East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-01
Neighboring Town Enthused
Over Proposal for Good
Road to the County Line.
WHEAT RUNNING FIVE
BUSHELS ABOVE NORMAL
Cattle Growers Disappointed
: in Prices Offered This
Year in Portland Yards.
]. S. HARVEY.

PILOT ROCK; Aug. i.---when rep.
resentatiyes of the federated clubs Of
the commercial organizations of Una
tilla county start on their road inspec.
tion trip to Grant county next Sunda.
there will be at least 10 men from this
town along. Pilot Rock In very much
interested In seeing connections made
with Grant county through the Tnedi-
UNI OF good road. and this town is
going TO show It's interest by being on
hand for that trip In numbers.
DIR. II. a. Schenider. who pleads
Rullty to being the president OF the
live Commercial Association. and VIII
H. Glass, assistant cashier Of the bank,
secretary. have 10 men lined up now.
i.,ey told Claud Barr saturday, while
W. were here.
The men who are expected to go are
Dr. Schneider. oscar DcVaui. w. \.
Roxer, c. G. BrAcher. Levi Eldridse.
G. ]. Miller, X. O. Warner. either Fred
w. Falconer OF Mac Hoke OF the Cum
bingham Sheep co. and c. w. Paulus-
cashier of the bank.
After Good Roads.
Pilot Rock = out after good roads,
and Barr and I. for ono pair Of men.
di,n% blame Them bit. The Pendle-
ion-rilot Rock road Is now under con-
ettu .tion, aud the crew IA within shout
dng distance of the town. When Tho
present program TO this town is fin
ished. however. Pilot Rock will still
hove cause for complaint because of
The condition OF the old road from the
outskirts OF Pendleton TO the county
farm. That is tho toughest piece Of al
leAcd macsdem road that we have
travelled over in our tour Of the coun-
~. and Pilot Rock realizes IT. Inci-
dentally while the boys here are not
the least bit inclined to be militant or
nasty. they have that stretch Of high
way marked down in their note books
for future reference and | have an
idea that they will refer TO II. maybe
several times. before long.
In addition to the road connecting
Pilot Rock with Pendleton the con-
tract has been LET for the Pilot Rock
Nye road. This highway will extend
down 30 vinson. at the Ross ranch.
and will be the first leg Of better
roads 10 Grant county, aud also TO
MOrrt W county.
Commercial Association Active.
The Commercial Association IL ac-
tive. There are AZ paid membess,
aud they are on the job In goodly
numbers. For about nine months in
the year two meetings each month are
held in the evening following din
ner Attendance runs so per cent OF
the membership or better. The dues
ure SO year for business men and
for nembers who are not business
men, About 15 per cent OF the men,
bers are farmers and livestock men.
Crop reports from this district ere
good. In this one respect. Umatilla
county districts tell h common story
this year. The land is lighter here
than In some other localities, and
Yields are not so heavy, but that does
not make Pilot Rock 50 sorry, because
Il takes less money to own land here
and the farmers may harvest fewer
bushels and still make as much or
more In proportion as farmers IN the
districts where lands are heavier.
The average yield will run between
is and 20 bushels, according TO thu
figures given us by Paulus. The ranzc
Of returns so FAR is between i5 and 81
bushels an acre. This average Is
about five bushels above normal
Alfalfa has done well this year too.
ITS culture is confined to the bottom
lands along the creeks where private
Irrigation is predicted. Butter Creek,
Mckay creek and the two branches OF
Birch afford water TO cover many fer
iile acres. and thousands OF tons oi
hay are grown annually.
hank Is Strong.
THE F'lrs. pank o. Pilot Rock is a
strong institution. 1t has capital
s,ocR OF $50. 900 and a surplus Of ss5,-
400. Resources are about 100000
The officers are. president. l. G
scharpf. vice-presldent, r. T. Byrd
cashier, c. W. paulus. and assistant
4, cashier. win r. Glass.
This bank puts into practice a meth
I'd Of service that Is new thing to me
too. Aiorg the side Of the wall iist
opposIte their windows they have Q
big blackboard divided into three pan
els on one pdnei they have the locs
markets. on Saturday the contrac
price for Dluestem was quoted at o.
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