THE MORNING ASTOIUAN. ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, igol.
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IMPRESS OF A DAY.
'.There are always days in each year's
calendar that stand out in bold relief
from their fellow's, as days whose record,
or impressions, are of notable value to
the community, and Monday's record in
Astoria was ample to justify its being
placed in such a category.
It was the first official business
day of the year in many respects, and
from these sources there came certain
indicia that marks the day as one full of
suggestive promise for the city and
county. This was peculiary apparent in
the annual messages ,of Hon. Herman
Wise, Mayor, to the Common Council;
and the annual reports of President J.
W. Welch, and Secretary John H.
Whyte, to the Astoria Chamber of Com
merce. These three documents were
formulated by men who are in the fore
front of civic life here, each and all re
sponsible and honorable citizens, whose
conclusions are founded upon fact as
certained through constant and intimate
tou?h with (he real needs and actual
work of the city and amenable to strict
and reliable interpretation.
A careful review of the papers alluded
to will compensate any citizen who
wants to know what has been done, what
is doing, and what is requisite to be
done, for the good of Astoria; and the
tone of each is replete with records of
accomplishment, both practical and
theoretical, as well a3 charged with wise
suggestion for the future, and all dis
tinctively sanguine of still larger attain
ments in the near future. And this
cheerful strain is not offered upon mere
hypothetical bases, but of tangible and
feasible predicates, that have only to be
used with our inherent strength and re
sourcefulness to blossom into potent
realities of infinite value to th whole
people. There is nothing dismal nor
ambiguous and forbidding in the con
clusions of any of these gentlemen ; their
entire thesis are alive with hopefulness
and promise that may be easily made
good by public and private enterprise
and a spirit of unity.
All Astoria needs to cinch her new and
immediate good fortune is a trifle more
of that unified sentiment and collabora
tion along all progressive lines. Once
she has taken over the gosel of concert
and harmony, in thought and action, ber
pub for success will be sure and illimit
able. And among the. pleasant impressions
of the day spoken of, is that this sense
Of lnter-reliance and coalition is rapidly
gaining ground and application in this
man's town and this is worth more than
can be easily calculated, except upon
the demonstration of its certain results.
to say the least, singularly inopportune
for the government, and immensely ad
vantageous for tlie various defendants;
yet if it 1 of the quality of exact jus
tice, no American may disparage now
contest it.
In but one case do we mightily deplore
the ruling, and that is the new action
gainst 8. A. D- Puter; even this arch
rascal may plead it successfully and re
main free.
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BRYAN AS A CRITIC.
William Jennings Bryan, in his Omaha
pecch, poses as a critic of Mr. Koose
volt's administration and charges him
with having made some serious mis
takes, but gloze his animadversions with
a few sops as to the President's "heart
being right," etc., etc. It strikes us that
the Nebraskan will be in better busi
ness if ne shall leua ins energies to con
vincing the people that he. himself, can
make no mistakes and that he has some
thing to offer us greater than that Mr.
lluosevelt has given. Theodore Roosevelt
occupies a place of hxeil value in the
trinity of really great American presi
dents, Washington, Lincoln, and Roose
velt; and while we accord much to Mr.
Bryan, we are prone to hold our esti
mates in reserve until he has broken the
rectangle to a square by the introduc
tion of a Bryan, line of ineffaceable
value. The "gentleman from Lincoln"
has yet to "get a line" on the Presidency
before he can make any other historical
marks that shall not fade; and criticism
the man whose pace and place he
MANAGER'S
J. H. Whyte, Secretary of Cham
ber Commerce Reviews Year.
HAS ACCOMPLISHED MUCH
Some Things That Have Been Done-
Astoria Should be Port of Entry All
Citizens Requested to Lend Co-opera
tion to Chamber.
of
must fill is not calculated to give
the popular "go" that is essential.
him
The poem for the Whittier centenary
was written by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
born one day later than Queen Victoria.
Dr. Osier should turn his attention to
the treatment of juvenile backwardness
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An official of the Indian Department
states that the Utes have gone to farm
ing and are thus "taken out of the cate
gory of curios." Is the white man pre
pared to prove that a person who won't
work is a curio!
t- IMPEDES PROSECUTION.
The ruling made by the supreme court
of the United States, on Monday last,
in the case of the appeal of ex-Representative
J. K. Williamson, charged 'with
fraud in land dealings in this state, that
lands may be acquired even under a
pending contract for subsequent sale;
that they may be actually disposed of
before final proof is submitted and form
ally made, is a direct blow at all pend
ing prosecutions, since this is among
the plainest, and perhaps, the most uni
versal of the allegations upon which all
suite are founded. Coming from any
other source one might be pardoned for
passing thought that the finding was in
spired; but that, of course, would be
rank "lese maieste" if directed at the
seat and source of all demonstrable pow
er in these United States. At all events
it intervenes at a moment when it is,
Don't Take the Risk.
When you have a bad cough or cold
do not let it drag along until it becomes
chronic bronchitis or develops into an
attack of pneumonia, but give it the
attention it deserves and get nd of it
Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
you are sure of prompt relief. From
small beginning the sale and use of this
preparation has extended to all parts of
the United states and to many foreign
countries. Its many remarkable cures
of coughs and colds have won for it this
wide reoutation and extensive use. Sold
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
The United States will be represented
in the Tokia world's fair a few
years hence; but not by American
stewards in the restaurants. Eut then
the show will have an honorable court
of cherry blossoms instead of a pike,
warpath or midway.
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Fever Sores.
Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but should
be kept in healthy condition. This can
be done by applying Chamberlain's Salve.
This salve has no superior for this pur
pose. It is also most excellent fop chap
ped hands, eore nipples, burns and dis
eases of the akin. For sale by Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
Most of the Russian officers and sol
diers are defending General Stoessel in
his present trial for needlessly surrend
ering a position he was powerless to
hold. There are occasions when discre
tion has the edge on valor, and the inci
dent at Port Arthur was one of them.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or
money refunded. 60c.
In Washington official language, the
voyage to the Pacific is "a detail of
naval practice." It is in order to con
gratulate the government authorities
on their attention to the minutiae.
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COFFEE
Poor coffee has to be
sold in bulk, it isn't worth
packing.
Tour grocer returns your money If 70a leal
Ukt Schilling'! Best: we par Dim
The Astorian has pleasure in present
ing the full text of the annual report of
Mauager John H. Whyte, of the Astoria
Ummlier of Commerce, for the year MoT,
as it deals with railroad of the pint
year and the fine prospects for1 the cur
rent year: It is entitled to the deepest
interest of all:
A better esprit de corps without doubt
has been established among the citizcus
of Astoria within the past year than
has ever existed before. We now have
a, union of citizens working towards a
common end and without doubt can ac
eomplUh more than has ever leen ac
complished.
. very important principle that the
Chamber of Commerce is seeking iiiomi
all possible occasions to establish, is
that it is a clearing house for all ideas
of importance that have a bearing on
public1 matters. If any member ha-, an
idea that he believes will better the city
or assist in its growth if it were worked
out, such a citizen should understand
that it is his duty to communicate same
to the Chamber and explain how he
thinks it can best be executed. The
Chamber now has the necessary machin
ery to execute anv feasible plan that
citizens may suggest, anl it often rx
curs that the citizen, who judged from
the- standpoint of his more successful
neighbor in business, has not yet accom
plislied very much in the business world
makes tbe most valuable suggestion for
a community.
. .Some Things That Have Been Done
In the month of April we wrote to 39
foreign ship-owners whose vessels come
to the Columbia River, asking if they
would not come here, all things being
equal, and charter1 their ships to and
from Astoria rather than Portland at
the same rates as they arc chartered for
from Piiget Sound points. We received
replies in ulmost every instance ami they
were nearly all favorable. These letters
cannot help but substantiate the belief
that foreign ship owners would be more
than glad to come to Astoria if we were
prepared to receive them.
An exposition is to be held 111 Seatle
during the next year (l'.HW) and one
hundred thousand dollars has wen ap
propriated by the State of Oregon to
participate in same, lhe I'hamlicr of
Commerce has kept in close touch with
Mr. Henry E. Reid, Director of Publici
ty of this Exposition, and Clatsop Coun
ty will doubtless find it to its advantage
to be well represented in all of her vari
ous lines of products, at this fair, all
indications being that it will be most
successful.
lA matter that must be considered
early this year is whether or not Astoria
will participate in the Annual Rose
Fiesta to be given at Portland. The
Rose Carnival last year was made a
success by the citizens of Portland and
they have determined that in future it
shall be a permanent institution and
every city in the state is cordially re
quested to cooperate.
Dunne the past yean Astoria has De-
come a member of the National River
& Harbor Congress and at the next
meeting of that organization will be en
titled to five delegates.
While we did not have an exhibit at
the Jamestown Exposition which open
ed June 20 during the past year, we had
a representative there, the Rev. Oustaf
Rydquist, who distributed a large num
ber of pieces of our literature.
The newspapers of Astoria and Port
land have done a great deal during the
pat year to further my work; in fact,
I have never had more persistent cooper
ation from local newspapers than I have
received from those published in Astoria.
Their columns have practically been
open in an unlimited way for the Cham
ber of Commerce, and the Portland pap
ers have likewise assisted us in our
work, on the ground that whatever bene
fits Astoria must benefit the eutire state.
On July 15 Vice President Fairbanks,
of the United States, visited Astoria and
was tendered a banquet by the members
of thn Chamber of Commerce. That
event has cow become a matter of agree
able history, and wo hope during the
coining year that we may entertain
some innn of equally great renown.
The- completion of the North Hank
lino of the Northern lNielllc-tlrcal North
eru System, and the consolidation m il It
it of the Astoria V& Columbia, lijver
Railroad, under the. same olllcers. Is with
out doubt, the most significant event in
the commercial history of Astoria with
in tho last year. The combination of
these event has been tho cause more
than ny thing else of the assertion from
some of our most caivful observers that
ho next eighteen months would in all
probability be the most Important and
most sigiiitlciant o far in the history
of Astoria.
Of great Importance also in the com
mercial history of Astoria during the
pat year is the construction of the liar
riman Lytic Railroad route, into Astoria
and the declaration that this road. will
be completed at the earliest possible
date.
These two railroads, both of which
already own terminal grounds of large
area in Astoria, have it within their
power to make Astoria of greater Im
portance a new years hence than It ever
has been.
So far s a port of entry Is concerned,
at this time Astoria receives no revenue,
It is largely up to the citiicns of Astoria
to take advantage of the fooilitles of the
North Rank line which is now open,
and of those of tho Hiirrinmn-I.vtlo iliw
which we may confidently expect to be
completed within a very reasonable
pir,od, ti. n.a'.e ;hlji pnrt f entry nnd
an exporting port second to none in
Oregon,
During the past year the Chamber of
Commerce has pushed to the front, with
WHITEN KKIVUT (ialeyNo TWO. . ..
the assistance of County Judge Trvii
chard and his brother Commissioner of!
the County Court, the matter of building
good roinls. with which the County Com-ini-sioncrs
have lout' since been ericaied.
Friday July 2S President Lewi Run
II, of the Portland Automobile Club
addressed our Cham!er of Commerce on
the subject of a"n Automobile road from
Portland to Astoria aud Seaside, and on
Thursday ,Aiignt IS a committee from
this Chamber, visited St. Helens and
consulted with Couritv Judge It. S. Hat-
tan in tho interest of this automobile
road. On Thursday Octolier 24, the Com
mittee visted Seaside in compliance with
i resolution of this Chamber introduced
bv President Welch to investigate the
dan to prepare an ocean beach highway
from Seaside to Ft. Stevens, the only
requisits being the completion of a
iridge acrs the Necaniciiiu River near
Seaside. ( The committee reported the
building of this bridge feasible, and this
bodv sent ut the reouest of the Com
mittee, a petition to the Honorable
County Court asking that it investigate
the cost of the construction of this
proposed bridge. This inve-tigation has
been made and the report of the County
Court is that it will cost about fcJ0.(Hh
per running foot to build the bridge over
the Necunicum as the committee pi"
poses.
So far it does not seem that the Port
land Automobile Club has been aide to
do as much in tho furthering of this
enterprises n they had expected to do
but thev are still hard at work and we
may yet receive most sulwtantinl as
sistance from that club. In the mean
time, the I'hnmlier of fommvrce through
its Cood Roads Committee, is doing all
it can with the as-istance of the County
Court, to complete a good road along
Clatsop Reach a distance of 18 miles.
Wb have had prepared and ollicial em
blem in the shap of a key (key to the
situation I, Mug made of gold anil ena
mel, which many of our members arc
wearing and -which all of them may
have.
Wednesday night, September 25th a
permanent Regatta Association was or-
gnnized and arrangements being made
with the executive committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, satisfactory to
them, whcivby the clerical work of this
permanent association- was to be con
ducted by this olliiro, the association to
furnish an additional stenographer ami
under this arrangement this plan is be
ing carried. Your executive committee
considered that the arrangement which
had been made -with thcpennanent Re
gatta Association was of mutual ad
vantage to both bodies, it being assumed
that the people of Astoria shall always
desire an annual Regatta.
Commander Werlich, of this Light
house District, at the request of the
Chamber of Commerce, lias made several
experiments with gas buoys at the
mouth of the Columbia River for tlie
purpose of affording us better range
light facilities. Whilo Mr. Werlich has
not seen fit to keep in close touch with
this organization upon this important
matter, and while nothing definite is yet
known as to what he has accomplished,
it is expected of him that he will make
the mouth of the Columbia River as ac
cessible to ships by night as any other
port on the Pacific Coast.
Through the good ounces ot Air. win.
Hardner, general agent of the Great
Northern Railroad Co., at Portland, and
Air. A. L-. Craig, general passenger agent
of that line, 6000 pieces of oui litera
ture have been distributed on which the
advertisement of the Great Northern
was printed, our literature going out as
an advertisement of tlie road itself.
Under the direction of Mr. C. S. Dow,
Clatsop county was ably represented at
the State Fair at Salem during the
month of September, and 'we took the
fifth Rrize of $100. This State Fair ex
hibit was due to the co-operation of the
honorable county court which appro-
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"Last winter I cauirhta very severe oold
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One mimll bottle of It cured me, I believe
Chamberlain' Cough Remedy to be the
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It is Equally Valuable for Children
It Contains no Narcotic and is Safe and Sure
Ask your Druggist for it.
Going Out of Business
Our entire stock consisting of Diamonds, Jewelry, Watchu, Silver
ware, Clocks, Cutlery, Musical Goods, fluns, PistoU and Suit Case must
be sold within the next 30 days below actual cost.
We have bargains too numerous to mention.
HERE ARE A FEW
10.00 solid leather Suit Cases. Sale price $4.25
All musical cases at, esch QQq
$12.00 Columbia Guitars. Sale price '$5.75
Fine toned Mandolins. Sale price $2.50
Stradivarlus model violin, perfect tone. Sale price $0,50
18 size Elgin & Walthsra Watches In dint and water-proof
cases. Sale price $3.50
$15.00 Honor double reed 0 biss Aceordlnn. Solo price "$8.75
High Power Field Glasses. Sale price $3.00
Dollar Clocks and Watches. Sale price ggf
Exceptional bargains in all un called-for pledges.
SAFE AND FIXTURES FOR SALE.
Astoria Loan Office
BALL BUILDING
4,4 Commercial St :-: 1-: :: Astoria, Ore.
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$582
tTO
New York
via o. r. a n;
And connecting lines, the Oregon Short Line and Union Paclflo,
through Omaha or Kansas City and Cbloago.
Commencing December 1st, 1907,
QSjfSOT.! ;AND CONTunimo DAILY 30 DAYS.
This rate will entitle passengers to tourist accommodatlone
only. Berth in tourist sleeper from Portland toAf mm
Chicago $700
THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS
Leave Portland dally tov Chicago without change via the Oregon
Short Line, Union PaclB-j nd Chicago and Northwestern. Aooom
modations equal to the best, The shortest and quickest route be
tween Portland and the East. Through tickets to and from all
points in Europe. G. W. ROBERTS, Agent,
:.-,.;! ; v",lF:I . 0. R. & N. Dock.