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About The West. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1890-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1892)
f" Vol. 3. Florence, Lane County, Orégon, Friday, April 22,1892. T rom this date The Itest a n d II reply (hcpon ia n can 9e h a d fo r $d.5O per year. Wphj a t this oflice. r . i r i . t . " , 1,,“ „? Î * * * ? “ w ~ • nd « * i « - >— ■ * w. „ that the public school at Florence was Ionian for a much .......... reduced . ' price. V. This 1 111.* a cheaper rate to trade centers th an is arrangement was made by us while in cation of teacher or «-hol.rs. -T h at h ' Porti»,„1 rece,,,lv nini " .i n i, L 7 ," “ï " . '" '. T ', ''" ''1' th" ir ¡"•’»»•I»* ................................................... ‘ JB ««■■‘■y. «■'«! «Il tilt» . .1,0 .le- U frctght . ............................. V i g l l l W ................................ „ ,¡k.. „ ........... the highest commendation you can give, sire reading the general news of the | «nanufact the merchant, and the third year . your citizens,” said one of the gentle- world as is given in no paper on this , laborers of urer, lame county will be perma- ^ » T h e third year’s race of journalism is men. foast save in the 0r«-R m«, and the nently benefited by the link that binds . upon us. A somewhat curious and note- T iikkk is real merit in some of our borne news always to be found in T he them to their natural highway to the |jw©ithy fact is, that with all the predic kst , will certainly take advantage of sea. The rewanls of such a condition Lane county men. Recently Hon. t io n s of lailure at the commencement of Robert Clow, a member of the railroad the club rates to be found at the head of of things are not far to seek. U m l in ev- T u k \\ est ’ s publication ami its contin commission, and a resident of Junction this page. Our citizens on the Great ery part of tin» county w ill be advanced ued repetition for nearly eighteen City, went to Omaha, Neb., and made Siusluw are a reading people, and that in price; merchandise will lH, corres- months, T he W est has outlived them a settlement with the Union Pacific fc th e reason they are progressive. To pondingly lessened in price as the rates gB is not,and it need not be, doubted railroad company regarding rates of foster these we have, and always will, are cut down; the volume of trade will that In i,,K tin «lose of the year this freight and passenger fare, and the peo- give them the advantages to be gained all I * people . Ill* I be increased, and ........... I ••• in all occu- ■ ir n a l will be counted among the larg- pie of this state are now enjoying re- m clubbing with leading journals of the pations will feel the oppression of tlm «Wt papers in Lane county, and its circu- duced charges. country, and especially those of the 1 strain of high shipping rates loosened lation second to none. So far as can be state aud county. when the Siuslaw and Eastern railway A nother evidence of the advance B$en, and it seems not unsafe to suggest, T he thoroughness, the completeness, | w,ul11 *‘“Ve lwen uon’l),oted from Eugene tbe success of the proprietors of made in multiplying the amount of the to Florence. this paper is not altogether attributable productions of our country, can be found and the carefulness with which Honor in the fact that John Quinn, of H er able Seymour W. Condon {»erforincd the \\ k should feel proud of our young to skillful management, but includes .duties of Prosecuting Attorney in our men in la n e county, esjiecinlly those mann precinct, has planted a small hop ' with it the marvelous growth and pro* . ductiveness of our country, and the in field, and the following season will dem district are too marked to be missed, wlm ure nominate«! for offices. Ti e telligence of our people. But even nev onstrate the value of this product as a therefore his re-nomination was assured, second judicial district, after election, _______ _and he is now prepared for an approval will he represented by two of our coun e r so good a country and never so en paying investment by our farmers. Mr. Quinn will erect a hop dry house the I voters of this judiciul district fol ty s young men. One we have already lightened a reading people can assure coming winter. lowed by a retention in office. Without mentioned, and the other is Honorable an unworthy journal’s success. To attempting to compare his acts in the A. C, VVoodcock, nominee for member bring about the result of financial and P erhaps no man residing on the Sius- past to those wo expect of him in the fu of State Board of Equalization. Un circulating prosperity, such as T he law river out from Seaton, has taken ture, we ure bound to say in the inter flinching honesty and honor, doquent rgsr to-day enjoys, much work must more positive interest in raising fru,„ ests of justice and fullness of duty none in his appeals for the rights of all and one. I t cannot be thought that the than George Barber. In conversati*^ ^ .jll have any^n» ‘uvo. any^reajet» to jfl'jjr when he equality to all, have |>ecujjarly » peculiarly 1 fitted him sfiers and editors of a paper can with rtft* tfPffin&fflffi ^ r f - t f -v W i ^ bhull have been elected. None cun point'(! ror this position fu?„ Jhn ddne’ grvwtt simply throw overboard in any prosper- formed us that an experiment is beintr ___ ............................ * to either her official or moral faults of Mr. things in the way of tducati nting the community a weak excuse for strong tried in raising the hardier small and Condon, and his official duties have been country on the quettion which he will journalism, and then have a majority hirge fruits on the bench laud which singularly successful both in this county havo in hand and is intimately acquaint* vote on their financial and circulating forms a portion of his farm. The result., and the others composing this district, ed with the proceedure of conducting account. when it shall have been fully tested, |T o our kind, considerate, and many will be given to the readers of this pa and this has kept us out of unnecessary the business that will come before him. expense, and has achieved a great deal Ho has always been found sitting on the ■ K ro n s , T he \\ est , with a spontaneity per. of useful work, especially of the kind front bench. Hu bus had opportunities of feeling, thanks them all. Our people, T his week’s editorial work is the first that benefits the honest, law-abiding of acquiring that perception of equity our country, our state, our nation’s, we bare done for several weeks and will citizens of all classes. He will la* elect which ,-,’¡11 most assist him in so valua and our own prosperity is our highest be the last lor several weeks to come. ed by a large majority, and the citizens ble work for his district. We have en ^ R b itio n , and if these can be made bet As onr sentiments of loyalty for the of onr judicial district will have reason joyed many years’ personal acquaint ter fur our endeavors, our aim in the Great Siuslaw country are not merely to be satisfied. ance with Mr. Woodcock, and as his •dniinistration of our paper will have ornamental, we have been doing a few election is assured none w ill lx, dissatis been singularly successful. T H E RAILWAY TO FLORENCE. fied with their choice. weeks’ service in Portland and other A FoKcim.E, but silent request for It is justice to commend the enter towns o bring influence in favor of ad No system of opposition ill this part household help came from a wife to her ditional appropriation for our harbor. prising citizens of this country ii|sm of the country to Mr. Herm ann’s elec husband the other day when she pre W e are not w ithout hope that our own their efforts in bringing to light the im tion, however well planned or elaborate, sented him with a picture of herself, and people’s wishes will in this matter portance of our harbor and our re «•an secure absolute immunity from a • babe in her arms and broom ami dust lie realized, as wo trust that the evi sources. Our people are accustomed to species of outruge upon u man who lias pan on the floor. dence of our friends’ good-will now ten- claim for their country an equitable done more than all others for us. The T he railroad commission of this state tiered will not fail in n timely and fitting consideration when compare«! to older strongest motives for self protection and found an error in the tariff sheets of the recognition by Congress. sections, and in order to do this and op a guard against the enemies of our coun railroads leading outof Portland, in the No country in the world nor citizens pose the wrong i in pressions and official try, is to retain this champion of our form of nearly two miles more than the influences and reports against our har rights in Congress. It is trumpery mat ■w . „ . a ,,y Pn r t ° f O reg o n h a s been op p ressed actual distance. This was corrected, , bor, they have paid out ten per cent, of ters on which his very few political en . , , i 1 with ...... a ....... Llun to io ile ner r cominer- fixed opposition rommer- and now the people of tins state alone ! , .. .r „ , I cial growth and natural advantages as their personal and real worth. We emies are grumbling and over which saved $.»<),tMX) yearly in fares and ! .. . ... , . . «»« Gr«at Siuslaw. None ever stood now ask our neighbors over in the Will they are shouting themselves hoarse. igbts more stable and more proud when blows amette val ley, in this county, to raise We emphatically say there is no reason I ■ 4 | L I I I I I. II I I I I I I I the $100,000 subsidy to insure a railroad for dissatisfaction, no room for improve rom all we can hear, and judging came thickest. if she has done no more l this distance, the railroad subsidy her consistent and continual refusal to to connect our commercial centers. ment upon his work, an«! there should be raised. Should this prove true, accept the unpardonable, damaging re This w ill not cost our friends one-tenth lie a sense of proportion in criticising hie tide of immigration that will be ports of Government officials should as much as it already has us when fak acts and the difficulties of his position to follow will make a stronger uc- stand forever to her honor with the j>eo ing into account our comparative values regarding our harlwir. The more the t nation, because of numbers, for our pie of Oregon and especially of Lane, and the benefits to lie derived. Link opjxsiition is evidently l*nt on shatter »at ¡Siuslaw country than can he fully No shameless work, however plausible, together by an iron rail the various in ing Mr. Hermann's reputation, because lized at the present time by even by interested parties in other towns, dustrial, commercial, and other im- tiiey know that in or out of office they moat sanguine of such results. will ever essay to seduce her people portunt interests dependent upon the have no more formidable opponent, the building of this railway, and Lane more is it the duty of his friends to show ' here was considerable satisfaction to from their faith in their country. county will find herself launched into a that they are unflinching in their loyalty the other «lav, when three strangers T here will be much advantage to our period of marked prosperity. The tides to him and the cause for which he has ie to our town to locate, and in* readers in having the opportunity of of ebb and flow of the Siuslaw will carry so valiautly worked. I Í