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THE MESSAGE.
TO TAX-PATERS AND VOTERS.
n COAST DEFENSES.
Senator Dolph, as chairman of
mmmitififl on coast defenses of
"th fiftv-first consress, contributed
uninteresting article to the New
York Recorder on that subject.
That paper . highly compliments
Senator Dolph upon the publica
tion of this article jn the following
language:
' The article which he has fur
nished for our columns will en
hance the reputation he has earned
as the author of official addresses
and reports on the subject to which
his attention has been aevotea,
In fact, the contribution which it
eiyes us pleasure to publish, is an
exrtert compendium of the recenl
nroffresa and present condition of years,
the science of war as applied to
the protection of American ports
against attack from the sea.
As chairman of this committee,
Senator Dolph has most naturally
become the foremost authority on
the measures necessary to render
oar seaboard secure against foreign
incursion. He has given the mat
ter thorough study, and has a
broad conception ot the necessi
ties serviceable to our coast line.
Thus his knowledge will be a
potential element in the delibera
tions of the fifty-second congress
Vin pnast. defenses. Speaking of
the importance ot legislative action
iannn the protection of our sea
eoastj Senator Dolph observes:
One of the most important ques
the
President Harrison's message is
a plain, business-like document.
Itdeals with emphasis upon the
Chilian "and Behring sea questions,
the New Orleans lynching, the
silver and tariff problems, the ger
rymander, and many other impor
tant matters. On the tariff ques
tion the president comes out bold
ly in defense of the McKinley law,
and says:
"Rarely, if ever before in the his
tory of the country, has there been
a time when the product of one
day's labor of the product of one
farm crop could, purcnase sucn a
large amount of things that enter
into the living of the masses of the
people. I believe that a lull test
will develop the fact that the tariff
act of the fifty-first congress is
very favorable in its effect upon
the prices of articles flowing into
common use.
The president makes some plain
comparisons on imports and ex
ports the past year with previous
and shows the economy
inaugurated in the operations of
the new tariff law. It is evident
that the country's industrial in
terests have been materially bene
fitted, and that commerce has
been enlarged and strengthened.
The president says again:
It is interesting, ana to some
will be surprising to know that
during the year ended September
30, 1891, our imports of merchan
dise amounted to $824,745,270,
which was a increase of more than
$11,000,000 over the value of the
imports of the corresponding
T
months.of the previous year, wnen
the imDorts of merchandise were
13rcA in anticipation of the tariff
legislation then pending. The
average annual value oi ineim-
nnrfa nf merchandise for the ten
T
rttskY will -vr- - V-fnrft
next coneress for consideration is years from 1881 to 1890 was $692,-
that of coast defenses. The re
cent improvement in guns, pro
jectiles, explosives, armor and
other offensive and defensive ap-
nliances have rendered our exist
ing defenses comparatively worth
less. Onlv a besnnnine: nas peen
186.522. and during the year end
ed September 30, 1891, this annual
average was exceeueu uy sjno-s,
528.469. The value of free lm
ports during the twelve months
ended Seotember 30, 1891, was
M 1 8.092.387. more than the cor
; Editor Gazette : 1 would like
to call the attention of voters and
tax-payers to the editorial com
munication which appeared in your
paper last week on the subject of
some petitions to the council rela
tive to the water works and other
things. , :
I ' particularly wish to discuss
the first "Request," which seems
to me to contain suggestions and
intimations, if not direct state
ments, which do not seem to me
to be in harmony with the lacts in
the case.
Being a citizen, a voter, and a
tajc-payer, as soon as 1 had read
the article mentioned, which was
in the editorial columns of your
paper, I went to the president and
secretary of the water company,
showed them the article and asked
their version of the matter. From
the information which I obtained
from them, my own knowledge of
the condition of the water worlcs
and from comments which have
been made by well advised and
representative citizens I am con
vinced that the object ot at least
the first "Reauest" mentioned is
ill-advised and its statements can
not be verified.
The Gazette being a champion
of iustice and having indicated
that the matter is open tor discus
sion, vou will pardon me if in crit
icising "Request No. 1," I am led
into a severity of expression which
mav possibly hurt somebody's ieel-
ing8. If the feelings of the author
of "Request No. 1" are hurt,
trust it will be seen that nothin
has been said which is not justified
by the fact that "Request No. 1,
if successful in its purpose, would
be to damage seme good citizens,
affect their property interests and
be the means of inciting the city
to violate its agreements and
break faith with those who in the
investment of considerable capital
have relied on the city to abide
its compact.
The statement is made, or, if
THE SAN FRANCISCO
BO ARD of HEALTH.
1892
Harper's , Weekly.
ILLUSTRATED.
i J ,a n, niwATBrnftiit nf resDondinc months of the preced
modern euns for coast defense and ing year, and there was, during the
the construction of the necessary
emnlacements for them. Five
thousand miles of seacoast, with
'numerous harbors and important
sea-board cities and a extensive
and valuable commerce upon the
creat lakes, are practically de
fenseless. .- Four thousand million
dollars2- worth of property would
Se exnosed'lo destruction in case
of war with a naval power.
- t it 3 ill rlnlloro)
worth of property" would indicate
wealth" at stake beyond' computa
tion, arid to have this exposed to
the dangers of foreign incursion at
jaost any time, is truly a most de-
tsbvable- condition for a country
like ours to be placed in. The
strategic occasions of warfare are
almost incomprehensible,and petty
international disturbances may re-
salt very disastrously within the
limits of a very brief period. Sen
tor Dolph gives vent to his idea
of warfare when he adheres to the
' antiauated proverbial maxim,
In time of peace prepare for war."
He says:
The best way of preserving an
honorable peace is preparation for
irar. The knowledge that an ad-
Tersarv is Drenared to resent an
lUBUlIt Or IcllVO 1BULCSO 1U1 miUlJoJ
will make a nation careful to avoid
cause for offense. While prepara
tion for war might make us more
tenacious- of our rights, it would
make other nations more ready to
accord them to us,
The idea is well taken. We are
on peaceful terms with other na
tions only as long as they permit
as that privilege. At the present
, time, under existing conditions, an
evasion of foreign conquest would
utterly destroy our commerce on
the sea. and render the situation
.helpless at home and deplorable
abroad. Of our needs in the line
6f coast 'defenses, Senator Dolph
affers the following recommenda
tions:
' We need a number of fast
cruisers with modern high-power
guns to police the seas, to bear our
flag to foreign ports, and in case
of war to destroy the commerce
of the enemy. We need for Jthe
ixjrt of San Francisco and the
mouth of the Mississippi, and pro
bably for the . port of New York,
floating batteries, not designed for
sea service, built for strength, of
Bcht draft, with thicker armor and
more powerful euns than those of
the ships ot an enemy which could
. tA-brought against them. But
fixed J fortifications for coast de
ffisssa should be provided before we
provide a navy of great armored
. war ships.
' Throughout Senator Dolph's ar
tide consists of many statesman
like suggestions. It urges appro
priatiops for hasty operations, and
the advice should be timely laKen
and regarded with popular ap
provah
'.The Gazette will appreciate cor-
" fespondence of news items from
nirlihnrin localities. Newsv corres-
o .0
- pondence is what v, e-want.
We,
the members of the Board of Health of the
City and County; of San Francisco,1
Cordially approve and recommend the
Royal Baking Powder. It is absolutely
pure and healthful, composed of the best
ingredients, of the highest strength and
character. .
In our judgment it is impossible
make a purer or stronger Baking Powder
than the Royal.
. ' . Jos. R. Davidson, M. D.
Henry M. Fiske, M. D.
Chas. McQuesten, M. D.
T. J. Letournex, M. D. '
Members San Francisco 'Board of Health.
period, a decrease of $16,864,508
in the value of imports of dutiable
merchandise,
The message justly scores the
Michigan "gerrymander," a scheme
devised by the democratic party
to divide the electoral vote and
make doubtful a safe republican
state. Uoon this - question the
president makes a few emphatii
noints as follows
It is not my purpose nere 10
discuss the question, whether a
choice by the legislature or by the
voters of equal single districts is a
choice by the state, but only to
recommend such regulations of
this matter by constitutional
amendment as will secure uniform
ity and prevent that disgraceful
partisan jugglery to which such
a liberty of choice, if it exists,
offers a temptation. Nothing now
is more important than to provide
every guarantee for the absolute
ly fair and free choice by an equal
suffrage with their respective
states of all the officers of the
national government, whether that
suffrage is applied directly, as in
the choice of members of the house
of representatives, or indirectly,
as in the members of the senate
and the electors of the president.
Respect "for public officers and
obedience to the law will not
cease to be the characteristics of
our people until our elections
cease to declare the will of ma
jorities fairly ascertained without
fraud, suppression, or "gerryman
der."
All in all, President Harrison's
essace is a model state paper,
It reflects statesmanship and wis
dom on the part of its author,
while it indicates a determination
of devotion to duty in the servi
tude of the public welfare, and a
conscientious regard for the com
mon interests. '
COR VALLIS' SLO W GRO WTH.
A slow and steady growth is
significant. It means permanency,
certainty and safety. A slow
growth never falls with a sudden
susDension of business and indus
trial interests.
Corvallis is emovins such a
growth at this time. Property
nnees are slowly but surely ad
vancing, thus securing safety in
real estate investments, which
arrow in wealth with the flight of
time. Manufacturing institutions
are sprinsring up, in recognition of
the future importance ot (Jorvallis
as a commercial center. , J he rail
road connection with the harbor at
the sea, and a prospective overland
Shasta route to the Golden State,
are evidences of a prosperous
future outlook.
Let us pull together for the en
couragement of home industries,
and the development of our wou-
drous resour&es in, every depart
ment that enters into the acquisi
tion of wealth, as well as the pre
servation and security of persona
and individual interests. "In
union there is strength," indeed
the petition is signed and pre
sented, will be made, that citizens
believe the water company's pipe
and works to be faultily construct
ed, and later on suggests employ
ing an expert to. examine them
and report their condition. I
asked the company about that,
and was informed that some two
blocks were laid with four-inch
pipe, connecting . with six-inch
pipe, and that complaint has Been
heard on that account. In order
that no uncertainty might be felt
in the matter tests were properly
made to the mutual satisfaction of
the city and the company long
asro and tne city nas not oeen
heard to complain of that matter
since. However, for the satisfac
tion of anyone concerned, the com-
. i
pany lias now in coniempiauun
another connection ot a two-inch
pipe with the six-inch pipe below
the said four-Inch pipe, which will
give a uniform six inch pressure at
all points oeiow tne piace oojectea
to.
Competent experts from other
places have examined the works,
pumps, tubs, power, connections
and all parts of the works and
have repeatedly stated that they
are as good as any in the state.
Just by way of comparison let me
mention the support given to the
Fairhaven water company, when
that city was no larger than Cor
vallis. Fifty hydrants at $5.00
per month for city use and the
city furnished its own hydrants, to
boot; whereas,Corvallis first agreed
to use three at $3.00 per month,
and has since increased the num
ber to nine hydrants and seven
eisterns. In all fairness, is it just
and right to demand absolute pro
tection to the city for this amount
mm
that this or any other town ought
to be properly protected from fire.
But to throw the responsibility of
the city's neglect on the water
company's shoulders seems hardly
fair. No one acquainted with the
facts will presume, I think, to al
lege any violation of its contract
with the city on the part of the
water company. The writer knows
something about that. At the fire
in the lower end of town, when an
old shed burned down about 18
months or two years ago, it was
said that the water did not respond
to the call for it from the water
company. What was the fact? ..It
was ascertained that there was
leakage at the hose connection,
and the great length of hose used
caused friction, which, with leak
age, was accountable for the poor
supply. At the hydrant the sup
ply was all right. -
The water company is not under
contract to supply a pressure from
the pump into the mains at all
hours; on the contrary, the pres
sure contracted for is from the
tubs. The water company has let
no cistern go empty, has not al
lowed at any time the stipulated
pressure at the city's hydrants to
cease. If this be true, will some
onethe author of the "Request
No. 1," for instance indicate
wherein the" company has violated
its agreement or contract ? As, a
matter of fact, the writer, who is
alwnvs at firfts. and usual I v frnes
. . . i i ...
on patrol amy, nas neariy every
time gone straight . to the water
company's engine to see that the
proper amount of steam is kept
up during the fire and only once
has he found the pump not worK
ing at full pressure, and then the
contracted pressure from the tubs
was on. But it is just to the com
pany to say that before the hose
connections were made the pump
was at work.
The writer is not any more fond
of the water company than some
of the rest of the citizens. He
does not like to pay for two lots
when, ia fact, he sprinkles less
than the area of one ; and there is
that old prejudice against monopo
lies and corporations which is
deep-seated if not inherent, that
makes him feel like rejoicing when
it or any other monopoly gets a
"black eve," so to speafc, but even
"the devil should have his due,"
and if the water company has not
violated in some particular any of
the provisions of its contract with
t.hp. r,itv I do not think it is fair to
say that it has ; or that any citizen
would be justified in petitioning to
the council, expressing sucn a be
lief when, in fact, he might not be
able to state wherein the violation
had been made. As a matter of
justice and fairness it seems to me
that citizens, before signing the
petitions mentioned, would do well
to insist on having authentic in
formation as to the alleged viola
tion on the part of the water com
nanv's contract.
In an early day Mr. Wm. Pitt
man; who had a planing mill here,
nut ud a small tank, and after a
time he circulated a paper among
the property owners of Corvallis
to ascertain what support he could
get for the establishment ofa good
sized water works, but being un
able to get the support he needed
the matter rested for a time.
Afterwards a joint-stock company
was organized, a pump procured
and some pipe and hydrants put
in. The business and patronage
of the company increased, stock
changed hands, franchises were
obtained and contracts with the
city made, as above stated, ana
new capital invested. The earn
ings of the company, so I am in
formed, have been largely used in
increasing the plant, extending the
the pipes, enlarging the tanks, and
otherwise making the works of a
permanent and durable nature. It
is hardly necessary to repeat that
a company intendind to continue
m business would put in faultily
constructed works or pipes, or
would wantonly violate city con
tracts, knowing that to some ex
tent they are dependent on the
city for success. I protest against
proceeding in the manner mdicac
ed in the petitions. Let some vio
lation be charged: so the company
could have a chance to meet the
charge and I will not be heard to
object : but until that is done I
will not stand idlv by and near
-, .1 .
even mv enemv conaemneu un
heard. Tax-Payer,
their time where they will gain,
not lose. In the new city hall,
which is to soon ornament Cor
vallis, there is abundant space for
a free library, and every taciiny
for keepine it open, accessible and
attractive, with .scarcely any ex
pense to the city. Let us make the
council understand that the peo
ple expect of them this very easy
thing, on the advantage oi which
to the citv there cannot be two
opinions.
....
Believe me, sir, it is no slight
thing, when commending Corvallis
to hpmeseekers at a distance, to
be able to say that this little city
in the far west not only has fine
public buildings, admirable public
schools, the agricultural college of
the state, water worKS, eieciric
lighting, street -car lines, three
newspapers, and various, growing
industries, but also has well-filled
and supported churches, and main
tains in her city hall a public
reading room and free library
Every well disposed man knows.
without argument, that a point
like this last might well serve to
determine a choice of residence in
favor of Corvallis, as between it
the like attractions.
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Editor Gazette. (Jorvallis is
bestirring itself at last in a way
that warms the hearts of some of
its citizens who, after many dis
couragements, were coming to
disbelieve in any worthy public
sentiment. New public builaings,
new public enterprises, flourishing
schools, every house inhabited,
new residences springing up in the
various additions to the city; all
this is encouraging to all believers
in the city that, having long been
called "the heart of the alley," is
at last beginning to pulsate with
more generous blood.
JSow, this growth means pew
duties, not only to the present
citizens, but also to those who are
attracted- to the city by the in
ducements of employments of
various kinds. Corvallis gives
them the chance to earn money,
and plenty of opportunity to spend
money. Let us unite to give" the
younger men, especially, the
chance of passing some at least of
Six hundred and twelve bills
were introduced in the senate last
Thursday morning, breaking the
record in the way of measures in
troduced in a single day. Among
them was one by Plumb,of Kansas,
to provide for the retirement of
national bank notes and free coin
age of silver. The bill was intro
duced by Plumb last session with
few amendments. Senator Dolph
introduced a bill appropriating
$1,000,000 to establish a gun fac
tory on the Pacific coast; also con
tinue in force the Chinese exclu
sion act of October 18, 1888, with
an amendment requiring Chinese
in the United States to be re
moved to China, besides appro
priating $525,000 for improve
ment on the lower Columbia. The
senator also introduced a bill ap
propriating $100,000 for a public
building at Salem, and the same
amount for aDubhc building at
Baker City. Senator Mitchell fol
lowed these with an appropriation
ot $2,863,356 for boat railways at
The Dallas, Oregon, Celilo falls,
and Ten Mile rapids of the Colum .
bia river, and for the improve
ment of Three Mile rapids. This
is an extremelv eood record, and
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