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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1904)
r;,Mrfl rem. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 0. CDc morning Jlstoriatt r ESTABLISHED 1873 4 PUBLISHED BY ASTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. RATES. , By mail, per year W 00 By mail, per month 60 By carriers, per onnth 60 THE SEMI-WEEKLY ASTOKIAN. By mail, per year, in advance $1 00 is! TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. The three citv banks hold deposits at present of about $2,000,000. This is a per capita of about $133. Of the sum named, about $1,000,000 is drawing less k i n- mnt JntPTvst This vast sum is idle.' It A V V VU W Mva vvn ------ - is earning nothing for the people to whom it belongs.. and never will earn anything unless it is invested Now, the depositors whose $1,000,000 is lying idle have an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone they have a chance to invest in a gut-edged liotet cropoistion and at the same time are afforded an opportunity of showing their public spirit and help ing Astoria. -: - Astoria is a wealthy community. The west end of the city is peopled largely by Finnish fishermen. ffhose people are hardy fellows quiet and unassum ine. Thev have been building their own homes for years past and askingshrdleutaoishrdleutaoluhrdlu years past and have neither asked nor received any assistance in creating the west end. Not only have they built their homes, but they have accumulated substantial bank acounts. Not long since, it will be recalled, there was some talk of refunding the mu nicipal indebtedness the talk went on until it was discovered that the debt couldn't be refunded I (Oh ! those lamentable by-gone days !) However, when the discussion was on, there came a voice from the west end. The voice said: "We'll take your bonds we have the money." Now, that was not bad, coming from Astoria's fishermen. The fishermen stood ready to take up $173,050 worth of municipal bonds. If the fishermen of the west end could spare $173,000 out of their savings to invest in municipal paper, certainly the men whose deposits aggregate $2,000,000 can easily take up the stock of the new hotel company. Doubtess the money can be secured elsewhere without difficulty, but it is desirable, for many reasons, that local capital build the hotel. It will, in a measure, be a monument to the enterprise f the people, and its conduct should be dominated ly them. Some day it will pay magnificent returns, and will, as a consequence, prove an excellent in vestment -.v It is to be hoped that the man of moderate means will be afforded the opportunity, to invest in hotel bonds. We should encourage men to put their money into such enterprises, for the influence will be ' of great benefit to the future. The names of a few capitalists will guarantee the stability of the venture and assure the small stockholders. We believe the hotel scheme should and will be financed at home. and all came. The Lehr poodle sat at the beueeked table, the decorat ion being the dog's favorite flower, the cactus dahlia, aud deep red silver candelabra were used at each end of the table, with red shades. The poodles were seated in high chairs around the table, their mistresses seated directly behind them in order to assist the five butlers in serving to the wipsts the delicate menu, which consisted of veal cutlets, frankfurters, salads,? ice cream, cigars and Mi?rettea and chocolates. For the extra meat was served, as the canines all howled for more. Interesting, isn't it? One would naturally presume that Harry Lehr was a mighty money king; but such is not the ease. llarrv Lehr, the spoiled pet of Newport, is an hum ble wine merchant And he's a mighty good busi ness man. All good business men appreciate the value of ad vertising, but alt are not clever enough to get it for nothintr. Harrv is. He is original. Jlis new ideas please Newport, and accounts of his doings are inter esting. A year ago he greeted an early morning caller dresed in pink silk pajamas, with a rose in his hair. And the story occupied a prominent place m metropolitan dailies. Later there was a story about a dinner he gave the monkeys, and then there was a denial. That makes two more. And then there nave been others. Harry Lehr deserves to succeed. Hats off to Harry Lehr, proud favorite of proud Newport, and prince of press agents 1 ooioaoooooo6ooosooi I? P. A STOKES Olie Store That Does Things.11 V v MEN'S ' OUT F I TTE R S o o O o II i B i i o OVERCOATS WELL DONE, SEATTLE ! Astoria '8 congratulations to the neighboring city of Seattle upon the successful launching of the bat tleship Nebraska. It's not so much of a trick to build a battleship, but it is a decided victory to be afforded the op portunity of building one. And when the opportun. ity is created by the people anxious to build the battleship, the achievement increases in magnitude. Seattle set about to build the Nebraska just as Seattle sets about to do everything with the utmost enthusiasm. The contracting firm, the Moran Bros. Company, needed $100,000 to successfully compete with other bidders, and without hesitancy the people of Seattle subscribed the amount. And what is more, the subscribers all declare their willingness to double their subscriptions for another battleship I That's public-spirit. That is the sentiment that accomplishes things the sentiment that builds great cities. When we consider this circumstance, it is not to be wondered at that Seattle has become a great metropolis. Her people have made her and she has made her people. Again, our congratulations, and the wish that the Nebraska may be followed down the ways by other Seattle-built battleships. Lrv Coaling at sea, it appears, is far from being a howling success, judging by the experiment of the U. S. S. Illinois, which has recntly returned to Brooklyn from a cruise in the Mediterranean and from target practice off Martha's Vineyard. In eight days the Illinois succeeded in taking on board only 300 tons of coal from the collier, by means of the sneciallv designed apparatus. This was not as fst 9 the shin could burn the coal. While this failure is disappointing to us it must be hailed wv i great satisfaction by the Jape, not from any haiJ feeling toward us, but because it shows that Rus sia's ships when found cannot take on the big loads of coal sent to them from" Germany with the idea of being taken on at sea. ' MR. SMITH AND THE WOODPILES. The writer of several recent communications to The Astorian, who signed himself "An Eaeriie:'," and made so many caustic and generally uncalled-for and ill-natured statements in regard to what he called "Astoria's wretchedness," nevertheless made some suggestions which are deserving of considera tion. He found particular fault with Astoriians for leaving piles of wood and wagons in the streets and alleys. We agree with him there. City Attorney Smith has an idea about the wagon nuisance. He suggested a day or two ago that the ehief of police order .his men to round up all the wagons in alleys and streets some night and take them to the police station. That looks easy. Then, In the morning, when Mr. So and Soshrdleutaolu in the morning, when Mr. So-and-So comes to the station with a long tale about a stolen wagon, he is freeted with a warrant. And there you have him. Reform is a peculiar thing, and is generally ac eoaplished after - many committee meetings ' ' and much parade and considerable talk. Here is a re form that is easy. When you find a reform that tomes as easy as that, you want to cultivate it And about the woodpiles Well, that's harder. Maybe City Atorney Smith can figure out a nice, po- Bte way to attend to them. Here's hoping. ... REGARDING NEWPORT'S FAVORITE. This narry Lehr business is amusing, but more instructive.. A few days ago Harry Lehr, prime fa vorite at Newport, the gilded seat of American cul tured foolishness, gave a dinner for his wife's dog. Seven invitations, the reports say, were issued, King Edward, is going to appoint a commission to devise some plan of dealing with the feeble minded. There will probably be no change in the nrpsipnt nlan nf enMmrasrincr them to remove to America. ular belted-back, double breasted fifty-two inch lengths. Made from neat, catchy patterns, such as will appeal to all good dressers, and price is a secondary matter. $7.50 TO $30.00 Men's Suits This is the department 0 we take especial pride in o calling' your attention to. o Here we have everything o that is worth mentioning in the "Sartorial" world. We are showing some hand some suitings In browns and gray 8, both inthe homespun and worsted effects. To buy a suit hero is to be fashionably dressed. One Price to AH $IO.OO to I P. A. 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"When Kuropatkin declared that no Japanese sol dier should be alowed to return to Japan, he might have had a hunch that they were going to take up permanent headquarters in Manchuria. After reading over the revised list of American battleships, the czar has decided that Secretary Ilay has eminently sound views on the question of con traband of war. i . - 1 - i It is announced that Kipling's writings are to be translated into foreign languages. Some of them ought to be translated into English. : ? Treasurer Roberts says there are as many $10- bills as $l-bills in circulation. Our observation leads to a different conclusion. , ... -' OUR COUNTRY needs today more men and wo- . 1 i men of culture ana cnaracwr, men and women . who do right because it ia right, who are proof against bribes, who are honest from principle, Pacific Lutheran Academy endeavors to give it students the RIGHT START, physically, mentally and morally, that will aid them in attaining true successful life. 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