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CzJ .XE&?. . -trKC,. ar-- Tri-Weekiy Astdrian ASTOKIA, OREGON I. C. IKEfcA3tt. vjStlitor. TUESDAT. Septv 2 1873 ASTORIA AS A PORT. In the first issue of the Abtorian wc published a report from a committee to the -Astoria Chamber of Commerce, on shipping, and continued its publication for some days believing the information therein set forth to be of vital impoitanco not alone to Abtoria but to all of Oregon. "We now propose to republish the leading points of said report with such additions as seems to us meet and continue the same a.-; an editorial, for the reason that there iirethohc who have not fully considered ihese truths, and their bearing upon the future of our great State. We arc of those who believe that Oregon is rich in all that goes to make up a first class State, .-and that all that is required, to uher in a degree of extreme prosperity,is the placing jf the producing classes in a position to realize full returns for their labor. The liarvefefc of 1S73 will yield close upon, (if not more than) five hundred thousand bushels of wheat of a fine grade, beside oats, barley, etc. And yet the Slate U not developed to a tenth part of its wheat i aising capacity. There are wheat lands bordering, and tributary to the Columbia river, in Oregon and Washington, fciifli cicnt to produce, annually, seventy-five millions bushels! or enough to load eight hhips of a thousand tons each working day of the year. There are no risks of pro duction in Oregon, it U simply a question of a fair return for labor, in the way of price for grain. We believe there has never been a season, with perhaps one ex ception, that the prices realized by the formers of California would not have been such as to make wheat raising in Oregon profitable. The question then is to so order our conditions that wheat shall be worth as much at tide water in Oregon, as it is in California, and we then have sufficient stimulous to induce the opening up o- all availible wheat land in the State, and the consequent peopleing of the State in a cor responding ratio. The question is now ."hall this be done? Wc maintain that it i a simple problem. Wc start out with the statement that a cargo of wheat, say fifty thousand bushels, at Astoria, is worth as much afloat, as the same quantity of wheat is worth in San Francisco, afloat, for export to aii3r maketsouth of the equa tion, or on the western shore of the Pacific ocean. That which is required is the . placing of the Oregon grain at Asto ia, where the larger class of carriers can al ways come, and the giving of that infor maiion to the ship owners of the world. But we must break up the present ar rangement of dragging vessels over the mud to Portland, and avoid the delays incident thereto. The report says: The water front of Astoria, varying f. om a quarter of a mile to a mile in width atfords over six miles of secure anchorage for tke largest classed vessels, in from six to t welvc fathoms of water. No storms have yot visited the harbor that effected any damage to shipping riding at anchor in the bay, or lyim; at the wharf. Should the demands of commerce re quire, about five consecutive miles of dock age may be cheaply constructed from the river bank to the edge of the channel, piling being necessary but a short dis tance at any nven point. The central portion of the harbor is just twelve miles inside the Columbia river bar, on which there is twenty-four feet of water at extreme low tide, and thirty-four at ordinary high tide. Alter crossing the bar, the depth holds still greater all the way to Astoria, so that any vessel able to cross, can safety venture to our docks. About six miles above Astoria, at the com-m-tneement of Cathlament baj' is the lion's " back, a bar some quarter of a mile in length, with ten feet of water at low and eighteen feet at high tide. This is the m -t dangerous point on the river, and the int skillful pilots never attempt its pas ij in the night, cither with sailpr steam, it is formed of shifting: sand-, deposited by the meeting of the tide with the annual 1 reshe of the river, as Cathlamet bay is ten miles long up and down the river, and jrom seven to fourteen in width. Thus the waters of the river are so spread out that they lose their force, and theincoming tide washes the loose sand into irregular b'trs that change their position from year to year, and .make dredging useless. Stramers are nearly always detained at .Woria, for tide to cross this "bar. Thi bar has been known for years, but as the draft of steam- era and vessels now coming into the river i greater-than formerly, the difficulties are becoming more and more apparent. There is thefollowing'named depths of water at the points mentioned at -high tide: , -. "Walker's Island, in ftforjtfmilo'helow "Rainier Carr'sWoodyard " " above- " Kalama M " y. " St Helen 17ft.for " louth Wallamet" Pot Office ;18 " '- S;nin JslaDd... 17 A " -- , w - jc.Mi.1 a mouth of the Willamette river is subject to annual deposts of sediment from back water of the Columbia. We find that the cilrrnfc bade rjf Oregon Is now. chiefly ridri'e By Y&sblis 'df light draft and small capMtJ; That these are subject to a tax df 3 p'eV foot draft as pilotage; from four to ten days7 delay, and 300 td $100 towage, oyer and above what they would have to pay, did they receive ana take in Cargo at Astoria. A fair averagii . .would bc sily six hundred tons capacity Expenses would then be as follews: Pilotage 10 fcct( S4 ttp::r.m::::i:;it.n:i:.ii$ Yi l' 'devfh.i: Six dtiys demurrage SOU,,,,..., 3(50 Towage up... 17-3 " down 12-5 Total $78S Equivalent to over four cents per bushel on the cargo of 600 tons outward bound. This is but a fraction of the expense to the State growing out of present arrangement of the arrivals and depatures by sea. By careful inspection of the shipping registers, we find the average draft of all vessels now in use, ranging between 1,000 and 1,200 tons, to be 20X feet, and the av.rao-e of all larcrer ones but 21 feet. While a thousand ton ship is iull larger than can reach Portland, or any point above Astoria, loaded, on account of depth of water, a vessel of 3,000 tons can always come to Astoria, whatever the stage of water. Thus, with a point higher up on the river, the export tradu must forever be carried on in small vessels, while from here the shipping of the world may com pete for freights. A ship of 3,000 tons can carry wheat from Astora to Liverpool for twenty cents a bushel less than a 1,000 ton vessel can do from Portland, as the following figures fully demenstrate: A ship of 3,003 tons is worth $120,000 Interest, at 10 V- cent, for four months (average passage) 4,000 Insurance at 12 "ft cent 4,S00 Depreciation at 10 ti cent 4,000 Captain, three mates, steward, and cook Slot), 67o, $U0, So0, $40, $4U fi month... 1 ,M0 Twenty-four seamen (& S2o r month 2,400 Stores for voyage, 30 men at oUe iB day, 1,800 TORT CHAltGKS IX ASTOU'A. Pilotage and towage, 23 feet S8 10 200 Stevedores' bill, U,)IZ tons & 40c 1,200 Dunnage 200 Port stores, etc 200 LIVKKl'OOLh'UAUUKS. Pilotage and towage, 23 feet (. $10 230 Stevedore's bill, 3,rH)U tons 2-lc 750 Harbor fees, tonnage dues and dockago &00 tfyrt stores - 200 Total expense $ 22,400 Coxtk v : By 3,000 tons (r Slo $45,000 Expenses deducted 22,1'jO balance $ 22,olQ A ship of 1,000 tons is worth S 00,000 Interest at 10 rr cent, and Insuranco & 12 rl cent, four months 4,400 Depreciation at 10 rfl cent 2,000 Wages Y month, for Captain 15U, two mates $135.stcward $50.and 12 seamen at $2") oach 2.5J0 Stores for 10 men at "c t day JJtiO 1'iJ 20') oO'J 190 050 100 PORT CHAItKKS IN ASTOKIA. Pilotage and towage, 1U feet ?8 & 10 ... Port stores and dunnage Stevedore's bill, 1,000 tons (a 50c MVKIU'OOL CHAHGKS. Pilotage and towage, 15) feet & $10 Stevedore's bill(? 2-"e, harbor dues, ton nage dues and dockage .". Port stores Total expenses 1? 11,753 Contka : By 1.000 tons at Slo $ir,000 Expenses deducted 11.7S0 Ralancc S 3.24B Or, a dividend of 19 per cent, on cost of the larger bhip as againtt 5 per cent, on that of the smaller. Or, to reduce both to 5 per cent., the 3,000 ton bhip will carry wheat to Liverpool for over a third lets than the 1,000 ton vessel; that is, 29 cents against 45 cents per bushel. Add to this the cost as above figured, incidental to delays and river expenses of 4 cents per bushel, and it gives a net gain of 20 cents per bushel in favor of Astoria as an ex porting harbor, and the employment of such vessels as can safely cross the bar, over the present arrangement of Portland and small vessels. Twenty cents per bushel on the estimated crop of the State for 1S73, viz: 5,000,000 bushels, gives the snug, little sum of 1,000,000 that the form er should have for his labor. The above figures are all substantially correct, and tea tneir own siory. It may be said that several large vessels have loaded at Portland, but the Custom House records show that of the twenty vessels named below, comprising all the vessels of any size that have sailed from the river with wheat, from a fourth to over one-half of the cargo was brought down to Astoria in steamboats and here put on board. And yet these records are more favorable to the city of Portland than the facts justify, for the reason that in a number of instances, two or three hundred tons was cleared from the Port land Custom House as being on board when in fact it was in lighters and steam ers alongside of the ship, and towed down to Astona before being placed on the ves sel. List of vessels exporting wheat from Oregon, showing amount ot bushels taken on at Astoria and Pertland: - Crop ov 1672. 1. . i Ships.- 1S72 2 Zi, July Oct 11.. 11.. Annie At. Sinull Manilla Navigator Electra. Lock Dee. Siain Forward, (bbls of flourj, Red Deer. 7,V71i42,4'2 V22J)U4;21 ' 14.. " U. 44 14.. Nov. 7.. ' " 14.. " 21.. " SO.. Dec. 11.. " 17.. " 18.. 1873. Jan. I'?.. Feb. L. " j- " 17." " 20.. 7.359 20,522 7,7:1 H,7iU 7.17-3 1,7:S 10,177 22,177 2-,(!)7 J.200 2"i,501 Grasinerc. 20,0?2 5i7. 22,40i)s Zouavo Naworth Channel Light :,i!)7 2,503 8,403 17,170 21,755 Victoria Nyanza. :! 0.023 H,S00 UJ51 . 30,000 .i5,(J80 00,01 32,H83 24,:42 Juttwgton..... 14,880 Felix Mendelsohn. ... Sarah Scott 11.37J 1,250 8,H12 J),0i)5 7,703 Roswell Spraguo. March 8 4 10 lllione. Carribdu Victoria Cross. ,.. 3,8J2S 4, Vessels "iiarked, thus, ()are knownTtohavoJ iiiiiicivn- ujire iHauruiQ amount eretiitea shnvfl. Z .11 LrlK-jf9VtJ r.J J . "J The above tables pretty well illustrate the extra cost of navigating the Columbia by sailing craft, of any respectability. Theouave for Instance carried 1700 tons of wheat, taking on but 600 nt JPurtlrtncl, and being detained sonic 20 days at this pVt td redtive the remaining 1100 tonsi Nowj compute" the demurrage for twenty days time-, at 2o0 per day, a low price, 5,000i Add 82 50 per ton. (frieght per Oi Si jtfi Co., steamboats), 2,750, mak ing $7,750, seven dollars per ton, or twenty-one cents per bushel,as the cost of plac ing the balance of the ships cargo on board at Astoria, after having already consum ed ample time in Portland. Earmors look this thing square in the face, and see where your money goes. Beaver Lodge No. 35, T. O. O.F. &&' Meet every Thursday evening. 5g4at S o'clock, in the Odd Fellow's ?5$l&-? Hall, corner of Cass and Jefferson """" streets, Astoria. Members of the Order are invited to attend. By order, N. G, NK'W ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. THE ASTORIA CHAMBER OF COM mcrcc will hold a Special meeting at their room to-day, Tuesday, September 2d, at two o'clock i ji., for the transaction of important business. Ly order of tuo President. i). C. IllSLANJ), Secretary. CRAND ENTERTAIfJNIENT To tc.ke place ct Haiiett's Hall, Cathlamet, "Wednesday evening, Sept. 3d, 1873. FliOF. COJSrItOY. The Wizard of South. America ! WILL APPEAR fc 111 Ms M Feats of lap ! Confuting in part of TIKE XilXDOO 3IYSTERY; or Instan taneous Growth of Flewers: tho Magic Chinese Wash-lino'tho Inexhaustible Egg Bag: Fortunatus' Coin, and many other tricks of Legerdemain for which he is celebrated. )Tr7Doos onon at 8 o'clock; performance to commence at 1 o'clock. Admission 50 cents: Children half price. nu30td SCHOOL BOOKS. A JTjl through tho newspapers of the State, tho following named books have boon duly select ed as tho authorized text books in tke branches mentioned, in the Public Schools of Oregon,for Pour years commencing Oct. 1 , 1S73. Aritiimktic Thompson's New Gradod Series, (including Now Mental for primary classes Now Rudimonts and New Practical), and Brooks' Normal Mental, for advanced classes Gkogkaphy Montioth's Introduction to Man ual, and Physical and Intermediate (both Pacific Coast Edition). Grammar Clirk's Jioginner's and Normal. U.vitki) States HiSToio-Ramcs' Rrief His tory. Gkn kim l HiSTony Peter Parley's Universal, (for beginners). Penmanship Spenccrian system and copies. FOR SCHOOLS OF IIlGITKR AlUTHMKTIC- Highcr. Gkom ktky Algebra Harts'. A1WANCED GRADES. -Robinson's Progressive -Brooks'; Composition, Gknkrvl History Anderson's (advanced. Physiology Steele's " Fourteen "Weeks." Nvrural Philosophy Steele's "14 Weeks." Chkmlstry Steele's "Fourteen "Weeks." Botany Wood's Botanist and Florist. Book Kkkping Bryant and Stratton's (High School Edition). Tho readers and spellers will bo solccted about tho middle of September. Tho law requires that tho books selected shall bo introduced into all the Public Schools of tho State, " on or beforo the first day of Oc tober, 187.." But tho act, (owing to an inad vertent omission in framing it), did not go into effect until throe months after tho. close of tho session, and as there has been some unavoida ble delay from other causes, the text-books havo been adopted at so lato a day that it would bo a hardship upon tho patrons of tho schools to insist upon having the introduction of tho " authorized" scries completed by tho day nanicel in tho law. Under these circum stances the State Board of Education has con cluded to take tho responsibility of extending tho time so as to secure tho gradual introduc tion of tho books that havo boon adopted. I Hence, though it will bo expected and required that all the Public Schools of the State shall begin in good faith " on or beforo October 1st, 1S7.V (if tho books can Do procured by that time), to introduco tho " authorized" series, they will bo allowed until March 1st, 1874, to complete tho introduction. (By the ordfiii of tho Superintendent of Public Instruction for tho State of Oregon.) In tho meantimo, let District Directors, Teachers, and all othors having authority, soo to it that tho books which havo boon selected are introduced as rapidly as possible, Alter October 1st, 187.5, tho purchase of any other books, for uso in Public Schools, than thoso named above, is most strictly forbiddon " And any District neglecting to so provide for tho introduction of tho 'authorized' series of text books, shall forfeit its proportion of tho School fund for tho succeeding year, and overy year thereafter until all of said series aro in troduced," (School Laws, Section 12). . W.A.TENNEY, Superintendent of Schools an3Qt. ' . for Clatsop County. HALL,S).PATE4T Fire and urg iAFES ! A NUMBER OF THESE SUPERIOR Safes can now bo seen tit'tho Agricultural store of Knapii, Bun-ell ic Co., Portland. Tho Hall safes aro superior to any now in use, are abso lutely lire proof Books and papers deposited in tho Hall safes, aro warranted not to mould. Thcso Safes all havo t Kal's Patent Combination LocKI; Without either Key or-Koy-holo. Prices Ninety Dollarsaud Upwards! . tt3Many leading house? in tho Stato have .already been "supplied with thcso safes, and' over $70,000 worth havo been sold to prominent !vBa"hkers, Merchants and County officials, in 'California. WMW3.' WIESH1KE, " Agent Pacific Branch, Hall's Safo a2Stf and Lock Co,, San Francisco AUCTIONEERS. Oscar Kilbourn, AUCTIONEER Offico 40 First stM Portland. A. B. ItlGHARDSON. m S. I. If. OILMAN. A. B Richardson. ArCTItSNEEll Corner of Front and Oak sts., Portland, Oregon. Auction Sales of Real Estato, Groceries, General Merchandise and Horses. Sales Wednesday and Saturday. C3Larse assortment of Groceries, Liquors, ote., at Private Sale. Liberal advances made on consignments. A. 13. RICHARDSON Charles S. Wright, AUCTIONEER Cor of Main and Chenamus Streets, Astoria. Gootls received on consign ment and sold to the highest bidder. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. O. P. XASON, ATTORNEY AT LA1V, PORTLAND, OREGON. KS Land Cases and Titles a specialty .":a DR. S. W. DODD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ASTORIA, OREGON. Dk. A. D. ELLIS, PHYSICIAN" AND SURGEON Ofiico on Stark Street, Portland, Oregon W2kT. L. McEYVAN, RESIDENT ATTORNEY, Astoria, Okegon. H. D. PARKER, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, ASTURIA, OREGON. ffS" Always Ready for Business.'" A. VAN DUSEtf, NOTARY PUBLIC, ASTOKIA, Obegox. II.H.NOETHUP, ATTOHNEY AT LAW, (Register in Bankruptcy), Skfice In Holmes' Building, Portland. KUUMJBIE5 fc GILBERT, ARCHITECTS AND DRAUGHTSMEN, INVENTOR'S EXCHANGE," Crco's Building Portland, Oregon. R-jTTho Best Counsel; tho Best Draughs men; the Best Model Workmen, and best Patent Agent at Washington; the only reliable placo to got your intentions put through in short notice. STEAMERS, STAGES AND SLOOPS U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS. Mia'toCramBeacl Past HORSES! Good CARRIAGE! EAVES ASTORIA EVERY TUESDAY. Thursday and Saturday Mornings. Arrsvo Same Mornings at the OCEA" HOUSE, GRIMES HOUSE, SUMMER HOUSE, And SEA SIDE HOUSE. RETURNING Leaves those Houses ovory Monday, Wcdnosday and Friday, connecting with steamer to Portland each way. 3" Distance twenty-four miles, faro Si oO. 11. B. PARKER, Proprietor. The Steam Tug Varuna Will leave Astoria every TUESDAY and SATURDAY Morning, for EOIIT STEVENS, - CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, And UNITY, Carrying Mails, Passengers and Freight. t3u OtheT days of the week she will be ready to go anywhero that business may justify. Is prepared to lighter cargoes, freight, hay, cattle and wood. J. 11. D. GRAY Agent, Astoria. Oregon Steam ftiav. Co flTOTICE Roats of tho 0. S. JSSfc jfc N. Company will leave As toria as follows : FOR PORTLAND, and intermediate points Daily, every Morning (Sundays excepted), at li o'clock. Returning, leave Pertland: FOR ASTORIA, and intermediate points On Daily, every Morning (Sundays excepted), at 0 o'clock. J. O. A1NS WORTH, Pros ONLY REGULAR PACKET BETWEEN ASTORIA AND CLATSOP.. Carrying the U. S- IFflail! The well known shop 'r MARY H., Si L W POOLE : Master Leaves Clatsop every Mdnday, "Wednesday and Friday, on arrival of Stages, conneccting at Astoria with tho steamer Dixie Thompson. Returning, leaves Astoria every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connecting with the Coaches for' tho Beach. Extratrips in ado to accommodate tho traveling public. ; FOE SKIPAXOX L-ADISG. kN AND AFTER THIS DATE, UNTIL further notice, the side wheel steamer Mary BelL J. N. FISHER. i.MASTER, "VilI leave Astoria,daily, On tho arrival of steamersJrom Portland car rying PASSENGERS and BAGGAGE to tho Skipanon Landing, connecting with .STAGES FOR THE SEASIDE HOUSE! and all point on Clatsop Plains? Returning, will leavo Skipanon same evening. . '"3 JfcsJ'For fceight or passage apply on board, or to F. C. feONDON, Astoria, July Hth, 187b. I lavcl's Vharf. 4ySij3 J K&W Ai)YEBTISEIENTS; Badger'8 flusie Store Sole Agency for f!i li'endlnir Instruments of She " WorM HALLETT, BAYIS & GO.' PIANOS I'""-- POWERFULLY CONSTRUCTED, Highly finished and elegantly designed. Acknowl edged by tho greatest living I ianists Liszt, l'ubenstoin and Leutner to be the most re markable Pianos in e.istance for Power, Sweetness. Durability, Rrilliancy and Perfec tion of Touch GMGE WOOD'S &C0.' (Boston) Wonderful Cabinet, ORGANS! The most important invention of tho day ca pable of producing immense power, as well as ovory shade of delicate musical expression. &7" Call and examine beforo purchasing.fi"tt W. K. BADGER No. 113 Third Street, (near tho Postottlcc), Portland, Oregon. - Established Twenty-two Years. S. J. McOormick, PITBLISHEE: Franklin Book Store! BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, 19 First Street, Portland, Oregon. Conbtuntly on Hand, a full Stook of STANDARD SCHOOL BOOKS, And Stajilc Stationery J. K. G-ill & Co., r (Successors to G, A. Steel & Co.,) IMPORTERS: "WHOLESALE A2?D RETAIL DEALERS IX BOOKS AND STATIONERY. ' No. 7o First street, bet Washington and Stark PORTLAND, OREGON. THE ONLY" ManufacturingHouse jki IX OKECJOX. Fiskel & Koberts, Corner Eirtt and "Washington Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON. FASHIONABLE CLOTHIER AX3 3f AXXJFACTURERS. -.'it THE BEST VALUE FOB ,TIIE LEAST MONEY, R. C. JAXION. Liverpool. J ANION, ItnODKS & CO., Victoria, B. C. Janioii & Ehod.es, Importers and Commission Merchants. Front Street, Portland. Lloyd's Agents for Oregon THE PIONEER ENGLISH HOUSE IN tho city, and the founders of a direct lino of Clipper Ships betwoenLivcrpool and Port land, offer for salo tho largest assortment of General Merchandise ,, 4 . In Portland.. . nent' VVm louiiffci hurg ale; Gilroy Brothers &?Cb.'s Dundee uraiu ouuks, wotufcuuKS ana Jijunaps. $gr Sole Agents . for Blood, Wolfe & Co's : Celebrated brand of ale and Stout; Ind, Coope & Co.'s Geleb'ratiKl Bmton alef Ym iUcE-vanrs Celebrated Edinb'urj aie; vvorxningion's j-iiverpooi alt; Hock in, "Wilson & Co'd Celebrated London JPieklea and Sauces; J & J Lrmkteads ,ueieDaiea jurnam Mustard; J Oc H l Grimondrs Celebrated Dundee Hemp Alrtt- iuig'Uiiu:ourpuiiiig, wsure uurimg CCTUO? 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