The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-03-11
GRAND DALLES TO THE FORE.

Suit has been commenced by Clark
c. Foster OF Saginaw, Michigan, to en-
join the Rev. 0. ID. Taylor Of The Dalles
from negotiating certain notes to the
amount of $4,000. The notes were
given in the transaction concerning the
Columbia River Fruit Co., which owns
lands up Mill creek. Mr.. Foster claims
to have been grossly deceived and
wants to plead the baby act. That
most of the land transactions of Rev.
o. ID. Taylor, around The Dalles at
least, are of the boom character, with
little or no present merit, is readily ad-
mitted. That Rev. o. ID. Taylor has
much more talent as a boomer OF
earthly town lots than as a dealer in
gilt-sdged real estate fronting on the
avenues of the gold-paved streets of the
New Jerusalem, Is also admitted freely
and fully. In fact, from the earnest,
not to say honest, efforts of the rever-
end gentleman above named, to gather
the golden shekels of the PhiIistines
into the palm of his hand, while yet a
sojourner in this heavenly footstool, we
are forced to believe that he either does
not take stock in the character of the
asphalt in the celestial city, or else ex-
poets to settle outside of said city linn
its in the long hereafter. Mr.. Taylor
has long head, so long, indeed, that
his eyes being in the extreme front
thereof, operate as sort of telescope
and so have tendency to make him
man of large views. Seen through his
eyes, a rough shed becomes factory,
and sand dune veritable mound of
verdure. Mr.. Foster came to The
Dalles, and according to his letters pub
lished in the Chronicle, took peep at
Mr.. Taylor's property through Mr..
Taylor's eyes. He was deceived, so he
says; but then, if looking through Tay-
lor's eyes for moment deceived him,
as fellow Christian why should he
not feel sorry for Taylor, who looks
through that pair of eyes all the time.
Taylor isn't to blame because he is vi
sionary all the time any more than
Foster II for having been visionary long
enough to get his name to $4,000
worth of notes. Foster Is not entitled
to sympathy, for be should have known
better. He should have known that
when man who has devoted himself
to the ministry goes into the real estate
business ii4 boom town, the angels
weep while the intelligent citizen gets
firm hold OH his money sack and cot
tons his ears against the voice of the
siren. mo man can serve both God
and Mammon,h and had Foster read
the good book to any purpose, he would
have known this. We can add sim
cerely that Mr.. Taylor has not de-
ceived anybody. Mr.. Taylor can pro-
duce at any time vouchers for his in
tegrity and uprightness from nearly
every minister in The Dalles, backed
up by the Inducements of the deacons
and elders. He can show by letters of
leading bankers, lawyers and business
men who know him intimately, that
he is gentleman of sound principles,
good character and fine basiness talent.
Nay, more! He can show by the min
utes of The Dalles board of trade that
he acted as their representative in the
East, and that they consider him a
gentleman, a scholar and Christian,
without guile, and sound in wind, limb
and doctrine. Indeed, the Rev. D. d. |
Taylor can show more solid indorse-
ments from more solid men than Henry
Blackman can for collector of internal
revenue, and he claims to have every
body. AS matter of fact, Mr.. Taylor
is one of the leading citizens of The
Dalles, and he has the documents to
prove 1t. Why then should he be ac-