The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
Wanic Items.
WAM1c, Dec. 20, 1891.

WAMIC, Dec. 20, 1891.
Editor of the Chronicle:
The stockmen are quite through gath
ering in their stock for the winter and
the majority of them predict hard
winter.
DR.. Whitcomb of Dufur was again
called to Wamic on Dec. 18th, to visit
Mrs. Strickland, who was taken i'll quite
suddenly with what seemed to persons
present to be light stroke of'paralysis.
The doctor, however, pronounced it con-
gestion of the liver. DIR. Whitcomb, by
the success of his profession, has won
the admiration and respect of the people
of Wamic.
Ed Driver of Prairie City is now visit
ing his father and brothers of Wamic.
As we are Americans, we are for
America AS Oregon is our native state,
we are for Oregon. As we are citi-
zens of Wasco county, we are identified
in ner interests; and as we live in Wamic
we are for home, and we have as good
land and as much of it to the square
mile as any part of Eastern Oregon.
But half of the tillable land is not titled,
from the fact that we have no market
for it at home, and the rocky bluffs of
Tygh intervene between us and our only
market, The Dalles. 1t is no wonder
people talk. of our country not progress
ing. Let me ask this question--what
causes a country to progress2 What is
progression? Webster defines it as ad-
vance, to- progress, but we may in this
case define it thus prosperity, wealth,
development, and before country can
prosper it must be developed; and this
! is just what we want-something that
will help to unburden our people and
create market for the products of the
producer. The people of The Dalles
have accomplished good work, which
is one stroke toward the prosperity OF
our country, in putting line of boats on
the river, and the people appreciate
and will sustain them.
Then excuse yonr humble correspond
ent tor building castles, but if there
: were no castles built there would be
none to fall. We need for the, future
good of our country a railroad. There
have been railroads projected by rail-
road men, but nothing of a permanent
nature has yet been done. 1t takes
capital to build steamboats,, to build and
operate railroads, and all these things,
yet all of these are required to open up
and develope country as it should be
developed. 1t is plain to be seen that a
railroad is what the people of Eastern
Oregon want, and it is quite necessary
that they should have it, but it is net
necessary that we should have the best
railroad in the world ~.
i Why, then, should not the people
i between Dufur and Wapinitia work
a ia mode, the Regulator to organize
and concentrate capital and build mo-
tor line which would be sufficient tc
carry the freight, passengers, mail and
lexpress, which when summed up is nc
insignificant affair? OR if this cannot
be done, invite capital to take hold oil
it. 1t is something we earnestly need
and every inducement should be thrown
out to secure it.. The road would secure
\ nearly all the. wool and freight traffic
coming by Sherar's Bridge. Tygh Valley
and the surrounding country would
double their productions, there would
be an inducement for people hunting
land to come here and settle, and oul
country would naturally become richer
UNCLE TOBY.