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Hacks, Cunlad-lhgfriipe Checked pnJ TranferrcI-i-Tnck fcnd Fur.
niture Wajon I'ianos MoVcl, Buxed am! Shipped. '
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latlon repreit almoat every imtlun
allty on earth, In cona-quenee of which
toftan city of'lJ.OM'W.cplClMopt
dtaj wharve. it enjoy marked advant
it la a lively canter of busin activity.
In mJvnn'ufeou kcatbm at the i.Jtiih
of the irreut Coiumbla river rwkkve'.it
tha trade .nnrt of tho vat productive
region of ,;northf 'frr , Oregon and
aouthwf tern Wahlngto:t, and It la the
WPf?ti.tf Ml t30tf; peopifc ,
Tbe eatrmite' of population hare
Clven I? qonMrvatlvev,,Thf 900 gov
ernment., cenaua accredited tha city
wvlth about 0DO eoplN but tha launch
ng of new enterprliea, together with
the natural growth, haa added many
hundred to tha population In the pait
Ave yeara. Failure to develop local re
source baa reiulted In alow growth,
but a new era of commercial aotlvltj
ia downing nnd the proapecta for the
clty'e future' are Very brl'ght! ' ' S
On Ita nrngnlfiee,ut location and on
Jerful natural 1 advantages Astoria
bnaea Ita ex4ectat,orif of, future greats
re. Situated on the only fresh-water
harbor of, .Importance in the world,
with the broad ocean but 10 mile from
ngea a a iahlttplng certterV' The gravity
route of the Colurrthla river la nature'
highway for the' great Inland empire,
the Immense product of, which must be
exported from the ocean port. At As
toria the largest, shlpa may, find eafe
moorlnga, and , Jta harbor wiU accom'
modnte all the shipping that may ever
come to the northwest coat. It Is
pre-eminently the Paclfloi elope port,
aa New York Is the Atlantlo'port, and
mut aoon reclve from the transcon'
tlnentnl rallronJs the recognition which
Its advantagesjustlfy, aa hna New
YorkjOi tN'UVndt coast i 'Vtj'
Devclbprnent o the iumberlrig J In-
t1ustry--wlll alone mnk Astoria great.
imry win aiunv mnM ivni iif..
vre,, ar 7B,0OQ,0QO,0OO. feat of ,tlbmr
nnlri Inhneir'nl near the cltf,
lis vast timber supply'' Is 'grni
Tlvre,
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enough to keep In steady operation for
20 yeara 100 large mills, and to afford
employment during that period to 15,
000 persona In the manufacturing
plnnte, to eay nothltigj'e-f, thevr'my of
workmen that would be'' employed in
the forests. The first steps towards the
development of lumoerlng have now
been taken, and four mils, with a dally
output exceeding 300,000 feet, are In
operation. The forests are only short
tfrtirtcVfrWtH city, arid ha cost of
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TACTS ABOUT
' 4 logs 'to Astoria la light, mark
.hi a most desirable point foiMhe
nufactuer of Inmber. The advaht
.gea offered by this city as a milling
point are beginning to attract tho at
tention of mlllmen who dealre to op
iate economically, and before long
atorla will rank a the Urgent lum
erlng producing port on the Pacific
oaat. ' " " '' "'''"'.'
The growth of the salmon Industrj
will llkewlre prove ot great bensflt tc
Astoria. 'By means 'of artificial popa
gatlon, thl magnificent business haa
come to stay. It will be built up, with
in a few years, to four times Its present
magnitude, and will then mean more
thun llO.OOO.eo annually to the city.
Severn! Alaskan eUlmon canneries are
owned and. . operated here . and tjach
year bring tage. 'sums to their homt
office. The possibilities of Astoria, aa a
fishing port or center tn other llnea of
fishing Industries are also of great
Importance, and the attention of tap!
talists ia called to this olty aa a dep
see, flsblpg. center; also to the great
runa of genuine French aadrlnes which
come, Into the river by the hundreda of
blUloos every year. , ,
The "IbweV Columola river , district,
with ! Its mild cHrhAte, offera 'unsur
paseeJ indueementa o daltymefl,' farm
ers and smnll-frult growera. While
amall-frult growing haa not been ex-'
tenslvely angaged, In, those who have
followed It have , been most: successful,
and one enterprising grower, la now
liarvestlng two strawberry crop , a
year the only Instance of the kind
known In this section of the country.
Settlement of the- productive lands of
the county wUl work, wonders for the
city, and assist materially In Us up
building.,, , , ..,!f
There ' are mhny other teaources
which will combine to bring about the
futar: greatness of Astoria. Here are
to be found opportunities for men In
every wair or lire capitalists," "mail
Investors? farmer -y dairymen, frultv
groweririd aViet: 13l',?lew.9,l,,trH
where "fortunes await the energetic
offers to those seeking location the
best advantages of any section of the
west. ' . j
In every respect Astoria Is metro-
nnilun tl '"nlfiV ". anVndM facilities'
of all kinds, Is a pleasure-loving city
and thoroughly up-to-date. Thou-,
sands of strangers visit Astoria every
month, and during the summer season
It la tha Mecca of those who live In
the Interior. It ha Its different quar
ters Uke the larger ejtlea. iild, best; Of
For further Information Send 01. OO for ra year's Subscrip
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Pacific Mail Will Carry No More
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U)NG LIVED CONTRACT ENDS
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Sumortd Compny Will Tka $tcamrf
Off 8o..i Fraocisco-wPauma Baa.
i Panama Bailwty Hopci to Induct An
other Company to Inatltute Service.
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; NVw York, July I?,. Tho wmtrwt he
th rniu lUilvny coniafiy
and tl af wiUU iitcariyjliip yina
ay, umiT whii.-b the lntUr hm for yr
enjvyd the xcluive privWrgtt of baod-,
HiiK freight on the rmijfto yn t .through
UilU .of lading. , will . terminate, UnUy
lli-rcfter nil rarrlmi will he on purity
fnireiiNvt..to trnit facilitie ont the
ItlillU.. . mJ
Mr, , UrUtow In hU recent rejwrt, oo
the l'niiia rvilrnad, rerommendi'd.that
if the Taiific UH cteaiimhip coiiany
withdraw it present Panama line an
effurt tie mado to induce aoine other
mnipany to enUhlixli a fimt rlaM nor
vice between the important Pi-i fie Cowt
port of thu t'nited State and Panami.
I'prtn Millent authority ' It can be
ittatetl that the (fovemment does not an-'
tMpaU that the Pwitlc Mall will carry
out it threat to take it venae! from
the l'nama San KranHitco nerrit' nor
doe ' it expeet the abrogation of tha
wntrai-t to affeel in any wiay the abip
intnt of merchandixe from New York
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FACTIONS MAY CUSH.
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Duaffaction Rumored to Exiit Amonf
. Chicago Waoa Driven. ,
t'hii-ago, July 12. Interent in, the
teamxter trike renter around" meet
ing .tonight it tlit ( teamnjer. i'dnj
rtiiimii and tlV department atore d"n
verwl"'it the latVr rm-i-tfiig lt'r' ex-
peeled there iH I rlali "betwTen
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fitetlon tVt i-iwvir "imt "opHi(m the firt gold pen: were manufao-
Kftr"TiTprendlng-ofthrrlk,r.tiired ia New York city and who wa
t)illinity in NMjitfhijfTfrmibi if pay nmuited with Walter Hunt, the nlaa
ttikbeneflti t'gt'herwitli dljMn-ud t have deviled tlw ,firt iiiodel of
crnito in tlie nuniber oldevrtliiBa hai rtlw lowing maehuie; i dead at -rbng-raed
diatifacUon among tTteae drl jtno, N, J, He m S3 year old.
al It IsVhi'hthlewipofoneatih.
Aetorla wantsmore people. It na
tural resources'"-Vl ffry aupport
from 2S0.000 to 'fioi.OOO population, yet
there are only 15.000 people here to
re$p the beneflte .that, nature has ao
generously plaoed ' at ' their disposal.
The horoeseeker wJUAflnd o , better
place to locate, and few eluM places
Labor la always In demand, at the
highest wages, and there ts much en
couragement for the man who wlahes
to engage In business. Strangers often
remark the uniform courtesy of th.
pehpie and the general effort . on the
part of historians to make matters
peasant for visitors. The home-seek
er (or Investor who falls to visit Aetorla
will make a great mistake, for no other
community In the-, rfiolflp northwest
Offers such opportunities"' as the lower
Columbia river district. 'r; ;o i fi !
Xatorla has a 1300,000 gravity, water
system, a paid fire department, first
class street car service, gas and elec
tric lighting systems,' Tree public li
brary, unexcelled transportation feci 11
tloe, complete school system, 40 civic
societies, three dally .and six . weekly
newspaper!, excellent (telegraph, an
telephone service, three banks carry.
Ing deposits of about $2,000,000, two ex
press offices, first-class '' theaters, 11'
churches, labor unions representing
every branch, of Jrade, two energetic
cojnmerclaj; orf aiiJwtlon,rSkol social
clubs, admirably conducted hospital,
mites of manufacturing slt, plenty ot
fine residence and business nroDertv:
Is lbe only fresh-water Beacort en the
Pacific coast: Is situated at thu mouth
ot la river that drains an empire; hns a
harbor large enough to accommodate
th combined shipping if the Paclft
coast; haa; a, trunk-Un&'rallrbad' con
necting It with- four transcontinental
railroads; is the uttermost railroad ex
tension point on the .American conti
nent; I 200 miles nearer Yokahoma
an I other oriental ports than any other
Fn:!flc coast port; la ISO miles nearer
th Cape Nome mnlnr coantey than
any other portion the' Ptt(JlfloVoftst;. Is
the salmon shipping center of the
world: fa the center of one of th
greatest poslble ; dairy Industries that
the country today possesses. .
lit Is the onlv nine wherj th rovntUh
chlh'ook Salmon Is packed; Ahas sub-
stantlat mubllt and .Wislness hulldlngs,
factories and handsomeresidences.;
, Atorias Sahoel System; . Vi'
Astorln'a chol " systern Is fiol sur-
passed by that of any dther, Clty . of
;the else In the west..At present, ihfri
BROOKIYNITES STEAL WATER.
Over Srea djuadred, Thouund.
New York, July 12. Million of gal
lon of water are ueil in Urooklyn and
not paid for ntuiiiallr, but it ha been
!dijv8l,Ui(ii;i.iu.1tie Jrtt tha
jcar tlifie h.i lM-cn a leakage of wat:r
jamoiint!r.g to three' billion gallon,
worth 7B2,772 and at the present rate
lot monthly itn'reuw there will be a
jiliortage' of a not tier 'ihnilaV'atuount' ly
iWM'iti the year.' '"
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iSTEKCEPTS STRIKEBR E AKEES. '
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Car of Won TJn'on Printera For Triaco
"t '"'' W.h k ...-..'' '. ':! Si'
it l bil" '"i. '' 'I',' i ll, Vtii.l i.", ),
j a(Wriiento, Cttf., July' if.-iJohn Wif
on,! repreW'iitiii the ' San ' PranViitco
iyptigra'phhSal union and ' a repreM-nta-tive
lit the printing prenmnen' uiilon of
till elty arrived here' 'tonight ' for the
purpoei of' intetlng the "earloaii of
"trike-bifakiti( prinU-r ! !and" pre
Bieri W1d are enroute from' Kana"C1t'y
to Hart " Francineo to ' take " the plaee
of the 'n who are 'locked but by the
job printing offire of Kan 1 Framicd.
Mrf'Wlbion and Id eompanlon will ue
moral pruaion. ': "'""f
I CHINA IS WROTH.' ' -
Wiahea to Sepreaented at Peace Con-
' " ' ference !a Wsahicjton. ' ' ,; !
Pekln, July 12,--The Chinese govern
ment mrntly notifivd the.Rnla, Jap
awe, and abu the other b-gation that
China would refne to ter-ogni'M any ar
rangertienU made at tlie kpprnaebing
peace Confereiwe in the t'nited State,
rt-gardmg Chitui (nterexts, mileMi Cht
ri wa miilteil In the matU'r: 1 ' '
j The 'Japanese replied politely,; plainly
intimating that the noiifiration received
1 intm vin iiuiiiu in to ie ann-i. nir
pkai of. wtion addpted by Japan. No
I r ply" ha jet ln revived from: ftu.
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New Vork. July 12. John T.! Foxier.
one ol the nioxt fainoiia i inventora of
'tha United State under who direo-
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And its industries
are six largo school buildings here.
The schools are conveniently located in
nil sections of the city,, and In every
respect are modern In their appoint
raents. 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 children,-.
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Astoria's Water System. ; -'
Astoria posnesnes a 5300,000 gravity
water system, which Is not equalled
la equipment by any other system In
the Pacific northwest. The water
works are operated by the municipal
government as represented ' by the
water cvinmlsslon, and constitute the
clty'a most valuable asset. ' The watei
la brought from Bear creek, about 10
miles distant, which haa ita source in
the mountains. , ,., ; , t ,
ijThe reservoir is situated on the pla
teau back of the city, where the aup.
ply Is regulated. The .water system of
Astoria Is extensive enough to supply
tbe needs of 100,000 people, besides af
fording fire protection to all parte of
(be city;' ' ; ll; ;""
:J The Lumbering Industry. ' '
j The mouth ' of the Columbia river
haa the greatest body of timber tribu-
tary and available of any point la thejtne engaging in It follow other tines
World.
;The lumbering business Is the larg
est In the Pacific northwest; It, out.
ranks In value of product , any other
lllie.' ' Production, of wheat Is a close
aecortd, btlrig' worth $17,000,000 a year,
jwhlle the value of the lumber output
U $13,000,000. Coal, gold and silver,
fruit, cattle 'and 'sheep,' wool ahd fish,
U of which are produced In great
ibundance, ,falj. far, below, nor -hardly
equal in the aggregate, the wealth de
rived from the forests. Tho . town,
therefore, that commands the greatest
J'esources available ot fine timber must
Ive a great outlook. Demand for
jlinberwlll not' decrease but become
reater-with, every year.
TYia timber trees of the forests' trlbu-
tiry to Astoria are, In order of qual
Siy; Douglas fir, commercially known
s Qregon pine; hemlock, spruce .and
iedar.' There are also soft, or birds-
eve. 'maple, vine maple, alder, wild
j jThe ftr Is both red and yellow. It
grows five, to-14 feet In diameter, and
150 to i0 feet tall; 351 feet ts said to
hive been measured on one fallen tree
jrj the coast mountains. ,; Considerable
UoWe fir, or larch, and some white pin I
ale found on th hlgheat of the coast I
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donated; Police in Search of Ganj
ii Plot waa t .Carry 8m Into WiMa
j Hold for Ranaom, Offering Executive
'Death, aa Alternative; t b, it ' I-''
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' Denver, Colo.,. July 12,-i-A new npjie-j
ial from Santa Fe, X. M, ay:
' A plot to. abdw-t,. (lovenjor Otero'
n lia junt lee n expofted. Eight ex-eonvk-t
are aid to have formed tbem
eWea Into a band i 'nitrf out the" pW
The plan era '-tA'aMuet' the governor'
on and ean-y him into' the Wild 'of
(he Tamalfnii country, in Lincoln efwn
tf, where be wag to be held tg random.
The gang, 'after 'reaching 'Tamalpai
intended 'to Inform tb governor that' if
within 80 day he woold depot.it a
certain place an enormou aum of moni
ey a rnnom' and aeceed to other d1
mand, hi eon would te retnnied aafe
ly, and if the rannom wa not forthemii
ing and the demand were nrt a(ededi
the tost to tie gwernor1 would lie the
life of liu mn!i:i' n ,:! ! a .' -nif "
(Jovernor Otero 'ha the mounted po
li and several eeret' am-iee of the
territory on the lookout for member of
Ui (rang and Will leave no atone un
turned until the entire partr In cap
tured.,. i.; 1. 1 .'(-" i. :'"!:"! i'mi
i , BIG SALE CONFIRMED.
H. E. Hantintten Buya Holdings ef Re
.i . dondo Railway Company.' ' .'
San Framioo, July 12j A apecial to
the Call fria Loe. Angelea iay tlie of
ficial announcement has been made that
tluoiigh, the contumation ,f a deal just
terminated, II. ,E. Huntington has pnr
cluirfd U the .koldiitgit, and interest of
the. Angele and ReUoodo Railway
company. The, property cornea into the
handv of . Huntington through the pur
clmne of every share of the capital Mtock
of $1,000,000 and the assumption of tlie
bondwl. iaaVbt!iwe of-$iW,ff)r:rttr
a1w.atmjuacc.4j tWt.urciMe i
mountains, but littleneaf -JtorUt'iThe
spruce, or tha tweJund pecesistovnd
only orujtae" weitl sibpeei of tte eoaei
mountains. It attains a diameter vary,
nnjr. from about an average of six feet
to ns or 17; and specimens 67' and, '63
fe each in girth, have boeij measured
1? to 21 feef In diameter. Hemlock
ocoVirs as a mixed or smaller growth
witjh fir and spruce, trees seldom being
of great height, altfoughToRAn ry
large. Yet cedar "V found :!mfxea with
thai other timbers, the trees seldom be
ing? of greater , height, although j often
verjy large. Tet cedar is not plentiful
In this section. In general" e.st'tmates'oi
tliriber production 20,000 - feet J to 1 the
acre are olio wed. Single : acrea Jtave
been known to produce ten times this
amount. Quarter sections of timber
land on the market are usually esti
mated at J.floo.jftKr to S.OOO.OOd feet 'each,
board meisure. ' i j H.-
lills aid-.MangVHirlng.
Although manufacturing is as yet In
Its! Infancy in Astoria, more than 4300
persons are employed in th institu
tions now doing business here.. The
saljnon Industry employs; Joy XaV tii
greatest number of persona, but the
soapona. extend over a period W b'tjly
about six months, and at other times
of -pursuit. The rubbering. Industry,
Including box factories,' barrel faetor
lesj etc.,- Is rapidly assuming propor
tions, and will, within a few years, out
rank the fishing interests.
Astoria wants more manufacturing
concerns, and offers the very best In
ducements to capitalists. .Here are to
be jfoupd ftrtextellei. slteijiirh ttidd
vantage of both rail and water connec
tions, and the Intending j. investor ; lt
weatern properties' should rook' over the'
Astoria situation. Sites can be. socufeJ
at f ery low prices, J fa i H J U J
More than $3,000,000 Is Invested In
pinhufacturlngplnnts here, while jthe
lvalue of the yearly; product exceeds
$5,500,000. - In all, 4341 persons are em
ployed, receiving annual wages that
aggregate $2,059,600.
1 Salmon Industry.
Astoria owe its existence largely to
the, great salmon Industry of which it
is the center; 'Year after yea the Co
lumbia' river has given1 up Its wealth
of ish, and In the past 25 years ha
yielded $75,000,000, nearly all of which
haa! been placed In circulation lri this
city. Where other crops have failed,
i the' salmon supply baa maltnalned Its
tveraga of production, and In this re-
pect cen be classed as one of Oregon's
tH WeaMy Aitorian.
ipation and pile are twin. They
kill people inhby inch, ap life away
every day. Hollinter' Rocky Mountain
Tea will poeitively p;ire you, No-cura
Frank Haifa druif 8tA. ilwl
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
'Maintain unexcelled arvle frnm h
:we to,rth eMt. apd.i aoutr. -j Making
close, conneciorta wl J 'tratpa t ail
Daener!'are
cnKaf'
,uiviiiir, jii-iir()ni ann flew urteana, -and
through the point to the far
eaat ... .
Pronpective traveler (Jenlrtng; Infor
mation m to,ht owt rare and best
rotitea are trtvtted to cerreapond with
the!foflowing repreenatlve.'! '" ""'"'
;B. K. TRUMBCLfi Commwctal Ageni
. , jti TWM 8ti Portland; ore..i '
JVC IXSV3EX, Trav. Passenger Ag-jnt,
,.,,a; .142 Third St, oriand. Ore, u
PAUL B., THOMPSON". Pss'tr. Agent,
! C(leman Building. Seat le. Wash, .
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, ; A Surprise Party.
A pleasant aurpriae party may tie etv-
en to your'atorhacri and liver; by taking ;
a medicine which will relieve their pain
and discomfort, viz: Dr. KingY New
Life PifT. Thev are a mot wonderful
remedy," affording 'aure relief and cure,"
for headache, 'dizziness and constipation.'
23c at Cha. Rogers'' drug tore. ""
Beautiful' eyes' anil handOme'face! are''
eloquent commendaf ion. "" ' Bright eyes'
are Window to 'a tvoinan's heart. Hoi-'',
Uater'a ' Rocky' 'fountain "Tea' 'make
bright eyeS; 33 cents.'Tea 'or Tabletii
at Franlc''Harrt drug1 kforel"' "fl !f''': '"H
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greates
jThe annual salmon! yield "of ha 'Co
humbla "riier-ir Valued4 af' ioo
000.
The spring Ashing season lasts only
about four months from APrI1 15 t0
August ' ', 25 so ." it means $750,000
monthly' to' those Interested in It and
those who live at and near the seat
of the Industry.
Tho Oairyirig Industry.
w.Xairytng;Clatsoit county Is In its
Infancy, and very few dairymen realize
the natural advantages of this coun
try.1 The ctlmaite, coupled' with the pro
ductiveness of the oil, makes; It an ideal
iJtetriQt , fori production ot butter and
cheese; dairymen are,' thklng more In
terest In the breed and care of stock.
With! : the genuine' butter ' cow, such
as few here have as yet, much better
results -may be "Obtained though -even
now the juxurient pasturaga Tenables
the cowa to Xurnjah an aloundonce'. of
rich milk," VltbT more than an average
of butter fat. A modern equipped
creamery la inp operation in Astoria,
furnishing the 'farmers a ready sale
for, heir creanu a aft average rtc$ Jot
!th year of i2 cehls 'per pound for
butter, fat;, a nd tha cows jrleH urtjer
jfobd care,' about 225 pounds of butter
fat per year, There Is general .Infer. ",
est ' in Increasing the dairy business;
many pf the dairymen; arr prpac!na to
enlarge their herds, and new darlea are
being started. ' Ever-growing grass
and the best market In the worhi make
this an. Inviting field for those who
understand the care of cows.
All the Oregon coast counjry, espe
clallythat ne4r the'moutij of. the Co
lutnbJa, rtW, 'IsA-ery1 airriilar' "to ihe
great dairying sections of Europe, such
aeJephiark.;iiollaAd.and he Channel
islands. The winters, however, are
milder, and the summers dryer.
The lands best adapted to grass- '
growing are the tidelands, which are
river bottoms adjoiulng: the , Colum
bia or its' branches, and overflowed bj i
the highest tides. These lands may be
reclaimed by diking, at an expense of
about $10 per acre. By diking large !
tracts by machinery w'th,. v (team '
dredges the expense may be reduced.
and more substantial dikes erected.'One t
acre of tldeiand haa been shown to be
ample for keeping one cow the entire ?
year. ,There are still In Clatsop county ;
about 20,00$ ocrps of tldeiand to be
diked, much of it being easily cleared
rrfter the diking Is done This Is no
experiment, as many of the best dairy
farms have been made on diked UJu-'1
land. ' "
Culmination and pile