THE LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
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LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON
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Entered as second-class matter October
6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or
egon, under the Act cf Congress of March
3, 1879.
THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1906.
THE PORTAGE DID IT.
Discussing this subject the East
Oregonian says: The Portland dis
patches announcing the reduction of
30 cents per ton on the wheat rate
from the inland empire to Portland,
say this reduction is made to offset
the cheaper ocean rate from Puget
Sound cities and to induce more grow
ers to ship to Portland.
"'This is a plausible reason and will
do for news purposes, but there is a
- deeper and more vital reason for this
freight reduction than this published
reason.
"THE PRESENCE OF THE
PORTAGE ROAD AND THE OPEN
ING OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA
RIVER TO TRAFFIC HAVE
FORCED DOWN THE RATE ON
WHEAT, THIS IS THE-HIDDEN
REASON FOR THE REDUCTION
OF THE RATE AND BUILDING
OF THE PORTAGE. '
"Since the same ocean rates have
been in effect for years, and since the
conditions for shipping in and out of
Portland and the Puget Sound cities
are now the same as they have been
for years, why should the rate from the
Inland empire to Portland be reduced?
Why has it not been reduced before?
Why have the high rates been charged
all these years,' when the people had
no means of relief?
"it Is significant that this reduction
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was not made until after the people's
portage was built and In service. It Is
significant that as long as there was no
competition there was no reduction of
rates. These are plain buslsess Issues
which any one can see plainly and
denote the Intrinsic value of the portage
road to the people.
"The reduction of 30 cents per ton,
It Is estimated, will transport, free of
charge, under the old rate, 1,000,000
bushels of wheat from the inland
empire to Portland. It will be an ap
proximate saving in freight of $8200
on every 1,000,000 bushels shipped
from the inland empire to Portland,
estimating the average rate from all
inland empire points at 9 cents per
bushel, which is a just average.
"This result should stimulate the
people of Oregon to maintain the por
tage. It should be nursed, helped,
strengthened, encouraged and made a
profitable asset of the state for It will
stand as a perpetual menace to railroad
combinations In the future, road may
be built, mutual agreement may be
made by it and competing lines, by
which rates would be raised were it not
for the river highway, which is the
people's salvation and hope."
While the rate was lowered on the
main line, rates on the branch lines
were raised 50 cents per ton. We
fail to see where the majority of the
farmers are greatly benefited by this
reduction of rates
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Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, St- Louis,
New York.
Onrnn Steninori for SniiFrniiiRoo leave
Portland at 8 P. SI. every ftrtli clay.
Tiokti to and from all point of the Unit
ed States and Kurope.
Trains Leave Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M.
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday - 5:10 P. M.
Trains Connect at Heppner Junction
.with Main Line trains for all
ipolnts East and West.
A. L. CRAIG, G. P. A.
The lone Proclaimer man gave
some of the lone citizens a well done
roast last week. This seems to us a
poor way to build up a town and attract
new people Into their midst." If a
newspaper can't say a good word for
a person it would be better to say
nothing.
The Wheatf ield man spent last Tues
day in lone and added six new names
to our subscription list while there.
The lone Council are making prepar
ations to Install an electric lighting
system in connection with their water
works. This will make a decided im
provement in the appearance of the
town and add to the value of city pro
perty. Afflicted With Bheuuiatlftm,
"I was and am yet afflicted with
rheumatism," says Mr. J.'C. Bayne,
editor of the Herald, Addlngton, Indian
Territory, "but thanks to Chamberlain's
Pain Balm am able once more to
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with the prompt relief which it affords.
One application relieves the pain. For
sale by W. P. McMillan.
COUNTY CLERK.
I hereby announce myself as Re
publican candidate for County Clerk
subject to the primaries to be held
April 20th 1906.
Lewis Kinney.
ANNOUNCEMENT. ,
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Republican 'nomination for
County Sheriff of Morrow county, sub
ject to the action of the primaries to
be held April 20th,, 1906, If elected
I promise to work for the best interest
of the people of Morrow county and to
perform the' duties of the office faith-;
fully and Impartially.
A. K. Fuller.
LEXINGTON
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OREGON
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If you want to be good, strive to keep
out of debt, out of jail and out politics.
They hanged a man In Kansas
recently to cure him of the drink habit
and the remedy worked like a charm.
HENRY E. COLLIER FOR
CIRCUIT JUDGE-
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Republican nomination for
Circuit Judge for the sixth judicial
district, comprising Umatilla and
Morrow counties, subject to the action
of the primaries to be held April 20th
1906.
Henry E. Collier.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
1 hereby announce myself a candi
date for clerk of Morrow county on the
Republican ticket, subject to the will
of the voters at the direct primaries
on the 20th of April. If elected I shall
endeavor to faithfull fulfill the duties,
of the office with the least expense to
the people of the county.
T. W. Morgan.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Sheriff of Morrow county on
the Republican ticket, subject to the
voters at the direct primaries on the
20th of April, 1906. If elected I shall
enforce the laws and shall make war
upon the horse-thieves and gamblers.
E. M. Shutt.
BARLEY ROLLS IN CONNECTION
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Republican voters of Morrow
county.
I have secured the required number
of names on my petition to entitle me
to have my name printed on the
official nominating ballott for the
Republican party, as candidate for
nomination as County Clerk of Morrow
county I respectfully solicit the
support of all members of the party at
the primaries on April 20, 1906.
Yours faithfully,
W. 0 Hill.
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