The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
WHY OREGON is
GETTING LEFT
A Plain Talk About Immigra-
tiOn to Pacific Coast.
How This State is Being Dis
criminated Against
by Railroads.

The editor OF The JOURNAL is only one
common person, but one common person
can, If he uses his think-box and puts
two and two together see quite ss far
into a mudhols or milestone as another
common person. Having been trying
TO look into the mudhole or milestone
the editor wants to talk 10 the readers
Of TIE JOURNAL about immigration, or
rather non.immigrstion to Oregon.
See here, Oregonisns haven't you
grown about tired Of being used as the
tail.end Of the corporations merely, a
door mat for them to wipe their feet
upon? II you think you are not door
mat or some other old thing, listen to
the facts, which will tell you, and
which are largely suppressed in the
newspapers and by your bought.up
legislators who will ride free all this
year for having sold you out to the
Philistines, bag and baggage. Oregon
is being WORSE THAN HELD UP
AND ROBBED.
Tuesdays Northern Pacific train
which transfers passengers over the Bnr.
lington from the East at Bilings, due
to arrive at 1880 O'Clock was delayed
owing 10 the heavy travel Of colonists,
O'Clock Wednesday. As usual, Portland |
and did not reach Portland until $50
received but a small share Of the travel, !
most Of the $50 immigrants aboard hav- !
iDg'dropped off this side Of Billings, !
their destinations being poiEts in Wash
ington.
The mornings train from st Paul, the
Northern Pacific, which left the East
Wednesday morning, was due to arrive
at s 80, but owing to similar delays did
not pull into the Union Depot until / $50.
This train was divided into two sections
aud left ST Paul with over 600 colonists.
The Burlington carries large exodus
from 81 Louis and river points, which
ls transferred 10 the Northern Pacific at
Billings. The next excursions over the |
Northern Pacific will leave ~ Paul Tues. |
day and Wednesday. No abatement is
reported in the sale OF tickets, the i'm |
migrants seeming TO be in a rush 10 take |
advantage OF the present low rates, and
contrary 10 general expectations, the
travel is largely increased.
The o. X. & n. came in with two
sections OF immigrants, over 500 people,
and 8 got of at Portland The rest went
10 Washington.
would like toask WHAT HAS ORE
jON DONE that the big transconti.
Mental roads should boycott this 81 ate
md oil up Washington and California?
The 5. Z. Co., Nor. Pac., and the U MON
nd o. K. & n. have terminal iacii ties
{ Portland, but their sales OF tickets
nd their transportation arrangem ents /
re 80 adjusted as 30 carry anybody |
trough and around Oregon.
The Portland newspapers are friendly j
0 the corporations. Oregon has repeal ed |
II railroad legislation, and they pay less
axes here than in any western state. |
Why is our state not better protec ted ? !
oregon has since twenty years elected |
% one but Mcbride 10 theSenate or Con. |
ress who has not been their attorney, !
nd in addition 10 all that has been done /
he public lands have been so admins.
sred that one OF these corporations has
rchanged 250, 900 acres Of best timber
'nds in this state for stripped
'nds and mountain sides In the tim Der
sserves OF other States. Senator Nc.
ride favored big appropriations for
huntington and put up no opposition 10
mberland steals. WHAT HAS ORE.