The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-18
Grand Dalles to the Fore.

HOOD River Glacier
Suit has been commenced by Clark g.
Foster, of Saginaw, Michigan to enjoin the
Rev. o. D. Taylor, of The Dalles, from ne
gotiating certain notes to the amount of
Sl2O, The notes were gwen in the
transaction concerning the Columbia Riyer
Fruit company, which owns land up Mill
creek. Mr.. Foster claims to have been
grossly deceived and wants to plead the
baby act. That most of the land transac-
tions OF Rev. D. D. Taylor, around The
Dalles at least, are of the boom character
with little or no present merit, is re adlly
admitted. The Rev. o. D. Taylor has
much more talent as boomer of earthly
town lots than as dealer In gilt-edged 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
reverend gentleman above named, to gather
the golden shekels of the Phiistlnes into
the palm of his hand, while yet 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 celesti ii
city, or else expects to settle outside OF said
city limits IN the long hereafter. Mr.. Tay-
lor has a 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 a man of large views.
Seen through his eyes,a rough shed becomes
a factory, and sand dune a veritable
mound of verdure. Mr.. Foster came to
The Dalles, and according to his letters
published in the Chronicle, took peep at
Mr. Taylor's property through Mr. Tayior's
eyes He was deceived, so he says; but
then, if looking through Taylor's eyes for a
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 visionary
all the time any more than Foster is for
having been visionary long enough to get
his name to $780, 600 worth of notes. Fos-
ter is not entitled to sympathy, for he should
have known better. He should have known
that when uian who has devoted himself
to the ministry goes into the real estate
business in boom town. the angels weep
while the intelligent citizen gets firm hold
on his money sack and cottons his ears
against the voice of the siren. "No man
Foster read the good look to any purpose,
he would have known this We can add
sincerely that Mr.. Taylor has not deceived
anybody. Mr.. Taylor can produce at any
time vouchers for his integrity and upright
ness from nearly every minister in The
Dalles, backed up by the endorsements of
the deacons and elders. He can show by
letters of leading bankers, lawyers and bus
mess men who Know him intimately. that
ne is gentleman of sound principles, good
character and fine business talent. Nay,
morei He can show by the minutes of The
Dalles board OF trade that he acted as their
representative IN the east. and that they
consider him gentleman, scholar and
Christian, without guile,an sound in wind.
limb and doctrine Indeed, the Rev. o d.
Taylor can show more solid Endorsements
from more solid men than Henry Blackman
can for collector of internal revenue, and he
claims to have everybody. AS a matter of
fact, Mr.. Taylor is one of the leading cItI-
zens of The Dalles, and he has the docu-
ments to prove 1t Why then should he be
accused CT deceit? Mr.. Foster is the part
owner of one of the finest fruit possibilities
in Oregon, and he ought to come to the
front and center with his promised dollars
to develop his own property. Ii not, why
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