The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-07-07

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Mr.. Jacob Miner at Home.
Mr.. JACOB MINER, of Marysve has been absent
from home. Ordinarily this occurrence would be
of no particular impo tance to the public. But tn
weather has been warm down there of late. and
small events expand into public topics, and 50 Mr.
MINER appears in the Appeal TON SAYREs upon
one occasion. figured in the London Times shortly
after he had been absent from home aad so does ].
MINER now in the local press of Muleville. This
latter event is of great Importance to that live
ly burgh that takes pride in putting City airs
and paying bonds in New York. He knows how to
build up cities. and towns ard States 1t was tor
merly supposed that if required men to constitute
states and cities. That old fogy theory. however,
is being dspeled by the progress of the last half
of the nineteenth century, and the braying of mules
and the "wo haw-Buck; likewise, Brindle," of
the gentl men from Pike, is TO be heard hereafter
in the streets Of all well regulated and important
cities, instead of the whistle and roll of the
CINE. Railroads are humbugs, "a detrment and
sink hole, to swallow up trade and tra.iic of what
might otherwise becomea great commercial city
Mr.. MINER returned in time to snatch his beloved
city from the grasp of the invading engine. The
case is not altogether without more ancient prec-
dent. although it was person, instead OF city,
that was then spoken FOR by the power that is now
invoked TO Marysvile from the destructive in
fuence of railroads, that she may prosper by levy
ing a useless tax upon the trade and travel of
Northern California. But Mr.. MINER shall be ard
in his own behalf. 1t is his first and last bray on the
subject. and he is entitled to the full benefit to be
derived from its widespread publicity
MINER THE BUTTE RECORD.
MARYsvILLE. dune 2Sth 1866.
Dp. APPEAL-My name has been used pretty
freely in the war OF words between the President
of the Teamsterss Association and the BUTTE
[ RECORD. on mules railroads, and ask a short
place in your columns for statement of facts
Had Mr.. BIHNEy. the BUTTE RECoR D kept truth
on their side, | should have remained silent. The
RECORD OF June 25d says. That the of Mr..
MINER cid not occur on any road running out OF
Orovie but upon the famous Chico road 1t was
however heavier load than is permitted to
be drawn over the bridges the Henness Pass and
Marysvilie road. This statement is false IL $3.50
twelve thousand three hundred and niuety-sx
pounds being the heaviest load of freight that ever
loaded for Indian Valley On the 10th OF Septem-
her last, received notice forbidiiug my team
from crossing the bridges of the Henness Pass road
with loads TO exceed twenty thousand pounds GO.
o0o) on one wagon, which is as heavy as usually
want TO load.
In justice to the proprietor of the Chico turnpike
must say that all damages to which was legally
sutitled were settled. This is my first and will be
my last carr! on the subject as my name used
IN my absence without my knowledge. J. MINER.
We give Mr.. MINER the full benefit of his facts
and figures. They amount to this only, supposing
them, do. to be entirely correct That we
were mistaken about the weight of the load hauled
TO Indian Valley. and the weight allowable on the
bridges of the Henness pass road and the further
fact that he received pay for all the damage
that he sustained on the Chico road Farther
than this, Mr.. MINER might well have
mained away from home for all eternity. his ab
seEce. or presence attested by his statement of
facts, is of precious little consequence. The er-
TOR of our informant, however, gave him an oppor
tunity to blow against Mr.. BINNEY, and the rail
road and small as the opening was, he drove into
it with his male teams. and 20. 900 pounds on
wagon. The RECORD was not the first to introduce
Mr. MINER 10 the public in this connection. He was
held Up to the public, by the President of his As
sociation, a martyr to the wagon roads leading
out of Oroville. We denied it. Mr.. MINERS
statement of facts does not sustain the assertion
OF the President OF the Association. He was not
on any Oroville road and was paid for all damages
resulting from the fault of the road that he was
! travelling. Any fnrtheI damage the resu; of
bis own fooi>hneSs in hauling ight from Marys-
vile in opposition the railroad. and, of course,
being thus compelled 10 travel roundabout roads,
instead of treyeling the direct and natural route
from 0roville, on which such mishaps are not al
lowed to occur. As sorry as We may be to part
with this distinguished martyr of The Teamsters
Association to Orove roads. we shall have TO bear
it, we suppose 1t is free fight and Mr.. MINER
can GO in, or go out, whenever he plesses We
have no war to make on Mr.. MINER, or Mr.. ToMB.
or the Teamsers Association OF Marysville so long
as they do not niSrepreseat 0roviile If they pre-
fer running their teams from Msrysville, instead
of IRON Orovllie, that is their business, and they
4 only made it our business when they assigned a
false reason for doing So Oroviile offers mach
better facilities for teauing to all points of Plumas
county than Msrysville does and we so stated. 1t
seems however that the Marysyille Teamsters As
socia'ion was not formed 50 much for the purpose
Of deriving profit from the business, as for the
benefit OF Marysville. To this ead, all railroads
mus, step on the south bank of the Yuba, and the
whole country above tha, must become horse
heaven. and Msrysyille stable. This is no, an
idea in accordance with the progressive spirit O.
the age, the demands of business, or pracsica
sense. II is the conception of mad men into which
sensible men may have entered with the hope o
finding business for themselves and teams 10 do
The idea that Msrysville do the carrying trad
Ter Plumas and Lassen counties, and the northeast
err territories. is not practical one, however fear
lessy and determinedy associations start in
] perform such seli-imposed task. The Transfers
: Association have themselves demonstrated this b.
raising their prices for freight above the rate rs
established. snd its impracticsbility viii soon
+ further demonstrated by association of teams il
oroviifc fcT the dsliTery Of freight % La Porte