The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-14

coming in contact with the sacks, is
black or specked and Injuries the sale
of the cargo. Capt. Hustler corrobo-
rated the above statement.
Now, brother farmers, can tell
you something about the water front
ut Astoria. Mr.. Shively owns a large
front and proposes TO give 72O feet to
the enterprise. Col. Taylor proposes
to give 360 feet adjoining, making an
unbroken front of 1850 feet. They
are gentlemen and won't take back
word they have said. They propose
to make conditional deed before
pile is driven, and if we will comply
with our part Of the contract it will
be deed in force and If not 1T will
revert back to them. The conditions
will be to erect wharf and build n
warehouse on it Of certain dimen.
sions. General Adair and some one
else own large front in alternate
blocks. He says he can only give
765 feet in nnbroken front, but will
give all we have mind to improve in
that way. Colonel Kelly, our Sena.
tor in Congress. owns about three
fonrths of mile, taking in Tongue
Point. General Adair said he under
stood the Senator offered Ben Holla-
day one.half of his claim, provided he
would do so and SO. Senator Kelly
has been written TO and informed of
what we propose To do, and asked II
he can't do something Tor US. We
expect TO hear from him soon. Now,
il we farmers eau get rid of this sack.
ing business aud this multitude OF
spectators, am convinced we can
make a living.
A few more words concerning the
freighting business and have done.
l can't get it out of my head that the
Astorians are the proper parties TO do
our f eighting. AS | told Captain
Welch, of Astoria, their interests are
identical with our own, rs we arc
nothing without them and they are
nothing without us. AS for myself, |
am farmer; | am not certain that
could steer canoe, much less n
steamboat. might not be able to
tell the boiler from the piston, or the
rudder from the smoke stack, while
you Astorians are. every one OF you
men, women and children, either com
modores, captains, sailors, engineers
pilots, or deck hands. But am not
going TO sit down and say can dc
nothing. can beat the best Astori
an you have got, plowing, drilling, oi
sowing broad cast, narrowing, NOV
, ing, reaping, heading, or running 1
thresher.
| would say to- the Astorians that
many more of their iriends-the far
mers-are of the same opinion as my
self in regard To the ireighting. If wt
run the boats we would have to hire
it done. We have not forgotten the
fate of the opposition boats-tht
Gazclle,' that was blown up and
many valuable lives lost, and the
Oregon" that was snagged aud was :
total wreck. Now for the summing
up, and we will sec il it will pay ior
the Astorians aud the farmers 10 dc
D their own business:
We will save the sacks. x..............s egs'o0 a
Reduction In fratght.................. ss1.ls1 q
The spccuaiors clear gslii..--,..-..--. alIit1s
sa,7sa ~ :.
: Thus can give the frr.shters IL cents p~
J buShel. and then have 81. sra t57 8l nnd thef
have - CENTS pr Lusici sor our wheat icfI.
, the snug suin 81 s..!ss,Ju W. Thea. Ia Dc uiu.
distinct ~ utitis-rSto1d-
Instead oi getting
| aTsa ~ &
We would realize. uli is5
We respectfully submit these sug
, gcstions To- our brother farmers fo
consideration. PUtIIp LOVE-