The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-09
Home Interests.
8. D. Aaair Aslswerea.

Oregon Granger OF April LIST, 1875, from 8. d.
Adair, now set down to the painful task of
answering it-painful because the statement
contains nothing OF truth to answer, and It Is
a hard matter to answer an article of unquali-
fed aslsehoods. promise to spare no personal
tiles, 0niy saying am responsible for the
matter contained in this article.
The first grain belonging to Parker & Norris
was received ON the 3ath OF November and
taken out the sth day of December, 1874, is Mr.
Adnfr's first statement. Now this il faise, rs to
grain lying the time he sfates. Mr. Adair for.
gets that We commenced to load this grain ns,
Tuesday. December 9ssh, taking on 100 tons,
and ON the 2sth and s0th taking ON eis tons
making sl6 tons out of $50 tons, leaving al4 tona
over one month. Mr. Atiair claims that there
were all toRs. while fhe truth is there wms bat
2iA tons. viii say 50 the public may see clear
II, we were working this last 2l4 tons when
the barge landed alongside the warehouse.
Here was the trouble: Mr. Adlair refused to
land the barge alongside the Middlesex; as it
was my grain. demanded that it should be
landed alongside the BIildlesex, but the demand
was refused here comes In the Is tons.
Adair says he didnot charge anything for pass
ing 1t through the warehouse; but remember he
forced this grain into his warehouse and would
have taken the entire barge load had not
have been present to forbid it, at a cost of Sc
ton, besides causing us to ray l7c per ton truck
age on the entire amount, making q bill of
&Ss7 6S In favor OF Adair to be paid by shippers,
Parker q Morris. This is a true statement thus
far. Now say there was only $50 tons OF
freight but what was forced into the warehouse
by S. d. AdRir. There should have been 700
tons paid for, which agreed TO pay for, and
did pay according TO written contract, which
was a5c per ton, amounting to just $I75, / pay
ing $ei. besides doing $40 worth of work, max
ing 80 more than he says in his article; then
paid sS6 for trucking said grain to ship. So it
viii De seen paid ont that $50 tons OF grain
$25s. This is the amount that we, Parker q
| Morris, were out. Mr.. Adairs bill run thus
800 storage $61 piling. go trucking. SC a pound
from Albany to Portland, Sc from Portland to
Astoria, twine 5Oc-this last being to mend
sacks that they bursted. The amount I would
have had to pay had signed the bill to get this
400 tons from the warehouse, while only one
half of it passed through the house by virtue of
contract, was @sll0. This bin did NOT sign be-
| cause it Was not the bill contracted for. The
just bill was $5,55s, making $552 Of unjust bin
which say 1 offered to sign, under protest,
offering to secure the pay by allowing them to
hold the bills OF lading but they would do
nothing.
| There was 16O tons OF freight in the lot sent
| by the Ohio, and they had no orders for any
money from Captain Scott. Did they have any
| right TO hold Captain scottss grain without an
order from hims suppose Captain Scott was
perfectly willing to take as, Parker q Morris,
for his boat-load of freight, and Idoubt whether
the Ohio man told them anything about de-
tanning our grain. He can say how it Is, as i
| consider Mr.. Scott gentleman, and wish i
| loud saw so by those other narfies
Now have waybills for $50 tons of freight
/ from Parker & Norris warehouse, Albany,
| reading thus Received on board Willamette
Chief, to be delivered sideof Middlesex.' This,
| gentle reader, is 13o tons of Mr.. Adair's grain
| rs tons he run from barge makes the amount
| Mr.. Adair claimed on. Now bear in mind we
had a contract, written, to pay for this grain
| when sold. Now should MIR. Adair have the
right TO run this grain into Farmers Ware
house and lock 1t up? Had he any right to the
grain at all z 1 say he had no right, and would
If 1t was to do over again, buy the amount they
had locked up, and then bring su,t to recover
damages, as they were great.
One word more and am done with this part
| OF his subject. We would not have had any
grain over the lst day of June in their house
had they not have stopped work. Mr.. Pearson
is here to bear me out that everything was in
| running order, and Mr.. Cherry, Secretary
ordered us to stop loading after we got the A
tons And viii here say, believe ii was
done to get extra pay on the grain am fully
| satisfied 1t is so. Never knew what was ths
| cause OF the stoppage of loading the Middlesez
! until this communication came to light. viii
| Mr.. Aiair please tell us why he ordered Mr.
Cherry to stop ali hands soon as the 70 tons
| were on board?
| This is true statement, and Mr.. Adair, i,
|
| have $50 tons, and no more. Each and every
bushel above this amount was forced into this
| warehouse against law. contracts, and every
thing else, and every statement of Mr.. Adairs
| Is based upon faisehoods, and he knows It
/ ATr. Adair says:
sNow as to comparison of loading at Portland
| or astoria, Observer THAT is A. b. Morrisl
makes most ridiculous statement. He not
only sets forth the charges at Astoria, but pre-
4 suHles to get his wharfage and weighing dons
| In Portland for nothing"
Now say here is another of Adnir,s missfafe
ments, for never paid one cent at Astoria FOL
/ Weighing grain, outside OF their warehouse
never paid one cent at Portland for weighinr
grain, nor one cent storage on grain, without
I kept IL over 80 days. Mr.. Adair is NOT posted
there ls not another house with the same rrls
Mr.. AdAir has. Even Mr. Goldsmith did MOI
CAhtsS &c 3b xnS Eu1e4S Oh L0e
Holiday line were 10 take freight at that tirns
for 0csnts per busfei, delivering to the yesse
from boats or cars--there is no extras about it
Mr.. Adair ought TO know that when O ship {.
chartered as Portland the shipper does not r,aS
townge. He does know IT. hTr. Ataar says ii
should have had pay I,a0O tons. Now wh,
does he drop on 800 tons. for there were 1,7o
t0nsa The facts ara, Mr.. Adair, you do not un
dHrstand your business. Does the shipper pas
for towing vesseles over the Columbia bar tt
Astoriaa You win nay no. 80 say /. Neithe,
do they pay towage up or down tho Columbfs
river. II charter at Portland, I pay nothing
II charter st Astoria, pay * cents NOR,
Ereights then II pass through your warehons.
Tpay you IS cents per ton then pay II cent
i Per ton for irucking-fhis In all extra. Bsat Il
the public: hops you win take warning. ane
4 IL you desire 10 load yoar wheat sc Astoria
have is landed by the side Of your ship, for II
50 tons Fzln through the Farmers, Warehouse
| ne had 81 sacks Of crac1Eed wheat; OF $50 toni
handed from barge over side Of ship. only !;
sacts ef cracked wheat. You viii bear in naind
chicken feed VIII not sen for - much, as Az
toria, as coed clean wheat, and you win alse
bear In mind 1t conts extra every time yog
| handle your wheat.
Adair says Observer 10 not an authorised