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WILLAMETTE FAKMEfl: PORTLAND, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 15, 1882,
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Aurora fJco Afilkr
Drownsvlllo.. ..Wit Kirk
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Butto Creek K hkervln
Brooks .. vv 11 Harris
Bcilcvuo Jeff Davis
Crawfordsilllo .Itcbt Class
Cottaira Cr..J II Fhortridzi
Co.'vallls Meyer Harris
Champoejr, , , .A Jcttc
Damascus .. E lorbes
Dayton.. ..II C Hadauay
Drains ...Hon J C Drain
Dallas . ..J 1) Smith
Dufur A J Dufur, Jr
cola . ..Thomas Pearcc
Rlkton ... .A II Haines
Eurno Hon J II Met'lung
Ellonsburif,. Hon M lllley
Forest drove . .S Ituuhcs
Fox Valley ,,A D Gardner
Qosiicn.. J Handsakcr
Qoston. . ,.A C Rajmond
Ocrrali . .M Mitchell
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lit Pleas mt KS Thayer
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Mohan k .J S Churchill
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An arti. lo from Q. II. Kilcrs, of I'olk coun
ty relating tn assessment an 1 taxation will
appear next week. Wo enilorso all lio says.
DimiNfl one op T1IK hot dajs of Juno a
Connecticut lady thought she smellod some
thing burning upstairs. In marching for tho
fire, alio entered a small, closo garret room
used for storage. Sho opened a window, and
instantly a hag of carpet rags hanging thero
burst into ll lino. The rags hail been there all
winter. Tho firo was promptly smothered;
and when the bag was opened, it was found
that only balls of cotton rags were burned.
Whether tho rags had been dyoil is not statod,
S(.ient!c Amtricnn,
It is absolutely sickening to read tho ac
counts of murders, suicides, murderous as
saults and robberies that talto placo continu
ally around us. Of courso tho great progress
making through tho 1'acific Northwest calls
hither thousands of u low order of humanity.
Many working men havo excellent characters,
and tho fact that a man works on a railroad is
not justification for classing him as low; but
many of thnsn who work thero aro prolligates
who squander their money when earned, and
aro robbed by tho human birds of prey that
aro sure to congregato wherever thero is a
ohanco to swindlo or rob. Hut wo also hear
continually of murders and robberies clso
where than "at tho front." They happen in
this valley anil in tho out-of.tho-way stations
on tho frontier. It is cvidont that wo havo
many bad men among us, and pcihaps tho
law can bo frumod to carry moro terror to the
souls of eil doers.
CORPORATIONS AND THE PEOPLE.
This paper is always open to expressions of
the sentiments of its readers, and is their
natural organ and mouthpiece. Thero is no
power they need fear to question in our col
umns. Wo havo never failed to defend tho
interests of tho producer against tho exactions
of trade and oppression of corporations. Wo
believe in tho people and that their rights
should be secured, and their interests pre
served by all legal methods. So far as cor
porations aro concerned, a just view of their
position will show that there is mutuality of
interest between tho producer and the car
rier. The transportation company should en
courage production and prosper by having its
surplus to transport. There is a great change
gotnr on in this region, caused by tho outlay
of capital to dovelop tho wholo Pacific North
west. If the tranpoi tation companies appre
ciate their best interests and identify them
selves with tho country they develop, as they
should, satisfied to mako reasonable interest
for money invested, there will be a prosperous
community and harmony between capital and
labor.
It is always proper for overy community to
exact safeguards and protection as against im
proper exactions, and no doubt legislation
will in due time define tho relations between
tho transportation companies and the people.
Corporations should have nothing to fear from
reasonable legislation. Tho time is evidently
coming, when political parties will havo to
moot this transportation problem, because the
exactions of such corporations as tho Union
and Central Pacific aro unbearable. Let us
hopo that a moro beneficent policy will bring
prosperity to our own section, and that it can
never be said, as it is said in California, that
tho railroads and the political parties make
senators and control legislation.
It is very easy to arouse the jealousy of the
masses by appeals to their fears or cupidity.
It is the work of a demagogue to make capi
tal by iuflamatory statements, but a journal
wdiich respects itself should never consent to
methods of that kind. It should only seek
to do right and bo just to all. The people
have supremo rights that no power should bo
allowed to transgress. As representing that
supreme priiuiple, the journalist shouldjie
fearless but nover unjust. Wo owe it to cap
ital that seeks investment in improving and
ucvciopmg mis region, to accord it overy
right wo claim for ourselves, and to roward it
for its use. Tho Farmer lias nover sought
favor with the world by taking ultra ground
on any question, inorely to win applause. It
has never failed to bo outspoken in a manly
way when the rights of the peoplo were involved.
A MATTER OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.
Thk UrTiTiiMUANH op California havo'nom
iuatcd M. M. Ksteo ns their candidate for
Governor, cm u strontr Anti-Monopoly plat
form, Ho responded by n speech, in which ho
talked very freely of tho impositions practicod
by tho Central l'acillo Kailroad, Wo look
withsomo interest to seo how tho election will
go, because tho monopoly Ins always managed
to run things protty m ich their own way in
that Stato. Under tho new constitution a
railroad commission, elected by tho people,
havo absolute control of railioad and transpor
tation matter. Of tho throo commissioners
elected two years ago, the railroad soon got
possession of two, and so had their own way.
1 ho commissioner they did not contiol. Gen,
Stoiiomaii has been nominated for Governor
by tho Democrats. I'ho Htpuhlic.tiis havo
now put out an Anti-Monopolply platform and
i-andidato. If they i cully mtau to nmancipato
tlieinsehcB from railioad control they have
tho power. Tho world w ill watch w ith inter
est to seo if either of tho political parties of
California roilly mean what they say.
TllK Aliiiny Herald objects, because tho
Wii.lami.vit I'AKMHihas an opinion conei til
ing can lidatoj for tho Senate from Oregon.
This ohjcutifii comes from a source that is
polluted by money paid for what littlo iiillu
encoit oiijio. Tho slangy attack on the
Kditor of tho K.iliMrit, wo uiideisUiid, was
furnUhcd from headquarters clsowhoio. Of
course, we have no answer to nuko to lib
aldry, which i unworthy of even the HemUl,
and u weak thing tn e-ouio fiom a Senatorial
aspirant. Wo bao nothing to add to what
wo haui Batd, Itepienenting in some degree
tho respcctalulity of Ore-gou, and advocating
tho intvivaU of tho class whoso industry
builds up the fottunos. of all, wo claim that it
is the duty of this I.egibhtuio to scud to the
U. S. Senate' a man who will be an advocate
of Civil Service reform, who is reliably a
tiiiiul of purity in politic, mid a lair rep.
Itwi utati e of tho public and private morality
of which tho Stato of Oregon has reason to lie
proud. Whoever (ills this iiieaauro of man.
hood and true citizenship will bo ace-eptablu to
tho people of Qregon, A Senator of tho
United SUte should bo the peer of any man
living, llo should bo above tho plauo of tho
mere politician, There should lx no scramble
for this high ol!ic. Acting for the pooplo mil
rcprccutiug tho Stato in all iU dignity and
strength this Legislature should ami wo
havo no doubt will select from among its
distinguish"! citizens some one who cau safe,
ly be entrusted to represent iu interests m
the Seuate of tho United States, and will
never prostitute itshenor to selfish cuds.
ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Tho coming of tho fall season brings tho
time when most of our subscriptions termin
ate, and removals take placcl It is also tho
season when we try to increase our circula
tion. Wo cannot aflbrd to put canvassers in
tho field, so we shall present tho mittcr plain
ly to our readers.
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works for your interest and is loyal to its pat
rons, wo hope you will take some pains to
procuro us subscriptions in your neighbor
hood.
Ten years is a long probation, and for teu
ycais wo havo conducted this newspaper in
tho interest of the farmers of this region.
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and you can find no instance whero wo havo
failed in our duty. Wo may havo erred in
judgment, hut never in determination to servo
you well.
Thero is no other journal that covers tho
ground wo do as a farmer's paporj giving such
complete market reports; a family paper; a
general newspaper, containing so many and
such excellent communirations from tho peo
ple, so much valuable information concerning
practical matters; having a department espe
cially adapted to homo, wifo and children; al
ways outspoken for what is rich , earnest ad
vocate) for temperance and truo loligiou and
honest government.
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hope you will try to send some now names for
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t'i SO, wo will credit tho sender four months
on his own subscription.
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ty or district can send to us for terms, tchich
ivill b( libtralt
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tneuty, writo to us for especial rates I
vu-Wo wish to havo all tho territory from
California to the llritisli line, and from the
Kooky mountains to tho Pacific ocean,
thoroughly canvassed by local agents, and will
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TOO MUCH LEGISLATION
Thero is always a flood of hills proposed
before overy Legislature, aud the great major
ity of them aro useless. Tho work of a Legis
lature is as much to leave well enough alono
as to attempt to amend the laws we have.
Thero aro a multitude of pooplo who have
axes to grind, and enough u.oro who havo
hobbies to ride or crochets they have faith in,
aud the result it a host of measures that
ought nover to pass. Tho time of a Legisla
ture it limited to forty days, and there is no
time to wruto, so the prudent way it to make
short work with useless measiiics and reject
them at once. There are great interests to
consider, aud somo important matter that
should be acted ou; aud there are alwajt
points iu existing laws that ueenl to be
amended in soma reipv'ct, to the Legislature
will have full occupation for all its time, and
the member who does his work well will have
littlo leisure on hit hands. It it no light task
to discharge faithfully the duties of a legislator.
The farmers of .the Stato of Oregon are
vitally interested in maintaining and increas
ng the price of wheat. A difference of five
cents per bushel inthopiicoof this year's
wheat crop would havo added about $200,000
to the farmers receipts. The price of wheat
is governed by certain fixed and and certain
variable factors. Tho profits or the commis
sions of the merchants who buy the wheat are
fixed; the prico In the Liverpool market is
also fixed, so far as we are concerned. From
the prico in Liverpool is to be deducted the
the merchant's commission and tho cost of
freight from tho shipping point to Liverpool.
For somo years past freights havo been un
reasonably high, in consequence of tho enor
mous charges for towage, and tho conflicting
and injurious provisions of our pilotaqo laws.
The merchant can afford to pay to tho farmer
all the money he can save in freights, hence
farmers of all others are interested in ov
freights.
To remedy these evils a tug company has
been formed, and a powerful tug purchased
for set vice on the Columbia bar, and henco
forward there will bo good tug service, at low
rates, thus cheaDcnine freights to that
extent!
In regard to pilotage, the Board of Trade
of Portland, acting in connection with the
pilots, the Astoria Chamber of Commerce and
practical men from other parts of tho State,
have had a bill prepared by the very best
legal talent, which covers the whole ground.
It is practical and comprehensive, and if
passed, will undoubtedly tend to attract a
superior class of wheat vessels; it will lower
freights and raiso the price of wheat.
Tho following is an abstract of tho principal
provisions of the bill :
The limits of the "bar." and "river" pilot
ground aro clearly defined.
A Board of Three Pilot Commissioners is
provided for; thoy aro each to servo three
years, at an annual salary of 5300, and are to
havo a Secretary with a salary of $C00 per
annum. One of tho Commissioners is to bo
appointed by tho Governor of tho State, one
by tho Board of Trade of Portland and one by
the Chamber of Commerce of Astoria. (This
provision is similar to tho law of other State,
where tho Pilot Commissioners are named by
tho mercantile bodies, and ensures the selec
tion of good men for tho positions).
The Pilot Commissioners may be removed
from office if they prove incompetent or
neglect to dischargo their duties faithfully.
Tho Board is given full power to summon
witnesses aud to conduct all examinations
necessary to tho success of theii work. The
Secretary is required to attend to all business
of the Board, take chargo of its finances and
keep a record of the commerce of the Colum
bia river. He is required to give bonds in the
sum of $3,000 for tho faithful discharge ot his
duties.
Tho Boartl has power toexamino and licen e
pi.ots for tho bar and river and to hear and
determine complaints against any of the
pilots. The pilots are required to pay to the
Board 6 per cent, of their earnings, out of
which money nil expenses of tho Board, in
cluding tho salaries of the Commissioners and
Secrotary, are to be paid. This provision
makes tho system self-sustaining, and saves
tho tax payers of tho State the expense here
tofore incurred for this purpose. The Board
may mako all proper rules for the government
of the pilots, and may fino any pilot for a vio
lation of tho same.
The Board is required to make a full report
of all its proceedings to the Governor by the
fiist of August of each year.
Pilots applying for a licenso are to be care
fully examinoil, and if found qualified by the
Board aro to bo licensed for one year, which
is to be renewed, of courso, unless the pilot
proves unworthy or inefficient.
Tho Board may rcvoko tho license of any
pilot who is found unfit for his duties, after
he has had a hearing boforo them.
A pilot must ba an American citizen, 21
years of ago, nnd well skilled in his profess.on;
and in easo of a bar pilot he must bo attached
to a pilot boat. Kach pilot must gtvo bonds
iu tho sum of Jo, 000 to the State, which bonds
shall bo liable to mako good any damages any
vessel may suffer in consequence of his fault
or negligence.
Tho bar pilots are lequircd to keep a pilot
boat cruising upon or outaido of the bar to
supply pilots to vessels bouud in.
The pilots may tako charge of any vessel
over tvventy-fivo tons burden not exempt from
compulsory pilotago.
Iu the follow ing cases vessels aro exempt
from compulsory pilotago i
First. A vessel in tow of a stoim tug any
where on the river pilot ground.
Second, A ve-ssel engaged in the whaling
or tithing trade.
Third. A vessel licensed or engaged ex
clusively in tho coasting trade between the
Columbia liver and any port on tho Pacific
Coast.
The rates of pilotago are as follows : From
without tho bar to Astoria, $1 per toot for
the first twelve feet, and $3 for each addi
tional foot of tho vessel's draft. From below
Sand Island to Astoria, half the above. From
Sand Island, ono quarter of the same.
Ou outward bound vessels from Astoria to
tho tea, $A per foot for the first twelve feet,
aud $7 tor each additional foot. Between the
last day of October aud the first day o April
pilots shall receive tho sum of$10 in addition
to tho alovo compensation.
These rates are somewhat less than at
present, and are deemed fair to all concerned.
The extia $10 give-u during tho winter is lie
cause of the increased danger aud difficulty of
tho pilot service during the stormy season of
the year,
lliver pilotage shall be ?1 per foot, the
same as at preseut.
There aro provision! for pa) ing a pilot who
shall Ik detained on a vessel or carried to sea.
Bar pilot are required to speak all vessels iu
the order of their arrival, uj Lring them in,
unless a vessel is in danger, in which case she
shall be first cared for.
The same pilot who brings a vessel in is to
take her out, unless tho Board, for good
cause, allows the Captain to employ another
one.
Pilot" aro required to report all their busi
ness to the Board once a month, including a
statement of their earnings and the vessels
piloted. Tho pilot boats aro required to carry
a supply of water and provisions, and to afford
all possible aid to vessels in distress. Neither
of tho Commissioners nor the Secretary is
allowed to own any interest in any pilot boat
or steam tug.
All laws now in force on tho subject of
pilotage or towage are repealed.
We strongly urgo our readers and the mem
bers of tho Legislature to support this bill
when it is presented. Such a measure is for
the common good of all, it benefits all classes
and imposes no burden upon tho treasury of
the State.
There is no political clement about tho bill.
The Commissioners are selected by tho gov-
erner and by mercantile bodies who havo the
good of the community at heart, and it is to
be earnestly hoped that so worthy a measure
may bo speedily enacted into law.
THE STATE FAIR.
CROPS IN THE UPPER COUNTRY.
It is true that the present year has been one
of tho worst ever known for crops. The sea
son has been unusually dry, no rains, of con
sequence, havintr fallen since the early sprinp.
When we were in the Spokan region in July,
we ascertained that the harvest was turning
out much better than could havo been ex
pected. In all cases, whero wheat was sowed
in the fall, the returns were from twenty-five
to forty bushels to tho acre, and in many in
stances spring sown grain was also making a
good yield whero little or no rain had fallen
since it was sown. Reports from Walla Walla
and Uumatilla grain fields show good returns,
whero wheat was well put in in tho fall. East
of Walla Walla, and south of Snako river, as
we aro informed by Mr. Lewis McMorris, of
Dayton, tho crop3 aro not so good as about
Walla Walla, because thero was a smaller pro
portion of fall sown grain, and spring sowing
was done lato in the season. But Mr. Mc
Morris says wherever grain was well put in
last fall they havo had good crops.
Mr. . W. Kingo, of Cheney, who has since
harvest made a journey from Cheney to Day
ton, traversing the midst of the Palouee coun
try, tells us that he found everywhere good
crops, ranging from thirty to forty bushels to
tho acre, where the grain was put in last fall,
and in many instancesl wheat sowed late in
the spring has made an excellent crop.
Mr. McMorris says the country about Mos
cow and Farmincton, and all along tho Cceur
d'AIcne Mountains, has secured good crops,
though generally put in very late. So it seems
that the farmers of tho upper country need
only to do good work to get good crops. They
have demonstrated what they can do in a year
when they have no raiu from seed time to har
vest, and with tho experience gained as to the
importance of summer-fallowing land and
putting in seed early in the fall they should
never again depend on spring towing. They
can always have good harvests if they will do
good work.
Wo consider the results of this year surpris
ing and satisfactory. They teach that tho
country, cast of the Cascades, can be sure of
good wheat crops if tho farmers there will de
serve them. Tho same is true of the Willam
ette valley.and all the country west of the
Cascades, for wherever fall wheat was vrell
put in the result Ins been good crops.
Next Monday the State Fair commences at
Salem. If the weather is pleasant thero is
every reason to anticipate that it will be a
success financially. Wo remember State Fairs
when the peoplo turned out from far and near,
and tho occasion was memorable in many re
spects. Lot us have such another Fair next
w eek, and not only come yourselves but assist
the exhibit to tbo extent of your ability also.
The neglect of farmers and others to display
what they havo that is worthy of exhibit, is
lamentable. Competition in making display
adds to the general interest We have not
mucli admiration for those who act on specu
lation, and strive only to earn premiums and
make a profit from so doing. There must be a
great deal of material worthy of exhibition,
and pspecially stock of all kinds. Tho pavil
ion has attractions, not to be gainsiid, but for
your actual farmer and man of the world th0
stock yard contains attractions of the highest
order. What is necessary above all, is to show
a presence of superior animals of various
breeds of horses, cattle, sheep and swine.
Somo enjoy one and some another branch of
stock, while others appreciate all kinds. It is
to be hoped that we shall have a superior
stock display.
Take a well f quipped State Fair, and it pos
sesses great attractions and conveys a world
of information. If well conducted, they aro
public educators of no mean order. For that
reason we object to the salo of liquor and per
mitting of gambling schemes, and selling of
racing pooh on tho grounds. The yeung who
go there should be influenced for good, and
not educated in evil. That comes soon enough
in this world, but an agricultural fair should
bo an exponent of tho farmers' products, and
proof of his progress, instead of a place to lead
him astray.
STATE NEWS.
They have an amateur minstrel ;Iub formal
in Union. Orpwnn "mica
LEGISLATIVE.
The members of the Legislature were all
present and tho two houses were orgauized on
Monday, as follows:
In the Houso of Representatives, Geo. W.
McBride, of Columbia, was elected speaker;
J. W. Strange, of Douglas, clern; S. G. Irvin,
of Douglas, assistant clerk; K. C. Hadaway,
of Yamhill, sergeant-at-arms; B. Califf, of
Clackamas, door-keeper; K. E. Hewitt and
Frank Nicklin, paces.
In tho Senate, W. J. McConnell, of Yam
hill, was elected president; A. Mires, of
Douplas, clerk; Wm. Gibbs, of Multnomah,
assistant clerk; Wiley Chapman, of Clacka
mas, sergeant-at-arms; C. E. DuRois, of
Multnomih, door-keeper.
In the Senate, on motion of Mr. Voorhes,
a committee of five, consisting of Senators
Starkweather, Prim, Hall, Clow and Daven
port wera elected to select tho various stand
ing committees.
On Wednesday, inauguration ceremonies
occupied much of the day, and the Governor's
messcge was delivered. A large number of
bills are already introduced but no work of
importance has been effected. The Senatorial
question is the absorbing topic.
Wo havo lately published a list of members
of both houses.
There are 100 scholars in attendance i ft..
Pendleton public schools. Ce at the
The government snag boat is at wnrlr ..
the upper Willamette rivor. rk on
Bears are quite numorous in tho mount,:...
around Grand Ronde valley. """mUm.
Tho Pendleton flouring mills can Wil.
supply the demand for flour. iy
Major Keifer, United States Paymasi.,
has been ordered to Kentucky.
Six families and CO head ot hroses passed
through Union one day last week.
It is claimed that Baker county, Oregon ia
a better quartz district than tho Wood river
country.
Extensive forest tires aro raging in the Cos
cado Mountains, on the head waters of the
Santiam river.
A largo number of immigrants have settled
in and about La Grande, Union county, and
aro generally well pleased with the country.
Thirteen thousand more neonlo tim. ,.
the State by way of tho Column!-, river than
left it, during the year ending June 30, 1882.
The Board of Directors of the Blue Moun
tain University have appointed a building
committee, and will improve the building
very much.
Tho store of Col. Cornelius, in Cornelius,
wasretered by burglars ono night last week'
and 80 in money, a silver watch gnd soma
tobacco taken.
The Chinese employed on tho Blue Moun
tain branch of tho O. R. & N. Co. have
struck becauso their wages were reduced to
$2G per month.
Quite en excitement .concerning the new
mines in Mineral district, opposite the mouth
oi .uurni river, is raging, une man was of
fered SI 30, 000 cash for his mine.
Says the Grande Ronde Pot: Mr. J. H.
Foster displayed at his meat market last
Thursday three hogs, whose combined weight
was 1760 pounds. The same was raired by
A. B. Conley, near tho Cove, and are un
usually hrge for this country.
OUR ROAD LAW.
For many years past wo have urged the
necessity of amending the road law so as to
secure better roads. Our roads need to bo
improved, and under tho present law not one
half is accomplished that can be and should
bo if the intention of the law was well carried
out. The work done is seldom well done.
The people who w ork the ronds seldom make
such a day's work as they would expect when
hiring work dono tor themselves. The only
way to secure good work on tho roads of tho
country will bo to havo supervisors who aro
good managers, and give them the money to
do tho work with. To this end the road tax
should bo paid in money, collected as other
taxes aro collectod, and similarly disbursed.
For jvery dollar paid out good w ork should
bo rendered, If any able-bodied man in the
district wants to earn wages towards paying
Ins road tax, that can be managed, but for all
that, each man's tax should be collcted in
money, and the whole business well managed.
If any class ate interested in reforming the
road laws, it should be the farmer, who have
eo much occasion to uso tho roads, and prob
ably many of them will make bitter opposi
tion to tho only plan that can thoroughly ac
complish tho best results. It is for the farm
ers that we make protest. They are imposed
upon iu this matter. Many of them aro will
ing to perform their full share of work, and
elo so, but the rest shirk, do poor work, if
work at a'l, aud in some instances we hear of
they refuse to do auvtluner in this ahr nf
road work.
Wheiiwe consider how much important
attaches to good roads, aud how deficient the
country it iu that respect; also, how work is
evaded under the present road law, it seems
necessary to -hange the law so as to have it
bear equally on all, aud accomplish a much
desired end.
Puget Sound.
The San Francisco correspondent nf tho
New 1 ork Herald writes as follows: "There is
no doubt that tho prosperity of the PaciCo
coast is now in a moro durable form than at
any time since its settlement. The large
number of immigrants to Oregon and Wash
ington, principally from Germany, has en
hanced property in those localities a hundred
fold. These are not a broken down lot of
fortune seekers, neither a class who expect to
work little and make much, but ptrsons of
moderate means and familiar with the routine
of farm life. Thoy at once enter upon tho
hardships endnred by tho pioneer, and by
ineir iruganty and industry, are soon com
fortably surrounded by all tho necessaries and
many of the luxuries ot life. While this
class is so desirable for Oregon and Eastern
Washington, the western portion of tho latter
Territory needs somo of the idlo capital of the
East invested in her coal and iron mines, in
her lumber interests and fisheries. Take
1,800 miles of shore hno on Puget Sound and
seo tho vast amount of capital and muscle
that can be usefully employed in her fisheries
alone, and remember that but one or two in-
(inierent canning establishments of limited
means now occupy this vast area. Her lum
ber interests are on a much larger scale. The
day is in the near future when this crand in
land rcean will be alive with humanity and
machinery, and thero will be as many Herald
reporters to write the news across the conti
nent as there are now houses in that section
outside of the towus and villages which loom
up at long distances along the shore. Oregon,
too, has her coal and iron deposits iu the
mountain ranges, but so far her chief employ,
ment has been directed to agricultural and
manufacturing interests.
TERRITORIAL.
Hailoy, Idaho, has nine men in jail, all (or
murder.
A Hop Growers' Union has been formed in
Yakima Valley.
Spraguo has had a slicrht conflaorratmn re.
ccntly. Tho town is said to be convalescent.
Tho Yakima log driye required 123 days to
travel from the headwaters of tho Yakima to
Ainsworth.
The Walla Walla Statesman shows conclu
sively that that town wants, must have, and
will get a new town hall.
Young Mr. Crawford, whoso skull was fmn.
turrd somo timo ago, at Dayton, is doing well
and in a fair way to recover. He is not en
tircly past danger, however.
The Dayton, (W. T.) library received last
Wednesday, fifty-four new volumes compris
ing history, science and standard novels.
Some new periodicals also, have been added.
Sayathe Palouse Gazette: Tho U. S. Land
Office in this city, which has been closed
since the 14th of last month, will be ready to
transact business on and after Monday next.
Last Wednesday night, says the Journal,
Probate Judge Starncr was going to his homo
in the country, and about three miles from
town, he was waylaid by a man named Thos.
Rowan, and beaten about the 'face. Rowan
was brought before Justice Ostrander vaster.
day and tho case postponod uutil next Tuesday.
GENERAL CROP REPORTS.
Too Hop Picker.
Very few of the hop grow era in the Puval"
hip valley have all the help they reouire.
cither the Iudian market being tcantier o'r
the hop harvest more prolific than ever before.
For this reason hop picking ha not proceeded
very extensively this week, but it will doubt
lest be in full blast in a few days, A good
many people from thit city will vitit the val-'
ley duriug the proves of the harvett, to wit
nes the rare tight and scene in the hop
fields. TViromu AVtw,
The Comic Opera.
Elsewhere we publish tho advertisement of
the Hattio Moore Opera Company. This com
pauy has been performing to good house in
Portland, and meet with well deserved suocess.
They will visit the State Fair, and we have no
doubt that they will play to crowded houses.
A comic opera is composed of singing in both
choruses and duets, besides, much dialogue.
This is the largest opera company that has
ever visited Oregon, and they carry with them
their own costumes. The scenio effect, to
gether with gorgeous costumes, grand orches
tra, cannot tail but to attract. There i a
ballet of young ladies who, with their shape
ly forms, do much toward making the ply a
,ucs- A full list of the day, together with
the Opera, to be performed, can be found else-
w here.
"Person whose blood has been corrupted,
and the circulation derani-ed hv fnl .l
tions the result of the disordered chemittry
of the body peed for their purification some-
eu.ug .. .a inward b.ptism at the hand of
at NoJ owirln,tha,n',whMe laboratory is
w. v ."o"4"1 Avenue, Lynn, Mas.
Her egetable Compound i fairly inundating
the country as with a ruer of life.
New York, Sept. 12. In noting discrim
inations against California merchants by rail
roads, it would seem that in some instances
they are not so harsh as they appear. The
supposition is that contracts compel mer
chants to forward all their freight bj rail or
by steamer, as railroad officials may elect. But
it appears that in somo cases they allow ship
pers to forward certain classes by clipper. It
is at this point that those who ship exclusive
ly by clipper agents, by taking freight of con
tractors who cannot cive but a limited amount
at the same rate, and sometimes even less than
asked shippers who give all their freight to
shippers, and thece latter think, and, with
some justice, that clipper agents ought to de
mand from such shippers an advanced rate, or
one equal to that imposed upon shippers by
the I ail road tariff, and that if anv favors are
to be shown, they should be shown to those
who have stood by the clippers, and who still
reiuse eo mane contracts wicn raieraaus, al
though continually importuned to do bo. An
other instance of tho unfairness of clipper
agents to those who stand by them is that
they favor certain shippers who have railroad
contracts by taking their freight at low rates.
Regular shippers who beliove in sustaining
clipper lines to the very end, think that all
such sbipp rs should be compelled to pay
hii'her rates, or else stand by the route they
have selected for transportation of their goods.
The freight market remains quiet. The
Eureka has finished loading her cargo, com
prising iu part 10,000 cases oil, 2000 bbls ros
in, 1000 bbls cement, 210 bbls whisky, 600
bales hemp, '200 coils rope, 300 tons coal, 200
tons muck iron, and 500 tons railroad iron.
Freights via isthmus are still quiet. Yester
day's steamer had for San Francisco 250 bbls
rosin. 700 kecs nails. 563 boxes tin, 475 bars
steel rails, and 582 bales sheeting for China.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 12. The State Board
of Agriculture's new computation of the oats
and spring wheat yield shows oats average
yield is estimated at 35 bushels per acre, and
acreage over half a million, an increase of 54
per cent. Total product of 18,300,000 bush
els. The greatest previous crop was in 1879,
when, with 29 per cent, larger aoreatre, the
jield was only 13,000,000. Only 137,000 acre
were sown of spring wheat, estimated to yield
15 bushels per acre. The acreage of this grain
declined heavily, it being comparatively an
unprofitable crop. The estimate of the corn
crop remains at 155,000,000 bushels. No un
favorable reports are received, and the yield
will be about 35 bushels per acre.
Ditroit. SeDt. 13 Threshinir in the
southern frontier counties, according to the
September roport, .(hows the number of acre
threshed to be 107.510. or 7 ner cent, of the
entire acreage. Yield, 141,855,000 bushels,
less than the August estimate, when it wa
believed one-third of tho crop was injured.
The damaged wheat that can be marketed at
all bring 60 to 76 per cent, of the price of
No. 1. Much is entirely worthies. Oat i
the bett crop ever grown, yiled 31 bushels pr
acre. Com promise an average yield. Bar
ley is estimated at 26 bushel per acre.
Meadow and parture and clover are excel"
lent and cattle fine.
FOB THE STATE FAIR.
We learn that W. C, Myer, importer and
breeder of Percheron horses, Shetland poniet,
and Jersey cattle, will be at the coming State
Fair and ha some promiting colt ired by
Arabian Boy, dam full blood Percheron
ttallions. Alto half and full blood Shetland
colt for sale. Partie in want of the above
stock can tee Mr. M, and learn particular.
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