The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-10
MONROE ITEMS.

Philomath, are visiting in this end
of the county. He will teach in
the Philomath public schools
again this winter.
Very few hops have been pick
ed on account of the damp wealth
er. If it continues many of them
will mold on the vines. The gen.
eral price paid is 40 cents for nine
bushel boxes.
Among the preachers on their
way from their circuits to confer
ence is Rev. Thomas Stearns who,
with his wife, spent a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. M. T.
Starr, last week.
Extensive repairs are being
made on the dam of the Monroe
mills. Stone, brush, logs and
gravel are being literally applied,
until it looks as if the thing would
stay In place in spite of high wa
ter.
This weather works hardship
on the farmers who have not had
their grain threshed yet. 1t seems
that they must begin to stack
their grain as eastern farmers do,
and in that manner be a little
more certain of saving their crop.
Monroe is to have a telephone
Incl is not to be a one horse con-
cern either, but a part of the main
line. A representative of the
company, which owns the valley
system, was in town Saturday and
made a proposition to our busi-
ness men to run loop from Har-
risburg to this point under certain
conditions. These conditions could
not be complied with, SO propos-
i,ion was rendered the company
through their agent, and it is more
than likely that it will be accept
ed. With the expectation of the
project being go over $3.50 has
been subscribed to meet the ex-
pense of completing Monroe's end
of the bargain. The new venture
will be great help to the entire
community. and from the date it
begins operations we will not be
shut off from the outside world.
1t will be of special benefit during
our annual high water when mail,
even, fails to reach this place for
weeks at a time, hence it is to be
hoped that the company will see
fit to accept the conditions which
are offered for their consideration.
A large portion of the citizens
in the south end of the county
would be more than gratified to
see some railroad company ex-
tend a branch of its lines into
this part of the valley. 1t would
mean to them a useful and vel
come innovation, no doubt bring
ing much wealth into this vicinity.
We believe that the company
would also be pleased with the re-
turns to be obtained from fares,
freight, money. etc, to be earned
at this point It has been several
years since s.railroadn was first
talked of here, and periodically
since that, some railway or other
has built line (all in their mind)
to Monroe. We sincerely hope
that this time is an exception to
that plan, and shall wait with
keenest interest the completion of
the track A good story was once
in circulation about a certain right
of way through farm north of
town. The surveyors for the now
extinct @. & G. r. r. Co., were
making a preliminary survey of a
line from Corvallis TO Junction
City. At a certain point on this
farm they came to the barn, and
the line extended directly through
the center of it. The owner didn't
like the idea of loosing his barn,
and the engineer in charge scent
ing fun ahead, did not tell him
that it was only trial line. At
ter a few minutes parley, the
proprietor offered the surveyors
$50 if they wouldn't 'srun the
darn railroad through his barn.
and never we're twenty big round
dollars accepted more graciously.
The line was changed to suit pres
ent requirements, and that night
twenty dollars went down the
throats of those surveyors in ev-
cry form imaginable, and the rail-
way hasn't run through that barn
either, which we presume pleases
that rancher immensely.
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