The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-05-31
TINE OUTLOOK.

tlon, and the prospact bids fair FOR q |
good crop; the weather has been very |
favorable so that the farmers have got |
tsaeir gram sown in good shape. Of
course this information is not new to |
the most Of us, but is gratifying ali the |
same, or t1east ought to be, for as this |
is Il farming country everything depends |
upon the prosperity and success of the
farmer; he is as it were the foundation
stone upon which everything rests; how
necessary is it then that he should sue
ceed, for if he does not, every class and
every person suffers the farmer builds
up towns and cities in our milst-in
fact everything depends upon him; ev-
erything that comes into our locality
has the expense of transportation added
to it, and as a natural consequence the
farmer has it to pey-how is it with
products that is shipped out
Every bushei of grain or produce Of
any kind sent from here has to have the
freight deducted from the farmer, cats
ing direct loss Of thousands Of dollars
to this country every year, and yet the
farmers seem TO be perfectly satisfied
with this arrangement so much so that
they are totally Indifferent on the sub
jet of narrow guage Railroad 10 Al
bany to connect with the river, and thus
take of the sharp edge of this knife of
monopoly that cuts ON both edges
that adds high freight on every pound
of merchandise brought up here, and
cuts Of considerable from every bishel
of produce sent to the markets of the
world. 1t does seem to US that every
candid thinking man must admit that
the farmer will really be benefited more
by this road than any other class in the
community, and yet hey seem the most
Indifferent of any of our citizsns on this
question.
Look at the history Of the road al
ready in operation: Lands along the
line of that road have advanced from IS
to 100 per cent. in value, from the d.
rect cause of that road being built
Now suppose, for instance, II the Al
bany d Brownsville railroa.i is con
strueted, and the lands advance only 20
per eent.--a very low estimate-we
could easily see what the fArIaers along
the line would gaia by helping it along.
Suppose mans farm is worth now,
81, 900; 90 per cent of that would he
81 900; could not that man well afford
to subscribe for stock ia this rad to
the amount of $500 for the sake of en-
hancing his land 81 ,000l Where is the
farmer that lives near the line of this
road but what could do something to-
wards helping it alongl It is not nee
essary for all to subscribe money; work
is just as good, and now that seeding is
over many-yes, nearly all-csuld put
on teams to plow, scrape, haul ties, or
do teaming of some kind to help this
grand project along. 1t is estimated
that from $4,000 to $4,000 will get
the road bed ready for the iron, and as
soon as this is done the company can
(by mortgaging the road-bedl borrow
all the money necessary to finish and
equip the road at 5 or 6 per cent.
What ia $4,000 to the people along
this whole line of road, compared to the
immediate benefits to be derived from
itl The saving in hauling, freights and
storage would amount to nearly that
sum the Erst yearl In the fall when
the days are short it is a long distance
to haul grain to the other road to pay
monopoly rates upon, while en- this
road the farmers could join together
and build warehouses, and store their
. own grain, and whenever the price suit
cd them they could send it to town any
day, which is more than they have ever
been able to do on the present road. A
little help from every one along the
road and it could be built Immediately;
then would steam mills 60 up into the
great numbering regions Of. the Upper
/. Calipooia, causing that rich section that
i. now lies dormant to enrich this whole
5 country by its magnificent timber, sec-
ond to none on this coast
Freights and goods would be cheaper
n farms and property would be increased
i in value, population and capital woulC
e come herein fact, if this road is built
IS it is hard telling now what the future
= of Linn county would be.--Bros0nsriA
Advertiser.