The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-08-07


through demonstration, while the de-
mand for wheat remains the same, be-
cause it is still STAPLE OF food.
Notwithstanding the fact that about
$500, 600 has been paid in The Dalles
for wool this season. there is still
comparative scarcity of money. This
is evidence of the oft repeated state
ment that wool raising is not the
most beneficial industry of the coun-
try. Half the money paid out for any
other products that has been expended
for wool would have put money into
the hands of everybody. When the
wheat harvest is marketed is when the
Dalles will see its prosperous times.
The Oregonian announces that the
Oregon congressional delegation will
arriYe from Washington in a few days
and will be given hearty welcome by
those who are hungry for Office. In
this connection it mentions Senator
Mcbride, ex-senator Mitchell and
Congressman Ellis and Tongue, but
says not word about the return of
Senator" Corbet5. Don't the big
daily consider him in the ring any
longer? If he is senator" he ought
to be as much sought after by Office
hunters as the rest of the delegation.
Many an overzealous prOspector who
has started for the North expecting to
come out next spring millionaire,
will meet with disappointment wien
he reaches the British line beyond
Dyea. The line is guarded by mounted
police who turn all back who are not
provided with supplies to last them for
a year. This action on the part of the
Canadian government appears little
severe, but it is a timely safeguard
against loss of life and suffering that
would result if ali who desired were
permitted to go on to Yukon lily sup
piled with provisions.
When the powers of Europe under
took to patch up the differences be-
tween Turkey and Greece on lines
that would bankrupt Greece and at the
same time be of no material benefit to
Turkey, they bit off pretty big chew.
The Turks will not stand by their
agreements and the Greeks will suffer
humiliation before they will be robbed
of everything. About all that is left
now for the powers is to either back
down and let the two nations most in
terested fight it out among themselves,
or contiscate the territory of the two
countries and divide them up among
the European hogs.
But without considering the short
age in Russia, that in Argentine,
Australia and India is $1,000, ,000 BUSH
els, compared with 1895, and the stock
of wheat in European graineries is Co.,
600, 600 bushels less than last year. If
the shortage in Russian and Danubian
exports is to be considered shortage
in production, the total reduction of
supply will be 10000, 900 bushels, with
out taking into account the rest of
Europe, or more than 00.0OO, 900 bush.
els in all. This is just about the ex-
cess of the American crop over that of
last year. This surplus will all find
market at an advance over last years
price of at least 20 cents per bushel.
The republican party is painting to
increase our foreign trade. Its plat
forms and its congress snen say so
themselves, and the Chicago Times
Herald, the personal organ of the tar
riff barons, say they must have more
foreign trade or close up part of their |
factories, while if it was not for the |
export of over seven million bushels of |
grain per week, and equally large ex-
ports of meats, our farmers could not |
buy their salt. Now, as indicative of |
the impetus, the new tariff bill will |
give our foreign trade, and the way in /
which it will help our farmers, the |
French chamber of deputies has EN-.
the government to raise the
duties on wheat, wine, cattle and |
meat on twenty-four hours notice
after the Oingley bill goes into effect.