The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-03-03

portion of Oregon to be opened up:
but it possesses good deal of mdrit
and is destined at some day to be-
| come aoealthy locolitg. Its. fisheries
alone are mine of acedlth."
1t is true that no great amount OF
prospecting has been done there for
coal, yet it has been found in several
places in large quantities and of good
quality and when the Yaquina r. r.
is built the Oregonian Office can be
supplied with Yaquina co1l, if their
extreme hatred for all things connect
ed with Yaquina will not prevent
having anything to do with the pro
ducts Of that section.
When a line Of traffic is esta bliSh
ed by way of Yaquina bay by means
of the completion of the Railroad
which will then enable her coal inter
ests to be developed will furnisl a
vact resource of wealth to that part
of the country.
The assertion made in the same
article alluded to in which it is said
the "Stcamer Gaquina with Capt.
Denny in command, was compelled
to lay off the Yaquina bar six days
on account Of the bar being so rough
she could not enter the harbor, is
utterly false and without the least
particle of foundation. The facts
are simply that the Steamer after
sailing reached Cape Foulweather at
night on Saturday and lay there un-
til Sunday morning when she sailed
south past the habor for several miles
never stopping to attempt to make
entrance and never came back near
Iaouina harbor during that trip but
Oh Monday morning she sailed for
Astoria to take on more coal.
Also the uncalled for reflections
npon Mr.. Nash, Col. Hogg and their
associates are attended with no more
truth for a foundation than the other
items we have just noticed. Col
Hogg is we'll known to people of the
central valley having come here when
the idea of a railroad to Yaquina
bay was first mentioned, some fifteen
years ago, since which time he has
bent his energies in behalf of that
enterprise and worked and Iabored
to accomplish it, as few men are able
to d., end when 900 men out Of
every thousand would perhaps have
given it up. With all the combined
opposition of the Oregonian and her
adherents his efforts have been
crowned with success and we will
s,,on have the road. Every one who
D; Us any idea Of the immense amount
IF work done in furthening this en-
cr prise, knows that Col. Hogg de-
t'r1es the highest possible commen-
|: Iii on from the people of Oregon.
Mr.. Nash came into the enterprise
It a much later day yet since his con-
lec tion with it his time and energies
AVE been put forth in the same d.:
ect ion with a commendable zeal
Then why all this clamoring of th e
)regonian against these men whose
,fforts for so many years haye be en-
Almost entirely devoted to the ad-
lancement of ar enterprise which is
@ be of incalculable benefit' to the
whole people of Oregon and which
will do more to advance the state
and bring it forth in condition to
rank among states than any other
enterprise which she has been favor
ed with.
Simply because the enterprise is |
one ana the Oregonian is
earlul that it may injure the interests
IF the "boss" whom she serves. To
he people of Oregon who are dc
roted to the interests of the state at
arge and to their own interests we
hink we can truthfully say that all
persons who subscribe and pay for
he Orregonian are contributing the
;ery means which materially and
argely assists in welding the cudgsl
which destroys and crushes your own
interests. She never has been, under
her present management, devoted to
he interests Of the state, but always
found riding some hobby devoted to
individual purposes and calculated
to crush the interests Of the people
1t would be we'll for all who are
these contribute ons to con-
slider the consequences of their acts.
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