The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-12-24


ty By the name of Prosser eamc to
some menkIis ago. representing
had been sent eut BY the Washing
horities % goover the willamette
and Cascade 1laonntain wagon read.
e for hin1eelf whether certain charges
,ipto Washington by parties along
Iue OF the road were true or false.
President og the road. Mr.. John Craw-
proeured hack. driver, aud neces-
otsftlk for the journey. and induced
.JSson Wheeler to accompany him on
{ pfp. As Mr.. w. had been q large
n.ractor Ia TIE construction or the road
ewas well qualified to give Mr.. Prosser
II the lnformatiOn he might require. In
addition, Mr.. PrOsser represented that his
financial condition was such that he could
not proeare the necessary blankets. ETC..
20 enable bin 70 make the Journey COM
fortably and as comported with the dignity
attaching 30 d special Government Agent.
AZ coon as ti.is matter was made known,
Mr. Wheeler kindiy loaned him tho sum
hsshid Ne wsould require. Mr.. Crawford
Informing hIm that he would pay the carri-
age hire. but exposed PrOsser to pay his
own expenses on / sae road. Mr.. Prosser
expressed tlimselfas under obligations
for the unexpected kindly treatment, and
proceeded 20 inspect the road. At various
times. going and returning, he expressed
most favorable opinions regarding the ex-
ce.lence o9 the road. and pronounced
contrary statements as lies, without any
foundation In fact. A number of gentle
men along the line OF the road stand ready
60 testify % this. No word Of ''fraud"
Fegnrsling the construction OF the road or
any matter connected with it, escaped Mr..
Prosser In the hearing OF any person in
Linn county, aud II seems that not until
some time aEter he had reached Portland
did II occur to him that 'sgreat fraud, :"
- the Oregonf1n expresses 1t, had been
perpettated by theroad company upon the
General Government. What was &c that
operated 90 suddenly and powerfully upon
special SCENT PvosSer's vision as TO COM
ploiely reverse his Oft expressed views in
this matter
More than ten years has elapsed since
che Company represented by Col Hogg
purchased the wagon road, and no breath
Of .sfrxud'' has been uttered in connection
With Ii during that time. AS soon, how
sver, as the Company through Col. Hogg
attempts 70 utilize the lands acquired in
building the road. ga advancing the Inter
ests or railway line from Yaquina Bay
across the Willamette valley tn Eastern
Oregon, the howl of ssfrand'' is raised. and
every imDediment placed 10 the way of
securing the funds necessary for the con-
stucfion Of the road. With one breath the
slandesers Of the Willamette valley and ils
ciElzena declare the lands secured to the
wagon foSd worthless. while in the next
they declare they are far too valuable to
be given to road company that has done
nothing to earn such a gift. The facts
ara. If tie lands could be sold at all, they
would nor begin to pay the cost Of the
construction Of the road, aud those who
are Iieing about Yaquina Bay and the
projected railroad, and doing all In their
power 10 defeat these enterprises. know
that the only way to bring the lands in
controversy into market is by the con-
struction Of 4 great railway as scontemplated.
II would be q grand Thing for Eastern
Oregon, and while conferring immense
benefits upon the people there. it would
correspondlneIy benefit Linn. Lane. Mari
on, Polk. Washington, YamblIl and Ben
ton counties specially, and incidentally
tlle balance s,t the State There's where
the shoe pInches. and further, the open
Ing OF the Bay and the building Of the
railway would not be specially beneficial
.he pockets Of certain capitalist in Port
although the citizens generally would
benefitted. AS has been proven al!
g5ng, these capitalists will stoop to any
hing 10 defeat the opening Of the Bay to
commerce and the building of our railway.
shalt these money sharks and racnopolists
succeedg