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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1904
Page
4
The article reflects on juvenile reform in Denver and Portland era debates, praising state measures placing delinquency responsibility on families, and detailing Portland’s growth aims. It cites public parks, utilities, and franchises as core to progress, amid Wisconsin political battles and the La Follette faction’s ongoing clash with the GOP establishment.
The article argues for a new corporate tax in Oregon aimed at unseen franchise privileges enjoyed by large capitalists. It contends current taxes fall on visible property while big buyers and foreign enterprises escape due to privileges, urging broader levies to distribute the burden. It notes the tax would affect prominent firms earning profits but paying little under existing laws.
A pamphlet titled The Problem of the Children surveys Colorado's juvenile court work in Denver. It draws on Judge Ben Lindsey's experience to describe reforms and the aim of creating trustworthy youths under modern laws, emphasizing the court’s commitment to guidance and social regeneration.
The article notes limited reciprocal trade with Cuba despite some cattle shipments from Texas. Minister Squires argues the U S does not produce the goods Cuba wants while demand grows for beef and dairy cattle as Cuba lacks good cattle and Spain-era losses persist.
A Great Land magnate owns four acres and employs two hands at twenty cents a day. Wong Poy and family oversee grain after a harvest of fields where children toil for small pay. The scene shows village life with rituals, prayers, and rites around the grain and gods of harvest.
The Inland Empire including Oregon Washington and Idaho emerges as a key wheat belt with Walla Walla Pendl ton Palouse Lewiston Moscow La Grande The Dalles and Fairfax cited as major shipping centers. Reports from Livernment and global markets show Walla Walla offerings reaching far and wide as Pacific Northwest grain gains fame.
The New Yorkers crave Hood River strawberries and berries, valuing them at seven to eight dollars a box, while seeking Washington apples peaches and grapes amid a claim that Hood River water and climate offer superior scenery and air. Spokesman Fheviey notes New York's strong demand and mystique surrounding the region.
A fragment from the Seattle Star recalls a pie picnic tale where a man, calling himself a fool for marriage, jokes about how refusing a proposal would have saved him from a wild whirl of surprises and a brain paralyzed by colorant thoughts.
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