The morning call., 1893-05-30
cheap transportation and good facilities

business strictly with the East Not that
the people of that section desire TO trade
with Chicago and other Eastern cities, but
| there is no other way of reaching market
than over the Union Pacifc's system
| There are nothing but wagon-roads into
| Southeastern Oregon and 1t costs a great
deal to send wool or grain from there to a
| railroad. II the Oregon Pacific will extend
its lines into Southeastern Oregon San
| Francisco will get the benefit of all the
| trade OF that section.
"Our merchants are well pleased with
the outcome of the recent war against
! monopoly and will support your local
/ Board of Trade in any effort it may make
to better traffic conditions"
| NJ. w. Smith of Lebanon spoke well of
! the Oregon Pacific and called attention to
the rates OF that company.
THE freight rate from Lebanon to this
city is only 90 cents hundred" said the
gentleman.
"Ths rate permits us to purchase in
Portland or San Francisco, with no advan-
tage to either city. To secure our trade
San Francisco wholesalers must take the
next step by reducing prices.
Portland has one advantage over San
| Francisco, however; we can order goods
| there to-day and receive them tom orro W.
! But if your wholesalers will name us good
prices we would surely buy here. for we
would have the benefit of larger stocks to
select from"
d. E. Siaunton, Superintendent of
Schools at Brownsville. accompanied the
excursionists to this city. Although MT.
Staunt0n does not claim TO be business
man he is much interested in the develop
ment of his town and State, and has vast
| knowledge of the history and resources of
both.
In speaking of the Brownsville wooden
mills Mr. Stanton said: "Receatly they
purchased 1000 pounds of wool in Port
land, but the Brownsville mills generally
| RELY on wool growers in the immediate
vicinity of the town for their supply of
wool.
IF freights were reasonable. however,
| 1 believe that considers BILE California
wool would be purchased in San Francisco,
as the mill consumes great deal of wool
and the supply IS not always equal to the
| demand"
| Like all the Oregonians. Mr.. Stanton
called attention to the field for business in
| Eastern Oregon and the lack Of transpor-
| tatOn facilities, then expressing hopes
that the Oregon Pacific would build into
| that section as soon as possible. Worthy
mention is due the officers aud employees of
! the Oregon Pacific, who have worked hard
to make the excursion success and give
| visitors grand time during their sojourn
| in San Francisco.
General Agent D. R. Vaughn and Pas
senger Agent j. ?. Bergin have done
splendid work and should come in for
their share of praise.
The eXrursionStS wish. through the COL
umns of THE CALL. to thank Captain A.
j. St0rrs, Purser Edward G. Cullnan and
! Steward Martinez for courtesies rend cred
on board the Willamette Valley.
IN m ore enjoyable trip can be imagined
than that from Yaquina to San Fran
CISCO" said a passenger. 1T could not
| be otherwise with such weli-oificered
and well-manned vessel as the willamette
Valley"
Edward c. Smith. chairman of the COM
mittee of visiting merchants. Is a resident
OF Eugene, Or. He is quite clear as to the
advantages of closer commercial relations
| between the two States.
with the present arrangement with
the Oregon Pacific people," said he, I'VE
can buy goods cheaper down here than we
can at Portland. The present rates give
US 80 To 80 per cent advantage
This applies to trade from Salem to
Ashland, taking in Albany, Eugene, Nc
vast contributary districts The section
that may be benefited and which may
benefit San Francisco even extends into
Northern California. To Northern Cali
fornia from San Francisco this route lies
all over the Southern Pacific, which
! simply burns them up with high rate s.
The Oregon Pacific offers them relief.
"From Oregon we can send all kinds OF
merchandise. In San Francisco we can
| buy all our groceries, provisions and dry
goods, besides many other lines. Dairy
products can be shipped here. / have even
shipped wool to San Francisco.
My town, Eugene. is going ahead. The
Board of Trade is pushing the clearing of
our river to Portland. for which $50, 900
| has been appropriated. This will open new
way TO Portland, and San Francisco must
rustic round to complete arrangements
| with us.
Heretofore most of our immense VOL
ume of trade has gone to Portland. This
may be largely diverted to San Francisco.
All we want to be assured of is fair and
just treatment at the hands of San Fran
cisco merchants.
Oregon is moderated by San Francisco
merchants. People here have no ju st con-
ception of our resources. Take our mining
interests alone.
Southern Oregon is just coming into
prominence as mining center. The coun-
try is very rich in gold, with some silver
and nickel. Why. we hive the largest
nickel mine in the world. 1t is situate four
miles from Riddle station. in Douglas
County.
The Rothschilds recently acquired the
mine and now control all the nickel mines
| in the world. They recently sent out an
expert and lie declared that though he had
visited every nickel mine in the world this
| was the richest he mad ever seen. The ore
runs as high as 30 per cent of pure nickel
and there is a mountain of it. There is al
ready 500, 900 invested in its machinery,
and the extraction of the ore is done
cheapy on the spot by secret process.
Not far off on thee OF Riddles lies
what has been pronounced the biggest gold
placer mine in the world. There are thou
sands and thousands of acres of 1t, and
water is easily obtained. The mining belt
alone extends $50 miles through the south
ern country.
"As i said. people don't understand our
| illimitable resources, and II we can get
| San Francisco inIere sted there is no limit
to cur mutual advantage. There has hith-
erto been some little feeling against Ore
| gOn among Calif0r1ians, but this would
speedily be dissipated il they could under
stand how ready we are TO extend the right
hand of fellowship"
Nearly half the delegation from Oregon
halls from Albany, that town being pecu-
| liarly situated commercially.
Albany is the center of three railroads
and two competing boat lines. The roads
are the Southern Pacific. the Oregon Pacific
and The Lebanon; while the boat lines are
the Union Pacific and the Oregon Pacific.
The mercha ats there are shrewd, and nro.
pose trading To the best advantage. just
row the best terms arc offered them by the
| Oregon Pacific, and thew are visiting town
10 see whether San Francisco will meet
them half way.
Albany" said J. a. Russell of that
city. has the finest water power OF any
city in the State. Besides its river it has
the celebrated Santism canal We manu-
facture wooden goods. -four. furniture,