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ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16.
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ESTABLISHED 1873
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HOW TO REMOVE OBSTACLES.
We must confess that we are unable to explain
the questions which were propounded by a corre
spondent signing himself "Subscriber" in The As
torian yesterday morning. Presumably, the writer
has lived in Astoria for some time, and he ought to
know as much about local conditions as any news
paper man.
Our correspondent complains that well-to-do
property owners invariably refuse to assist any pro
ject calculated .to better the city. ' lie says they
"hold back," content to remain at home and clip
S interest coupons. He declares, further, that they
reap the reward of the energy of others, and that
their policy is one of obstruction.
Every man who earns a living in Astoria, every
man who lives here, every man who owns a dollar's
worth of property here owes a duty, to the every
other man in the community. Astoria is merely a
big corporation, a co-operative company. The As
torian who fails to do his duty is amenable to civil
or moral laws, as the case may be. If a resident of
this city is wealthy and persists in a policy of ob
struction, he should be called to account As our
correspondent suggests, this was done once before,
when the famous committee of twenty-one literally
"help up" obstructing property owners and forced
contributions to the railroad subsidy. The moral
pressure brought to bear overcame the backward
spirit of the obstructive element, and the railroad
was secured.
We take it from our correspondent's letter that
some of the rich property holders have declined to
assist the hotel project. Presuming that this con
clusion is correct, we have two suggestions to
offer.
First, we recommend that the incorporation com
mittee nanfed at the mass meeting proceed with the
undertaking, just as if the wealthy property owners
had passed to the great beyond, and their holdings
been scattered to the four corners of the globe. We
must have the hotel, and a few mossbacks should not,
and will not, stand in the way of the enterprise.
There is plenty of idle money here, and the en
couragement already received justifies the expecta
tion that the hotel scheme can easily be financed.
Secondly, we suggest that ."Subscriber" and
other men of his progressive spirit get together and
prepare a series of letters. These letters ought to
eontain proper names, and the signatures hould be
something more substantial than "Subscriber."
Perhaps one of every three persons' who read the
letter in yesterday's Astorian immediately put it
down that the sentiment therein expressed emanated
from this office. Had "Subscriber" signed his name
his letter would have carried much greater weight
witn the public, it is a matter of little consequence
in this respect that the correspondent's name is
known to the editor. The public would be ever
no much more impressed if the name appeared.
City-building is a difficult proposition, especially
in such a case as that which confronts the people
of 'Astoria. The town has merely outgrown us.
Almost before we were able to realize it, Astoria de-
reloped into a city. We were not prepared for the
sudden change. Just as deferred hope makes the
heart sick, so also does it cause the spirit of progress
to lag. To be painfully honest, all of us should
pray to be delivered from the expansion which is
now on. We should endeavor to retard the growth
of the city until the streets are widened the great
est municipal problem which we will have to face.
We have a council that knows the need of wider
streets knows the streets are totally incapable of
accommodating the present traffic yet it refuses to
act. The problem is too big for it to wrestle with. It
will leave the matter for some future counciL Mean
time, Commercial, Duane and Exchange streets will
be built up, and four or five years hence we will have
to move back all our buildings. We have grown be
yond ourselves.
But, to revert to the subject of the laggard, we
reiterate that he should be ignored. If he does not
desire to help, then let him stay at home, clip cou
pons or play solitaire, as he chooses. Go ahead with
out him. Surely, $100,000 is a very small sum of
money to secure in a city as prosperous ks Astoria,
and it is our opinion the men honestly anxious for
the hotel will hurt their plan by showing signs of
weakness because some laggard declines to come to
the front with his part of the wealth. ' .
Oo ahead with the hotel. If it is built away from
the holdings of the unprogressive element it will
enhance property values elsewhere, and the obstruc
tionist will soon realize the error of his way But
remember that the man who "hollers" when difli
eulties confront hhu is not the one who succeeds.
THE SITUATION IX WISCONSIN. 1
Yesterday's Oregon ian contained an extended
article intended to explain to const readers the po
litical situation in Wisconsin. The article is for
the most part, we believe, a true statement in re
gard to existing conditions. From a Wisconsin man
who, through residence in Madison and personal ac
quaintance both with Governor LaFollette and his
followers and with the leaders of the "Stalwart"
faction, we are given some additional facts.
The story of the two conventions iu Wisconsin
the split in the party is comparatively well known.
When the supporters of Emil Beansch for governor
came to Madison at the time of the republican con
vention last June, they came with a determination to
down the governor at any cost. Several contests
had been raised in various parts of the state. These
contests were, according to law, decided by the state
central committee, and enough of them were decided
in favor of the administration to assure an absolute
majority in the convention. The opponents of the
governor asserted, and with some cause, that the
committee was biased. Admitting that such was the
case, says our informant, nevertheless the commit
tee acted properly, for the contests were for the most
part raised on shallow pretexts by -the stalwart
faction. Had the contests been decided by the
courts, the result would have been similar. Governor
LaFollette had a fair majority of the delegates.
After the stalwarts had bolted -and nominated
their ticket, which was headed by S. A. Cook, the
Baensch men casting their votes for him, the
republican national committee decided to recog
nize Cook as the regularly nominated republican
candidate. Recently the supreme court has decided
that, since it was the function of the state central
committee to decide all contests, Governor LaFol
lette is the regular nominee. And the stalwarts,
who now call themselves "national republicans,"
have put up former Governor Seofold as their candi
date, Mr. Cook having withdrawn. , '
Robert M. LaFollette will be elected governor of
Wisconsin next month. The opposition to him is
divided, and while he may not get a majority of the
votes, he is sure of a plurality. The governor has
m -r-r i l
many enemies, nut more inenas. ins political
methods have been attacked, but his personal record
is clean, and that is more than can be "said of the
other two candidates. He may not be the best man
for the office, but there is no better candidate than
him.
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THE MAN WHO CHEATS HIS WORK
An employer of thousands of men was asked
what thing in all his large operations have him the
mast concern. "The man who does
than is expected of him," was the reply,
dangerous factor in all business. The absolute fail
ure we readily discover and discharge, but the 'al
most' escapes detection for months and often for
years, and they make our losses as well as our
fears," and with a very serious smile he added,
"The drip in business is worse than the leak."
It is a condition that is as old as human experi
ence, comments the Saturday Evening Post. Eigh
teen and a half centuries ago Seneca put it in these
words: "Some portion of our time is taken from
us by force; another portion is stolen from us; and
another slips away. But the most disgraceful loss
is that which arises from our own negligence; and
if thou wilt seriously observe, thou shalt perceive
that a great part of life flits from those who do evil,
a greater from those who do nothing, and the whole
from those who do not accomplish the business
whijjh they think they are doing."
Thousands of men fancy they are fulfilling their
duty to their employers and to their tasks by keep
ing hours and performing just enough to hold their
positions. They have an idea that to do more would
be to give larger service than their compensation re
quired. They object to what they believe would be
extra values. "The old man shan't get more than
he's paying for," is the vernacular.
Possibly it never strikes these trimmers that in
cheating their work they are doing double damage ;
they are injuring their employers much, but they
are robbing themselves more; they are, in fact, losing
everything in life that is worth while. They fare
worse than if they did nothing at all, for time with
all its precious value slips entirely from them and
leaves no substance or satisfaction.
Half doing soon brings undoing. It is the nine-
tenths doing or the ninety-nine one-hundredths do
ing that bleeds business and saps character.
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"Mimic War In California" is strik
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Notice.
Notice is hereby given that after this
date I will not be responsible for any
bills contracted by my wife, Mrs. O,
Osmundson.
Astoria, Ore., Oct. 15, 1904.
Signed, O. OSMUNDSON.
Removal Notice.
Broke Into His Housl.
S. 1 Qulnn of Cavendish, Vt, was
robbed of his customary health by In
vasion of chronic constipation. When
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now he's entirely cured. They're guar
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Dr. J. A. Pulton has moved from
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enth and Commercial streets, on the
second floor.
Confessions of a Priest
Rev. Jno. S. Cox of Wake, Ark.,
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543-545 Bond St
Pacific Lutheran
Academy and
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a record of 10 years successful
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had more than a thousand stu
dents, a large number of whom
are now occupying important po
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