The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-02
Corvallis August 3Oth, 1881.

THE WHEAT CRoP. Although harvest is
not yet over we feel as though We could
with some degree of assurance congratulate
the farmers on fheir present abundance,
Quite large portion of the grain has been
already cut in fact the greater portion, and
considerable amount threshed. The yield
per acre has been greater than any past year
for some time; the grain is plump large and
| well formed; and a greater acreage than
usual is now being harvested. the recent
cloudy weather and occasional showers of
rain have excited more or less apprehension
but as yet no dammage has been done and
every thing looks favorable for contin-
uation of good weather at least stficient to
The price, as will be seen by our market
report, is starting at a good figure and the
farmers certainly has every reason to con-
gratulate themselves on a successful year.
THE EFFECTS OF ADvERTIsING.-Las
week we mentioned the fact that letter
of Importance was in the hands of the
Sheriff for Mr.. A. G. Hodges. Wednesday
of last week, that individual rode hastily to
| the Sheriff's office and claimed his missive.
| 1t contained information of the death of his
mother, who had left valuable estate at
Prathersville, Mo-, to be divided amongst
her heirs. Mr.. Hodges lad left home thirty
one yeaas ago and he knew nothing of the
whereabouts of his relatives until he read
this letter. 1t had lain in the Sheriff office
about month, and perhaps would have
been returned rs unclaimed if The Times
| had not given publicity to il last week.
! Such evidence Of the benefits Of advertising
happen every day, and yet people can be
| found who think that the small percentage
of their income spent in advertising does not
return to them 3 hundred fold.-Dalles
| Times.
From the Evening Telegram we appro-
pirate the following: There appears TO be
more than usual attention given to Yaquina
| Bay this year. AS a place for summcring
by the seaside it is said to BE- unexcelled in
many respects. And then the prospects for
a continuous railroad to the bay will make
it even more desirable in this respect be-
cause SO easily accessible. The survey for
the railroad from Corvallis to Yaquina Bay
is new nearly completed. There are sur
| veying parties working from each end of
| the route and they are expected to meet in a
day or two. The improvements by the U.
s. Government in the harbor are now being
pushed on satisfactorily. There are large
number of campers at Newport, and other
ports on the shores of the bay and ocean,
and things are looking lively for Yaquina.
| All of our subscribers viii bear in mind
that subscriptions to the Gazette are pay
able in advance. And we hope no one will
ask us to deviate from this rule. Since Mr..
Carriers death the subscription books have
been sadly neglected thus permitting some
subscribers to become delinquent. We hope
therefore that our patrons will call and pay
up and save'us the unpleasant trouble Of
notifying them to do so. All persons who
have engaged to pay in wood, will please
to bring us a full cord and if desired we
willpay them in cash the difference in the
| value of the wood and the price of the paper
for the year.