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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
4
The document appears to be a damaged historical newspaper masthead and notice for a paper titled The Poet Oregonian. It lists publication details and pricing options, with scattered garbled lines about delivery, subscriptions, and advertising guidance. Names and locations like Portland and Chicago appear among broken text.
A compact reflection on luck and the value of pluck. The speaker notes that fear of failure diminishes chances of success and urges steadfast resolve despite doubt, celebrating courage as the true driver of achievement.
The Meto-Coyote cut-off is expected to shift the Pendleton division point for weight and passenger crews. The 125 mile Pendleton to The Dalles route will shrink after the cut-off, with large round houses and added coal facilities. Echo-Coyote work would allow 1100 ton trains up Maxwell hill, boosting traffic to Pendleton and Umatilla and reducing Portland-Pendleton distance by about 20 miles.
A union of roads to the irrigated district in Cerutilin county decides Pendleton’s trade fate. A strong, well built northwest wagon road from the city into the new farming district will draw hundreds of families and funnel hardware, lumber, wire, and merchandize to the region. Pendleton Commercial association urged to fund and spark this transport link.
A proposal urges building macadam roads with scientific planning to attract settlers and boost trade. It calls for Pendleton and county cooperation to create an excellent road into the district, arguing immediate returns and broader regional linkages.
A speaker from Strain of thin county returned from Portland urging Oregon to give the state tax commission a fair trial before enacting new taxation laws. He urged the commission study state needs, compare and compute years of state income, and decide on future steps after a proper trial. The Willamette Valley Development League proposed a change, but critics say it serves special interests and fails to complete the assessment laws.
The Argonaut prints a solemn editorial on Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon who died in Portland after 22 years in office and after his fraud appeal was dismissed in the U S Supreme Court. He was buried Tuesday with few accompanying mourners as Editor Harvey W. Scott of the Oregonian offered a measured tribute.
A poetic meditation on the unseen self and moral choice, followed by a political commentary from Bert Hertzman Pendleton Oregon, arguing women’s stake in urban issues and the call for their enfranchisement to decide on schooling, water, gas, traction, and fair governance. The piece links personal virtue to public duty in city elections.
A listing highlights the Chase Emerson Estey and Stats pianos under the banner Standard of the World, emphasizing brands and model options available to customers.
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