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Early buyers gain in land sale across sagebrush project
The letter explains land prices from 125 to 250 plus per acre, praising early buyers who join the irrigation venture and noting warrants for future price rises. It highlights Furnish Co. lands near Foster, urging a new wave of supporters to deploy acres this fall and lock in favorable terms next spring. It also thanks Pendleton leaders and praises local business figures for backing the irrigation effort.
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Furnish-Coe
Foster
Furnish Ditch Co
Umatilla County
Multnomah County
Chicago
Umatilla
Second
Asa Thomson
Prince
Commercial Club
R. Alexander
W. J. Thompson
Commercial National Bank
W. M. Rice
First National Bank
Messrs. Cohen
Knight
Peoples Warehouse
C. E. Roosevelt