Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-09-26
MORROWCO.
FAIR DAY
Have a Good Time at
PendletOn.
Many Morrow County People 60
TO Pendleton on Special
Train.


Train.
A large number of Morrow coun.
ty people went to Pendleton yes.
terday on the special train to the
District Fair.
There were good sized delega.
tions from Heppner, Lexington,
lone and Irrigon.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by A. Bennetr, of
Irrigon.
MR., BENEFITS ADDRESS.
If we thought Heaven had no trees we
would not want to 90 there, for we can
picture no place nearing perfection
which has not sunshine and shade, ar
shade is just as essential, in a perfec
cllmate, as sunshine.
We Of Eastern Oregon feel, and know,
that We have as fine a climate as God
ever gave to any of his reca'citrant
children. We have a wealth of sun.
shine. You may not know it, but we
have in the course OF the year more
sunshine than the so-caled sunny
California more hours because we are
farther north and during the growing
season the sun fingers longer with us.
1t is for that reason that Mr.. Robert
Sleicher has said that our lands along
the Columbia river, in Morrow and
Umatilla counties, will in time become
the finest grape-producing section IN the
United States. Whols Robert Sleicher
He lie the grape expert of Lewiston,
Idaho, and the agricultural department
recognizes him as one of the foremost
vticulturists in the world, and to him
we owe homage for giving US several
varieties of new grapes, notably the
Black Hamburg. Mr.. Sleicher visited
Irrigon couple of years ago and spent
a week there, and it was his opinion
that We could raise as fine grapes as my
place in the world. And the grape.
above all other fruits of the vine. needs
q wealth OF sunshine to bring it to ma
turity. to sweeten 1t. to give it that rare
flavor which is the glory of
the perfect grape.
Sunshine! We have a taste OF it al.
most every day in the whole year and it
will come to be one of our chief assets
Is the decades roll around.
Like true Oregonian forget myself
Ehen touch upon the Oregon climate.
Pictures come before me, visions arise,
and fancy Oregon as she should be
md will be. see Pendleton q city of
many Thousands of prosperous, happy,
,ontented people; see Heppner busy
market where each year millions Of
lola will change hands for our wool.
,ur sheep and lambs, our cattle and
,ogs, our wheat and barley; l picture
one as city resplendant and beautiful;
see Athena, Freewater, Milton, Una
lila, Echo, Lexington, Irrigon and
cores OF other cities and towns with
heir paved streets, electric lights, m any
rolly car connections, and filled with
,eople who enjoy life and participate in
he general prosperity.
see their long lines of shaded streets,
heir silver poplars, their oak and
OCuSlS, luelI Hdpies duu "dluulS, anu
ong, long rows and straight and wind
rg avenues of the Lombardy popais.
nterpersed at every hand, in every
corner, in every nook and yard and
uclosure there will be wealth of fruit
rees-millions OF them.
And il is, after all, these trees that
will change our climate, change our
ountry, halt our winds, abate our
,and-driits and make our country a
lesyen.
Go ont in the wheat bell; notice the