2.50 per Year.
SALEM, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 29, 187(3.
Volume VIII Number 33.
LEGISLATURE OF OREGO &
SENATE.
S- trc. as.
Clark, of committee to exai nisi the
books and papers of the books an i formers of
the penitentiary, reported organ izaoion. J
A, Slratton, flork.
IS1I.LS INTKODUCKD.
S EVoo'.i, Van Cleave, to at lenC -section
14, title 1, chapter US, relating t o tbs -sale 'ot
liquors to minors.
S B No 51, Van Cles'-'e, croi ting a houis
ntd and exempting thes.in 10 t?m lores 1
suit'.
S 15 No 32, Davis, to amend sopXon 'X, ti
tle J, chapter 43, ot '.'he laws rrelf.fng to'li
cenut. of bar pilots).
b 15 SJ, Van Cleave, to am mi w?ctlon.'J)V,
title 2, chapter 2.
S B No .)4 Van Cleave, t amend section
Si), title :j, chapter!.
; 15 No 56 Van (.'leave, to unread secllon
oO lit 2, chapter?.?, right ,'of dower.
$ 15 No 50 Vnn Cleave, to oaujrjci section
ti, title l.cbapierC, relatli g to Uw .righto sl
vi ou.eu to hell pioperty.
sna Wheeler to the amount of $750 for mili
tary reported unfavorably and recommended
flSiat It do not pass.
runner proceedings m raterenco 'io we
bill was postponed.
President gave notveo that 'ho had signed
UJM No 1.
SAnAln pfinrllrrml In IT J M No 4. Tplatlne
' , to the Improvement ot navigation mi the
Willamette river tor tne arsianco ot iso mu
and asking an appropilatlon oi $100,000
therefor,
Notk. Wo ouilt occorxut of the second
reading of bills, except wlrsre sorno imior
tatit amendment is adopted, or the bill sum
marily disposed of. Wo tioto Introduction
of bills, and shall give tho final disposition
of them
wwmnM
.yousi :.
Sreakor proceeded to iicn ovarul roucl-u-tious
pased by both Ho 1st s.
.Judiciary Committee ilatigSitired several
bills nineud ing Irjiie ot Civ it tfrosedure, b.y
reporting adversely. S iveral bills not re
ported on for want of jn risdictlon. 'On mo
lion suen bills and liuai n-ial portion of-Gov-ornoi's
messages eie 1 jJeirt-illt coumiutee
on ways and menus.
Judiciary committee Teported Important
amendments to 11 15 1 Jo. Z-s, .on subject of
jorelgn coiporaiions ao' ag uusuress lu vjro
gon. Accepted.
Miniii committee rep irted a .sulistitute for
11 15 No 11, and recon unuiRledtitn passage,
Subjtet ot criminal a ad civil procedure;
substitute adopied.
H GSq 1, watSuameni led byijutKsrarysxv.n
mlttee, by substitute. Suljelc, that of- ex
etnptiou of proFarryTi dui tirx&tlcm. bubsti
tuto adopted.
'IV.ates by Ccurte: '' II Jifo oti. -Substitute
oflernl bj-judli lary ovnjiiiV.tH. Sub
stituto ariop'et!.
H B No 57, ins subjt. rt of roads, inead.first
lime.
Committee oi r.rpo' uttonMrepirriwijIiill In
corporating B:o.Mis He bmo): uniti irJMiug
amendmont.
Couimunlcathvi iroi a .SmiAiPrlnHr,H!ilpg I Stale, and now itls. proponed to saddle tho
time on printing b-ca nnr M,twrfiv atatolsiato directly with principal and Interest.
throuii Cvl. Ciin. i Iportui H..u iuou -io- Penitentiary for llleen yen.rs to J. H. Hack-
port was pldieiJ in i Je lihoiis ul tin Nla Ionian, W. U.'GrlBwoIUjttHivid McCully, II.
MEASURES BEFORE THE XEGISLA
TURE. In looking over a tile of tho printed bills
now under considoratipn in the two Houses
coiinidor the following as important :
S. P.. No. 1, in trod uaed toy Senator Uichard
soia, provides for raising n general tax to be
levied by each Pounty Court, each j ear, of
four mills, fur echool inmioses. IJiis is an
important measure, though wo leer tho peo
ple will many ol thorn think it a little ahead
of tholimos.
S. Joint MoatorJal Ko. 1, praya Congress to
modify the treaty with China and prohibit
the further immigration to this coast. Our
people may hive ine'tor those nciv hero, but
it is time we checked their cotnlngimd oUer-
ed somo inducemontb for tho coming of
white laborers.
S. Joint Memorial JTo. 7, appolnta a Joint
Committee to take the transportation ques
tion under consideration and prepare a bill
that will remedy existing evils and deliver
the poop I o from the pressure of monopoly.
S. B. No. 2. would providb for the tissue of
State Boudm bo nm 2U yeors, to take up the
outstanding wagon road warrants Issued
heretofore, aod providing that tho State pays
$9,000 annual interest thereon. These war
rants were t tie paid out of the procoeds of
the rlvo per cent, coming to tho State from
the sale of public lands, and the sale 01'
swamp, overfowod and tldo lands of the
Printer outhn lAh li
An act to hbiilih cl srknh( iu-fclJle De
partments wasrt'frrer ' to bUuialoromiitee
ol tnree Fergu)ii, V, "ooks jnd Gilbert.
Adjourned.
'SEN. ITfi.
triuirr. &I;J37(i.
Van Cleave, trt m coinmittot- on va hihI
iik-.iC!; reporteel Uvurably, with wrtaiu
atutnamentH, on 8 B No M, irt.provido I'ur
the f-ue of Ixiud-i to J"deeui titwe war:nts
issued for the construction xf roads and
bridst".
The coinmitte'.Q claims reportddvrsH
lv on S B So IS for the rolist of Jason
Wheelwr.
Xh j'llm comiRjttoe ou part of tho Senate,
appointed to visit tho Ini.tit.nlo lor .l)at
Mules, rvjvir'.cd Jtaiog visiied lhi-iuie.nil
lound it under excnllttut iuanAgiiiMjit, ami
reooinuie'jiied meeilrii;in Juiot B!n-uibly-t
4 p. to. Scptemberich, to wittiest-, ilio uxhw
'bltiou ot their moiho.l ofttsiohim;. Carntsi.
Uforgo, iroin cft'Jterence cmom'tiee .ou
Ceo'enntKl iruic 4illl, rt-pcirted iIk same
bactt nithiiltac'Lion.
KIl ROUDCTinN OV JlILts.
Vrfn Clar. a, S U-Nd.jT, to prnvliliilbr Hid
reuiMraiicnof ln'.'l voUirs in tlin.suk,
Br.-wi-ha S B No4o. to repn.il a aftcro-
ati'it ttie otnje ot Mate iieoiugiat.
Jjj-, S h No jy. tc auii-ud an -sot incor
porating the lown of (Vjrvais
Appiei:ate,i 15NoH, relating to tlw -ir-ch.sfte
aud sajii of swaup lanns,
Thociwoii,ij IS yoiii, to amend an Act (u
corporeting llifluitv of-Ihe Dillfs.
DtviK, S 15 "io tii, to liuiuae selling iy
.saiup(.
C'--.'iru, S B .N'odl, to-erwMl an net iro-
aiding fur printing ot tuwolou laws anj Jur
izials. Kngle.fi BNoi'l, to rsg-ilate the erection
AU'l repnir of brt'ifs.
'i.Joiiv S B No 115, tojtirovldn for IIbuhj
tor laborer and cociuion earners on personal
prowriv.
A'.ui CIeai4, SBto tVi. toruend an act In
orpursling theory of K4t ti'ortlaud.
Vn (.'leave, S B No 07. fo.txtMWi the otric
i Wsr L'laicii I'ninnussloiKir. Read Urn
jtnti M-eond tlitie and rei'erred to uuuiuiittee
on clslms.
S B No S, reRalatiiig tfae rsteof Intercut on
uiODxy, and to mpeal au ActeoUtlml "an act
to n-gulHi th rUeof inlajxatun money, and
to prc(t'and punish u.nrr." Baporltid
bv M-le'-t ojmuiiUoe wlthuiHDilrtiits.
Allborltyo.ininrUro of wava arsi uieans,
Tf parted "tt H B No 'J, to provide tir the U
-uni of lonja ot tho State of Ort-gun, In re-
K-mptton or ouutsmiiog irtwury vrrant
fit lbHati, Im.us to aid In tho coostrilutlon
i'! !h.hih mid brldi:". m to initio tlw In-l..jt-t
n Mld liiil(.li'6ili evs .t llio al.
j:iiiiiiieinlil Itj4t it ii'i Hoi fd.
AUj.iru v i-oniinl r-e on ivuj rjmrlisl fn.
Jo n..- r'irii.liiiti.ts. Aiiieui.'uii'nu ri"t
Kficj.u-d. further ir etr'-dind i'l Ji-feitnce
Wl.n bill iudflluliolv ir'jrfjni-d,
t.'i..'u.ilice caS UNo t:. Jot rslTsf of Ji-
A. Kay, and their associate or assignees, the
j- State to pay $12,03") per annum during that
'.line, aud the lessees .defrajing all costs ol
conducting the Penitentiary for tho use of
the convict labor, aud in. case the prisoners
lumber over llMtho present numbsr, the
.pjy shall be pro rats for tho overplus. This
Is an impor'ant measure .and some suoh
m oh ns might bo resorted to to make the
lnoiitutlon less burdensome to the State.
S. B. No. 7, by ex-Governor Wh Iteaker,
prescribes the duties of railroxtl conductors,
enuineersandotbor jiarsoim operating rail-
roacs.
S. U. No., 8, by Mr. Wisdom, makes ten
percent. th legal rolo of interest and pro
vides that "upon efwress ajrioement, er
pressed in writing, suoh talo ol inlvrtet may
be ch rged and collected as moy be ngrootl
what he owes for what is duo him. This
would make all real estate liable, to bo taxed
its value without dpductlon for any indebt
ed nes it may lie subject to.
S. B. No. 29, by Mr. Apple-gate, requires
that application for llcouBe to sell liquor
shall obtain tho signatures of an actual ma
jority of the legal voters in the precinct,
ward or lown whoreln be desires to sell the
samo. This is auexcellont idea If there is
no way Io evado It, and If some way is pro
scribed to lind the actual number of voters
in each locality. Tho present law Is much
In tho samo tonor, but has not practical clll
cloucy unless a t-troug effort is made to se
cure romonstrants. What wo wish Is to see
tho liquor fcelleis controlled to pet the
written omloraement of an actual mnjaiity
of fll voters, and no loop-holo lett for
evasion.
S. B. No. 31, by Mr. Cochran o Lino,
makes each county responsible lor the care
of its Insane and idlnllo; and timber pro
vides that tho Governor shall rtcelvo pro
posals to contract for keeping the innne
oeo' -1 years, at a rate not to exceed ?." f0
per wuck. Tho bill is long but theso seem
its most Important provisions.
(To bo eontlnuod.)
LATE DISPATCHES
Stoux City, Sc pt. 24. -Telegiam received
to-niiilit fioni Fort Sully says it is reported
there that MUiug Hull Is now wltlilnW) milts
of Ihero w ttu ,a largo force, which is being
dally augmented by Indians from dilierom
agencies, who prefer to join the hostlles aud
ketjp their arms snd ponies, rather than to
srlvo Ihoin up and remain at the ageucies.
Four iitiiirirtd Indians left Buell's agency
jostnrdsy lortl'o hostile camp. Tho Indians
at Ctieyonne Hlver agency hae not yet been
disarmed. Kill Eiplo, head chinl of theso
Indians, sends Grneral Bull word last night
that he intended to kill all the poldinrs tin
lees they urossed the river, Tho troops wero
'i)'n(l(Jr arms last night and placed cnonon lu
position lor uso in anticipation of an attack
by tho IudUiis. They pxp.ct trouhlo to
night. Tim Indians, to-day have been threat
ening an Impudent. General Buell is of the
opinion Hint he has troops enough to give
them tho threshing they are asking for.
Ni.vv Yonic, Sep. 24 Hell Gate was blown
uputijp. m New York time. The shock
was blU'ht in Now York, and the explosion
as heard in New York was only a rumbling
uoiso witn a sngnt tremor ot tne earin
throughout the city, and tho upheaving ot
two oliinuisol water accompanied with con
siderablo rock, whlcu all fell into tho river.
Halloa's Point Bent at Hell Gate wvs settled
tula afternoon. This triumph of American
engineering, conducted by Gin. John New
ton, was completed In the precise time and
manner intended wlrhout a single accident.
Nj.YV Yoiik, t-ep'. 25 Mary Newton,
daucutor ot Gun, Newton, who is not quite
thieo .ipars old, lired the mine tiiat blow
llilleti's l'olntllet topitcoH yesterday.
titat evening when the tide Has at about
ebb the steamer Providence, of tho Fall
river line, iMsed ovor the place of tho ex
ploiioii. She encountered no ilifilciiltv. and
hallnd about fifty feet nearer to Hallell's
Point tbun ai.y hteamer had ever done be
faro. Tbo t-oiiD(lings to ascertain tho full
result ol the explosion are to be made this
morning at slack-water, the current being
too strong lo attempt' them at any o hor
time
C'oNhtaxtixopm:, Sept. 21. Tito
I'oilo Intel tiRrcotl to iirolorifr tlio ,sus
peusioii (if hostilitius for eight ilfty.s,
and (.'xprusMU the liopo tluit tlio pow
orrf, during (hat time, will commtiiii-
upon l.y pMties." Winch wela:erely hope WUo u,tJ fonaitions or peace wliicli tltey
will nut become a law, Irojose.
S. BN-o. 11, Vau CleaTO, wun lo chauFe! ,bA-N' KAmfiCO, Sept, 2o.-l.our HOW
the ,as ,o as lo ,,ko ibel estate o, III S,",?,.0 ') ?"W.'2, ..W1 "
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Jiterarybuuevnlent,eharriable and scientific
fuslltutiins subjectto t-icirtlon, "which seoms
aJso lo include churches. Wo see xo reason
iwAy prop3rly owned by such luKitutliin,
oilier than that iiicesary to tbeir actual
uses, shouii not' pay law, but wo should
not lika to tee cbnrch proorty in actual
une pay taxes.
8. 5. No. 1$, Mr. Colvig, provides fori-uar-raullse
of vetnels in ssolUry condition and
auine nuch bill should certainly pass,
S. J). Xn. 13, nd U. B. No. 10, aro Identical
and auKUids the act providing far a unidrm
oiurniirf" public instruction.
H B. N.i. 14, extends the benelit of the
cwlue law to Marlon county; prohibits swtae
from running at large which do drnage,and
provides that they can be taken up and kept
at Ik expoose of owner, by any person
damaged by thorn.
S, 8. No. 10, provide! that the military
Fuud stall be (fed to own and equip tb
State militia when organized lu couipanlai.
For ourselves e don't have much usa for
military ooicpinios at expense of the Stat.
especially as thers U no prospect of war.
S. B. Xo. 2-J, would create a Sixth Judicial
District cu'. of the counlie of Washington,
Columbia, L'liteop and Tillamook, and it
eouiHtobe nccoatary, as Multnomah gives
abundant cccu;ation to one Jude.
S, B No. 27, liilrodurAd by Mr. Myers,
prtviib-s tha 'nstHM sliall ceduct io In-
uybudntAS vns-j!. thii a tcaa maydtduct
..y.tttirdijy, Detitlw for tlio Dttst three
Ittyri from tliat tlit-imi-u 8. Tho fumi
jratiou of Chinatown is helnir actively
prosecuted without opposition. Tho
(jt'ieers aro now tit work in tlio block
bcundt'd by Dupont, Stockton, I'ltcIHc
and Jitckmin fttreeffc. Tlilu isono oftho
wrat j tirlh ofChiue.se quarter, eoinpris
in tlic liotoriouii Sullivan alley, and
otir.s aiiout us had.
Tkii iioriiing In an advanced Htage
of aitlliox, it Chinaman was fount! hy
an oliicer in a wood pile, where he had
been rftowvd away by his countrymen,
hoping toovado the toarch for such
cases, ttdtrii is carried on in comiectlon
with the work of disinfection.
I'roni IJiir OAperiencc uf thu party
thin far 51, would uppe.tr that leprosy,
tho .'ixlsetico of which among tlio Chi
nese iiaitxjon questioned hy many, wtis
much juoHt co'jimou than supposed, iu
ono or more lepers htivo been routed
from tIrJr dons in almost every alley
visited. In the vicinity of the present
icone of operations many whites ar
living, ppinclp.illy of tlio most degrad
ed fiasco fourte.uns, thieves, round
en?, etc., aiid tlio health olllcers slate
that tiicir n.ihlUtii.us aro oulte as jieo
tilentifll anif need fifinigittiun as much
as tlioso of tlwi C'liiuetV.
V. I), Pretlviiau. lV.lk county, lias for-
Wii ded two cedk X shlnglM lo the UentenuUl,
o is jsj,' aud tho other i?i Inches wide.
They wero picked out of a bundle made
mar fi'herton.
Earnings and Profits of our Railroads.
In tho Orajonian of 23th Inst., we find a
letter from Mr. Vlllard, President of the
Valley railioads, written under the appre
hension that it might bo attompted at this
sessiou to regulate railroad freights by legis
lation. In explanation of the presnnt In
crease of freights from some points ho says:
" Tho existing tarlll' was adnptod simply
because the competition of laslyeiirnnd juar
belore w lib the river Interests had resulted
In giving us mi Income not equal to oven
one halt of the low Interest ruling in tho
old countries of Kitrops, and had precluded
the pissibillty of nuking noiwuhry Im
provements of our existing properties.
In a former coinmunijutlon to tho public,
through the press of flio Sislo, wo statod
that the net rocolpts of the railroad company
during the last business year had not exceed
ed $-1:5.000 or less th.tu 2 per cent, of tho
nomtual amount of tho bonded db', oftho
company, and little over 4 por cunt, of tlio
actual cost of tho road, and this with tlio
mot economical management" These net
earnings were dorived from gross earning,
auioun lug lor the voir March 1, 1&75, to
March 1, IS7il, to $";IJ,370, and lopreseut,
therefore, about SS per cent, ot tho gross in
come. In the buslmihs year 1S71 73 tho
gross earnings from freights weio $5I7,USS,
lu 1875 7ii they amounted to only $J18,7J7 or
a (Increase of ?iS,k!0tor tho year or about t
per rent. Considering tho past and probable
uttitrerivor competition, wo may well ask
what other way was there for us lo prevent
our income from falling below tlio pittance
hereiotoio earned than by an Increuso ot
Ireights? And to what extent will this In
crease ot freights benelit us? To an oxcossivo
extent? Lot us look at the tlguros. Wo
stated thsgross caruiugs In lb75-70amnuntod
to fllS,7.')7.Tlioteinmc,o carried oyer tho whole
length of tho road was Siy 00 Ions, of which
10,000 was derived from mat portion of the
road which competed with tho river, ami for
it hiihnloiie his bicn mi ivci cix-ie of rtxtcj, that
is from Kugeno City to Portland. Tho pro
portions ot our gross earnings to the touuage
for the distance stated ls$2UJ,00l. Now, sup
posing that the tonnage to bo carriod by the
roau Detween me points nameu win uo.tnn
same this year bs last no well-informed per
son will contend that It will bo greater tho
Increase of rates, which Is equal, on an aver
age, lo 10 perceut of tho rates oflastyoar,
will at the most bring our gioss earnings
from freighting np to $302,530. Boducltng
Irom this amount i2 perceut. lor oporatlng
expenses, we shall have left flli.'.io.! as net
earnings. Last year the net earnsiiKS for the
iiisiauco mentioned, allowing also li. per cent
for operating expenses, were JS2, 115; thus
showing that we shall be benefl'ed bv tho
lucrease ol rates on tho tonnage carried Just
to the extent of f.52 817 and no more, that is
less than oiic-timt of one per vait uf the tu
tcrcst uf the company'), liondiit tlebt. Who
will say, -main In tho faco of these flirureslhat
the ram P4 it r is a ureodv inononolv? Uverv
Just minded man must admit that we are
moro moderate In our expfctations ol profit
than any private individual would lie In Ills
delres of income from his propoity. For,
suppo-inc we divided eveiy dollar of our net
income, tho bondho'ders would got llttleover
two por cent on their holdings, or In oilier
words, less than one third thoy are entitled
to. But wo shall not bs able to give Ihem
tho whole benelit even of this pittance. For,
in the interest rf the traveling and
shipping public, wo have made various ex
pensive improvements, among which wo
would men-ion the new Clackamas bridge,
costing jr. UK) alone, tho construction of
of twenty freight cars and tho relay Inn of sx
miles of new rails. Again, willing mid anx
cious to contribute as much lis pots'ble to the
pruspelity oftho State by attracting omml.
gratlon, wo have spent, and wo aro now
spending ten per cent of our nut income lor
immlgiatlon purposes. What other cornor-
Mtl'iu. whatother Individual In tho State
makes sunli sp.crlll.-o for the putillo? And
shall we bo rewarded lor our llbrallty by
having our niojest income violently lakijn
away fioni us?
And right hero wo would submit another
point for u'Uinlilerntlon. We are taxed by
the Sate and counties through whiuhour
road extends lo the amount of fully ten per
Mint, of our Income and uiav well ask,
whether this Is not more than a Just snare of
the public hurdeii, which we have borne,
however, ho far without complaint.
If our word,as rf-gardstho above statement
oi inn fsrinngs or tne Oregon aud Ualllornla
railroad he not believed, wo will bo glad fo
civo a legislative committee access to our
tsMiks to verify It.
To meet the complaints directed against
the new tarlll of the Oregon Central rtllroail,
It will Lo only ntoi-ary to state that that
road has never yielded one cent of Income to
the parties that furnished the money to con
struct It, and that it has ai no time named
mure than the baro oimrsting exisjimits. A
diminution of its present small earnings
would inevitably compel us lo stop o;era
tlug It, as wo ciiinot be expected lo lie nut's
tied with no Income, and subect besldas to a
coiulanl drain to inset deAclenciv.
Concerning our rights lo tho management
of our propertle r our own way, we would
say that wo Invested our capital In railroads
lu thla State, on the i-trenKlh of the explicit
assurance thst a rsllrnsd corKiratlon In Or
egon hail " power to collect unit receive nuch
totU orfrctyhltfor Iratujmrtiition of pemoni
or property thtneon at it may pietenhc."
which bSkuralice Is contained in nei-tmri .'III. I .
ot the general laws on coririrstlons In this
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poralo rights," and with article I., section 21..
irovHimg mat" no ex post mow inw, ui ij
iniialrlnir tho obligation of contracts, shalr
ever b passed," which Is, as Is well known,
but a confirmation of a prohibition of thu
United Stales to the same effect. Knowing
the protection thus vouchsafed to us, w
calmly await the oonrso of events, trusting
to the Integrity of Iho IState and Federal
courts for the viudictlnn or our rights, lr
any powor subject to their jurisdiction should
venture to dispute them.
After referring to the legislation against
railioads In Wisconsin, and the repeal of
those laws when it was found that they op
erated as an absolute check to tho Influx of
outsido capital into tho State, and tho sup
ply of money for new rail roud construction
had entirely coascd, Mr. Vlllard says :
Tho ItitoUtgniH'O of tho pooploof Oregon
renders us confident that thoy will notroluso
to prollt by the lesson of etf perlonce, especi
ally us tho constitutional ami legislative'
guarantiee to railioad compauios in this
Statu of tho right to tegulato transportation
latos would mukoany attempt to curtail till
right ujirlorf aboratlve. Aud It will bo well
to bear in mind that tho very mak ingot such
an attempt would alroady Involye doplor
ablo consequences for tho State. It woul.l
taint its reputation to such an oxteut that
not a dollar of outside capital lor any pub
lic onterprlso would find Its wny to Oregon
(luring the lives of tho present generation.
It wouuld destroy entirely tlio prospects of
socuiing for Oregon an hislnrn railroad oon
nectlou. Certainly we should at once aban
don every effort lo develop the transiorta
tlon enterprises under our control, upon
which development tho prosperity of th-i
State altogether depends. It Is generally
known that It Is our Intention to complete,
the Oregon Coutial or went side road. If wo
aro loll undisturbed !u Iho enjoyment of our
rights as ownors aud creditors, this will be
done within three j ears at the latest, and
next year will see tho addition of. twouty
tivu miles to tho present length of the toad.
Hut If wo should be disturbod, uot u rail will
e; or bo added to It, If wo can holp it. Fur
thermore, wo know mat tho owners of tho
Central Paul lie Hnllroml, with whom we In
tend lo co operate lu connecting our rail
roads with theirs, takti the same viow of the
case. If wo aro permitted to carry out our N
Intentions, Oregon tuny enjoy the benelit of
such a connection within live years. On the)
contrary, If hcstllo action should bo attempt
ed, thorn is not ono of thoso that have joined
in tlio unjus-. outcry against us that will
livo to soo tho day when Oregon will be lifted
out ol her present isolation.
Mr, Vlllard concludes as follows;
In conclusion, wo should bo very sorry to
feel that Iho people of Oregon have forgotten
tho undeniable and Immeasurable benefits
which the Investment of our inonuv in tho
railroads has conferred upon thorn. It will
be better for them and lorus that limy should
remember tho M1o of things that existed be
fore either road was built, and ask thorn
ml vos whether our money did not appre
ciate the value of every bow, eveiy lown lot
and of uyery kind of agricultural products
rslstd adi leant to the roads, and what tho
Upper Willamette. Uinpqu and Itognn
ltiver valleys would bo without the longer
road. And having answered theio questions,
lol thoiu act accordingly.
II. Vii.i.viip,
On behalf of tho owners and credliurs ot tbo
Orenon A California and Oregon Central It.
It. Companies.
Certainly the present owners of the rail
roads have claims to fair treatment from the
pooploof Oregon, aud If wn can succeed In
sustaining fair competition on thu river it
does not si em prolmhlo that railroad
chargos can bo very unreasonable. The.
oast sldo company has rausod dissatisfaction
In tho past by discriminating against towns
away from tho river and that Is the mo it
serious cause for complaint wo hoar of. .
Cannot Anhvvmi. A sub.orlbor and cor
respondent i ii uoos county asks us f.ir Infor
mation coiicarnlng Indian Ageuchs, which
we aro unable to answer In lull. Also wants
to learn tho Indian Jargon, and wants it In a
book. We can simply say thut the reserva
tions In Oregon aro as follows: Umatilla,
Malheur, Silet7, Grand Itoud, and Klamath,
Traders have to obtain consent of the gov
ernment to do business ou the reservations.
Kt. Faiimkii: Tlio ooiiiiultteo for forward
ing fruit to tlio CeutsnuUI, do not deem K
expedient to send any ai.er the teinor of
Sept. 2'.), as the exhibition closes In the foro
part of November, and It lakes two weeks lo
gut the fruit there. Ho let no one ud fruit
to reach here after Friday next.
IIkniiv MiM.iat.
To those that lutein! lo exhibit cut Dowers
at thu State Fair, to compete for Vlck's pre
mium, I would advise to put them up lu
this way: Take a box or pn about two Inch
es deep, 1111 with moist Hnd and rsiver witn
moss nicely ; Slick the flowers in this singly,
thn larger ouea lirst, and taper down w Itu
smaller ones, Thus they keep and khuw
well. 11. M.
ft.ato, and constitutes a guarantee of tfiln 'I he Perspiration to great extent diipuraUss
nouer which cannot bo violated by I lie llio blood, that Is, curies Ml its Impuritlsn.
"(.(""'o" i..j..v in urn oiin wiiiidui mining , ii u,e nrH iisiiiiiis fi'MtruclisI Wmiiii Im-
ill direct (in II let with section 2. ol article
XI., of the h'ato Conjtlluilon, which provides
distinctly trui the legislature s'lall have no.
lower " to lu pali or destroy ury ootisl cor,
purltits, when they du not ruiiulu Uteul In
the circulation, cause eruptions, 'iho reme
dy tor IhUsUluor things is tlleiiu's Sulphur
bosp.
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