TH1 ENTeRFRlSi
orego.x cur, orkmx, oct. 2, is?i.
An Important Bill.
A bill baa been introduced ia tLe
Senate to provide for the construc
tion of the Pacific Central Railroad,
from "Winneinucca to Portland, by
the route known as the Peugra road,
or Military Central. TVe publish
elsewhere in this paper a letter from
Mr. Pengra, which contains the
principal points in the bill. We
shall print the bill in full noxt week.
Thero no greater necessity to Ore
gon than a railroad connection from
this State to the Central Pacific Rail
road on some point nearest to the
populous portion of our State. The
only question which we should ask
ourselves in this matter is, will the
passage of this bill interfero with the
construction, or retard, the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake road? We can
not see that there can be any conflict
of interest in the two routes. A
careful examination of the map will
show any person that tho construc
tion of these two roads will open and
pass through entirely different sec
tions of our State and adjoining Ter
ritories, which arc to be benefitted
by the two bills, and in no wise- di
minish the business of tho respective
roads.
The Wiuncmuoca road will pass
through a large section of Nevada
and tho southern part of Oregon,
whilo tho Salt Lake Road passes
through Idaho, Washington, and
tho extremo northerly portion of
Oregon, aud comes directly down to
the commercial center of our State.
Both roads are of great and vital im
portance to our State, and as neither
ask for anything in tho shape of sub
sidies, we can see no valid objection
tothepassago of both bills. The prin
cipal provisions in both thoso bills
which effect the State, is the clause
which exempts them from taxation a
epocified poriod. This, we consider,
can bo no valid objection, from tho
fact that if tho roads are not con-
btructed we shall not bo ablo to tax
them anyhow, and should thoy bo
exempt and be built, tho opening
and developing of non-sottled lands
in our State, will increase very ma
terially tho value of tho sections of
country which these roads will open.
Wo uro not in faor of creating mo
nopolies, but the very best guard
ngainst such monopolies is the con
atnxiiun of as many road as our
growiu demands require. No r-er-hon
can deny but what tho construc
tion of both thoe roads would bo of
groat and incalculable benefit io our j and punishable with fine and impris
Stato, and we trust lhaf tho Logi.sla- j on merit. And allowing the Legisla
ture will act vie!y in this matter j tnre to fix the rates of chart.
ami do nil in their power to secure J
us n
connecting line ot railroads, j
We learn that interested parties are J
circulating the report that the Win- I
nemucca Road is in conflict with
the interests of Southern Oregon. -
This cannot bo poss:"ble. The pres
ent road to Roseburf is in no imme
diate process of being constructed
to the California line..r and unless the
owners of the same ave given to un
derstand that unless Ithey do extend
this road, they will lb chopped off
by other avenues of ogress and if
there is anything which will causa
them to complete tlir obligations
- to people, it will bo t?io passago of a
bill which will inteifere with their
business prospects. ; The people
have lost all their hoje in any con
nection with California by tho pres
ent line, and they do;t feel that we
must look iu otheri directions for
assistance and relief .flThe saino par
ties who are usinlbis argumont
against tho Winneruucca road havo
also organized an o position Com
pany to what ia knov.n as the Chap
man Company on tho Portland, Dalles
mul Salt Lake roie, and iu our
opinion, are simply ., the instruments
in the hands of certain men to defeat
tho prospects of all railroads. Wo
believe they are in tlrj interest of the
O. S.N. Company, or what is known as
the Northern3 Pacific; Railroad, and
if wo are not mistakc-b, is in the in
terest of the present O regon railroads.
The object of thoso person seems to
us to be selfish, am, beeauso they
cannot bo pecuniarily benefitted by
tho two bills now beforo the Legis
are confident that the people of Ore
gon want railroad connection, and
ther expect their Representatives to
encourage such enterprises a3 will
give them this much-needed and im
portant relief. The passage of
both of these bills would in
crease fthe value of real estate
through the sections now worthless,
laoro than five times the value of the
respective company'', taxes the first
year, and when once completed, the
value of our present settled portion
of our State, would increase in such
proportion as to fully justify us in
granting the Companies this tax on
their property for tho period asked.
We trust that Col. Chapman's and
Winnemnccft road bills will be pass
ed and that we shall soon see the
through rain pass down our rich
valley both from the north and south
ot our young mul growing State. ;
-ims is noeded, and a failure to ac-
quire such a great benefit to our
tfttn, would bi condemn from
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ture, and boing to komo extent in
conflict with their rAds, it is pro
posed by sharp pr lice, to defeat
all Legislation on tS-f subject. Wo
I The Portland Dalles and Salt Lake !
! Railroad.
"When tho proposition was submit
ted to the public for aid in the
construction" of this road we express
ed tho hopo that whatever could bo
done constitutionally would be done.
Tho plan submitted to tho people
in open day in advance of legislation
evidenced a respect for the public
will not always manifest in enterpris
es of this sort. Before the session of
the Legislature commenced tho sub-
: ject was pretty generally discussed,
j and whilo reluctance was expressed
i to have tho State connected with
bonds and guarantee of interest, it
was nevertheless evident that public
sentiment tended greatly toward
doing something in the way of ma
terial aid in tho construction of this
important road.
Col. Chapman has been in attendance
upon tho Legislature during tho ses
sion, and we have conversed with
liim frequently upon these important
matters and learned that ho became
satisfied that the public will was op
posed to a guarantee of interest, and
accordingly modified his plan, ask
ing a relief from taxation for 20
years. To this wo hear of no oppo
sition. Wo have carefully read the
bill introduced by Mr. Myers on
Friday last and printed.
IT IH A MODEL BILL.
For its guards of tho public iutor
eots it is unsurpassed. It takes the
side of the people, at tho same time
allows to tho corporation all the lib
erty necessary to accomplish the sac
cess of the enterprise. We have not
space iu which to lay before our
readers the whole bill but will refer
only to some of its provisions:
1. It is to be a military road and
for twenty years without further
consideration than the satisfaction of
State tax to perform all railroad ser
vices in case of war, insurrection and
invasion; to construct poatages on
the Columbia river, within fifteen
months and reduce tho cost af trans
portation 50 per cent, and in throe
years construct tho road from the
Columbia to Baker City, and branch
to Walla Walla Valley and a complete
lino from Portland to the Pacific
Railroad at an early day.
The most important provision
guarding the public interests is that
the corporation shall not bo guilty
of excessive charges, ex
tortion, nor discriminate unjustly for
or against any corporation or indi
vidual nor for or against any town
or plaeo on the line of tho railroad,
and makes any office or employee
of the corporation violating these
provisions guiltv of a misdemeanor.
Hf ticiicliratnt Keiorm.
The State Rujlts Democrat has a
very sensible article on thi3 subject,
which is so comprehensive and to I
the point, that v;e publish it entire.
mi. i I
iii paper sj-y s:
Much was said during the late po-
litical campaign in this State upon
tho subject of "retrenchment-' in
public expenditure and "reform" in
the public service, and no doubt
many members of the Legislative
Assembly have been elected upon
these catch-words, honestly believ
ing that great abuses liar", been prac
ticed in tho several administrative
departments of our State government,
and that unwarrantable appropria
tions of tho public funds had been
made by the two last Legislatures.
A careful study of the Governor's
Message, in "tho light of the reports
of the several deiartments will lead
the members of this Legislature to
the source of all, if any abuses thero
have been, ia the Executive or ad
ministrative departments of our State
government. Tho Governor, in his
Message, gives expression only to a
truism, when he says, "retrenchment
in public expenditures belongs to tho
Legislative department of the gov
ernment." From this standpoint wo
ask ourselves the grave question, and
every member of the Legislature
doubtless will ask himself the ques
tion first, are tho people of Oregon
heavily taxed to support our State
government? Secondly, has thero
been any increase of State taxaiion,
except one mill for school purposes,
within the past four years? The first
of these questions tho people havo
answered in tho negative at every
election for the last ton years if we
except the present, and of course no
one will hazard his reputation for
intelligence hy oaying taxation for
State purposes has been increased
for the past ten years.
Now tho question addresses itself
to ua, in what department is a induc
tion in tho expenditure of public
moneys to be made? Is it in the Ex
ecutive department? Does any one
believe that tho Governor can per
form his onerous duties without cler
ical aid, and if not, can he afford to
p ;y it out of a salary of $1,500 a year?
I it in the Judiciary department?
Our Supreme Judges in tho perform
ance of Circuit duty, and holding the
requisite terms of the Supreme Court
are necessarily compelled to spend
seven months of each year away from
home. Will any but a niggardly, par
simonious man say these Judges are
overpaid? The additional labor im
posed from time to time by the Leg
islature upon tho Secretary of State,
since the adoption of our State Con
stitution, should be paid for, and to
refuse that omee a cierK ouia ue a
great wrong, xi me compensation
allowed the Assistant State Treasurer
is two great it should be reduced to
a proper scale, but to abolish the
office we think would be bad policy.
True political economy is to pay all
public officers a fair compensation
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for the time, iaoorauu rei-pousiuiuiy
: assumed a parsimonious policy will
nYC-r command the hezt talent.
.
I A stage upa-?t iu the streets of
' WalH Walla last -week, and wral
Editorial Correspondence.
SALEii, Sept. 29, 1871.
Tho Legislature is in good work
ing order now, and business appears
to bo progressing as rapidly as cir
cumstances will admit. The Speak
er of the House, Hon. J. C. Drain,
seems to have become familiar with
his duty and is surprising all in the
improvement he has made, and I pre
dict that before the session is over,
will have gained for himself a very
creditable reputation. There is one
thing that can bo said of him now,
that is, that ho is impartial and hon
est in all his rulings. The members
of tho IIouso also appear to have
worn off that bashf ulness which was
so apparent on tho opening of the
session, and now they go at work as
though they understand themselves.
Tho Senate is in good w orking order,
and Hon. R. B. Cochran is doing
himself credit, and is making a most
excellent presiding officer. Both
houses have a great deal of business
beforo them, but thero seems to be
no disposition to do any hasty legis
lation, and I am inclined to the opin
ion that at the close of the session
the people will feel well satisfied
with tho labors of their Representa
tiver. The most important matters beforo
the Legislature I have mentioned
editorially elsewhere in this issue,
and thereforo need not repeat them
in this letter. I will say, however,
that thero appears to bo a strong
sentiment in favor of passing both
the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake,
and the Winuemucca Railroad bills,
and believing them both to bo meri
torious and much needed measures,
I sincerely hopo they will pass so as
to accomplish the end for which they
were introduced.
Tho bill to lease tho convicts, has
a strong lobbj- working for it; but
as I learn, the members generally
regard the project with disfavor, and
I am of the opinion that the same
will not pass. The Governor has
sout in a special message to the Sen
ate on the subject, aud his wise and
judicious counsel in tho matter will
probably bo heeded. For the bene
fit of the convicts and the State, I
hope so, at least.
The members from our county, in
both houses, are making effective
and industrious legislators. Senator
Myers has already introduced some
very meritorious bills, among which
is the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake
Railroad bill. They are all honest
and honorable men, and will give a
good account to their constituents
when they return.
Both houses adjourned last Friday,
and on Thursday they visited the
Insane Asylum at Portland. They
are all well pleased with their visit,
aud speak in tho highest terms of
the management of the institution.
It is generally a conceded fact that
tho insane of our State are well cared
for, and that Dr. Hawthorn deserves
credit for tho admirable man
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ner j)0 fcef.ps tUat institution. lnle
j iu common jtL manv others, have
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bccu of l1iniou tlmt tLo lusauc f
our State are costing a great deal of
money,
and also, that wo should
have them kept for less, I do not
think that there is a member of eith
er house who would be willing to
deprive theso unfortunate beings of
their present home if the Doctor can
not afford to keep them for less than
he has been getting. No one will be
willing to "retrench" at tho expense
of theso helpless victims of disease.
I trust that humanity and justice
will govern the members of the Leg
islature inawurding the new contract.
It is a universally acknowledged fact
that the institution as managed is in
ferior to none of liko character in
the Union, and I trust that the in
mates may not bo thrown out at tho
mercy of .some heartless speeulutor
in misfortune.
A lively discussion took place in
the Senate to-day over a bill to pro
vide for the extension of the lime for
tho construction of tho Stato Univer
sity at Eugene, and tho appropria
tion of ten thousand dollars out of
the interest of the University fund.
Senator Webster, who appears as tho
champion of tho side which desires
to take away the University from
Eugene, was roughly handled by
his able and fearless colleague, Sen
ator Watson. The bill was finally
amended so as to strike our the ten
thousand appropriation, and ordered
engrossed and read the third time
to-morrow. I should have been
pleased to see the bill passed as it
was introduced by Senator Bristow,
as I can see no impropriety in giving
this institution this sum of money
when the State will be the recipient
of a building which will be worth j
over fifty thousand when completed.
I was much please to see that the Sen
ators from Clackamas were willing
to do justice to Lane county, and
voted uniformly in favor of the bill
as first introduced. As the Enter
prise predicted some months ago,
there are anv number of aspirants
for this University grant, and tho
friends of other places are doing
their best to compel Eugene to sur
render its hold upon it. But the
Senator's from Lane are equal to the
emergency, and with the assistance
of ench Senators r.s Myers, Watson,
and other?, I trust thoy may be able '
to retain their, institution.
The Senate has passed the follow
insr bil,-and they have Trn nt to L
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
the Houst for its action:
S. B. No. 3. An act to amend an
act to provide a uniform course of
instruction. This bill provides that
school districts shall not hold more
thau three meetings a year for the
purpose of voting a tax on tho dis
trict. It is a good provision, and I
trust the House will pass the bill.
S. B. No. 17. An act to repeal an
act to create a Board of Equalization.
This provides for abolishing the
State Board of Equalization created
by tho last Legislature. It has also
passed the House, and tho bill is
ready for the Governor's signature.
S. B. No. 20. An act to abolish the
office of State Geologist. I hope
this bill will pass, and save the State
two thousaud dollars a year that is a
worthless expense.
S. B. No. 25. A bill to provide for
holding County Courts in Union
county. The last Legislature failed
io provide for the times of holding
court in that county, and hence the
County Judgo of that county has
been holdingadjourned terms. This
act legalizes all the acts of the court
for the past two years.
S. B. No. 41. An act to appropri
ate funds for defraying the expenses
of tho present Legislature. It takes
tho surplus out of tho Soldiers'
Bounty and Relief Fund for the pur
pose, and may be regarded as a set
tler so far as regards appropriation
for tho Capitol building, as the
friends of that building expected
this money to go for that purpose. I
still hope that an appropripriatiou
may be made to so far complete the
building that it can bo used for the
various State departments and stoj
the rents now being paid for insuffi
cient accommodations.
The following House bills have
passed a third reading, and are on
the table of the Senate for action:
H. B. No. 8. A bill to prevent the
exhibition of human monstrosities.
This, as its title indicates, is an act
to prevent deformed and unfortunate
human beings from being exhibited
for profit.
II. B. No. 10. A bill to amend
Chapter 12 of tho general laws con
cerning clerks and sheriff's. Tho bill
relates to the appointment of depu
ties. II. B. No. 11. A bill concerning
submarine sites and other aid to navi
gators. H. B. No. 18. A bill to amend Sec.
35 of title 2, Chapter 7, of the mis
cellaneous laws. This bill gives
bridgo companies authority to col
lect toll from foot passengers.
! This
includes all tho laws which
passed either house thus
Thero are a largo minium- (mi
have
far.
their third reading in both houses.
Mrs. Addio Ballon is lecturing at
the Oi.era House to-nirht to n. 1nv i
audience. The Praying League has
not been visible this week, but I
have noticed some of Sister Dntii
way's forces in tho Lower House.
The prohibitionists seem to have
strong hopes of success, but as tho
California law has just been decided
unconstitutional in that State, I ap
prehend our Legislature will look
well beforo it will involve our State
in expense and trouble to try a simi
lar experiment. This letter is alrea
dy too long and I must close.
Outrageous Appointment.
The Legislature last week appoint
ed a committee to investigate the
books and accounts of the Superin
tendent of tho Penitentiary and au
thorized that committee to appoint
a clerk. They appointed to this po
sition Mr. T. McF. Patton. It is
well known that a most bitter per
sonal feeling has existed between Mr.
Watkinds and Mr. Patton for years,
and even if the committee desired
the services of Mr. Patton, he, know
ing best the relations existing be
tween himself and tho Supcrinten- i
dent, should have declined to serve j
on this committee. The feelings be
tween the two are so bitter that nei
ther could do the other justice, and
we do not blame Mr. Watkinds for
refusing to entrust his books to one
ho regards as not only his jiolitieal
but also personal enemy. The com
munity will regard Mr. Patton's po
sition anything but honorable tohim,
and ho must feel humiliated to accept
the position. No matter what might
be his findings, the people will gen
erally have no confidence in the re
sult of the investigation conducted
with this bitter and uncompromising
enemy as the detective, and we trust
that the committee, finding out the
true relation between these two men,
will act just and fairly and appoint
an impartial person and remove Mr.
Patton. Self-respect should dictate
to Mr. Tatton to decline this posi- I
tion.
Heard From. The Radicals elect
ed one Representative from this
county to tho present Legislature.
He was a new-comer, and wus little
known, but from appearances, much
was expected from him. Thus far
he has not been heard to advance
any brilliant idea on the floor of the i
House, but he appeared last week in
the Opera House among the other
hens in behalf of the suffragist--
where he unbosomed himself in their
behalf. He has joined hands with
the Dunniways, and become one of
their shining lights. We congratu
late our Radical friends in the dunce
they. have made as their champion
representative.- . ..'-.-.
Radical Outrages in Louisiana.
S tonlctCeUOf'1' Ru8CttlItr brought
The New York Tribune has the fol
lowing special from New Orleans,
dated Sept. 25th:
On the day of the Penn coup d'etat,
when the revolutionists seized the
State-house, after Governor Kellogg's
retreat to the oflico of Marshal Pack
ard, a large number of official and
private letters were found in the
archives of the Governor's office,
and these have been since in posses
sion of citizens. Among these were
a number which passed between
Governor Kellogg and private citi
zens. It lias been freely intimated
that they contained important reve
lations as to the manner in w hich
the case was managed in Washing
ton with a view to seating Pinchbeck
in the Senate and keeping Gov. Kel
logg in power, The Tribune repre
sentative succeeded to-day in secur
ing the originals and copies, and
some are given herewith. The first
is from E. C. Billings, a Republican
lawyer of this city, and one of the
counsel of Kellogg while the Louisi
ana matter was before Congress:
Willakis Hotel. )
Washington, D. C, Dec
3, '73. j
Dear Governor: Chandler. William
E., is working with us, and ho has
worked nobly and more efficiently
than any one except Williams. He
wished me to write to yon
about his fee, and I would arrange
matters with him at the earliest mo
ment. (Signed), Edward C. Billings.
The following were written when
Senator Carpenter's Louisiana bill
was before the Senate, and shortly
beforo Congress adjourned:
Washington, January 22d.
Mi Dear Sir: I have just received
yours of the 12th, having been out of
town for ten days, and having accord
ingly drawn on you for $1,000.
Did I state in my previous letter
that, of the draft for $2,000 which
you sent we some time ago, I found
it desirable to deliver $1,000 to
Chandler? I am glad to see that all
opposition to your Administration is
dying out, and public confidence is
being restored. I shall be happy to
see you when you return here. I re
main yours truly,
(Signed), (!. Cfsiusu.
To Hon. Wm. P Kellogg.
From Billings & Hugher, Coun-sellors-ftt-law,
No. 2, Custom-house
street, New Orleans, July 1st 1873. J
Dear (loveraor: I may leave for
the North on Thursday, and if you
are going to advance me anything on
my fee in jour case, you can hand it
to Mr. Barrett, our common friend.
I am truly yours,
Eiwai'.i C. Billings.
P. S. I have hopes you will make
the payment as large as $5,000.
f Billings k Hughes, Councellors-at-law,
No. 82 Custom-house street,
New Orleans, July 1st 1873.
Received from Hon. Wm. I'. Kel
logg, $2,500, on account for profes
sional in case of Kellogg vs War
mouth et nl.
(Si-m-dl , Eiavaui Billings.
Amount filed in this receipt by me.
John C. Baiieett, Jr.
Boston, December 17th, 1873.
('rest and motto " Comme je
Troxre." J To My Dear (.J over nor : I
think my retainer in this matter of
the Supreme Court of Louisiana
should bo about $3,000. I advised
in the case with the counsel who ar
gued it. They will recognize my
services and I was obliged in conse
quence of retainer to refuse one on
the other side. Please remit by draft
on New York, which draft will be
your receipt.
(Signed) Benj. F. Butler.
Hon. Wm. P. Kellogg, Governor,
etc., New Orleans.
Gen. Butler refers to a case before
(he. Supreme Court, but gentlemen
who are familiar with Louisiana af
fairs sav there was no Louisiana case
before the Court at the time this let
ter was written, and the services thus
ingeniously described were nothing
less than his influence as member of
Congress in he Pinchbeck and
McMillan contest. In fact he was
interested. Among other letters
were some from Caleb dishing. At
torney General Williams, and Wm.
K. Chandler, Secretary of the Re
publican Congressional committee.
A letter from Mr. Chandler acknowl
edges $10,(KOf but jqeaks of his ef
fective se rices, and asks for more.
A New York Tribune New Orleans
special of the 10th
savs: Kellogg's
-"heek-look for 1873 was also captur
eu, mm siisiaiua mo icMimuuv leio
j graphed hist night, its stubs showing
that large amounts had been paid to
j United States Senators while the
Louisiana ease was pending before
Congress. In one case it amounted
to $1,500. To this dispatch, headed
I "Apropos," tho Tribune appends edi
: torial paragraphs of January 31st
i and Feb. :id announcing that start
j ling documents had been placed in
j its hands affecting high public func
i tionaries.
Leasing the Penitentiary. S. B.
No. -18. To leace tho 1 Vnifpnti.ivv to
H. C. Owen, John F. Miller, James
B. Condon, O. B. Gibson and John
S. White, has been introduced. This
bill provides for the payment by the
State to the above named parties
$20,000 per annum with a proportion
ate sum for the increase of prisoners
and the sum of about 83,200 due
from the United States for keeping
U. S. prisoners, a year. This will
make about tho sum of $27,000 the
first year, $32,000 the second year,
and so on in proportion as the num
ber of piisoners increase. The bill
makes no provision for turning any
of the proceeds of convict labor over
to the State, which, within the next
two 'cars' ma-v bo larPe enough to
offset the full amount claimed by the
Superintendent for conducting the
prison the ensuing two years, namely:
$17,887.10. No regard would be
paid to the discipline or moral cultn: e
of the prisoners, should this bill pass,
and as the leasees would run it on a
cheap scale, many prisoners would
escape bv reason of the employment
j of but few guards. Taking it alto
! gethcr we think ' this bill is the big-
' ret job vet introduced.
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To the Public.
RAILWAY CONNECTION WITH
LANTIC STATES.
THE AT-
To the Editor of the Oregonian:
Herewith you will receive a copy
of a bill providing for the construc
tion of a railway from Portland to
Winnemucca in tLe State of Nevada.
The principal object of this measure,
together with other bills now being
presented for legislation at Salem,
seeking revisions of the Oregon Code
in reference to foreign and home cor
porations, it is to open tho way and
provide the inducement to foreign
capital to engage in tho construction
of railways.
We think that these revisory meas
ures, and the bill providing for the
construction of the Oregon Central
Pacific Railway, have embodied in
them an answer to many of the im
portant inquiries of the letter of Hon.
William Reid, published in your pa
per of the 15th inst.
The revisions of the corporation
laws of the State is found to be actu
ally necessary to the extent that for
eign capital may have power to guard
itself by a controi of a majority of
the Board of Directors for the con
struction of railwa3-s. For this rea
son the bills provide that the bond
holders and stockholders who pro
pose to furnish capital may elect a
majority of the Directors who are to
control in the construction and op
eration of this and other railways.
We would call special attention to the
following clauses of the bill:
1. It is provided that the road
and its equipments shall never bo
bonded for an amount to "exceed
three-fourths of tho actual cost of-
construction;" the necessary funds
to meet the remaining one-fourth is
to be raised from the sales and sub
scription of stock. Tho promoters
of this enterprise are assured that
two-thirds of tho capital stock can
be disposed of abroad. The funds,
in part, thus obtained, together with
the cash capital to be gathered at
home and in the adjoining States
must furnish the means to construct
the first ten miles of the road, and
and one-fourth of all expense of con
struction thereafter. Home assistance
in land and other subsidies are offer
ed, which, taken in connection with
tho value of stock retained, and help
by voluntary aid, made payable on
tho completion of tho road, is the
promise upon which those controll
ing this measure expect aud fully be
lieve that the road can be built and
completed without delay. I would
call .special attention to tho fact, that
a road built on this plan, and under
the special supervision of the bond
holder, through his agents, provided
for in the bill, will be built at far
less cost than is common to those
hitherto constructed cheapest, and
as but three-fourths of the amount
can become interest-bearing indebt
edness, the road, when completed,
can be operated at far less cost to
carriage of freight and passengers
than is usual.
2. The State is asked, in consid
eration that the ltailpay Company
will carry certain military stores,
troops and munitions of war, to ap
propriate to the company the annual
amount of tho company's tax as a
compensation for such freighting.
Thero is a principle already estab
lished among us, that every person's
indebtedness, shall, in all matters of
matters of
taxation, bo taken into account, and
act as an offset against the same
amount in valuation of taxable ef
fects. Thi-3 23i incipIo applied to rail
ways, would relieve them nearly, if
not entirely, of taxation. Oregon is
the only Stato in the Union which is,
to-day, alone and isolated for the
want of railway connection. She
must do something to manifest her
good faith aud earnest desire to
overcome her isolation, and as there
is no Stato in the Union but what
has done and is doing many fold
more man tins, it would seem just
and proper that she should at least
do that much for all railways to be
constructed for a series of years.
ihere are many counties m Califor
nia that have done more as separate
counties than is here asked of this
State. Whoever would oppose this
feature in the bill on the grounds
of economy is asked first to consid
er that true economy means to mre
waste. In this light we should first
consider the question, how much is
to be gained by the increased com
mercial facilities and competition in
trade and travel? How much gained
by the opening up of 10,000 square
miles of our St -te, to be populated
by homes of industry, the inexausti
ble meadow and pasture lands of
that vast region, most of which is
waste and valueless without this
through connection? What by the
development of a valuable vellow
pine forest, ISO by 50 and 120 miles
in length and width, and likewise
the vast fir forests of tho Cascade
mountains, which lumbermen by
the thousand wiH come to occupy?
IM. 1 .1 . . i I . . 1
xue legislator ami me economist, in
the solution of these questions and
others as pertinent, finds his an
swer in the fact that the results in
values a thousand times overbalance
tho cost, both iu the development of
resources and in taxable property
which must otherwise lay waste.
But want of lime and lack" of space
compels mo to turn from the pro
visions of the bill to the amount of
road to be built to make the actual
through connections from Portland
all the way to New York by a broad
gauge railway. I would quote as
follows from the Salem Mercury:
"By examination of distances on
the C. P. line (officially given) we
find that Winnemucca is 303 07-100
miles east of San Francisco, and that
from a lino drawn parallel with Eu
gene City on tho east that Winne
mucca is east 102 miles and south
188 miles. This we arrive at by ex
amination of the U. S. land suevev.
By computation we find that the liy
pothenuse of this right-angle is 270
miles or nearly so. This then, is
the distance from Eugene City to
Winnemucca on an air lino. The
Railroad Company propose to build
its road upon that lino as near as
the nature of the ground over which
they pass will premit, and by tho
measurement of the company which
are not quite perfect, on account of
estimated changes from the former
proposed route by Mr. Pengra, it is
330 miles from Eugene toWinno
mucca. In other words, GO miles
greater than an air line. Tho dis
tance from Portland to Eugene, by
the liue now constructed, is 125
miles. .
"The distance therefore, from
Portland to- Winnemucca ' is 355
milfis jinl oa Can
r Tru -V -iranciseo is
6 -100 miles distant, it giv i, 03
and the advantage in distance
100 miles. The next 4 67
feature in the matter , 4K?ipor.tant
tho line crosses l, ! , . 1 h
"juiitfiir
aides) the altitude of the pr-
s3 nm-tk
.rujuuu a. CUk, 13 OUt
less Dy 2,ouu tnan on
Pacific route, and the altitude of ti
country where the line entl Hle
Centrai
entra
mountains beinsr Kai r. .l"e
O "Will
V'UO W.f
Sierras where the
lucr uase
GWrnl . "O
nf i.
Road begins its accent W Vs
therefor thnf oq . "ud.
fclJO giuue hac
nue, me same motive power wmVii
transport twice tho number of o
aud donble the amount of freight
this line that it could on the dntl-l
Pacific line.
The next important P6int is, that
this pass is broad and open witi
about the same altitude of countrv
beyond. It is not subject to snZ
slides, and as the lodgement of snow
is only five to eight feet, against an
accumulation often of forty feet on
the C. P. line, there will bo no ne
cesity for snow sheds.
1 be next important fact is that
when arrived at Portland, f'reHlt
and passengers are nearer the great
central line of commerce, and nearer
Asia than when at San Francisco.
It is therefore positively certain
that so soon us this short connection
is built, which can be done in two
years, that Portland and Oregon will
be in posession of four important ad
vantages over San Francisco in the
use of this great important central
thoroughfare to the Atlantic States."
The newspapers of Oregon favora
ble to tho construction of railwnvB
will pleaso reprint the bill and this
explanatory letter, and by so doiii"
greatly oblige the Oregon Central
Pacific Railway Company.
B. J. PENGRA, President.
(iuurtz Mill and Tunuel Mining.
Thfre is one peculiarity about the miner
or eahlornia at prcsont which has been
frequently noticed. Whether the quarts
mills uro visited ia the tunnels, in tho
placer dig-ins, on tho car, the ravines,
gulches and canons, the miners are all in
vesting a portion ot their spare change in
tickets lor the last eirand jilt Concert of
the Public Library of Kentucky, which
takes place November 3l.it h. Indeed, thy
are not singular in this respect, lor with
$oiH oeo in cash to be distributed, acj on
prize to every five tickets, and the priz-s
(20,ikk ot them, in all) rannintf from $J00 -ue-.U-o
$."0, the whole count ry is rushing to
be in time lor a share in "this granddi
tribution. jw
i'iiyoiolojixt s say (liut our Ftodict htc
renewed one- in seven years. The materi
al of which they a reconstructed is tlip
blood, and unless it be fully charged with
the elements of vitality, the strength nnd
health of the system dv-cline. in ail the
blool depurents. Int. W'AtKES'f Vixkoak
P.ittkrs is the sajest and most ii:talli:.bl.-.
There is no disease arising from deprava
tion ol the blood, which it will not siedilv
cure. ocUinl "
Tlic Source of Many 111.
If all the ailments, bodily and liv-nt!,
which torment the- huruart family culil ,
traced to their primary source, it would
be found that three-fourths of them ,riiri
nated in the failure of the stomach and
the other organs by which t lie fo-1 is c ;n
eii..-u imo nutriment ana ntsdieil t., t:,..
purposes o life, to perform th
tasks ;:;l.,r-
i-u io mem ny nature, viorou
ularly. Th is bein t he case tii
portanee of a medicine wide
aiej r k
v:.s; iiii-
co;a j t U
ine-- orHiis i no ineir Wiioi-- Ci.t tin.r.
"Uglily and eiiici-mtly, b-'fosie s .it ,-,u-:
apparent. JIsi-(t's Stoma'-!, l.i::.-r-may
bt truly characterized as a pre) ar. -lion
of this kind, indeed it is the oi;!v,,n
which can be implicitly r !i -d ..n'.-e, i
! ston-snehie, an alterative iuei an i-ri-i-.t
in Mien pro port em-? as to ; roduc- niun::
t:: nenusly the desired Cireet upon the iiis-
ord red stomach, liver and intestine.
This conclusion is warranted bv the c- i t-.-ty
and certainty with which the I.it!-rs al
tera relief in chrome cas.-s of dvs-;.:a,
torpidity of the liver and constip.ui-.ii.
Tiie false idea that these complaints an.:
others that jrow out of them, could lx- cur
ed by fierce cathartics, has at last, it i
hoped, been thoroughly exploded, i h
sick, during the last hundred years lu.vf
swallowed thousands of tons o"f iwrcurv.
scam mony, gamboge, croton oil, jalap, Ac."
and tens ot thousands of graves been i r. -maturely
filled thereby. I hit ever sine
the principle of renovation, as em:Kj, ,j
in llostett-r's Siomaeh Pit t- is, was arno
ed agai'ist the j rineiple of prostration, :'
represent -d by mineral Oivants and mri
ous purgatives, the l.iit -j- has sieadilv :uui
surelv fallen into u--s -Tved contempt." '1 lie
outcry against stimuVntioti bv which con
coct ors of depleting drenches ho;.ed to nivc
crat to their disgusting ana dan!:--ri.s
compounds lias onlv sered to increase th"
demand tor th.- wli.desome st imtiiui.t.
tonic :7id alterative which for i w enfj -fiw-yearn
triumphed overaii M-r4tion and i
now the most popular medicine ou tU
NVostern hpmisphre
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