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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1873)
$2.50 per Your, in Advance. Noriri: to sriiscKimtiis. Tim iluto nppriirliii; iillrr lite printed nniiio mi Die paper l Hie ilute or Hie i:.Ylllt.TIo. o-Miilrrlptliiii. Objects or the (iransc. The following letter, from (Ictioml Deputy CJnrrctsun, touSalt l.nkc paper, explains tlio objects of tho Patrons of Husbandry : 1 Alitor DcKcrct Xav: Dear Sir Apreclatlng your courtesy, I Kliully accept tlii kind oiler of your col umns to ilullnu In brief tln mission of the new order now sweeping over our coun try, mid Unit It destined, very coon, to work u peaceful anil most healthful rev olution, not only in our moral, ."(trial and Industrial system, Imt 11N0 In tlie . business nuil political world. Tlie order of Patrons of Husbandry, fiunlliiirly known as the Orange, Is 11 movement of thu great producing clas in the Interests of manhood and Justice. The farmers of our country, its u class, have not entered the Held of political strife, nor have they liecn schooled In the tactics of speculation or of luisluess chicanery now so rife. Tho duties ami tendencies of their calling have not led them (as have hecn others) Into contact so frequently nor so fully with the delll In; currents of this mercenary tine. For tunate it is for our country thai It lias tieenso, and that tills moral re-erve force, now so potent for reform, should have liecn held as Italian to the ship of State. Thu seeming ludiircrcucc of this class of our peoplu to occurring events has heeu siirprising,uud at times even censu rable. 'Ihey havu liecn wont to commit toothers' keeping tlie interests that, as prudent men and good cilleus, they should have guarded most falilifiilly llieniselves. The fruits of tills neglect, In part at least, are found in the follow ing evils, which It Is the hope of this or der to remedy: There has crown up be tween tho producer and consumer a elns known us mldilleor transfer men. Thcs men, liidcll.iuccnf Icgiliuiiuy and Ju-ilie in trade, have Inaugurated a system of caiuhliiur that is not onlv uuscrunuloint and wicked, but that is chargeable, in I most cases with tliu pel iodic llnancial i disaster so atllicling to all classes of our I people. Through the eompletelless of j their organisation they are enalded to prey with Impunity upon both produ cer and eoiisumcr,and, forming rnx and ' vomer, not only on gold and stocks, hut . also on the bread and meat of the world, they succeed in Hanking the " law of dc-1 maud and supply," and in throwing our markets into a statoof painful uncertain-, ty mid demoralization. So mad and so unrighteous has come the scramble for money, that the true! standard of manhood Is lost sight nfbyi the masses, who are wont to accord their respect of individuals with reference much more to the amount of their prop erty than the pnrll,' and uhiuIhc of their lives. A sentiment that Is as false as it is ru inous seems to lie po-scslug the public niludaud polsouiugthc public heart, vlr., that It Is mil (pilto rcp cUililc to labor. This sentiment Is at open war with thoi spirit of our government and the wellbe-1 lug of society. It is tlie progenitor ofj crime, and is tilling our towns and cities with young men who should be on the ' farm. Other evils have come to us with i tills generation, of which we will but make mention in this connection, prom inent among which Is professional oHIee seeking, ollleo selling, salary grabbing, wickedness In high place-, corriintlon ' manifold and and multiform, "lllsto-. ry," It I- said, " repeats ltell," which1 Is surely true In the eae now In hand. The honest, trusting husbandmen have waited long on tho-o having charge ' of public atlalrs, Imping for reform and, relief at their hands. " Suffering so long as the evils were suH'erable," at , last they have reached a point where forbearance longer on their part becomes , trca-ou to manhood. They have, with earnestness and determination, set about the work of refoim, to accomplish which thev find it iieces-ary to organl.e and fraternize as they have never done neiorc. Viewed from tills stand point, the main Incentive to tlie establishment of tlie order and the multiplication ot gran ges is founded upon the acknowledged principle that to accomplish a great work unity of action is mce-sary to in insu re success, and that to make success progressive this unity inu-t be of Interest complete and enduring. , The grange is eMnbll-hed upon the ax iom that the produelsof thcsoll comprise the basis of wealth, and that individual ; happiness among all cla es depends largely upon the prosperity of this, the material and paramount Interest. Tlie order Will labor to benefit the entire body politic; but to do this more surely will address Itself first to the defense and en hancement of the great uniieriyiiig in lerest of the country, which Is agrlcub fori. It has no politics of u partizau charac-. ter, yet It could hardly be expected thut SALEM, tho'e consecrated to the work of reform and publication would consent to be lon ger in the leading strings of political tricksters and demagogues, who have bartered their trusts for money. In fact, this order proposes to Invite ollleo seekers to back seats, while the people shall seek and dc-iguatc their servants. The order Is no rcspeclcrof persons, col or, sects, or sc!:cs, but has reterence most positively to character, declining toad mil drunkards, gamblers, professional politicians, or those whose pursuits or associations place them antagonistic to to farm Intere-ts. Tlie order means business, and will la bor to bring the greatest good to the greatest number. Some of Its general objects may be stated as follows, vl i-t. The ennoblement of labor and the fraternity of the producing eln-c-. '.'nil. Mutual Instruction, and the light ening of labor by (IIH'usIng a better knowl edge of the aims of labor. ilrd. Social culture, as also mental and moral development. 1th. Mutual relief in sickness and ad versity. ."th. The prevention of litigation. (Ith. Prevention of cruelty to animals. Tth. I'riuging more nearly together the producer anil consumer. Mh. The overthrow of tho credit sys tem. nth. Ilulldlugup and fostering of our homo Industries. lllth. Mutual protection to Inn hand men agaiu-t sharpers and middlemen. The way the order prnpo-es to nccom-pll-li this' work might be Interesting to your readers but I am admonished that it is what some call a secict society, and some of Its plans are a part of It secrets. The astonl-hlng success whleh It has nlreadj achieved is I am persuaded, nl trlbutablo largely to the privacy of Its council-. Through tills order, though organized .Inly Kith In California, the farmers of that State claim to have real ized two million dollars more for their wheat than they could otherwise have done. X. V. Hauiikvmin. wMwifm Mini Count). Mr. Hugh Small, tho excellent nuil reliable correspondent of the Onywiitui, has written several Interesting letters to Hint paper from I.inn county, n por tion of this valley which has unrivalled advantages for agriculture, mid where the I'nrimr has a large anil constantly increasing circulation, which it natural ly should have In such u country and Mich a community as Is. here described: Al.llANY. This is one of the most prosperous -ea-onsthat this town has ever enjoyed. It is the principal shipping point for I. Inn county, mid has the advantage of both railroad and river .steamers in winter for forwarding wheat. There will be 0.il,000 bushels of wheat shipped from this point this fall and winter, and '.mo, ( HID bushels from the county, li.elud lug the shipping places tit Jlarrl-lnirg, lUl-ey, Shedd's, Tangent,. Miller'.s.Stii tlnn uud I'eoria. There will In- Sl.ouil.iiOO paid to the farmers' of tho Mini county this sea-on for wheat, oats, barley nuil il.ix seed. The farmers of the Willamette valley, and of 1, Inn county In particular, etui hold a day of thanksgiving on the 271 h on the UTtli of this mouth with a good grace and a clear conscience. Al.llANY I'll wan:. The Willamette valley has been always considered the "garden valley " of the State; it may truly he called the gar den valley of the 1'acllle coast. The miners formerly called it ' tod's land." The Albany prairie may he fairly con sidered to bo the garden prairie of the Willamette valley. It ex tends for forty miles north and south anil has an aver age breadth of fifteen miles east uud wet. Tlie farms on till- favorite prairie sell from !iu to silo an acre, with a de cided tendency upward-. Thorn uro very few farms for -ale; the fanners uro conlldent of a Mire and steady advance In the value of their farm-', and look upon their farm-, as tlie best Invest ment they can make. Theeoiiifortable mi d elegant dwelling liou-es, tint splen did tables set, and the extensive barns and other olllce liou-es are striking evi dences of the prosperity, wealth and rollned taste ot the farmers and their f.tiiiilie- living on this prairie. Their hospitality I- only limited by the mini her of visitors who call on them. lIUOWNsVn.l.l. Has nil the appearance of u thriving town, and Is partaking largely of the general pro-perity of the Willamette valley, and of Mnn county, of which It Is advancing to bo one wf its Impor tant points. It Is the center of a tlno agricultural district north nnd south, it.s numerous huttes and foot-hill are the natural home for sheep and Uh val OREGON, NOVEMBER 22, 1873. uable water power, by menus of the Culipoolii river, is developing impor tant manufacturing Industries. Tho fanners of the surrounding country are numerous and successful: their farms are large, productive anil fairly cultivated. Tho production of wheat ranges from eighteen to thirty bushels to tho acre, according to -oil uud culti vation. The numerous huttes the beautiful foot-hills and the charming slopes of the inagnlllcent Cu-eiide range of inountuiiH, are covered witli valua ble Hocks of sheep. Tin: iinow.Nsvti.t.r. wooi.rx mani- I'ACTl'UINO ASSOCIATION None of the principal mnmifuoliirlng establishments of the town. I'p till May last it was Idle for some years. During that mouth, Mes-r.-. Thomas Key, F. F. Croft uud D. Dalglie-li, lea-ed the place on rea-onable terms. They are practical workmen, under stand the htisino-s, uud commenced un der the linn of Key, Croft & Company. Their capital was ample experience in the buslne-s, reliable characters, and able, willing workers. The citizens willingly loaned them Station to pur chase wool. In two months from tlie 1st of Muy they hud the machinery cleaned, repaired and ready for "work, and on the Ith of July they had the Hr-t piece of cloth ready for -ale. From .Inly to November they have manufactured and sold si 1,00(1 worth of goods, and this month they expect to llul-li ..-", (i(!0 worth more. At a late mooting of the company, after a care ful examination id' the books, they found that thu.-ale of goods will clear them within asiuall sum, of all iiibobt-edno-s, uud leave them four mouths1 wool and tlie stock in the looms clear. There are .r,()liil pounds id' wool u-ed in (lie mouth. The members of the Com pany and their friends are In great spirits. Tlie example of three young men', with nothing to commence with but ixperience, willing hand-clear he.nl iind good halills, building up a succe-s fill woolen factory, is worthy of nil praise. Tin: iiitowNsvn.u: s.hm ani noon r.wroiiY. ThN establishment Is owned by Mr. .I.M. Moyor, and Is for the extent of it. oik of tho most complete mid suc cessful of the kind In the country. Mil. AI.IIIMIT .MOOUU'S NI'.W WATKI wiii:i:i.. This wheel is a late Invention Iv Mr. Moore, who lives a few urilos from ltrownsvllle, and patented la-t year. He is a mechanic of nature's own milking; a deep thinker uud an original designer in his cho-en line of mechanics, of which Ids new wheel is u practical proof. Tin: iiuownsvii.m: ri.ocu mii.i. Is one of tho valuable institutions of tlie town. It grinds extensively for the farmers of the district, uud ships considerable from (line to time. U. runs three burrs, cost (IH.OIM), nmj-hns jii.-t been amply repaired at a cost of $L',li(iO. It has u competent supply of water power all the year, from the Culapooiu river. Ilrowiisvlllo, north and south, lias a population of MO pcr-nus. The town north of the Cnlnponia. has two good stores, numerous machine shops, ma ny neat cottages, it Hue church and a large, elegant nubile school, under the charge of Mr. .1. I.. (Jilhorl, has tho advantage of three churches and ii very Hue uud pro-peroiis public school. mm .www. A 4.0,(1(10 It.ri:.--Tlu long promised four-mile race for this great sum came oil' at Ocean Park, San Francisco, on last Saturday, and attracted thousands of spectator-. The favorite hor-e was Thad Steven-, tlie great California four-mile racer. Joe Daniels was another California favorite, and True llluc.an I'.a-tern hor-e, was sent iicro-s tlie continent to taken part in It,'-reaching there only a few daj s before the event transpired. The odds weic all the time strongly in fuwirof Thud Stevens, who was an old horse, but one of undoubted speed and untiring bottom. Four heat- were run, Thad saving himself for the last of the race. Joe Daniels won tlie Hrst beat, t lino 7: !"; True Blue 2d, Stevens ad. Tlliu Itluu hoii the second heat, time h:01; Daniels lM, MeVelis last. Stevens won the ad heat, time Tifi" ; True liluo distanced. The fourth and last heut was won by Thud Stevens, time hr.'0, uud theold horsu not only won tho money, but threw the Call fornlaiiH into truiisimrtH tit the .success of their favorite. After tlie race, True liluu proved to lie lame, lie was brought across tlie continent In u palucu car ex pressly nttcd Hi) for the liorno mm ills atteiiiiantH. uud his owner seemed to feel confident he would win. iJews (jE4S. Mr. lieorge Ayres, of the Seaside "ta bles at Clat-op, leaves forXew York Sat urday to bring -everal head ol blooded horses and other stock, to be tuldcii to lieu llolladay'ssttid at that re.-oit. The Washington Territory Legislature paed -iMy-lour bills which received tlie tiovcrnor's approval. Over one hundred emigrant families huvesfitled In Walla Walla valley dur ing tlie past eight weeks. One hundred and foitv-two head of beef cattle and lilt head of mutton sheep, were taken lo Olyuipla last week, from ea-t of the mountains. Tlie Medical Department of our Wil lamette t'ulversliy has iccelved a valua ble and complete set of models demon stratlugall parts of the human anatomy. The eastern bound stage, when II miles below linker City, was robbed on the evening of tlie tub Xov. The pus-eiigcrs were not molested, but the tron-mo box was lobbed, but only held $.'0coln. The Mountaineer learns that (he Smock Creek mines in Washington Ter ritory are icnlly tinning out gold. A Teaehei's lustllule Is lo be held at laigelie City three days Xov. lllth to Nov. slMh. .lamb Hoover, of Washington county, iccelved a blow, while working machin ery, from a stick which caught on It, and one eye lias gone blind and lie tears to lose the other. A gold-beaillig ledge has been ill-cov ered twenty miles fiom Itoseburg. II looks rich. Ileutoii county people are iutcte-ted In getting up plans lor an Agricultural Col lege building, to be elected on a kunll near tho ugi (cultural farm building. Mr. I,. I.elaud Is delivering powerful lectures in favor of teinpcrauce.aud malt ing good l.upussioiis on Id- audience-. The State Library has lately received many new additions, ino-lly dry law books from other States. Tlie Xatural History Society of Salem has invited Dr. Itrowii, lately of New York, to deliver a course of six lecture pnysioiogy. N. casant it The Oregon I'iouccrs had a nl and Instructive ses-lou lalelv at Itiltte villi', and were delightfully elite! tallied inn. Aw iy tliecltlcns ol lliut plan Hell Ilollail.vv has lately been il health, and has gone to Sail Francisco on his way Kast. lie had lobecariied on board the steamer. Ho iccelved Injury of some kind to his knee, when at the I'a I r grounds In October, nnd II has re sulted in a serious and painful dillleiilty, and lullaiucil suppuration. He goes Fast for tieatiueiit. James O'Mcara accom panies him as his secretary and compan ion, - ' st Sunday there was a gay wedding held in Salem at the residence of I,. Iliiseh, Ksi,, hildegroom Mr. Friendly of Kugciic, bride MIssMiilllda Adler of this city. The panics me of that cla-s of pleasant people to whom we may proph esy happy and prosperous lives. A post olllce has been establlslud at Spraguo river, Jackson county, east of hlamiith agency, J. W. Oiiyhart I'. M. Tile I 'list Master (leneral will rccoiil- I mend the postal telegraph, and the po-l 1 ollleo savings banks, both ot which piove successful in Fugliiud. The Spiiuliiiilsnro -aid lo have literally uiuideicd Ituin; not dying easily an oil! I eel' rail his swold thiollgh Ills Ileal t. . The Panama revolution Is at an end. j Revolutions arc so mimeious and com j moil down there that we don't know , which one has lust ended. A crisis is suld to have overtaken the Spuulidi ministry cau-edby the Viigiuiiis alliilr. I ltlHsaldageuer.il uprising of Cuban republicans was planned lo lake place on the in rival ol tue Yirgluliis and tlie hind- i ingot the men and anus on bo.iid her. It Is said (hat (.en. I.ougstieet lias for yiar been organizing an expedition at New Orleans tor an advance on Cuba as soon as this government should have i trouble with the Island, which he antici pated would occur, i (.rent activity prevails in tho navy i yards at tlie Kind, puttiugall war vessels i in fighting condition, but no war move ment will be made until Congress meets, ' which will he the llrst week in December. i ; Dr. Hall, an old resilient of Oakland, hiisjut reached home from a year's visit i to I'.nglaud. llu was cordially welcomed by many friends. Ho brought with him several trained ferrets, with which he proposes to play havoo with such farm l pests hh rats, mice, sijulrrels, etc. Volume V. Number 40. Theeases of the Stnte or Oregon against S. F.. Mav and his bondsmen, pending in the Cireidt Court tor Marlon county, agreeable to a stipulation, has been re feircd to lion, M. I'. Deady. In the ease of tlie State of Oregon vs. Kibllnger charged with the crime of rape upon his daughter, lu which the Jury failed to agree last week, i' venire ha- issued for twenty-four new Jurors, to tie drawn from a distance. Marv J. Kibllnger, the daughter or Jacob' and Ainauda Kibllnger, aged eighteen, with whom herfalherlseharg oil with having committed Incest, Iihh been adiudged Insane and ordered to bo sent lo the Insane Asylum at Fust Port land. In the ca-e of the State of Oregon vs. Charles Miller, on trial at Salem, for s sault wllh Intent to Mil, the Jury, urter being out all night, lulled to agree anil were discharged. A telegram has been received at Xew York iinm lieu. She) man, saying I hat he is oppo-cd (o war and Intlatlou. McMiihoii-ent a tncssngetotho French Assemble on the 171 Ii. ill which he sla ted Unit It has been decided lotisk a pro lougaliou or the President's term to sev en yeais. OnlciH have been Issued for opening recruiting oihccs liioughout tlie country. The imvi Is to he icciuitcil to Its utmost eapaci(. The Wall i Walla Ileal l-slale Itenord says; "Manj of our fanners with whom we havu conversed, put tho average yield of wheal, till--Ide of the Cascades at 1(1 bll-liels perncie. A few seem to tlllllU (111 estimale loo high, and think ft, bushels ueaicr coircct, A Mrs Itlaud, of Douglas county, sat at the fool of a lice in the dark woods and watched a bear while her husband went six miles for ammunition to shool. IL Willi. While boniiv a well mi Mr. Miller's place, oilMi'i.it .-ell, i.t ll ei'epth of forty feel (he Imieis struck a strain ol murk and ihlfl wood; and Utty feet from tho -ill face struck a log three feet III thick ness, thtough which the augur passed. The Independent says: At a school meeting Which came oil' last Monday evening at I'Oicst (Hove, (lie proposition of keep f.'"; "' lies of lug tin a lice seiiooi lor a year led dow ii, because of the new n- sehool books which the Stnte . llonrd of 1'Mueatioll has adnpleil for the use of (lie public schools In this State. A recent geological survey of the nen I'ciriloilcs iovciiIm the luin (nut and gratifying fact that on the Hue of the Noilben Paellle Itallroad, lu the Itoeky Mountain dl-triel, there exists a coal bcaiiug legion of .'iil.iUKi sipiaro miles lu extent, the strata of available find burled there vaiylng in thickness from live to thlrty-llvofcet. Muniir's saw mill, situated on (lie until bank in Coos Itiver, was dcstioycd by Hie on Thursday last. Mr. Mausur had Just arrived liom Fmpiro City and Intended to hire a crew of workmen next day lo put the mill in miming order. Feeling hungry he III a Hie too cook some dinner, uud scarcely hud bedoiie so em tlie roof took Hie from the stove-pipe, lu less time Iliau ll lakes to tell It the building was lu Humes, and Mr. Mausur was only able to save the belting. II in loss isabolil f l,".oo. The Walla Walla Spirit ciiyn of the Yakima gold mines: " I'he reports from the new gold mines lu the Yakima coun try me anything Imt favorable. Seve itil pailies have returned during the Week. Some of t lit-lil pronounce the whole thing a bill;, while olbeis su (here is gold theiej but the ipmutlty Is lllsulllcielit lo pay. Al the lime till so parties left Iheie were only thirty or lor l men (hole, bill the number has prob ably increased to "(h). Wo are now eon Hru'ied In our opinion (hat the mines are not only inferior, but (hut tlie gold ills cowredls very eoaise. Wo hope that thele will be no morn ' wild goose chase ' taken by our people at least this winter." D. D. Prcttymau, who attended ti weighing mil the feed for tlie stock at tin Stain Fair, informs us that he delivered lu all Hi-Vi'il Hisni luiy. ;,-- imu 'I hum ility. The heaviest home he weighed belonged to Unwind lillli-akerof Million county, weight l,'i)j tin. It. C. Kinney letiiiued on Thui'sduy fiom an extended s( to Willow Creek, Ksteru Oregon, where his son has u Hm. ranch and KilM head of sheep, with arc extensive and convenient range. The wife of Albert lloud, who reside near Helo, was badly burned while lying, down by the fire. A log full against her anil her lntirles were very severe, but nut Intnl.