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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
4
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Over the last five years Pendleton has issued 215000 in bonds for public improvements and raised 281700 for educational charitable and religious causes. The city reports growth without a boom, aiming for steady, permanent progress as surrounding settlement increases context.
Farmers of Umatilla county are urged to attend O R&B company meetings at several points in the county on May 13 to coincide with the farmers demonstration train. The sessions will be held in the car where experts lecture and practical talks on farming subjects will be given for the benefit of farmers.
The notice promotes practical methods to boost farming district productivity, crop yields, land value, and preservation of rail service. It invites farmers to join train trips with ORB and N officials and agricultural college professors for closer acquaintance and benefit.
Rosalia Wash residents launch a 20 acre demonstration farm to prove diversified farming outperforms large wheat holdings. The Rosalia chamber of commerce secured land adjoining town with Washington State College agricultural department advising to show small plots can profitably sustain households and attract homeseekers away from huge 500 to 1000 acre tracts.
Senator Heltfeld of Livingston Idaho tests recall as allowed by Lewiston charter. Recall enables voters to petition an official to step aside until a vote decides if he continues in office. The trend grows with Los Angeles and Des Moines adopting recall. South Dakota authorized similar use. Pendleton should form a committee to secure right of way for an electric road to Cass city, avoid delays at Athena, and push for rapid extension to government irrigation projects and regional centers.
Mayor Edward R. Taylor emphasizes San Francisco’s rapid restoration after the blaze. Building operations over two years totaled about 106 million dollars, with local funds covering roughly 102 million. The mayor notes strong commercial and civil recovery despite extensive damages.
The text argues that national decline in public spirit and mutual forbearance mirrors San Francisco's experience. It denies a general conspiracy of capital against labor, insisting workers have equal rights to open markets and fair competition. It warns of harm from current tensions between capital and labor and calls for balanced reform.
A poetic reminiscence by Edwin Markham sung in May Nautilus about returning to childhood scenes. The speaker imagines youth in Mendocino hills, barley fields, and a wild duck nest above Beniela Bay, finding solace in simple tasks and familiar landscapes.
Los Angeles plans an Owens river aqueduct of 217 miles with 400 cubic feet per second capacity to secure pure water for a city to reach 1 million people. Chief Engineer Mulholland says construction progresses at about a mile per week with an estimated cost near 25 million dollars, bonds authorized at 24.6 million. A Cottonwood Creek hydro electric plant project 210 miles away costs about 190 thousand dollars, with transmission lines, and is under construction.
Washington dispatch notes Hermann Linde once a St Louis art connoisseur now touts a tunneling machine idea under Rocky Mountain Mining, claiming it could dig the Panama Canal quickly if built and shipped at his expense. He seeks government support, while meanwhile others invest in Oregon Idaho oil nearPayette as spin between prospects grows.
The Telegram notes debate over who will preside next winter in Salem. Ja Ben Selling may be considered, with Tom Kay, Brogham, and Beach named as possible contenders among second-term senators. The outcome remains undecided and depends on Senate politics.
Friends of Selling push for his presidential bid, noting his Senate experience from a decade ago. The reference underscores his familiarity with legislative work and ongoing interest in national leadership.
A clipped verse fragment presents a nocturnal meditation by Arlay B. Show with repeated refrains about wind and stars. The lines reference Rhyolite, Nevada and a plea for night to grant rest and peace as day ends.
A terse listing promotes rooms available at low rates of 1.00 and 1.59 dollars per night, located a block and a half from the depot. The ad highlights proximity to transit and affordability led by a figure nicknamed Bee the big electric man.
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