The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-05-14

POLITICS.
The booms are on hand In old Ma
rion. The machines FOR manufActur.
ing ISLANDERS of all sorts are placed In
position, and we shall soon have an
assortment of items concerning all
the candidates for every office which
has money in It. This way of bring.
ing out, just before the election, rev
revelations concerning the bad traits
of character of the candidates, IL so
we'll known that II will have but lit
tie influence on the voters. The
candidates OF both parties were
brought out, regularly, by the respec-
tive Conventions, and they were well
known TO tho delegates, aud were
endorsed by them. What grand ma
tional issues are up upon which the
parties are divided are hard 10 dis
eern. The south and the north, the
east and the west desire peace, and
reciprocal trade and friendship. We
are one great nation on whom the
eyes OF nearly all nations are turned.
II our Republic proves success,
crowns will soon grow TO be thing
OF the past. We are deeply Inter
ested in Oregon In home measures,
and these are orr politics.
RAILROADS.
Our large State, abounding in
more natural resources, than any
other State or Territory inthe Union,
is attracting men of great capital
abroad, who are now Investing large.
ly in railroads in Oregon and ". r.
4 quarter OF u century ago It was
supposed that the high lands In East
crn Oregon were valuable only FOR
stock raising. And In fact the brush
lands Of Western Oregon were con-
sidercd almost worthless. But tests
have been made, ,anI Il IA now known
that of the CT millions of acres OF
land within the State two thirds Of
it are valuable wheat lands. And
the quality and quantity OF wheat
grown on these lands Is attracting
great attention abroad. Hence rail-
roads and ships and river steamers
are ia requisition 10 transport our
surplus OF grain, wool flour and farm
products generally TO the worlds
markets. We are no longer tributa-
ry 10 California. The brand upon
our articles of commerce, "Oregon,"
is n safe passport TO foreign or domes-
tie buyers. The lines of railroads
now finished. or under survey or con-
slruction in Western Oregon, show
conelusiveIy tIie estimation in which
this part OF our State Is held. The
two lines OF the o. sE c. II. n. from
Portland south, on each side 0f the
Willamette river, and. tho feeders
which they are constructing -one
from Albany to Lebanon, and one
from Salem 10 Howell Prairie, with
a feeder south fifteen miles across
the fertile districts OF the Waldp
HIS and Mili Creek valley, win
greatly adj 10 lheYorth Of real estate
along 1hoseIines.
And Tho two narrow gauge roads,
now under rapid construction on bath
sides Of the Willamette River, each
passing close TO the western spurs Of
the Cascades and Of the Coast Noun
tains, viii opon up market and
cheap transportation tooar sen boards.
The extent and productions Of these
districts, through which those two
narrow gauge roads win run, are al
most beyond compensation. And the
large amount of public landsand rail-
road lands lying near to those roads,
but which have ebeen too remote from
markets TO induce settlers 10 buy or
enter them, will now come into nc:
tive demand for permanent settlers.
There is no part Of Oregon which Is,
in every respect, more desirable for
newcomers than Western Oregon.
And, in connection with the subject
Of railroads, there Is ono great trans.
continental lInc, direct, which would
pass Through the very best portion Of
our State, md nearly all the way
through a vast wheat growing eoun-
Try. This would be route from
Ogden ria of Fcrt Boise, there cross
ing Snake River, and thence through
the southern parts of Baker, Grant,
Wasco, Linn and Benton counties TO
the Yaquina Bay and Harbor. This
walId dcsect the whole State Of Ore
gon from east TO west-325 miles. I
am surprised that this rogte has not
attracted public attention already,
The cheapness and pFacticabiIIiy of
deepening and widening the entrance
to the Day, across Yaqnina Bar, are
manifest 10 all men whose interests
do not warp their Judgment There
IS the largest and best wheat growing
district in the southern parts of Ba-
ker, Grant and Masco cnnntfes of