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Terms of Nulxrrlptloii.
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SALKM, RKIDAT, Jl'NH 1!U, 1877.
Tho Locks Law.
Kn. ''AitMi:it: WIillu llio IaicUh Law w as
poildliin boforu tho last IcKlMalurp, n IjrihI
ofhtroil tootors woro busy Uufutnliitf Hh pro-
vIhIohm and ropresonlmK tlia eontof tho com
mission would bo ho Kroat an (o entrill n
Krlovoim bunion of luxation upon tho pco
plo; thiH claptrap may lmvolinrifcorno weight
with thoso who woro not cotivoraatit will) tho
Law, and It In for thin pnrpono that I (Ichiro
to ontor Into Homo ilotnlli in oxplalnliiK tho
namo nud tho benollcont riHiilU (rrowliiK out
of it, but I think you could nomorocom
proliormlvoly onlltrliton tho pcopio with rof
orouco to tho subject than to publlnli tho
Law ltrolf hi cxicwio, as It Is clear, Mirclnct,
and ooinplolo, and not da no intorprotor to
tho ordinary mind.
Tho pooplo found ILpiiinoIvoh lunntrango
prndlcainout by tho original onnutmont un
dor which tho JjOcUh franohlHo was oroatod ;
It was a Ioono, disjointed, and disconnected
bunglo, inado purposely Indcllnlto and bo
llovod to liavo boon connived at by ihoso at
that tlmo liiftli l authority in llio aiTrtlrBOt"
atato, who woro buslor prolootlng tholr In
dividual sharo of tho upolla than tbev woro
Vigilant In tho Interest of tho people; and
when the lent legislature convened an act or
oorporato auloldo had boon pushed an far as
a pliant Dtnlrlcl Attorney could carry it, and
tbo Htato waa only aavod from tho position of
a coniHsntlng party to tho illilncorporatlon
by tho notion of tho Hticcoodlng Dlatrlct At
tornoy who irayorHod tho ground of IiIh pre
dooossor nnd put tho Wlllnmotlo Fa I In Canal
and JjOoUh Company In ftatu ijuu, leaving
thorn thn ordinary motliod of dlnlncorpora
tlon,HhonM thoy doHlro lo do w, without
tho Hpoelal nsHont of tho Htntv. It la bellovnd
by many good lawyorfl, that had tho crafty
urhrnioof Ihorompany lieou carried through,
that all tho moulod luturoat of tho Stain
would burn bcon IonI to It; and that thn sue
Connor lo tho defunct corporation would
stop Into tho proporly without any of tho
trnmmolH, restriction, or condition preced
ent Imposed by tho original net. It doex not
nood very deep or profound knowledcoof
law to comprohoud why If A. and II. have
tnado a covenant with eaoh other, of which
ono baa buoomo tlrod and tbo other parly
content! to a dlsaolutlonthat tho original
oompaot fall to tbo ground this wn the
Voalllon of affalra wbou the I.ocka Co. want
ed to commit milcldo, and tho then district
attornoy reprowntlng the Htati'n aldo of the
compact wan consenting to tlio aot.
Atanyrato at tho convonlng of tho last
legislature any ono in tho Intorost of tho poo
plo could plainly boo 1st, nu olfori; being
made on tho part of tho V. F. C. it Ii, Co ,
to eccapo tho Imperfeully otiuinoratcd enac
tion of tho original 1-ockn Law; t!d, it com
bination of tho Itallroad Company, Iho WIN
lamotto Falla Canal nnd Lock Coinpuuy,
and U. 11. Kcott it Co,, who had pushed
freights to an exorbitant rate In tho valley;
3d, nu nttltudo of mouaco on tho part of tho
Look Co, toward any Independent boat
which might CHxay to paxa through their
prlvalo properly im thoy toriued tho IawUh
Thunii precoucorlod iiu'iinunm on tho part
of tho would-bo monopollMN had lo bo met
and thwarted or ulau Iho pooplo would bo
Hindu lo minor for tlitlr liidfU'oreui'o. Ah tho
result of UiW condition ofulMlrH tho present
Look a Law oamo into rxIsuuuH, it wih Intro
ducetl by tho lion. M. U. George, and went
through tho llory orilenl of debate and
numerous re lure neon to oommlttun without
adding In or subtrautlug nnythlug Irom tlio
Hill us It utmo fiom his hand, AH of the
oppoMllon that could bo arrajod agaliiHt It
and tho inouopollbts were iwnliliioiia Iii hunt
lug' up recruit wan drummed up from
lopit'simUllvt'Mi'iiht of the mountain nud
woutli of Lino county, whoso constituent
urinuit thouglit to have so lively an Inter
et In tho matter, end their rin.y rirfiic mio
climbed to tho poraiuilvo Inllueuco of tho
monopolist. Tiient w.n howover throa or
four seuilo exoonllous lo this, where
whUkoy, elgarn, nud agency relations at
tached a few alley minion to the combina
tion. 'lh.U "little buul" will have a lmtd tlmo
of It In explaining their aotlon to their con
stituent in any fitturo peoples' luquet over
tlitlr doings, nnd wo nht.ll no further "ook
their duinerlta lo disclose. "
Ah a result of tho bcIIoii of a right minded
nii-J'irlty, tho Locks law was oimeUd, and
by ko overwhelming a vote In Its fitvor, that
the (loeruor did not dare veto it, although'
hi wympitliloH wero known to b with the
inonopolUts; bear In mind Iho Hill psssed at
u tlmo when tho l'r'klitcnt of the Look
tiiupuiyopenly boas'ed to jou, Mr, lMltor,
that Iho ltocks wero their private proporly
and thoy proposed to do with them as they
caw 111, without any dictation from tho peo
ple; hLo rtuneiubor tkat tho frciitht larltl of
thu c)Uibluutlon wa double and tieble w hal
it Ih at tho proaeut time, and It will heap,
part ut how this Uw ha bun vanity ndvwn
tugvou' to tho people; under Iih piotoctlon
other Ihim wio built and iho cumb'.uutlou
1'reliiblTarlttdUtoUud.
Tho comiiiksluueiH appointed uudr Iho
law wero uthorUd, emisiwered, and ro
ipilred lo bring and maintain any act Ion suit
or proceeding in wary or proper to compel
tho W, I l and L. Co, or their Mic-wtor
loli op nud inatiitalii nld Lock scalding
to thoitelhud and lutecpibUd tonus of iho
original net, and to recover nuy damnno-. nr
liability which sild corporation might b
llablo to pay by reason of a fnlluro to cnnrnriu
t Riich rctiulremento. They werocmpowir
(.(I to lilro nttornoys in tho proncui'"iiol
this object end to certify their horvlces o tint
IcgMnturo for payment. They hnvo anpf-r
vision ofand control tho.cxtent of any nr n-
od repairs on tho Locks with authority lo i x (
pedlto llioin ii'thoro Isovidcnco of ctilpnhM
delay on tho part of tho company. The
Locks Company aro rnjuirod by the nci to
pais boua In tho order of their nrm!,
cliarglng therofor not to exceed fll'i om
per ton for tho nulual amount of Irfciftlit on
beard tho boat und ton cents fortaoh pss-'
fencer,
Uoat owners nro refpilred lo corllly to ln ,
nocrrtary of tho Hoard of Canal Cominl-slon-
crs Iho nunibor of tons of frolght and pns
heugors on board oach boat, each succen-ivo
trip, and aro put under a heavy ponalty fir
falso statomont. Tho necessity for thl re
quirement is apparent whon it Is rotuember
I'd tlint.n percoutnuo of Iho rovonues ofihe
Locks goos to tho School Fund In ropsytiicnt
of Iho j'200,000 loan granted by tlioHtnle.nnd
so other moans would bo obtainable lorn
ccrtiilnlug what tho actual recoipt aro,
rather than to leavo It to tho say mi ol an In
lorested party. This last provlHlon cl'ed i
tho ono through or by which tho Lock Co,
hnvo Nought to mako n breach In Iho citadel
of tho law; they bavo rofusod to ront'er a
tmuscrlptof frolghta from boat ownoil by
them to tho Secretary of tho Hoard, and weio
promptly sued by tho Canal CommlHshnor,
Tho company hnvo availed tliomselvesot all
tho laws delays, but lu tho slow course of
tlmo It wan brought to Issuo boforo Judge
Sliattuck who decided that tho exaction wns
lognl, and ono which tho Htato Loglslaturo
might reasonably mako, taking all Iho tlmo
thoy could before announcing an appeal to
tho Supromo Court, this thoy bavo finally
dono, but In tho light of tho recent doclslons
ofthoUnltod Stntos Supromo Court nfllrm
lug tho right of iho leglalaturo of nStntoto
regulaloall things relating to public con
vonlonco, thoro In no doubt but llmtilin
company wlll.llnally ncknowlodgo tho sov
ereignty of.lho law. So far thoy hnvo ovlno
ed a mulish stubbornness nnd purso-prnud
disposition, an if their cxnllod height could
not bo fottorcd with tho trammels of law ,
Thn Lock CommlHslouorH liavo never rolnx
ed their light for Iho people nud nro deserv
ing of much encomium for their porslslcner,
Humming tho wholo mnttnrup, Mr. ICdltor
tho pooplo owo very miioh to tho prccloneo
oftlio Inst leglslatiiro which took tho bull j
by tho horn nud fetterod him with gyves of
law, by leiiMon of which, nnd only that, wo
now hnvo freights on n reasonable liasls. We
own much to Iho Canal Commissioners
who hnvo boon steadfast nud constant In
their lutoutloii to coinpol tho recalcitrant
Locks Co. to conform to tho law, nud when
thn cost of this commission Is mndo up, lot it
bo romomborod that nothing but tbo obsll
naoy and blind porvorsonoss of tho magnates
of tho 0. 8. N , Co . lias caused tho bulk of It ;
iholr contumacy shows tbo latent disposition
In them to encroach upon tho rights of tho
pooplo, and tbo few dollars spout by tho tax
payers to resist thn tyranny of a monopoly
ran not bo ropontod lu tho Wlllnmotto valley.
It behooves tbo next Leglslatiiro to go ono
stop farther, and by as rigid n law to declnro
tho mnxlmum of freights over railroad linos,
and tho monopoly of the O. S. N, Co. oast of
tho mountains will bo broken, a Iholr port
age connection will then bo under tint do
minion of law und tho restrictions of legisla
tion, which being done, thn Incubus of their
solo occupancy will ntoucn bn removed, nud
independent lines will swarm nu thn waters
of the Upper Columbia ns they now do on
tho Willamette.
Tho freighters of thl vnlloy nro well awn re
who aro Iholr friends In Iho tnnporlutlon
biislnex; Ihey know which oim; allies had
their hands on tho thro it of tho people
thai wero only disengaged nller Iho bulk ol
Isst setsons carriage had been taken lo mar
ket; Ihey now havothooportunltyofdlvl,1
lug their patronago so that thu bouts which
under the assuring protection of tho Iocks
I.nw wero I no means of ri duclng freights ton
rti'isoniblo huMs shall have u t.ilr sharo of
patronage. More than thl they do not ml;,
and ItM'HUs nsaiirt'd. unless resolution m
Intention mo us vnpld iih an empty drouin,
Unit the IrelghKr will not forgo: their oft
repeated declaration of support to thne
Iriemlly lilies nbove indloali d.
fT( ""'uia. fit KYiffan i 1 IIBtWiTffiaMtMfMnrffil 'T' 'n iVffifn TnY ii n"
w v USE THE
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& i:. HIK$ II9
The llldlinST market prlco pill fur any amount
of W'ikii. .Iuiiu l 8m
Walter A. Wood's Harvester ana Self
Binder. Thn following tele.iram should hnvo ap
peared last week, but owing to lllucssof tho
editor, it, with other matter, fulled to rocolvo
attention due;
llAiiiiisiuMio, Uu., Juno 1(1, 1877.
To Fii.vnk linos, cc Co,, Portland:
After u very severe lest of Iho Walter A.
Wood's Harvester ami Self Hindi r lu tho
tldd, It proved ucouiiileto successi and wo
sold threo during thu trial.
W. H. Kkwmmiy.
Tlioahovtt iHinllrma'thooxporloncaof var
ious f.irmors who inado thorough trUU of
these inachlnes last year, as was sot fJitti in
tho letter published soino weeks a so by Mr.
(leo, W. limit of what Iio-kiw and heard du
ring his travels among friends in Yamhill
county.
Am. Itiniiv at Last, -For sverl wetks
past wo havo been brisking In a now prc.-vs
for,work,uud thtre tunny dllllcultleslo over
come, slight changes lo miiko to bccnre per
fect woik, and ns n oomtnueuco tho paper
h.is not If en well printed, Wo bellevn Unit
then dlllU'iillles nud InipertVctlon.s ba o now
beeiinxenvime, slid hopo lu futuio to send
lbs Wu.i.AMKiTt: Faumuii to Its friends
wiarlngu tlrte!aapiHwruiu). And when
wm hco sulllolent ucourKeinent lo do so wo
Intend to eulargo tho pair hiul give consld-
erablo inort reading matter.
1Iauni:'kani8.I)1)i.kuy.-H. II, l)earlorn
Silem, has a complete stock of goods In
Ibis llur, nd maiuificturva i-oino of Ihe best
bsiuessou direct orders, lie bassboutov-
erythlug lu that linn that you could ask and
deserves a call It you htvo need of that ktj le
ef goes,.
Leo Willis,
EE(js i.nw;: to em nu' vrrr.xTioN or
tin- puliMc to Ills I UW itlici. uf
Pianos and Organs,
In store nmltr I "It r, which are mTurulnt
Greatly - rtcvliuiotl Xrlc:M,
tlllirr for cadi or on luttsllmcutc.
tut iroci; uv
Wi
IN THE WOULD!
Books and Stationery
In nl o COMl'LKTK, ind w 111 be so'd at price to suit
the tlmon.
Will rnrn!i.h, at ftmtt nolle-, any llook publlihcd
hi tbu Unltxl Malcf, at nbllhirV rale.
OnliM filtclttsl, anil an examination ol lit stock
rmioclfully Invllul
LEO WILLIS,
Sitm3 Hlulo Htrott, SxvloxiX.
1004. HOTT.
The Only Strictly .Wholcsnlo llrtij; House
In Oregon.
T. A, DAVIS SL CO.,
71 I' r out Mrcrt,
''KTI MU. OUI-'OMN,
OKI'ltlt TO TIIK DltUU AND OKNKItM, MEIl
I'lniiiilUu trailo a complete uortmi'Ut ef
Drugs,
Patent Medicine
ii,
Fine Chcmicais,
Glaaaware,
Ohop Furniture, "d
Druggists' Sundries.
A WO,
WINDOW GLASS,
Of .s.l Aim ami ipiiliiU.
VVH3TE LEAD,
Of VI tho k'uMii : liraii!i, In tin auj kt-,
COLORS INCANtf andDIfif.
J'utly, Inxnpblaolc,
Hod Load, Gluo.
VARNISHES,
IcclinJltiRiloftuittbramW for Poach l'alu.er' ue.
ralnl, Whltcunsli, and Varnish llrushes,
MNSKIIU (III., In barrel anj can.
Turpciitlnt', ('onl Oils. Castor Oil, Lara Oil,
Aeaivruot Oil, I'lsh Oil.
Alootiol,
lu barren and rate).,
Illun Vitriol, Sulphur. Catitllu
Sunp, C'uncoiiU'iifctl Lc,
I'utusli.
XSlttoij nil ItJLzxdiH.
Quioksilvor and Strychnine.
VAXl,
In ljuarl, Half Ol!on, Ono-i.allou, ami K'soGalloj
Cut mi Uarril, etc , ele.
We are .eeott for Oreou and Wathlrcton Terri
tory for
THE AVERILL PAINT,
TUK DKSr MIXKU I'AINT IX UsK for
UaltUrkr-ai ar le kr'p rip. Hairn been
Uat a.d squt ret r Iwa, ai ..e.' aa
Jajoea rTrjrltry Unttrtses.
tflr W buy or irooiU froai nit hand. lhu en
abtiuut to ciiujirio with aur market on the L'oa-t,
a a comiiarlion.of our pitcv will I'tore. mj
See
C8
that our Trade Mark is on eackPackager
I i?.-iAiiv!?jr , e3A v ( l a .
l. iiPi Si
PURE WHITE, FOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WORK:
Jot Blaok j and ALL COLORS, '
tiszoci 3r5.o55.c3.37" Tor' use
AND EASILY APPLIED. '
AMI
For Sulo !jj- (Ito AkiiIn:
JOHN HUGHES, Salom,
IVliuU'MiIti Oinpilsts, uil Ut':tlcr In Vnliitx, min, mm inn
NO. FHOST STP.nr.T. ... . . S'OXiTI.AaNrE) o
PACIFIC TSSfliJESm YG OTACfiSIWE COMPv"
MANUPACTOnHLS OP X
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PELTO IX-FOLD HORSE-POWERS
And Cuuutorbalanco Separators.
NC01IP0n.TKD AT 8LKM, OltKliON. OCIOHKK 7. Ma. S. l'ELTON. TRPIDKNT- J. HEY
J?1' ico 1U 5 w- UAUP-HTaa. seeroury. ir- Superior to
IIIK HKlMlUtUK &AN to THU duAl.N. For luitbtr paiticuUr. addni
tnd for circular.
Suporior to any
o-w xaa. "uaio. JUuiiuuc-
UHMl LAB1B A i-ll-J-USIK..
i tueomcera uamidaboio, or
aiLCM, iiarcn- ly
Established 1840.
Original Liver Medicine.
FOK ALL 1)I8K .BE O? THU LlVKlt, BOUIt
NKSS OPTlIKbTOMAClI, LOSS OK APPE
TITE, BICK iiKAiui uk, LTc. irrc.
VUICK, due Dollar,
T. A. DAVIS & f)l.
Wboleaale DrccSUt,7J Kroi t M. IMit'ard,
ma)il-4m. Ateata for Oregon.
DK. K. V. CII.V.SR,
Offlc.luiUoVb.'oc,aunAtr. ,
HODOS'I
Gopher and Squirrel-Killer.
8URE AND BELIADLE POH TIIE DESTBUCTIOIT
OP G0PI1UK8, gQUIHUELS, RATS,
MICE, CUOWB, 4C.
Safer, Ilcttcr, nnd Cheaper that
Mncliulnu, lliiirilioi'UN, Ar-
HL'tiic, or oilier prcimru
tioutt h u Hlnsln trial
will convince.
SOLD BY DEALERS QENERAILV, AND BY
HODGE, SNELL &, CO.,
Wholesalo Druggists,
Koa.TS Front and Ii Flrat 6ta., ruHTLANB.
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