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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1921)
Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 22,1821. . LET 'ER BUCK 'it li IT' ifpSS County it Second in State in Number of Sheep, in Alfalfa Growing and in Orcharding; PendletonTs Center H-'irat In tlf Statu of Oregon tn the t roiiuctlon of wheat, nocond in the ('reduction of nheep, second In the j; t iii'tuctlon of elf nlft, second In or ' tmi'4 fruit production, nd eighth tn East Drejonlan Rotind-TJp Souvenir Edition TiLLA COUNTY LEADS ALL fiTHFR IMN mm IN ANNUA) m&vm (IF mi ...... viiwvil VUW11III.U III MIHlUHk I IIUUUUIIVII U IIIIU O 1 reaeock: t.'.- - li'f'f cattle production such Is the tfU'id of Umatilla county, one of the Hiaumg agricultural counties of Ore gon. Five million two hundred thousand ni;ilic! of wheat, representing 27 per cent ot the total wheat crop of Ore non, wore harvested tn Cmatllla coun ty last year, Thla year wheat is av Tinjjmg 4 0 bushels to the acre and It Is rfitimated that the yield will far ex- ir'd that of 1S20. Umatilla county, Whitman and Walla Walla counties, the litter two located in Washington, raise, more wheat than do any other1 tlirt t. counties tn the United States. Onter of Wlum lv-h. The total wheat acreage of rrrmtilla county la 228,000 acres, Pendleton, the county seat. Is the center of the wheal belt and much of the grain is crown in and around Pendleton. Oth er towns In the principal wheat rais in? Kit ions are Athena, Helix and I-.chu. t'liutilUa county's sheep number IS MO head, the majority being rais ed in the Dlue mountain region. Their 1 1 value, including lambs, ewes, raniK and wethers, is given by the cen e n bureau at tS.i32.S7S. Beet cattle (nw also in the Blue mountain re gion and are estimated at Jl, 865, 141, vi'h a total value of $1,51J,S4 in elmluig calves, heifers, cows and bulls, l-tirce herds of beef cattle are raised In the region of Ukiah and Pilot Rock, two towns of the caitle producing re gon of the county. Horses and mules total 18,181 and 4,2 f't respectively, the county ranking t-'-cond In the number of horses and first in the number of mules. Identified Farming at Its Best. Alfalfa is grown In the east end of l! e county near Milton and Feewater and more extensively in the irrigated d ist ricts of the west end in the region of Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston and I'matiila. The total acreage Is 29,483 and the number of tons raised last year reached 97,820. The west end and east end share al so in the record of fruit production, Milton and Freewater in the eastern i :;rt. being famous for berries and or chard fruits. The orchard fruits har vested, last year totaled 832,667 bush eis and the small fruits 284.058 quarts. Another profitable industry of t'matilla county is bee keeping, the U u county ranking first in the produc tion of honey. Bees are kept in the ftist iind west ends of the county, de riving their honey supply from fruit l. ijH.-'ims and alfalfa blooms. Anoth r source of wealth is dairy products. Boiler and cheese are produced in Mieeso factories and creameries of the county, Stanfield and Hermiston mak jug considerable quantities of cheese ' :. -:;.) S ' r . " NV - ' '"Z - ' V s - 3?'t;' iiee uaiawei. and the Columbia river and Walla Walla County (Washington) on the north, has an area of 3173 square miles and a population of 30.DH0. The land in farms is 441.735 acres and the improved land is 621.660 acres, the greatest amount of improved farm land of any county in the state. There i ample water supply from A large creamery which supplies but- the Umatilla and Columbia rivers. ler and ice cream to a considerable i which are an aid to irrigation, and in S-n !tory Is located in Pendleton and addition there are many hot springs Ht ures its cream from Umatilla coun-i .including Iehman Springs, Btneham through Umatilla county and the Ia Orandc-Pendelton road is the only rad admitting tour'sts to the state of "re?on over the new highway. The county tins ever henn prostrcalve In tj' dairy herds. Has. Most Improved Ind. Tlie county, situated with Morrow county-on the west. Union county on 1 me east, v-rant county on me soutn road programs and several projects for the Improvement of roads are now under way. The Umatilla Indian reservation is located in Umat.lia county and -Mission is the agency headquarters. The reservation ts rich in wheat land. An- iither government reserve in the coun ty Is the ' Umatilla forest reserve, w hich provides ample erazinar ernunds j for the country's cattle, sheep and i horses. Timber mnv hp ntt fn,v. 1 1 i , , I ' iuc uuiuimjia ner nignway runs the forest reserves if special Springs and Hidaway Springs. These are popular summer resorta and at tract hundreds of tourists each year. On Une of Tour'st Travel. wftihiiM i .- i ! ItsMsto. Wm . , ' Sill-. mim i - si nm w Vo VAI UUtl M If fi H llG li IcBillj ki The drink with the Roiind-Up's '' (lillll own Pep in it-Tlie foamy Bever- . t X fl .. ' I 11 1' H 111 ae makes Happy Canyon . ' ;'J jrMj H!J ( S "appy. ; ...,....., II. 1 I 1 " ' ' ' l - jdi I1 . N iwli1 Hnthinn Mnrp tn Qau 1 o L n- hii m u u i'i i u iii tin m . in i' win n ivy i p y tmo r hi ;ii its r ... ... nliij MADE IN PENDLETON BY &IU 4 Wm. RflfiS(!l&Cfl.:2l mits are secured. The govern ment, besides establishing the reser-1 yat'on and forest reserve in the coun-! ty. luis established the government ex- I peritnent station at Hermiston. Here experiments for the benefit of the far mers nf the irrigated region are car ried on, ;mh1 llaJIrond rncllitics. Railroad facilities . of Umatilla county are worthy of notice. The O.- W. R. & X. railroad runs along the northern boundary of the county, the I principal towns along the railroad be- m? fentlteton. Stanfield, Echo, Her miston, t hiatilla. Xolin. Oibhon and Meacham. A branch line rung from I Pendleton to Pilot Rock, Pendleton being the terminus for the branch and of the Washington division. Spokane line, and of ' the Pasco-Pendleton branch of the Northern Pac'fic. Twen ty-two passenger tra ns serve Pendle ton daily. The county has a library system which is pointed to by Miss Cornelia. Marvin, state librarian, as the best in the state. The central library is a modern building located In Pendleton and there are 14 branch libraries, well as 58 school libraries. An Kfliicatlonnl Center. Pendleton, the county seat of Uraa t'lla. county, has excellent education al advantages. It has a mountain wa ter supply, well improved streets a mild, health-giving climate with cool nights as a summer feature, an alti tude of 1070 feet, good civic condi tions, modern mercantile houses, and ten churches. , - The school system Includes three grade schools, a kindergarten, an up-to-date hiah school and Kt .Inwnh'i (academy, maintained by the Sisters of .St. francs as a boarding and day school for elementary and higher grades. A summer normal school. branch of the State Normal, was held in Pendleton during the summers of 1S20 and 1921 find will probably be jan annual feature. Pendleton is head quarters for the Eastern Oregon ses- jmi.ii ,ii uit- '.'ifgirii Mipreiite court ami for th Kastern Oregon district of the United States district court. The Kastern Oregon hospital for th insane is located Just outside the city's limits. St. Anthony s hospital is lo cated in Pendleton and Is conducted hy the Sisters of St. Francis. The city has a public natatorium built bv sub acrlption at a cost of 311,000. Numerous Industrial Plants. The population by the 1920 census. Is 7,387. The wealth of the trading zone is estimated at over 3100,000,000. There are three banks and the city has for some time In the past maintained fourth place in the list of cities hav ing Imnking deposits over 31,000,000. Among the industrial plants are a creamery and ice cream factory, four flour mills with capacity of 500,- 000 barrels a year, two planing mills, a saddle and harness making plant. employing 30 men, and a woolen mill employing 70 men and women. V'-B MKT mf mt'fnfiiin nt t 4Wii 1 'jLr "At 1lie Mqn HI I lie l'co':K" THE CLEANEST COAL IN THE WORLD You bum it with gratitude for its quick enormous heat giving properties. You find pleasure in its cleanliness and small amount of ash left in your stove or furnace each day. You take pride in recom mending its exclusive use J to your friends. ' Our stock of wood is the largest stock in Pendleton. Smythe-Loiiergan Co. QUANTITY . . ',,. SERVICE 1 1 ill STORAGE BATTERY li III ill ; " ' '. " 1 : mi AT 1TV ' ....' vuir. MBit Mir Ms f : . tmmrsitm p3l A Standard '-HSL ' : ' Ex(ha"Ze PfU' 1 l' A quality battery accepted by Ford engineers for use oil Ford Cars. 1. It lias USL Machine-Pasted plates. 2. It is rigidly inspected. 3. 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