Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-05-13
FROM THE DAILY OF THURSDAY.

supply is exhausted, or even materially di-
minished. Still, sooner or later a diminution
will take place; and it would be very pro-
per to take measures to increase the stock By
artificial propagation. An expense OF prob
ably s. 600 year or less, judiciously laid
out at some good spawning grounds, would
readily maintain the supply to such a degree
as to defy all possible mode of interference.
This would be much cheaper than the enact
ment of prohibitOry laws, with the expense
of enforcing them. \ memorial OF the Ore
gon Legislature was presented to Congress
last Winter with regard to fishing regulations
and this was referred to me by the Commit
tee on Commerce, and | made an elaborate
report and it was printed, but of which re-
gret that | have no copy. | could readily
find suitable persons to take charge of a
Matching establishment if the funds were fur
niShed to the amount mentioned. Probably
after being started it might be taken hold of
by the general government, but think this
not very probable. The only regulation in
regard TO fishing that would consider eXpe-
dicnt, would be as to the season of closing
and the size of the mesh. With Il moderate
amount of artificial Matching, no other re-
uuircments would be necessary. The first
year the expense might be Il few thousand
dollars more, as a Matching house would per
haps need to be constructed
THE board Of directors of the Oregon Pr
oncer Association met at Salem on the 4th
inst, and adopted a programme for the annu-
al reunion to take place in that city
| on the 18th and 10th of June next The
| exercises of the first day will consist of Il
procession, Grafton, music and dinner, and IN
| address, pioneer love feast" and ball in the
evening. The second day business meet
! ing will be held, at which officers will be
chosen for the new year, the roll of 1874 will
! be called, poem read and a picnic dinner
held in the grove near the fair grounds.
| The Society adopted resolutions accepting
the invitation 10 participate in the cclcbra-
of the Tooth anniversary of American Indie
| pendcnce at Portland, to provide for securing
suitable hall for the headquarters of the
Association while in that city, and to place
the management of the organization under
the proper officers during the celebration.
We observe that Hon b. F. Shaw, of Van
couvcI, has been selected to act as one of
the grand standard bearers on the occasion.
! The following division standard bearers were
chosen: 1910, Rev J. l.. Parrish, Salem;
1871, Francis Berner; 1872 Mcdcram Craw-
! ford, Multnomah; 1913, W. J. Garrison Nc
Minnvillc; 1914, VIM. VI. Case, Champoeg;
Gccr, Butteville; lS'1, Col. Chris. Taylor,
| Dayton: ls!S Ahio :. Watt, Forrest Grove;
! 1919. Capt Geo. H. Flanders, Portland 1850,
Geo Conveys, Amity. ISL, 1852 and 1888
will be selected in few days. The board
then adjourned.
| TIE management OF the agency of the Ore
gon and Washington Trust Company at
Portland, commonly known as the Scotch
Company is quite satisfactory to the stock
holders The Dundee Advertiser says that
the company has declared a dividend Of
seven per cent. on their capital stock, after
paving all expenses and carrying Il sum equal
meet any losses Two of the directors who
! have been to this coast, report that all in
terestS due have been promptly paid, The
directors, finding tina. the demand for
moneys from Oregon was too limited on real
estate Sccurcties, determined on still further
extending their operations to various other
States in America and Canada. With that
view they have formed Il new company lin
addition to the present one, still TO be con.
tinued) called the Dundee Mortgage and
Investment Company" with a capital of -,
| SOC, 600 Evidently the success which these
Scotch gentlemen have had in Oregon anG
| Washington investments through the able
management of their LEGAL board and manag,
ing director, has given them encouragement
to invest in other portions of the JnitcC
States What is needed TO secure foreign
capital is confidence and square dealing
When these are secured, we can get all the
money we want to build public works ant
railroads.
THEY are making a new style of fence a
! Walla-walla which is said TO overcome mos
of the objections to other fences built will
posts The fence resembles the ordinary
"worm' fence, consisting of rails firmly SCI
into posts which are stood on the surface Of
the ground kept erect by the zizzag course Of
the panels The timber being all above
ground is of course as durable as ii is in the
nature of such material to be, and its strength
is sufficient to withstand the strong wind.
which often prevail in that part OF the Ter
ritory 1t is made by machinery specially
designed for the purpose, AMI is finished
ready for setting up at about one-thrd addi
tional cost over the stake and rider" fence
We were the recipient yesterday of .
pleasant call from Miss Duniway who ar
rived from Seattle by the North Pacific
Wednesday morning, where she has beer
visiting relatives and old acquaintance
Mrs. d. Will remain till Monday. and de
liver several lectures on live subjects durin.
her stay.
The Grange Council of Walla-walIa hav,
ordered their Secretary to cause 800 poster
to be printed and distributed in the countr,
east of the Cascades, inviting teamsters t,
come there and work on the Walula road
with the assurance of plenty 10 do for yea
, at five dollars a ton.
REV. B. Wister Morris will conduct servi
r ces in ST. Johns Chapel, in this city, morn
ing and evening, on the last Sunday in thi
month, May 2sth.