, 1862-05-31
masbinQton Statesman.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 1862
Freighting from the palles.

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As nothing promotes more rapidly the growth
and prosperity of country than home produc-
tions, so nothing so much insures and makes per-
manent that prosperity as home economy. In
pursuance Of this latter doctrine, we notice that
some of our merchants are preparing to send
teams down to to the Dalles to transport their
goods to this place. This is a good move on
their part and will, under existing circumstances
result profitable alike to them and their wagon
ers and in the end benefit the community at
large. The merchant by this means avoids the
new lodges of the Steam Navigation Company
"advanee charges" and storage and commission"
at the Dalles, and enjoys the privilege of meas
uring weighing his own freight,-a matter
which when not carefully attended to makes a
vast difference in the sum total paid for freights
Besides this, employment is given to our farmers
and teamsters, and the money paid them for
fseights is kept in circulation at home instead o
being shipped off down the Columbia The
merchant-selling as cheap as can be bought
elsewhere, of course-secures the patronage oi
in the end gets back the money paid out fol
freights; and if not in sum total from the team
ster directly, through other hands in the commu-
nifty into which the money of the teamster i:
paid. The present rate paid teamsters for freight
ing from the Dalles is six cents per pound Las
fall it was brought up for three cents. But al
six cents it is cheaper for the merchant thar
the charges by steamer-they of course being
the better judges of the advantage Of paying {
portion of their freight moneyin goods. Ano:h
er advantage the merchant has in having hi,
goods tran ported by teams is in articles of cas'
goods, which, coming by steamer are charged
By measurement; but by teams he receives then
by" dead weight" and many articles of goods il
this line which will measure ton will not excteC
half ton in weight. TLen, in a large proper
tion of the goods brought to this market, a
present prices, the difference in favor of the mer
chant who has his goods transported by team
is from 80 to so per cent. The teamster can al
SO make it profitable. He can easily max,
one trip per month to the Dales and back
and some allege that they can make three trip
in two months. But granting that they car
only make one trip per month, they must tc
make their business equally as profitable at haul
ing from Wallula, make six trips per month
This they they rarely do; and going thither, thel
must, of course, run. the risk of finding full loaC
ready for them there. In going to tn,
Dalles, they would, of course be sure first of
full return load, These facts are worthy the at
tention of our merchants in general, and if tn,
Steam Navigation Company or their agents art
playing ''grab game"-as is too frequently al
legged for their good name-there is a way t.
keep from being grabbed" by them. We art
not in favor of retrogression, and have no par
ticularly strong desire to see a line of "prairi,
schooners" established between this place anC
the Dalles yet the exigences Of the times anC
the prosperity and advancement of the commu
nifty seem TO demand it.