Tflfi MORNING ASTUfilJJy. TCPAl, NOVEMI5EH b. il(H)
JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor.
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Por President
VvILLIAM .M'KIXLEY,
Of Ohio.
Por VJoc-PrtsidcBt
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Of Xcw Tork.
The campaign is over. The Astorian
In publishinir the news furnished by
the agents of the Associated Press ha
given its readers more Democratic a
well as more Republican literature than
any other paper In the county. The is-
sues have been fairly set before you.
Which will you choose, prosperity or
adversity, honor or dishonor, expan
tion or retrogression? Vie have reach
ed a crisis In the history of the Ka
tian. The forces of discontent have
become so organized that they are
stronger than ever before and than
they will b ajrain If defeated now, as
we confidently believe they will he.
Their utter demoralization at this time
wSU mean that the campaign four rears
fcence will be on a hither plane. The
eourtry will not again be threatened
with surrender to an uncivilized foe and
consequent degradation before the eyes
ef the world. The forces of free sll
tt will be so thoroughly disheartened
that they will never again be able to
threaten the national credit abroad and
prosperity at home. Let every patri
otic and Intelligent voter then turn
out at the polls and make their defeat
complete. Show then, once for all that
the American people will brook no in
sult to the flag, no slain upon the Na
tion's honor.
Tiie letter of the late C. P. Hunting
Ion to President A. B. Hammond, which
we publish In another column, together
with Mr. Hammond's letter to the Ore
gonian of Sunday last, is calculated
to lead the people of Portland to do
sonn serious thinking. President Hun
tington was deeply impressed vith the
fact that proximity to the sea ,s an
important factor which cannot be ig-
rortd in thr making of a great port, j
President Huntington recognized the
fact that Astoria as a shipping center
is destined to be a "competitor of San
Francisco, even more than any of the
towns on Puget sound could be." and.
realizing that, he had decided to sul
mit to the Inevitablf and grant to As
toria the common point rates from
which It has so long been unjustly de
prived. Whether his successor will see
that his wishes In this respect are
PITY AND BEAUTY
The most beautiful thing,
in the world, is the baby,
all dimples and joy. The
most pitiful thing is that same
baby, thin and in pain.
The dimples and joy have
gone, and left hollows and fear.
It is fat that is gone ; gone
with it, comfort and color and
curve ; all but pity and love.
The little one gets no fat
from her food : has had none
for weeks: she is living on
what she had stored in that
plump little body of hers.
She is starving for fat; it is
death; be quick!
Scott's emulsion of cod-liver
oil is the fat she can' take. It
will save her.
w'c'ii mxtd you s iiitie toirjil you
6COTT BOWKE, 49 t-rl mm, Hem York.
speedily carried out K of course,
matter of speculation, but It Is wife
say that eventually this mut be done,
There are fr inland ports which are
not suffering a decrease In their ccenn
traffie and nun wfcich suv keeplns pace
with those situate! on tide water. The
creat ocean nea.ner. which are the
freisht carrier of today, do not ro
far from the pathwnj-s of commerce
and capecially up shallow rivers where
there Is imminent da turn- or vexsiious
delays. The port which Is the cal.l
to reach from the open ocean and at
the same time ha the advantage of
eary communicant n lth the IrieHor
is the port which will handle the most
trade. President Iluntmcton Twcjrnlt-
ed in Astoria such a pert.
HE KEEPS ENLIGHTENMENT.
A member of ihe chamber of com
merce of Paker City has the follow
ing to say regarding the making of
Astoria the port of Oregon:
'The war between Astoria and Port
land has broken out again and a I'M
f old straw is being threshed over
again, all because the talking presi
dent of the Northern Pacific was in
Portland the other day and said he
hsught Astoria ought to be the port
of shipment for the inland wheat li;
tead of Portland, and then the presi
dent of the Astoria rai'road p'ts in
with another ple for the extensl m to
Astoria, on hundred mil? away, of the
rate from the Inland Empire to Portland
on wheat at an annual cost, or gift, by
the O. K. & X. Co. to the Astoria road I
of over IW.WO. Then the Astoria pa
per seU up its howl and rays. The
question is not the cost of transport-
tion between Portland and Astoria,
but whether the common rates now
being made to Portland and Puget
sound should be extended to the mouth
cf the Columbia river, the seaport tf
Oregon.' The Inland Empire does not
care anything about these squabbles.
but it does rare to ret the best possible
rates for Its products and we know
that tbe history of the world over
showr that ships so as far inland for
cargo as is possible. Look at the ports
of London. Philadelphia. New Orleans,
and the great ports in Europe and
China. Portland will remain the port
of Oregon. There are good reasons
why it will. The moat Important Is that
the government going to see that
the shlwi of the world go there for
cargoes by providing a sufficiently d-p
channel, which from now on will r.otlseass, by neglect of a simple col J or
retjuire much money :o keep open,
rwti,i a .w.. ,..,. a I
. ...u tuc vu,.u au,
aocut ire same oistnce rr.jm tne sea I
and have the same rates from the in
terior. Ships can handle the traffic
between the sea and the ports cheap
er than a railroad, otherwise shippers
would sown utilize other ports. It is a
matter of cold blooded business and
not a town lot boom scheme. Astoria
has its own field of usefulness and It is
an important one. but it cannot hope I
-Y t .l. . . . r . ... I
to a.n-o me port oi x-oruanu ana uie
in:anj empire along with it. I
TIm. .Art it-ma fi -t , , i-n n ' .im n IrrwMlfJ
" I
that the Oregonian has admitted that!
the Northern Pacifi.- can land Its w heat
at Astoria at !ess expense than at
Fortland. and that if it should begin to
bring its wheat her? the oih;r lines
would hav? to follow suit. Whether it
cost the other lins more or ls. the
charjje f.ir transportation would be
as low or lower than th
charge to 1
Pcrtiand. The cost of loading grain
?hips wcu'.J be materially l-sH'n-d. with
cheaper chart?!? and consequent ;n-
crease of price uaid th? producers for
i heir wheat.
The Inland Empire d e-? "care" or
ought to car.1 about this question. It
:s a matter of thouiamls upon thou-
ar.OF or dollars of low annutlly to
tK farmers of that region and if they
have the sence with which we credit
them they need only to s- the matter
in its tiue light to make such a howl
as would speedily nght matters.
Cur kamed Raker City friend in
forms us that "ship? go as far inland
for carg-s as , rofsibK" This he
?aw in the Oregonian and so of course
trouftht it must be true.
How does he account then for the di
vergence of so much trafic from Port
land to Puget sound? Portland is in
land. Right dowi. in the wh-at fieldB.
The r.ountl prjr.tK arc. ,m t;.-e water and
B-raratrd by lofty mountain ranges
from thT centers of production. Yet
through th- stupid p..!:cy of such clams
as our Eakt-r "I'y friend, in refusing
.o rec-gniZ'.- Or-gon's natural port, the
'orr.TiK-rce of the Northwest is leaving
this delightfully situaU-d "inland" city
of Portland for the barren and unpro
ductive cities of the Sound, to which
everything has to be carried across
the mountains.
Our Raker City r.-eographer tells us
to "look a: the portu of London, Phil
adelphia. New Orleans and the ports
of Europe and China." Yes, dear
friend, we will look a; them, and a few
more as well. Does our friend think
the cities he names are the great
American ports? Why not look at New
York, at San Francisco or at Boston?
Which of these two list; contains the
the greatest and most prosperous ports?
If our learned friend would read the
papers he would ascertain that Lon-
a I di:n js beuinaninc her loa of commerce,
t.)rrn.ai of which ha Rone to Liverpool.
a city three mllea frim ihe un sa.
Then let us take a look at the fur
East with our learned frl.-nd from Ha-
Iktr City. The itreat seaporti there arc
I Yokohama, on th oast of Japan:
Hi nit Kon atur Phatich.il, In China,
the Purer an Island, th Utter of rule-
or oiorince and only nhout flfl.-cn
miles inland: Manila and PlnjrniHir In
uiie south, with Vladivostok In the
I rorth making up the list of the more
important port, all on the sea with one
Irxcet tlcn.
I Huwmw the site for the irroot Hrlt
ish city of Honr Kong had been
fcown up the river where Can
ton la. That would doubt!.s have
niet the approval of our linker
City ft (end. "Inland. " you know, but
would It have been the gr.at emporium
of the Orient as at present? Look at
Snigon as an exampl of an Inland
pert; Saigon, the seat of French
empire In the far East, planned as
rival to Hong Kong. Inland about half a
far as Portland int far enough rr-
I hups).
In the midst of a country of
surpassing beau'y and fertility, almost
a second Portland. Ir wot. hat do
we find in Saigor? A few Chinese
shops and temple, rumbcrs of Malay
hut, some fine public building erected
by French capital. The urrlval of the
mall steamer from France every two
weeks brings out fvrjf man. woman
and child to see the unwonted spectacle,
Yet thje steamers are larger than any
I that visit Portland unl never spend a
I eek on sand bars in transit. Palgon,
like Portland, is ouulde the pathway
commerce and must always remain so.
Yes. we will look at China, at Ne
York, at Liverpool, etc.. etc.
Flattery is the art of making other
believe you are interested in them, w hen
in reality they make you weary.
Stops tkt Coagk aid Works Oft tke Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet cure
a cold In one day. No cure, no Pay,
tries 15 cents.
The man who has an axe to grind i
apt to overlook the fact that some one
else is furnishing the motive power to
revolve the grindstone.
Many of your friends, or peopie whom
CTltl knnv , f httVtt ixwitntMl rnt.
Jumption. pm.umonja othT fatal dl
cough, t oley's Honey and Tar. i safe,
sure and pleasant - cough medicine,
wou,d hav thm, Jt j, Kuaran
teed. CHAS. ROGERS. Druggist.
A tart actress ought to
be a sweet
creature.
George A. PolnU. Upper Sandusky,
0 writes: "I have been using Foley's
Honey and Tar for hoarseness and find
it the best remedy I ever tried. It
storped the cough immllalely and re
lieved all soreness." CHAS. ROGERS,
Druggist.
Ac,orB like barbers, are men of many
parts.
After exposure or wbn you feej
cold coming on. take Foley's Honey
and Tar. It never fails to cure, and
wlll prevent pneumonia or consump
tion if taken in time. CHAS. ROG
ERS. Druggist.
The chorus girl
Is never as red as
he is painted.
J. W. Barnes, of Lowder. 111., writes:
My little boy was very low with pneu
monia. Unknown to the doctor we gave
h;m Fol3r Honey and Tar. The re
sult Man kiiu IfUAAIfll UW
tor, as It immediate)'! stopped the rack
ing cough and he quickly recovered.
CHAS. ROGERS. Druggint.
In a game of baseball, two nint-s are
usually matched to pa) against the
umpire.
RECOMMENDS IT TO TRAINMEN
G. H. Hatunn, Lima. O., Engineer,
L. E. & W. R. R.. writes: "I have
ben troubled a great deal with back
ache. I was likiuced to try Fol-y'i
Kidney Cure, and one bottle entirely
relleved me. I gladly recommend It to
any one, especially my friends. I'.mong
the train men, who are usually similar
ly afflicted." CHAS. ROGERS, Drug
gist.
Actors may be superstitious, but they
don't believe in the ghost until they
see It walk.
Mrs. T. Briddleman, of Parshallvllle,
Mich., wu troubled with salt rheum
for thirteen years and had tried a
number of doctors without relief. After
two or three applications of Ranner
Salve, her hands became better and In
a short time she was entirely cured.
CHAS. ROGERS. Druggist.
Love is blind. That Is one thing
in fa-or of the bloomer girl who wants
a husband.
J. Odgers. of Frostburg, Md.. writes:
"I had a very bad attack of kidn-y
complaint and tried Foley's Kidney
Cure which gave me immediate re
lief, and I was perfectly cured aftT
taking two bottles." Take no substi
tute. CHAS. ROGERS, Druggist.
Everything is pneumatic .iowad-iys.
Even pneumatic pocket-books are (mite
common.
Today take Foley's Honey and Tar.
It positively prevents pneumonia, or
other serious results from colds. It
may be too late tomorrow.
Tandem wheels are all right In their
way, but they can never take the place
of a hammock built for two.
A XEW TRAIN.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
29U a New Train between St. Paul and
St. Luls. called the "Flying- Dutch
man." The train will have through
sleeping car and be flrst-cuus
throughout. Ask eny ticket agent for
particular or address
C. 3. EDDY. General Agent,
Portland. Oregon.
Of all wise words from a woman's
pen, the wisest are these leave pants
to the men.
ASTORIA NATURE'S PORT
C. P. Huntington's Mews Pub
lished by A.B. Hammond.
tit B.lkvH Taal Wit Cematoi Polat Ritti
It Waula Coic( With Sal Fnr
clan at Part.
The following letter from A II. Ham
mond to the Oregonlnn was published
in the Sunday Issue of that l aper and
furiiitihea one of the most forcible and
convincing appeal to the common
enw! of the people of the city of Port
land yet made. Th- Appended letter
from the late C. P. Huntington, preal
dent of th,- Southern lacllk1, which Mr.
Hammond submitted at the ramp time
for putviration. Is one of the strot geil
tili-ns for Atirl yet presented:
IVkti.am), Or., Nov. 3. iTo the KJ
lt r. The article whloh H'iiPtt In
the Orrpiulan of OcUUt :ki contained
statements ttboul the Astoria V Col
umbia llivor Kullroiid Company mo
groosly iiiislt'iulltiK that atiy one may
be justified lu concluding thut they
were itispitvd for the iiroe of ilum
urilifT the mail's lltiuui'iul htuiuliiic.
Why d.ie the writer of thi article so
gleefully doti the dittf'H, though
only imaginary, that his fatiey piet
ures; a; parvntly sure that such new
will W n-civinl by Th' t)p giiiati's
p-adors wiJt ploausn- and delight?
1 w ill allude only iu a general way
to tile subject Ulldor . Cvllniilf ration,
nud, in passing, pote the niop- (lug-
runt errors, such u the alb-god ial-
, x- v i .i . i
in New lurk of the company -tm k,
and the falw charge that "iu uo year
siutv it commenced ipTatiou has the
road paid ojn-rutingexpeiiwa."
More tliau 9" p-r cent of the stock of
the Astoria road is owned by ntyi-lf
and two as Ktiab-s. The majority stock
holders own all of the Umdi. Not a
shure of Btix'k, nor a bond of this
company, has ever been orT- p-d for
sale. The flrnt yar afP-r the pad
o-ned, it yielj.-d not ouly Ite o-r-atingexji)us'-s,
but also a goodly sum
as a surplus. The uext fiscal year,
ending la-it June, t eamingn hhowod
a substantial iticp a', although pas
senger rat8 had been cut between
Portland and Astoria to 25 cent. For
July, Augurft and KepP-ml-r, the ilrst
thp1 tnoiiths of tlie present flca!yeur,
the gloss earnings wep- fTn.Mr, j;
oj'ratingexp'Um, :IC,205 27 ; leaving
net earnings of I43.M1 M. This stab'
ment of earnings is not made for tie
purpose of authorizing an iufep-noe
that the owners outsider tliem a sufll-
cient aud satisfactory return ; but we
are too much coucerned in establishing
the pp-stige of Portland to remain
silent when a statement is mudo that
a hundred miles of railroad can Is
built fpim any direction into Portland
and not yield even operating expt'iiwH
to it ownerh.
The wrib-r of the article alludes with
Deeming pride and merriment to the
real eatutc subsidy in Astoria an being
worth less now than when the railroad
company accepted It !stt not this
depreciation in ppi-rty value occur
at other pointe mi the paeifle Coast?
What of Portland' In 1h:4 lu aH.vused
valuation was In exuesi of 4H,(ski,iioo;
now it is lens than t2!),iH),ono. A good
On-gonian nhould not gloat over bik'Ii
miKfortunes.
Iluring the first three months of the
present Us;al year, the Astoria road
carried between Portland und Astoria
considerably more than 100,000 pas
sengers ; altfiough passenger rates on
all connecting roads, except the North
ern Pacific, ap; lfioo jr cent higher
thun it own. Our principal com
petitor aud our natural connection
seems Pi be of the opinion that a
quarter of one cent per mile is sufTI
cient for the Astoria road, while ex
ai-ting over its own rail lines the full
legul limit of 4 cents r mile. Per
haps this supplies the P-ttson why so
many prominent citizens of Portland
can defend with such acumen the
view that transportation between Port-
laud and Astoria can lie conducted
mop; cheaply by wat;r thun by rail.
When the construction of the Asto
ria road was being promoted, the
Portland Chamber of Commerce
favored the enterprise, and by appro
priate resolution Indorsed it. At the
same time, the Oregonian earnestly
and ably urged construction, showing
plainly that the mouth of the Colum
bia river is the nuturul seaport of
Oregon, and should be made a com
mon point with Puget Hound for the
xjiortH of the Columbia river basin,
and how imKrtarit it is to the state of
Oregon that her railroad system be
extended to the ocean. In fact 'be
Astoria Toad was largely financed
through these editorials of the Orego
nian, which, later on, convinced that
able and experienced master of trans
portation, the late C. P. Huntington,
whose letter to me on this subject is
now submitted for publication. The
causing of instructions to be issued to
his general freight and passenger
agent at Portland, that common rates
be established from the Willamette
valley to Astoria, was almost his last
act The full mental measure of the
man. which is shown in this letter,
should forever silence those who have
misrepresented him while living, and I
those who now slander him after hi
deatli. HiadeiutiM may HsHuie ao-
Uou, and we may have U euJure fur a
time the reHtrlillNtj iKilloy of thf
aat, wlileh has niadu Western Oregon
au uiiirogmahlvs HiH-Uou.
From Mr. Mellen'a lust interview iu
the Oregonian, it la evident that he.
too, ha been convinced, for lie
attvugly favvir throwing ojn'n the
exHintry-at the extnseof the trans
(vntliieiitAl lines and the eiu'tullng
of common rate Ui the mouth of the
Columbia river, for the U'lieilt of the
wheat-grower and other priKluoer.
of common rate lie ao extended,
would not every farmer, whoatgrower
and other prod uoer lu the Willamette
valley and Inland Empire lie lietie.
fltUnl? Who liest wrve the I ntereita of
this state, men like Mr. Huntlngt ui
and Mr. Mellon, w ho ad vooate the ex-
U'iihIoii of ootiiiiion rates and the de
livery of the exjxirt product of the
W illamette valley and the Columbia
river basin at the ehcaent n dtit of
exKrt on the eoast, or those who lg
this question by gravely and Ktider
otthly dleu8slng whether trati.Kna
tlon lntween J'ortland and Astoria
can ! eoudueted more eheaplv bv
wuterthan by rail?
Two years ago, when li wa Hinted
that o, ..ton Hl,i,.s would s.H.n
Used III the foreign tMllltnepvof I'll gel
Sound, then" were jKMjile In Portland
who thought the slatetn.-tit absurd.
Toduy, James J. il ill. who ought to
know soniethltig about triitihportation,
Ih building two Htctuimhinn of
ity of i'T.uoo tons each, drawing over
SO feet This is the eoiiii-tiou that
( rei'on and the f'.il lltnlilii rli-tit- tmi.it
meet Aooordmgto General Wilo.
... ... 1
UtPHl States e
I . . .
.-mi,.,, i il k . lie I , a lie nil, ot 4ii
fwt of water can easily br uiuIuiuIu.mJ
aiu.emoutn o tlie Columbia rlvor.
, o w wtM. uiTj
...,. u-. iiwmiaiuiuni 111 J on
laud Insisted that no iiiippivemenls
should be made at the bar,
unless the bill also carried an
appropriation forde--nltig the chan
nel to Portland. When these lntep.t
rwded from their ja'sition, the bar
Improvement was provided
Tf iu an, ,l. ....... ... II .... I -....I... I
......M.Hfc ,. a ms'ni.ve
to p-ad Uie criticisms of prominent
nll.. II- V ,1 . , , ,
wLiit-iiB uii .ur. iMeiien s interview con
cerning the extension of a common
point to Astoria. Mr. Wilcox does not
want his "hack-door" at Astoria. He
calls for more dredge and lucn-ased
uxatlon that he may keep his "back
door" ut Albino, nearer home, where
he can use it conveniently. Other
thoughtfully discus water" and rail
transjiortutiou. aud skillfully jsjlnt
out w hy transjiortatiou can lie conduc
ts! more cheaply between I'ortland
and Astoria by water than by raiL
Another wants a whole fleet of dpnlg-
ers, aud auggesta Uie issue of -t
year bonds. Mr. Mellou simply pro
pones that Astoria may be made a
common jioint There la nothing lu
his remarks that would prevent deliv
ery at Astoria by water, if deslpd ; nor
would he prevent .Mr. Wilcox from
doing his business at Alblna. He
would, however, make It i-osslble. at
the excuse of the transportation com
pauien, for others to have a "back-
loor" at the mouth of the Columbia
river, aud thep-by avoid the needless
exjiense involved iu towing ships from
Astoria to Portland aud return. This
policy would on up a country in
W..cj I., r-n irtirw,.t .... I . . .i . . ,,
vi.-Si,u an iuik' as mat ino-
utary to I'ugiJt H.iund. iJy exu-udin1 . .T . .
, . . .. 3 tu UU1U . penvntage of the touuage of the Co
to these iioints the common rates that i n V i ,.. . .
,, ' 1,1,11 lumbia river waUTHhwl w k 1 fusl
V.i., . " . ."t?I"
r.-'" " vw.u iMOir will
statos on an equality, leaving thir
progress to the energy of the wple.
Cuu th'-re U; any possible objection to
that?
Why iu it that the commerce of l'u
get Hound has Increased 120u :t cent
aiua- 1MM, while that of the Ckilumbia
river has remained almost stationary?
Why is It that the population of Wash
ington has iuctvuaed 4! ier wnt dur
ing the last decade, while thut of Ore
gon has increase only 32 i-erceut.and
confined ,.rl..ll .1
, . ' "'""i""
east of the iiioimOii nt U'l... i.. i.
ti.,,1 ,.i,,iJ., V ' .." .. . 'I
ortlJnd , ; S oUna.,7
i,winf ,
" t.
-ui. uie re-,
8ulta achieved by the chamber of com-
.i ... . ' Ul 1
merce, that the J'ortland board of
trad
, ,
was organized. Their united
enorts are unable to promote the
growth of Western Oregon. No oik
has yet offered a solution. It would
lie interesting to know if those now
opposing the extension of common
rates to Astoria were members of the
churubcrwho passed ununinious reso
lutions of approval, and who made
the famous trip to Astorlu us a fur
ther evidence of friendliness. If hon
est, then, they must be in error now.
The time is at hand when masquerad
ing with this subject should ceuse, for
all trauHjwrtatlon companies, as well
us Individuals, should now declare
themselves.
I would like to ask him who has
been aptly styled the 'Tatron Saint of
Oregon" whether it would not be to
the interest of Oregon generally, and
to the western jiortion particularly, if
common rates be extended to the mouth
of the Columbia river; whether the
rates now charged by railroad com
panies are not sufficiently libera! to
justify the delivery 0f our product at
the cheapest ocean port without any .
additional tKmimiiHiitlnii ;hiuUIi iIio
the ald view of the Oieuoiiliin, M
Huiitliigton, Mr. Mullen and Hi Hill
ait! not mom irogteMlvo and luoi-e I
the iuteivst of the iMiople of Oivgoii by
nfforiUng ehetiir ixort fie'llllli
than aru the vloa of tiomi ivhJ""'!"
eltiaeutof I'ortlaud w ho, ihiourh a
intdieiislou that their Individual I tit.-i
esta may be JoaiiordUod, aoeHiiugl
oiHse all exUtiislou and eiilin"'"'11
of our wiiurneixie, If conducted ub
new line not horotoforv follMely
A, II. Hamuomi.
Nr Vomr, J'ub. , HM),- (Mr. A. H
IUtiMOKp, Portland, Or.) -My J'1"
Sir : lleferrlng to the coiivoisutl
livtwiH'ii us on the siibJiH-t of maklnK
Astoria a ivunuou point with loit
laud, aud my decislou to (lint rT't
aofar a the Noultieru lVlhV Com
patiy i ivini'ttiol, lot me say Uih
sluoeyou left I have given the ipe
tiou much thought When I tld you
that the Kouthcru I'liellle ('oiiipunv
would do It, I was still lu olll dnibl
whether it would be a wise thing to do,
im it would build up Astoria aiidiuuki
that ort more of a competitor of hun
Fruuclsco than could other le b th
i'uu; aud even uioiv than any of th"
town on Puget Sound could lie, a th-
latter are all ao much further fiomthe
IL,iUb AtlurU or H(U ,,,,
Is-sldes which the Kouthcrn 1'aellli
Company would lose the long hunt It
secure by making Hun I'iuiioIwo lt
gp-at embarkadero.
Uut the more I have thought of tin
matter, the mop I am dljsl u !
lievethatl wan right iu my Judg
ment; for tncu cannot change to any
fOliMidcrfililo evtioil Mm u-i.rL i,f mi
! T,u. r,)lumlllH ,.lvr Uxi
.. i i ,i ..
u ut AslorU, Ut WttU.n,hJ vt Uw
rh,,r ,H tl, ,u , , ,,.
i niUxj stau.. aud HtibHUtiitlully ull -f
- ., 1M,..i. ,.., ......I,.,, f. ii
n. VUI' 7 rim 1 1 04 (i'1tt II
must follow tlie gravity llm deter
mined by the course of the river, u
it tnouth, w here it can be transferred
diPTtlyto the gp-at ship that hp
hereafter to do the oomuierce of tin-
a. This P'sult may be prevented
for a time by the Hiple who are so In
l)in.HM ,n ri,u, MU h lhfmt
I ,., .m .,, . ril ,'
tslng Astoria as the etuburkadero of
their p-gion of couutry they have Utii
making a mistake; although they
may oontluue to HtP-nuotisly hold b
their views until the (miple living on
the borders of Puget Sound shull have
had time to ao inup-ane an 1 Improve
their facilltlin fur Uie trausfer of tou
nage lietwcen rail aud ship that the
danger and injury to Portland shall
hove become everywhere recognized,
and it might then take year for the
gravity Hue to ansert itself as It It
bound to do sooner or later, since no
other power can comin'te continuously
with gravity. The time to act for
Portland and that great country of
which she is, aud will no doubt re
main, the financial center, Is now, and
I have no doubt that the wisdom and
Justification of my action In uWlarlng
iu favor of making Aatorla a common
point now will lie seen in theoompara
tlvely uear future by all the vipP of
your part of the country.
I have becu told that Mr. Scott, pro
prietor aud editor of the Oregonlnn,
understands this question us I do,
and if he should use his gn-nt ability
and Influence to make Astoria tne cm
rty m ,,f T,rl,,.l ...I u
I "ver the Cascade mountaltin to g,, u,
t...,. ti, ,l . it .
- t lt l miiinu . nun fvi'ii ii in a in nil
J part will take that course only for
short time, for gravity Hues on th,.
land, aud great ships on the h-ii, sn
going to detormlne the Hues of trod,
and Uie direction of tonnage hereafter,
In acting along these lines I may nut
be serving my own liest Interest at
jiretM-'iit, but the future is longer thun
the prewut, and he does well win
reeoguizeH the signs of the time ate
gets out of the way of the Inevitable.
Dnrt ,,rf h nl, ... .1 . 1.
- '' J Ug.-t
Bound who are not only wise but et.er
I . . 3 " " r
g"tic With Seattle's natural adva,,.
T'V' Tr
itaeeniHtome. the imminent tl,,,-,.,
of M
W3aI)0rt like Astoria u her embark-
, i n , ,
B(j,.ro roitland.ln my op n on. cun r.
...... .i-.n- IJ
miu iui i)iui.ii;iiir un l ine in ciiiiji
. ,.,i .uin ... ..... . .
center of the great Northwest.
Very truly your,
C. P. Ilt'NTINd foN
DR. F. VAUGHAN.
PENTIHT
Itoom 1. Knlprht' HullAinc
Over Cooper' Btore.
THE LOUVRE
Stranger vimting in tne city win find
the Louvre au attractive renort wherein
to spend the evening. The Amme Hiten.
Ladie' Orcheatr is itill on the bilir and
preaento nijhtly a musical protrrum 0(
exceptional merit, Hoadiwmie pool and
billiard room are a feature in connection
with the houe. Palatable luuchee will
be served at all noun
J. A. Fastabend,
General
Contractor
and Builder.
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p.oi.o,..is win i- "''r, frt'
.. ui i a i I'. ,
for the labor
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