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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
4
A local plea urges Pendleton residents to favor home businesses over Walla Walla or Portland suppliers. It argues patronizing Pendleton grocers and the dairy industry supports local employees, dairy farmers, and the city’s growth, warning that shopping foreign concerns harms the town’s future.
Estimates show 40 000 to 50 000 in fire insurance premiums are sent out of Pendleton yearly by large city insurers with little local taxable property and mostly profit income. A charter change at the next city election could authorise a tax on premiums to fund fire equipment and support a paid fire department. The move argues rich insurers should help finance local fire protection expenses.
Governor Chamberlain echoed East Oregonian views in Sacramento urging a graduated land tax to curb large holdings. He argued concentration harms housing by making land speculation unprofitable, while affirming individuals’ right to own what they can buy and a free country’s need to shield itself from vast holdings.
The speaker argues land monopoly must be checked before ownership concentrates further. When holdings reach large sizes, taxes should deter further accumulation. Use and utility should drive ownership, condemning land speculation as a wicked practice amid homelessness.
A reflection contrasts abundant prosperity with hidden misery in Salvation Army barracks. It depicts old, poor, and sick residents who rely on soup, charity, and public aid. The piece urges awareness of poverty amid wealth to temper local optimism and gratitude.
The article laments rising divorce filings by couples married in 1907 and argues the social harm of frequent separations. It notes Pendleton expects many out of town students for the upcoming school year, praising local schools and anticipating increased enrollment.
The text critiques Mr. Harriman for opposing 7 percent borrowing to fund central Oregon railroads. It argues his Oregon lines already show 20 to 40 percent profits, suggesting he should share or invest rather than block the rate. The piece accuses him of crafting excuses to obstruct rail expansion backed by Roosevelt era pressure.
Two hands speak in a midnight scene about crime and conscience. One seeks to raid while the other pleads for restraint, contrasting the call of marauding with codes of honor and the unseen stain of theft on the world. The dialogue ends with doubt about the end of plunder and the consequences. Based on a poem by DBert Huffman.
The Constitution's strength lies in broad general principles rather than specific rules. Framers in Philadelphia trusted Congress to apply these ideals to evolving needs, allowing the document to endure through war and change. Early habits and temperance sayings echo the era's moral tone.
Letter-filled advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for the feminine system. Testimonials claim easier pregnancies and births, strength for mothers, and multiple cures of female ailments. The appeal invites women to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Demand for Oregon fruit rises as more buyers will test Northwest apples from Oregon, Washington, and nearby regions. If growers maintain high quality and careful picking, fruit from that area should grow more profitable than in the past. The Chicago Packer commentary accompanies a jokey aside about a mother-in-law.
The Hotel St George promotes a European plan with steam heat, en suite rooms with bath, a large new sample room, telephone and fire alarm connections to an office and hot and cold running water in all rooms, claiming to be one of the northwest’s most up-to-date hotels.
Room rates listed at one dollar to one dollar and fifty cents for a block and a half from the depot with a large electric sign advertised.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. It serves as headquarters for traveling men with commodity sample rooms and free bus. Special weekly or monthly rates offered. Excellent cuisine and prompt dining room service. Ter and biller room in connection, three blocks from depot.
Amonean plan offers $2 per day and up wards with sleadquarters for tourists and commercial travelers. Special rates for families and single gentlemen. Management invites visitors to view rooms and obtain prices. A modern Turkish bath establishment in the hotel. H C C Bowers Manager.
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