The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-07-14

contains O.Dl1 trees and employs an army
of mon, boys. and gifls IN picking. pack
ing ana drying the fruh. For six weeks
ak men have been constantly employed
In nrlpping green frDit from the trees
10 prsyeni the brcaklng of limbs 10 great
has been the crop The fruit dryer takep
care N D.O0 pounds of green fruit per
day They make their own boxer, but
DO not buy their Shocks from Astoria,
although the railroad offers 10 make the
sams rate NJ from the Bound. They use.
however, the Pacific Sheet Metal Works|
cans.
Among those who entertained the party
nt Wnlh Wniia we're Frank 4. Paine.
c0l. Frank ]. Parker, u. 4. Blandf0rd, u.
y. King. william Parker, Fred Rogers
Joe Merchant George Ludwig, Lew An
kenoy, Col cohen, A. ~ Legrow, Richard
Mcgalcy. Robert Burns. Herbert Gregg.
". T. Mexican. r. H. cutler ana Alrx
Reed. Tholr hospitality vas highly ap-
prcclated by the visitors. who parted
from them with regret Walh Wnlla is
prosperous and growing city Of i0DD
people. and Il ~ estimated that thIh y'Ar
whent crop In that county will asnoun, ~
W.O0 tons. Thousands Of acres VI gola'n
grain waving on every hand met the WOW
~ the tourists.
Tho entertainment by the Wala Walla
club was ably assisted by COL Parker,
editor ~ the Statesman. Herbert Gfogg.
proprietor VI the Union. and MAJ. Flcm-
Ink OF Chicago. the big cattle ana sheep
man.
In tho evening the AstDflans reached
Pcndloton, wbcro thcy remained unI'
carly Tuesday morning The members of
me Pcndltton club. headed BY Editor
jackson Of the East Oregonian, Editor
Jennings Of the Tribune. col. Furnish an1
Mr Hendricks dld the honOu Tor their
c.ty ana handBOmely entertained their
gusstA Pondle,on II In a prosperous con.
dlilon ana this ycars wool crop Will BRING
10 great deal Of money
~ sunrise Tuesday morning the As.
torlauB car was hooked on 20 No. J.
houuu over the Blue mountains for the
cast Al O'Clock stop Was made FOR
breakfast ut the company eaiing-houhe
at Mcicham. pcturesquely situated 80
the heart VI the range. Grandma Nun
"a had Invited the tourists 20 breakfast
ana q sumpluous table awaited them.
The hostess. who looks younger every
year. spared no pains 10 make the br!ri
visit pf the Astoriuns pleasant None Will
forget her CHEEKY voice ana broad hos
pitaily
A. 10 O'Clock the party reached Ia
Grindc ln the beautiful Grnde Konde
valley Scarcely had the wheels 0f the
cars stopped turning when large dele
gttl0u of the prominent citizens gathered
go the ear and extended a warm welcome
60 strangers from the ,OasL They took
them 10 charge, entertained them az the
club rooms. and gave hem sucn royal
day as viii not soon BE- forgotten. The
city iH ln q cup, or basin. 5i1S miles,
every foot VI which Is under fence ana
highly cultivated. The city itself II laid
out with broad streets. lined with hand
some business blocks nlled with neat and
prosperous mercantile csiablihments.
On the morning a dozen carrges were
provided by the citizens committee ana
the Ast0rlans were driven 10 the new
beet sugar factory being erected on the
outskirts OF the city. This magnificent
plaat owes lts existence to the expert.
m,n,s conducted 10 sugar bee, raising by
Prof shaw OF the Corvallis Agricultural
college The bects raised Ia the Graude
Ruuudc are much richer In saccharne
matter than those produced anywhere
else on the Pacific coast and the yield
will average between 10 and 20 tons 10 the
acre. The factory was built on a subsidy
/ of 5000 al cost OF S90.DlJ II is built
90 steel and contains the finest Of machln-
| cry. OF which 10 carloads were brought
! from the east The capacity OF the fac
tory will be 80 tons Of beets per day.
| II requires lD0 cords Of wood per day
60 feed the immense boilers. and !, Is
arranged to double the capacity next
year From the factory drive was taken
| through the beautiful fields Of grain. or
charts. and beet fields. on every hand
were the signs Of prosperity and happi-
ness. To Mr.. Granger. superintendent OF
the factory. was due much OF the pleas
urc OF the drive.
After luncheon the entire party with
their entertainers by special train visit
cd the magnificent plant OF the Grande
Ronde Lumber company at Perry. This
is one Of the finest sawmllls in the state,
having entirely modern machinery. with
a capacity OF 10000 feet per day.
Another special train conveyed the
party twelve miles up the heart Of the
valley. At 8 o'clock the special was
hltched on to the west bound overland,
and the As,orlans reached home yester-
day noon.
The committee OF citizens who enter
tained the party at La Grande included
Turner oliver. ]. b. Mckennon. ]. b.
OToole c. \. Granger. F. Moore. f. {,
Stanley. l., {. Stanley. E. NJ. Berry,
j. NJ. Church. ]. W, Scrlber. ]. +. Foley,
A. Sommer. II. X, Henderson, Mayor o.
Rolston. W. h. Palmer r.. c. Smith. q.
V. Allen, w h. Sargent, W. J. Llndsey,
| Thomas Walsh, Jake Gulling. and A. q,
Kuhner No one could have more royal
| ~ entertained a party OF strangers than
dld the people OF La Grande, They are
coming to visit Astoria and will be re-
ceived here with open hospitality as well
/ Is XIV HNHtANuS ftNftN ~ NANo NohA
and Pendleton on the route home the
| Progressive Association passed resolu-
| tions Of thanks to the o. r. 4 n. COM
pany and its officials, TO Mr.. and Mrs,
Smead OF Blalock for fruit presented, to
Mr.. Sommer OF La Grande for poultry
sent to the car and to the others who
made presents OF various kinds and
to the committees OF the various cities
who entertained them.