Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-25

to proceed along rational lines there
would be no legislation in this state.
But they over-reached and the Kill
Ilingsworth bill has been passed and
other radical railway legislation is
| likely to follow if there is not some
thing done to allow railroad construe-
tion to proceed. Logging roads are be.
ing built in several parts of the state,
but there are no indications that lines
will be built to Coos Bay or Tillamook
| Bay. The leading men of the state are
becoming aroused to the necessity of
adopting policies that will secure re-
suits. First proposed is a convention
for development purposes to be held
at Salem next month, and which will
be largely attended. One of the letters
is from man likely to become candi-
date for governor:
From Yamhill County.
Gas consequence of your address at
McMinnville and the Journal article
our Development League passed the
following resolutions:
"Resolved, That we endorse the ac-
tion of the Legislature in the passage
of the Killingsworth railroad bill in the
interest of branch lines.
'That we favor calling of a Develop
ment League convention of the several
commercial bodies of the Willamette
valley to further interest in the building
and extension of much needed branch
lines of railroads, trolley lines, mutual
telephones and immigration.
"That we ask the Salem Commercial
club to call the convention at that
place in the near future.
From Benton County.
81 have read with keen interest your
address at McMinnville and congratu-
late you on the forceful presentation
of the transportation question and 9th
er matters of great Importance to the
industrial interests of the state.
cit is especially gratifying to note
the splendid work of the Development
league. There is, however, some dan
ger of confning this work too closely
to the development of our cities and
towns. We must not overlook the fact
that our basic wealth is agriculture and
the subject of good stable markets for
the products of our farms is paramount
with the question of transportation.
No Livestock Market.
"It is a Jamentable fact that Ore
gon has never enjoyed the wholesome
influence of stable market for her
livestock. A few carloads of fat cattle
or hogs would cause the promoters of
our meat packing industry to throw
up their hands in horror. Portland is
largely to blame for this. Instead of
her merchants sitting in supreme in
difference to outside markets as long
as they can collect the toll from the
grist that comes to their mills, they
should bestir themselves to place the
products of the farmer g skill in good
markets.
"With the exception for our cereals
and dairy products, there is scarcely
a reliable market for any other agri'
cultural commodity. No agricultural
community can enjoy full measure of
prosperity under such conditions. Give
the farmers a good steady market, not
the spasmodie kind of famine prices to-
day and ruinously low tomorrow. Be
fore we can hope to enjoy as a people
the full fruitage of the natural en-
dowments of this great state we must
work strenuously and in unison for the
of our productive indus
tries"
Fulton Favors Purchasing Locks.
"I have just received your letter /
containing copy Of resolutions adopted
by your club favOring a proposition for
the acquisition by the general govern
ment of the locks at Oregon City. l
am heartily in favor Of the proposition
to secure the locks and have taken the
matter up and am at work on it before !
the committees of the house and the |
committee OF the senate as well,
&C. W. FULTON"
Prom Toledo, lincoln County.
81 am in receipt Of your papers con /
tanning your speech at MeMinnville. 1
think you are working along the right /
-inna and shall faEn rlna.nra I'm niren- 7