The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-21

six Aldermen. l.. W. D00LITTLE,
Recorder.
RAILROAD MEgTTNG.-Pursuant to call
quite large number of the citizens of Al.
banY convened at the Court House on last
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Eli Carter was
{. called to the chair, and G. I. Vining, Esq,
chosen Secretary. The chairman stated the
object of the meeting to be to devise means
forsecaring the route of the East.side Rail-
road through this city, and otherwise aiding
and encouraging the enterprise. Messrs.
n. III. Cranor, JAS. II, Foster, John Conner
and DIR. Alexander were severally called up
on aniexpressed their views with regard to
the matter after which, on motion of DR.,
Alexander, a Committee consisting of eleven
of the citizens of Albany was appointed to
call on the officers and Directors Of the East.
side Road, and ascertain Nwhether they con-
template running the road through Albany,
and what aid, if any, they expect the citi-
zens of Albany to contribute toward that
END Following are the Committee: DIR.
Alexander, Jas. II. Foster, David Froman,
A Haekleman, W. Monteith, John Conner,
Joseph NixoO,J1s, Rlkias, Dasid Thompson,
e. e. Burkhart and Martin Payne. ACom.
lows: John c. Mendeuhall, NJ. V Brown
and AK. Arnold, whose duty it viii be to
collect noaey whercwith to defraY contin.
-gent,expcnses df the committee, should any
such contingency arise. The meeting ad-
journed subject to the call Of the Chairman.
-sFor further particulars See official accoun,
1n snetker place.
no were unable to be at this meeting,
owing to other and prior engagements; but
we understand it was conducted in the right
gspiEit, and the remarks made by sundry cit
izens were generally effective and to the
point It affords Us pleasure to chronicle
these facts, as We regard them as omens Of
success in the undertaking.
There IS point of vital Importance rela-
saire tGtms- Railroad which we did not fully
elucidate in our article of last week, and to
which we would now call attention. If the
Road shallraT to ten miles east of Al.
Company, it is hard to estimate the damage
which the property holders of Albany and
vicinity will thereby sustain. \ rival town
will be laid out at some central point; de.
pot will be erected !; machine shops built /;
and inducements held out TO capitalists and
sothers 70 50 there and settle. A depot al
waya creates more or less business; business
men are aware of this fact and they will act
raecordingIy As this rival town grows, and
trade increases, and the eastern portion Of
the county augments in wealth and popula-
ton, a movement will be inaugurated which
will ultimately result in the removal of the
county seat from Albany to this rival town
aforesaid. There is already latent feeling
IN the minds of those living at distance
from Albany that it would be far better if
the county seat were more centrally located.
Some persons having business with our
courts, or some of our county officers, are
compelled to travel twenty or thirty miles !;
Of course all such would favor its removal.
As time progresses this number will be es-
sentially increased and it is sheer folly to
shut our eyes to the fact that they will
eiamor for a change. Some say, let the Rail
road run where it pleases Albany has such
astart, and being on the river, the Railroad
cannot inJure it much even if it should run
east of Us and build up rival town. We
impIore all friends of Albany not to ''iay
An4afterfngSunctiOh to their souls" A
Understanding east of this lace, will not
only injure it;-it will do worse-it will kill
It Railroads affect the business relations of
ehe ebtite. country. They make cities and
fhey kill them, and they do it quickly
They cripple the trade and commerce of large
rivers and expensive canals. We recollect
when the Ohio river was crowded with large
and.E agAihceas steamers, each filed with
frsightaand crowded with passengers This
was before the advent of railroads. But
now tie seeie is changed The steamers
rGnnihg up and down the Ohio river are few,
and &nAli, and sickly looking compared
with those of twenty years ago; and it is
all because of railroads. Ohio, Indianaand
Illinois are cut up and checkered over with
railroads, and they do the greater portion of
the business Of those States. So it is every,
where, and SO it will be here. We expect
t6be abe in few months to go to Portland
in three hours-eat dinner there,-trapsact
our bn sihess and return to Albany the same
day, When that time shall come, does any
body suppose that we viii wait, and wait for
boat, which is liable to get aground, and
which in the best stage of water, is the
greater. part of two days in carrying US to
Portland? If they do they will be very
much deceived. And what is true of US is
tsge of alf. The railroad, if it shall run
esst Of Albany, viii kill it. 1t will not
merely stpp it,-but it will, in time, abso-
lutely kill it, and its nice. fine houses will
go toSdsc@y. and VIII become the abOdes of
bats and owls,
Let our wealthy men poader these facts
apasat e. wisely.
ia TafNc OF PEA4;Ty and ;oy fozeyar,i