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Oregon’s great irrigated alfalfa fields, by the Herald Publishing Company.
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THE UMATILLA RAPIDS
w hich a m a r k e t m u st be fo u n d If
su ch a g ig a n tic p ro je c t is to be m ade
to pay ex p en ses a n d one g a th e r s th e
im p ressio n in re a d in g th e rep o rt
th a t the com iftlesion is itse lf d o u b tfu l
us to w h e re th e m a rk e t w ould be
found.
T h is p ro b lem it seem s to us is on<
th a t w ould solve Itse lf w ith in a
s h o rt tim e a f te r th e developm ent
s ta rte d . In d u s try follow s ch eap pow
er. W hen A m erica w as firs t settled
New E n g la n d w on an d held in d u s tri
al su p re m a c y because she h a d th e
w a te r fa lls. L a te r th e g r e a t coal
d is tric ts o f P e n n sy lv a n ia a n d Ohio
w on an d th e y s till hold th e firs t place
in A m erican in d u s try becau se they
h av e an a b u n d a n c e of coal.
As th e co al field s becom e e x h a jist.
ed an d as co al rises in p rice— an d It
is g e n e ra lly ag reed th u t we have seen
o u r la s t o f ch eap coal In th is c o u n try
•—In d u s try m u st tu r n m o re an d m ore
to th e “ w h ite ste a m ,” n am ely elec
tric pow er.
T he re p o rt of th e com m ission th a t
su rveyed th e U m atilla rap id s is now
o u t an d th e sto ry c a rrie d by th e O re
g o n ian of la s t S u n d ay is re p rin te d in
a n o th e r colum n of 'H ie H erald.
I t w ill be seen th a t th e cost of fu ll
d evelopm ent Is estim a te d to be >31,-
000,000 an d t h a f su ch developm ent
w ould c re a te a h a lf m illio n horsep o w
er.
T h is of course b rin g s u p th e
q u estio n of w h a t p ro fita b le use to
m ake u f such pow er, a n d th e com m ls.
sion h as an an sw e r ready. I t w ould
Irrig a te 20,000 a cres of lund in th e
B o ard m an d is tric t a n d 50,000 acres
in th e H orse H eav en d is tric t across
th e C olum bia. T h en It w ould be
fe a sib le to ir rig a te la rg e a re a s In th e
s la te of W a sh in g to n u p th e riv e r
from th e proposed dam .
T h is of course w ould ta k e care of
o n ly a p a r t of th e pow er to be d e v e l
oped by th e dam . I t is believed th a t
all th e ra ilw ay s of O regon an d W ash
in g to n could be ele c trifie d w ith p ro f
it an d th is w ould be th e logical place
W ith ch e a p pow er h a s a lw ay s gone
to g et th e pow er. S till th e re w ould In d u s tria l
su p rem acy . Y ou
c a n ’t
be a g re a t deal o f s u rp lu s pow er foi com pete w th ch eap pow er. If the
U m atilla ra p id s can be developed t<
th e p o in t of fu rn is h in g an ab u n d an ce
of ch eap er p o w er th e re need be no
w o rry abou,t th e m a rk e t, ih d itb t-
ries of a ll k in d s w ill be bidding
a g a in s t one a n o th e r to b u y th e pow er
th u s developed. As th e e a s te rn coa>
field s becom e ex h au sted th e industry
of th e c o u n try m u st g ra v ita te m on
to th e C olum bia v alley w h ere mos
of A m erica’s undeveloped p o w er lie.
T h e p ro sp ects Is a g lo rio u s one ti
co n tem p late, b u t because it is so big
an d because th e e x is tin g pow er com p
a n ies sta n d to lore h eav ily in th<
ev e n t of its dev elo p m en t th e worl
ah ead w ill be a long an d h a rd one
A lth o u g h as one p ap er said th e o th ei
day, th is c o u n try does n o t care w he
developes th e U m a tilla rap id s as long
as th ey a re developed, it Is h a rd tc
see how p riv a te e n te rp ris e can be
p rev ailed upon to u n d e rta k e th e m at
te r. T he p ro je c t is a g ig a n tic one
a n d w'hoever u n d e rta k e s it w ill have
to w ait some tim e fo r p ro fits as a
p a rt of th e pow er m a rk e t w ill have tc
develope a fterx th e w ork s ta rts .
T h e field seem s to be p ro p e rly on'
fo r y ie g o v ern m en t an d fo r th e n a
tio n al r a th e r th a n th e s ta te , on a c
c o u n t of th e size of th e p ro ject. Tc
p ersu ad e th e fe d e ra l g o v ern m en t tc
u n d e rta k e su ch a w ork w ill doubtles:
ta k e a n u m b er of y ears, b u t It w ill
be w o rth th e w ork of y e a rs w hen It
com es an d In th e en d it m u st come.
g ive up h is ch an ces to be g o vernor
a g a in in o rd e r to ta k e a >10,000 fe d
e ra l Job. W e know a lo t of o th ei
fellow s w ho w ill do th e sam e th in g
Reqniescat in Pace
A ra ilro a d crossing,
A m o to r car,
A b ran d new hearse
•A n d th e re you are.
— S o u th e rn M otorist.
T w o ro ad s th a t cross.
T w o c a rs th a t flew ,
A new m ade g rave,
A nd th e re a re you,
— O regon J o u rn a l
A r ig h t Hharp tu r n .
No c h an g e in pace,
A c o rn e r cu t.
L a s t re s tin g place.
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— C o rv allis G azette-T im es
Som e b o o tleg m ixed
W ith g aso lin e;
F ro m e a r th to H—
A c h an g e of scene.
— O regon V oter
T h e e a r ah ead
He trie d to pass;
A nd now h e ’s dead—
T h e speed in g ass.
— W eston
L ead er
We’ll Add A Verse
T h e express tr a in speeded.
T h e m otor c a r flew ,
A tom b sto n e g listen ed
In th e m o rn in g dew .
A GOOD SHOW
As fa r as we could see th e R ound-
Up of th is y e a r w as c re d lta b b le in
every w ay to th e city of P e n d leto n .
T he g re a t crow d w as h an d le d In an '
o rd erly m a n n e r an d th e re w as little
delay in g e ttin g In o r o u t o f the
g ro u n d s o r In fin d in g a place to e a t
T he show Itself w en t o ff w ith o u t £
h itc h an d it seem s th a t th e re w eri
no serio u s accid en ts, so m e th in g al
sh o u ld be th a n k f u l for.
D ru n k en n ess an d row dyism seem to
h av e been alm o st a m in u s q u an tity
an d except for a little p ro fite e rin g ij
m eals an d room s w h ich v isito rs t.
th e b ig ev en ts have g ro w n a ccu sto m
ed to th e re w as little to w hich anyone
could tak e exception. It w as a g reat
show and a c re d it to th e c ity th a
stag ed it.
We are making
Special Prices
on
Men’s & W om en’s
Shoes
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purchased at war time price. This will
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The superior building service ren
dered by this company has been obtain
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This makes it possible for you to step
into this office and inspect hundreds of
designs of modern homes and other
buildings before you build. All the
guesswork has been eliminated because
the designs have actually been built and
many of them are hand colored photo
graphs. A complete set of blue prints,
specifications and an accurate and com
plete bill of m aterial will be supplied
with any design. All this is free to
customers. For your individual i-ati--
faction call at this office. Iso obliga
tion.
Joke No. 9206
Inland Empire Lumber Company
“ Is P ro fessio n al B aseb a'l S p o rt? ’
ask s a h ea d lin e in th e L ite ra ry Di
g est. Yes, w hen th e hom e team
w ins. In P o rtla n d i t ’s ag o n y .—
W eston L eader.
Doesn’t Sound N atural
P h on e 331
“ The Yard of Best Quality ”
M. M. ST R A W . V C R .
Exclusive Representatives of Ntf'cna' Builders Bureau
T he ap p eal of A rb u c k le ’s a tto rn e y s
to “ th e C h ris tia n conscience of th is
G o d -fearin g n a tio n ” h a th a n incon
g ru o u s sound.— W eston L eader.
T he w om en a re n o t p u ttin g up
m uch f r u it in Jo h n s to n co u n ty th is
y ear. T he m en a re u sin g a ll th e fr u it
T he O regon s ta te fa ir is on In S al ja r s . (N one of y o u r b u sin ess.)
em th is w eek, b b u t I he big e v e n t in T ish o m in g o (O k la.) D em ocrat.
th ese p a rts w ll be th e d a iry a n d ho;
show n ex t w eek.
‘‘B ig loan can save A u s tr ia ”— an d
a lo t of o th e rs.— W all S tre e t Jo u rn a l.
Dr. B ru m field Is back on th e fro n t
Now If R ussia g e ts a sq u a re m eal
page ag a in w ith a b ra n d new ln san ft)
do we g e t a sq u a re deal.— B rooklyn
s tu n t. T h e follow show s a lo t oi
E agle.
b ra in s to p u ll a th in g lik e t h a t and
g et aw ay w ith it so w ell. A nd l!
N ever tr y to ta k e th e beam o u t of
sh o w s th a t a m an need n e v er bi y o u r eye If It's a su n b eam .— W a sh ,
w ith o u t an a lib i.
in g to n P ost.
L en in a n d T ro tz k y a re a co m b in a
T h e Condon G lobe-T im es re m ark s
tio n In r e s tr a in t of tra d e .— P itts -
th a t P o rtla n d papeiB assum e th e a t
b b u rg D ispatch.
titu d e of “ W a tc h P o rtla n d Do I t ,”
T he lin e of le a st re s ista n c e In R us
b u b t th a t P o rtla n d does n o t fo rg et tc
sla w ill be H oover’s b re a d lin e .—
"L e t O regon P a y F o r I t .”
G reen v ille (S. C .) P ied m o n t.
T h e e a s te rn e r’s hom e seek in g ex
P ro te c t th e b ird s. T he dove b rin g s
p ed itio n h ad to be called o ff because
peace a n d th e s to rk b rin g s ta x -e x
lim es w ere so h a rd In th e e a st th a t
em p tio n s.— B irm in g h a m N ews.
nobody could a ffo rd to come. D oesn't
th a t m ake you g lad yu fcot o u t of the
N oah se n t o u t a dove a n d it
cast w h ile th e g e ttin g w as still good? found a d ry spot, b u t we fe a r th e
b ird w ould hav e a h a rd e r tim e now
It is ru m o red th a t Ben O lcott w ill in th e U. S..— M an ila B u lle tin .
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CONFECTIONERY
S TA T/ONER Y
Delicious
V y hole seme
Cor fsetionery
FO R-
GUNS
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AMMUNITION
A F U L L L IN E
Tasty
Stationery
For H omen
N e w s stand
Cigars and Tobacco
A h SCO K O D A K S
Films developed--
Enlargements made
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In 1920 *3OO22Vould Buy
Make our store your heidquarterp when in Pendleton
1000 FEET CLEAR
OAK FLOORING
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Pendleton, Oregon
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In 1921 Í 3 0 0 22 Vili B u y
C. M. Henderson has bought
the interest of Pat Mooney in
the City Meat Market and the
business will be conducted by
$ikey & Henderson.
We will be prepared to give
our many patrons the same
good service we have always
given them in the past.
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