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

take 3,UuU,uUU bushels Tor our basis,
aud locate the whole crop at Albany,
so as TO simplify our estimates. (As-
torians say Linn produces onc-third of
the amount of wheat raised in the
S,ate.)
Following is our table of estimates:
Suppose the wheat speculator who re-
sides at Albany buys the entire crop
of the State at the present Albany
price, 15 cents per bushel:
$4,000 bushels al 75c. per bu...-. s.. sJo.0oo 90
Storage at Albany IY,.tE1 %
sacks. nt l5c. for bu. wheat ......... 2J5.oo %
lie. per Gu.... ........... $4,000 90
Freight from Portland To Asioria:i "a
laTsc amt at Holidays wharf In
Fast Porti'd is put on drays. ferrird
across the river and deposited on
the wharf. from whence il j. put on
boats for Astoria. and ths wasinSa
Il great therefore wc VIII say ior
wharfage. drayage ana ferri'.e and
wharfage Rt West Portland. Is cts.
more. and tI.ctght To Astoria .......-- i21.Go %
WastaSc nj Astoria. a: lc. pr ILL.,. 300 %
Freight la Liverpool. at slS per ton:
Il have now changed II from the
American bushel 10 the English
the English btEhcI Is o. Hs thus
Freight to erpooi........-.-.......i iSoo10o %
Insurance. Mt ? ?cent.........-..........-. $3.50 W
Whole cost wheat on board OF vessel
and rrfiy Tor ID 90
Value nf same amt at wheat at i.iS-
crTool al II shiiinss or E2ss.s...... ss7s.7J7 3
Cost of said wheat ut Astoria, rcady
for sea. all .y3f.O 90
clearain tt, si,-c,a,or. I37 q
Cost OF wheat In Albany. at &c Z: btl.. a.01O %
8 sai.l57 $
So we see by applying the figures that the
spccuiainr receives ss9i.S57 81 mOrc than all the
farmers In the state.
Ont of the Farmers so,250,000.C0
they have to support their families,
keep up their machinery, stand the
wear aud tear of their soil, fences, and
buildings, taxes, etc, 10 say nothing
about their doctor bill, blacksmith bill,
and a dozen more necessary bills,
while the speculator gets his S3, H.
451 .35 just the same as though it was
given him, and no liabilities on it,
The sepeculator, not satisfied with
getting the farmers wheat for less
than one-half its value, has resorted to
new sort of robbery. One warehouse
man that have known ever since he
was small boy, (he is now over 80
years of age), living all the time a
neighbor and never having heard a
word against his honesty or truthful
ness, having shipped 81 car loads of
wheat to Portland, Mr.. Portland
man sent him note telling him that
his weights had fallen short 4 500 lbs,
or rs bushels. So you see they intend
to grab large share of his 5 cents
storage. l have DIR. Portland mans
letter on my table as write. / have
been requested to use no names.
Now, feilow-farmers, we all know
VIC have the Locks in the Willamette
river, and as for myself, l think we
ought to have some benefit from them.
l therefore propose that we ship di-
rectly from Albany to Astoria and
save this everlasting handling. AT
the lowest figure we can put it, our
wheat costs us 43 cents per bushel to
take it to Astoria, where vessels can
come and take our produce without
delay or hindrance, to the markets OF
the world. My plan, with many
more, is simply this: That we build a
mammoth wharf and warehouse at
Astoria, and warehouses to suit far.
mers at various points on the Will.
annette river, or railroad, for our ac.
commodation at threshing time.
| Astorians say our wheat can be
taken from Albany to Astoria at from
seven to eleven cents per bushel.-
They all agree that tug boats and bat
teaus are the vessels necessary to lug
off our produce in low water. The,
say they would only want few
inches of water in which to navigate
Z these fat bottom boats and batteaus
Mr.. Welch is an old settler of Asto
ria, and followed boating on tn.
above plan many years in his younger
days in the East. Capt. Hustler
either said he followed the same bust
+ ness or saw much of it done on tn,
j above plan in the Eastern States. HI
is also an old settler OF Astoria, and .
native of New York. They all say
that our wheat must be shipped il
bulk-that the sacks are nuisance
and an imposition on the farmer.
will here give Col. Taylor's testimony
in regard to the sacking business
He dictated and I wrote in ny
diary, his Judgment, derived from Sc;
captains. Wheat shipped in bulk il
better than sacked and is delivered il
foreign markets in better condition
The sacks at the end of the voyage
lare perfectly rotten and the. whea