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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1890)
THS WOTECTIVS TARIFF. A Readar'a Oplalcn as to How aiuob It 3esoat3 tho Termer. Hiaii Vam.iiy Ore, Doc. 22iicl, 1MX). Eoitok Okkook Scout: I consider the protective tariff is to day the only real question before the American people. It is the only real question that efl'ects the whole peoplu, but more especially tlie poorer portion of the population, vet I think itia rare ly, if ever, such an important issue was less understood by those deeply interested in it. I have heard, more than once, men of excellent business ability say they did not, know anything about the tariff question; that it was too profound for them, ye they walk up to the polls, cast their ballot and claim they voted intelligently and would be highly indignant if you doubted it in the least. This ought not to be so with American citizens but it is so and will continue so as long as the people will allow the hireling politicians to do their thinking for them and fail to make the proper in vestigation themselves. As a matter of equal importance to the farmers is the tariff schedule in the McKinley bill. It is claimed by high protection ists that a duty on farm products is beneficial to the farmer. Now if this is true we aro glad to know it; if it is not true we are equally interested in fhujing it out. Before a tariff on farm products can be a benefit to tho farm ers there must be a greater amount of farm products shipped to this country to come into competition with our homo products. Now what are the facts in tho case. In tho first place we produce wheat and corn cheaper in this country than does any other in tho world. Second, we produco in excess of our homo demand, about ninety million bushels of wheat an nually, and of corn, about one billion bushels annually. 75 or SO per cent, are the entire exports of tho country come from the farm. You can readily see what iv small percent, of tho Ameri can exports come from tho factory in dustries of the country. Two thous and three hundred and eighty-eight bugbcls'of corn, sixteen bushels of rye " and nineteen hundred bushels of wheat were imported to this country in 1SS9. So you SCO that the faun products have no competiton from abroad and hence the duty on the farmers products .is not worth to him the cost of the prin ters ink that placed it in tho McKinloy bill, and the farmer thai thinks he is protected by a policy of high protec tion will sooner or later find out he has been absolutely deceived. The products of our industrial la bor aro naturally divided into two classes those that como from tho land and thofo that come from tiie factor ies. Theso are the sources of our wealth ; the more wo enlarge them tho nioro we increase our wealth; tho more we decrease them the nioro wo reduce it, and it is conceded on all hands that tho products of the industrial labor at present, considerably exceed the do mand of tho home consumption. To increase our market therefore must bo tho leading idea, tho fundamental principal, with our legislators and 8tato3inen. Now is this their leading idea or their fundamental principal? Most assuredly not. Dues not Mr Blaine who is the guiding fctar of tho present dominant party, say that "tho legislation which has occupied tho present congress for tho past ten months docs not open a market for a barrel more of pork or Hour." This is a very serious arraingment of tho party to which he belongs and yet our purk, beef and grain aro on the increase in j excess of home consumption. It cannot bo denied that thoMoKin ley increased tarifl' bill will have the effect of diminishing the market for farm products for it makes it more j difficult for the foreigners to trade with us. This would not make much ! i differonco if wo had nothing to soil to ; the foreigners or were not compelled i to sell (o him ; but we have, and it is just hero whero tho time pinches. Wo j have a surplus of farm products to soil I him, and if ho does not buy this .sur- plus our farmers will be bankrupt. 1 Tho McKinloy bill greatly vexoa the I foreign buyer, for it t-uys to him in , ellect, wo Americans don't want you j or your goods over hurt, titay at homo. I Then th ) foreign buyer mya "this is a ; gamo that two can play at, then your American Hour, pork and beef cum j btay at bomb." It is a vory poor policy j to vtH him whom you expect' to buy ; of you what you mui toll. Our fitrm product! are being oxdudwl from nover- ; al fortin markets whory hurUifr: thoy obtained a ready a tie. From tho . fact thai wo have a surj-lu of arm pn. tfjductj1. much nioro than tho Jun.o demand can consumi', will uo Men in grostuo- of tho iiuult which i oflorwl to tho mulligenco of the farmer by tho protection which in . Minded u ! extended to tht'eo piu.Idi.-ts. lut therefore ie the value of the protective tnriff to the farmei? None whatever, p.nd to tell the farmer tlmt he is pro tected is simply and plainly to rate his intelligence no higher than an in fant in swaddling olothcs. Those facts will show tho hideous injustice of the McKinloy bill, and the grave wrong tluse lenroHMtat.'vi'g who supported i ...... . . ... that, tail ilul U the farmers anil labor ers. They never once th-jught of the consumer tho laborer and tho farmer who has always to buy high priced goods. They only thought of the manu facturing b.irons and tho money they would furnish to carry tho elections. Who ever heard of a delegation of con sumers going to Washington to ask for the passage of this McKinloy bill? Who ever heaid of a delegation of la borers going to Washington and ask ing for an increase in the prico of their winter clothing? Who over heard of a delegation of farmers going to Washington and asking McKinloy and his committee to increase tho prico of their farming implements? No one. J. W. M1NNICK. THE COVE. Items cf Interest From Our Regular Cor respondent. Covn, Dee. 24. 1S90. Covo will indulge in a grand ball and supper New Years. Mr. Adam Crossman attended the funeral of Win. Raloy as a Knight of Pythias. Peter Bloom of the soda works took a load of soda pop to Summervillo and Elgin this week. Master Edward Payne who is attend ing school at Walla Walla, i3 spending the holidays at home. Mr. George. Lam in c of Rocky Bar Idaho, has jpined his wife in the Covo and will pass the holidays here. Active operations have commenced on tho new Baptist church. Tho foun dation is now being laid near the pub lic school. Fifty pounds of candy and 2o pounds of nuts will bo distributed among tho children at the Morrison Christmas tree tonight. Testimony in the Conner-Rccs water right case, was finished in Union this week. A number of witnesses WelO examined. Jack Thomas returned from Burnt river, Monday, lie brought with him a hand.-omo deer. Jack would have thought much more of it, could it have disposed of two of its lower limbs. Mr. Eujeno Foster is suffering from an attack of typhoid fever, probably contracted while at tho bedside of his brother-in-law in Eugene. He is un der Dr. Deering's caro and is doing well considering tho nature of the com plaint. The rites of bapti m wero porformed by Row Mr. LeRoy for Mrs. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Robinson, Mrs. Herbort Stevens and Mrs. A.R. Robin son last Sunday. Tho spot chosen was tho warm springs near Mr. San born's residence. Minnick's wood saw finished cutting tho communities wood Tuesday. Wo will now have nothing moro arduous to do tho rest of tho winter, than pail tho crumpled horn cow which stands on tho corner waiting patiently for a hay laden wagon from tho country to hove in fight, and occasionally dig some of tho said wood out of the snow. ALICEL NOTES. New Towns Springing up Regular Trains Now Running Notes, Etc. Aiacia, Dee.. 22, 1800. Windy, windier, windot. Christmas, thon comes 1891. Two car loads of hay wero shipped from Alicol this week. Tho first passenger train went over the road last Saturday. Mr. Tucker has ore moro weok of sehuol in the Fairviow district. There wanquito a forco of men at work on the tido track at Alicel this week. G. W, Ruokman shipped two moro car loads of hogs to tho Sound this weok. Chits. Cochran olo;cd quito a sue cesful term of school in tho Imbler district last weok. Tho Conntruction company has turnod tho Elgin branch over to tho operating company at last. Three more now towns aro to be laid out on the Ridgo. Kottlubelly, at tho Lone Pine; llilleburg down at the Canyon ; Conluy villa at tho upper end of tho Sandridge. Summervillo is no moro. It is to be moved out to Kottlubelly, on the Snndridgtf, near tho river. Then it m to be incorporated and perhaps will Uky in Alice), Conloyvillo and Hills Imrjr as m bur ban towns. Why not t.tke in tht whole Sandridge? MlKEUVA AX.V. SFA&TA ITEMS. DevMopniat work A Ten-Pound Qlrl raining News and Netos. Silver per ounce $1.02$. Ltad per 100 pounds if 1.10. Copper per 100 pounds $10.35. Snuw to the depth of two inohos foil hero Friday morning. The first child born in Sparta for tho past seven youM wait by Mr. Al. Wul dron, who is the happy mother of a lovely ten pound girl. Tho molting shows aro furnishing free water sufficient for "rockor dig gin's," and quite a good many minors aro taking advantage of it. The outlook for this camp was nev er moro favorable to success than now, and wo feel proud that we aro justly entitled to the name, "The Butto City of Oregon," The ledge, or ralhor pay streak has increased to 111 inches in the winze be ing sunk from tho tunnel level in the Oro Dell mine, and at 12 feet rich free gold ore and native silver is found. Work on tho principal mines hero continue with renewed activity since the recent rich strikes in Del Monte, Oro Dell, Gray Eagle and Littlo Arch ie, and as wo have always predicted, Sparta will take tho lead in 1S91, as tho largest bullion producer in Eastern Oregon, and if not so, yo editors shall have a "basket" and new hats for all the boys. PlJOCLA-MATlON. To all lC Uttl' OildS in the State of Oretjon: lam in re ceipt of an official communication from your old friend, Santa Clans, through the cinminent courtesy of King Rex, in which he announces to you my dear little friends that owing to tho passage of tho McKinloy bill, h s distribution of toys made in foreign lands will ne cessarily be quito small. Tho Eastern Oregon Gold Mining Company, of Detroit, Michigan, with Geo. W. Robinson, tho lumber princo as president, will at onco commenco active and extensive development work on the Marrotte mines, now owned by them. This is one of the most prom ising free gold mines in our camp, and it is expected that 20 stamps will be dropping on ores from this proporly not later than July 1, 1S01. This is one of the wealthiest companies now mininin in Eastern Oregon, and un der tho present horiorablo manage ment we make them welcome. It is our intention in this articlo to show that we mean business in this camp, as the record of work done will prove. Tho figures given aro absolute ly correct: Gray Eagle and Union mines, owned by Clough A Rood, have pushed their main tunnel 700 feet; two inelino shafts sunk from tunnel level 200 feet; Arkansaw Hello has done tunnel work 4150 feet; Marrotto mine, (Littlo Areh ietunnel 100 feet, and winze No 1,12 feet; winze No 2, 90 feet; Napoleon, (Marrotto group) shaft 20 feet; Del Monte shaft, will by Deo. 27, bo 200 feet; Gold Ridgo, incline shaft from 150-foot lovel in five foot of ore, 50 feet; Hidden Treasure, shaft 32 feet: Gold Hill, tunnel on ledge, 75 feet; Silver Queen, tunnel on ledge, 72 foot; Freo Thinker, shaft, 20 feet; Tom Paine, shaft, 110 feet; Mogul Chief, owned by Sparks, of Baker City, tun nel, GO feet; Atlantic and Pacific, shaft, I CO feet; Golden Gate, below 100-foot level, '10 feet; Weise, Buckland and Mix, tunnel, -100 feet; Wild Irishman, tunnel, -100 feet; Bluo Gulch, C. C. Read, tur.nel, 100 feet; Blue Gulch, Detroit Co., shaft, 70 feot; Ainsworth group, E. E. Clough, tunnel, 05 feet; ! Ollio Woodman, shaft, 02 feet; Bill ! Arblo mines, shaft and tunnels, 118 feet; Oro Dell, winze, from tunnel lev el, GO feet: Bello of Kansas, (Oro Dell group) shaft, 21 feet; total, 3899 .feet. I am satisfied that at least 250 ieet of shaft and tunnel work has been done on prospects that I havo over looked; yet the abovo is not a bad showing for "Poor old Sparta," as some of tho "tin-horns" aro pleased to call us. Moro anon. O. S. B. FROM EAQLE VALLEY. The Sick aro Improving A Dance to bo Given Snow U Coming. E.uar. Valley, Dec. 19, 1800. Nice weather. There is no snow in the valloy yet. W. W. Kirby has returned from tho cast. Mrs. W. R. Wiso is in California, visiting her mother. Winter has decked tho high hills with the snow white robe. Shoriff J. T. Bollee was in our vol-1 ley tho other day, on his way to Pine, j School has commenced in tho Up per district with Arthur Parker as teacher. A largo ntimbor of pupils aro in attendance. Our assistant postnmstcr report that tho registry list is rapidly increas ing. The Christmas troo has been secured to bo used in this valley on Christinas ove. The general roundup of stock has been made. The stock wore in tolera ble fair condition. Why is it that the good looking men do not get married first? DitlVr oneo in opinion, I suppose. Go to G. W. Moody for information about tho oast. Ho has just returned from there and is able to give you facts and straight gooda. Wo expect to havo a dance at tho Craig school house on Nov; Year's eve, and the lovers of that kind of amuse ment aro cordially invited to meet again and havo a most joyous time. A dance was held in the Middle dis trict school house on Dee. 13th, for the benefit of the Pine and E.tglo valley hill road. About ifGO was realized af ter expenses wero paid. William Co ver, the manager on tho road reports that tho road will be completed in a few days. Tho stajge has begun to travel the new road already. Tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Young has been sick for a few days, but at present is much better. Mr. Fred Givons who was on the sick list is also improving greatly. It is re ported that John Bennehofl' and his sister, Miss Ellibic, havo got tho ineas els. 1 have not learned what kind of meascls it is, but hope it is not the moro sorious type. NkWTON BlJAM'OItl). TEL9CASET NEWS. A Wretched Mall Sorvico Euylng Christ Presents Notes, Etc, ANTiaoiT, Dec. 20th, 1S00. I wish Tin: Scout a merry Christ mas. Irwin Frazior is trapping lynx in tho mountains. Farmers aro about through with their wood hauling. Miss Bettie Lee, the bello of Ante lope, is sick abed with fever, and tho boys aro in despair. Antelope farmers return now-a-days from Union loaded down with Christ pi esents for tho children and their best girl. Tho Hinckley Bros, aro working out thoro assessments, on their claime across Powder river. Thoy aro taking out somo lino ore. The Frazier boys found somo rich oro up in Paddy's Paradiso this fall. You can seo tho gold sticking out of tho quartz. It is a blanket load, if it do33 not play out on thorn, tho boys aro millionaires. Good luck to them. Mr. Blado Ashby has sold his Pylo canyon farm to his son-in-law, Mr. Frank Lcavitt, ongincer on tho Union Pacific R. R. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby's many friends will bo sorry to loso thorn especially their near neighbors, Havo you read Bort W. Iluflnian's admirablo poem, "Tho River Spokano," published in tho Daily Spokano Review of Dec. 15th? If not you should read it. In my opinion it is fine. To uso a mining phruso, Bee, "Get in and drill," for you aro doing yourself proud. What in tho deuco is tho trouble with tho mail service? Thoro is lots of complaint up hero. Judgo Elmer of Baker City sent mo a letter on Tues day and it was eight days boforo I re ceived it. Somo photographs mailed up from Union was twelvo days coin ing. Tho Spokano Review was ovor two weeks from tho time I subscribed b'oforo I received the paper. Forthrco or lour days I will receivo no daily Roviow and thou thoy will all como in on one day. It would mako a minis ter swear. Nantucket. Oregon Still Leads. Last Juno at tho Juno election Ore gon cast 73,37G votes. Last month tho Stato of Washington cast 51,803 votes. Tho Juno census, howovcr, gives Wash ington a population of 319,390, whilo Oregon is only credited with 313,707 pcoplo. In other words, Washinlon's population exceeds that of Oregon by over 35.000, but Oregon polls during tho year over 18,000 votes nioro than Washington. There is only ono possi ble conclusion in regard to this matter, and unsavory as it appears there is no room to doubt that tho cities of Wash ington, particularly of tho 'Sound country, counted everything in sight and thon "dug for clams." A fair and honort count would give Oregon at least 50,000 nioro people than Wash ington contains, and since our Stato lias been tho subject of considerable ridicule by our journalistic brothron across tho Columbia, hero is a fine opportunity to play oven by giving documentary evidenco to prove, that, in this instance, tho census returns aro a docoit and u fraud, and that Oro got) still leads our deserving sister Htato of Washington in matter of pop ulation. Chteftnin, Tho Ljttosf, A Largo Invoice of Fall and AX1) A Spcclalty 0 And None but, tho most Skillful Artists Employed. I I I I ! I i K E3 THE NEW YORK." Kverytliini in the Millinery I.ino Constantly on U.ui.i. A.. .i ,.oi.v A.-.-.iriiuint of Ladies' Swisses' and GhiSdrens' Shoes. Prices Cheanor than any other liouso in the county. Call and bp Convinced. Mrs. L. B. Rinehart, TCKjijrs, Hutter and Wood takon in trade. IP F. Rfl. SLQClSSys, Lessee. 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