East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-28

Seattle, one of the leading literary
periodicals of the Northwest, gives
Pendleton and Umatilla county the
following able and thorough write-up
in the July issue, which is just now
out:
The shipping point of northeastern
county is Pendleton. the county seat
of that county. This city has popu-
lation of about 1000 people and is at
the junction of the Washington line
of the o. r. & n. and the main line
of that great transcontinental railway
system. II is a passenger division of
the o. r. & n. and also the terminus
of the Washington & Columbia River
railway operated by the Northern Pa
cific. The city has 10 mails daily and
is the headquarters for the stage line
extending to Southern Umatilla coun-
ty and to Grant county.
In 1904 there was shipped from this
city 100000 bushels of wheat. g.
100000 pounds of wool, 10000 head
of cattle and 10000 head horses. Di-
rectly tributary to the city are 1000
acres of irrigated land now under wa
ter and the government has establish
ed at this place its headquarters for
the reclamation of 100, 900 acres lying
between the Umatilla and the John
Day rivers.
Pendleton Manufactures.
Industrially Pendleton has been
made famous through the manufac-
ture at this place of the "Pendleton"
Indian robes which have become
known throughout the world. Charles
]. Ferguson is at the present time
operating the mills. which are an in
dustry of which the city can we'll he
proud and boast.
In this establishment are annually
consumed over 200, 900 pounds of wool
and employment given to at least 35
people. Mr. Ferguson deserves a
great deal of praise for the work he
has accomplished in this line and
built out of nothing a trade which ex-
tends even to the countries of Europe
The Pendleton roller mills which
were established in 1874 and the larg-
est in Eastern Oregon, are another
feature of which the city can boast. In
this establishment are ground daily
500 barrels of flour and employment
given to % people. When the mill
was first operated il was a 50-barrel
mill, which in some degree attests to
the growth and importance of PEN
dleton as trade center.
There is also here located a brewery
with a 5000 barrel yearly capacity,
which gives employment to five
men. The Glove combined harvester
and thresher is. also, manufactured
here. Robinson's Domestic laundry,
which has been ests blished six years.
gives employment to from 80 to 40
people. In addition to these there are
blacksmith shops and planning mills
and lumber yards. Another large
feature of the city's industrial life is
an immense securing plant for the
cleaning and baling of wool prior to
shipment.
A Modern City.
Pendleton has four first-class hotels
which will accommodate 1000 guests:
newspapers, two weeklies and one
semi-weekly; it has $4,000, 900 in its
three banks on deposit; it has munich
pal water works; it has just added
$4,000 sewerage system; it has a new
hospital-St. Anthonys hospital
which cost $4,000; it has good
streets and electric lights and enjoys
all the conveniences and comforts of
modernly built and equipped cities.
A telephone system embracing over
500 instruments, has just been in
stalled with new lamp-light common
battery switchboard-the only one in
connections with the city residents
and many farmers and people living
in the country surrounding. H. P.
Carr is the manager of the entire sys-
tenn and is giving an excellent service.
Pendleton Schools
In its schools especially does PEN
dleton boast. In addition to the pub
lie schools which have an attendance
of about 1900 children, employing 80
teachers and occupying three new
school buildings which cost $1,000.
there is St Joseph's academy with 800
pupils and 10 teachers and the PEN
dleton academy. which give to those
desiring an education of whatever
kind and class an opportunity of ac-
quiring what they seek.
During the past year there has been
erected in the city about 95 new dwell
ings which have added $264.000 to
the assessment rolls of the city New
building now under course of con-
struction and lately completely are
100000 temple for the Eagles, $4,000
annex to the hotel of George Darveau,
$4,000 two-story brick. 50x50. for
Thomas Milarkey, while there are
others under consideration.
Pendleton is favored by being locat-
ed adjoining the Umatilla Indian res
ervation which consists of $4,000 acres
of as rich wheat land as there is in
the United States. and which the In
dams are permitted and are able to
rent from 50 to 81 an acre to white
settlers who farm it. There are at the
present time on the reservation about
1900 Indians, the commercial value OF
whose trade to the merchants of the