Cottage Grove leader., January 27, 1906, Image 1

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COTTAGE GROVE
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\DER
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JA N U A R Y 27, 190«
NO. II
reasonable. Mr. Fulton contended
that the determination of the one DEVELOPMENT
point included the other, but Mr.
LEAGUE MEETS
Hailey quoted decisions to show
that where courts had found rates
to be confiscatory they had tailed And Decides to i,o f ores! Grove for
Senator Fulton Wakes up the Senate to attempt to fix a late.
September M eetii», but Will be
good, equullv as important aud de-
good faith and to accomplish what
AMERI­
serves’ a* much consideration from SEE
was believed to be a human pur­
our Federal government as any
pose. But the stockmen are unani­
CA FIRST mous in declaring that it fails to
other people under the protecting
aegis of our national flag.
accomplish its purpose. It is the
“ Albany’s Interest in an Open Governor Chamberlain is Temporary testimony of these men that live­
River’’ was responded to by Editor
stock. particularly sheep, when
on the Rate Question by Propos
Chairman ot the Conference Held
S U r i ’O R T K D B Y F O I U K K R
G. A . Westgate of The Herald at
unloaded every 2S hours, eat less
ing an Amendment to the
Ready
for
Cottage
Grove
in
in Salt Lake.
Mr. Foraker expressed the opin­
Albany, in one of the ablest speeches
on a journey from n ranch to mur-
Dolliver Bill
December.
ion that Mr. Fulton was entirely
of the convention:
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ket than they would tf unloaded
correct in his position.
“ The Willamette river is an Al­
t, ,, T ,
T
I at less frequent intervals and there-
Mr, Bailey agreed that the courts
-a e Jan. -5.
01
- fore reach market in worse condi.
Wednesday afternoon at 1 ;110 the bany asset. Take away the rail- j . a
Last Wednesday the Senate had had power to en oin unreasonable
hours delegates nave been arm ing , Uon th lf the ft. din;; periods were
Sixth
Convention
of
the
Willamette
roads,
block
the
highways,
surround
the most lively tilt of the session
rates, whether to > high or low, but Valley Development League met in the landward side of the town, with from every direction to attend f h
in the rate matter, brought about
conference
arranged
ty
urged that nocouit could go be­ the County Court House at Albany wall and moat and there is still the the
This i« explained on the ground
by Senator Fulton.
Halt Lake Commercial Club and !,
yond theease in hand and hy Us de­ and was opened bv Pres. Ilofer in ; river--nature’s way to the sea -the tho
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,
,
,
,
that frequent loading and nnloadir«
The question was brought for­ cisions make regulations for the
devue plans for attract
.
natural connecting link of the in mtan led ■ to
, .
y
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c disturbs the stock, worries them to
ward unexpecdedly and from a conirol of others than those inter­ an able address :
ing tourists to the scenic portions ot an appreciable degree, and as a re-
land
country
with
its
seaport.
The
“
Policies
of
taxation
to
help
the
source that had not been gu,<iJed. ested in the given proceeding.
United States in preference to, ,, ,,
.
.,
f
, ,
development of Otegon should put river is the oldest and most effective the
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_ . , null they frequently refuse to feed
As soon as the topic was sprung,
Europe.
It , has . been
designated
1 when
.
, itv 1- ottered,
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Mr. Nelst n thought there might a premium upon early marriages and rate bill. Water transportation is ,,
,,v,
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.
opportn
lhe „
the Senate sat. bolt upright and '< be one exc- ption to the rule that
the
“
bee
America
first
confer-
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i.:rge
families.
Our
forefathers
in-1
the cheapest mpthod of moving
rosult is that istoad < i eating each
took notice. Every senator in the the con ts shall not pass upon future
stituted
the
poll
tax
of
seven
shill
freight,
there
being
no
roadbed
to
1
,
1
1
1
•
.1
I
tima
thev
are
unloaded,
the
sheep
chamber turned in his seat und gave , rales, and that was in eases in
lhe nieotm'1 1» - ueine
held m the' particularly
.
, , cat . only
,
p .
at alternate
attention to each speaker in turn ; which a railroad company threatens ings ou all unman ied males over 21 j equip and no right of way to secure. | Armory Halt. ■» The
delegates rep­
years.
That
was
a
premium
on
“
Albauy
has
stood
with
other
por
j
stops,
and
tlius
fe
1
only once in
with an intensity of interest much an excessive i ale. In such case he
resent cities, states, commercial and
like that manifested by juior* at a thought the proposed actiyn might marriage equal to nearly $10 of tions of the sta*e for an open Co­ other organization»!. Today's pro­ 56 hours.
money in this day. We suspended lumbia- This is but part of the;
Hut then is another objection to
murder trial.
bo enjoined
'he poll tax for firemen and militia­ story. Give the Willamette a fair gram includes the call to order by the present law. There is a ma­
The debate was provoked by Mr.
former Governor Heber Al. Wells, terial loss of time 1' 'lilting from
Mr. Bailey said that Iho Supreme
Fulton, of Oregon, who ini lo his Court h»d decided that such action men, and why not suspend it on any 1 bearing.”
chairman ol the Commercial Club’s stops at intervals of 2* hours, for,
man
who
w
11
take
a
wife
and
go
to
“
Corvallis
Wants
an
open
river”
, *rst appearances, s-> to speak, be- was not within the scope of the
Addresses of while the law : quires that the
raising a familyV”
was responded to by Judge W. S. special committee-:
y0
the Senate, and wh{> by the : corn is
welcome by H011. f)_ W. Powers and stops shall lv> of at lea“* five hours,
This
was
responded
to
by
Dr.
M.
McFadden
of
Corvallis
in
a
pleasing
way created an excellent impress
Ms Kill ton urg’ d that the courts U. Ellis of the Albany Commercial j address on irrigation aud was ful- Governor John C. Cutler, a re­ experience has demonstrated that
ion '
offered «in a" «•> dniei t to were daily engaged in fixing tuture
Club.
lowed by F. F. Senn of Silvertou sponse by Governor •Chamberlain of each stop is virtually "for a whole
the'l) Oliver ' ill. giving th • courts rate and q Kited authorities in
“I would recommend at this con- j on “ A Bright Valley town” in which Oregon, and the induction of G ov­ day, due to the time required for
power o modify orders of the 111 - suppoit of the contention. He theu vention that a committee be up- j he spoke of the importance Silver ernor Chamberlain into the office of unloading and reloading. The
Commerce
C raraission
terstate
return«-«1 to Ins argument in stip- pointed to investigate and fortnu- j ton was giving to Good roads and i temporary chairman.
ffcwer stops die b s time will be
when such' Orders arc « onhsc'toi y I port oMh- pioposition that tho
The remainder ot the proceedings
late a report on what can be done to , their help in building up a town
ied
getting livi stock to
Mr. Fulton proceeded t-> «spl-un courts nn y li\ reasonable rales, break up the large holdings of!
vvi 1 lx) nt the pleasiiit: <» the dele­ the stock-yards.
and
community.
Mr.
Senn
was
a
his proposi'tion a.ud almost m a land argued ill t the pr« p mderauce
lands by such corporations as the forceful speaker and with his ira gates. The latter ar e t«> he enter­
Stockmen n r tv t unanimous as
twinkling M, '* * * '' f'O'akcr. Hub \ | of precedents was favored" t‘> that Southern Oregon company, and
tained this evening with a concert to how the la" houM be amended.
rnense
voice
filled
every
corner
ot
Spooner aud .Nelson yveie at i t | position.
at the Mormon Tal>»rn*cle
The Some advocate st ; at intervals of
the various wngou road and military
hammer and t or-gs. It ,seemed at i «Mr. Spooner interrupted Mr. road grant companies in this state J tbe room.
conference
will
close
tomorrow
Prof. Young of the State Univer­
30 hours; othci r it> hour ;still others
one time that ‘to*- whole question j Fulton to say that In- had stood | which are one of the greatest, if'
sity spoke ou "Higher Education j night with r banquet s.t tpe- Com­ 48 hums. Hut the advocates of
;i¡i<¡
serious
y
was to be opetiei.* t/p
with the latt- i in the opinion that not the very greatest, block to pro- j in its relation to development” aud | mercial Club.
the variou 1 > 5n-■ : will be heard and
debated. Mr. Fult*»nj«pt'-<‘h >s j the courts li i i a right to determine gross and development.”
Former Governor
Heber
M the committee will agi «• upon a
was seconded by Pres. H. M
interrupted so It ?qi!«Mii|y ., ‘*>1 m j what was a reasonable rite when
W. M. Cake of the Portland Com-: Crooks of the Albany Presbyterian Wells of Utah called the «Vlogatce time, for it appean as though the
such cotisiderald" Jeugtli th.it '* J they had on < h d a iate not to be mercial Club was not able to b e ! college. Geo. F. Rodgers of the to order and addresses ot welcome law would be am uded in accord-
was compelled li> i.fctipy lhe llooi •rpreasonable uel, proceeding, Mr. present so the speeches of the day Rodgers P iper Co. of Salem made were made by Governor John C. nuce with flu1 univ rsal demand of
for more than two hours He 1 j.(] 'q.-n said he was not pi< pored to commenced with Mr. Henry S. n short hut able speech iu which I10 i Culler of Utah, and othoxs. afüer|lhostotkmeu
brought on one of the finest skii
•q without S"in< legislation Westbrook of the O. C- T. Co. on said that Oregou had awakened which the couv»*ntioti tormeily or­
uiÿ,, who heads a
Fred W. t
mieh tights of which the Sena’e has 1 say th ’s fff.iiM go to the extent ‘‘Free Locks and an Open Wiliam- | frbm her commercial lethargy, and ganized, with Gov«, «.«.r Georgo E j delegation of Mah stockmen, is ad-
the
couit
yet been the scene on the question
in the, I vocating a 38-hour law. lle t>e-
but that lie beleved ette River” in which he said in part: [ was not entering on a period of Chamberlain,
, .
’ of Oregon,
h
•
of fixing ia
of railroad reform
bad
ample
authority
With
all
of
its
unreasonableness,
most
encouraging
activity
and
,
’
,
,
„
lieves that alt r a ”><’> hour ride, the
that ( 'ongri ss
ïn a short address, G o v e m n d ,
i„ te so hung, y that they
BN TAII.1NC G K K A T K M 'K X S K
to confer upon U <ti.' the right to do this lockage of fit) cents per ton would in a few years outstrip mnuy
Chamberlain defined th» field n u l , ¡n eU wheil U1d„,,|ed. Looking
would not be so bad if it were e x ­ of her former leaders.
so
hi given cases.
Mr. Fulton said tint his provis­
what he thon-{ht 8u«*b a '
it (rotn :iIluiile, .u«:,«!,saint, Mr.
acted Iroin those who patronize the 1 A memorial was prepared to be irons
i'Ol.Vl il,u> not * KISI'N.
ion is intended to prevent the en­
movement ought t<- he Governor
,
a „t, llnur ]„w would
River.
But
is
is
exacted
from
those
presented
to
Congress
favoring
the
III- a'gutd that the.’ *^ was 1,0
forcement of unjust decrees, and
Albert E
Mead, ,.f XVashington. < ^
„ *difl(frcncc I)f . „ days jn the
who
patronize
the
rail
as
well.
When
government
purchase
und
opera­
h I so addressed the ronl.ernnco, auo
argued that as the Dolliver bill more exercise <1 legislativ ‘ ban in >. e seriously consider this question, tion of the Oregon City locks.
, me requir' d to ship sheep from
telegrams «omnientiin* the move the Idaho rang- to l liiiago, as two
stands in case such an order nhetild in fixing a reasonable rate
Tafo.
we
are
startled
by
the
fact
that
The
evemug
session
at
the
Opera
determining an unreasonable
be issued, it would be impossible
every consumer must pay a lockage House was well attended and four meat were read, tlic s, nih-rs bojug feeding ilayi w uld bo saved. He
for the commissioc to change it Ho quoted a Massachusetts case 1,1 of 2 '. cents per roo pounds upon able speech« s were made. An amus­ men of promi'imi,»- in :di jiarts of sayrf tliat expel it’ll'' lias demon­
until after gieat delay, with consc support of his position and Mr. L is Hour, salt and sugar. The con-! ing tenture of the evening was the country. \nmtig ttwni were Gov­ strated that sh ep unloaded one®
Ki’ox called attention to the fact
ernor Brooks of Wyoii ing. Gov­ every fid hours reach Chicago in
quent great expense.
cents attempt to get all political aspirants
that the constitution of Massachu­ tra ~*or or bu*lder l,a>’s
ernor Blanchard, 1 f lionis: 11 a and 1 etf.er condition and weighing more
In response to a suggestion In
setts does not follow the same rule locka
UP°U eac*1 kt“g °f
B' x on the platform. Three candidates Jamea J. Hill
Mr. Clav he contended that the
,
\
s0n
each
barrel
of
lime,
aud
for
governor
came
forward,
Hon.
T.
ttuHi «.beep that ntv unloaded every
The
of . th- e- Hluieiice
amendment does not confer legisi i as the constitution of the United
T. Oeer of Salem, Prof. Johns of
. . . promote.]s
,
, r . i 28 hours, indo! d. according to his
states
in
separating
the
powers
of
teu
cents
each
barrel
of
ce
tive functioua upon the court«. Ho
- f
statemi.
11 '
is an experiaocmi
ment
T l u ' t ,|ack8m,th Pa ys 5 c e n t 8 Baker City and Pr'ff. James Withy- n,‘ h,T1
said that only Congress had power the difierent branches of the govern­ per
,
n peak bv the
sack upon W» coal: the foundrj- combe of Corvallis. Walter Tooze pregiai,, or outline of « g tization
ment,
but
Me
Fulton
replied
that
to fix rates, but that it could enact
the bus,n e - of the opwong eeeaiot, ,
1
!.ei
„ i.-e unlond-
of
Woodburn
and
State
Eabor
Com­
that point had not ariseu in the m a n $ 7 . r , o u p e * « e a c b c a r
laws delegating the authority.
missioner Hoff also came forward.
rin Iron
case.
iron
And
e
v
e
^
olher
art,c‘e
°
‘
He said in response to a question
making and the appoimmert of-11 ! }
,Q i ^
hoad m Chi-
Mr. Spooner asked Mr. Fultou j use, ornament or cc'^umption have Those who spoke irt the evening
from Mr. McCumber that he did
thail the .
^r« |e of sheep
why, if the courts are to pass on the attached to its purchase price some were: J. K. Weatherford ou “ Linn committee on permanont organera. |
not consider tho determination of
tiou
and
order
of
business
A
fter
.
tb*t
g o tlirough undur the 28-hour
County,”
Wallis
Nash
“
Corvallis
question of rates, they should not proportion of this UQj ust taxation.
what was a reasonabls rale in a
The producer, comuao'uly called and Eastern R. B, aud Yaquina the appointment of this comttvtta -e, law. It is estimated that this 28«
beosked to d ■< so in tho first in-
the conference adjourned until at hour law actually costs the sheep­
.given case a matter for legislation,
h I 'nee
Why, he asked, should, the farmer, is not forgotten, for he Bay.’’
but rather for judicial determina­
Mayor Chas. Grissen oi McMinn­ ternoon.
men of Idaho
" m m a year. The
pays a lockage of 2 and '/¿ cents
a commission intervene?
tion.
ville
spoke on ‘‘Civic Improvement' 1
1 same sort of Us'.imotiy comes from
Mi Fulton said he believed the upon each sack of oats, wheat, bar­
Mr. Foraker also took the vb w
practically ev-n other Western
findings of the courts could not be ley or potatoes; 1 and j cents upon and advocated the improvement of
Stockmen Want Time for Feeding E«c< : state that isrepi ented
that such action was necessarily a made generally applicable. He
each box of pears or apples; 4 cents our school ground«, the use of
tended to Thirty.six Hours.
judicial function and said that
The Agricultural Department,
thought the commission would take upon each hale of hay, 5 cents upon goods of Oregon manufacture.,’
courts fixing such rates should have
During
the
eveniug
a
male
quar­
Washington,
Jan. 21
Westcm which is charged with the enforce-
much work off the hands of the each bale of hops; teu ceufs upon
authoiity to enjoin greater rates
ea ch head of hogs or sheep; and 25 tette of tbe Commercial Club of A l­ stockmen are busy about Wnsl ing- t lent of the 28-hour law. is convin-
courts.
than those fixed by them.
Mr. Clav suggested thnt a com­ cents upon each head of cattle or bauy rendered some delightful mu­ ton trying to secure nil amendment], 4 d that it should ha changed and
Mr. Spooner defined the present
of the law regulatiog the shipment I ¡ q ^ linos to th
ubotltotn
sic.
mission could do the work at much horses.
status to be in accordance with de­
After the session the visitors were of livestock which requires unload-! pro nosed by the Idaho men. It is
less exjvense, but Mr. Foroker said
"We mean by free locks that these
cisions of the Supreme Comt that
’ted that M—retary Wilson will
that it was proposed to change the amounts will be saved the producers splendidly entertained at the Alco ing every 28 hours for feeding ,tnd
the courts hail the rights to deter­
watering. This law is objectionable | app«-* r beioro tlie committees of the
law, throwing the responsibility and consumers of the valley. To Club-
mine whet late was rtasotiablein upon the govemmeait.— W ashing­
In the session Thursday it was to such interests from all p"its of Seuatt and lioiry.* alo«g with tho
make the expression plain, they
designated cases, but that the fixing
mean that tbe farmer who produces voted that the next meeting be in the west, and stoskmen from r acti ! gheepi T. en and le’ t‘1 his aid to se­
ton Post
of rates for th® future was necessar­
neces.s 1 iy amendment.—.
IcO sacks of spuds will be saved September, aud be held at Forest callv every western state are iu cure th
ily not a judicial function.
Washington appearing bef-ire the Oregon. ’* n-
saved $2.5o; ioo bales of hops, $•>; Grove.
Mr Fulton and Mr. Hailey <n
Congressman Ike Bingham pas­ i,oao bales of hay, $40., or that peo­
It was decided that it be better committee of Congress and before
gaged in a coloquy about the ques­ sed through the Grove on his way
ple of the Willamette valley, at the to wait until later for a meeting ! the departments and trying to se­
tion of rates, fhe former contending to his home in Eugene on Friday.
cure a modification.
Mrs I
most conservative estimato, will be here.
Simmons arrived
ibr the right of the courts to deter­ He will bo back hero in a few days.
The existing law was enacted in Thursday
The meeting was a grand success
saved not less than $100,000 an­
N iii ouvor, Wash.
mine what was a reasonable rate The train stopped in the Grove just
and did much good.
and the latter inclining to the opin­ long enough for him to hear the nually.
I am net throwing boquets, but I
ion that courts could only deter­ Brown mill whistle for the first time
have a rose today for your distin­
mine that certain casea were un­ since the long shut down.
guished fellow-townsman. Mr.West- Committee of Senate Will Favor Re­
gate aud a hunch of violets for the
other business men, because it was
peal of Timher and Stone Act
gjnI
through their combined efforts that
Washington, Jan. 24.— The sen­
the question of Free Locks received
its first genuine recognition in the ate committee on public lauds to- J
day tentatively decided to report
Valley.
To buy or build Free Locks re­ favorably upon the bill to repeal
quires an expenditure too large for the timber and stone act and to
a n y charitably disposed person. substitute for it the method pro­
The task is of too great a magnitude posed by Senator Hansbrougb, of
for any navigabie concern. Oar selling timber in public lands by
A ll k in d s o f
steam and electric lines do not need suction. Senator Fulton strongly
nor want thsm. To procure them opposed the proposition to repeal
by direct taxation would place too the timber and stone act, contend­
H a r d w a r e — --N on e
b etter
great a burden upon the whole ing that it would injure the lumber­
people, a majority of whom would ing interests of Oregon seriously.
M ade
Senator Flint of California sug­
receive no benefit in return. They
gested
an
amendment,
which
was
must corns from and through our
paternal government, because to agreed upon, providing for the sale
provide them at our own sacrifice of «tone and marble in the same
would l>e assuming an injustice to manner provided by the Hans-
ourselves, for our national govern­ brough, Carter and Newlands, who
ment has ojiened the rivers and will submit the bill in accord with |
made the locks free for the people the action of today’s meeting, which
of other states, and we are just as will be reported to the aenate.
FULTON RATE
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