The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-08-04

| news" &c. to his readers, we cannot for one
''Farmer" could consistently say so many
pleasant things about that scheme" and
'speak with favor of the project" and ''not
allow anything to be said against it''' with
out secretly intending to deceiye his read
| ers.
| 1t is well sometimes to compare persons
| statements in order to judge of the SINGER
ity and purity of their pretentions. Amy
one who will take the trouble to read the
articles alluded to in Mr.. Clark's Farmer
of July 81, 1882, will most certainly sur
mise that he is not sincere in his sayings
there. The fact of the matter is that it
looks very much like Robert c. Geer has
struck the key note to Mr. Clark's motives
toward the people of Oregon, and it is what
makes Mr.. Clark founder and abuse every
body in such a rude and boistrous manner.
Mr.. Geer is not the only one in Oregon who
has become satisfied how the manager of
the ''Farmer" has been ''practicing on the
credulity of the people of Oregon to, make
money.
There area great proportion of the far
,ners of Oregon like Mr.. Geer, who have
at last discovered these things, and they be-
lieve that he says what Mr.. Willard tells
him to say. All the people of Oregon agree
that the improvement of the Yaquina bay
and the building of the o. P. r. r. is the
one important thing that the State needs,
and none opposeit except Mr.. Willard and
those whom he can influence to oppose il.
Mr.. Clark claims 'that he has spoken with
favor of the project" and 'tsaid many pleas
ant things about the scheme" and '.never
allowed anything to be said against it, "
which is all so much high sounding bosh.
The fact of the matter is that du ring the
progress of the o. P. R. R. Mr.. Clark has
been compelled to record some of tue news
relating to that enterprise and to the va
quina bay, but when he published anything
about them the item as a rule W as couched
manner as to indicate that he was most
certainly fearful of offending the master
And then again after recording some news
items about it he would hit the enterprise
some backhanded lick thus to keep on the
good side of Mr.. Willard and In the interest
of his monopolies. He says: ''The man
who resigned the secretarysilip of Ben Hol-
lidays road, and fought him to the bitter
end, is not afraid of R. G., Geer or Col.
Hogg."
We not see any reason why he should
fear either of these two men, because they
are gentlemen and engaged in legitimate
business pursuits, one of tin EN- a successful
farmer who dares to tell the tn, and the
other engaged in furthering enterprise
by building the O. P. R. R. which is cal
cuiatsd when completed to hl eak and un-
fasten the iron fangs of the MOI lopoly which
Messrs. Willard and Clark are en7eavoring
to fasten more closely. upon th.s producers
of Oregon. Such men, MIR. Clark need not
fear for their purpose is honest. But from
the manner in which he abuses Improve
ments advantageous to: the people wh ich Mr..
Willard does not want, it does seelsl that
the Farmer is afraid that Mr.. Vii lard will
stop the flow of bread Eand honey. Mr..
Clark seems much opposed to all raidroad
projects except those of Mr.. Vinard's since
he parted with and was disappointed n the
watered stock of Ben Holidays rail road
schemes.