, 1867-11-22
MaIlula Correspondence.

WALLULA, November 18th, 1867.
EDITOR SrATEsMAX;-Tbe weather is still dark,
damp, calm and fogy, but notwithstanding these
the last week for Western Montana. Large guam
titles of goods continue to arrive from below by
each steamer, and full cargoes of -four and
grain 60 down by each Loaf.
On my return home, | noticed quite large
quantity of flour and grain stored here for ship.
ment below, and from the amour at taken by each
boat was under the impression that quite a
large quantity would be left over after the sea-
son closed. By the request of the shippers of
-four and grain, Immediately wrote to the
President of the 0. S. y. Company the condition
Of affairs at this point. Mr.. Rsed, Vice President
came up, and was here on Wednesday last He
assured me that the Company would do all they
could to clear their warehouses Of freig BIT, and
that 10 case they could not do so, that the Com.
pany would make no charge for storage for what
might remain over until spring. lie said that
when their main warehouse was filled, they
would oave to store the Valley freight (down
In their upper warehouse, from which it would
cost the shippers just what the Company bad to
pays cents per ton for hauling to the boat
Mr.. Reed further assured me, that the Company
would not raise the price of freight from Wallula
to Portland; but that it should remain at Sc per
ton, as now, which is the same price charged by
the P. T. Company from Albany on the Wal
lamette, to Portland.
This is certainly liberal proposition on the
part of the 0. s. N. Company, and should be
embraced by the people of Walla Walla Valley
They now have an opportunity to clear the Val
ley of its surplus products. l am assured by mill
men of the Valley that there is still the enor.
nous amount of 1000 tons of -four yet to come
down, to say nothing about grain-wheat, bar
ley and oats-of which there are certainly 500
tons more. The steamer is now taking away,
each trip, about 60 TONS md there Is still on ha
here l400 bbls OF -four aud 60 tons of grain, with
teams constantly arriving with more.
Shippers should now, under the arrangement,
With the o. s. N. Company, fllevery warehouse
this place with -four sud grain. Here is where
it should be, for when it is needed, it being here
it is, at all times, near the markets of Umatilla
Dalles, Portland and San Francisco. Trauspor-
taton is always more plenty, aud consequently
cheaper in tbs fall and winter than it is in the
spring the roads are better, and, in fact eyery>
thing favors the shippers 10 the fall and winter
when bad roads, high water aud less transpor
tatiou in the spring, is against Them
am also, informed that potatoes and onions
are in demand at Umatila. 10 fact a merchant
Of that place has written to Walla Walla to as
certain if they can be purchased aud shipped TO
Umatilla. Why do not the farmers Of the Walla
Walla Valley embrace this opportunity 10 GET
rid of their vegetables at good prices There are
certainly tons Of potatoes and onions now in tbs
Valley over and above what is required for home
consumption, then why notsship the surplus?
The tide is now rapidly changing in our favor.
The Willamette Valley has shipped her last -four.
bacon, butter, lard and apples to Walla Walla
Valley, and next season we can supply them
with apples, MELONS aud peaches. There is an
other thing which the farmers of the VALLEY
should take notice Of. Our season is some FIVE
or six weeks earlier than the Willamette. Water
melons, muskmellons and particularly nutmegs
aud cantelopes, as they are sometimes called
are in such demand 10 Portland and DaIles tha,
they are imported from San francisco every sea-
son TO supply the demand. Why not shin than
from the Walla Walla Vafley1 IL certainly can
be done with good profit to the. raiser. will
close by saying TO the farmers Of WalIa WaIla
valley; Look TO Jour interest. You are no
longer on the frontier, but In the heart Of r,cb
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