East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-02
WOodmen Of World Send
Representative and Will
Receive Favorable Report,
PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK AND
STABILITY OF FOUNDATION
Are the Attractive Features of Pen
dleton Says Representative-Win
Therefore Recommend Purchase OF
Large Block OF Pendleton City
Bonds Board OF Managers TO
Hear Recommendation at Denver
Next week-Time Is Extended by
City Council.

The excellent financial condition of
Pendleton and substantial character OF
her wealth has attracted the board Of
head managers of the Woodmen Of
the World, and It is now highly prob
able that that order will buy large
block of Pendleton city bonds which
are now offered. for sale to the high
est bidder.
John Patterson, mayor of Colfax,
one of the leading attorneys of that
city and a member of the board OF
managers Of the Woodmen of the
World has been in the city today in
vestigating the financial condition Of
the city, its surrounding conditions
and the nature of the bonds offered
for sale by Pendleton and upon his
arrival at Denver on Monday he
will remommend to the head manag-
ers Of the Woodmen of the World the
purchase of large block Of Pendle-
ton bonds.
Mr.. Pattison said to the East Ore
gonian today that no city he had in
vestigated for the order of the Woed-
men of the World had better finan-
cial outlook or a more certain and
stable foundation than Pendleton
and that he would unreservedly rec
ommend the purchase of Pendleton
bonds with whatever sum of money
the order may now have on hand.
which will perhaps be from $4,000
to 100000, although Mr.. Pattison
could not speak with authority as TO
the amount which would be recon-
mended.
The board of head managers will
meet in Denver early next week and
Mr.. Pattison will make his favorable
report on the investment in Pendle-
ton city bonds and a bid for a block |
Of the bonds will then be made by |
the managers. L. Boak, head con- |
sui of the Woodmen requested Mr.. |
Pattison to some to this city to look
into the financial condition and be
ready to report at the Denver meet
ng.
The board of head managers con-
lists Of John Pattison, Colfax, Wash; J.
w. c. Hawley, of Salem.
oregon; Thomas Robinson, Oakland,
Dr., j. H. Stenhouse, Denver; F,
Hawk, Pueblo, Colo; chief clerk of
he crder Judge b. F. Benson of Ft.
Colo.
The Women of Woodcraft now
wn a large block of Pendleton city
ponds and it is believed that the
avorable report of Mr.. Pattison will 5
mean the purchase of considerable
mount of the bonds by the Wood ,
nen of the World.
Time Is Extended.
AT the adjourned meeting of the '
ity council last evening it was voted
o extend the time for receiving bids q
n the city bonds until December 4. '
Between now and that time it is I
oped the financial situation will get !
lto such shape that at least a por- I
ion of the bonds may be disposed Of
Last night was the time previously |
ct by the council for receiving bids '
n the bonds under the popular sale
tanned. But not bid was present
d and once more it became neces-
ary to extend the time. S
Another bid upon the grading work S
roposed for Washington street was q
eceived last night and was found to !
e lower than the offer recently /
made by Newport & Son. The new S
id was referred to the street COM
littee.
But five members of the council
ere present last evening and aside {
rom the above no business was /
though various subjects U
ere discussed at length by the men,
ers present.