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en Wht SaUu a-storfan. ASTOBIA, OREGON: SATURDAY. -AUGUST l. 1SS3 THE INFLUENCE OF MECHANIC AL INVENTION. In a recent issue of JiradstreeVs tbe subject of "Progress in manufac turing' is touched upon, and it is shown by reference to researches of Mr. Edward Atkinson to what extent tbe world is indebted to mechanical invention for the great abundance of useful commodities. The result is shown in a clear manner by the aid of charts, for the purpose of illus trating his argument or theory, Mr. Atkinson selected, among other in dustries, the manufacture of cotton sheetings, comparing the prices and other figures of 1810 with those of 1883 and 18S3. The data were ob tained from two mills which have al ways been successful. In 1810 the product of cotton sheetings per hand per year was O,G00 yards, while in 18S3 it was 28,032 yards, an absolute increase of 190 per cent, in efficiency of labor grow ing out of improvements in ma chinery. In 1810 the number of spindles was 12,500; in 18S3 it has increased to 30,800, an increase of 11G per cent. The value of product per hand in 1810 was 305: in 18S3 it was $1,973, an increase of 127 per cent The rate of wages per hour in 1810 was 4:49 cents. In 18S3 it was S"S0 cents, an increase of 9G per cent. The rate of wages per year was 175 in 1810, and in 1SS3 2S7, an in crease of Gl per cent. The number of operatives in 1S10 was 530, in 1883, 527; remaining about the same, while the increase in ma chinery was about 18G per cent. The hours of labor were 13 in 1810 and 11 in 18S3, being a reduction of about 15 per cent. In 1810 the price of cloth was about 9 cents, while in 1883 it had been reduced to about 7 cents, being a reduction of about 22 per cent. Estimating the proportion of price to profit on fixed investment at 10 per cent, tbe profits in 1810 were 118 cents, in 1883, 013 cents, being a de crease of 80 per cent in the pro portion of the product assigued to profit Mr. Atkinson has summarized the progress as follews: "Fifty years ago the average earn ings of all tbe operatives in a large cotton mill, who wore worked thir teen hours or more a day, and among whom were comprised a much larger proportion of men than at the pres ent time, while tbe women were older and there wero fewer children, were 2.50 and 2.G2 a week. The quanti ty of machinery which each hand could tend was much less; the pro duction of each spindle and loom was less; the cost in money of the mills per spindle or loom was much greater, while the price of cloth was at limes more than double the price at which it can now be sold with a reasonable profit. The average earnings of all tbe female operatives in what pur ports to be the same factory, at tbe present time, on tbe same fabric, working ten or eleven hours a day, are 5 per week, and in some cases even G or more to the most skillful. That is to say, women now earn about twice as much in ten hours as men and women combined averaged in thirteen hours then. Tbe course of events has been as follewt: A continuous reduction in the hours of labor, coupled with an increase in the earnings per hour; a diminution in the ratio of capital to production, coupled with an increase in its pro ductive efficiency; a constant increase in the supply of cotton fabric3 per capita, coupled with a decrease in the price; a constant iucrease in the purchasing power of gold dollars in respect to almost all articles of nec essary subsistence." It is pointed out that these facts afford a complete demonstration of the fallacy that high wages and high cost of production are synonymous; that the rate of wages is only one of the many elements instead of the single important element in deter mining the cost of production in any industry; that it is quite possible that the highly paid labor in our best cotton mills costs less per pound or yard of product than tbe "pauper labor'' in English mills, and that if the obstacle of obstructive tariff tax es on sundry things which they have to use were cleared away, American manufacturers would be more able to hold their own. ENGLAND'S NAVY. The English nation has never laid much stress upon the importance or strength of its army, maintaining that as Great Britain was an insular power, there was no necessity for the huge enrollments of men that were apparently called for by the circum stances of the continental nations. But the navy has always been their especial pride, and they have spared neither money nor trouble in making it, not the equal lnerefo', but by far the superior, of any other in the world. They have been taught to believe it is so, and have felt sccuro in that be- i lief. But a pang of suspicion has lately shot into the minds of the British public on this subject Beli- ablo accounts have been published of the strength and efficiency of the Russian navy; the naval reports of Italy have shown that this power possesses two exceedingly formid able ships, which the stoutest iron clads under the British Hag would hardly be able to resist, and glowing Frenchy narratives told of the wonders of tbe French iron-clad men-of-war. Just as the English public had fully absorbed these par ticulars, the channel fleet bsgau a series of evolutions on the Irish coast to display the skill of the men and the effectiveness of tbe vessels, and to the mortification of every body connected in any capacity with the navy, the evolutions proved a fiasco, even the torpedo boats, till then deemed the most dreadful among tbe nation's engines oC war, turning out complete failures. The result was a shudder of borror throughout all England, and, in im agination, the 33rilish householder beheld the Bussiaus descending upon the coast, and the battle of Dorking fought in the next county with Cos sacks instead of Germans as enemies. The result has been such general alarm in Xact that the admiralty have determined upon thorough investiga tion into naval affairs, with a promise that if England's iron walls be not found superior to those of any other nation, they shall at once be made so, and with this guarantee tbe Brit on now breathes more freely. U'OMZMEXS WAGES IN iwt. In tbe great cities unskilled work men wero hired by the day, bought their own food and found their own lodging. But in the country, on the farms, or wherever a band was era ployed on some public work, they were fed and lodged by tbe employer and given a few dollars a month. On the Pennsylvania canals the diggers ate the coarsest diet, were housed in tne rudest sueus, and were paid ?b a month from May to November and S5 a mon lb from November to May. Hod carriers and mortar-misers, diggers and choppers, who from 1793 to 1S90 labored on tbe public buildings and cut the streets and avenues of "Wash ington City, received $70 a year, or if they wished, 00 for all tbe work they could perform from March 1 to December 20. The hours of work were invariably from sunrise to sun set. "Wages at Albany and New York were three shilling, or, as money tben went, forty cents a day; at Lan caster, $S to 10 a mouth; elsewhere in Pennsylvania workmen were con tent with $G in summer and 5 in winter. At Baltimore men were glad to be hired at eighteen pence a day. None, by tbe month, asked more than SO. At Fredericksburg the prico of labor was from 3 to $7. lu Virginia white men employed by the year were given 1G currency; slaves, when hired, were clothed and their masters paid 1 a month. Around Virginia, a pound was, in federal money, 3.33. The average rate of wages the land over was, therefore, SG5 a year, with food and, perhaps, lodging. Out of this small sum the workman mnst, with bis wife's help, maintain his family. According lo the San Francisco Courier the great glacier of Alaska is moving at the rate of a quarter of a mile per annum. The front pre sents a wall of ice 590 feet in thick ness; its breadth varies from three to ten miles, and its length is about 150 miles. Almost every quarter of an hour hundreds of tons of ice in large blocks fall into the sea, which they agitate in tbe most violent manner. The waves are said lo be such that they toss about the largest vessels which approch the glacier as it they were small boats, llie ice is ex tremely pure and dazzling to the eye; it has tints of the lightest blue as well as of the deepest iudigo. Tbe top is very rough and broken, form ing small hills, and even chains of mountains in miniature. Tbi3 im mense mas3 of ice, said to be more than an average of a thousand feet thick, advances daily toward the sea. NEW TO-DAY. Election Notice. IN ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON xSL Monday. August 10th. liS", in Rescue No 2 building, commencing at y o'clock a. m. and closing at c p. at. ofsaH dav, fur the purpose of electing one Chief Enguuer. one 1st Assistant and one 2nd AsI tan:, to serve for one year. Ed. D.Curtis, C. II. Stockton' Mid C. J. Curtis. Judges of Election. W. K. Warren and Tiios. ISreJHi g. Clerk. C. J- Clfin IS. President. C. BKO WX, Secy. A. F. I). Astoria, Oregon. August 1st, 18S5. NJBW TO-DAY. H c rg E$ 0 A T 11 A. 3.1, THIS DAY I WILL SE:.L AT xiL auction, balance stock on hand t -m-loo Kasv Cliair. Also 239 lbs Dairy Cheese, and lot of IloiibChoid Furniture and Sundries. Auctioneer. lillamook Rock and ilwaco! EXCURS.'X. The Steamer GEX. 311LES "Will leave Gray's Dock forTillamook Rock via Ilwaco, on SUSDAY. ASTGEJsiTSiit!. at C A.M. ltctutuiiu: via Ilwaco airire M Astoria at G P. Til. FA III? : round trip to Ilwaco ?l 2.". .Woria to Tiiiamook l!ock. round trip, Gnilemen. S2.C0; IjuIic. SI W. Ilwaco to Ti lamook Rork, lourd trip.(;c:it!tiiic:i, -51 Q; Indies, SI CO. The Steamer GEN. CANBY Will leave for Fort Stevens. Fo:t Canity, and Iiwaco with regular excursion at o a. m. IMnriiiti; leave Ilwaco at G i. si. Fare for round triu $1.03. J. H.I.GKAYtAge:t. Notice of Application. JJOTIUE IS J1EREJ1Y GIVEN TH AT THE L undersigned will apply to the Common Council., of the Citv of Astoria, at its neat icpilar meeting for a liccnc to sell wine, malt and spirituous liquor, in less quanti ties than one ou-irt. in the lmiidim: fronting on Oicnatnus street and situated on lot No. 1, block No.2T la the city of Astoria ai laid out and rsonuled 1-v.fohn MCiure. j.t. r.itow. Sitil Mm Sale Household Furniture! J WILL SELL AT THK RESIDENCE OX JL Itentou street uest to Frank I, Parker's stire, jlomlay, Au&riiKt . at 2 I Til,, the out re fnrnltnrtt of cott;ro convicting of : Hed-room Suits complete, Spring and "Wool top .MaKresvc-, ISIaukcls Feather Pillows etc. Al.llinv and Two ply Cartel, Chairs, Rockcis. Sofa, 'J aides. Crockerv.Cook Stove anil Kitchen i'urriture E. 4'. IIOI.DKV, Auctieiu'cr. Notice. fvrEmiEii the undesigned Li ajrents nor Caulain .lenas of the British hark liirmah from Honolulu will he respons ible for anv debts contracted by the crew while at this part. MEYER. WILSON & CO., Astoria, July 2tth, 18-5. Will be Enforced. RAVINC KEEN REQUESTED BY A number of canncryinen to state what steps would bft taken against persons con templating fishing after August 1st. USl. and in answer thereto. I wi:l say that my In structions are to enforce the law in regard to t'Kbiug after that day. and all persons iolat ingany of the provisions of the general law l dative to the protection of salmon, will bo prosecuted, auil tiie law s'.netly enfoiced. C. I.CURTIS, Dep Disk Attorney Clatsop County. JUST RECEIVED LUXURIOUS Easy Lounging Chairs, For Sale 'Isea; af Auction Rooms. 32 i: O RS E T M S ft G KEW! The Genuine Impit-d Culmltticlier Lager Beer. Never before in Astotla. Try it once :irf THE TELBPilOJF.":- And you wi'.l drink no other. LEB'S S1EAI SEE SMALL BILLS. Private Boarding House. milE rNDEUSIGNFD KESI'ECTFULLY JL annouifes that slitt is prepared to fur nish Indies or Gentlemen with Hoard only, orwitti r.oard and Furnished Kooms at very reasonable rates. No extra charge for use of Parlor r.r "llath room, and every effort will be made to make her guests feel com fortable and at home. Diiiucr Served from." to G:SD I. 31. 3IKS. R. c. uoi.i:& SE Cor. 3Iain and Jefferson streets. Notice. milK ASSESSMENT KOLL OF DISTKICT i No. 1, Astoria, Clatsop county. Oregon, is completed, and now in the bauds of the Directors or Ki!d district. 'J he same can be seen at the office of the clerk, l'artiesinter ested fan examine the same and file objec tions if they have any thereto, until the 7th day or August, 16S5. on which day the Di rectors will sit as a board of equalization to consider the same. My order of the Moard of Directors. J. G. HUSTLER, Clerk. Astoria, July 27lh. 8?5. Notice to Taxpayers. ALL TEltSONS "WISHING A CORRECT representation of their taxable proper ty on the county assessment roil should hand iu their statements immediately to the assessor. He will be found at his office in the court house from C a. m. to 8 i. si. All sssesttnent blanks must bo in by August 1st. J. F. WAKKEN. County Assessor. We beg lo direct special attention to our LATEST IM PORTATIONS of NOVELTIES T3 ine Dress Goods, Parasols, HooDskirts. "Which we are selling The Best Goods at the D'alerat Wholesale and It.'tail in omiiyre, Oil Cloth., Wall Paper, Window Shades, Mouldings, j i ii m u ijj qiiMnT i i i i Astoria Furniture Co IKalcrs Furniture, Bedding, Wait Paper, Mirrors, PICTURES, trail, Carpets, lattii, Picture Erames, liiim Shades, etc. Cor. Chenamua and Ilntr.'titon Sts. Thirty Professors and Instiuctors. 336 SludentsI Departinpnts-of literalmr. taw.JJcotcJnA, 3In.Irand Art. Ellorulinii a specialty. Hoard and home for ladies in the Woman's College, 5.50 per wet k. Mrs. W. Harring ton, Dean. Gentlemen hoard in clubs for270 to $3.03 p?r week. Many hoard tliemsclvcs for $1.00 toSloperwcek. Tiie best moral povennncnL Is maintained. Tuition halt price to eliildren of ministers and tlioe preparing for the ministry. First term begins September 7th Law Department opens Sept. Itith. Medical Departzncnt opens in Portland December 2nd. 1SS5, Dr. Ii. P. Fmser, Dean. Send for catalogue and information to THOS. VAN" SCOY, President, Salem, Or J. P. AUSTIN.. Soa.sltlc - rcjy: DEALEIt IN Groceries, Wines, Liquors, TOBACCO AND CIGAKS. Z3"A FINE BILLIARD TABLE. J. A, WILSON. (I.ate of San Francisco.) PAINTER, PAPER HANGER AM) X ECOB.A TOH Has located iu Astoria and bulk-its a share efthu patronage. All v;orlc .strictly tlrst clasH. Tenns moderate. Order box at Van Dnscn's. NOTICE. FKESII FliriTd. Candy and Noiisns, Good Cigars and Tobacco, at C. X WICSOX'S BECOME AND SEE ME- TKKASritYDnPAirTJIKNT 1 I . S. I.IKK SAVJNO SRKVICR. J- AVASinXOTOW. D. C .IL'LYC, ISSi. 1 SEALED PROPOSALS WILL MK RE cclved at this cp.lec until2 o'clock v. m. of Thursday, the 13th dav of August, iSSj, tor the onM ruction of a frame cottage at tiie ShoaUvater May Life-Savins station, near th. lipht-house. E:icli bid must he ac companied bv a certified check for one hun dred dollars (?100) drawn to the order of the Secretary of iheTreasury,as security thatthe bidder will enter into contract without de lay, and give such bonds for the faithful per formance thereof as may be required if hLs bid be accepted. Specifications and plans, forms of proposals and full information can be obtained of the Collector of Customs. As toria. Oregon ; the Keeper of the Shoalwatcr Itay J.ite-savlng station. isortti cove, racinc county, "Washington territory ; and the Su perintendent of the 12th Ltfc-Saving Dist rict, room 2.1. Appraiser's building, San Francisco, California. All proposals must be endorsed, 4lropoaLj for constructing a cot tage at Shoalwatcr May Life-Saving Sta tion ."and addressed U. S. Life-Saving Ser vice, Washinaton, 1). C. The right to reject any or ail bid, or to waive defects, is re served. S. J. KIMBALL. General Superintendent. Sheriff's Sale. STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF CLAT sop. ss. My virtue of the written renuest of Win. Wlicrn' endorsed upon a certified copy of a certain chattel mortgage dated May loth, 18S.1, and given by T. Helgesonto said Wm. Wherry for the sum of 3950 with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per an num, requesting mc to foreclose said chattel mortgage, 1 did upon the 17th day of July, 1SS5, levy upon the following described per sonal property, one fishing boat, particular ly described as follows, to-wit : one fishing boat thirty feet long, eight feet aud eight inches beam, ( inside measurement.) three feet deep and painted blim on the out side, and shall proceed to sell the same at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the time of sale, at the foot of Cas3 street in Astoria, in said county aud state, on Saturday, the flrst day of August. 18S5, at the hour of io CO A. 3r. of said day to sat isfy said turn and interest together with the costs, expenses aud accruing costs. V7. G. ROSS, Sheriff of Clatsop Counts. Astoria, July 21st, 16S5. Lawns, Etc., Corsets, ;uCi according io our motte: Lowest Possible Prices. TH Etc. him r w ji'i i ry ww m II. Dv 1SU1SSOX, Manager. WILL Cut Faster AND EASIER Than any o'li eraxe made. Hundreds of woodmen tes tify to Its supe riority. It soes Deep and Xercr Sticks. CARNAHAN CO., A cents Astoria. Price, Sl.r0. , ASTORIA IRON WORKS. BioiTOX Street, Nkak Paijkeji House, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LANBaMIABIMEEEIMS BoilerWork, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a spe cialty. Oral! SHKcriptiou8 made to Order at Short A'otlce. A. D. Wass, President. J. G. Hustlkk, Secretary, I. W. Cask, Treasurer. John Fox.Superintendent. Notice. BE IT KNOWN THAT I, GEO. W. PAR dee, of Astoria. Oregon, have tills day purcased of M. C. Hutchlngs the right of the saldM. C. Hiitchincs patent process for test ing scaled caus in the state of Oregon and territory of Washington, for the term of 17 years from the 17th dav of March, 1883, ex cept one riht sold to M. J. Kinney and one right sold to the Aberdeen Packing Co., at Ilwaco. W. T. GEO. W. PARDEE. County Treasurer's Notice. mil ERE IS MONEY IN TIIE COUNTY JL Treasury to pay all county ordera pre sented prior to January 1st, I8S4. All such orders will cease to craw Intereit after this date. ISAAC BERGMAN. Treasurer Clatsop County. Atona, Or, July 21th, 18S3. G. A. STINSON & CO.. BLACKS51ITHING, At Capt. Rogers old stand, comer of Ca.ss and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing. Wagons made and repaired. Good work guaranteed. AXE. p;cramDac33o.usr. J.C.Trullmger Eronk and After GOODS WILL BE SOLD FRANK L. "JTrT- ?V-f7.TiafnLi iijiji.-Tfiwii -. . PKXIKU flay, Oats, and. Straw, Line, Bricl Cement, Sai and Plaster Wood Hclivcrtil to Order. Draylcs:. Teanilnc and Express Knsiness. hisifii Vg-afi'' IKK ;?!" to ih Captain, or to THE N EW I 55;jdZl -Z?i: ZSfrl. UAN(;E CAN UK HAD IN A- ..r.SS! IMig fALl. AND EXAMINE IT, V f WILL BE PJ.EL.SF.i. KS; v-l-HAWES b :ils0 asen: t,,r t:" JMS Butt patent Coolii SUTt A FTJIiTj STOCK T&F Tin, Sheet iron snd Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD COOS. Agents for Ulagee Stoves and Ranges The Rest in the market. Piumbing goods of all kiuds on hand. Job work dono In a workmanlike manner PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Aitended to Promptiy on Reasonable Terms. Cbcnnrans Strct,.3Text to C It. Varlier's Store. Carnaliaii & Co. SUCCESSORS TO I. W. CASE, LMPOIITKUS AND XVIIOLLSALK AND JUfAIL DKALEHS IN mSML MERCHANDISE forcer Chenamas and Cas3 streets. ASTORIA. -.-- OREGON INTERNATIONAL HOTEL Corner Third nni K Streets. PORTLAND, - - - OREGON. Our facilities are such that we defy competition. This Is the largest and most respectably kept Hotel in the Northwest. Board and Lodging $ 1 .00 per day MHALS.'S cent, LODGING. 23 and CO cents Free Buss to and from the House. earXo Chinese Employed." E. I.euhton, (Iiie ol Minnesota IIousc)rrop. O. CLARK, AGENT. Stockholders Meeting. NOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN THAT there will be a meeting of the stock holders of the Odd Fellows Land and Build ing association in the lodge room of Ileavf-r Lodge No, S3. 1. 0. 0. F., on Monday. August 21th, 1SS5. at two p. m. A full attendance Is requested. A.J.MHGLER. Secretary. Astoria, Oregon, July 22, 1SS5. FOR NEW YORK, DIRECT. THE FINE Al BARK fS. TLTr TT "rT7CCT7 tV. J I. XZlliOOlli, Tliiswell kn.own and favorite Clipper will go on berth in July at Portland and Astoria. The attention or SALMON and -WOOL SHIPPERS & CO , Ship Brokers, Si Fron or to A. W. BEKIiY, Astoria, I Front St., Portland, Commemoration Services. IlEAD QUAKTEKS CUSIIIXG POST NO. 1 1,") DEPARTilEjrr OF OREGON" G. A. R. Astoria, Oregon, July su, 1SS3. J Orders No. 3. IN OBEDIENCE TO GENERAL ORDERS No. 4, Department of Oregon, G. A. R , July Still, 18S4. The ofilcers and comrades of CuMilng Post No. 14, G. A. R. will assemble for special memorial service in honor of our late com mander and comrade Gen. U. S. Grant, at their Post Hall on Saturday, August the 8th, 1SS5. at 12 jr. And to also participate witli such associations as may join the municipal authorities in rendering honor to the Illust rious dead. R. V. MONTETTH. Post Commander. W.B.K0S3, Adjutant. S?8f tJJZ ($2&5r td ry - PARKER. . - j.-....rff-. !jnv:"rwi.-rii -- n- r rtff IX fliiy PARKER f 6ci P. Pm her, -"g For TOWING, I'KEIG t ben P. Paiker,Uaster. HTordlAK- H. SS. IA2SK:.K. And otlier fir3t-clas3 Si37es. Furimco "Work. Steam Fit riegfl. otc, n. specialty. ALWAYS ON HAND. fgms?y, Irtee ani SMi Chandlery VAN DUSEH & CO.. DEALERS IX Hardware and Ship Chandlery Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binaclc Oil, Cotton Canvas. Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wrought Tron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails, Agricultural Implements Scwiug Itlncliincs, Pniuts and Oi3k. Groceries, etc. Sol M Jewelry, Sail' Fir Bins, Hikis, Pinuos unI Organs or the Best mnlte at llic J.owcst Prices. The finest stock of Jewelry In Astoria. E-All goods warranted as represented. GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. T. G. RAWLINGS, Wholesale aud Eetail Dealer In Tropica!, Domestic, Green and Dried FJLUITS. NUTS. CANDIES, DRIED MEATS, ETC. Fine Cifrars and Toliacco. Main street, below Chenamus. FOE RENT. Four Rooms, Centrally Located AND SUITABLE FOR HOUSEKEEPING. APPLY AT ASTORIAN OFFICE. City Taxes. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIIE Tax list of the city of Astoria. Clatsop, county. Oregon, is now in ray hands for the collection of said taxes, and will remain with me for thirty days. J. G. HUSTLER, City Treasurcrand Tax Collector. Astoria, July 1st, 1883. L0DEL I