East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-02

Three thousand feet of new side
walks, half mile of new graded and |
graveled streets and $4,000 worth of
new buildings are now in course of |
construction at Echo.
A new hotel costing $4,000, a new |
restaurant building, new bank, new
city hall, new store building and new
dwellings are now being built on the
site of the old sagebrush village The
entire business section is now up
turned and in disorder with the con-
struction of new sidewalks, cross
walks, new street grades and the
excavations for new buildings.
But within few days order will
be brought out of chaos and a well
ordered. well built, well equipped city
will be presented to the eye of the
tourist.
Back of all of Echo's hustle and
improvement, is business, increasing,
multiplying, permanent business.
Stores are filled with fresh stocks,
teams are hauling in tons and tons
of wool and in returning to the
ranches take back tons and tons of
supplies.
Irrigation is back of it all. Water
is transforming the desert adjacent to
Echo and is building an empire of
small homes, which will make of Echo
a first-class small town.
Preparations for Picnic
Just now every man, woman and
child is working night and day for
the success of the second annual pic
mic to be given by the Citizens club
of Echo, next Saturday, May 6.
An elegant grove near town is be-
ing cleared out and fitted with grand
stand, tables and seats; roads and
bridges are being repaired and con-
structed. streets are being put in or
der, rubbish is being removed, the
city is being put in her best dress and
her best foot will be put forward for
the occasion.
An elaborate program and long
list of prominent speakers is prom
sed. Among the celebrities to be
there are Governor Chamberlain, Sem
ator c. w. Fulton, General Manager
b. a. Worthington of the o. r. & N,
iDr c. j. Smith, DR.. n. G. Blalock of
Walla Walla, Tom Richardson of
Portland, and other public men in
terested in the development of Ore
: gon.
The towns of Umatilla county are
cordially invited to Echo on this day.
| \ basket dinner of huge proportions
and of the most expert selection, will
be prepared in the grove. Nothing
is to be sold on the picnic grounds;
everything will be free. Those who
attended the picnic at Echo last year
will return with delight to enjoy this
second event, which promises to
eclipse the first in scope and prepara-
tion.
An OK will be barbecued in addition
to the basket dinner and nothing will
be left undone to make the event
complete.
The procession Will be led by the
Latter Day Saints band of % pieces,
from La Grande, and will march from
the Main street to the grove, across
a new foot bridge built for the occa-
sion.
Mayor Esteb will deliver an address
of welcome and addresses will be de-
livered during the day by Governor
Chamberlain, Senator Fulton, B. A.
Worthington, DIR. Blalock, DR.. Smith.
and others.
A game of ball will be played be-
tween Pendleton and Echo, in the
afternoon, the ball ground being
near the grove and easy of access
from the picnic grounds.
Echo will make a sad mistake If
she neglects to purchase this magnifi-
cent grove at her borders. She can
get it now at a reasonable price and
within a very few years have it con-
verted into a model picnic and pleas
ure ground. She should not fail to
cinch this opportunity. Too many
cities know by bitter experience what
it means to neglect to provide for
parks and pleasure grounds, early in
their history.
Cost of Improvements.
! The Improvements now being made
in Echo will cost the city and the
property owners about $4,000. The
city is entirely out of debt and proper
ty owners are eheerfully making the
improvements. A new water system
and electric light plant are under
way, and the new bank will open its
doors within a short time.
There is not an. idle man in town
and about 20 teams are employed in
the street work.
Wool I'm Warehouses.
over half a million pounds of wool
. are stored in Echo warehouses and is
being shipped to Pendleton as fast as
cars can be procured.
Two warehouses, the Pacific Coast
Elevator company's, in charge of Wal
ter Smith, and the Charles II. Miller
warehouse handle the entire wool
clips of this section.
The Charles Cunningham clip, con-
: sisting of 10000 pounds, has been
shipped to the wooden mill at Union.
Other clips now in storage and con-
signed to the Pendleton Securing
mills are as follows:
Kilkenny Brothers, 10000 pounds;
e Joe Vey, $4,000: ]. Sheridan, 10000;
McCabe Brothers, $4,000; M. S. Corri-
gill 5000. About 100000 pounds is
yet to come in.
Settlers Coming I'm.