The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-02-12

VIZ hUile hidnulhctuflng Company, ana a
sessment OF twenty per cont. on eieh shhr
ana as the Directors have called a third met
Ing Of said stockholders for the pnapOss ,
Outstanding the company and having tie i
formation TO the effect that many OF the stoe
holders are dissatisfied with the amount {
the assessment, 1 as an Individual Direct
am wiling To favor a reduction Of SAID 81.
sessment u such an amount as Will cover n
necessary expenses, when satisfied that the
are sufficient number OF votes present
eifect the object ior which said company
called together.
WIN. CYRUS.
]. b. V. BUTLER,
CnAs. W. BOWIE,
Directors.
We are pleased to see that ma
jority of the Directors did not sigl
this card. The company should no
disband. II was organized in goo,
faith and the Directors were electe,
at a full meeting of stockholders
with the expectation that they woulc
proceed with the business of thu
corporation and carry it on to {
successful issue. They should pro
ceed to do so.
The Salem Record, in speaking oi
this matter, says
1t seems necessary that this COMPANY shall
dlsofganze. and we do sincerely hope that aii
i., Interested VIII pay the amount necessary 10
settle the dues Of the corporation and lose no
ulne IN dlsbandlng. So lar the whole busi.
ness has resulted Ia discord and misunder.
d v,dh1,inss, ny w nope 70 see law suits avoided
ar w IihtleT seltlsd without adding the dis.
grace OF litigation to existing troubles"
We deny that there is any disoord
or misunderstanding SO far as the
stockholders in Linn county are con
cerned, and they comprise a maiori-
ty of the members. The dissatisfac-
ton is all with citizens of Marion
county and is simply caused by
Salem's failure to secure the loca-
ton Of the works at that place. II
they had succeeded in their little
game all would have been serene,
and they would have been most
strenuously opposed to any PROPOSE
ton looking to disbandmont.
There is the whole cause of the
"dlscord," in nutshell. Marion
county did not subscribe one.fourth
OF the stock while Linn took over
half, and yet because the Directors
wisely selected Albany (tho base Of
operations of the great agricultural
center OF the Willamette Valley as
the most suitable, convenient and
profitable site for the erection and
carrying on Of the works, the Marion
county stockholders now rem back
on their dignity, refuse to pay their
assessments and declare their un-
alterablo determination to disband Il
We ask in all candor is this fair :
Is it acting in good faith with the
citizens Of Linn county who have
year in and year out paid tribute to
Salem and Marion county9 We
assist more largely than that county
in sustaining tho State Government
which is located in their midst we
literally pour money into their
Golfers during the annual State Fair !;
and that rich portion Of our county
lying north Of the Santiam distrib- |
utes more money yearly into tho
pockets OF Salem merchants ana deal
ers than it throws in tho way Of our,
Linn county citizens. Yet we do not
murmur or complain at al this art
Salem can fairly command our
and tribute she should !
have it. Marion and Linn arc
neighboring counties, and it is much
better that the circulating medium
OF our citizens should bo distributed
between the two counties than to eoI
farther from home. But the az
change should be MS nearly mutual as t
possible. It is unfair for one section
10 be continually drained for the fat
,ening OF the other, Heretofore il
ias always been one-sided /; and we
low ask, since we fairly secured the
oeation OF these agricultural works, I,
hat the enterprise be permitted to
70 on without hindrance or molosta-
ion. e
It is more than probable that the
Meeting called for the asrd instant
VII result as has the two preceding.
! majority Of the Directors are not 8
n favor Of Reorganization, and viii 4
lot be represented at n meeting u
allied for that purpose. The matter y
Till rest entirely with the Directors. "
nd we firmly believe it is their duty r
; proceed with the levying and col. 4
'ction Of assessments and the carly
obstruction Of tha-ssaslI..s There
m be no question about the law "
wing been thus far complied with, y
d i now only remains for those 4
lo have been chiftsted with ire y
Isiness Of the corporation 10 "
omphy and faithfully carry # oh. Of