Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1908, Second Section, Page 11, Image 27

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San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company
COLUMBIA RIVER
SCENIC ROUTE
Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company
OPERATING STEAMERS
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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1908.
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Ocean and
River
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Affording a
Grand Pano
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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
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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.
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Asphalt
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Laid
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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