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2 WILLAMETTE FABMEE. Reply to John Mluto. cost of churterngc. It takes these men but a short time to accumulate In varan, mill n sunn na If Is ronrlv (ri ..:' w " - Editor Willamette Farmer: I am a litflo amused as well as sur-. Mlf lhpy g0 (o tnc bank with their pnscu ai, some uiings goduiiiiou "papers and draw u .sum about equal uur iriunu .uiiiurniuiiiiiiuiinuiiuii in Jq (beir brst InVt'Sl tlio last Jurmcr. i was aiso a mi o cuniiui 10 kuow for tbolr profits.) This sum which why ho did not attend our armors' 10 Umws froin thl! bailk ,l0 ,, cady mooting at Salem, and almost camel to turn ,, nn o10r carg0 nIul sim o the conclusion that ho owned an notb,.r, thus doubling, and trebling, Interest n the Salem Mills, and re- um, quiuirilpe bisilrst investment gurded tho movement wo were try- ( ln u fcw 9hort months. No wolldor jug to naugurnto with suspicion, as lhe,0 Illen -S0(m bccome niilonareM. Mipposlng wo would bo at war yct honest John "sees no Justice In with tho mlllmcn. In regard to this (ll0 dllirg0 ,,, ugalnst rIn T have only to say that wo are not, j Kow Ict U3 sco whnt lho ,,oncst mm can noi oc in war wim tiny icgu Basket Willow. Moxtekky, Cal., 1 1873. I Feb. 20. Krlitor Willamette Farmer; Knelns-nri Is- n Intter from J. it OSS 'C.Stmcnt. (only Walt- Tl,mvnn. Km.. nfHnn Friinelwn.Cnl.. Ing for tho returns of tho final sale ...m, ROnin rfl,.ti,.,,i nnd fnr-slirhted remarks on the growtli of the Basket Willow. Tho part marked with a is what ails this part of the coast. I visited your State, as you will sco by reviewing your flies for tho. fall of 'GO, and it was a matter of no small regret on tho part of the settlers that tho earth would not stnnd for a "leveo" along tho Columbia and Willamette rivers. The experience ' inriiiuns uoiu in u in inn menu nine. ir .-u. i.. i.. i.n J.natc bus noss In the .country, unless .Hero fa CW. Nesmlih of this county robk,u,t """" '" 8U"" """ the same s at war with us. . wll0 owns onc of (ho rIc,,c,t ,, ,((M 1 1 resncetfull v -ug. Our millmcn have an important bodies of hind In the sinto u-mili' 1?, ?,V ? ,V, ,, . .mvini.r...illMiwi....i.ll.ilH...IAM...... 00(I,M 0I ,,,IMI '" l,, '' NOltll ,'CSt tllllt Holl. A. J. Dllfllr, of IOrt- . oi.iinurvliil tru-it fijtiiiiiltteil totlioni, $oo,000. Now I havo had no personal bind invosliirnto this suhloct d.rob to build up and forlorn trade in Hour , tutorvUw wltli (ii(.ci.mni hut r will ' "l"'l""1l'P,o,,lH ?" J?hl u , with China and Jiiim.aiKlwcmnt1 ? , !nl,i'k N familiar with it , and a wiui i iiiiiii Him ii,p.i ,, nim wcwnui venture tho insertion, that his fiinu-' silort (.ainiiiiinle-illnii to vmir tinier r; z t;Z' j"ffi - !,,k r n,v?,.w.for, u,, iust nvo yearM-' Soir?,? i:.s 1 an Jo "on to e able then to do ',7 'TH"1 " ",' '" ,,0,,L , We" ? - Farmers' elubsof your . . . .. -"'""' U'V . lo " this? It Is not became of n want of n,,i t.. M1i.. so, niui nn iKiunuy icamer inoirown ,,,. tndv No, TlMe w,,0 know - "-. . D nest addllionally, we rather object. ' v.,,,,,1,,, i.m. i 1...1 u OKIiIil !" UA-N"' Wo prefer, Wheat Culture. The following report inado to the Xeccmllr of Warehouses at AMorU. Kdltor Willamette Farmer: J'promised togivo further evidence of tho great and unnecessary expen ses attending tho shipment of Ore gon products to a foreign market. tt.. to Dm hlstorv of one vessel, .i.-..-.1 I... uMnnnr III I'OH ailU, lu o. HO. Jilllll COUlll.V. (irccnn. T inko a load of wheat froih that place compliance with request of our Prcs tako a loau 01 '"-" M11,iison Mont at our previous moot ng, I suk. toLlverpool. ThelellxMendelson, jjit (w fi),Iowin treatise oh tlto subl Capt. Uarbcr, lying t Hong Kong, Jc(,t ()f w,,pflt aM( itsdultiirc. was telegraphed to take in ballast i in the liiwt place I will bny that my uiiiiuuii is hiu iiuiiiuin unucrtaKO to Farmers' Club School District No. 26 Linn county, by a. W. Vernon. I cntto us for publication by the Sec retary, John lilovlns: 'l'i lfarmnrs' rMifli Kolww.l hi.i.i . n . ... ..... -.... .vi.w. jiMrit I and proceed to Portland, Oregon, for a cargo of wheat, tlionco to Liver pool. Tho Captain, not being famll ar with tho geography of the interior of Oregon, was somewhat puzzled about finding the destined port. It . . .1 .... n.... ilmpf III was not lam uo uu "j' .. for the present, to feed , ,, jewiu,0 h(J h m Hltmlml that ilcis IIO-S llltOWNK'rt I.KTTIIK San KiiANUsco. Cai Feb. II. 187J1. i .S'(V; Acceiit my thanks for ) 4l. ,.!.. ....t... ...Illf .. i in hii r nil' iiiiiiiniiw in iinriiiiii r iiiii ' . . . - .. . . ...., ......... ,.,.., - leonine Ml to iri) a is fnrni labor. "'' ,l"-,.'-"?V' h.rt-i and color, , Hid especially so when .,, lhc 1)rk.0 ,)ralx)l.lllMl tll0 co,tofl .nrVlii.uf " ""-""" .machinery necessary to farming, your favor lot llih lint, containing ' " "' , , it iWltli tlio price grain has borne, is not .valuable .suggestions in regard to the 1 accept Mr. Mlntos appaicnlly ,,.,, tlJ 1Ileot riIin t.Xponse. growing of basket willow on our tule honest and stniltforwurd way or reus-' n,,-,, ig ,im ,.. r n... i., ! i- '"'Ms. I havo already given soino onlng, as the ImiiuNo of an honest I.1 , , m , l ring acqulr-1 IlUotion to that subject, nnd I fully i iirt but m. 1. m . , m,,,.ri I '" 'llH ii,,,i,oiw ' ,l fcw H,10rt , concur with you In tlio opinion that 1 .art, nit he has not properly c n-' w,,0 . ,onoU frlllcr is (oling'u would prove a very lucratlvobninch Mdcrcd m,.o of his points, or ho mrd (, h ,,, wIlM, nmI mu,f of industry. The.imiculty U, to find iiuvcr would hnvo mndo them. He L-carinir out himself and I, Is f.irtn "" PltulNts In California who will ays "the truth N, there never was " ! l "."'Z.'tti" y Proposition mvlnslii amonoDolvin Oreiron." This mnv . ",v.. "'"' r " ." . ""' ,"""Vie v lie eiiaoiisan pit oi n login urlli' i,.ii i7.vi....i i.... pom eruianwncu no negan. Hirange maiq inisiness or tins kind. For :I'iJ .;'.... V "-,,w"' ""' ""l i Indeed that Mr. Minto cannot sOU PJirdy speculative purposes, there is it. n ii.ii imu in iiiiiiiiiiiii UNIKC cultlvato too much ground: I moan by this that If they Mould cultlwSo less in n proper manner' they would raise moro wiieut and a fur better nr tide Now for n few statistics. For year 1871, wo havo 205 acres (bonder account), 4,012 husliols, nveracro nnr .. IT. (..,!. r.lo nn.1 1 l... T. .'i1 1Tt,, ..... - - .tiwiu iu wii.-iii.-if3 itnii . .vuivs. ..YIIU IOr his possession, and he applied to the 187o wo j,avo 328 acres (.WSbusliels) American Consul, but found no light average per aero 1 131 bushel", average from that quarter. Jlo wns nnniiy When any number of men combine together to control tho market value of any product, the price of freight or anything Ho, we -peak of them as a monopoly, and custom lends it sanction to lis usige. view of tho case, we hav .i uumberof monopolies iu Oregon. His may I ,IOoM,r (ian w(1, ,1(J togAlu fi( M'll0, lltlt , , , , Ar Mlnli. ..,..,. i ..... --...- --... .....v ,iiiv --u r . j . j t a ii . anyJustl(.ol,.thochargemde,,ga.nst;i;-;-Ku "Hugs who have combined to steal bllngin stocks is tho only thinjr that from us our hard and honest earn-! takes with Ing." Again ho thinks that "If the far moneyed men in San nero. I referred to the subject of basket willow In an article Francisco. Sometime in ici (is us i ... i ... , .... i ui:nii iin&Kui wiiiow iu nn iirucic Under this ""I. " vt s,t,h " HUr,,1,H t'",,i,ul ' I'UblWicd in tho (Mmmerftal fcrald ., 1....1 .1..I.V ! to wltl,,lr,lw froi their farming oje- mul Market Jterleir. Tho following i. imu .lino ratj0IH( as wj unublo them to build m reference to Colt's factory niny ln- itni inn ntnl v-ini.. r !.... ......i. ' -Tsi you. nponKiug oi Holland. I Irue, our Trlend ays "the roads ,r,l(. tUl,,r ..,, ,,'.,, " ' r , S,,i,,: M(, who have wrested a ..re open," but why does ho i.sothls i, '. '""' Hirmers Is State from the sea and given wealth as an arKUineni? lo-s ho think It ' ' !,,y "", "" ,,0lloni,,l " ml- nnd power by tliulr labor and lutelli- i. r .1 V r , ,. I ln,"s ""l by tho farmers' meetlnir K'nL'0 wln "ot ',0 dK'ounigoil by trif- u IJZ tn n '"'y'1' J at .Salem would Indicate." I S '"f ''rlc Willi a &v billow tho river or tho railroad, up to the , ,,, ..., .ilu ir,,...,-,.,,, ' t,,!,,, A,, , '"-'dges hey would moii protect IHiint Hint will enable him to com- J." . " ' ,,, " '"" ,07 ''"".overy dyke, and establish basket fae- nuto with them hv whl'oii from i.... tl,i"1 nu' niers of the AVillamette , lories to pay expenses." o I'ort ... , S I,f3s lo, Vl,1,(y ,,uw " rcaso" Ul ll'n, LT,',"-"1 low remarks on .Mr. .. . i li . l-tlmi ' inhere Is$;m,i)0()orliMKMlof.,urplu, " I1 ,V?,Hr,,SIIC0 lx Connecticut: Is eoncorne.l, the roads me open to f ,' m"! ,,., . "A striking Illustration of what can New Yoik City, why not wairon our ... L . "V. ! ' . '. (t.' " 'o done in this way Is furnished bv told by an old sea captain, to steer for the mouth of the Columbia river in Oregon. He then took his course hence, and arrived oil" tho bar in -12 days, and lind to remain outside for ten days before he could be towed In. On ono occasion, tho tugboat Astoria came out nnd spoke him, telling him the wind was from tho north-east, and he could not take him. At the end of ten days, however, lie made out to get Iu, when he found that Ids port of destination was far in the interior, on a -mall branch of the Columbia; thence he took his way, took In half of his cargo at Portland, and the balance on her way down, finishing at Astoria. Now, wc will look at the ship's expenses money paid out whilst in the river ubovo Astoria. River pi lotage; $128 river towage, S3C0; stc vedore l.iltor, 800: uvuniKu ! wro J.' uusnoi", nvornirc two years together M bushels nmi i peck per acre. You sco the aggro gate number of bushels produced on this 09.1 acres was nearly 8,000; now let us tako one-half of tho ground and put about tho samo labor on it that wo put on the .393 neres, and I don't think it extravagant to say we wo can nvorugo 33 bushels per ncrp yu win ii.y uiu iiKiiic, nail oioM ls2!)0J acres; well that gives usO "811 bushels, or 1.1811 bushels mZ than tho OM acres poorly cultivated Thus wo sco wo havo gained 296! acres of hind for grazing; wo have gained 1,181 bushels of wheat; we hnvo tho condition of farms much Improved; wo gain S370iu heading. But enough of this nt present. I now make a proposition to tho Club Hint wo try one aero or as much as wo can, nnd report after harvest. G. W. Vkunon, - - i Bucna Vista Farmers' Clnb. grain over there".' Ills argument seems to bo that If the railroad or river monopolies will carry the fann er's Height to market uny cheaper than ho can a Don I too by wagon -that he has no right to complain, no matter w hat fortunes the-o rings may jima-s iu tho operation. Truly would it not be a nice Job to wagon a mill ion of bushels of bent from these upper counties to Portland iu the Inter'.' mini diii ne Millicicill 10 Mode lliii . Ilin iviiii-lin..i. .if ... In.. i- t river with the neees-iuy amount of 11 Hartford, Con uect icu t. ' Having cheap freight boats.) The farmers of !lr:it. Purchased at a nominal price a this valley havo either directly or Indirectly built up all the commer cial and manufacturing lutciests be longing to it, with all Its cities anil the principal part of the men In ii.eiu, steamboats not excepted, to to tho tune of a hundred millions. tract of swainnland tihieet tminm...i overllow .situated on tho Connecticut river near Hartford, ho proceeded to nuke :.u embankment for its piotec tion, under the supervision of emu. tent engineers and practical work- mei inun jiouiiiHi. -s soon a the work was Mitllclcntlv mlvuiwiwi iw planted at tho base of the einbank- ?1,26S. Such expenses and delays Incurred by tho ship explain xviiy hliip-inastersiind owners requlresuch high rates of charter. Tho average charter for ve-els taking wheat from San Francisco to Liverpool, for the lust yenr, hns been about $17 per ton; wherein, this ship receives over $2-1 per ton. Now, add to this enormous charter expense, tho expenses of getting tho wheat on Iward ships, by Editor Wlllamet.u Farmer: Tlio farmers of Iiuciia Vista nre- amounting toiClnct and vicinity, met nt1 Uucna Vista, Feb. 15th, pursuant to notice. for tlto purpose of organizing n Far mers' Club. Mr, O. A. Wells wns elected temporary Chairman, nnd E. C. Hull, Secretary, pro torn. Somo very appropriate remark in the shnpo of short speeches wero then inndo by Hon. James Olngles, J. B. Stump, L. Case, and others. On motion, tho Chair appointed L. Case, J. B. Stump, nnd E. C. Hall, tho present mode, adding to it tho eoniMiltteo on constitution mid by waste, as i nnvo ooioro stated, and Is 'ws. there any wonder, that the farmer! There was n general turnoutof the brings a long sigh, and .says, " I am I farmers, showing that they were in- dleou raged; I cannot get enough to tereitucl In the matter, nnd nmong piy me for my tolling; for I have nil this expense and waste to bear"? Let us see who docs make the money. Tho Mendel"on lind on lward 1,30 ton; which will bring to the owners others, was your worthy agent Mr. m. wells, with nn oyo open to bu siness, and apparently willing to ex change n receipt forn year's subscrip tion for tlio Fahmkk. for . CO In Yet honest .lohu thinks tho least '""'I'1 " laiitity of oier-, or yellow word of complaint on the part of fa r i willows, and iu tlio eouiso of a ww I'sl.aw! John, you do not intend to , . . ," '""? ' '" '" lTw P"viiiotl , mid stm-ked, ho established a lsket . . I lltl-J HUM' years wneu tiievworo we I mnimi inanufactory.whlclinowatlourishln inn.. wagon your wheat to IMrlluml. tol" .'.. ' ,"", '"i "i :,i" "AV.'.il"' .V. ""w,,,,;,.,!rw, "If ..H.vi.H,,usthnt there Is no,,, n.H truth N, the .armors of Ihls ? WMK oly In tho carrying trade between i(Sta((, bavocon, . e, i.. i, . ., f,.rVr,n 1"' """"hlerablo town on hero and that point. No, tbls Null , f'V m lon ,lIff , ho reclaimed land. Tho banks of Iki-Ii. and I .,,.. mirnrkiii ii u''eou,i.iorclal vessel to very nn- he river thus protected are more ll.iml.i.i..i... ,n J:,:."" men, who manifest no con-, "llffviouH to Hood thai, works of of It. Ilecause the road N ,, en ' Jvr" wl';'y'r nlxmt the farmers' In- ...... ...,j ..i.i.i, nun Hint c larmers i have to take hold, and right her up, iM' what Is the matter, and get her allo.it. for tho voyage, $32,42n Now add to -''"i of hich ad viintugo uonio of the this the expenses Incurred and paid w,so '"rmcrs availed thomsolvcs. by the shipper, between the farmer,1 Meeting adjourned to meet on Sat- gronnry nnd tho ship, coniinenciiiir I ura"y. 2-" "t l o'clock p. in. Time . We have great faith iu her, we be- iiexeMie is all oak and ubiiiiiliiniii folld masonry. The roots of the o.ler oni eme every part or the levee, binding It togetherso firmly that the llercest torrents produce no effect upon it. V'"!i.is 1,.u,ro ,() provent us fron, doing llkewlsel Nothing, I venture to sity, but "that mean mid Jealous spirit of disparagement, which op IMises every lionoflclal enterprise, clogs Intelligent legislation, dlscour' capital iu and Iron, us our haul and honest earn ings.' " .Mr. Mluto makes this quo tatlon fron, the Farmers' iqipeal Is sued nt Salem. Hut this was not penned with special reference to the carrying trade between hero and bl,. to rl.li. ill ..i ... TV. ".'1S '"' investment of canltu Portland, but more mrtleularly will. , ! ,. ' . ' " '. ! "'"' ,",.0,!,, I M. public improveme'nt" nerenee to the wheat rlnirs of this' m "'"" . ur'. f1""0 "mH ""vhlerBnitilkidlott in the ex- -ast, who huvoootleclually hedged ' " " T t ' SKCr awa U, "te nr,,s "!: ...':::": 's " "rlb,u . n woi,. ,ik0 h"Z , "?l! the ., ." " '" ""'" ' "T'ousM-nemes l.,llinll. ,,, ., ,,,,, ,,. , .VA" """"" kcs noi,i , it 5TS,5S.---w and tliiitni mi,.- ,... .-.. ..i1"i"'iiiKK,iigau.,.siiooveriKmrd this State .Mluto against rings Now lot ii mh hImiiI Ink The Who Hnji uu: iMot Si.k.ki-, """ MMi-n in iiriiiiiui lllilL'tt Willi tlto iieceNsarycanital. Very truly yours, (t. L. Dan ford, Ksq, .Monterey. IlKMKitv run tiii. Ki'iyuoric The Swretary of War dlii-cts that i .iiii-in uuii'in iu I'oriiiitiii iiiiil-.i a 'i'i,. ...i... .i.i.. i i . ....... I ..oeM,g,.n,tio,becUsesblpperswere dangerous It Is tho hard working J lc " vk- TlliJS. t I laying ut one time In the S.,1, Fran- proressionid man tho close stndeiif I,,,, ', N,lt- hloratoofpotaah; olsoo market us ., as $i.te ht ' .r t IwiS of K?J I l,u;iu4lo shlpto Llvenl, with a 'cart'i u JS hh Id i,J , S S,2HVn'"?,Url,,0f,tI,,,,,U,B- ,easo,,ble s,w of pn.tlt at the .so I most fmni ol of "lee ,' ' " ' or 8,wn Mw tt ' w nt I'ortiand, and ending at Astoria, all of which expenses must bo nnid by tho shipper, as ho has to deliver the cargo over her sides Now, tho shipper comes in for his share, and, when that is paid, tho farmer finds his rlmre of the profits Is Indeed small. How does tbls loot tr i. filmier? And Is them nn mmn,,... Tho farmer Is told by the Portland papers to keep quiet, and sell Ids wheat for what ho can get, or lie will be compelled to let it go to wasto in his own granary. It strikes mo, that, witli tlio free navigation of the rivers of Oregon, such un insertion rather savors of arrogance. Let the producers, by .some menus, hnm ... Ilflent storago provided at Astoria, p ace their wheat there at a reason able expense, nnd, depend upon It. "iuj in renuzo more profitable sales even under the present outrageous management of the towage nnd pi lotlng business on the bar, than they ow do, under the management of the shippers at Porthin.i t i. there can U, no doubt, If the locks nt rolled nrouiid, mid tho 22d cumo.nnil also many of tho farmers with it, nnd after they had assembled tho house was called to order by tho chairman, lho minutes of provious mooting were rend nnd approved. Tlio by laws were then called for which were read and ndopted. Fourteen names were men enrolled as niombors. lho Club then permanently organ ized by electing tlio following tiumed gentlemen, otllcors for tho ensuing ia,?: ,9; - WellH, President; L.M. Hall, Vlco President; E. C. Hull, Secretary; John . stump, Treas urer. Bueim Vista Club No. 2. or 1'olk county, wus tho numo agreed UJMJII. Tho Club udjoumed to meot ut the t mo fixed by the by-lnws, which Is the first Saturday in each month, at I o'clock p. in. E. c. Ham,, Sec'y. Thk Jficilyan Ihrmer offers this remedy for loss of nnnotlto or indi gestion in stall-fed cattle: " Some times cattle, when being fed high, refuse their food because their di gestive organs are out of order. We Hud tho following, mndo into drink, recommended by an exnerlonced cattle man: Knsom salts. 14 ounces: i)r.m, , -I-" , in-...." limn; i-.psom saas, ii ounces; nonSv S " .."-o-r-W'". o-nce.., ginger, 1 ounce; "IK)ly, that so soon ns storago is pro vided at Astoria, there will iu. .,....?. -, i -.... wv I'lUIUV oi river .steamers that will bikn n.TJ ..v , UIUCK Ulltlllionv. i ounnn nines-. 1 ounce the whole well powdered nnd iiiixeu, and put Into not less thnu ... tt . . i . MiV ho Wiii,.f. . '". U"y IH)int on four,lu'"-t of thin oatmeal gruel.' 4 ' " " er io Astoria, for1 f;:.! r."1 "l.0,t for a l' to", whlcli I -Mis.sCAiioi.iNKHowAim.dnueht ITl wustK i, in the pf o to Sanford Howard, Sec .....v. it ji now snipped. Astoria, Feb. 17, 1673. shipped. o. s, Xoxe but farmers for legislators" rotary of tho Mlchliniii Aprloultural College, died Jununry 12, nt Lansing, Mich. At the time of her death, she was n clqrk in the offlco of public in struction of Michigan. She was quite u jwpulnr writer for ugrlcultural and other periodicals of the dnv. ) sM