East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-28
Gobbling Everything in Sight


The New York Central has been
buying up all the land on both sides
of the city of Peekskill on the Hudson,
so that today that city can't build a
dock for public use. The railroad
company has an army of men level
ing. filling up, and putting the prop
erty in good shape. This is done by
the railroad company in order to con-
troll all the landing places on the
Hudson river front.
This action is taken in view of the
great exposition that is announced
for the year 1909. Very little. IL any
thing, has been said in the New York
papers about this huge enterprise, but
the river countries are full of 1t, pa
pers and people talking about it con-
stantly. A large number of steam
shovels are working on the big pc
ninsula extending into the Hudson
River. and called Verplanek's Point.
The ground is being leveled, swamps
filled up. and the whole surface made
| ready for building. A great army of
laborers is at work, and they are
fairly transforming the place for the
millions who are expected to visit the
festivities that will mark the great
event.
One of the principal features will
be a commodious Academy Of Music,
which will be permanent institution,
and will be used for the social encour-
agement of American music and
American music producers. 1t shows
| what a peculiar set of newspapers the
metropolis has, that the subject has
scarcely been mentioned here, and it
is doubtful whether one New Yorker
out of a hundred has ever heard of it,
while the whole upper part of the
| state Is aflame over 1t. One thing is
certain-that millions of money are to
be made on that dreary looking Ver-
| planck's Point in 1909, and before
that time. 1t has lain practically un-
used ever since Henry (Hendrick)
Hudson sailed past it in the Half Moon
and has been such a useless append
age of the great river which washes
its shore that people have wondered
why 1t hasn't been carted away to fill
up some noxious territory.
Mark Twain as a Long Suit.
Mark Twain is spending his de-
clining years in a manner that gives
him great comfort and enables him
to do great deal of benefit to all
classes of humanity. 1t is becoming
quite the thing nowadays to read of
| Mr.. Clemens presiding at some public
function in aid of some specially de-
serving poor, such as the blind, the
cripples, the orphans, and such soci-
cites as have for their object the light
ening Of the burdens of the afflicted.
Mr.. Clemens is easily the most popu-
lar man in the city, and at the same
time the best known. Everybody
knows Mark Twain, and when his
kindly face looms up in public meet
ing, great interest is always felt, that
feeling toward the great author being
extremely cordial, and there is always
a good speech coming that pleases
all.
Indeed, Mark Twain is a sort of
ever-ready Santa Claus, with an ex-
tremely kind heart, and n way of put
ting things that does his auditors good.
Could any nicer way be found to IT,
illuminate the path of him who Is walk
Ing to the Heavenly Land, helping
as he does all with whom he comes
In contact. Mr.. Clemens has the ca
pability Of fitting in. as a presiding
officer, with all the men who speak