The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-21
LOCAL MATTERS.
REcEprIoH TO COL. Huoc.

request Of the Mayor and citizens Of
Albany, Gel. T. Egsnton Hsgg. Prssi-
dent, and .Cel. Gee 7. NJ Davis, Troas.
arsr, 0fths Oregon Paddle Railroad,
came lAls- -sily, aad-Al.sns. .o'slesk-af
that Hay a,varm rscsP.loa was given
The, distinguished gentleman At the
Court Houss. the trial Of Charles Fin
layson being adisarned one hour fer
che pprpess, Of doing 90. Col. Hogg
was introduced by Mayor Hill, and
spoke - follows:
FELLow CrTIzENa., ! am very glad
Of the opportunity 70 look again Into
tho familiar faces Of 30 many triends
bscanss IL brings back reoellsctisns rol- /
led up IN the scroll ef tiuie. and 40 / |
look over this vast assembly and see
thope,, who fifteen years ago discussed |
with me the prospects Of the Yaquipa
Railroad, / see some who even then
ehsught they conld see their way
through by which q connection by rail
with Yaquias Bay would be brought
about. Il is now being brought about
and il is bsosuse No have beea stead.
fast in aur course, and Il ID bessuse, too,
ws have besn assisted By the kindness
and the warm sympathy Of many In
shis audience. I stand here but las,a
representative Of yenrself, your per.
ssversnce, your courage. II has ever
been your practice 10 staAd BY me. ).
I have never called on old hinn baa
shs has coms up maEniassntly - the
work, svsty Individual sAtisAod % peE-
form his part. l have been enabled in
your name 70 act whereby your natural
resources have been developed. "
Now what yeu want. mostly TO knew
Iia when The road will be built TO va
quina Bay. Saddle your horse and
travel to Yaquina Bay. and you viii
thsn understand What progress 10 being
i made. The iroa horse will ba on ths.
banks Of this stream: before the summer
lie guns. Thsrs have been many things
10 be petfosmsd In quiet, without cal
ling on ysu In all things, - We hare
| endsavsrsd TO do on ell proper occasions,
aud il is this which has caused doubts.
Two years ago the question vas asked
in this tosm, why were not these rails
that were 70 Be used In the construction
Of The road, brought in IL there was
water 10 the Boy. Then Yaquina was
merely domestio port, aud Ne could
not have taken them In but siuce thsn
ws have made OF the Bay pert Of en-
ltFy,N aud nov 10 has its colisctor, it6
inspector and other officers. We have
/ carved out Of the Bay what ws have .
right TO, on account Of our commercial
, advantages, and ve viii resist every
effort nov being made TO take from us
this port Of entry and consolidate u
with others. In order 70 tahe imported
| goods into q domestic port, or from
another port, it would have besn nsees.
cary that the transfer BE- msds on bsnd.
: Cd bottoms, and Ne would have bad "a
: bond each iadiyiduAl vesssl, bat 40 ws
) have been equal 10 al snsrgsneiss vs
1 have been equal 70 this. We are nov
dslivsFisg those rails into Yaqnins Bay
:, as . port Of sutry With. its euston
hsuss. Il has bssu ssid, until within
4 q few weeks, that The officers Of the
! road bare friends with moro money than
ssnse but when Il became necessaty "a
supply . line Of steamers from San
Fran6isco We fousd the money and this
|. gentleman pointing TO Gel. Davis WA
! one Of the fools, and those Who fur nish-
I cd the money have said, "wbas fools ws
have been that We did not place millions
there years ago, instead Of The few hun
drsds Of thousands" These are the
fools We want 70 welcoms here. On al
occasions in which you could aid us we
have come to you, but you could not
aid us Ia obtaining these steamers, and
, We thought best 70 keep silent. Yous
, first knowledge Of them would hKys
been their entrance TO Yaquina. Bay,
bat this was prsveatsd BY the staying
in Of the stsa-.er Ya4uiaa 1t New York
City, and Ihs news got In che papers asd
! yoa immediately knew oil about it.
| The gross capacity Of this vessel 10 2l0O
tons. She is now laden With materials,
being . hundred days out from Nsw
York, on her way 10 Ysquibs Bay, and
! she will either 60 in or - ssmsshine
will happen. This steamer is ths small.
lest and sloyest Of The line Of steamsrs,
and when the road 10 completed and
they are run into The Bay we will land
passengers from San Francisco In thirty
hours, Ia Portland Ia a. to 48 hours
; and than ysu will haye . chanoe to aes
Portland blessed with . proper highway
TO her.
! did not como here for . big railroad
talk, bus principally TO see you, shake
yen BY the hand again, and look In the
faces Of those Who have bssn ny friends
In the past. I have never disparsgsd
of assistance since the road started, and
have obtained II many times from Linn
county. / will single bat one Instance
in which business man In your placs
hae stood by me, In 1870 ] had un-
folded to some of your business men the
objects intended by those having the
proposed construction Of the road in
charge. . At that time II became mecca
sary to have quick termination Of q
matter that. IL would not do'for me "a
attempt. ] spoke TO one Of your citizens
o gentleman who was once in cemuer.
cial business, he turned ths ponder
ous lock Of his safe, and treadsd bis way
to the mountains, being back in q few
hours, having accomplished his Object
And to-day, gentlemsn and ladies, there
ID no man in Liam county who hss dons
more to strengthen my hand than that