The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-02-19
A RAILROAD FROM soIo TO MARION

}. purpose Of discussing the proprie'
o Of building a railroad from til,
:, place to Marion Station. After Ii
: meeting had progressed to some e,
s tent it was found that the house WI
o divided-some advocating the raj
t road enterprise while others sugges
. ed o plank road. The railroadei
4 were headed by DR.. King, the planl
: roaders by the immortal Irvine. Th
discussion waxed hotter and hotter
neither party showing any signs O
compromise. Saturday the faction
were very yigilant, button-holinI
every farmer that CHANGED to yisi
the city, giving them their plans anc
dwelling at great length upon tn
division that took place at thei
meeting. The plankroaders some
times favored Jefferson as the termi
nus instead of Marion. In relation
to this matter I wish to offer few
suggestions; 1t is my opinion that
this pretended "splitP in Scio (fol
the whole excitement was confined
to Scio and immediate vicinity is fo1
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the purpose Of misleading the farm,
ers of the community. They pre-
tend to favor Jefferson because there
are some wishing to make Jefferson
their shipping point; they agitate the
railroad question to strengthen the
other enterprise. They are we'll
aware that the people generally are
opposed to the railroad, and also
know that to get it built is an utter
impossibility, and fearing that the
farmers will not be very favorably
impressed with their new enterprise
If it is presented to them fairly and
squarefy on its own merits, they have
fallen on this new mode of operation,
believing that, if they can keep the
railroad question hot, and at the
same time spring the plank road
question, the farmers will accept the
latter as a compromise; or, rather
adopt the latter in order to get rid
OF the former. But this is not ali.
There is another ingredient in the
warehouse in Marion to
be bought b. the farmers. What an
enterprising spirit rising in our
midstl These city chaps think they
'an mix these several propositions
together in such a manner as to get
'he farmers to come out and aid them
n constructing a plank road to ac-
'ommodate the city; also to buy the
in Marion, and thus
hwart any plan of building bridge
IF offering any practical route to
ellerson where the grain of The
forks should be stored for shipment
The argument used by the plank
Dad party is, that once get this road,
hen tho farmers can keep their
'heat in their granaries\ until the
larkeB reaches its highest point and
hen haul it on the plank road ,is too
hin. The farmers do not want to
eep their wheat in their granaries;
hey want to store it at the point
rom which they propose to ship it.
tore it in bulk, or rather have it all ;
>gether in order to be ready for
ne market, and to unite in the dis
osition of their grain.
Now, that Marion is not the point ,
II the farmers to choose as their
ilppinG point is evident to any one /
lat will for moment consult his
est interests and the interests of
10 entire Forks. In the first place
1ilerson is moro central Consider l.
g the agricultural portion of the :
and in the second place it /
rs u great advantage as a shipping /
lint as we can ship either by rail or
ater II is also claimed by many
at the only safe point on the North :
'ntiam, for bridge, is near JefIer-
n, and this is by no means small :
I'm, A bridge we must have be-
re we can feel ourselves easy, ag- :,
'ulturally and financially. :,
Now, what the people want in the =,
10 Of roads is simply this; The :
lperyisors in the various districts :
mt to call out the farmers with :,
cir plows and scrapers; the loose !.
pulation, school teachers and =
'rks, etc, with their shovels, and - -
row up the roads above the water
'el, and then wo will have good
ads permeating every part of our :" w
lnhy, instead of a penny plonkroad :,
nning to Scio for the benefit of =
Y merchants. u
Farmers, build you warehouse at q,
ierson where it should be-, and
yourselves loose from Scio. We -.
: this not with desire to iniure y
{ little village, but we want to see y
hrive, if it can do so without in
ing the people generally, This is :,
tten in good faith, without ill ~
ling to any one, BIZ. Wy
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