The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-01
\ COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH
AND PIONEER SYMPOSIUM
The TlN-BUrieueJ Old Pioneer Breaks
out In Meeiing-Call Tor Action by
the Tax Payers League

/ An unusual crowd of old pioneers WAS
seen a, the occident corner yesterday by
an Astorian reporter The T. B. O. =.
was speaking in an euergized manner
His hook was busily scratching his
right jaw amids, tango OF iron gray
whLskers. Yes, gentlemen" H. was
saying this here smotherin' blzness
hez got ter stop. Hits erbOut time We
old pioneers was reelizln'on our railroad
bonus. Mr. Gozling sends word As how
the Astorian hadn't orJer say nuthln'
bout Mr.. HammOnd's putin a saw mill
az Tongue Point. He sex he's afeerd II
mout egg-site false hopes, He needn't
worry his-self bout thet Ef Hammond
would jest talk out en- let the word
know the facts. there'd De- loo rich Ium.
bermen. en- more, from Wisconsin en-
Minnesota en- Michigan ez wood b. A.
rUstlin' fur 10 git that saw mill site.
jest u soon ez they knowed The \. a
G. wuz ter be threw rode an a trunk
hne with common pint rates fur lumber
en- everything, they'd jest rush here To
Kit saw mill sites Taint no false
hopes ez hurts Us. Hits smothcrin'
the facts ez Is a ruinin' the town" The
old pioneers hook left his jaw and pulled
out white handkerchief TO wipe off
the perspiration. This gave a chance
for the tax burleneti Old pioneer with
tho shining pate to say a word 81 tell
you what. folks said he, I'VE amt be-
hOldin' 10 Mr.. Hammond 10 smother IN
the facts about our rale rode connec-
tlons, ontill he gifts all the fat things
round erbOut these here dlggins. I'm
er thlnkin' hits a CRATE deel better fur
too have these here investments dlstrib-
uted ermong er hull lot Nv folks than
jest tur one lot Nv feIiers ter hog s., all.
Hits purity bad thing 10 have II all in
a few hands. False hopes indeed, We
air perfectly willn' fur Mr. Hammond
en- his trends 10 git more'n the four
thousand acres we give en- fur biGln'
the rode But / argee with the chair.
man ez how hits jest erbout time fur
this here smothern' b.zness ter stop"
He stroked his bushy whlskers with his
left hand, whereon his crook rested. and
looked around VITA an approving smirk.
A buzz Of appreciation came up from the
ranks
"Them's my sentiments, too" said a
round-faced, Holland-looking old plo-
neer, coming from the rear OF the p. o.
box and waddllng around on his toes,
as his excitement grew apace
Here. too" yelled another tax bur
dener o. p, vigorously stroklng the left
lobe of his Burnsdes.
"HammOnd's all right. He's taking
care Of self and friends!" sneered another
7. B. o. p, with a sharp rasping
scream, as he drew out his bandana and
blew a steam fog whistle
Hits jest erbout time fur US old fe!- !
lers to demand our rights" screamed |
another one Of the mob, az he ceased
smoking and wrapped his corn cob pipe !
and stem in his weasel skin Just then a
substantial-lOokln white-haired but |
keen-eyed and rather vigorous old pio- !
neer jumped up on an Occdent chair he /
had pulled out from the office Holding |
his shepherds crook on his right arm .
he asked an audience. Silence was at
once restored. There's another ldee."
he said, had orter be-be-brung out be
before this here me-mee-ting. HIT Jest
this. Taxes is a pow'ful bur-bur-den en-
ef this here smoth-smoth-eri bizness
wuz ter stop en- We he'd our rights we
woodn't fe-feel en-. But hits a gol
derned worse thing ter-ter hey your
fore-fOre-closed en- re-
re-demp-snun time go BY. Sense this
mere gmOtherfn' biZness hez hin ooIn'
1n," he continued, talking In his heat
without stammer, "Ive knowed cr
menny a good old pioneer sold out and
ruined past redemption. Hits jest er-
bout time ter put ki-bosh on that kind
Nv thing!" A storm Of approval fol-
owed these sententious remarks.
I'm CT thinkn' said another Y. b o.
P, as he raised his arm and waved his
leavy, brad-pointed cane; I'm er think
n hits jest erbOut time fur us ter make
/ move 10 stop this here smotherin' BIZ
lessi' His idea met uproarlous ap-
yroval. Just tnen a dlgnlled and sub
tantial old pioneer, far past middle II e.
lsked the attention Of the T. B. 0. P.s,
who had by this time grown into a mul-
itude. Il, too, think" he said with :
areful deliberation, THAT this commu- I
lity is entitled to have the full benefit :
4 its railroad by means Of a disclosure a
o the world Of the real facts as to the n
raffic arrangements its promoters have. q
eyond doubt, already made. They are I
nitled at once to the widest publicity c