The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-12-05
A. W. STANARD, Secretary.
E. B. SroNE, Asst Sec'y.

PEOPLES TRANSFORMATION CONPANT.-
The following relative to this redoubtable
Company is clipped from the Salem In
ionist:
ssThe P. 7. Company have commenced suit
against the Willamette Steamboat Company 5
steamer Success, (oppOsition) for damages done 10
the Albany recently while on the Matheny bar.
where her wheel was broken. The damages claim
ed amount to s3,346 T9-lOo."
There is another side to this transaction.
It is true that the P. I. Company "have
commenced suit against the Willamette
Steamboat Company's steamer, Success;
ands.they claim $3,346 g. damages. Some
days ago, in coming up the river, the b" Sue
cess" found the Albany" aground on
Matheny's bar. On more than one occasion
before, the Success, on finding boat of the
P. 7. Co. aground on this bar, steamed up
alongside and ran over without injury TO
either boat; and such would have been the
case again when the above collision occurred,
had not the Albany prevented the hands of
the Success from interpOsing Tenders be-
tween the two boats. When the wheel Of
the Albany came in contact with the bow of
the Success, we are told that instead Of stop
ping, as she should have done, she kept the
engine going thus injuring and jeOpardiz-
ing not only herself but the Success also.
We are told it was evident that the Albany
intended to have a collision, SO that the ?,
7. Company might have some pretext for
commencing suit against the Success. This
is also evident FROM Eother circumstances.
For example: The first intimation that the
Success had that the P. L. Co. claimed dam.
ages was the presence Of the Sheriff on board
of the boat-who proceeded TO tie her up and
otherwise take possession of her. IF the OBJ.
ject of the P. 7. Company IVES not to annoy
and sue the Success why did they first adopt
this course? Why did they not. ike hon,
orable men, try to settls without resort to
Law? Every fair minded business man
would have pursued this course towards his
neighbor; and what is right for individuals
to do is no less right for Companies for
they are nothing more than an aggregation
of individuals,
The salt viii be tried before ths proper
judicial tribunals of the country; and it
may be found that, instead of the Success
paying 1886 79 damages to the P. T,
Company, that :hey will have to pay the
Success damages fog she was injured as
much, or more by the collision, than the
Albany.
We intend to keep the people posted in
regard to the innate meanness of the ?. I,
Company. We hope the people will con-
tinue to patronize the, Success for she has
been the means of very materially reducing
the price of freight and passage on the vii.
lamette-thus beneftting, more or less, the
entire community of the Valley. 1t is a
duty they owe to themselves, as well as the
owners Of the Opposition Line. The officers
of the Success, and other boats of the 0pposi-
tiOn, are without exception almost, hard.
working, practical business men they are
polite and attentive to passengers, and bust
ness men generally, and they should eontin,
ne to be literally supported by those whom
they are SO materially beneftting. And we
have no doubt they will be.