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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1905
Page
5
A bank invites non customers to become customers. The message emphasizes onboarding new clients and establishing banking relationships with the institution. It notes the offer as an outreach effort to broaden its customer base.
The Journal of Commerce reports July saw 2 new eastern state corporations capitalize at $1,000,000 or more, but total capitalization reached only $61,216,000. July has long been weak for such filings, yet remains near recent year totals. Charters for smaller firms under $1,000,000 totaled $29,995,000.
Swedes Stockholm August 2 report King Oscar calls information circulated to Stockholm Christiania and Copenhagen. Captain of the three nations notes Emperor William made no proposals at the Gefle meeting, implying Germany avoids entangling Scandinavia in a global war plan.
Agriculture officials prepared to act against western and southern railroads for violating a law that requires unloading watering and resting cattle in transit after twenty eight hours. Penalties range from 100 to 500 dollars and enforcement aims for the maximum. Some roads plan to run cattle trains on passenger schedules to beat the 26 hour limit while others build large car tables for feeding and resting cattle. The new operation of these cars is under investigation.
The Astoria & Columbus River Railroad inaugurates summer service from Portland to Astoria Gearhart and Seaside with daily departures from Union Depot at 8:00 am arriving 11:30 am in Astoria 12:20 pm Gearhart and 12:30 pm Seaside. The Portland Seaside Flyer runs Saturdays at 2:30 pm arriving Astoria 5:60 pm Gearhart 6:40 pm Seaside 6:50 pm. Special round trip excursion tickets to Clatsop and North Beach points are $4.00, valid return to Oct 16. five round trips commuter tickets are $1.00 valid to Oct 15. Saturday round trip $2.60 valid return Sunday. Tickets issued through OR & N steamers are interchangeable with OR & N stations and honored on this line.
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