Show NO MORMON conspiracy rumors have been circulated in oregon that mormons cormons are preparing to establish heavy settlements in that state and that the la grande sugar factory is a beginning of such a scheme these rumors are denied in an article published in the portland evening telegram the news has been requested to publish the article it says in part this undertaking at la ia grande is one of great interest and value not only to that locality but to the whole whale state of oregon and not only is it unfair to its promoters promoters but it Is injurious to the interests of the state to endeavor to prejudice the public mind against men who come into oregon to prosecute important industrial enterprises on any grounds mormons cormons Mor mons will never come into oregon or into any part of oregon in such numbers as to constitute any political leal power or any noticeable power civilly or socially that is we shall never have in oregon any distinctively mor mon communities but men abo are mormons cormons in their religious faith or known as such auch may Ts or may become important aids in our industrial development and men who can do such things as have been set on foot at lia la grande ought to be welcomed in oregon no matter what their religious associations soc lations may be if mormons cormons come into oregon and buy land grow wheat rear sheep and cattle and in other ways add to the productive wealth of the ithe state they will do good and there Is no reason to fear that we shall get too many of them we have no further information regarding the enterprise referred to but the views of the contributor to the evening telegram can be indorsed endorsed Indor sed people who come into any state with industrial enterprises ought to be encouraged cou raged no matter what their religious views are as long as they are law abid ing citizens it is the ele element that lives on strife and consequently is interested in stirring up strife continually that is the enemy of any community |