The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-06-24
PORTLAND AND THE oREecNIkR.

entitled 'sThe Real Estate Market" "
We find sfre following unkind COM
ments:
'The Yaquina Railroad Go. is reT orted to
have hoated its bonds in New York. Some
who are well acquainted with 1aquina Bay,
inform us that an enormous expense will be
required to make it an available shipping
port Be that as it may, we have no fear
t'.at it will work any harm to Portland
Concentrated wealth and well cemented
commercial ties are hard things to move or
to fight, and Portland has both. Possibly
il a number Of capitalists would unite and
ezpend hundred millions in building up
mother city at some point on the sound,
r even at Yaquina Bay, with another hun
. -ed millions to make the chosen site avail
able, real rivalry might arise"
It is common thing to find COM
,',nts like the above appearing in
f..e columns Of the Orego'asan some
mes in its editorials and at other
tunes contributed by others of the
I,s Dnder the disguise of news, and
n..ny times mingled with other mat
ters under an inappropriate title like
t!. one under consideration.
This class of individuals among
the whole lot of them do not appear
to entertain q single idea concerning
public improvements in the state ex-
cept the same is to he made at Port
land. In fact they neither advance
or have any ideas concerning public
improve ments for the benefit of the
whole state at large but anonr them
the single idea appears to be common
and that is only about Portland. If
a piece of Improvement is suggested
to be done in any other part of the
state the Oregonia,a which is taken
and supported by all classes in all To-
calities in place of pursuing a thor
ough public spirited course as it
should do its ostensible editor or
some of the ring who pretend to con-
tribute news in the place OF inquiri ng
and considering whether or not such
improvement will be for the general
benefit of our young and growing
state the first question they PROFOUND
is. Will such Improvement if finish :
ed iniure Portland? "No we have no
fear that it will work any harm to
Portland" And then she will strike
at the contemplated public enterprise
back handed lick probably by say
ing that "some who are well acquaint-
ed with Yaquina Bay (aud who new
er saw it and who probably are infln-
enced by Portland capital in the in
terest of the ring) Inform us that an
enormous expense will be required to
make 1t an available shipping port;"
such course by public newspaper
which elaimsyto be pub lished in the
interest of The public generally is
contemplate. An organ which claims
to be state paper should rise above
individual interests and should in
quire into advocate and endeavor to
promote first the interests of the
state at large and then interests of
Il l;ff,aropf localities
We think we can safely speak for
The other portion of the state in this
hat they do not wish Portland any
haim but on the contrary they want
her to continue to advance in impor-
lance as it has done heretofore, but
while they entertain this commenda-
BILE feeling toward Portland, they de-
sire to see other portionsof the state
advance in proportion, and while it is
not probable that other localities will
advance equ al in proportion to Port
and on account of the con centrated
capital there to assist her, yet we do
think that it is for the interest of the
whole state as weA as Portland that
other localities should be improved
and grow to Importance. How
would 1t appear to the passing stran-
yer to see Portl and like the stall fed
calf, pampered to unusual proper
lions, while other portions of the
state dwindled into insignifcance or
remain without having correspond
ing amount of Improvement. Such
state of affairs would without doubt
be characterized as unwise by every
man.
The course of the Oreqoniaas
in trying to retard the prog
ress of all other portions of the state
in order to sustain Portland if it
speaks of these matters as conveying
the sentiment of Portland, it puts US
in mind Of tie nnfaithful boy who
had been fed, sustained and reared in
luxury and afiluence by his too fond
parents until he had arrived at the
age of majority, after which he left the
parental roof and treated with utter
'corn and contempt those parents
who had sustained him when with
,ut it he would have persisted. Il