The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-08-11

lated as in England it could gives home
and business to forty millions of industriou
and intelligent people. Its great waterway
the Columbia, is one Of the great rivers oi
the world Its lumber forests are a mine oi
wealth in themselves. Twenty-Five thous.
and square miles of the coast range oi
Western Oregon and of the Cascades are
covered by growth that averages from
5000 to 300, 900 feet per acre. At 10000
feet the total would be three hundred and
twenty billion feet, worth mt the lowest eai-
cnlation two and half billions of dollars and
probably much more. Here is forest
wealth greater than the value of all the gold
and silver mined on the coast from ls4S TO
the present day, and only waiting the axe
of the woodman. There are fourteen prin-
eipal varieties Of this lumber and many
others of less note, but of great value. Its
agricultural resources are wonderful. The
Willamette valley with its wondrous fsrtii-
ity. and the valleys of the coast. and of
Eastern Oregon produce wheat averaging
twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. A
great variety of other agricultural prus.aets
and OF fruits. give the farmer scope 10 meet
the vlrying wants of the market 1T home
and abroad. Vegetables. hops and valua-.
bies tibres are amongst the products Of the
soil that flourish. The finest cattle, horses
and hogs in the world are raised in this
state. Oregon wool Is amongst the best IN
the world. and the room for Its production
Is probably without limit The southern
and western sections of the state are espec
nal of Commerce.
A COMMERCIAL ROMANCE this
head the Ashland Hdings gets OF the fol-
lowing. which we publish simply 10 keep
cur readers posted about what is being said
about matters we ara all interested in: A
few merchants and number Of chinwag-
gers of San Francisco made & sea voyage TO
the coast Of Oregon this week, and. landing
at laquina bay, proceeded thence on an
exploring expedition to the interior. Ac-
cording TO program, they discovered the
great Willamette valley and promptly
claimed It rs their oyster. The Albany
after dinner orators abetted tie claim and
offered to help open the oyster. OF such
stuff are woven the commercial romanees Of
the day. But cold geographical facts are
hostile 10 such romances. Portland ner-
chants should return the compliment: lei
President C II Doddof the Webfoot rnetrop-
oils, 60 down and camp under the dome Of
the unsettled capitol Of California and pre-
empt the trade or the Sacramento valley.
Portland has as much right TO il, by virtue
Of position and ability to hold 1t. rs San
Francisco has 10 the trade of the Willamette
valley. The scheme of the Yaquina railroaA
is amusing rather than anything else, ,bns IL
it should really prod the Portland business
men little it may do that city and the
state OF Oregon some good We. CT South
ern Oregon, know that Portland has been
drowsy or careless enough 10 allow California
to steal the trade of the southeastern part az
our state and that Portland representatives
in the legislature assisted the Lake county
senator 20 deliver the goods, We feel tha.
our loyalty 10 the metropolis of oar own
state has been sevsraly tested II not strained.
and we can quietly enjoy the spectacle of
San Franciscos effronttTy in fling claim
upon Portland's $ neglected dOoryari.
FALL RACES. - Beginning Sept 18th
there viii be a meeting on the track Of Linn
County agricultural society at this city.
Following Is the program:
Tuesday, Sept, q. l--RunnIng. 4 mile.
purse. $50. 2-S % tros. purse si5ss, b.
kree for all pace. purse $50.
Wednesday, Sept 9th 4-Rnnning
mile and repeat, purse. $50: $50 tros.
purse. $50: 6-3 year old trot for special
counties, LAre. Linn. Benton. Marion,
Yamhsll and Polk. purse, s300.
Thursday. Sept 18th. thinning
mile. pssrse sIQes go srvs, parse $50;
9-2 year4 osd trut far sfsszilEl g fzsssss
Lam. Benton, Marion. EAEshiM and Polk.
purse. $50.
FRIDAY. Sept 29sh. 10 Running mile,
yurse. $50; Ii-trot, free for ali, purse.
$3.50, l2-trot- year old, for Linn county.
purse, 500.
Two MONUMENT. .-E W Aehison, Of
Albany called on Us again today. having
Just placed two more neat monuments in
our cemeteries One. family monument
Of the Brilliant Crystal granite for the late
Arsimns Dodge: the otker, a beautiful No
l Sutherlar I'd Fails marble monument at the
grave Of Margaret Barker. They are both.
as are al their work, Of first class nsateria!
and workmanship and credit to the firm.
Mr. Achison wishes Us to state that his firm
are prepard TO furnish any kind Of marble
or granite In the world. that theycan guar
antee to give satisfaction to their customers.
and says it viii pay any one wanting work
70 see them before purchasing. = Lebanon
Express.
Cor HIS MoSEY.-The Populist tells
the following: Word IL out that the
Iowa farmer who left six or seven thou
sand dollars in the Corvallis bank the
| night before il refused TO open its doors
next morning, has gotten bis money. IL
is stated that he called on the bank man.
whose significant name is Job. and told
him that on certain day he wanted his
money, and for him 10 have il handy,
/ j. ho 10 a
time appointed the man twas on hand
with a big gun and persuaded MIR Job,
who had insisted all the time thai he bad
/ no money, tha, il was the bes. TO dig up,
which accordingly he did. l: is good, ii
true. No donb. dozens OF those failing
could be made TO pay npH the proper
method was applied.
The GREAT NEED.-The following hard
hits are from Capital city paper: Col
lections were generally good today, prov
ing that money is more plentiful thar
IgeneraIly admitted Eugene Guard, Aug
Iss. The came all over the valley. whai
We need ie for everybody TO commenc.
talking good times and give the money {
chance. Some business firms in Salem
did more business in July. 1898. thar
during the came month las. year. !
people would only mind their own bust
ness and quit talking hard times. thu
times would be all right.
4 THE RAILROADS FEEL IT.-The Southern
Pacific feels the hard times and has ordere,
one of the trains on the Oregonian r. r
, discontinued temporarily. Beginning mex
week trains will run every other day, goinI
from Silverton TO Woodburn and thence /
Natron on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
and the other way alternate days: The 5
, Co is also behind in its usual monthly pay
ments and has asked its employees to wait
/ month. July 18th was unexpected time Q
| the pay cars visit, but the July paymen
: was postponed till the 18th of this month.
A PECULIAR AccIpENT.-The 6-year O
daughter of Rowland Fisher, who lives fou
! miles northwest Of Corvallis, met with
serious. though strange accident about 2:3
{ o'clock this morning. The little girl wa
: sleeping in an upstairs room and the be
. was beside an open window. Evidently ]
her sleep she turned over and fell out of Ii
window to the ground below. Her cri,
y awoke her folks who went to the little one
! assistance and on taking her into the houl
1t was readily seen that she was serious
y hurt and doctor was Immediately sent 70
y On the arrival of the physician at Mr. Fis
" er's house it was found that the left ar
2 had been broken, and the child otherwi
y bruised. Ii is almost miracle that q
y child was not killed. outright, as she fell
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