Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-17
FROM HARVEY COUNTY.
What Few Citizens There Have tn
Say About Portland.

Burns, Or, May 10.-To the Edi.
tori While this letter is intended
for the intelligent reading public, II
is especially directed to the various
classes of persons who inhabit that
ennui-producing region envelopedi In
continuous fogs, waited into 1t from
its western side from the nearby
sea.
The peculiar idiocrasy of quite a
number of those persons leads them
to the conclusion that they inhabit
all Oregon. To them there is nc
north, no south, no east and no west
and to others whose minds are not so
dense-admitting that there is some
more of Oregon-and then again
some more-even then 1t has no right
which they are bound to respect, but
only annexed territory for economic
political and commercial convenience
Were 1t not for agencies other
than created of, coused by, such pes
slmists, Shylocks and Marplots, the
Greater Oregon would never have
been in reality exploited and de-
veloped--but In the face of adverse
circum stances 1t now appears on the
map of human progress, and those
Doubling Thomases and Whispering
Smiths fin6 solace and comfort snesr-
ing, snubbing and discouraging
everything and anything that tends
to the public upbuiIding and better
ment OF this part OF the state.
Wlea the junketing commercial
bodies of the metropolis visit the
towns that contribute to their wealth
Tin the outlying dlstricts) they can
hardly be induced to leave their
Pullmans, and only condescend to
invite the business men off the main
line to pay them a visit, and leave
their own affairs to take care OF
themselves. And for whose benefit we
ask only to be jollied into the support
OF giving those self-same oily Gam
mons a monopoly of through freight
rates to the end of the road, to be
paid ageln by the swindled retailer,
by the unfair and unjust freight tar.
III discrimination.
Uriah Heap personalities pervade
The newspapers also at the metropo.
ic In raoant Mnndax toa,,a 80 Tho
containing an elaborate
lndi highly illustrated special tour
sts' and homeseekers' edition, every |
'rticle was devoted to the country
vest OF the Cascades and Blue noun
ain range. The great inland empire
vas not given a line.
Now that the railroads are actual
y being protected into this vast EN-
'lIe, II is being whispered to capital
s;s and strangers that mo road will
e built-nothing can be produced
n that desert land except cattle,
oyotes, jackrabbits and despera.
oes."
Harvey county today has more
cres OF meadow lands, more good
uilding stone, more forest reserve
thanks to the land thieves and
rafters on the west side OF the
tate), more horses, cattle. sheen,
lore money per capita, pays more
err capita into the state treasury and
cts less out and less credit than
ny other county In the state.
We have more land for the land
ss man, progressive towns. good
hools, church organizations, ae-
riding to population, and last but
OF least, the best people on earth.
For obvious reasons We do not
Dssess the pull" with the dirty
ozen" who control both the political
nd financial schemes, and when we
smand only our due we are invari-
bly, tprned down. sometimes. of
'urse, accompanied with the cour-
,sy OF regrets.
But We are rehearsing past history
now let cupidity pur-blindness and
nbecility take notice. We will ash:
favors ncr grant quarters in any
lotions which may hereafter arise.
You oppose progress, We invite II,
M light Hartman, We abet him.
hS Hartman interests have dona
ore in twelve-month 10 clear away