The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-04
HOARD or TRADE.

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Dave Thompson. acting mayor OF thst
city, was crsmmed as usual on such oc
casions witha ''few remarks, " as a pre-
lude to the important part of tho per-
formanee. lie was enabled IN rather
a clumsy style 10 repeat his piece, COZ
sisting of the following emphatic eLun-
c;ation: Tho dredger, the dredger; tho
dredger." When Mr.. Willard intims-
ted in meaning way that he would not
build briage across the Willamette at
present, but would depend on ferry
boats at Kalama to carry the wheat to
Tacoma, the Board assured him that
the drodger was coming. This was In
substance a good part of the interview
With the Board 'of Trade. The
Portland Board OF Trade has for long
time claimed to be the ornamental fg-
ure in that city il not the most useful.
Ifa resolution was needed to remove
the sand bar at Swan Island; the hogs
back, or ut the mouth of the Columbia
river, this Board of Trade with becom.
ing pride would furnish it. 1t possesses
and has from the first propelling power
of John Phoenix's train of snails and
mud-turtles that plodded over the
route between the Mission Dorlores and
the city of San Francisco thirty years
ago.
The former Or producer looks upon the
Board of Trade Co be the conservasor OF
commerce. The factors in every indus
try do the same thing. But we allude
now to our producers. IT the Board OF
Traie ut Portland was what it should
be, there would be greater harmony
between tho producer and shipper.
The Chicago Board of Trade regulates
the transportation interest OF that
section Of our country. And it takes
particular pains to see that the proda-
Ger is not robbed of his capital rs we'll
as labor Before the crushing tariff
was placed ON tie shoulders of our
farmers in the way Of tonnage, Oregon
aud Chicago did not usually differ in
the price Of wheat. In those days all
1e wanted to know was what wheat
was worth in Chicago. If it was dol
lar there it was a dollar here. And
at this writing wheat ia our state should
be one dollar thirty. AZ well ~ it IL in
Chicago. But We have nov Board
Of Trade, and It Is stated some of its
members are the charter parties with
oppressive figures 20 cruah our formers.
be this as it may, II is supposed in a
great measure that We must endure this
evil as the Board of Trade Is lowerless
to correct It. We're the Chicago h ,ard
of Trade in Portland twelve months
the commerce of our state would be as
different as daylight is u darkness.
With this boasted ornament at Portland
We have not even river facilities for
sending our .heaf away in bulk to say
nothing OF the high tonnage. Under
the management OF the Chicago L ard
of Tale tha freight on corn from
Chicago TO Liverpool Was this month
ten and quarter cent? PER bushel; and
elsven cents for wheat per busAei in
addition to transfer charges in New
York, which are ainaI. Oa the third
of October wheat in ChicAg, was
S1.439 and sI.45 In New York. On
the Sth there was but four cents dif-
ferenee in wheat between Chicago ard
New York. Mr.. Willard is too
much of gentleman to say to Portland
that you are behind the age. That the
wheat market of the northwest should
be in Portland and yonr i ,arI of
Trade, like Chicago, should see that you
nave cheap transportation to all the
market, of the world and your bulletins
should be READ daily in every market
as those of Chicago arc nv. Bat Mr.
Willard sees that the snail OF mud tnr-
tie is not the carrying vehicle of the
commerce OF the world, hence he is
going TO Tacomg, and hs will bring
ships to Tacoma, thing that the BoaId
of Trade ought To do for Portland.
Dir. Willard smiles upon the b ,ard and
tells it that Portland is to have the
termini of 6G00 miles of railroad.
This is sufficient, and like Poe's raven,
quoth the acting Mayor, "the Dire lger,
the d.edger, ever more" And the
Board adjourned full of satisfaction
and hopes of an nndisturbcd sleep.
] needs powerful rest.
SLIGHTLY eEr.