The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-08-09
OUTING NO. 2.
Editor Democrat:


SoDAytLLE, Aug. /.
Yesterday, for change. / visited
Waterloo and saw the sights. The first
was the spring in small hole or crevice
in rock. There were two boys and
man standing by it with whom | had
some conversation. The man was a
stranger in the town, but the boys are
residents and thorough Waterlooites. II
| had never before seen any boys that
knew it all, | would have been astonish-
ed at the profundity of their wisdom.
They informed me that the water OF the
Waterloo spring IL far stronger than that
OF Sodaville. | disputed the statement
except in the matter OF salt, asserting
that there is twice as much saline mat
ter in one cup OF Waterloo water as there
is in two of that OF Sodayille. One of
them admitted that the water at Soda
vile was originally the stronger OF the
two; but he positively asserted twice
that IL had been "monkeyed with" and
had lost It's strength. Here We separated.
each OF the came opinion as before the
conversation took place.
From the spring went TO the WOODEN
mill. On the door is q notice, mo Ad-
mittance." A young man, who was near,
advised me TO see Mr.. Kay. did 50 and
Was granted permission TO go any place
pleased. went through the whole
establishment and saw til. wool passing
through the different processes neces-
sary TO conve-t il into cloth. Two men
we're separating the good from the not
good. Others were washing and dyeing
hnF 40 t-s 81
chine aud was carried from one machine
10 another until il came out yarn. Some
OF this was stretched on looms and some
was spoiled. Then came the weaving
into cloth, and last OF all the preparation
for shipment.
The mill runs day and night and finds
ready sale for all its products. There
are about fifty persons employed; men,
boys, and girls.
From the mill wen. 10 the camping
ground IN a grove near the river. The
boys at the spring told me there were
thirty five camps. j could find but
tweniy-ohe. / thinL know how 10
count; but the boys were just as positive
IN regard to tbs number oil camps as they
were about the quality of the water. I
than TUNED my steps towards Sodaville
and soon passed out OF sight OF the great
town OF Waterloo. In looking back, /
can see in my minds eye, in addition TO
the objects OF interest already mentioned
liquor saloon, two hotels. . sign read
ing meals, 10. Is and 25 cents" two
stores, meat market, a blacksmith
shop. church. a scllo d house. and sew
esaI dwelling houses, which did not
count.
To me Waterloo, as place Tor an out
lng has just one attraction, and that is,
the SaHIiam, with its lear. beautiful
water The Mint Saloon, one OF the
devils devices for the destruction OF
men : souls and bodies. with its ooncoFn-
sIzsn;s. - Z disgrace Ia the town and SO
Is the Sunday horse racing; and no
micro-monohippsc town thai tolsratss
such institutions will ever receiv4 any
support from me. even il IIs mineral
spring Is the best IN the state OF Oregon
As long as am oi 3 sound mind, ] will
never spend Sabbath in Waterloo dur
ing the racing season. ! Was told by
one who talked as IL he had l.een there,
Ghzs the sum OF three hundred dollars
xzs taken in 81 the Mint saloon on sun
dAy iog the vile stuff sold at i.s bar, and
that the nexs Sunday the amoun; was
500. Those who wish may take their
outing At Waterloo. but never viii, un-
less change Is made Tor the better. Il
IS mystrry 70 me that christian parents
eEacamp al sucis = place and allow their
children 10 come under such influences
II could not find place, free from
such surroundings, for an outing, would
remain al home. Better far never TO
take an outing than TO take II where the
Young are brough, under such Influences
One more word, ard then am done.
II the christian people OF Waterloo will
take the devil by his elub foot and drown
him in the SAntiam, they can make their
town desirable place for christians 10
take an outing and al the same time be
the gamers by ii. As 1t Is now the devil
gels the lions share. CsELEEs.