The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-11-05
Canals and Locks.
This from the Oregonian


In addition to the swindlc that is to be
perpetrated on the school fund to put
money in the pockets of Col. Kelly and
his associates, on pretense of aiding in
the construction of the canal aud locks at
Oregon City, our delegation in Congress
is to be instructed TO secure Congressional
aid for the same scheme to the amount of
four hundred thousand dollars. This
additional subsidy of course is to go to
the same company that receives the ben
eft OF the school fund robbery. And of
course Senator Kelly will work diligently
to get the job through Congress. His
share of it would be very pretty sum.
Mr.. Cochran's resolution relating to this
Congressional subsidy was considered
few days ago, when Mr.. Trevitt offered
the following as substitute for it:
Substitute l for the S. ]. r. No. l9:
WHEREAS, The Columbia, Umpqua,
Rogue and Willamette rivers are the great
commercial channels for the conduct of
/ the vast amount of products of the pro-
life valleys of Oregon, and that these
streams can be made the cheapest and
most convenient method of trans
portation for the people to put their
varied crops into the markets of the
world, and
/ WHEREAS, After all the liberal and
generous donations made by the General
Government to this State, including the
Five Hundred Thousand acres Of land
granted to the State for internal improve
ments, which is now claimed to have been
diverted from its original intent by the
aged founders of State Government, and
placed to the credit of the Common
School Fund, there still remains fur,
ther important object which we feel to be
our duty to call the attention of Con
gress and that is the obstruction to the
navigation of the streams referred to il
the preceding preamble. The obstruc
tions mentioned are Of such o nature tha
with reasonable expenditure could b'
removed. The people are now, and hav'
been for many years, suffering great losse
for the want of free navigation of thu
streams referred to more especially doe
this apply to the Pomological Plantation
of the Willamette Valley, the product
of which are the principal source Of wealtl
to that section of country--apples, who's
, blush rival the glow on the cheek of lie
Hudson, are liable to be detained at tn,
e falls above mentioned until they rot ol
!, the hands of the virtuous, but unfortu
nate, producer, whose honesty too oftel
proves his utter discontinue /; therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate, tn
e House concurring, That our Senators b
f instructed, and ouI Representative b
requested to use the whole Of their influ
cnce, to appropriate a sum of money. nc
< exceeding eight hundred thousand do
lars, to aid in the construction of a cans
/. and locks around the rapids of the Gas
cades of the Columbia, and the Fails c
the Willamette at Oregon City, and
n improve the entrance of the mouth c
u Rogue River. and in case they should nc
). be able to find such mouth they have ou
consent to substitute the mouth of on
;, Dowell, an estimable citizen residing &
IL the upper end of that creek, and max
:, navigable the water of the Umpqua frol
a the outlet to Roseburg, and your pet
tioners will enter into bonds with suf1
cient security, if it can be obtained
: Il State, that they will not at any f,
It ture time ask the same to be diverted I
!, the School Fund, or ony otier n,aa