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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1905)
MONDAY, JUIY 3. oj. ' THE LORNING ASTOR1AN ASTORIA, OREGON. Special Sale! BOO Pairs OK ttW: SHOES! Regular $1.73 and $2.00 Values FOR ! 1.30 Wherity, Ralston a Company The Leading Shoe Dealers. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. KSTAItMSIIKD 1880. Capital and Surplus $100,000 J. Q. A BOWMlY rresMent . . t I'KTkllHuN, VUf-PrwItletit Astoria Savings Bank rntmal Pnld in lit.). mtU'lu. sml l'udivldd Profits liVOOO. TruiiuK-ta a Ocitetal lUniliu Huin. Interest paid on Time Deposit 168 Tenth Street, Sherman Transfer Co. , HENRY SHERMAN, Manager Hacks, Carriage Bnggtig' Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wagons- fianos Moved, Boxed and Shipicl- 433 Commercial Street Aatoria today la a bustling, coamo pollti n city of 15.000 peeple. Ita popu lation repreaenta almoat every nation ality on earth, In consequence of which It la a lively center of bualnes activity. Ita ftdvantngeoua location at the mouth of. the great Columbia river makes It the trade mart of the vaat productlvt region of northwestern Oregon and outhweatern Waahlng ton, and It la the upply point for fully 25.000 people. It a Oreton'a second city In alz ami Im sortance. The estimate of population here arlven la conaervfttlve. The 1900 gov t; ernment ceneus accredited the city with about 1000 jeople, but the launch ing of new enterprlaea, together with the natural growth, haa addej many liundreda to the population In the paat five yeara. Failure to develop local re ouroe haa reaulted In alow growth, tut ft new era of commercial ctlvlt dawning and the proapecta for the clty'e future are very bright. On Ita magnificent location and won derful natural advantages Astoria toaaea its expectations of future great tieaa. Situated on the only freeh-water tiarbor of importance In the world, with the broad ocean but 10 miles from Its wharves, It enjoys marked advant ages as a shipping center. The gravity route of the Columbia river Is nature's Mghway for the treat Inland empire, the Immenae product of which must be exported from the ocean port. At As toria the largest ships may And safe moorings, and Us harbor will accom modate all the shipping that may sver come to the northwest coaat. It is pre-eminently ths Paclflo slops port, as New York Is the Atlantic port, and must soon receive from ths transcon tinental rallronJs the recognition which Its advantages Justify, as has New Yoik on the Atlantlo coast Development of the lumbering in dustry will alone make Aatoria great. There are 75,000,000,000 feet of tlbmer tending In the forests hear ths city. This vaat timber .'supply Is great enough to keep In steady operation for 20 years 100 large mills, and to afford employment Jurlng that period to 15, 000 peraons In the manufacturing plants, to say nothing of the army of workmen that would be employed In the forests. The first steps towards the development of lumbering have now teen taken, and four mile, with a dally output exceeding 300,000 feet, are In operation. The forests are only a short distance from the city, and ths cost of I FACTS ABOUT ASTORIA AND ITS INDUSTRIES I WANK PATTOX. rIilr J. W. UAKNKU, AMlatMtit Cashier ASTORIA, OREGON. Phone Main 12) bringing log to Astoria Is light, mark ing thia a most desirable point for the manufactuer of lumber. The advant ngea offered by thia city as a milling point are beginning to attract the at tention of mlllmen who desire to op erate economically, and before long Astoria will rank as the largest turn berlng producing port on the Pacific coaat. The growth of the salmon Industrj will likewise prove of great benefit to Aatoria. By meana of artificial props gallon, thia magnificent business haa come to stay. It will be built up, with in a few yeara, to four times Its present magnitude, and will then mean more than 1 10,000.000 annually to the city. Several Ataakan aalmon canneries are owned and operated here and each year bring large sums to their horn office. The possibilities of Astoria as a fishing port or center in other lines of fishing Industries are also of great Importance, and the attention of capi talize ts called to this city as a deep sea fishing center; also to the great runa of genuine French aadrlnes which come into the river by the hundreds of billions every year. The lower Columbia river district, with Its mild climate, offers unsur passed Inducements to dairymen, farm era and smalj-frutt growers. While smalt-fruit growing has not been ex tensively engaged In, those who have followed it have been most successful, and one enterprising grower Is now harvesting two strawberry crops a year the only Instance of ths kind known In this section of the country. Settlement of the productive lands of the county will work wonders for the city and assist materially in its up building. . There are many other tesources which will combine to bring about the future greatness of Astoria. Here are to be found opportunities for men in every walk of life capitalists, small Investors, former, dairymen, fruit grower and laborer. This new country, where fortunes await ths energetic, offers to those seeking location the best advantages of any section of the weat. In every respect Aatoria Is metro politan. It enjoys splendid facilities of all, kinds, Is a pleasure-loving city anj thoroughly up-to-date. Thou sands of strangers visit Astoria every month, and during the summer season it is ths Mecca of those who live In the interior. It has Its different quar ters, tike ths larger cities, and, best of For further Information Send $1.00 for a SITUATION Summary of Political Trouble Between Crown and Parliament. (Associated Pre Correspondence) Buda l'rt, Hungary, May 27, 1903. Th existing political trouble In" Hun gary, which la In subsUnce a contest between Groan and parliament) arouse a limited amount of Interest in o far at It affect, In one way or another, the Internal affair of Hungary or the minor relation of the component pert of the dual monarchy, Austria and Hungary, hut when it begins to threat en the mutual existence, a a natural' unity, of the dual monarchy, the matter then assumes a much broader Impor tance and wider Intereat. Hie poael hility of the establishment in central Europe of an Independent taU, with treaty making power, must be reck oned with s important In IU possible effect on the mutual commercial rela tion of the present atste of Central yEurojw, and It i not without it Im portant political bearing on the com- Udex aituation which center In the Bal kan peninsula, for Hungary border on Bosnia, Servia, Roumania and Russia, and there I reason to believe the would not be averse ahould she become a free atate to Russian influence in the Bal kan or at Constantinople. The preaent trouble in Hungary can not be followed or atudied without ob aerving in many of iti pliae evidence of a strong and growing tendency toward a national life distinct and in dependent from that with Austria. A a matter of fact the trouble center today in certain national demand upon which the nation init and which the Crown refuw to grant. The greatest of these I that the Hungarian lan guage be lined, for the word of command In the army In Hungary, by all officer holding the rank of major or lower rank, German Mug ued a heretofore by all officer of rank higher than major. That the Hungarian people have been animated by a atrong and deep desire for an Independent national life need no further argument than the fact of the Mag revolution' of 148 rendered notable by the appeal of Imi Kossuth to England and the United State. Thia failed, but the apirit which prompt ed that movement remained alive, and all, it la the healthiest apot on earth. Astoria wants more people. Ita na tural resources will eartly support from 250,000 to 500,000 population, yet there are' only 15.000 people here to reap the benefits that nature has so aenerously placed at their disposal. I The homeseeker will find no better place to kcfcte, and few equal places Labor la always In demand, at the hlgheat wages, and there Is much en couragement for the man who wishes to engage In business. Strangers often remark the uniform courtesy of thi people and ths general effort on the part of Astorlans to make matters pleasant for visitors. The home-seek er or Investor who falla to visit Astoria wilt make a great mistake, for no other community In the Paclflo northwest offers such opportunities as the lower Columbia river district. Aatoria has a 1300,000 gravity water system, a paid fire department, first class street car service, gas and elec tric lighting systems, free public li brary, unexcelled transportation facili ties, complete school system, 40 civic societies, three dally and six weekly newspapers; excellent telegraph; nn telephone service, three banka carry ing depoelta of about 22,000,000, two ex preaa offices, first-class theaters, 14 churches, labor unions representing every branch of trade, two energetic commercial organisations, two social clubs, admirably conducted hospital, miles of manufacturing sites, plenty ot fine residence and business property; Is th only fresh-water seaport on the Pacific coast; Is situated at ths mouth of a river that drains an empire; has a harbor large enough to accommodate t.he combined shipping of the factfle coast; has a trunk-line railroad con necting It with four transcontinental railroads; Is ths uttermost railroad ex tension point on the American conti nent; Is 200 miles nearer Yokahoma and other oriental ports than any other Paclflo coast port; Is 110 miles nearer the Cape Nome mining country than any other port on the Paclflo coast: Is the salmon shipping center of the world; Is the center of one of the greatest poslble dairy Industries that the country today possesses. It Is the only place where the royal chlnook salmon Is packed; has sub stantial public and buslneas buildings, factories and handsome residences. Astoeis's School System. Astoria's schol system is not sur passed by that of any other city of the site In the west. At present ther IN HUNGARY U alive today. It find it expression 'in continual effort to obtain from the Crown concession toward a national existence Independent of Austria, In constant battling in the arena of polit ical control against arty and all effort on the part of the Crown to impose it will against the will of the people, or in any way whatsoever to abrogate any of the right granted to the Hungarian nation under It constitution. In the word of a prominent Hungarian leader, the struggle is, In it broader outline, an energetic affirmation of popular right against an undue prevalence of1 of royal perogative. Every opportuni1 ty to further the Hungarian ideal I grasped with avidity today and the following reason certainly i not leant among the impelling motive. Franz Ferdinand, who will become King of Hungary upon the death of the present King Francis Joseph, ia a comparative!) unknown quantity. He ia generally credited with being anti-Hungarian and if the Hungarian have eventually to contend with him they want to get into their hand just a many weap on for defense a they can. The King of Hungary must agree to accept and observe the Hungarian Con stitution, and to the Hungarian thia instrument it their most sacred Inher itance. It i a thousand yeara old, and it ia consecrated In the blood of count ies thousand of brave men on many field of battle. Polithal strife between the Hunga rian nation and the crown ia no new thing and interest therein i often only local, but when, in the course of much strife, the constitution i threatened the nation awake to defense and ag gression, and when the strife reaches out to such h-ngths, then the possibility of Independence of the nation cornea to the fore In a series of national demands. Such demands are being made today, a ha been recorded in the Associated Press Dispatches. Since the effort of the Crown to force upon parliament a ministry of the minority after the op position wa elected last January by an overwhelming majority eince the Crown has refused the demand of the are six large school buildings here. The schools are conveniently located 'In all sections of the city, and In every respect are modern In their appoint ments. Well-appointed schools are to be found throughout the county, and children living on farms and In vil lages enjoy educational advantages al most equal to those afforded city chil dren. Astoeia'a Water System. Aatoria possesses a 2300,009 gravity water system, which Is not equalled In equipment by any other system In the Pacific northwest The water works are operated by the municipal government as represented by the water commission, and constitute the city's moat valuable asset. The watei is brought from Bear creek, about 10 miles distant, which has Its source In ths mountains. The reservoir Is situated on the pla teau back of the city, where the sup ply Is regulated. The water system ot Astoria Is extensive enough to supply ths needs of 100,000 people, besides af fording fire protection to all parts of the city. The Lumbering Induatry. The mouth of the Columbia river has the greatest body of timber tribu tary and available of any point In the world. - - The lumbering buslneas is the larg est In the Pacific northwest; It out- ranks In value of product any other line. Production of wheat ts a close second, being worth 317,000,000 a year, while the value of the lumber output Is 318.000.000. Coal, gold and silver, ffult, cattle and sheep, wool arid fish, all of which are produced In great abundance, fall far below, nor hardly eqaal In the aggregate, the wealth de rived from the forests. The town, therefore, that commands the greatest resources available of fine timber must have ft great outlook. Demand for timber will not decrease, but become greater with every year. The timber trees of the forests tribu tary to Astoria are. In order of qual ity; Douglas fir, commercially known as Oregon pine; hemlock, spruce and cedar. There are also soft, or birds eye, maple, vine maple, alder, wild cherry, willow, etc. The fir Is both red and yellow. It grows five to 14 feet In diameter, and 150 to 300 feet tall; 351 feet Is said to have been measured on one fallen tre In the coaat mountains. Considerable noble fir, or larch, and some white pint are found on the highest ot the coast year's Subscription to majority for the use in the Hungarian tongue In the Army, and since the Hun garian declared their constitutional right were being infringed upon by the Crown aa an outcome of the political strife arising over, the will of the Crowd on one aide and the opposition and de mand of the nation on the other, the question ha become pregnant with in teresting and important possibilities. "Nor ia the matter without ita serious complications, internally and externally. The Hungarian parliament i today an inoperative body. The ministry ja dis credited, the premier powerless, and leg islation ia impossible. The country is without responsible government, in a condition of "ex Jegis" and there are important matters ahead of the dual monarchy which require the cooperation or the Hungarian parliament for their I ..Iflll..,...., f i.. ... 1 . iMiiiiniiriii, Allele .IV wfri.l W1I1IH1TI- cial treaties between Austro-Hungary and foreign state which lapse on Janu ary 1, 1905. New commercial treatiea with Ger many and Italy have been determined upon, but they cannot become effective until passed by the Hungarian parlia ment, and other treaties are pending with Russia, Switzerland, and the Bal kan State. The deputations last year appropriate 190,000,000 for national de fense and contract for much of this sum have already been given out, yet the money cannot be bad until the Hun garian parliament give its consent to the appropriation. And the Hunga rian parliament practically says to the Crown. "We will do nothing until you agree to our army dx-mandVto which the Crown replies" You may have any thing in reason except the use of the Hungarian language in my army; that you can never have." The conditions which hare led up to the present conflict are those. Under the Premiership of Coloman Szell the government have made demand upon the Hungarian parliament for a consid erable increase in the quota of army recruits to be supplied by Hungary and a proposal to augment the annual grant to the Crown. These demands the Hun garians declined on what to them were good reason, and finally their oppo sition to them developed into obstruc tion. They made counter demands upon the Crown, which were refused, and with intervals of comparative peace the conflict between parliament and Crown was maintained with, energy through weVeral ministries and for several years. Each side gained minor points, and the atrong weapon of the house waa always obstruction. mountains, but little near Astoria. The spruce, of the tldeland species, Is found only on the west slopes ot the coast mountains. It attains a diameter vary nng from about an average of six feet to 16 or 17; and specimens 57 and S3 ftt each In girth have been measured 19 to 21 feet In diameter. Hemlock occurs as a mixed or smaller growth with fir and spruce, trees seldom being of great height although often very large. Yet cedar Is found mixed with the other timber a the trees seldom be ing of greater height . although often very large. Yet cedar Is not plenUful In this section. In general estimates 01 timber production 20,000 feet to the acre are ollowed. Single acres have been known to produce ten times this amount. Quarter sections ot timber land on the market are usually esti mated at 3.000,000 to 8,090,000 feet each, board measure. , , Milla and. Manufacturing. Although manufacturing Is as yet In Its Infancy In Astoria, more than 4309 persons are employed In the Institu tions now doing business here. The salmon industry employe by far the greatest number of persons, but the seasons extend over a period of only about six months, and at other times those engaging In It follow other lines of pursuit. The lumbering Industry, including box factories, barrel factor ies,, etc., .Is rapidly assuming propor tlons, and will, within a few years, out rank the fishing Interests. Astoria wants more manufacturing concerns, and oftera the very best in ducements to capitalists. Here are to be found unexcelled sites, with the ad vantage of both rail and water connec tions, and the intending Investor In western properties should look over the Aetorla situation. Sites can be secured at very low prices. More than 33.000,004 Is invested in manufacturing plants here, while the value of the yearly product exceeds 38.600,000. In all, 4341 persons are em ployed, receiving annual wages that aggregate 32.059,600. 8almon Industry. Astoria owes its existence largely to the great salmon Industry of which It Is the center. Year after year the Co lumbia river has given up Ha wealth of fish, and In the paat 25 years haa yielded 375.000.000. nearly all of which has been placed In circulation In this city. Where other crops have failed, the salmon supply has maltnalned Ita average of production, and in this re spect can be classed as one of Oregon's the Weekly Astorian. The standing rules, of proceedure for the; Hungarian lower -House are very liberal; they evidently were drafted with the purpose of faciliating parlia mentary resistance to the pretentions of the Crown. Last October Premier iism made a fieeessiui attempt to abrogate the rules of proceedure under which there could exist thia obstruction which waa very trying to hi patience. In other worda he applied the cloture and took away from the house iU strongest weapon of defense. Parlia' ment was dissolved very soon after this occurrence, and on January 26, 1905, the government went to' the country in a general election. The result was un expected. The Ministerial or so-called Liberal party waa overwhelmingly rout ed, and there came into concrete exist ence the combined opposition of today, the "Independence Party." Thi party i composed of various minor factions with various programmes and tenden cies, but all united over the one bone of contention, the military demands, the use of the Hungarian language and the Hungarian flag in the army of Hun gary. These demands the Crown ha peremptorily and convincingly refused, and the newly elected parliamentary majority had to choose between relin quishing its principles or abandoning it prospects of power. It decided to bold to ita principles, and it is appar ently as firm in ita demand as the Crown ia in ita refusal of them. The man who would have said laat February, when the resignations of th Tisza Cabinet were placed in the hands of the King, that thia cabinet would be in office in May would have found no one to believe him. The sew election, which had baen ordered because the House could not agree on methods of proceedure, decided so conclusively for the opposition that men thought the only thing remaining to be done Was to turn over the administration of affairs to the victorious parties. The establishment of an administration on the basis of the verdict given at the polls seemed ft comparatively easy man ter. The Crown had recognized the constitutional consequences of the elec 'toral victory-, for on February 12, Fran ci Kossuth was received in audience by the Emperor and King in Vienna. Kossuth appeared before His majesty as the official, head of the united oppo sitional parties in the Hungarian House. Yet in spite of this election the old Tisza cabinet is today still in power. Ita resignation waa accepted on Febru- (Continued on page aix.) greatest resource, '"'j The annual salmon yield o? the Co lumbia river Is "Yaluejr. af 3,000)0O. The spring fishing season lasts only about four months from April 15 to August 25 so It means 3750,000 monthly to those Interested In It and those who live at and near the seat of the Industry. . ;y ; The Dairying Industry. , Dairying bt '.Clatsop county Is In Its Infancy, and very few dairymen real lie the natural advantages of this coun try. The climate, coupled with the pro ductiveness of the oil. makes It an Ideal district for production of butter and cheese; dairymen are taking more in terest in the breed and care of stock. With the genuine butter cow, such as few here have as yet much better results may be obtained, though even now the luxurlent pasturage enables the cows to furnish an abundance of rich milk, with more than an average ot butter fat A modern equipped creamery Is in operation In Astoria, furnishing the farmers a ready sale for their cream, at an average price fer the year of 22 H cents per pound for butter fat; and the cows yield, under good care, about 225 pounds of butter fat per year. There Is general Inter- est In Increasing the dairy business; many of the dairymen are preparing to enlarge their herds, and new d axles are being started. Ever-growing grass and the best market In the world make thls an Inviting field for those who understand the care of cows. All the Oregon coast country, espe cially that near the mouth of the Co lumbia river, Is very similar to the great dairying sections of Europe, such as Denmark, Holland and the Channel islands. The winters, however, are- mllder and the summers dryer. The lands best adapted to grass- growing are the ttdekuids, which are river bottoms adjoining the Colum bia or Its branches, and overflowed by the highest tides. These lands may be reclaimed by diking, at an expense of about 319 per acre. By diking large tracts by machinery with steam dredges the expense may be reduced, and more substantial dikes erected. One acre ot tldeland has been shown to be ample for keeping one cow the entire year. There are still In Clatsop county about 20,000 acres of tldeland to be diked, much of It being easily cleared after the diking Is done. This Is no experiment, as many of the best dairy farms have been made on diked tide-land.