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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a rally or event labeled SLIBCRIETION MATES with a one year term by Maine dated 2.05.6 and multiple monthly payments. Mentions daily weekly schedules and various payment cadences including quarterly and semi weekly terms. Names and exact details are unreadable due to corruption.
The article argues Ruef may flee California, making the $100,000 bond forfeiture morally significant. It claims the city could cover reimbursing bondsmen if Ruef keeps traveling away, and condemns municipal corruption and “rotten” politics linked to Ruef, noting fingerprints and marks as signs, regardless of prior reform.
The Oregon railroad commission faces growing demands as sawmillers in the Willamette Valley protest Southern Pacific rate increases. A commission session is planned in Dallas next week to investigate the issue and assess the commission’s limited power to curb rising rates.
The passage argues there should be no rise in railroad charges in Oregon, noting overall tendencies toward lowering rates. It discusses engine size and train speed as factors, suggesting gradual rate adjustments without public pressure, yet warnings about potential censure of railroad actions.
A fragmentary historical note reflects on how state capitals like Olympia Salem Sacramento and Cheyenne shifted with population growth. It recalls the old saying about barrels and bung holes to illustrate how early centers rose where people settled, later yielding to progress and prominence.
A sweeping note on referendums as a tool for the people to curb official action. It cites Oregon readers and a Ranter town example where a private water firm lost its franchise after a public vote. Municipal bonds funded a new system, signaling popular authority and relief from perceived corporate power. It also mentions California women seeking equal suffrage, noting a narrow constitutional defeat but renewed hope for next session.
The News argues for keeping railroads privately owned, warning against government ownership. It claims strong opposition to public ownership arises from concerns over debt, increased costs, and burdens on citizens, asserting that private capital currently funds the system and seeks fair compensation.
The piece questions how compensation derived from wealth producers affects distribution, asking who benefits when interest on government bonds channels funds. It debates whether such payments help or harm the public, weighing different financial mechanisms and their impact on pockets.
Sketch of Cilamep Clatur Cancresemian Clark of Missouri a prominent minority leader for the House of Representatives seat to succeed John Sharp Williams. Born Anderton Kentucky March 7, 1954. Clark rose from farm work to clerk, attended Kentucky University and Hehting College, studied at Cincinnati Law School, and became president of Morehall College in West Virginia the youngest U S college president. He moved to Missouri in 1875, edited no paper, held various offices. He represented Missouri's ninth district in the House in 1993 except one term and presided over the 1904 Democratic National Convention in St Louis. Also known as writer and lecturer.
The annual Fathers Strike yesterday saw about 400 men go out on March first as a mass Labor day. They reported no new demands and the stoppage lasted only a few hours after employers contacted the union, renewing relations for another year.
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