, 1879-11-22
Dayton Wants "A Railroad.

Jesse Day has been in town the past wee!
stirring things up considerably; he says
that the citizens of Dayton and sarroun ding
country are an unit for railroad and are
determined to have one by some means, and
~ IN :nircement they oier to ship ST. 600
worth of freight the next season as a 81 .rter.
Situated as Dayton is, right III the heart e,
the finest agri cultural lands in this BEAUTIFUL
AMI fertile valley. and with an immense ex
ten . prcllhc country directly tributary to
1t, thg-c can he not the slightest ioubt but
that a vaIlroad' connecting 1t. Il er with tae
North 3lc!iic terminus at A.inswo:.h, or
with tn Columbia River railroad in this citv
would b. other than legitimate and profit
able business proposition FROM the start
There Is no section OF country III this great
interior that requires an outlet for lis pro-
ducts throuSA the medium of rapid transit
more than this; 1t does not rely merely upon
IT'S vast cerea, productions alone. although
hat Is, as a matter of course, the leading
industry and the basis Of It's prosperity
Dayton possesses ior all practical purposes
unlimited water power facilities and other
L
ing to be utilized to become important fac
tors IN the building up OF the great manu-
featuring center which 1t Is destined speedily
TO become. In addition TO It's vast produe-
tlun of the cereals and fruits common 10 this
latitude. it annually produces very large
amounts OF wool and other products, which,
even III the present Infancy of these indus
syles, and the cramped condition necessarily
entaiied upon them by lack OF tgansporta-
tan facilities, would. nevertheless. materi
ally enhance the business of railroad winch
provides an outlet by rapid transit. We
hare alluded, Incidentally, to the unrivalled
manufacturing facilities possessed by Day
ton; the town, at present. possesses 4 flour
ing mili two planning mills. 4 soap factory
brewery and other manufactures uecas.
sa-y tc the bSsineSs of the place; the fame
oi the materials made IN the DAYTON Wooleu
mills has extended from tide water TO the
reD9te territories, bordering on the great
ceatlaeatal divide. and with speedy commu
mc2tioEs by rail the could easily Surplv
towns III the countries below that are noy
tributary to California and the east. and by
extending their trade and the basis of their
operations, encouragement would be niven
to other industries, aad tkus the WalIa
Nalla valley would become hot only SELF
supporting, but would Levy tribute npop
other sections with fewer natura, adyan.
tages- When we remember that the citi.
zeiis OF Dayton have made the ;.,aee what If
Is to-day. since lS.l, when tie town vas
first laid out, IN spite oi oiscouracinn e;r.
cumstances and comparative isolation. which
would have disheartelesl other communities
the finite mind OF Ian en- scarcely qraSn
the immensely OF the pr4s.sss which such an
energetic, enterprising people would acco,u-
phsh, acting under the impetus aud encon-.
agement which railroad invariably h.nr,s
Dayton must have a railroad it is e.n,ra,-
20 every law of nature that place Of ;fs
present and prospective advantages. located
in the midst OF the garden valley of the
world, with its granaries full to overfowing
should remaia bottled up. The peop,e OF
Dayton want rsilroad-they must have il.
and are bound to get it /: We commend the
enterprise to Wslls Walls capitalists, prom.
.sing that ths citizens of Dayton Will give it
substantial aid, while the columns of the
STATESMAN, as matter of course, are always
at the disposal of those who desire to fur.
ther public enterprises of character ealcu-
lated to advance the progress aud prosperity
of every section of our fair and beloved ter,
yitory.