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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
THURSDAY, NOVIMBER 14, 1907.
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
Established K73.
Published Daily Except Monday by
IBS J. & BELLINGER COMPANY.
SUBSCEIPIION RATES.
By mail, pr year 17 00
Of earner, per momn. .w
WEEKLY ASTORIAB.
By maiL pr year, fa advance..
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Official piper of Clatooy County tad
the City of Astoria.
and her direct relation to the huge
scheme of expansion that are under
ray Mid contemplation, f make this city
the essential right hand of the dominant
ranter of the section; and before the
greet unfoldnient beeoiuee operatic we
expect to see l)rtlnd interests plainly
nmmfest her.
"GO TO HELL!"
WEATHER.
Western Oregon ud Washing-
ton Occasional light rain.
Eastern Oregon Fair.
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BANKS THAT CLOSE AND PAY.
J. Frank Watson. president of tba ius
ponded Merchants National Bank,
Portland, declare bia bank is the victim
of as embarrassing pressure of false
rumor; that the suspension is but tempo-
' raryi thit it can, and will, pay in full,
to its uttermost obligation, etc, etc
and for tba time being, this is the most
cheerful view to take of the situation.
Then is, assuredly, no man in Oregon
who baa any lesser hope for that, or any
other institution, now at tba mercy of
critical consideration.
We shall be glad indeed to herald the
timely resumption of the Oregon Trust
Company, the Title, Guaranty k Trust
Company yand tha Merchants' National;
because it will furnish inconteatible evi
dence of the aoundneaa of the whole
busices in Oregon and restore confidence
aa Botiing else could.
The bank that cloaca and then pays
but, wins a place not easily disturbed
thereafter, t and if the Comptroller of
Currency and Mi". Watson, and the other
receivers in question, make good in the
existing disturbances, Portland will know
now to appreciate it, as well aa the rest
of tie state.
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"TEATS OH SIGHT!"
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That quasi-public corporation, the As
toria Fuel Company, tha concern orgs
niaed under tba aegis of the local
Chamber of Commerce, to expedite prac
tcal inquiry into the oil-bearing quali
ties of tha earth fa and around Clatsop
county is going ahead quietly and intelli
gently wiin ne ta&K. it nas made a
good start and secured a strong foot
bold in the confidence of the people, ani
aa soon aa it baa made enough bead
way in point of concessions and leases
and its stock has sold to such propor
tions aa to meet the cost of the purchase
and operation of a model and modern
well-boring outfit, the chance of this
big development will be put to the touch.
The fact that the stock of the com
pany has been placed at $1.00 per share,
leaves no excuse for any man failing
to get in on the ground floor; and if
the venture proves successful there will
be plenty of profit for all concerned;
while, in case of failure, the loss will be
comparatively nil. And successful, or
not, it is well worth the cost of the
transaction, some $12,000, to know abso
lutely that there is, or is not, oil and
gas, in useable and valuable quantities in
this soil that gives forth such abundant
affirmative signs.
ASTORIA AT PORTLAND.
At tba big "Advertising' dinner given
by the Commercial Club, at Portland, on
Tuesday night last, Manager John H.
Whyte, of the Astoria Chamber of Com
merce, and Mayor Wise, with others of
the delegation from this city, made a
good impression as to the means used
here to advertise Astoria, Clatsop and
Oregon, and convinced the live men of
the metropolis that we are squarely in
Una for tba best demonstration possible
of the utilities and advantages of the
entire commonwealth. Our people and
their work were well received and heart
ily commended and the meeting was pro
lific of the best of feeling in all direc
tions. " :
Of this we are really glad and the
status will be maintained if it rests
with us to preserve the balance of good
will as between the two cities. Astoria
needs Portland in hen business, and the
day is at hand when Portland is going
to need Astoria quite as badly; the
prominent position this city occupies in
the commercial topography of Oregon,
The supreme court of the State of Mis
slssippi has handed down a decision to
tha effect that the time-honored, handy,
and really popular ejaculation "Go to
UeUI" is, in no tense prof an and does
not impign upon religious atandards at
all The assumption that follows, Is of
course, that it may be used juat as usual,
with, perhaps, a Jittle greater freedom.
since the one who employs it, does no
violence to his own scruples. There U
a tens of thankfulness that comes with
eueh decisions as this, and we doubt
not the venerable judjjva who concurred
in the finding, feel a bit better fortbe
unanimity that marked Us rendering
for in these hold up holidays there are
momenta and circumstances, when even
the poise of a dignified jurist yields. to
the pressure that warrants just such
an expression.
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- EDITORIAL SALAD. .. ,. 4
Probably never again will an obtuse
Weather Bureau be stupid enough to an
nounce rain for Football Pay.
A New York actor who tried effacing
himself in seclusion stood it for only s
week; but then, that breaks the record.
blows
And by the way, when it all
over win you economize just as you
planned to do in case it should not come
out all right!
It is very possible that meat will be
advanced in price, and some may have
to forego sausage even then they
ought not to growl.
PROSPECTS FOR COAL
EXCELLENT
THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF OUT'
CR0PPINGS IN VICINITY OF
KNAPPA SHOW EXCELLENT RE
SUITS TESTS WILL BE MADE.
Herbert Parsons not only defends his
fuse but aaya under recurring similar
circumstances be would refuse. So, what's
thsusst -'.
Politically Mr. Bryan should hava
free field." Why not give him one with
a sour-apple tree in it. and eU the rope
necessary!
For an authority on canals command
us to Professor Todd, who took 7000
photographs of Mars. "
For the lightning disappearing act
commend us to the actor who suffers
from neurasthenia. .' '
Bill Ward, a quaint philosopher of
Brooklyn, N. Y, says:
"Now that John D. Rockefeller has
been roundly cheered at a great political
meeting in this city it is pretty near
time to be thinking about a public
statue.'
"It is aa true today as in agea past
that there is a time in every mans life
to buy stocks which lead to fortune.''
"Any serious discussion of the Presi
dency now usually begins and somehow
generally ends at Roosevelt."
The Beef Trust may put up prices,
again because money is scarce, but
possibly it is no more necessary for the
people to have all the meat there is
than for the Beef Trust to have all the
money there is.
Four and a half years in Sing Sing
all right for the "repeater," but
neither should the politician who hired
him be deprived of his society for that
length of time.
The Importance of the prospects of
paying-coal deposits in the vicinity of
Knappa was again stressed by the visit
to that place on Monday of a party of
Astorians, accompanied by Mr. Storer.
of Nbraka..
A mot thorough examination ot the
outcropping in that neighborhood was
made and several specimens of the coal
was brought back to the city and left
on exhibition iu the Chamber of Cow
mere.
It seems almost criminal negligence
that such good indications ot valuable
coal deposit a little further under
ground should not be tested, and the
visit in all probability will soon result
In a thorough test of that entire locality.
Mr. Storer, who is thoroughly familar
wth the coal, iron and sine regions of
the South, expresses his opinion that
if there ia not coal there, every Indies
tion is deceptive.
It has been suggested that the owners
01 wis properly at Ananpa, auout t
thousand acres, might make a business
proposition of merit with the parties
who are now preparing to bore for oil
and gas a little nearer Astoria As it
does not cost much extra to put In the
second bole, after the machinery and the
casing has been purchased, it would not
be unwise, to say the least, for tha own
ers of the Knappa property to take stock
in the oil and gas company to the extent
of $5000. if it would insure a hole being
put down on their land to the depth of
2500 feet, thoroughly testing for coal,
gas and oil ,
If this proposition is carried out, then
there will be two wells drilled to a depth
of 2500 feet In the lower Columbia Val
ley, instead of one.
It is understood that a large property
owner near Ctatsksnie is interested in
the proposition to drill for gaa and oil
and that he may become interested In
the local company, thus assuring that a
third well will be drilled still farther
up tha river.
At Knappa the Astoria party found
there was good lignite coal fa two places
in small quantities at a depth of from
eight to ten feet from the surface. Toe
close proximity of the land to the Colum
bia river makes it especially desirable
that a test should be mad on it, be
becauee fa case coal in paying quantities
should be found, the markets of the
world would be open for it '
It seems from the full investigations
made, that about 2Q years ago, it waa
the practice of certain people then living
near Knappa, to get coal out of the
bank and use it for fuel. One man was
found who stated he had seen coal taken
from the banks on this land burned in
stove a number of years ago.
The coal taken out while the Astoria
party were on the premises was put on
a pile of kindling, ignitecfand burned to
whit ash in a very short time. The
fire waa very hot and the color of the
flame was a bright, cherry-red.
Made in New York
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THE last time we visited New York wc
studied the Clothes we saw on Fifth
Avenue arid Broadway.
Then we went to the great Benjamin
Establishment and saw the same Clothes
being made for our
customers here. ' v .
Our confidence ' .
in Benjamin Clothes is founded on this
practical demonstration. '
Correct Clothes for Men
Exclualv Agent . 1
Th3 Brownsville Woolen Mill Co,
S37 Commercial St AltorU, Or.
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, Morning Astorian, 60 cents per month
delivered by carrier.
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Be Fought at Gettysburg.
David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, who
lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes: EW
trie Bitters nay don m more good
than any medicine I ever took. For
several years I had stomach trouble.
and paid out much money for medicine
to little purpose, until I began' taking
Electric Bitters. I would not take $500
for what they hare done for me." Grand
tonic for the aged and for female weak
s. Great alternative and body
builder; best of ail for lam back and
weak kidneys. Guaranteed by Charles
Sogers 4 Son, druggists. 60 cents.
No home is so pleasant, regardless of
the comforts that money will buy, as
when the entire family Is in perfect
health. , A bottle of Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup costs 60 cents. It will curs
every member of the family of constipa
tion, sick headache or stomach trouble.
F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
COFFEE
Why do we drink so
much poor coffee?
Because good coffee is
so good.
Your frocer returns roar mon.r if ros don't
1IV. Schilling. Beit: w pay bin.
Sherman Transter Co.
HENRY SUER MAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and TTansfmed Trucks and Furniture
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
433Commerdal Street Main Phons tsi
SCOW BAY IRON & BRASS WORK
ASTORIA, OREGON
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS1 LAND AND MARINE ENGINEERS
Cv-to-ate' Saw Mill Machinery) Prompt attention given to si. repair work
18th and Franklin Ave,
Tel. Main 24C1
JOHN FOX, Pres. 7.L. BISHOP, Sec, ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK, Trees.
NELSON TROYER, Vios-Pres. and Supt !
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OF THE LATEST IMPROVED .
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. Foot of Fourth Street.
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Choice Wines, Liquors Merchants Luck fress
and Cigars 11:30 a, m. te 1:30 f m.
Hot Lnads at all Hoars Casta
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