THE OREGON SCOUT.
FDITOK
'
AMOS K. JONES
City aiUl Coilllt)' Official Paper.
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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.
Prescriptions carefully prepared
-ALSO DKALKK IN-
SPORTING GOODS,
Consisting of
Rifles, Slot (lis, Pis
Imported and Domestic Ci-
j?ars, etc.
GfVE ME A CALL.
Tnlsaiir! nairrirtrfis
w- wMiiAiutouw. i)wc.nins louso for
If
m 9
of ntul Dealers in-
ani Befl-
r
n
s,
on hand a Large Supply of
Office Furniture, etc.
and Upholstering done to order.
Main St., Union, Or.
- OKEGON.
and warranted to
Artists,
Bon Tonestaiirant!
Now open to the public on Main Street,
Union, Oregon.
Board and Lodging.
SKKVHD
at
All Hours
8
No Chinese cooks employed, and every
thing neat and clean.
The Public Patronage Solicited.
Jilts M. Woi.KATH, I'ropr.
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