The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-19

don't believe in the convict contract
business. Neither do I believe that
there should be any more divisions OF
counties, there have been too much cut.
ting up already. Yes sir Make all
county officers salaried, turn over al
fees to the county general fund. Or
abolish it altogether.
Mr.. ]. O.. Mack, in answAr to an in
quiry, said: ''Give us an open river
from its source to the sea. 1t will bene-
At the people 25 to 90 per cent. in
| freights, I believe the state ought to
build the Cello portage road right away.
The government will never do it. / am
not in favor of splitting up the county
any more, but am in favor of paying
the county officers a salary instead of
fees, if they will make the salary sufi-
cient that good men can afford to occupy
them. ~
Mr.. H. NJ. Beall cashier of the First
National bank, in reply says, 81 am in
favor OF making the county officers
salaried. -
Mr.. T. A Hudson, what do you think
of these subjects under discussion2 ssI
think the state ought 10 build the Cello
portage road by all means. 1t would
virtually open the river for cheap trans
portation. We need not look for the
government to do it. The producers
demand that provisions be made for it's
construction, so as to move this years
harvest. AS to the jute works am not
qualified to give an opinion. 1.-THE state
can manufacture grain bags so as to COM
pete with the open market, it ought to
do so. Convict labor only benefits one
firm as it is now. The producers have
the first right to it. We don't want any
more cutting off from our borders, we
will be like the dog was when he had his
tail cut off just behind his ears, if we
have new county ON the west, one on
the south, and one on the southeast. No
sir; no more counties! Put all county
officials on salaries
Mr.. G. J. Crandall. of Crandall & Bur-
get, says he corroborates the sentiment
of all the others on the jute bag propo-
sition. eve are opposed to any more
slicing of from old Wasco county.
Taxes are high enough now. And one
other thing, make all the county offices
salaried. F."
Mr.. n. Harris, what have you to say
tWe should have an open river, and
the state should build the Cello road in
time to move this years crop. There is
no use in waiting for the government; /;
it would take a century. We want
some of the good things as they go along.
Yes sirl Another thing that would be
next to the portage relief is a jute mill
at the penitentiary. This is one of the
important things that is necessary for
the farming population. II ought to be
done, and would put a stop to curse of
convict contracts. No one wants the
county divided, but some politicians.
think there would be but few aspi-
rants. 1 am in favor of the salaries OF
county officials
Mr.. Hugh Chrisman in reply says
''I think the state should take the man
ufacturing of jute bags into its own
hands, and supply the farmers with
grain bags through convict labor, in
stead of putting it out on contracts.
Nd sir, we don't want any more divi-
sions of the county,
Hon. Geo. A. Liebe, ex-county judge,
says: ''The portage at the cascades
has been worth to the people double
what it cost already. and the state
should appropriate suficient funds to
build the Cello portage at once, and not
raise question about it. 1t is of great
Importance to Eastern Oregon. be-
lieve that the convict labor should be
utilized in the manufacture of jute bags
in the penitentiary instead of putting it
out on contract for the benefit of a
monopoly. We do not want any more
division of the county and 1 am fully
persuaded that all county offices should
be salaried.
Mr.. Thos. Joles, of Joles Bros. 1.-THE
portage at the cascades has been of great
benefit to our people, and ! see no rea-
son why the Cello portage railroad
would not be of just as great advantages
to those east of us. Certainly the state
should build it this season, SO as to
move this years harvest. Yes, jute
mill ought to be put in the penitentiary,
and the prison labor be put to making
sacks for the farmer. We do not want
any more cutting off from this county
1t has been cut enough already. think
every one is of the same opinion on sal
aries.