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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1904
Page
5
A short notice filed with Pendleton East office shows a newspaper-like entry from the Seegonlan Omlllisting Company dated one year and trimmed with partial OCR errors. The fragment references a member and Cripps Meeting news, indicating an internal matter or filing entry.
This fragment laments greed and vanity as a blight on earth, with carrion vultures feeding on plenty turned barren. It contrasts humanity’s fabled grandeur with a warning of impending misery and moral decay, concluding with a note that God remains patient and the world young.
The text notes Oregon women preparing fruit and crafts for Lewin and Clark fair, while lamenting the fate of their Sacajawea monument project. It highlights pride in Northwest women's patriotism and calls for a lasting memorial in Portland parks to honor their efforts.
Congress to examine a $27 million rural free delivery plan with about 5980 routes to be set up by July 1 next. Nearly $21 million will maintain operating routes, while the rest funds extensions for the coming year. President Payne predicted higher figures earlier, as conditions shifted.
W H L Odell of Salem charges Secretary Hitchcock with taking 120000 from Oregon's common school fund. The McMinnville Telephone Reliever urges a thorough investigation and calls for accountability if the charge is false or true. The piece argues for reform and punishment of fraud in land cases to protect Oregon's reputation.
An essay argues locomotive operators deserve the title engineer over coaches and editors who prefer enginemen. A Nebraska Hessian fly pest now threatens about two thirds of wheat fields with no effective control. Centennial park driveways at the Lewis and Clark fair are named Idaho, Wyoming and Montana avenues.
The total cost of the World's Fair exposition at St. Louis exceeded 56 million dollars. Historical notes reference the 1802 U S purchase involving France, a wedge of land from New Chileans and Canada, with costs and territorial aims tied to commemorating livestock world events.
The Assouan Dam details note a structure about a mile long and 126 feet high, capable of holding 100,000,000 tons of water and diverting the Nile for 140 miles, with British irrigation spending over 20 years totaling 246,000,000. The Alaskan Packers association will not close seven canneries next season, relocating machinery to expand remaining facilities on sites at Nushagak River and other locations.
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