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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1908)
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1908. THE MORNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. I t M Economizes the use of flour, but ter and eggs; makes the biscuit, cake and pastry more appetiz ing, nutritious and wholejome. II Bli 1 m m mmm u f' 1 ii i i. mm I IV if jw 1 w l . m LJ3 ABSOLUTELY PURE This is the only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. It Has No Substitute Tfc ara Atom and PhMphaU l Lima MltUfM Mid at leww price, kot na banMkatpar rasardlaf ha health 4 bar HmUf cm illuid to mm lota. I5i :t... 1 0 COMMERCIAL BODY MEETING (Continued from page 4) Mmied until new boiler have been in-ialletl, the cost of which is esti mated at present price from S.HO.OOO to SVO.iXX), An appropriation to equip the dredge with new boiler in urgent ly recommended." It may be said in thi connection and with a fair degree of certainty, that omt large warehouse are plan ned for thi port and that some large ship are bcinir built to ply aero the Pacific from (he Columbia. They ore no Iare that they cannot possibly be taken to Portland. They arc in fact no large that they cannot come across the bar at the present low tide. There fore it i absolutely necessary that the bar be deepened within the next year or two. On April 30 we wrote asking Jumes J. Hill, the recognized head and front of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad interest, to co-operate with u in our efforts to secure the deepening of the bar in the mouth of the river and the completion of the jettic in the shortest possible time. Thi matter is perhaps of more inter est to him at this time than to any other private individual. A Flour Mill Propaganda. We have sent out to every manu facturer of wheat flour in the United States with the exception of those lo cated in Oregon and Washington, the following circular letter, there being 156.1 of such manufacturers all told: "We wish to call your attention to the wonderful possibilities existing for a flour mill, of either small or rge capacity here in Astoria, the ! it : r tenon rapidly growing pun m i-v"" ji-imi-at the mouth of the Columbia River, on the Pacific Coast of Oregon. "This flour mill would have unex celled opportunities for domestic trade and for export business. There is no wagon wheat received in Astoria, it being about 100 miles tip the river to the beginning of the wheat fields. Hut with our excellent railroad and water transportation there is prob ably no location of greater excellence f.r the manufacture of all product! of wheat and grain. "We can convince any responsible miller or grain dealer that he can control the flour and grain business if the Great Columbia fiiver Basin which drains one-sixth of the total area of the United State from As toria by locating a mill and ware house here. Leading men in this line everywhere are invited to make a personal investigation. All our local business men are back of this movement and those who overlook thi chance to increase business in their line will probably neglect a very important opportunity. "It i. impossible to negotiate so important a deal a thi by corres pondence. Therefore, we cordially invite you to visit Astoria in person, first making an appointment to that end o that we shall be prepared to give you every consideration and at tention upon your arrival. "We do not say how large a flour mill we wish established here but we will negotiate wth you on the basis of your establishing either a large or a small one. Of course, we would prefer to have one established that would manufacture from one to two thousand barrels a day. The export business of this port would easily jus tify such a mill. "While we are depending most largely upon the excellent advantages Astoria affords for such manufactur ing a an inducement to secure the mill we desire, yet we will give con sderation to a proposition looking towards our furnishing a free site, and if n proposition submitted is of especial merit, of taking stock. "The natuKil growth of Astoria as sures that there will be a city of at least HK),0(X) here within a few years, which statement we believe can easily be verified as a matter of good judg ment by any one who will come here and make a personal investigation of actual conditions. "We call your attention to a print ed statement of transportation ad vantage! for Astoria which is, here with inclosed and again respectfully invite your personal visit by appoint ment. "Hoping this letter may lead to further correspondence and ultimate ly to satisfactory business arrange ment!," Inclosed with this letter was an argument on the transportation situa tion especially compiled and printed for the occasion, copies of which are before you, In this compilation there arc many facts, both new and old, but they arc all valuabc. Should any busi ness man desire some of these circu lars b,r use he may have them upon application at the office. That there is an anipio justice in this argument, is well set forth in the following letter published in the Port land Journal of issue Friday, May 2nd by K. McKerchcr, formerly city treas urer of Portland and county treas urer of Multnomah county, now sec retary of the tiquitable Savings & Loan Association, copies of which have been sent to the leading news papers, railroad men and commercial organizations throughout the North west: "J dislike to become conspicuous through communications to the press, but 1 can but regard your editorial of this date, in answering the 'Astorian' as to why grain shipments should not be made from Astoria, as unfair. I deem it unfair to Astoria, to Oregon and to the inland empire farmer, and so unfair to Portland and the Journal. "It is unfair to Astoria in that you state as your final reason why ships load at Portland instead of at As toria, 'because ships prefer a fresh water harbor.' The more than infer ence from this is that Astoria has not a fresh water harbor, and this is in line with the literature of both our Chambers of Commerce nd board of trade, stating that Portland has the only fresh water harbor on the Pa cilic Coast. "Neither your inference nor these statements square with the facts. Ship owners and transportation men recognize Astoria as a fresh water harbor, and if they do not the barnacles upon ships' bottoms do, "But a few years ago the chief engineer of the Vanderbilt system, in a published pamphlet, stated that Astoria was one of the five best har bors in the United States, and the finest fresh water harbor on the globe. It is unfair to Oregon to decry this fact and to promulgate the reverse of it. Another reason you gave is that ships and railroads will always meet as far inland as possibe.' "The fact is that no 'skipper' de sires from choice to ascend the Co- umbia River with his ship, but rather May Official Tide Tables Compiled by the U. S. Government for Astoria and Vicinity. MAY, 1908. High Water. Data. Friday 1 Saturday 2 SUNDAY 3 Monday 4 Tuesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday Saturday . .... SUNDAY ... Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday " Thursday 14 Friday 15 Saturday 16 SUNDAY It Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 rldav Rdturdav , . c RTTNIDAY Monday Tuesday f Wednesday ti. Thursday Thursday 28 Friday 2" Saturday 80 SUNDAY 81 JaTm.J p. m. h.m7f "it h.rrTftr 1:661 9.2 1:60 8.6 1:85 9.1 2:35 7.7 2:08 8.8 8:18 7.8 2:46 8.4 4:05 7.0 8:22 8.0 4:55 6.7 4:05 7.4 6:44 6.6 4:50 7.1 6:38 6.6 6:55 6.4 7:36 6.8 7:08 6.1 8:26 7.1 8:22 6.1 9:12 7.5 9:25 6.4 9:55 7.8 10:22 6.9 10:36 8.2 11:12 7.8 11:15 8.6 12:00 7.6 11:52 8.9 12:60 7.7 0:80 9.1 1:35 7.9 1:06 9.1 2:22 7.7 1:48 9.0 8:15 7.6 2:30 8.8 4:05 7.6 8:20 8.8 6:00 7.6 4:15 7.9 6:08 7.6 6:25 7.4 7:06 7.6 6:45 6.9 8:06 7.8 8:07 6.8 8:56 8.1 9:20 7.0 9:43 8.8 10:25 7.8 10:28 8.7 11:20 7.511:15 8.9 12:14 7.5 11:63 9.0 1:00 7.6 0:30 9.0 1:45 7.5 1:05 8.8 2:25 7.4 MAY, "Low Water. " Date. Friday Saturday 2 SUNDAY 8 Monday 4 Tuesday 6 Wednesday 6 Thursday 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 SUNDAY 10 Monday 11 Tuesday ..12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 16 Saturday lo SUNDAY 17 Monday ..v. .....18 Tuesday 19 Wednesjay .....20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Saturday 23 SUNDAY 24 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Saturday 30 SUNDAY 81 1908. "'XmTT ft. Ih.m.Tft. P. M. Ih.m. 7:44 8:26 9:00 9:42 10:26 11:08 11:64 0:40 1:55 2:50 3:40 4:30 5:12 5:55 6:32 7:16 7:55 8:40 9:84 10:22 11:20 0.00 1:18 2:28 8:30 4:28 6:20 6:06 6:60 7:30 8:10 0 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.3 0.7 1.1 4.0 8.7 3.2 2.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.4 -0.9 -1.1 -1.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 3.5 8.1 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 -0.9 0.9 7:46 8:20 8:58 9:40 10:28 11:28 12:45 1:40 2:38 8:28 4:22 5:10 5:53 6:84 7:15 7:68 8:48 9:42 10:45 12:20 1:25! 2:26 8:26 4:26 5:18 6:03 6:45 7:25 8:00 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 8.9 4.1 that, while the ships meet the rail road at Astoria, the railroad refuses to meet the ships there, and he is compelled to come to Portland for hi! cargo. "What docs this signify? Simply this. The railroads haul wheat from the inland empire to Tacoma, in miles as far or farther than to Astoria at a giceii rate. In doing so, they haul it up a mountain grade of about 3900 feet and down again, about seven cars to he engine, but refuse to haul it tor the same rate to Astoria, the same or shorter distance in miles, water level grade and 20 to 60 cars to' the engine-physical conditions in favor Astoria which would enable a com peting line to haul to Astoria at a rate that would absolutely put their mountain route out of business. In other words, railroads insist upon re ceiving for the shorter, water level haul to Portland the same rate as for the longer mountain grade haul to Tacoma, an injustice to both Portland and Astoria, in which they are aided and abetted by Portland organizations and press. "Injustice is rather too tender a word to define this condition ; of affairs, but I refrain from a stronger one for the sake of good form, and the feelings of Mr. Harriman's stock holders, who are the only ones not defrauded by the transaction, while the farmer, whom we all profess to love, is the principal sufferer. "We will probably see, upon the completion of the north bank road, the anomalous condition of wheat passing through Portland to Tacoma (50 miles longer haul than to Astoria) at the same rate as for the Portland haul, and Astoria still refused 'com mon point' advantages. "Astoria should have her rights 'common point' rates on wheat, and every man jack in Portland should insist upon it, for so long as we sup port unfairness on the part of rail roads to Astoria, what face have we for cursing Harriman for not devel oping other parts of the State? "No one understands Portland's in consistency on the Astoria transpor tation problem better than Mr. Har riman, and understanding it, no one is in better shape to administer to her horse doctor doses of her own medi cine." Following the circular letter sent out to all the wheat flour manufac turers in the United States, one will immediately be sent out to all the manufacturers of soft wood products such as staves, tubs, firkins and buck ets, clothes pins, door bumpers, matches and the like. And with these will also be sent the argument on transportation. (To be continued tomorrow) Ons&BUST SHE'S A QUEEN SHE'S A SIREN i an expression that is always heard at sight ofTweU developed woman. If you are flat chested, with BUST undeveloped, a scrawny neck, thin, lean armsthe above remark will never be applied to you. "SIREN wafera will make you beautiful, bewitching. They DE VELOP THE BUST in a few weeks from 3 to 6 inches and produce a fine firm, voluptuous bosom. 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I KaLL We will send you a sample of this , wonderful fat reducing remedy on receipt of 10 cents to pay for postage and pack ing. The sample itself may be sufficient to reduce, the desired weight. Mention this paper. Desk 22, ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO., 31 West 125th Street, New York, N. Y. ..x, v DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE That We Pay 6 Per Cent. It is for you to answer. We have the investment se cured by the best city property. You have the money to invest. We take large or small amounts. A line or a call will put us at your service. IHE 116 SAVINGS 1 101 HI 168 Tenth St Astoria, Ore. Phone Black 2184. STEEL & E WART Electrical Contractors Phone Main 3881 .... 426 Bond Street SCOW BAY B HAS S & IRON S?0BKS ASTORIA, OREGON m AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AND MARINL EKdXEEES Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery. Prompt attention give ill ntmk m 18th and Franklin Ave. . Ti tSals j;H