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Tri-Weekly Astorian
ASTORIA, OREGON
I. C. TKEJJLSD Editor.
SATURDAY August 23, 1873
WHEAT AHD ITS SHIPMENT.
Correspondence of tlie bulletin aud
a Reply to Mr. Johns,
jVIakion, August 8, 1873.
Editors (Portland) Bulletin;
There has heen much discussion among
the people recently on the subject of ship
ping grain from Oregon. Portland, As
toria and San Erancisco have each had
their friends. The conte-t in. Oregon,
however, has settled down to the two pla
ces, Portland and Astoria. That Port
land has advantages over either of the
other places is ycry plain to your corre
spondent, but whether she -will hold the
business there and ship the grain of Ore
gon is a question that will be settled by
her own merchants and shippers. That
grain can be shipped from this valley
cheaper at Portland than Astoria can be
easily demonstrated. Rut why grain is
not worth nearly as much at Portland as
at San Eranci-co is not so easily under
stood bv the farmers of this valley. If
wheat is "bought at Portland at a "price that
would justify reshaping to Snnlrancisco,
then why not consign it at once to San
Prancisco and notr-ttop it at Portland?
The people of this valley, I think, are per
fectly willing to ship their wheat to Port
laud provided Portland will do the right
thing with them. A liberal policy on the
part of Portland will permanently secure
'the grain shipping of Oregon and help to
"build, up our citv; but it does no good, but
some" harm, for Portland papers and busi
ness men to show up the advantages of
that city unless they can show them in a
substantial way. Thc&e Oregonians who
raise wheat may look green to" city folks,
hut as a mass they know about as well
what wheat is worth in Liverpool as any
"body, and how much it costs to get it
there, and when and where they can make
the best bargains when they have any
thing to sell. They have traveled and read
the newspapers. Yours truly,
J. M. JOHNS.
Brother Johns, you are certainly
laboring in a mistake in your supposi
tion that Portland has advantages
over Astoria as a grain exporting har-
.bor. Your premises are wrong, and
your conclusions must necessarily he
so. That why which, you put out is
exactly to the point. Portland don't
pay San Francisco prices for wheat,
simply because she cannot ! and why
not? Because it has always cost her
. twenty cents a bushel more to ship it
to Liverpool than it does the San
Francisco operator. These expenses
have been pretty well explained thro'
our columns of late, but may be brief
ly summed up to be caused by light
erage, towage, demurrage, pilotage,
extra freight, etc., necessary on ac
count of the hazards incident to
stranding on our up-river bars.
Oregon Farmers, like all other pro-
ducers, desire to get the value of their
grain. But this they never can do,
so long as shipments are forced to go
to Portland.
The liberal policy you speak of if
' by that you mean to suggest that the
Portland merchants should pay San
Francisco prices for wheat would,
- to use a rough expression, "split wide
open" every purchaser trying that
policy, unless he made Astoria the
shipping point, and brought into use
the largest class of vessels.
Brother Johns ; come down to As
toria and stop with us a week; and
see for yourself just how this thing is,
andend us a pass over the road to
Marion, that we may go up and talk
with your farmers, and find out for
ourself whether they are too green to
see the salient points of our argument.
Col. Vernon, late of this city, is
under "special arrest" in San Fran
cisco according to the Chronicle of
t the 14th, which, says: " Col. G. W. F.
Vernon, special agent of the United
jr States Treasury Department, at pres
ent stopping at the Grand Hotel, will
he married on Monday next to Miss
Sallie Todd of this citv."
The steamship JohnL. Stephens,
for San Francisco, left Portland yes
terday morning at 6 o'clock instead
bf evening, in order to catch a favor
. able tide to get over the hog's bock
oil her "svay to this'port. She carries
about GO passengers, among them
Capt. J. C. Ainsworth, Judge Rice, S.
A. Clarke, and James Gamble.
The office of the Herald, inclu
ding type, etc., was sold at assignee
sale Wednesday afternoon, by A. B.
Richardson. Mr. H. L. Pittock was
the purchaser.- The price paid was
1,160.
Tiic Efficacy of Platforms
We arc told says the San Francisco
Bulletin of the 13th, that the platforms a
dopted by both the Republican and the
Democratic Railroad Conventions, which
have nominated railroad candidates to re
present us in the next Legislature, are
something upon which we can rely with
tho greatest confidence and security. "We
have a distinct recollection that the plat
form put forward two years ago by a sim
ilar body was equally pronounced against
the railroad, and all the schemes which it
might possibly present. It is equally a
matter of history that whenever a division
was called upon which the adherents of
the railroad and the representatives of the
people had to take different sides, the men
who took their stand on that platform,
with one or two notable exceptions, fell in
with the former. If nothing more sub
stantial than a platform which is now re
garded by all politicans as a mere sail,
spread to catch tle popular breeze about
election times, can be alleged as a reason
for supporting the railroad ticket, it will
not receive a very warm reception at the
polls. If there is anything more than an
other which is calculated to excite derisive
laughter, it is a political platform when
presented as a guaranty of anything in the
future. The parties who made the two
platforms we are considering, did not be
lieve a single phrase of it. The men who
stand upon these platforms have no idea
of being guided or governed in their action
by anything that they contain. "Worc?s
are about the cheapest article in which the
politicans deal. If they can get the people
to be satisfied with them, they are certain
of doing a very good and satisfactory business.
If we may judge from the tone of
the press, and our dispatches money
is getting easier. The Bulletin of
the 13th says: "Money continues
plentiful, as evidence by the semi
monthly mercantile collections made
to-day. Bank rates for call lo-ans are
11 Per cent, rier month, while term
loans on good security are 912 per
cent. Coin drafts on Atlantic cities
are being drawn at to 6-10 of 1 per
cent; Currency drafts, 14 per cent,
premium on gold; Telegrapic trans
fers, 1 per cent. ; Exchange on Lon
don, 49J49d for 60-day bankers'
bills and 49d for commercial bills;
Gold bars, S75SS0; Silver bars, 1$
per cent, discount; Mexican Dollars,
5 per cent, for new and 6 per cent,
for old issue; Silver Coin, 1 per cent,
discount; new American Trade Dol
lars are nominal at 2 per cent, pre
mium." The Alta of the same date
says, the price f Gold in New York
continues to droop, which is unusual
at this season. It is, doubtless, the
effect of the cheapening rates of mon
ey in England, which promotes draw
ing on England, with the revised de
mand for United States stocks, and,
also, the payment of the Alabama in
demnity, further increasing the cred
its, also, the improved export of
breadstuffs from New York, checked
only by the high freights on the eve
of a renewed season for cotton shin-
ping. All these eyiden ces of increas
ed credits are accompanied by di
minished orders for goods from Eng
land, which still further improves
the financial situation. The sales of
Gold in New York are, therefore, at
drooping prices. The $2,000,000 coin
which left the Assistant Treasury
here last week for New York will sup
ply Treasury sales there. The 4,000,
000 greenbacks that came by the
special train meet the .Government
disbursements, and supply, by so do-
ing, the demands as well for the in
ternal revenue taxe3 as that for re
mittance. The general supply of
both coin and currency is therefore,
good.
A Liverpool, lawyer is in a men
tal snarl, produced by the facts of a
divorce case which he is conducting.
His client a Sweed, married an Eng
lish woman in Germany, and went to
live in England. The woman has
now run off with a Russian, and the
elopers are residing in Italy. The
mixture o nations is crazing that
solicitor.
R. H. Eggleston, an old resident
of Austin, Nevada, and an experienc
ed miner, writes from Cornucopia
district, that the mines there are the
poorest the writer has ever seen to
create such excitement, and instead
of the "horn of plenty" as the name
denotes, it is u plenty in a horn."
Republican State Convention.
A Republican Stato Convention for tho State
of Oregon, will bo held at tho city of Albany,
Thursday tho 11th day of September, 1878, at
2 o'clock p. sr.f for tho purposo of nominating
a candidate for Member of Congress, to fill tho
vacancy occasioned by tho death of lion. J. G.
Wilson, and for tho transaction of such other
business as may bo deemed proper. Tho sev
eral counties will bo entitled to Delegates in
such Convention as follews:
I3onton 5
Baker. 2
Clackamas 5
Linn S
Lane 7
Marion 12
Multnomah 15
Polk 4
Tillamook 1
Umatilla 3
Union 3
Wasco 3
Washington 4
Yamhill 5
Columbia 1!
Clatsop 2
Curry 1
Coos 3
Douglas
Grant 2
Jackson .....4
Josephine 1
Total number of Delogatcs 97
Tho Committee recommend that tho several
counties hold their Primary elections on Satur
day, August 2od, and their County Conventions
on Saturday, August 30, for olection of Dele
gates to tho State Convention.
C. W. PATtltlSir, Chairman
Stato llopublican Committee.
B. W. Wilson, Secretary.
YN pursuatceof"tTe ABOVE CALL
JL for a llopublican State Convention voters of
Clatsop county arc requested to meet in pre
cinct meetings in their rospective precincts on
Saturday, tho 23d day of August, 1S73, at two
o'clock p. m., for tho purposo of selecting Dele
gates to tho County Convention, to bo held at
Astoria" on Saturday, the 30th day of August.
1873, at 10 o'clock a. m., for tho purposo of se
lecting two Delegatos to tho Stato Convention
to bo held in accordance with tho recommen
dation of the Stato Central Committeo. Tho
precincts of Clatsop county are entitled to dele
gates to the County Convention in tho follow
2: Astoria 11. Total number dologato3, 21.
By order ot the County Committee.
aulUtd JAS. W. WELCH, Chairman.
HOTSL ARRIVALS.
Occident, Astoria, August 23.
John Davis Jr. Portland; James Miller; C.
It. Lunt, Knappton; Mastor McCraken Port
land; G. E. Watkins, Jamc3 Crozor, F. G.
Currier and wifo, Mrs. C. IL.Woodard and
child Portland; A. Wing, Oysterville; John
Wagnor, Portland,
To Investors. The Northern Pacific
Railroad Company has now built, equipped
and put in oporation, nearly 517 miles of its
main line of road through an excellent coun
try and along what is known as the Valley
Route to the Pacific. Tho finished portions
already enjoy a large and fast increasing
trailic. 'lho sections approaching completion
connect tbo chain of Lakes with tho navigation
of tho Upper Missouri and Columbia rivers
with Pugot Sound, secure at onco a largo and
profitable business and entitle tho Company
to about 10,400,000 acres of excellent average
land in foe simple.
"With theso accomplihod results, tho Com
pany offers, and is" now rapidly selling, its
First Morgago Bonds, for completing tho
construction and equipment of its road across
tho Continent After careful investigation,
we recommend these bonds as a well secured
and unusually profitable investment They
have 30 voars to run; principal and interest
aro payable in gold; tho interest (soven and
throe-tenths per cent.) is equal now to about
$yi per cent, in currency. Tho coupon and
registered bonds can be exchanged for each
othor, at tho pleasure of tho holder. Gold
shocks for the semi-annual interest on tho
registered bonds aro mailed to the post office
address of tho owner.
These securities have tho following elements
of strength and safety: They aro the obliga
tion of a strong corporation; they aro also a
mortgago on tho Road, its right of way, equip
ments and franchises, and a first lean on its
net earnings. In addition to this usually suf
ficient security, thcro is pledged for tho pay
ment of tho principal and interost a Grant of
Land, averaging about 2-3,000 Acres per Milo
for tho entire lencth of tho Road. At the
average price per aero at which othor Land
Grants have thus far been sold, this real estate
security will yiold moro than $101,000 per
milo moro than three times tho possible is
sue of bonds.
Tho Company has already begun tho pro
cess of rodeoming and cancelling its first mort
gage b nds, as they aro now being received,
at 1.10 in paymcBt and exchange for tho Com
pany's lands. JAY COOKE fe CO.,
Philadelphia, Now York & Washington,
Financial Agents N. P. R. R. Co.
Beaver liO&ge No. 35, I. O. O. F.
PSJ&. Meet overy Thursday1 evening.
:$&?&&vA, 8 o'clock, in tho Odd Fellow's
":3jHg5fegllall, corner of Cass and Jefferson
' streets, Astoria. Members of tho
Order aro invited to attend. By order, N. G,
MARKSED.
At tho Union Hotel in this city, August 21st,
by II. B. Parker, J. P.. Androw Reynolds and
Elenora Brock, all of this city.
NE"W ADVERTISEMENTS.
GEORGE II. DURHAM. II. Y. THOMPSON.
DURHAM & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Law, Portland.
Office 10D Eirst Street, opposite Occidental
Hotel. aulU
J. Kiaemer & Co.,
Importers of and
"Wholesale Dealers in
BOOTS AmD SHOES,
47 Eront Street, Portland, Oregon.
TfcFFEft TO THE TRADE EULL LINES
J of Mens', Boys', and Youths' French Calf
and Kip Boots; Ladies', Misses and Childrens
Shoes of all grades, and also a full lino of
Slippers. aul4 tf
HUNG LEE OF ASTORIA WILL PAY A
reward of Thirty Dollars
To any person who will Recover the Body
of Charley, the Chinese Cook,
Who was drowned from tho steamhoat Mary
Bell, near Tonguo Point, abovo Astoria, on
Saturday, August 16th, 1S73, while in the act
of dipping a bucket of water. Tho probability
is that tho body will drift out to sea and bo
thrown upon tho boach oithor at Clatsop, or to
tho north of tho Capo. Deliver to liung Lee's
Yrr ash house, Astoria. auUFlm
ing proportion, it being ono tor overy ton Ke
publican voters of tho election in Juno 1S72,
viz: Clatsop prccinct3; Nohaleni 2; Westport
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Badger's Music Store
Sole Agency for the
Iicadinsr Instruments of the World
HALLETT, DAYIS & GO.'S
"PIANOS !
POWERFULLY CONSTRUCTED, Highly
finished and olegantly designed. Acknowl
edged by tho greatest living 1 ianists Liszt,
Rubonstoin and Leutner to be tho most re
markable Pianos in existance for Power,
Sweetness, Durability, Brilliancy and Perfec
tion of Touch
GS0R6I WOOFS & CO.'S
(Boston)
Wondeiful Cabinet,
ORGANS'!' :
Tho most important invention of tho day ca
pablo of producing; immenso power, as woUas
every shade of delicate musical expression. '
JCST Call and examine before purcb.asing.5Si
-W. K. BADGER, ..
No. 113 Third Street, (near tho Postoffico), ,
Portland, Oregon.
Established twenty-two lfears
S; J. McOermick:
FTXBLISHEE:
r
in Book Store !
BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,
19 First Street, Portland, Oregon.
Constantly on Hand, a full Stook of
STANDABD SCHOOL BOOKS,
And Staple Stationery.
J. K. Gill AVCo.,
(Successors to G, A. Steel & Co.,)
IMPORTERS:
-WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
No. 75 First strcot, bet "Washington and Stark
PORTLAND, OREGON.
THEONLY
MaiiufacturiiigHoiise
IS OKEGOX.
Fishel & Roberts,
Corner Eirbt and "Washington Streets,
. PORTLAND, OREGON.
FASHIOIABLE CLOTHIERS,
A 3IAXUFACTUIHCRS.
THE-BEST VALUE.
FOB THE LEAST MONEY.
R. C. J ANION.
Liverpool.
JANION, RHODES & CO.,
Victoria, B. C.
Janioii & Rhodes,
Importors and Commission Morchants
Front Streot, Portland.
Lloyd's Agents for Oregon
THE PIONEER ENCcLISlT IIOUSE IN
tho city,,and tho founders of a direct lino
of Clipper Snips between Liverpool and Port
land, offer for salo tho largest assortment of
0-eneral Merchandise
In Portland.
75Amointcd Aerents for J & R Ten-
nent's Celebrated brand of Ale and Stout;
"Win Younger & Co's Celebrated Edin
burg ale; Gflroy Brothers & Co.'s Dundee
Gram Sacks, "Wool Sacks and Burlaps,
3 Sole Agents for Blood, "Wolfe &
Co's Celebrated brand of ale iind Stout;
Ind, Coope & Co.'s Celebrated Burton
ale; "Wm McEwan's Celebrated Edinburg
ale; "Worthington's Liverpool Salt; Hock
in, "Wilson & Co's Celebrated London
Pickles and Sauces; J & J Armr-tead's
Celebrated Durham Muatard; J & H D
Grimond's Celebrated Dundee Hemp Mat
ting and Carpeting; George Curling & Cos
Citrates and Drugs ;Dunville's Irish "Whis
ky; Stewart's Scotch "Whisky; Hill, Evans
& Cos English Malt Vinegar; Coble's &
Hoaro's London Yarnishf?s; John Eowler
& Cos Celebrated Steam Plows. aul2
AUCTIONEERS.
, Oscar Ki! bourn ,
AUCTIQNEER-Offico 40 First st., Portland.
A. B. RIQIURDSOX. S. I. ' GILMA3T.
A- B. Richardson,
AUCTISNEER-Corner of Front and Oakste.,
Portland, Oregon. Auction Sales cf Real
instate, Groceries, General Merchandise axd
Horses. Sales Wednesday and Saturday.
xr Large assortment of Groceries, Liauors,
etc., at Privato Sale. Liberal advances mado
on consignwents. A. B. RICHARDSON
Charles S. Wright,
AUCTIONEER Cor of Main and Chenamus
Streets,, Astoria. Goo&s received ontjonsigri
niCHt and sold to tho highest bidder.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
O. P. MASON,
ATTORNEY AT LA"W,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
fiSFLand Cases and Titles a specialty."
.;DR.;S. "W- DODD, -PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON,
ASTORIA, OREGON. U'
-. Dk. A. D. ELLIS, . .1
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
. Offico on Stark Street, Portland, Oregon
-WM. L. McEWAN,
R ErSI DEKNT AT T OR NFY ,
' Astoria, Oregon, i ,-.
H. B. PARKER,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, '
ASTORIA, OREGON.
ttS"" Always Ready 'for Business'. "55aJ
A. VAN dusen,
' NOTARY PUBLIC,
.' Astoria, Oregon.'
H.H.NORTHUP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
(Register in Bankruptcy),
Gffice In Holmes' Building, Portland.
KRUMBIEN & GILBERT,
ARCHITECTS AND DRAUGHTSMEN,
INVENTOR'S EXCHANGE,
Crco's Building Portland, Oregon .
ff2TTho Best Counsel; tho Best Draughs
men; the Best JModol Workmen, and best
Patent Agent at Washington; the only reliablo
place to got your intentions put through in
short notice.
STEAMERS, STAGES AND SLOOPS
IT. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS.
Em Astoria to Clatsop Beach !
East HORSES! Good CARRIAGE!
a
LEAVES ASTORIA EVERY TUESDAY,
I Thursday and Saturday Mornings.
Arrive Samo Mornings at tho
OCEAN HOUSE,
GRIMES HOUSE,
SUMMER HOUSE,
And SEA SIDE HOUSE.
RETURNING Leaves thoso Houses overy
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, connecting
with stoamor to Portland each way.
B" Distance twenty-four miles, faro SI 50.
H. B. PARKER, Proprietor.
The Steam Tug Varuna
Will leave Astoria overy
TUESDAY and SATURDAY
Morning, for
PORT STEVENS,
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT,
And UNITY,
Carrying Mails, Passengers and Freight.
YK2 Other days of tho week she will bo ready
to go anywhoro that business may justify. Is
prepared to lighter cargoes, freight, hay, cattle
and wood. J. Hi D. GRAY Agent, Astoria.
h-
Oregon Steam Nav. Co.
"&70TICE Boats of the 0. S. fl3!&
JLl N. Company will leave As- jgSBSmzL
toria as follows : ---2&
FOR PORTLAND, and intermediate points
Daily, every Morning (Sundays excepted),
at(i o'clock.. Returning, leave Pertland:
FOR ASTORIA, and intermediate points On
Daily, every Morning (Sundays excepted),
at U o'clock. J. C. AINSWORTH, Pres
ONLY REGULAR PACKET BETWEEN
ASTORLV AND CLATSOP.
Carrying the U. S. Iail!
Tfif wrill L-nnttm slerm "?
MASYE,
L W POOLE Master
Leay-cs Clatsop every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, on arrival of Stages, conneecting
at Astoria with tho steamer Dixie Thompson.
Returning, loaves Astoria overy Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, connecting with tho
Coaches for tho Beach. Extra trips mado to
accommodate tho traveling public.
EOR SKIPANON LANDING.
N AND AFTER THIS DATE. UNTIL
further notice, tho side wheel steamer
He,
J. N. FISHER, MASTER
Will loave Astoria daily,
On tho arrival of steamers from Portland car
rying PASSENGERS and BAGGAGE to tho
Skipanon Landing, connecting with STAGES
FOR THB SEASIDE HOUSE !
and all points on Clatsop Plains. Returning,
will leave Skipanon samo ovening.
iW For freight or passage apply on board, cr
to F. C. LONDON,
Astoria, July 11th, 1673. Flayel's Wharf
jmBSk Mary