THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1905. THE CORNING ASTOPJAN ASTORIA, OREGON. .Special Sale ! BOO Pairs or Reficlar 91.73 end $2.00 Vftlaes FOR LSO I Vherity, Ralston Q Company The Leading Shoe Dealers. First National Bank of Astoria, Ore ESTABLISHED 1880. EDUCATORS CONVENE For Third Session at Asbury Park, New Jersey. HEAR SEVERAL NEW THEMES Cunt Crr, of Oiwego, K. Y, Speak, oa "Bow Cm Norm! School Best Pro due. Effld.nt Twcheu of EltmenUry Branch... ' Other. Addres. Crowd. Capital and Surplus $100,000 J. Q. . BOWI.BY rresldenl HUNK PATTON. (s.hler , J. . U4K.SK tt, AuUtanl Cashier Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid In .HiO.OoO. surplus and l'udlldl Prvflu $311,003. Transact Umerl Batiklti. Business. Interwl Pld on Time Deposit M Tnth Street, ASTORIA, OREGON. Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN. Maoager Hacks, Carriages Baggag' Checked and Transferred Trucks and i" uiture Wagoua- Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 C ercl&l Street ne Main 121 A.bbury P.rk. '. J.. July 5,-The third day of the forty-fourth convention of the National Educational association opened today with the session of the de partment of normal aclioobt. Grant Karr superintendent of practice department, atate normal school, Oswego, N. Y de livered an addre under tliei head of "ilow Can Normal School Best Pro dure Efficient Teacher of Elementary Branches." Mr. Karr spoke aa follow: "Perhaps the moiit Influential factor in the concerted effort of a number of people working for the accomplishment of a common end, U the central organ ization which control them. It I per hap "The System" a much it 1 Togo or Rojcslvensky that win or lone battle. With regard to the Normal school's best production of teacher of elementary branche it i perhap diffi cult to y just what it general policy should be, but the following propor tion teem fundamental, viz: "(1) Educational fact are capable of scientific formulation the ame the fact of any nodal science. "(2) The chol i a ocial institu tion with it own genius, principle and law; and i the peer of the other great social institution, home, church, atate and property. "(3) The aim of the Normal school should lie one, viz: The preparation of teacher for efficient service in promo- J ting the educational welfare of the com munitie where they may be employed. To tlii end the Normal school hould propagate what i good In present edu- atonal practice-, discard that which ha been 'weighed in the balance and found wanting,' and put into 'current coin' Idea which arc theoretically well grounded by the reformer, but which have not yet been adopted in regular practice. Pursuant to this end, all con nected with the Normal school, both teacher and student, should have ed ucation a their chief aim and interest "A to the inside, working, of the Normal-school, teacher of the elemen tary brand will be beat produced through a further consideration of the course of study and the nature of the elementary branche. In the main, a the courne of study tiow exist, the el e mm tary branche are regarded a arithmetic, reading, writing and other technical subjects; and history, litera ture, manual training, interest in home, etc., are regarded mean of teaching these subject. In reality, and in the world at large, just the reverse of this i true and history, literature, manual training, music etc., are the primary mean of telf expression; and these technical subject reading, writing and arithmetic, are only secondary mean although none the less necessary than the primary mean. They have noth ing to do with motive, and impulse They are never end in themselves, self purpose, but are rather mean in the realization of these deeper motive, im pulse and Instinct conferred and propagated by history, literature, man ual training, etc. By placing the tech nical subject in right relation to the primary elementary subject, they will gain immensely in meaning, importance awl intercut." "Child Study in formal School" w the theme selected by Frank Webster Smith, adjunct-professor of education University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Smith delivered the first address of the afternoon session. He said: "Happily child-study ha come to be an essential subject for all teacher It. service are so common and deeply set in our present system that we sometime forget to refer them to their real source. I would suggest the following point for a course in child study for elementary teacher, with whom the Normal school has chiefly to do : '1. Study the typical characteristics of each period of life represented in the elementary school, but particularly the period with which one i to be most intimately connected. Relate these periods to psychical and especially to physical growth and rate of growth, to certain pathological states, to 'migrato ry and truant instincts to physical culture, including games, to sense de velopment to the development of psychic forces, such as attention, to social efficiency, and initiative, to his toric sense, to language power, and to various other power and interests. Learn to appreciate dominant interest, ideal, and activities; also 'nascent stages' and all they signify. Rudimen tary or germinal powers, as well a dominant ones must be studied with view to their best nutritive treatment. The period beginning about seven and ending about nine needs more atten tion than ha yet been given it. "2. Distinguish normal characteris tic of these period from those that are the result of in judicious use and handling of the former by unskilled hand. 3. Study the common and typical physical defect and their treatment Tactful work here require some parent study also. "4. Study subject of the curriculum, methods of teaching, organization, school hygiene, etc., on the basis of this child-study and in connection with it determining when different phase of study or method can be taken up, and best accord with child nature and facil late the most natural development. 5. The study should be carried on in the midst of children, at work and at play, and under the constant guid ance of an expert teacher, herself con stantly in touch with children. This work should be supplemented by the reading of standard literature on the subject, suited to the development of the teacher-students, and by class dis cussion, of observations and reading. "6. It is advisable that elementary teachers should have a general knowl edge of the results of the study of adol escence. "Practical child-study will insure stronger pupil and aid in eliminating waste and inJefiniteness in school work" Following Mr. Smith, Mis Wilhel mina Seegmiller, director of art instruc tion, public schools, Indianapolis, Ind., addressed the assembly on "Handwark in Primary Schools." Miss Seegmiller said in part: "Since the congregation of the mass es of people into great urban centers, children are deprived of sharing in the industrial occupations which on a time were necessary to the existence of the home. "Spinning and weaving, felling trees, tending .tock, chopping wood, carrying water were occupations which tended to the developement of sterling qualities. . "When the 'No Admittance signs are prominent above the great portal of the centers of industrial activity of to day, there- is little opportunity for children to enter into s sympathetic understanding of the present industrial force. When the home no longer provides opportunity for industrial occupation, and the center of industrial activity are practically closed it behooves the school, for social, educational and in dustrial reason to mak. provisions for bringing children into sympathy with the great industrial forces which move the world and to provide opportunity fashioning of material into forms of for a measure of creative work in the use and beauty. "The school recognizes the need and educators who have at heart the .high est developement of the three royal H' the Head, the Heart and the Hand, are earnestly endeavoring to provide for it. "Gathering together from widely scattered part of the great continent we have varying experience. "Some bass their creed upon race. development and from an historical study of the part industry baa played io the upbuilding and maintaining of of social life are furnishing stimulus for interest that children may re-live the experience of the ages and the in dustrial development in the manner of the race. "East and west and north and south there are special school provided with every possible equipment To those who are unhampered by difficulties we look for help ia the establishment of ideals. There is the problem of the great citie where work must of necessity be carried under restriction. "Among problems of interest are these. "(1.) What types of industrial work and materials are suited to primary schools? (2) Is it best for girls to work with boys in the shops and for boys to cookt "(3.) What can be done to inter relating manual work with art, study, games, music, history, literature? "(4) What is being done in garden ing? "(6) To what extent may manuai work be used as seat occupation work in grade schools? "As manual work will demand much of our future educational endeavor these questions are of special import." The attendance today was very good but it is expected that the session on July 17 will be unusually popular in so far as President Theodore Roosevelt is to 'address the members of the association. ACT ABOUT ASTORIA AND ITS INDUSTRIES V Astoria today 1 polltt-n city of IS."' latlon represents aln Jlty on earth, In con It i. lively center of b Its advantageous locatlo of the great Columbia the trad, msrt of ' region of north southwestern W It t supply point for ft ' people. . la Oregon's second clt i, l and lm Dortanc. Th. .tlmat. of population here srivan Is conservative. The 100 gov ernment census accredited th. city with about MOO eople. but the launch tng of new enterprise, together wtth th. natural growth, ha. added many hundreds to th. population In the pa.t flv. years. Failure to develop ioci re sources has resulted In slow growth, but a new era of commercial activity Is dawning and th. prospect, for th. city's future ar. very bright. On its magnificent location anl won derful natural advantage. Astoria bases It. expectation, of futur. great, tie. Situated on the only freh-water harbor of Importance. In the world, with the broad ocean but 10 miles from It wharves, It enjoys marked advant ages as a shipping center. Th. gravity route of th Columbia rlver I. nature', til.hway for the great Inland empire, the Immense product of which must be xported from th. ocean port. At As torla th. largest .hips may And af moorings, and Us harbor will accom modate all the shipping that may .vsr come to th. northwe.t coast. It I. pre-eminently the Paclflo .top. port a. New York 1. th. Atlantic port, anJ must soon receive from th. tranacon-, tlnental railroads the recognition which It. advantage, justify, a ha Nw Tork on th. AUantlo coast Development of th lumbering In dustry will alone mak. Astoria great. There ar. 75,000,000,000 feet of tlbmer standing In the forests near th. city. This vast timber supply Is great enough to keep In steady operation for 20 years 100 large mills, and to afford employment during that period to IS, ooo person. In the manufacturing plants, to say nothing of th. army of workmen that would bo employed in the forests. Th. first step, towards the development of lumbering have now been taken, and four mils, with a dally output exceeding S00.000 feet, ar. In operation. The forests are only a .iiori distance from th. city, and th. cost of 1 to Astoria Is light, mark .hi a moat deslrabl. point for the nufactuer of lumber. The advant age, offered by this city as a milling point ar beginning to attract th. at tention of mlllmen who -desire to op als economically, and before long ,torla will rank as the largest lum ping producing port on th Pacific oast, Th growth of the salmon Industrj will llkewl. prov. of great benefit to Aatorla, By mean, of artificial propa gation, this magnificent business has corns to stay. It will b built up, with In a few years, to four time. It. present magnitude, and will then mean more than 1 10.000.000 annually to the city, Several Alaskan salmon canneries ar. owned and operated her. and each year bring large sum. to their home office. The possibilities of Astoria as a fishing port or center In other lines of fishing Industrie, ar. also of great Importance,- and th. attention of capi talists Is called to thl. city as a deep- sea Ashing center; also to the great runs of genuine French sadrlnes which come Into th river by th. hundreds of billions every year. The lower Columbia river district, with Its mild climate, offers unsur passed Inducements to dairymen, farm er, and .mall-fmlt growers. While small-fruit growing has not been ex tensively engaged in, those who have followed It hav. been most successful, and one enterprising grower is now harvesting two strawberry crop, a year th. only Instanc. of th. kind known In thl. section of the country. Settlement of th. productive land, of th. county will work wonder, for th city and assist materially In Its upbuilding. There ar. many oth.r resource which will combine to bring about the futur. greatness of Astoria. Her. are to be found opportunities for men In every walk of life capitalists, small Investor., farmer, dairymen, fruit grower and laborer. Thl. new country, where fortune, await th. energetic, offers to those seeking location the all, It Is the healthiest spot on earth. Astoria want mor. people. Its na tural resources will easily support from 150.000 to 600,000 population, yet there are only 15.000 people her. to reap the benefits that nature has so generously placed at their disposal. Th homeseeker will find no better plac to locate, and few equal place. Labor Is always In demand, at the highest wages, and ther. Is much en couragement for the man who wishes to engage In business. Strangers often remark the uniform courtesy of the people and th. general effort on the part of Astorlans to make matters pleasant for visitors. Th. hom.-seek- er or Investor who falls to visit Astoria will make a great mistake, for no other community In th. Paclflo northwest offers such opportunities as th. lower Columbia river district Astoria baa a 1300,000 gravity water system, a paid fir department, first- class street car service, gas and elec tric lighting systems, fre public li brary, unexcelled transportation facili ties, complete school system, 40 civic societies, three dally and six weekly newspapers; excellent telegraph, an telephon service, tore banks carry ing deposits of about $2,000,900. two ex press offices, first-class theaters, 14 churches, labor unions representing every branch of trade, two energetic commercial organizations. , two social clubs, admirably conducted hospital, miles of manufacturing sites, plenty ot line residence and business property; Is th only fresh-water seaport on the Paclflo coast; Is situated at th. mouth of a river that drains an empire; has a harbor large enough to accommodate the combined shipping of th. Paclfl coast; has a trunk-ltn. railroad con necting It with four transcontinental railroads; is th. uttermost railroad ex tension point on th American conti nent; Is 200 miles nearer Yokahoma and other oriental port, than any other Paclflo coast port; Is 160 miles nearer the Capo Norn, mining country than any other port on the Paclflo coast; is the salmon shipping center of the are six large school buildings here mountains, but little near Astoria. The The schools are conveniently located In spruce, of the tldeland species, Is found all sections of the city, and In every only on the west slopes of the coast respect are modern in their appoint- (mountains. It attains a diameter vary- ments. Well-appointed schools are to'nng from about an average of six feet be found throughout the county, and ( to If or 17; and specimens 67 and (3 pest advantage, of any section of the world; It ths center of one of the west. In .very respect Astoria I. metro politan. It enjoy, splendid facilities of all kinds, Is a pleasure-loving city and thoroughly up-to-date. Thou sand, ot strangers visit Astoria every month, and during the summer season it is the Mecca of those who live In the Interior. It has Its different quar ters, Ilk. th. larger cities, and, best ot greatest poslble dairy Industries that th. country today possesses. It 1. the only place where the royal Chinook salmon Is packed; has sub stantial public and business buildings, factories and handsome residences. Astoria's 8ohool System. Astoria's schol system . I not sur passed by that of any other city of the .tie In th. west. At present there children living on farms and In vil lages enjoy educational advantages al most equal to those afforded city chil dren. Astoria's Water System. Astoria possesses a $300,000 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 most valuable asset. The watei Is brought from Bear creek, about 10 miles distant, which has its source in the mountains. The reservoir is situated on the pla teau back of the city, where the sup ply Is regulated. The water system of Astoria Is extensive enough to supply the needs of 100,000 people, besides af fording Are protection to all parts ot the city. The Lumbering Industry. The mouth of the Columbia river has th greatest body of timber tribu tary and available of any point in the world. The lumbering business Is the larg est In the Pacific northwest; It out ranks In value of product any other line. Production of wheat is a close second, being worth $17,000,000 a year, while the value of the lumber output Is $18,000,000. Coal, gold and silver, fruit cattle and sheep, wool and Ash, all of which are produced in great abundance, fall far below, nor hardly equal in the aggregate, the wealth de rived from the forests. The town, therefore, that commands the greatest resources available of fine timber must have a great outlook. Demand for timber will not decrease, but become greater with every year. The Umber 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 coast mountains. Considerable noble fir, or larch, and some white pln are found on the highest of fhe coast feet each in girth have been measured 19 to 21 feet In diameter. Hemlock occurs as a mixed or smaller growth with Sr and spruce, trees seldom being of great height although often very large. Yet cedar Is found mixed with the other timbers, the trees seldom be ing of greater height although often very large. Yet cedar Is not plentiful In this section. In general estimates of timber production 20,000 feet to the acre are ollowed. Single acres have been known to produce ten times this amount. Quarter sections of timber land on the market are usually est! mated at 3,000,000 to 3,900,000 feet each, board measure. Mills and. Manufacturing. Although manufacturing Is as yet In its Infancy In Astoria, more than 4300 persons are employed in the Institu tions now doing business here. The salmon Industry employs 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. tions, and will, within a few years, out rank the Ashing Interests. Astoria wants more manufacturing concerns, and offers 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 Astoria situation. Sites cam be secured at very low prices. More than $3,000,000 is Invested in manufacturing plants here, while the value of the yearly product exceeds $6,500,000. In all, 4341 persons are em ployed, receiving annual wages that aggregate $2,053,600. Salmon Industry. Astoria owes Its existence largely to th. great salmon Industry of which It Is the center. Year after year the Co lumbia river has given up Its wealth of fish, and in the past 25 years ha yielded $75,000,000, nearly all of which has been placed In circulation In this city. Where other crops have failed, the salmon supply has maltnalned Its average of production, and In this re spect can be classed as one of Oregon's greatest resources. The annual salmon yield of the Co lumbia river Is valued at $3.000.ooo The spring fishing season lasts only about four months from April 15 to August 25 so It means irsn Ann monthly to those Interested In It and those who live at and near the seat of the Industry. The Dairying Industry. Dairying In Clatsop county 1 in Ha infancy, and very few dairymen realise the natural advantage, of this coun try. Th. climate, coupled with the nra. ducUveness of the oil. make, 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 bettor results may be obtained, though even now the luxurient pasturage enables the cows to furnish an abundance of rich milk, with more than an average i ouuer rat. a modern eaulDoed creamery Is In operation In Astoria, furnishing the farmers a ready saJ- for their cream, at an average price for the year of 22K 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 bustnese-; many of the dairymen are preparing to enlarge their herds, and new daries are being started. Ever-growing m and th beet market In the world make this an Inviting field for those who, understand the care of cows. AU the Oregon coast country, md. daily that' near the mouth of the Co- mmbia river, is very similar to the great dairying sections of Eurone. suah as Denmark, Holland and the Channel isianas. The winters, however, are milder and the summers dryer. The land, beet adapted to grass- growing are the tldefends, 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 $10 per acre. By diking lara tracts by machinery with stetsm dredges the expense may be reduced, and more substantial dikes erected. One acre of 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 farm. hav. been made on diked tide-land. For further Information Send $1.00 for a year's Subscription to the Weekly Astorian.