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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1908)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22'.: DECK AND DOCK I1EHE YESTERDAY STILL PROMISES A DREDGE TO RECLAIM TIDE LANDS NEW SYSTEM STEAMSHIP SARK ARRIVES IN FROM BAY CITY -EUREKA HERE FROM EUREKA-SHIPS, DATES AND CARGOES. MANAGER OF PACIFIC STATES WORK TO COMMENCE SOON ON THROWING UP A DYKE FOUR MILES LONG ON YOUNG'S RIVER. COMPANY REITERATES AS SURANCES THAT SYSTEM WILL BE BETTERED. 0 00 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. A report was current at midnight last night that there was a vessel outside on fire, and that she was be ing towed in, No cofinrmation of the report could be obtained. At North Head nothing had been heard and it was reported there hat the fog was so heavy that nothing could be seen more than a tew hundred teet away. Nothing had been seen on either side of the river up to and after midnight. The Tatoosh had heard nothing and lay at her dock. To the little British ship Arctic Stream will be awarded the blue rib bon of the foreign craft belonging to the 1907 season grain vessels sailing from the Golumbia River. Captain Charles C. Dixonmaster of the ship, in a cablegram to a Portland friend, stated that the Arctic Stream arrived in Queenstown early Monday morn ing. She sailed from the mouth of the river late on the afternoon of April 1, thus making the 'passage in the remarkably fast time of 110 sailing days. This is one of the smartest passages made from Port land to. Queenstown .or Falmouth, and is the record for the past 20 years for a sailing vessel of small class, the Arctic Stream being but 250 feet long and 35 feet beam. She was buit in 1885 at Port Glasgow, Scot land, of the best iron no steel plates having been put in her hull, and on lines that make her look like an over grow nyacht. She is owned by C. E. DeWolf & Co., of Liverpool. The Norwegian steamship Sark crossed in from San Francisco, at 5 o'clock yesterday morning and went direct to the Hammond Lumber Co.'s docks, where she will take on an in itial load; going thence to Portland for part cargo and returning to the Hammond plant, will take on her deckload and sail for Port Pirie, Aus tralia. Captain Ike Turppa has been ap pointed master of the Kamm steamer Lurline, temporarily, vice Captain Mc Cully, who is . in attendance upon court in Portland upon a charge of exceeding the speed limits of the "harbor" there, and who will resume command shortly. The Armeria, flagship of the light house fleet of tenders in the 13th dis trict, has completed her repairs and will leave out shortly for Nome, Alaska, on a supply trip, and will not show up here before concluding that voyage. j The steamship Geo. W. Elder cross ed in at noon yesterday from thej California coast, with a big list of passengers and a fair manifest of freight, and went on to Portland al-j most immediately. Captain Archie Cann's new pleasure motor, the "Myrtle," has been tried out with happy results and is now one of the marine successes of the day in Astoria waters. The schooner Mabel Gale, now on drydock at San Francisco, will make this port on her first voyage out, and load lumber at the Columbia mills, at Knappton, for Molendo. The steamer Eureka arrived in yes terday at 10 a. m. from Eureka, and after a brief stay at the Callender, left up for Portland. She was flying rather light. The handsome lighthouse tender Heather came in from Coos Bay yes terday. She has been laying a sys tem of buoys in those waters. The steamer Sue H. Elmore is due in from Tillamook at any hour. Subscribe to the Morning Astorian. 60 cents per month, delivered by carrier. TEA You will find no poor tea in packages bearing our name. If you find any such, you know what to do. Tnr f reetr return roar mmj If jm Am'' tot ScUUlsf'i Buti mutkin. Several more men have been added to the force employed by the Pacific States Telephone Company, and the work of changing the wires over to cables is progressing rapidly. In letter written to the Chamber . of Commerce in reply to a communica tion recently received by him. Mr, Brunold, local manager of the com pany, states that this work is prepa ratory to the installation ot new in struments and a new switchboard, Patrons of the Astoria Telephone Company, according to the comments heard on the streets and in other places where the telephone matter has been discussed during the past week, seem to be well satisfied with the efforts made by Mr. Brunold to better the service. The criticisms are in no wise made against him. Perhaps it is times that our side of the matter be heard a little," said Mr. Brunold in reply to questions put to him by a representative of The Astorian last evening. "It is erron eousc to sav that we are starting work now. We are simply continu ing what had already been commenc ed, though the employment of new men will permit the work to go on more rapidly. That new wires, new instruments and a new switchboard are to be installed within a reasonably short time is an assured fact. The preparatory work is being done rap idly now. It is only a matter of a reasonably short time before the en tire work will be completed. I am sorry that I cannot state just when the new instruments and switchboard will be here, but my personal belief is that it will be a very short time. "When our system is completed it will be strictly up-to-date. It is a pretty big undertaking to completely overhaul a telephone system, and per haps it is only fair that the public be asked to exercise a little patience." Mr. Brunold said that the service now given is excellent; that is, the time required by the operators to re spond to a call is merely a matter of a second or so. utners nave ODserv- ed that the girls are responding quickly. That the patrons will wait patient ly for the Pacific States Company to rehabilitate its system may be expect ing too much, though ft is evident that Mr. Brunold thinks it is only fair and right that it should. Right fully or wrongfully, the impression gained by the patrons seems to be that the promises of the company are hardly to be trusted, though there is no doubt that many are disposed to feel that the best outcome of the matter would be that the present com pany should go ahead and improve its entire system so that proper service could be had. The idea of two com peting companies, or of a municipal system, apparently meets with little favor. NEW TO-DAY GOOD WOOD. If you want a good load of fir wood or box wood ring up KELLY the WOOD DEALER, The man who keeps the PRICES DOWN. Phone Main 2191 Barn, Cor, 12th and Duane. The Palace Restaurant An phase of hunger can be daintily gratified at any hour of the day or night at the "Palace Restaurant The kitchen and dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining 100ms for ladies. One call inspires regular custom. Try it. Commercial street, opposite Page building. The Commercial One of the coziest and most popu lar resorts in the city is the Commer cial. A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting room and handsome fixtures all go to make an agreeable meeting place for gentlemen, there to discuss the topics of the day, play a game of billiards and enjoy the fine refresh ments served there. The best . of goods are only handled, and this fact being so well known, a large business is done at the Commercial, on Com mercial street, near Eleventh. Shine Them Up. Ladies' shoes called for, shined and returned. Phone Main 3741. LADY MANICURIST ENGAGED. "The Modern," A. E. Petersen's beautiful tonsorial establishment, has A great dredge, with a boom on it that has a sweep of somewhat over 70 feet, has been in process of build ing in a slip down near the old wood yard dock, and the contract calls for the completion of the drcdac tomor row, i estcrday it was said by the builder, J. D. Heckard, that it would be in readiness on contract time. ' This big dredge has been built for the purpose of dyking thousands of acres of tide lands over on Young's river, a project that will mean much to the farmers in that locality. It is estimated that fully 5000 acres will be reclaimed, and a contract has been entered into to complete the work of dyking these lauds within a period of two years. It is probable, however, that the work will be completed in about a year of actual work. K. F. Johnson & Company are the owners of the dredge, which has been constructed for the primary purpose of doing the work over on Young's river. If is 80 feet in length over all, and 26 feet in width. It is built of big imbers and in a strong and durable manner, the house over the boilers and engine is well made, as are the cabins and other rooms, and the ap pearance of the entire work indicates that everything has been made in the best manner possible. The boouj, 72 feet long, is of tide land spruce, and about 18 inches square at the base and tapering off to about 14 inches at the outer end. It is understood that the dyking will be carried on for a distance of four miles. It is proposed to throw up a barrier of earth 12 feet wide at the top, and solid and high enough to keep out the waters of the river. Behind the four miles of dyking it is estimated that there are about 5,000,- 000 acres which will thus be re claimed. At present these 'tide lands re, as a rule, not worth much, but it said that once the dyke is built their value should easily jump to $100 per acre. For dairying. The owners of the lands in question have gotten together and organized a dis- ncl, and have agreed that each acre of land that is benefitted by the dyk ing shall pay its proportionate share I the cost. The work of reclaiming these tide lands on Young's river is one of the biggest jobs of its kind ever under- aken in this vicinity. The enterprise is one that apparently promises rich returns and, while it requires an out- ay of money, it should prove of cer tain benefit to the enterprising men who have the courage and business instinct to take it up. It is expected the dredge will be ested tomorrow or the next ,day and robably within a very few days will c at work over on Young's river. been further modernized by the per manent engagement of a highly train ed young lady manicurist, who will also serve the house as cashier. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. Five months' interest paid January 1 1909, on deposits made in our Savings Department before August 1, 1908. Scandinavian-American Savings Bank. The Clean Man. The man who delights in personal cleanliness, and enjoys his shave, shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop for these things and gets them at their best. The Passion Play wil be shown at The Jewell the coming week. A fea ture of the entertainment will be a lecture at each evening's perform ance. 7-21-3t It is better to cure the little coucrh than to take chances of consumption. The best couch cure Is Kemp's Balsam. Druggists sell it at 25 cents and 50 sents a bottle. Lane's Family Medicine will give you digestion that will permit you to eat good things Instead of "health foods" of various sorts that are as palatable as hay. Subscribe to the Morning Astoria, IN MANY PATTERNS AND STYLES Suit f We have just a one of these suits is worth at least ask. $16.50 13.50 15.00 Cool Summer Underw'r ANOTHER CITIZEN TO THE FRONT TAXPAYER HAS A WORD OF CAUTION IN REGARD TO. A SEAWALL AND ITS ATTEND ANT PUBLIC COSTS. The following communication was filed in this office yesterday with a request that it be published, a favor that is conceded, as much for the temperate and reasonable treatment of a broad and popular topic, as for the Astorian's desire to publish every thing of rational sort in this connec tion, for, and against, the enterprise, in order that the voting citizens of Astoria "may have a full and' accurate estimate of the project by the time their votes shall be demanded in final solution of the question: "To the Editor: "I have listened to considerable wild talk about 'the seawall' for some time by men who I was' convinced, did not know what they were talking about, but in a local of the evening paper, I read what purported to be a synopsis of the ideas of the commit tee appointed by the common council, to formulate a bill for the considera tion of the voters at the coming city election, authorizing the building of a seawall in front of the city and fill ing in the streets and lots, etc. "I wish to say that I am heartily in favor of, and will aid, as far as in mc lies, any measure that may be in augurated for the advancement or betterment of the city of Astoria. Knowing, however, the disposition of many of my fellow citizens, 'to bite off more than they can chew' and their tendency to rush in, without much consideration as to where they are to come out, I therefore, feel some anxiety as to the outcome of many of their schemes, Personally, I am not competent to plan or build a seawall and I know that members of the common coun cil are ih about the same fix as I am, in that respect, such matters having been outside of their training and business experience, but my ovvji ex- $1.25 Inducement few two-piece reduced to reduced to reduced to Nobby Clothier .Cherry Time. Is here and if you want the best the mar ket affords, at the right price, leave your order with us and you'll get satisfaction. Acme Grocery Co. HIGH GRADE 521 COMMERCIAL STREET perienee teaches me, however, that before I would begin to build, say a new house, I .would undoubtedly have plans drawn, and an. estimate of the cost of finishing it made by an ex pert in such matters. "I know that the members of the common council haye given little, if any, consideration either to the plan or cost of the seawall, in that regard, such as filling in the streets, probably raising buildings and so forth, all of which should" be carefully considered in a business-like way, before a bur den is laid on the people, that many would be unable to bear. "If this letter will awaken the in terest of the property owners of the city (because it affects all of the city), and they will give the matters careful thought and consideration so that this matter, if it is thought to their best interests to do it, be conducted on business lines by competent business men, then it will have served its pur pose. "TAXPAYER." New Business Venture. Mr. E. G. Gunall has opened a boot and shoe repairing establishment in the building at the corner of Eighth and Commercial streets, formerly oc cupied by N. Akerman. Your patron age id respectfully solicited. Open evenings. 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