Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-25
NUMBER 3.
CASCADE Iocxs.

leader of the Journal Of Comm1es
md Commercial Reporter, Of Portland,
Oregon, of August "a, says;
We ask every may in Eastern Oregon
to read it throughout that he may judge
for himself what interest Portland has in
any other portion of the Northwest except
her own border and business
1t is plainly set forth that the Oregeos
ian advised making our application y
Congress solely Portland affair through
its board Of trade, and this journal rec.
om,nends convention composed Of inter.
State aud Territorial delegations, included
from Lewiston to Astoria, who should
recommend specific sum to be appro-
priltcd to complete ship canal from Ia
railroad to the sea.
1t will be seen that this Portland paper
has published ~ argument to be seSepte1,
the statement Of the editor Of the Spring
field Republican, who was q member Of
the Willard party last year, who, following
in the lead Of the man who paid him for
doing SO, published in his Massachusetts,
journal statement that the Cassads
locks enterprise originated for political
purposes, and was q mistake, etc.
We say to this Journal Of Cossnerss
that it was not necessary for you to ~
us, semi-authoritativcly, Of the change
Mr.. Willard had made in the dispositions
of the country at large to assist the Moth
west in opening up highway for ~
products Of labor. We have too bitterly
, learned what his opposition to nayissbls
river from Portland to The Dsllcs nsaney
and have learned that to 6ll their own
9 pockets men at Portland and the whole
!. Government force At the Cascades have
: been willing TO second the suprsndy
I selfish policy Of Mr. Willard.
/ And now the Journal of ConMsSss,
e losing sight of the producers Of sSAaEs,
a aud fer Wizards interests, undertakes -
D scare men with the idea that the Rspsb-
4 lican majority will be swamped u vs -
: that an appropriation be made to eoatnss
d the work at the Cascades, 70 that : 1ay
d may come when people who may oss1~
n py territory which is five times = ~
it tensive as the Willamette valley, ~
a equally as capable to give good rcEasa
Is to labor, may find way to get their pro
If duet to market without eating 80 q 40
r. per cent. of it up in paying transportation
,e to Portland up muddy creek, out Of he
er legitimate way Of transportation to The
ID sea at Astoria.
D. We believe that it was foolish, Just q
o. this time, when the people were williag
re to look with hopeful interest upon The
ar opening of railway travel across the soa'
ID tinent, to see the interest Mr.. Willard Ass
c. in breaking down every public interest :,
l improved highway that in any way be.s
ry fits anybody but his railroad and tho ity
20 Of Portland. 1t is, however, well 70 -
derstand, and VIC hope that every naa Il
it, Eastern Oregon, who casts = vote, q
as matter whether he is Republics 4
he Democrat, will realize what is thus ssl
al forth by the Journal Of Commerce:
es "Mr. Willard and Eastern and Ma.
,ir Western papers will be found oppoda(
ut all outlay at the Cascade locks
m, Voters can see what can be expscAs{
20 of Portland papers when they advise. Z
he in this case, that Dolph and Geosg'
Nv ''should not fritter away their indasAs'
re by asking for impossible appropriations
no We ask, who states such appropriation
IN to be impossiblc2 and answer it ouzselvG
by stating that it was the journals In Z
a East who have been working in Mr.. Va
*, lard's interest, and against the intees1
SO, of the people, and those interests Aa
or which are fed by the railroad. And u
leading Portland business paper no
lld comes out and asks Mr.. Dolph, who h
, it been Wizards right-hand man and Vi
ON president of one of his railroads, to igaou
lnd the interests of the people Of EastsI
I'M Oregon and seek only appropriations to
ood extended from the railroad terminus
nle, the sea.
eh We ask why, in the name Of oil th
ks. is consistent, Portland is to be the tern
irty iaus of all railways to the detrimeat
cry every productive interest of the Stst
ieir Why not 60 on to Astoria and relieve 4
had lands given for that purpose? Why =
led riice every State interest to way to &
mp. out of Portland and turn back upon eve
en- interest which will let farmer get
no market with his produce SO as to leave b
,wn a profit for his labor?
'ery We are glad.to see Portland incfea
upd and to know that she is building up