THE DAILY CHRONICLE.
THEDAIXES- - - - - - OKJJtiON.
STATE OFFICIALS -Til ' .
iovcrnor ......S. Pennoyer
Scontiirv of State G. W. MrBride
Treasurer .. Pbillip Metschan
Pnpt. of I'ublir Instruction K. B. MeElroy
I J. N. Dolph
Seuatora J. H. Mitchell
7nfrrwmiin H. Hermann
State Printer Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
S!'PT)t I. I., rates
Clerk J. H. t'rrewen
TreuMUrer ' Geo. Knch
.. .. I H' A. Leiivenn
Commissioners j Frank Kinoaid
Assessor John E. Burnett
fcurvevor K. F. Sharp
Miperintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shellev
Coroner William Michell
S YAW. 1 THE TIC POR TLA XD.
The Oregonian in speaking of the Col
umbia river, recently says ;
"The rivers are free to local enterprise.
No right of way is necessary in order to
use their channels in the interests of
commerce. The method heretofore pur
sued has been to growl at and pile up
complaints against the transportation
companies for lack of adequate facilities
for conducting the traffic of the Inland
Kmpire; for exhorbitant freight and
passenger charges and for several inat
tentions to the people's interests. Years
. of these complaints have failed, for obvi
ous reasons, to bring relief. If the people
who have lodged them can do better for
themselves than the existing transpor
tation companies can do for them the
river is theirs, let them show a determi
nation to use it. If they will not do this,
it is clear that to continue in the old line
of querulous fault-rinding is but a waste
of time and energy. Prudence must
suggost to them the wisdom of striving
to possess their souls in patience while
they tell to the child on the knee, tales
of the wonderful prosperity that will be
the inheritance of those who live to see
the canal and locks at the Cascades com
pleted." This is a fair statement of the case, a
v frank admission as to Portlands' inter
)est heretofore in the matter. It is
, brutally frank, cruelly true. We are
told that the river is free, and that we
can take advantage of it, or let it alone,
as it suits our will. Were the river open
it would be possible for us to make the
best of the invitation, but as it is the
cost of transferring low priced freight at
the Cascades precludes our utilizing the
far from cheerful advice. Josh -Billings
said that castor oil and advice, were
better to give than to receive, and the
above sample is no exception. It may
be, and no doubt is true, that we of East
ern Oregon have not shown proper
energy and determination in our efforts
to take advantage of the Columbia as a
means of transportation. It may be and
perhaps is true, that with proper energy,
unity and determination, the people of
Eastern Oregon could themselves have
constructed unaided the locks at the
Cascades; and it is further true,' that
had this been done years ago, the saving
in freight rates on grain alone,- would
have completed the locks long since.
We admit this,, but we add that it is
equally true that Eastern Oregon paid
iier proportion of taxes .o construct the
locks at Oregon City, and give the Willamette-valley
an open river and cheap
h - transportation to Portland.- It is equally
' true that the members of the last legisla-
ture from the Willamette valley voted
against a beggarly $5O,OO0k appropriation
for constructing and equipping a half
mile of railroad at the Cascades, which
would have afforded us relief until the
locks were completed, and would no
doubt have accelerated the work there.
We have no kick at the Union Pacific
management. Whatever their sins of
omission may have been, they are
doing their best now, but that best is
not enough. The trade " of the Inland
Empire has growu beyond their, capacity
to handle, no matter what thier motive
or road equipment may be. Our products
must find a market, and if that market
is to. be Portland the river must be util
ized. Portland is interested in the solu
tion of thia problem as much as the pro
ducers, and in will flind to its cost that
the Oregonian't advice may yet be fol
lowed, and the Columbia from Celilo to
Pasco be used by the producers to send
their products to the Sound. That por
tion of the river is "free to local enter
prise." BREAD FOR THE WORLD.
The area of Wasco county is in round
... numbers 2,500,000 acres. Of this 600,
000 acres are susceptible of cultivation,
and 400,000 acres are under cultivation,
or have been, though much of this,
owing to the cost of transportation, is at
present lying idle. With cheap trans
portation to markets, all, or nearly all
thia immense tract would be cultivated
. and its golden harvest would load a
small fleet of ships. Land situated far
enough from the railroad that a round
trip cannot be made by the farmer in a
day, is practically unprofitable when
, sown to wheat. The hauling to market
added to high rafes on the railroads
leave no - margin for profit. With
. Wasco's 400,000 acres of cultivated land
in wheat, at twelve bushels to the acre
' the crop would be about five million
bushels, or with its total acreage in
wheat, for which the soil is peculiarly
adapted, this output would be raised to
seven million bushels. It is estimated
that wheat is arriving in Portland now
at the rate of 1,500 tons or 50,000 bush
els a day. With a full crop of wheat
grown in this county, it alone could keep
up this supply for four months iu the
year.' When the other Eastern Oregbw
counties, Sherman, . Morrow, Gilliam,
Union and Umatilla, all superb grain
growing counties, add their, outputs it
will be seen that Eastern Oregon alone
could with one year's crop furnish the
present amount arriving daily in Port
land from all sources, for two years, or
could send double the present supply
ever- day in the year. An open river
and railroads from it to the interior will
accomplish this result. Given cheap
transportation, which an open river
would give, and Eastern Oregon and
Washington can supply the world with
bread, and at prices that will defy com
petition. THE LATE SITTING BULL.
Sitting Bull is dead, and the -murder
of the gallant Custer is in part avenged.
This now good Indian has committed
crimes enough to have caused' his execu
tion years ago, were it not for the good
grandmotherly government who con
dones the faults of her red wards. Sitt
ing Bull was pre-eminently a politician,
and while his hands were reddened with
the blood of Custer's gallant band, his
was not the brain that conceived or exe
cuted that dastardly massacre. He was
shrewd enough, however, to assume that
it was his work and to impress this idea
on his followers. He has always been
over-rated except in his ability to create
mischief, but will no doubt pass into
American history as a great warrior.
He lacked the elements which make a
great leader, but possessed in abundance
all those things required to make what
he was, a great villian. It is to be hoped
that his death may dampen the ardor of
his fellows and end the present troubler.
If so, the ghost dance ha3 rendered good
service.
The Hunt Itoad Will be Built. '
That the line of railroad down the
north bank of the Columbia will be built
next year is reasonably certain. The
line is being definitely located now, the
work being about completed. It is about
the only route across the Cascades that is
not already appropriated, and so many
roads are seeking tidewater that if Mr.
Hunt is unable to float his bonds and
construct the road, others will be found
that will take it off his hands and build
it. It will not be many years before the
Inland Empire will furnish a million
tons of grain for shipment to tidewater,
or in round numbers, ten trains of
twenty cars each every day in the
year. The resultant counter trade,
would make an immense traffic, and
this with the through traffic seeksng
Portland and the Sound over these roads
will keep every one of them crowded,
and the Columbia busy with steamers
and barges. The possibilities of the
country are great indeed, and. every
available transportation route, natural
or artificial, will be crowded to its ut
most capacity.
Awmke mt I.mat.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce,
Board of Trade and Freight Bureau, have
decided to assist Eastern Oregon in open
ing the Columbia. They have at last
awakened "to the fact that action is
necessary ort their part to protect their
own interests. Heretofore they have
pinned their faith on the railroads and
while .these have. done much, will do
much more to make Portland the me
tropolis of the northwest, recent affairs
have. demonstrated that the railroads are
not prepared to move the crops of East
ern Oregon, nor can they with present
track facilities hope to handle the crops
in the future. . Two,, three or four rail
roads .cannot expect to handle the im
mense crops which the next few years
will force upon them, and an open river
will alone solve the problem. With it
hundreds of thousands of acres will be
made to produce, which without it will
lie idle. Portland will have then the
handling of fhese immense crops, and
the trade growing out of this will main
tain her supremecy.
It Rata Wheat.
The west-bound passenger this morn
ing was five hours late arriving here
about 10 o'clock. The train was a long
one and was "crowded to its utmost
capacity. A number of immigrants eot
off and examined the big piles of wheat
stacked up at the freight denot and ware
houses and were astonished at the quan
tity. . One of them looked first at the
wheat then at the surrounding hills, and
after sizing the two up remarked, "Bill,
we ve struok Oods country sure enough,
for it must rain wheat alreadv tuwked.
there is no place for it to grow." All of
wnich shows that you can't always form
a correct opinion from aDnearancea. and
that the Columbia river valley lying a
tnousand or nfteen hundred feet above
the river, is so contrary to eastern
people's ideas of correct topography that
they cannot at first believe that grain
would or could grow at that altitude.
The Oregon legislature meets January
5th, three weeks from next Mondav. Tt.
will have an immense amount of business
as the senatorial fight is on hand and
there will, no doubt, be a big row over
the assessment laws.
When They Bush.
"ur duties must be somewhat monot
onous," said a lady to a mailing clerk."
"They are, indeed." K
"The same round day after day and
week after week. No excitement."
"No excitement excepting when we
have to rush things."
"What is that?"
"When we find cIn Haste' written on
the corner of an envelope."
"Oh! yes, that creates excitement!"
'. The, successful merchant is
the one who watches the mar
kets and buys to the best advan
tage. ' ' '-' : .
The most prosperous family is
the one that takes advantage of
low prices.
BROOKS & BEERS
will sell you choice
Groceries and Provisions
OF ALL KIXD3, AND
AT MOKE REASONABLE KATES
THAN ANY OTHER PLACE
II THE CITX.
REMEMBER we deliver all pur
chases without charge.
390 & 394 Second St.
D. P. Thompson- J. S. Sohenck. H. M. Be all,
President. Vice-President. Cashier.
First National Bam
THE DALLES. -
- OREGON.
A General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to Sight
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port- :
land.
DIRECTORS.
D. P. Thompson. Jno. S. Schenck.
T. W. Sparks. Geo. A. Liebe.
H. M. Beall.
Fehch & co.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points .on- fav
orable terms.
C. N. THORNBCRY, T. A. HUDSON,
Late Rec. U. S. Land Office. Notary Public.
THOnilBUBUHODSOII.
ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BITLDING,
PoetofHca Box 335, .-.-:
THE DALLES, Oft.
Filings, Contests,
Aad all other Business in the U. S. Land Office '
Promptly Attended to. -
We have, ordered Blanks for Filings,
Entries and the purchase of Railroad
Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act,
which we will have, and advise the pub
lic at the earliest date when such entries
can be made. Look for advertisement
in this paper. ". , .
Thornburyi Hudson.
Front Street Gigar Slore.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
W. H. JONES,
PROPRIETOR.
Opposite the Umatilla House.
HAVE ON SALE THE BEST BRANDS OF
Imported and Domestic
CIGARS and TOBACCO.
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
Yanltoe KTotions
PURE HAVANA CIGARS.
Chas. Stubling",
PROPRIETOR OF THE
New Vogt Block, Second St.
-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Liquor v Dealer,
MILWAUKEE BEER ON DRAUGHT.
$20 REWAKD.
TITILL BE PAID FOR ANY INFORMATION
T T leading to the conviction of parties cutting
the ropes or in any way interfering with the
wires, poles or lamps of Thjc Electbic Light
Co. $ H. gt.FN'N'
lJEmOVAIi flOTICE
MipER; BEJflTOpI,
The Red Front Grocers
Have Moved to the Comer of
Third and Union Streets,
In the
Oli Postoffice Building. .
SNIPES t IIflESIiV,
Wholesale ani RstaOniiists.
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic
CIG-ARS.
(AGENTS FOK)
EST'D TTF 1862a
d. e. bayar;d Co.,
Heal Estate,
. . Insurance,
. ';: ; and Loan
HGENCY, V.
Opera House Block,3d St.
-FOR-
Garpets anil Furniture,
CO TO
PRINZ&NITSCHKE.
And be Satisfied aa to
QUALITY MD PRICES.
V. E. GARRETSON,
Leadings Jeweler.
SOI.K AGENT FOR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn has removed his
office and the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 72
TTrnnVin4.. 0.4.
(pmm
THE DALLES.
The Gate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation on the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for an extensive and rich agri
cultural and'grazing country, its trade reaching as"
far south as Summer Lake, a distance of over two
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL, MARKET.
; The rich grazing country along the easternope "
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture for thousands
of sheep, the wool'from which finds market here.
The Dalles Jis the largest- original wool shipping
point in America, about 5;000,000 pounds being
shipped this year.
THE VINEYARD OF OREGON.
The country near The Dalles produces splendid
crops of cereals, and its fruits cannot be excelled. It
is the vineyard of Oregon, its grapes equalling Cali
fornia's best, and its other fruits, apples, pears,
prunes, cherries etc., are unsurpassed.
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia,
yielding this year a revenue of $1,500,000 which can
and will be more than doubled in the near future.
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here, and the country south and east has this
year filled the warehouses, and all available storage
places to overflowing with their products.
ITS WEALTH
It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
money is scattered over and is being used to develop,
more farming country than is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon. .
Its situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
ful! Its possibilities incalculable! Its resources un
limited! And on these corner stones she stands. ' , (
John Pashek,
MERCHANT TAILORS
' Domestic and Imported
ENGLISH AND FRENCH CLOTH.
The yen Best Quality, First-class Wort Fit Guarantee!
Repairing and leaning at Reasonable. Prices.. . Opera House. Third St.
D. W. EDWARDS,
DEALER IN
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora-
Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice Poles
-Etc., Paper Trimmed Free.
276 and 278, Second Street.
HOliIDAV GOODS
L. RORDEN & CO.
Latest and Best Assortment of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Ever Brought to this City.
Your presence is Cordially Invited at our Store
EARLY AND OFTEN.
VOGT BLOCK, SECOND ST., THE DALLES, OR.
: For the Best Brands and Purest Quality of Wines and Liquors, go to :
J. O. MKCK,
jj90le5ale : liquor : Dealern
:tc3.e to 3x-c3.ex-.
The Dalles, Or.
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