The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-15
THECASCADE PORTAGE.
A Good Road Constructed for the s6o,-
600 Appropriation---can Handle
600 Tons Every Day.
Superintendent Farley Says That the
Opposition to Him Comes From the
Moody Faction at Dalles City.
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FARLEY AND ANTI-FARLEY
At Dalles City it is all Farley and anti
Farley, bnt the superintendent seems to
have tight grip on the long end of the
rope, being backed by the mayor, the
president of the board of trade and the
majority of the prominent merchants.
Those opposed to him say he is not fitted
for the position he holds and should
never have been appointed, and that his
mistakes have cost the state a great deal
of money. Farley answers that this op-
pusition was caused by the position he
took in regard to the water question last
June, and his opposition to the Moody
faction of the republican party at the
polls. The other side reply that while
member of the council Farley voted to
purchase useless water-works system,
in which D. P. Thompson, OF Portland,
was interested.
INTERVIEWS WITH BUSINESS MEN.
The business men of The Dalles were
interviewed about the portage road and
superintendent Farley with this result
A.. s. Mcallister, manager of The
Dalles. Portland & Astoria Navigation
Company, and president of the board of
trade-The portage road is just what
The Dalles wanted, and we are satisfied
that it will do US q great good. If it had
been built ten years ago our city would
supply large district, and the portage
road not only enables us to hold our
trade, but to extend it, as freight rates
to Portland are 3315 per cent less than
on the Union Pacific. / made a trip
over the road and am confident the state
got a good road for $50 900. The com
plant against Superintendent Farley is
1xvv, &c
part he took in the municipal election
last June. He is capable man and our
people have the utmost confidence in
him.
Mayor Mays was not in town, but his
friends authorized the statement that he
endorsed Superintendent Farley, and be-
lieyed that the road was good one and
had been economically built.
Hugh Gourlay, editor of the CHRoN
EcLE, says: 1t is the opinion of large
majority of the merchants that no money
has been squandered on the Cascades
portage. Whatever Superintendent
Farley would do would do would not be
satisfactory to the Moody faction, but
you cannot find leading merchant in
the city who has not confidence in the
superintendent. While in the council
he opposed the Moody faction. and that
is the cause OF all the trouble. Moody
wanted to supply the city with water
pumped from the river, and ninety per
cent of the people favored the gravity
system. The question was the principal
issue in the municipal election last June,
when the Moody faction was overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
DUE TO POLITICS.
f. B.. Mcfarland, of Mcfarland &
French, general rchandise-Superin-
tendent Farley has done his work faith
fully, and there is no complaint coming
from the people of The Dalles. On ac-
count o. the active part Mr.. Farley took
in matters before the last legislature, he
incurred the displeasure of certain par
ties, who, L think, have done everything
in their power to reflect on the manage
ment. Our business men have conf
dence in Superintendent Farley, and are
satisfied that he built the road as expe-
ditiously and economically as possible
1t was at the request of the merchants
that he took hold of the work. A dozen
of us went before Governor Pennoyer
and Treasurer Metschan and urged his
appointment. Among them were d. M.
French, banker; w. Lord, capitalist J.
H. Cradlebaugh, editor; O. Kinersly,
druggist; A. S. Macallister, president of
the board of trade; FL. Glenn, contrac-
tor; Emil Schanno, property owner; B.
F. Laughlin. capitalist; George Liebe,
capitalist; A. A. Bonney, butcher; and
George Blakeley, druggist. We repre-
sented the board of trade.
H. NJ. Beall, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank-The general opinion here
is that Mr.. Farley ls the best man for
the position. He has neglected his own
business since his appointment to do
what he could for the good of the people.
There is only one opinion in The Dalles
about the effect of the building of the
road, and that is that it will be of great
benefit. In fact it has already resulted
SO. The price of wheat in Wasco and
Klickitat counties has advanced about 3
cents a bushel since the opening of the
road. This enables Dalles to capture
the wheat of Klickitat county, which, in
stead of being shipped to Columbus.
then ferried across the Columbia to
Grants, and billed to Portland on the
Union Pacific comes direct to The Dalles
and is forwarded to Portland. Our mer-
chants to man will patronize the new
service They make no complaint about
the rates, and why should they? They
are shipping freight much cheaper than
ever before.
NO CAUSE FOR CRITICISM.
Frank Menefee, city recorder-So far
as know there is no great cause, if any.
to criticise Superintendent Farley. 1t
made in the construction of the road,
surprised to see the road completed and
in operation within such small appro-
ration. Senator Watkins, the father
of the bill, providing for the road, did
not think it could be built for the