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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1889)
THE OREGON SCOUT. FDITOK ' AMOS K. JONES City aiUl Coilllt)' Official Paper. i.ssr: - ... j Thursday, Jan. 21, 188!). i:iMToi:iAti noti:s. A coNTitim-Tio of $1 00 per acre on a belt of land five miles wide on each bide of thc raihoad from Sum merville to Union will pay thc entire subsidy, except tho right of way. BUCAI-SK the editor of thc Pontile- ton Tnhunc sees lit to expose the hypocraey and rascality of tome of the La Grande wire pullers, tho Gazelle alludes to him as a "pin headed bigot." 13o calm Snoddy, tie calm. It is estimated that fully 200,000 tons would be shipped annually over tho Hunt railroad fiom this valley. This, at a saving of $1.00 per ton, wnnlillio n miviiicr nf 9.0nOnn in Mm " o ' ' " people of Grando Itondo valley year. each Ir there is a difference of five cents per each bushel of wheat in favor of Hunt's road, there would be a gain on 1,000,000 bushels of $80,000. This is what 1 hint's road is doing for the farm ers of Walla Walla country, and what it will do for tho farmers of this county. Tin: papers over at tho "Key" say that if the county teat move fails this time it will be brought up again two years hence. That may bo tho caso, but if it should, La Grande will not be one of the competing points. The set to will bo between Suiunicrvillo and Union. IIk.mkmiu'.u that the subsidy of $180, 000, asked by Mr. Hunt to bring his road into Grando Hondo valley, is not giving it to him, it is merely loaning it to him, for you get most of it back the first year in reduced freights, and then afterward receive about 7fi percent in terest yearly in tho same manner. A man whose word cannot bo relied upon in matters of business is not lit for a minister of tho gospel. A sancti monious countenance is not indicative of honesty, neither is tho open coun tenance of an honest man indicative that ho is of a pious turn. Every man should be judged by his deeds. Hi:t'iti:T.vitv Vii.a.s has rovorsed a de cision of the land commissioner in holding for cancellation list No 11 of Indemnity school tedious of land made by tho stale of Oregon. The commissioner hold that part of list was in tho grant held by Dalles Military Kond company, tho secretary decides not. said The but Sui'i'osi: tho farmers of this valloy market 1,000,000 ot wheat yearly and the average distance each bushel has to be hauled to La Grando station is twelve miles; the cost of hauling per bushel would bo about 10 cents, or on tho whole $100,000. If tho average distanco is reduced to six miles, which it will bo if the Hunt railroad is built, it would not cost over four cents per bushel, thus saving in tho one item of hauling, $(J0,()00. Tin: La Grando Gazette of Inst week says : It would be a God send to Grando Hondo valley to get a competing lino of railroad, but it will tako more than wind work lo get it. That is very true, but as tho Gazette hns found out by this time that tho railroad proposition is a solonin reality, and $180,000 will get it, it is in order for it and the La Grande people to get in and aid the scheme. La Grando has been asking Suiutnorvillo to help it get the county seat in order to ad vance its prosperity. Sonimorvilo will now ask La Grando to help it got tho raihoad in order to advance its prospeiity. Will La Grande recipro cate and help, raiso tho subsidy? Sk.wvnok WA(u:it has introduced n very important bill in lho senate to rogulato the foreclosure of mortgages, ole. It provided that when any tax becomes due upon any debt, mort gages, deeds, etc., the tax shall bo paid in tho lirst instance by tho owner of tho instrument or tho obligee therein; hut if (he tax is not fully paid by tho time of its delintiucney, tho maker or obligor becomes liable for the tax. Any provision in tho obligation by which tho maker hitcoially agrees lo pay the taxes is declared void. No Hiiit for lho foreelosuro of a mortgage, deeds of trust, contract, or other obli gation, whoroby land or real properly situated in tho atato is made security for tho payment of n debt shall bo maintained unless tho pluintitT proves that u!l tuxes urc paid. f FIOUItK ON IT AND ACT ritO.UI'TIA. It is now in order for the people of ' ' Union county to take into eonsidern- ! tion Mr. Hunt's proposition lo extend ' the O. & W. T. railroad through the vaney, ami conclude now mucn eacn ono can nfl'ord to give toward helping . it along. There must be no delay in , this matter. Tho proposition of Mr. . . .... J Mint is very reasonable, in met a ' gneroua proposition, in which the ; le hearted cliaracter of the man is j Plf.nt. 1Iu ks nothing j froin 1,8 im,il wc ,,iU'c' roccivod the I benefit of his road and then only half, j and a year's time on the other half of j tha subsidv. and in order in malto it ; as iigilt on tho farmers as possible, he will take paymant in wheat at 60 cents a bushel, or if the market price is more than that he will give it. By a little thought it will be seen that the benefit that will accrue to this county by the binding of this road will be immense tho first year, and will be greater still as tho development of tho county pro- i " I KrowcH, l t.':. i 1 list It will bring into this coun ty a large amount of property, materi ally reducing the tax levy, and there by benefiting every citizen. Second: It will increase tho value of every acre of land in the valley, that lying near the line of road from $( to $10 per acre. Third: As Mr. Hunt, binds himself to carry grain lo tide water on Puget sound for the same price that compet ing lines carry to Portland, the farmers will realize from 1 to 10 couls more a bushel on tho grain they raise. Be cause of the diH'erenco in tho markets of Portland and Taeoma, grain would bo worth from '. to ! cents more a bushel on Hunt's railroad than it would on the O. 11, it N. Go's, road, ; and on account of the road running through tho center of tho valloy, from 2 to fi cents per bushel would he saved by the fanners in tho cost of hauling it to the depots in wagons. If tho farmers of the valley will take their pencils and liguro awhile they will see that tho increase in tho pi ice of the one article of wheat alone would pay the subsidy asked, in two years. Fourth: A largo proportion of tho money subsciibed would bo expended in this valley while the road is being built, and return to those who gave it. Times would bo extremely lively, la borers of all kinds would be in demand and money plentiful. Fifth: Farming and all other in dustries would bo greatly stimulated, thereby inducing au inllux of immi gration and outside capital. The magnificent water powers of Summer- 1 j yille, Cove and Uni-u would be util- J ized and largo tax-paying inanufactur- ies established. Sixth: Our county boing threaded by competing lines of railroad, freight and fares would bo materially reduced, and our people placed beyond the avaricious grasp of any monopoly. Other advantages could bo men tioned, but wo buliovo tho above is enough to convince any citizen of I he great bonefit this railroad would be to to us. o do not believe there will be any isssuo taken with us as to the statonicnt of tho henolits of this road I enumerated above. This being the case, tho only question that remains for each and every man to sottlo in j his own mind is how much ho can af- j ford to donate for this purpose. No j scrimping or holding back to sue what others do will answer. Kach must give liberally and at once. Tho subsi- j dy must bo raised, if it is raited at all, by tho lirst of April, liaise it, and Hunt's railroad will carry oil' tho pro duce of this county next fall. (11. A I) TIDINCS. It scorns that Mr. Hunt in running his railroad from Uoutcrville to Union, purposes touching Weston, in Uma tilla county, if sullioifiit inducement is ollered. The Weston Leader, under the caption which heads this article, enumerates tome of the advantages that would nerue to them if tho road is built, and as tho article applies with equal force to tho (Trando Hondo val ley, wo publish it below: "In a private letter, shown by tho recipient to the reporter, .Mr. Hunt states that in about liftuou days ho 1 will visit Weston. He comes for tho ! express purpoo of consulting with all ! who are interested in having the O. it W. T. railroad extended to Weston and 1 through this vicinity. It is Mr. Hunt's wish to meet with, not WestonV citi zens alone, but alto to have the farm ers present who are iutorostud in tho question of an out-lot to Mm son for their wheat and other product. Mr. Hunt, at this medium, will umko known his plans and submit for tho consideration of our pooplc a propo sition. What will bo expected from iu wo have no idua, hut wo are Itsl to be lieve that it will not be uiireakonnble or Above the ability of our people to meet. It is certain that if we would have the road constructed, wo have got to "come down," and in considera tion of the immense bonefit we will rc- j ccivc llV'ilnvin uielino extended wc should be willine to do tlO fair thintr in return. Tho extension of this road, which connects with Northern Pacific and thenco to the sen, will not only ' Iwuefit our town ami, perhaps, infuse j now hopes and '.'uturprisc, but to our j j whoal raicrs it means more for every ! bushel of grain produced, and lefs for j every dollar's worth of supplies pur I chined. There is not a farmer in this J country, no matter how small his hold- ' I ing, but what this railroad will be of J au inlcicat tm(, vahl0 to him iluIividi,. ally. Tho need of (his railroad is con I ceded by all; its advantages arc to well , known lo ditctiss hero. Thc fact that the fanners all along this line of road I received from three to seven cents j more per bushel for their wheat last J season, is too well known. The ques I lion is, shall wc take interest enough j in lho matter to enter into it with de j termination to do our share toward the ' procurement of this extension. Too J long has this community been subject I to and extortionate freight tariffs on j account of non-coinpetion. There is a j turn in the tide of all human affairs, j and the opportunity is here offered to I us to secure relief. The exact day of j Mr. Hunt's visit will bo known in suf I ficient lime to circulate tho in forma j tion abroad, so that all the farmers and friends interested may bo present and I participate in tho conference. Moan- while, let tho matter bo agitated and j discussed, ami an effort made to arouse enthusiasm, for if wo will, tho day of our deliverance is at hand." Tin: VKorosun kailkoad. As will be scon the people of Union county have icceived a proposition from Mr. G. W. Hunt to build his rail road throu h the Blue mountains some thirty miles north of here, enter ing the Grande Itondo valley in the vicinity of Summorville, extending thence southeast across tho valley on tho most feasiblo routo, and terminat ing at Union for a time. Mr. Hunt asks a bonus from tho people of Grando Hondo valley, and tributary to it, of $180,000, one-half of this amount to be paid when the road is built and equipped to Union. Tho remaining $90,000 to bo paid tho next year, lie puts tho time of completion ono year from next Sept., but expects lo com plete it Hover.il months earlier. This lino of road will paps through tho most productive and populous section ()f fHrniillB Dmitry, and will take a i least four-fifths of the height in the valley anil vicinity. Tho constr .ction of this road will bring the Wallowa valley twenty-five miles nearer than it is now, and instead of La Grando being the shipping point for tho Wal lowa county, Suiuinervillo will be the disbursing point. Mr. Hunt proposes to deliver height at Taeoma as cheap ly as the O. It, it N. Co. can tako it to Portland. His road in tho Umatilla , anu Vaa NVilUa country has been a !,,,;,,,,,,, ,1,,, r,,,..,,,,..,, nr .l.,.,. on an average, of about (!. cents per bushel, while the saving in round numbers amounts to over $ 100,000 for this year. Tho saving to the farmers of this valley would, accordingly, bo about live or live and a fourth cents per bushel. This saving for 1890, then, would be just about $100,000, and this amount would bo increased every year as products would bo in creased every year. Then tho farmers, mechanics and others would receive buck probably not less than forty thousand dollars for feed, work, etc., whilo the road is being built. Proper ty on tho railroad or near it would bo iucroasod in value at thirty per cent on iu prevent value. Wo believe tho people of tho valley will raise tho amount asked without any great effort, just as they aro doing in other sections of the country. Mr. Hunt has the confidence of the farmers wherever ho has built his roads, and as he well un derstands the prestige this gives to his mad, he proposes to keep all shippers over his lino his frieuds. Ho will tako ', wheat at fifty cents per bushel as the ! minimum ito and will pay the mar ket rate abnvo that figure should it enhance. This, wo think, is the fair est proposition on a bonus plan we havo ever known, while it gives the projector nstfiitnuco in building his load, it all comes buck eventually to the donors with a large rate of inter et, in the shape of large savings to the shipper, besides enhancing tho vmIuo of property in the country through which the rood ms.es from SO to 150 pr com. Farm proporty will 1 iiicrvaMHl 80 pur cfnt, whilo city property will bo increased about fiOpt-nvm. Th road will eventually be iMiUiled up Catherine ciwk to Jlu crek, over into Ungle mid Pino vtill. , on imd up the Snake river and , uto thi oieu valU' . INTKUESTINO COM PAULSON. The following is a carefully prepared statement of the property of Union county, by precincts, as it appears on i lho tax ro11 for 18S8- Thc property is ! OI 1,10 lc8rtl V0lcrH 01 1,10 county, and f n 1 . thc votcra ,lr0 takcn froni tllc returns , of tllc ulectio11 ot Nov. 6, 1888: TAXAHLK rnoi'KKTV. $204 880 422 171 141 318 84 891 24o 781 167 248 23 309 20 585 44 520 52 213 G5 815 34 132 35 752 24 202 4 545 2 981 2 G10 G28 above list I'KKCI.S'CTS. VOTKKS, La Grande filo Union .'41 Island Citv 17i Indian Valley 218 Suintncrvillc 21 Cove I7G Cornucopia 81 Hanger 38 Eagle Valloy 90 ! Pino Valley . 14.r North 1'owdcr 171 Bed Hock 32 1 Big Creek GO Sparta 38 1 Antelope 27 Hilgard 129 S turkey 2(S Camp Carson G Au examination of thc shows that while each legal voter of La Grando precinct pays on an aver iagc of only $397.83, each legal voter in Union precinct pays on an average of $1,227.25. In Summerville precinct each legal voter pays on an average of $995.00, and tho Cove, $1,120.00. It is to all through the list, a fact show ing that La Grando precinct is the poorest in tho county, with only two or three exceptions, on the above basis, which is tho only correct one. It is no wonder that the people of that poverty-stricken burg want to gobble to themselves all thc wealth of the county. Kcki.kv, of tho La Grando Gazette, makes about as good a showing of the assessa bio property of La Grande as he does of thc freight business. One is about as consistent as tho other. For instance, he would have it appear that all the shipments to and from thc La Grindo station arc especially La Gra ide's shipments from her business moil, when the real fact is that a very small portion is strictly the business of that inflated burg. Just so with tho assessable property. Ho knows vety well that the tax roll foots up only a little over two hundred thous and dollars. Don't think for a mo ment Mr. Gazette man that you aro so shrewd that you can count corpora tion vnlues owned by foreign capital ists as the property of the voters of La Grande. The people aro not so mutton-headed that such stuff will be swallowed. NOICTIC POAVDKK. A 910,000 rinuriiipMIll to lie Krcctcri. Nmin of tlio Week. January 17, 1881). , Mr. Cy. Leo aud family will start for Indiana in a few days. Many canines havo recently gono to "that bourne" etc. Cause "cold pi.on." Tho ieo business still continues quite active, large quantities being daily shipped. Mr. Karquhar Shaw was removed to his homo on Monday, on account of illness. Mr. Win. Shaw paid a visit to La Grande cm Monday, returning the next day. A pleasant party was given at the residence of Mr. Shell one evening last week. Mr. Carroll will move into his new drug store building next week. Tho genial countenance of Moso Levy, of Baker City, was seen on our streets on Sunday. A brakeman on tho freight had the inisfortuno of breaking his leg a few days ago at this station. Mr. A. C. Uell, of Hilgard, came up to meet his friends hero on Monday. He is interested in the lumber busi n ess. Dr. feaylor paid a Hying visit to Morrow county last week, returning homo on I uesday. Dr. Honan, of La Grande, came up on Sunday, on professional business iu Mr. Farquhar Shaw's caso. l'eter Stoncburg has so far recov ered from his recent sickness as to be on tho streets again. Mr. II. II. Spencer, of tho Mill com pany, has returned and will remain but a few days. Ho goes from hero to Idaho, and from thenco to Utah and will not return again until spring. Were it possible for "talk" alone to accomplish business, then we would have more business and some of tho finest business men iu the Pacific Northwest, yet gas is light and soon disappears, and all projected castles along with it. An ellbrt is being made to organize a joint Mock company, tho purpose of which will bo to erect in or near the town a large roller flouring mill of one hundred barrels capacity per day. Substantial aid is assured from the wealthiest ranchers, stock men and business men of this precinct, among them being Messrs. Jas. Hutchinson, I. N. Sanders, John O'Bryant, Jas. York, Gardner Bros., W. J. ICelsey, P. L. Smith, Wesley Parker, Gorhani & Uolhchild, Kellogg, Punch it Co., and numerous others. It is estimated that if 10,000 will be required to carry the project into execution, of which amount more than half is guaranteed nlioady ero a canvas for stock is made. Should the enterprise succeed, (which it will without a doubt) others of like nature will follow, then North Powder will boom and everybody will bo bene IKed thereby. ' Ajas. FURNITUR Wilson & Miller, . Manufacturers Sasl Doors aid JDS. Keeps Constantly Desks, Bedding, All kinds of Furniture Made, WILSON & MILbEtt, UNION, - r -i 1 MOll'KHI All kinds of photographic work done in a su perior manner, give satisfaction. Jones Bro's. C At Davis' Hall, Ewy Friiay iglit, From 8 r. m. to 2,. M. The Host of MuMu will Always be Fur nished. Tickets, $1.00. EVERYBODY INVITED. 13AIKD it JAM US, l'ropr's. Trains arrive and depart from daily, as follows: Union HAST I1IIUXII. WKhT IIOCXI). Passenger, No. 3, 1 ve at 1 :30 p. ni. Freight No. 7, Ivc at 11 :-U p. ni. I'assoiiKcr. No. 4, 1ve at r:L'.) u. in. Freight, No. 8, L'vc at a. m. TiririT(to ami lrom principal point 1 IIYL, 1 O . thc U)it(.(j tiiat!i Canada and Kurope. Elegant P;","""'" Cars. Emigrant Sleeping Cars ltun Through on Express Trains to OMAHA, COUNG3L BLUFFS and ST. PAUL Tree of Charge and Without Change. Close connections at Portland forSan Fran cisco and I'uget Sound points. For further particulars inquire of any Agent of the Compnnv or of A. I. Maxwell, Ci. P. ifcT. A., Portland, Oregon. OCEAN DIVISION. The Oregon Railway it Navigation Co., and Pacific Conit Steamship Co. will ilis patch Steamers between San Fran cisco and Portland, as follows: FKOM roltTI.AN'l). Leaving at 12 Midn't. as follows: KKOM SAX nSANCIfOI. 1,'v'ng .Spear st. wh' at 10a. in. ah follows: Col'a. Wed. Jan. Oregon. Hun. " Stttr.Thursdny' 'Si Oregon. Tues Jan. 2'i J7 'State. Saturday " L'l! .'I! 'Columbia. Weil :) Thc company reserves Ihcright to change steamers or sailing days. KATES OF PASS A (i U: Cabin. - - $l(i.00 Steerage - - fS.OO I Sou ml Trip Tickets, Unlimited - $80.0.1 Children, under 12 years - - Half Fare ,, ,, years ... Free The above rates iitcluilc Itoitrtl. W. II. H01.COM1J, (ien'1 Manager. A. L.MAXWF.LL, (i. P. itT. A. 1$. A BENEDICT, Agent. Union. Ilis Cove hi JASPER O. STEVENS, Propr. DKALKK IS I Jure Drugs, atent Medicines, erfumery, stints and Oils. 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