The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-08-14

inst, Col. w. w. Chapman, Pres
/. dent Of the Portland, Dalles an
!, Salt Lake Railroad Company, organ
lied to construct the above road
: publishes an address to the people 0
Oregon, in which is fully and abl
discussed the advantages to result t
Oregon from the completion of tn
enterprise named. By his indefati
gable industry and perseverance
Col. Chapman has shown himself tx
be the right man in the right place
and if he succeeds, as we earnestly
hope he viii, in securing such Con
gressional and other aid as will secure
the building of the road, under the
adverse circumstances with which he
has oontended, he will richly earn the
lasting gratitude of the people Of
Oregon,
We do not think that Col. Chap
man, in his address, has in any re-
spect oyerrated the advantages to
Oregon Of this road, either in respect
to population or her commercial in
terests- in fact it is impossible to
oyer-estimate it. The consumation of
this eastern connection by railway,
at once assures to Oregon a large
share Of the emigration to the Pa
ciic slope, who are to occupy our
VACANT lands, fill up our workshops
and i'll every conceivable way add to
the material growth and wealth of
the State. Eastern Oregon is of
itself in extent an Empire, rich in all
material resources requisite to build
up a commonwealth; but the Cas-
cades holds Eastern Oregon firmly
locked in her cold granite embrace,
and allows none of her wealth to es-'
cape without paying tribute, and i'm
poses equally heavy burdens upon all
importations that pass that mighty
barrier. SO long as there are none
but the present facilities for passing
the Cascades, just so long will the
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
holda lien upon the bone, sinew,
muscle and energy Of the people of
Oregon, for it is idle to say that none
but those breathing the exhilerating
atmosphere of Eastern Oregon have
no interest in cheap transportation
IN the Columbia river above the
mouth Of the willamette; as well
night the hand say to the foot
hat it had no interest in restoring
o use the foot that was paralyzed.
We shall o6er'no opinion at pres
mt as to the expediency of the prop
'sition Col Chapman indicates he
Till bring before the Legislature
Don to convene at Salem, for addi-
ional State aid to this contemplated
Iailroad, but feel free to say as we {
ave on former occasions, that Con- {
ress has signally failed to favor Or !
gon as it has favored other States in '
oference to aid in railroad enter
rises That the system pursued by
heretofore of making direct
, to railroad companies grants of I
irgo bodies of land is open to seri-
us objection there can DO no doubt,
ut the bill TO aid the road now un- O
er consideration offered by Mr. o
later wasfree from the objection that o
ltachod to grants heretofore made. Y
he bill referred to gave to this com fl
my no monopoly of land whatever, r.
only proposed to donate the pro- h
'ods Of each alternate section for a n
iyen distance on each side of the a
'ad-the land to be sold by the gov @
nment. II the general government s,
interested in selling its own pub y
, domain, the bill referred to was cl
ell calculated to promote that end, cl
Id should, if for no other reason, q
I'VE passed. IL