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Amos K. Jones.
Enrron.
THUltSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1890.
TIIK MUNICIPAL FAIICK
It will seem to tho average citizen
who takes the trouble to investigate
that tho manner in which tho city
government is conducted is very pecu
liar and amounts to nothing mora or
less than a farce. By reference to tho
account of tho council proceedings,
published elsewhere in this paper, it
will bo scon that at a special meeting
htld recently tho object of which was
not stated in tho mayor's call, matters of
vital importance to tho taxpayers were
brought up and acted upon, and orders
issued by a minority vote of the mem
bers of tho council present, in defiance
of all law, justice, equity and com
mon sense. Tho spectacle is presented
of two councilmcn, who were sworn to
look after the interests of the city to
the best of their ability, calmly looking
on at tho proceeding and refusing to
voto, evidently fearing to offend some
body, while an outrago was being per
petrated and a precedent established
which if not checked must result in
ruin and bankruptcy to the city. Tho
spectacle is presented of a mayor de
ciding a ballot when only two council
men have voted and flvo councilmcn
aro present. Tho spectaclo is presented
of a councilman fioroly contending
and voting for a moasuro in which he
is financially interested a measure
which ho should know if ho does not
know, is unlawful.
Tho spectaclo is not a pleasant one,
to bo sure, but what is going to be
done about it? Wo feci confident that
it will continue unless checked by the
vigorous denunciation and opposition
of tho people at large. Wo belicvo
that in preference to such a stato of
affairs it would bo cheaper and better
to abandon tho city government alto
gether. Wo have no hesitancy in say
ing that any oflicer who wilfully pros
titutes his ollico should bo impeached
and prosecuted, and any member of
tho council who is afraid to express
his honest convictions and voto accord
ingly cannot serve his constitu
ents better than by handing in his
resignation. Tiik Scout will over bo
found watching tho interests of tho
peoplo and noxt week will probably
have occasion to ventilate this matter
from top to bottom.
AN Ol'I'OllTUNITV TOR OitltfiOX.
Tho grandest opportunity Oregon
will have to show to the world tho ox
tent of her varied resources will be at
tho coming World's Fair at Chicauo.
Preparations should now bo inaugura
ted, making this display ono which
will present tho possibilities which lio
within our Stato. People who havo
very vaguo ideas of what Oregon is
and what sho will bo, would there havo
an opportunity of witnessing for them
solves what can bo produced in this
Stato. Few States in tho Union can
represent industries moro varied. Tho
rich soil of our valleys is capable of
producing an agricultural display equal
to any of tho States, while a mineral
display can bo made second to none.
Ono of tho main incentives to the
rapid sottloment of Kansas, Nebraska
and tho Dakotas can be traced to tho
magnificent display given by these
States at fairs and expositions held at
Kansas City, Omaha and other points
along tho Missouri rivor. Farmers
from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and .Mis
nouri horo boheld with wondor tho pro
ducts of tho now States across tho
Missouri, and not a few then and there
decided to cast their fortunes witli
these growing empires. No other
Slates in tho Union can show a histo
ry of moro rapid development than tho
Unco above named, which was brought
about by their showing to tho outside
world the capabilities of their soil.
Oregon can do tho same thing. Sho
can placo on display products which
will mako tho eyes of tho Gorman as
well tw tho Yankee stick out farther
than when fhoy first boheld the mam
moth displays of com, wheat, oats and
potatoes, grown in tbo boil across tho
Missouri. Every dollar expended in
this manner will yield five in return.
Lot us begin early for tho preparation
of a display which will bo worthy of a
State destined to occupy a place in tho
fronts
OllllUUlI I'llOPKKTV.
Tho nuustion of tho taxation of
church property, says tho Willumotto
"Farmor, in being argued with consul
orablo forco by many of our best citi
fAim .i.iil fjivt-mlflru lilrlllV nf thnm lift-
tuna . yj v w ., - ........ -
inn church members. Tho accumu
lation of property by rich and jwwer-
. ful church corporations is attracting
the attention of everyone who desires
tho welfaro of his country, and pe
titions arc being circulated and signed
extensively throughout tho State, ask
ing our coming legifclaturctoso amend
the laws that these vast accumulations
of tho best property in tho land may
be compelled to bear its just propor
tion of the public burden. Unless the
acquisition of property by church cor
porations is soon curtailed wc believe
there will be trouble in camp. The
exemption of tho millions of church
property from the tax roll simply in
creases the rate borne by private prop
erty, and indirectly does that which
tho Constitution forbids, that is, taxes
private property for church purposes.
For instance, in a community which
has half a million dollars' worth of
property, including one hundred thou
sand belonging to churches, the ex
emption of that ono hundred thousand
from taxation causes the remaining
four hundred thousand to pay ono
fifth more taxes than they would if
the hundred thousand paid its propor
tion of the tax, and consequently, every
individual paying a dollar taxes pays
twenty cents to support churches.
Now, when wo consider the vast ac
cumulations of tho lich and powerful
churches, it is enough to create some
alarm. If our law-makers would do
something to benefit those who most
need help, they would increase tho
amount of general exemption on house
hold fumituro from WOO to $f)00 and
strike out the exemption of church
property for all ovcr!ff00. Tins would
give poor churches and poor peoplo
a chance to breathe. Then with tho
swindle of tho deducting of indebted
ness repealed wc would have a pretty
good tax law.
ROE REAPPEARS.
And Further Fxplalns the Reasons for His
Attitude Toward the Hunt Road.
Hummkuvim.k. Or., Sept. 15, 1800.
Editor Oiikoon Scout:
In your issuo of the 11th hist., in
which vou were kind enough to publish
my letter correcting a number of errors
in a previous issuo, in comments on
tho same, you fall into several moro
mistatements in regard to tho samo
subject, tho Hunt railroad.
I do not wish to beliovo you do tins
knowingly, but if it is continued, I
shall bo compelled to beliovo it is in
tentional.
Tho statement you mako on author
ity of tho "committco" that 1 sold tbo
right-of-way to tho U. P. Co., is not
truo. I never sold anything to tho U.
P. Co., nor advised my neighbors to.
I did sell tho right-of-way through a
part of my placo to the Kailway Ex
tension Co., but 1 did not "advise" my
neighbors to. They aro all capablo of
attonding to their own business.
Tho statement that 1 knew at tho
time I would bo asked to give or sell
tho right-of-way to tho Hunt rond, is
also untrue. I know nothing of tho
kind, for tho Hunt road was not located
through my placo at that timo, and all
rumors I heard wore to tho efi'eet that
it would go west of my place. In re
gard to mo not allowing tho grado to
bo modo through my placo though
offered a "bond" to insuro mo against
all damages, I will say this; every man
acquainted with railroad methods
knows if ho gets any damages, it is
much tho surest plan to havo a settle-
mont befoio tho company gets posses
sion of tho right-of-way, as thou ho
must begin suit against thorn and their
attorneys can prolong tho case almost
indefinatoly.
In relation to tho "bond" you so
positively stato 1 was ofi'ered, that offer
consisted of a statement by Mr. Kino
hart that ho thought ho could get
twenty-livo or thirty men to sign a
bond guaranteeing that I would get
what tho court would award as dama
gos.
It is hardly nocessary to call atten
tion to the fact that such a bond
would bo worthless, for when a court
gives an award in such cases, tho
money must bo paid beforo possession
can bo taken. Thoreforo such bond
would bo absolutely of no valuo in this
case, and tho object of tho olfer is ob
vious to every ono.
If 1 had sold or granted tho right-of-way,
it would havo been on condition
that no work should bo done until near
tho timo tho road Led would bo needed,
which wo all know would not bo for
some time, as tho building of a rail
road across tho ltluo mountains can
not bo accomplished much short of two
years. A to my discrimination in
favor of a company which you say has
ever been an oppression of tho people,
I will call your attention to tho fact
that you do not know eithor tho angle
or distance either road runs through
my placo, and in saying I discriminate
against ono road, you aro making an
assertion without foundation or fact to
warrant thorn. 1 observed thoro was
great rejoicing over tho arrangement
to bring a branch of this samo oppress
ing energy into your town.
As to the example Hutchinson Bros.,
and myself might have set to tho per
sons beyond Summcrvillc, why did
they not set the example? They were
appealed to for right-of-way long be
fore I was.
It is hardly necessary to mention
that all this talk about a few men
stopping the building of this road, is
the veriest nonsense, as the law pro
vides a way to settle all these matters.
I dislike to bo drawn into this dis
cussion, but your misstatements if not
corrected would mislead a portion of
the public.
You claim I believe, that yon arc in
favor of fair play, justice, truth, right
&c, so please do not misrepresent me
any more. If you wish any further
information about my alfairs apply to
mo and I will give you the facts.
Respectfully,
J. L. ROE.
UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS.
A Trenchant Criticism on tho Manner of
Conducting Them.
Editor Oukoo.v Scout:
Will you allow me space in your pa
per for a few remarks on tho schools
of Union county?
It is often remarked, and wc belicvo
it to be a fact, "as the teacher so is the
school ;" but why not say as tho coun
ty superintendent so are tho schools?
The success of the school is duo to the
individual teacher, while tho success
of tho schools arc due to the county
superintendent. I havo been teaching
in Union and Baker counties for the
past six years, and I havo been hon
ored with ono visit from tho superin
tendent, and I havo never received
any rules, regulations or outline of
study from the superintendent. The
reason of this I suppose is the superin
tendent has no such orders or regula
tions to give. It is true that tho emol
uments of the office of the superinten
dent is such a beggarly sum that he
cannot moro than pay his stationery
bills, therefore if he goes to the ex
pense of getting up any mode by which
there will bo any system in conduct
ing tho different schools of tho county,
it must necessarily como out of his
pocket. It seems as if tho legislators
deem tho office of county superinten
dent a useless ono which could bo dis
pensed with just as well as not, there
by saving a litttlc expense to each
county. Just as long as tho office is
looked upon in such a light as this,
parents and school officers need not
expect any grand results from tho
public schools. "Wo havo teachors in
Union county from many of tho diff
erent States. They como hero and
find no systematic plans of conduct
ing tho schools, consequently each ono
has to go ahead with his own method,
and often it is so widely different from
the previous method that it takes tho
pupils at least threo months to under
stand just what tho now teacher does
want him to do, then after tho
threo months is out, this teacher and
his now method departs, and tho next
toachor conies in with something al
together different. Ho cannot tell
what his predecessor has dono, Now,
if the county board would mako an
outlino of study for each grade, just
what must bo accomplished each
term and requiro theso outlines to bo
posted in tho school room, and then
visit tho schools and see that tho teach
ers aro carrying out tho outlines, it
would not bo many years until Ore
gon would stand at tho head of tho
list of successful school management,
Then, no difference from what Stato a
teacher might como, ho would know
just what is requirod of him.
I would not bo understood as advo
cating that each teacher is to uso tho
same words, manner and modo of in
struction, but aim at tho samo point
and "get there." What kind of an
army would tho United States havo if
generals from England, France, Spain
Germany and Russia wero permitted
to come to America and Uko com'
niand of a division and each conduct
a campaign according to tho tactics of
his individual country? Wo know that
they could not possibly accomplish
anything. Just so with tho teacher's
profession, and until tho teachers of
Union, us well as other counties, aro
organized into ono body and all act at
the county superintendent's command
wo may expect to just plod slowly on
in the samo old rut; and when wo
chango from one school to auothor wo
mav expect to start in tho work mat as
ignorant of tho results obtained by tho
previous teacher, as if thoro had nover
been a school taught in tno district
How long are tho school affairs to re
main in this condition?
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UNION, OREGON,
A. U. KLLIS, Tlclcct Agent.
TIMK TABLE.
Trains depart from Union daily as follows :
WK8T HOUND.
Fast Mail, Xo 1 f:00 P. M.
Express, Xo 7 '1:35 A.M.
EAbT HOl'XI).
Fast Mail. No 2 7 MO P.M.
Express, No S 11 :4! A. M.
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Colonist Sleepers, Free Chair Cars and
Coaches, between Portland and Denver,
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, St. Paul or
Chicago.
Main Line, Nos. 3 and 4. "The Limited
Fast Mail," carry Pullman Dining and
Sleeping Cars between Portland and Chi
cago. OCEAN DIVISION.
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July
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11
15
1!1
23
27
31
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21 I Oregon.. ..
28 I Columbia .
I State
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Cabin. - - $10.00 Steerage - - $8,00
Hound Trip Tickets, Unlimited - $30.00
Children, under 12 years - Half Faro
6 years ... Free
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Oen'l Trallio Manager. Gen'l. Ticket Agt,
A. B. ELLIS, Agent. Union.
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1SeA,t,,V Victoria, II. C Ellunsburg.
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