Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-05-10
THAT DALLES ROAD.

We noticed in The Dalles papers last
week q clipping from the Fossil journal,
advocating the opening of a wagon road
from Fossil to The Dalles and suggesting
that this county should make an appro-
priation for that purpose. Outside of
perhaps two or three persons in the Fos-
sill country we do not believe there is a
man in Gillian county in favor OF such
scheme, to be paid by the county.
In the first place. the Journals state
ments are all incorrect as to the distance
to The Dalles, praeticahility OF the route,
and the benefits in prices to be gained
bv trading at The Dales in preference to
our home towns. The distance to The
Dalles would be about as far again as it
is to Arlington, and parties who know
every foot Of the proposed route inform
us that there would be dozens Of hills to
climb thatare almost perpendicular, par
ticularly those on either side of the John
Day and Deschutes rivers. The differ
ence in prices, freight rates, etc., at The
Dalles and Arlington are so small as to
not deserve consideration at ALL In fact,
the very week the Journal published the
article in question, in which it stated
that wheat was then selling at The Dalles
for l0c a bushel more than at Arlington,
JAS. Snipes, one of the best-posted men
in The Dalles, was in Condor and in
formed us that wheat then was selling
at The Dalles for only SIC a bushel. At
the same time wheat was selling at Ar
lington for 3Sc. Yet the Journal stated
that the price of wheat at The Dalles is
always about Zoe bushel higher than
at Arlington. All that papers other
statements concerning this proposed road
are equally as misleading.
But it is useless for us to say ANYTHING
further on this subject, as there is about
as much possibility for the trade OF the
south end of this county going to The
Dalles as there is to make hole in the
ground where Mt. Hood stands. Arling-
ton is the natural outlet and most avail
able shipping point for this entire cou n
ty, and always will be, until railroad
is built out through this county, which !
may come some time. Besides, Airing
ton is in this county and pays very
large proportion OF the eounty's taxes
and is, as all reasonable men will say, |
fully entitled to the trade of this county
as shipping point. PatroDize home in |
dnstries in preference to outside towns
that do not pay cent OF our taxes, and 1
whose interests are in no way Unidentified (
with ours.
1t comes from very bad grace, anyway,
for the Journal to advocate anything of /
that kind that is SO detrimental to our 1
county's interests. But that has always I
been the Journals policy and therefore /
its stand in this matter is not surprising. /
1t is safe to say that the citizens of /
Fossil, or anywhere else in the county, |
do not approve of its course in always /
working against the county
Gillian county has just expended 49, |
500 on the new road out of Thirtymile, [
solely for the benefit Of the people living 1
south OF that, in order to give them a
good, easy outlet to the railroad; and it
would not look quite so hoggish ii the
Journal would wait at least until the /
first load is hauled over it before it be-
gins bowling for the county to open up
another road, that would have tenden-
cy to take trade away from this county. T
In all Eastern Oregon there is not road
Of equal distance, so miles, (from Fossil
to Arlington with as good and easy
outlet, it being nearly all down grade
to the railroad