots ot troublesome, quarrelsome enemies. One day this spring one of his riders came in and reported that SO head of the top steers had been shot in one herd. Colvin has suffered many such depredations on his herd, hut never so many in one buncn. He was silent for a moment. "Well,' he drawled nonchalantly, "let 'er buck." So that is what the people of Pen dleton say when things go wrong, and it helps a lot. And to let you in on the secret of what makes the Round-Up and the Pendleton spirit, here Is the inside history'. In 1910, in the early spfing, Roy Haley, first president of the Round up, proposed that Pendleton get to gether and stage a dramatic present ation of the passing of the west. He ' planned to get some sold ers from the Vancouver Barracks, some stage coaches, some drivers, cowboys and Indians and put on a sort of play dealing with pioneer days. He pro able to say, but it had a fascinating grip on all spectators and they could not yell "Let 'er buck" loud enough. In other words, it had the pep and was the goods. A big crowd was cer tain in 1911. More gate receipt and bigger profita Over n'ght almoin the wise ones be gan buying up stock The price of single shares went from the original $10. to $15, then to 25 and when a I New York theatrical syndicate tele ' graphed that it would buy the con trolling interest at $50 a share, the people of Pendleton began to sit up and take notice. If there la any stage in the history of the Round-Up where it can be said that right here the "Pendleton spirit" was born or first manifested itself, it is at this point. Civic Pride Wins. Here was a big money-making proposition, at least It looked like it. Out-slders were willing to pay the local stockholders $7500 for stock that orig'nally cost them only $1500 and the other half of the ptock would posed this to several of the younger have the same If not h'gher value. citizens and it met with their an- 1"e PetTIe began to think about proval. A meeting was called and u- They Wan to say: "Here, If it received the indunement of the ! lni9 mlcn a b,K tnmS that it Is worth meeting. It w as decided to organize ; more t0 118 than 11 ,s toa bunch of a corporation and sell $3uuu worth ot i Xtw Yorlws' wno probably take stock, the money being used to pavi away from Pendleton in a year or Mpenses. I two. We need something to put us on ii-oo . the map. so let's keep the Round-UP iii jncAiiuia, general iihmsph- . u,i,k.ij.i ,, , , , A, stockholders' meeting was called Ber agent of the 0.-W. R. & K., was an , proposltlon t t0 them M ASK Ml in rntim lin iinH mr u-ith thai ... - 1 matter or civic pride. Thev were asked to give up their stock, practl- committee. He did so, and gave the : scheme his approval, and promi-ed ' to get his road to back it with all Its Influence. Heal rWit Wanted hv Indians put up for each share, throw away the opportunity to self that share for J 50. give their show to the citv of ine corporation was rormed Witn Pendleton and in add tion, dig down a capitalization of $5000 and $3200 ; into their pocket for an assessment orcn oi sUK-k was sold. Plans for j equal to the'amounr of the stock to me snow iiegroi maturing and the firs' i.uild new grounds. .1 ' ' 'y:'''- - I .- ly t l77H i-: ., . of the kind. When it was proposed that the stockholders give up their stock they give it up without paying anything but "Let -er buck." And they said the same thing as they dug down in their pockets for an addi tional $10,000 with which to buy the present Round-Up grounds, build the track, grandstand and bleachers. Many Want Share. This property was taken in the name of the City ot Pendleton and the Northwestern Frontier Exhibition Association pays the City of Pendle ton $1 & year for the use of it. This same Northwestern frontier Exhibi tion Association a corporation In name only. The stock, still has a nominal value of $10 per share, but Its only real value is the fact that it has voting power. The stockholders still elect the directors, who put on the Round-Up, and for that purpose alone this stock has sold as high as $J0 a share. A newcomer feels that he Is not right down on a level with the people of Pendleton unless he owns a share of this stock. Hence he Is willing' to pay any price for It. A certain young man, who was but a mere boy when the first Round-Up was staged, wants to tie a director, must own a share of this stock. goes out nnd gets it. The directors who put on the Hound-Up do so at tnclr own expense, I that is. it costs each one of them con- to be a director in addition to the time and . labor he fives. Each one must give the big gest part of his individual time from his business for from one to four .nonths of each year. His compensn tion comes to him in being a director of the Round-Up, there is absofutely nothing else in it. Howlever, they voted themselves one favor. On the night before the tick ets go. on sale, numbers from 1 to 11 are put on pieces of paper and shaken up in a hat. Each director draws n number. That represents his place it the scale for choice of seats or boxes. If he is number four he gets Jo-irth choice, provided he pays out cf his own pocket for his box or seats, l.nt not only must he pay for this to or seats for his family, but he has rpeclal friends who expect him as a Olro'tor to fix them up. This costs him another $36 for a box, cr whatever it Ss. No Official Ts Paid. There Is not a paid official connect ed with the Round-Up; there is not a chance in the world for anyone making money out of it, yet" no man in any private business gives more time, honest endeavor or makes greater sacrifices to Insure success thar. do the .Individual directors of the Rocnd-Up. , t!ii vreat has become the peoples confidence in the directorate that it We Specialize in Drummer Samples Shoes Clothing Furnishing Goods In fact w carry everything for the men nnd almost everything for the women Folks. We are one of a chain of 32 cash sample stores, buying for cash and sell ing for cash.' You can always do better at the Hub. Sample shoes are far'better than regular stock shoes, because they have better leather in them and they are finished better... When a drummer sells shoes he shows the very best samples his factory can produce, and no regular stock shoes will come up to the standard of the samples he carries. Sample shoes will give you better service and you will save one-third of the regular price. Then 'too, we guarantee every pair to give you absolute satisfaction. We also have contracts with made-to-measure suit houses for all their coun termand suit orders, which we buy at big reductions and sell at reduced prices. Tailor made suits $12.50, $16.50 and $18.50. To those trading with us we can say no more ; to others we say give us a trial and you will always buy of us. 32 CASH STORES THE HUB P. MEURER, Manager. 745 MAIN ST. Is really a burden to the Individ-, his particular line, he Is forever dls- the records of the past shows. They i mmw ThA neoDle of Pend'O-' graced, but as long as he is succeaful .re .iwavl! rl-h. on tim sv-nt tnx. ton have not one single fear as to the. ' almost a tin god with the peo- )owa event wUh dockuke regularity. success of the Bhow. They know the P'e or renuieiun, ana i w reiui, riirAitnra win mit It over and the oub-l lne Pay ne gots. 11c goes about Its business, leaving the directors to work out their own salvation. And should one fail ' In Hoard Work Harmonious. The board works harmoniously and Kach man exerts himself to the ut most to have his particular part ready right on the dot, and that Is what makes the Round-Up spirit; that is that there U never a slip Is shown by what makes the show. Stars of the Baseball World Enjoyed a Special Round-Up "&iry mn to hU own sp'irt and I'll gin: w.ih lj-7jall." Thi- r-rr.-k 'srr frm the rno'Jth 'it h-K Ju k '.rr. 'm ,: lahfue ! U' h-r ' ' k .r y fi,r;,- v.h-n " Kfr h . 'i.f a long- . .MI-.4 ' : '.',--. -. Z'l 'IT ll.iif olf.r , : U'l'- U!i.. 1 tt; r j;,:t of -it. fc 1 t ' ' ' . 't :' , r.-J . I 'p '.f4 ft v ; , ;..,..,,., 13 la.' 1 ' i H.i- ; tr,- r l.i'ie u.ir..r r , t. ur A h'l'M. Mi a 'T.. , ;f ?r-r t -i-r" IlittiO' f -? !'r. A'i-i-tar- t., , i .y a r;trn. Ill -iTjii H. It."- C- n. Hi a-'i r.nli"H tt -mi d a ri.i i.- -'. r- in til- u; wl.'i'- l.t-r Tr.i- t.'ti-'ia.n-"ul h tii- f'-ri ''I a ' i.niy' ,ounii-l l uiM. lb"'.?! it was a M'l.er (run- iKii' n "i. of front .-r m.'.rt to Ihinw m 1 l.o hnf MlK-iid' i the Ml HnulHi l' It mi,!-'I a. h'one mi, w ! h ti.i- .acti-rn Ui ia I l.... Hrf.,1, ll.e f f-i'- '.iiiiKT.. i L.t i ii fliu-ed a Mile ''HJ' k.i.g a I ll!r build. g!Of lit'ie r....ng hnd n fiw other iowIhiv sturils. I'.uffulo Wrnoii. J"hn Spam, HinlH-y Ojrbut. I'liiuk ''illc ad a f-w-o'her '! known Hound-lTp performers wen' "ii hand to contribute their service The la-'f' all stars refused to warm Ui or think aiout T,aBi;lail until the r rhtiilt i n was fiver Every one ol th-m was armed with a kodak an they na;iiied the exciting scenes a fut as they muld. When it was all ii'-r they rr-luctantly took the field ;.ri I j uln-d off their scheduled game, j The .Nationals won the game. 7 to' 3. J: if Jim Vau-'han. rouihpaw of1 the Ch.f.iifi) (.'iihs. pitched for them and h o;on-nt was Harry Harper, Vahincton Hidewhecler. The following wan the line-up for the K:me: Nit'onaM -rf'-arey. I'lttxhurg, ir.; I'.m-ih UoMon. 2I: Iiauiiert. lirooklvrf I ;; M mi. Uost' n rf; Groh, (Tlncln iiaii, St.; Fl her f'h'caTO ; K'lllf"r. ''.ii iiuiati. f; Miler, Frooklfyn, 1, and Vaui'hun, Chlengo, p. .merie him- - Hhatig. Phllailelphla, ?h; Sironk. I'h'ladeli-hla, c'; Koth, "'leveaiid, rf; Walker, Bt. Louos, If; I' Mi N. V.. Ih; Mullen. N. Y.. 2b; Miaii'r.s W.-u-h . hk; Henry Walsh, c; ii.J Harper, Wa-hin ;ton, p. Why CyflMsrs to Get Hupmobile' Performance? This Four-Cylinder Gar is Daily Furnishing Proof of Greater High-Gear Ability than is Found in Sixes, Eights, or Twelves A good many four-cylin der Hupmobiles are being sold to people who once thought they preferred a six, an eight, or even a twelve. Abundant Proof of Performance We say they once thought they preferred one of the other types. Because one demonstration of Hupmobile performance usu ally rids people of that idea. How could it be otherwise, when they "see the four-cylinder Hupmobile do all that any multi-cyjinder car does and with greater ease, as often as . not? Hupmobile Shows Four Cylinders Enough They see the Hupmobile take hills on high, and go through sand and mud on high, when cars with more cylinders have failed to do the same. That is why the Hupmobile every where is winning preference ' over multi-cylinder cars. It is showing that with Hupmo bile construction, more than four cylinders are unnecessary to get every essential of per formance. It is demonstrating not only re-, markable hill-climbing and mud-plugging ability; but it is showing fast -high-gear pick up, quick get away, and amaz ing flexibility, in the cities. And the proof of this extraordi nary performance is not lacking. It abounds in country. all parts of the It will be furnished here gladly any time, and anywhere ; in comparative demonstration, if you like. For example, not a multi-cylinder car in Boston will enter into a competitive demons tration with the Hupmobile on Corey Hill. The reason is that on the hardest grade of this double hill, the Hupmobile goes from a stand- ing start to 35 miles an hour af the top all the way on high gear. In New York the manufacturer of a famous six has given so much publicity to a certain hill that has become known as His Hill. Yet the Hupmobile beats the per formance of that six on that hill. High Gear Work in Colorado Coming closer home, the Hupmo bile makes the entire distance from Denver to Idaho Springs over the famous Lookout Mountain on high gear, and wihout overheating. On Hospital Hill in Kansas City ; on the Des Moines hill of the same name; on Coon Hollow hill, a part of the famous Pasa-dena-Altadena climb out of Los Angeles in every part of the country where the going is hard and most cars fail the Hupmobile stands supreme in performance. You Can Have Proof Here and Now You can see for yourself just The Mark of Superior what Hupmobile four-cylinder performance is, any time you like. We are ready to demonstrate the car whenever you say the word ; and we suggest that jo do so during the coming week. Then you will understand why Hupmobile owners see nothing to envy in the performance of .other types. If you wish a comparative dem onstration, choose the other car or cars. You will find the Hupmobile ready for any diffi cult performance you may suggest Motor Car fierrice Five Hupmobile Points to Remember ranrOHMANCE A high gear performer in the usual low-gear situations. 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