, 1867-06-07
HaIlula Correspondence.
WALLuLA, June 2, 1867.


Enron SrArEsMAK:-By this time, tomorrow,
-, nol;tcsI atmosphere will have purified it.
..,f Politics will have spent the fury of its
storm. and, as it always is the case, we, the
n.ople, will, for a while, enjoy calm, and
,h;nt NAV safely say that we will all be glad
of it.
Same NAV say that am violating the sanctity
of the sabbath day, in thus using it to Jot down
these remarks, but when they come to kno"
that there is not a church within thirty miles
of me, apd that know of no congregation
where the gospel is bsfbg promulgated, IN
Washington Territory, nearer than thirty miles
of where am writing, l am satisfied they will
look with a leuient eye on all poor devils situ-
ated like myself, and feel glad that we are doing
nothing worse.
The trade of our little town is looking up, we
begin to feel the rebound from our mining secs
tion of country. The early spring pack trains
are beginning to return, and the days of cash
sales, are taking the place of the credit system.
By one small move Of the o. S. N. Co., in the
right direction, the Walla WalIa valley is reap
ing small profit; teamsters are making what
they would not have made under the old rule
of the Steamboat Company. But very little
freight is coming up the Columbia, for the
very reason that the wants of the country don't
demand it, All our merchants have heavy
stocks on hand quite sufficient to run them un-
til late in the summer; but this is no drawback
to the merchants. Had they anticipated large
trade this season and, on that idea, had laid in
more goods, they would have been in much
worse condition than they are now,
By little foresight of the o. S. N. Co. in
putting down their charges on down freights
from this point, trade has turned upon them,
and when they, heretofore, had nothing TO carry
down, they now have thousands of lbs of -four
by every steamer The road from Wala Walla
to Wallula is literally lined with heavy freight
teams Eight and ten yoke cattle, and four,
six, eight, and ten mule teams, all heavily loaded
with -four, are coming in every day. Two ten
mule teams are at the present time unloading
20, 900 TBS of -four, at the steamer. The "Yaka-
ma" will take away from here, to,morroG, at
least lOO 900 lbs of flour alone.
This is as it should be, but, let me ask, how
many pounds of -four would the steamer have
| to take down to the Dales, Tomorrow, had the
Company stuck to their old price of $3.50 per
ton ?-not a pound. But six dollars per ton gives
teamsters something to do, gives our farmers
and mill men a market, and puts money in the
purse of the o. S. n. Co. Tormorrow's trip will
give clear gain to the Company of at least 300
dollars. 1t don't cost them one cent more to
take down three, or five hundred dollars freight
than it does to 60 down, as they have done here
tofOre-empty.
In proper showing of the wants and demands
of this Valley, have found it necessary TO com.
plain often of the policy of the o. S. y. Co, to-
wards this section of country, but l can assure
them that | have never, knowingly, uttered an
untruth, or in any way malciously yiliied them,
but have frequently condemned their policy,
which claim as the right of every public jour.
nalist, when treating a public matter Therefore
am glad to see the changes that are taking
place their policy, and can aSsuret them, they
meet the hearty approval Of every man in this
Valley. The reduction on down freights, and
on their warehouse charges, lean assure them,
has proved satisfactory to me, (and not pound
of freight coming up or going down, and none
to store) and to all, and sincerely hope it will
"put money in their purse" CUMrUY.