THE MORNING ASTOEIAN ASTORIA. OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
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the same period, in fact since 1846, United States the distance from New
Great Britain has had q free trade York to St. Louis is 1.066 miles, and
THE WEATHER
Oregon-Fatr, moderate tempera
ture.
Washington Showers west, fair in
east portion.
THE HEARST HAMMER.
. Hearst and his little political ham
mer are out for blood and bruises. It
does not make any difference where
the thing falls, with Mr. Hearst; he
is ensconced in an independent field
and can smash right and left without
any rebound to his own immaculate
hide or danger to his own dirty fin
gers. It is alright just at the moment,
for him; but the day of reckoning is
sure to dawn; it always does for the
professional hammerer; and his wea
pon of personal abuse and damage
will find its retroactive task in the
sweet bye and bye. "Tis a long lane
that hath no turn!"
THAT FORTY-CENT RATE.
Along with all men in the North
west we are waiting with eager hope
to see the expansion of the lumber
trade after the 15th of this month,
when the 40 cent rate that has been
won by the lumbermen goes into effect
on the N. P. there are hundreds of
mills ready to respond to the call.
If there is any department of com
merce that needs a hunch it is that
of lumber; it has been paralyzed long
enough, and any access will be hailed
with joy all over the field. The fight
has been a long one and hotly contes
ted, and its subsidence, and the re
sumption of traffic will come like a
tonic. to the congested conditions that
, have supervened.
Even little old Astoria gets in jon
the new deal, in a measure, and she
can stand all that may come to her by
way of milling and hauling and logging.
WAR THREATENS EUROPE.
It is about time another war fell to
the European countries; they have
been peaceful about as long as they
can stand for that equitable pose, and
there are the makings of a real fine
scrap in the situation that is being
worked up over there. With Turkey
in an internal tumult, the Austrian
provinces threatened with annexation
by Servia, the Bulgarians rampant
with ardent fury of revenge and am
bitious, lust of territory, there is an
easy opening for the fire-brand and
plenty of inflamable material, while
the supremacy of Austria's claims in
the premises is too notable to be ig
nored even by the concert of powers
that has declared itself responsible
for the maintenance of peace.i
Of course it will all be done in es
sentially diplomatic form and the mo
tive and master-hand will be cleverly
veiled, while the civilized world makes
its customary exclamations of polite
horror and simultaneously get in on
the ground-floor in the matter of war
supplies'of all sorts. There's a comet
due, too!.
OUR NEW ELECTRIC.
, It really begins to look as if As
toria and Clatsop were to have the
advantage of an electric system
through the city and over the plains
and valleys of the country; the hope
it inspires is not the least of its man
ifold popular services. We need some
such assurance to arouse this whole
communty, to give it something to
think of and work to and calculate
on, and to direct our latent energies
to the subsidiary elements of trade
COFFEE
A middling steak and
first-rate coffee are better
than middling: coffee and
first-rate steak. Con
sider the cost.
Tear frocar rdurni your bsmf II TM int
fc Jcbilliuf'l Belt; piy bin.
tariff, During these years a home
markethas ben built up in the Uni
ted States with sufficient purchasing
power to consume 90 per cent, and
more of our manufactures and farm
products."- In the same period Great
Britain has striven to become the
workshop of the world, and has suc
ceeded in becoming the dumping
ground for the products of other na
tions. ? '
Let us see now what has been the
result of these two policies on the
railroads of these two countries, as
affected by the wages of the employ
ees and the freight rates. The testi
mony is that of Mr. B. F. Yoakum,
one of the leading railroad men of this
country, In a recent interview, he
made the astounding declaration that
four thousand million dollars would
be added to American freight bills if
the shippers of this country were com
pelled to pay the same rate as the
English shippers pay while at the
same time the average .wages paid
to American railroad employees are
more than double that paid to those
of the same rates of labor in Great
Britain. ,
To be more specific, Mr. Yoakum
the rate, per ton, is $4.00, or 38 cents
per mile. In Great Britain $1.00 pays
for moving one ton of freight 43
milesj'in the United States, $1.00 pay
for moving one ton of freight 13;
miles. During 1907 the freight reve
nue of the United States was $1,826,
000.000. If the United States
$1,826,000,000. If the United States
for that period had paid the English
rate for freight, the cost .would have
been four billion more than this; or,
to be exact; $5,713,000,000. ,
Shall we continue to operate farms
and factories under a protective tar
iff, or shall we let down the bars and
resort to the fiscal policy of Great
Britain?
and traffic and investment that run
with such organic movements as rail
road building.
We hope at the smoker tomorrow
evening the business men of this city
may come to such complete and con
finatory understanding with Mr. For-
sythe and his people, that there shall shows that the average wages paid to
be no possible failure of the enter- the railroad employees in Great Brit
prise started by Mr. Evans. It will ain are $303 per year, while the freight
be an excellent opportunity for the rate " Great Britain is $2.34 per ton
general interchange of ideas and the per mile. As compared with this,
formulation of impulses to this end; the average wages of the railroad
and the end surely justifies the most employees of the United States are
ardent attempt to close the matter $642 per year, while the freight rate
soundly and affirmatively. There is is 75 cents per ton per mile. In Great
s&mething practical in this venture, Britain firemen are paid $300 per year;
and that it will be an immense success ' the United States, $1,155 per, year.i
later on goes almost without saying, or more than four times as much.
Once underway, there is nothing to In Great Britain, engine drivers are
do but make it a success.. ;paid $487 per year, while in the Uni-
ited States they are paid $1,350 per
SIGNIFICANT CONTRAST. year. In the United States, section
hands are paid $423 per year, which
For nearly fifty years under Repub- $108 more than conductors arc
Fifty Years Blacksmith.
Samuel R. Worley of Ilixburg, Va.,
nas Been snocing horses tor more
than 50 years. He says: "Chamber.
Iain's Pain Balm has given me great
relief from lame back and rheuma
tism. It is the best liniment I ever
used." For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.
For Chronic Diarrhoea.
"While in the army in 1863 I was
taken with chronic diarrhoea," says
George M. Felton of South Qibson,
Pa. "I have since tried many reme
dies but without any permanent re
lief until Mr. A. W. Miles of this
place persuaded me to try Chamber
Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, one bottle of which stopped
it at once." For sale by Frank Hart
and leading druggists.
Jor Chapped Skin.
Chapped skin whether on the hands
or face may be cured in one night by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. It is
lican administrations and legislation, paid in Great Britain and $103 more I ajso unequalled for sore nipples,
the United States has enjoyed the J than locomotive firemen are paid in' burns and scalds. For sale by Frank
benefits of a protective tariff, excep- mar country. j jIart onj iea(iing druggists.
ting during the period frnm to. From Manchester to London the
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i, wutu me iduc iianii-1 uiMdncc is v nines aim tne rate, per
Gorman law was in operation. During ton, $4.21, or $1.86 pre mile. In the
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The Family Shoe Store Man
A SUMMER DRINK
Unfermentcd Grape Juice
absolutely non-alcoholic
Concord 5oc quart
Catawba: Coc quart
Welch's Grape Juice
Nips : 10c
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Astoria, and can help you make a
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