Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-06
CoRREspoNDENCE.
EpIToR REpuBLIcAN.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN.
Sir: The burning of the Glendale
Woolen Mill, although but d miniature
mill, has caused as deep a gloom over
the county of Polk as would many
large mill in the older States. Besides
being great loss to the Company, who
could not financially afford to lose such
an investment, it is, and will be, a seri>
Gus loss to the county, inasmuch as it
was one OF the means of bringing our
young State into note in regard to its
manufacturing facilities, showing that
our county had the enterprise to con
duct It's own home manufactures, and
that it was willing to benefit the State
by increasing her mercantile interests,
and help to develop her wealth-mak,
ing her independent Of, her sister
States-who have always had undue
advantages in all commercial affairs |
think that no State in the Union has
greater room for enterprise, and it be-
hooves all citizens to try aud further
her interest by increasing such fac;li-
/ tlcS, LHClCuy iHNitiuS tuiEiaCiou duu
enhancing the value of her lands.
Dallas has already taken one great step
towards bencftting herself by adopting
free school system, though at present
rather a heavy draw on the wealthy as
an additional tax. yet she has the honor
of assisting to develop the educational
resources, and bring about, eventually,
free school system universally by that
means. The tax can be made TO suit all
parties, as before, under different ap
preparations. Let the county-let Dali
las, then, once more be in the field as
an adv ocate for internal improvements,
and assist in developing her own nat
ural resources by lending helping
hand to those who have fought for their
county's good, and have been Scared
by the conflict, and now lie in almost a
helpless wreck Let them, | say, hold
out a hand to assist them in rising
once again to renew the battle, aud con-
tribute towards the building up of her
commerce. Perhaps some vii ccnsure
this appeal through the press, aud say
within themselves, "What good does
it do us Can we not 20 and purchase
our cloths at other mills 2" True but
think Why should not the West
manufacture her own productions as well
as let it 90 to the East or California 7
Recollect, when the wool goes 70 Caii>
fornia, you get il not back in the goods
you purchase; il travels still further !;
it goes East, and you get an inferior
sample of woods in return remember
that. 1t goes East because it is a
superior staple for manufacturing fancy
goods, being a strong, healthy wool,
not charrcl by alkali, as Of the sister
State. And this is not MI on the wool
question. No State could grow better
wool If proper care as Ia its raising was
considered and practiced. England,
that hive Of the manufacturing world,
is unequallod as to the production If
woods. Oregon is similarly adapted,
The climate being so similar. Can
Oregon not also become the hive OF the
Pacific in few years. commanding the
western side of the European Continent.
via Puget Sound 7 Can not Polk
County. through the aid of the West
Side Railroad, c, mmand the southern
market for manufactured goods rs well
as The EustY Will il not be as easy
for merchants 10 como 10 our county
and buy, as go farther and fare no
better---that is if we have the ma
ehinery for manufacturing fancy goods
here. Will not our railroads connect
with Puget Sound eventually, as well as
the East side Then, again | say, Polk,
hurry to the front, and fight for your
State rights, or we shall have Oregon
City making overtures to combine for
their own good.
A WORKING MAN.