The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15

Spokane Falls branch of the Union Pacific
isystem. The Union Pacific is Completed to
Portland, 1.-The Hunt Line' is under pro-
cess OF construction down the Columbia
river to Portland and Grays harbor. and
The Northern Pacific runs to tide water on
Puget sound, thus giving Pendleton com :
plete railway outlets both to the soaboard
functions, to Tacoma and Seattle by the
Union Pacific and Hunts Liner
to Portland and east via the Union
tactic to Omaha and the Northern
Pacific and Jim Hills liues to St
Paul and other points. Other projected
llnes, such as the Hunt southwesterly con
nectlon and the Oregon Pacific from Cross
Bay to Salt Lake and the proposed road
from Sacramento through eastern Oregon.
Will open up aud make tributary to Pendle
ton the vast plains of southern aud central
oregon These railroad facilities and the
speedy opening of the Columbia river by a
portage railway at The Dalles must make
Pendleton fiourishing city.
SPLENDID WATER POWER.
The Umatilla river which runs through
the city of Pendleton furnishes ample water
power for numberless manufacturing es-
Establishments. AT present this power
turns the wheels of Byers & Co.'s
the Farmers Custom mill. eapa e,
100 barrels. and the Pendleton Maui
featuring company's foundry and machine
shops. There is an extensive planning mill
SASH and 0oor factory, run by Watson &
Luhrs with steam power and there IL
abundant power and ample raw materials
III tne immediate vicinity of this great
centre OF grain, WOOL beef, stock and
mlneral-bearing country for the successful
establishment OF extensive wooden mills.
| securing mills and grading warehouses;
saWmllls, beet packing houses. naps1,
mills for the manufacture of straw pauer
ana straw BOARD, tanneries, brewerias.
Woodenware factories, beet sugar fac,
tories, soap works and glue fac
tories, cigar factories, and many
others which will readily occur to
enterprlsing business men. a cash bonus
site and other inducements will be offered
Tor the establishment of any of these enter
prises.
IRRIGATION DITCH.
While the great body of lands surround
Ing Pendleton returns bountiful crops with
out irrigation, there are some portions
where crops are uncertain without irriga-
tlon: 10 meet this difficulty a company
having capital of $1,000, 900 has been or
ganlzed and has secured by act of Congress
right way across the Umatilla reserva-
tlon, has surveyed its lines, located It's dams
ana reservoirs, and with the opening of
spring will have the work of construction
we'll under way. This enterprise VIII make
many thousand acres of laud which ia now
worthless, extremely valuable and will add
gfeatly TO Pendteton's prosperity by
means OF the increased acreage
brought under cultivation and the aaa
altional water power all along the line O.!
the ditch.
Space does not permit OF detailed state
nent OF the advantages Pendleton offers
settlers, homeseehers and investors: but
lew things which serve to show the en-
terprlse, progress and substantial character
OF tue future metropolis of eastern Oregon
may be mentioned.
Fendleton enjoys every facility for edu-
cation, amusement, comfort and business
OF an eastern city Of 10000 people. Its
"ateFWorks. owned by the city, are unsur-
passed for efficiency and the quail
lty OF water supplied. 1t has
tnree banks, at single one of
watch the deposits at times exceed $1,000 |
0o0. Ii has 100000 court house. a fine |
system OF public schools, seven churches, !
forty corporations with an aggregate CAPT |
tai of upwards of &, 000, coo, four first class
hotels, the best in the state outside of |
Portland; perfect system of electric |
lehts, both for street and residences; |
blocks OF handsome brick structures: |
well graded and paved streets; sewer,
age; SIX bridges across the Umatilla |
river: one daily and two weekly newspa-
pers; two breWerieS: fine opera house. |
The receipts and disbursements OF the post |
Office were in the neighborhood of SlOO. 900 |
the past year; wholesale and retail brsi- |
ness houses that do business Of S15O.00O |
TO SOU, 600 year each; the receipts of the |
Union Pacific railroad Office for the past |
year exceeded $500 COO: the mills turn ont |
oJ,tuu DafceiS OF Hour year; wages of Ia
oorers and mechanics range from 81 so TO |
So:Oo per day; street railway will be built |
this spring; honse rents are low, ranging |
from S. to $25 a month town lots for resi-,
dence purposes are lower than any other
city on the coast with equal population and
prospects, good building lots can be-
bought for from $50 to $500: BUILDING
material is cheap; the health of the city is
remarkably good; the climate is mild.
saluorious and genial the sun shines 900
days in every year; little snow, not enough
Tor slelghng; no suitry, sweltering dave:
no not and muggy nights: no sharp. cold
weather; no fogs, no billiards. or cyclones
in short, Penoleton and Umatilla county
have all the climatic advantages Of
Southern California, without any of that
country drawbacks. Strangers are wei
coined, immigrants are treated with every
and visitors are given full
and accurate information. 1t is a remark
able fact that such Pendleton people AS
nave been attracted to the 'booming',
towns OF Puget sound have been glad 10
get back here.
For fuller and more detailed information
Pendieton and Umatlla county.
address BOARD OF TRArE.
PendletOn, Oregon.