Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-05-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
Fer the Gallipolis Journal.
SALEM, OREGON, May 1, 1874.


Fer the Gallipolis Journal.
SALEM, OREGON, May 1, 1874.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-I again re-
spectfully ask space in your excel
lent JoUANAL for a chapter of items
from this far-off land, where the
sun seems to set in the vast Pacific
Ocean.
THE SEASON.
We are subject here to changeable
seasons, as well as you in the old
States. The mean temperature here
for five months past has been about
As degrees; but yet we have had
much chilly, wet and snowy weather,
with one violent storm on the 18th of
January. We have not had any
great freshets but much rain. The
first twenty days of March were
harder on stock than the regular win
ter time. East of the mountains the
winter and early part of spring were
very severe. There have been such
mild, open winters there for about
ten years past that herdsmen became
careless about putting up hay for
their stock, and trusted to Provi-
dence for another open winter. From
all / can learn, there has perished
from cold and hunger, over third
part of all the cattle and sheep in the
great grassy plains in eastern Ore
gon since December last.
One month ago, spring set IN here,
and all nature seems reviving up,
and the vast wheat and oats fields,
meadows and pastures present car
pet of green, while Flora presents US
with her millions of tame and wild
flowers on hill and dale. And gen
tie Pomona promises us rich supply
of all sorts of her gifts this season.
CROPS.
Never had we finer prospects for an
crop of cereals and fruit in
Oregon, than we have at present. So
encouraging were the demand and
prices of our grain last year, and so
fine the fall season for sowing, that
immense acreage is now sown, and
was sown, and none froze out nor
drowned out here. The middle men,
and river and railroad monopolists,
shaved US closely last year, yet quite
a moiety was left to us. Many men
are speaking and writing on the sub
iect of cheaper freghts here. All the
political parties in our State pretend
to show us farmers marked respect.
But we must look to ourselves and
our own efforts for fair show in the
sale of our coming crops of grain,
wool, DC. This brings me to the next
item, which is
THE ORANGES.
These are rapidly increasing in
and influence in this State,
and on this coast generally. Sub
,tantial men and women are falling
INTO line, and the Order has bright
future, if it is managed properly. |
But one thing is certain, that the task
which lies before it, is one of vast
Monopolists, middle
men and spectators have an immense
capital in cash, credit and brains in
he United States. And their ex-
Derience and business tact, with the
packing from the General Govern
nent give them preponderatiye in
iuence. And to undertake to over
throw all these, and substitute new
'rder of things, and successfully car
v them out is a herculean task.
All that can be done, or likely ever
will he done is to reform and modify |
hose interests, or in other words,
,ause those classes to be content with |
ess profits. Middle men and specu-
ators have existed and ever will ex-
st in well ordered commercial lands.
# every man who enters q Grange
.ould lay by or leave outside old
Adam-or corrupt self-and thence
lct purely for the common good of
III in strict honesty and sterling in
egrity-discarding all selfishness,
hen there would be no rats in the
neal tub. But designing men-both
politicians and middle men-will
reep into those Oranges, and while
hey shall pretend to hunt with the
lounds they will run with the hares.
t is just so in Oregon, and men are
like every where. If the Grangers
an effect reform in all departments
f Government and trade, they will
leserve the gratitude of all.
TEMPERANCE.
AS that is the all absorbingques-
ion in all our Union, | would say
hat the praying women here are do
lg wonders in the line of abating
he evils of dram drinking. But we
ave had little of the Chicago spirit
lanifested here. The praying wo-
len were arrested in Portland, Ore
on, lately, as disturbers of the peace