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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1908)
8UNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1908. TIIK MORNING ASTOHIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ID Astoria Has Strong; Financial Institutions Astoria't financial Htatim may be afcly measured by tlie (our leading fiduciary concern known a the Firt National Hank, the Astoria National Dank, the Astoria Saving Hank and the Scandinavian -American Saving! Dank: four at sound, ably conducted and ucccful Institutioni a ever in vited the coiifulciice of a given pub lic: A (act attested by the tingle circunutanre that at the clone of the late, lamented 'Stringency" not one of the house wa disturbed In the leant by ft presumably anxious clien tele and opened their doori to what was rated at leit than normal bui nc demandt and with an immediate arceia of deposit that wat notable at ch i juncture. While thii may not have been peculiar to thii city and Hi banki, the merit of the mater it inclusive in the general attitude with which the bankt of Oregon dis posed of a very threatening condition and Indicative of the perfect confi dene in wh'ch the home depositorlet were held. With nearly four million! of money In their hand! thete banki have al- wayi Been raiea among me munutn in the Northwett and are truly re nrrseutative of the people and terri tory for which they Hand. The lev eral group! of responsible men pon toring these concernt are a followt: First National: Jacob Kamm, preti dent; W. F. McGregor, Vice presi dent; S. S, Cordon, cathicr; J. R. A. Dennett, ailant cahier, Core pondentt: National Park Bank, New York; Firt National Dank. Chicago; First National Rank, Portland. Ore gon. Astoria National: Ceo. II. George. preident; Ceo. W. Warren, vice president; J. K. Higgin. cashier; C. R. Hiiuin. assistant cashier. Cor respondent: Flrt National Bank, Portland. Ore.; Bank of New York, N. B. A. New York; Continental National Bank. Chicago; Crocker Woolworth National Bank, San Fran cisco, Attoria Saving: J. Q A. Bowlby, president ; O. 1. Petcrton. vice prei dent; Frank Patton. cahicr; J. W. Garner, assistant cashier. Corre tpondentt: Chase National Bank, New York; Bankers' National Bank, Chica go; Merchant'! National Bank, Phil adelphia; Seattle National Bank, Seattle; Canadian Bank of Commerce, San Francisco; Bank of California. Portland; United State National Bank, Portland, Oregon. Scandinavian-American Bank: Gust Holme, president; C. G. Palmbcrg, vice president; J, M. Andenon, cashier; John Nordstrom, assistant cashier. Correspondent: Scandinavian-American Bank, Portland. Ore; San Francisco National Bank, San Francisco; Seaboard National Bank, New York; First National Bank, St. Paul, Minn. Attoria i deemed to be one of the Roundest banking center! in the coun try and the policy of itt bankers in carefully conserving the financial in terest of the community and wisely disposing of the funds committed to their hands, justifies the admirable e timate in which her fiduciary busi- ! ! nrrnunted abroad. Astoria Has Finely Equipped Fire Dept. For nearly 40 year Attoria hat been carefully building her fire de fenses and now possesses a depart ment that matches anything on the coast for celerity and certitude In fighting fire, population and limits considered. At this time she hai on call two fine hose wagon, each with 900 feet of 21-inch hose and 200 Icet f 11-inch hose, with two chemical extinguish-1 ers, and 40 feet of ladders; one com-; bination chemical and hose wagon with 800 feet of hose, a 60-gallon tank j and 200 feet of chemical hose and 40 feet of ladders; one double 60-gallon chemical engine with 300 feet of hose 1 and 40 feet of ladders, besides five extra hose wagons with 3000 feet of hose stationed at convenient points in the milling and business districts. At department headquarters she holds in reserve two steamers, an Amoskeag and a Silsby, and a 55-foot Hayes extension hook and ladder truck. The smaller apparatus meets , the larger emergencies of fire, owing to the fine hydrant and water-pressure service, the heavier vehicles being used only in extended engagements; the hydrant ' furnishing , from 60 to 110 pounds pressure at the hose nozzles, as may be required. This line of apparatus la In charge of a paid department consisting 22 men, chief engineer, four drivers, one chemical man and 16 extra men; all highly trained through long serv ice and all Imbued with spirited pride in the minimum record of Ins and damage which they have made for the city ami the department, Four splendid team are employed by the department to haul what of the ip- with the owner and master of oinc of the bay steamer for the use of their powerful pump for water front fire when they hall occur. This, with the building and equipping of two new iaiion at the eastern and western cxtremitie of the :ity at an early day will place the com- r:, . M i : hu i II r 0 o" if3 1 4 ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT IIF.ADOUARTF.RS. paratut may be needed; and through out the most rigid system of training and action is enforced. The water service in this behalf it to be augmented during the present year by the building of salt water main through the heart of the city and the chief engineer hat arranged munity in a position of practical im munity from serious loss by fire. The call syMem it modern and ad mirable for present need and con list of 12 alarm boxes electrically served, with gongt and indicator! at the four principal fire house! ; and in a short time thii end of the tervice will be extended by the introduction of a transmission box at headquarter to be ued in conjunction with the telephone fire call, upon receipt of which a character wheel is thrown Into operation advicing each outlying siaton of the exact location of the fire, and will crvc principally to call up the men and apparatui at they shall be needed during the progress if a fire. The basis of action in the Attoria What Our Rating Is (Concluded from page 17.) (which are 1000 feet Jong by 200 feet in width); the Callender docks, the Fisher, Flavcl, and other of lesser dimension; while all the great lum bering plants and cannery plants, each maintain their own piert and use k. - ENGINE HOUSE NO. 1. fire department, it the use of at little water a possible and thit it con served by every rule at present in force; the theory being that quite at much damage may often be inflicted by a deluge of water at by the flame themselves; and the idea is as popu lar at it i successful. them constantly for their own and the general commerce of the harbor. The interior country town that have any touch whatever with the Columbia river via its tributaries, are in daily communication with thit port and steamer traverse every stream in Oregon and Washington that it at all navigable, to and from thit city at all timet of the year. There art fine river fleets running on ewlft schedules between Attoria and tha metropolitan city of Portland, day and night, in addition to the rail schedules alway maintained. All tht coast lines of iteamthip running out of Portland, at well at the trana Pacific liner, touch here regularly, la and out, for freight and passenger, and the city is almost hourly in touch with every port between Juneau, Alaska, and San Diego, California, beside being in direct inter-communication with all foreign linet issuing from San Francisco and Victoria. Astoria it, therefore, in the very heart of marine commerce on the Faclfta and her importance is growing tre mendously all the time. Another year will tee this import ance greatly enhanced, when tha plant of the Hill system have takeft definite shape and the tcope of ita engagement are known and lend aft impetus to every other venture and enterprise now pending; an accett that meant that Astoria it to be rated amng the realy great ports of the coast, if by reason only of its huge grain exportation, a feature that is, in time, to transcend even the splen did recordi of Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, since the bulk of breadstuff from the Inland Empire is to find it ocean transportation from this port ASTORIA, AT THE SEA-BASE OF ALL COLUMBIA BASIN GRADES. nmn ir Wim.i. ' J t "'Wiytj 1 ; , ut i mwsiiUIi mailt!- i u r Gorir 197 arcMVM8i&ui?r oswv BY COURTESY OF COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY.
