The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-01-23

18th inst, attempts feeble reply to
his own article, as copied into the
GAZETTE of a former issue. The
editor does not have the manliness
to correct his former erroneous and
untruthful statements, but simply
wliines because the GAZETTE used
so many capitals" finds fault because
of our earnestness and zeal on the
railroad question, and says, ''that We"
(the Cruci6e) shave not got warm
ed up to our work yet" Surely it is
time. The railroad is everything to
Philomath-tbe one great need OF that
portion Of our county, and yet the
editor of that paper, is snot warmed
up to his work. but chooses to growl
and snarl because the GAZETTE ex-
hibits warmth on the subject. The
writer says, eve will give as much
to the railroad as the GAZETTE will
do" 1t is true, the GAZETTE has not
given very much, in dollars and cents,
toward the railroad, but it has given
about thirteen years of persistent, un
tiring labor, and, without cgotism, we
think we can claim that these years
of labor have not been in vain. We
ale content to let the people of Ben
ton county decide as to the matter of
real friendship to the road, and the
best interests of the people. We
repel the insinuation that the GA
zETTE is the organ, Of the railroad to
the detrlment of the people. Our
position, at this point, is too well
understood by our readers for us to
take time in bandying words with a
contemporary that has "not warmed
up TO the work" The twattle about
call connected with the Caucible be-
ing Republican and the editor being
veteran" has nothing to do with
the railroad. This rises above all
party. We want the railroad, and
the people of Benton county want
the same, and it will be built, des-
pite of croakers and carpers.
As sample of the friendship, as
well-as the honesty and fairness of
the Csucible, we will make a little
quotation from the article referred to,
as follows: GAS TO the time for the
completion of the road, we wish to
add that year of as good weather
as we are now having ought to be
enough; and this weather seems good
enough to admit of work by the
Westside men. But nothing was
done last summer. Will the GAZETTE
tell the people why ?"
None so blind as those who will
not see
t'where ignorance is bliss,
Ts folly to be wise"
With all our charity for a weak
brother, we can scarcely believe that
the above is a "sin of ignorance.
There is not a schoolboy in Benton
county, we opine, that does not know
the reasonwhy the work was delayed,
last summer. 1t was, to make long
story short, the result of just such
croakers as the editor of the Caa1cibLe
has shown, and is showing himself to
be. V5de the article already refer
red to by the GAZETTE, also COM
munication in the issue of the 10th
inst, signed Junius Brutus." Well
may those laboring for the best in
terests of the county-the railroad
exclaim, save us from such friendship.
The facts in the<ease, as have been
stated, iiMe and again in the GA
zETCE, are these: For years our peo
'st5ae have desired an ocean outlet BY
means of short line of railroad to
Yaquina Bay. Various attempts had
been made to start the enterprise
but all proved failures. Col. T. Egg
enton Hogg, representing foreign
capital, seeing the advantages of this
kshort road, and being interested in
Gge land grants, to be Immediately
6tted by its construction, as a
after. made DroDos4
pnsls Of the CO.
key Gpon them 70