East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-12

The recent coal strike has turned the attention of the
forward looking people of this country to the develop
1nent of the available water powers as never before
Let us hope that the 1t certain it would be the case
if neone would stop moment consider what the coal strike
has meant to them and is going to mean dong ne coming
ter Upon this subject information contained IN an ed
orial in Railway Age The following from that authorl
There s is S @ danger "%a m n Confession ] no with the coal strike
strike The coal strike began o" M April ~ @ ] oy @ an
of 1908 tons Of coal & %Sr & @ Im % week. rd m to the time
July the coal strike had prevented M o S M
began a"a ALREADY % sG~n @
the 20 weeks that the fon sES 8" "o %s "
to whereas easily have amount
proxate had the coal strike
deficiency to the coal strike which is almost
entirely responsible for the present and prospective shortage
% Mh ] % 5o f@S S"h oa o fully t MAKE % up for the
crued All past eHtnee % as as |e @ as ] s m bs on if worked to h
produce about 100000 tons of bmnow coal week.
railways we may Judge by past pa @ @ e. ] oo ""c tonsa @ week. rhc
time to conditions which viii make ] it o %
be able to move an average Of somewhat more @ 'nm NAN he
employees without having interfere transportation eff
-, ,.... ,ou,,ou. ,n. RAILWAY Age believes
The prospects certainly do not
'% % S sson % the sHse SS S tna 'pS there
S 9 s S%sS% ts cs4d T% % the ss @ S"o Ss
Commerce % & cH%mso n ns tcrH nS o % S % % ] t % ] % ' " al"
government and public on 9" should be Nerd to O"
Ali Of the above physical difficulty getting
enough and transported to make for 23 weeks OF
idenes during the strike does into the fl
industries through lack of coal the burden thei
public pay the form of increased coal prices Esma
ing coal has been advanced of 81
it will be seen that basis of IL million ton production
week the people paying 600 weekly penalty be-
of the strike.
Why offset the future by bringing white
great subject for the northwest because
Onethd the potential water of the United States IN
this region
How much longer to let this to waste while
dig good for intermittent quarelS between
the coal mine and their employees?
The of the Columbia be used not only TO
light homes and streets operate industries gate land and
importing expensive fuel from eXhausibe supply
while have neXhausbe fuel supply close at hand but
untouched. 1t is ineXcusabe and reflects upon the ingenuity
and the intelligence of the northwest.
The people beginning to great light however,
shown by the Salem awakening and they get their
fully to the facts won't take long to results
Pendeon and Umata county folk line this subject
and for months have been pointing the Umata rapids
and picturing what that project 1t good work and
is making headway Let's keep it up until put
Discussing Episcopal bishop for Eastern Oregon,
church preae in advocating certain for the job
that while he would do for districts he will be alright
for Eastern Oregon. Is that a compliment slam?
Looks like will have to apply the scective service n
order and four councmen the system
ioes not always get results.
The trough writers" their way they afford good
publicity for Pendeton.
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