THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORU. OREGON.
SATURDAY, 8XPTEMSER it, 1907.
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
Etabltsai itjy
ibUsbed Daily laeept Monday by
flk J. S. MLIIHGM COMFAJiT.
SUBSCRIPTION IATXS.
fry mail, per ysar
By euiiu, par monti
17.00
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WEXIXT ASTOBUI.
34 mail, per yaw, la advaies.
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Knto u seeoo-is mnr July
3M as lb poslofflc at Astoria. Ora
jtn,ndrU art or Cotters 01 stare,
tarOnlm far tke Mnnt of Tn Mow
nunuu to either ratideno or Dtaea ot
buUBMi nay b toads by postal card or
throu SsietAone. An trrsjpilartty ia oV
Unci should bo touMcUatetr reported to Um
omoeot publication.
TSLXPBOHX MAUI Mi.
Official mmr of ClaUoD oountr and
the City of Astoria.
WATER LEVELS AUD GRADES.
All the world is looking to the water
level and grades for the common solu
tion of the transportation problems of
the hour. Railway congestion and utter
inadequacy to meet the 'requirement of
modem interchange of commerce will
correct itself in time and the system will
expand to the growth that has over
leaped it service by ctupendou bounds;
but until the rail courses of the world,
and especially of America, have risen to
the requirements, the water routes are
to be utilized to an extent that will
make them utterly indispensable for
ever. In every essential, save that of time,
the waterways are surer, safer, cheaper,
more comfortable, and, except to the
speed maniac the most preferable in
thousand ways. The exactions of. com
petition have wrought the twentieth
Century madness for the greatest speed
possible, and to the extent of nearly 70
per cent, has forced up the time-limits
of steam craft all over the earth. What
it has done ashore is almost immeasur
able hut the access there has always
advanced the ratio of disaster and loss
to an equality with the main achieve
ment ' '-
Every seaport in the land, every river
town,",' every center abutting upon 1
water service, should husband' it ad'
vantages and create and widen the facil
ities inseparable from the water route
lying nearest and next to it. It it one
of the chiefest public dutiet pertaining
to communities so situated, since these
services are to become pamiuount apt In
for years to come. Economy, the initial
law of commerce, demands that thia be
done, and to neglect it is to sacrifice an
immensely valuable franchise.
This applies with stringent force to
Astoria. She is one of the cities on this
continent that ha everything to gain
and absolutely nothing to lose by such
a program; sne it peculiarly and Hap
pily in line "for just such development,
her cititens wvre told last night at
the Chamber of Commerce by an expert
student in the science of waterways, na.
tional and local, Mr, John A. Fox. of
the National River and Harbor Con
gross.
This port ' possesses in a wonderful
degree, every requisite for the establish
ment of a magnificent maritime con
quest of Pacific trade, the which, while
building, will amplify her importance, in
exact equation with that development,
a a railway center of vital importance,
for the reason that railways are always
hunting for great marine terminals; and
frequently, the railways themselves,
build such terminals and give impetus
to the marine prestige, as well. This is
to be the case with Astoria, in a large
measure; but it must not detract one;
ioU from the specific tenacity of the
place and people in the general effort' to
enhance her importance and hep up
building. 1
If every Astorian will keep in mind
the basic fact that this city is founded
on the margin of one of the world's
finest harbors, and work on that hypo
thesis alone, all else will come to her
that it worth having in the way of com
mercial expansion.
stmt ion a little better than Its pre
decessor; they will be la position to
urgo popular interest lit an organic
event that may not be set aside save
for the most overwhelming reasons; and
will do the work with a heartiness born
of the suwnee that It ha been pre
ordained by major consent of the people
here, and despatch incident to business
rules. - . ,. .
The Astoria Regatta, is among the
standing attraction of the northwest,!
and as the year go by, a population j
and resource increase and means of
entertainment multiply, it will grow in
to a famous institution eatrerly looked
for each recurring year and take it
place in the coast schedules of unfall
ing, standard and popular attractions,
in which will be included all the great
artists, sports, games and specialties on
the cards. Astoria' Ideal bay and river
scope, Iter Meal climate and her destined
rise commercially, will always make the
Regatta feasible and famous. 7
CANADIAN ROADS
Regulated by Three Paid Com
. missioners. ' .A
THE REGATTA ORGANIZATION.
When the citizens of Astoria went
a. permanent organization for the
into
handling of their Regatta, interests, they
did a wise thing. They assured the per
manency of one Of the brightest festi
vals of the state, and put it in line for
methodical and economical handling;
summarized ; the detail and gave busi
ness tone to the whole thing, and made
it ft matter of public , consideration and
interest, with no haphazard or dubious
features about it
Officers and directors of the Regatta
Association will always know what is
expected of them and will go about
their annual work with ft clear under
standing of the necessity of never miss
ing a season, and making each demon-
A MUNICIPAL DOCK.
While we are all preparing for the ac
ces and expansion about due at Astoria
in the near future, it might be well for
the city itself to get In line cummer
cially and take over some frontage for
the purpose of a municipal dock. It
would be a paying investment, provided
it is made now, or very soon, and before
the price of harbor realty become in-
fisted. If it were well improved It
would be a constant source of revenue
and in time would become a valuable
item of tltf city' budget. It would
solve .a number of question now hang
ing fire, and among them, the question
of having ft permanent and adequate
place for discharging ballast-cargo,
which is going to be one of the first es
sentials of the port; and again it would
afford facilities for quarantine matters
of all sorts, and would give added sig
nificance to the office and duty of a
harbor master, an agency that should
have been here long ago.
It is well to take things of this calibre
in time,' to arrange details and discuss
the problems incident to them, so that
when the hour for action arrives, there
will be an intelligent publie knowledge
of the acquisition and general readi
ness for the adaptation of the utility.
Astoria will need all sort of commer
cial equipment before many months and
it Is reasonable that she take these
things into consideration and prepare
herself for the demands that are certain
to be made upon her; and that such a
course will be taken it evidence that
she is perfectly conscious of what is
coming and due to her in the way of
commercial development, as the finest
seaport on the north Pacific Coast.
HAVEALMOSTSUPREMEPOWER
No Questions Are Long Drawn Out
and 00 Protracted and Expensive
Legislation Allowed No Appeal rrom
Decision.
Canadian mil road are regulated by a
board of three commissioners, who are
appointed for life. The chairman of
the board receives an annual salary of
10.000. and associate member $8,000.
Thia board is authorized to employ the
service q experienced railroad men
as experts in the different branch of
railroad work. The commission 1 en
dowed with power that would make
citiaen of the United States, accustomed
to the weak and Ineffectual effort of
tme Interstate Commerce Commission,
to jrap with astonishment. '
Whenever railway regulation, consid
ered necessary for the public good of
Canada, is adopted, there is no cry of
"confiscation on the part of railway
companies; no much-mooted question
as to the constitutionaltiy of the act
are raled, and no protraoted and ex
pensive legislation ensues. Ths author
ity of the board's member 1 plenary
within it jurisdiction and order may
be made rule of any Superior Court
There I no appeal from their decision,
unlet the board itself grants an ap
peal, except on question of jurisdic
tion, or to the Governor-ln-Council.
It it to be noted In thtar connection
that when the statute tutborizing this
board of commissioner and defining
their immense powers in railroad reg
ulation wa enacted, it was with the
approval and co-operation of most of
tla? Canadian roads. This statement
will be pregnant with interest to ft ci
tizen of the State who Is familiar
with the railroad situation in his own
country. It is nevertheless true In every
particular.
You out enjoy the most elegant MU
of fare In Alaika Juit u well u la
the greatest metropolis. '
Preferred Stock
Canned Goods
rMMWlMnntUtSMltntm
bring to your table the most delicate
vegetables, fruits, etc., from Msine,
New Jersey, California, Oregon, etc
Each is gathered tt its best, wherever
it is known to grow best, and It
Krked right there, only thus of firm,
it quality, in fish, meats and vege
table being accepted tor the pre
ferred Stock label. Same way with
fruits (fathered
with th dew
on and packed
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to quickly and carefully that the garden flavor Is pre
served. a sn example 01 elegant dishes, as uiy to
serve in Alaika at New York, try thisi
MftlM s imms wmi fkk sttf m ei Ptflftf4 tncfe Ihritses J
km I im ao i lui ) ilwrtT (m (km iIm ilini 1
cm W rnltcitS Sues nbwrkn.) Tim IMS ikilfe kiM Slat,
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Um PrfftrrtJ Stock f pnraatoJ-riM jtuf GrKtr.
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Istlo respect for the law I primarily
responsible (or this mote satisfactory
result. All olatse seem to teres In
th sentiment! "It it the Wf it must
b obevad,1'
The railroads , realised at one that
such action on the part of ths Dominion
Government could not fail to aet to the
mutual benefit of the Canadian people
and, in th end, to their own benefit
In on step Canada hat aecouipliabed
what the United State has not bssa
able to do la year of effort. Ths power
of the Railway Commission under the
Railway Afti are Infinitely greater and
more'clearly defined than are thos of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
under the Interstate (Commerce Act, and
In comparison, th latter seemt rldio-
utously weak and Ineffectual The pow
er of the Railway Commission within
H jurisdiction over the railway in Can
ada I absolute, and He dutiet and pow
era r set forth In th Railway Act
Such is not the case with Interttatet
I'ooimerVe Commission. It might be
well to mention a few of the mors im
portant power extended to the Rail
way Comisslon that tit Interstate Com
merce Commission doe uot seem to
potsettt
It possesses jurisdiction over Mo-
graph or telephone lines operated by
ids tanadian'i character- railroad companies and all matters ap
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Oregon Trust & Savings Batik Failure
, The recent failure of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank forced a member of our firm, who was a heavy endorser for parties owing
the defunct bank, to raise a large sum of money at once on his stock in our company, and forces us also to rase an equal amount of cash,
wherewith to buy in his stock and save him publicity. We are equal to the emt-reency, however, and to at once realize the soot cash re-
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TEN DAYS FORCED SALE
Begiiiltitig This Morning, September 28, at 9 O'clock
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Come in the Morning! Come at Noon! Come at Night!
Too busy to write
an ad. Just get one
of our big circulars
and bring it with you
to the store.
Come Early, Com e L,ate
Too busy to write
an ad. Get one of
our big cirrulars then
come to the store.
We'll show you.
There will be plenty of tales people to wait upon you and you can eome AS5UtED of a welcome and courteous treatment.
It This Morning
at
9 o'clock
the great
Forced Sale
begins
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pertaining thereto. . V ,
Tt can order th abolition of gsade
crossings where It rontldert tltera to
daajrvrou to the eommunlt to be per
niltteil, and can order th railway to
construct subway or overhead erodings
or the Installation of safety at)tIaaor
at level crossing.
It has th power to regulate the run
ning and opratloD of trains, and can
order cnange In R'hedulet or operation
of additional train to give better sr
viv for ' th awommoJatlon of buU
oest.' '
Railway companl must report to the
board all casrs of fatal or serious In-
W- .
All agreements for the sale, leas or
amalgwwatlun of railway mutt be ap
proved by the board.
The board may order the allotment or
distribution or cart, where there nay
be question of discrimination.
Railway companies mutt submit to
the board plant of all bram n lint, utw
lines, spurs, tidings, or railways of any
description whatever, and th approval
of the board must be secured before the
work ran be eotnmHn-fel, This apples,
alto, to all works, brocljps, tie,, wbldi
the rtilwayt may desire to construct.
The board may order the eonst ruction
of brldgr over navagable water, and
the regulation respecting th construe'
tlon of tuch bridge are Included In the
Railway Act
The board limy order th construction
of private tidings or spurs to any In
dustrie. If it deems It necessary.
The board may exercise jurisdiction
over claims againtt railway companies
at the same time, It protects railway
companies from unjust claims.
The board may determine what lands
the rnllwty companle may take with
out the owner' consent for right of way.
etc., and It authority extend to ex
propriation proceeding of (very dtv
script Ion. .
No railway may cross or join another
railway without the content of th
board.
The Railway Act defines the duties
and powers of director of railways.
It can fix either mnxiinuin or abso
lute rates.
So toll enn be charged which.
justly discriminate between different localities
Ko greater toll cau be charved for m
shorter haul than for a longer haul un-
ess, iu the judgment of the Commission
8ee!ul conditions make It necessary.
Freight tariffs are governed by
classification which must reoive the ap
proval of the board. This insuret uni
formity of classification.
lite effects of this beneficial rate reg
ulation on the commercial development
oi Canada cannot be overestimated.
Consider for one moment what thlt pro
tection meant.
1. Equal rates for all. A guarantee
that one teotlon of the country will not
be exploded to ths detriment of another
region equally endowed irltih natural
resourcei... .
2. No secret rebates. An exempli
fication of tb "Uvsand let llw" policy.
The' small producer It zealously pro
tected and afforded an equal chanoe on
the tame batii with a wealthy corpo
ration, ,,... " '.' , '.
, 3. Government regulation of train
schedules. An absolute assurance to the
shipper that he can fulfill hit contracts.
I In short, It maybe said that, tnt
Board of Hallway Commissioner has
absolute control over oil matter per
taining to the construction, operation
and maintenance of railroads, and, in
comparison, the power. of the Inter
state Commerce Commission teem dwarf
ed almost to insignificance,
un-'
" ;" A lesion tn Health! -
Healthy kidney filler the Impurities
from the blood .and unless thev Hn this
good halth It Impossible. Foley' Kid
ney Cure make sound kidney and will
positively cure ell forms of kidney and
uiuauer , disease: it ttrengthen th
whole tystem.