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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
4
Local property owners on Malin street push for underground wires to avoid poles on Main street. The East Oregonian notes the electric company resists, but implies action will be taken if compelled, with emphasis on avoiding surface wiring through Malin and Court streets.
Opinion argues underground wiring should be city run not by the electric trust. An estimate places the cost at 325000 to bury Main and Court streets with property owners on opposite sides paying for conduits. Authors urge careful public oversight to avoid punitive charges and unnecessary pavement disruption.
The United States Geological Survey classified 8 050 214 acres as withdrawn and studied their coal beds. About 16 573 370 acres of workable coal were appraised at 714 992 537 with prices from 10 to 320 an acre and per ton values from 3 cents to a fraction of a cent. Proceeds from coal land sales go to the reclamation fund under the national irrigation law.
The idea of adopting the com munion plan of government has been formally raised here. In two weeks a special commercial club meeting will discuss drafting a new charter and submitting it to voters in December. Supporters cite many reasons why the commission plan surpasses the current city government system.
A fragment argues that rulers elsewhere push frequent war scares to secure large military appropriations, noting that European war clouds are not reliable indicators and that governments seek public approval for heavy defense spending.
The telephone company offers to bring wires to Malin street buildings from the rear, asking why the electric company cannot do likewise. The query implies differences in service approach or right of way. No further specifics provided.
A reflective poem excerpt notes that destiny grants each person virtue temper and taste, lifting them into life and aligning them with the niche they are ordained to fill. It emphasizes the role of Great offices and Great talents in shaping a person’s path under divine order.
Timeline notes key events on September 6 including Columbus leaving the Canaries after detention on August 12 in 1492, Drake entering the Pacific via Magellan Straits in 1573, the Mayflower voyage in 1629, a 1781 naval clash, English coast pale for 1001 Nights, and 1829 the Pearls Geographical Society gold medal for American antiquities dissertation.
A read-through list runs from 1869 to 1881 and mentions Jerome Bonsparte’s military entry, Grant’s Kentucky move to Paducah, Sherman’s Atlanta march, Douglas’s Chicago monument, McKinley’s Pan-Am shoot, Port Arthur’s fall, indictments in 1906, Peary’s North Pole claim, Lafayette statue unveiling, a workers’ convention, Shanghai-FranceJapan talks, and Garfield’s Elberton transfer with fasting day observance.
The forty six birthday of Congressman William Elijah Cox of Indiana's third district is noted. Born September 6, 1865 in Dubote County, he studied at Lehmnan University and Michigan. Admitted to practice in 1889, he served as prosecuting attorney 1892 to 1898, then elected to the fourth congress and re-elected to every session. Married with one child, he chairs the expenditures in the Treasury and sits on the Post Offices and Post Roads committee.
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