The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-02-26
ON rHn WING.


rho Travelling CorrespaudOnt OF the Fem
ocratwrites mp the Valley Towns-In.
tsEsttAsag Sncte and Items.
Our travelling agent.and correspond
ent has sent us the following gossipy
stems, as the result of his tour through
the sections AID places named, OuI
readers will find them terse, pointed
and interesting:
MARION.
This is a very thrifty place, being
the shipping point on the railroad for
the large farming community lyiugin
the forks Of the Sautiam.
Farmers are generally in fine spirits,
and are breaking up a good many of
their large pastures for grain growing
purposes. About $50 acres of land has
been sown in fax near this place, the
company for which 1t is raised paying
the farmer from $l2 to SIS per acre for
1t as it stands in the field
GERvAIs
Was incorporated at the last session Of
the Legislature and is now building up
and improving very fast, 1t already
contains two good hotels, two wagon
shops, several blacksmith shops, two
dry sgood stores, one drug store, and
'openyarety store A large Catholic
church is just being finished up. Tt is
painted and grained in an artistic.
manner, has a large gallery, and when
completed, will cost about $1,000
LII 4 ~ ]. = " a II \
There is also a Union church in opera
tion, composed of Cumberland Pres
.sbyterians, Baptists and NIethodsts.
The church is real neat, well finished,
FAnd has good organ. The members
of both churches are very energetic
and,great interest is being manifested
il religious matters. .ss,
Two large warehouses have been
ereeted which will hold together about
100000 bushels Of grain.
A large foundry was built last spring
!. and carried on until sometime in the
fall. Lately it has been bought out by
"a company of gentlemen from the
Ehst. who are all practical foundry-
men. They intend making the cast
ing Of iron tea-kettles speciality
and as there are none of those uanu-
factprcd on the Coast now, it will no
doubt be q success
31,1A large public school is taught at
= this place BY Miss Georgia Brown, /
who receives the praise of the whole
community for the manner in which
she teaches 4the young idea how to
shoot.n HerschooI now numbers about
30 scholars and Is constantly on the in
crease.
iSNl MONMOUTH
Is p miles cast of Independence, and
- the whole country presents avery
cheerful aspect; farms being improved
larger breadth of grain being sown
than ever before; much new land be-
ing plowed up and thrown into cultt
@ vation, Monmouth occupies one of j
the prettiest natural town sites in tlielI
State, and is improving considerably, Il
teyeraI,Hew buildings being in course 4
Of erection.
" lsNfonnioutIi college, under the alispi- j
ces Of the Christian dehomnation, i
with Profit. BlUalfpbeflaA I3rincipab 4
!, Is one Of the best schools in the valley. n
'-n E1 INDEPESDENoE. asf Ii
This place has arisen to the dignity I
% 81 a town, being Incorporated last fall, lie
ana i. .spripgirg ,ip Iilse q mushroom. /
.slsfhefsS are in this place Six ware@ y
houses, which hold in the aggregate t
4O6,0D0 bushels Of grain. = 4 4 fF s Ia
Two large saw mills are kept runs v
ming all the time, turning out about f
coed feet pstday, and stil Che demand n
Is greater than the supply.
...,, DALLAS, n
IVY fhA county seat, Of Polk county, IFS ST. u
uated ON the South bank Of the Rick 4
Zeal, fieaf the foot hills Of the Coast h
range, is one OF the prettiest and most a
heafthful locations on the West side If II
the Willamette. 1t was incorporated n
BY the last Legislature, and is now in1- y
proving rapidly Population, about 4
1900. ertggFg b
Mr.. John Waymlfe Is the proprietor u
Of a large Touring mill at this place. h
Tho mills run by water power, the h
water being brought from the Rickreal d
ia Z ditch through the center 81 the IA
city. The flour turned out by this mill ii
Is of a superior quality and finds a Il
- ready safe in any market JM
y A first-class tannery is in operation q
here, owned by Chas. Mcdonald. ItliI
4s,AsiGrge as any inf the State, and II Y
very convenient and well finished e'
About ], 400 pieces year are turned Ii
Z out and the trade through whole 81
central valley is supplied from this N
source Mi
&, w. Teal & Co. are carrying on II
laFHewagqn mapufsctoFys turning out ii
about $1,000 worth Of work year. in
REroRTER- b.
y Ho, FoR JERUsALENl-W have an pl
fnvitationto make one Of party 70
take trip to the Holy LaBJ, similar
10 tho. one upon which Mark Twain 70
founded his ''Innocents abroad" tico
only costs 81 500, and as he crowd m
would doubtless enjoy our society more
than We possibly could theirs we re- =, y
Y g.hpectfuily hlIt molestly urge them 70 B
''pass the sasser'' and take up collec- j.
ti6n 70 defray our expenses and furnish 4
our New Foundland pep in Provender.' Z, Z,
We make solemn promise before &,
hand that we won't write book or NJ