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FRIDAY, JULY si, 190).
THE CORNING ASTOKIAN ASTORIA, OREGON
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Le Little People Have Foot Comfort
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"11 1-2 to 2, 1.35
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The Leading Shoe Dealers.
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore
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Capital and Surplus $100,000
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Jerful natural advantages Astoria
liases Its expectations of future great
ties. Situated on the only fresh-water
latlon represents almost every nation
My on earth, In consequence of w hich
.olltan city of 15,000 people. Its popu-
Its wharves, it enjoys marked advent
It la & lively center of business activity.
It ndvniiiiif,eous kcatlon at ths n.juth
of the treat Columbia river makes It
the trade .nnrt of the vast productive
rinn of northwestern Oregon ond
.aoutb wr stern Washington, and It la the
eupply point for fully 15.000 people.
Th estimate of copulation here
.given la conservative. The 1900 gov
ernment census accredited the city
with about 1000 eople, but the launch
ing of new enterprises, together with
ths natural growth, has added many
-hundreds to the population In the past
Uve yeara. Failure to develop local re
sources has resulted In slow growth,
tut a new era of commercial actlvlt)
la dawning and the prospects for the
city's future are very bright.
On Us miignlUceiit location and won
ttarbor of Importance in the world,
with the broad ocean but 10 miles from
ages as a shipping center. The gravity
route of the Columbia rlvr Is nature's
highway for the great Inland empire,
the Immenae product of which muat be
exported from the ocean port. At Aa
torla the largest ships may find safe
moorings, and Its harbor will accom
modate all the shipping that may ever
come to the northwest coast. It Is
pre-eminently the Pnclflo slope port,
aa New York Is the Atlantic port, and
must soon receive from the transcon
tinental railroads the recognition which
its advantages justify, as has New
York on the Atlantlo coaat
Development of the lumbering In
dustry will alone make Astoria great.
There are 75,000,000,000 feet of tlbmer
tending In the forests near ths city.
This vast timber supply Is great
enough to keep In steady operation for
20 years 100 large mill, and to afford
employment during that period to 15.
000 persons In the manufacturing
plants, to say nothing of the army of
workmen that .would be employed in
the forest. Tb 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 forest are onty a short
distance from the city, and the cost of
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Interest Mid on Time Dcpo.lt
ASTORIA, OREGON.
logo to Astoria Is light, mark
.his a most desirable point for the
nufactuer of lumber. The advent
iges offered by this city as a milling
point are beginning to attract the at
tention of mlllmen who desire to op
ate economically, and before long
tstorla will rank as the largest lum
erlng producing port on the Pad He
oast
The growth of the salmon lndustr)
will likewise prove of great benefit tc
Astoria. Dy meana of artificial propa
gation, this magnificent business has
come to stay. If will be built up, with
in a few yeara, to four times Its present
magnitude, and will then mean more
than 110.000.000 annually to the city.
Several Alaskan salmon canneries are
owned and operated here and each
year bring large 'sums to their homt
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
talists Is called to this city as a deep-
sea fishing center; also to tne great
runs of genuine French sadrlnes 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
ers and small-fruit grower. While
small-fruit growing has not been ex
tensively engaged In those who have
followed It have ben mos successful,
and one enterprising grower Is now
harvesting two strawberry cropa a
year the only Instance Of the 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 lesources
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, farmer, dairymen, fruit
grower and laborer. This new country,
where tortunee await the energetic
offers to those seeking location the.
best advantages of any section of the
west.
In every respect Astoria Is metroi
polltan. It enjoys splendid facilities I
of alt kinds, Is a pleasure-loving city
and thoroughly up-to-date. Thou
sands of strangers visit Astoria ever
month, and during the summer season!
It Is the Mecca of those who live In
ine inimiur. i no n uiucivm quar
ters, like the larger cities, and, best of
FACTS ABOUT ASTORIA AND ITS INDUSTRIES
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MAY BE EPIDEMIC
Equitable Affairs Down Former
President and Comptroller.
BOTH ARE SERIOUSLY ILL
Announced That Thomas D. Jordan, Be
moved Wednesdsy by Secretary Mor
ton, Is Confined to Hie Home Suffer
Ins With Nervous Prottratlon. '
Xew York, July 20.-Thomaa I Jor
dan, who ha Just Iwii removed from
the romptrollerhlp of- the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, which office h
had filled for a decade, I reported to be
seriously 111 at hi home In Inglewood,
X. J. He went home late yesterday Buf
fering much from the heat and In the
evening a phyiclan waa called. It waa
tated later that Mr. Jordan waa on the
verge of nervous prostration.
Xo change la reported In the condition
of James W. Alexander, who i a pa
tient In a private sanitarium near Bab
ylon, L. I. Attended by a nure, he i
now able to spend tome time In the open
air.
It fo understood that the flmt official
action on the part of the atate against
former officials of the Equitable society
will come up in the form of eulte to be
filed thU week by Attorney Ceneral
Mayer. Action of variou kind are in
the coure of preparation, and will be
led by a suit for an accounting direct
ed against the old board of director.
There will be forty-nine of thews men
cited In the complaint a having been
responsible for the funds of the society
and It i an Id that they will be naked
to (five an account of their official acta
on that wore. Under the contemplated
proceedure, the old directors can be
placed on the witness stand and question
ed almut their transaction. Under the
law of this Mate it i nobble to bring
these actiona in the broadest way imag
inable, so a to leave the field of inquiry
for the proecuting official absolutely
without restriction. It is not believed
that the attorney, general will experience
difficulty in getting service or in ac-
compelling the other formaline, for
all. It Is ths healthiest spot on earth.
Aetorla wants more peopl- Its na
tural resources will easily support
from 250.000 to 500,000 population, yet
there are only 15,000 people here to
reap the benefits that nature has so
a-enerously placed at their disposal.
I Th. tiAm.u.vp will And no better
place to locate, and few equal plncea
Labor Is always In demand, a the
highest wages, and there Is much en
couragement for the man who wishes
to engage In business. Strangers often
remark the uniform courtesy of tin.
people and the general effort on the
part of Astorlans to make matters
nleasant for visitors. The home-seek
er or Investor who falls to visit Astoria
will make a great mlatake, for no other
community In the Pacific northwest
offers such opportunities as the lower
Columbia river district.
Astoria has a $300,000 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 dolly and six weekly
newspapers, excellent telegraph antj
telephone service, three banks carry
ing deposits of about $2,000,000, two ex
press 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 the only fresh-water seaport on the
Pacific coast; Is situated at the mouth
of a river that drains an'emplre; has a
harbor large enough to accommodate
the combined ahlpptng- of the PaclfW
coast; has a trunk-line railroad con
necting It with four transcontinental
railroads; Is the uttermost railroad ex
tension point on the "American conti
nent; I 200 miles nearer Tokahoma
and other oriental porta than any other
Pacific coast port; ts 110 miles nearer
the Cape Nome mining country than
any other port on the Pacific coaat; 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 theonly place where the royal
chlnook salmon Is packed; has sub
stantial public and business buildings,
factories and handsome residences.
Astoria'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
many f tlio who arc to be defend
ants already liar signified thejr willing
ness to meet lii in hslf way.
WART MUNICIPAL BAKESHOPS
Call if Iatued Aiklng Bakers to Assist
t In Establishment ,
Xew York, July 20,An appeal to the
bakent' union ln! America, calling upon
them to anoint In the establishment of
municipal bakehop in all citiea of the
United Htate, Canada and Mexico, ha
been prepared ,y the Journeymen Bak-,
ers' and Confectioner' .International
Union. It call attention to the posaible
good that may ' result from etate or
municipal control of variou publie util
ities ami declare that the food product
industry i among the moot important
on the lit. , ; -
Bent Her Double.
1 knew no one for four weeks when 1
waa aick with typhoid and kidney
troubles, writes Mrs. Annie Hunter, of
PitUburg, Pa. "And when I got better,
alts--ugh I had one of the best doctors
I could get, I was' bent double, and bad
to real my hand on my knees when I)
walked. From thia terrible affliction 1
was readied by Electric Bitters, which
restored my health and strength and
now I can walk as straight aa ever.
They are aim ply wonderful." Guaranteed
to cure stomach, liver and kidney dis
orders; at Charles Rogers' drug store;
price 60c -
A Willing Servant
Mr. Vsn Dubb Xow, Bridget, I'm
going to give a upicr and a dam thU
evening, and I want you to show my
gtieot what you can do.
- The New Cook Well, mum, I wont
diiuiipint ye. I Ink t It prize at th'
firemen' social hop a th' bit lady dan
cer on th flure. Cleveland Leader.
Forced to Starve.
B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky., aays:
"For 20 year I suffered agonies, with a
tore ou my upper lip, so painful, tome
times that I could not eat. After vain
ly trying everything elae, I cured it with
Bucklin'a Arnica Salve." It's great for
burns, cut and wound. At Chas. Rog
ers' drug store; only 25 cents.
Slight Change.
Mr. Hayrick Well, Sila,.did you ho
tice aViy changes in the fashions in the
city!
Mr. Hayrick Ya. Ther gold bricks
air a little yallerer and ther green good
leetle greener. Pittsburg Dispatch.
are six large school buildings here,
The schools are conveniently located In
all aecttona 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. Astoria' Water System.
Astoria possesses a $300,000 gravity
water syatem, which Is not equalled
ln 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
la 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
r'y Is regulated. The water system of
Astoria Is extensive enough to supply
the needs of 100,000 people, besides af
fording fire protection to all parts of
the city.
The Lumbering Industry.
The mouth of the Columbia river
haa the greatest body of timber trlbu-
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 $11,000,000. Coal, gold and silver,
fruit, cattle and sheep, wool and fish,
nil of which are produced In great
abundance, fall far below, nor hardly
equal In the aggregate, the wealth de
rived from the forests. The towh,
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 trlbu-1
tary to Astoria are. In order of qual-1
Ity; Douglas fir., commercially known ,
aa Oregon pine; hemlock, spruce and J
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 pint
are found on the highest of the coast
BOON TO SHIPPERS
Tehauntepcc National Railway to
. JB Completed Soon.
FROM SAUNA CRUZ TO GULF
Has Contract With American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company to Transport
Freight Between . Two Oceans. Will
Give Shippers Quick Service.
San Francisco, July 20. Tehuantepee
National Railway from 8alina Cruz, on
the Pacific ide, to Coatzacoak-o on the
Oulf of Mexico, a distance of 190 mile,
W about completed and It is expected
that within nineor twelve month har
bor and wharfage facilities for the land
ing of steamship and the transfer of
freight will be finished. The American
Hawaiian Steamship Company, now op
erating a line of teamhip between
San Francisco Hawaii and Xew York,
through the atraits of Magellan, has
concluded a contract with the Tehuan
tepee railroad, ' for the operations of
connecting eteatrothip lines on both the
Pacific and Atlantic sides and will use
the seven vessels .now operated Tia. the
strait of Magellan in this service, in
addition to two new ships about to be
built.
The company expects to afford a aer
vice of 25 days by the new routes as
againt 33 or 40 day now taken to trans
port freight between here and Xew York
via Panama and approximately 30 days
via American railroad
WILL CHANGE ROUTE.
Southern Pacific Contemplates Improve
ment in Rapa Valley Line.
San Franciaco, July 20. The South
ern Pacific has decided to change the op
eration of the company's Xapa valley
line, which run to CalUtoga. General
Manager Calvin has decided that the
line beb-en Xapa and Caliatoga can be
operated to advantage aa part of the
California Northwestern system and it
is given out that alt will be made part
of that system and operated in connec
tion with the Tiburon line as soon as
mountains, but little near Astoria. The
(spruce, of the tideland species, ts found
only on the west slopes of the coast
mountains. It attains a diameter vary
nng from about an average of six feet
to II or 17; and specimens 57 and 63
feet ea'ch In girth have been measured
1 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 timbers, the trees seldom be-
ing of greater height although often
very large. Tet cedar is not plentiful
in this section. In general estimates oi
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 esti
mated at 3,000,000 to 8,000,000 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
j 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 fishing Interests.
Astoria wants more manufacturing
concerns, and offer 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, sand the . Intending investor In
western properties should look over the
Astoria situation. Sites can 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 $3,059,600.
Salmon Industry.
Astoria ewes Its existence largely to
the great salmon Industry 6t which It
is the center. Year after yea the Co
lumbia river has given up fts wealth
ot 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 maltUalned its
average of production, and in this re
spect can be classed as one of Oregon's
the Weekly Astorian.
certain track connections In the neigh
borhood of Xapa can lie made. '
A saving of half an hour wilt be ef
fected by the change and the transfer
of passenger and baggage at the ferry
from Vallejo junction to South Vallejo
will be avoided.
It will bring rich, red blood, firm flesh
and muscle. That's what HaMster
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Taken
this month keep yon well all summer.
33cnts, Tea, or Tablets, at Frank Hart's
drag store, '
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Maintains unexcelled service from the
west to the east and aoutb. Making;
close connections wi.h trains of all
transcontinental lines, passengers are
given their choice of routes to Chicago,
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans.
and through these points to the far
east -
Prospective travelers desiring infor
mation aa to the lowest rates and best
routes are Invited to correspond with
the following representatives:
a H. TRUMBULL. Commercial Agent,
142 Third St, Portland. Ore.
J. C LINDSET, Trar. Passenger Agnt.
142 Third St., Portland, Ore.
PAUL B. THOMPSON. Past'gr. Agent,
If tsken this spring, keeps you well
summer. It makes the little ones eat.
sleep and grow. A tonic for the whole
family. UollUter's Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents,- Tea or Tablets at Frank
Hart's drug store.
D
Pears' is essentially
a toilet soap. A soap
good for clothes won't
benefit face and hands.
Don't use laundry soap .
for toilet or bath. That
is, if you value clear
skin.
Pears' is pure soap
and matchless for the
complexion.
Sold in town and village
greatest resources.
The annual salmon yield of the Co
lumbia river is valued at $3,000,000.
The spring fishing season lasts only
about four months from April 15 to
August 25 eo It means $750,000
monthly to those Interested In It and
those who live at and near the seat
(of the Industry,
The Dairying Industry,
Dairying In CtatsOQ county is In it
infancy, and very few dairymen realise
the natural advantages ot 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 luxurient pasturage enables
the cows to furnish an abundance of
rich milk, with more than an average
of butter fat A modern equipped
creamery Is In operation In Astoria,
furnishing the farmers a ready sale
for their cream, at an average price for
the year of 22 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 darles are
being started. Ever-growing grass
and the best market In the worM mak
this 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
milder and the summers dryer.
The lands best adapted to grass-
growing are the tidelands, which are
river bottoms adjoining the Colum.
bla 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 large
trcts by machinery wtth steam
dredges the expense may be reduced.
and more substantial dikes erected. One
acre of tideland has been shown to be
ample for keeping one' cow the entire
year There are still in Clatsop county
about 20,000 acres of tideland to be
diked, much of It being easily cleared
efter. the dicing is done.' This ts no
experiment as many of the best dair
farms have been made on diked tide
land. '