ASTOKIA, OREGON:
THURSDAY AUGUST 18. 1SS3
"A Question or Sea Ports."
The Walla AYalia Union in a
recent article with the aiove title,
says that "The Astokiax forgets
that masters of sail-ve&scls have
ere new gone to Puget .Sound and
sailed up that placid inland sea to
New Tacorna for $2.50 per ion less
than they charged to cross the
bar." The Union is mistaken if
it means that any vessel took or of
ercd to take freight from anv At-
lantic port or foreign port at 2.50
per ton less to New Tacorna than
to Astoria. The facts are that the
N. P. 11. R. Co., wishing to try
the matter, chartered some large
vessels to carry cargoes of iron to
lSewTacoma. On discharrinr at
Tacorna the vessels found they
were obliged to take such rates for
grain freight as they could get,
possibly 2.50 per ton less than
vessels were at that time jrettinjr
from Portland. We believe they
were not given an opportunity of
naming a rate that thev would
take if the' came around to Asto
ria to load. Had such privilege
been accorded they would proba
bly have named $1 or 1.25 per
ton more than they would accept
at New Tacorna.
The Union will realize the fal
lacy of its reasoning when it is
told that there has been a lanjc
ship, the Iliyldoml Light, waiting
at Astoria eight months for a fa
vorable charter, and that vessel
would now take fully 1.25 per
ton less to load at Astoria than to
go around to Tacorna lo load. It
is not reasonable to draw conclu
sions from instances of what ves
sels would do or have done in
such extremities a wo have
named.
What every producer is inter
ested in knowing is this: Which
is the cheapest for a large ship and
cheap carrier to do, to come from
any point she may, to Astoria and
carry hence a cugo of grain to
Europe; or to go to some railroad
point on Puget Sound and thence
to Europe with her cargo?
We have repeatedly demon
strated that Astoria is the cheaper
loading point and our figures have
not been contradicted by any con
temporary, however adverse to As
toria's interests.
Possibly the majority of vessels
loading at Tacorna and Seattle do
not take a tug. 1 f they do not an
estimate must be made of addi
tional risk to the vessel and extra
time taken in sailing at the rate of
eight cents per register ton per
day. When this is .done it will
be found to more than offset the
"cost and dangers of crossing the
Columbia River Bar.5' An ad
vantage to the vessel coining to
Astoria to load is in distance.
The grain-carrier oomes from
Australia mostly, or South Amer
ica, China or Europe. No matter
from what direction she comes
there is a saving of 200 to 300
miles in coming to Astoria.
When she is loaded with grain she
goes to Europe. There again she
has 200 to GOO miles less distance
to traverse than when loaded on
the Sound, in taking: the canro to
its destination. Now again, there
is the matter of inward carro for
the vessel. On the average there
is, and probably will be, much
greater receipts to vessels coming
after cargoes to the Coluuibiaxivcr
than if they go to Puget Sound.
It may be. only a few hundred
tons in each case, but in every in
stance it enables the vessel to take
the outward cargo at less rale.
For instance, nearly every ves
sel coming from Australia to load
grain in the Columbia river finds
it profitable to bring a few hun
dred tons of coal for ballast. If
the vessel only receives one dollar
per ton freight on the coal it is
preferable to going to the Sound
in ballast, and where she could
not sell the coal. We hope, how
ever, that in the near future As
toria will be shipping coal instead
of importing it. But the fact re
mains nevertheless, that the de
mand for coal in the Columbia
river at present is a great factor
of cheap outward freight. Future
results of present enterprises must
inure to our benefit. Steamships
are rapidly taking the place of
sail vessels as cheap carriers on
long distances. Many steamships
have already loaded grain cargoes
at San Francisco and carried
them around the Horn to- Europe
in competition with sail vessels,
with profit. Tlic completion of)
the Panama canal will solve the
present problem. It is now build
iug at an appreciable rate.
There are 7,000 men at work on
the canal and ovor one million
cubic yards of excavation have al
ready been made. Iarge steam
ships carrying the grain of Oregon
and Washington through the Pana
ma canal to Europe will unload
their merchandise and load their
grain and produce for Europe at
Astoria with GOO miles less steam
ing than if they loaded on tlx
Sound, and the ' roar of ttc break
ers on Columbia bar' which a!
present vex the soul of our friend
of the lrnion, shall have yielded
to the mastery of applied seiei..
An ordinary swimmer ought Lo
be able to traverse a mile in fresh i
,, , , , A ,.
water ana nearly double that lts-
tanc c in the aea; while a good!
swimmer would be able to .wov
himself ten miles in rah ww-r: '
but the great trouble it that a-,.,-
those who consider themselves ex
pert swimmers lose all their confi
dence as soon as they get too far
from the shore or begin to feel the
least wear)-. Next to swimming,
Hooting is tltc most destrabie thing
in the water, and a good floater
can lie on Ute top of the water for
hours; cvon when a oramp the
bugbear of all swimmers catches
hint he can lie motionless, in a
state of rigidity the 4xxly cawtot
sink; it is the floundering about
that does the damage, imaginary
cramp :uul the uwdertow. have
drowned more good swimmers
than anything else. Fright often
takes the place of the firat-iiamed
ailment, while a receding tide is
often miscalled an undertow.
There is no such thino ib i:nW-:
n !
low twciilv vards from the shore,
but if the tide is ebbing the voik
is just as lianl on the swimmer.
These two things are greatly mag
nified, and are often only imag
inarv. A I'Kojuijraxr "Washington of
ficial who was some years ago a
rejwrler on the Wochestcr iipy
tells a good story of Ben Butler's
readiness. He was attending a
Republican stale convention where
the organization was against him
and had kept him down as long as
possible. At that time there had
been some sly insinuations that
Butler's father had been one of
Captain Kidd's crew of enterpris
ing buccaneers. Butler at length
obtained the floor, and, in a tre
meudous and eloquent plea, suc
ceeded in holding the attention
and interest of the convention. It
was almost turning his way, ami at
last he came to speak of his fathers
traducers. lie walked down to
the footlights, and in broken voice,
the tears rolling down his cheek?,
defended his father's memory with
such touchiug eloquence that lie
fairly won all opposition. As he
stood over the footlights waiting
for the applause to die away, he
put his hand as if to wipe away
the tears, and shading his eyes,
looked down at the row of report
ers in the orchestra and said:
;That was pretty well doncywusn't
it, boys ?"
Tin: unusually dull summer oc
casion difficult' in newspajxjr
oiiices to furnish suitable editorial
thunder. The New York Sv.t is
a case in point. That eminent
journal has crystalized its griev
ance into one sentence "The Re
publican party must go.' In the lat
est issue of that journal to hand it
has a whack at Governor Cleveland
for leaving Kew York State lo go
to Newport for a week's rest, it
winds up b' declaring that, ""The
Republican parly must go." As
Governor Cleveland was elected
by something less than 200,000
Democratic majority, it is difficult
to conceive in what direction the
Sun intends to compel the manda
tory movement of the Republican
party.
Tin: Minnesota legislature has
got a strip of land a mile and a
half wide and sixty-five miles
long, between Ivittson and f Mar
shall counties, without any local
government, and in such compli
cated shape that it is very doubt
ful whether any sheriff could miake
an arrest there for even the worst
of crimes.
Tiik twelve Philadelphia street
railroad companies carry 100,573,
000 passengers in a year at a cost
of four cents each,but exact a fare
of six cents, and hence make an
average profit of 2f per cent, on
actual capital. .
"All cattle arriving at norts of
j the United States from any part of j
the world, except North and South
America, wll bo subject to quar
antine for ninety days from the
date of shipment.
' Dcttixi; the first seven months
of the current year, 21,282 per
sons died in New York, against
24,378 during the same period in
1882, and 22,938 in 1SS1.
The Canadian Pacific managers
state that two mi Hi cm bufehels of
wheat w:H be sent to . tide water
this season from Manitoba.
xak!::bi..
On Antrum t'itli. 1S83. at th rrcMrnee
uf . O. Wilttauw. Orejott t'jtv. Lv Uev.
Mr. Teal. Mrs. 15. ?. tVarrvn' to I. W.
Cas-. all tf Astoria.
In litis city. Auijusl ir.lli.Ht the wife
of WKI. .1. Strong, a daughter.
- "
OCCIDENTAL HALL !
i"- w. rEt:iiKAN, - - Manager.
0JE FtiGHT ONLY.
FKin.t i Rveitinrr. Xvusi 17. "Hit.
CALLENDBTS
GEORGIA
MIHSTBELS.
TRULY TWO MONSTER MINSTREL
SHOWS 18 ONE.
MA5TKK OF Till: MINSTKK I. ART.
All llcim Ai'ricuiLs. All Famous Parkics.
25 IK FiSTPART 25
CIIA3. CALLKXDKB. Vtop'r and Mmcr
WAIT FOK IT! The rmml frw-f.v-all
street parade on day of xrriv.il hr Calleadr's
Xaanaoih Hand aad lnun Corp. .
Knerrca scat on ?.le at Strauss New
York JfovHtjr Str. wftinnit extra charge.
FOR TJLU8G0K.
Tin new Sterner
ItAKItACF. Maxtor.
liousaiij:j datjvs ani r.UTirr?-
t teraiHy 1st .1. (r. Hi'STLKi:. Mam
strc-t Wharf. Axtorui : AU.KX LEWIS.
JVtrtlaiHt: J. L.STDKY Tillamook.
liREGT!
The vjKnlil lj A ! lnn arte
"Glenbervie" 800 Itegister
Will take SALMON' in JuLs l suitsitip
pora, on jck.vsoxakm: tkjcms, fur the
above named Port, ainl having Ire en
gagements win Ik tfiiickly dispatched.
Fur rates of am! Insurance
Afptylo 8imH)X. CliritCH&CO..
rorJteii.l. Or.
Or t.f. L. CirURItY,
Astoria. Or.
Annual Reeling.
mill! AJCN'UAL MKKTIXC OK Till!
atkm will be hH! m tiie fourth Thursday ht
August, the 21. at tw hall trf lieaver
Sit. Xi. I.
tl! lHl.2'
Xo. as. I. o. 11. K.. immediately after ekwaiip
A.J.MKCI.KK.
For Sale.
rIVK HUNDItED fXRIS DKV HliM
1? Iiek WmmI. whteh I will deliver at Urn
haaum of wtHtter for .1 a ennl.
lrayiug (tr all Kind done at n-aiaWe
ratfs. 1L Jt. MAHIOX.
To Whom it Way Concern.
SfIIKKKAS, MY WIKK. MATTIK IC
tt iluteiiU has left my lied and Imarri
witiimtt itK eaine or nvoeatioa, this is to
e.iuthn all iMrson? Inwi liaHhirimr fir Intst
ins ler. 1 will May ih hills of her etntlract
ias after this dute.
THOIIAS K. IHTCHISttS,
KnaptHoit. W. T. Aiinnt 1.
City taxes.
NOTICE IR IIKRKBY OIVHX Til AT Til H
rity as-sxji:ent r!l for M now in
my nand for enllectimi, and ali xrMis that
are htdnbtcd for Hie same may save Ave jwr
real, by paying said taxes U-fnte SeHomlKT
1 1, 10. .1. 0. HUSTLEK.
City Treasurer.
Hail's Safes.
VrKIiAYKTIIK ARXSCY FOR, ASTO-
na uf tlu alNive safs : iar1es tlcsdrim;
to unrehase will do well to call ail examlm:
eatalnwe aud jniee lists.
JIOZORTH & JOHNS.
Notice
HEREBY OlYEX. THAT I HAVE THIS
Jl day MhaudoiH-d all elatm. to the time,
work, and wapes uf my sou Mlehael Camp
tHl : Mut I will not in tluLfuture le resputi
5Wc for any dett contracted by hitn, mr
any eontntei he may make as 1 have thN
day re!e:t!fd .-'11 claims upon him ; and lutvo
urt iiim ire-1- wniv. aud make sueh e
Iw's for hi meli as hmav see lit to enter
. XKfLOAMI'BJiLU
la-ep Ui r. "W. T. Aur. 11th, ISO. 1 w-d w
Slkholdors V.eetln.
rllE AXXU.AI. MEETING OF TIIE
A stoekhotders of the White star l'aekins
t'iwj ny wiii l itehl at the ottlee f tlu
eouiKiuy ia 1'pper Aria. on Ihorsday.
August isI. at W o'elock a. m.. for the ttr
pote of eiei-Jn- a IkniA of lUreetun for Hie
ensulu; year, and the ttairoctimi of swh
other uush:ess as may come lefore it.
By onler of X. p. JOHAXSKX,
M. J. UEAKA. l'lesklent.
Sccrtiir-. lltd
LADIES' DRY GOODS FOR
LESS than COST S
Must be Sold in Next 10 days
Store OnifosJl Astoriu Caittlj-
J?aciovy o:s Inii: Sf.
S9-Cali and pet BARGAINS.
MRS. IL A. IIAI.I..
FOlt SALS.
500.000 First-class Red Brick.
KILN SITtTATEl) OX RIVER BANK.
. Can load ou ilarses h- Steamboats
from the kilns. Address
F. II. REED.
-Tt-tuts
I'ortiaiMl, Oregon.
Plumbing and Gas Fitting.
Plumbers, Gas. and Steam Fitters.
Jofbios Promptly Attondod to
A Full Supply f
GAS FIXTURES, COCKS, STEAM FIT
TINOS, ETC., ALWAYS ON 1LVNI).
Cannery, and Steamboat Work
a Specialty,
Ohehamus street, oppojlte Demont's Drue
Stere, Astoria, Oregon.
Have a Full Line of
Etc.,
GlSJLt
AJJiJJ
PEEEMPTOEY
AUCTIOI SALE:
OF
Balance of Stock
OX ITAND AT
UliJJiLLi. .L U i.JJX.J iJ
COMMENOIXir
MOMMY, JULY 23, 2 P.M.
T hnve recoivcil positive instruc
tions from the
SONA EIDE OWESS
OF THIS
LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS
or
EVERY DESCRIPTION
To close the same out r.t Auction.
VITHOTJT ESSEEVE
Sale commencing on above day.
Aiiflionrrr.
BANKIHQ ANDIKSURAfiOE.
BBOKEB, GAHKER
axd
INSURANCE AGENT.
ASTOKIA, - - - OREGON
OFFICE IIOUKS:
FilOM 9 O'CJOCK A. M. UNTIL, S
O'CLOCK P. SI.
Home Mutaal lisiraiss Co,
OF CALIFORNIA,
J. V. Hou;i;tox .......I'rftMtieHt
Ghah. ::. Stokv . Secrury
(ki. 1 Stokv.. .......Ajjfiit for O-oa
ti&HtAl iail up m U. S. goKlt
Chm , '$ 800 COO W
1. ".V. CASH, Agunt,
Cheiiwtuis street. Astoria. Oregon.
$67,000,000 CAPITAL.
LIVERPOOL A1STD LON'nON AND
GLOBE,
NORTH r.lilTISH AND 3LEKGAN
TILE OF LONDON AND
EDINBURGH.
OLD CONNECTICUT OF fiAUT
FORD, AND
COMMERCIAL OF CAL1FORNLY
2"IRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Ktrantinx a capital of SC7,C00.JU0.
A. VAK DUSKN. Aecyit.
ASK FOI!-
ITiiioii India Subber
Co's
Iiire Tara Gum
CRACK PROOF
RUBBER BOOTS.
r.XWAKK OF IMITATIONS !
Itesnrctlio llnots arc stinml Cli.WK
Pitt OF on lite heels, and have the lUHK
GUM SPRINGS on the foot and lastep,
theinlAst more lhaii twice :is Iobr as any
KublH-r Iwots made.
FOK SALE BY ALL DEALHRS.
ALL KINDS ICUBBKK BELTIN'O. TACIv
IN'i:,IIOSK.Sl,i:iNGS.CLOTIlIN(;, BOOTS ASU SHOES. Etc.
GOODYEAR RUBBER CO.
K. II. JEASK..Tr. I .j,vmi.
S. M. Bl'NYON. i San Er.uicisco.
Clessrs. Wm. E. Hooper S'Sons
BALTiRflORE, MD.,
Hae given us the EXCLUSIVE SALE for
Pacific Coast or their Celebrated
WOODESREY
TWINES I ROPE,
Including a Full Line of
COTTOfj SEINE TWINES,
WRAPPING TWINES,
SAIL TWINES, ETC.
In addition to above, we have on Iiaad a
Complete Assortment of
Needle Brand Seine Twines.
Palmetto Seine and Yrapping
Twines.
HENRY DOYLE & CO.
517 and 519 Market Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
Corner cieii ei
2Stc
1
-PHP10P
JUllOUuVG
I W. E. SEHSNT & 00.
j si(ii:i . - - oitKCON
mm, GHEf?liGALS, TQiLET
Sni
Prrsoriirtion.s carefully Comiouiulei!,
i Ti. oase7
i fMPOUTEK AJ?D WHOLESALE AN 0 KH-
TAIL 1KALK IX
j 'f.ri.ei ClienaiiiU5 and Ca.- si. t.
OKKUON
.IP! i
7
FF
OF TBS CHOP HOUSE
C-n iiivi' hy bis Imk1ss tlKit hi is tJoittg Ihr
Wwifst biMi'irss of any
USSTAITEANT
In 1Im cily, ami lw will Kantntc to -Ive
the let iittnl fir c!i.
Drugs and Chemicali
I A J. E. THOMAS.
DltT'GGIST
Axn
I
Pharmacist,
ASTORlA.c?
t I'reseriiitfcMis carefully comiounded
4 Day or iRht.
Astoria Oil Works.
J. II. D::'rOKCE. Proprietor, 1. O. Bov Zil,
Astoria, Oregon,
manufacturer ami J)caIor in
FISH Oil and SKID GREASE.
Losgerswill find mv Skid Grease to be
good and cheap.
ant co.
Cor. of Ciienanms and Benton Streets.
ASTOKIA. - - - OKEGOX.
Have the best facilities for furnishing
CHINA LAB0EEE5
Of all kinds, of anv firm in the citv.
j2Mm
Boot and Shoe Btorej
go
o &
C5
F1XI1ST AXD LA1IGES1 STOCK OF
Ever brought to Astoria, is opened to the
i uime in j.rown .s acht i;uilUnr,
2sext to City JJook Store
Come and se latest Styles.
I. J. ARVOLD.
GAEL ABLER
CHEX.VMUSSr. - - ASTOl.IA, OIL
Kec
constantly
-n nana fjfi
A FULL LINE OF
FIHE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
and JEWELRY,
Which he offers to the nubile at the Inure!
figures. Every article guaranteed to be as
represeiueu.
Jiejiairing none hy W. F. Armbmster,
Tract kul AVatchmaker and .Jeweler.
Fine AVatcIi IJcpalrins a Specialty.
nS"All work guaranteed.
ff
ASTOKIA
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Notice of Assignee.
TKTOT1CB IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
i undersigned lias been appointed as
signee of the estate of If, F, 1'rael and IJ, F,
rrael. partners doing business under the
linn name of Tracl Brothers, and all nei-sons
having claims agtjinst s:Ud estate arc hereby
notified to lirescnt the same, properly veri
fied, to to the undersigned at lite ofllce in the
cltyor Astflrin, Orison, within three months
from this date,
L W, CASE,
. . . . A&sigiiec,
.Vstona;,Tuly3l,-isss, - -etfiw
K L.
Fresh Fruits
FANCY GEOCEEIES.
CITY BOOK STORE.
Y have tday finished opening and putting in order the
Immense Siooik of Goods
Untight in San Francisco by B. F. STEYENS.
C. J'. JIOKF1T will be found behind the counter. Ilis long established repu
tation as a good and reliable salesman is all that need be said.
You Will Find Prices Lower than the Lowest.
B. F. STEVENS & CO.
tmmr
TKK aw-ly to the C tntaui. c; to
m JL Montgomery,
(SCCCESSOB TO JACK INS & MONTGOJIERY.)
PLUMBING. GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK
Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms.
CiLEAASrt'S STREKl1, A'cxt to C. lu Parker's Store.
THE NEW MODEL
A FTJIili STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
S3- JEhu TFT A W JhJS,
Two doors east or Occident Hotel. ASTORIA, OREGON.
CHAS. HE1LBORN,
MANUPAOTOKER OP
FTTRNITTJKE S BEDDING
AND DEALER IN
Carpets, Oil Cloth, Wall Paper, Mirrors,
Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Picture Frames and Mouldings
WINDOW COKNICES AND CURTAIN POLES
Complete In every branch.
T. OL'STAFSOX.
MARTIN OLSEN & CO.
DEALERS IN j
FLTR.ETTTJKE 55 BEDDING.
Corner I! Iain and Sqncmoqim Streets. Astoria, Oreson.
WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC
A Complete SlocZr.
PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD.
ilLi. Iv5?ES OF ! imiYITUKE JlEPAIIiED AMD VAISKISHED.
CHASJ.WILLMSON&CO.
REAL ESTATE
AXI)
General Commission Brokers.
Olllceon Ccnevievc street, in Hie rear of
K. U. ILtwes' building.
A (Jcnend Agcncj business transacted.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Saddle and Harness Shop.
A. J. CLOUTRIE.
All manner of Rcnairing. etc., attended to.
Shop in rage'snewbuildingonCassstreer.
OYSTER AND COFFEE HOUSE.
Frank Fabre
TT;u ro.nnpnpil ill tllft Odd Followi lillilil-
Ing : Ent ranee on Ca street.
Ice Cream .Ice, Etc.
PARKER.
Vegetables
STEAMEB
CLARA PARKER
E ben P. Parker, Master.
For TOWING, FREIGHT orCHAR
H. JB. PAKBLEK.
DKALEU IN
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
A Geueral Assortment ot
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agents for
lllagee Stoves and Eanges
The Rest in the market.
I'liimbing goods of all kinds ou hand. Job
work done In a workmanlike manner.
RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS
TORIA ONLY OF
E. B. MAWE9,
AGENT
CALL AND EXAMINE IT, YOU
WILL BE PLEASED.
E. R. IIAWES is also agent for the
find patent Mm Stove
And other first-class stoves.
Furnace Wdrk, Steaxa Pit
tingst etc., a specialty.
A. JOHXSOK.
Leinenweber & Co.,
C. IEIJTKX WEBER. H. BROWM
ESTABLISHED 1S65.
ASTORIA. OREGON,
TMEBS AND CDBRRIES,
Alanufacturers and Importers ot
yLL KTNDS OF
LEATHER
AND FINDINGS
I Wliolesale Dealers In
OIL AND TALLOW.
BSarlUchest cash Drica Bald for Hides and
Tallow.
ASTORIA
Brewery Beer Saloon.
The Best Beer 5 cts a Glass.
Hot Luncli every Day from 10 to 12 A. M
The best ot Liquors and Cigars on hand.
A dsservedly popular place ot social resort.
GEO, BJ&LBB.