The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-04
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WHAT Was DowE.-The Railroad Com
missioners are trying TO make out that
they have done great work. In their re-
polt they say: The advance proofs of
the report OF the state board OF railroad
commissioners to be submitted 10 the
legislature at the coming session have
been received frvm the printer. The re.
port will be published sometime next
week. Messrs MacrIm, chairman;
j b Eddy and I'll B BGompson. commits
sioners: and Lydell Baker, ciers in their
report says: "Siucl more has been ac-
comp ished during the last two years
than oould have bsen done, had not the
unprecedented wave of business denress-
ion swept ever The state aud country
generally. In 1898, the falling of OF
heisht and pas enger business was
simply marvellous. In 1894. il vas still
greater. OF the railroads operated with
in the state, four are in the hands of re-
ceivers, and the accounts OF all show a
a large deficit. MOI tsithstanding the
earning OF the various railroad compan-
les have been decreasing steadily the
pact two years, ye; considerable concess-
ions have. cen secured from all the
p'ia :p..i roads hs wey oi material re-
dsets}n in tEeignis On the leading pro-
auctions oi the state
MRs PEAKE spoke last night 10 q lair
sized audience Notwithstanding the most
inelement weather Of the winter. .Be-
hold the man full OF Leprosy" was the
text, which was handled with eloquence
and acute discernment Leprosy is sym
bolical OF sin. Like it only God can ef-
feet a cure. Like ii it comes from with
i. ard works out Like it it developes
slowly. Leprosy makes q man nm out
cast; sin is filling the world with out
casts. Like leprosy sin is contagious
and spreads. The leper knew he had ID
and wanted to get rid OF it. That is
step in the way to get rid OF sin. Christ
laid his hand on the leper and he was
healed. So He can lay the hand Of love
on your sin and make yon clean. Be-
lieye and ye shall be saved. Hear Mrs
Psake tonight and tomorrow night and
do not miss the O'Clock Bible reading.
ONE SUCCESSFUL CELESTIAL The fol-
eer shows what wonderful birds the
Celes,ials are for spreading ont: The
Mongolian pheasant and California and
Oregon quail which were let loose on
Fifteen Mile creek two years ago have
n multiplied wonderfully, and they can be
seen almost any hour in the day. They
have not been m olested since they have
been turned leose, and sporting men oil
Dufur have not disturbed them in their
hannts. an few wears Fifteen Mile
creek will be a paradise for game. and
will have plenty OF sport in that
Some Of those interested in
game. among them Johnson Bros and C
z Balch, at Dufur will send to Iowa for
some Bob White quail this winter, and
let them mingle with the former deni-
zens of the woods and glens around
Fifteen Mile creek. The sportsmen in
that Leigh borhood have imported dogs
and other means for royal hunts 10 the
future, and they are good shots.
WnAT Mr. NASH SArD.-wallis Nasn,
at present an attorney at ALBANY bat
vice president of the Oregon
Pacific railroad. was in the city yesfer-
day. He thinks the sale OF the Oregon
Pacific viii not be confirmed today and
says that. should 1t be. there is q prob
ability OF the purchasers transferring a
portion OF the rolling stock
to the Astoria road when completed.
The Oregon Pacific has about sixteen
locomotives, q couple OF hundred freight
cars and q large number OF passenger
coaches 1t would require only small
portion oi these to carry the traffic over
the Oregon Pacific as it is nov conduct
Statesman.
NoiHISe DoSg-This was the day set
for canvassiDg the votes on election oil
school text books for six years to come
r L Edwards of the American Book Co.
and other agents Of the publishing
houst are in the city to await resulte-No
action was had on the school book mat
ter by the State Board of Education to-
day. The board has named Attorney
General Chamberlain TO give an official
opinion on the law. Il is understood
that one Of the state beard holds the Law
unconstitutional and wants . legal
opinion on that. II the matter OF selec-
tion goes over unit. the legislature meets
the Law will surely be repealed d.-Journ-
al
BUILDING RAu.RoADs.-Tt is fun to see
our exchanges build railroads. The
parties who are to build the Astoria
railroad, says the Tillamook Headlight,
have just bought the Oregon Pacific
paying s100, 600 for it, The Oregon Pa
cifie extends from Yaquina to Albany,
and eastward into the Cascade Noun
tains. 1t will be built on through East
ern Oregon, and to some transcontinens-I
al connection, and it will also be con-
nected with the new road 10 Astoria,
giving it terminus at . good tarbor.
Astoria seems to be IN way to get good
railroad connections with the balance
OF the world, and it is just possible that
the new road will soon build connect
ing line from Albany to Astoria through
the Tillamook country.
THEIR Work DosE.-The State Board
of Equalization has completed its labors
and as usual has mixed assessment rolls
until hardly dis.inguishable. The proper
time for the boards TO meet is before the
assessments are made. As eqEalized
the aggregate. raise in assessments is
s., Jas. .214. the raise in Linn county lie
$5lS.559. l219 per cent VAS added TO
town lots in tnis county; in Marion l5
per cent; lands. improvements, railroads
and telegraph lines were raised per
cent. The state levy is estimated at 4
mills.
a VALUABLE MINING PRocEss.-The
Grants Pass Courier says: According to
reports brought in by one of the miners
of Mount Reuben the chemical process
for working refractory ores, which was be-
ing tested by Messrs Beardsley and
Wetherell on the Copper Stain mine on
Mount Reuben. has proven success.
They have their three-feet pan in oper-
alton treating tailings. Il is reported
that as result from less than 4S hours
run they cleaned up $500. The Star
Mining Company will soon have theiI
machinery in operation on the Star mine
on Grave creek.
AN IscIDENT.-A particularly sad thing
in connection with the Silver Lake tragedy
was the case of John Small, a well
known stockraiser of Lake county. Nj
Small had just started east with band Of
horses and had reached Burns, Harne,
county, when he heard that his son wa
one of the victims of the fire. He startet
to return Immediately, and in 10 hour
covered distance of 200 miles on horse
back. He arrived Just in time to see tn
bones OF his son laid to rest In the common
grave with the other victims.--Sun.
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