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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
4
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The Palmer Lumber Company reportedly has enough standing timber in the region to last fifty years. This implies a long-term payroll stability for La Grande and ongoing operations from the plant, sustaining local employment and economic activity.
The speaker argues that a fifty year timber supply will shape future generations in La Grande. The Palmer mill and its workers anchor daily life and local income, potentially building a sizable community around a single industry.
The article urges all citizens to visit the legislature during the session, noting lawmakers are ordinary people who err and approach issues like clubs and boards. It predicts Salem will bustle with elected representatives and councilors from various districts, each bringing their own aims.
A columnist denounces legislative pushes for new debt and wide bids for projects from county bridges to asylums. They warn that heavy spending would drain the state treasury and urge Grange referendums to curb what they call wild schemes seeking money from taxpayers.
A harsh critique of Oregon public life condemns petty graft there as worse than open corruption. The piece laments officials who gloat over schemes, disparages out of state temptations, and urges a shift toward honest, practical leadership to curb corruption.
The piece argues for sending productive farmers to state and national office to replace grafters and traders. It laments shortages of producers in Oregon and praises stronger, more principled men in Congress. It envisions a shift from political patronage to rural leadership and reform.
The piece argues against building a direct Union county road to connect with a proposed Portland highway, predicting the folly of such a project. It notes roads from La Grande to Elgin Union and Cove would serve 80 percent of citizens and mentions Pacific Northwest editor Philip S Bates praising regional wheat designs and the Grande Ronde valley during a La Grande threshermen meeting.
Salem dispatches report Will R. Ring plans to return to eastern Oregon to practice law. The notice notes Ring will resume legal work in the region, signaling a relocation for his professional duties.
A fragment notes Will R. felt hemmed in in the Willamette Valley and needed more space. The text emphasizes his sense of confinement and desire for freedom in the region.
The article notes Governor West is anxious about a damage suit filed against him but is likely to continue in office despite some tremors.
Citizens of La Grande expressed broad support for Senator Barret at yesterday’s gathering. Attendees urged caution against repeating false rumors about a local branch insane asylum.
Whitman College in Walla Walla reopens January 4 at 10 a m with Wednesday morning music services. Faculty rules require any student late after the holiday to take extra examinations of one hour in each missed study.
A blaze on Stark street near Van Ness avenue in San Francisco destroyed the Commercial rooming house early today. A 61 year old woman, Mrs Schwarthy, was rescued from a third floor room but nearly suffocated and taken to the hospital. One woman was probably fatally injured and another escaped.
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