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THE MORNING ASTOR1AN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, im.
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Entered aa second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoftke at Astoria,
Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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.THE WEATHER
Oregon and Washington Fair and
colder ta east portion.
WANTED: A CONCRETE PLANT.
From casual remarks made by
practical men of this community at
' odd times during the past two years,
we are led to believe that a good.
up-to-date concrete plant would pay
at tfiis end of the river, especially in
this city, whence all contiguous
points could be cheaply and quickly
reached by rail and water. The en
terprise does not call for a great
abundance of capital, skilled labor
and the essential ingredients being the
commanding needs of the venture,
and as to the latter, the sands and
rocks of this territory are said to be.
unequivocally well adapted to the
manufacture of cement
It is one of those propositions that
would have to build up from the
very ground. Cement, in the com'
mercial sense and use, is not a fa
miliar matter here; but it is so wide
ly adaptable, so wonderfully useful,
and, comparatively, . so cheap, it
would not take long to initiate it as
a standard element of utility here,
and it would pay from the start, pro
vided that start was not too elabo
rate. The range of form, nse, and ap
plication of this cheap and durable
material, is simply illimitable, and the
demand for it here could be easily
cultivated since the stuff commends
itself the world over to builders, ar
tisans and engineers; and the venture,
at this point, would be practically
free from competition, a considera
tion that goes a long way to make
the departure successful from the
very beginning.
This is the one particular line that
invites the interest of the man with
a few thousands to invest, and wijh
good judgment exercised in its de
velopment, we believe it would be
immensely successful.
reaching out from her remote and
dubious vantage to take over the
commercial interests of the Willam
ette and Columbia, along with the
bar of the latter, and will endeavor to
annex the shipping of the basin, the
one and only jurisdiction confronting
her being our own. What she will do
with the new privileges remains to
be seen; and it is easily conceded she
will do her best by them and by her
own interests, as she should do; but
we are still here, still waiting and
watching and preparing for the day
when the foreign fleet of sea carriers
shall have dwindled to such propor
tions as shall compel recourse to this
port to renew and expand it The
day will come, alright! And other
rails and other ports are to contrib
ute to the diversification of the com
mercial interests of Oregon. The
new general port law of the State
ill help immensely to that end, and
it were well achieved. We want to
see the maritime interests of the
State spread out in a score of direc
tions, knowing as we do that the
Columbia basin must always, and in
evitably, command an enormous
share of the export and import busi
ness of the Northwest
Portland, with less than 12 square
miles of harbor territory; with con
gested channel ways and a port that
is useless after the 50th ship enters
it, must one day go up against her
limit While this sinks in on the
commercial conscience, we shall come
into our own along with every avail
able harbor in the State. There are
huge interests in this river and valley
beside those of Portland and others are
coming. Time and the exigencies of
trade will find the harbor for a thou
sand ships next to the sea, and use it.
HQi? VANILLA IS GROWN
AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
THE SOUTH SEAS.
IN
THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
ONE PORT ON COLUMBIA
As a matter of fact and despite all
quibbling, there is but one real or
ganic port on the Columbia river, and
that is the Port of Astoria.
Of course, up on the Willamette, 12
, miles from it; confluence with the
greater river, there is a port (Port
land), but it is in its own separate
valley and upon the banks of one of
the Columbia's tributaries. We are
particular in stating these things be
cause we do not want the unthinking
to confound the Willamette valley
town with the real Columbian terri
tory. This is the only port on this
river, and it may be well to remember
this some day, when there are issues
afoot in which its significance shall
figure more conspicuously than it
does at this time. ,:
In the meantime Astoria asserts
first and just claim to being the one
and only legal, and natural, port on
the Columbia, as well as upon the
coast of Oregon; and speaking with
due regard to all claims, upon the
bases of accessibility, depths, chan
nels, security, expanse, direct con
tiguity to, and quick-touch with, the
open sea this is the truth.
For the time being Portland is
All men with a just conception of
the rights of humanity believe in the
principle of the eight-hour day for
the employe.
But like all great and radical
changes, it is a matter of growth and
equitable application. Its one over
whelming antagonist today is the
fierce and universal competition in
business; the narrowness of the mar
gins upon which nine-tenths of the
trade of the world is done.
It is comparatively easy for the
Government to concede the splendid
privilege to its employes; there is no
crying necessity for a nine, ten or
twelve-hour day with Uncle Sam; he
can dispatch his affairs and make the
people pay for the better and ampler
service; the people themselves easily
concede it when he ordains it. And
the great trust can do the same thing
when it has put competition on the
"bum."
But the ordinary small manufac
turer and business man is not so free
to grant the concession, however will
ing he may be in the humane sense.
By the terms of every contract he
makes with his trade he is compelled
to nourish the last resource of his
business; and time and service are of
the very essence of that contract if
he is to make the admissable profit
his investment justifies.
There are two sides to every issue
on earth and there always remains
the inalienable privilege of rendering
The growing of the vanilla bean oi
commerce has attained considerable
importance in Hawaii, where a num
ber of successful smalt plantations
have been producing for a number of
years. Jared G. Smith, late director
of the United States Agricultural Ex
periment Station in Honolulu, gives
the following on vanilla in his book,
Agriculture in Hawaii"
"The vanilla bean is the cured and
fermented fruit of a climbing orchid.
The finished pods are very dark
brown or black, glossy, somewhat
wrinkled on the surface, from five to
eight inches long and about aa thick
as a lead pencil The vanilla extract
of commerce is simply an alcoholic ex
tract
'The vanilla plant is grown either
on a trellis or is planted at the base
of a tree so that it can clamber up the
trunk. Any soil is suitable, provided
the drainage is good It grows well
in regions of abundant rainfall on the
Kona(south or southwest) side of the
islands. A mean temperature of from
65 deg to 75 deg. gives good results.
The plants are propagated from
cuttings, which are simply lengths of
the vine itself, from two to six feet
long. The length of the cutting has
some relation to flower production,
the longer ones yielding flowers in a
shorter period. The leaves .are cut;
from the lower end of the cutting and
the stripped portion of the stajk
buried horizontally under two or three
inches of soil and rotting leaves. The
upper end of the cutting is fastened
to the trunk of the supporting tree to
which it soon becomes tightly attach
ed by its asrial roots.
The vanilla plant begins to flower
uring its second or third year and
continues flower production until sev
en or eight years old. Cultivation
consists in keeping down the weed
and underbrush in the plantation.
The vanilla plant only bears pod
when the flowers are hand pollenated.
This is a delicate operation not difB
cult to learn. Any one who attempts
it becomes quickly proficient so that
a good many flowers can be pollenat
ed in the course of a day. The pod
matures in from six to eight months,
becoming hard, thick and greenish
yellow. They are gathered before
ripe.
'The curing process is a somewhat
complicated one. After gathering the
green pods are spread out and ex
posed to the air for 24 hours,, being
what service for what pay the man
employed may fix for himself in de
ference to the conditions most ur
gently besetting him. Gradually, as
time and growth and expedience
shall make it possible, the eight-hour
principle will expand and assert it
self fully and finally; but just now
there are millions of employers who
piust ignore it or go out of business.
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II
ialdng Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Where the finest biscuit, cake, hot-breads, crusts or
puddings are required Royal is indispensable. .
Royal is equally valuable iii the preparation of plain,
substantial, every-day foods, for all occasions.
Royal is the only Baking Powder
made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
made from grapes
KILLING THE OLD CRAFT.
Slowly, but surely, the stenograph
er and typewriting machine are kill
ing the old craft of hand-writing.
The typewritten letter and record are
becoming the rule of the day and
that rule is going farther afield
every day and hour. The work of
the pen in the commercial world is
being fast circumscribed to mere
substitution, to the hurried scrawl of
the moment to' meet some exacting
emergency. Socially, of course, it
still figures as one of the utilities, but
this is only a question of the time
when the machine shall be brought
to the pass of employing the delicate
script of the women of fashion, signa
ture and all, and then only the school
children will be left to carry on the
old and distinguished art.
It is not altogether a healthy nor
gratifying sign of the times; but it
has all the appearance of a fixed and
universally accepted theory and
course of action, and as such, will
surely supervene to the ultimate ob
literation of the pen and its distinc
tive work.
When You Put on Stockings
Of the heavier sort, do your shoes
pinch, and your feet swell and per
spire? If you sprink Allen's Foot
Ease, an antiseptic powder for the
feet, into your shoes, it will give you
rest and comfort, and instant relief.
When rubbers become necessary, and
your shoes feel tight, Allen s Foot-
Ease is just the thing to use. Try it
for Dancing Parties, Breaking in New
Shoes and for patent leather shoes.
Sold Everywhere, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address, Alien S. Olmsted, Le Roy,
N. Y. Don't accept any substitute.
roughly assorted into grades accord
ing to sue, After being graded, the
pods are sweated between the folds
of woolen blankets exposed to the
heat of direct sunshine. During the
period of fermentation the pods turn
dark brown, become soft and leath
ery and sweat freely. The prds are
manipulated for.sevcral days until the
proper degree of color and aroma
have developed. After the fermenta
tion they arc dried in the sun for a
few hours and finally In cloth covered
trays in the shade with gentle heat.
When fully dried, that i when the
pods no loirger lose weight, but
are still moist and pliable to the touch
they are packed tightly in tin boxes
and are again manipulated in bulk
for one or two months. When torn
pletely cured the pods are sorted
sue and color tied in bundles and
these packages packed in tin lined
boxes which are soldered when full.
"The yield per acre in Hawaii has
been estimated at about 13,000 pods,
producing about 120 pounds of finish
vanilla beans fully cured and ready
for market.
'The industry is a very profitable
one for persons having sufficient
means -who will give this industry
their personal supervision. The price
of the vanilla bean depends as much
upon the outward appearance of the
finished product as upon its actual
quality as indicated by aroma and
flavor. Care is therefore necessary
at every stage in the growth and fer
mentation of the crop.
"Five acres of vanilla in bearing
should yield from $400 to $500 worth
of beans per acre per annum after
the third year. There are vanilla
plantations in the Kona district on
the island of Hawaii and in the Kona
district of Oahn near Honolulu
Much land is still available which is
entirely suitable for the cultivation
of this crop.
AFTER THE CHINESE.
Trying.
to Break up .Contraband
Trade from Mexico.
SANTA ANA. Cal., Jan. 29,-The
Chinamen who travels the under
ground route from Mexico to Los
Angeles may find it harder to make
connections from now on.
Knowing that Chinese are being
brought into this state from Mexico,
II.H. Weddle, inspector in charge of
the immigration service for Southern
California has decided to offer reward
that may help break up the contra
band trade.
Weddle has just completed a trip
through Orange County which is on
the alleged route of the underground,
and has offered for every Chinaman
caught, $5; for every guide of contra
band parties $50; for every master ol
vessel landing Chinese $100.
The inspector believes there is an
organized gang that escorts bands of
Chinese from Mexico to Los Angeles
at a fixed price per head. It has long
been thought here that Chinese were
anded on the coast in the northern
part of San Diego County, from which
point Mexican guides escort, the Chi
nese to some point between El Toro
and Santa Ana, where automobiles
from Los Anpclcs pick them up.
Truth and
' Quality
appeal to the Well-Informed In
walk of Ufa and an eiwential to permanent
success and creditable standing, Accor
tngly, It la not claimed that Syrup of Fig
sod Elixir of Senna Is tho only remedy of
known value, but on of many reasons
srhy It Is the beat of personal and family
laxatives is the tact that it rleansee,
sweetens and relieves the Internal organs
on which it acta without any debilitating
after effects and without having to Increase
tha quantity from time to tint.
It acta pleasantly and naturally, and
truly aa a laxative, and Its component
parti are known to and approved by
physicians, aa it Is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effect always purchase tho ' genuii
manufactured by tha California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and tor sale by all leading drug
gists.
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WE DON'T HAVE TO DEMON
STRATE the value of our Paints, be
cause all who have ever used them
are familiar with their merits. They
are srrounds in the purest White Lead
and the colors are of the very best.
Only the finest Linseed Oil is used
and they are so carefully packed as to
be kept entirely free from any foreign
substance. Prices are low, too.
Allen Wall Paper
and Paint Co.
AMUSEMENTS.
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....SUNDAY, JAN. 31....
America's Greatest Military
Drama
"The
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And the
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PRESENTING
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niss Lorralnt Keen
and aa
Excellent supporting company
The Same Supbcrb Company and
Urand Scenic Investment
JUST AS PRESENTED FOR
Two years fn New York
Three months in Boston
Two months in Philadelphia
Ten weeks In Chicago
PRICES, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c
Seats on sale Saturday at BoxOflicc
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A SQUARE DEAL,
may always be expected from S iquart
dealer. We deal In Squares and every
other essential for Carpenter, Stoat
Mason, Plumber or other handicrafts
man. And tha Tools wt tell art all
on tha square, accurate, itrongly
mada and of tha very best and most
reliable materials. All trades sup
plied with all necessary Tools. Also,
wt carry general Hardware tinea of
tha best qualities at the most satis
factory prices.
Subscribe to tha Moraine Astorian.
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REGISTRATION REFUSED.
WASHINGTON, Jan29.-.( Bills
granting American registry to the
Andromeda, wrecked on the Califor
nia coast, have been laid on the table
by the House committee on merchant
marine.
RHEUMATIC FOLKS I
Are You
Sure Your
Well?
Kidneys Are
Many rheumatic attacks are due to
uric acid in the blood. But the duty
o'f the kidneys is to remove all uric
acid from the blood. Its presence
there shows the kidneys are inactive,
Don't dally with "uric acid solvents."
You might go on till doomsday with
them, but until you cure the kidneys
you will never get well. Doan's Kid
ney-Pills not only remove uric acid,
but cure the kidneys and then all dan
ger from uric acid is ended. Here is
testimony to prove it.
Arthur Rooks, 412 Duane street,
Astoria, Ore., says: "I suffered se
verely from kidney trouble and rheu
matism. There were pains in my back
shoulders and limbs often breaking
my rest. My kidneys' were weak and
the secretions in a terrible condition.
At last a friend recommended Doan's
Kidney Pills 60 highly that I pro
cured a box at Charles Rogers' drug
store. They helped me from the first
and it was only a short time before I
was entirely free from kidny complaint."
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co..' Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nameDoan'sand
take no other.
HOT OR' COLD
Golden West
Tea
Just Right
CLOSSET & DEVERS,
PORTLAND, ORE.
66e Quelle
ELEVENTH STREET
Opposite the Bat'cronian
HOT
CHICKEN TAB
EVERY EVENING g
HOME-MADE, and of the choicest
ingredients; put np under supervis
ion that guarantees their perfect
freedom from all deleterious matter.
MRS. F. WOOLLEY
PROPRIETRESS
The Cornelius
"The House .of Welcome'
Corner Park and Alder,
PORTLAND, OREGON
Alhotel where the North
west people will find a hearty
welcome and receive
Courteous Treatment
at moderate prices.
uur tree ummbus mee
all trains.
Under management of N. K. Clarke
C W. CORNELIUS. Proprietor.
Fisher Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS
Marbour and Fintayion Salmon Twines and Netting
McCormlck Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Sharpies Cream Separators
Raecolith Flooring Starrett'a Tools
Hardware, Groceries,',, Ship
Chandlery
Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid. Welch Coal, Tar,
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods,
Paints, Oils and Class
Fishermen's Pore Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Sein Web
" Wo Wont Your Trod
FISHER BROS.
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FINANCIAL.
First National Bank of Astoria
DIRECTORS p I 2
Jacob Kamm"" W. F. McGregor G. C. Flavel
y . J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon EXi, , P":
Capital $100,000
Surplus . 25,000
Stockholders' Liability 100,000
i:htahlimiii:i wm;
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier
FRANK PATTON, Cashier
ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - $232,CC3
Tranaacta a General Banking Basineaa Interest Paid on Tim Depot
Four Per Cent. Per Annum
Eleventh and Duane Sta. . . . . . Astoria, Oregon
IN ONE OR MANY COLONS
LARGEST FACILITIES Id
IN THE WEST KOIi Ijl
THE PRODUCTION OfM
HIGH GRADE WORKf
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ASTORIA, OREGON
OUR MOTTO: "Safety Supercedes All Other Considered."
Jekn Pox, Pres. P. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria fating I, Treaa
Nelson Trover, Vlce-Pres. and Supt
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
OP THE LATEST IMPROVED ...
Canning Machinery, Marine Engines andBoilcrs
COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITI FURNISHED.
Correspondence Solicited. . Foot of Foarth Street
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LET' US TELL YOU ABOUT
Tungsten ElectriclLamp
Greatest advance in lighting method since the invention ol incandeictnt
lam pa.
EXAMPLE
32 C. P. Ordinary electric lamp consumes 110 wattl per hour
32 C. P. "Tungsten" electric lamp consume . ...... 40 watts per hour
Savln8 . . 70 watti per hour
By using "Tungsten" lamps you can eet 27S oer cent increase in lleht for
the same cost or In other words can have tha tame quantity of Illumination
for 35 per cent of the cost of lighting with ordinary electric lamps.
The! Astoria li Electric Co