The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-01-20

LEBANON ITEMS.
Id. Deplocra.

bEhANON Jhbs lobHs
I'd. Democrat
On last Thursday evening tho ODD
Fellows gave . grand SKIPPER and sooia-
BILE 10 their families and many invited
guests. The supper was all that any
one could wish and ths social that fol-
lowed was highly cnjoysd by all The
Lodge is one OF the best In the State
ana Is composed of as good membership
a. can be found anywhere.
Tho prosractsd meeting which has
been uadSr way for tho last two weeks
closed on Monday evening. While
there was no marked result Ia The way
OF conversions yo. the general feeling
Ia that much good has been accomplish
ed.
A company has bsen Termed here for
ths purpose Of building railrsad and
engaging in tho mining and numbering
business. The starting point 10 Leba-
nsA and the terminal enc Prinesyilis.
The incorporates are l.. Elkins, J. Set
tie, w. b. Donsca, James Slater and J.
g. dordon. ThscapitAl stock 10 Si0, ,00o,
divided into ahares Of 500 each. Tho
company proposes ~ soon a. possible to
search out tho lowest pass and take i'm
mediate steps towards securing the same
and pushing as rapidly as possible tho
work OF construction. Itwas rumorsd as
soon a. the p. X. r. learned Of the
organization Of this company that 10
Immediately Withdrew the surveying
party between here and Albany 10 Is
not known whether this will be an in
dependent line or whether il will jein
the Willard combination. The incorPs-
ratisns will take the field NJ once and
pssh with energy the enterprise, the
main object being to secure vested
rights aud realize ~ handsoms q profit
A. possible on an early sale. Hon. J..
Elkins is president Of the company.
J. W. Cusiok expects 10 start for
Eastern Oregon in few days to leok
after his stock interests in that section.
Mr.. Casick il a very clever man and
has great many warm friends. He
will be absent some three wesks or
moro.
G. W. Watts Of the firm Of Watts 4
Godfrey, publishers Of the Lima County
Business Directory, wRs in town dsliv-
sring the Directory to different parties.
IL gives very general satisfaction and
speaks we'll for the snlerprising pub
lishers
8. G.. Elliott, the anti.monopolisl
speaker was on hand and proceeded 10
discuss the grounds upon which bis par
ty are sndeaVoring to act. Owing 10
lack Of arrangement the speaking took
plase in the bar-roen Of the new hotel.
The speaker IL none too pleasing in his
address. Mis- remarks were principally
csn6ned 10 the way and manner IN
which corporations managed TO water
chsir stock and thus create fotiteur
value, and BY % doing mislead the Peo-
ple as 70 the actual eost His arraiga'
ment Of Ben Holiday and Willard with
his combinations was strong and very
pointed. lie spoke Of Willard being
syercrowded and that it was emily q
question Of time whsn no would step
down and out leaving millions Of indsbs-
edness behind him as tho resalt ef his
gigantic railroad schemes. lie spoke
in glowing terms Of tho p. X. X. aad
the nsceasity Of speedy and prompt
action in getting appropriations fer the
Improvement Of Yaqsiaa Bay. Al the
close resolutions were adopted asking
Congress for liberal appropriation fos
the improvement Of the Bay.
LEE.