The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-14


TuE RAILRoAp.-Wo are rather doubtful
whether anything we can say will stir up
our leading capitalists to do their duty rela.
tive to tho Railroad. Still we believe it q
duty VIC owe to the public to say word on
this subject. Many are of the opinion that
the Railroad will run through Albany in any
and all events that it will run here re.
gardlcss of whether our citizens contribute
to it or not; but this is a great mistake
We have it from authority which we consid.
der reliable that, if the citizens Of Albany,
and its vicinity, desire to have the Railroad
run here, they must do something quite
handsome. If this be not done it will run
from Jefferson direct to Spores Ferry via
Springfield, or as nearly so as possible. And
this is not all. A depot will be built some
eight CT ten miles east, or southeast OF Al.
bany a town will be laid out and such in.
JUDGMENTS will be held out to capitalists and
others as to cause them to take hold, and in
time build up rival town to Albany. 1t
will be recollected we foretold this state Of
things some two or three months ago; but
we were laughed at for our trouble. What
is there to induce capitalists to run the road
through Albany on its naked merits? Moth.
except q little business. On the other hand,
Albany is seyeraImiles out of direct course;
it will cost all the way from $75, 900 to $780,
600 more to run it through here than it will
to run on straight line. Is there any one
here so verdant as to believe that foreign
capitalists are so welded to Albany that they
will spend this amount of money without
any prospect of remuneration? The veal
thy men of Salem have subscribed literally,
in money and lands, to have the road run
through that place and the consequence is
that large force of Chinese have been at
work, grading. south east Of Salem, for the
last four or SIX weeks. Had our capitalists
been equally prompt and liberal-equally
alive to their own interests-the road would
have been fixed here beyond peradventure.
The citizens of Albany should be up and do
ing;-they should move promptly in this
matter, or the golden opportunity will lie
lost forever. They should not wait for un-
Gle Jimmy Douthit to come round again. and
plead with them to take hold in earnest.-
He has become tired of this thing and will
do nothing more in this direction. Heis in
clined to let the citizens here work out their
own railroad salvation.
As we said at the outset, We very much
doubt if this article will do any good; but
we at least will have the Consciousness Of
knowing that we discharged our duty as
citizen and public journalist.
LINN COUNTY ELEcTIoN-The official vote
of Linn county shows that 2, ,236 votes were
polled that Seymour received 1880, and
Grant 1906, which is precisely the number
of votes cast for Logan last June. It will
be seen that the Democratic majority is 224
"a falling off of the Democratic majority of
last June of 70 votes. We have already
heard of thirty five or forty Democrats who
dill not vote-how many more there may be
time will tell. We feel confident that Linn
county is as thoroughly Democratic as ever,
and that she will give good report of her.
self at the next election.
A new SToRE.-We desire to direct the
attention of our readers to the new advertise
ment of Messrs. Sanders, Sternberg & Co.,
in to-day's paper. These gentlemen have
opened new store in J. B. Monteith's brick
building, and offer liberal inducements to
the trading community, both as regards the
quality Of their goods and scale of prices
Perhaps the ladies may find the "Grecian
Bendi' there, as we understand somebody
has got it badly in town.
kgThe mortal remains of IL. w. Mack,
whose death we noticed last week, reached
here Wednesday last, and were consigned to
their final resting place last Thursday, with
Masonic honors. A large concourse Of citi-
gems attended the funeral, thus testifying
their respect for the deceased. His widow
and children have the sympathy of the en-.
tire community.
g PETERsoN's LADIES' MAGAzfEE.-We ac-
knowledge the receipt of back numbers of
this excellent periodical. The prospectus
for 1869 will be found among our new ad-
vertisements, and we direct the attention of
our lady readers to the immense attractions
which will characterize the coming volume
of 'Peterson."
ESF The editor of the Corvallis Gazette
called on us last Thursday. He looked
we'll. We forgot to inquire how that "bran
new boy baby" of his is, or whether he had
yet been compelled to spank him. How
about this, brother Carter? Do let US have
light.
WILL LEAvE.-Rey. VIM. Monteith ex-
poets soon to leave for Wisconsin, in conse-
Quence Of information that his son, Archie,
e o. h A