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ASTORIA. OREGON:
TKIDAY MARCH 4. 1881
C.:. IRKL4M .... ftllfor.
Thp General Outlook.
It is becoming viiletit that rail
road building in the Pacific uorth--tvest
will bf on a jrrander ?-ale
during the present year tlmu ever
conieuiplnted even by the most
ijpeanguine. The powerful compa
nies that are now engaged in
building trunk lines throughout
the country are casting their eyes
upon the goodly laud in which we
live, and a number of them have
signified their intention ta tap
eastern Oregon and "Washington
with their lines. It is a fact that
is gradually dawning upon the
minds of railroad magnates, not
only iu the east, but in California,
that the star of empire is moving
.this way. and that the road reach
ing here first is quite likely to
- secure the lion's :hare of a trad
which is rapidly becoming of vast
importance. The gold and silver
of New Mexico ami Arizona, and
the treasures of old Mexico, have
attracted much attention, but the
-surer wealth that lies in immense
grain fields, in dense forests, and
in mines of coal and iron and cop
per is ours, and this knowledge i
bringing us the long hoped for
communication with the outside
world.
Several roads are to be con
structed during 1SS in eastern
Oregon, opening up sections of
rich agricultural ami miueral land
. to settlement and furnishing em
ployment to thousands of men.
Prominent among them is the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation com
pany's line, which is to be extend
ed from Blue mountain to Baker
oity at once. The road from The
Dalles to Portland will be built
as soon as it can be done,
Trhile the gap between this cit
and "Walla-walla is now being
rapidly closed. The supposed con
trol of the Northern Pacific bv the
Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, will make it probable
that a road from this city, crossing
the Columbia at Cascade locks
and continuing to Kalania, will be
built, instead of the expensive road
across the Cascades from Ains
worth to the sound. A branch is
also contemplated from The Dallea
into "Wasco county to open up
several grain growing sections.
The Union Paeiiic road from the
main line at Granger to Baker city;
the Nevada and Oregon, from Reno
to The Dalles; and the contempla
ted road from Winnemueca to The
Dalles connecting us with the Cen
tral and Southern Pacific systems,
will all doubtless make more or
less headway luring the year.
How much will be done cannot be
foreseen, but it is certain th.it
the roads that are actual enter
prises, and not built on paper
merely, will give us outlets enough
to satisfy all.
"With the construction and com
pletion of these lines it is easily to
be seen that our city will derive
much benefit. In all of them our
city is an objective point. Our
position at the gateway of this im
mense region is one that must of
necessity make of us a large city.
Railroad men know this, and there
fore make thist a terminal point.
They are accustomed to look at a
place in the light of future possi
bilities and do not allow the pre
sent prosperity of a town to blind
them to its real value as a com
mercial or shipping point in
the future. There are cities
in the northwest that have been
the points of supply in the past
"which must be surpassed by
others whose merits have not been
considered of much value hereto
fore; places that have grown
populous to a certain degree be
cause they met the demand for
time, but whose glory will be
eclipsed by others more favorably
situated for meeting the demands
of the northwest. '1 he growth of
this vast region during the next
4n vears will change the relative
position of more than one Pacific
cir.3 and from the indications ob
servable The Dalles need feel no
alarm at the prospect ahead. It
is cerrtiin that these projected
roads would not have chosen it as
one of the termini of their lines
unless they expected to secure
here advantages not to be obtained
elsewhere.
The changes of the next decade
will be astonishing to every one
The commerce of the Column?
rivei will be exteusive enough to
keep a large fleet of river vessel
employed constantly between As
toria and The Dalles. The costly
policy of attempting to make a
seaport of an inland town will be
abandoned ami grain go direct to
the ocean vessels at Atoria. "We
learn that Sv) per ton can be aved
by a shipment of wheat direct
from Walla-walla to Astoria. Tin
completion of the locks at the
Cascades will enable fleets of
barges to load the grain, flour and
other products of this upper coun
try and take them to the mouth of
the river, where elevators will
transfer them to ships from every
part of the world.
The Area of Texas.
Texas,, with an area of more
that 574,000 square miles, has &
great variety of soils, but until
recently but little ha been known
of the country between the Braxo-
and Rio Grande ami north of the
thirty-first parallel of latitude.
Formerly it embraced the huutiiiir
grounds of the Apaches and Corn
arches. The wild horse, the buffa
lo, antelope, bear, deer and turkey
feasted ami fattened upon the rich
grasses, and were found in vast
numbers. When the fort Yuma
stage line was started, and
forts were located and occupied,
adventurous stockmen established
ranches. Then the superiority of
this vast area whs manifested a a
grass-producing and cattle-grazing
district. The grasses were vastk
better and the water more abun
dant and lasting than in most of
the other parts of the states.
When in 1.S77 -it became known
that the Pacific Railway company
were arranging to push their road
to a speedv completion enterpris
ing grangers began their encroach
ments upon the stock ranches.
They found the land most shrhtlv
to the eye. The wheat, corn, cot
ton, oats, rye, barley, millet and
vegetables yielded far better crops
than they had anticipated, anJ in
1379, when draught had caused
the great grain and cotton fields
of south and central Texas to
wither and dwindle away, they,
with poor tillage raised fair crop;
the rain fell iu season, the grass
grew, and the country that had
been deemed worthless as arable
land soon became known as the
best in the state. This knowledge
has extended, the section is rapid
ly filling up, and this year's crop
far exceeds that of 1S79.
The Grain Crop of Xansaa
The land commissioner of the
Kansas division of the Union Pa
cific railroad has just received
interesting reports on the con
dition of the winter grain crop
along the line of the Kansas di
vision. The reports embrace the
period between December 35th
and December 50th. They indi
cate unusualh fine crops for the
coming year. The early sown
wheat in Russell county is in ex
cellent condition, and in Collycr
county the prospect for a good
crop has not been better since the
country was opened up. Ottawa
county has not had so good an
outlook for a heavy crop in ten
years, and a good growth is looked
for on 3,000 acres of Ottawa
county. A great deal of wheat
was sown late in Gove county, but
the ground was ia good condition
when winter set in. Ellis county
farmers are more hopeful of a good
crop than they have been for five
3ears past. Graham county also
sends an encouraging report.
J3T There is not now any better news
paper, nor one more consistently de
moted to tlw? building up of the country
UianTuK Astokiax. At the price of
Two Dollars per year it is the cheapest,
as. well a-, the best. With your aid and
encouragement we shall be able to mate
further improvements to enhance its
eld of usefulness.
NEW TO-DAY.
Sealed Proposals.
SH.VI.Kl) PKOPOSA1.S WILL HE RE
reived :ii tlw vlioimf t. H. Bain iCo.. un
III l2"rteck.M..lwn.Hi Friday. March 4th. !
Ik; J. ur nit' rrrriioH h a iwo-wrj milium;:.
riMHsMtM MH-HhcalkHi will lwnniMntl
the wwdershJHed.
3H-I.I. I'. H. ISA IN.. CO.
Sealed Proposals.
SEALED I'ltyroSALS WILL HE RK
wiwil !i W liiHlcr4ened at his linker.
wfriMTol Main and Sou-mwihc streets, un
til Thutsd:uCAIatvlkit. lM. at -2 nchick V.
lHihIiur vntwjf OlMf ami I'.mrt streets.
M.. lr lorrMiMrwCluHMrf a twln mime
nfiratHHK iwa he "-I'M at my
tiKht tirtjei an or all lHif
red.
til. LOl IS KIHCHinihh.
Last Call.
mo TAX PAYERS OF SCHOOL District
X N. 1 Yom art herel notified that the
Ta!r-f ml! remain in m liaiHlsiiHtll tin-Till
tf M-treh. All mtHtM tavs ihi that day will
Im returned i tin- Cuutitv Clerk asdclhi
quern, ami c-1-hHI aeenie.
H mle r rf tin- llaril of Directors.
j-l.l .1. O. HI STLER. CWk.
Noiice.
4 LI. PARTIKSAREHEREP.Y NOTIFIED
j. imM i.teretltt aM parties unlerins in the
IK.MK) the steamer ijiiickstiii. unless ac-i-4MiMMitl
i an order Iron the imder?feHetl.
AllWNHHtto'dltfMettMrl fJIMVWl'P lHt lie
nimI ! :. W. IIhhh. iw to :h. as mi iHIht
lrtH an aitftoirircd to ndleet -siid Mils.
4T-1 -IOSEP1I HUME
For Sale.
Al ACKEs OF LAND IN CI-VTSOI
V)vV CtHiiit. Inmtiiwc ihi the Columbia
rif, most of aiillatHl ontitHiscd of No. I
UhiImt taml. mhim' will make excellent farm-.
and a Mule In MiHal4e for n MM else- fro?
raifh. For term- ami ele.. imiuire of
If. V. M. TWOJtlSLY.
Annual School Meeting Notice.
1 N ANNFAl. MEETING OF THE IittjI
V. iers of School DiMnet No. l will lie
heW at ihovlHHd Ihmivoh Mam Mrvet. in
Astoria. Clatsoi eiHiiity. Oivsnii. mi Monday
eveiilw?. March T. 11. :ii 1 o'clock r. t.,
for tbejHiriMisi'of Hct-iiej one Director fir
tluce iiirs and one Clerk for one jenr.
AImi to h a tax to Mijiport a M-hool for tie
eHuiitf; v ear in Miiil district, and nNo a tax
to i fnteret ami incidenlal eiien.s of
akl ti:ri't. and to tnih.sact siidi o;her husi
nesxasiMa. pnoK'rly Ih'fore theiHeet
mr. Uy ortler of the ISoard of Directors.
J.O. HCSTLEK. Clerk.
.Worm. Feb. 'St. lSl. -W-ld
S80 Reward.
mWKNTY IH)LIMS WILL HE 1'AID
JL fort In recovery ofendiofthe bodies
nf four Chinamen drowned in Columbia river
wear HnMiklleld ihi Wednevla last, while
An frmn Fillar nnk to Bnxikfield. One
was twenty -one years" of age. and had on
Lis- ersoM at tin time a check ofSi-Ojaud
seni ikllars in sjer. Hie st-ind was
tweiuy -three years old ami had a pistol and
seven dollars in silver. The thinl va twenty
four years old and had three twenty dollar
?4d iHeces. a twenty-fi(-eent jilen'. and a
silver watclL Tlie fmirth was twenty-eight
y ears tM ami hudsisr.in gold. The atoi
K-wanls will be tmhl bv tin- imderstened.
CHIN LUN;.
At West Coast Fai-kms Co.. Astoria. Ongo.
addtwim
WAR IS JKCL.A!CK1 WITHOUT
PntTIIKIt -VTICK
y j nd ihi terms of mace until
tyLf&l every man ih Astoria has a new
.suit of clothes
3IAIK BY JIKA.VV.
lok M Ih" prices :
I'ants to order fnmi
I'auls.t'euuiite French Caviiwre
Suits fne -
s tt)
lil
iOO
Tlie Hiist hue of samides on the co.isr to
vleet fnnn. P. .1. MEANY,
iTehant Tailor, l'arker Hmise. Astona.
First Class Saloon.
CHICAGO BREWERY DEPOT,
Oh thp KoHtlway, opjHKite the Otegon Rail
way and Navigation Co's wharf.
New Bagatelle Table,
tThe Chinese must go.i
The choicest brands of foreign and domestic
1VIXKS. MqUOHS AXD CICARS
e-IJe.t Cbie&so Bwr.so
HOTELS AXD RESTATJRAT:.
a.j. .mk;lkj:. r. s. whioiit
OCClIi:.T HOTEL.
MEiJLER & WP.WIU, Proprietors.
Astoria, Oregon.
THE VltOPKIETOKS AKE IlAPPY TO
SHIUUItU- I tint Ihw -ilinv. hnti.1 li-w liunn
reintedand refurnished, adding greatly to
the ctHRfort of itsgHetand is now the best
ii'nex itiHiH in san rrancisco.
O. W. KNOWI.KS. AL. WKBKK.
CURKaDOX HOTF.L.
PORTLAND, - - - - OP.EGON
ZIEBER & KNOWLES, Proprietors.
Free coach to and from the houe.
u-Thb Daily Atoi:ian is on file at the
Clarendon Hotel reading room.
Pioneer Restaurant Hotel.
MAIN STREET.
ASTORIA
Hrs. S. X. Arrlconl. Proprietor
THETRAYELINt: PL'ULIC WILL FIND
the Pioneer first class in all respects, ami
a share (if tllclr ltiilrruinti. Ic n.tu.otfnlltr
volicited.
SISMnl and lodging by the day or week.
The New York Oyster Saloon
Will serve to their customers from this
ate as follows :
TEA. COFFEE. CHOCOLATE.
Eanteru Oyntern Always on Hand.
And will lie kept as a first class Ovster Sa
loon, in Srst class style.
DANIEL GRANT. Manager.
ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS
Oyster Saloon. kQ
MAIN STREET. ASTORIA.
THE CNDEILSIONED IS PLEASED TO
aammm-e to tin
Ladies' and Gentlemen of this City
That he ij now prepared to furnish for them.
in nrs eHisssiyie.aim every style.
OYSTEKS. HOT COFFEE. TEA. ETC.
r tiik
Ladies' and Gent's Oyster Saloon,
MAIN STREET.
Pleas.- -te m a calL
ROCOE'DIXON, Proprietor
BLANK JOOKi
PRINTED AKD BOUND TO AN i ali.r
L du ralec to any order, it
Ihk Asioeiaj office.
Ti
ii- lt
MISCELLANEOUS
G. W. HTJWIE
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS, LUMBER.
ETC., ETC.. ETC.,
TIN PLATE
ULOCK TIN, PIG LEAD,
.SEAMING COPPERS,
SOLDEP.ING COPPEKS,
SALMON TWINE,
COTTON TWINE,
NET L1XK3,
MANILLA HOPE,
SAIL CLOTH,
ANCHORS,
OAJtS, FLOATS,
MAUI , HANDLES,
MURIATIC ACID,
LACQUER, VARNISH,
TURPENTINE. BENZINE.
COAL OIL,
GUM BOOTS, RICE. ETC., ETC.,
IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT.
ASTORIA, - - OREUX.
MRS. DERBY
Is
SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK
OK
MILLINERY GOODS
A.T COST.
Dr. Warner's Health
CORSET
.MRS. DERBY'S.
(yTi J 3Iasmile Hull IJ
'Wvl frf Main anil
V- . streets.
Hililiiijj.eor-
NliiemiHln
Barboius
IRISH FLAX THREADS
Salmon Net Twine.
Cotton Seine Twine,
Cork and Lead Lines,
Cotton Netting, all sizes.
Seines Made to Order,
Flax and Cotton Twine,
Fishing Tackle, etc.
barbourTrothers,
.111 Market Street. San FraueInro
HENRY DOYLE &. Co.. .Managers.
Chas. Stevens & Son
CITY BOOK STORK.
BROWN'S BUILDING
opjiosite the
BELL TOWER,
In room lately occupied by
hnieers Confectionery.
Largest ai Best Assortment
Of not cities in the stationary line usuall)
found in a first-class book More. consisting ol
BOOKS. FIXK STATIONERY.
GOLD PEN" r.OOllS, ALKU.MS.
CHKOMOS. FRAMES.
STEREOSCOPES. DIARIES.
All of which will be Mild at prices which
DEFY COMPETITION.
P. S. Tlie lateM Eastern and California
periodicals constantly on liand.
CHAS. STEVENS Jfc SON.
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Corner Main and Chensmus Streets,
ASTORIA OREGON.
DKAl.rp. in
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
The Celebrated
JOSEPH RODCRS & SONS
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLAI
and other English Cutlery.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc
A fine stock of
Vatrlie and .lewelry. 31iirzlr aurf
Itreeeli Ijoailiiiff .Shot GmiM and
Itlllex. ire vol vers. Pistol.
and Ammunition.
XAKI.VK
;lasses
ALSO A KINK
Vsvinuieut of fine SPECTACLES and EYE
GLASSES.
fit -iL T CrtJi only he purchased i
?&En
easfc
THE DAILY AND WEEKLY
A I
I10HIJ
R
ESPEGTED AND COMMENDED
Impartiality, Ability,
THE PAPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL 31AN,
FOR THE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC,
FOR THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSON.
TKR3IS: BY ?I.VII..
IrOsiTAUK KKKK TO All. SUllx-KIltKICs.l
DAILY. ONE COPY ONE YEAR cq qq
DALLY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS- !.!......!. "3 00
WEEKLY, ONE COPY ONE YEArTn ADVANCE 00
WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS 1 00
r Postmasters are ntttlionzed to act as airents forTHK Am-oriax
THE ASTORIAN
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE
HAS THE
FASTEST AXD BEST PRESSES,
AXD TYPE OF TJJF LATES1 STYLES.
!" We imnliasi)P.iiier. Canl, Ink. and other iiiatenaN of the manufacturers
AT I.OWKST I.IVI.; RATKS.
And "an therefore anord to use. as we :th;is do. the t.est artiele. while ciiargiU'i
OKTLY 3VtOXE!H.a.I7E! PRICES.
i ...
Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads.
THE EVERY DAY WANTS OF THE COUNTING ROOM AND THE
WORK SHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN
NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL.
E, R, H
N
1Sl K.m H
TWO DOORS EAST OF OCCIDENT,
MISCELLANEOUS.
TRIKCH1M & PSDURiVARiMSIIESMDJiPMS
DEALEKS IN
SHIP etlANBLEXY
PROVISIONS,
mow,
STJJjEH,
COAL,
Builders f General
HARDlfAEE,
KrAXXiS,
PADfTS. OILS, ETC.
AtlKXCY OF THE
Imperial Mills Flour and Feed.
Chenamus Street, Near Olney,
ASTOKIA. OKEOOX
sTOIMA. OKECOX,
BRICK
LAYER
PLAIN AND OUXAMEXTAL
3E LAS O? 3E3 H.ES 3Et
Orders left at the Occident Hotel, or at mv
Uaiehoiw. foot or Henloii Strret. imjmntly
attended to.
T 1MB. SAXI. BRICK. PISTEK, LATH,
" Cement, and all material in inr line,
ftmiLslied toonler.
CSneelnI :ittenfinn tmlil tn Vnm-w. .i.-
and ItaiiKts. Cistern w ork warranted xood
or no pay.
iTAsent San.Tnati and XewTaeoina Lime.
rrnr
-?
BY ALL FOR ITS
Fiuruess and Reliability.
AWES,
Dealer in
Cannery Supplies of all Kinds.
Vent for the eelehrated
MEDALLION RAXGE,
Irish Closets. Low Iohtr.s. ana
Plain ItniijjeM.
IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS OF
ALL KINDS.
Brass Goods, Hose, Etc.,
Water Closets, Bath Tubs, Etc.
all work warranted
A, vlT E S,
ASTORIA. OREGON.
MISCELLANEOUS.
milK UNllEKSlrtXEI) UPKKRK vim
i JL sale on hand and to arrie direct frow
English Lustre Black Varnish,
IX BAKUELS.
Turpentine Aspheltum Varnish,
ix hai:i:ki-s
Benzine Aspheltum Varnish,
IX BAKKELS
No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels,
Brown Japan, in Barrels,
No. 1 Coach, in Barrels,
White Damar, in Barrels,
Coach Varnishes, in Cases.
Silicic Alum mate Paint,
FOK 1HOX AXD WOOl! WORK.
JAMES LAIDLAW & CO.,
16 X Front Street, Portland.
jAKNDT & FEECBEN,
ASTOUIA. - 01tE(iUX.
The Only Machine Shop
And the IiestJ
BICKSMITII
SHOP
In the city.
All kinds of
S?
ENGINE, CANNERY,
AND
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
MACHINE SHOP. XEAti KINNEY'S AS
TORIA FISHERY
1 J. H. D. GRAY,
, Wholesale ami retail dealer in.
' ALL KIXDS OF fJSED,
! Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood. Etc.
1
General storaire and AVbartase on reason
I able termi. Foot of Benton street. Astor)a
J Orejjon. -
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