East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-13
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Pendleton. The writer talked to one
man who looked like a Grant county
stockman but found he had lived IN
Pendleton all winter aud had known
all Umatilla county sheepmen from
Hugh Field to Dan Smythe. He said
that the'late Charles Cunningham was
not as bad as he tflked.
Pendletonitls Discovered
We remained over night at Ritter
and left the next morning with Caver-
hlll postoffice as our objective. w. s..
Caverhill who, lives there Is the county
commissioner for Northern Grant
county and we had him at the head of
our calling list. MIR. Caverhill has the
Pendietonitis in the form that is gem
orally prevalent throughout that whole
region. He attended school here and
at the Weston normal In his youth He
has a ranch of 1900 acres or there
abouts and last year raised S4OO
bushels Of wheat. He has S5 acres he
can irrigute and part Of this land Is
now being watcred.. He has wonder
ful field OF timothy hay and milks 10
COWS. Mr.. .Caverhill banks in Pendle-
Iton.
Grant Co. Money Ready.
|. From Mr.. Caverhill we learned that
Grant county has bonded itself twice
fer roads and has gone to the six pei
rant limit. There ~ now $4,000 OF
bcod mpney availllic for wcsk be.
tween Bcect Cree's and. Lons Creelt
lunG $4,000 for wo,'i between long
Creek and the Umatilla county line
How this money will be used is con-
tingent upon what UmatillA county
does. If we cooperate the money vii
gladly be expended whore most needed
on the road connecting with Umatilla
county. II we do not get busy tht
money will be expended on roads con-
meeting with Heppner. This point
was also explained to us later by
County Judge Patterson at Canyon
City AS told to us by both Commits
Isioner Caverhill and Judge Patterson
it will be the policy of the Grant coun.
ty court to expend all market roat
money on the north and south roat
and to devote as much money to this
road as to the John Day highway
which leads from east to west through
the county.
j. L. Crisswell, who lives in that re-
gion of Grant county, has 200O acres
of land. He'raises cattle and banks al
Canyon City and in Pendleton
George Baird, who lives near caverhill
has 1900 acres of land. Allen Porter
.nan so years of age. has "a 10000
acre ranch. Emil Mueller. son OF
Louis Mueller, of Pendleton, now has
the Ben Colyin ranch Of 10000 acres
near Ritter j. L. Carter, who lives or
Pine creek, between Vaverhill and
Long Creek, has 2O0O acres. S. d. Car
ter. who lives on Pass creek, near
| Long creek has 1900 acres.
''COntentcd Cows Seen.
From the Caverhill ranch We drove
TO Long creek and with each mile Pat
Lonergans enthusiasm for the cream
route grew with every mile. We
passed contented cows. contented
calves, contented bulls. contented hay
fields and the staff photographers
took snapshots 50 as to verify the
story.
But the people are not contented.
They have Pendletonitis and their love
is SO far unrequited At Long creek,
q leading merchant is c. A, Walton.
The first thing we saw In his store
was some Snow Maid'' flour from the
Collins plll. He frankly admits his
customers demand either Snow
Maid" or white Satin" from the
Walters mill, and don't like the Hepp-
ner flour. 1t is "A miles from Long
Creek to Heppner and 81 to Pendle-i
ton, The Leading Merchant" banks in
Pendleton, He pays a cent and half
a pound for freight from Heppner to
Long creek. He recently got q load
of freight from Pendleton when a
man brought four loads Of wool to
either Pilot Rock or Pendleton. But
the driver swore he would never do II
again until the John Day grade is fix
ed Mr.. Walton is outspoken in deslr-
ing business with Pendleton and says
one reason for this Is that a market
can be found here for poultry, eggs
and other surplus products Of Grant
county. He emphasizes that freight
must be hauled both ways to be eco
nomic.
(The story OF the party's trip from
Long Creek through the remainder of
he county TO Canyon City and Prairie |
ind over the mountains. to Baker and
lome via Ia Grande viii be published
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