SUNDAV, FEBRUARY 23, 1908.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTOUIA. OREGON.
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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.
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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.
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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
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-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.
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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.