1
KOOI.1NC1 TIIEI'AltrlKK.
It is one of the pretensions of the Mc
Klnley act that it was passed In aid of th
farmer. It probably occured to the luc
minds that have been enriching the man
ulacturer at the expense of the agricultur
1st that the latter had not yet been fooled
to the top of his bent. They thought that
they might convince the man who ex
ported 14,000,000 bushels of corn In
single month and burned other bushels be
cause he could not buy coal that he needed
protection against a flood of 130 bushels
of foreign corn.
ineretore the duty on breaJMutis was
raised br the McKinley act and the farmer
was not only promised a home market
but told that lie would not be obliged any
longer to compete with foreign products,
while his export trade would continue to
flourish.
What was the result during the five
months from the 1st of November to the
1st of April?
The duty on barley was raised 200 per
cent. The importations fell off from 7,
305,560 to 706,041 bushels. Thus far the
promise was fullfilied. But the farmer's
experts also fell off from 587,800 bushels
to 189,796, while the average price of the
Imported article advanced from about 46
to 56 cents. In other words, the barley-
grower has no larger home market, for
the falling off of importations was due to
decreased consumption owing to increased
price. The only man who suffers from
the condition of the barley market Is the
consumer, and the McKlnlcy act has had
very little to do with It.
Last March a flood.ot twenty-three bush.
els of foreign corn inundated the markets
of the United States. The year before the
flood was a freshet 12S bushels. In the
same mon'h, 1891, a stream of 2,787,561
bushels of American corn went abroad;
the year before a brooklet of 13,877,189
bushels went out of the country. The
McKinley act, in order to protect the ex
porters of millions against the competition
of tens, raised the duty on corn 50 per
cent. The result apparently was to shut
out five months thirty seven bushels of
corn, or seven and two-rifths bushels per
month, which is McKinley's contribution
to the prosperity of the ccrn-growera.
It should be explained that for the five
months of this year from November to
April the corn imports were 9S1 bushels,
and for the same months of latyear t,oiS.
At the same time exports fell from 47,019,
225 bushels to 8,467,567, while the Ameri
can farmer who wanted corn from his
neighbor over the bordsr was forced to
pay 83 cents a bushel instead of 55.
With wheat the case is different. The
McKinley act helped the wheat-grower
by an increased rate of duty equal to 25
per cent. Nevertheless, the protection
heory to the contrary notwithstanding,
the wicked foreign wheat refused to stay I
at home. The flood increased so that in I
the five months mentioned the American
farmer had to sucaumb to an importation
ef 39I.6SS bushels instead of 29.858, while
he exported only 21,472,521 Instead of 23,-
766,887 bushels.
-Uoes the American farmer need more
evidence that the tariff law has nothing to
do with him beyond deceiving and im
poverishing him? Does he still think that
the tariff has made a home market for
him when he sends abroad in a single
month, as he did last March, 5,000,000
bushels of wheat and 2,787,000 of corn?
Does he continue to believe that increasing
the duty on foreign agricultural products
will make his own sales larger, when after
such Increase the importations of corn
have fallen off 37 bushels in five months,
while during the same period the Importa
tions of wheat have Increased 362,000
bushels?
The voting at the west last year Indica
ted that the American farmer Is not a fol
New York Wotld.
From the truck patch and ihe potato field I
comes Ihe last wail of that terrible example,
John J IneallS! "The republicanism ol the
future must readjust itself lo the changed con
ditions of American life, or it ill perish,'
wrote he to the republican editors of Kansas.
Three months in a thirty-acre truck patch has I
evidently done him more fcou than ninety I
days in jail. He makes a positive statement,!
based on existing conditions, foretelling lite I
downfall of the protective tariff.
It has not yet transpired who paid the ex- I
penses of I'rcsiJent Harrison's recent trans-I
continental picnic. They are estimated at I
something like 840,000. George M Pullman
denies that he fooled the bills or any pari of I
them. It is very certain that President Har
rison did not defray Ihe expenses. The quel-1
lion is, "who paid the freight?" Was it Stan
ford and his Pacific Railroad Company, which I
owes the government so many millions? Or was I
it the Pennsylvania Company? It strikes
that this is a matter upon which the countiy I
should be enlightened.
Democrats have been accused occasionally I
by republicans of saying hard things of lllaine I
and Harrison but the hardest and most cutting I
thing ever said about these 'wo republican I
leaders was said the other day by M S Quay, I
chairman of the national republican committee I
This gentleman declared publicly that he was I
on good terms with both Blaine and Harrison.
In building a hen house on Long Island to I
cost f 15,000 Mr Vanderbilt virtually an- I
nounces lhat he doesn't care whether the farm-1
er's alliance nominate him for president or not, I
IS
Lacs Curtains in great variety from I
cts. to $9 a pair. 1 nese goods are I
bought from New York jortbers direct I
and cannot be excelled for quality, style I
nd price. oamuel i. Young,
At FoRTMiLt-EK & Ibvixo'j 150 dozen I
indow shades, just received.
A large and elegant stock of 18th cen-
nry bedroom sets.
A. I 1 a 'i 1 c 1 :j ) I ; j: c irt3 , many
1 enaa.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
XT' STRAY NOTICE.Strsy-xl or stolen
"J from my place near Muddy station,
daPDlo errav mare, nix rears old. 14X I
hands high, branded on left nhoulrlerf
it 1 tno letters liH. combined, will
rownrd any one civintr information as to I
tier vn6rea03Ul-s. Address, Ha'.sey.
J P ALLISON
TStr ANTED. To buy notes and rtort-
t? iraires. II E Noble, Portland, Or.
room js, inncoru ihock, za street.
ONEY TO LOAN. In small and
lariro amounts, from six months to I
ve years, on good Albany r-nu Linn I
county real estate. Call on or address W I
MePherson, First St., Albany, Or.
-PROFESSIONAL NURSE - Inquire
L .c ite 'o"-nHr or r mu anu uauer 1
reets of Mrs K Cainpboll.
Col Benjamin. Terrell, of Texas, a prom
inent alliance lecturcr.who is now looking
after the interests of that organization In
South Dakota is openly opposed to the
alHance entering into politics. He says
that its proper object is to educate, not to
establish a party. At the same time he
declares that a third party will be organ
ized if Cleveland is nominated by the
democrats and either Harrison or lllaine
by the republicans. He is stror.gly op
posed to Mr Cleveland, and advises the
democratic party to rid Itself of him.
Nevertheless, he thinks that Mr Cleveland
has made himself too solid with Wall
street by his silver attitude to fall of nomi
nation next year.
' Giv Norlhen, of Georgia siys that farmers
would not be deserting the rural districts for
the cities if there were more good roads and
good schools in the country. This is a hint
t he alliance should take The road and the
schoolhouse questions are vastly more import
ant lhan that of the sub-treasury, The sooner
that chimera is repudiated the better.
According to the census bulletin on truck
farming, the season at which a given vegetable
teaches a marketable si advances northward
along the Atlantic coast at the rate of about
thirteen miles a d.ty.
The roc deer is the smallest and most near
ly domesticated of the tltice species w Licit in
habit Genn.iny, It i- h!;et ise tiie mot iau
lidll, :iiHi its llfili H '.lie d.nn;i:-si v.n.iiDn
lino. n to tlie t-piL inc.
3 TATE OF OREOON.
LAND DEPARTMENT.
SiALKSi, Oregon, Juco 1, 1891.
The board of commissioners for the
sale of scbool and linlversity lands and
for the investment of the funds arising
therefrom or the state of Oregon, hereby
invito aealMl application! to purchase tho
following described lands, to wit:
All of the donation land olajm situated
in sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, in Township
12 South Rango 1 West, known and
described on the goverLmer-t surveys as
the donation land claim of John W Moore
and wife, being Notification No 250, say
ing therefrom 13 acres told to jaeob
New man. containing 800 acres. Also begin
ning 10 chains west of the northest
corner of the northwest quarter of section
21. in Tp 12 South Range 1 West.runnlnu
thence east 80 chains; thence south 40
chains; thence west 80 chains; thence
north 40 chains to tbe place of beginning
containing 120 acres, all situated in Linn
county, state of Oregon, and containing
in all 41$ acres more or less.
Applications will be oponedat a regular
meeting of said board to he lield Tuesday
the 14th day of July, 1891, a' 2 o'clock:,
p m. The right to reject any and all bids
Is reserved by the board
NAPOLEON DAVIS.
Clerk of the Board.
SPLENDID FARM FOR SALE,
420 grain, 17 in 1
110 ACRES IN
corn and roots. 40 in
timotl y. Well fencod and seeded to prasi.
Well watered; irood soil, nb gnvel. 80
head catllo, 60 hogs, 4 horses, farm 1111
plementH, large house, 4 large new barns,
good school and church noar house, on
place: Fruit of all kin-Is- 3 miles to
poatotllcenud store, 6 mi'os from Staytnn
ami 2J4 miles south cf Kings sb.tion on
the Oteiiiin I'ai-tflo rail n. ad Flare can
be divider) into three or f.iur farms with
oounty road to oaeh. Plane with evory
th in ir fttH per acre. Terms easy. For
lurther iirticiilnrs apply on tho promisos
at Mt Piwiant, Linn couc lj-, or address
H, P. MILLIJK, Ssaytoa, Oregon. (20)
NOTICE,
I have this d.iy undo arrangement wi
Messrs Knapp. Kurroll &Compny ol Al
banv, to fnruish all patrons with efriiia
binders. Pleaao oil! nn them and a ' virir
cnlcru at ones. Also srraDtfcmo s are
made with them for everything ia efarm
lmplmrnt line, including binding Swine.
Albany, Or., May 3ith, 1891.
Uakt Mim.br,
Financial A t.
DoYmWailSiifiiCliii?
YOU CANT READ THIS
Without being Interested. There will be for
the Month of June, a Genuine
- ii, 11. mil is i i! 1
' 1 ere
OF
SUMMER GOODS,
Lifflit Wt Mint Sinner Fnraisliini GodAs, Hats,
Shoes, anil all Kinds of
HOT WEATHER -
Wearing Apparel Nrw in My Store.
The Prices are Out ol Sight.
Tie Mi ClolMer anfl Mailt Tailor
- r 1 f 1 1 -.1 . 1 . .. ' 1
iio lias rocei.veii a largo aim uiuu-u biock ot sprinc Br
Goods, new sty'es and shades. Wash fabrics, consisting
ginghams, seersuckers, sateens and chambro. A conipt
assortment of white goods, ilouneings, hosiery, corse'
n-ln..w. Li. lw, a ntu! !,-! 1.1 run 'a cluina fM4l .1
trade. A largo and complete assortment for men ail
youth s. Hoots, shoes, hats, caps and iurriislnnggooj3)aJ
if you want the hestj bargains you will hav to call onh
-PATRONIZE HOME INSTITUTIONS.
IHE' EMS & MERCHAHTS INSURANCE tl,
Albtsoy, Oregon.
W F KKAO, President. J O WHITSMAN, Seorrttr,
J h COWAN, Treasurer. Goo F SIMl'SON, Vice I'residenl,
BIBK0TOM-'
J L Conan, Geo F Simpson,
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Ompsnn, (V F Keail, I)r Ij Foley, M Sternberg, J yf tJ
K VYeulhortoru, H Strahan, J O Writaiimu,
-ALSO JllMTKlcr AOKNTS lOR
Oakland Home Inauranco Co, Oakland. Cat. Traders, Chlcsgo.H
American, Philadelphia, Pa. l'hconlx, London, ii(lautl,
Norwich Uuiou, London, End Ixindon A Lanehashire,
London, Kufr. tluardimi, London, Knu;- Man
chester, MancheMtr. KnglHiid. Caledonian,
Kdinburu;. Scotland. Wescliesior,
Now York.
ONLY STRICTLY INSURANCE OFFICE IN ALBANY. -
LEADING DRUGGIST
OREGON '
STATIONARY!!
ALBANY CIGAR FACTORY,
J. Joseph, Proprietor
Wholesale and Retail.
ONLY WHITE L VIlOli EMPLOYED,
HOW DO YOU DO?
There is 110 doubt lhat
BIT HAS BEElf TRIE!"
Fruit Raising m the Willamette' Valley Pays 100
Per Cent, on the Investment.
a X
A. STRAMEY,
Sale
I'lU l'SIETOR OF TBI,,
tllti l.'T.UWJ.
tl'. li(.'i'lt .
-.1 ti
City Livery, Feci and
-STABLE.-
Having iiitruhncJ now rivn can fnrn-
(mIi iir',.fU.'M liirr out at cull, vovttl
riUrnnnn tiivn totraiiMlent Mock. Hoio
ijn.ir.iyil ly tho lny or month,
C'houjtoMl Knlon In tho i(j.
'I jnp; nvMt onntirtion with t!io St
riini'In H.il, Toionhnue onJors rivon
jirn'njt a;t ntton.
I ' -: t j 1 1 1 1 : iLict'ti bctwooii t.'lsworth ainl
Si( vt ( lino.
Ten and Twenty acre Farms, all in Cultivation and Ready to set to
Fruit, witnm seven miles or Uregon'a Capital, for $75 00 per acre1 one
fourth Cash, Balance in Three equal Annual Payments: or, sat to Fruit
and Cultivated Three Years for .$175 per acre, For Further Informa
tion send toi- Pamphlet to
The Oregon Land Company,
03E,3E3C3rOKr
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NEW
Stoek of SILVERWARE, eonsliUoi
ajioons, knives, forks, fruit dlsbes,l.
gold anil silver watehes. Jewel Ti
etc, Is the largest and best in
the city, and hy far th
best over brought
to Albany.
PRICES the Most Reasonable.
Call and See the GOODS,
ITY DRUM STOKE
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PfeilTer Block,
Stanard & Cusick,
S PsorslBrgss'
Drugs, Medleinee, ChemloaH, Jv"t
and Toilet Arlioles.Sponges.nrushM.
Perfunier.y, School Jllooks, do
Artists' Siippilea.
rhynlelauH pre rlplln r"
fnlly eomponnded.
J. A. Gumming,
It you want the best
nil1 Truf li,MnK1 f . -. !
IP y I ture ta' is nianufactur
3 sicks E ed in tho oitr ro to
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