Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-13
.,oTrs BY A TRAVELLER.
,,s and Suggestions From All
ENP Sources.

Exp So g-,rrae
- Mr. &c. Ashe, manager OF
,u,,,v Woolen Mills. lie salu
VIC ,,h.ry mill would probably run
'"' ,,,g There was some distress
10 oa,o,i,l disturbance, as there
,. go" IN every presidential year. rhe
Albany mills are in the nanos or"
.o,,retent factory superinten'
,,nt @ Mr.. Patrick MCGEE. In 1857 %
u'' %, Ashe went to work as a carder'
w. tvo set mill. The Albany mill
y oot a great success prior to Its
W" W., management, but Mr.. Ashe
r ,s 70 be man of business ability
I'D very much of a gentleman. He Is
nroctical man and a good buyer OF
-. while in st. Louis large
,obhor told me that Western Oregon
,oo, was acquiring a reputation In
,,o eastern markets that would prove
,,o,d mine. 1t was superior to other
p'oiec coast wool because the herds
had so much more nearly continuous
,oodinu than anywhere else in our
conntry. As the country became set
,lsd m our pastures would improve.
onr sheep did not go from good pas
ture to starvation, as In Nevada
Idaho Montana, aud New Mexico.
Tho result was, Western Oregon wool
had continuous even fibre without
orv "kink" in it, There was no weak
snot in the fibre. 1t was straight
and strong. The rains In winter were
M detriment, as every time the sheep
cot wet il shook itself and shook the
dirt all out of the fleece. The wool
Of Western Oregon that goes to the
Frisco market ha almost the appear
ance of clean washed wool. The
aocks here do not trail all day In
clouds of dust and then lie down In a
dusty filthy corral. We can make the
best blankets and long wool staple
goods in the world.
Senator DOlph has received a car
load Of literature Of the gold standard
complexion and will conduct dual
campaign along side Of the state CEN
n trail committee. How he will steer
clear Of McKinley's silver speeches in
the past, In the days when Mckinley
was as much of silver man as any
eastern man could be, Is mystery.
II will be funny double-hea ded cam
Dagu.
The Yaquina Bay country is a
hOtbed Of Blnger Hermann sentiment
and the people are determined TO not
be dOwned in the next round with the
professional place seekers. Hermann
will bob up again in 1898. No man
with 70 plurality, in a district that
gave Hermann from 5000 to 10000
plurality, nominated the way he was
and counted in as he was, can as a
new member, hold his own. Mr..
Tongue with all his conceded ability
cannot do IL, even though he be
seated, which he is not at all likely
. BE- The next congress is more than
likely to be two to one for 16 to /, and
vii give Mr.. Vanderburg the seat he
seDtitled to.
The State Agricultural college is a |
nallOnal institution for the benefit OF |
'ne people Of Oregon, but it has been
administered from the standpoint of
lOcal politics.
Ihe new president Harry Miller
'Sat the head of the bankers syndi-
ave That manipulated local candi-
r''es In nearly every county, then
u''ed them in secret caucus and |
'''saIed Hermann because he had
Oeen a silver man. Now Miller
'S nis reward. The enormous pres
"eO Oh the political machine at Port
.uu @ backed by the money power put
4''' INTO a position where he will
puN nard to get sympathy or sup
=" Like many Others In business, he
- Oeen crippled financially by hard
y IS' and carried by Portland money.
appointment, like McElroy's to
''a'e university was really to pay
"a Political debts. What do we
. Aulerlcane 90 "a g..