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i)' ' PUBLISHES FULL AS80CIATCD PRC88:RCP0RT ' Q COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA VOLUME LXIII. NO. 278 ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1907 PRICE FIVE CENTS THE ASTORIA STEAMSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION CO, Citizens'. Meeting Yesterday Results In Adoption of Initial Procedure. MR. GARLAND SUBMITS FORMAL STATEMENT the nam In Astoria putting money into thl enterprise will know bj the management of Mi corporation in mm tney participate tuav u win oe for the benefit of the lilpr Ifrorn Astoria, a welt for tlie tookboldcrs. tA a subsidiary proposition to the Steamship Company, a trading company will be created" to buy coal and othw product in Alaska and elsowliere to insure tonnage for the vessels. Dated, Aetorla, Dec. 17, 1907. W1L II. GAKbANV. BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS. After readlmr the fore'uointf. we. the undcndjined, hereby subscribe at par (for the number of Bonds of the pivpowd bond issue at here et against mi Hitman In mir individual handwritimw and agree to and bind ourselves to pay for tame, twenty (20) per cent on or betore reoruary i, jws, o we r vi t v..n,..,.i Ttnnl- Th. AafM-U Vailonal Bank. The Astoria. SavintfS Bank, or Scandinavian-American Saving Bank (Trustees) and balance ten (10) percent a month for eight (8) consecutive month; one (1) ahare INITIAL mui mi ERCIAL BANQUET tllll OF TOE SEASON The of atoclt la to be delivered wiUi each four hundred dollar ($400) of Bond. Plant of Operations Comprehends Major Part of Coming Year . . . a a & a a 111 A f A Discussion Ample and searcning-uomminee Appoint ed to Confer With New York Representative. PROPOSITION ACCEPTED ON THE PART OF ASTORIA CONFERENCE TODAY WILL OPEN U P AVENUES LEADING TO DEFINITE Done srrr Tin w rt rnc wnsr NOW STRICTLY HP TO ASTORIA TO SECURE IMMENSE BENEFI TS AND EVERY INDICATION POINTS TO REALIZATION OF HEX BEST CUMMEKUAL AJUJlilUH, i X 1 .4 STATEMENT. Tf .wiii.U nf Austria tlnaira It TUB ASTORIA STEAMSHIP A TRAVNIHlltTATfOV mMPAW will U nitmnhwii under tlie constitution and lawa of Oregon, during the mouth of Deocmlwr, 1007; or "January, 1908," with a capital stooic of live million douar (.sa.uw.uwj, anu it win issuo two million Ave liiui.b-ed thousand dollar (J,600,0) aa tweuiynyt (M) year, tlx (0) per cent gold mortgage bond, covering alLif it franchise rul nmtierty 1 1 4 Tlie specific object of the organization mill be to place at a early a date aa possible, three modem vessel of one thotmand (1000) ton each In tervke between Astoria to Catalla aud Vatdei and other points, in Alaska, . . . ..... 1 i ' , . 1 - . 1. - 1..I- for botu passenger and areigni ncnw, maKing trip at regular ciieauw Interval, thus opening up a reliable and) direct service for the merchant of Aidoria for the Alaskan trade. The freight charge will be aa low aa I eonnlstcnt; with, conservative busine management of the enterprise, the desire being to extend lite trad between Aatoria and Alaska. These veela will be of modern type, with flrt-claa paanenger am-lce and ex pected to be in chartor by April, 1008. There will aim) be ateanuhip of nf almii: Ave tltouxand (30001 ton raiiacity each, placed in Atra. n.i li Oriont, and other veela between Astoria and other American port,' a rapidly aa they may be obtainable and the trade will Juatify. Steamboat will abo be operated on the Columbia lUver milh Aatoria a m of operation and the general office of the corporation maintained in Atrla. lAfter thnaa three veeacla are In aewlce. the company will place In ,iir,.. imU in th fklent from Attoria a line of flrt-cla steamer for both paaecnger and Ifrelght and tide will alo be ronton regular tchedule Umo commenting during lOOd. It it the intent of thl conKwatlon to have it vecU, both in eu,ulp ,. oiwl iiittnotmi!nt. un to all reoulrcmenU of flrt-cla modern accom nd to ho ouiictual In tlie date of clearance and arrival at achedule port. Such vceW and eervice will be of immente dicnefit to the aty of Aatoria and to all lf Oregon and the Oret Inland Empire, and It it dmrvlng of the moral and financial aupport or all cuiwn or iwgon, unmnnllv nf tli lmalncM men of AHtorta. The contemplated veaael. dock and landing of thi corporation, it is estimated wijl ooxt in the vicinity of clgnt million ifcwar i.ouv.iawj, in cludinir necessary worklnir capital. y Tiu. nmni lnn will hava a Board of Directors of twenty five (25) harchoWor. and its principal office will be in the -City of Astoria, Oregon. , PROPOSITION. It it not deemed neeeMary to make an nrgmnent of the needs of Astoria for auch tteanubip line. The necessity is too ouvtou, ana is is 4i.n,iirhi rtiXHrnltfid that all arsument wwuld be superfluous. It ho been rcpeatodty ttated through the publio press that the business men of Astoria mould heartily and ilmiuciidly assist auch an enterprise to the M.n nf mh dnnations. Tlie swdionte controlling the present enterprise, of whioh I om president, does not seek or dosire donations, but It offers the opportunity to the men or Aswri to become acuvwy nwmiueu iwlth tills enterprise by eubscribing and paying lor five hundred thousand Ja11t. (UtRonfMioi nf tins oronosed bond issue at par (receiving one hun- , drcd and twenty-live thousand dollar ($125,000) of the capital stock of nonwuntlort aa a bonus. The iMvmcnt for these five hundred thousand dollar ($500,000) of bond can be made twenty (20)' per cent on or before February 1, 1008, to The First National Bank, Bo Astoria Miiwonai uan, rn, latwrio. Savinmi Bunio. or Noandiniavian-Amcrioan dbvhu rwius. --rt ' - TV,irffl.l. and ten (101 nor cent each month thereafter for eignt i) con niitlv month, and the cash be paid over to the above-named! bank of i.trio. ft.wn. to be held bv them as Trustees and at mueli as haa been paid to them deliverable to the order df the ASTORIA STEAMSHIP & TRAN1SPOHTATION COMPANY when the three ship are in full service ita-.... kJra nrf Alaska, and when tlie bonds and tock in accordance with the tubeoription haw been deposited with the respective bank, anUl the balance a the payments are madci ana if from any cause wimwevw ..14 cml,ln rAmnanv should not nlaoe aaid three -vessel In udh service within tlweive (12) month from tlie date hereof, then said bank alforeaid (Trustees) ahall re-deliver all of said) funda paid Into H a purohase of these Ave hundred thousand dollar df bonds, back to the Individual tub acribera without any charge against said Individual subscribers or against aid five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the Steamship Company paying all charges of the Trustees. On payment for these five hundred thousand dollar ($500,000) of bonds tlie ubeoribera thereto may select five (5) of their number who shall be placed on the Board of. Director of the ASTORIA STEAMSHIP & THANSFORTATION COMPANY, and thu Tha foreminr b the full text of the proposition submitted by Mr. Wm. IL Garland, of New York, to the eitisen of Astoria, at the meeting held in the Oliamber of Commerce room on the night of Tm-sday, and proclaimed at the adjourned eion held at the same place yesterday nftensoon. in the presence of 40 of tlie leading people of Astoria, " . Samuel Klmore moved that "a committee or three, consisting 01 a iur, ucf an.i a t.L.lneu man. 1m anooliited bv the chairman, to confer with Mr. Garland as to the .st means of procedure In the matter under dicusion"j and this as duly seconded and carried with a snap that uorecaswsa wm ouiwiue . Uie session. Clmlrman Whyte at once named Mr. Wmore a chairman of the committee, despite that gentleman' protestj and later named Messrs. E. Z. Fergu lik enlleamie In the premise defined by the motion. Mr, Garland lu'ked hi proposition wnn a siraignuorw """ taid. In parti That hi colleague had not a yet selected the port lor we oa of their operation, but that he, a their representative, deemed Astoria a good, . ...... .. f a i.. i - 1 . Si.. .,f ii M l,t fnr ilia in t at on of the enterprise! ne waniea to nw . SSSM M bv'kv - the community wanted the project; lie wantej a welcome ana no inum,,; ... ..kin- f .lnnatlnna it and his neoole have their own money and want no .i nhat He. ldmself. owns double the um that the Astorian are asked to subscribe to the company first mortgage. 6 per cent bowls) that ne nor- wtose h repreaented, could afford, nor would offer to any community, anything but what wss absolutely honest and square; that the contract worno, m au prvoaui.., be completed before a dollar of Astoria money it ever touched; he did not know bow the matter could be made- plainer or simpler, or ireer irom suspinuu or t.. hA nrenente.1 It. VIU.V, V..-M 1 tr l.t lli a anmn amount of moncv to be in-esiei nere oy me eompauj would lie Infinitely more than was asked from this people as an expression of their .... . ,i . , 1 u u At,. nmlMtT faith and confidence, and mat tne laiwr wn w nn " ... 41.. fie i bond bv th imtU efJLaior ias that thacouipany umil ure I .... .1 would put from six to eight millions in the .enterprise as against the sum sought .. . in.. .l.i- -ii .V tt,. rnmrfli nf fhe Columbia River. liorej tna tne posiwn wm ,ijr w.... -... -. -- .... ii.. mrt liU Jiv Astoria In all the treat premise. nn irtrrj -.. - - - , w . tr. .mimniiM ih hnes df investment to be made by the company at this port. In the event of the proposition going tlirougn, sucn as eievaiore, wwh. ...nm. .wt .(.. ami h showed that the correlative investments that swings u"v-. wxmld follow, and tho eocee of population and the fame df port abroad, would compensate immensely, in addition to the huge benefits conferred by auch a commercial departure a contemplated; mat ne was no mwuug m i. In ih affair at this time: that on the contrary he personally expected to put a million df dollars into the scheme and had the money ready at any time; that he wa liere for tmsine, ana wmu uuiuct, m cannot cet it he wanted to know that also; that he had made no propositions Ii.f v4. n thi- bfthAlf. because lie ana w ooueacura awnwxi iu vj and harbor desirable, approved them and waniej inem as tne ."- K'"uu" t ,v. k,..inu That 1m and the men he stood for owned and commanded from VI ' - - , - g , , tlx to twenty-two million of money, and that 30 day before the close of the Astoria negotiations, the company would have broached tne venture in precuca, i i V Jfln it. nnrnnan in an eMCIVt IST DO'Ond tne SUIU Ol Interest here. . . Mr. Garland spoke as a man of affairs and left no ambiguities to worry over; ..- v. ..:,i ... u , mnt linmistaVable term and he said it all with sheer business purpose and nothing else; he did pretend to anything, nor did he permit a shadow of misconstruction to hover over any point ot ws waiemem. such a talk' as has not been made in this city ior long years, ii ever k. At the conclusion of his remarks O. C. Fulton arose and submitted the (follow ing resolution, which was adopted without dissent by the assemblage: "RESOLVED, That the committee of three, to be named by the chairman ol this meeting, be advised that-this body (formally accepts the written proposition submitted by Mr. Wm. II. Garland; and mat we pieuge ounces uu .u Uv.uv. Aa 4 rmr li a ItlAIlPV at tUO WIWl OTWm,UH.y: "U mittee be giwn full power and authority to act, and carry out the sentiment herein expressed; and that said committee De requestea 10 uieet auu cuu.er . rwi..,.i i,nme.lltolv. and rewort the result of their deliberations to the adjourned session of this body, to lie held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at this place." . .,, . . , Frank I Parker seconded this resolution and it passed with a whirl; where upon adjournment wa taken to the hour named. ... :. ; SIX SCORE OF GUESTS ENJOYED THE EVENT Long Line of Interesting Addresses and Delightful Vocal Num bers Lend zest to a splendid Menu splendidly Served at the Occident Hotel. AJ Astoria Chamber Signalizes Its New Policy of Popular Contact With the People. GENIAL TOM RICHARDSON WAS HAPPILY CONSPICUOUS THE RANGE OF DISCUSSION LARGE, BUT RELIGIOUSLY PARTIAL TO ASTUKiA, ai.it. reutxa auu iu.k rxujA,io inn. u xnan.it au GENUINE A SUCCESS AS TO WARRAST AND ENSURE ITS EARLY REPETITION. One hundred and thirty gentlemen representing the commercial, financial, industrial, professional and civic me oi Astoria, sat down at the initial "Dollar Dinner of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, at the Hotel Occident last evening at 8:30 o'clock; and from wat tune until mionignt iruc, mo uwugui, and theme of the occasion was As toria." In some agreeable guise or other, the (Str-by-the-Sea, her status. her hopes, plans, prospects, and destiny were under constant and cneenui ois- 'tission. The miests of the evening were eenlal B - w - Tom Richardson, the star boomer ol Oregon; C. C Chapman, of the Chapman Advertising Agency, ot l'ortiana; , loi. Wm. H. Garland, of New York, now in the city on Ihe paramount errand of the day; and James Casey, the clever representative of the Cmcago. .Milwau kee 4 St. Paul Railway; other notables had been listed and invited in this be half, but. for good and sufficient causes of varying degreea of importance, were eomoefled. at the last moment, to de cline the summons, friendly tnougn h u-as. Anion o, these were the Hon. Har ve Scott, of the Portland Oregonian; T Tt. Wilcox, the well known capitalist an.t trram exporter of Portland; uou j. o m V. White, commanding at iort atevens; H. C. Nutt. Mineral manaeer ot tne ra- - r w cifio division of the Northern Pacific Railway, and L. B. Seeley, general man ager and vice-president of tne Colum bia River & Puget Sound Navigation Company, of Seattle. - ; The dininr room of the famous oiu hostelry was tastefully decorated with if era and evenrreens and tne service BRADLEY EXPLOSION AT THE PETTIBONE TRIAL ing its rise in the East and folloaing its DrotTesa across the eonntrv and if'a da- velrfment on this coast, and its expiring expression now apparent in Alaska; and during tne presentment, be laid especial stress on the fact of the proven neces sity of inter -communal tryst and con- ti ae nee in facing and bearing the burden it Imposed everywhere on its flight; and showed that Oregon and Oregon com munities were not one whit behind the rest of the country in standing oat for each other; and from this predicate (aid many ciever tmngs ior Astoria and Portland and urged the maintenance of kindly and (friendly equipoise between . that city and this. At the close of his remarks. Manager John H. Whvte. of the Astoria Chamber, at the suggestion of the chairman, read the following autopraoh letter of re- gret which had been received from Mr. T. B. Wilcox, of Portland, which wat hailed with prolonged expressions ot good will by the house: "Portland, December 18, 1907. "My .Dear Mr. Whyte: "I have just wired you of my in ability to join you and your Astoria friends on Wednesday evening, assuring you that at some future meeting 1 shall be glad to join with you in eating and boosting. , "I dare say you will find me far more capable. of the former than the latter, though, I always like to say my aay about Oreeon and the Northwest, at any time, with the same enthusiasm and for the same purpose as a good Methodist recites his experience at prayer meet ing. Naturally, my freatest ambitions are for Portland, because that' my ... .. 1.. twin,. Hi. 1 tra TV. I1A ItTTOlil PnnilPrt Ul was excellent, as was tne menu, iu , . "" " -jr?-" !i ..j ii . oroirfimi understand that if any part of the had been paid by Uncle Charley Wright whole Northwest grows. every other and his staff of capable assistants, meit-' , dinner, from an epicurean standpoint, though it devolves as much on one tec, s a prime success; and as a vehicle tiou or one city as another to help rt for lively humor, wholesome suggestion, self to greater population and growth, ...i ,.t,i.i .,.,.mn: alon business even if other cities derive an equal lines, was a cenuine triumph G. a Fulton, the well known attor ney, presided as toastmasier, anu un benefit. "The Northwest of the future will not be entirely Puget Sound or Columbia BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 18. Today's pro ceedings in the Pettibone trial were giv en over almost entirely to presenting evidence on the explosion at the resi dence of Fred Bradley at San Francisco a portion of this testimony being made from records of the Haywooa case, u oording to the stipulation entered into between the attorneys for the state and the defense. Clarence Darrow was un able to attend the trial today but it wa agreed the defense would conclude it examination of Orchard tomorrow without him. Senator Borah stated that the state would! probably conclude its direct evidence tomorrow, and an ad journment will probably be taken until Monday as Wilson announced juarrow waa the onlv attorney prepared to make an opening statement for the' defense. The chief witness of the arternoon wsj L. J. Oulbinni. He testified that he con ducted a grocery nearthe residence of ta41a nf. 4-liA .ftma nf 41ia Avtvlnatftn XJinuAvjr bv w. i --. c - and that Orchard,' who was known as shavings of lead and wood on the floor. "Berry," frequented his place, and that urcii&ru uaa ecvri t.i tame ucuiutuim v 4 groceries at the Bradley home, and was 'pants, might be fixed in the memories by Guibmni introduced to Bradley ser vant girls. Guibinni said several days before the explosion Mrs. Bradley asked him to go to her home and see about some poisoned milk. He did to, anu tasted the milk which made him sick. The night before the explosion he help ed Orchard, who was carrying two grips, one very heavy, into the car. uronaro said he was going away at he was tired of San Francisco. He denied Orchard's statement, that Orchard was among those at the Bradley home after the ex plosion. P. L. Cleary, a chemist, testified to having analysed the milk, Bradley said he had poisoned, and found enough poison in the milk to cause death. The testimony df Mrs. Florence beward was read. She kent the boardinir house whore Orchard stopped and after his departure found a gimlet in nu closet door and ney, presided as toasiuiusier, auu u.- -- - , ' ii. i ,. a .oairm. River, nor entirely Portland or Seattle pensea me orucr oi wuiv m.b , ment. with consummate ease and pleas- or Tacoma or Spokane or Astoria but urable spontaneity I1 combined efforta of all these . . Iflsmrftirfci fnr miinipmsLl crlorv. tdSfirn. Will An octette of male voices airman -r "f- the musical features of the evening under the leadership of J. P. Ross; and in order that the event and its partici be added to the beauties df the climate . and natural scenery, such works of man, homes, factories, stores and warehouses aa will make the Northwest and all pants, murnt oe nxea in uw !-, , ..' !" , , i narts of it. thriftv. orosoexous and of all who may want to revers w r -- -. . . . in the aJfter-tinie. Frank Woodflcld took growing. I am exceedingly glad A a flashlight of the assemblage at the height of the dinner. From beginning to end, In all Its variation i nf entertainment and engag ing Interest, the occasion was hugely suc cessful, -and will serve admirably a a pretext for many a like affairs under the same auspices. The "talks" df the evening were an entirely apropos and contributed several lv an.f en masse, to the realization of an evening happily and advantageously spent. The assignments m tnis rela tion nrare. wiselv made and met with clever response in every instance. At th hour of 11, Mr. uuon, in a well chosen and happily conceived speech, opened the "bow-wow1 season of the night. He made a ciever reference w the passing ofthe monetary flurry, trac- bas taken un the work of populating her sphere of influence, and employed you to manage the iwork, now let ner remember that only by combination of effort and resources can good m accom plished and that securing people and furnishing them with wore to sustain themselves are equally important and bear in mind that population above Tongue Point, at FlaveL or even across the river in the State of Washington must advantage Astoria and -. her growth almost as much aa that directly m the city. "With best wishes for the success of your evening and the work you have undertaken, "Believe me, sir, youra very truly, "(Signed), THEO. B. WILCOX." (Continued on page 3)