The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, February 27, 1890, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SCOUT. AMOS K. JONES KDITOK, City and County Official Paper. Thursday, Febr'y. 27, 1890. MnnmRaasmminnnaBii i:niToitTAi, notus. Tiik meeting of tlio Democratic State Central Committee lias been called for March 19, at Kalem. Chicago 1ms been selected ns the site for tho worlds fair in 1892. The porker gets there occasionally. Ucforo another year has rolled around one-half tho business men of La Grande will havo moved their establishment!) to Summervillc and Elgin. .Such is tho irony of fate, tho reward of self ishness and cupidity, tho cfl'ccL of county teat agitations and railroad building. TnintK was a time in the history of tho world when almost all pen-ons thought alike on nearly all questions concerning which tho minds of men arc now divided. If a bold and origi nal man appeared who disputed what the rest believed ho was put to death. It was during this period thai the common law was evolved and trial by jury instituted. Tun town of IMakeman, in Jlnwlinu county, Kas., is ambitious to becomo tho county seat, and the peoplo havo adopted tho original plan of buying all the houses in their chief rival town and moving Uioni into Hlakcnian. The plan might not be a bad one for Union in tlie present emergency, unless it is thought that tho shells doing duty for houses in La Grande will gravitate down to Summervillo and Elgin of their own accord. Tin: I'ondloton Oregonian is an able ally of the La Grande papers when it conies to misrepresenting Mr. Hunt and everything connected with his roads. It is the boss when it comes to hunting up "rumors" but not so fly when loliable news is wanted. Its latest effort in this direction is to the eH'ee that "a number of surveys will havo to bo mado before a pass is deci ded upon. "Tho fact is that a perma nent survey has been made, by way of Elgin, across tho mountains, which is an easy and praetielo routo, coming out of the mountains on tho other side Komewhero near Weston, although it is not now known whether tho lino will terminate at Athena or Walla Walla. It is also a fact that the work of grad ing on this line is in active progress but then tho East Oregonian will, prob ably not find this our for some time yot. Tin: Sunimervillo Annotator, speak ing of the coming campaign, says, "both political parties are represented with a list of aspirants long enough to reach from Union to La Grando and still they keep 'a bobbing up.' " Tho eagle optic of Tin: Scout has been un able to ferret out but very few who declare themselves as willing to servo tho people. In fact we had about concluded that tho candidates were nuver so backward about coming for ward. So far, howovor, as tho political phase of it is concerned Tin: Scorr cares hut very little. Wo do not think that polities will cut much of a llguro in the coming contest. Local issues will and should suporsedo all others. Tho light will bo made by Union and the taxpayers on one side and La Grando and boodle on tho other side. That sums tho whole thing up in a nut ahull. Tin: Scorr will not support any man who favors tho outrage pro potod by La Grande, and in summing up tho qualifications of tho candidates, solectud by the tax-payers, will not take into consideration their politics. I'OKTI.ANI) ANI T1IH HUN I' UOAI1S. For a year or so past the Portland Oregonian, which is recognized as tho inouth-pieco of that city, hns been op posed to the Hunt railway system and hns thrown ns much dirt as it was ca llable of, but now seeing that tho busi ness prestige of that city depends, not on warfare with tho Hunt system, but in conciliating and making a tributary of it, if possible, wo see by some of our exchanges that it has changed its tune and pipes ns follows: "Tho Hunt railway system is an im portant factor in business of Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington, and undoubtedly will have further ox ten sion there. Its connection now is with the Northern Paoillo, but persons who profess to know say that it is not controlled by tho Northern. Itecentlv thositggestionhasboenni.ulotW;itlhelfriolullj ou lu mtMo lim CJUliiy limit sysujui iiugiik ou omcuuuu 10 Portland, if Portland would tako nu active, interest in tho projeut, and do what situ might do to promote it. !, Conslructionof a lino from Hunt's to Portland, juuuuou auovu trmiutii either along tho north bank of the Col umbia river, or through tho Yakima nnd Klickitat valleys, crossing the Col umbia at a suitable point, would niako Portland the terminal point of the Hunt roads, and would afford our city nnother system of railways iuforior to no other in local advantage; and very probable it would be the basis of still another transcontinental line." Some of tho leading citizens of Portland having made overtures to Mr. Hunt ho met them last week nnd a proposition to the oiled that he would extend his line to Hint city from Wnllula Junction in consideration of the subscription by the citizens of the city of two million dollars of first mort gage bonds bearing six per cent, inter est. The proposition was favorably re ceived, nnd from latest advices we aro certain that it will be accepted. Portland is making a move in the right direction now and will act wisely in securing the Hunt road which is destined to do four-fifths of the carry ing tnific of Eastern Oregon. The people of this part of the state havo no love for Portland and its pot road built by tho 0. It. fc N. Co. The latter con structed without regard to the conven ience and welfare of tho country through which it passes, has continu ally imposed upon and robbed the peo ple until they havo justly come to look upon it as their enemy. Its time is now up, and it must curb its arro gance and change its route in ninny places in order to rotain even a small portion of the trade. The city of Portland, however being the metropo lis of tho state, may hopo, by securing connection with the Hunt line, to rein state herself in the good graces of tho peoplo and regain in a meastiro the trade she has already lost and hold much moro that she will lose if her present tohemo is unsucossful. The Oregonian may well say in re gard to tho Portland extension that "it is very probable it would be tho basis of still another transcontinental line." Tho Hunt road will without doubt be extended in a very short time from Union through tho vast farming and mining regions of Union county, across Snake river, through the Sevon Devils mining district and into Idaho there to connect with the Chicago Northwestern or some other road which will make it tho shortest, best and most profitable transconti nental road now constructed or in con templation. A SI'KCIMHS Ol' TIII5IK AltOUMKNT. The following brilliant cll'nsion .appeared in last week's issue of tho La Grande Journal. If tho Journal mistake not tho Union papers have been sotting out in glowing terms the fine county buildings owned by tho county, and have been using the old traps as an argument against the removal of the county seat. Kighl on top of tho argument comes word that two prisoners who were confined in the old rickety county jail had become tired of their impnsomcnt and by tho simply twisting oil' a bar or two had inarched out to liberty. Their Ofcnpo isn't very good backing for the Union papers argument as to tho security of the county buildings. What applies to the jail is also truo of tho ollleers, for it two unsoiistioated prisoners can walk out of the county jail and escape, what is there to pruvont thieves from sacking tho court houeo and carrying oil' tho valuables of tho county. The facts aro tho old county buildings aro unlit lor the purposes they are being used for, and this oootipo of two prisoners will convince many taxpayers of tho condition of aftairs. What do tho Union papers now think about tho safe condition of the jail and court house?" The above is a fair sample of the arguments now being advanced by tho La Grando papers why the county seat should be moved and moio sub stantial county building erected in La Grande. To tho old residents of the county, who aro cognisant of tho true state of n I l'u i is, the babbling of the recently arrived eastern tenderfoot who edits tho Journal and can only report, parrot-like, what ho is told to say, will bo taken for what it is worth, but his lying may inllueuco muuo new comors who know nothing about the condition of things. The Union county jail was but recently built, on the latest and most improved plans, ami whilo not so large as some others, is, perhaps, the strong est, safest and most substantial county jail in the state. It is true that during tho past year two escapes have boon iimda by prisonors oonlinod thoro not by reason of any defect in tho jail hut solely on account of tho oarultMtsuow of tho shoriir and his aiaUnts. When prisoners under sentence to tho peni tentiary, instead of being confined in tho steel colls, are Mllowod to room ttvnmiil in llin iiirriilftr nfllin nil. wliorw cuminunionto with them if they so detir'. and are jxmutti'd the poeMon of 'UM' kmvc and fiinilar implements. it If not to le wondered at that they j occasionally escape. While it is not generally known at the time, the ' prisoners that escaped last summer were gone some 12 or lf hours before tho officers were aware of the fact. Two of them were cnptuicd at an expense of severnl hundred dollars to the county, while the other has not been heard of to this day. Luckily the prieoners that escaped last week were captured a few days after. We do not know whether the county court intends to defray tho expense incurred, ns it did in the former case, or not, but if it does Tiik Scout will certainly protest. The carelessness of oflieals should not be paid for by the people. It would, simply, be impossible for prisoners to escape from our county jail, if confined in tho steel cell, or from the corridor, if the iron shutters to the iron doors wcro closed on the outside and locked Tho court house, while an older structurs, is a good substantial building, mi flic tent for all county purposes for many years to come. An aHidavit to the effect was made by a numbor of the best citizin of the county, a shorl time ago, and the truth fullness of their statement will not be questioned. When the court house is "blown down by the wind" as the La Grander protend to think it will be, the breeze will be sufficient to demolish tho ballnnce of the town. As tho wind generally blows from here towards La Grande. A catastrophe of that kind is without doubt a consuma lion they moat devoutly wish. CSTUAY NOTICH. Taken up by tliu undersigned, living about B luilcs cast of KlIn, Indian valley precinct, Union county. Oregon, one small red heifer, 2 years old, branded on right hip. The nlwvo deserlbod nnininl wns appraised at ?15 by J. 11 Johnson. J. 1 J. II. MORTON, 2-27. Klgin, Oregon. 0.&W.T.R.R. "The Hunt Line." In Coniuctioa with tliu NORTHERN PACIFIC KAILR'D Forms the Quickest and Best Route lietwoen I5iiturn Orogun and Washington and l'liet ounil points. t well as ihu Pupiilai- anil Direct J.ino to .ill POINTS EAST and SOUTHEAST PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS, SUPERB DINING CARS, and Fit EE SECOND CLASS SLEEPERS Tlirongh to Chionii via tliU I. Inc. I'anseuger Trains of thN Company are run ning i ocularly between DAYTON, AVAITSIHJRG, WALL A WALLA, WASH., and PEN DLETON, OK., Making eUi.se connection at Hunt's Junc tion with Northern l'ueille trains for Taeo imi, Seattle, Viutorla, II. t, Hllenslmrg, North Yukinia. l'asi-n, Sprautue, Cheney, Davenport, Spok-mo Kiill.s, liutte, Helena. St. Paul, Minneapolis. AND ALL POINTS EAST. VuHHcnfror Train, making nbovo connec tions leuvtM Puillefou daily, at 11:13 p. in. 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