The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17

Wheat. . IL ,SiS, $50 bu. .S39, ,562 tons.
Oats. IL ,096, $50 .l99,7SS
Barley a. .553.670 "... 3,S4S
Flax seed. .Il2, $50" -. 3,lS3 a.
Potatoes. i, ,6S5, 900 -. 50,550
Hops. -. 1,546, ,l40 lbs - 773
Apples. ,56O, $50 bu -.
Prunes end
plums, s6s,sso =. 7,2es 40
Butter and
cheese. .s,oO9, $50 lbs -. I.505
Wool. -. 9, ,296, 40 -. 1,103 p"
day. ................. .i9S,SUo
Total. S6S, ,44S tons.
These statistics are from the best sour
css now obtsinaSle.
A very large portion of Linn county is
adapted TO iruit growing, and the pro-
duction of hops, potatoes prunes and
apples is increasing very rapidly each
year.
albany has water power equal to
1000 Q. p, which can easily be increased
three times.
There are fou- large steamers in the
eastern part of the county, each furnish
ing fine water powers, at short distances
along their banks, furnishing more pow
er than can possibly be used, but mark
ing this coanty as manufacturing CEN
ter.
Two Eoolen mills worked up last year
6O0.0o0 pounds of wool, and third is
now in operation. The lumber mills
have a capacity of so 600. 900 feet per an
nun. In the Cascades conservative
estimate OF 100000 acres of timber, at
40.G00 feet per acre, equals $1,000 .Ooo.-
600 feet or this amount probably one
fourth is accessible to the line OF the
Oregon Pacific railroad, Loco, 600 car
loads of 5000 feet each, or 10000 train
loads of 25 cars e1ch. Fire wood, staye
bolts, paper pulp and hemlock barK are
large and growing industries of the coun-
". We have seven fonr mills, with q
capacity of 500 bbis. per day, and furni-
ture, chair, tile, sash and door factories,
ehingle rills and other manufacturing
establishments.
These data will enable you to see how
vltally We are interested in the Oregon
Pacific railroad. which trayerses this
county from west to east. The success
of that road depends upon the harbor at
YaQuina being made accessible to all
classes of vessels.
Oregon is traversed By two mountain
chains parallel to its coast line and has
few ha-bors.
Across the state from east to west
there is only one direct feasible route,
the line of the Oregon Pacific railroad,
which traverses the centers of the Viii
lamette valley and the great, rich pla-
teaus of Eastern Oregon, reaching do
main within the state 100 miles wide
and $50 miles long.
With depth of water at the entrance
10 tie ha-bor at Yaquina sufficient for g
larger lass Of ships, this route will be
come one Of the greatest arteries for tIai-
fic on the Pacific coast.
Without it the vast territory men,
toned would depend upon one railway
system or transportation aud one city
for trade.
In It's incomplete and bankrupt state,
this line for ten yeas has added from
5 to 10 cents to the price of every bushel
of grain and potatoes shipped from the
Willamette Valley and also by its com
petition has reduced very materially
freight charges on all goods shipped into
the valley. Tie gain to The people in
these ways has far exceeded the total
expenditures for the improvement so
far made by the government.
When we concider that s199, ,070 were
paid daties on II, 10 tons OF rails used
in construction. at an average rate of s17
per ion, il wiz be seen that the. net ex-
penditure by the nation has been COM
paratively small. The opening of va
qnina to larger class of vessels, will
BOON bring in the shape of duties a full
return to the government for all outlays.
is true that such improvements are
Ct undertaken as business speculation
bur for the good of the people, yet where
considerable outlay is required, the
question Of returns may vel be consId-
cred
II the inception of the work has been
of SO great benefit to the public, its COM
Pletion is of vastly greater importance,
for only one-third of the territory has
been reached, and only email portion
OF the benefit to be realized has, as yet,
been reached.
We therefore represent that if any
reasonable outlay will give Yaqaina bar.
Dor entrance enough depth of water for
the purpose herein set forth, it ought,
in justice, to be done
We feel assured yon will so report
you can see the way ia which such i'm
proyements can be made.
We attach hereto ogr commission from
the Hon. Mayor Of the Lity Of albany
and Linn county at this time; and allow
us 70 assure on that we represent tsen.
ty towns and people that are greatly in :
teresteG and much concerned in the de.
velopment OF the Yaquina harbor, be-
ieying, Sire, that its improvement is es.
seAtial to The prosperity OF the State oi
Oregon,
J. X. Weatherford,
n. Ii. Allen,
s. F.. Young,
s. A. Dawson,
d. B. Monteith,
G. q. Burkhart,
q. q Hogue.
Corbett and Fitzs:mmons are looking
Tor battle ground. They can't find
one ia Florida; they can's ind one in
New Orleans they can't find one in any
civilized state; they are being cut of
from all respectable communities, which
serves them right. At the same time o
good many people just out of curiosity
would like to know which could really
whip.