East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-01
FAIR TIME TALES.
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say, this is certainly fine fruit you
have here" my friend or the previous
day said as I came upon him in front
OF the Milton-Freewate booth at the
fair. gazing in astonishment about
him. yes. ! am glad of this chance
to show you the wonderful results of
a little drop of water and little grain
Of sand this waste country you peo-
pie back east are just beginning to un-
derstand. irrigation and sub-irriga-
ton, together with well selected va
rieties and practical cultivation have
produced the most remarkable results
in all fruits and grains. They are un-
excelled in size and form anywhere"
why, this town is as metropolitan
as Fort Wayne or Terre Haute. 1 see
you have splendid streets and walks.
lights and water work. colleges, hos
pital and I am told splendid schools
and fire department. think I'll
stay awhile and look about more"
Let's go on down on this side and
take a look through that interesting
Indian collection. Then 1 wish you
would go with me and l will take you
through a mill which turns out the
most superior Indian blankets and
bath robes of any town in the United
States. These Pendleton blankets are
guarantee of perfection in weave
and color; it's big industry and its
products are found on sale from San
Francisco to New York City. You
see We are in the center of a great
stock country, from which train load
after trainload of cattle and sheep
find their way into distant markets.
If We had time and you cared to go I
could take you down TO the stock
pens which are usually crowded at
this time of the year. Fortunes are
made in single year by this industry
alone.
"Now, if you people just had the
capital that is seeking investment in
our country" my friend advised. "to
build an interurban line out to these
close lying fruit tracts and towns and
SO open up the country about this
would be wonderful section in a few
years time. I am told that all the
country close in is held by a few
wealthy ones who have no need to sell
and in which case your town is very
much crippled in growth. Why don't
you form a syndicate to break the
condition by buying out some of these
fellows? That would be better than
to wait an indefinite length of time
for change which may be years in
coming"
Eyes, but who is going to venture
the money TO try the tnfng- Will you
put in yours and have it tied up?"
asked
"Well, it seems to me that you
might use 4 powerful Tor or persua-
sion and get the parties who own the
land to consent to allow such com
pany to'so break it up into small
tracts and thus increase the value to
it's owner" was his philosophical re-
ply.
81 notice you have so many autos
for the size Of the town" he ventured
as we walked down Court street.
yes there is great deal of wealth
here, and all made locally. I am proud
to say; while you will find sprink-
ling Of Pendleton people all the way
from here to Portland and then up
and down the coast who have made
fortunes here in stock and wheat,
they came mostly like you, in the ear
ly days with a little to invest and
within a few years are able to live in
affluence."
II have been thinking over all you
have said. my friend and observing
closely the time have been here, and
l am deeply impressed by the life. and
business and promise of Pendleton
and am resolved to tear up my ticket
to the coast and cast my lot among
you. 1 am going down to the Round
up now and will see you again"
Interesting experience of a local
resident in inducing homeseeker to
abandon further search for the place
Of best opportunities