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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for various delivery options including daily, semi weekly, and weekly plans. Locations referenced include Washington DC at Fourteenth Street NW with the mailing address for the Cyereaa Bod Four teenth Street, NW Metufer Sctippe News Association.
East Oregonian calls for defeating Senate Bill 153 by Sen Ma larkey of Portland proposing sale of large Coos county road grant land at $2.50 an acre. Paper argues land should not be sold so cheaply and cites Washington school land price of $10 per acre as a benchmark.
Oregon will establish two normal schools, one in Pendleton and one in Ashland. The legislature directed the Ways and Means Committee to report appropriations, aligning with Governor Chamberlin and leading lawmakers. Pendleton must respond to the statewide decision despite questions of origin.
The text criticizes Ohio for rampant corruption in transportation, alleging officials and the railroad system collude to favor carriers, with claims of undue influence, discriminatory rates, and debasement of courts and commissions. It notes the Pennsylvania and Oregon models as contexts for reform.
The speaker urges Oregon to pass a simple fair law allowing any small shipper to sue in a local court. He condemns red tape and complex appeal procedures, arguing a real standardized regulation would curb abuses and yield better transportation outcomes than a commission system.
The article argues government ownership of railways reduces costs and boosts public welfare citing Australia where rail-finance cuts save about 1.5 million annually. It notes a new 15.09 million dollar rail line for New South Wales and cites a Sacramento Bee editorial on ownership biases. It also reports Pendleton Tribune praising a grand jury while condemning a scurrilous Tribune piece that targets an unnamed juror.
Morris Wade recounts how silhouettes originated as cheap likenesses named after Etienne de Silhouette the French finance minister. The term arose from ridicule of frugal governance and stuck as the word for profile portraits made in candlelight on paper.
A quoted Daily Graphic line laments how clothes govern behavior, swapping silk hat and frock for farmyard garb to show how attire controls mood. It mentions South America producing the largest palm leaf, the Inaj, claim of a leaf 60 feet long and 12 feet wide.
The source notes a cotton seed oil item produced in a thoroughly modern and hygienic manner. It asserts the product is just as pure, emphasizing cleanliness and quality in its manufacture.
Charles G. Reeder of Spo t Kane outlines a drainage bill by Rep Taylor to widen the lake outlet on the Kootenal river, aiming to end floods on both sides of the border. American private lands totaling about 69,000 acres and Canadian government lands would be reclaimed for about 600,000 dollars, with cross border authorization and district legal changes needed before arrangements with Canadian authorities. Also note on Mrs Jeesamy Steele, Bret Harte’s daughter, in a Fortant Me poorhouse after failing readings tour and finances.
Mr Chidsey was named to head the new frontier reserve under government patrol with an appointment effective February 2. Former Wallowa reserve ranger, he has earned many friends in the past year and will lead the patrol from Heppner as their future home.
Stock owners on the Wenuha reserve gathered at the Kelty Hall yesterday afternoon to consider placing their cattle back on Peoli grazing land this season. They elected K. K. Knoterias to represent the company at the cattlemen's meeting to be held in Walla Walla.
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