The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-14
IT is RUMoRED.

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To the Editor:-
1t is rumored about town that the
contract between the county court and
the experts employed by It to examine
the accounts of the several county Of
ficials whose term of Office expired
last July was in substance as follows:
The said experts were to receive a COM
pensation Of four dollars per day each.
and in the event Of their report show
ing deficit of $1,000 or more, In the
account Of any, or all, Of the afore-
said ex-offlcials, then, tlfe said experts
should receive a compensation Of five
dollars per day for their services. 1t
is hardly possible to believe that our
county court would enter into any such
an agreement; and, in justice to them.
selves, the members Of said court, If
the matter is not done by official ac-
tion, should make public denial Of the
rumor.
Another rumor is current about
town, which, If not true, should be
publicly corrected. 1t is to the effect
that the report of the experts employ
ed by the county court had been given
out for publication, when one Of the
ex-officials, deeming himself aggrieved
thereby, made vigorous kick; where
upon one OF the present county officials
withdrew said report, with the assur-
ance that It should be corrected. Some
few believe said rumor, and that is
why 1t should be publicly denied, If II
is not true. 1t is safe to say that the
majority of the people in the commu-
nifty do not believe the rumor; for they
say, "the experts, and not the afore-
said county official, are making the
report, according to their findings"
How about that city Republican con
vention which was held last week?
1t is rumored about town that the city
committee held quiet caucus, named
all the delegates to be voted for at
the primaries dncluding themselves
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their own choice. 1t is impossible to
believe said rumor. 1t may be said
that the majority of the people in
the city do not believe 1t; because
many of said committeeman are known
to be opposed to any thing which sa-
vors of ring rule, and such action as
that described above, smacks strongly
Of ring methods.
1t Is also rumored that we are going
to have railroad. With a splendid |
entrance from the open sea, a fine har-
Dor, a magnificent location for a large
city, water level along which to build |
a railroad, of but ffty-eight miles in
length, to a connection with transcon-
tinental roads, is 1t a wonder that
some one is coming to build that little |
road, and earn our splendid land sub
5ldy? With a million and half dol
ars' worth of salmon taken out of the
Columbia river yearly, to be shipped |
over said railroad, when in operation,
md not only millions, but billions of
'eet of as fine timber as there is in
he world, waiting for shipment there
,ver, Is 1t any wonder that thinking
,eople are inclined to believe the truth
# said rumor? Another fact mot gen.
rally known which should be taken
nto consideration by any one contem-
'lating the building of said road, is
hat we are nearer the great hunting,
shing and sealing grounds Of Alaska,
han either San Francisco, or any Of
he Puget Sound ports. In connection
nth this, II is rumored that there is
gentleman coming from somewhere
asst Of the Rocky mountains with
light hundred thousand dollars Sin his
lside pocket don't you know" all Of
'hich said money is to be used In the F.,
obstruction of the Gobel road. Can 1t {
E true? II not, why not?
RUMoR.
On enumerating Astorlas many ad- :
antages as a seaport, our correspond {
At overlooks another important fact {
this connection--that the great ports
China and Japan are nearer to this
ty by "a hours than to the ports of
uget Sound or to San Franclsco.)