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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1876)
WILLAMETTE FARMER. 0. and C. R R. Co. tin. Wiltamette Kaii-miiii: I perceive that Mr. Villard, present President of the O. and It. H. Co, appears In a letter to tho Or igimian, glvltiu; what he styles a statement of the coat of constructing tho said road, and al o llgures showluK (ho rick earnings of tho road for the year 1ST.", and Intimates thatlt is the Intention of tho company to raise the rates of freight in the future. Now, If this road were privato property, belonging to Mr. i Villard alone an J the bond-holders who fur-1 nlshed the money to construct It, and if the j success of tbo road did not depend upon tho j shippers, or in other words, If there did not axlst a mutuality of Interest betwpen the j roid and those who furnish it business, and if the people of Oregon havo im: by their as sent furnished a good mid valid considera tion for the means which built the road, then, tho people might bo compelled to say uolhlug,as, a decent regard for good manners would require that thoy should not Inter meddle with other folic' private atlairs. Hut Mr. Villard, and thoio ho represents, would do well, for a tiino at least, to keep out of tho public prints with such statements im he has seen tit to display in the Portland Ot eyoman. Tho people havo not yet forgot leu the history of the organization of that I'ompauy, of Its promises its conduct, otc. Until they shall forget, it would be a piece of tho best kind ot policy in tho railroad comp a.iy to " lay very low and keep very dark." The people of Oregon feel that thoy havo paid enough, by way of a land subsidy, to that company, to build and equip tho road aud then uu It throughout all future time w Ithout a cent's charge) for freight. As a proof that they have done this!, let the following tignres be taken Into consideration: The road is two hundred tulles long, costing for .instructing and equipping, 97,000,000. Against, this, they havo received as a bonus, i,O00 sectlous of laud onongh tu make a largo county, aud capable of furnishing homes to 23,000 families, or 100,000 souls, j,000 (quare miles makes UMOOO acres. There is uotau acre of this laud that is not worth Congress price, or $2 CO, which gives in the aggregate S'.i.iiOO, 000; $2,000,000 more than the road coat. Now, this j2,G00,000 at interest at seen per cent, peraunutn, will yield annually $182,000; amply enough to pay the running expenses ol the road, in WudlugM&rge salaries to the oiUcers of the company, a causldernblo fund to use in elec tions and to corrupt the legislature, and pay good wages to operatives and laborers, be sides leaving enough to construct the ''bridge on the Clackamas. " It may be urged that tho company have not realized but little as yet from their lauds etc. Be It thus, and yet the people are not to blame for that, and ought not to be made to luffttr for that for which they are In no way accountable. It max aho be said that I have not allowed any interest upon the $7,000,000, the cost of constructing the road, etc. Well, neither have I. The people ought not to pay in terest on a sum they do not owe. They gave the laud as a consideration for building the road. It was a valid consideration covering the whole cost of coustructlon, and therefore the people cannot be taxed thus out of all reason to pay interest on what other people owe. I have not said anything about the bad Ulth of the company in failing to comply with their promise, nay more than a prom ise, their contract to build the road through to conuect with the California end; neither have I said anything about the private sub tle les given that cotupauy, and about the right of way the people generously gave that company for the road; nor have I yet adverted to the vast amounts of money w hich the said railroad company have ex pended to corrupt tho billot box, and bribe our legislatures, and to demoralize the very foundation of the 'morals of the people! So, I hare a particular object in placing this bubject iu the right light before the public at this time. Aud tutrt of my object is to in xorm Mr. Villard that the people of Oregon have all along understood this subject In the right light, but the light has been terri bly otocured by bad' faith 'and a want of lair dealing on the part of mid railroad com pany. And iurtber, I would slmp'y Inlurm Mr. Villard aud his associate's that the peo ple of Oregon have not yet abaudoned the ' idea or taking the matter of regulating the rates or fare aud freight Into their own bauds, throug their representatives in the Legislature. Do not be emboldened, gentle tueu, by your suueess two yearn ago, so much as to cause you to do anything rash. I; s not every Legislature you can hood wink by a letter misrepresenting ftctnj nor can you tlud every time you wish to, a man like Cul. Iteed to pocket a railroad measure, and who will ouiy UUgorge it by the sua jitauaiou of a two-thirds rule. J. F. Amis. Prr.xcKn Cheek, June 2, 1670. Letter from Mr:1 George S. Downing. Duakevilli:, Imvis Co , Iowa, ) May 22d, ls7ti. J Ku. Willamette Fabmkh: According to my promise, made before leaving Oregon, to urile occasionally. I furnish a few Hues which jmcau publish if ou ee fit. I left Portland May 5, ou board tho steam- I -t Orlllamuie and found on board about ; lorty other Oregoulans bound east on visits to iliflareut uarts of tho Atlantic States, to fete itlattves and attend the great national j show at Philadelphia. Accordingly we made ourselves known as beiug all from ur 1 eiron and the uentlemauly superintendent ot f the Central Pacific road gave a cr from Sau Francisco exclusively to ourselves, about ' twentvin number beliiK in the company, jmoat of whom were pioneers of Oregon. I I will add their names that their menus in ut- p"on uiav know what a pleasaut trip we had through to Omaha. The names are S. W. Fletcher, L. Frizell, F. S. Piatt, A. Held, Geo. Leslie, James Wells, Si. IMu arris, J. H. Wann and mother, Hugh Herren aud wire Mrs. liilley, Mrs. Brown and son, A. (!. Xichols, J.M. Brown and wlfa, aud Mrs. Colbort. lam now on tbo old homestead taken by my parents In 1813, where your humble ser. vant speut many of boyhood days climbing hickory saplings and basktug in tho shade of large elm trees, two of which still stand near our old residence and remind me or many pleasant hours spent on this old home stead. But all is changed; our parents gone to their reward; those who were my play mates also loft for other parts, many of them, but a few near relatives are still hero to give ine a friendly welcome after uu absence of 23 years. But, Mr. Editor, a person's feelings, under these circumstances are more easily Imagin ed than described. The tanners about here complain ol hard times; mnny ol them would sell aud go west, but there are no buyers. The soli In this State is good, ex copt where it has been washed off and the land become almost worthless. Tho streams have become very much filled up by the soil washing in them, aud have not current sulll- cient to clear themselves, hence wo hoar of so much damage by high water. This has been a very wet seasou here, and tho ter mers aro still planting com, and Bhould they fall to ralso a good crop this year, as they did last, they will havo very hard times. Gko. .S. Downixo. Base Ball in the Country. Suulimity, June 11, 1S7G. Ed. Faimiek: As base ball is the most prominent leature of summer sports, I will give you a brlbf description ofa match game between Turner lUso Ball Club, Captained by Mr. P. Y. Parker, and the Professional Base Ball Club of Sublimity, Captained by Mr. M. W. Hunt, Saturday, June 10, at Tur ner Statlou. Although Capt. Parkor handled his men with skill, he was not a match for tho Professionals; tho rain did not improve tho ground. The game was very close, the score being 11 to 13; two In favor of Sublim ity. Their brand new bat aud ball were car- rim! off by the Sublimity t'eti as a trophy of victory. Mr. Parker, the umpire, and Mr. I). D. Coffey, the scorer, did excellent service as their decisions were rendered without par tiality to either side. I hear there is to be an other match game at tho picnic at the Rein's school house next Saturday at one o'clock, between the Amateur's of Stayton, and the Sublimity club, aud a lively time is antici pated, as they expect to have a large crowd out. WaysIue. School Composition. School District No. 27. ) BeNTON Co., June 10, 1870. J Ed. Farmer: The lines below were com posed by a joung lady of my school, aud are about the third tllort she has made at writing compositions. THE IIROOK. Over the pebbles it ripples al6ng, Murmuring always a joyous lay, And it carols the same sweet song, It has carolled for many a day. Down in valleys where shadows are dark, Merrily ouward it hastens through, Then In the meadow to meet the lark. Out in the suu ueath the sky so blue. Thus ever onward It takes its course, Bathing in sunshine, sleeping iu shade, So In this life just as we may force, Ot sunshine or shadow, our lives are made. SoritiA E. Pay.se. San Francisco, June 5, 1S70. Arrived here 12 in., June 5:h, after a run from bar to bar of 4'JJS hours. Everything here seems dried up. The hills look seared aud the fields assume a golden hue. Grass for bay cul and stacked or baled, and some grain already cut. Next week will be gen eral harvest, crops or all kinds are ex ceedingly good, aud abundance and plenty abound throughput the State. The early fruits are comiufc. into market iu large quan tities daily. So of vegetables ol all kinds Early apples, pears, plums, apricots, cur. rant, berries, etc. Of vegetables I saw in the market potatoes, onions, beans, peas, sum mer fcquaab, greeu corn, and many other things in that Hue too numerous to meution. They feel the panic here, but in the rush of buslues you do not see it. W. F. West. The Ochoco mall-carrier reports five miles ofnowou the Summit. Parties who have recently croasml by the military road report fifteen miles of snow by that route. MARRIED: June 8th, 1870, at the residence of the bride's mot her.-by Rev. C. H. WHllai-e, Mr. C. C. Lyon, or 'Marion county, to Miss An nlo IUwIIuks of Lane county. DIED: Al iid irjniuriun hi inn "i-uu - -- nna, Marion county, June 0th, IbiG, James J. Hook, aged SO yean. WAKELEE'S Squirrel and Gopher EXTERMINATOR. The Best in Use. Agents- Tor Portland, T. A. DAVIS &, CO., Jc'imJ 71 Front htrret. LEBANON HOTEL, J.fJlA.OX, .AW vo. 8. II. CLAl'UHTUN, ... Proprietor. TUB undersigned would announce to tlieclttenet of Linn anil adjoining counties, and to the travillns ptlQIIC Hut ne uas noIuu:;iliy ii-uiieu nuu jemiiiisiieu this well known llotil with new furniture ttir.ut'ti- . l .. .... ..,n .., ,t .fpiimmitilntfi ttm-i uli.i UUI Hilt! 1. UU JHiaH'l .' BVlUIHJ"UtV n..... ,... may favor him with a call. In the most satisfactory manner. The Table will be amply supplied with the best the maikei ailords, and tho utmost pain will ho taken to please all. , Especial paln 111 ho taken to procure comlortalde conveances for parties wlrlilug to visit the OI)A Sl'iM&US at eodavtlle. three miles from Libauon, where a few days or eten weeks may be pleasantly 1 May;. S. CLAUGHTON. TO BREEDERS ..or.. Trotting and Draft Horses. f&t TUB VOLLOWINO STALLIONS WILL make the season of 187(1 at JFivo OnlcM Fnirm, AVnIiliigton County, S mltea IV. 13. of Illllsboroi commencing APRIL 1st. The Pure-Bred Imported Clydesdale Stallion, YOUNG MARQUIS. JTi:UHIS-$ to to Insure. Tlie Trottintr Stallion AUTOCRAT. THKJUS-$fiO to Iiimirc. JIarcs served by dther of tho above Stall'cna and disponed of before foiling time, must lie pild for .is In foal. Good 3?astirago furnished Mnres from a distance tree of charge. ICnrapcii or accidents ut owner' rink. Apply to S. C. REED, Portland, Or ALECK LOTIIIA.V, At Five OaKn Farm, I. O. sul (Ircss, Hlllsboro, CAPTAIN JACK, THK THOROUGHBRED Will Hand through April and May at my farm, ten mile? potith of Salem, tin the rotd lending from Salem to Iluena Vista, at the following low rates: $10 for tin tie serMce, $15 the ecason, and $20 tor lusuiance; or I will breed a limited number ot mare on slums. ClPTnl!f JACK It a lirUtht bay. with lilncR mane, tall, and feet, la fifteen and three-quarter hands hiuh, stud measure; and will weigh, when fat. about ltnxi pounue. PEDIGREE t Capt. Jack was tired by Jack Miner: dam Kate Burnett, by old UlMcman: grand dam. flora Uutnett, ny uoBsiernaiion, ceo "louau on ine noivc"; k. c dam by Warren's Mctenger, be by Mambrlno, he by Imported Hetcngcr. Farmers, try a thoroughbred cross. G. G. GLENN. May 1.1870. THOROUOHBHED STOCK B. R STEWART & SONS, Importer and Breeders ol' Thoroughbred Shorthorn AU HOXATSXXT CATTLE, Pure-bred Merino nnd Cotmrold Sheep. BerkNhtre IIosth, AND HAVE on hand a number of flue young HULLS. one and two eart old, and of the mos-t appi o ed pedigree, Dred rrom etoclc enlpped by ut from among Hie mopt reliable breeder In the Euttem Stated and Canada. These will lie told at a bargain, and those wishing to Improve their i-tock will do well lo tiy us a visit and see our stock. Our farms are tdtuulconn mile from North amhlll Statlou on Oregon C'ent'ul ltailroad. AddresH. North Yamhill, Yamhill fn., Oregon. TO BREEDERS ..or.. Trotting and Draft Horses. THK follow Ing-named Pt4lllona will make tie sea son of W, at the farm of KKDMOND SMITH, three miles southwest or Jtlcntnnvllle. That beautiful type of Roadster- MILTON, Half brother to Caledoula Chief, tho famous trotting Stallion In Canada. Terms, $40 to Insure. Also, tht Canada-bred CLYDKBOALK STALLION VIOTOIR... Terms, $40 to Insure. t3T Inenranne of the above-named Stallions to be paid the 1st of January, 1871. All uceldentt to mares at the risk of tho owners. Mares i-er id by ilther of those Htallicui aid dlt posed ol heloru fouling, mast be paldlof s In foal. Good Pasturage furnished marej at fllty cents per neck. Ktcapct cr attldeiits at owners' risk. Apply to JOHN REDMOND. McMlnmllle, Yamhill Co., April II. W -Im C. W. DIMICK, Uubbard, Marlon Co., Breeder of Shorthorn and Devon Cattle, Berkshire Plgsfc Light Braiaali Chickens. I HAVE ONE DEVON AND EIOIIT SIIOKT Horn Hull one year old aud oier. which I offer CtlKAl' VOH CAHll, or ou one or two vears' time, at ten per rent., with good security I'lUH at the IUiicu, ir,l boxed and shipped, $6, or 11 per pair. Correspondence toddled. Oak Urate Mock farm. April 3, 1STU, on. a. u. nei.T. li, I BELT. t BELT & SON, (.Successors lo Cox a licit,) Druggists and Apothecaries, AND DIALER IM C'lieiulcalN, I'ciluineiy, I'alciil MedlclneM, Iuie Wluen aud Liquor, Vc, Moorea' lllock. Commercial Hrreet, HAI.EM. Z3T HAItrtY DEAR will have have charge of the Inscription DcpartKint. apl Itf r CJTT3TIiTI3NrC3 Ol'KEH FOK THE HARVEST OP IS70 THE CSLKUKATED ADAMS AND FRKNCH HARVESTER, ' Condneror, " 9 Willi Special iHiimmineni" for 'M- Sec-.'" wn nntiii in lie the 2313SIT RIDING niul MXDIN'G BCnrvostcr Jxi. tlxo w oriel I Wm. Anson Wood's Celebrated Mowers and Reapers, rClEYK Mowers sunl Rcnperni, BRADLEY MOWERS AXD REAI'KUS, SANDWICH IHCctinea' SINOLK and DOirtLE GKAlt. with n-wiiid special OX'S, or TllltEE Ult'FEKKM'' STVLtb. NEWTON WAGONS, .Made expre-slv for this market, and wairnntrd to be -lie VEUV EEST 7C.C-03J'J3 eei brought to the l'acillc coal LARGE AXLES; diej) ilms, and luiny tire, new improud se.it. A.C -lTrtjrrl-t-,-n -HAoltsi .aa.rl Cnri'lnccis. mr.du for Orcirpn trade, with I'.itcnt Saern Wncelj, wild Collar Ale, Ollttii'i end Noiul Tor ClrcnlnrN of all tl e r.boe-named llocds, Sl,EiM, June !, 1S-JG. CENTENNIAL GREETING S ! Farmers are Invited T O CALL AND SEE T11K UNl'HECBDUNTUU ly low prices of all our good for 36.. Having just returned from San Fianclsco with a tine and Well-Selected Stock . GOODS ! PUKClHTASED AT A Reduction of 30 Per Cent.! CaiiFCtl by tho liquidation ealcnfto lare French importing houef , wo arc ctiflbleil now to sell LOWER THAN EVER! Our stock toiiMets, n? usual, of all decrlptions of Good usu.illy kept In a well-l emulated FAKMKKS' STOUE. We call particular attention to our LARGE STOCKS OF DOMESTIC GOODS! CHOICE DRESS GOODS, OP KVERY DBSCIMTION, Parasols, Ties, Gloves, Shawls, Table Linen, &c, OLOTHI3NTO, The Most Complete Stock EVER IN SALEM!! FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, Hats aud Cniw. Carpets and Oilcloths, The Only Well-Assorted Stock in the City ! ! GROCERIES, AND CROCKERY & GLASSWARE. PRODUCE Taken in Exchange for Goods. Farmers, ' COMING TO TOWN TO MAKK THKUt HI'lU.NIl rUnCIIASEt), WILL DO WKLL, IIEFOUE BUVINd, TO CALL AT i BREYMAN BROS., WHITE CORNER, Commercial St., - - Salem, Or majSni" RAILR0AD LANDS. Liloi,nl TerjiiwI LOW PHICISM LONti Xl.tlli! LUW INTKIIKST! THK OIir.OON A, CALIKOUNIA KAlLltOAU CO. oiler their Lands lor sale upon the Inllowlui; lllie ml terms; One tenth ol the price in cash; Inttit st ou the balance ut the rule of seven per tent, one year filler mle: nml inch li.Hnulm' vwir nuf.r,tli nl lint principal aim interest on ine naiancu ut the rate ur' seven tier cent liLr aunirii. Itoth nrlniiiiul mill inter. I est payuliluii. t'. H. Currency, i a luscomii or reii tier ceui, win nu hhowiu lor casu. ' Lcttelli to he addressed to V. HCUL'LZI:. SecrLlarv Land Department, O AC K. It., 1'i.rttol.d. Ortiron. ' SPECTACLES, SPECTACLES! For Old and Young. Far-Sighted and Near-Sighted. Sliootlligl.IuteH lor ftjortiut-iia bTKEL. bllAKK, AND OOLU l'RAMEH. I AM prepared to supply Hictacles to fit all eyes, at price, lu suit. W. IV. .HAItriN, Jeweler & OptUian, llank llloek, btute Kt. Halcm, May ill, lS7i, Un $25 a day (ruarantwj ualnr our W l Auuer 4, Drille. t'00 a n-unii. nitlil Ut 1 Ak nu, Aiii r took aw, J1U Au,r C fit Lvui Uu r - 33:j3LM dBs Oo. mow ens DE3Eo3.orj3 liiipruumcnH 3?ITT'S Tlircsli- Sputum l'ateut Ilodlc and Sealf. which will bo mailed tree to any aiiurcc T. ClHTiNIIIAM & CO. I p. a. nr Li) t. n cr.Awronti. . reed a oratom. GENERAL AGENTS, ' Fire Insurance of Hartford North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance of London and Edinburgh. LIFE ASSOCIATION Of America. Houses to Rent, Collections Made, Loans Negotiated, Real Estate Bought and Sold. l'artli h hm I' g land for Kilo cannot do better than to place It In our hands. Immigrant are Invited lo call nnd examine onr lift of land, lor sale. OKl'ICK Kced'M Opera Holme, N. R. room, at head cl "talrs. Halem, Mnrfrtf For tho Harvest ot 1876. TREADWELL'S FARMING MACHINERY JVt Reduced PrlcoM. KLANDKHH' WARKUOUSE, FHONT STHKET, PORTLAND, Or. w K are prepared for tho cominc; hnnest with tho InrcCBt stock of Improved .Muclilncs and lliltiU'- meuts ier oilered to the 3EAXX33.oxcs of rroH,on.. jiicpo jnacninc nrn wiuue kuoufi in Ori.x'on and California ns the I.ATKsT HTNUAKU IMI'ROVKU machines or tho country. Our stork conslata of THE XTXA MOWER. 1'rlte, i,S5 to 110. I3traa for which wo alway l(ei p on hand. Wclrht. I'M His.; cuts 4 feet 4 Inches: lmt Double Speed tsthoKnllo; and Is the ltet Mueliliie vcr sold In Oregon, rVA HKLK-ltAKK MUWhK ass KKAl'KK COMBINKU. Saiiif a Mower, with Scir-Ilako HeapliiK l'lnt lorm u nil Attachment. Cuts D feet (S Inches'. I'rlce, tVM to JiW). Treadwell's Patent Single-gear Headers Wade by J. L. Capo & Co. Tho best ever cold In Ol ciron and California, Ask any mnii who has used mm what he thinks of it, or, what is better still, !om urr und TltV ours with any so-called I nip lined Headers, nnd buy the one j on like best, bend for tlie 'lYxtliMoiiy of Oregon Farmers. litis the l'ateut Ailjiislalife Keel Impruted Patent Iron Wheelsthe linpnn iil l'ltmau Willi llrass Iloxcs Improved Kle valor, etc. HOtDLBV F.NOINKS, 'ultmatlc, vailablo iCKiilatlDK cut-oil, Tbo I1BST Tlin shins Kuirfnej either wood or straw burners. bi ml lor tut and new price list. The RUSSELL, SEPARATOR, With Luufcnburp; End-Shako Shoe. These Thresh era lire the ilncst in tho world, as can bo tested by many In OHKOON who purchased last year. Bend lor reilm ed price. Pllf and lluuclPa mounted and Down PUWBKa, Whl h will bo sold separately, or with Threshers, at red i.i 1 prices. The Celebrated Whitewater Wagon. This Is tbo Standard Wagon of the l'acillc Coast. Hundreds sold In Oregon, I'rlce, $111 and upward, accorklnj; to size. Also, (onstantlyou lundtun l'sddotk Hulky Hakes. Header Trucks, Hay Cutters, Revolving itakes, Hand Rakes, Ilarley Fo'Ls, ricythes, Snaths, Plows, and Farmlni; Implcmcuts generally, of the newest and Ust fimke. Vf A liberal discount for ciuh. or endorsed nolo. WTKiitrus fur all our WACIlINiCHV. VHT Wo keep up with' the latest Improvements, ailnptiuir only tho useful and practical VtT We keep nothliu; but tlrtt class Roods. Hy We ship foods promptly, Of Our terms aro oaJmJXt uulcs otlicrwlm agreed noon. dtT Wu are determined not to bo undersold Iu same nualltv of roods, aud shall tin iilpaftiiil In rernii. yourorder, either lu lu-rson or liv letter. Address I,. v. H. UOAVN.S, I' Doit art. .Mnnimer, inyl'imi rianeeri Wharf. Front Ht. i (Jitl.uid. Or. 50 CENTS FREE. HTIICIU. OFFER- FOR A MIOivT'lIME DNI.f. WlllM'i.d, hist-1'aiii kiiki. Ill uirli new subcrlbei of 'I'm. Jii:w Vih.i. Ai.nNr' JIo.sTiii.v. .1 niiui.lBvuit l'M (MiLjHiniii,Mrol, (III fancy t-u.ii lruik In AIIim .il'lalu sllvur, luruertliiiii n -liver ua.U il.l lur 1, luchiu dlaiueler -frlce Ml tints inili, 'llic Ai.i.ms' .IliiiTlll.v lsn haiidsoine, siilcy, 11. '.-o .n per. riiibsiiiptlim pi leu Ml tents a year bend Mi lentM, unit you will lecilvu the Ai.s.s rV Jli-.ill. lor one year, po.l-pafd,aiiil ttiu ahovu .Medal uratla. Ail. Ins,, J'KNTO.N IMIIILIHlllNti (II., Ji-'luil 17U UlioMiWAl , ,cw Yum.. (Sucieaaur to A, N. Ullberl A; l'o.) C. UZAFOVAGE, ..Dialer In.. 1SOOT8 & SIIOHS, Ilolmun's lllock, Coininejcial .St., three duurt norlh nf the l'oit OlUge, SAlilinii Or, apllj