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Siilcm, Siilunlny, October 4,
OREGON STATE FAIR,
'ifor i m-; :t,
Commeuces Monday, Cct. 6lh,
AH IIISTINL'I.S I STII.
NnturilHy i:ruliii:, Oil, 1 1 fit.
In mlilltinii to m I .)( in premi
ums, the Society oiler over $6 CO In
VOI.D AM) mi.vi'.e: ?u:iiai.s.
Tlio premiums mi cuttle iiid largely In
created on those of former years. No
fttlbit wilt bo spim-d li.v tin1 Hoard ol
Managers to inula- the occasion one of
UIIUHIIIll lutcicst. l'llllll letters urclvetl,
ed, it is believed Hut itllciiiluucc mid ex
hibition will liuntiicrlor to those of any
former yenr.
The l'rcnil ii mt of IM'J.
Of the $'.',r.no ihi(. on premiums itf.'.hVJ,
it llio flows o thu Knlr, over f.'.oon have
been pnid. All persons to whom prciiii
iiiiih nro iliiu etui olitnin tlieir money nt
tho Secrcturv'sollleo, on or uflerthe first
iuy of tho ('ah- timing the week), in
hill, In V. S. woln.
Kor pnrllciilurs, uddics
K. M. Waiti:, Secretary,
Hiilein, Oregon.
Xollce to Shippers lo the Stale Fair.
All nulmiiN ami frelnht for inhibition
AtthoStuto Pair will he ilellvereil this
I
cur o)i (If uniHiiitii. thereby suvlin: trou.
ln und iluluy of tiuvcl mill t r.i )ii mrtiv-
rwin llio MWuni depoi.
K. M. Waiti:,
Seo'y Oregon State. Ag'l Society.
A llMuinlmlnmliiig (orrctltil.
Thu IlilpruKition seems to linve gone
ubrouil that ineinbeu of the Oregon Mule
AKrh'iiltiirul Hocluty are churiicd tills
yrnr $.1.1)11. This Isu mistake. The rule
mw Is tho one which hits heen In force
?;tr years, to wit: :?.'I.Oi to become u mom-t-tr;
hut, If a ineniher, then SI. Ml tore-
iln luelilliership.
K. M. Waiti:,
Sce'y Oregon Mute. Ag'l Society.
What is tin: Avi:iiii:.-Wo desire
lo publish to tho worlil I'oircel Inforniu
Hon us to tho Oregon wheat crop of 1ST.'),
mid we ask persons lo send statement of
the ylehl on their fiiims ulso on the
furins of their neighbor, unil to mnko us
reliuhle estimates us possible of the
uvorugoylchl In tlial vhilollv or eonnty.
'I'll Ih Is a mutter in which nil mo Inter
ested, anil wo hope our rentier will tulie
hdiiiu pains to ohtuiu unil furnish us all
tint iuforiiiatioil possible to eiiuhle us lo
luuUo known to tint woilil reliable facts j
of tho pioiluetlons of our .Mute. e
shall wuit until uhoul Nov. Inl unil
then iiso Ihoucctimulutfil inuteriul, milk
ing freipieut notes in tho mean time.
DoputloB of tho Stato Grange.
l'nriiitvii uf llrouii Hint Wioliliutiin, nrniilc for
rir trilrt Hun utnl for Ilic I'liui.lilriiit'iit uf Hie liulnx
Irlnl ptir-ullf. Tit ritrlliutu IliU irrk, I hiir toiii-
iiiImIiiii lhnfiilluliii( rr In liillliitif(lriiii;t'ii In
Iliiu Juiinllilloii, it- m; llriill":
Tor l)mii;U, mid Hit' ('i.iinllis. mhiI'i nf it
flimifjF.Tm Mllt I'.
l'll..lltllll' T.iIhui, I I v l-t.tuc-II.N.
Illll, .liinitluti
Alullnnumli Jitioli.li.lin-Hrt. Kil ruill.in.l
'kickt'm-r. I'url'tMi. Kli'iVnk,
IU-iiIiiii-'A. HIiiiiiikii. I'lirtnlll
Vmlilll-A. II llfitrv. Ijifiiytllr
Wtt.lilni;l"ii- V, II. Iliiiiiiliii'jr, IIUUIhmk.
Mrl.iu-ll. A. Vltl. Turner
-II. M.
l.lnn-lt. II. l'miiilii.'. Tuini'itli nm l'jrii,
Hclti,
Kiirlrni llri'iron, lll'l'tn WifhliiJlon, ami luitliti
It. I. Olil. Wnlltliurii, W T
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'IIIIIUI'.", MI... .11......
KmiL irllun. mIIa
wiu, w. r.. nt". i
lilt
liter, on) ion, w, I
lull
IIANIKI. CI.AIIK,
MltT Main Hln); cf Oregon.
Hilli'iil, Oil. I. IWI.
At Tin: KAiu(Si:t)i:Niw. Wo vImII
od tluiStutti KulrKroiitiil.ionTliiirMluy
mid rutw iirt'imrntlons jietlvcly jjoIiir on
for tho lu'cniiiiiiiiilalloit of exhibitor
mid vjsltorn. Alroail.N Micro woroniiiuy
arrlvalrt of Mtn'l;, lino hloodeil lior.
oh wero lii'liitf lod uIkiiiI lil.uiUolod,
hoollis worn nlronily ojionoil forMilo of
noco.ssarlos of llfo and somo uimooossu.
rloH. Tho tniok M liolut; wot down, to
lm In porloot order for tho ooniliij mocU,
mid tho road from town to tho loiiiuN
will lm sprinkled llinrouu;hly duriiie;
Knlr woolc. The Stowarls of Yiiinhill
luivo tliulr stock on liiuul for oxliibltlou,
and W. ('. Myor, of JcU.-on county,
liamirilvod with his in:(j;iilllcoiit Tor
ohoron liorso.s, iiiuro.-, iiml colts, which
will astonWi boholdors. All thliiK ho
tokon it mo-it ravonihlo tiniii for tho
l'alr.
Wasiiinuton County Kaik.Wo
j'ouiiil It lniHs-llil to lHiioont at tho
WiusliliiKtoii Counly Fair, as wo had
intended, and aro pleaded to loam from
tho Oiriionitin that the l'alr was pecu
niarily and in ovory othor way Micros,
ful. Tho crowd of other matter this
wook and tho near approach of tho an
nual .Stato l'alr, wlrnii inuchoftliosaino
stock Willi ho exhibited, und of couio
uotlood by us, iiiaku it laipo-i'll'li' '
dovoto tho hpnoo to tho Washington
County llilr which wo liouIl lo picas
oil to jrlvo to it.
i):noc'(i li:i:r. Wo inoiitloiiodsonio
wookuaRO that Thomas Cnivs luld con
tr.ioled for a hundred lioad orbcofont
ttotobo lirouglit over tho iiuninialn.s
from OvIkk-o. Tlioy have arrlvod In
pmd order, and tho iuarlors prosont a
Coition appoar.uioo, as inoy iiiuik V,
riiiKBWstlvo of tho nunlltloM or Imucli
L'rass Wo hoUovo that othor HaIoih
innrkots have been furnished with boot"
mm KH-ti'in )rotroii tliNM-a-un.
Oprn our Itlicn.
About tho most Important work of
intornnl Iniprovomont that remains to I
lio done for tho development of tho uy-1
riciiltural interests of Orof,'on and
Washington, N tho openlnt,' up of our i
rivers to nitviyntlon tho whole your
round, as the eoiisoiiuont chenpenlngof
freights will add more to the wealth of
distant coiintlo.s tliiiu can bo aceoin-l
plMiud byuiiy othor moaii.s. Tho vnltio '
of wator-coiir.sos for cheap transit of
produce has been demoiMmted o tho
roughly that it noed.s no argument, and
the advantage of water communication
for cheapness over railroads is another
fact that cannot bo .successfully ques
tioned, It Is therefore important to ov
ory .section to liuvo water-courses made
available whero It is possible, so tho
qiioNtlon for us to decide Is whether It
is possible for the navigation of the Co
lumbia and Willamette rivers to' bo
muilo available for the accommodation
of the commercial needs of the produ
cers of those .stations.
A few dny.s ago, we heard Col. Teal
of Portland who doubtless .spoke for
tho capitalists who own the canal and
lodes tit Oregon City Miy lit Albany
that ho would furnish the best of bonds
to the niiiouut of half a million dollars
that, with one hundred thousand dol
lars furnished by tho general govern
ment or li inn any .source for that pur
pose, he would permanently Improve
the navigation of the Willamette river
from H.s mouth to CorvallN, so that It
could ho " propelled " by .steamers ov
ory day In tho year, carrying not less
than llfly Ions of freight. A .small .-urn
more, ho said, would open the distance
beyond, lo II irrlsburg. That would
give tho farmern of this valley great
additional facilities for the trau.sporta-i
lion of their products, and place an ef
fect mil check to the power of any rail
road cororatl()U lo become 1111 obnox
ious monopoly. If It Is true, as mi .sta
led, Hint the navigation of tho Willam
ette tiui bo improved for so small ifMim, '
and that majestic w.iter-couro be made '
available Hie year round for tho com
merce of this valley, thou it .should ho
possible for our Congressmen to obtain
that .sum from the general government '
for that purpose, for certainly that Is a!
small Mini to accomplish such great re-
Milts and confer Mich lasting benefits.
Hut u more liiixrtunt question .still,
relates lo the navigation of the Coluiii-1
bin river. A great agricultural district
is located on its upper waters, and the
farm lauds in tho Walla Walla region,
alone aro .said to have a .supply of u
million bushels of grain tho present
year, which .stands Idle In mills and ;
warehouses and hams, valued at not ,
much over one third wliat it would ho1
worth on .ship-board at Portland. Thej
farmers of tho whole upper Columbia
I region aro anxiously looking at the'
i Columbia river and pondering hi their ,
, minds tho importance of making it '
.available to cheaply transport their
i products to market. It Is said that such
I improvement is feasible and can ho ac
! coinplishcd witli comparatively moder
into outlay, and it Is therefore very ini
I portaut to have accurate Mirvoys and
'estimates made, ami then, If consider
ed practicable, to combine all available
intliieuces to .secure the sum needed to
ncconipll.sli llio work.
Whilst it Is (mo that KaMcru Or
egon and Washington comprise a re
gion that Is much of It mountainous or
else covered with sago-brush plains,,
and that much of the hotter laud is el
evated and dry and unlit for cultiva
tion, it is also true that miiiio of the,
most fertile valleys in tho West aro.
found there, and these in tho uggro
gato possess great value and uro capa
ble of .sustaining u vast imputation and
of furnishing Immense products, If It
wore only possible to convey them to
market at a freightage that woulihnl
low that population to live and thrive.
TIkkso men who represent Oregon
iiml Washington In Congress should all
combine strength, olforl, and iiitluence
to .secure those groat public Improve
ments. Whoever actually shows thoi
energy and ability requisite tonccotn
plWi the-e results will descrvo well of
this North Pacllhi people, undboMirot
to reap a harvest of gratoAil iipprocbt-l
tioii. Talk at home of what they will ,
attempt to do, Is of less Importance)
than to talk to the point In Washington i
and got It done.
Tho commerce of Oregon and Wash
ton is thirsty for cheap Internal water,
communication, by nieaiisof which, at
nil seasons, tho products of thv interior
cnii bo brought fo the seaboard, mid
tho solution of that matter lies In the
removal, at an early day, of the ob
structions to constant navigation of tho
Columbia and lllaineiio ituis.
Head the liotlio under the head of" IT
pjreent." Anyone wishing u place lu
town, will find It a bargain, .
oi ('Oiicuf. ,
"WILLAMETTE FARMER
- 1. Einurieor Monopoly .;Storin, to monopoly, and not on.
We have lately had an example oftlie,lv nilVillll.0 the candltliiii of those who '
evil of monoiwly brought quite home to . duc8re )(.re, but make tho way ,
us in tliooperationsof I. Kricdlandcr.llie ftjr ft ,nrgl, immigration of luldi-
wheat king of San Francisco, who lw,(Snnnl Ilim,UTH to come hither from
chartered all tho ve-els running from Ru n u , f(ir n,0 farmers to
there In the Oregon trade, and so mon- wmli(Ki nn, MffinlM when every ,
opollzed tin- freighting business be-; h,u pxs(N msorp,ml for self-,
twoen Portland and bun i-innci -i".
This S'liiipMin lino of packet, consisted
of fourteen vessels, and Kriedlaiu er
has rented or chartered them all lor
, , , .i f.ti,.
the .season, unil nns iitivanceii ..i;.,...: -. , (
from Portland to San Francisco oiiol h ,
dollar per ton. Heforo that, these vessels AbQUl itveri,i.,r.
received four dollars per ton for carry-
Ing grain and produce, and now they , Among the complaints mm J the
charge live dollars per ton, and n, thu class of people who I.ululgo their mor
vessels constitute tho entire, or nearly bid propensities at the expense of tews
...... 1..I...H ,.. i... .. iHiimiM ti vi. rv fronuont one Ii ng.unst
monopoly of the carrying trade to San
Francisco, and shippers must pay Ids!
prices, or, perhaps ot ship at all. Of
course this dollar a ton Is a direct tux
enure iircuon ucet, rrieuuioiii.-i n.n .
on the producer or on tho man to whom
. .
tho nroducer has sold, and who paid a "" "n-v UJ1'" lu ""'"""n " -t "" '""" " r11'" '
price based on tho existing rates or rending matter, and that of thu most earnest efforts, tho Masters of tho Stato
transportation; not only so, but Fried- select chnniclcr. Oranges have profited to hint a very
lander inuv porluips take It into Ills Wo occasionally hear such objecllons Lgaiit gold-hcadcd cane, valued nt
head to purchase a great portion of the '" relative to our own paper, and s-,f Ulj t,e y.stL.r.s f tho Order have
Oregon surplus himself, and wliat Is to this finally Induce us to given few , hlimvn their desire for remembrance, ns
hinder him? Without thine fourteen 'Horns about newspaper, in general and , Wl. , their good will, in purchasing
ves-cls It Is doubtful ir wo can ship II ; advertising in particular. Wo coiill- for his use a pair of elegant MeoVo but
away: Ihen whv cannot Frledlander J tlontly n-eit that newspapers, on tho iI1H; so if ho wears their regard upon
decline to ship miy save liNown wheat, average, are the poorest paid for their i ,eove, it cannot bo witli indifrcr
untl dictate thopiieo ho will pay for it vj labor of all branches of htisine, the 1 0,.,., .udgo (.'.irretson promises us
Ifhehas In his hands and under his.
control all tlio available tr.iiisportation.bave great cr-uiauon hi large ernes,
i... ..... ...i i.t. .,u-n tirlcnii OreL-nn nro- and even of tlioso vo iissert that there
11...1 ...i..... ,.
OIICIS, OIIII'SS Wl'nill llll.l llllll'l IWIIIIIIK
to do the work. All these matters form
serious .subjects for tlio consideration of
farmers. The State Orange has an in
teresting problem to solve, ready at
hand, and wo believe they will furnish
a f.tlr solution of it In reasonable time.
One of the most llngltlotts attempts at
monopoly wo have ever known of Is
detailed In a Info copy of the 11 tillti
tt'atta f'm'oii, for it seems, by that pa
per, that the millers of the Walla Wiilla
valley have coiuhlni
.,i i -,..,..i..i. ,i,!
price of wheat and
I ibil-h niiadvauc
.i-
in tli "fi ... of Hour. They refuse, to
grind tor reasonable toll more flour than
tho farmer needs for disown use. Men
representing $7i,00 of capital have
formed n lolnt-stock company, and pro-
peso to dictate terms to land-owners
mid fanners who uro assessed at n mill-
Ion dollars. Tho ermine has. fortunate-
ly, readied Walla Walla,
the Patrons of Husband
mills of their own, which thuy can eas
ily do, and devise ways and means for
conveying the million bushels of wheat
in that valley region to market, and se
curing for tlio producers there a fair
price for their surplus.
Judge Oarrelson informs us that the
Master of the California Stato Orange
writes him that ho is satisfied the com
bination of the farmers in that State for
self-defense and protection has resulted
in securing for them at least twenty
live cents a cental more than they
would otherwise have received for
their wheat during tho present year.
This must makn an aggregate in their
favor of at least two million dollars for
the wheat products of tho harvest of
ISVil, even with the existing deficiency.
riiatlsn very handsome divided for.
the granges to make, on wheat alone, w,ol nt San Jose. Mr. Clark is one of
tlio first year of their formation, mid iUo bt'-t representative! of tlio farming
speaks well for their power to do good , '''terosts of Oregon, a man of onorgy
lu tho future. They have nlruady In-, Ull(l character, well known, and respect
tlm.itcd a desire and intention to work j 'd at home and wherever known, liore-
in liarniony witli Oreuon producer.s.iind
tiltl us In establishing our independence
of the inflictions of monopoly.
Last year, so we aro Informed, Friod-
lauder speculated on freight charters
so a to got control of all tho tonnage,
or nearly all, coining from Kastern and
foreign ports to the Pacific coast, lie lorniui intiii we can suggest; indeed,
thus monopolized all the freightlngbus-,''"''" w't we know of California in
luess, nml ground down tho producers Koneral and the farmers of San Jose In
of Oregon and California terribly, particular, wo rather incline to wish we
There was mi Immense crop of wheat i-ould share tho good time he Is Miro to
raised, and wheat lu Liverpool nniljhnvo. Tho idea of his mission I, to ce
elsewhere bore as good n price as it did . mtllt ln fraternal bonds tho farming
tho vear heforo or as it does, to-day, but ' lntersets of the two great Pacific States,
tho speculators w-oro upon us, and their n1 that end is ono most worthy of
tax win two millions of dollars, wrung 'perfect accomplishment. Tho Iwtter
from the html earnings of the people. ; w " friends, tho more certain we aro
Our Slnto taxes weru largo enough, but to prosper.
this speculators' tax was larger still; it
assessed twelve and a half cents a
bushel on all the wheat raised forship-1
meat in California mid Oregon, and Hi
exacted payment with the Inexorable!
rl,-..r ll. .f .lUiuiHe numniwilv ..veivt....
... ...... , , .
on lis victim
You, farmers of Oiogon.tr,. . , , , , ,.,.., " ,'"
' h ' , States, he Is Informed that thero is a
were Its victims
During tlio past week, the Master.,ofiM..,i ......n i,i). i. u... ii,, u.i ,..i..
theORinges lu Washington Territory iby iUe Territories, will bo represent-' m,a,'tlHl " ,,t'ful for rtificial irrign
and in this State, wero in council hero' wi at tho next mcot ing of the National Uon whk'11 '"dientes that they can
a, a Stato Orange, and they havo or- o range. 0 movement known to mod-! thrmvan H""'"l amount or water with
gnnUed and left an executive com- oril (iu,s ,,arA,.s t,s organization of! ,HO,,wle power.
inittee, (niiM)scd or giKHliiiisinos., niii- tho producers cfAinorica for self-pr.)-; ...
terial, to labor for the common kikmI. i teetion and Instruction. The Order hits' kathkiskoiiii & Co. have recently
It seems most nroluble that the fanning jmI ready a good tooting in thu JoinIiiton I 'vvlvl a ohoU-u ruiiply cf toilet articles,
Interests of Oregon and Washington 'of Canada, ami the huglMi people are IHTfuniery, c, In their Hue, and are pre
will Ihi soon combined ami organized 'iipplynfg to have a branch of It ostab- pared to put up compound medicines t..
under the grange sj stem, nnd that the I lisia-d uiiiong them. order a, iwmd
I
.lflfi,nM1 IlIMi ...if.Jriten-t. It MHtninse,
; U njoj ,ml,ortnnt nf
awl ,lltl.ri.s,s has
lt,arne1 tj10 i0.o:, that " In u
of all iaoorii i, ,
1 "oi uhu. ,
ie.irot.-ti iiiu n.--
union iiiciu ,
,...,.....,.. ..-. . -
tho amount of advertising they con-
tain. There is a proportion of the world
-not a very largo one-l hat prides t-,
self on never reading what is In tho
advertising columns oi a i ow.spa,,er ,
t it.... l. !,.,. I n.,i4lttM(V lull ufillfl I
. . . .....
exceptions new- u iuw papci, uu
Is not n siinrle onomibllshed In the Kn
-.
gllSII l.lligliugo on ute i.tcii oi me mini.
that could live a year without tho In -
como of Its advertising. This is n broad
,, , ,,.iii
assertion, and wo make H understand-
Ingly und decidedly, mid have uodoubt
of its entire correctness-.
c u .. .... i ... .. . .. ..I,-
So It appeara that newspaper reader.-
throughout tho world are under the
greatest posililo obligation to liberal
nlvi.rilse.-s fur iliov i-lvo to newsniiior
iulert sen, for lhe gle to newspaper
men the encouriigenient, the actual
means and money, to do business witli.
L ,.... - .. ..I...ltllllfc. ""-"cj- - - CJ --
... Circulation seetires mlverlisimr. foripraln. All tills wuiirololil hyu Wash-
. . ...
when merchant and Heaters Know a
paper has a great many readers they
are anxious to advertise In It, and that
Increases the ability of newspaper pro-
i looters to Increase their -reading mat
ter, and, as n ..-, newspaper owners
"" ambitious of publishing ll good pa-
IWi "(l ro ro "I't to starve them-1
and wo hopo 'wives to feed tlio columns of their pa
rv will IniHil I l'er!, than to defraud their readers by
not publishing us mucli matter as they
can afford.
So funis tho Wir.t.A.MKTTi: F.UMi:u
Is concerned, wo are doing alt wo can
to make It valuable mid interesting,
nml our advertising patronage isa great
benefit to the subscribers and readers
of our paper ; we modestly Intimate to
them tint If wo had twice as many
s u I iser Ibers wo would be suro to have
twice as much pay for our advertising,
and our readers would reap tho benefit
of it.
fraternal Dclrgalc.
Mr. Daniel Clark, Master oftlio new
ly instituted State Orange of Patronsof
Husbandry, Is now on his way as fra
ternal delegate from Oregon to the
n "range or i uiirornm, which meets
loloro I're-iuoiii oi our Mate Agrlcul
,, , , , . , ,, i , ,. "'Is to work Iiisi rrlend y way with us,
those who desire to build up imd iin- ,...,. ,,..,,, ' '. '
,. it,, , , ,. and wo have only to say that wo recog-
prove tho condition of ngrcuture. ,...,,,, J ,. , ,"",v"
... , ,. ,,,,, ... , . ., , nlzo (hat our success and existence de-
i it i rt ii'ii'i v inn i iiiniiiiiiai iiiiiiinir
i......in.i ...... ......., iw iiii;KuuiI1,(I11i ,. ,,.,, C.0H... ...III. II...
( people of tho Golden State, mid have
j doubt tlieir hospitality will tlo more
J ill
rec
tional
ItNlhilllT t 1 11111 iHlltlMlr Wf.itj-t ?K..n.
' ,v V "" h'K --" v.r.wKe.s
j. x,,v- I l.fTlilml mill Mm 1.'.icIa...
i probability, and almost li certniiity,
OitAMii: Itkms.-Wo learn froin ; 1Uo';0 l,r't to public view the actual
Ice Oarrotson that, in a recent letter "'"""'" oi no v.eioDrated Sluthour
elved from tho Mastor oftho Mi- '.". V' V . U"U'" " ,s ""ont for "
Orange, who is engaged at the 0,,,, . wrT' V " c1" sI'eak of the
nnniiiv of llio Xntlonal Grancc.
The !pHmpr 0nJTto week takes to
ClfriIn Jlt(I(r0 j;. f, Onrrctson, of
f who ,ms (.01111,Ic(c(1 -,-, inboM for
(ho lll,tItutIoii of (Irangcs of tho Order
()f ,,,,.., 0f Huslundry in this State,
ouvos () wh stut ,, Sub.
anu , mnMH
,tructocl to work on successfully.
. , . u mnn f
hil in1 umiMumlng characteristics,
who ,as nmdo Jlluiy friomis during his
. .... ,ni. n.. .. i.. ... ....
stay unions us. iimuiuuuiuuuiiuiu
stay among us.
In having such an earnest and accom
plished representative lo come ns Its
apostle among us, and lie has devoted
himself with untiring sollcltudo to do
its work, traveling 1,010 miles In Or
egon and Washington Territory, mid
spring neither time nor effort to do his
work well. 'J he success of to Order
horu SCOn.s assured, and if it fo lows
,hc n0 markod there can be no doubt
of Us resulting in great good, both pc-
The success ot tlio Oruor
I at II.. i . 11... . I.
cmilarliy aim socially, 10 i o peop.e.
4 .. . ... t ...ii tC niifirmitflttritl fif litd
, oirtMInmil notes or matter- at mo iast,
which wo shall expect with interest.
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Two Gool) How. Hon S. J-. I.lng of
Vti it Willla I'OlIlllV, IIVIIIL'Oll llloTOIl
;on tho To
'chet, near .Mullen's bridge, has two wnn,
, Kel nwretlyoly 10 nii.l I 12 years. l)u-
rlog tho last ten mouths theso boys
nttn(U( -sIl0ol llvo mo,lt,( ,u t,0 ,'c.
i niiilnlng time was devoted to work on
thu farm. In this period they did tin;
plowing, harrowing nml roll ng on lnnd
( mt hJylMeiX ., Joj bushels of grain.
They also put lit ten ueres of rye, six
ncros of flaxseed, anil broke twelve acres
of lnnd twice. They further cultlvntcd ft
u K.m0I1. 1M1I .iHi thuchorcHiibout
, thu farm. Tliu only assistance their fit-
i tlifrrt'iiilcri;il them was In sou-liis the
i in
ngton Tenltory e.xelutnge.
Oxr.t ioon Hoy. Wo oll'et the above
story of "two good boys" by tho nc
count furnished us l)y 1). 11. Lnfollet,
who Uvea In Marlon county, opposite
Wheatland, of the work dono by his
little son, Bryant Lafollet, who is only
past twelve years old. Last season ho
cultivated without help sixty acres,
which was plowed twice, sowed to oats,
harrowed, and rolled, alUby himself
and raised l, 100 bushels, which would
have been 0,000 bushels, only that the
smut Injured it. In addition to this,
llryaut did chores and cultivated n
garden, and did other work about
the farm. He has gono to school regu
larly ever since winter, and Is said to
lie one oftho best scholars in the district,
as of course would ho natural, for It
takes a smart boy to make n good far
mer. Those Walla Wiillu Inoys and our
lKy would make a farm team hard to
beat.
Tjti:.Wii.i.AMi:TTi:FAiiMi:uANi)Tin:
C! hanoi:. At tho late tension of the
Stato Orange a resolution was passed
recommending the farmers and Patrons
of Oregon "for tho present to patronize
tho Wii.lamkvtk Faumkii, tho only
agricultural newspaper published lii
Oregon." Not being connected with
tlio Order, wo had no claims except
that wo ara devoted to its principles, so
far ns wo understand them. Many
friends havo assured us tho Intention
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fanners, and on po,ses,ing their entire
coufideiico as a represeutativo of their
interests. Wo luivo no other business,
no other expectation, and so far ns we
aro able wo devote oumelves' to tho
work. Wo are .le.i,ed to know that
our paper received it warm endorse
ment from many members oftho State
Orange who nro Its readers, and we
shall hope to make earnest friends of
all.
A Vai.iwiii.k Piii-Mr. Keelcr
will be prcent at tho Stato l'alr. nnd
Knowledge, ns we saw them in ojiera
tion iHith in New York and San Fran
cisco, and when lately lu the latter cltv
learned that they were iimidlv br-tii.r
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