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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1907)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1907. THE MORNING ASTOPJAN, ASTORIA; 0BEGO17 8 X INITIAL COMMERCIAL BANQUET OF THE SEASON (Continued (from Psg 1) Mr.- Why to then read telegrams from tlonorsi ftUiiiignr II. a Nult, mid Go a ml Superintendent Forrest, of the Northern Pacific, Indicating their earnest regret At their enforced absence from the bantjiu-t j and thlstwas followed by similar mengn from Manager Paul Wmslngcr, of ilio H'uliiliiUj tmtate, In ths sain relation, delivered by Mr. Butt tier, who Hindu hl personal contrlbu tlou to the goodwill of the evening very innuiJct, mm was thoroiipiy mil re celved throughout, Mr. Fulton then Introduced the in luilUlile and only genuine Tom Richard on, the arch-booster end altround friend 'of every SMttlement'snd city In Oregon end the Northwest, who bunched, with out preliminaries of ny ort, into 1 wholesale and glowing tribute to the whole tout Ion of country for which he standi. In the oour of hie remarks lie made a plea for the establishment of better feeling between tlie metropollt and thlf city, and pledged himself to the happy taik of, removing what of differ no or doubt that might yet dwell here, or there, to thli eill. lie reviewed the harp itruggle to 'which Portland, a the leading center of Oregon, bad been subjected during the recent stringency, and made plain her ttrenuoui work and eerlne for the safely of the country at large) he paid distinct and kindly trlbuto to Astoria in all wsys, and In voke the best of feeling by lha manner In which he ranged her along wUh Port land, and all other centers of the State, in the common web of Interest and the broadest hope of progress. Ills address was received with every sign of kindliest approbation and ha closed amid a lit eral tempest of encores such as hs alone ran Invok here. It ws a ringer and a stinger and a certain success from the first to the clolng syllable. Mr, G 0. Chapman, admiral of ths 1007 Regatta at this port, and president of the Chapman Advertising Agency, of Fortlaiid, wm the next speaker and 2m chose for his topic, Uie science and utility of "Municipal Advertising" em ploying Ui ooure recently used by Manager John II. Wit) te, of the Cham ber of Commerce, as a model, and a cue for the following address; "There ar two kluds of cities-the advertising kind ami the other kind. No one ever accused an adverlUing city of not being cnteqirUiog. When anyone gta reaily to move he wanU to move to an entcrprinlng city. If he has money to Invent he want it in or handy to an enterprising, growing community. Ilia possibility of an advertising city not being an enterprising progrive cilv would not enter the bead of in ventor or honiesceker. All other things being equal, the advertising city gets the preference, for there Isn't a bit of doubt a to Ha progrcsslvene. "Aatoria baa Classed herself smong the advertising cities. She belong in the elect. Her mrstage has been read by million of tint britfhtet, most pro grcaslve poojilc of two continents. In the minds of all these people she is progressive, enterprWIng, up-to-date. All of these million of people aren't going to move at once. The rest of the world isn't going to be abandoned in a minute, like Egypt, by Irael, and As toria be enriched over night by a few million population. Hut a large part of these people who have read Astoria's tneasage will have ooennlon, sooner or later, to change their homes to seek new Then at that psycliologl- Astoria will be remembered, kept in mind as an adver tising city which in synonymous for an enterprising, progressive cty. "What's the use of advertising If you can't deliver the goods t That's what very advertiser is up against. Hut As toria is in the same class as the best bushiest house on earth sho can deliver the goods and henco doesn't have to be afraid to advertise. "Of all the advertising cities, what one can offer a layout like Astoria I What city on this plane has better na tural advantages has bolter strategic command of a vast territory, with all it possibilities! . "W"ihy do people go to any one city I Why do rnilrond magnates favor this city or that city twhen It oomcs to se lecting a tormina) or touting the traffic of a continent! Simply be cause of a mental t Impression that this city or that . city has great possibilities. How is this im pression produced? If it isn't produced any other way it can be produced by Judicious advertising. A city that Is well ad)vertied cannot be ignored or forgotten. The city that overlooks ad vertising as a means of keeping herself prominent on the commercial, industrial and transportation map is like the farm er who prefers the laborious old-fashioned flail to the threshing machine. "Just now; the class , olf , advertising cltlea is a small one., The fewer there are in it, the more prominent are the Individual cities who compose the class. Those who have dropped out are the weak sisters.., They aren't in at good hapa aa they ought to be, or elee they are toareJ. The old pioneer city of As toria, with Its splendid resources, has achieved a record in this flurry that U econd to none. Astoria has yet to be bluffed,' frightened or unnrvedr-at least so far as I ever heard of. The faot " that it is staying right in the advortis .Ing olase, right at this time, when so later, to chan investments. cnl moment , 8he will be many people, because of changed plans, are looking for the enterprising cities, Is of itsotf confirmation of all that has been suldl before of the strength and iwftouroes of the splendid city which commands the gmndiwt valley of the IVillo slope. The glee club at this point interposed oiis of the ( tvasantest features of the evening' program, by the rendition of a song entitle "Astoria," which was happily vtltten tor the occasion, and sung with splendid vim and effect it received the star encore of the evening. Whvis the storm of approbation elicit ed by the song bad subsided, Mr. Ful ton introduced Samuel Elmore, the premier- flatter and csnner of the Colurn u;a river country, who chose for his sub Ject "Waiting and Cnnnlng-j and for 20 minutes, the eembly heard the word of a master on a theme, which common Dough it bs in this section was made Intensely luteiesting and alive with the newer nud uninspected values be reveal el He ("salt with ito history and pro grm from Its Inclplency, 100 years ago, and made an alluring story of what might, In other hands, have proved a trite recital. Time forbid the detail to which Mr, Elmore' remarks are en tHIcti but It may be aald that no presentation of the hour was mors thor oughly appreciated than his. And one of the conspicuous element of the present ment w.s th sesreely veiled suggestion tiiitt he inUrded, in the neat future, to retire permanently front the great in dustry in which be ha figured so promi nently and successfully. Hon. Herman Wise, Mayor of the City of Astoria, was then Introduced and he held the house easily and surely during the b'lef moments devoted to the un foldment of the following pleasant ad dress, entitled "Oregon, America's Pret tiest Picture Book" 1 "Gentlemen: , "The subject aasigned to me is one, that should have been etvtrtmtcd to more artiatlc hands) I too admire art as I sdmlre everything that is beautiful; I too am conscious of the grandeur of old Oregon, but I lack that aubtl art which can bring out the light and shadows nd by deft touch of the bruh cause an inanimate picture to aasum life and grace and beauty 1 however, Oregon is o replete with natural beauties that even the merest tyro msy arouat en thusiasm by a simple recital of its ad vantage. I' "f."" "I will therefor unfurl the cantos, turn on the magio lantern and call at tention to a few Oregon view. "My first picture, gentlemen, shows the stranger coming into Oregon from the south, the train descends from bald and dusty Siskiyou, the visitor beholds the verdant meadows and evergreen hill", where nature decked! Southern Oregon in eternal bridal garment, with jrarland of choice flower, and number less gardens as a dowry, where he who will may feast on fruits scarcely tasted in Eden where Adam flrwt upet the theory that iwomaa is the wesker sex; the next slide shows the beautiful Wil lamette Valley, where climate and soil have combined! to build a dreamland. here grain and game abound; scats of learning provide knowledge, and the word mortgage ha been stricken from the dictionary; you see the newcomer open lis eye in wonderment 'and as he passes waterfall and snowcapped moun tains come into view, his interest in creases, until ere he knows the train ap proachc our proujf metropolis, where the concentrated beauties and potrer and prosperity of our commonwealth are on dinplay. Portland, the splendid home city;; l"ortlnnd, the manufacturing city; Portland, the manufacturing of rose. , , "Here Is the next picture, the visitor sproachcs Ifrom the east, where the Uhie Mountains nod a welcome to all, where the hunohgms tickles the heel of the tenderfoot, where gold! and silver and coal and other precious mineral enable the native to wear diamonds for vest buttons; where the Oregon apple makes goo-goo eyes at the stranger and coaxes him to forget that he ever had dyspepsia; the train follows the eastern friends, until he too lands in Portland;, where he determines to change 'he motto of tho Frenchman who, in his delirious enthusiasm at the sight of the French metropolis, exclaimed! 'Mjon diou, lot me see Paris and diet but to "See Oregon- first and live!' "But, It the stranger happen to be from Missouri I'd quote to him the beau tiful and touching jiines written by Brother Juduh: '"Lives there a man with soul so dead WU10 never to himself has said: Thl is the land, the promised land, "I'd take the stranger by the hand and whisper 'Come to Astorlal come with me down the majestic Columbia to where the ocean breezes fill your lungs with Cod' own medicine "Pure Air," f where the ocean waves murmur sweet message of hope; come to As toria the fresh water, deep water har bor, iwhere the commerce of the world may find room and safe refuge) As toria, which is, nearer by hundreds of miles, to the growing .trade , of the Orient, than any other harbor along the entire Pacific Coast; come to Astoria, where the tides, twice daily carry off the microbe which in lea favored lo calities threaten malaria and other dis eases; come with me to where the sun, aJftor a hard day' work, nestles down to pleasant dreams his -radiant rays. . "Astoria, where river and ocean meet, sending greetings, from, the Occident to the Orient; Astoria where fish and lum ber insure most excellent board, nvlhere the mournful strains of hard time have No loftovers; everything new, frerii and desirable; choose now while the stock Is complete sn.l the varietle are linmcme, aloffs Money-Raising Sale ' This season' most favor Ito and authoritative styles sacrificed at one-third of their real worth. Now 1 your tim to act. Will last only 10 days, Do not overlook to take advantage of the remarkable bargain it offers in ladies' fcigb class suit, coats, evening costumes, opera coats, cravanettes, waists, millinery skirts, muslin underwear, and children dresses. Yon can't afford to miss It The saving is too great. , . if ifef LADIES' TAILORED SUITS Values up to (25, cut to Ito. LADIES' NOVELTY SUITS-Velvet chiffon broadcloth, value up to t05, cut to , , , , .,, LADIES' COATS Full length, circular and semi-fitting; value up to $15 cut to $22 $5 EVENING COSTUMES AND OPERA COATS eacrificed at astonish ingly low prices, literally at one-fourth their real iworth. SKIRTS, values up to $5.00, now 11.75; value op to $15 now. ffi 00 WAISTS, SILK KASSELIV, net lace and fancy taffeta from $1.50 to $15; worth three time that much, SATEEN UNDEBSKIBTS Full ize; tuck lace rmoroiuery inmmmg; oust runje wortB fk $2.50 cut to UUf MUSLIN GOWNS -Excellent quality; high neck end slip over style cut to sJC LADIES' APRONS India linen lawn; with and without bibs; cut full, with tuck; cut to COLLARS, CHIFFON Daintily trimmed and embroidered;, cut to.... 20c 15c BELTS Immense variety to choose (from; 10c to 2.00. SILK. TAFFETA PETTICOATS Oreat bargain ever offered at CHILDREN'S DRESSES A wide range material; styles and patterns; cut to MILLINERY Beautiful $7.50 hat cut to LADIES' CLOTH CRAVANETTES in mixtures and solid colon; worth up to $20, cut to $3-05 75c 52.75 in fancy 54-CO wmpm-m& jr. Dp not delay, attend this Great Sale fight NOW! It is money in your pocket. 1 JALOFPS 537 Commercial Street STORE : Astoria, Oregon. never yet been beard, and where the only run on the bank is: "The salmon run on the bank of the Columbia. "Astorlal Oregon! what sweet names to our ears. "And yet, friends, 1 have but showu you, a very (few of tlie picture of Ore gon; lack of time prevents me nhowing you more; I could show you pictures that would bring the ; glow to your check and cause your heart to flutter; picture of the founder and builders ol Oregon, who enriched Oregon soil with their hearts' blood and iU history with glorious deeds; for after all, its the manhood and womenhood of a state that make it great; tlie roll of honor is a long one, so I can but mention a few of themi Dr. John Mclaughlin, Dr. Mnr eu Whitman and their oo woker; La fiiyctte Lane, Col. Baker and their con temporaries town to the present day when we are proud to refer to Geo, H. Williame, the wise counsellor; to Har vev W. Scott, the fearless and able journalist and teacher; Geo. E. Cham berlain the faithful servant of the peo ple and our owu Charles W. Fulton, tho eloquent Senator; beldes a Ifurther host of men vemcd in statecraft, in science, In learning, and in everything that makes the Western people so great, . "And last but not least, you would not be satisfied, I couldl not be satis fied, if I failed to show you a picture of the Oregon woman, a composite pic ture of the mothers, 'wives, daughters and sweetheart of Oregon's men; our beautiful, gentle, patient and virtuous Oregon women, at once the joy and Uie inspiration that makes us hustle and happy. "Hero then, is to Oregon, our own, unequalled etate, and here's to her good men and still better women.. ; j The olosiiig address of the evening was delivered by Col. William H. Garland, the gentleman who is in this city in behalf of the fine project, noted else where in these columns, for the estab lishment of steamship lines hence to Alaska and the Orient, and who was a guest of the Chamber for this occasion. Mr. Garland devoted himself to the tale of hi experience and impressions gain ed by hit sojourn here and of his ap preciation of the beauties and natural! advantages inherent in what is best known as the "Astoria Situation,' and in pleasant prophesies Ifor the magnifi cent development and population of the great Northwest, which, he said, was susceptible of a growth to more than a score of million people and with ample resource to maintain them in luxury and comfort on the product now avail able, letting alone the gradual and im mense range of increase in the variety and volumne of that produce and others yet to be developed by time and the in- t ion on the part of the audience; and satiable quest of humanity. Hi re-'the best public dinner, and the initial marks were intensely interesting and were roundly applauded. The glee club then sang it closing number to the fullest signs of appreck- effort of the Astoria Chamber to get in public touch with its friends, the people, were brought to a close; the signal ex pression on all sides being that both effort were supremo successes, and as suredly worthy of frequent repetition. une 01 we important unties 01 rnysicians ana h) uie vveifiniorraea 01 ine wona is to learn as to the relative 'standing and reliability of the leading manufactur ers of medicinal agents, as the most eminent physicians are the most careful as to the uniform quality and perfect purity of remedies prescribed by them, and it is well known to physicians and the Well-informed generally that the California Fig Syrup Co., by reason of its correct methods and perfect equipment and the ethical character of its product has attained to the high standing in scientific and commercial circles which is accorded to successful and reliable houses only, and, therefore, that tbe name of the Company has become a guarantee of the excellence of its remedy. 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