, 1863-11-21
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN
Published Every Saturday Morning

BETTER WHEAT.-In another column
will be found al P rs" communication
in answer to "Farmer's" reflections upon the
WaAa Wala Mills, or so much as relates to
the Excelsior" H. p says his Mill is all
right and the wheat all wrong. If "that's
what's the matter" we are of the opinion
that the farmers of the valley should by all
means stop raising spring wheat and procure
pure white seed wheat and plant in the fall.
Heretofore our farmers have been able to
sell wheat of any description at high fig
ure, and raised spring wheat because it was
less trouble This slip-shod mode of farm
ing is perhaps, more attributable to the
case that farmers could accumulate money
without paying any regard to quality of seed
sown, than any other cause. Bad farming
has had its day in this valley, and the time
has come when farmers must raise good
wheat and other articles of consumption or
find their productions a drug upon the
market, and Oregon supplying our home
and surrounding communities with the COM
mon necessaries Of life. The farmers of this
valley who "cannot compete with Oregon"
with almost every conceivable advantage in
their favor, certainly deserve to be Sc
verely censured.
However, we have no inclination to make
an indiscriminate attack upon our farming
population, but on the contrary, for a COM
paratively new settlement, we can say it
@has advanced in wealth and material pros
perity to surprising degree Much of this
wealth and prosperity is due to the enter
prise and energy of the farmer. But as
our climate, soil and advantages in market
are far better than most other localities on
the Pacific coast, so the farming interests
of the valley should steadily improve in a
corresponding ratio. And now if the seed
a0heat can be improved greatly, it should be
done, for it will add wealth not only to the
farmer but to the whole population of the
valley and every production raised, that
sean be improved should receive the atten-
ton of the thrifty farming community
By raising the best of everything in our
line of culture we shut off the lower coun-
try productions, supply our own markets
and give health and prosperity to every
branch of bushes in our midst.
AMUsESENTs.-Fro present indications there will
be no lack of amusemonts for the young folks of
Walla Walla this winter At the meeting on Tues
day evening, called to organize Debating Club, a
resolution adopted to form Mock Legislature,
and at a subsequent meeting temporary organiza-
ton of the I" third house of Washington Territory
was effected. On next Thursday evening the body
co h.
and the "house proceed to business. We shall have
a" special artist" in attendance at the hail. and
of interest tfanspire give them in penograph
ic form to the public.
Singing School has been organized, under the
supervision of Prof. WI. Arncr, ard will be held
every Wednesday evening at Mr.. Yocum's School
room.
4 Mr. Arner proposes also to commence giving les
in the "Terpschorean art'' the Legislative
Hail, in few weeks.
In addition to the above is the Brass Band alluson
to which is made elsewhere and sundry courts,''
the proceedings Of which for the present kept
tirely private.
ANOTHER PRoTEsT.-The merchants and business
m IN of this city have drawn up protest to Mr..
Woodward, Superintendent of Wells, Fargo d Co.'S
Eexpress for the upper country, against the abolish
mont Of the direct express lire to Boise. They al
lege that that they injured by the aboshment of
the express, and intimate that unless The line is re-
established they will be compelled to establish op-
position Without presuming to dispute the
right of any company to conduct their business in
their way, we express the opinion that the
present "eeonomizingp system adopted by Wells,
Fargo & Co., so far Walla Walla is concerned,
looks say the least, penny wise and pound fool
isb." WallA Walla has contributed as much to the
business of that Company any point in tie upper
country-in fact has given it steady business
than any other pont-and her prospects for contin-
ung that patronage to-day, in a future business
view, brighter than ever before. We admire the
spirit manifested by our merchants in the matter,
and while we hope, with thsm, that Wells Fargo &
Company will be induced to re-establish their line
we believe that every interest ofour town and COM
munity demands that new line should be estab-
lished in the event of their failure to comply with
the protest. It
RACES. day there will be race ovet
the Walla Walla Course for purse of SlO0;
$50 entrance, to go to the purse There
will also be several Scrub races during the
day. As matter of fact, the races may
be considered "scrub" al the way through,
for it is not pretended that our nags make
good time. The lords of creation are fast
enough in this region, but the horses, when
they come to the scratch, are sure to ego
slow"
GREAT RACE IN CALIFoRNIA-The race
at Knights Landing, in California, Oct. I4th,
between the Cache creek horse, Choctaw,
and Oregon mare, Amanda, for $4,000, dis
tance 500 yards, was won by the latter, by
thirty feet The hackers of the Oregon mare
bet everything they possessed. Amanda is
four and half years old, was bred in Doug
lnr. nnrnt,r and cirnh h, IL Inr,k;r'c h..rcn