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Address deliTered by Jef-"" ferson Aryers, State Treasur- . er, June 20th, at the annual meeting of the Linn County Pioneer Association. Browns-' Tille, Ore .i ( i; - The Growth of Oregon ' On Septus, 1790 a fine sailing vessel, called the Columbia, baring been granted fea letters aigned by George. Washington, John "Ulan- cock and the foreign consul at Boston, put to sea.,5 She had re cently been overhauled after com pleting a trip round the world, and she was in good shape and thor oughly, seaworthy. '.Her captain's name was Gray, and a finer sail or never handled a ship. A little more than 20 months later this jipleddid ship with its captain and crew, ; after having discovered Grays Harbor, safely crossed the bar of the River of the .Tft'est. This was an occasion of much re joicing and to hallow the memory of the glorious event, the noble fchip. that carried the "Stars and Stripes", around the globe now bei b to wed upon. 'the. river " her own fair name the Columbia. In 1S05 the Lewis and Clark exposi tion came to ; the mouth of .the Columbia,, the first party of pio neers to make the journey over land. ' , . Those were strenuous days. ; In 1810, John Astor established the Pacific Fur company at Fort As- to..Practically everything in the wapr of provisions was orougnt in by I sailing vessels' from the east. Dr John McLoughlin in 1S24 de- ciaea mat ic was pracucaoie ipr the-white men at the Fort to pro duce their own provisions. He also saw that'lty moving farther up .the Columbia he would be near er the center of the Indian popu lation, with which his company desired to trade. He therefore es tablished Fort Vancouver as the principal trading post on the Co lumbia and developed a farm of 3000 acres on which, agriculture Including fruit growlngand dairy. Ing prospered. . He also niaflufac turedr flour -and lumber. These events marked the - beginning of higherupivilization In the Oregon country. ; -. ; At this time the Oregon colon ists were without any form of gov ernment.. The United States was not yet ready to extend a govern ment over Oregon. Each Individ ual was in effect a law unto him self. - The desire for some control ling power was generally felt . In order that the organization and development of the ' territory might be advanced. That the right of the settlers might be ju dicially defined and protected and that matters in dispute might be equitably settled. The matter was brought to a head by the death ot '.Ewlng Young, the. first inde pendent settler In Oregon. who died on Fcbruary 15, 1841, 'leaving a valuable estate. There existed no law by Which the estate could be administered.. In this emergency immediate action was imperative, A meeting wag held on February 17, 1841 and a committee appoint ed to suggest the necessary off! cerg who were chosen the follow ing day. Among these was a su preme judge with probate powers. His first official act was the ap pointment of an administrator of Young's estate on April 15, 1841. Thirty-seven hundred dollars" of the-money realized out of the es tate was used to build at Oregon City the firsts jail of its kind west of the Rockies. t Four subsequent meetings were held by the settlers doiag the next -two years for the purpose of perfecting the organi zation. On this occasion both the friends and enemies of the pro- LOANS , On Modern Homes i: -V 6V2 Semi-Annual Interest ;. 5'. Yeairi Loam ' j Wffl Loan Up tp 50 of Value : f ALSO 6 Per Gent Monthly Payment Loans u ''Far'CheapeanKBttiidlnff trie orlhrelt 'Cheape-Than1 AiiK Bttiidingrf fir paii Hawkins & iRoberts 3 Orr-ca E!?. - . . 1 Financial CO Phone 1472 j . . - . -v . t i j posed government met at Cham poeg. The voters drilled--ah'd trained by the Hudson's Bay com pany Were promptly on the ground in the open fie,ld near small he use, and without any, hesitancy voted "No." when , they should have voted "Yes"underthe tactics suggested by Le Breton, who after there had been considerable sk I rm iehing .In force, as if to feel the strength of the enemy, concluded that there was a fair chance for the 'adoption of the report of the committee and exclaimed, "We can risk it; let us divide and count.",- Jo Meek thundered, out "Who's . for a . divide?"; and step ping quickly Jn Jront of the set tlers he said in a clear voice. ."All fo.r the. report of the, Committee and organization will follow me." This move was sudden and quite unexpected at that early, etage -in the proceedings and its effect was electrical,- ; Americans '-followed ,the partrjotic,- large-hearted, trap per, and when the count was taken there were 52: for .a provisional government and 50 against it. And so the Provisional Government of Oregon came -into being. They had ome politicians even Jn that day. Here are the names of the men. who with -Jo Meek voted for the first government of Oregon:''' Pleasant M. Armstrong, Dr. I. L. Babcock, Dr. W J. Bailey,. Alan son Beers. J. C. Bridges, Hugh Burns,, Charles Camps, Win. Can non, Rev. Harvery Clark. Medor em Crawford, Amos Cook, - Allen Ji. Davie Wm. M. Coughty, Geo.' W. -Ebberts, , Francis Fletcher, Geo. i Gay, Joseph i Gale, . Wm.-l H. Gray, Rev. John Geiffln. Webley HauxhUrst. David : Hill, Joseph Holman, John Howard. Rev,. L. H. Judson. Qeo. .W. Xe Breton, Rev. David Leslie. Reuben Lewis, Etien ne Loder,' Francis X. Mattbieu. Joseph, I Meek Wm McCarty, Rer. Gustavua tUlnes,.Wm. - John son, T. J. Hubbard, Charles -McKay, Robert ilnoreu John L. Mor rison, i Dr. . Robert Newell. ; James A. O'Neily Rer.-i Jt;L. Parrlsh, Jno. Edmunds Pfckernell.. James - R. Robb, Os bourse -Russell, - Robert Shortness. Alvin T. Smith, Sidney Smith. Solomon H. Smith, Calvin Tibbetts David Weston, Caleb Wilkinsv A. E. Wilson, Dr. W. IL Wilson. , ; .: ;. , , At. this early stage In the history of our state you can readily Ima gine that the financial transactions concerning state matters were not numerous, nor did they run Into a very- u considerable:, amount . of money. .Illustrative of the com parative insignificance of the fin ancial affairs of . Oregon in those days I find on looking through the old records of the treasurer some rvery.: Interesting! ', entries which when used as. a basis of comparison with , similar transac tkns; today, reflect a. condition of progress, and prosperity which, to say the least., ia remarkable In deed. On .December - 30, 1852, this entry appears. . t . i ."Received from Thomas Montelth, Territorial fund for the year 1850 this amonnt, lie being county trea surer of . Linn county for the. year 18521152.85." : .. . ,. - For the year 1824, this, same county will pay into the state trea sury the sum of $172,715.63 Think of it; In -72 years' Linn county has-'grown' irv wealth fo such a degree that is contributions to the state-Is 113 times greater today than it was in 1852 In those days' the moneys han dled by the slate treasurer and the various county treasurers were;sQ limited in amount that the trea surers were paid on a percentage basis. -1 In the treasurer's books under date of Not. 28, 1854 : I found this entry "Received from J. - D. Boon, county treasurer of Marlon "dunty, $ 5 0 0, Ter ri toriaj fund for. the year $1854. Deduct county treasurer per cent.whicb. is 25J to receive and 2 to pay out." No wonder people talk of the good old days!,'. If the state treasurer was paid on the same percentage, basis today aere ' a wnat ne would have as compensa tion, for his services:, In 1923 the total moneys .received and .paid out aggregated $7,000,000., Two per eent of this would mean that the treasurer's salary for the year would be $1,400000 for 1923. With a pay check like that I'd al most be able .to-afford to, buy a new Ford car for each of yon-pioneers; . ' - ; Some of the ladies might be in terested in - knowing what it. cost to live in the early, days of Ore gon's history. I have-a few prices here which I found In a small cash book ot the treasury department. showing the price of staple arti cles .ln,.the.yeari J.853xIn. com paring these prices with those in effect, today 'you must remember that wages are very much higher' .-. -- " "" " ' . - I , mi I III IT f ii Mi . tT tSTStTT 1iT H S ; -- ' a hwii SIIWMIIISIHIIWISIIIIW MinsiiiniiniinniiniisniniiTiiniiiiiMiMmsnBiiimTii rri - ' minammmMmmmunnmmm,miUJimmimam' ' ; " " ----- 1 - llLmmimiimLm 'wniniMwiiimiuM ";'" "m"f '"" m " ' """ ' " ; : .. ( jLjL.qjiiiiiiiiiBiir-nr --t "" .u.-r m "- i ' i r-." Tv l-r mi..i..biii.i.i.hmiiiiiih niimwitfiiHai ltlttj t------!i.iii.Hii(iiifmii r-i- --- mi im i. -rj - " .' . today than"' they were ! , ... Jn JtKKS i - Flour .$8.00 per 100 lbs a 1853. goods. . They, are , famous. One Butter . . .. . Sugar ...... Salt Cheese Apples ... .' Coffee Beans Tobacco .. . . Syrtip .50 per lb. i .17 per lb. .12 per lb. .62 per lb. .25 per lb. .25 per lb.' .CO per lb. 1.25 per gallon Calico ... .12c to -20, cents per. yd Muslin . ; 2 S'en ts pervyard Summer Cloth. ...37 cents per.yard Silk Pr yard Wood .... . a,. $ 3 per cord Two year old heifer ... . ...$35..0O In 1859 Oregon, was admitted Into the UnIon.iftgi. : i stated t might 4e interesting -f otKyott .to know- how well off .We rwere in thje matter of funds -at that iime.. The books show this .entry: . I ' ' ' "Reported "to " the . leglsla-' ture Dec. 7, 1858,., Cas and notes op, hand- iBTxeasury-r t (Signed) J JV d;,BOON;" : Territorial' Treasurer." If we:didht have much money, we had the 1 natural resources which by rapid development since that time have placed us in the sound financial condition we" ar,e in today.. -f' i . , - -V j . The total amount of moneys re ceived by the state rln 1923 from all sources WAS almost, $35,000 000. .. No doubt you wonder what Is done with all this money. Let me tell you that the maintenance of our advanced state of civiliza tion is a costly item. . No doubt in many European countries it' does not cost one half as much in pro portion, but who wants to live as some European and Asiatic peo ples do? The $35,000,000 comes in and goes out again to meet state expenses, including the pro tecticMfef "person, property " and health, providing social necessi ties, promoting the general econ omic and ' defective, - restraining and punishing. the delinquent; bet tering social conditions promoting education., research,. literature and art, providing for, recreation, car ing., fpr i prpductive .properties, managing investments . and., nego tiating loans. These things are all necessary, to our standard, of Hying and if we are to continue to have the advantages of the highest grade: civilization in the; world, such - as -ours is- today,, then we must cheerfully pay. the cost of it. Our pioneer forefathers came here when none: ot the advantages we enJy were. available to them. Ore- gqn was inhabited by Indians who while friendly at Intervals wer at all times a dangerous factor, tq be seriously contended with and our history tells us that many a bloody .battle .was -fought -by our. forefa thers to retain what by sheer cour age and -spirit .they, had.,,, accom plished. In laying a firm founds t Ion for future generations to de velop into the productive ..and beautif ul. state. In which ioday we allenjoy living. r , t ., . . ... Because of the efforts , of those brave pioneers Oregon' is today a food, producing state, and so long as Oregon, is on the map there nev? er, will .be. a . famine, west of the Rocky mountains.. Have yau ever stopped to consider the extent -of the. territory of this state acquired for. us by our. pioneer forefathers. Oregon contains . 96,699 square miles.- This .in .bare figures does not tell yon much, but in order? to give you-some idea of the size Qf Oregon X will give you an illus tration. r If this state were divid ed into farms of-259 acres each. one mile long, and these estates joined end. to end. they would make: a green highway two fifths of .a. mile wide from here to the moon.- . Yet the population is less than one million. England is only three f iahs4he size of the sUte of Oregon and has - a population of 35 millions.; ,lf England , can sup port a population, -of 35 millions on herterritory then Oregon can sup port. 50. million people. ...This fair, land with such boundless 5 pros pects ia the heritage descended . to us by our -worthy pioneers won for us by the sweat ofL; their -bodies. and the unconquerable spirit which admitted of no defeat, who suffered privations and hardships enough to daunt the bravest hearts ,n prder that we might live in ease. comfort and enjoy life. liberty and the pursuit, of happiness. ; f ; In tracing the development of Oregon from its earliest pioneer days we find that Linn - county was closely associated at all times with, movements for, the general good of, the state as a whole. . All over ! the world one4 may learn , of the Oregon - -woolar- and woolen of the first woolen mills in Oregon was ... established ., in 1875 , j-at Brownsville and as tar back as 1854 the first wool carding mill was introduced In . Albany. i ' ' In religious matters Linn county occupies a high place;, of honor." All -of you are-'familiar with the Tnlted.; Presbyterian Church," that the, first congregation organ ized In North ; Ameriea.nnder Jthe. name of .' ",Unite rresbyteriansr: wajs organized in A'lbany'Ciregorf,; Oct. 10; 1853. 'Only a week ago a monument was unVeiled-atiprq-vidence Church, east of Crabtree in memory ;of tJqab Powell, ffam' ous Linn county liaptlst peacher, and i fotunder oti tht t Providence church.; ilt .Is said of; Joab that In his ministry .he bapti?ed,pyjer3Q.0O ,so,uls( trjtly; sl. wonderful acpotn .plishmenti): - i :rrO, .w.-,.' v.f ' Oner of the 'first TJnlted s.States senators for 'Oregon' after its ad, niissipjt.-asv a jetawesrt Senator Delazon 'Smith frpm Linn county. One of .the, ablest newspaper men was Hon i Mark , Brown , of . Linn county, , Hon.; Edgar B Piper, the editor i of the Oregonian and Hon. Benjamin F. . Irvine, the editor of the Portland Journal are both Linn county boys. .These news papers rank as two of the leading papers ' in the United States and each of these editors have, won a national fame.-. Also,, President Tempeton, the , president of this Pioneer ,- Association was a Linn county fboy. ..."When, it, Is asked, I'Where did Oregon find many ?ot the famous men in her history f the answer will be 'Frpm- the sturdy old stock of JJnn county.'' 1 i' Honorv the--?; pioneers! r Honor their accomplishments. Let- us carry on the good .work they com menced by keeping before us at alj times the good of bur wonderful state. If. we. have money to Inr vest. let. us invest it in the etate It we have goods to . buy , let us support our home industries. Let us .minimize , its disadvantages if we find any and, dp. what we can to remedy them, quietly but effect tively.i. Let us. shout ajoud of its advantages of climate oll, produce and opportunities so. that all the world may. know that Oregon is a land flowing with milk and honey. We.can increase the wealth , and population of the state in the next 70 years in the same, proportion, as it has been - increased in the past 70 years with only a small part pf the. effort and none of,, the hard ships. hat our pioneer forefathers had to contend with. Let's Go! The sun .beats down with merci r v : less heat . .. , ' -Ori the covered wagons below,, And the hearts of the party are panting to greet The cool of. a river's flow.. , And onward they, toil and strain .c. . and perspire . , ( In a struggle to cross the plaint s And the sun's rays burn like a breath of, fire, :.ti,-,- -4t,f,-Ar.i,r'-f;-f".r..- -i'.- ' fin (hn cattIJfo6tsom and lame, At last tha.ann sinks. Jn a ball.pt, red , . , , -". . And the coolness of eve brings rA- He; ; - v.., - But the dangers bf nisbt am still ahead, -- S :' ' ?:va.'-v' f ' " - ! ' The! respite all tOo' brfe'f. ' , Wagons are-Mrawn in ;a circle ' round. ' - - ' i. The campflres are glowing Within The wbmejr gt busy with cheerful : sound ; ' ' , Preparing' a-meal -but Hs'slim. i ; For' the Jdurnfy'I;roiife' and' the v- ralonspw, .j;.- -. Ko f-buffalo, fo-'daysahaVG'T. been And, nothing is sureso.lhey must. ; ' eojglow, . V And cpnserve'jwhat they have with . : esteem; ' . . . " " -' ,' ' Plates licked clean are washed and ; -' repackedr . . .Z. The women retire "for thenlght Ana, ine-men-worwin wnicn imi the camp be 'attacked . Take their posts as. the.jnoon. ris es bright. fr . ,, . Day after day the grim fight goes on '.. ; . And i distance Ogives- - way t per sistence; . For these men and women have visioned the dawn ' t". . , Of an era "of larger existence,. . , The. land of their dreams will soon be in sight, v.' , . .. ....... A land where there's room and to -spare,-,,.-- -. .. r ; And all who are fit to win such a fight, ; : ' . 1 , ;, Are entitled to generous share. At' last down the vlley ili . - ons roll , . . : , With thenarks.oX .thefruggle aj- . npariiig , i f :" And men.nnd women-are,-gallwr- u Ipg round; '.)'', With joy.vand? wildly cheering. The jaded Iieartsiof these pioner.4 Are i refreshed; by, this, friendly , t ' greetings , i . . , The 'men like men are behavlrt - , like,, boys, ; - - ' The women, like women, arp ' , , wftepln,,, - ... ". - . - And .soOn.- the grindstones are ' grinding the: a xt . And the trees arTaUl.i!g-f.ist,. And -wllMpg hear'H, im, ear.er - ,hand 't . 1 V, ' " ' Are' building' a botiie a t ' la st. 1he -faIi: green laort-: of Oregon -'. ' ; land '" . .- k, ': . " Are 'plo)ighed and p t to seed. And -oyt of -naturs bountf-o n i'..-'-'JhandV;Y-- '''.' "Springs" no ugh for wry need. . , . - . - -. ....... ... - .- , These men', and' -thir eoi.j arj.l grandsons too Developed the land apace. , And credit for all that la good in "this 'state , ... Must be given to their sturdy r a We are- Xlesh and bone of th 'r . . bone, - --, ,-. And our love-.for our state mi t appear - - . . . By words and. deeds for Its bett r '? . ' ment ; , ,. ' , , Emulating the brave pioneer. , So when . things don't run cs i smooth as they might. If rain doesu'i.fall when It shoul 1, (Continued on page 7) $35,6S. Damage For Jkulo SnmaGL t The largest damage action ever recorded here as the re sult of an automobile accident was filed today by Andrew U. Junor of Portland, former golf instructor at the Illihee Country club here, against Zadoc : J. RISKS, prominent druggist of Salein, asking for' $35,000 in .general, damages and $658.50 in. special dam ages, etc., etc. ... I can furnish a policy that will protect you against such damage suits, Why Take the Rislc Yoixrf ? See me at' your earliest convenience.: Rich L. Riemann 9 Or r-ri s a 7,1 . tog m Half the Year Is Gone vr , July First starts the second half of 1924. i Has the first six months been profitable ? Does your bank balance show a substantial increase? . You'll find' a, working connection wit,h 1 the United States National will help you in your pro gress for the rest of the year. United States NatioharBank t Salem. Oregon, t