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4 i s. - . L ? 1 ' , '' ' 1 Hos Form DAILY ASI OftEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1021. TWELVE PAGES ' AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Published fMy and Pml-Tv ekljr, st r-cnuicion, wrefton. ny the AfT OKWOHMAN rUBLISHIN'O CO. Entered t h poM office at Pendle Ion, Oregon, aa second class mail mat ter. ON BALE IN OTHER CITIES Imparial liotel Nfwi Stand, Portland. ON ULE AT Chlona-o IWesu. 09 Security Building Washington, I. C, Bureau 601 Four teenth street, N. w. Mentor af ik AaaMtatrd Press. Tba Associated Press la exclueirely Mititled to the une for republication of all kwi dispatches credited to (t or ot Othorwira credited In thia paper and lo tha local nti published herein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) by mall . Dally, ona year, Daily, six month a. by mall .... 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Tenderly she said to me: "We have reason now to be Brava twd strong and kind and true, And he really look like you. Po that he shall come to Joy We must struggle for our boy." From your mother and from you I have caught the broader view, I have learned the joys of life Are not born of selfish strife; More than money or my fame Are the honors you may claim, Xow the sweetest soal for me Is the man that you may be. Edgar A. Guest.) Conroy's Gash Grocery Saturday Specials 14 Pounds Sugar $1.00 11 Hebe Tall Cans . $1.00 18 Crystal White Soap $1.00 30 Bars White Flyer Soap ........ $1.00 Bulk Coffee, Special, 2 lbs ... . . . 35c Van Camp's Tomato Soup, can ... 10c Schillings Best Coffee, 5 pounds J...-. $1.83 Blue Karo Syrup, No. 5 ...;.......,,...... t . 43c Blue Karo Syrup, No. 10 r. 80c Wessons Oil pint 33c, quart 60c, 1-2 gal. $1.13 ! 1 Women Who Dress Correctly ' Will enjoy the superb exhibits of new fall styles which we have just received. THERE IS A MARKET NOW FOR UMATILLA RAPIDS POWER ATHE Portland Oregonian thinks it is awake to thesubject of I developing Columbia river power but shows by its own comment it is still slumbering. At any rate it does not grasp the possibilities of the Umatilla rapids project. The Oregonian answering an East Oregonian editorial yesterday said : Portland is reminded by the Tendleton East Oregonian that it would be not wise to fasten its attention n improvement of the channel to the ?ia to the neglect of development of Columbia river walerpower, and is accused of just uch neglect.- Certainly construction of power plants on the Columbia would attract manufactures, increase agricultural production and by incidentally Improving navigation would cheapen transportation. This would enlarge the Volume of traffic for export through the port and bring more ships here. In fact, the two would go hand in hand, development of the interior by means of waterpowcr producing more g.cds fo? export and improvement of the channel, g.'ring those goods a better outlet to the sea. Not until June did H become possible even to Degin preliminaries to water power development, for then the waterpower commission adopted rules under which permits for surveys and licenses for construction will be granted. Great companies are already in this field, and are prepared to extend their operations. When any of them are ready to undertake work at Celllo, The Dalles. Umatilla or Priest rapids they will find Portland ready to co-operate with them in finding a market for the power. In an enterprise of such magnitude, involving investment of tens of n il lions of dollars, actually the f'rst step is to make sure of a market for the pioduct. A power company arranges -for location near Its plant of one or rr.ore industries which have contracted to buy a large proportion of the cur rent before it attempts to finance itself. On the basis of the exist in? market already in sight it could not show enough prospective earnings to pay interest" on the large initial Investment that would be neces-sar.'. Jlost of this would 1) In the dam. which must be comp.eted before any power at all ca.t be pro duced, though the power plant can be .instructed by uni'.a as demand grows. Then the most pract cable way for Portland and o. her cities lo hasten action Tould be to estal ! ii industries that would consume power and to co-o;er-Me In causing out;: c-tp-Ual lo establjh them. Portland will readily work hand In hand witli t e . - -n in this resect. Particular attention is called to the last paragraph of the Oregonian editorial. The fear as to the availability of a power market may apply to the Celilo location. Such fears do not apply in the case of the Umatilla rapids project. The first pur pose of the Umatilla rapids project is to irrigate arid land. Be tween "00,000 and 400,000 a' res or land may be watered through pumping from the Columbia if low priced power cai be had by building a dam at Umatilla rapids. The Columbia carries its maximum flow during the summer months when water is needed for irrigation purposes. The Umatilla rapids project is capable of developing 250,000 secondary horse power during high water for pumping purposes in addition to 120,000 continuous horse power. Engineers say that this secondary power may be sold at a figure thM will provide irrigation at rea sonable cost and permit of amortization payments. To irrigate such a vast body of land, in Oregon and Washington, would mean to create, in the Portland trade zone, a new territory equal in productivity to the Willamette valley. Does not such a thing interest Portland? As to market availability, is not a market for the secondary power already at hand, and how could power be used more beneficially than in fostering an ir rigation move that would add millions to the tax rolls of Oregon and Washington? On the score of continuous power the situation is almost as good. There are railroads along both banks of the Columbia river, operated at present by means of imported coal and oil. They should be operated by electricity because it is a cheaper ind a better power. At a meeting held in Pendleton during February an official of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul told of the successful operation of that road by electricity and stated smong other things that one electric locomotive does the work ' of three steam locomotives. Why should the people of this re gion pay freight and passenger rates based on an expensive method of railroad operation when a cheaper and better means of operation may be had? But railroad electrification is not all of the story. There would be a considerable general demand for power for indus trial and domestic purposes if cheap power could be had. Farm machinery may be operated electrically. Homes may be heateu electrically. In Eastern Canada electric power is now being transmitted more than 200 miles. It is possible to transmit pow er 500 miles. Therefore every big city in the northwest and countless smaller cities and towns would be within the transmis sion radius of the Umatilla rapids power plant. Then why wor ry about a market? , The Oregonian intimates private capital may be relied upon to develop Columbia basin power. It is a vain hope. Private companies might well operate such plants once built, but they will not build them. First becausa river improvement is one of the big things involved in developing power at such sites as at Umatilla rapids, Celilo and Bonneville. The dams would drown out the rapids and make barge transportation feasible but pri vate corporations do not improve rivers, That is the govern nient's job. The federal government must have a hand in de veloping power on the Columbia or we will not get develop. nient. Furthermore, it is too much to expect private capital to take up a 300,000 acre irrigation project. That is distinctly a field for Lncle Sam. Our government projects succeed; our private project have trouble. Eastern Oregon has learned that ttnd it did not learn it out of a book. Sj::io may say the federal government should have no part ii powtr development because it would be directly or indirect ly competing with private enterprise. But the United States ItovrniiiH-nt has spent many millions in irrigating arid lands un.i in hrino-irir f hi nrnrliirl nf Kiirh lj4nH.t intn rlironr rnmnpti. JiuH with juvdutU j,'tow ii on farina operated uitiixly by privutel enterprise. If the government can finance competition against I farmers, why should it not encourage power development even if there should be some measure of competition with private en- j terprise? Is it not as logical for the government to reclaim waste water powr as to reclaim waste land? . Other regions of the west do not hesitate to ask federal aid ! in power development. The Columbia basin project in Wash- j ington involves power development as well as irrigation. Wash-1 ington people hope to get $300,000,000 of federal money for! their project. - They are in earnest and have had a total state j fund of $167,000 for survey and promotion purposes. I In the southwest the Colorado river project calls for power j development as well as irrigation. Federal aid on a tremend- r ous scale is wanted and one preliminary appropriation has al-1 ready been secured from congress. It is told about on page 5462 j of the congressional record of August 15 this year. On that day j Senator Ashurst of Arizona made a speech explaining the Colo- j rado project. He painted a splendid picture of the Colorado as i a power stream. He told of the possibilities of railroad electri fication with power from the Colorado. He likewise contended that to develop power on the Colorado would revive navigation on that river. In other words the Arizona senator used in behalf of the Colorado project's bid for federal help almost the identi cal arguments that may be made with all truthfulness in behalf j of the Umatilla rapids project. If the state of Washington and the states of the southwest can go to Washington asking colossa: sums for the development of their regions why should not the people of Oregon get zeal ously back of the Umatilla rapid3 project which for low cost and for feasibility from engineering and commercial standpoints has no equal in the west. Why is not the Oregon delegation in congress doing something to help power development on the Columbia? Chiefly because the principal city of our state is asleep on the subject. Portland means well but it has not yet grasped the true opportunity that is open for that city and the whole Oregon country- Portland looks to the sea and not to wards the interior. It is fascinated by the Lorelei of ocean trade and does not realize that a safer bet and better bet is to be had in its own back yard. It looks afar for something that lies close at hand. For its own sake Portland should study the upper Columbia and its potentialities. If Portlanders will do that and will use their political prestige in a move that is sound and practical it will not be many years until we will have result') that will as tonish everybody. " Pendleton is securing a splendid new theatre. Also a very valuable addition to St. Anthony's hospital. C. J. Koch will soon be at work upon his new building with a 100 foot frontage on Main street and the telephone company has purchased a site for a building he.re. That is doing pretty well for times like these and the facts show people have faith in Pendleton's future. Dresses - : r Smart combination col or effects, tailored, em broidered and beaded ed models; straight line and overskirt designs; satins and canton crepe. 814.50 to $45.00 , Skirts All the desired shades for. autumn made in cle ver pleated sport stripes and plaids; serges and. trico tines. Every one is attractive. $7.95 to $16.50 Inspect Them Tomorrow Coats Correct lengths and styles in all the leading fab rics including polo cloth, broadcloth, bcjli via, plush, wool velour; fur collars; all silk lin ed; many novel trim mings. ' """ " $13.50 to $67.50 SUNLIGHT KNITTING YARNS ARE BEST .QUALITY. KLOSTERSILK CROCHET COTTONS 12V'c BALL 28 YEARS AGO While the merry rate war is on between Portland and the seashore the O. W. R. & N. refuses to grant any reduced rate to the Round-Up. One of these days the auto buses will be carry ing the passenger travel of this section and the railroad will then howl. . - (From tha Daily East Oregonian, August 26, 1893.) , Mrs. L. P. Inman leaves Monday on a vin;t to brothers and sinters at El mira, N. Y. Upturning, Mrs. Inman will visit the Chicago fair and attend the world's convention W. C. T. U. J Fred Ti. DeFormt and Myra Messen ger of Walla Walla were united In mnrriaga Thursday at tha hotel Pen dleton. Kev. W. HI Sclleck officiated. It was the snake editor who com mitted the error in Friday evening's KiiHt Oregonian regarding the young people's dance In tha old postoffice building on Thursdny evening. The snake editor finds it difficult to state a bare fact without any embellish ments to Lend additional interest to the plain truth. . It appears that it was not the regular club party, they having held them every Friday evening dur ing the summer, but was gotten up by several young men as an Independent affair. The regular club party was appointed for Friday evening at G. A. Hartman's residence. At his place twelve miles northwest of twn Virgil F. Moore Is reported Our auto camp ground has been much improved but it will)t0 have obtained a twenty-two bushel , , r i ii u -ii i average from his summer fallow grain. have a hard time holding all whom will desire camping accom- The v0lunteer y)elded 8lxteen bu8hei modations during the Round-Up. per acre. Ml ' ' , I ' ' . -. - j DOINGS OF THE DUFFS A BIG DAY FOR TOM. " BYALLMAN iLi , : : , ' i 1 ' 1 i '! 1 r ' ii -u z I I. i Irhy ...rl' . wnvna.DUFFt telegram! ' I f- ec AWMOlF C,lr -l WHAT IS THE FAMILY COMING, i p J MATTER NiTH HOMETOPAW!w BUCK TIP! - V , , VOUp I a f BELIEVE. ME 3 f U I -J -7 ' A"rl) ' W THAT'S ,',OMP J S I1 ... I t &ts 7 ,-J -1 , M HOW LONG BEFORE NOT FOP- lfFY I -W ' I I'rtte TWRS fill hnr fffn GETS IN? iMffiTfl 4 I - IN JUST TWO 1 iriiH jf h:!VF- ' ' ' MORE HOURS THCm ' '' N' - ALL BE HOME MULM YJi J MM ILL I 1 ttt-i-i 1L g. 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