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ASTORLV OREGON, SATURDAY. JANUARY 2, 1904. V l'AGE TWO. 4 A Horning Astorian AND Astoria Daily, News Established M73 DAILY EXCEPT MONDAY. Entered as second-class matter D ember 8, 1903, at tha pott office at Attaria, Oregon, under tha act of Con reea of March' 3, 1879. RATES) ftnt by mail, per y,i ........18 00 Sent by mail, pet booth. M tJerred by carrier, per month 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTORIAN. Sent by mall, per year. In advance 11 00 'ASTORIAN PUBLISHING CO. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. 1 In the Sunday Examiner, William J. Bryan, who Is now on his retrn home from Europe, writes Interestingly of municipal ownership of public utilities In the cities of England. Following the striking; example furnished by the Scottish city of Glasgow, the other im portant municipalities of the United Kingdom have been installing gas works, water works, street railway sys tems, electric lighting plants, and In some of the towns even houses. tenement To Mr. Bryan, with his Interest In government, the municipal ownership jtroblem In England proved a valuable study. , He enthusiastically praises . the advanced ideas of the English cities and expresses the confidence that the United States would take a long stride In the right direction were it to more . generally adopt the municipal owner ship plan. ; . It Is not' to be doubted that munl- e!p;U ownership, even on a large scale, is a good thing. Here In Astoria the city owns Its water system, and, while rotes at present are somewhat higher than other American cities charge, the service I excellent. Rates will be low ered when the system Is paid for, and the city will then derive a large month ly revenue from Its Investment. Few of the American municipalities have gone .beyond control of water works, yet It Is noticeable that the majority of the larger cities operate their own wator systems. Eventually they will come to control the lighting systems and the public facilities of all kinds, just as the English cities are now do lus;. But the change will be gradual, for a t conservative public Is slow to take up with anything bordering on sofiallsm. ' Indeed, It Is evident that fear of encouraging the socialistic sen timent prompts many believers In pub lic ownership to withhold their support from proposals looking to municipal . entrol of public facilities, Nottingham Is a good example of English municipal thrift. Its gas works lets $120,000 yearly, with gas at 50 cents per 1000 feet; Its electric light plant nets 145,000 yearly, while its street car service with its wast Im provements, higher wnges and shorter hours, pays $90,000. Rates are placed at the lowest figure consistent with sound business management, yet in Nottingham alone there Is small need 1 for taxes. Glasgow is even further advanced, and the other larger citle are adopting the ownership plan We Americans will get around to It In time, and because we have neglected ns yet to assume control of all our pub lic facilities we should not be blamed We are making a better start than England made, and will eventually ac complish more than the mother coun try, A GREAT NEWSPAPER. The New Tear s Oregonlan is a great newspaper success. Within Its 34 pages can e found all that is in teresting to the people of the Pacific northwest and those whom favorable showings are apt to attract to our section of the country. The extent and development of our resources are dealt with in a comprehensive manner and all of the cities and towns and counties of the state, are properly organized Only a newspaper man can have any accurate Idea of the endless work necessary to the successful publica tion of an edition such as the annual Oregonlan. Sunday newspapers of 04 pages are common nowadays In America, but they are made up of miscellaneous matter, which Is easily obtained. There Is no work more dif ficult than the compilation of statis tics and estimates, which calls for the most painstaking efforts of the brlght esttiewspaper writers and public men. Oregon is a big state one of the larg-1 eat tn are In the union and her rt- TO III I sourves are ratcA The New 'Njar'a cs are varied and widely sop- The men who planned the Orvomlan hat) to deal with every section, and to prepare all the matter was a task which few men eould successfully undertake. Oregon has every reason to be proud of the Knowing which appeara In the annual orvgonlaii. Kvery coun ty has forged nheed, adding to tta population and Increasing It wcMlth; our manufacturer have reached out for trade, until our products hav found (heir way to the uttermost cor ners of the globe; we have gained In every department. It has lxasn a most proierous year for our pro ductive stale, and every indication points to Increased prorlty In the future. The Oregoutan's showing in behalf of Oregon will be a great ad vertisement for our state, and for the creditable publication the employes of the Portland paper are to be heart ily congratulated. Their work, was well done. 1 TWO NEW NAVAL BUILDINGS. Two bill have been Introduced Into congress, each having for Its object the establishment of au auxiliary force for the navy. One provides for a naval reserve, the other tf a naval militia. The naval reserve bill la the more Important one, for the force which It proposes to create Is purely a federal one; not In the slightest degree under state control, and there fore Is a departure from all previous suggestions for the creation of an auxiliary naval force. Both meas ures were drawn by naval officers, and both have been considerably discuss ed in naval circles. The naval reserve bill provides for the creation of a naval force of 30,000 men all offlcers of which Are to be appointed only after rigid examina tion Into their professional qualifica tions; preference being given grad uates of the naval academy and to those who saw v service In the navy army or marine corps during the war with Spain. A term of enl'stmetu of Ave years Is provided, during which time all of ficers and seamen must bold them selves In readiness to enter the service on call. When called Into service of ficers and men are to receive the same pay as those belonging to the regular navy. An appropriation of $200,000 is made for the organisation and In struction of the naval reserve. The navy militia bill provides for the organisation of a naval militia along lines similar to the army militia and makes provision for bringing the militia more Immediately under the control of tha navy department than is the case with the present naval mi litia. It provides for Inspection and Instruction under regulations to be provided by the navy department. The Seattle Times Is not so sun Russia would lick Japan If war were to ensue. The Japanese, the Times believes, are quite equal to any emer gency. Says the Seattle naner: "As we have remarked before, war between i Russia and Japan would hot be one sided for Japan Is Russia's superior upon the ocean, no matter how the iwittle might be waged. 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Irmitiols TP playhouse on the afternoon of Decem ber as no exception. The calamity was one of those rare disasters that happen 'occasionally to mar our lives, and perhaps will continue to happen In spite of all the care that may he observed In the construct Inn of places of public gatherings. The sixth annual cannery edition of the San Francisco Trade Journal is of 70 pages. Including ait illuminated cover, and is one of the most com plete publications of the kind which has ever come to this office, it deals with the salmon, fruit ami other In dustries In a complete maimer, and Will prove of great value to the trade. Its Information concernln tha mon Industry Is of esiieclal Interest to the fisheries of the coast, and the Is- m,e a Fre"talle one In every tv spect. , During the past yenr lumber ship- menu , irom Astoria (exclusive of Kpptonlanmunted to about 3.5.10.000 " sninpems will ex ceed 2o,uvv,uuu teet; in lor, will ex- execea 100,000,000 feet. 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Don't forget to drop niikil In the Tonophone. A new list ol pictures on the Edison ProcctiKope. The great Jeffries end Fltiilmmons fight which took piece July 25, '03, In Sen FrinclKO, Cel., showing the I rounds with knock out. change without notice. OREGON Shoreline and Union Pacific TO hours from Portland to Chicago No change of cars. TIM IS SuHttU ULES fvpart. Arrive. From Portland, I 1 .. Salt Lake, Denver, L Chicago Portland Bpeclal Ft. Worth, Oma- H : 26 p.m 9:15 a.m.' hn, Kansas City, vlaHunti St. Louis, Chi- (nsrton. cajco and F.ast. Atlantic 1 gait Lake, Denver, Express! pt. Worth, Oma I.IK p.m ; ha, Kansas City vlaHunU gt. Loui,, Chicago Ina-ton. and East :00 a.m, Walla Walla, St. Paul Lnwlston, B po FastMalf i,ane, Minneapolis. ;00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. st. Paul, Duluth, via. Milwaukee, Chlcat Bpokanej and East OCEAN AND.R1VER SCHEDULE. From Astoria All sailing dates subject to change. For San Francis co every' five days. ColumbTa'Rlver to Portland and Way Landing;, 7 a. m. Daly ex i: a. m., Dally es cept M01 cept Bur day Steamer Nahcotta leaves Astoria on tide dally except Sunday for Ihraco, connecting there with trains for Long Beach, Tlg'ia and North Beach points Returning arrives at Astoria same ev ening. , O. W, ROBERTS, Agent, Astoria. New Equipment Throughout Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and ' Buffet, Smoking Library Cars. m'iJMir ASTORIA AND OLUMBIA R1YER RAILROAD LEAVE 1:00 am PORTLAND JARRIVip Portland Union D-l 11:10 a m pot for Asturla andl 1:40 m Way Points ( ASTORIA 7:09 pm 7:4Gant Fur Portland andl 11 :M am 4 10 prii) Way Points 10:10 p m SEASIDE DIVISION" l 16 a nil Astoria fur Waren- 1:40a in 11:36 a m ton, Flavsl Fort 4:00 pm 6;Mpm Stevens, Hammond M0:45am land Seaside 1 iii ami Seaside" ur War-T 13:60 p "lii 1:10 a mi renton, Flavel, 7:30 ptu 1:30 pm Hammond, Fort :ttam -!.! Il'lvn Astoria) Sunday only All trains make clnse connection at Oobl with all Northern Paolflo trains to and from the Bast and Sound points. J. C. Mayo. General Freight and Fass, Agent A DIRECT LINE to Chicago and all point east; Louts vUie, Memphis. New Orleans, and all points south. See that your ticket reads via the Illinois) Central R, ft. Thoroughly mod ern train connect with nil transconti nental lines at St. Paul and Omaha. If your friends are coming west let us know and we will Quote them direct the specially low rntts now In effect from alt eastern points. Any Infiirmtttlon at to rates, rouie. etc., cheerfully gtvsn on application. It. II. THUM1IU..U Commercial AKnt, 141 Third street, Portland, Or. J. C. LINDUKT. T. F. A P. A.. 113 Third street, Portland, Or. P. H. TIIOMPHON, F. A, P, A., NORTHERN PACIFIC Tlmo.Curtl l Triilu PORTLAND. Leave Arrives Puget Sound Limited. 7 a m 1:41 p m Kansas aty-SL Loul Special U:10 am . pn North Coast Llmltod 3 10 d m 7:00 a tn Tacoma and Seattle Nlsht Ki unosa 11 46 pm I Hm Take Puget Bound Llmiud or North Coast Llmltod for Orays Harbor pulnl iaa ruget Bound umlted for Olym pla direct. Take Puget Sound Limited or USmk. as aty-Bt Louis Special for Dotal on Soatli Dead branch. Double dail trala smtvIob aa !' Harbor branch. Four trains dally bstwesn PsritejU. Taoema and Seattl "As the Crow Flies" The shortest line between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago is the route of the famous North western Limited "The Treln For Comfort." every night in the year. IWor tinning on s trln im n,.,,.,. Wh,r.-wrlt fur r..ll tlou aboul comrortuliUi lniv,.riu. ' il. L StSLER, Centr.l Agtni, 132 Third fct rorthiml, Ort-uon, T. W. TKAHDAI.lt. (leuenil I'mMviiKcr Avcm Ht Paul, Minn. ' liUXURIOUS TRAVEL Th, "Northwestern Llml'.ed" trains eleotrio lighted throughou', both lnald and out, and steam heated, are with out exception, the finest trains Is the world. Thev embadv tha iti and best Ideas far comfort, convealnce and luxury ever offered the (ravelling Dubllc, and altogether are the most complete and splendid produotion tt the car builders' an. These splendid Trains Connect With The Great Northern, The Northern t'oclflc ana The Canadian Pacific AT ST. PAUL FOR . CHICAGO and the BAST. No extra chirr for ihu. iiimh acommodation and all classes 0f tick et are available for paseig cr. the trains on this line sre proteoted h, the mtinocsina esiocs system. 7