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- 1H-fliW sTl1 wfa. ,-. ryrL5L wm. notffcMAtf ftroTAKY PUBLIC, CONVEYANCER1 tO AM O U.S. Circuit Court Commissioner For Uic District or Oregon. :' OPPICB Vfnt Dnnr Nnrth of BtrMltan's Hanking llnnac. Deeds nnd other inotriirnunln Of writing ttre fully prepared, nml ockunwledgcmcnts taken. Anollcatlous for Homestead Lotties, Pre- emption Rights i cum. Jacksonville. Aitffiift4.1ftr.fi. SUTTON & HYDE, .. ra aeriwrTrjPB jcsst LYON'S IvAtit AtltON, LYON'S JLVCT G1XGEK, LYON'S 1SLEA POWDER, MAGNOLIA WATER. Jacksonville, Sept. 20, 18fi tf AMERICAS EXCHANGE, Corner of Washington and Front Streets, J' Oil TLA XI), OR EG OX. L. P. W.QU IMBY, (lath riioriiwToii c tub Wrstkhk Ilim.i.,") TTAVING TAKEN THE AIIOVE HOUSE. nnrt entirely REFITTED AXI) REITRXISIl L'D It, Ik now prepared luierulieniirt accommo date. lil friend mid former lutlrun. and the general travelling public, For snfel.v In the i vein hi nil1, nun wo ciivciiinncu 01 iint'sis, ii SEt'OXD I'ASSAUE min (.iiened In the SLEEI'IIV AI'ARTMEXS. which i.ro cnumm dlous mill especial nniiimfil for HiLMiccnminnda- tlonf.rr.imiil.-s, AVARM"1 COLD 11 ATI-IS ntlncliftl m lln-Iii.iit. This limmr U lisrMrtt i.innr I lit- Ntramlmat l.iuiillMC limit tii.y nllitl In I'mllllllll, THE HOTEL COACH 'lll ! In iilli'iiiliuiri' lit llii' sennit Landings 'to cuiivev guests nml thi'lr haggni:.1 l" und from Hie hiiu-i' IKI.E OK ('IIAKCi:. Tin- Initio lm ' lurm1 Firc-I'roof Safe '"r valuables. Tin "1'rnprb'tnr will nixliTtuki tlmt iinlliliu hull In' Ittt unilmt liireinli'i- hi- house uttiiiellie. mill IgUl'Sls CI.IUlnltlll.h-, I'Cl.'lll II. III'IUS'. J. II. VAI.t DUCAN & VALL, TOEWARDIKG AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Coi-imt sir ri'onl unit r Hrc.ln, CRESCENT CITY. rruiKY wn.i, atti:ni to tiik iii:ci:iv- J. lug nnd Inrwiiidlng ul iillgnoilseulrui'led to their rHre, with priiiiiplnefs mid ill'palrh. They have tilled up lv liirgn l,iill,llni: fnr inrini giiodn, nnd linvii tiiitibi nrrauuumi'iils nt tluil iiiurclmnlK lining liiihlim" Ihrouuh them will nut sutler by any iivei charges, or lno uuyJiiKt clullll lur gmnl" Inrt, j.i i;iinigiiiii-uls snllcltetl. MerclisurtlM received iiiinturagH, lue'Jilly P. S. CO-FFIN, HOUSE PATNTER, TS NOW IN I'OPStMPION OK TUB KNTIIli: .1. stock of inaleriiils uud tnnU liiiui:rly ! longing to Oi.lello ,V Collin. Mr. Cii'telln having wlthdriiMii. I'. II Collin tlll coulluue tho hiisliiffs. mill can b Iniiml ul his shop. Conitr of C and Tluid .Slui'lh, prepared to do work In a workmanlike manner and nt rt'iixiuahle rales. Jacksonville, Oct. 1.1, IM',7. ncllDtf EL I) OKA DO, H.K. Cor. fill. AtlRiuSU. JarKwJinlllr.O. S. M. FARREN. NEW BROOMS SWEEP CLEAN! T1IEX 0 T) PltEATEU'S BROOM MANUFACTORY AND DL'V THE 1ICST IX THE jIAHKET, AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. Factory on corner of Oregon mid Main 8l., by the Odd Fellow's Hull, and uppoMtc the Franco-American Restaurant. Jacksonville. Nov i'JiblHfi". nov30-f,in Ho! You Dolinquoats ! AS OUU S. SACHS WILf, UK ODLIGI'D to leavo )inrlly It beennr-' necessary for us to call on nil thoie inilibted to us by louk iiccouut or note to settle nt once. iVc hone our friends will lake due notice of this, the ONLY DCN we Intend inning. SACHS I1R0S. Jacksonville, Dec. I'Jth, lfil',7, ilcoll-lf Zfotico. A LL PERSONS INDKIITED TO US MUST positively pay by (he tii?t day of January , A settlement or note Is not what we nsxt want We want the money due us, and per sons owing us roust nnsmtciy pay up. GLENN, DRUM A CO. Nor. 22d, 1867. nor23-2m PAY VJP-LAUT OJluT ALLTIIOSK INDEBTED TO Ud ARE hereby notified lo come forward and pay tip by the first day of January ensuing, a it will certainly be to their interest to do so, as we cannot do business without money to meet our own liabilities : nnd furthermore, deeming It for tho beat interest of all concerned, we have determined tp estnlillsh n strict cneh bn1s in bqilncss after Iho first day pi January, 18C8, nnd wIIJ,not, depart from it, , , SUTTON & IIVDK. fieksonvllle. )rc Itnli. IM7 ilcc'JVtf tnd Private entry of land pre itmu T VOL. XII. HUSINKSS NOTICKS. Peter Britt, Photographic Artist, JACKSOXVILLE, OREGOX. Ambroty pos, Photographs, Oartos doVislto DOXE IX WE FIXKST STYLE OF ART. Pictures llcduced OR EXLARGED 7V LIFE SIZE. DR. A. B. OVEriBECK. P1J sician & Surgeon, JACKSOXVILLE, OREGOX. Oftlco at his reMdener, In the Old Ovcrlieck Hospital Oregon .Street. n.u. ui:kn3ian PHYSICIAN AND SrUUEON, OFFICE-Corncr of California and Fifth Streets, Jacksonville, Ogn. He will pmctlco In Jnckrnn nnd atllucenl eimnllc, ami allvnil eulls. promptly lo pruri'limiil febitf DR, A, B, OVERBEGK'S BATH ROOMS, In tho Overbook Hospital, 'AI!M,C(l.l,tMIOVKKMATIIr3, SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS. r. curm:, .11. n., PHYSICIANS SURGEON, OFFICE.-Near M E Church, Jackion vllle. Oregon Jacksonville. Die. 2UI. Ibl.7. ilecil-lf HIMICIAI. NOTICKrf. Dl. SWISS II U F Ii 1 A ND'S o:u.muTY.n STOrrlACH BITTERS! r k y IT! T R Y IT! Th ! I'utln.rnf lb. Illuu.lt A I'lMuniil Timlc I A irry Anrri4lilr llrlnkl UiitiriA""t fyf arllnft .uirlr but Rrntlr nti Id Mrrllina ii tb UJii'J., IwwtK .tuhittcli mi, llifrl fur wlrat fit lin!..nl ant rtlull Uiimr. I Urn mii, rrv .lorfi. NOBODY SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT I J, (I. Flown, IWiM-ir, TU'I.HIU llKNi:i..M Asi-nf, J. I.Vly .i.ihi, 4 III, Clujr M, hii Krnfl-". Warren Lodge No, 10, A. F. & A. M A 1101,1) their regular coiiimiiiilcntloii tVon Ibe Wednesday Kveulug or iireceil VN lug the full moou, In ja'ksiinvii.i.k. hk- . I 11 , IITIV ll tf KllllX. " flflltlii'i " 0. tt'. Savaiik, Si-c'y. M. The JJt-st Ht'iurd)' tor Purlfyhig Ihe Illood, Btrengtheulug the Nerves, Rertorlug the Lost Appetite, Is FRISK'S IIAMIIURO TEA. It Is tho best preservative ngaltistal most any nicUiio. If used liipely, Cnmpored ol herbs only, It can bv glien safely to lulauts Full di rections in Englbh, French, Spisn and Cer limn, with every package. TRY IT I Forhittunt all the uholemle and retail drug stores and groceries. EMIL FRfSE. Wholesale Druggist, Sole Agent, -111) Clay street, Jnyllyl fan Frauclseo BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS. IVOTICK. Having dlsposetl or our Fac tory, we are now prepared lo give our whole uttvntlun to ou' Leather and Finding business. On hand, direct from France. Cslf & Kip. Domestio Leather, Hoot Legs, etc. John G. Hki.v. I L. Favkb. I Jmix IIkav. New York. Paris, j 9au Franclcn. Address. HEIN .V IIRAY, Sm Francbcu 41fiIUtlery .Street Plows ! Plows ! Kycai.es of ten cuch or aet up. Harrison's Cullliatois. Farm Mills (all kluds). Cider Mills, Hay Cutlers, (all !') Fanning Mills, (all slzeat CORN SIIKLLKRS (double and single hand unrt horse pom-i). Wagons. Carts, with ft lurge snrt full asuoilment of ull kinds of AGRICL'LTL'RAL IMPLEMENTS, ull which will be sold ut greatly reduced prices at wholesale pr retail. J. I). ARTHUR & SON. Corner of Da-U aud California Streets. octl2m3 .S"40 Francisco. LIME! LIME! BUILDERS, AND lime, will tlnd OTHERS WHO DESIRE. , coustunt euDtily. ot the best quality, In quantities to suit, nt iitysbop . . ... -. t on Main street, between Oregon and Third, op-, posite Muller & UrentanoV store. In my ab- sence, Mr. Alex. Martin wllf wait upon custom- TTrpT-j., . - STONE ," - Stone Mason W oik done on terms lo suit Ihe times. Order from 1u01uou17s11111n.1i' 1 ncVCOCrr Jncksinvllle Aptll if. IC7 , .- --.-- - up:t7 7 JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 18GS. 4r I Hi; OREGON SENTINEL. I'UHLIStlKI) Kvcry Saturday Mornlttt; b. r. BOCTELL, OFFICE. CORXER 'O' A THIRD STREETS vtt bbhBk Ak & BVtlMI a m. i i.iui.i tr ncii9i !'& iir.-vi Kor One year. In advance. Four Dollars paid within the first six month of the vear, dolars : If not paid until the expiration of year, six dollars. TKIUIH OKADVKIITIMMH , One snuare 1U llne nr less). flrt lner- l lion. Thref Dollars ; each Kulwnuent Inser tion. One Dollar. A illcoiint of ilfly percent j will 1h- mad lo thnii who ndvcrllc by the year. ikrI Triiilfr rivmul nt enrrrnl rli. AilJourHcil Uallrnait Alcctinu. Held at the Court Hotisr, Port land, DirimlHi 18, 1857. Miellng rnlted lo nnler liv A. I l)ennlnn, Seereiary. 'I he chairman of the previous meet lug being mImciiI. Otn. A. L. Loveloy wa ...II .1 ... .1 1... I. !! .t...f .1 .' ..!.. I ('until in Hie liinir. iiii-uiijil 'i nil' liui'iiui; I, ., ... ,.i it nf ;., , .i .. uctnif siuieii. i-". . . inapinun, unni inc commlliif of sewniii'ii, livrelolurp nppoiiiid, made the following report, with accompanying resolution"! nrroiiT. The Cnmmltte niipolnieil nt a pub ii meeting of I lie ell iz -in of I or! Intnl. Oregon, lipid nt the I lo be takr-ii lo reeiiiicdu cnhflicling iuteresi, pKxIiuv Inirmnny uud concert of net Inn In their "urip.irl report: That so fir as votir commlt'cc Is Itifurtticil, their nrc f""r or lire rnilrnuds In c'ltitrmplntioii ', """' "' "icpcopieoi "". '" T ... -.. - . tiik xnitriiKiix i-ACiKic iiaii.ro ui T rim frnm Lakf Sui-rior to Paget .Smite!, I with n brunch billowing down the Columbia I river to 1'jiril.unl. To appreciate the Impor. liiineenr tVlp iimiI. il Is scarcely necessary lo do more Ulan turn lo Hie mup. murk Its Initial point uml tratv II line. When completed with ll branch In Porlland.it will ufliiril us n.sv sects In the vallev fur up Ihc Colomblu, iriiiL'in ii o dnH c.iiili-cll'ii wlilho .ew I Kiii;iiihil .Slates) ope'i Ihf way for, and direct ' .1... ........ ..f (I.uIp t.tt.nli.p.i lliii, uinl iWim,M.,iU 0 . ... . iiir voi nn. ,', ,, , i, mm '.." ,.m'. v. ., in . In utd id lis cniMritclimi Congrtit has already cniiilid llb'Tnlly ol ihep'ibtlc binds. Furiher unl is now nl(e1 in the shuMnfiuih'tdii lis bruneli in Piirllund if ever ciiuslructetl. wll jpiolmbly, In iff'Ci. Iiecomi' the main trunk, uml I orliniiii us niHir way in i -iigei nousu. TIIK SALT l.AI(K AMI I'OIITI.AND nilAK'UII 01 the Union P.ulllc Railroad to us I ol paia mount imporlnnce and iliuminls our mosl cure lid sopport. As vi'i.miiitd roritsciiiislructlon lia 1)0-11 crantnl iiy the liovernmeut, nor lm it had uny Contrresslouul lecogiiitiou. Orvgon, Washington nnd Idaho, claim lostundnoiipul liHiilm: wiili Uulilorni.x in their deimind for a branch railroad ; nnd no reason exists or cm be iisnigiifil why Iho National (iowmmiiii should lint cMi'lid the same purcninl nld liilhfin llul she has so liberally bestowed upon our slsirr rilule. In geuuraphlcitl extent, ogrtciilturnl and mineral reroiiiis, we ure her iipial. Wo ship our inillioos uf gold uml silver, wheat. Ilur, wool uml ollnr nrticlrs of couiniercei nod Im port our millions ol iiiercliyuHit. We lie more dirrctly In the lines ol the China trade through the tinest hirbor on the Piirillo coast. We liuve the ('olutnbla river, ilseif u hnrlior, und iiuviL'uble for hundred (if miles, with the best timber in the woild for most us, nnd ubundanceof It, oud easy of arcis. iron ore ingnut (juanliiloH und lurnucm lo smelt II ; extensive Iron works und iiiuchlne shops j wooh n factories uud sheep w.tl; the luie-l wmiI; uever lulling crops of wheal and lloiirimr mill ulmoit without number, uud wilhal the cattle upon a ibousand lulls, The bruneli road Irom Salt Lake lo Portland would connect u by the shortest route wlih the great heart nod body of the United Hta'es lo 18G5 tin' lto'tou llounl oN'rnnV. iippncmt. ing the value to the Xew Kaglund Hlales or the Northern Pacific Railroad, caused a report lo be inude upon the subject Irom which we make the fnllowini; (pollutions ; "The Central ami .Southern routtv will bring the Pacific Slates in close conned Inn with New York. Philadelphia. Killiicore and New Orleans; aud the, trunk lines (rem some of these rltiis are already seeking In lili'iiliCy Uum-ilves nllh the companies proposirg wesiern exienmon. .. , ; ... ... ,:.,... ..r .i .. ii. . " .V", " rr" ". .' :"L ,'z v hoftcmmlVinre k... .,....1 ,,., ri.Mww.lilklmwfr.iin ll.UI. ,, ,,. ,..,., ...... ,. . ....... The conclusions inun Ibis Is Iliul toe now 01 cnimuercv iiiiun uie i. man .. . . . ...... ..- ,i... it..... Pacific Railroad, would be that of every . Slate rrom Canada lolhe (jull of. Meii'o. Ofwhi-h ills but reaonable lo conclude thai u f,lr proportion would be destined for fd.ho, Ore. mn and Washington. The ro. le of the Port land branch lie through a rich mineral region. wilh Us cities and town; Bgrle.illiiralillsmcu densely populated, having elegant farm in a il. stale of cultivation, all yleldiog llieir tnllhom or gold and oilier urllcles of cominerci. Siiith" n little more in detail, tho road would ' probably shoot off as far eat us lioosu creeK, :;.l rifn.iw .lnwnthe Snake river vallev. In 7r Wm valley, und through HoIk city, tbe .eat of Government of Idaho Territory, 'rids valley I comnoseu or ncn sgricuimrui lanos, in forward state of cultivation, surrounded u-naiUidiswihex.en,Wegohland?Ilver iji,o cily distant 35 miles. Centerville, 40 miiM. piacerville. 60 rsiltt.: Pioneer City. 50 . nui fdiMi Hioirinr imviirir im niuiriNiiiiiir iiiivm. ' - : t ,. .. , ...-- mje,, Ruby City. miles; Seivcr Ciiy,- vslth other towns ol minor Imporlaoce. p jjojlc va, route lies through the um, mur vole7 whl) Kriuulura iu..i. ..! .lmn.Alttp.npniH unit frnaainfs Knalro rver near Olds' Fisrry, pnss (hroagli the Ilurnt ,Haker, embracine large quatnitle or good I farming lands, ami connected with extctijlve districts of irold. silver and coppe? mine of .UlriMvi. r 1 n,i p0W(icr river valleys in ne county or grrnt richnws. Huker City, ihe comity scat . . . . i. 1. . .... 1 u. &.. Ol the COIIIIiy. IS Sliuauu upon llic rouio, lmrt 1 Iini nn llii ft-nnlhir nf tilt Till nf Il..ml-r. Ifir.7.ln ml,.. Into rnnl.ler..lln.i ' "W ""'. "' h IC I I On .i. t.' ...,i..' .i i..-. i. i ,i......i. ii'ind. we may reiisonnbly hope for si Id til III S III IIIIIU IIIIMll I- IIIIU ItlM) Illll'itlkH tit ,, ' "if . I. 1 I.I Or,-,- ..mt.in whutmesun. nre necs-ary ' .U. ' "j'"1 V '??,. ! ?.,n,. " t.1 jentinel I Leaving these valleys, It lies through the' .Oiand Itonde valley, In Union county. This1 i a broail, level prairie, watered by tlio Uraml I IgalciUnny considerable ilislnnce for the trnnv ihoasml ilolhws nf bond nr the cotnpahy, on Hondc river. The valley Is densely populated, portation ol the products or the country nt trrgraphlo ndvlees of which, they soy, tho proiluclng Immense quantities ol wheat mid the proper srason, nor Ii It for this purpose Iron bikI rolling slock for ono section will be othcrgralns. Union towu, nnd 13 Uraode. i available nt nny ceaon for Ihe great mass of , shipped. Itccvntlt other nrtleles of InCorpora the county seat, nrc the principal towns. It, thehrmcri, say nollojr. of the cost of transport on have been lilii'l coiitrmplntlng the eontrno hss several flouring mills, mansfacturimr large , latlou. tlon of n rallroml from Portland to the Ilum- qimntlties ol Hour. After crossing themuc' niountalns, the route to tho Columbia river lies tliroueli n district 01 country cmtiracUir agricultural lands ol a nipcrior.iiuallly, covered tfkB .. b KM.h.l m lit taftftBBl.aAvt .! itmAr.aM.kAA I abnill Rf.7 mllM. (If llita OtO ml! nn lli Columbia nnd 120 ou the 8nake rlver navigable by steamboats, and may lie uteil temporarily until Ihc completion of the road I I me jrnr ruiiiiii wiiii luAiiriuui Kru" "' v'' Kf"s'' "" iwr, nui uicir iwies are rriKCieii upon grant a subsidy. , 1 uuiiiiiiu hi me inuian rercrvannu uicte nrc, every unmen oi industry. ncn Ilia larincr IS I The Contrucll0tl o 'five ' coiwmcrao'c seiuemcnis. i nc wnoic icngin in priwerous no purennscs more nicrcnamiiso, rortlaml south, IS of th . inc route irom uooe crtcK to rortiami is seuires more roniiort. nml consumes more' i mlmii nf but this ought not in any manner to delay or , rhant, importer nnd carrier) nnd so the whole suspend the prosecution of the work short of community Is prospered bccnino of the prrw Its entire completion. pvrity upon the farm, where nil our solid nnd We make these brlcl nllusioni to the conn. try to show how important the proponl road Is to our iirvinrcn nnu customers 01 juaiin unu Kastern Oregon, while we think wc ore safe In s.iying that to Portland nml Oregon generally Its Imporlnnce cannot bo over estimated, nnd call lor 1 tii best cncrgiii of imr ijenntot nnd' Itriircsenlnlivo In proctiritig Ihc iirrcsnry nld to iosurc it Immt'dlate cotislrucllon. lvulern Oregon pns Its proportion in the support of il,M Kill .-liv.. i.iiiiiit. nu,l riuitrlliiiii in nil our public Improvements, nml In lliv opinion of jour committee no pains should be spiircil! lo bring iibi.itt this desirable object to much nwil.il by llifm nnd so Iwiiellcial loin. The present Is the mosl hivornble time to pri- our chilm. Olh.rprclsol n similar character though not iinliiionii(o will be be- llif. ifll'lm icci'ss. ng to n ritllromt cmiipany lor either ii brnneli nr nn extension or their ru.ul lo Purlhuid. That company. through th- vnrlnns Kisirrn lnlircctloiis, uml llic-travel nnd enmnu'ice roLiirrltil with them. Ill It J It. Illullllll III Willi mutt be Idriitifi'il with the interests of n turtle ,ni,j0f ,,; ,. ,., ,,,1 ...rveyiiur the couniiy noruini raiiioriun, iticiuiiing uritisii Columbia nml V.iucouvi r Muml, Us resnurees and Us coinmerri' with the Atlantic. Wrstiru and Sonlhwislcrn .Slate, they can but see the, imporluuee nriiiiviiig nn Independent through! line to Pnrthiiid, c ncling bv moans o n i ruilrilml In the .Sound. Willi the Clilnu trade on u mule fillO milfn sliort:r tlmn liy iiy of Uun Francisco. Theno considerations cannot, w(. ihlnk, fail lo e.crt a favorable. Inliiienre upon thecomtianv and unnn lie Slates w lb hosi- i i . . .... men! il,.v nr,. ldeniin.il. Tin i niiniiniiv : . ' ... ..... ..... i lias Blreniiy compieini omi miles or llic great . .' ... .. . i. - iuitm-diule cominenciinenl and early linn. complt- Prom the conshlntlon or the subject n n llirmit,li Him nf rnlltiiiiil. mi rli Ii In llri iirfiinl.nl i.. . . ...I 1. I ...Itl .. t . . resuns, nu turn iu line wiiien, wniic ii is mori local, in mi less urih.Iiiir in 1U dtinumhi n.id promising in results. l'OltTI.A.NII AMI VAM.KV IIAIMtOAD liuve engaged the attention or the people fnr several years pint. Until recently il Inn been more or less a ipiestlnu wlnlhir the necessities nt i lie country would Justify imburlilug In the ciii rprlf , and regn t to say thul even ut h's day there nre thine "of liltlii f.ilih," This, bnuew r, is no reason for discouragement. All e.MTienco bulb shown, that win re there is Irtedom of thought there will be diU'-reneu of opinion. The valleys of the Willamette. UmiKpia and Itiigue river, extending the whole length of ih Stale north and south, u distance of '.'(1(1 miles, und in width, including the loot hills and BCCt sdble s!ok-s of tho mountains, about 70 mills, us a tlistrlct or country ror climate, health, suit and protlocllnos launeipialed upon ' the Pucdlc coaii, Llmltul uud insyiiemaiic as 'lie cullivution or Iho soil lus been, filihirt 'oflht (torn is tiutiiotni rn Oirgon,' The proiniite of "s,ed limit und hurvesl" is lllcrally I our, and verily lulliled. Willi ull this It Is ladmiltetl that but n small proportion nf nor ' valuable land Is in cullivution, uud In many srciiors of this favored country the product ofrulllvaled hinds lie rolling, becausu the ciwt und d Ifienltles of IrunsjHirlution is a prohlbl lory lantr. Tho Huston Hoard of Trade know lids. They at their great distance from us ' know our waul of facilities lor Imusportulioo, Hear what they ray, speaking or Oregon s -Its roil is productive, unl its climate tempi-rule; its resources are only walling Irunsporla lion facilities across the coiiliiienl in hesiK'edily and greatly multiplied." We know ihut large fields, nuy farms, lie idle from vear to vear beeaa. it is worse than idle lo ,d. cro,, :r . ': ,lu . ", ' r T, , ?rf i:.r, ..nr,:. i, .i llenrnd.eer. Andll,,, f-r.e, 111. . '. r9 tt.rtm iiil,ln,l r.,.. li,,l .., II. . ,1 ,n!,. Il !-. , .ml crpvnt as snr.iir.rtr. I,v ..........., ---- i --i i -- ,-, iMIIrullles j ami except es sopporteil Iiy n 11..1 . i... I . l.. .. I I..... ... r.-i.i.. iiuiu inir.ior irunr, ,,r i..i.K i.iw.i.ei. in itruio and un.Uple makl, no weuih i- "ccu.nuhit ; ed Irom the itoducimos of tho so I, Lirg nuantllle of 'hs good l.ndas can be found upon' l,e coast, I. eat out in grazing, because of the i want for transportation of wheat. o.il barley. .,, . . llowiloes tins state ni ttilngl oiled the , prosperity ol J'orl lu the emporium of trade? II would be a work orsuirerogalloo to urgue prosperity of J'orlluml,theempnrium of trade! this qoestion to our merchants ami mechanics. TleyknowthelawVo Trad" und watkllere.n T eVoreo r0 IX . Icle is t.ro.luc 1 und readv for u forel.7n marJet. thea eater will be ihe.Iemand for it In our home markets. A small quantity allr-ol. no u.lenllon. We, musi oe nine to loan sninn nt our wnarves, ami i Unit must bo done speedily und ut Ihu proper i season. Wl.h .he present faelll.l. for .t imr iiiliiiii. wiiiii'irii im iiiiiifii uiiimiiii. in wheut produced, wo uro neither utile to get It j to market lu time, or iu sufficient iiuantllie to i . ...... ' profit by the demand, Ills true, (and we nvail ourselves nf thul eople of iho or Portland, ( elve oftho, this wa at auflielent In laci a bo argument,! tnai uie pto districts in the Immediate vicinity n were nartlatlv nt.lp In nv.nll tl.ernstel late rise in tho price ol wheat imt this wa at 1 which to have idpuglieil and sown wheat enough wllh fucilitie for tramnortation, to have bought the wheat in market, yet not ..,.,.. IT. . f- , I a irs oi nme in trunsporiaiion, sumcieni in , more probably than one-fourth Ihc wheat I In ' manivi ....fit viihi iviitMi nun iiiu uiii.'ii , iiviiiu irniiK, nml nre laminar witn all tlic il.ilulls ol '"""J."' "" "" '" '" '"' ioioia m nonid Ihi granteit to notn mails. the work; their communlcallons rnicb In . Chleagu nnd I Mllwuukirj and so In the year; As n nutler nf fad, the couslruction ol a moit every .Slate, nnd their risouicis nre sup. " 1810, wn find bv the ceimrs tabhs, Iscohmii r(llll niw H, f tiu Wlllatiirltu is nut so p.wil tn lie inexliHti.iible. uml should they J produced lfi.C.i71-lft8 bnsla'N of wheal! Illinois, Important lolhe oilier. undertake Ii. Il I mil too much lo exiact its -m" O'.'.'t bnsl.os, nnd I eiiimylvunia but 13,- y talislc. thcrcfore.tho Slaleshould provide NO. GO tho Admitting that wo Imva a river ruiinltm ihrough the hrnrtofdurTalleyjitlllltistiotiiav.1 Due til the great drawbacks to the prospers ly of imy country, Is ihohlgh cost of transpor. latino. Thi not onlv strikes nrlmnri vat the prolucer, the larmrr and Ids farm, and keeps I linll. ..rt.tfe l.nl ll..! ld A. lt--J-.l . Inriirlix llik lllkll.la lu.lli.B liHItla .! !.... is tisos Improved Implements; titlsoa the finest d ' s(ick, ami fpit mor lalf r. All this Inc 1 ; provrment Is dlTldeil with the mechanic, mrr iiL-wiituynmi iiuiiFm niiu linrni ' encJiirlngprruperily is fotinrttl. Hut the farmer ui'nl be prosperous where one-lhlrd the value of Ids cron must go to hint nlono who Carrie ii in niarnri. v rniirnmi ur riiiirnain iiirniigu these valleys wnuitl always secure him Irans portntion, nt Ihc proticr seasm) nutl nt living i'ulr rates by produeiog compelltlun with the bonis. From statistic compiled by V, ,f, McAI- , PJ'I'V "'uio hnglnriror Hie Stale ol ew i ork, be find ll.nt the ovcrnge cost ol trups. portmtoti by railroad is Ihlrlun mill kt ton IMn,,r:....,',om n ",c0'lll'rW! c,,4r,?f" "' '" lilamctic r uer, piitnisiieii Miveinber i.l'. w', Ifssrnlliul Iho nvernge on this rlu-r Is our Win! mi.t ftivnttj milhprr Ion V" m',r; Now we iepclfully rubniltidl that "V11'1" ' ,""""'' nor '" "fffi i;i Hie fiiy e . . ..,....! ..ir.t.d ..i.uiiiiiiii... .. i .t.... .r ' iiiiiiiiiii villi ut iHiu',ciiii iiiitii-r ruvu 11 hiiuiii iniaur, I'lMiiiiiiiiiun, ui. n nuv, vii iii I im uroitgwi appouu iu ihkv iioih ol Hi cr ! tcrprlsc. ' , "' wotiiirriuuiiat ol rmiriuil irnnspnria. Vr0 Comp.iny yit ehilm the .National nnd , tu1" ""y I seen In the rapid growih and Slalo aid, wo ore ofllcially uninformed, but unpirnllehil poK-rlty of the Wesietn States, ,ibevo they ilnnolj bulwednkrow that It Is There lardy villages Imvo lievn tranfirieil IO',H iu(wury for n road mainly on tho . cities, linn cinrs navn sprung up irom nsKen I'Mlrles In a day. hvery ono cm cull up T1i """ '"I"" ''enijiiiiviii. vm- '"' "'" nollceable lrimiiit of ltd ilefelojuj metit muy Iw fniind In Ihclnfreasoof the heat ""I1 '" lhno hlnlis: I" 1800. Wisconsin hail ii( railway nml Illinois next lo one. The Wheal crop of " I'coosiu nun jenr n i.;ju,uoii ootneis, ' llH""'. a.ftUIMJOd; of riiiiisjrluilii. lA,M)l).nriO; uml IVnylvanhi wn then tho greatest wheat prinluccr of nil the Hlales by 2,0(111,1100 umuei. nui innii ip.iii in inn" i isconsiu ' nml Illinois rnntiilcleil their thorough railroad i ...., 1.1..1 1.1..1 . i. i i i .')'" "" tnnii mmi ijhiiii; nun I ......III. i I. !.,. sl...t ,...! .. si.. .1... . ..t uui'.iioi". luring inu lenjcius iisinicii man I n,iu iruw, there was II decided Tallin Olf in Ihu wheal production of New York and Piiniijlvuiiln; hut ut the same lime, nlmont ultitlll tltriki,,,!, tint .lif.Ailm, ,.(,, t i.l.'i.u lii j ............... ...w .,,.,,.. .... ... prislucllon by railway lruiipoilallon, the live 1 1 war lrauiortnliou, Ihe live great wheat Slates of Ihe West. Indiana, llli. nols, .Mlchlguti. Ulsconsiuund Inwu.lncrcascil i Your Committed uru of the oplnon that in production .17.000,000 bushel per nnnuiii conilderlng Ihu Incalculalile ndvanlugc. the nvcr three humlrul jier cent on Iho producli i i-oiislruetlun or tlicso roads would Ik) to Port oil HfiO was yielded In iHfil). Whsilsiiltf, u, that the cily ahould iml; legislative an nt renmrkiible, Iho price or wheat wo nearly tliority to unbuilt to the owncrd ol lianblu twice us liigb In the luller ns in the loriner proiscrly llm propriety of illl.r taking stock yiur. In the mima Slutu n simitar Increaso Is , r Kuarnicotiig the IntereU upon an amount noiiilln utmost etcry other uilculliiral prc-if tiV bunds, nut ciiitiliii unu million or IIUCIIIIII. Todttcrmlnu thu propriety nf constructing! n rnilioml ihrougb thu Wlllumcllu valley, Kouiuthing over a year ago, n gentleman Inter ested In Ihe subject, sent out u circular to rail mud PrcsidcuiH, couuiy uml .Statu officer ' und hind i Ulcer in the Kisteru Hlatis, ' uilting for it great variety of liiforin.itlon Muuy of these original uirculars huvu been re turned with Ihu Interrogation ans'vi-ied, and ' have been laid In fore yunr roiuiiiittie, Wu cannot epitomize nil thu information Ihey utliird, although nil Is vuluuhlu uud Interesting, Mil we delect it few points. Thu construction nf tho North Mis.Qtirl Rallroud increused Ihe value of Ihe lur.d along Its line yivs limit ill value beloru the uuuairucllou of lliuroud. The county nf Audriuti Is given us un example, whtru beforu cunslruclion of the road the us- rersincnt roll showul dflOO 1)00 luxablu proK.riy in the county, but nllir lis coonirueiliui In two years, the uiwssment roll showeil gll.OOO (HID The city lit I'lvaosville, Indiana, .iiIxitiIkiI 200 000 In Ihe Evunsville un.1 (Jruwlorilsilllu ' j mid, nnd It wu not Miissury lo liicie.no Ihu rate ol taxation lop.iy tulcristuii Dial amount, sucliwus Ihe Inereure o( taxable vuluis Thu Maine Central Railroad draws its trudu from u strip of country eight mill wido ou each - 3 ,n eZli. ' o 11 ZJ ---i -..- ---., . . . .- - .-.. . al.OVe ullCXnstS uru - "i mom, no ....ie- fOU iMlOWttl incrrufWI IIIU IU0 Ol Utlll UlOng in i,,e iwo ninilrril tier cent., nml save ortv . ,,, ,u i,,,,.,,,. . i,u.i , ,,,,; , (J()0 ,,., Cumbcil.n.1 Valley I a.lr.md ' herewith submit tLo ft.llowliw moluiloni . ' ,vlv..ml .ui,,, , ,runi ,, u n( v , , ., . .. . , .1 . SlKmHmJi. I!'"'l': l ,T, blon",,lM,, V"'. J- ,0- J 0,l,10 "',;,' '" "r ' J"' ' ' XfT ''v'" !mM, i""., "'i0 ""i0 '3 .Ti".. ,1,. ''K"1 .i'Dq IIhiIiotiI, with v "I th rol m Ha Z X 1 U vii,, , nf . . . ... Hl . ,,,',' l, ,T' " ,. ri0 i;e.n ineriaV to tneet In l'.n "B""nJ ?," '",' " ru,ll " .' "ut ln" ,er,T" T eaaM' ? H,aU 'I'""'!"""" , ' ll"' luenu4' ', lH c."W "P"'' '" 1' ot. tV!,Vlu'hi',. "" '" ' "l '"Vieai.to .urn cWinpiin ra 'S ! . i!"" ! !,TT:!' 'wsjro fo lbi io Y.ull I i ihlk.1 heK . ,,, ,.,.., .,..t,. l.i,i , ,i.u ...... i . J und that wiib-n strona urm It Is ffiS ,fXX . ,u "" hbvkiiu. okoanuatiowi, so that not only tbe citizen of Portland, but of the whole Slate, may give unilerstandingly their most efficient uid to bo appropriated liar- moniou.ly lor the public good, Congress, by onuct pasnl Hio 2.1h of July, 1800, gronteil tn the- Slain each alternate section nf tin nnl.lln Uml. 'T. iuIIm Im whlil. 1800, granted to. the- Slain each alternate on each side of Ihe lino of Iho proposed roud, ' to aid In il construction. The 8tulu s?gl!a., tore, to make Ihe grant avoilubla and enaurc- ., ' . .,..,..., . , jeeuon m tno pnouo lanu, an nine lu wiittii Ihe coiHrnellon of tho road, by an act passed iw - in. vi ti;iu'i i",, .ii.i.iu.i unit ut.-. ii.n -f 1 ll, .i 1 lAiniiaa rui:s: rvit i.in. ., .ia dared "that the State of Oregon shall pay tlio Interest for 20 years on one million dollar! of the bonds of the Oregon Central Railroad, as laid out by 6t of Congress approrcil July 2.1th, 18GG. Two companirs hare teen organ Ired. eneli calling ItrtfTho Oregon Central Railroad Uomptny." Oik: company, headed by J. UaMnn, Ksn., lpriVceotlog It surveys through Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties', nml propose to construct their road entirely upon tho west side of the Wlltametto tlrtr. It Is nln cnrnlrtg vigorously for slock, nml ns we learn, has prcvoxtd to txt taken In tho locality oftha proposal road over 8200.000. The other company, reprMeuted by Mr. l'erluc, prolcsscs lo have contracted l.,rtl,.i,l .,.,,11, ,i.i.ii nr inn mil.. mwf hast lor the construction of llieir road from , ,,e cnrn, have mt on several hundred , l,0.lt there lo Inlcn-ect tho California nnd Halt Luke Itallroul, properly known as the I i I inl.inn u,,l M'l.n .,.,,. tmrilmi nf il.ia mud deneiuli imwi whether Cooirrcdi shall i ' f a railroad or nmds from too much Importance to riiiilrnvrl.v nr llliirallnn riioectlmf (.1 . 1 II. .. S .SI I I miming ihnt both aro elptally sanguine of snc. I cess, and ImtU are nrttig In go'il faltli, wl,t ought the .State lo dot Whit might IVrtfnot Ulti lU)IUlCUUOn VI 11)0 COniCmniillCd AKI. J lo iloT What can her canilnllsli wMr Wo think tlio dfitieulty can Ik tivrrconw In Hits way: Tho Unslon compiny, by rnoluliotl irrevocable, without rorfelling their sorK si- I rendy snbscrlbeil, declared that the road by It be ronstrutteil, shall run entirely uwn the , Wlt Vide or the river ConeiUenlly there I not the n-mntMt prnhibllliy ol any stock Mng ' tnP ,, the east Side. This nevwarlly Inters noy cumpaiiy tlmt has been or limy be nrgnnlftcil lor the construction nrtinniiicr romi from Portland to Koiicne In keep n;on I hi. cast side of the river nficr leaving the vicinity or Portland, nt least so fur ns regard the Influence ormlHcriptloti to Mock, cnipany cerliilnly cciuld have n Any other no motive In liinolog a mud mi h west nld,) noy uteat dl- liiuei'. And thus It i, II the west side coiopuny shnll Imi Sucrcsifil In proiecntlng llieir enter prU', (nnd wo hiivonn nason tndoubi It) that units Ihrro shall lie two ro.id. Ihurasi sido will be lurllnliy ignomi In rniirimii laciiittrs. no t iiisinti uotnpiioy rists its nope or socevw i. ..' ...... tipon the Acts or Cougrt4-lbe aid rniin IUi Slate, nnd wwl side slock. Whether the wt ,M nf tho Willamette as upon II upon lite west side) il is n practicable and the proph) on tlmt side will feel ill nblu to Like slock In such it road, should I lie Perlne project fail, and Portland and vicinity bate nn eiput interest In I he succest of Ihu two road. II omi road can be lonstructiil deicnilrut ititirrly lor Its support upon one jIiIp, anOthrr rond, drK'iident entirely for support upon the othrr side, can be constructed. Am) wo think thH difllcully can only be overcoine by rotntlructing two roads, one on each side of Iho river ns high as Kugi-no City, there intcrncllng, and from Eugene City l Jucksonvlllo by n single line ; tho samu aid, both Nallnual and .Stale, for tho payment of Iho Inlerest upon two I mllll,,,,. ,,r ImmU for thn vmilrurtlmi nf tint ; lwu ,0,tdi Intersecting ut Kugcno City; nnd ' uhn, nrei-uarv. Ihu Inteii.t imon a mil inn In aid of the road to J.ickoiiville. Themi roads ..m.ironlr,!. the Htulo would tm ninrn limn rcm,ur,w the intrresl so provided lor. dollars, Wo should not InoJc upon iho giMrnttleti In rein rrconi'iieodid us p.y.il.tn ImmetliaUly from tho prire.'.l resources or lie country) but consider Ihut section of tho roads most 11 coinp'elrd iH'foru any nbligaimn Ii Inclined, uud then, Ihut Interest ouly runs as Ihu money shall bo expended Wu should also consider that from ihe hour that ground shall lie broken In Ihriu great impiovements, that consequent thcrton, and thu faithful prosiculion of Ihe work, there will bu such nil liicreu.ii of opola lion; rlsu In Ihu demand for und price or lauds, iinpmvrlueiit or farms and cultivation of the soil; und In thu istini'itiun of thu world, such UMiirancunl our greatness us itHlutc, in thus preparing to receive llul Hot of commerce tlmt iniisl Inuvitubly uciviiupany ll,u extension ul lie Paciflu lUdroud, us will enable thu .State in unci lir engagement without Incon venience. Under such nitiiraiicn thu future or the Oily of Portland must not lie lilt out of considera tion. Willi ihn commerce of the Salt Lake Hranch Railroad ; thu Northern Pueillu Hunch Itailro.nl j thu Willumettu uud .lucU.oovillo Ituilroad Ilia Pott Hound an I Portland Rill, road; nnd that of Ihu Columbia and Wlllurn eile rivers, together with being brought Into closo couuecUou with thu world' counutrce, who ran estimate or plant a limit to the great, lien of our city. TheJ thiligs are all wilblu our power If wu do tUm we shall be wvllra vvu'rdsd In our day uml milliuus will rlsuupifld cull Ul IllCSklll ' i !. e ,i,. i,.. ,..,. .. .JI ' l" ' f,Un"' "" MB""fc- ,,uA,m... ., ...... t . ,,mvT " "Vi virreciapvis , 'onBr be. und they arj hereby requested to urge upon CongrcM the Ihdl.pei.slblu Mite ,.y or consltucllug a branch iallroa.1 Irom . Union Paciflu ItailrH. or near H.lt , lMt, Ummgl. Idaho nnd Kmltni Oregon, to "'u c"y."r. I'wlUntJ, and that they u tho inmost of ibs.tr ability to neure Congrewiooaj uul to till gieul work, imilur to llul granted to the Mutu Trunk fiom Omha westward. II. '(imi R s cxpvdldit that themihould bo cnmlructcil two railroads from tho city ol ) Porllaml onA cross'ng ihe river at some prao Itcublo point lit I ween Ihe city of P6rtland sod Oregon (,'llf and running on the cust side t and the other tin tho wist in Jo nf ihu Willamette, Bml Intcrsectlojj ot Kugenu City ami I by a single lino cxtcudlpg south through qua. ' I t Um tamo national old shou lo tllO extent or OUr I'lfuVtl, shall bo K ttience Ump- I That Iho tamo national aid should, am) to tho extent or our elfuVti, shall bo given lo oi'1 l, couilructlon oftho road as set forth '" '' ''" 'Ciomtion. ..... ,"1,llia "10 H,wtft bv a lB'vo -Act. .l.Anl.l nurnii I A ,n,w llin t,it.,rnat rt Iwa .nllllni. sl.ocld oijrco to puy tho Interest 011 two million. (ro nt in i'm to roi'unt f Viw.)