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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1904)
I V 1 l' j PAGE SEVEN. ABTOIfA, OREGON, SATURDAYJANUARY 2, 100-i, : : : iiiiMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii)iii IV..1MIHMIHI- i IN A. G. SPEXARTH'S ! SHOW WINDOW You will find every morning during the . months of November and December 150 Solid Gold and Gold-filled watches, with the finest Walthan, Elgin and Hampden movements, all away below eastern prices. Change of entire display daily. Come and see. Count them. : : ' I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i . .. i i j '- Plumbing and Tinning 6 .est Work ost Prices lost Material Prompt Attention Given to Alt Orders W. Commercial Street - HOME COOKING W are prmmnxl to f urolih jrod tnblo board at tbs most reason bl ratra. lioina oooklntf and wholesome food, aod courteous iroimiii to our patrons. The Central Hotel i K. M. HANSEN & CO., NOTHING so well as nicely laundriod and most sanitary laundry work. All White help. S:nWrn,lu"no8t The Scow Bay Iron 6 Brass Works Manufacturers of Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronr.fi Castings. General Foundrytueu and Patternmakers. Absolutely tirstclaaa Work. Prices loweat , Phone 2431s Corner Eighteenth and Frmlin. (ELATERITE Is Mistral MUt) Vail. IntviSiv'tCA-woum-nvv BOOK ELATERITE ROOFING Tka Ilia plae at shingles, tin, Iron, tar and gravel, and aM "!) .roofings v .1.1 ..... uniian MlUrL Roar t lav. Temrantd for all climates. Kraanaaiila m aoaU Hold on mant. Oaaraata. It will pay to aik for prices and UrtorsjstioB. THE ELATERITE ROOflNG CO., Worcester Bui'-ing, Portland New Style Restaurant Everything First Class. The Best the Market Affords. Open Day and Night Good Service. 120 Nth St. next door to Griffin Bro, and idolnlnj the Offlc Saloon The Pioneer Limited ' There is ho train In' service on any railway In " the world that equals in equipment The, Pioneer Limited train from St. Paul to Chi cago via the ' Chicaso, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway The railway company owns and operates the sleeping and dining cars on its trains, and gives to its patrons an excellence of service not obtainable elsewhere. The buffet cars, compartment cars, standard sleeping cars and dining cars of The . Pioneer are the handsomest ever built. rl. S.ROWE. General Agent. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i . . . N.-SniTH Astoria, Ur. Proprietors PLEASES linen. We liavi the neatest in tho statu and do ti best Troy' Laundry ASTORIA, OREGON 134 Third Street, Portland Astoria iron Works Pool of Fourth Strsst Machinists t Boiler Makers Und and Marina Knita, Hollar work luiilug of til dftunripllou mad ui order on hurt aotloa, Mteambuat and maamy work apMialijr. luRO fnt ..rmldsnlaadNaparlntMidmt ,U.nt ,,Vlot rTl1wil IT. U IIUIiop Hmnrfar, 4atofl nanus Bans.,.. ... IfMumrar Perfection of Fit and style can always be depend t upon when you get a Suit of clothes from A. Lake,., Astoria's Loading Tailor. Ma terials and workmanship are the best that can be procured and prices within reach of alt Don't forget the number, 22 COSSEECUL STREET The Mug Saloon Corner Ninth aod Astor Sts mines, Liquors aod Cigars Of the Hnwt Quality Fisaernei aid Seller-' ladqiarten When you are out for a food time don't overlook THE "O. R." DICK DOHEKTY and GUJ PETERSON Proprietor! ABTOIt ST. ASTOltIA, OH. CARLSON'S... Family Liquor Store Choicest Table Wines for Families fKlVATK UTOCX-Craaai Rye, Old Hletory Pride of Kaauwker and Hrmltf Kapaold California Brandies. ' Twelfth Stmt Astoria John Fubrtnan, G. W. Morton. Central Meat Market 642 COMMERCIAL ST. Toor orders for meats, tola FRE81I AND SALT Will be promptly and satisfactorily Mwadcd (a Telep&ooe Nn. til. RELIANCE Electrical Works 428 BOND ST. Wa ara thoroughly prepared for maklnj aatimatea and executing ordara for all kinds of alaotrloal Installing and Repairing Supplies In stock. We aril tha celebrated BHKLBT LAMP. Call up Phone lift. 14. W. CYRUS, Mar Washington Market CHRISTENSEN & CO. Wholesale and Retail Batchers and Packers t.lve itora bought and told Himm boat, shlpa aud mill supplied on abort notice . . . . ' Families Supplied at tbs Looest Rats Fight Will He ltlttcr. Those who will persist tn clewing their eara against the continual recommend ation of Dr. King's Nw Dlaoovery for Consumption, will nava a long and bit ter fleht with their troublea,lf not end ad earlier by fatal termination. Read what T. R. Beall, of Beall, Mlsa., has to aay: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She tu'ok Dr. Klng'a new discovery after every thing elae had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by Chas. Rog ers, druggtat. Price 50c, and $1.00. Trial bottlaa free. - Repair Shop. The business of the late 0. A. May will be conducted by his son, George May. who Is now prepared to give personal attention to general repair work. Alio utmui 'ui rt-inutH) J I Still The Scenic Line TO THB EAST AND BOUTIt Though Salt Lak City, UadvilU, , Pueblo, Colorado Spring! and . Denver. Offers the Choice of Three Routes Tniough the Famous Rocky Moun tain Scenery, and Five Distinct Routes Eaat end South of Denver, 3-FAST TRAINS DAILY-3 ffetween Ogden and Denver, Carrying All ClMees of Modern Equipment . Ported Dlalng Car Service and Per sonally Conducted Tourist Ex- ' curslons to AH PoInU Eaat, STOP OVERS ALLOWED On All aaasea of Tickets. For Information or Illustrated litera ture call on or addresa W. C. McBRIDE, Oeneral Agent lii Third St. Portland. Or. ASK THE AGENT FOB TICKET5 ..TO.. SPOKANE. ST. PAUL. DULTJTH. MINNEAPOLIS. CHICAGO AND ALL POINTS EAST, j r 2 TRAIINM DAIL.YX 2 FAST TIME For Full Particulars, Rates, Folders, Etc, Call on or Address J. W. PUALON, H. DICKSON. Trav.Paaa.Agt City Ticket Agt UJ Third Street, Portland. 111 First Avenue. Seattle, Wash. A. & C DENNI8TON. O. W. P. A. BLOCKADED Every llonnehold In Astoria Should Know How to Resist It. s Tha baak ache beeause the kidneys ara bjoekaded. Help tha kidneys with their work. The back will ache no mora. Lota of proof that Doan's Kldney Filla do skis. It's the beat proof, for It cornea from Oregon. T. W. Shankland, who la a street car conductor on the Woodstock street car line, residing at 710 Ellsworth St., Portland, aaya: "Some time last fall I began having considerable trouble and annoyance from a dull aching pain In the back over the. kidneys. I think It was caused from the constant shaking nd jarring of the car. I thought at first it would disappear quickly as It came, but thla was not the case. Learning of Doan's Kidney Pills I procured a box and took them si-cording to directions. The result was entirely satisfactory. The backache grew less and less and soon disap peared and as far as I can tell It has gone for good for there have been no symptoms" of reoccurrence." Plimty of similar proof in Astoria. V'nll at Charles ' Rogers, druggist for particulars. ; For rule by all dealers; price 50 eta. FoHtcr-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name Doan's and take no ether. ' ii is BiKl thitt windows wuahed In water to which a little blueing is added will show a flue brilliance and keep fresh longer thnn when washed in the usual manner. There was a time when women thought they could not have .a pretty lgiire unless they were uncomfortable. .Vow all beauty doctors emphasize the Tu t that discomfort means ugliness. Comfort and health go hand In hand ,ind beauty is Impossible without hep.lth. The Parisian women always weara a pretty petticoat. Under fine frocks or shabby ones, In good weather or stormy weather, she weara the daintiest of pet ticoats and ahows It recklessly by the fashion In which She lifts the skirt of her frock from the dust or the damp iiom of the pavement. wa-jAmfncan warship, they believe RiOl mm. it I rmr vvm-l hv PR0GRESS.0F V OUR COUNW Year Just Closed Has Seen a Great Increase in Our Leading Industries. POPULATION MUCH GREATER Estimates of Inoraaae In The City Run From 1900 to 2000- Lumber and Salmon Interests In Excel lent Shape. Hon. John M. Smith, of this city, contributes to the annual Oregonian the following excellent ankle dealing with the resources and trade conditions of Clatsop county; For Astoria and Clatsop county 1903 has been a year of substantial prog ress. The population of tbs city has locitas) from IS 00 to 2000 over that of 1902. . Mayor Suprenant and other carKul observers estimate the increase at nearer 2 )00 than 1500. The regis tration of electors for tho recent muhi c'.al election held on December 1, 103, ex'.-eeded that for the election In De . ember. 1902, by 172, and there was about the same difference In , the Y'tte cast. The school census ahows about 400 mors children In the public schools than there were in 1902. On the basis of five lit population for ev ery elector or child In school, this m.ike the Increase close to 2009, and there seems to have been a proportion ate increase throughout the county. Many New Saw Mills The Increase in the volume of busi ness has also been most encouraging, as Hhowa by the lumber Industry, The following sawmills have been built In Clatsop county within the last three years: Bltnn-Waldu Company, Wespsrt, built three years ago, and capacity In creased 10,000 feet per day (of ten hours) withl nthe last year; present cnpailly. 70,000 feet per day. Universal Sash A Door Company, at Smith's Point, In Astoria, completed altout 18 months ago; capacity, 20.000 feet with sash and door factory of about the same capacity. Clatsop Mill Company, Astoria, ca pacity, 85,000 feet per day; completed a year ago. Tongue Point Lumber Company (the Hume mill). Astoria; capacity, 150,090 feet per day, which began operations about six months ago. This is Mid to to the most modern and best equipped mill on the Columbia river, and to rep resent an Investment of $350,000. W'srrenton Lumber Company, War re nl on, now nearing completion; "ca pacity 75,000 feet per day . Avtorla Box Company's mill (Mc gregor's mill). In Astoria; capacity d-nibled to S0.OO0 feet per day; box fac tory's capacity, 25,000 feet per day in box shook; Saosldt! Spruce Lumber Company, Seaside Capacity Increased 10,000 feet per day, and completed a sash and door factory which will afford employment to about 20 men. The American Lumber Company, re cently Incorporated, with a capitalisa tion of 2150,000. for the purpose of building and operating a sawmill of a capacity of 75.030 feet per day, has not yet commenced the construction of thi mill, although it has acquired one of the largest and best sites in Astlrla for ttio purpose. The 'recently organised Astoria Lum ber Company has acquired a suitable Mte tor its proposed sawmill ( and htngle mill and erection , was com menced on December 15. , i Regiment Added to Payroll. Three new logging railroads have been constructed in Clatsop county within . tha last . year. 'm They, are the rna l of tha, Bremner,,. Logging . Com pany, on Young's river; the- road of Kelly Bros:,' near Knapv. and the Montgomery & Mann road, near Bugby. The Root logging railroad on the Lewis and Clark river was constructed last year. '' .". f . Within the last 13 or IS months the aggregate dally capacity of the saw mills of Clatsop county (not including the Warrenton mills) ; has . been in creased 360,000 feet. As the average prico of lumber In Astoria Is about $12. to per 1000 feet we have, accord ingly, an Increased capacity to the value of $4500 per day. and more than 11.350,000 per year. This increase means employment for about 12 ad- iitU(nal men, . But the work on the extension and Improvement of the Columbia river Jt,tty. CUtsjp county has Been given, within the last two years, new pay51" -ono for 850 men, tearing the rock from the mountain side at Bugby, and the other for 125 men, working it into ItlslI 304 BOND STREET, ASTORIA, it Jetty at the mouth of the river. The salmon crop never falls, and propagation of salmon by hatcheries is ' a complete success. Fish Warden Van ' Dutn estimates that the part of the , last season's catch handled on the Ore gon side of the Columbia river am- : tunted to at least 25,000,000 pounds, as -against 21,09.00'J pounds the preced- lng season. This makes at least II. 250,000 distributed among the fisher- men. The finished product was worth about 12,500,600. To the older plants . In the snlmon business, there has en ', 1del In Astoria during the last year, -the new cannery and cold storage plant of the Tallarit-Grant Parking Company, while Goorge W. Banbirn and the Un i iin Fwlwrmen's Co-operatlvt Packing 'Trtmriy are earn putting In a new -cold siorago plant and the Columbia, llivf r Packers' Association and J. L!nkntrger are enlarging their cold sttrare plants for tho next season. During the last year business has be..n Bood in all other local industries; and public improvements are beginning to follow the lead, of Improvement In business. A fund for ft new court bouse Is being ralsel by taxation, The nw county bridge across tho, Lewis and Clark river has been completed at a roit of 120,000; and In addition to various other road and trridge Improve ments. 18.000 has been expended on the ro-id from Astoria to the Nehalem val ley. Tals makes $30,000 expended on rimt thoroughfare tn the last four years and the Improvement Is to be continued from year to year according to the or iginal plan. Street Improvements cost ing $60,000 have been ordered by we city council of Astoria, and have been complete: or are now to progress. Wherev It Is possible, the street Is filled with crushed rock or macadam, so as to n:ake the Improvement of the most substantia and permanent char acter. Among the improvements of a public nature are the new Presbyterian church, which cost $19,000, and the new Catholic church which cost about $12, 00, '. - . NEW INDUSTRY Agency for Condensary Machine ry for Proposed Astoria. W. O. llemlovr to Represent De troit Company in Installa tion of Planta. Th American Condensary Supply and Equipment Company, of Detroit Mich, contemplate establishing an agency here "and are negotiating with W.O.Hemlow with a view of appoint ing his as agent The milk condensing business Is a much neglected Indus try throughout the country, the Im pression geing almost general that tho system of condensing milk Is , known only to the favored few who have been so fortunate as to acquire . the "secret." According to Mr. Hem low there is no secret about It, the misconception being due to obvious business reasons on the part of those operating plants. Should an agency be established here a mlnature though ; complete, plant will be installed which will be operated for the sole purpose of instructing the public in this Im portant Industry. , Already ' there, la a move on foot among some of the res idents of Grays river to form a com pany for the purpose of turning out condensed milk. The parties inter ested purpose to operate , an $8000 plant, which will be modern in every particular, capable of doing v first-, class work. Mr. Hemlow is acting for the Detroit company in connection wtlh the north shore proposition, and also with a similar one at Coqullle, Coos county. The nearest condensar ies are at Cold Brook, Cal.. Hillsboro and at Chehalls, Wash. f While a condensary does not ' i. em- ploy many people, the prioe paid for.-. milk la an item of interest- to any dairy district in which- the business' Is conducted. This Is anywhere from $1 25 to $1.40 peMOO pounds. In Che- . halis the latter, price Is paid, j .' Bachelors, should be awakened to the touch. This Is leap year. The ques ion is Did you pop last year and get your, ultimatum from one of your rhoice.or have you waited until Jan uary 1 to be popped to and take your chances? Two of the maiden ladies who each vow to get a husband this leap1 year or bust a toga band, are the old girls who always letf down their folding bed to look under! It in hope of finding a man there, and the ontlquated Nancy, who is credited with saying, "O, Lord, anything." If you hesitate and allow yourself to becme common prey, one of the arechalc specimens may Insist on warming her feet against your vertebrae the rest of your natural nights, Thus Is repeated the admon ition, be warned In time. OREGON. PHONE, RED 2305