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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1909
Page
4
La Grande newspaper listing editor George H. Currey and policy notices. United Press Telegraph Service subscription rates shown appear incomplete. Includes posting details, submission preferences, and advertising rate notes.
A movement in La Grande aims to form a large local irrigation company tied to the Twin Falls project. It would recruit up to twenty five business leaders and landowners, inviting farmer stockholders to share in management and land growth in the Grande Ronde valley, including Welser Payette Caldwell Nampa and Boise. The proposal pledges broad public backing and likens local growth to Portland’s expansion.
The Harriman freight line faces withdrawal from Spokane traffic to Chicago and St. Paul, unable to compete with direct Northern routes. Spokane rates fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission are lower than Portland’s, though Portland’s charges run higher. The Dalles area and nearby settlements along the Columbia River benefit from higher rate returns, while the North Bank region remains crowded with settlers ahead of local towns. A Canadian town case saw a youth whip instead of jail, and a Dallas request urges autos to drive on the right.
Baker City papers say an apartment house would be a paying investment in that town.
Idaho’s Senator Borah pledges to push for an income tax within the new tariff bill. He argues the tax would fund essential government programs and distribute the tax burden more fairly.
The Merchants Protective Association held a dinner at the Model restaurant banquet room with 32 guests. Speakers included President Collier, Walter M. Pierce, J. B. Stoddard, A. B. Geddes, Fred B. Halston, J. J. Carr, C. C. Pennington, T. J Serpornin, and Publicity Manager J B Currey who helped organize the event. The gathering centered on harmony irrigation and was deemed a success with plans to repeat next month.
The annual congregational meeting was well attended with reports from church organizations. The church was described as strong and prosperous with funds for congregational purposes about 20 and benevolence about 40. Elders listed include A. Anderson and five others, trustees named as well.
A fragment from an Om magazine item promotes investing a tiny amount in the March issue to test luck in a larger financial game on Wall Street. The text emphasizes micro investments and curiosity about gains, but details are unclear.
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