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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
6
James Arnold reports on forty-five acres used for B25 sheep, detailing pasture splits of grass, timothy, barley, oats, wheat, and rape, with rye substitutions suggested for drought resilience. The entry notes water and salt access, shading, and enrichment from manuring, plus outcomes by Aug. 20 and livestock handling insights.
W H Hamby praises a gravel road in Caldwell County between Nettleton and Hamilton as superbly maintained by local farmers. Each farmer maintains the section along their property, bridges are built collectively, and the road drainage is improved by central grading. Regular scraping keeps it in good shape, with three hours weekly per farm. The road boosts local mail delivery and increases farm values by six to ten dollars per acre.
State aid in building roads must come in time in every state. It is now in operation in New York and Massachusetts and other states, yielding satisfaction. The plan: state pays half the cost, county a quarter, township a quarter, with uniform work supervised by a road commission and a state engineer of roads. Narrow wagon tires spoil roads by cutting deep ruts that fill with moisture and worsen with weather.
Beet pulp from the Fort Collins sugar refinery will be fed to livestock. The pulp is sold at 80 cents per ton. Sheep reportedly eat ten to fifteen pounds daily, while steers consume 100 to 150 pounds per day and bawl for more. Officials plan to import grain to finish the animals.
The text notes buying by large carloads yields cash discounts, allowing sales at a narrow margin. It implies buyers gain from bulk purchases and the seller’s pricing strategy hinges on volume discounts.
G F Beck advertises sheet iron and copper work with special attentions to job work Roofing and guttering All work guaranteed Shop on Cottonwood Street opposite St Joe Store near Court Street
The ticket includes Governor W J Furnish of Umatilla, Supreme Judge R B Bean of Lane, Secretary of State F I Dunbar of Clatsop, State Treasurer C B Moore of Klamath, Superintendent J H Ackerman of Multnomah, Attorney General A M Crawford of Douglas, State Printer J R Whitney of Linn, and candidates for Congress J N Williamson Crook, plus Joint Senator J W Scribner Union and Joint Representative W Phelps Morrow. Umatilla County Republican slate lists Senator F W Vincent Pendleton and Representatives Henry Adame, C E Macomber, M J Carney, W Cole, and J Gibbon all of Pendleton.
A long list of names and positions from Multnomah to Umatilla counties appears, detailing secretaries of state judges sheriffs clerks treasurers assessors and road supervisors. The roster includes district numbers precincts and numerous local offices across towns including Pendleton Echo Milton Weston Helix and Encampment with several justices of the peace constables and surveyors named.
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