The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-29
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The Sun, has at last come down off the
fence and, we regret to say, on the
wrong side. In attempting Il practical
defense of the Union Pacific and NJ. A.
Moody it has done itself more harm, we
venture TO predict, than anything that
ever appeared in the columns OF this
journal. It's double-leaded column in
yesterdays issue fully justifies our
charge of criminal silence when an issue
vital to every interest of The Dalles and
it's vicinity is at stake. There is not
line in that column that does not bear
the collar mark of the Union Pacific and
NJ. A. Moody. If the article means
anything it means to. say: The Union
Pacific is attempting nothing detremin-
tai to our interests; it is very wicked to
say that Mr.. Moody is allowing himself
to be used as the company's agent for
the destruction of the peoples line of
boats; Mr. Moody has right to do this
If he wants to, it Is nobody's business
and we don't care what he does. In
Gods name then what missions has the
Sun in the field of journalism? Is it to
draw money for quietly standing by and
without protest allow q powerful cor
poration to trample on the peoples in
terests? Is it to watch the attempts of
this corporation to drive us back to a
system of freight rates the most exhor-
bitant and extorionate that any people
ever bore from railroad on the AL
mightys footstool and then complacently
say, as the Sun does; cit is of no conse-
quence to this paper and it should not
be to Others" Is this the mission of a
newspaper? Then as we have been a
Failure" in everything, according to
the successful editor of the Sun, we
have failed to understand the nilsson of
newspaper. But, sit is not prob
able" says the Sun, "that the Union
Pacific Company is engaged in the pur-
chase OF wheat on its own behalf OF
sthrongh the medium of other parties in
ethis market AS an exact proposition
tLhis Jnay be true or it may not. No one
tan tell but the parties concerned. This
however is true wheat has been bought
-sk Rockland for S41a cents bushef when
the extreme price in Portland for the
same wheat was IS cents and the COM
.pany's rates, 10 2-5 cents, added to
reasonable cost for handling, ferriage
sand putting on the cars would make the
same wheat cost the shipper, laid down
in Portland, not less than 81 cents or a
loss of 8 cents bushel for every bushe1
go bought and shipped. Even with
wheat bought at S21a cents, the common
price, there would be a loss of seven
cents a. bushel, never speaking of a cent
cent OF wages for MIR. Moody's work.
Who bears this loss? No ssane man
believes that Mr.. Moody does. What
then is the inevitable conclusion if it be
not that the company carries this wheat
for nothing so rs to prevent the Regu-
lator from getting it. And why too does
wheat bring A., cents a bushel more at
Roekland where the Regulator can re-
ceive it with convenience than in The
Dalles where she is rot, so. situated?
1t is therefore plain as sunlight that the
Union Pacific is using man who has
made every dollar he owns from the far
mers and producers of this county, to
crush tue s!slcNi tiiae bitS ueeH cSIdo-
Iished for their relief and no amount OF
hard names and ungentlemanly allus-
ions from one whose newspaper exper-
iencc ought to have taught him
better viii change these facts or remove
the odium of criminal silence regarding
them or not less criminal apology for
their perpetrators.
The CHRONICLE has given space for
the letter of subscriber" simply in the