The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-09-03
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Waterloo, Asg -, 1886.
We, the citizens Of Waterloo, woald
like 20 ask fe~ qaeslious, for We have
petilioaed. We have snplaicated,we have
prcstrated ourselves, and ia he languages
Of the Liberty loving Patrick Henry,
Why, for twenty years past, havs our
petitions been sligbted, our aupplics-
tious disregardeo, and why have We
been spurned with contempt from the
foot Of the throne?
The Herald Disssminator is right
when IL says elhas the cisizsns ot Linn
sonn.y need bridge II Watetloo,p and
also, s.that IL Is ell right aud proper"
We think 30 TOO, for We have petition
brfore the county court Of EsAriy four
hundred names, and among those nance
are some Of Linn counties beet citizsns,
that sai.i, when they sigued Is, that we
0nght to have bridge, tha. they ~onld
like TO see = fourishing lsstle burg sith
all of that abundant water po~sr thsl
the Santiasn affords a. this l.lsce. ] u
TO geod nss, etc. Besides this it viii
enhance the value Of tha iage nnniher
Of farms in that vicinity nn bsth sides
Of the river, where land i nos assessed
rt S2.b0 per scte. In the beautiful
valley Of II lmilton Greek it will be as-
asssed at ss or $40 per acre. There are
at least City families that have 70 psss
within oue-half mile Of Watell"o as..i
90 six miles further tn Lebanon for
their mail, when il thas aaa'i crcss lie
river At Waterloo, nnd gat their mail u
would save them twelve miles travel,
which is quite an itsm 10 the winter
season. Nov the fact IL this, that 10
the winter season we cannot hold. a
ferry, and at times IL isnot safe 10 cross
even ia skiif. and the,e hAse been
times that va could hud'y get to the
ballot-box on election dsy, as The river
Ia very swift At this point while ss Al
bany they have n good ferry and can
hold ferry and we cannot. A bridge
at our point will not only establish an
important .thoroughiare through the
county of Linn. but II would establish
direct line from Portland to Prime
Vile through Salem, Scio, aud the three
| famous gaps OF Richardson, Happy.
Home and Ritter, connecting with ths
Willamette Valley and Cascade Noun
tain wagon road at Waterloo. Nov
all we ask is the main span-H which can
he huilt for about $4,000 or not to ax-
ceed $4,000, as parties have pnhlicallg
stated that they would build 1t for that
amount. We, the citizens Of the vicin.
ity Of Waterloo propose o hnlld the
approaches BY subscription. Now with
the $15, 1000 Of county funds which VIZ
understand is on band in the county
treasury, we think that to invest I
small part Of this in a bridge At Water'
loo would IN short time be replaced
by tho people Of Waterloo IN taxes.
Now friend Albany, we join with
YOU In saving that you need b idge
and that We need bridge, and ueed !
badly, and also that this county need
public improvements, etc, and ther
such tide of emigration will iiov
| into Linn county rs was never though
of, and they viii come to stay, and vii
| help TO make Linn county the barnel
county Of the state Of Oregon Nov
may il please the Hon county court q
grant Us a bridge, and We will shoV
| you Ia a very few years what I'm
little town will grow mp 10 onr midst
These are the sentiments of tie homes
/ trne-hearted farmers. merchants ao'
mechanics, whose names yon ind OF
orv natitioo. Yours.
i J. B. WIRT.