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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
7
Undecided where to send your vehicle for repair, this shop urges prompt workmanship and quick settlement of bills. Carriage repairs and painting for spring. Expert painter, good work at reasonable prices. Old rigs rebuilt, gasoline engines, hacks, Winona wagons and buggies offered.
A. R. Black argues irrigation will boost Willamette valley yields and profits by supplying needed moisture in summer. Citing Rogue River Valley results, he says irrigation can double income, triple land value, and support a larger population, with alfalfa, sugar beets, dairy, and stock farming expanding widely.
A Census Bureau statement notes western regions pay higher weekly wages than other sections. Men average 11.16 while women earn 4.17. cotton mills 6.03. tobacco 3. child workers 3.46. North to south contrasts exist in cotton and printing industries, with larger firms paying more than smaller ones. Women make up 17.9 percent of workers.
The 0, R, & N will run weekly summer excursions to Hermiston and the government reservoir starting May 2. Tickets include stage travel from Hermiston to the dam, with a round trip from Pendleton set at $2.80. Return rules apply: Saturday arrivals return Sunday, Sunday arrivals return Monday. Excursion promotes inspection of the $1,000,000 irrigation project eight miles from Hermiston.
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