East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-07
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE

Charges Livestock Monopoly. w.
Burton, livestock dealer of ST
Louis, has brought suit against the
Livestock Exchange of st. Louis, the
National Stockyards and 20 individ-
uals charging monopoly for dealing
In livestock. He asked for $250,000
damages for alleged injuries.
Mr.. Button, who Is a livestock ex-
porter, says that he is a victim of the
rule of the livestock exchange and
estimates his actual damages at
$4,000 and his punitive damages at
100000. Among the charges in the
petition, which Is $4,000 words long,
is one that there is working agree
ment between the National Stock
yards at East st. Louis, H.. and the
stockyards at Chicago, Kansas City,
Peoria, Fort Worth, st. Joseph, Oma-
ha, Sioux City. Louisville, Denver,
Portland, Ore; Buffalo, indianapolis,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Under the agreement, it is charg-
ed, If person declines an offer for
livestock at any one of these yards,
description of the cattle and the
price offered is forwarded to the 9TH
er yards and the other yards will of.
fer no greater price than that refused
at the first yard, even though the
market quotations on that day be
higher than that at the first yard
Much Barley Unsold-Not for many
years have Umatilla county farmers
carried over so much barley as they
have on hands at the present time.
1t is evident that a considerable
quantity will be carried through the
harvest. Farmers have been unwill-
ing to sell because of the drop In
price. Last fall the barley market
opened at from $23 to as high as s24.-
80 per ton. Since then the price has
dropped persistently and prices now
range from $3.50 to $40 per ton.
These prices many growers have been
unwilling to take and SO they have
held.
Working on New Plan-A commit
tee of farmers from the Holdman
country are working on the sugges-
ton of Edgar Smith that the road
be improved to Cold Springs landing
and wheat taken to the river at that
point with caterpillar engines as mo-
tors. II is said the road will need
comparatively little work to put it in
to shape and it is contended that
with such road it will be possible
to take the wheat to the river at
saving in freight charges.
Students Will Prune and Graft -
The high school students who are in
Prof Asbahr's horticulture class will
do pruning and grating for any res
ident of the city upon request. The
practical work is desired by them and
they offer their services free Of
charge. The freshman class in ag-
riculture this morning came down
town and visited all of the hardware
stores for the purpose of judging the
implements on sale.
Grass Was Benefltec - Reports
from the range districts show that
the rains of the past few days have
been very beneficial TO the growing
grass Stockmen were in need of
such rain and would like more. They
are more anxious for moisture than
are the farmers.
Sheepmen Hold Fast-Though wool
buyers are now congregated here in
force. no contracting has occurred
to date. Local growers hold for high
er prices than are now offered and
it is possible there will be no wool
sold until the sales day.
Pilot Rock Farmer - ]. w. Etter,
Etter. prosperous Pilot Rock farmer,
has been in Penileton today on a
business trip. Mr. Etter like many
other Pilot Rock farmers. have bar
ley which they have not yet sold be-
cause of the decline in price.
"Graln Never Better."-James Stur-
gis. Walla Walla manager of the E.
L. Smith Co., who is here today. de-
| cIares crop conditions at this time
have never been better. He has been
over this county repeatedly and is al
So familiar with conditions in Union
| and Walla Walla counties.
Farmers Brother Here - C. P,
Bowman, one of the prosperous
ranchers of Butter creek, is in Pen
dleton today and Is accompanied by
his brother who came out from Penn
| sylvania to visit him. His brother is
a county commissioner at home.
|
Fruit Inspector Here's. J. Camp
bell. county fruit inspector, is making
Pendleton visit and noting the con-
dition of the orchards here.
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