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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1880)
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Our ta ticlan inako out with considerable detail, that, including Kaat of the Mountalns,twe liava a surplus of 200,000 torn io market, besides enough for liouia coniumptiou) up to till, time it would bo a great itretch of the'imagination to iwy that 1,000 tons hare changod hand of tlio above excess, an amount io iuiiguiflcant as to excite surpriso unless all the facta and nil the boariugs on tlio aituatlon aro fully un derstood, and which I would, therefore, briefly educe. Wo catered tho present crop year with low. er offer from tho Kngllsh sldo than we liavo had before for yean, and (hip owners obscrv ing tho vast crop this coast has to niovo, were not slow to advanco their pretensions daily, after such discovery. From the conscrvatlvo inclination of tho Portland operators but fow alu'ps liavo been chartered at cheap rates, but quits a number wcro taken by tho more reck lesi speculators of San Francisco, at about C7 Od, from that port to thu United Kingdom, taken in advance of any knowledgcd of what the California crop tor foreign prices would bo, taken in tlio hit or miss style, which is ono sdement of tho tan Francisco nature. It Is to the credit of his lucky star that ho hit it this season, and ho is to bo congratulated) but tho mora cautious tendency of shippers here pre vailed to a great extent, and no relatively .cheap charters wcro madu. In tho meantime, and up to tho present, freights have steadily advanced, until wo find them to-day Ann in San Francisco f6r average wooden at 70s per ton U. K., and not leu than 07s 0d as a fair averago of asking rates in this port. You complain that while charter rates liavo been cheaper from hero than from Sao Francisco, that the Portland operators seem to offer less . t for wlicat than the average 8au Francisco "SjfciinoUUon.. -Conceding this, does uothe situ- - -'', a5f1( M wo ,avo detailed itf explain why! Cannot a San Francisco operator with o6"s 0d ship in hand easily offer $1 37) percental for wheat where a l'orUamli-r with no ship and a prospect to pay 00 falters to oiler , SI M? Tho bulk of tho San Francisco char tcrs now on thu berth are 00s ships, and they are able to pay higher than tho operator heru ,. dares to with no ship char tt led. You may say why not then have chartered tho ships when they wore cheap, and beforo tho present high rates ; but your disposition to bull thu price of wheat with a weakening tendency in Kuropo frcm July (o tho middle of September is n sullicleut answer to that. We never had tho opportunity of chartering In low 00j, which seemed high, and insured such low offerings to the farmer as to raise a reasonable doubt whether ho would soon sell. Again, thousands of tons of graiu are being turned over in Sau Francisco every day. Can not an operator pay higher relatively for wlicat where ho buj s and sells a cargo in one layf or two orthrco das, than the operator hcrv, who from tho present tendency is not likely to load a ship in three mouths? These things all have- etlect on valutas, and enter largely into an flxportcr' calculations. You state that freights cannot hold up in Sail , Francisco nliovo U3. In tho faco of this ad vice of yours, wo have notice of tho following I wooden vessels chartered theie and prices an nexed t Frank I'endlcton, 74 (Id, U. K.j Ellipse, 70s, Liverpool j Thorpe, iron, OS U. K.) but for tho last few days all thu arrivals hare been of ships chartered prior to arrival ot an average of .'i"s Od. Does not this li.t striutisly compromise yours, standiug as asm' revtlator and prophet ! The few arrivals due at San Francisco in tho next CO days makes it a matter ot almost absolute certainty that there can bo no serious shading off in freight rates during that period, and cover a time over which nearly half of California's total shipments were made lost year. The w iiole tendency of statements contained n your various market reviews up to this time has been to disparage the offer of the Port land buyers, and it has had the eflect to re tard business. Has it ever occurred to you tint in the face of the bull movement to ad vanco freights and your efforts to advance wheat, that between the two there was no comfort for the exporters t Who want to charter a high priced ship w hen you encoursge the farmers to believe that rate must soon re cede ! and on the other hand, w ho u auts to pay the highest price for wheat liefore he has aveuel at command at a fixed price, when the whole tendency is to higher freight rate ? To sum the situation np briefly, the opera tors in San Francisco having ships chartered at from A7s CI to 75s, are enabled to pay a wide range for wheat, varying four dollar per ton, and you invariably cite the highest quotation. 'I"li.1).-4f?ini1 nn.r.lft. fWm liai!nv nnilitni to do a yet, ha seen the era of loir priced sMp pais by, and is now confronted with very high values thereon, and must bid for wheat accordingly J bui so long a you encourage no selling, thoy aro a good deal liko wrecks blown about Upon tho sea of trade, moved by the caprice of the winds and affected by tho vsri ous currents of public opinion which you1 help to formulate. It is childish to aver with the competition rife in Portland among a horde of hungry operators that all that can possibly be paid for wheat will not bo offered tho tendency Is too much tho other way, a several crippled firms from last season will testify No ono can readily estimate, tho damage to the farming community suffered by the do nsrturo ol shins from this nort to San Fran ctsco loading there. It will bo reckoned be- fote long when tho tables aro turned upon us, and we shall liavo to pay eight shillings per ton higher than tho San Francisco quotation to got ships hero. Tho oxtrcmediUtorincss of tho farmers in meeting tho market is answer ablo for it, and thoso who liavo encouraged them to it must in part bear tho blame, KxruiiTKlt. Xotk. Our answer must bo brief, as this article camo in very late. Wo havu not inva riably given tlio highest ipiotatious, as assert ed. Tho statement tiiat holder ot low char ter can pay high for wheat fall to tho ground with tho statement that they cautechartcrfor ".". Tho man who pays thu "" is tho man wo talk about and not tho speculator. Thcro still remains tho fact that Oregon freights are lower and Oregon wheat of mora value and tliat we only have one grade of shipping wlicat, which is all A No. 1, while California has several grades, and only the best cipial to ours. Our friend tries to provo too much Freights liavo ceme tip' blither than wo pre dicted, but wo predicted from tho statements of California authorities. He has not shown how tho man who charters at 75s in San Francisco can pay more for California wheat than buyers hero can pay for Oregon wheat 041 70s charter. Kallrosxl .News. From Col. John Dement, who has just re timed to this city from an extended trip through Kastcrn Oregon uud Washington Terri tory, wo learn that the work on tlio Xortli 1'acilioaml the U. It. it .N. L. line aru progressing rapidly. The Northern l'acillu loll. liavo aliout completed their grade to npoKnii rails, aomotcry nesvy trestiinglii tii cauvnu along the diffricut creeks this side of 'thu falls, however, is delaying them veiy noticeably, but thu prospucU i.te that thry will KCt tluoimh thiiVear as contem plated. This company now lu thirty iiiIIih of iron at D.iytiiii and thoy aro doing good wotk in tlio traeklaying line. It is nu the O It. & N. line, however, that tho most activity is notifiable, Thousands of men aro em ployed and siirvcyiin: corns aro out in every nirccti in, Thogrado of this road has been completed 30 miles beyond Walla Walla mid is beiini pushed forward rapidly. At Colfax inciu win no a divergence lu mo iinn, one rojil L'oiiii; on to Moscow, in Idaho, ami thu other striking off in another direction. 'Iho engineers luvo surveyed the lins to Moscuw, a place on thu vciy top of the mountains, ami mev ri'imri mo line, as actually surveyed, practicable in tho extreme, and have sent their rtnort for it adoption t hrailmiarfrni in thi city, The talk along tho lino of thu road i that (iould has ordcicxl that a couiue tiou bo made in Idaho Territory with the Utah X rtiitrn, and that next year will prob ably see thu co'ismnmstioii of this project if (Iould to give us an independent line to thu ICa.t. i Tin: Swauk Mi.nm. Itejiorts from the Swank minus, in Washington Territory, are very encouraging. Some Isrgo miygcta have been taken out on that creek this reason. Tlw Chinamen have got thu largest, it going $700. A SH-IS ono liy thu French boya, and ono weighing 11--by llowman, have been taken out, llcsides these a number weighing In Ilio nelL'liljorliooil ol S.UX3 Jiavu been Inuml. There aro about forty-five white men and fifty Chinamen workiiiK in tho mines. The mines are being mostly worked by what is known as "drifting." Tlicy average about lour dollar a nay to tne nun, Skvchk Au'Iuknt. Last night at 4:30 p.m. a young lwy named Victor Mayo waa the vic tim of an accident which endangered Ida life. While playing w ith a number of other boys on Seventh and Alder streets, he was run o er by a buggy and hail a severe gash cut in Ins head. At first it was though l that his skull was broken and tliat he would be surely lost. He was carried, however, into su adjoining house and a doctor summoned who dressed his wound, and at last accounts he was still alive. A Mammoth Mawai'o.v, Some men while digging on the farm of Mr. Lindsay near Lewi. km the other day, came upon the re mains of a niastadou twenty-two feet below the surface. The ivory tusks are six feet eight inches long by nine inches through the thickest part. Largest tooth found, lOiO inches. Judging by the bones found, the an imal mutt have been twenty. four feet long and aixteeu (eet high. Cn Unvk in l,i lttr nn Knntloim claims- says lie will veto any bill to pay taeru. PORTLAND, OREGON, ,A LETTER FROM .wTLLiMtNA- , WiiXAMtNa, Ore. Skit, 20, 1SS0. Kditor Willamette Farmers Perhaps a few lines regarding our thriving little village, and its surroundings may bo interesting to some of your many readers. Two years ago a school house, blacksmith shop, and three dwelling houses comprised all thcro was, of Willainliio. Tho villago rm it now lies, nestling among the trees upon tho banks of tho beautiful stream from which it takes its name, contains largo and well con structed saw and planing mill, ono of tho host grist mills in tho State, a ttoro and post office, shoemakers shop, blacksmith shop, livery stablo, hotel, meat market, school house, new bridge saloon, ami about SO resi dences. It is situated in tho heart of a largo farming country) yield of wheat tho present season has been from C.I to -10 bushels, to tho aire. Our farmers aru all of thu right kind, who seem to understand how to raiso good crops, tho location, four mile almvo Sheridan at the conlluciico of tho amhill and II lamina I very healthy, notwithstanding which fact two doctors liavo lately settled here. Wo have also a justice of tho peace, constable, school teacher and an attorney. Tho Wit- lamina comes down from the mountains through a largo track of timber laud and a few weeks of high water brings to Mr. lUlly log enough foV his year run in his saw mill. Aliout in miles above has lately been discover ed an immenao ledge,- beliovcd to bo rich in cinnabar and other prccuut metals. Prospec tors bavo liccn out for months, and deposit wcro finally discovered and permanent work already commenced. tm tlio farm at .Mr. Mlllsaps, ami only a half a milo from tlio village, is an excclcut mineral spring, tho water of which I believe, identical with the celebrated medical spring at Sheldon. Two and one-half miles above In thu bod of thu Yamhill river is another similar spring. Tho country around is most romatio fill p'turcijuo and alxiuuds in Urgo gamf , and our mountain streams aro prolific of speck led trout. Last but by no means lcait, in Polk county, three and ono half miles from here, is developed uu enterprise that is bound to bciomo of immense importance I havu re- ffeiencu to the .Mammoth rock quarry, owned by Mr. New bell, who by tho way takes the Iaumeiu Thoiiuairy is very extensive and tho rock is easily saw oil into slabs 30 by 3 feet and any ropiiiod thickness. Thu lock Is a beautiful gray color without seam or blemish, is capable of rtieiviug a high i-olish and is absolutely fire and w.athcr proof, Mr. N'ewbell has now on hand, and is still making, the most beautiful fire places, hearths, ovens furnaces, sinks, monuments, window sills etc., I liavo over seen. 1'iom thu large quantity of seashclli petrified and forming a portion of thu lower ed.'u of thu ipiarry, it I evident that it was, when Mathtisalr.li was a boy, u huge sand bank waihu.l by thu mighty Pacific which is now over 'JO miles away. Kesptctfully, Mabt Taylok. To the Farmers, Grata til Cced Buyers; and Agricultural Uealetu of Orccnn and Washington ivrrltory. Tho 111 ike &. Heche Co., liavo bco.cstabliih. cd thirty-four yean iu the manufacture oi fanning mills in the city of Kacine, Their clTort to supply tire licst giaiu cleaning im plement, havu been so far su acssful; ami the position of this establishment is now that of tke oldest, foicmost Wl largest fanning mill inaiuifajiy in tho northwest. During their long experience they have secured evin tldug found upon piaitiuil t'st to be an improvement for the champion. It is now uueijuakd. They have this scaton adopted i nevswereeu lor our (arm mill, w liicii has a w fro sstnuraceof 'Jtx'.'S inches. It la coiilI.Iiii. tiosTorlhe bid cockle scrim (sijuaro mesh), and our California screen (long misli). It com bines the merits of both; the long mosh licing at thu upper uud, and the nearest the gang of sieves, separates tho troublesome small oats and chess from wheat, that may have pass, wl through the gang. For cleaning oaty wheat it nearly doubles thu caracity of a mill with the ordinary screen) and for cleaning winter w heat does aw ay with chessboard, scp.ir ating chess and grading wheat at one operation, lly the use of the side spout the cockle is re moved from the No. 1 w heat. It is univer sally known throughout the Northwest as the Chicago Hoard of Trade Mill, from the fact that it received the $.10.00 premium awarded by thai organization for the best mill, in competi tion with thirteen other leading mills, from several State. WorthUM Stuff. l'MUdclj.lil I'rus. Not so fast my friend) if you could e the strong, healthy, blooming men. .women ami children that have bceu raised from bed of sickness, sulferinir and almost death, bv the USC of Hoi) i!ittrS. VOU WOuld SSV "filorioui d invaluable remedy." See another column. FRIDAY, OCTOBER WHICH IS THE MOST WHEAT. MERCHANTABLE Maiiiox County, Sept. 27jl8S0. Kditor Willamette Farmeri Dc&rfiin At tho prctcnt tlmo.I believe wheat culture to bo tho most important Indus try of our State. It should certainly bo watched with jealous' care, and our farmers should bo very careful not to allow themselves to bo decoyed from tho production of an arti clo not only always 'acccptablo to bur foreign customers, but also that stands A No. 1 at homo. Tlio White varieties of wheat pro duced in Oregon command the very highest prico paid, cither In tho Liverpool or our own markets. Tho ' 'Old White Wheat" of Oregon has mcro points in Its favor than any variety yet tried as a Winter wheat) no man ever know It to fall when properly put In, cither iu September or October, on reasonably dry ground. e liavo tho "Foisy," or "Golden Crest, ".liiaddltioii to tho several varieties of club, whUh Is n beautiful w hito and vigorous grower, djlhcr as ft Spring or Fall wheat, and fills on wS ground uuual to any variety yet kliitroducod. I writo at this tlnn to place farmers on their guard, knowing that In this (Marion) county many farmers are bcintr allured with what Is known as tlio "French," or1 "Kinney" wheat, on account of its vigorous growth on some soils. This or nuy other red variety is only acceptable to our local millers, and no .uoro no to them than any of tho white varieties above mentioned. What I deslro to want farmers against Is that if tuoicrcd wheat ii produced heiu than our 'millers want, thoy will bo forced to sell it at a loss, as wheat merchants will nut, cannot, pay full price for it, and wo will hu luft to thu mercy of our local millers. As I do not wish to extend this article, I will closn by rupiutiiig you to call on parties for Information that can lie relied on alwut the valiiu of "French," or "Kinney" wheat in the Liverpool market, and givo tho farmers of this mast the benefit of thu infor- luatlau tlrjs obtained tWitgli your valuablo lapcr. WiiiTK Wheat. IX IIKl'LV. Iu answer to tho above wo say that wu liavo asked wheat buyers and millers heie, iu times pint, what thoy thought of thu Kinney wheat, referred to) su called liecauio Mr. Kinney, of Salmi Mills Introduced it into the country ami so far a wu know has always bought it and piid full pi fee for it, and at first Salem Mills Co. paid !i cents a bushel premium for it. t Is represented as a good lo.irer and very much liked by Mime who grow it, and so long as Salem .Mills will buy It at full price for choice wheat it will Imi per fectly safe for farmers to grow it who sell to them. Mr. Duruside, of Imperial Mills, in forms us that hu is willing to uso ouu-lliird such wheat iu his mill and pay full prico for it, as it is stronger, ami mixed with white wheat makes good bakers flour. Ami Mr, Hcnfy Hewitt said to us somu time siupu that whatever its milling inialities might bo it would only sell as rid wheat In thu I.ivvrKol market. Under tle.se ciicuuistauccs wu con sider it unsafu for farmer to grow it exta-ct- ing to receive first lias privu for it, unless thoy know beforo hand that local millers wiil buy it without discount, o have no per soual know Iidge to eie, but what wo state aWo is no doubt reliable. North American Ktvlew, Mr. Thomas A. I'MUon contributes nn article to the Octolier nuiiiUx of tlio North American Kevij w, in which he stite that hu ha sue ciedid in liyiking tho electric light entiiel.v pncticibio for nil illuminating purposes. Ho show's the ndmutaue of electricity our gas, auJ explains how bis system U to be introdu ced. Hu comments njKm thouufaoiableopin ions that have been passed upon his woiU, and says that similar Judgments were pro i.titncul upon ttleginph, steam navigation, aad other great disuivtric. Other article iu tile Octolxr nuinlierofthoKevicwaroi "The Democratic part judged by its history," by Fjnery A. Storrs; "the ruins of Central Anier. lea", by Desire Cliarnayi "The Observance of the Sabbath", by Itcv. Dr. Leonard llacoii) "The Campaign of Ibfl'J", by Judge I), Tlnw Wright) "The Taxation of Church Ploperty", by llev. Dr. A. W. Pitr)nud "Heccut Pio. gitss is Astronomy", by Prof. K. S. iloldcn, Address, The North American Itetlew, New York. The Edison Electric Light Ha thus far proved a failure as a practical light for family use, and the owners of gas stocks breathe more freely and see renewed dividends near at haiul, but the Oregon Kid ney Tea has been a success from the first, pay ing largu dividends of restored health to all those alllicteel with backache or any disease of the Kidneys or uriuary organs, ami carrying consternation to the pocket of rival concerns with warthless nostrums to sell. Ask for the Oregon Kiduey Tea rud take nothing else. 1, 1880. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. , Salem, Sept. 23d. In tho Scuato a number of bilh weio intro duced, a number read second time and refer red and then passed iu routino work without much ilcfiato or especial interest. Petitions wcro presented from various counties and notice given of bills to lie introduced. Iu the House,rcports of committees were in milcr and gamo law mado subject of discus sion. Opposition was made to a stringent game law, and tlio bill was referred to a spe cial committee. Much of tho afternoon was occupied in dia cusaing tho bill to rcgulato practice of inedi ciuo and surgery, and absurd amendments wcro introduced) finally the favorabla report of tlio committco was adopted. Tho Senato refined to concur In the House resolution to limit salary of clerks to $.1 per day) discussion followed on both sides. Hill fixing rate of interest at 3 percent, was reported back to tho House. Tho House resumed consideration of If. II. 0, relating to interest on money, Discussion resulted on motion that agreed terms can bo madu on contracts, which Minto opposed, as also llluvans and Zumwnlt. lord opposed any usury law ami opposed thu amendment. Chamberlain said tho people of I.I mi unani mously demanded reduced rates of interest, cited thu prosperity of tlio luisteru States that enforced strict usury laws) said overy poor man wanted it passed, llarpolowas in favor of a usury law, and Iiughliu favored thu amendment. Yates said money, like, bacon; was worth what it would bring. Pipe up. posed tho amendment and Wilson said he believed the usury law raised tho rate of In terest and thu operation of the amendment would bo to reduce the rato. Minto answered Ford and gave tho history of the Salem Woolen Factory, where tho Interest ate up tho principal and the stock was worthless. Ho spoke of California as mora prosperous under t, usury law. The vote on thu .amend ment to pcrtliit Interest contracts to be made at nuy agreed rate stood t Ayes-Heelio, lilies, HIrd, Foul, Kelly (Umatilla), Laughliu, Lawrence, Pnttuisou (Polk), Pliimmcr, Prosser, Klueliait, Savage, Scott, Smith (Jackson), Stanley, Stearns, Tay lor, Wilson, Worcester, Yates, Mr. Speaker. Noes 1 laniard, Harrctt, llluvans, Caldwell, Cliambeilaiii, Collaid, Cisig, Dawson, Dur ham, Calloway, (leer, llarpole, Hodgktiis, Kelly (Mult.), Meyer, Minto, Montgomery, Morroa, Nuwinau, Parker, Patterson (Wash,), Paul, Payne, Pipes, Schwili'g, Slurp, Shcl ton. Smith (Marion), Smith (W.-.jli.), Spence Thompson, Tuttle, Wmlswnrtli, Waggoner, Wallace, Wilbur, Will, Xumwalt. Almeiit Hrockwoy. Thu amendment was defeated. Thu bill will be euguuuieil for third reading, Yate moved to appoint committee to ex amine ami adjust actions pending against the lato Secietary of State. It was opposed and defeated, as members regard these matters now In the courts uud should not be interfered with. Hills on first ami second reading occupied the rest of thu day, FlilHAV, Sept. Stli, In tho .Senate dates, of Wasco, Oflmd a memorial to Congress asking that tho laud on lino of i allroud now building by thu O. It. k .N. Co., from Wallula down the Columbia, in cluded in thu grunt tu the N. P. It. 1!, Co., be lestortd to tho public domain and disposed of as though said act had not passed, That luliia lido settlers on such laud l.ave tne same rights lis if they had settled on other (lov uruiiiciit lauds, whloli was lefcrud to Coin niittuu on Hailroads. Petitions iccciveil in favor of local option law weiu referred to a spcci.il commltUe com posed of thu 'ueinliers from Linn county. Thu Senate was occupied witii rejiort of committees and reading of bills, and adjourned to meet Monday at - P. M. Moxiuv, Sept. 27th. dates, iu Senate, introduced memorial to Congress asking pay for expedition under Mathuw Olney that went out iu 1 Wl and pro tected thu emigration of that year. Fulton introduced resolution providing for suffrage wit.iout restriction of sex, which was madu special order for next week Tuesday, MD P. M. Homo Interest was created In relation to a bill introduced to change time of holding courts. It was claimed that tho fanners should tiot lie discommoded by having courts held in their busiest seasons, and the farmer got rather the best of tho delate, Iu tho House the constitutional amend ment proposed at last session for increasing pay of legislators and lengthening sessions to 00 days, were reported from Secretary of State and referred to appropriate committees. The Insane As) lum bill was taken up by NO. 33. tho home and discussed in Committee of ilivn whole. Mr. Minto showed tho small cost of keeping Stato.convlcts and orphans) patient ,lu the charity hospital woro kept at $2 II3J a week, and ho thought, from these figures, that Dr. Hiiwthonio would cleat1 $110,480 on his six year contract. ' Dr. Plummer thought tho Insane Asylum needed more ground than the State now owned, at least 200 acre for each 100 patients, whereas, tho State had only 30 acres) opposed building the asylum now and buying all tho land necessary when the Stato was so much in debt. One hundred thousand dollar i not enough for tho purpose. Thompson said this was tho reform era and now a good time for bulling an asylum ) thought insane could lio kept for $2 a week. Amendment proposed to build on ground now owned by the Stato was lost. Committee arose at this point. In tho evening tho Houso considered the bill to change times of meeting of Legisla ture to January. Tho committoo adopted an amendment to liavo the session commence tWr first Monday In Octobor, Laughliu offered, resolution that no rcstrie tipn of sex should limit thu oxercisa of the ril'ht of voting, which was referred to select, committee. ToEsii.tr, Sept. 2Sth. In tho Senate a great deal of routine busi ness was transacted and no matters of especial importance required discussion, and tho saint' can lie said of the House. Work seems to be progi casing favorably and our reports will W confined to representing discussions on impor tant measures ami to show what hu bveu actually accomplished when the session is over. Wkiinkkuay, Sept. SUtli. Tlio Scuatn was chiefly occupied with sec ond readintr of bills. ,y bill relating to lartltion fences was paused, also a billets amend Jaw in r.UUun to common school. . ' --., In the House a sharp debate was had 'on the usury law, which oooupkil mu'chV tho day, Tho law places legal rato at 8 por cent., and tho bill finally liaised by n voto of Ki to SI, Orejonlan Railway Company, When this copy of tho Paumku got out nil tlio grading on the narrow gaugu road from Hay's Idiiilfm; to Hrowusvillu will lie coin pitted and all tho graders discharged. All the veMiis loaded with iron hare made very shot t iosa.'es and aro now in the Columbia river. The construction of bridges has been delayed because timber ami lumber could not bo had, but i pushed with nil possible eneigy. Thu contractor expects to lay tluee miles of iron a day so long as the weather U (,ood, and if iiothiu; untoward occurs tho track will Ih laid to Hrowusvillu by NovcmUr ."III. This shows great tliergy ai.d rapid rromcutlou of woik, nud Nove.ulwr will hoor, bo licit'. Tim contractor Is using the load so constantly for transporting in iterial that regular trulho tui far iu Silverton cannot bu commenced just yit. Obituary, Mrs. V.. J. Price writes us of the death of Mr. James Aiken, of Unt Portland, long engaged as gardeu-r nt tho Insane Asylum, who ym much bttovu.l by all who knew lum Ho lingered with finer, and hopes of his u covery were disappointed by his death Sept, Hth, which occurred suddenly when it camu. Mr. Aikvu wai brother to Mrs. Ii. Hanson, r.ud will advanced in yearn, Hu was aeon liitent member of thu Methodist church uud of thu oilier of Odd Fellows, Ho leaves a sou and daughter t) rejoice our his puiu example and blameless life. Siv y.Ulinsry Ooodt. Mr. Mdlivan, of Salem, has returned from Sail Fraud jo with a splendid new stock of goods. They ate doing a leading business lu this line. They have all sorts of ladies' wiur, ,'tovcs and fancy goods, Wu can say for our selves that having work done in Portland wus not satisfactory, and wo found MIssHeiislcy'it work more stylish and very much theapu than tould be found in tho metropolis. 'e can recommend our lily Haulers to them for fashionable work and leliable goods. 1 have suffered from a kidney difficulty fur tho nast ten var. accompanied with nervous spasms, PtiysMvis gave mo but temponiry unci, inn iiticr using i.iree ami one-nail noi tits of Warner's !afj Kidney and Liver emu, uiy nervous pa.im were unthely relieved. My agu is 77 years. I i ocomuieiid this gie.it remedy to '4't''.tru from lien oils tioutdes. Huston, l'. Mm. M.utY Kluk. Killku, Watwr it scsm is chiming its victims m v..'l a rum, as witness thu f dlow. ingi AiImivs-i, tiOO Orveou cattle whilH I e ing driven from lUno for Oakland wire list wick, allowed tt dm k slkuli water, uud over 100 head pt.-uhod. I A
