The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-15
OUR WESTERN NEIGHBORS,
An Interesting Epistle FROM
Farmer-School Lands, Pol
itfts ndCrops Discussed.

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The political atmosphere is about
cleared up, down here, and except few
sore spots, things have resumed their old
condition of faith and hope. The coming
generation ON the Bay will have these
two bumps remarkably developed, as +
j know Of NO one here who is living in the
present, but all are hopeful and joyous
about the future.
i The election was, in many respects, a
remarkable one. The Populists were
confident up to the morning of the elec-
ton that they would carry the county for
their whole ticket by a good plurality,
and the result shows their entire voting
strength to be about $50 votes in a total
of about 600. 1t is true they elected their
Sheriff, but he was elected by votes out
| side of his party. As aside from his crazy
political theories. Geo. Landis is recog-
nized by all parties to be an honest, up
right, capable man.
want you to distinctly understand
that this $50 Popu1istic vote is not a
growth. 1t is an importation from Kan
| sas, Nebraska and Dakota, who have set
tied here lately on the unoccupied gov
eminent lands. The older residents, who
belong to it, are, with few exceptions,
place-hunters, men with a grievance.
The Republican party did grand work,
and too much credit cannot be given to
Hon. c. B. Crosno, Hon. r. A. Bense1l
and w. H. Alexander, the chairman of
the county committee, with many others
of course ~
The Republican plurality In this county
is about 100 votes. Daly's plurality over
Stakely, Populist, is Io4, and over Brunk,
Democrat, I77, which is about fair av-
erage of the parties. Brunk, however,
is the most popular Democrat in the
county, and undoubtedly po1led some
republican votes while Daily, no doubt.
received some Democratic votes; but
Stakely received the full strength of the
Populist vote, which is $50.
The Commissioners, County Judge and
Treasurer are Republican.
The Assessor and Clerk are Democratic,
but politics did not cut any figure in their
election, and tire Sheriff is, as I have
stated, Populist, and was not elected by
his party, and 50 ends the election chap
ter for the next two years.
The weather is abominab1e, and the
present snur.e- r-o.s;ses to be as wet
an1 = Fable rs y f.. y 1e e i1s,vuR
-. - s.s SO 4 I,cfi. ncsvesef a..d
the fruit crop viii Be good. Tie failn1n
Of the railroad sale at the time specified
is sad blow to us, as there are many
thousands of dollars due from it to EN-
p1oyes and others here, and we on the
bay suffer more from, that cause than all
the rest Of the country through which it
passes. And then we had strong hopes
that it would be purchased and completed
to an eastern terminus which would put
us in the front rank among the counties
of the state, but it will come yet; there
is no doubt of that. Under the splendid
of MIR. Clark, the receiver,
its traffic is increasing beyond the capaci-
ty Of one ship to take it away, even in
the midst of the dullest season that the
ever saw, and the hands are paid
promptly. And here let me say good
word for the train men-they are the
hardest worked men in the state of Ore
gon; they work from four o'clock in the
until eight at night uncomplain-
ingly, and are always cheerful and oblig-
ing.
Our stone quarry industry promises
big development in the future. New
quarries are being discovered, and as we
have already shipped hundreds of tons to
San Francisco in dull season, it is am
pie assurance that when times brighten,
and building resumes its normal condi-
lion we will find sale for all the rock we
can supply. With our splendid republi-
can majority in the state and the near
of republican majority iii the
nation, we look for brighter times every
where, and we will get our share.
Word has Just reached us here that the
lieu school land fends are tryingto 10
:ate the unoccupied lands on the Siletz
Indian reservation with their script.
They must not succeed, for if by any
chance they should, the land would be
held by non-reidents for speculative pur-
poses, and our condition would be worse
than when Il was held as reservation.
There n1tst Be some way to stop this
proceeding, by which every
body would be injured and nobody bene-
ited but the aforesaid fends We will
,ee if we cannot block their little game.
The county seat business turned out as
was expected. and it will remain at To-
edo for two years, when it will be def-
,ite1y settled. FARMER
Rev. T. 8. Bollinger, superintendent OF
he Oregon Institute for the Blind, will
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