THE MORNING ASTORIAN, A.4TOH1A, OREGON.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1907.
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
EittbUthod 1875.
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Official paper of Clataop county and
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MISUSE OF POWER.
There are certain people in the pub
lic eye of Astoria who need a parable
read unto them, upon the wanton mis
use of power. We shall attempt to
furnish the parable, in the hope that
the ambiguity usually attaching to
u'h presentations, may not t so
dense as to "pass ALL understand
ing." In every fairly large community oj
earth there are, primarily, three
classes of people, the decent, the in
different, and the Indecent; nature and
circumstance make it essential that
these classifications shall always ex
ist, to the greater or lesser dlsrup
tion of the public peace. Each of these
elements is chargeable with specific
mottles of power and responsibility;
and it is to the misuse of these fac
ulties that this parable is addressed.
Morally, of course, the decent people
should always prevail, and Justice,
cleanliness, regulation, and temperate
conditions should have the right of
way. Unfortunately, the exactions of
commerce, otherwise the arts and
schemes of money-getting, virulently
prevalent everywhere, intervene to
upset the balances among these three
groups, and, unhappily, again, the de
cent minority is conspicuously subjec
tive to the majority that is, at least,
tacitly, arrayed in the alliance between
the indifferent and the indecent. It
does not follow that the indifferent are
in any sense of the indecent class, but
their negation contributes to the ma
jority in every relative fashion and to
that extent allies them In tacit force
and tacit endorsement, with the inde
cent element. This alliance creates
the major power among the groups
and gives color and direction to the
local status and, at the same time, puts
the always aggressive indecent group
in the real place of power and respon
sibility. And, right here, arises the
crux of the situation. Holding that
power, the Indecents, being indecent,
invariably employ the prestige con
ceded them by the indifterents to ov
erride the situation and arrogantly as-'
sert themselves until their dominance
becomes an offense even in the nostrils
of their best allies, the indifferent;
this drives the latter Into the camp of
the decents, the majorities are re
versed and very promptly employed to
the discomfiture of the group that mis
used Its misbegotten power. And the
pendulum of reaction swings back to
the decently normal, leaving the inde
cents stranded, powerless, done for;
the indifterents ashamed, weary of their
ambiguous, discreditable agency, with
no honor to boast, nor claim to main
tain; while the decent being decent,
assume the heritage of power mis
used by the one, and neglected by
the other, to the common good of
ALL.
CLATSOP'S BIG STEP.
The initial hour of 1908 will wit
ness the first official use of Clatsop's
new and beautiful court house. By
that time It will have been builded,
equipped and the county servitors duly
Installed. There is every reason to
believe It will be well and thoroughly
, done, nnd It will certainly redound to
tlio credit ami public aorvleij of the
1
: county.
This Is the only county In th stud'
without an official "homo." and tin'
; fact that Clatsop la, hltorlrtelly. anion
; the oldest, longest willed, iuil for
scope of population, nntonf the
! wealthiest, of Oregon' counties, lends
; large accent to the need and fitness of
' the enterprise. That It will bo boautl
; fill. Imposingly so, Is proven by n
' mere glance at the elevation and
! plans; that It will be carefully and
' conscientiously const meted, we have
I no reason to doubt, and If the doubt
j shall arise upon reason, It Is well with
in the official province to cure the
defect and avoid even threatened neg
ligence; that It will be Immensely use
ful In preservative, accumulative and
expedient ways, one has but to com
pare the reallaed building with the
old, ramshackle, damp, dangerous. Illy-ventilated
monstrosity that preced
ed it; that it will cost the taxpayers,
approximately, $25,000 more than It
would, had It been carried to comple
tion when it was inaugurated is a mat
ter for deprecation made good only
by the abundant sense of security and
satisfaction Its erection and use will
ensure. Everything being equally and
fairly done and honest results achieved
the people of Clatsop will have no
cause to deplore the closing of the
contract yesterday. In this city, be
tween the County Court and the Peo
ple of Clatsop on the one part, and
Messrs. Hastle & Dougan, of Seattle,
on the other.
DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH.
Senator Hodson. of Multnomah. Is
very anxious, just now, to have the
Associated Press declared a "common
carrier," presumably, to help out the
only metropolitan paper In the state
that has not, and cannot get, the news
service from Its wires. We know of
no other reason that would Inspire a
bill of that sort against an association
of papers that has no corporate ex
istence and pays Its own tolls at the
telegraph offices of the world, never
accumulates, declares, nor pays divi
dens, and cannot, by any stretch of
imagination, be Included In the pub
lie service combines. The bill should
be laughed out of existence and prob
ably will be, unless there are half a
hundred men at Salem as dense as the
"gentleman from Multnomah." His
bill should go a bit farther, and levy
tax tolls on the carrier-pigeons, sev
eral cotes of which are maintained In
Oregon; and the Bull Run water mains
might also be classed as "common car
riers," and be sweated a bit; and the
new wireless telegraphy might stand
for a slight squeeze; or the books of
commerce that carry accounts from
year to year; or the gentleman's own
bill which "carries" such conspicu
ous "inspiration," but, we are wrong,
carrier, and supply all the essential
proof.
IMPORTANT
SESSION
County Court and Contractors
Sign for New Court House.
NEGOTIATION NOW OF RECORD
HOUR OF ACCOUNTING.
Nine-tenths of the railway mileage
of the country is already controlled
by six groups of railroads, and even
these six groups are controlled for
the most part by about a dozen men.
Already a dozen railroad magnatee
possess such autocratic power that
they can arbitrarily decide the success
or failure of two-thirds of all the large
business houses of this country.
The railroads are the veritable back
bone of the great trust Colossus which
has already established a business
empire within our so-called American
democracy. There are between 450
and BOO trusts representing an aggre
gregation of $20,000,000,000 capital. The
life of these trusts is absolutely de
pendent upon the arbitrary and unjust
and Illegal discriminations practiced
by the railroads.
The vastness of this railway empire
may furthermore be seen from the
fact that the railroads directly and
indirectly employ about Ave times as
many men as does the United States
government, including the army and
navy and they have an income of about
three times that of the United States
government.
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EDITORIAL SALAD.
A good amendment to the constitu
tion would be that no member of con
gress shall receive an increase of sal
ary unless he has nerve enough to
vote for it on a roll call.
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Or those Filipinos who are so sure
they are fit for self-government might
demonstrate it by coming over and
showing the Cubans.
The situation In Germany appears
to be that the Kaiser always runs
ahead of his ticket.
. Morning Astorlan, 60 cents a month,
delivered by carrier.
Court Mak a Number of Order
Touching Minor Matters Quit a
Grit Still Awaiting Trtatment
Full Court Prnt.
The County Court of Clatsop county
met yesterday morning, at the court
house, In regular session for the month
of February, with all member of the
court In attendance, to-wlt; County
Judge C. J. Trenchard. Commissioners
William Larson and C. C. Masten, and
County Clerk J. C. Clinton In charge
of the records and Road Master John
Frye representing his edpartment
The feature of yesterday's session
was the orderly and final disposition
of the contract for the completion of
the new county court house. John
Hastle, of the Seattle firm of eontrar
tors, Hastle & Dougan, urrlvlng on
the noon express to take over his firm's
measure of the responsibility, In ac
cordance with their successful bid for
the work heretofore made and accept
Oil.
The contract was carefully drawn by
the proper authorities here, closely
scrutinized by all Interested, approved
and duly and fully signed as by law
required, and Is now a matter of pub
lic record here. Mr. Ha-stlo says that
his people will have the proper force
of skilled workmen here ns early In
the month of March as possible, and
make the start upon the big Job, and
that it will be steadily prosecuted un
til the last day's work Is done, which
will be In the neighborhood of the
first of December next, sooner, or a
fraction later, as the exigencies of the
year's weather shall ordain.
This important matter having been
launched to the satisfaction of the
court and contractors, the court
turned Its attention to the accumula
Hons of routine affairs and dispatched
the same In the following sequence:
The report of Road Supervisor Will
lam Jones, of district No. 12, was re
ceived, examined and approved by the
court; as was that of A. L. Parker, of
district No. 17.
The supervisor of road district No.
12 was authorized to su.-ll the plow now
In use In the district for the sum of
$10, as not being suitable for the work
on hand, the court to replace the same
with another, In due course.
The clerk was directed to notify Mr.
Ingalls that a bridge tender had al
ready been appointed for service upon
the Lewis & Clark bridge No. 2.
In the matter of the tide box on the
W. J. Ingalls place, the same is
ascertained to be Ineffective In the
matter of draining, causing overflow,
and it was ordered by the court that
the clerk notify Mr. Ingalls that the
county will put In a new one, without
expense to him, on condition that he
file an agreement as to location and
that no claim shall be filed against the
the county.
The report of E. Hanbury on the
amount and character of the work
done by Johnson & Elliott, on road
district No. 77 was received and ex
amined, and It appearing that the
work has been properly completed for
a distance of 293 rods, the clerk was
directed to Issue a warrant for the
sum of $336.95, out of the special
fund No. 12, forthwith, In favor of said
contractors.
In the matter of the contract for the
completion of the new court house, It
appearing that Hastle & Dougan had
been awarded the contract, and that
they had deposited a certified check In
the sum of $5,000, that they would en
ter Into same, and having this day
signed and concluded said contract, It
was ordered that said check be re
linquished to them forthwith.
The court appointed C. G. Palmberg,
of this city, as superintendent of con
struction on the part of this county In
the matter of he new court house,
and his compensation was fixed at the
sum of $5 per day during said en
gagement. A number of minor petitions for
roads were received from various
sources and were duly filed for early
consideration by the court; and the
court adjourned until this morning at
9 o'clock.
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REPORT OF TUW CONDITION OF
THE
First National Bank
at Astoria. In the State of Oregon,
the close of business, January "tl, ll07.
KESOrUCKS.
Loans nnd discounts... $i.7.l.1.4t
Overdraft, secured anil un
secured 7,838.00
I'. S. Honda to secure circu
lation 25,000.00
Premium on V. H. llonds.. 500.00
Honds. securities, etc 5030.00
Other real estate owned..,. 3,000,00
Duo from National Hank
(not nwervg agents) 15MH9.85
Due from Stuto Hunk and
Hankers 19.501.00
Duo from approved reserve
agents 283,348 83
Check and other cash Items 237. 8
Note of other National
Ranka , 1,080.00
Nickels and cetUa 487.79
Lawful money reserve In
bank, via:
Specie $175,000.00
Legal tender notes 130.00 178.130.00
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 por cent t
circulation) 1.250.00
Total $1,185,924.63
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In $ 100,000.00
Surplus fund 12,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and axe paid .. 11.743.54
N'atlonnl Rank notes out
standing 25,000.00
Due to State rianks and
Hankers 11,712.01
Individual deposits subject
to check $768.21.89
Demand certificates of de
posit 266.347.19
Certified Checks 500.00 1,025.489.08
Total
...$1,185,924.63
State of Oregon, County of Clatsop,
ss:
I, S, S. Gordon, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
S. 8. GORDON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of January. 1907.
C. A. COOMIX5E.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
0. C. FLAVEL,
w, f. McGregor,
1. WESLEY LADD.
Director.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE
AStO
n
a Moon
at Astoria, In the State of Oregon, at
the close of business January 26, 1907.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $370,387.94
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 8,887.50
U. S. Honds to securo circu
lation 12,500.00
Bonds. Securities, etc 60,700.43
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures 3,250.00
Other real estate owned 8,233.41
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 17,334.88
Due from approved reserve
agents 169,600.02
Checks and other cash Items 3.100.99
Notes of other National
Banks 1.105.00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 1.305.10
Lawful money reserve In
bank, viz:
Specie $79,419.00
Legal tender notes. 2,135.00 81,554.00
Redemption fund with U.
8. Treasurer (5 per cent
circulation) 623.00
Total $738,584.27
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In $ 50,000.00
Surplus fund 40,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid.... 12,639. i3
National ' Bank notes out
standing 12,500.00
Individual deposits subject
to check $324,134.55
Demand certificates of de
posit 45,776.64
Time certificates of de
posit 253,633.35 623,544.54
Total $738,584.27
State of Oregon, County of Clatsop,
ss.
I, J. E. HIgglns, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 31st day of January, 1907.
GEO. C. FULTON,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAU,
L. MANSUR,
Directors
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