East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-20

the municipal corporation.
Pendleton's educational facilities.
up to and including the public high
school. are excellent. There are
three new and modern grade school
buildings beside a fine high school.
The latter, most recently constructed,
cost the district s1Uu. 1000. Al are
supplied with every modern conven-
ience. including tools and apparatus
for manual training and instruction
in domestic science. and are presided
over by corps of efficient tnstruc-
tors Besides the public schN1ls. the
Roman Catholic church maintains Il
denominational school for boarding
and day pupils which is managed by
the Sisters of st Francis. All these
enjoy an excellent reputation
throughout the tributary territory as
scholastic institutions
Umatilla county has a library sys-
tenn with a central library in Pendle-
ton and fourteen branch libraries
throughout the county. From these.
books are sent to any home in the
county The central building Is
handsome and artistic structure built
at cost of $4,000. Fine perma-
nent buildings are also situated n
Milton and Hermiston and others
will be added as more funds become
available for that purpose. Main
tenance funds provide for the pur-
chase of over 5000 volumes each
year. thus keeping the library fresh
and up-to-date The county library
furnishes excellent opportunities for
reading and study to town-and
country-people of all ages and
classes. 1t is the most democratic of
all educational institutions.
Two national banks supply the
town and county with ample facilities
for deposit and discount, Their rep
utations for stability and conserVa-
tIveness Is unsurpassed and the vol
ume of business which they handle
is not exceeded in any other town in
the state outside Of Portland.
Hotel accomm odations are modern
and OF ample capacity. The two lead
ing hotels have been recently remod-
eled the larger OF them at cost OF
100000 Besides these there are
three others of smaller capacity and
numerous apartment, lodging ana
rooming houses sufficient TO meet the
requirements of all classes of pat
ronage.
Manufacturing for other than local
needs. is represented by two large
flour mills, a large wooden mill,
wool securing mill, a combined mar
vester mandatory and creamery.
The first two of these Manufacture
the most abundant local raw mate
rails Cwheat and wooD into finishet 1
J commercial products which are un-
surpassed by any similar factories 1T
the country. Their output ilnds i
! market in every part of the Worll.
! Besides these there are in the town
an iron works planning mill anC slSl
and door factory. numerous h!acE-
smith and repair shops, an ice ana
cold storage plant and numerous au-
tomobiIe repair shops. Pendlet"'l
needs more lactories and will Wei
come and materially help all who VIII
promote them The manufacture ol
the raw materials of the stock rear
ins industry into commercial pro
ducts for shipment 90 the world $
markets ought to be done here on
the ground where the animals are
reared.
Two newspapers. the East OreSon-
ion and the Tribune. issue daily even
ing editions as well us weekly anC
semi weekly eultloliS- 'N''' 80
aged by active. energetic people. have
been established Tor many years ana
enjoy a wide reputation as good c"un-
try newspapers.
Electrical energy for all purposes
and gas Tor lighting and cooking IS
supplied by a private company
Public buildings and institutions
include. Tho Eastern oregon state
Hospital for the Insane, which repre-
seuts an expenditure by the state toI
buildings and grounds. OF SOo.oo'
and can care for 500 patients, q ted'
eral postoffice and court ouldinE, er-
rr,cJ Mt 4 cost OF $3.50. 900. the TINA
ltula county court house; the Pendlc-
ton city hall: Tmatii'a county library
r,rs--ca 20 elsewhere I'm this sketch.
saint Arthory's Hospital