East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-17

incomplete. hewed log house and had
plenty Of time to complete the same
before trade began. This seemed to
me a favorable place for the ship
ment Of goods to the Boise mines
which had been discovered the pre-
vious winter. A place six miles be-
low, called Grand Ronde landing,
had been taken by Hill and Kane
with the same purpose In view, but II
soon developed that teamsters and
packers Of freight thought this more
accessible and the place below was
soon abandoned and Hill and Kane
moved to this point after many mer-
chants had preceded them. Among
the first merchants / recollect were
Eastabrook & Co., from Portland
then possibly came French g. Gill
man and NJ. Ainsa from The Dalles-
then probably Kinney Bros, who had
a Touring mill at salem, shipped a
cargo Of flour AS merchants began
to come sanborn & Co. OF Lewiston
sent a load of lumber and started a
lumber yard Among those follow
ing were Lane Guthrie & Co, from
Roseburg B. r. Biddle & Co. and j.
c. Avery & Co, from Corvallis, J. NJ
Lossom & Co., and John Il. Foster &
Co, from Portland. Then a MI
whitney of Klickitat county started
second lumber yard, shipping the
lumber from Columbus, now called
Mary Hill. Then other merchants
followed until our landing was the
most popular place and about the
only place from which merchandise
was shipped to the Boise basin OF
many places in the interior, La
Grande, Baker City, Auburn, Silver
City, etc.
Messrs. Ish and Haley with the
aid OF the town people started a sad
die trade which soon merged into the
Northwest Stage Line. b. NJ. Durrei
& Co., Of Boise, started a fast freigh'
line between Boise and Umatilia
Then with the pack trains and teami
our facilities for moving all kinds o.
freight was complete for any loca
ton.
The legislature Of "a gave the cit
Of Umatilla a charter; 1t had betor'
been called and known as Umatlll'
Landing. AS the portage at Th'
Dalles was completed We had adde'
other lines of steamers. Ankeny 1
Sons OF Lewiston built the Spray
the .. S. n. Co., added to their flee
new boats, and what was known a
the Peoples Transportation Co., pu
line on from the willamette.
So our city grew and flourished un
til the railroad reached Pendleton
At the first city election Mr., Whitney
Mr.. Failing and myself were mem
bers of the board. Mr.. Failing wa
the owner and manager Of the Or
leans hotel, the principal hotel i
the place. After his hotel was wash
ed away by high water as busines
had followed the railroad, he engag
ed in business at Pendleton where h
recently passed away.
Among our residents and bushes
men many have been participants !
state and national affairs. Lafayett
Lane Of the firm of Lane-Guthrie
Co. was elected a member OF con
gress from this state and held nj
office one term; John HALEY OF IN
state line was a member of congres
from Idaho for one term; j. {
Pnkham. agent for the state com;
pany, was United States marshal TO
Idaho. L. L. Macarthur, an attorney
was on the supreme bench of TIM
state and afterwards appointed uni
ted States district attorney unde
! Cleveland's administration; Mr.. Nor
ford. an attorney. was county judg
of UmatiIa county; Tylor woodward
from the firm of Woodard & wilson
was elected mayor of the city o
Portland; Mr.. Case Of Eastabrook
Case & Co.. was later mayor of As
toria: Thos. Veasy after leaving Una
tilla. was elected county judge o
Wallowa county; ]. S. Schenek, agen
of the 0. r. & n. Co., became presi
dent of the First National Bank o
The Dalles; Lot Livermore beeam'
postmaster of the town of Pendleton
and r. NJ. Stanfleld, whom the tow
of stanfield was named for, was al
officer on the municipal court
The only ones that know of O
the early days Of Umatilla Landini
that are living are Hon. John Halle!
and Josie Pinkham Of Boise, ant
Samuel r. Lane Of Roseburg.
fsignedl 2. f. MOODY.