The Corvallis gazette., August 12, 1892, Image 2

THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, tfKIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1892.
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OUR IMMIGRATION LA WS
Every time there is such an in
cident as the attempted assassin
ation of Frick by Bergman, and
Russell Sage by Norcross, there is
a great deal said about the evils
of immigration and the necessity
of protecting ourselves from the in
flux of foreigners of criminal or an
anarchjsWc tendencies, but the
subject soon dies out. Yet there
is growing a general sentiment
that we are admitting too many
foreigners of the ignorant, vicious
and degraded class and are be
stowing the rights of citizenship
altogether too freely. Both the
great political parties put in their
plaforms the usual claptrap about
the excluion of criminals, paupers,
insane and contract laborers, and
the democrats were careful to
qualify this in order not to give
the least offence. Meanwhile,
they are pouring into the country
at the rate of 600.000 a year, and
no effort is made to stop it. Even
when they are sober, industrious
arid peaceable, they have ceased
to be an acquisition, because our
labor market is already over
stocked, and the steady stream of
labor flowing in makes the compe
tition, more bitter, causes reduc
tion in wages, labor troubles,
strikes, lockouts and finally, makes
opportunities for the anarchist to
demonstrate his hatred of law. It
is time for the American people
seriously to consider whether an
effort should not be made to sift
out this immigration, taking the
good and declining the bad or unde
sirable. If about two thirds of it
were turned back it would be i
great blessing to the country
This cannot be done by an exclu
sion act such as that which keeps
out the Chinese, for European
countries would not submit to
such treatment; but we can require
every person who sets foot on our
soil to exhibit a passport from
some American consul, and hold
our consuls down to very strict
rules as to the character of persons
t&om they may issue passports,
without discriminating against
any nationality, we might in this
way: cut down the immigration
one-halt, the half cut off being that
the most undesirable. When con
gress' shalT have ceased to work
eolly forpolitical' ends and . shall
begin an actual business session,
this question will;no doubt receive
some attention. Portland Chroni
cle As usual, new wheat commands
a higher price in Corvallis again
Ihisseason than in any other city
in the Willamette valley. A farm
in the vicinity of Corvallis is worth
from 12.50 to $5.00 more per acre
to i(,s. owner than the same farm
with the same location, adjacent
to any of the other valley towns,
for this reason alone, the farmer
being able to sell his crop in the
Corvallis market for from one to
five cents more per bushel than
he can get any where else in the
valley. Yet farm land can be
bought as cheap if not cheaper
in Benton as at any other place in
Western Oregon. '
The greatness of the mail ser
vice is indicated by a statement
of General Superintendent Whire,
who says: "The average mail
from New York to Chicago is forty
five tons, filling-seven mail cars
The mail leaves New York at 9
p. M. on Monday, reaching Chicago
at midnight Tuesday. The Union
Pacific leaves Omaha with an aver
age of from fifteen to sixteen tons
of mail matter for Nebraska, Wy
oming, Montana, Oregon, Nevada
and California.
A writer comes forth with the
argument that the majority of wo
men in the insane asylum are
farmers .wives, whose malady is
due to (solation caused by bad
roads. The writer of that argu
ment mast have endured consider
able isolation himself. Klamath
THE WATERWORKS QUESTION.
It appears the city council has
passed an ordinance for the pur
pose of purchasing the present
works, or building a new system
of waterworks for this city, and
'
bonds by the council for the above
purpose.
The above is a business proposi
tion, though very complex, and
should be thoroughly examined by
every taxpayer before voting, for,
if the measure carries he is a part
ner in the concern, and as such,
will have to bear his part, whether
the same is successful or other
wise. It must be remembered that
here the charter of the city per
mits a departure fram former us
age. It has now the power, with
the consent of the taxpayers, to do
certain things named in the char
ter and the limit of indebtedness
for those purposes is given by the
legislature, subject to the judg
ment and management of the
council. It must also be remem
bered that the charter does not
make it-obligatory, either on the
council or citizens,, to undertake
any of the propositions in the
charter at or on any particular day
or time. They word "may" is
used, not "shall," excepting when
undertaken; certain regulatious are
compulsory.
Proposition. Shall the city
council at this time undertake
the business of building or buying
and managing a system
of waterworks for this city ? To
those who are familiar with our
present condition, our conveni
ences for public purposes, the
money paid and to be paid for the
same, no argument is required for
a negative vote. But for the strang
er in our midst, and those who take
little thought on such matters
more is required. Let us ask of
those, in what city or state have
you lived where more or better
conveniences are to be had than
we have already, taking into con
sideration population, wealth and
other circumstances? Whatever
your experience may be they far
surpass any similar providings in
any other place in the writer's ex
perience.
It is true the waterworks and
electric lights. are run by private
capital, but wo have them, and
they are sustained. Now let us
look at the means expended the
past four years and that to be ex
pended in settlement for things
obtained, and at our tax rate, then
compare those with the same con
ditions in other cities, taking into
consideration population and
wealth, and the question or propo
sition is answered. It is impossi
ble as a business proposition to do
this at this time.
But even if we were beyond the
expenditures of the past few
years the proposition would be
questionable in many ways: first,
there can be no comparison as to
the cost of managing business be
tween an elective council and of
men who have their own money
invested. In the first place there
is no pecuniary responsibility be
yond a citizen's part; in the other
weatever loss or gain there is the
owner must take. On this head
at a recent convention of delegates
ot the American Waterworks As
sociation a leading engineer stated
the discrepancy between re
ceipts and disbursements of a city,
and this statement was brought out
"If any representative here know
of any public water supplies that
are making money I would like to
hear from them." The president
answered "I believe that the re
ports of Hartford show a profit.
I do not know of any other city."
In this meeting you can read of
the many places where citizens
have been too premature in their
taking hold of these improvements
interest due is unpaid and bonds
repudiated. This is not a condi
tion any of us desire.- So, if we
wish to avoid 6uch troubles we
must do no more for this city than
a prudent man would do for him
self.
Another reason why at this
time we ought not to entertain the
proposition: Some years back the
city granted a charter to Mr. Pit
man in good faith; this charter
was to run for so manv vears.
reliable,
true to name.
i
free from all pests.
that are warranted in
that we are proud of
TREES
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TREES
TREES
TREES
proud of if you buy them.
Speeial prices to "first buyers" from new localities.
Catalogue free, (English or German). Send for it. .
those who were here at the time
of its inception will remember its
puny efforts and its struggle fof
existence. For several years this
infant industry craved assistance
to get on its feet, but there was no
alacrity on the part of either citi
zens or council to lend it aid, and
from this fact it was not considered
a good or safe investment. How
ever, a change in ownership came
about, a reorganization follows,
and in looking at its work today
and comparing it with what it was
when the change took place it is
certainly gratifying to the city, for
it seems, as a corporation, it has
not lagged, but has been fully
abreast with either public or pri
vate improvements.
The opinion of experts in this
business is that it takes in good
cities from 10 to 15 years to get a
water system on a paying basis.
If one takes into consideration our
scattered condition, the long exca
vations, and of pipe and flow, we
can realize that the cost of supply
must be higher than if people were
more closely congregated together.
This, it will be seen, operates as
well to the disadvantage of the
company as to the consumer, and
in this tends to retard its advance
ment to the public's detriment,
As to the charge, or family
rates, $1.50 per month or $10 per
annum, we have a list of 25 large
cities before us and the low
est charge per annum is. $21.50
and the highest $45.30. the aver
age is $28.96.
Looking this matter over, and
with the assistance of inside in
formation, we are unable to see
where the city is to be benefitted
by the changes; more, especially,
that the works as now conducted
are as economical as the condition
will permit and much more so
than possible under the control of
the city.
Then. again,rwe have the char
ter in the way. To now interfere
with the company could be looked
upon in no other way by good cit
izens than as bad faith. Such con
duct may be tolerated by a citizen
but by government, never.
Further, the proposition should
be opposed from the fact of its in
definiteness. We are reminded of
theVillard "blind pool.". Light
is wanted, and plenty of it before
embarking in such operations.
There are many more substan
tial reasons why it is belter the
proposition should be opposed, but
it is not possible in the space we
have to enumerate them, but, as a
final word we would 6ay, let the
city council go on spurring the
water company to put forth its
best efforts as to supply and qua!
ity: let them see that the cisterns
are full and such appliances pro
vided as are necessary for the pre
vention of fire, and let them look
ahead for some way to provide a
storage supply ot water in reser
voir or other ways by the time the
citv will have become a place of
8,000 or 10,000 population. Run
ning waterworks is no boy's play,
if to be run successfully. Your
correspondent votes "No !" R.
Representative Oates, of Alaba
a, who is chairman of the sub
committee which rushed on to
Homestead in such precipitate
haste in search of evidence to
break down the popularity of the
McKinley tariff law, and who was
so profoundly disappointed at the
evidence taken there by the com
mittee, was accused by John Dev
lin, a member of the executive
committee of the Knights of Labor
of having shown extraordinary
favors to the Pinkertons when they
were before the committee, in al
lowing them to read all of the
questions submitted by the Knights
of Labor committee before answer
ing any of them. Oales replied in
some of the choicest billingsgate,
telling Devlin to go to warmer
regions, called mm a . a liar,
and had him hustled off the floor of
he house where the accusation
was made.
every particular,
and that you will be
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All kinds of
GOVERNMENT WORK AT YAQUINA.
SYNOPSIS OF CAPT.
TO TUB CHIEF OF
STMONS' BEPOKT
ENGINEERS.
Captain Symons, of the United
States engineers, in his report to
the chief of engineers at Washing
ton, D. C, regarding the improve
ment of Yaquina bay, says:
"The project adopted in 1881
was to run out a dike jetty on the
south side of the entrance, so as to
cause the south channel to shoal
up and the flow to be deflected
northward, with a view to opening
and maintaining the central chan
nel with a least depth of 17 feet at
high water.
The dike was to run-out into the
sea a distance of 2500 feet, and
was to rise to two. feet above mean
low water.
The stone for the jetty was to be
deposited in place from barges,
and cribs were to be used if -practicable.
It was found, however,
that cribs could not be used on ac
count of the strong currents and
high seas.
The present project, adopted in
1885, is to raise the south jetty to
full high water, without extending
it seaward, thus making its total
length 3,748 feet, and to construct
a mid-tide jetty on the north side
ot the entrance about 2300 feet in
length, extending from the north
head alone: and behind the reef
putting out from the head to a
point opposite the end of the south
jetty and distant from it about
1000 feet.
The appi-opriations up to Sep
tember 19. 1890. amounted to
$650,000, and the amount expen
ded to June 30, 1891, $451,239.57.
The amout expended during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1S92,
was $84,108.69.
During the year the north jetty
has been extended 840 feet; of
this 405 feet are in an incomplete
condition. The results obtained
by the work done during the past
year have been highly satisfactory.
The extension of the north jetty
has prevented the formation of a
sand bank under the lee of the
south jetty, and the entrance
channel has been continuously
straight.
The bar depth of 11 feet at low
water last year has been materially
increased. During the past win
ter it was constantly reported by
the pilot in charge of the bar tug
that there was from 12 to ,15 feet
at low water. Recent soundings
taken by the tug indicate even a
greater depth than this, and it is
believed that the bar channel now
has at least a depth of 16 to 19
feet. It is intended to make a
careful survey during the summer
as soon as I he north jetty is ex
tended to its full length to deter
mine the actual conditions on the
bar.
The extension of the north jetty
is fraught with uncertainty. It is
founded upon rock. The tram-
wav niles do not Denetrate this
jr .
rock more than a foot or two, and
are secured in place by bracing,
and as soon as possible by dump
ine rock about them. If before
they are finally secured by the en
rockment a severe storm occurs
the niles are verv aDt to be
A.
washed away. Such has been the
case on several occasion. It is
hardly possible to estimate what
will be the cost of completing this
jetty, owing to this circumstance.
Last year the amounr estimated
for the completion of the exi-ting
project was $165,000. This is li e
amount stated that can be profita
bly used, the next fiscal year for
the completion of the project. It
is possible that this amount is in
excess of what will be rnquired for
the completion of the work. A
close estimate of the cost of com-1
pleting the work can be had one
year from the present time.
It is expected to continue work
on the north jetty now until it is
finally and fully completed in ac
cordance with the ' plan of the
Second St.. PORTLAND, OR.
Seeds, Trees, Fertilizers, Etc.
board of engineers. When this is
completed work on the south jetty
will be commenced and carried to
completion. On July 1, 1892,
there was an available balance of
$10,551.75 for the fiscal year end
ing June 30,1892. The estimate
required for the completion of the
project is $105,000.
CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY
Depew, Miller and McKinley
are all confident of republican
success m .November. McKinley
says, with regard to the campaign
outlook: "I believe that we shall
carry every stale that we carried
four year ago. We are very strong
in the west. State pride is a strong
card for Mr. Harrison in Indiana.
I feel very confident of New York
and also of West Virginia."
"And the farmers' alliance"?
"It doesn't worry me much."
Warner Miller says of New York:
The state is in favor ot a protect
ive tariff, and on that issue we are
better off than ever now that the
democrats have taken more ex
treme ground. In fact, they
couldn't go much farther than they
did at Chicago. New' York is
bound to sustain the republican
policy on that issue. Our great
business class is not going to sup
port a party, moreover, that is so
untrustworthy as the democratic
party on financial questions. They
don't want in power a party that
proposes to repeal the tax on state
banks. Think what the repeal ot
that tax would mean. . Banks
would be established under the
different laws of all the various
states, with no central power super
vising and controlling them.' To
go back to state banks would be
not only absurd, but extremely
dangerous to the nation's business
interests. No, sir; the business
classes wont stand it.
Articles of incorporation were
filed the other day at Sacramento
for a flour milling combine, with a
capital of 10,000,000, paid in cap
ital $5,S00,000. The combine em
braces practically the flour milling
interest of California. The mills
have at present an output of 60,
000 barrels of flour per day. Hor
ace Davis is president. The name
of the corporation is the Sperry
Flour company. . -
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