The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-15

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We are in rocsipt Of tiie sJ,seeIi i. psm..h-
let form Of Hon. Jotn Whit .ker, .0sreeis'-.
Representative 10 The Halls Of Congress, AZ.
on the question oi appropriations Tor bari,or
aud river improvements. We rrsfet that
our space viii not permit Us to pal,llsi, it 30
full and must cvntent our readers vita the
following extract
IL is nos iay purpose, Mr. Cl4riuaa. to
enter upon tIreese against tue csBinfEtss
because they have not granted tifs P.aeifis.
coast wIssIA think tie iuterestsof mai .sgsas
ssctlon dedland. As that eofn.rIsses.t g1s
constita tesl, it is perhaps rs fair l,iis IS
cvuidt 10 expcetsd Ia.Bfy ibti. .isss5ft Tie Pa
chic coast 10 entitled to a representation up
on that eOnInnttss. It IL IBfD0ssIDl0 ier ANY
committee To uDdsrstalsd igty the cOSssasef
cIAl Importance of the far west unless tbey
possess persoHal knowledge 0l ~ sft.i. aid
varied resources. Oregon, cslnerBft sIsl
Washington Territory have soaboard Of
sixteen hundred miles or BiOTc. Aud bacA
Of these states and still tic paeitic coast.
lie the State of Nevada and The 1'esr1isglt.s
Montana, embracing limits far greater than
those of the Middle and New England Slssts.
The State Of Oregon alone has a coast me
on the Pasiic OF more than fsur hundred
miles, embracing many bar'sora. The first
on this ssuth II formed by Rogue river, and
has two faahumH Of Wstsr. Many rocks
bOrder the shore, and dangerous reef with
. chAs.i;eI eHe nile wide lies I'D the eHJraness.
Port OGfOr,i ]. i~o iniles long aud one mIie
sids, aud has at l-Bchoraye VI slx iasnoins.
II - pruposcd - make this a larbor 81
refuge by the erection 4 b-esk get~r 20
Jfnt.,ct It frsm south winds. The Ccquille
rr-s Is s.ccessibie by vssseis of bgnt draut ht.
Cons i.y il aboas tex Hilvs iOug aud t.v
niles .sl.i.. and i,as a depth Vi four fathosn-:
tl,e bar s..IiIeti,ncs EIls up winter, which
prevents iJfee vessels from crossing az Ger
tain t,srioas Umpqua river Is accessible
10y Vessels drawing from three :" iiteenIest.
YaauIna Bay is about four miles long and
two miles wide the bar has a depth oi lszs
tllvn tao fathOmS at low water. TIllamook
Bay has an AREA II more thau Sax esiHare
mIlr. the entrance has a width Of SIX han
irei yar.is, Ri-h channel one hundred and
thIrty five yards vide and from four to EIGHT
fath0us deep. Nehalem river forms a bay
lsur miles long aud eight mics wide. win
an entrance from two hundred 20 four hun
dred yards wide and q depth Of eighteen
feet at high tide. The Columbia river
furnishes the bsst hArbor la the Stat.
Betweeu Cape disappointment AHw ssiii-
aiAlly called Cape Haac0ckI ana Point Al
ans II j. hive miles wide. IL b4z two chan
nels the south channel. more ti.sa two
miles wide, with a depth Of four f4thoms az
the lowest stage, and tsennrtA ciianBel Ef.Drss
than SIX hundred yards vide at the narrow
-
f4thonis. Its chief drawback Is a shifting
bar.
The returns Of tho census of 1850 save not
been so far csmplete 10 enable {. pre-
SAINT the wealth and resources II the State Of
Oregon ia regard I" it, Igi=fE.l improve
ments and the productions II IT. YArled Ia
du.trie5 at the present time but from the
census OF 1870, ten years ago. We mud the
number Of acres OF laad in farms was ., 3S9
80, aad the nuInser II lzrns sslS7- Thv
.Esh yzlae ct tAFBls 81, -, ,'ss.s55 ;-st farming
implements and rnAehiilrry. neatly ~ . i,iii-
lIons sf wages paid dusing tIge if-czstiSls
year, S7I9 S75 vAlnr 81 farm isf,s,l aes.s..s-
Including betterrBeais aud aslsiifiuns - stocks
s., l22, 80, the vAiae of orchard laoduets.
S3l0.0 04I /; 81 PrO,iucc 81 market ari-n-
SlOj, 81 I; Of forest products. So, 20 =;
hSine manufactures, near one buHdrest tilols-
ard dollars Of animals sstuga' Il. 81,
365, 737; and Of live stock, 50, ,S25, 675.
The productions Of spring wheat were l.
795, ,49j bushels Of winter wheat, $40. .352
bushels, of rye, 5, 500 bushels of Indisn
corn, y, l3S bushels; of oats, :, 029, 800 BUSH
els Of barley, PIC, 1876 bushels ot buck
wheat, l,645 bushels OF peans and beans.
| Il, 575 bushels of irish potatoes. 4Sl.7lO
bsshels, OF sweet potatoes, 2.oO3 i,usslris: 4
| grass seed, l, 40 bushels, Vf iaxss,-.i- Ia
9SS bushels Of tobacco, 3,S47 pounds OF
weol, l,0S0 6SS pounds 90 buttsr. i.4Ie.-
303 Psunds Of cheese, 0.33S Iauasts -
hops, 9.745 pounds of fax, ~. 474 pous.d> /:
of wax, ,207 pounds ; OF honey, 90. SIS los !:
anal Il, ,357 tons of hay.
The live stock at that time consisted OF
81, 702 horses. 25Sl mules and asses. Asa
n,ilch cows, 344l working exen, 69,43l other
cattle. SIS. l23 sheep, and lis. .455 swine, be-
sides IL, 923 hsrses and 30,O94 cattle net on
farms. The Number Of IA mInsfacsaring estab-
lishments in 1870 was about one thousand
both steam and water power. r-Ials oying
near three Thousand hands, with az invested
capital Of $4,376.S49 paying 81. l30, IL;
wages during the year, ard using material
valued At s.. .4l9. 7J6. producing SS,S71.3S7.
There was nearly three million dollars Of
wheat -four exported in that year, IA a total
tonnage of steam aud sailing vessels belong-
iag to the State, of -, 496.
In closing his asle address he said
"And now, Mr.. Chairman, am thnough.
and In few days the same may be said of
this forty sixth Congress. NoN is the oppor-
tunity to do justice, for what Is not now
done will remain undoue At Its el"se. ]
have been quiet if net a silent lneinber OF
this House, aud have sat az the feet OF m1ny
Gamaliels who have sought = ,npart their
Il
| their labor has not been IN vain.
In leaving this Congress ! shdi s'adly
return to that retirement fr'sa his,h was
unwiliingly called & "s..uDy a sea 'svai tlsS
heor. In going henes fr,;n is wac, II Will
be with the proG! Satisfaction thNt at all
times sud under Al circumstances nave
endeavorea to perform my duty eonscien-
tiously, rs | have been glvya 10 understand
il, and in no insttsee have eyer faIled Ia
understand IL, aad Ia no instance have ever
failed to act as l believed wsnld ke Tor the
interests of all sections OF Our o'nmoz
country"