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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1908)
11 San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company COLUMBIA RIVER SCENIC ROUTE Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company OPERATING STEAMERS 99 U Arabia" "Nicomedia Numantia" THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1908. A 1 ' A Delightful Ocean and River Voyage Trrt-inrrnni.... in m. . . i ( r .y,y.. Affording a Grand Pano ramic View of the Lower Columbia River ,- THE NEW AND COMMODIOUS STEAMER "ROSE CITY" 3300 TONS Will be Placed ' on the Run During January The "Rose City" is S21 feft long. 43 feet wide, 18 feet 6 inches deep. - She will have commodious Quarters for 200 saloon passengers and nearly' as many second-class. Many thousands of dollars have been expended in furnishing and fitting the vessel that she may be the finest Coastwise passenger Bteamer on the Pacific Ocean. Her engines, steam steering gear, electric lighting plant and other machinery, is of the latest and most improved pattern; in fact, no effort has been spared to make the steamship "Rose City" a model in every detail and she will be by far the largest, most elegantly appointed and fastest steamer entering the harbor. She will also be equipped with wireless telegraphy, which will insure the utmost safety In traveling and relieve the anxiety of those interested in the welfare of passengers and crew, as the ship may be communicated with at any time while en route. - Her spacious and well-furnished. saloons, staterooms, bathrooms and toilet-rooms are models of completeness. The cuisine Is in Keeping with the equipment and reputation of the steamship. The officers aim to be obliging and courteous, and spare no pains in making their passengers comfortable and the trip pleasant. The scenery includes the picturesque beauties of the lower Columbia River through the famous salmon-fishing grounds, past Astoria, and out the mouth between Fort Canby and North Head on the right and Fort Stevens and the great Govern . merit jetty on the left. The forest-covered slopes of the river banks and of the Coast Mountains form a pretty and striking background to the point where water and shore meet. From the. Golden Gate to the Willamette the trip has many inter esting features. ' . Steamers Leave Portland and San Francisco Every Six Days, Galling at Astoria en Route - G. I BLAIR, General Frelsht Aent, San Francisco, Cat. G. W. ROBERTS, Agent, Astoria, Or. A. G. I. KIORRELI., General Passenger Agent, San Francisco, CaL J. H. DEWSON, Agent Portland, Oregon , Between Portland and the Orient iirr'oMMiwWrif iaitnifi-mitiiiii-lnfnii,jiiifiiilirMi-iDtliiiinMi-twfiinii 1 1 it" i.- ;-: iiimimi-1iiit,'yii1ifliiAi?-' imimiti im - i Ti i ... . SS. "NUMANTIA" Steamers of this line will leave Portland, Oregon, and Hongkong every three weeks, carrying freight only, calling at Yokohama, Kobe and Moji en route, taking freight for all the principal Oriental ports. For ; Information as to Freight Rates Apply to J. II. DEWSON, Agent.......... Portland, Oregon W. W. CAMPBELL, Agent Kobe, Japan WURIU SHOKWAL Agents. ........ .Moji, Japan B. C. HOWARD, Agent .Yokohama, Japan HOLME, RINGER & CO Nagasaki, Japan 8. SILVERSTONE, Agent .Hongkong General Offices Third Floor, Flood Building , San Francisco, Cal. BARB ER ASF ALT PAYING CO 404 WORCESTER BUILDING Alder Street From Sixth to Lownsdale .: ' ' K, s t tk. ' .. , .r ' : . ' , mmmmi r x met . f Ti iti Ti,iiirYiimiiYbiiiriiiifiinwvilffi Asphalt Pavement Laid in 1903 In Perfect Condition at Present Time Asphalt Pavements for Streets, Floors and Driveways 1 Asphalt For Roofing, Dipping, Etc. PHONES : Main 1504; East 420 ; A 2 783 OSKAR HUBER, Manager
