East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
.C0LON|ST RUSH
ON IN EARNEST
SETTLERS FROM MIDDLE
WEST ARE COMING
King Edward Acknowledges Receipt
Of Oregon Apples Sent as Christmas
Prcscnt-Ontarlo VIII Force Rec
ognltion of Malheur Project-Ore-
gon Famous for Archery Bows.
Especial Correspondence }

Portland ore. March S.-They are
coming. People from every part Of
the United States and Canada are
pouring into oregon at the present
time at a rate never before equaled
and there Is evidence that the trave
during the entire colonist period will
be enormous. Many communities are
busy sending out leaflets giving the
information printed at the top Of
their stationery and on their envel-
opes. Every reader Of this paper
should see that such a leaflet goes in
each letter he sends to people at a
distance. School boys and girls all
over Oregon are doing their part.
Remember this rate is good until the
last day Of April.
King Receives Apples.
A most interesting acknowledge
ment of the apples sent by the Port
land Commercial club to King Ed
ward comes in letter from Bucking-
ham palace, written by General d. NJ.
Broybn. keeper of the privy purse to
His Majesty King Edward. to one Of
Oregon's best known and most re-
spected citizens, r f. Brereton.
A little extract from General Bro
byn's letter is interesting:
THE five boxes of apples which
were sent to his majesty arrived quite
safely and were thought very highly
OF by the King and others who tasted
them. | write to convey his majesty's
thanks for the fruit.
"Should we all live for another
Christmas, and II you will kindly send
directly to me at Sandringham a small
supply Of these apples. writing me a
few lines OF warning OF their dis
patch, l promise to bring them TO the
notice Of the king and his majestys
guests assembled at SandrRgham at
that season Of the year, and will give
you a full report OF them
Mnlheur Project Recognized.
ontario is determined that the
great Malheur project shall be real
lied The people Of Vale are cooper
ating with them-!n fact all the c'ti-
zenshlp Of Malheur county is a unit.
and there was never better evidence
Of their progressive spirit than the
fact that they raised one evening last
week the sum OF $2500 in % minutes
or at the rate Of 500 a minute
with which to advertise Their resour-
ces. When one considers that Ontario
has only 1900 population, this is one
of the records.
Another Oregon Product.
Comparatively few Of the people of
the Beaver" state realize that For
est Grove is nationally known as the
source of Americas most perfect
archery bows. Pacific yew, which
grows TO perfection in oregon, is the
material used. and Captain f. s..
Barnes fashions il will skilled hands
into bows sought by experts all over
this continent and even abroad.
Though almost 20 years of age, the
captain Is himself a splendid archer,
and such an enthusiast in his chosen
craft that he makes personal trips
to the mountains each year to select
yew of just the proper grade and grain
the altitude at which the tree !
grows Is an important factor. Occa-
sionally a bow of rare eXcellency and |
highest speed is created, and these
are dignified with names. Cyclone"
and "Whirlwind" are famous among
archers