, 1867-07-05
DaIle. Correspondence.

Dailes Correspondence
DALLEs, July /, 1867.
EptroR STATESMAN Pardon, if occasionally
indulge in praise of the beautiful valley surroun-
ding tour town, and attribute the cause to the
fact that you have the best agricultural country
IN the immediate vicinity of the Dalles. Despite
the attempt of the Portlsnd people to force their
produce in our market, aud the pressure they
brought to bear against the o. s. N. Company,
to raise the charges on your exports, Walla
Waila produce is rapidly taking the lead. The
Company seeing the pselessness of struggling
against destiny, wisely concluded to make fur
ther deductions on your exports, and the result
is that Willamette produce cannot compete with
your own. OF course, this fact is chiefly due to
the excellence of your produce-particularly
-four but certain 1t is, the Company for once,
deserves thanks at the hands of the people this
side of the mountains. So popular has your
produce become, that the importatlons from the
Willamette have fell off over rs per cent, and
shipments of -four have actually ceased. Dis>
guise the fact as you may, and notwithstanding
the temporary draw backs, the country east Of
the mountains is rapidly advancing in populaN
ton, wealth and prosperity. Situated as you
are, in the midst Of the finest agricultural dis
trict east cf the mountains Walla Walla is des-
tined to become place of no mean Importance.
Hssteu on that railraad to connect you with the
river, pud If you can't lay claim to "Sacra-
mento, Waila Walla will surely become
''Marysville.~
WITHDRAWAL OF THE D. Q. STAGE LINE
Madam Rumor says that the Umatilla Dalles
Stage Company have discontinued their line.
If the story proves to be correct, great will be
the regret of the travelling public. The Company
has been very popular; prices have been re-
duced, and travellers expressed themselves much
.kI al. linn I al
port may be groundless.
NRw STAGE LINE.
Another stage line is being placed on the
Canyon City road by Messrs. Moore Robbins.
The fact that there is one good stage line run
ming to Canyon City already, argues that the
staging business is profitable. If the two cem-
panies were to unite, and extend their line to
Boise City, a great deal of good would result.
ABOUT WOODEN MILLS
A gentleman largely interested in the Oregon
City Wooden Manufacturing Company informs
me that the agent, as well IS the Company are
now having on hand and offer for sale the lar
gest, as well as the finest lot of woolen goods
ever manufactured on the Coast. Some of the
fabrics are really superior and bid fair to out
rival imported goods. But strange to note, the
demand is very limited; the dealers in that line
preferring to send their orders abroad for inte.
rior articles In this manner, thousands oi
dollars are being shipped out of the country,
| and help to enrich other communities, which
might be retained at home, and made to benefit
the manufacturer, as well as the farmer and
sheep raiser.
| DALLEs CITY.
am happy to inform you that the sun o
prosperity is again shining on the good people
| of the Dalles. Trade, l am Informed, is better
now than it has been since last year. OK teams
aud pack trains are again to be seen on the
streets, reminding US of the good days gone
| Property, in consequence ofa revival in trade
is advancing, and at this writing but few store
houses are tenantless. DALLEs.
WAJLA WALLA MANUFAcTUREs.-We have fire.
quently referred to the advantages Walla Walls
possesses as a manufacturing town, and ex
pressed the opinion that with proper effort tht
manufacturing business for the mining and agri
cultural districts beyond US could be made Il
center this Potut. We have every facility .
maintaining a manufacturing population a
cheap rates, and with a constant and growing
demand for all that We can produce, whether
the product of the soil, or the skill of onr me
chauical and industrial classes, it cannot bt
Otherwise than that we shall soon attain th'
position of leading manufacturing town. Al
illustrating the tendency in this direction, We
have to notice frst-class stage, built after the
Concord style, just turued out Of Fred. Stne':
wagon factory, which in every part is e1clusiv-
| ely of Walla Walla manufacture. The coach iu
question was built for HALEY L Co., of the Ida
ho and Umatilla stage line, and will at once be
placed upon their route 1t is what is known a:
an eight-passenger coach, and with the extra
seats on top will carry thirteen passengers. The
iron and wood word of the coach was executed
by Mr.. Fred Slime the saddlery aud upholster
ing by Mr.. ]. D. Cook the lamps by Messrs
Taylor & Thompson, and the painting by Mr.
Cook. 1t will thus be seen that the stage is ex
clusively a product of Walla Walla skill in
manufactures, and as such is worthy of more
than passing notice. II we are correctly in
formed, this is the first stage manufactured
on the Pacific coast, outside of San Francisco
thus showing that iu this particular line of man
ufactures we are taking the lead. For severa
years our wagon makers have enjoyed the repu'
tation Of turning out the best freight wagons ir
the country, and they have now entered upor
the business of manufacturing coaches, and the
| lighter descriptions of carriages, branch o
industry in which, judging from the first sPeci
men, they will attain an equally high reputation
Every development in the way Of home manu-
factures is encouraging as tending to arrest the
drain of the precious metals, and thus checking
a system that has heretofore impoverished thu
country.
II If.
Us that the late contractor refuses to carry the
mall at the figure heretofore allowed, and tha
as q consequence the people of Colville valley
aud the Big Bend country are denied all mai
facilities. 1t will be recollectsd that somt
months since, the Department advertised fol
proposals for carrying the Colville mail, bu
whether any award was made, we are not in
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