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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1906)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER ,11, M- A I Big December Bargains STOCKFISH STOCKFISH . t . Just received by to days express a fresh supply. Place your order before It is all ((one Portland Gamblers Have Selected a Candidate for Mavor. At Astoria's Great Shopping Center. BIG RAKE OFF ON MACHINES J You must not fail to read this ad. and then come and see the goods THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. A. V. AULEN, Sole Ajentt for Barrtogtoa Hall StlCut Collet. FORECAST Twin Cities at Mouth of Columbia River Next. GRAIN DEPOT FOR NORTHWEST Hill Plan to Abandon tht Sound for the 8wifttr Despatch of tho Groat Staple Astoria to Tako Hor Placo in Now Destiny. ABERDEEN. Dec $. (Special . to tho AstorUn.) Tho oft-told story that a now city Is to bo built opposite A' toria on Gray's River la true., This new city will b tho creation of James J. Hill, nominally the head of the Great Northern, but as well the dom . lnating spirit In the affaire of the Northern Pacific The new city Is to be a Northern Pacific town and the whole scheme for Its creation has been '"worked out - From a man whoso word can be ab solutely depended upon. It Is learned the Northern Pacific will build the new city. The land has been pur chased, as Is known quite generally, and Just as soon as the north bank line Is completed, as far as Gray's bay, the work of building: the town will be begun. The assurance Is given that the cost of building the town will be Infinitesimal as compared with the benefits which will accrue. The building of the new town has been planned because the ' Northern Pacific has found itself at a disadvan tage trying to do business on the Sound. For years the people and press of Astoria have sought to demon strate that eventually the ocean port must be used; but during all of those the people of Portland have prevent.! the extension of terminal rates to Astoria and diverted much of the . templates extension of the Moollps branch northerly, forming a second loop In northwestern Washington. A gentleman who Is connected with the Northern Pacific states that the new city on Gray's bay will be built without delay. Primarily this new city Is intended as a point from which grain may be shipped. Coincident with the announcement of the Northern Pacific's abandonment of Puget Sound as a base of operation comes the be lated admission that business can be done on the Columbia for Just one sixth the. cost on the Sound. Astur lans will recall the vim with which the press of this city hammered away at this great truth and the poor sue- cess with which tht campaign for equal rates was attended, tt was loudly claimed by the trans-continentals that grain could, be handled Just as cheaply at Portland. Seattle and Tacoma as at Astoria, yet now tht Northern Pacific officials declare that, doing business at the mouth of the Columbia, the cost Is only one sixth that to which they were here tofore put! . The new city will be a city In every sense of the word. It will depend mainly upon Its shipping, , which, or course, would be almost sufficient In Itself for tht maintenance of a town of 25.000 or mora. But Mr. EIU will develop other Industries. He will en courage fishing and with an immense body of timber back of the townsltt, he will have bis saw mills, box fae torles and. It is said, furniture fac torles, a flour mill and other similar Institutions. Be plans a city Of smokestacks. . This story of the Northern Pacific' latest development scheme Is literal ly true. It comes from a souce which cannot be doubted and was related In confidence to a gentleman who thought he was Imposed upon when he was asked to remain silent The north bank line Is well along, and the new city will exist In reality Just as soon as the development scheme can be car ried out. When it was suggested to the gentle man who originally furnished tht In formation that thre was limited depth on the north shore of tho Columbia Dealers In Portland Claim That Shut' ting Down tht Nlokle-ln-the-8lot Machines Has Reduced Their Business. grain business to Puget Sound ports." nn'1 tflat th new city could never be But now the Northern Pacific has found that It must do business at the Cheapest port, and, having no outlet on the Columbia, it will pro ceed to create on. The Northern Pacific is building down the north bank of the river from Kalama, and an engineer in the em ploy of the company says the work is well along toward completion. The line will not stop at Gray's bay, but will be run on to the coast. Then It will strike north, passing through South Bend and Raymond, and con tinuing to Gray's harbor, coming out at Cosmopolls. From Cosmopolis the road will be extended Into Aberdeen parallel with the present tracks of the company. This means that southwest ern Washington is to be looped by the Northern Pacific, which also con- Do You Realize That you need shoes for the rainy season that has now made Its ap pearance. Just Arrived for MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN .FALL 8TYLE8, 8MART DESIGNS. That please the eye, lend comfort to tht feet and give perfect durability. THE BEST MADE DR. A. REID'8 CUSHIONED 8HOE8: I ' what Mr. Hill expwtta It to he. he made this reply: 'The depth at Gray's hay Is ample for our purposes. Between the bay and the sea -fhere Is Just one shoni spot, and we can easily remove that So far as the Columbia river t)ar is concerned, there will soon be ample depth there. In the past the effort to Improve the bar was not an honest one, -as you well know, but now the work Is progressing with the idea In view of accomplishing results. 'The railroads have no end of Influence In congress, and were enabled to secure an appropriation ror the bar In a year when other rivers and harbors i were neglected. You may put It down for certain that the Northern Pacific will not be troubled for depth." Union Pacific's Recourse. The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad is and has been for some time a Union Pacific possession. When the Northern Pacific comes down the north bank of the Columbia and cuts Into the grain business at the new city on Gray's bay, the community of Interest proposition will be elimin ated. The railroads will be at each other's throats and the Union Pacific will b forced to meet the competi tion. This car. only mean that Astoria will b utilized. Of course, competition cannot be acee,flfy met nt Portland, because of limited depth and the need fcs Inland UWHe. Northern Paelfln Feet don't ache or tire. .Investigate ! officials admit that the Union Pacific the quality and be convinced, - OUR 8PECIALTY LINE of Logger's Shoes Guarantees Satis faction to tht Wearer Nont Better : but a Leader of All. S. A. G1MRE 543 Bond Street, Opposite Fischer Bros. will come down to Astoria with' Its business, and It really sems that this city day of deliverance is at Irift at hand. ' Commercial history' will be wilt In Oregon and Washington during the next 12 months and' the grain pro ducers of the Inland empire will be released from their thralldom. As toria must profit immensely In the reararngement now under way. PORTLAND. Dec. 10. While the ci gar dealers have complied with tht law closing up nlokle-ln-the-slot ma chines, there is a strong undercurrent of resentment against the order of Mayor Lane In closing them up. That there la a sub-rosa plan for retail! tlon of Ue money-making adjuncts to their business has already been de veloped. , "i Those interested In Its consumma tion prefer to be content to let the slot machines and other gambling ap paratus lit Idle for the next few months. Each step in their plan will be taken cautiously. People may think," said a saloon man and cigar, dealer, "that w are going to lie down without a fight, but they art greatly mistaken! Wa can afford to let things run along for a' time because nobody knows when our: mayor will have another attack t. moral rash. His position Is too rldtc- ulous for anything. He would have: the public believe that bt has just . discovered that there were laws, against playing the slot machine and! srstnst die ntmes. ; and nther forma of gambling, but he knew Just as much about It tht day he asaumtd office as he does today, and Chief Grltsmacher knew It long ago, knew as well aa be knows it today. "Hurt our business T Of course It did, and that la why wa expect to re taliate. There is a man already men tioned for mayor whom be rely on to help us. We know where he stands on the 'open town' . proposition, and his position Is right. And you can put It as strongly as you like that the saloonmen,' the ctgar-dcalers and the gamblers will raise a campaign fund to elect this man as next mayor of Portland, that will beat anything of the kind ever attempted before. "We expect to elect this man and we are assured of protection if he wins. And we expect further to pay for that protection. And, why not? i Isn't It a good deal better for tt to, dig down in our pockets and pay! something and be allowed to run our t slot machines and other game It Is to have no returns from returns from such games? We would come out ahead if the matter , were udjusted on a percentage basis, as is contemplated." $1.00 Dress Goods 8lc. . All wool Panamas in CO, 52 and 51-inch widths, the best wearing fabric made lor. walking suits, etc. $1.50 grade for, $1.15); 51.25 jyade for 'iWc, and the $1.00 grade for 81c. , Silk Department. For this week we offer 2,800 yards of all silk Japs, for linings and fancy work; come in 21 and 25 inch widths; very special, the yard at ; 25c , Crepe be Chines for Du Barry Scarfs. This is the favorite, fabric for these faddish scarfs, and we have the most complete assortment possible, at the yard.. . . ..........$1.00,1.25 nad $1.50 Women's $J Underwear 85c White or natural Merino pants and vests, medium weight goods, sells regu larly for $1.00 the garment, special for this week only at 85c Women's Black Cashmere Hose, for this week only at ... 25c Women's fine ribbed Cashmere Hose for this week only at 40c 'Full assortment of Flcischner's Knit ting Yarn .......:......25c ikein Big selection of Challis Ginghams and Calicoes..... ............. 4c the yard The best assortment of Ladies' and Children's cloaks and suits in Astoria, from $2.50 up to $35.00 each. Astoria Agents for Royal Worcester Corsets. , .... - ... ;'. i,...y Buy "someone" a Fur Scarf or set of Women's velvet Costumes. Rednccd one fourth. Special Lace Sale . , Mechlin and Maltese in com pint sett; splendid for trimming so many of tht llltlt things you'll be . nmklnir fur pretty Christmas gift, priced llkt this: Vi'lnch width, per yard St 'lncu width for, per yard, 12 and 1Bt l-lnoo width. yard.. . IS 1So and 80t Mechlins Laces and Insertions, , pectatly suitable &r the trimming of fine kortihMa, waist or any Article that needs tht application of filmy, foamy luces. See These Kerchiefs t All Linen Kerchiefs with embroidered and hemstitched edges 13c, 23c, 8Se and up from 90t InlUal Ktrchkfa of purt Ilnvn, IUeh- ardoou's make, hetustltohud; 2Se tain, or a bos of tig fr ..11.29 Pint Initial Kerchiefs, hemstitched, ISO grade, box of tig for..,.,.., $1.80 Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, purt tin en, aucln valuo at Wo ?5fl, 20o, 17a, 1S, iTt9 and . 10 . Colored Check Kerehlefa, tht latest fad in women's handkerchiefs, splen- . did assortment, pcat values al each ..40a Elastic Belts That's tht atwst and thot art among tht best; made In the nail-studded effects, come In white, black or col . or4 and selling up from...... 11.23 Soarft and Moas of Oatrloh feathers. In black, whits or colors, every ont aptcla valuef prices up from 115.00 Ribbon Specials ' MUes and mlltt of Ribbon at this great Ribbon store. Holiday time calls for ribbon for to many thins. You'd better oomt here today bent on ribbon buying. : . .V. - " ,1' , , ' No, L all silk Ribbon, per jurd.... 2a , Or the piece of 10 yards fur.,..1So No 1H Ribbon, all silk the yard.. So Or the piece of 10 yards for..28o No. I rtlbbon, all silk, tht yard for S'ro Or tht piece of 10 yards for... .Mo THE A. DUNBAR CO. ?, th(injf - . r . m wii 1 1 Astoria's Foremost Dry Goods, Suit and Silk House. CLEVELAND IMPROVING. Condition of Ex-Preiident Slight Improvement. Shows NEW YORK, Doc. tO.-Kirover Cleveland who become 111 over a week ngo, was reported slightly belter yes terday at his home In Princeton,. ,N. J. In addition to his attack of acute Indigestion he hns a bad cold. He whs able to oat dinner yeaterdny with his fsimlly but had to return to bed this afternoon. v ; STAR THEATER. 'A Flag of Truce" opened notwith standing the weather and counter at tractions, to a good sized house. . This play has been seen here before, but never In such capable hands and from beginning to flnlnh the piece n ved 7lth i darh nrd a vim nut moved with a dash ond a vim that carried the smdlence along with it spell-bound, ' Miss Hammol In the leading role of Annie Halms, played it sweetly, which was about all that could be dono with It. As Tom and Tim Hewlnr, inknn ro- pct!v!r by Messrs. atontguiiier? aWl EllHworth, from a melodramatic stand point loft little to be desired. . The strong scene in the third act was played with all the force and strength that the situation called for and the curtain went up thtso t!mf: to long and continuous applaune. Harry Blan chard, as Dad Ilewins, was, as uaual, artistic and his work in tho pathetic scenes was natural ami touching.. Tb comedy foment of the piwc was furnlched by Mr. Chambarlln and MIhs Murlllo. The balance of tho cast were all that could be desired and stamped tht Empire stock company as one, If not the strongest company that ever played In this city at .propular prices Mlllons of bottles of Foley's iiuney ond Tar have been sold without any person ever having experienced any other than beneficial results from Its use for coughs, colds and lung troub los. This Is because the 'genuine Fo ley's Honey ; and Tar In tho yellow package contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Guard your health F. Laurtn. 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