Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-22
. RURAL MOTOR LINE
A Proposition From the Salem Labor
Exchange.

A prOpefSltlOn FIOll lnC odlCIn LaDO
Exchange.
R. R. Ryan, of the Salem Labor E1
change, has prepared the followin
statement, which is submitted in tn
name Of the organization, and com
mands the careful consideration of al
interested in the prosperity of ou
city and county.
a" rhe preliminary survey has bee I
made by the Labor Exchange for s
motor line from Salem to Mill city by
the way of Fruitland, Bethel, Macleay,
Shaw, Aumsvllle, Stayton, Mehama
and Lyons, with view Of finally
reaching the Quartzville mines as
soon as possible. We have received
some splendid encouragement all along
the line. Judge Waldo and his wife
give a right Of way and say they will
assist all they can by furnishing beef,
mutton, pork and stock feed to help
support the men while working.
Others along the line will do all they
can by furnishing feed, material and
labor. And IL the citizens OF Salem
will do their part, by furnishing us
with donations OF provisions, clothing,
ETC., 1t will thus give employment to
those needing 1t, at least sufficient to
board them. The men will receive
checks for the balance due them. In
due time we will ask the citizens of
Salem to loan us $25, 900 TO put on the
iron and rolling stock. the same to be
paid back in traffic over the line of the
road at 20 per cent, each year, for five
years. Said $685. 900 to be paid to the
labor exchange as follows: $4,000
when the road is built to Macleay,
$1,000 more when built to Aumsville,
5000 when built to Stayton and $1,000
when built TO Mehama, provided the
property holders in North Salem,
Highland, Frultland, Macleay, Shaw,
Aumsvllle, Stayton, Mehama, Lyons,
and South Mill City dona te certain
amount Of lots upon which to make
homes for the members of the labor
exchange. We now number something
over l25 members and we ask the
nearly cooperation OF everybody, for
the cause is intended to give employ.
ment to the unemployed and TO place
them In self-supporting condition.
I'VE will have citizens meetings at
all the above points, commencing on
next Tuesday evening at Frultland
and at other points later.
"A line will also be built TO Silver
ton and Scott's Mills within the next
year. Labor must be employed and
lot this reason the labor exchange was
organized We hope everybody will
consider the feasibility of building
tls sline Of road, as IL will bring to
ealem the wheat from the Waldo
uiils' the lumber from the Santiam
country, and the general traffic that
VIII come from all the points named,
ana hnally from the Quartzville |
"ines' OSigned.) Labor Exchange. /"
MEETINGS HELD.
tRUITLAND, Or, July %, '96.
hOiIoR JoURNAL:-At the meeting |
ne'd here last night, at the school |
mouse In the interest of the proposed |
ao'or Railway line to Mills City, by |
way way OF Fruitland, Macleay, Aums-
une' stayton and Mehama, there was
P'euged !, In labor and material over
M''"' with the expectation of raising |
:" 20 5000 next Tuesday evening.
oh saturday evening there will be a
%eetlng held at AumsYille, and on
,1n Uauay evening, July 81, a meeting
.'. WI oe held at Macleay, to see what
G,a u oe oone at those points; and at
=, TyOns July 81; at Mehama August /.
ha" a' uate OF the meeting for Stayton
h',. M uO' a' oeen liked. Now Salem should
ssai'! aS'p TINS enterprise, by giving all the
all 'aace i1~ u can, We will accept
ploT. "us OF provisions: Flour, meat,
tools shOvels, scrapers, and
and clo.aat olat can be used In the work
an All aIIo.ulhg, dry goods etc. These
nleD whiiss Si isood as money TO supply the
M NJ while at work.
n, .eh ,S all labor or material furnishad
chesp .ue road will be paid for I'm Labor
and nee sredeemable in trafic. freight
each pvassenger, vss over the road 2O-iOO
benefit ear. SO this is simply a loan 10
a graDd everybody along the line and
lem. enterprise for the city OF Sa-
help 0si si,e,nhlemoer ,hem a $1,000 cash loan to
redeemshJi.nle J.le IRON for the road will be
senger an shI ~ Traffic, freight aud pas
Weinyiia ,ne rns road 20-l00 each year.
aud inyeStioosa,I oa 70 call at.L. E. ONCE
L. EXCHANGE.