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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1907
Page
4
Migratory notices indicate Mouster Scripps News Association and telephone contact entered at Pendleton Post Office as a second matter. Details sparse but reference to postal filing and associated party.
A Daily Consular Report summary notes Japan's postwar push into industry and commerce with government support for textiles, land tax remissions to settle hillside lands, branch banks abroad, and more schools and steamship expansion. While exports rise, concerns grow over national debt and revenue needs.
New investment arrives in Pendleton promising unbiased, untram meled growth. Capital buys old stores, sheds prejudice, and aims to lift prestige and business with every year. Progressive men pledge broad cooperation to advance the city.
A local office supply shop promotes its new year stock including blank books files clips hunk boxes pens ink and more. The dealer touts a complete line and reasonable prices aimed at the busy business person.
The city invites new capital and home capital, promising better investment returns than any inland area. Officials note improved cooperation among city interests and an era of prosperity, with the Eve?yregonian praising the favorable climate for investment and transfer of gains for both city and residents.
An East Oregonian reprint argues that portage and the Open River Transportation company drive rail rate cuts for river points. Lower river rates push freight to water and boost overall traffic, benefiting railroads along major waterways like the Columbia. The piece predicts increased shipments, reduced costs, and greater prosperity for producers as rates align with navigable river transport.
A garbled report lists hotel line items and costs including eggs, poultry, and treats with large sums like 42 000 and 117 000, noting St Regis and Waldorf Astoria figures. It quotes George W. Pelli on Waldorf repairs and alleges a blunt critique of staff carelessness amid the noisy financial figures.
A fragmented verse critiquing liquor and public control asserts that strong government and civil service must curb alcohol and big monopoly power. It envisions freeing cities while restraining greed, urging reform of policy and society to prevent vice from corrupting bread, gold, and liberty.
The Memphis Neve-Scimitar discusses Rockefeller gifts aimed at improving educational institutions and shaping future conditions. It notes John D. Rockefeller Jr. allegedly donated $20,000,000 to the University of Chicago and argues that philanthropic motives may influence professorial selection, predicting a progressive rise in teaching quality through a permanent endowment.
A fragment from The Magazine offers a devotional poem praising blessings for all. It speaks of faith, childhood innocence, and universal care, praying for others rather than personal gain. The text blends archaic phrasing with imperfect OCR, preserving references to faith, motherhood, and a global blessing.
The article discusses hotel managers at Waldorf Astoria, St Regis, and Fifth Avenue hotels receiving large cash profits before tax. It notes annual expenditures on fragrances and decorations at major hotels, including estimates around 20,000 to 260,000 for scenting and ornamentation, with broader profits and tax implications hinted.
President Porter of the Creeks filed the charter at Guthrie for a $15,000,000 railroad, planning 44 miles in Indian Territory and Oklahoma within two years. The line runs from Fort Wayne City to Paris Texas with a branch to Oklahoma City. A G A R circle in Dover forms rival efforts to the Teller Corps.
The Hotel Pendleton has been fitted and refurnished throughout with modern telephones en suite rooms and single rooms. Special weekly or monthly rates, excellent cuisine, prompt service, and a new dining and reception area. Only three blocks from depots.
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