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1 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1909. Ladies Outfitters The Store ForWomen Sale of MILLINERY AND SUITS still continues ia full blast. STOCK STILL COMPLETE Don't put off buying any longer and have to take the pickings. OCEAN.1BAR, BAY. DOCK AND RIVER un CAUSES GIN FOR REACTION PORTLAND CORRESPONDENT SEES TROUBLESOME TIMES . FOR THAT CITY. Editor Astorian: Having always entertained a friendly feeling for Astoria with an abiding conviction that eventually she would work out her own salvation and Portland is not the paradise it has been pictur ed, at least so far as prosperity is concerned, I desire to make a few statements through your paper which n.mr he nf interest and throw some (light on the supposed boom in real (estate in Portland. While this city lis the natural commercial center for 'the Willamette Valley I do not so consider it as applying to Eastern Oregon, Washington or Idaho. What is a disturbing factor in Portland to day, is the persistency in which the heavy grain shippers of the eastern section of this coast lire working for a sea coast terminal at the mouth of the Columbia. It is an admitted fact "Once again the unfortunate steam- The steamer Charles R. Spencer Hassalo furnishes a chronicle of docked at the Callender promptly on disaster. This time the tale (tomes time yesterday, with fair business from Meglcr, the eastern terminal down. Among her passengers was a of the Ilwaco Railroad, on the Wash- logger from the camps of the Alger ington shore, where the steamer at- Logging Company, who boarded her tempted to land yesterday morning at Skamokawa, with a very badly and staved in her port guard and bruised and sprained ankle, which smashed her housing in great fash- was at first suposed to have been ion, doing damage that will foot up broken. The man was taken directly into hundreds of dollars. The cur- j to St. Mary's hospital and the in rent caught her as she swung in onjured limb was examined, with the the turn, and jammed her with tre- pleasing result that no break was mendous force against the piling of discovered and the sufferer, whose the dock. Luckily no one was in- name is C. E- Klint, will be out and jured. and her people were at once sound in the course of a week or two. transferred to the steamer Nahcotta The Spencer went back at 3 o'clock and ' brought to this city, the Has-: with good business. salo following after it was ascertain-1 ed that she was not so badly crip- j On Monday next. Captain W. W. pled as to preclude her getting into j McCully. of the Karam liner Lur- ..... . . i: : .1 r f ti.. :n j- ceep water, uer nun oe.ng quite ire,m, ... M . Mv.u..y. . ui . of fce QoUen Ga,e fom from ininrv. She will be sent to the on an extended trip to the middle, . . . drydock at once. ,west, visiting friends and relatives in (Cincinnati and Little Rock, and tak ing in other points of interest in the The steamer Lurline was on the ! East, and will be absent for at least dot yesterday evening, from up river! two months. Captam Andrew John andamong other thingsc in the way I son win be in command of the flag- of cargo, she brought down two beau- ship during Captain McCully's ab- tifnl specimens of Guernesey cattle, a I serict) and Archie McNeil will serve young heifer and a bull calf, con- her as Pilot for that period. Captain signed to Mrs. W- S. Kinney. The I McCully's many Astoria friends will handsome creatures were in splendid wish him all possible pleasures and condition, sleek, smooth, bright' eyed and altogether alive. They were met " by the manager of the Kinney farm and at once transport ed to their new quarters. When the Lurline went back at 7 o'clock she had the following named people on her register: J. B." Stanier, J. M. Cunningham, Henry Fleckenstein Jr- Miss E. B. Walker and Mrs. G. J. Sleigh. The steamer South Bay finished loading at the Hammond Mills' yes terday and cleared for San Fran cisco, with half a million feet of lum ber for a cargo. safety on his trip. well earned vacation -THE- The five masted schooner Inca, now BO 'days out from Newcastle, for San Francisco, with a cargo of coat, has been' chartered by the American Trading Company to take a cargo of 1.400,000 feet of lumber to Sydney. Australia, the cargo to be furnished by the Columbia Mills at Knappton. The fine bar schooner Joseph Pulitzer is to be taken to Portland for the purpose of equipping her with a fine Atlas engine, of 85 horsepower, and to make other lesser, but essen tial additions to the craft which is to serve her new owners on the Co lumbia bar later on. , t A large German steamship, black, hulled, with two short masts, is re ported off the Columbia river light ship, and oenjecture is rife as to whether it is an oil tank ship or some tramp due in Columbian wa ters. The steamship Buckman was off Hecata Head at "8:15 o'clock yester day morning, bound to Seattle from San Francisco, and expected to ar rive there at S. o'clock this evening. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the steamship Rose City is due to de O. R. & N. piers here. The steamer Argo is due in this port this morning from Tillamook waters, bound for the metropolis. The steamer Daisy Freeman is on the due list, hailing from San Fran cisco, for another load of lumber out of the Columbia- The steamer Nome City is expect ed to arrive in this port today, or early tomorrow morning, from the Bay City, with a general cargo. The steamer Yosemite is among the vessels due down the river this morning, en route to the coast of California. The fine oil tank steamship Roma entered port yesterday afternoon, from the California coast, and went on up the river, under pilotage of Capt. Tom Crang. of 309 Bond Street Will Continue Under the Manage ' . ment of mm hino The Finest Meals Served in Astoria. Your Patronage Solicited. Courteous Treatment to All. FORBEST CANDIES Our stcck of candies includ ing 'Lowneys" and "Gunthers" famous Choco lates are the best. A New Train de Luxe. The Canadian Pacific has placed i: commission its service de Luxe be tween Portland and St. Paul. This j train will run solid between St. Paul Ed. Donnelly, wharfinger for the I and Portland, making the run in two , Kamm line in this city yesterday re- ; days and 13 hours. It is the finest j signed his post on that dock, and is j equipped train in the West For rates in the field for similar or other em-;and fu particuarSi app,v t0 JamM . ploymenf. Mr. Donnelly is an effic- It--. , , . , ' . , . , ; Finlayson, agent, 37 Commercial lent and faithful man and has many i , . friends who will be glad to see him succeed anywhere, at any time. J The steamer St. Helen's arrived in NEW TO-DAY from Pncpf Srninrf vesfprAiv ninn and after a brief stav at the Caller- Kdlty, The Wood Man. der, went on up stream for another i Wm. Kelley, the wood and coal lumber cargo. j dealer, is prepared to supply the pub- j lie and all his old customers with the The schooner Mabel Gale after (best slabwood that Astoria has ev-;r loading 900,000 feet of lumber at the ! seen. He promises not to join any Knappton mills, left out today on the ! combination to raise the nriceof wood and he will keep his old title of hawser of the Walhila bound for the Bay City. The Russian bark Dundee, now loading at Knappton a cargo of ...Home Made Candies... imhm o ,Jfyeryat LomIon-wi nave completed her load about Tues day and will leave out at the first opportunity. They- are healthier and better and don't cost any more. ALEX TAGG 483 Commercial St., Astoria. Or The steamer Alliance is due to sail tomorrow morning early, for Coos Bay points, from the Callender dock in this port. FREE TODAY ! One Lb. of candy with every $1 purchase SPECIALS 50c Rucbing at ISg TODAY ONLY Stylish 25c Stock Collars ;. 200 TODAY ONLY Have you seen our Garden Tools for little folks and old folks. Look in our window. "the ma'n who keeps the price down." Ring up Main 2191 for particulars. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. Try our own mixture of coffee tin J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables Radollet & Co.. grocers. Phone Mai- The Proper Place. Co to the Occident Barber Shop if you are particular and desire first class service. Satisfaction guaranteed An expert bootblack and porter has also been engaged. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigncd will not be responsible for any labor or material furnished, nor f(.r any liens on account of furnishing the same, on any of the buildings or property owned by me in the City of Astoria, unless the same is ordered and contracted for directly be me. E. M. BAKER. Astoria, Or., May 3, 1909. ,., CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tla Kind Yea Have Alwajs Bocgji the cost of transportation for wheat and other products have been exces sive owmg to the the greed of rort taml, which has antagonised every section of the state in order to make 1'ortlaiul the supreme shipping port of the Northwest. It is conceded by heavy producers of wool, wheat, lumber and other products that (he natural shipping point is nearer the ocean, while the expense of carrying wilt be greatly reduced, in which event the farmers and producers will receive a proportionate share of the profits instead of being divided up be tween Portland and the transporta tion companies, as at present.' It has been claimed, and somewhat justly, that Portland was enjoying a boom. But it only applied to real estate. The platting of thousands of acres of barren land from six to twenty miles from Portland and giv ing them a high filming name has caused real estate sharks to spring up like mushrooms and every available room and desk room were immediate ly rented at a high rental as a ren devout for entrapping suitable peo ple who had no idea of the value of property but invested their savings on the preposterous statements made by the real estate sharks. Large tracts of land were purchased 6y a syndicate, surveyed and platted into tots and put on the market. Innum erable smooth fakirs were employed to meet all boats and trains and in veigle them into the dens of the dens of sharks, a sort of "Will you walk into my parlor, said the spider to the fly." excursion trains were run to every section of the state to bring people to purchase wildcat lots. Hun dreds of irresponsible agents were sent all through the state to inter view the laboring man. clerk and servant girl and induce them to make the" first payment, with the possible exception of one or two payments, the purchaser would give the con tract and the lot and money would revert to the sBarks. But a change has come over their dreams. The bottom has fallen com pletely out of the wildcat lots. Prom ises of macadam streets and cement sidewalks were not fulfilled, and in many instances there is not even a trail through the property. True the companeis signed contracts by their president and secretary, and if they failed to make good to the purchaser, they could go out of business and the only evidence the purchaser had of visiting Portland was a worthless contract and an abiding faith that h had been buncoed. Today, many the shark offices bear the inscription "For Rent," many of the boosters have gone to work in sawmills and others have struck out for pastures new. One of the leading firms who made many contracts with people all over the state, ""has closed its doors and like a busted bank the patron have lost every dollar they put and only have a contract for a deed with no authorized company to exe cute the deed when final payment i made. It is statid, and by good authority that the real cause for this slump in the real estate market, is the un doubted realization of Astoria or some coast point being granted com mon point rates. The question ha been so systematically pushed by shippers and producers in Eastern Oregon and Washington and even in Portland, that it is generally admit ted that rates will soon be given placing the lower Columbia on the map as .the shipping point of the entire northwest country. While am a resident of Portland 1 can see the hand writing on the waif and am fwe to admit that those interested in the movement are certain to see their fondest hopes realized and that within a few months at least know of my own knowledge that at least two of the" leading shipping houses of Portland are making ar rangemcnts to change their base of supplies for shipment from Portland to the point to be designated as the natural shipping point at the mouth of the Columbia- , Another cause assigned for the present business depression there is the fact, that within the past two years t.ixts have nearly doubled and the end is not in sight. The recent act of the legislature creating the Port of Portland necessitates the ex peiiduurc ot a large sum or money for equipments and expenses which will be a heavy drain upon the city finances. Propositions are to be sub milled to the voters at the June elec tion providing for fssuance of bonds aggregating $2,000,000 for building of bridges and other necessary acquis) tions. Surely the taxpayers are sore iy burdened with excessive taxation which will no doubt cause a reaction in real estate transfers, as buyers are afraid to invest where taxation amounts almost to confiscation. Ev ery source for increasing the city revenues have been exhausted and the only recourse now is to increase the taxes on the already Qyerbur dened people. Understand, I am not knocking, as 1909 PATTERNS; 200 New Spriug Curtains just received Nottingham, Cable Net, Filla Net, Irish Point -'if" to 3 yards loug white Ecru. Arabian. 39c to $5.00 I MM 2Vf "A3 PER PAIR Ask to see them. Remember we are here to show you. mmim .1 .7 , iMtfcitii ',,lv..V SY.VOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE California Insurance Company I have no reason to. but as I stated. I have always born a friendly feeling for Astoria and have many friends j there who have written to me about investments in l'orlhuli! and I have ' invariably advised them to come and San Francisco, in the State of California, on the 3lt day of December, see the property before purchasinu as mat'c ,0 '" l"raiice Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant . ., . ' to law: I was convinccu Miai property on ;i - blue print and that on the ground , are entirely different, the blue print being misleading. A conservative es-' Capital. 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Hoping I have not trespassed on your valuable space and hoping for the interests of the entire state, that the fondet hopes of Astoria may soon be realized I remain, CON'SERVATIVE. Amount of capital paid up In cash $4X),000,00 Income. Premiums received during the year in cash 47H,692fi 14,271.36 Interest, dividends and rents received during the year. Income from other sources received during the year,. total income IN SUMMER SNOW. SULPHUR SPRINGS. Colo., May 7. The Denver round train on the Denver Northwestern & Pacific Rail road (Moffatt road) which left Steamboat Springs last Friday morn ing is still snowbouid within a 101 feet of snow sheds at Corona. If the blocade s not broken today the mail on the train will be taken by stage to Denver. Disbursement!. Losses paid during the year $IJ9,8J6,47 Dividends paid during the year on capital stock 30.000.00 (,'oinmission and salaries paid during the year, 147.621 15 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year fl.522.77 Amount of all other expenditures 86.Oy8.73 Total expenditures Assets. Value of real estate owned...... $!XOOO.O0 Value of stocks and bonds owned 391.424 SO Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc 240,645.00 Cash in banks and on hand 108.445-12 Premiums in course of collection and in transmission. 127,838.54 Accrued interest . $S2L'W Bills-received (secured) 2025.00 . 10.25l.fll $534.917 24 $410,079-12 Total admitted assets Liabilities Gross claims for tosses unpaid $ .14.968-08 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks 338,030.08 Due for commission and brokerage.. All other liabilities (unpaid reinsurance) 8.654.81 $98,604.97 THE MOTHER'S PROBLEM i Of IUInIng Ntrong, Hoalthr OlrU, A serious problem which pri'gonu ! self to every mother with girl to ralno, In thenc days. The exlgimeleii of school life, the hurry and routluoof evcry-tlay dutleti, the artificial environment C modern civilization, make- It mon difficult to rnlsa strong, healthy kIHx than ever In the history of the world. Itoys ralne themselves. Cilvo them room, glvo them liberty, and they will grow up healthy at loast, without much worrying. But the girl present a ser ious problem. How many mothers there aro who arc worrying about tholr daughter. Nor you, puny girls, with poor, caprlrlotM appetltoH, bloodlesn, llstlens, a con.tuut anxiety to the mother. How nhall dis solve her problem? To whom shall she turn for help? Each caso in more or less a study by Itself, and cannot ho solved by any genoral rule.. This is the way one mother solved the problem, Mrs.. Schopfcr, OHJO PreHOutt Ave., BU Louis, Mo., In a letter to Ir. IUrtman, says: "My daughter A lieu, four years of ago, was a puny, sickly, ailing child since she was horn. I wm al ways doctoring her. When wo com menced to us Peruna sho grew strong and well." Another mother, Mrs. Martha Mow, R. F. D. 5, Chippewa Fall, WIhcoumIii, saysi "Our little eignt-year-om girl had a bad cough, and was in a general run-down condition." She had several doctors, who could give the child no re lief, and the mother no encouragement. Finally, she got a bottlo of Peruna and commenced giving it to theehlkl, and H proved to be Just what nho needod. When she commoiieed taking Peruna the child had to bo carried. Now the mothor says she is playing around all the time. Her closing words werot "Vonhavo done a great deal for her. Sho is the only girl we have, and It meant lots to us to have her cured;" Tliene are samples of many letters whieh Dr. Hartman Is receiving, com ing straight from the hearts of loving mothers. While the dlfTuront school of medicine are bickering and differing as to theories and remedies, Puruna goes right steadily on giving permanont relief. After all, It is cures that the peopln want. Theories are of little Total liabilities' t., Total insurance in force December 31, 1908. . $381,652.97 $37,649,846.00 Business In Oregon For The Year. Total risks written during the year $847,244, Gross premiums received during the year 30.572.08 Premiums returned during the year 11,422-53 Losses paid during the year 15,86778 Lo.rs incurred during the year. 14.465.38 Total amount of risks outstanding in Oregon, Dec. 31, 1908 554,052.00 CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COHPANY By W. E. DEAN, President. Statutory resident general agent and attorney in fact: CHAS. E. MORGAN. Portland. rtuic opcei.il (icjiuiim nui neiu mr nic protection oi an ine poiicynoia- ? cts of the company cannot be admitted as an asset and included in the pub lished statement, except the deposit with the State Treasurer for the pro tection of Oregon policyholders only. A. & C. R. R. CO. Saturday-Monday Excursion Rates ASTORIA TO PORTLAND AND RETURN Good going Saturdays and on train N. ai Sunday mornings, returning on or before train No,-24 Monday evenings following 1 date of sale. For Further Information Call on or Address (j. B. JOHNSON, GehM Agent A? & C. R R. 12tb 8tj ner CommercUf St' ASTORIA, OREGON. Scow Bay Brass & Iron IMS ASTORIA, OREGON. IroA bnd Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers Up-To-Date Sawmill Machinery 18th and Franklin Ave. Prompt attention given to all repair work. TeL Main 2401. J-i .L.J LUL-'J idKSSlMUJMjm IMHMHHtmtlWWt1tllMHttWMMMH THE TRENT ON"'! First-Clasv Liquors and Cigars 102 CommercUl Street corner Commercial and I4th. . 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