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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1904)
ASTORIA", OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, .1301. I It's Chase $ Sanborns Choice Blended Coffee Put up in a milk can holding 5 ponndsand wH for 1.25 each; :: ROSS, HIGGINS CO. Local Brevities. The Aitorla Public Library Aasocla tlon was to have met In special session thli afternoon, but the meeting haa been deferred until Monday afternoon at i o'clock. " Ilager's new theater la now almost completed. It la being very conveni ently arranged, will have a seating capacity of more than COO, and Mr. Jlager will endeavor to make It the prettiest showhouse In the city. Robert Johnson was yesterday re moved from the county Jill to St Mary's hospital. The man's mental condition haa not Improved and It was felt he would got alone much better at the hospital than at the jail. If he does not show Improvement soon, he will be sent to the asylum. fill be opened by the public property committee of the council on Monday afternoon for the construc tion of the new city hall. The bide will be submitted to the council at the ad journed meeting to be held Monday night. Work on the building will be rushed to completion. r Hlds Those who have friends In the re gatta queen contest must do their vot ing today. Tonight at t o'clock Chair man McDrlde and Secretary Haider man will gather the ballot boxea and as soon as possible announce the re sult of the balloting at regatta head quarters. After I o'clock there can Jbe no voting. J. M. Applegate, the Portland pho tographer who was Injured by jumping from the window hla room at the old Crimea hotel, recently destroyed by fire, la reported to be getting along as well aa could be expected. Hla in juries are very painful, but his early recovery la expected. Aa yet the au thorities of Seaside have found noth ing that might lead to Identification of the person who started the Are. A. L. Clark and W. P. O'Brien have finished the work of exporting the books of the city officials. The report has been filed and will be presented to the council at Ita next meeting. Ac cording to the report, the books have been carefully kept and the clty'a bus Ineaa Judiciously attended to. Doth Auditor Anderson and Treasurer Dealey are highly complimented. The report points out that the auditor does not Include in his atatement of the re- sources such assets as real estate, Are apparatus, etc.. but thla can not be done under the charter, which speci fies that only cash and such accounts aa are collectable can be figured as resources. The foundation for the new soap fac tory at Rainier ia now completed and the work of construction of the build Ings will be pushed forward aa rapidly aa possible. The promoters of the bus iness hope to have it in operation this fall. The buildings are large enough so that more machinery may be In stalled and the work of the factory in creased, making the output nearly double what la will be on the start. Extensive improvements are being made at the store of the A. Dunbar Company, Mr. Dunbar's dressmaking department haa become an important adjunct to the buslneae, and It haa been found necessary to secure new And more commodious quarters for it Mr. Dunbar haa rented large rooms over hla store and removed hla dressmaking department there. The change will make it possible for him to enlarge the main store, which has been rather too small for the extensive bualness of the firm. . 4;. .. ..-.$.:.,: menced until May II or. perhaps. June 1. lie believes that If the season Is commenced at a later date the hatch eries will be afforded an opportunity of replenishing the early runs of salmon. Packers are also In favor of such change, and, as catches prior to June are always small, fishermen will probably agree with the suggestion. The matter, it is stated, will be brought to the attenlon of the legislature at the next session. According to the New York Com mercial, salmon packers of the Colum bia river are sold ahead of their pack, and the more important Interests have announced the withdrawal of opening prices from' the market. Dellverlea of Columbia river salmon to date as com pared with last season's deliveries are figured at about one-third. The Pa cific Selling Company has announced the withdrawal of opening prlcea on aockeyes. There la practically no fish In first hands. Qua Wood returned last night from Portland, Vancouver, Wash, and Ore gon City, where he had been adver tising the regatta. "If all the people who say they are coming to the re aatta this year should visit Astoria, we shall have the record crowd," said Mr. Wood. "Everywhere the greatest Interest Is taken in the carnival, and I look for an unprecedented attend ance." At Portland Mr. Wood placed an advertising yacht on display at Eugene Hamblet's store on Washing ton street The yacht is covered with blue lights and will prove a valuable advertisement fast attracting the attention of the prominent lumbermen of the east and west, one of which Is the largest and most modern constructed mill in the world. These mills haxe a dally cut ting capacity of 400,000 feet. Astoria is destined to bec-ume the lumber center of the west, because it has more mer chantable timber tributary to it than any other city in the world, together with rail and water shipping facilities not equaled on the coast. Dairymen also are attracted to Clatsop county, where over 200,000 acres of rich grass land la available to the stockmen. Dairying la already extensively en gaged in with splendid success. Cream eries and cheese factories are in con stant operation. Astoria has every thing a prosperous city requires." The recent destruction of the old Grimes hotel at Seaside caused many Seaaldera to return to. their homes. The morning train out of Astoria took large crowd, of whom many said they would not remain at the beach, which, they declared, waa without fire protec tion auftltient to insure the safety of guests at the hotels. Whether or not the statements of the frightened ones were correct the Incident demon strates that the people of Seaside should observe precaution to obliterate the seeming fear. "The salmon packer who wants to make his business pay is now re quired to make his pack at the closing weeks of the season," sold a prominent canner yesterday. "The fish are com ing in late, and we must handle them when they come. Forces must be greater and seasons shorter." With reference to the proposal for extension of the season, S. S. Gordon, one of the best posted men In Astoria on salmon propagation, said ha favored extension, stating that the run of fish was late now and that the quality would un doubtedly be found good after August IS. Mr. Gordon Is of the opinion that fishing operations should not be com- There Are Engines Run well part of the time Ran poorly all of the time Won't worK any time CBo STANDARD GAS ENGINE RUNS JYELL , ALL THE TIME ... C. II. CARLSON1 & COMPANY, Agents iHititinTiiiTrmiiiiiiiiiiimiimnM Notwithstanding the generally ad mitted fact that salaries of school teachera are too low, the Oregon rec ords show that the average compensa tion of teachera haa Increased 2$ per cent in the last five years. Ia 1899 the average salary of male teachers, w&I it.$t per month and of female teachera $34.81 per month. The reports of county superintendents show that the average salary of male teachers throughout the state is now 154.22 per month, and of female teachera $42.05. The report of Superintendent Acker man will ahow very material decrecse In the average salaries of Clatsop county teachers in the past year. In 1003 the average for male teachers was $76.25 and for female teachers $4$, while this year the average for male teachera la $55.50 and for females $42.10. Aa waa expected, there waa little bal loting yesterday for regatta queen can didates, and the eight ladles hold rela tively the same positions that they held on the previous day. The count showed the following results: Miss Tatlant 4888; Mrs. "Keuttner, 4753; Mrs. Rldehalgh, 4346; Mrs. Houston, 2591; Miss Rafter, 2274; Miss Stokes, 2092; Miss Lldwell, 1891; Miss Nor berg, 1387. The decisive balloting will be done today. It ia understood that the four leading candidates are to be generously supported. Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Rldehalgh have many ardent supporters, as also have Miss Tallant and Mrs. Keuttner. Miss Stokes has gone to California and therefore will not figure seriously in the contest, while the vote for the other ladles is regarded as purely complimentary. The ballot boxes will be collected at 9 this evening and It Is expected the re sult will be made known at 10. Vote yesterday Interfered with the catches of the glllnet fishermen, and some of the seiners also suffered on this account. The fog had settled down the previous day and continued yes terday, although not so noticeably above aa below the city. On Wednes day the up-river seiners made excel lent hauls, but on Thursday the re celpts of seine fish fell off very ma terially. Yesterday the hauls were greater than on Thursday, but not so large as on Wednesday. The glllnet- tera who fished near the bar made good haula Thursday night but above the city the catches wy small Expert enced fishmen 'tate that the salmon seem to H remaining in the lower har bor. This Is not surprising, in view of the fact that the fish are not nearly as fully developed as is usually the case at this time of the year. Indeed, fish experta express surprise that the salmon have come Into the river. Fish of their state of development would ordinarily remain at sea, and the pres ence of the undeveloped run in the river la mystifying to those who have carefully followed the progress of arti ficial propagation, yesterday there waa no further change in the price, S centa being paid for au sires of fish. The Co-operative cannery made a 600 pound limit during the day, but other packing houses and cold storages ac cepted the surplus fish of the Co-op fishermen. The quality of the fish continues excellent and the output of the cold storage plants will be better this season than ever before. I t i I 8 in Ladies' Shirt WaiaU. Waists that in ibe height of the summer season sold for f."5.()0, $4.75, $4.00 etc. now reduced to cost. Ladies' Pongee Suits, fashionable and cool for summer-wear at a taking price $3.93. Trie latest from Gage Bros. Ladies outing caps at 50c. , o 6 f o i) O 0 () 0 o o 0 o , , Kemember you can buy cheaper at :: :: z 6 I THE BEE HIVE m Do you know MADAMET PERSONAL. MENTION. 4 omethitig New a for the Home j CLOTHES HAMPERS - ! Made in cane and rattan, WICKER ROCUERS Large and comfortable STEAMER CHAIRS ,. For summer comfort A splendid assortment and Not high in price either , CHAS. HEILBORN SOM Astoria's Leading House-furnishers 7 "Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Their Recources" is the" title of an 88-page booklet Just Issued by the O. R. & N. Co. and the Southern Pacific Com pany. The book is handsomely illus trated and will prove of immense value as an advertising medium. Of Astoria the book says: "Astoria, the county seat of Clatsop county, situated at the mouth of the great Columbia river, with a population of over 10,000. It was first settled In 1811 by John Jacob Astor, then a fur trader, and is the first American settlement on the Pa cific coast It Is the second city in size and Importance in the state, met ropolitan in its usages, prosperous at all times and a healthful place to live. The city la well lighted by gas and electricity, has a splendid street car service, paid fire department, free pub lic library, unexcelled transportation i facilities both by water and rail, ex cellent schools, fourteen churches, a gravity water system, costing the city (300,000, and a fresh water harbor ten miles from the ocean adequate to ac commodate the largest steam and sail ing vessels in the world. No troedo or barnacles can exist in the waters of the Columbia, thus making It a de sirable place for shipping and wharves, and docks remain uninjured. Astoria is the center of the great salmon Indus try of the state. This Industry alone disburses over 8600,000 monthly to those engaged In the business during the fishing season, and gives employ ment to about 6000 persons. This Is the home of the famous Royal Chinook salmon, Astoria as a milling center Is Jack Grant came down from Port land last night Mrs. Nelson Trover, of Portland, is in the city visiting friends. George, W. Warren returned last night from the metropolis. Nelson Troyer was a passenger on last night's train from Portland. George Brown returned last night from a few days' stay in Portland. Peter Grant is down from Portland, looking after his packing Interests. Bishop Morris and Mrs, Morris were among the arrivals on last night's ex press. Prof. J. W. McCormao and Mrs. Mc Cormac returned last night from Port land. Mrs. William Kelley, accompanied by Miss Ella Lucey, are visiting friends at Nehalem. V. Cook, the well known canneryman of Portland, is down enjoying the splendid run of fish. R. Langer, of the Syracuse smelting works of Seattle, is spending a few days In the city. Rev. W. G. Eliot pastor of the Uni tarian church of Portland, was calling on friends here yesterday. H. L. Sisler, general agent of the Northwestern lines Into Chicago via Omaha, waa In the city yesterday on business. Mrs. Horace Thing and Miss Dorothy Dunbar are spending a few weeks In The Dalles, guests of Mrs. Captain Fred Sherman. J. A. Young, of Seattle, passed through the city yesterday on his way to Long Beach, where he Is going to spend his vacation. E. G. Rice, of the American Type Founders Company, with headquarters in Portland, Is making a short stay here, en route to Ilwaco on business. Miss Blnney, of California, who has been the guest of Miss Grace Stokes in this city for some time past left yesterday for her home, accompanied by her hostess. NOTICE. The voting contest for Regatta Queen will close Saturday, the 6th instant at 9 p. m., Instead of Thursday, the 4th Instant aa previously announced. G.- M. McBRIDE, Chatrmaa. Do you want a visit from MADAMET FISHERMEN TAKE NOTICE. & m i The hinooK almoin Is here which means II n peace, prosperity and plenty tor all You will need dishes for your plenty Come and see Our patterns I Glance At a iShoe That Comes from our stock is suf ficient to show to you that our goods are,, well made. "We do not believe in carrying a cheap article. It would not pay us to sell it it would not pay you to buy it Let us sell you a pair of our ; Utz . Dunn Line $2.50 THEY NEED NO BREAKING IN You can dispose of your surplus sal mon at Bay View Cannery. 8EAB0RQ PACKING CO. Wkerity, Ralston H Company TIIE LEADING SHOE DEALERS