East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-02-16
(Staff Correspondence

I kSldlI correspondence
Hermston, Ore, Feb 16.-On the
streets of Herm'ston these days the
noise of builders at work on new bus
mess structures attracts the atten-
ton of the visitor TO the fact that the
town is growing. Out on the project
score or more of little homes, some
painted, some unpajnted, tell the
story of the projects first settlement.
Though the winter is not yet over
the Hermiston country is already
feeling the throb of springtime activ-
ity. New people are constantly set
ting under the project and those who
are active in building up that section
all look for a lively season. The
building of the experiment station and
the extension of the vicinity limit to
so miles will help considerable this
summer.
At this time the largest building
under way is that beng built by
Page & Co., on Main street. 1t is a
| handsome so foot front, one story
! structure. 1t is now being fitted out
with plate glass windows. with prism
glass at the top. 1t will be a mod
ern little building in every particu-
lar.
Arrangements have just been made
for the construction of another con-
crete building, probably a two-story
building, in the block below the Page
building 1t will be built by the
Eastern Oregon Independent Tele-
phone company. When the building
is erected the company will have its
headquarters in Hermiston.
1t is now declared that before Her.
mston is much older a substantial
two or tlree-story concrete hotel will
replace the present Hotel Oregon. A
concrete annex to this hotel was but
recently built and at the time the
owners had in mind the ultimate
building of a big concrete hotel on
the corner.
Others who live at a distance but
have purchased land under the pro-
ject are now getting ready to build.
"They order buildings without even
seeing the land" said Col H. G. New
port yesterday, as he displayed a tel
gram received from a man at Kansas
City. 1t instructed the colonel to pro-
ceed with the erection of an $500
dwelling house.
Project Is Dotted.
out on the project where a year
ago scarcely a house was to be seen.
there are now scores of little country
homes. At the request of II. X New |
ell, representative Of the government
upon the project, Messrs. Newport & |
skinner have been preparing some
data regarding the number of homes
now under the project.
1--WE have not completed this work !
yet" sad Mr.. Skinner yesterday. "but |
we have counted up SO new homes
out in the section north and east OF
the town. All together there are
now about 100 new homes on the pro-
iect."
All Expect Rush.
That business, in the realty line at
east will be lively during the COM
ing summer, is anticipated by all
Hermistonians.
eve VIII certainly have somethinA
loing this spring" quietly suggested
:. r. Oldaker, head Of the sales de-
,artment for the Maxwell company
rh6 experiment station and the ex-
ension of the vicinity limit will help
Is out, indirectly, But we are now
,etting returns from much advertising
york we have done in the past"
Equally optimistic over the outlook
S \. c. Crawford, who has been an
ctivo west end worker during the
'ast few years But then all Her
historians are optimists Every res
dent of the, town from mortar mixer
o the heaviest land owners. are fill
ID with the idea that the project
viii some day be a closely settled. ex-
remedy productive section and that ,
Iermiston will be a real city.