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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1904)
M it II Cfte morning flstorian ESTABLISHED lHT.'l PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. RATES. By mail, p?r year $ 00 By mail, por month . ?0 Py cflrriors, per imnth 00 THE SEMI-WKKKLY ASTOHIAS. By mail, per year, in advance fl 00 FOR BKTTEK 11 Kill WAYS. .Tu.W Scott, of Marion county, president of the (Won Omni Roads Aviation, has appointed .,,m,-t nn legislation. This committee will pro- nnre and submit to the legislature for enactment ,,,..1, in i m.-iv he deemed essential to further the work of building good roads throughout the state. The legislature will unquestionably adopt auy sug gestions which the association committee has to of fer, and the draft will therefore be awaited with in terest by all Oresjoninns. Among the proposals to be considered by the com mittee is that having for its aim employment of convicts on roads. This proposition has so often been put forth that it is rather an old story, but just the same it is one for the serious consideration of the legislature. There seems to be little reason why some advantageous use should not be made of the convicts. At present they are engaged in stove- making and other similar work, and thrifty con tractors reap the profit of their labor. They should be engaged instead in the building of roads. In this manner the people would reap the benefit, and we would have highways that perhaps would not otherwise be constructed for many years to come. There are a great many things which will tend to upbuild our state, but good roads are most important of all. We have our growing cities, our large man ufacturing enterprises, and our wealth of minerals timber, fish, etc.. but 'without the agricultural in terest Oresron can not proper. Our farming sections will not thrive unless trood roads are built. Here in Clatsop we have had ample proof of this. The fertile Nehalem valley, capable of producing mil lions of wealth yearly, is almost deserted, for the reason that the roads are bad. Good roads to the Nehalem from Astoria would add several thousand to the population of the county, and give a propor tionate impetus to city trade. The situation in Clatsop county faithfully por trays that in the state. A few counties have built good roads, but generally speaking the farming com munity is suffering because of the lack of suitable highways. Any plan calculated to better road con ditions should and will meet with the hearty ap proval of the people of the state, and it is sincerely to he hoped the legislature will enact the necessary legislation. tear. Senator Davis was the oldest in the party, but the youngest iu action, and promptest to bod nt night, the earliest tip in the morning and the cheerfulost all day through, lie took interest in everybody atid every tiling, whether up on the mountain grades or down in the coal mines. So, although over four score, he is not so aged as most men of ,"0. Judge Parker got the news of his nomination as he took his morning swim in the Hudson. Honors did not change i lie npiomo oi ivnuior rairoaiiKs ine traction ot nu .'motion. And as for President Roosevelt, when tin message from Chicago came he grinned nt the eirt of newspaper men silting in the white house as hi guests and said: Uelisrhted." No frills abou these Americans, no false front, no humbug! I ohm honest products, all of them! There is another great American fact in thei lives or snail we call it a worm laci : r.very one of them gives his mother the credit for the good that is in him or for his success in making his veai' I ,.-.... I. !,;.... MM, tl. ...... .. .. , nui iu JV'un'i iiitii;. i in iiu'iinis i'i iiiw wi (unit (i I living, and it was delightful to read their estiuiat of their boys especially was it cheering to know that the bovs were had enough to be thrashed oc casionally, and thrashed hard. too. Surely that tone of nature should make most of us kin. Habits? All of our four Americans were abste i FOUR GOOD AMERICANS. . i Four good Americans on the platforms of two great parties make the most satisfactory exhibit that America has presented to the world for many a moon, says the Saturday Evening Post. "We will lay aside for the moment their political creeds and policies we shall have enough of them later to make us weary and we proceed to gaze upon the nominees as human products. There they are picked from a population of 80,000,000 for the vote of 16,000,000 sovereigns whose sceptres are ballots Three of the four, Messrs. Parker, Fairbanks and Davis, are six feet or over, and the fourth, Mr. Roosevelt, is six feet in everything but a few ma terial inches. The three six-footers are farmers' hoys, country-born, country bred and country-fond. Mr. Parker plowed and hoed the field and milked the cows. There is a story that he once ran away to a circus and carried water to the elephants, but this is an obvious campaign dodge to divide the strenuous vote. Senator Fairbanks had a hard road to travel, but he worked his way onaiidnp; m ions, hard-working, eager for opportunity. No clock watchers they. No eight-hour men. No speculator in money or convictions. Note this further fact they all cultivated and maintained a fine optimism Their loyalty to their country was next to their re ligiou. They believed in its future. Two of them staked their careers on their belief in character a an asset in politics and they lead their parties to day. Two of them believed in character and also in their nation's growth, and they built up transporta tion enterprises and went into public life, and they are millionaires and candidates for vice-president. Altogether it is an exhibit that gives satisfaction and that should provoke your proper pride. Now that you have good men, trot out your party preju dices and be happy in the knowledge that you wil choose well even if you vote the losing ticket. 1 An enlarged and elevating idea of the value of thi consular service of the United States, the gibe of many rather cheap political jokes, and the burden of much volunteer counsel for the improvement of the civil service, is afforded in the index to the daily reports published, last year, by the new department of commerce and labor, which has taken over the eon suiar worn ironi me state department. Aot less than (3000 reports on as many topics directly con cerning all phases of business, of polities and of human progress in almost every department of ac tivity have been published and distributed to thost ...v . ...:n: i i .i. . , , hiio are inmg 10 accept aim reau mem, me wnoie forming a compendium of the current history of the world, which perhaps could be found nowhere else and certainly nowhere near as authentic and con vincing. it must lie rememoered tnat tne consuls write under the twofold responsibility of official duty and of personal identity, and what they say must therefore be of much more value than the observa tions and more or less imaginative work of news paper and magazine writers, who sometimes sacrifice accuracy to effect, and are reluctant to spoil a good story. Continuous examination of the dailv consular reports is among the most rewarding uses to which business houses, interested in promoting their own export trade, or students of the world's affairs and commerce can devote time. The populist candidates for president and vice president have been publicly notified of their nom ination, amid much cheering. If the newspaper ac counts shall be regarded as public, the same gentle men will be informed of their defeat in somewhat similar manner. Davis was farm hand and railroad brakeman, and finally millionaire many times over. Roosevelt was from the City; the close streets and brick walls gave him a sickly youth, but he broke away to the prairies and the mountains, and nature cured his ills and changed the weakling into one of the strongest and sturdiest personalities of this generation. So, with out stretching the truth, we may say that all four of our exhibits proclaim the greatness of the country. We find in each of them an enormous capacity for work, the result of heroic training and right living. Take the extreme case, Mr. Davis, who will soon be 81. The idea of nominating a man that old seemed absurd. And so it would be ordinarily. But -Mr. Davis is not ordinary. A few years ago the present writer was with him on a trip to the West Virginia wilds. There was all-night traveling with early morning starts, long stretches, and much wear and The regatta is going to be a success because of the intelligent effort of brainy young men. Astoria owes a lasting debt of gratitude to the members of the committee, who have unstintedly given their time and energy to the preparations. The sneak thief who ran away with the speech of Representative Swanson of Virginia describes him self as a professional bag-snatcher. Another time he will be beware of bags of wind. Senator Carmack of Tennessee thrills Washington with the news that he sees victory ahead. The main question is: Can the judge sprint fast enough to catch up to it? The election of General Blackmar as commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. will be satisfactory not alone to members of the association of old soldiers, but as well to all Americans. If Russia ever undertook to search a ship com manded by Robley D. Evans it would find that there are things more explosive than Japanese torpedoes. One reason why we all eat so much meat is that the butcher, on being asked for a small steak, puts on such a haughty and disdainful air. - HanSdufcH Man HbadTulomJ if. 'MmmWm CWttf M t? Hilt ScktfMtt iJ5r P. A. Advance Shipment Arrived The very newest in handsome do signs and superior fabrics in fall clothing. All hand made goods, nothing superior to le hud. We represent the famous tailors Hart, SchafT ner (EL Marx And Crouse, Bran degee Kvery uitick- wu sell is fully'war ran teed. Money back if not ;it isfiod is Stokes' way, We handle goods of genuine value and every suit worth the price. Take a look At the Display In our Windows STOKES ASK THE AGENT FOR TICKETS VIA Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works Manufacturers of Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings. General Fouiidrytuen and Patternmakers. Absolutely tirstclass work. Trices lowest. Phone 2451. To 8poka.ie, 8t Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago, 8t Louia, and all point east and south. 2 OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY Q The Flyer and! he Fast Mail L SPLENDID SERVICE UP TO DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES Corner Eighteenth and Franklin. Reliance Electrical Works H.W.CVliCM, MioiukiT We are thoroughly prepared for tanking estimate, and executing order, for all kinds of electrical installing and repairing. Huppllos in stock. We the Celebrated 811 KLBY LAMP. Call up Phone 1161. 428 BOND STREET Daylight trip across tha Cascade and Rocky Mountains. For tickets, rates folders and full In formation call on or address H. DICKSON, City Ticket Agent 122 Third Street, Portland, Or. Q. YERKES. O. W. P. A., C12 First Avenue, Seattle, Wash. WE GIVE EXPEDITED 8ERVICE ON FREIGHT ROUTEYWR SHIPMENTS VIA GREAT NORTHERN Full information from WM. HARDER, General Agent Portland, Ore. Office Constructing Quartermaster, Astoria, Ore., July 28, 1904: Sealed proposals, In triplicate, will be received at this office until 10 o'clock a. m., August 27, 1904, and then opened for the construction and plumbing of an addition to a frame guardhouse at Fort Stevens, Ore. United Statea re serves the right to reject any or all proposals. Plans can be seen and specification, obtained at this office. Envelopes should be marked "Pro posals for construction," and address ed, Captain Ooodale, Quartermaster, Astoria, Oregon. M xxxixixxixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Staple and Fancy Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Supplies of All Kinds at Lo..t Prloes for Fishermen, Farmers and Loggers. Braodi.Unionlowa, Phones, 711, Uniontown, 7tf A. V. ALLEN, Tsnth and Commercial Streets. ASTORIA. 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