THE MORNING A1ST0RIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
" K B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER it, 1907.
THE
MORNING USTORIAN
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TELEFBOME MAIM (St.
onicl.1 Mwr of CUtsop couoty ud
IheCllJof Avtorl.
WANTED: BRAINS, AND MONEY!
Men. nor towns, ever get to a point
where they want nothing; there is al
ways something desirable, and oftener
than not, unattainable. Astoria ha her
ambitions, plans and purposes, and by
rational degree she is rounding in her
best cherished advantage and has her
cards laid for the accumulation of other
necessities, that make for her final en
dowment as a city of standard measure
and equipment. Her niOst essential want
at tlie present moment, however, is a
man or a group of men, primarily gifted
with brains enough to appraise her real
need for an extended electric railway
system, that shall comprehend the base
line around the peninsula, a crest line
long its backbone, with deflecting lines
down both faces of the hills to the two
bays that flank her site, and, of course,
tie logical and certain continuance of
the system across Young's Bay to the
"West Side" with all that means to the
concern that will go far enough and
give a I've and comprehensive service.
Secondarily, they must have money, be
cause Astoria, having Sdt by this un
used increment, for lo! these unmention
able years, without initiative enough to
make tie slightest grasp at it, is not
to be relied upon to do more than make
it feasible for someone else to do it,
and this she will gladly- do because she
actually understands her own limitations
as well as her crying necessities and
undeniable short comings of this sort.
There is a splendid field here for the
trained brains and idle capital behind
builders of such plants and lines, and the
day cannot be far distant when tie
glaring possibilities of the proposition
..will be noted and made proper use of;
and, when it shall have been taken over
and exploited to the ultimate, the men
who have known it, seen it, figured it,
and neglected it, will gulp down another
lesson in industrial economics that will
' last them for the rest of their lives.
Even the layman, without a shred of
technical knowledge, can see the reason
able ratio of profit hat must accrue
from the correlative development that
invariably follows such expansion of
transportation aui the sole trouble with
those who are best informed, hereabout,
on the score of this work, is, that they
want other people's money to work with,
rather than their .own; the new and crip
pling doctrine of latter-day financial
degma and policy. Well, if it must be
other people's coin, let the outsider have
the whole thing, so long as his courage
and means make it possible for Astoria
t( forge ahead on her destined course
of growth. Even the man from abroad
has been in here and tried to work the
new promoting trick and some of them
have gone so far as to really throw out
surveyg and do a bit of grading but the
faroe has always played itself out after
lingering long enough to deny the gift
of some honest and capable man, or com
pany, who would have done the work
long ago but fop the interloper.
We are going to howl for this thing
until we get it. Astoria needs it and
is sure to get it in time. We are going
to hasten that time if there is anything
in ceaselessly demanding, and inviting,
and declaring our belief in the virtue
and value of the enterprise. Such an
investment here would men the milding
of a thousand homes in this city the
very first year of its existance; with
all the vast and swift accumulations
tl-at must follow the last foot of such a
read, and to the last day of its opera
tion, '
ASTORIA'S SEAL PLACE.
The port of Astoria stands at the
transportation-end of the base-of-grades
for all traffic from, and to, the great
Northwest of America. This is the
simplest way of putting the proposition
tc those who are not familiar with the
exact conditions here. The city stands
rt the mouth of the Columbia River,
the mightiest artery of what is com
monly known, the country over, as the
"great Northwest," that "vast and rich
territory that as yet, hag hardly been
"scratched'' by the industrial hand of
ro&n; within 10 miles of deep-blue Pa
cific Ocean water, and in the midst, or
rather at the feet, of a measureless,
(pristine forest of merchantable wood.
I without parnlM, in scope and valuV, any
where else, on earth. : ;
The jetty stand upon a peninsula,
1'aiiked on either side by a magnillcent
bav and useable for all marine businesses
I whatsoever, within sight of a bar that
I k yielding, year ly year, inch by inch, to
the effect of a mighty jetty six mile
ii. length mat iniisi, m June, so nnvuass
the tides of the ocean and the flood of
the great river, as to leave an almost
seimdles channel, from tie deep waters
or the sea to the pier-sides within this
ltarlwr. Nature has been far kinder than
man (man in the Governmental tense,
a Ion excepted), iu the disposition of
things about Astoria and we are but
waiting for man to realixe his blunder
and return to the muly-at-haud advant
ages he has so long ignored in favor of
the metropolis, 112 miles inland, and
u two rivers.
We are calling people -to this city
and section by every mail that goes
jbeiic and we want them badly not only
U bring their wits and dollars ami in
dustrial crafts and help build u up and
I grow- and prosper with us, but to aid us
ir ihe task of swinging Atria des
tiny back to the natural and unesoap
abl'e trend laid out for it and fim which
'it was swerved only at the liehest of
inllueiice that intervened Ions? . before
the dictates of trade had made their
proper impress in. behalf of this model
sea-port and logical territorial sea-gate.
But the deflation is not insuperable;
ic is already giving w-iy to the inevitable
pull and rebound compelled by everyNaw
of nature, that which all transpor
tation methods adhere to with wonder
ful precision and grim finality, once
tl.ey are established ;and we shall have
something to offer those who conic at
our bidding, that we did not have when
we called them, something of inltmte
value and transcendent importance, and
from which they who cast their lot with
us, shall reap a's abundantly as we, who
have waited so long for the realization:
THE ESTABLISHMENT, HERE, AT
ASTORIA, OF THE MIGHTIEST MA
RINE DEPOT, PORT AND HARBOR.
ON THE MARGINS OF THE VAST
PACIFIC!
SATAN AND NEWSPAPERS.
"What would Satan do if he were an
editor!" asks the Rev. Mr. Shaffer, and
he proceeds answer his question by
dt daring that he (i. e.) Satan would
do pretty much what every present-day
editor does in the conduct of his news
paper. Mr.jShaffer is one of those hot
stuff creatures who try nobly to do their
duty by the Monday morning news
paper, which is largely a chronicle of
pulpit sayings and doings. The Ore
genian printed the brother's sermon
yesterday; yet it is pained to relate
that no special increase in the usual
daily sales or circulation war recorded.
On the other hand, the Evening Tele
gram told in an extra the story of a low
prizefight in San Francisco and sold
thousand of copies. Now, we'll have to
leave it to Bro. Shaffer and the public
to draw a moraL if there is any, from
this situation.
Meanwhile, though a little discour-
azed.The Oceanian will promise to
stay with the preachers and print their
sermons faithfully, even though few go
to hear them, pr some of them, on the
theory that ifthe public won't listen to
them they certainly should be made to
read them. We shall await too, with
what patience we can command the
leport from the sales conuter next Mon
day morning, when we expect to inform
the public through our report of Bro
ther Shaffer's sermon, "what Satan
would do if he were a preacher." We
cculd answer that question to our own
satisfaction, but we purpose to give
Brother Shaffer a chance. We are sure,
however, that if Satan were a preacher,
and had selected such a sulphurous sub
ject, he would announce it a week in
advance, prepare a typewritten report
of the sermon and give it out to the
newspapers. Oregonian.
ASTORIA THEATER.
Splendid Production of "Whose Baby
Are You?"
MM
"Whose BabyvAre You!" wae present
ed by the Allen Stock Company to a
most appreciative audience that filled
the house to comfortable capacity, the
performance was received with great
favor and approval. Mise Felton played
the part of Madge Morton, the unexpect
ed visitor and during her scenes it was
a continuous laugh, she kept her au
dience with her the entire evening, dis
playing a few of the many attractive
qualities she possesses. As Walter
Mylton Jr., the farce was complete in
Mr. Forrest Seabury's delightful inter
pretation of the part.
Mr. Harry Blanchard appeared as the
baron, and hist work, though not new
to us, is always a welcome delight. He
i3 one of the few who come from the
good and solid old school of acting.
Mrs. Allen kept the fun rolling with
her very funny eccentric slavey and she
appeared to better advantage than in
the -opening bill. Miss Thompson and
Miss Mundorf also proved their worth.
The performance was a splendid one and
was presented with success.
Tonight's bill is "Jim the Westerner."
BAILIFFSETTEMMADE
CAPTURE
TRAPS FOUND FISHING BEFORE
SEASON OPENS, AND CHARGES
WILL BE MADE AGAINST THEIR
OWNERS.
1 Water lialitt Sett em arrived in yester
day with five nipt urea of illegal fishing.
All live instances were where llsh Imps
were operating before the 'aon opened
yesterday noon and the offender are
Knute Nelson and the 'Columbia River
Packing Company's traps, both of which
ate located at Tenasilla Island. Two
traps belong to Nelson and he was then'
in person at the time of the water
Mill's arrival and the remaining three
are reported to belong to the Columbia
Packers and John Morlwek wa along
side these trap.
Winter Baliff Settem said yesterday
afternoon that he would prefer charges
again.it the meu uudsCompany named
today and use his . utmoet endeavor to
establish a case against them. He is
confident that the men present at the
traps weiv there for the purpose of
running the traps which were fishing.
That any fish were taken he is not cer
tain but the fact that the traps were in
operation and ready to take fish makes
a clear case as far as the water baliff
is concerned.
RAINS MARE WATER
MUDDY
NO WAY OF TELLING HOW THE
FISH ARE RUNNING TO HATCH
ERIES VISITED BY FISH WARDEN
VAN DUSEN.
Master Fish Warden IL H. Van Dusen
returned yesterday ti'om an extensive
trip to Eastern Oregon where he visited
the hatcheries of that section. He was
at the Ontario station and the Wallowa
station and reports that everyhing is in
readineg to take fish. During the- time
he was there he was umihle to learn
the exact amount of fish which had ar
rived on account of the muddy water.
The recent rain had raised the streams
and made them muddy so that the fish
cculd not be seen.
Mr. Van Dusen states that the high
water is one of the most favorable as
pect of the season as it is known that
many fish have already arrived at On
tario and also at the Wullowa stations.
The high water will permit" more fish to
run up and live and the experience of
former seasons when the water has been
low will not be gone through with. At
the lowr stages the fish run up and they
arrive in such quantities that there is
not enough water for them till am! tut
get sick and die before they ma re.
These fish are called "sore backs" and
are common to every stream during the
spawning season, especially if it is low.
At the Clackamas river experiment
station the work of tiking eggs is pro
gressing and will continue for ten days
yet. The eggs have developed to such
an-extent that Mr. Van Dusen has or
dered Superintendent lirown, of the
Salmon Kiver station, to transfer the
eggs which have "eyed" out to his sta
tion. Transferring case have been sent
to the Clackamas station and this work
was probably begun yesterday.
It is a well known fact that persons
living in the Pine forests !o not suffer
from kidney diseases. One dose of
Pineules at night usually relieves back
ache. 30 days' treatment, $1.00. Your
money refunded if not satisfied. Sold by
Frank Hart's Drug ltore.
Mothers with little children need no
longer fear 'croup, colds or whooping
cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup
tastes good. ' It works off the cold
through the bowels, clears the head.
Gseranteed. Sold by Frank Hart's Drug
store. ' ,
VT Morning Aitorian, delivered
carrier, 60 cents per month.
by
WARD'S TURKISH BATHS
NEVER CLOSE
539 Commercial St., ASTORIA, ORE.
The only Turkish Baths, Rus- ;
- sian Tub and ' Shower Baths (
First Class and Sanitary. Night Accommodations
All Modern Conveniences that are Modern
PRANK P. WARD, Proprietor
Phone Black 2253 Look lor Uie Sign on Sidewalk
j The CHICAGO PAINLESS DENTISTS,
of Portland, will open their Branch Of
fice on or about
September
Corner Eleventh
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North-West Cor.,
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NEARLY AN ACCIDENT.
Ijutt night what might have been
serious accident waa narrowly averted at
the corner of Tenth and Commm-ial
streeta. At about 0 o'clock Herman
Peterson, who was returning from his
work, wa riding his bicycle along Com
mercial sfeet, going west, while a street
car was approaching him going east.
IV-terson tumid out to pass the ear and
at the same time the team attached to
Wiella-Fargo 4 Company's wagon, and
driven by Cyrus Thompson, turned to
pans the car, from the rear and going in
thy same' direction. Peterson did not see
the team until he had dodged the car
and tried to turn out of the team's way,
but before he could do so the team,
which did not slacken speed, was upon
him and he was thrown from his wheel
under the horses' feet. Fortunately he
thrown to one Bide of the wheel,
and narrowly escaped the horesV hoofs.
although his bicycle was totally destroy
ed. It was a narrow escape and tli-
episode attracted (juite a crowd.
Opened Sundays
AS A REQUEST
HILL'S RUSSIAN AND TURKISH
BATHS
will be open Sundays. Cure
guaranteed in any case of
rheumatism, skin diseases, etc
217 Astor St., Astoria, Ore.
TAKE
QX Commercial Sis.
"ITTfE WOULD be pleased to have every
man, woman and child, to call at the office
on the opening day and have their teeth ex
amined FREE OF CHARGE. We will also
give away on that day a beautifull souvenir
consisting of an Ivory Tooth Brush and Powd
er. Nervous people and those afflicted with
heart weakness can now have their teeth filled
without the least pain or danger.
We will give $100 to any charitable institu
tion for a tooth we fail to extract without pain.
These officeswill.be equipped with the latest
appliances and formulas fordoing high-class
dentistry. Lady in attendance.
Dr. Austin will spare no pains or money in
making this office one of the best in the North
ago Painless Dentists
COMMERCIAL St ELEVENTH Streets j
T
HE GEM
C. F. WISE, Prop.
Choice Wines, Liquors
' and Cifars
Hot Luaca at all Hoars
Corner Klireatb and Commercial
A4T0RIA
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Fisher Bros. ConiDanv 1
Sole Agents for
Barbour's and FinlaysoiTs
Salmon Twine
and Netting
Hardware, Iron, Steel and Ship Chand-x
lery. Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Brass'; :
Goods, Paints, Oils, Glass and Hardwood i :
Groceries
V
A Complete Line
' , Logger. and
Fisher Bros. Go. f
. 546-550
Astoria, -
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15th;
Mercaaata Lenta From
11:30 a. m. to i:jo p jb.
Casta
OUO0R
of Fishing, Cannery t
Mill Supplies
Bond Street
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