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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1873)
$2.50 por Year, in Advance. FIOTICK TO SI7BSCMIBBRS. Tk 4ate appearing ner tit prlat4 ummt tke wiper la Ike 4ate of tko KXPIMATI0N ofaiiWrltUn. i New York, March 24 A number of citizens of New York nnd New Jersey havoorpuilzMl themselves Into aeo-opemuvojooay. nicy propose 101 remove to California and settle upon I lands yet to be selected, They propose to locate upon the lino of the Pacific Kallrond, where their numbers will entitle them to a depot and Post-office. They have chosen officers, all of whom except tho Secretary, are to net with out compensation. Tho labor of the community Is to be mutual, as well as tlie benefits tnereoi. Louisville, (Ky.), March 24.-The suit of Lent vs. Arnold and ltnbert Slack, for SKO.OOO, was dismissed to day In the United Htatcs Court by con Mitt of parties. The suit grew out of tho notorious California diamond swindle. The dismissal was the result of a compromise Arnold paying Lent $150,000 cash nnd each party paying their own costs. Now York, March 24,-Tho Kilo In vestigation to day develojicd the fact thnt General Sickles received $7.yX)0 for Ills services in connection with change of Directors. Nashville, March 24. Mayor Ker cherval has received n letter from the Secretary of President Grant, saying that It would be Impossible for the President to visit Nashville, as he had been compelled to jHistpone Indefin itely his trip through the Pont hern Slates. New York, March 24. Mr. Pussos, counsel for Stokes, made application to-day in the Court of Oyer and Ter miner for an order to show causu why the Judgment record In the ease should not be amended, on the ground tuat It does not Include material fuels. Tho Court took the papers. The widow of Foster, the murderer who was hanged on Friday last, Is utterly prostrated, and not expected to live. Washington, March 21.-In the Senate Clayton asked an act of Justice to himself and his State that his case betaken up. It was taken up by a vote of thlity-slx to fourteen. Wright said that aftera consultation with tho other members the com mittee had come to the conclusion that the subject should go over to-day, as thu Senate was not ready for dis cussion. The report of the committee was then read, but iiofuither action wits taken. Tho resignation of Caldwell was occasioned by his knowledge that many Kcpuhllcaii Senators would vote for Kerry's resolution for expulsion, though it was not certain that the necessnry two-thirds vote would have been secured. It Is believed that a majority might have been obtained. Caldwell did not desire to remain in the Senate with even a minority vote for expulsion, but preferred to resign and refer the whole matter to the people of Kansas, The commissions of the presen Min isters to the Central American States Will expire on thu 1st of July, when by thu law of Congress the missions will be consolidated and only one Minister be assigned to all those States. It is said to-night that in all probabil ities Colonel Williamson of Shruvport, Iioulsiana, will secure the appoint ment. New York, March 2o. A Washing ton special says that up to thu present time only one-half of the members of Congress have drawn their extra pay. The Inconsistency exhibited by many Keprcsenativcs is well Illustrated In the cane of thu three New Hampshire members Hlbbanl, Bell and Parker, all Democrats. These gentlemen voted against the increase of salary and extra $5,0u0. and returned to their homes to assist III the election contest Involving the queston of their own return to the Forty-third Congress, and made considerable capital for themselves by proclaiming theiropjto sitlon to the bill for Increase of salary. As soon as the election was over, Hlbbard, who was not returned to Congress, and Parker who was. Im mediately wrote and drew the $3,000 extra pay. Mr. Dell, whose olectlon is still Involved In doubt, has not applied for his extra salary aa yet Chicago, March 22.-4ne of the worst snow-storms of this terrible season has raged since morning. A foot of annw has fallen, and it has drifted terribly. Street railroad .trav el has ceased, nnd trains na railroads have stopped or are badly delayed. Thermometer 24 degrees above zero. St. I on Is, March 2-". A driving snow-srorm has prevailed here since early this morning. Colonel Sheridan nnd Forsyth, of Sheridan's staff, passed through here to-night to visit nnd inspect tho mili tary posts in Texas nnd along the line of the Rio CI ramie. Thoy will bo Join ed In May at some point not yet desig nated, by tho Secretary of War. General Sheridan and the whole par ty will return via NewOrleans. Washington, March20. The Com mittee on Privileges nnd Elections, heretofore Instructed to Inquire into the most prnclcable mode of electing President and Vice President, were given leave to hold sessions in Wash ington or elsewhere. Senators Brownlow, Cameron, Pratt, Davis, Kdnioud. Flanigaii, Hamilton and Wadlclgh have left Washington Gilbert, Merrlman, mid Wright lenvo to-night. A few Senators will remain several days, but the largesr number leave for their homes to-nior-row. The members of the Senate Com mittee on Public Buildings wilt re main n few days after adjournment to consult as to the Improvement of the Senate wing of the Capitol during the recess. I Kl HOI-KAN. London, March 24. In the House of Commons to-day. Gladstone, In reply to an inquiry by Vernon liar court, stated Hint the Government did not intend, with rcfcrancc to the 11 nances of the present year, to pro pose a vote to supply the sum award ed at Geneva, as the financial year would end on thcHlst of the present month. Jlritlsh manufocturers of agricul tural implements have resolved not to take part In the Vienna Kxhihltloii. Petersburg, March 2-). The Gaulois declares that the only issue of the expedition to Khiva must bo com plete and unconditional submission of the Khlvans to Itussian Hwny. Loudon, March 2', Dispatches from Madrid say it is reported that Bismarck refuses to endorse the recog nition of tho Spanish Itepubllu, de claring that it does not represent the truo will of the Assembly, which yielded to the pressure of the masses in proclaiming It. It is nlsso rumored that tho Russian and Austrian Gov ernments have Intimated that they withheld recognatiou on siniHar grounds. An International Patent nights' Congress will bo held in Vienna dur ing the Inhibition. It will be com posed of manufacturers, scientllle men and other Tiik Ni:w NoitTiiwi:.sT. Mrs. A. J. Dunlway announces to her patrons that tlie publication of her paper will bo suspended for a few mouths, owing to recent Illness in her family, which prostrated her boys her working force and this course is absolutely neces sary to give them rent. We are sorry to lose thu AV' Korthiccnt from our table for even a few short months, as there is certainly no paper on our ex change list that we open with moru Interest. Aside from its pre-eminent editorial ability, it present the neatest typographic appearance of any weekly in thu State, uud is a credit to the fru terulty. On resumption of publica tion, Mrs. Dunlway hopes to issue her paper both dally and weekly. Success to the enterprise. And right here we may add that, In our opiaeion, in the distribution of official patronage, Mrs. Dunlway was entitled to, and should have received, the office of P. M. at Portland. SALEM, OREGON, MARCH Refers or Retlatlei. CiiiCAno, March 14, 187;!. WtiUtt WllUmrlt KMtn.fi Henry Ward Boechor says of the contest between the railroad mo nopolies and the people, "it. is a ques tion of reformation or revolution." That remark is well said. And when such a sentiment Li uttered it is not for-alarm.. Profound excitement pre vails in tho whole farming commu nity of the great West. The free pooplo of thli Republic have been robbed for years back; they are liolng robbed now; they begin to realize the fact; they will resort to legal tnAaaiimu fi m.I-auj li.it . !.. ..! rrr; ' .s:, r , :. ; :.;.:: V.U 1.1 .UiH.- ......... U.l UIIIH "".."11111... .. fulling, will assert itself in revolution. The Legislature of Illinois, two years ngo pusiod laws in relation to trans portation tariffs in this State. The railroad companies have violated mem in every particular, mm noW the farmers of this great Slate uro. rising in a body to uphold thoir rights i and collisions between fanners and J railroad employees arc frequent. At a town on the Illinois Central lUil- way n few days since, a party wished to ride a few miles, and tendered it gal fare. The Conductor switched their car off on a side track and left it there with the doors locked. Quite n number of ladies wero in the car v.iiohad friends in the neighborhood, who boon gat lie rod in large number bringing along axes. Doors, win- (lows, wlndowblinds, and seats were broken, before tho passengers were liberated. Tito people haw threatened to tear up railroads, hut tlie more- sober , minded have prevailed against such proceedings do far. Those facts are, not overdrawn, but are a plain state ment. To say that the pooplo of Ill inois tiro in open rebellion ngain.st railroad monopolies is hut telling tlie truth. Ne L'arly every county In tho Its farmers' clubs. Meet - State has ings are held over the entire State, which are bringing tilings to a crisis. Resolutions nro passed, instructing n, ..w....i.n nr i, ..r,.,.,..,. r.,1.1,.. ... ,',... , ,,,,.' turo how to voto und legislate upon tho various railroad bills which have been drafted. T., mm ,.,..,... d,n, .... ......,... i :.i i Too,; V , ' this State had 2,807 miles of railway. During the period of tumult and war, and or the scarcely less exciting e- ricMl of reconstruction, tlie companies ' ""' " "" ; " tl,u " Vr "'m iii. mxn I, . ., . .i or "I tratisportiitlon. Tho Osage .added 1,000 miles to tho system. Inirivor, a creek coi ired with lliv , 1870, the people began to arouse und Willamette, was so imnrovod bv wako up to the emergencies of the wing-dams und other Improvements times. Thcybegnn to soo the com- that it did tho carrying for as large Pleleness of tho tyranny established ' 1 Wltt'SSSht II... over them. Those 4,000 miles were ( railroad should be oxlonded to Asto built, not to accommodate them, but ria; then there would bo a fair com toopprcs.s them und to absorb their petition In prices for freight by rail- Mniwtniifr. n ii,iMimnn u,i,i n,,. n... r0:l,, an,, 'Iver; nnd as we had a rail substante. It has boen said that the , ro((, d W(,ru oWjKt.,, to Up,M)rt It, iwoplo aro long suffering nnd slow to anger," but when aroused no tiower can successfully stund against them, ml. . ........1.. III!....!. t.... .. i ..... inoiM.-op.uo. i.uoo.s ,mw uu.er...- Ined to throw off the Incubus of the system of oppression which hni tuwiimA Hvnnnvmmu u'ltli n.ll mud iiiiuiHfFetnnnt A Int., Chli-ncn road management. A lato Chicago uaiiy says; -m iiunou mey une iwii;; '' .,...,, urv" mode of throwing off thlsopprcsslon; and neither courts, nor legislatures, hut juuriiuiuiiw, luu ucimi mi-ii solemnly-formed lairposo any more than a civil engineer can dam Niag ara." In IMS), when tho railroad monop- 20, 1873. olios began to tighten their grasp upon tho industries of tho country and mako themselves felt rw an op pression, tho Rebellion commenced. Thu integrity of tho Uupubllc dis tracted the attention of the farmers from the jHirll of property interests. But while the farmers nnd mechan ics shouldered their muskets nnd and went to thu front to crush out the Rebellion, tho railroad compa nies commenced to seek new grants, to build new lines, water stock, charge exorbitant tarltfs for trans portation, nnd to draw their coils moro tightly nrnund the farmera of tint twiltfif at 4111 rhnt lml1 iltswti L.ttK " -"",,'' " "V "-' fMir- usati. mu u... 11 is inki.n,an.i the people, are standing forth in their might, and tho railroad monop olies of this country must either re form or eNe the farmers will revolt and take thu law into their own hands. Rkx. Salem Farmers' Clnb Met at Legislative Hull. Salem, on I March loth, 1873. i The resolution discussed was the . following: " Resolved, that the pros- ' I'll! moans nf tniiisiMirliitlmi ilii in) " !;" , '!'. ' l'i"""-'- "' " '-or.. i meet tlie renu rements or vt .1... .. ..... ....!.. .. . .Mr. iwintn read un essay iimii tho j- . ... affirmative, which was published In last week's KAitMr.it. Mr. John P. Cole thought he was like the little lsy sent upon an er rand, but forgot what he wussont for. He hadn't much to say. but would say that the means for tlie earrvlnir trade wero sufficient. The way to re- I illtf.it llin ttftutt nf ffiilivlit ii-id ti M.ii.,, ,)SS grain, for we were destroying .our soil, and would make ourselves oor by such n course. Fanner.-, ' imniii uni.fiiir.'it.ik hiuiwi niiiiinri..- I lures, and grh.d their own wheal. - ... . .L HI'IIIU .....I... ... """"I nww., ...I. .Ill, ..,, .-iimilllllllulHT , be exported. Tlie production of the Hour, wool, nncon, Ac, should ulono State would not warrant rival Hues in the carrying trade. .Small ll.it bottomed boats, with small engines, should be run up the lcsur streams, and carry freight to the main river, and then taken direct Io Astoria or i "'" other port on the ColuuiUi, ; ' 1' r. . !" H.'.'. ".'.'i .M-. S'.'V ' " ' . V 'I',1. tm ,1111,1 .-i IIIKCI, fAircillu IllJII llllli;. Ho was decidedly in favor of (lie farmers living among thcnwlvc.s as much as possible, mid importing ns ( tow articles us ne.so.sslly required. I At tho present time a fanner could ' hiir(v vt,. Tiert. mM v,,ry little to , be made fanning. Farmers were too I extravagant; many, if they made one dollar, would spend two. Fanii- ew I')"I k'-t'P '"t or debt; then , nob0,iy could take advantago of them. In this way butter prico.scouhl do ouiiiineii njr larni prouuets. jie i;i wo could support one to Astoria liet tor than tho little wo had. Jie thought tho railroad a littlo prema hire for the isqiulatlon of Oregon, it lM,l,, pxiMmslvo w.iv of i.rril..t. frelirhts and ikisioiilmts. The causes of our hard times wero attributable to various circumstances. Thu drain of tho railroad, increase of faxes, too ,,.,, jm)nrt.,',0 ,,(j ,l0 lllhll., contributing almost nothing, were ino principal causes or nam limes, ()ur 0XM)rU wcro chiefly wheat and y,- u',l(j or H 0f yeuri ut Imj ho. He would differ with gentle men about raising wheat. Being a now country, wo must raise some thing to export to obtain money caough to meet our Importations, Volume V. Number 6. unci not having manufactorlnaonough for home production and home enn sumption, we must nil so wheat and wool, orcenm altogether to import articles wo do not manufacture; and this being the case, the country mast stand still or go down. Tho main question to the Oregon fanner la to get n fair price for his produce To do this, means must lo used Io ship our produce cheaper to atop thbt shaving process of so ninny middle men. Six middle-men iiro too many; two or three are enough. If monoy ed men aro willing to reciprocate with farmers In making fair profits, then there need be no clashing; but if moneyed power seeks to make more clear prollt off the farmer than the farmer can make off the land, it only takes time to bring about n re form. Tho farmer really holds tho key to nil wealth, and by using tho same judgment that sxculatnr.s do, can help himself as well. The President nuulo some excel lent remarks to the Club, and various members made remarks not relevant . to the main question. Question for next meeting: "Re solved, that It pay, hotter to feed and 1 1. ...... i..i. i., ...:..i..- ,i..... ... i... it iwuj nitn f .. uiivi lllttll IV. Il't It run on pasture." M. l'Nke, affirmative. The Club adjourned to meet at tho Courthousu In Salem on tho third Saturday in . John P. Vi ;i).m. I'legati Io the County Convention. T. L. Davidson, Sec'y. 0.1 1'. K. K. Bonds. New York, March 20. Ben Holla day's fi lends treat with levity the 7W jimc'n announcement, that proceedings are to be Instituted against him as President of the California and Oregon Itallioad for alleged fraudulent repre sentation In iilaelug the Company'., bonds. 'Vu 'rltiinir says It Is stated that the Oregon ami Callforuial Ball load Company caused Orcxcl, Morgan and Co., of New nrk, and Snllmcli Brothels of l-'rankfort, Germany, to negotiate ?1I),II.0,MI0 of Its bonds at prices which netted the Company $(l, -,.iK),(MK). President Holladay, it is fur ther n-sciicil, took a contract from this Comnany to build theroad at the rate of about f:to,(XM) u mile on the Iiroeceds of tho sale of these bonds. In liiillt-.'li) miles, leaving the most difficult and expensive portion of the line still iiiinitlshed. It Is further as serted that tho Winter storms have damaged tho load wry much and that file iccclpts luivu not equalled tho amount icqulrcd for interest. Tho bonds are quoted at 'loin tho Berlin market, and at a leceiit meeting of bondholders a Committee was appoint ed to begin proceedings against Mr. Holladay uud Con. puny to scenic the laud giant of l,iioo,lKH) ncics. Tho Hull til n, speaking by author ity of tho Railroad officials, pro nounces tho above statements of tho dispatch from Now York, to Isj "en tirely without foundation." It fur ther says: "Interest has In every instance been paid promptly on thu bonds, and pro vision is made for full payment of the next interest, which fulls duo on tho Hirst of April. No committee has I been iipNiiitcd in Kiiropeorelrtcwhcro to commence legal proceedings, them . Iwlng no ground therefor. Other stato I meuts of the dispatch aro pronounced AkSllIllf lis II II fill. .11 Iju I Wll llfltlt Itililll rcillested to giv.i tl.esii denials for tho I iilii.niiil liitl lit tltii lu.nril.1 Jif OrAimn I who may desire to know whether tho .statements have foundation or not." , Nkw Pai'KK. Wd havu recelvetl tho llrst number of thu Jiuleiciuleiit, a , lurgu und flue Itsikiug weekly Just , started at Forest Grove. It makes a g.s.d beginning. Wo wish It success. I A.Mr. MmiUjjw arrived In Wall-trifti , WulU Ul w.rk, fruiii Hit' lr north, wltU , I, s(W jmiu.mI. of .tillable fr. lulu. K. IlirrUnn, uiiis-r, wu kllll issir I'liliiittuwn, .larkMi.i count y. a l.urt tliaa uht, by IU ritv.ng ol tt tMll,