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Pendloton. Oregon, Tnurdy, September 20, 1917,
Twenty-Eight Pg
Eat OrogonUn Round-Up Souvenir Edition
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
PENDLETON AND UMATILLA COUNTY
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I'endleton, Oregon, the county aeat
of Umatilla onunty, Ih located on the
main line of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad ft NavlKatlon Company, 216
miles east of Portland.
It In the Junction point for two
branch llnea of the same road, one of
which runs ninth through Walla
Walla to Bpnkane and other Wash
ington points, and the other to pilot
Itock, Oregon. A hranch of the North
ern 1'oclflc Hallway, which connects
with the main system at 10800, ter
minates at I'cndlMton and trains over
this road connect with the main line
trains of the Northern Pacific. Pen
dleton Is a passenger and freight di
vision point on the "O-W" system.
The Irelght terminal, which Includes
a "round house." etc.. Is located west
of the city limits at Itieth station on
the main line of the road Pendle
ton's position, as regards railway
transportation facilities. Is thus ob
viously advantageous.
Pendleton Is the leading commer
cial town and natural distributing
center for eastern Oregon.
Pendleton's population Is about
7500, but the mercantile stocks car
ried and the hank capital and depos
its are on a scale lar In advance of ttie
average town of that number of in
habitants. This condition la due to
the large scope of country surround
ing and tributary to. It. Pendleton
draws trade In some directions from
as far as one hundred and fifty miles,
and the nearest town of equal or
greater business magnitude In any
direction Is fifty miles distant.
Pendleton Is the trading center and
distributing point for the famous
Umatilla county wheat growing; dis
trict Over five million buBhels of
whuut. of superior quality, are annu
ally produced In Umatilla county. No
wheat producing land anywhere In
the world surpasses that of this coun
ty in fertility. In spite of the fact
that much of the land has been pro
ducing: wheat continuously for about
thirty-five years, no dlinlnultlon of Its
fertility Is noticeable.
Wheat farming on hill land, with
out artificial Irrigation. Is the prln
elpu! Industry of the county. The
methods employed are modern In ev
ery way nnd as a rule, on a larg
cn!o The climate Is such as to muk
romMne harvesting practicable nl
that form of harvesting mnchlnery Is
In almost universal use
Hewides the wheat growing- Indus
try there Is a large amount of capital
Invested In the vailoiis brunches '
stock rearing. Kheep, cattle, horse and
hos breeding and the subsidiary In
dustry of hay culture, for the feed
ing and fattening of these animals
re carried in commercially and
profitably Dairying Is also rapidly
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The PENDLETON ROUND-UP Is
a frontier exhibition and festival
which Is held annually In September.
It consists of a series of contestasand
races Illustrative of the methods em
ployed in western stock rearing and
the lives, both as to work and play,
of the men engaged in these pursuits.
Fifty to sixty thousand people visit
the show and are entertained in the
hotels and homes of the town. When
the population of Pendleton is taken
into consideration (only 7500) the
magnitude of the task of entertaining
such a number of guests Is better
realized. The PENDLETON ROUND
UP is a community enterprise.
HOL'Np-l'I' PARK. the tra:t
of land where the show Is staged, In
cluding Its buildings and Improve
ments, is owned by the municipal cor
poration. The management of the
show Is in the hands of a corps of
directors who donate their services
absolutely without pay, even to the
extent that all of the officers and di
rectors buy and pay for the seats at
the show which they and their guesta
occupy. Whatever profits are deriv
ed from the proceeds of the show are
expended in improvement of
KOUND-UP PARK, with the idee,
perpetuating its use as a municipal
park and playground.
During the evenings of the three
days of the ROUND-UP an auxiliary
entertainment, known as "HAPPY
CANYON" is provided lor the visit
ors in Pendleton. This consists of a
slmulnled pioneer frontier town of
the western "cow country" and there
visitors may participate In all the
form's of amusement and entertain-
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the municipal corporation.
Pendleton's educational facilities,
up to and Including the public high
j school, are excellent.
three new and modern
west J
county, are ;
assuming a position of importance
in the list of wealth producing oc
cupations In the territory of which
Pendleton is the trade center.
Commercial fruit
alfalfa hay growing, on
IrrlKated. particularly In the
and north parts of the
Important factors.
Pendleton Is supplied with watt" ;
for domestic and municipal use. of
excellent quality and In abundant I
quantity, by gravity flow thrnunh u I
cement pipe line from natural ;
springs about eighteen miles distant, j
The pipe line, storage reservoirs of I
ample capacity aim compiele (fM, MKtrn of s, FranCLs
uthiK system represent an invest mem , , excellent
There arc
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production and i -. ne - -; "
artificially """"""" "e.u ......
The latter, most recently ronsn uwru.
cost the district J 100. 000. All are
supplied with every modern conven
ience, including tools and apparatus
for manual training and instruction
in domestic science, and are presided
over by a corps of etficlent instruc
tors, liesldcs the public sch ,1s. the
Ronian Catholic church maintains a
denominational school for boarding
and day pupils which is managed by
All these
reputation
f over hair a minion ooimis v. - . h lh .rlilutHrv territory as
dleton Is also equipped with a com- fichasc lmitHUtions.
plete drainage system of trunk and Umatilla county has a library sys-
lateral severs to which all nouses are , (.m wltn a centrai library in Pendle
ton and fourteen branch libraries
required to be connected
ter and sewer systems are
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I From 50 to 100 Horses and j
3 Mules Always on n
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O K Feed Yard, Pendleton. 621 Aurm Street U!
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throughout the county. From these,
books are sent to any home In the
county. The central building Is a
handsome and artistic structure built
at a cost of 140.000. Fine perma
nent buildings are also situated it
Milton and Hermlston and others torlum
will be added as more funds become
available for that purpose. Main
tenance funds provide for the pur
chase of over 3000 volumes each
year, thus keeping tne norary iresn
and up-to-date The county library
furnishes excellent opportunities for
reading and study to town and J-
country people of all ages and '
classes. It Is the most democratic of j
all educational Institutions. ,
Two national banks supply the i
town and county with ample facilities I
for deposit and discount. Their rep I
utattons for stability and conserva- j
tlveness Is unsurpassed and the vol- .
ume of business which they handle i
Is not exceeded In any other town in j
the Mate outside o Portland. !
Hotel accommodations are modern
and or ample capacity. The two lead- ,
ing hotels have been recently remod
eled, the lnrger of them at a cost of I
1100.000 Besides these there are j
three others of smaller capacity and
numerous apartment, lodging and j
rooming houses sufficient to meet the
requirements of all classes or pat
ronage. Manufacturing for other than local
needs. Is represented by two large
flour mills, a large woolen mill, a
wool scouring mill, a combined har
vester manufactory and a creamery.
Tho first two of those manufacturo
the most abundant local raw mate
rials (wheat and wool) Into flnlshe 1
commercial products which are un
.urp.issed by any similar factories ip.
the country. Their output 'm- "
market in every part of tile won i.
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Ian lion works pinning mill am: sa-n
and l or factory, numerous hlacl:
smllh and repair shops, nil Ice and
cold storage plant and numerous au
tomobile repair shops. lVndlelo:i
needs more .aoturits and will wel
cr me and materially help all who v. .11
promote them The manufacture
the raw materials of the stock
imr Industry into
ducts for shipment
marl. els ount
ment common to the pioneer period.
The latest addition to the improve-
j ment of ROUND-UP PARK is a pub-
lie natatorium built in 1916 at a cost
of 111.000. This Includes a steel re
inforced concrete swimming pool
squipped with specially constructed
terra cotta lite-rail and scum trough,
locker and dressing rooms for both
men and women. showers, toilets,
seats for spectators, etc. It Is entirely
and the Incident of its being built by
funds supplied by popular subscrip
tion as a municipal institution for
put, lie benefit has nwakened Inter
est and elicited Inquiries from all
over the United .states
THK PKNDI.KTON COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION Is an organization of
the business men of the town and
vicinity for mutual and community
betterment It has maintained its or
ganization for more than twentj
years and scarcely any beneficial en
terprise undertaken during that pe
riod but that has been helped, if not
originated, by this organization. It
occupies comfortable quarters in the
center of the business section, equip
ped as club rooms for the use of its
' members.
A CHAUTAUQUA s held annually
In Pendleton. Ideal i.. . ....it
tents and camnlmr nriviiorroa
is provided in ROf.VD-UP PARK
Attendance at these eath.rin v,.J
steadily since their Inltla-
promoters antlclpat.
But you will also need clothes for the corning season and that is just exactly
what we want to talk about. You will want to stock up before you leave town,
probably you will need some "sportin' " clothes while you are flym around
in town. You have all heard of us, if you haven't you have trussed hm.
We are tie best and the largest chain of Mercantile stores in the United States,
operating 175 busy stores in 22 of these glorious old states. Our system of con
ducting our stores is quite different than any merchants today. Instead or al
lowing credit to anyone we extend it to no one, thus eliminating a tremendous
loss through bad accounts. In cities it cost, from 8V. cents to dehver a
package. We do not deliver any thing, and in that way we cut down our over
head expense. We do not conduct our business in elegant furnished stores, with
two or three porters standing around eating up the profits. In other words we
are on a plain business foundation and can therefore underse 1 all
Our expense for doing business is about 107.. The other fellow takes from 25
to 30 to turn a dollar. Somebody has to pay for this.
Another asset whVh we have that the one store man has not, is our buying
power. We retain 15 buyers in New York at all times, buying enormous quan
tities of goods for our 175 stores. Demanding large concessions for luntl3r
purchases as well as our strictly cash payment system for our goods, we are
thus enabled to sell on a closer margin of profit than even the mail order house,
and we know that if you should step into our store and examine the quality as
well as the price you will be convinced that we are right.
Have your mail sent here;
make your headquarters
here; meet your friends
here; follow the crowds
here; come here.
Increased
tion and the
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THE GOLDEN RULE
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of
car-
commercial pro-
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done here on
j the ground where the ammaiw u e
reared.
i Two newspapers the Kast Orejon
' Ion and the Tribune, issue dally evi-n-!
ing editions as weU us weekly am:
i soml-weeklv editions Hoth are ninn-
nnod hv active, energetic people, have
j been established for many years and
j enjoy a wide reputation as good coun
try newspapers.
Klectrlcal energy for all purpose
and gas lor ll.thtlng nnd cooking is
supplied by a private company
Public bulldlnrs and Institutions
Include: The K.astern Oregon State
Hospital for the Insane, which repre
sents an e'.pcnditure hy the state for
b-.il'.dlnK and grounds, of 1. 00. one
land can rare for 600 patients, a feiV
i era! :iot filce and court building, er-
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tilla cous-ty court house; the l'endle-
ton city h ill; rmal'.'.'n or.itv ll'.r-i y. j
referred to ole". hero In this setoh:
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Come To The Round-Up By
The Carload
We have just received a carload in various sizes, and if you are in need of power for any pur
pose we advise you to buy now and take advantage of present prices.
Sizes:
1 to 60
Borse
Power
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Prices
Stover Engines
are built to a
quality not a price
standard but the
price is
REASONABLE
TH!2 JUDGMENT OF MCRE THAN 3 COO NORTHWESTERN FARMERS is Rood judgment to
tover sale is consistent snowing an lncrt'as year aitt-r year, i tn ir. imau.i- mo
a GOOD engine, simple, sturdy, powerful and economical. BUY YOURS NOW.
foil w.
Stover
McCOOK & BENTLEY
PENDLETON. ORE., Agents
Mitchell-Lewis & Staver Co., Portland, Ore.
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