The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-05
PRICE or REAL ESTATE.

In our issue of the goth ult., in
speaking of the need of more business
houses and dwellings, we stated as fol.
lows: " In some instances, attempts
have been made to purchase property
whereon to erect suitable business
houses, but the owners of the land
either would not sell at all, or asked
such fabulous prices that it was use
less to think of becoming possessed
of realty here" 1t seems that some
one or more persons in town feel
agrieved thereat. For in our issue
of the 27th ult., Citizen" takes is,
sue with us, and intimates that we
have not given this matter but little
if any attention. Citizen" does not
pretend to know anything about the
price of real estate himself in our
city, but requests us 10 confer with
DR.. Bayley and Mr.. Woodcock and
Others" and detail the result.
"Citizen" also says, "Give this
matter fair looking into,. and you
will find that / am right" We think
we know whereof we speak, and if
there is one thing more apparent
than another IN Citizens" article,
it is this, that he is the mouth piece
of few real estate owners in this
city. Why did not DIR. Bayley, Mr..
Woodcock and others use our col.
umns to enlighten an anxious public
on the mater of the prices of real
estate in our city, instead of employ
ing Citizen'' to reply to us, who is
in town only temporarily, and cannot,
be as well qualified to speak
as they? Why do not these gentle
men speak ont and give us facts, fig
ures and comparisons? The intima-
ton is made in Citizens article that
men who come here with money"
can get all the real estate they may
want, at reasonable prices. Now, if
this is fact, why does not some of
the real estate suitable for business
purposes change hands? We knoao
of persons that have come here with
more than " feao hundred dollars"
that have tried to make purchases
and in some instances have met with
this answer by the owners of the
property, "we will not sell, we have
no price on our property and in
other cases tho price has been so high,
that no one could afford to purchase.
We will suggest to Citizen, to look
around and see what he can do in the
way of purchasing real estate here,
and give our many readers the benefit
of lis labors through our columns.
We want facts-not speculations.
"Citizen" also says, that "your
article was calculated to retard pro-
gress and keep intending purchasers
away" Now, we take issue with
g Citizen" on that. We believe that
it has been the uniform course of the
GAZETTE to encourag the devcIope
ment of Benton county, and Coryal-
is. 1t has stood in the breach and
|abored necessarily, for years, to
build up the natural interests of this
.own, and if Citizen" were at all
familiar with our columns, he would
not be i'll situation to say different,
and in regard to the effect Of our
article, to which he refers, we must
say we think he is inclined to be very
;aptious. We whould not change
what we wrote if we could; and we
wrote it, to call the attention Of our
citizens to the fact that they are
holding property too high, and they,
md not we, are the ones that are
keeping away those seeking to invest
heir means here. We hope that the
article referred to will open the eyes
Of property holders to the facts, and
hat they will see the necessity of
and the certain advantages to be oh.
aimed, by taking more liberal
course.