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ATHENA, ORE,, JAN. 11,.
. 1907
One of tbe principal arguments used
in the Willamette valley against the
Barrett jute mill bill is that the raw
material is in the hands of the treat.
The same meterial is used in tbe
manufacture of sacks at the mill of
' the Washington state penitentiary,
. where sacks were manufactured last
year at 5 cents each, tbe net profit on
, 1,877,252 grain saoks made in the mill
and valued at 189,520.80, being $14,
125.28. The figures, taken from the
Warden's report made to toe Washing
ton State Board of Control- are:
"The number of grain bags manufac
urod was 1,877,232, valued at $89,
620.80. The total value of burlap
cloth and arioles other than jute bags,
was $13,881.94, making tbe total cost
i vvalaeof produots $103,402.74. The
total cost of operating the mill during
the year 1906, was $89,276.56; and
the net profit $14,125.28. Of the oper
ating expenses the principal item was
$64,566.17 for 3524 bales of raw jute.
Other items were salaries, fuel, motive
power, repairs, improvements, sup
plies. Th 3 proportionate oost of pro
ducing tbe 1,877,22 grain bags was
$77,291.10. The cost of producing one
bag was 5 cents. Tbe average oost
of jute was $18.82 a bale." To
start with, the state of Oregon already
has suitable . buildings for the mill.
One of tbe principal items of expense
in the operation of the Washington
mill is motive power, whioh the state
of Oregon would not have to contend
ttritk -.w -! 1 .. . I, .. . : i.
power plant.
Fred Lookley, who recently disposed
of his interests in the Pendleton East
Oregonian, will hereafter be identified
' with the editorial staff of the Pacific
Monthly, tbe leading magazine pub
lished west of Chioago. Mr. Lookley
has long been a contributor to this
popular magazine and that bis work
is appreciated by the editorial man
agement is evidenced by the flattering
offer it made him some days ago.
Fred is a descriptive writer of marked
ability and his work for tbe Paoiflo
Monthly will be confined exclusively
to articles of this character the
paintiug of word pictures of western
life, western history and western inci
dents. Ho will travel through . old
Mexico, the Hawaiian Islands and that
treasure-house of the author and writ-
er, Alaska, in search of fact and data
for the warp and woof of bis thrilling
western narratives.
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ATHENA.
II. L. .Wilbelm never overlooks an
opportunity to say something good of a
town or locality in which his popular1
and influential magazine circulates.
In the ourreut number bo thus speaks
of Athena:
Iu the midst of the very richest of
the wheat raising lands of Umatilla
County, Oregon, lies the beautiful aDd
attractive city of A'bena, wbiob boasts
of about 1,200 population and is sit
uated about seventeen miles from Pen
dleton, tbe county seat. It is located
upon the Washington & Columbia Bail
road about 33 miles from Hunts Junc
tion, now Attalia; fourteen miles
from Pasco, Washington. It is also on
the Washington branch of the O. R. &
N.
Athena is one of tbe best points up
on the line between Walla Walla and
Pendleton, and boasts of a strong bank
and general commercial institutions.
Here is located a large flouring mill
tbe Preston-Parton Milling Co wbiob
grinds annually tbe marketable output
of this part of tbe country and consumes
all of the wheat sold at this point.
This mill will grind over 800,000 bu
shels of graiu this season and is a
great boon to tbe commercial interests
of this place. Because of this mill
the farmers get from one to three cents
more a bushel for their grain than they
would were they compelled to ship it
out to other points.
Tbe farmers here engage almost ex
clusively in wheat raising, but corn
and bogs form a substantial part of tbe
ranchers' income. The wheat yield
for 1908 of the country direotly tribu
tary to Athena is about 272,000 sacks,
or 600,000 bushels . Herewith is pre
sented a view of a fifty horsepower
afaniTt nnvntiftind harvaaf or and fiTnah
er as it was photographed operating
on George Porringer's Umatilla Reser
vation lands . This powerful maohiue
bus a daily capaoity of cutting, thresh
ing and sacking fifty acres of grain,
averaging from tbirty-five to forty
five bushels to tbe acre. As will be
seen, the machine merely outs off tbe
tipper part of the stalk that wbioh
contains the berry.
Tbe schools and ohurobes of Athena
are well worthy of mention the
sohools maintaining an exoellent high
school coursn and tbe churches bere
numbering among their edifioes two
magifioeut structures, of $15,000 and
$10,000 cost respectively.
Tbe people of Athena are enterpris
ing and public-spirited. The city pre
sents a prosperous and inviting ap
pearance. Its clean and well built
business blooks and the cosy and well
kept homes wbiob compose tbe resi
dence district make it a placo to be
desired. The stores carry'varied and
complete stocks of merobandise and as
a trading oonter the city is the choioe
of a large area of the country. The
prosperity of the farmers makes . the
prosperity of this place.
One evil, however, -whioh will mean
good in the days to come when others
will want homes and the land i owners
can no longer hold on to what they
have, is that the country in this vicin
ity is becoming depopulated, through
the operations of the bonanza farmer
4vho buys all tbe grouud be can get
and holds all be oau pay for, which
with thp bountiful orops of the past
five years has meant a great deal.
Death, however, will even up all these
absurdities uud the foolishness of it
all will be very evident when these
men have passed from the scene of aot
iod. This wheat raising couutry is a beau
tiful and chosen land and those who
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THE PEOPLES W A Rfl HOTTSTO pendleton, Oregon.
WHERE IT PAYS TO TRADE
desire to possess all fcf it and do get as
much of it as they can, are not to be
blamed. Coming into Atheua from
Pasoo over the W. & C. R., one ot the
most attractive views tbe writer has
ever had the privilege of surveying
was behold.
After much oougbing and puffing,
snorting and wheezing, trie train reaoh
ed the summic of the plateau east and
south of the valley wherein it had start
ed . For several minutes tbe cars sped
along with no great exertion from tbe
steed of steel. Then it came to a stand
still at a sidetrack. Here in all direct
ions the country extended as far as the
eye oould see. , Wheat field after wheat
field covered the great rolling areas of
land wbioh extended over hills and val
leys far away into the distanoe. 'J. lie
dark spots are the summer fallow areas
Every foot of this"country is cultivated.
High knoils and doep ravines ere
plowed and utilized. Here and there,
homes with their little patch of or
chard and green shade trees greet the
gaze. This view extends iu every
direotion and as the beholder enjoys
the-feast, his mind is thrilled with
the immensity and greatness of tbe
land, this land which a few years
ago was thought to be untillable, fcut
today is a part of the richest wheat
producing laud in tbe state of Oregon.
The railroad people have designated
this point "Grand View," and : iu
every respect the locality implies and
ratifies tbe name.
Such sceues are beautiful, not alone
for the strangeness of the composing
parts, but for the wealth and produc
tiveness which the soil makes possible,
and the great vista of glory, growing,
wealth producing glory which sot the
eyes aglow, with wonder aud admir
ation. Atheua boasts of one of toe best
papers iu tbe state of Oregon, "The
Press." edited and published by F. B.
Boyd, whioh is a semi-weekly and full
of items of iuter est and uows. With
its advantages Athena is ceitaiu to
grow and become a larger aud better
city as tbe years roll around. The
lcyaltyatid home spirit of theresideuts
will make this p siblo aud their en
terprise aud earnest endeavors will
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