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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1908)
SUNDAV, FEBRUARY 23, 1908. THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTOUIA. OREGON. 23 Splendid Steamboat and Steamship Service Maintained on the Columbia. :: AmANY jimi'H ii?o nonrly a qimrtor of a mitury-tliQ 0, R. & N. XII) Compiiny begun doing it navigation buNinuHS ut Astoria, operat ing tow twnU over tlio Columbia river bar for vpm;l currying it export tonimgi! from tlio port 'of PortlniKl, liver mum thttt timo the (jomjiuny law bfi'ii directly interested in tlio City of Atorin, und uHHOciutcd with iu growth and pi-ogrcm. Today the 0. It. & N. Com pany owns tlio lorgext doek in ANtoria, and operateN linen of river Kteaiu boaU and oeean vcnwIn that annually curry many tlioiiHiiiubi of dollui'N of buNincNM in and out of IIiin port. The company in reprcHCiited at Astoria by Agent Gcorgo W. Robert and a regular dock and office force of about 12 mon, and in buxy hob Nona employ a largo number of lougNborcmcn, on it 1200-foot dock. This doek in the headquarter for the Portland-Astoria river bouts, llaasalo and Potter, the Kteamsbip Breakwater operating between Astoria, Coo Day and Portland, and the steamship of the San Fru eioo & Portland Steamship Company, including the Costa Rica, City of Panama, Senator, and the company' newly equipped boot the Rose City, formerly known a the United State transport Low-ton. The Breakwater, commanded by Captain Maegenn, make a round trip once a week, carrying merchandise to, and eoal from Coos Bay, ,,!ind doe a g(Wd passenger business. The ship aecommodutes about 150 Btateroom passenger, and gives excellent service. The San Fran-ciseo-Portland line ship make round trips once in six day, and gives Astoria the advantage of frequent and regular connection with large cities at each end of the line. The towage service of the 0. R. & N. is at present supplied by two bar tugs, the Tutoosh and the Wnllulti, and three tow boats, the Harvest Queen, Ocklahama and Klmore, for, river service between Astoria and Portland. In 1006 the Astoria boat took out of the month of the Columbia river 5,47tf,fKJ() bushels of wheat, exported foreign; and 1,480,. 000 bushel sent coastwise. The business of the year just closed will foot up a Bubstantial increase over the preceding year. Cargo ship ment of lumber out of the mouth of the Columbia have grown in the lost few yean in the following ratio: 113,427,000 feet in 1904; 180,. J76,000 feet in 1005; 210,!)02,0iO feet in 1!)0G. River bout of the 0. R. & N. Company that ply between Astoria and Portland annually carry thousands of tourists, in addition to the business travel. The trip is one of the most Iwautiful to Iks found any where in the world, and these boots have made it a popular one. The steamer T. J. Potter, perhaps the most palatial of the 0. R. & N. Com pany' river boots, lost year carried 20,000 passengers. This boat only operate during the summer excursion season. The steamer Uassulo is the regular carrier all the year round, and transports both passenger and freight. Thi boat runs on regulor schedule, and never misses a trip, making one round trip daily, a total of 1200 miles. The Hassolo last year traveled 60,000 miles, a record seldom equalled by a railroad locomotive. The distance of 100 miles between Portland and Astoria i covered, with 23 landings made each way. The boat leaves Portland 8 p. m., arriving at Astora at 4 p. m.; and on the return trip leaves Astoria at 7 a. m. Captain Conway,' superintendent of water lines, has had charge of the river service for the last 10 years. Charles P. Overbaugh is assist ant superintendent. The company also operates the steamer Nahcotta between Astoria and llwaeo, for accommodation of the beach resort traffic and commercial business of point tributary to Astoria. An extension of the llwaeo Railway & Navigation Company, owned by the 0. R. & N. Company, will be completed this year, after which the Nahcotta will operate between Astoria and Knappton, The boat ho a pussengor carrying capacity of 200, It will be completely overhauled in anticipation of increased business. VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. Another unfuiling and altogether adequate line of water communi cation between Astoria and the interior 'of Oregon, centering at Port land, is viu the famous old "Kumm" line of steamer, known to the commercial world a the Vancouver Transportation Co., owned and operated by Jacob Kamm, of Portland, one of the votcrun steamboat men of the Northwest, who, even at the hearty age of four score years, is still at the helm of the line be founded nearly 40 years ago, conduct ing them with an eye single to success, and succeeding admirably. The principal steamers of his fleet are the Lurline and the Undine, which while not sister-ship, are closely allied in construction and ton nage and a busy from one year' end to the other, as any craft in the Northwest. The Undine adhere regularly to the Vancouver and up-river runs, while the Lurline is the flagship of the service on the lower Columbia and Astoria run, and both boats are part and parcel of the history of the State and inseparable from the great record of the Columbia river freight and passenger traffic. Day after day, year after year, since the spring of 1878, the Lurline has swung down from the metropolis through the day and docked at Astoria her customary few hours, going back up the river during the night; and doing business at scores of places along the beautiful bank of the Columbia and the Willamette, until she has become a veritable institution in that compass and would be sorely missed if anything happened to oust her permanently. Her hull was rebuilt in 1899, and she is still counted among the fastest and most comfortable of the packets engaged on the river. Captain James T. Gray wo her first master and served the people and his company with fine faith and success for yean; and was suc- ceeded by her late master, Captain W. E. Larkins, orie of the most popular men in his profession in the Northwest. lie dropped dead at the wheel of the Lurline on January 27th, last, to the sorrow of a state wide host of friends, ond was succeeded by Captain Zumwalt These men ore keeping olive the fame of the popular Lurline and making new history for her all the time, the most of it of the most appreciable sort. Such a fixture has this packet become on the Columbia that it would be hard to think of the Portland-Astoria run without her, for no cralt lias ever maintained so long anu regular a service as sne nos on this river. Coptain Gray now occupies the important post of secretary of the Vancouver Transportation Company. rTTTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Prominent Business and Commercial Interests of the City of Astoria. TROY LAUNDRY. This plant is the successor of the old Columbia Steam Laundry, the pioneer steam laundry of the city, whose business and plant was pur chased about four years ago when the new company erected a much larger building at Tenth and Duane streets, and installed the latest patterns of laundry machinery. Under the ex perienced management of John Tait, assisted by H. Goodall, the superin tendent, probably the most capable men in this line in Oregon, the busi ness has grown rapidly and four washers and two extractors are in operation, and a force of 30 to 35 men and girls are employed. Three wagons are used for the accommoda tion of city patrons, and parcels be ing called for and delivered daily. Considerable work is received from out of town and these packages re ceive the best of attention. The man agement uses special care to avoid injury to clothes, and girls are en gaged to make repairs, and the serv ice rendered by the company is much appreciated by the people of Astoria. The Troy Laundry is a branch of the Portland Troy Laundry, also manag ed by Mr. Tait, and there is no better steam laundry in Oregon than the Troy in Astoria. J. A. CILBAUCH ft CO., Funeral Directors, Mr. Gilbaugh, undertaker and em ba liner, whose perfectly arranged establishment is at the corner of Twelfth and Duane streets, is pecul iarly fitted for the profession, and every detail of the business receives his personal attention in which he is asifttcd by an experienced lady at tendant. Jits establishment includes a chapel, where services may be held, a metal receiving vault, a room en tirely sealed by cement, used for a morgue, and several small rooms in which as many as 50 caskets of mod ern pattern are kept in stock, includ ing couch caskets of costly finish and those of cheaper grades. Mr. Gil baugh has had years of experience in some of the largest undertaking es lishments throughout the country, having been six years with J. P. Fin lay & Son, well known undertakers n Portland. He has made a thorough study of embalming, having taken a special course in a medical school in San Francisco, and his work in this line does not show decay after yean have passed. Mr. Gilbaugh is an ac tive worker for Astoria and his stand ing is excellent. WM. C. A. POHL CORONER. Mr. Pohl is a native of Germany and came to this country with his parents when he was 10 years old, locating in Astoria the same year. He attended the public schools, and at the age of 18 went to work as a clerk in the postoflice. He stayed there six years and rose to the position of as sistant postmaster and resigned to ac cept a position in a Portland under taking establishment where he learn ed every branch of the business, and returned to Astoria and bought out the only undertaking establishment then in the city. In 1892 be was elected county coroner, a position he has filled ably ever since. His estab lishment at 189 Eleventh street is complete in every detail, a chapel 30x100 feet being provided for serv ices, and the arrangement is such that those who attend the services pass almost directly from the street to the chapel. Mr. Pohl is recognized as one of the most skillful embalmers in the State, and his services are in de mand by the best people of Astoria and vicinity. JOHN A. MONTGOMERY, Plumber. Mr. Montgomery has resided in Astoria all his life, and for 20 years has conducted his present establish ment, located at 425 Bond street Starting in a small way his business has thrived owing to his painstaking efforts, and thorough knowledge of every branch of the work. He has fitted out many of the best houses in the city with all their plumbing, heat ing and gat arrangements, and was selected to do all such work on the hospital and the new court house, and is usually employed on most of the big contracts in Astoria and the sur rounding country. His shop is one of the largest in the city, and is stocked with all kinds of fittings re quired in work in this district, includ ing porcelain bath tubs, sinks and all kinds of plumbers' tools and tup plies. Mr. Montgomery is in the prime of life and personally superin tends all the work turned out in his shop. He is a practical man and be longs to that class of business men who keep thoroughly abreast of the times. It is business houses of this character which have given Astoria the reputation of being one of the most progressive cities in the North west W. N. SMITH. Astoria is the home of some of the most experienced and capable plum bers in the State, and one of the lead ing of these is W. N. Smith, whose establishment is located at 615 Com mercial street Mr. Smith has resided in Astoria many years, and for 12 years has conducted his own plumb ing establishment His cardinal prin cipal has been to do what he has to do, well, and his workmanship is neat and his businesslike way of attacking every job enables him to do it quickly and thoroughly, yet cheaply. He does a large part of the tinning, sheet iron and copper work of the large buildings in the city, and is now engaged on the plumbing work for the Taylor school, and also has the contract for the work in the big brick building on Bond street He has man aged each job successfully and employs a force of three skilled assistants. Mr. Smith has won the respect of the community, and is a loyal supporter of every movement to better condi tions in the city and make it a more desirable place of residence and for investment J. H. HANSEN, PLUMBER. Mr. Hansen, who has resided in Astoria the greater part of his life, has been engaged in his present oc cupation for 23 years, and does care ful work, giving prompt attention to all orders and sparing no pains to fill every contract in a satisfactory man ner, and is considered one of the best plumbers in the city. His business has grown steadily and he now employs five or six expert assist ants. His specialty is piping gaso line launches, and no ' more com petent man can be found to do all kinds of tinning, plumbing and gas and steam fitting in any home or office building. Bp OREGON'S OPPORTUNITY xf COLONIST RATES from all parts of the United States and Canada to all parts of Oregon and the Northwest, will be again put into effect by The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Go. SUNSET JJ HI DGDEN 4r SHASTA I Cm w I nnlirrc -AND- Southern Pacific Gompany (Lines In Oregon) MARCH 1, 1 90B AND WILL CONTINUE DAILY THROUGHOUT MARCH AND APRIL From the Principal cities in the Middle West the rates will be as follows: Chicago - - $38 St. Louis - - 35 Kansas City - 30 Council Bluffs - 30 Omaha - 30 St. Paul - - 30 Corresponding rates from all other Eastern points. Stopovers at pleasure at all points in Oregon. The Colonist Rate is the great est of all home-builders. Oregon has unlimited resources and needs more people who desire homes and larger opportunities. . A .... ; ( , 3 t J i ""Tr i11" Oregon people can accomplish splendid results by heralding this opportunity to all the world. Send ' Oregon literature, giving good, re- . liable information about the state, ! far and wide. Call on the above railroads for it if necessary. Fares Can Be Prepaid Here at home if desired. Any agent is authorized to accept the required deposit and telegraph ticket to any point. Call on any O. R. & N. or S. P. Agent, or address j Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent PORTLAND, ORE. O. R. & N. CO.'S STEAMER T. J. POTTER.
