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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1905)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, ORKGON. TUISOAY, MARCH 2t,' 1905. COW TO OREGON Thousands of Farmers Coming to Oregon to Locate. LOOKING FOR FARM LANDS i Clatsop County Orfert Special Induce menta for Thrifty Farmer Upon It Fertibr Lands, Where Crept Never Fail and Good Price Prevail. Accordia to the dispatches pub shed in Sunday's Atsoriun all the transcontinental railroads out of Chi cago are unable to secure sufficient transportation facilities to accommo date the large number of people com feur to this coast, and the dispatches farther state thRt hundreds of car loads of farmers from Ohio, Pennsyl vania and New Work pass St. Paul on Tery train, bound for Idaho, Wash inelon and Oregon. That most of them have sufficient means to buy a farm and cultivate it. The question Interesting the peopel of Oregon Is, where will all this great army of farm ess locate. Representatives of nearly every county in Oregon are in Portland to anee these people. They have copies of local papers containing a descrip tion of the resources of their respect. Ire counties, together with other liter ature showing v the inducements of fered to settlers: with a description and price of farm lands, and In this way, nearly all the leople arriving in Portland are sent to the Willamette valley and eastern Oregon. Clatsop worrty nas no representatives in Fort land. K hasn't even an exhibition ot tft resources of the county at the Ewfs and Clark fair. It has no copies mt the local newspapers or other litera ture to distribute among the new com ers, consequently few. If any of them wfll come to Clatsop county to locate. If Astoria had a commercial organi sation Interested In building up the etty and county, developing its re source and some one In Portland to wet these people and bring them to this city, there Is no doubt but hun. 4reds of them could be Induced to lo ate here. There Is not a county In the state that has so many and varriea resources; so many Inducements to offer; so many acres of rich agricul tural land and dairy land that Is as weft adapted to agricultural pursuits Clatsop county. There Is no coun ty in the state where farming will nay a well as In Clatsop county; where ttwe ta such a good market. In direct ornrnunicatlon with all parts of the United States and the world, where cean and rail meet and where there such a demand for farm produc ts as tir Clatsop county. In addition to this Clatsop county las the most healthful and delightful . eUinate in the world. Eastern Oregon Satt many acres of fine land, but the winters are almost Identical with those f the east, which a large number of aurtern fanners have been compiled to leave on account of the extreme cold. The Willamette valley has many eriEs of fin lanls, but the summers are excessively warm, and . last year most of the crops were a failure on ac count of the drouth. With Clatsop founty It is wholly different. There Is wo cold weather, and the invigorating reezes from the ocean in the summe snakes Astoria and Clatsop county a paradise. Pulmonary troubles are frequently epidemic In eastern Oregon-, malarial fevers abound In the Willam ette valley, but the salt air, propelled tjy ocean breezes, drives all malaria away, and the mildness of the winters Jeeps out pulmonary diseases. There Sb less sickness and fewer deaths In Clatsop county than In any other coun ty of Its size on the coast. There are some of the inducements Clatsop coun tr offers to the eastern farmers who are lotting for homes. But as long as no effort Is being nade by commercial organizations of the city and county to bring these Im portant matters to the attention ot the rarload.1 of eastern visitors daily arriving in Oregon looking for homes it Is extremely doubtful if they will be apprised of the many inducements jrwaltlng them, and they will be taken other localities and located on farm. &tff lands to the exclusion of a county that possesses more natural resources, better lands and cheaper prices than any other county in the state. There Is not a single person In Portland to peak a g'H,d word for Clatsop county and there is not a single person In Astoria who would meet any of these (Hf)te at the trains or boats. It her we sent here, and the indica tions are that the centenlal year will go by without Astoria or Clatsop coun ty deriving any benefit from it, simply becaues It lacks ambition and enterprise. the department of commerce and labor had requested the fish warden to send hlnv a complete statement of the cost of operating the- fish hatcheries in Or gn, and other mfttters connected with the Industry. Mr. Van Pusen Is pre paring the data and will forward It to Secretary Metcaif this week. LICENSE PEDDLERS. County Petition Circulated Asking Court to Fix License. - A petition la being circulated and numerously signed to the county court asking the court to fix the license ot hawkers and peddlers In Clatsop county at 500 a year. At the last ses sion of the legislature a bill was passed requiring the county court to fix the license on all peddlers of vehicles, or any kind of merchandise, peddled or hawked through the county, the object being to put a stop to itinerant ped dlers selling goods throughout the county. The matter will come up at the next session of the county court. The law was evidently passed to pro tect Clatsop county suckers from be ing swindled by a class of grafters who unload any kind of worthless im plements upon the farmers and others. FKANCHISE GRANTED Common Gouncil Meets in pegu lar Session. STREET GRADES ESTABLISHED The Citj Attorney Is Instructed to Bring a Suit to Decalr the Office ot Polio Commissioners Cook and Baker Vacant. CAUGHT FISHING. Deputy Warden Webster Arrests An- tone Pfdertan for llliegal Fishing. Deputy Fish Warden Webster, who has been patrolling the river for vio lators of the fishing laws, caught An tone Pederson of Altoona fishing In the waters of the Columbia river last Friday evening. He was arrested, but afterward released, but all of his gear was confiscated and brought to Asto ria, where condemnation proceedings will be commenced and the gear sold as provided by law. Any man that will violate the fishing laws after receiv ing concessions from the legislature ought to lose his gear and be Impris oned until the fishing season Is over. This is the only way to teach some people the necessity of obeying the laws. STILL ALIVE. Joe Nick, Who Was Shot at Clifton, in Dangerous Condition. There Is no noticeable Improvement in the condition of Joe Nick, who was shot at Clifton ten days ago by Con stantlne Lemon. He was operated up on, but owing to his condition no ef fort was made to extract the bullet. It is believed that it pierved his lft lung, and as penumonia has set In tt Is very doubtful If he recovers. Lemon Is out on ball, but If Nick dies, he will be arrested and a charge of murder booked against him. Sale of Seaside House. The sale of the Seaside houes) and Holliday property comes up In the county court of Multnomah county to day for confirmation. It was adver Used for sale a month ago and Harry Hamblet and associates bid $23,000 for the property. It is very probable that the sale will be confirmed, In which event the purchasers will Im mediately have the land surveyed and plotted, and laid off Into lots. That It will meet with ready sale admits of no doubt, and the low price at which it will be offered will create a boom at Seaside. It Is the most desirable sum mer resort at the beach. Will Prepare Report. Master Fish Warden Van Dusen has received a telegram from Senator Ful Jen, stating that Secretary Metcaif of Real Estate Transfers, A. V. Allen and wife to F. I. Dun bar lots 11 and 12, block 22, Shlvely's. $10. Addie M. Itoss and husband to Chris Rassmussen, lots 2 and 3, section 1, township 6 north, range 7 west $375. W. R. Mcintosh and wife to Chris Rasmussen, southeast quarter of southeast quarter section 1, township f north, range 7 west. $400. H. Clement to C. N Borlow, lots 11 to 20, block 8, Prospect Park. $10. United States to P. E. Svenson, 160 acres in section 20, township 4 north, range 10 west. Patent. B. Wlstar Morris to P. E. Swanson, south one-third of lots 2 and S, block 8. Shlvely's. $S0. BUSINESS LOCALS. Danziger ness. Co. are open for busl- Just received, some fancy smoked bloaters. ASTORIA GROCERY. R. M. Gaston, at his feed stable No. 105 14th street, offers for sale a Landis harness machine; one butcher's wall scales, will be sold cheap. Courteous treatment, an abundance of amusement, together with a line of all popular brands of liquid refresh ments, has made the LaTosca a popu lar resort Martin's Eastern Cream Cheese; Tillamook Brick, Breakfast Cheese. Nice, large, fancy Edam, We have all kinds. FOARD & STOKES CO. W. Whyte of Boise, Idaho, has taken charge of the McCrea-Ford studio for a time, and for the next 30 days will make the best $5.00 'photo graphs for $3.50. bee our work. Best in the city for cash money. The regular meeting of thi common council was held last evening, all the officers and councilmen being present. Petitions from Axel Jacobson and John Harry for liquor licenses were re ferred to the committee on health and police, A petition from the property owners on Seventh street, asking for toe Im provement of that street was referred to the street committee. A petition from the residents to change the arc light from Grand ave nue and Thirty-eighth street to Frank lin avenue and Thirty-eighth street was referred to the street committee. A petition from O. Sovey to con struct a sidewalk on uond street be tween Twelfth street und Fourteenth street was granted. A petition from J. H. Duncun to con struct a sidewalk on Sixth street was granted. A petition from the Astoria Crushed Rock Company for financial aid to Im prove Jerome avenue between Fif teenth and Sixteenth streets at a cost of $250, the city paying one-half, was referred to the street committee. Communication from A. R. Cyrus of. ferlng to pay the original amount of his assessment against certain lots II the council would throw off the pen alty and Interest was referred to the committee on ways and means and Ow elty attorney. Applications for positions In the street cleaning department from 1) Gallagher and John W. Welch, wer filed. A communication from W. I lie Crosky agreeing to furnish his ovi team and a man and keep the strews clean for $140 n month was referred to the street committee. The committee on ways and means reported adversely on the petition of the Pioneer and Hltsorical Society to exempt their porperty from assess ments. Hums stated that the city now contributed money to support the public library, and If the petition was granted the city would have to pay It out of tho general find. The report was adopted. A communication from Frank Spittle to pay assessment! on Franklin rivenue in Installments was granted. Peter Poured and Chas. Wlrkkala were granted liquor licenses. The committer on streets smd pub lie ways reported on the petition of ti City Lumber .& Box Company asking that the street ordinance be amended so as to Include hemlock lumber, rec ommending that the ordinance be intended In accordance! with the prayer of the petition. The committee reported favorably on the petition of the county court to defer the Improvement of Dunne street Building permits were granted to John Svensen for building a store; C. Palmerg for building seven houses and H. Herbert for building a house. Report of (he city surveyor on the Improvement of Niagara avenue from Eighth to Sixteenth street at a cost of $3200 was referred to the street ommittee.' An crdinanec to establish the grade of Exchange street between Second and Fourth streets was passed. An ordinance confirming the as sessment for the improvement of Tay lor avenue and fixing April 20 as the time for making payments was passed. An ordinanec extending the time for improving Franklin avenue from Twenty-sixth to Thirty-first street to May 1 was read a second time. Lebak objected to suspending the rules and passing the ordinance and ;t went over. An ordinance providing for a street gleaning department was passed. An ordinanec appropriating $320 for the benefit of J. A. Fasteband was passed. An ordinanec licensing bill posters, fixing the llcenes at $50 per year oi $15 a 'quarter and prohibiting bill boards being fastened to the streets was passed. An ordinanec appropriating $803.76 for the benefit of W. G. Mcpherson wad passed. An ordinance granting W. W. Whip ple and J. R. Clinton a franchise foi gas works, ' fixing the price to b charged for gas at $1.75 a thousand feet, and requiring $25,000 to be ex pended within 15 months, was passed. An ordinanec granting Wr. W. Whip, pie and J. R. Clinton a franchise for constructing a telephone and electric light system, requiring them to paj $500 a year license for the first 11 years and $1000 ft year for 'the re. ESC t All Clothing Bought at WISE'S Pressed Free of Charge Whenever You Wish. Fine Clothing 'ifi?ipenjamin5(9 MAKERS AJEWyRK Correct Ckks far M il Fine clothing docs not mean just a fine piece of goods or a fine pattern the clothing made by Alfred Uenjamiii & Co., of New York and for which I am sole distributor in Astoria, is fine, because it is made by master tailors, desigued by the highest salaried ex perts iu the L" nited States. The Cloth is Shrunk The Seams arc Protected The Buttons Won't Come Off The Collar is Hand Felled The Shoulders arc Hand Built The Button Holes are Hand Made Every detail is looked after and examined by specially trained men and the result is A Superior A Satisfied Garment Customer Most anybody can self pretty fair clothes nowadays, but only one firm in each city has the distinction of handling "BENJAMIN" CORRECT CLOTHES for men. fSertmian Wise The Reliable Clothier malnder o the 33-year franchise, mm that ii'it more thnn $3.50 should be charged for arc lights, requiring $10. 000 to be expended on the telephone system and $30,000 on the electric light system within 15 months was passed. ' Resolutions were passed ns follows: Establishing the grades on Alameda, Columbia uvenue. Thirteenth street; confirming the assessment roll on Dunne street from Fourteenth to Sev enteenth street and establishing tin grade on Thirtieth street, were passed. City Attorney Smith was Instruct ed to commence suit against Poll-e Commissioners Cook and Hukcr to re move them from office on the grounds of non-residence. The council adjourned until Wednes day night. The Colonel's Waterloo. Colonel John Me Fuller, of Honey drove, Texas, nearly met his Water loo, from Liver and Kidney trouble. In recent letter, he says: "1 was nearly lead, of these complaints, and. al though I tried my family doctor, he did me no good; so I got n 50c bottle of; your great Electric Hitters, which I eured me. 1 consider them the best i medicine on earth, and thank Cod who 1 gave you the knowledge to make: them." Hold and guaranteed to run I Dyspepsia, Bllllousness and Kidney Disease, by Chas. Rogers, druggist, tit I 30c a' bottle. . r 1 V o 5. G I M R Has always in stock a fine assortment of Boots and Shoes BALL BRAND RUBBER BOOTS. Call and See. Bond Street. There Is no pepper Inj Schilling's Best ginger ; there's nothing wrong in Schilling'! j Best anything. ! Moneyback. I i 25 The New Way of doing the family washing the way which changes it from dreary drudgery to cheerful household duty U by using litS:Ui" i J W.ir-VT Laundry Trays Install modern "ituwdtrnd Laundry in your home and there will be no water to carry, no leakage or damp floors, and no tubi to empty or upset. It will Increase the telling value of your home. -COSTtKTHeST" J. A. MONTGOMERY, Astoria, Or. i vg,-n-,,ni' " 1T i ij 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 BO YEARS' EXPERIENCE, Traoc Marks ''Mill Copyright &c. Anrone willing sketch nnd dMertirttnn him ettfoklf MMM-taln our opinion 1m whether an ommuntm. on Hal mils no t( rwaiT In the Scientific Jlmcricam Mtt ln la Dronablv nalentfihle. Communta. StoiuKTlotlroonDileTitliU. HANDBOOK on Palui Sent frne. OMest evefwr for swurmo; patents. 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