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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 Tli W Hr Ladies 5T - Women BEEkIHIVB Outfitters J MILLINERY These cool nights suggest Fall. We are showing FALL SUITS . tu lmir rnlor Navv. Our milliner has return ed from her vacation: now full force working on Fall I Hats; we are showing the new shapes. MEETING HERE FOR GOOD ROADS' PORTLAND ORGANIZATION ASKS THAT ONE BE HELD IN ASTORIA ON THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 2.N WATERFRONT NEWS OF A DAY BRAEMOUNT IN FROM SAN FRANCISCO-HAMMOND LOG RAFT BREAKS FROM DOLPHINS-LINERS DUE TO SAIL It is said a general scheme of re pair and improvement has been de vised for the 0. R. & N. Company's dock here, and an appropriation al ready made to cover the whole de tail, down to the replacement of the broken window panes throughout the great sheds. The 900-foot structure will be sprayed in chrorn-yellow-ori the outside and white on the interior, while the several acres of roof will be done in deep red; and Agent G. W. Roberts has been hoping the ex terior work, at least, might be done before the regatta season; and while this is not probable now, be is cer tain no time will be lost in starting the clean-up. All this is happily sug gestive of what might be done for the Astoria waterfront, if all owners would evince the same interest anf spruce up the big properties and buildings abutting on the Columbia. Such a campaign has been sorely needed here for years, and no better example can be set, ox followed than the work projected by-the O. R. & N. people. A marine arrival of extraordinary importance was registered in this port, in the wee sma' hours of yes terday morning, by Captain Bob Jones, of the famous motor packet Delia, and checked up as "correct" by a group of fishermen, who are allege to have been in touch with the visi tor. It was no less a craft than the self-propelling, dep-sea liner, "W. H. Ale," hailing from no particular port and sailing under a roving commis sion. The big fish evidently drifted into the mouth of the river while asleep and was enjoying an early morning "snooze" when disturbed by the change in the tide and the drift of the bar fleet of fish-boat and nets that swung down on him. He "spout ed" in disgust and turned tail, making for the open sea and waded through a field of nets en route, some of them going out with him. Affidavits in this relation to be had for the asking. The oil tank steamer Asuncion came down the river yesterday even ing and went below. She will prob ably leave out on the early flood this morning. Yesterday morning at 5 o'clock, on the powerful ebb of a 9-foot tide, the big Hammond raft, moored at the Flavel dolphins in the lower bay awaiting the arrival of the Hammond steamship Geo. W. Fenwick, broke away ana starteu tor me oroau Pacific. The lookout for the Point Adams life-saving crew reported her and Captain Wicklund and his men went down" to her and stayed by un til the bar tug Tatoosh came along and Captain Bailey made fast to the monster and began the heavy task of bringing it back and securing it. The work took until well into the after noon' and was finally and successfully accomplished. It was expected the Fenwick would be in yesterday morn ing from Gray's arbor, but at night fall no report had been made of her and she will likely reach port this morning. The sea tug Geo. R. Vosburg from N'ehalm, with the barge "Nehalem" on her hawsers, ( entered port yester day morning early and berthed her tow at the Parker dock. The barge had a big load of lumber from the Wheeler mills, enough to complete the shipment of 350,000 feet due to go out on the steamer Yosemite when she goes south again. Besides this shipment, and. her Portland cargo, the Yosemite will take to San Diego, another of the Benson sea rafts, due down from the Stella cradles in a few days. The steamship Rose City will leave the O. R. & N. pier at 4 o'clock p. m. tomorrow, for San Francisco. She will have her full limit of pas sengers and among those departing jciatsop. We have roads as well built Tlie ways and means committee of the Good Roads Association forme in Portland the early part of the week rs already starting in on its campaign to help the movement along. Yesterday a letter was re ceived by the Chamber of Commerce from the committee, stating that "rousing meeting" has been arranged for in Astoria on the night of Sep tember 2. It was also said in tlm communication that Astoria would be called upon to give $100 towards the plan of raising SIO.IKX), which is to be used in furthering the campaign of education along these lines through out the Staste of Oregon. The city of Portland voluntarily offered to give half of the $10,000 in case the other half is secured. Whether the Chamber of Com merce will give the sum of $100 is, of course, not yet Known, iiie cnamncr has need for all the money it can read ily secure in its routine work, sspec- ially for advertising. One or two men who were spoken to, however, said that by all means this city should gladly pay over the $100 asked even if the Chamber had to retrench on other things. Judge Trenchard, who played an important part in the Portlarfd con vention, said last evening that he be lieves that much good will resulting from the gathering in' Portland, though the old state Good Roads As sociation, of which Judge Trenchard is an official, will continue in exist ence and will take an actve part in the movement and in shaping legisla tion pertaining to the public high ways. "I believe there isn't any county in the state, all things considered, said Judge Trenchard, "that makes better showing that Clatsop. There is perhaps no other county in Ore gon which has greater natural difficul ties to overcome than we have; that is, in the character of the soil, in the hills and in the heavy forests, and not least of all, in the comparatively sparse population. Yet few counties have accomplished as much as has TELE P HON FACTS So Plain That He Who Runs May Read With the Past and Present Failure of Dozens of Dual Tel ephone Systems in California, Wash ington and the Ea& to , Payj a Single Dividend, Is It Not Worth While to the Possible Investor, That He Pause, Con siderandlnvestigate a Little? Two Telephone Systems Do Not Result in Competition But Duplication NEW FALL SUITS for Men Suit that are made wilh proper re gard for Mylc. Suits that look well, feci well wear well. and Suit that stand for fifty yean of knowledge and skill. Suits that are made for well dress ing men in nil walks of life. Suits that make it an extravagance to pay more than they are priced. H. S. & M. SUITS, OF COURSE. $20.00 to $30.00 P. A. Stokes NOBBY CLOTHIER from here are Mrs. Ida Garmire, of Seaside; and Captain McKenna, of the wrecked steamer Minnie E. Kel ton, who, with his wife, will return to his old home-port and there fit ouj a new venture on the high seas, prob ably in the whaling line in the far north. The British steamship Braemount, Captain Ronald, crossed in from San Francisco yesterday morning after a five-day struggle against stiff nor-wes-ters all the way up. She went on to Portland at 10:30 yesterday morning and will load grain "out for the United Kingdom, Kerr, Gifford & Company being her charterers. .The fine steamship Roanoke will depart for Eureka, San Francisco and Port Los Angeles, at 9 o'clock this morning from the Callender dock. Among her passengers from this port t otes j Vote for Regatta Queen ! t as any .1 have seen in Oregon, and just as good as any I saw in Mult nomah county while there at the convention. "I was . asked about the road across the county. Some of the gen tlemen there were a little surprised when I explained some of our difficul ties. I told them that while the county from the east line to the sea is only about 30 miles wide, that nevertheless so devious and wind ing are the routes we must follow that the actual distance to be travel ed will prove to be just about eighty miles." will be Mrs. S. Dobbins, Mrs. Ira M. Carter and Mrs. M. Westin. The final steam schooner J. Mar hoffer arrived in port yesterday morning from San Francisco and will load lumber outward at the Clat sop mills. She went to that dock at once. The O. R. & N. steamer Harvest Queen went back to Portland after discharging a lot of local freight here. 1 The steamship Breakwater left out for Coos Bay yesterday morning early, Captain Macgenn on' the bridge. With each dollars' worth of goods purchased we are giv ing away 10 VOTES FREE I Friday and Saturday Only j X 1 ! Jaloff s, The Style Store j 537 Commercial Street ! The steamer Sue H. Elmore will sail for Tillamook Bay at 6 o'clock j fully tomorrow morning, weather and tide permitting. Yesterday was the Spencer's off' day. She will dock at the Callender today about 1;'30 o'clock p. m. as usual. The Kamm flagship Lurline was late last evening, having a big run of "bank" business on her way to this port. TEA was a royal indulgence two hundred years ago. Tisyet. Tear trectr returns year mti V ra iw'l B ScUUlsjf'i Bet: u kiw COMPETITION-" A common con test or striving for the same object" Century Dictionary. THE OBJECT is your patronage. Neither of two competiting telephone companies can attain it to the exclu sion of the other. If both succeed, the OBJECT IS DUPLICATED. Who pays the double charge? The effect of two rival telephone systems in one city is to divide the popualtion into two parts without means of telephone communication with each other, except at excessive cost. While a single system promotes general intercommunication, two sys tems make it impracticable: Two systems therefore, greatly re strict the utility of the telephone, seriously impair its value and greatly impede its commercial devclopemnt. While the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company has not, during the past few years, expended as large a sum toward the belter of its local plant as the people of Astoria prob ably feel they were entitled to, still it has shown good faith to no small extent when the depressed financial conditions are taken into con sideration, in the expenditure of nearly $30,000 within the past year in new came construction, being work, preparatory to the installation of a most modern common battery system. The company will at once erect a new modern style, pressed brick, of fice building upon a valuable lot al ready owned. So far as the company's telephone rates are concerned, no complaint has been heard of their being unreason able, and as to the future under' the new system they arc guaranteed not to exceed $.s.5U per month lor a mam line business phone; $3 per month for a two party line business phone; $2 per month for a main line resi dence phone and $1.75 per month for a two party line residence phone up to an exchange of 2000 telephones. In addition to what has already ,'gone into recent cable construction, $60,000 will be expended upon the company's new plant outside of flic new building. Active prepara tions are now being made to go for ward with the entire work. With this bona fire assurance of a betterment of telephone service to the extent noted on the part of the Pa cific Company and with the knowledge that may be had without taking the word of any interested per son, of the expensive and exasperat ing trials through which the people or numerous Pacific Coast cities have passed, and in fact, are now passing, in an effort to operate some opposi tion or Home telephone plant left on their hands by an outside promoter who was lavish in his promises of big profits, do the people of Astoria wish to become involved in a similar troublous experience. Might not the We have a complete Stock of Fruit Jars Jelly Glasses Jar Tops and Rubbers Our Prices Are Right Acme Grocery Co. HIGH GRADE GROCERIES 521 COMMERCIAL STREET PHONE Ml J money and energy be expended for better purposes in constructing a seawall and producing a permanent foundation for what must ultimately become a beautiful city? There is an abundance of sand in the sea anl gravel in these everlasting hills. It appears doubtful that more than a small proportion oi tne tciepnone users of Astoria have tiny faith in or desire for two telephone systems. Why should they, with $160,000 men tioned as the proposed cost of the new companies plant? The question is who is going to pay the interest on so large an investment for Astoria together with the cost of operation and maintenance? The Pacific Telephone and Tele graph Company is the telephone busi ness exclusively, and docs not expect to ko among the citizens of Astoria to secure funds with which to re build its property. Payment for ser vice is all it expects. If you will oh serve, there's difference! Its long distance lines are not TO HE constructed, but already extend from British Columbia to Mexico and from the Pacific Ocean into Idaho, Nevada and Arizona. Further more the company expects to con tiiitie its service to the people of As toria without serious interruption for many years to come. . . It is a well known fact among tele phone people that fortunes have been made by promoters in installing so called independent telephone system. It is also known that fortunes have been lost by those who have tried to operate them., Finally, those who may think of placing their money into a so-called competing telephone busi ness, should know that no such thing as competition in reality exists. The whole proposition, perforce, simpy resolves itself into a struggle, which becomes a question of the SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. GOOD WOOD. If you want sood load of fir wood or box wood ring up KELLY the WOOD DEALER, Tht man who keeps the PRICES DOWN. Phont Mib 2191 Barn, Cor, 12tb and Duane. New Grocery Store. Try our own mixture of coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main 1281. New Business Venture. Mr. E. G. Gunall has opened a boot and shoe repairing establishment in the building at the1 corner of Eighth and Commercial streets, formerly oc cupied by N. Akerman. Your patron age is respectfully solicited. Open evenings. 7-15-tf For Sale. Twelve shares Northern Oyster companies stock, one hundred and thirty dollars (130) per share. Apply Imperial Restaurant. 8-9-tf. NEW TO-DAY LADY MANICURIST ENGAGEJ. "The Modern," , A. E. Petersen's beautiful tonsorial establishment, has been further modernized by the per manent engagement of a highly train ed young lady manicurist, who will also serve the house at cashier. 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. Sunday Excursions to Long Beach. Steamer Nahcotta leaves O. R. & N. dock at 6:-i5 a. m. daily. Round trip fare to any point on North (Long) Beach, $1.00, Sunday's only. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel" Rates very reasonable. 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 handaome 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 ao well known, a large business . is done at the Commercial, on Com mercial street, near Eleventh. 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 apd dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining looms for ladies. One call inspires regular custom. Try it. Commercial street, opposite Page building.
