East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-27

ely for Pendleton's benefit but is ben
eficial to everybody for people from
every portion of the county make use
of our improvements
Pendleton is not niggardly about do.
ing Its full part for progress. Nor are
the other towns as q rule. We are
just completing gravity water system
upon which $4,000 is being expend.
ed. That water will be beneficial to
, country people as well as townsfolr
for the reason that hundreds of fam.
lilies from the country come here to
reside during the school year. We
have just expended 500. coo on a new
high school and maintain school sys.
TEN here that is second 10 none in the
state. 1t is for the benefit of all who
will use it, irrespective of where they
pay taxes. Scores of families live
here yet pay the bulk or all of their
taxes elsewhere. They are never
| chided for that fact but are always
cordially welcomed and given the same
benefits as town people. They are en-.
titled to this.
II Mr.. Shumway lived in Pendleton
he would see this subject from a diff
ferent angle. He would find that in
the last few years Pendleton has ex-
pended on betterments. of benefit to
the general public, not less than $780,
Ooo-more than enough money for
the construction OF permanent high
way system for the entire county This
should be sufficient to controvert any
idea that local people are squeezing
onto their money yet want the county
TO incur expenses. If exempt from
road tax We more than make Up for
the fact by paying city and school
taxes. not to mention street improve
ments.
AS matter of fact it Is impossible
TO differentiate between the welfare
of a town and the welfare of the
county. The interests of town and
country are closely related They are
not antagonistic in any sense and
should not be so considered. For the
progress of this county country peo-
pie and townspeople must work to-
gether. What is for the benefit of
one is for the benefit of the other. The
demand is for cooperation; there is no
time and no cause for prejudice. If
each will but help the cause of pro-
gress when he can and where he can
there will be no complaint from any
one and all will be benefited.
At Walla Walla Friday the pessi-
mists prevailed at the special cleo
ton and they voted
The Live Town. down a proposition
for bond issue for
a new high school.
When the people of Pendleton vot-
ed on new high school bonds a few
years ago the measure carried about
-FOUR or five to one. AS a consequence
We now have the best high school in
the state outside of Portland. We are
offering one course not obtained in
Portland-the instruction in agricul.
ture.
Farmers who wish to retire or live
in town during the winter so as to
obtain good school advantages will do
we'll to look to Pendleton. We have
the facilities they want; walla walIa
declines to provide such facilities. We
are also constructing a water system
that will far excel any other water
supply in this portion Of the inland
empire. Good schools and good wa
ter make combination hard to beat.
Farmers who are looking for a
first class town that leads the way in
every department, should come to
Pendleton. This is the live and pro-
gressive town of this district and
what we have we obtained by open
and honorable methods, not sneak
thief operations such as Walla Walla
attempted with reference to the
Round up, with much injury to their
pocketbooks.
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While the motive is a worthy one
a surface view indicates it may be diff
ficult to settle the
The Mexican Mexican trouble
Situation. through the mediation
Of Brazil, Argentina
and Chile. President Wilson will not
consent to anything short Of what was
previously demanded of Huerta and in
addition it is now demanded that the
Little Drunkard" get out at once.
For Huerta to accept mediation on
| such terms will simply be confession
that he is whipped dog. He may
do so but IL he has no more fight in
him than that why did he wish to
provoke strife with the United States?