, 1867-03-01

landed there. Is there anything uftiendly and
honorable in such riSAlryf" We don't see it,
my dear boy. Who knows but what this stats>
ment Of yours might have been the cause Of the
San Francisco Steam Navigation Company buy.
ing a commanding INTEREST in the o. 8. N. Co. 2
and in that case, would not the local press of
Portland be justified in raking UmatilIa fore
and aft ? But don't be alarmed, gentlemen;
don't think any one believed = word of it.
Let me ask the editor Of the "Press'' il be
knows of any steamboat above the DalIes, that
could land eight hundred and ifly tons Of goods
at Umatills everyday for nine nsnths, or seven
hundred and fortr.fouf tons, or auy steamer
that could do the hAlfsor quarter of it9
think l hear him mention the "Web Foot"
Well, she did not run last year, you will find, to
any great extent, and IL she had, two hundred
or two hundred and City tons every other day
would have been all she could do. There is
another item in your 'ieOntemptibIsn article,
that is intended to convey the impression that
all the freight for the Boise Basin Is landed at
Umatilla, and a great portion for Montana. Here
again, you are out Of your nekoning. 1t is
we'll known that all the freight for Fort Boise,
and large portion of private fsieht is landed
at walluls, and nearly all the gods for western
Montana. It is true that some goods for Mons
tana were landed last season at umatilla, and it
is also true, that they were re-shipped to Wal,
lula, and packed from there to hSutana. This
was done in several instances, and what pack
trains left Umatila direct for Montana, came
through wallula. The same parties might have
packed from the Dalles and came through Uma>
tlla and Wallula en- route. The ouly reason for
packing direct from Umatilla was, the expense
ofhauling to and from the steamers, and already
accruing cost Of storage. Nor is this all. 1t is
a we'll known fact that goods for the Boise Ba-
sin were re-shippsd from Umatills to WAllula,
and from Wallula were hauled on teams to Boise.
was at Walla Walla when party negotiated
with teamsters there, to transport twenty tons
for Boise. The goods were then stored at Una
tilla, and when the question was asked what diff
ference the teamsters would make between haul
ing from Umatilla and WallulA, the answer was
two cents per pound less from Wallula. The
goods were brought 10 Wallula. Four six mule
teams aud four six yoke OF teams loaded for
Boise from Wslluls last week.
Now, like little "friendly and honorable
rivalry" but in speaking of places and things,
like to see all stick as near as possible to the
truth. In the mention Of the amount of freight
landed at any given point, facts should take the
place of fancy. When an editor speaks of the
prospects of certain point-which requires
time to develope-We cheerfully grant him the
largest latitude. 1t is nothing more than just
to the community in which he lives to allow it.
We know the editor ofths "Press' to be a social
gentleman, and we wish him to enjoy q good
long life of usefulness, honor and profit. But
"be sure you are right" old boy. see you
have eben trying to amend the manners of the
Idado press in your last issue, as follows;
"If the Idaho papers would publish more local
news, and fewer attacks upon the private char
acter of each other, they would be much more
cordially received in these parts. An editor
mistakes his vocation If he can see nothing
worth writing about but the short comings of
his contemporaries"
So you see he wishes all writer's 10 treat each
other gentlopn My so will close as Hcoutempt-
iLtoD does in these WoruS -
ceed BY merits, not BY the dement's OF
our neighbors." CUNTux.