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P gaihj gistorfatt. .-s ? ASTORIA, OREGON: WEDNESDAY..... -OCTOUEK 9 18S9. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted.) ' J. F. HALlioRAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, .'STOUIAX BUII.DIXG, - - CASSSTUKKT. Terms of Subscription. Served by Currier, per week w 15 cts Sent by Mail, per month, . Co cts " 'l " one year. S7.00 Free of postage to subscribers. The Astokiax guarantees to. its adver tisers the largest circulation of any'm-wspa-per published on the Columbia river. Telegraphic news on first page. The street sprinkler was doing effect ive work yesterday. No city council meeting last eve: adjourned to this eve. Bead the remarks from Jim Turk in the dispatches. He'll be back here before Christmas, see if he don't. When the Salvation army struck up last night the electric lights went out When the screechers let go' the lights started up again. "I saw more rain to day than I have seen for the past eight months,'' said an eastern Oregon visitor yesterday. Pity the thing can't be equalized more. People who are talking about "get ting up some literature to help As toria" are referred to the report of the president of the Astoria and South Coast railroad, which The Astorian publishes in full this morning. What's the matter with that document for a showing of Astoria's situation and ad vantages? By the way isn't it about time for Astorians to get in and dig up for some more advertising schemes. It has been a whole week since they put up for something or other that is "going to advertise" the town, and that isn't worth one hundredth as much as the admirable report that The Astorian takes pleasure in send ing broadcast all over the Union. PERSONAL jffeNTIOX. S alax M.- Shillock, tepresentiiig the Oregonian, is in the city. Mr. John Michel, editor and pro prietor or The Dalle3 Times-Mountaineer, is in the city. Mr. Michell is accompanied by his estimable wife. Hon. Henry Slackman, mayor of Heppuer, Or., and representative of Doric Lodge No. 20, Geo. V. Harring ton, ex-sheriff of Morrow county, and representing Doric Lodge No. 20, of Heppner, and P. O. "Bon, father of Mrs. E. C. Crow, from Heppner are attending the Grand Lj.le JL of P. If vou have made up your mind to buy Hood's JSarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla, is a peculiar medicine, possessing, by vir tue of its peculiar combination, piopor- tion and preparation, curative power su perior to any other article or the kind MARINE NEWS AND NOTES. The lighthouse tender Manzanita arrived from the Sound ports yester day where she has been delivering the annual supplies. Capt. Bichardson reports very heavy N W gales on the way to this port. A Safe Juyestmrnt. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in ease of 1 ail ure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our ad vertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It is Guaranteed to Ininj: relief in every case when used for any affection of Throat, JAings or unesEsuenas consumption, in liammation or Mings, uronchitis, Asth ma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be de pended upon. Trial bottles free at .l."V. Conn's Drug Store. 'S'o Farmers ami ITorseiueii. Galbraith IJros., of .lanesville, Wis., otfer for sale at the Live Stock Ex change, corner Fourth and Ash streets. Portland, Oregon, a choice selection of their celebrated Clydesdale, Enalish Shire, Hackney, and Cleveland Bay Stallions, at moderate prices, and on terms to suit purchasers. These horses are all of the highest in dividual merit and most fashionable strains of breeding. Every animal sat isfactorily guaranteed. Call and see the best Draft Horses ever brought to Ore gon. Gaxbraith Bros. Dr. Jay Tuttle and family are living temporarily in the residence of Itev. Mr. Short, near the Episcopal church, during his absence in the east, probably about six weeks. Anyone desiring the professional services of Dr. Tuttle at night or out of his office hours will please call for him at Mr. Short's house, until further notice. Shorthand. Private instruction by practical ver batim reporter. Tears experience. Ciia. E. Runyox. Law.Reporter. Astoria, Or. TelephoneLioairixis House. Best Beds in town. Rooms per night 50 and 25 cts., per we.ek S1.50. Kew and clean. Private entrance. Meals Cooued to Order. Private rooms for ladies and families: at Central Restaurant, next to Foard & Stokes'. . Try the Chase & Sanborn Seal Brand coffee best in the market at Thomp son & Koss. Ludlow's Ladies' 3.00 Fine Shoes; also Flexible Hand turned French Kids, at P. J. Goodman's. The latest style of Gents' Boots and Shoes at P. J. Goodman's. AD VICE TO MOTHEKB. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup bhould always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all 'pain, cures wind cholic, and is the best remedy for diar rhoea.'! wenty-flve cents a bottle. Go to Jeff's lor Oysters. Tender, Juicy Steals at Jeff's. iiM Mat Reports of Various Officers. ExtendedVKeport of President Eeid. Comprehensive View of Existing Pacts. Keport of Chief Engineer Tbielsen. A Lare Amount of Work Accomplished. At a Comparatively Small Expense. Election of a Hew Board of Diractors. Pull Reportof Yesterday's Proceeding. Pursuant .to call the stockholders of the Astoria and South Coast Railway company held their annual meeting in the chamber of commerce rooms at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. 'The meeting was called to order by first vice-president F. J. Taylor, E. C. Holden, secretary. The chairman stated that the first business in order was to listen to the officers reports. First in order was read - TRESIDENT RETD'S REPORT. Octobee 7tb. 1889. To the Stockholders of the Astoria and South Coast Railway. Gentlemen: Pursuant to the bylaw3, it is my duty as president to make to yon the com pany's first annual report. OBJECTS. We are incorporated as a standard guage road, with the three fold object of connecting Astoria, the sea port of Ore gon, first, with the Southern Pacific and other standard gauge railways in west ern Oregon, and through them with Cal norma and the southern states: second with the Northern Pacifio's main lino near Columbia river, and thence from Portland with the three' transcontinental lines, the Northern, Union and South ern Pacific, overland to the eastern and western states, and, third, with the nar row Range system of 180 miles now in operation in "Willamette valley. In ad dition to these three proposed railroad connections, our line runs to the oldest sea bathing resort of Oregon, and when completed will be the nearest sourca of railroad transportation to the sea beach for and from the city of of Portland and northern Oregon, distant 100 miles. Our principal local traflhvwill be the carrying of immense quantities of cedar, fir and maple lumber, with coal and iron stone, all of which are located in great abun dance within two or three miles of our road bed, accessible on easy grades and practically inexhaustible. Our connec tion with the standard and narrow gauge lines of western Oregon will enable pro ducers to ship the grain of the entire Willamette valloy, if they so desire, to sea going ship-i at the mouth of the Co lumbia, at an increased rate of freight to this company of one dollar per ton in addition to the present freight the South ern Pacific and narrow gauge lines now receive, in carrying grain to Portland, and without breaking bulk or changd of cars or loss of produce in now trans shipping at Portland by river steamers to Astoria. THE ROUTE. The line starts from Astoria, the seat of the salmon fisheries and lumber in terests of the Columbia river, orosses Young's bay by a bridge one and a half miles long and runs for thirteen miles through a dairy country on a level grade and parallel with the sea to Seaside junction where it intersects with our branch lino in the seaside resorts which are a distance of 18 miles from Astoria. From Seaside junction, easterly upon which a large force of men are now clear ing and grading, tho main line gradually ascends the coast range in an almost straight line mostly on a one per cent, grade, parallel with the Lewis and Clarke for 10 miles through the thickest spruce and hemlock lands in the state of Oregon, to the summit at an elevation of 1,110 feet, where a tunnel of 1.G0Q. feet is proposed to be censtructed: tnence southeasterly through largo bodies of excellent white and yellow pine timber, to the crossing and valloy of the Nehalem river on a one per cent, grade. Thence across tho Nehalem country through im mense bodies of very large and the finest cedar, maple and fir timber ever known, to a point near Vernonia where the line will intersect with a branch line of 20 miles proposed to be built from the Northern Pacifio main line near Colum bia river. At"this intersection of pro posed roads, there are located 10 miles of coal beds alleged to be 3 to 10 feet thick assaying 43 per cent, -of fixed carbon, within two miles of and accessible from the main line on a two per cent, down grade. From this point of intersection the main line proceeds southeasterly 7K miles through heavy fir and cedar tim ber to the summit of the divide between Willamette valley and Nehalem at an elevation of 1,075 feet, ascending on a one per cent grade, adjoining large bodies of first class ironstone which assays 57 per cent, of iron, thence de scends Gradually for G miles through thick bodies of good fir timber to the Willamette valley, thence proceeds through the Willamette valley on an almost level grade for 17 miles through firairie and highly cultivated farming ands with good farm house3 well fenoed, growing wheat and oats on or near to the town of MillSDoro tne county seat or Washington county where the line will intersect with the Southern Pacifio's west side division 20 miles from Portland, the distance from Astoria to jnnotion with the Southern Pacific, being 24 miles lessor 104 miles between Astoria and Portland. Proposed extension from ite connection with the Southern Pacifio's railway near to Hilleboro on the Port land and Willamette Valley railroad for 12 miles has been carefully surveyed. It runs through farming lands upon which would be carried to the Oregon Iron and Steel works at Oswego the iron stone, coal and limestone now existing on the line of survey of tho Astoria and South Coast railway, and to Astoria, it desired, the grain from the 1G0 miles of narrow gauge lines in the Willamette valley, also from westside division of the Oregon and California road which now goes to Portland. BATLWAY NOW TJNDEB CONSTBUCTIOK. - In addition to the 2G miles now under construction the main line from the sea side junction is located for a double con nection, both with the Northern Pacific and Southern Pacifio main line, has been let to 'the Portland Pacifio Construction company, now in fall operation con structing from the Seaside junotion up the Lewis and Clarke river to the tun nel or 16 miles completed, and rails to be laid before the spring closes, weather permitting. Sixty-one miles more extended from this tunnel to the Northern Pa cific across the Nehalem oountry, would give Astoria the speediest rail road connection, but,- although desirous of separate connections both with, the Northern Pacific's and Southern Pacific's lines, in order to protect the people of Astoria from extortionate freight rates if the Astoria and South Coast railway was connected with one of these railway companies only, and to enable either or both to reach, and, if desired, terminate in Astoria, your directorsrAiave, never theless deemed it preferable in the inter ests of the city of Astoria, to make our first railway connection with the Wil lamette valley railroad system, near Hillsboro, a distance to be constructed ofonly 7G miles from where our graders are now werking: thereafter to issue our remaining bonds on hand in order if tho stockholders desire it, to make connec tion with the Northern Pacific by traffic agreement or otherwise if the latter com pany desired itself to make such connec tions. We have also the option to ex tend this company's railway for a dis tance of Vi mile3 more or less to a con nection with the Portland and Willam ette Valley railway at Tualatin station, which is 12J miles from the city of Port land on which latter railway a one per cent, grade now exists from 1 uplatin in-, to Portland, and which terminates at Jefferson street in the heart of that city: thus giving the Astoria and South Coast railway if desired a three fold railway connection with the city of Portland to three separate railway companies, ter minating at three different depots in that city at a comparatively small united cost. There are also two sides of road bed now let to be constructed from Young's bay on Columbia river into the city of Astoria, with 2,950 feet of bridge trestle attached. The construction com pany has just notified your directors that their engineers will shortly proceed to make the permanent location from Hills boro with the view of commencing grad ing from the Willamette valloy to Asto ria within forty days. ' BEUi ESTATE AND TEBMINAIi IANDS. Beside the railroad itself tho company possess under deeds of agreement the following terminal properties and real estate. 1. Four thousand, nine hundred and fifty feet of deep water frontage adjoining Astoria on the Columbia river, with all of the tide lands behind same intended for wharves, grain, freight and foreign ware houses. 2. About 1,600 feet of deep water frontage, adjoining Astoria on Columbia river, across Young's bay near to Astoria, with tide lands behind same. 3. Five acres of land (dyked) at War ren's station, five miles from Astoria, with frontage to Skipanon creek, in tended for maohine shops. 4. Forty acres of land near Seaside, 18 miles from Astoria. 5. Eighty-five Seaside Grove residence lots, in Railroad company's addition to Grimes, now selling at $250 each. 6. Twenty acres of land adjoining Hillsboro, the southern terminus of rail road and connected with tracks of South ern Pacific company there, for machine shops, etc Also sixteen miles standard gauge from from Young's bay to Grimes' hotel and station, including bridge par tially finished from west bank of Colum bia river and bay, with one 34-ton loco motive, three summer excursion coaches, now constructing, and 22 freight oars, Kilbrain's make, 25 tons oapaoity, with 50-pound steel rails for main line, upon one per cent, grades. You will thus see that the Astoria and South Coast railway is provided with ample terminal facilities at and near Astoria for many years to come. BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. The bonds are signed and executed ahd bear 6 per cent, interest for twenty years, limited to $25,000 per mile of road com pleted and no more, and it is in the mortgage declared illegal to increase the bonded indebtedness beyond that sum, nor shall there ever be (the mortgage says) a greater mileage built than 120 miles in all, or $3,000,000 of bonded in debtedness to a connection either with the Southern Pacifio or Northern Pacific, or both, the object being to prevent un necessary rivalry or useless construction. The mortgage is made payable to the Union Trust Co., of New York, as sale trustees, whore prinoipnl and interest are payable and covers not only your roadbed and rolling stock, but also your company's valuable terminal lands 'and facilities at and near the city of Astoria, of considerable value when the road is completed from the Willamette valley. The bonds are the first and only lien (no other indebtedness). No bonds will be sold by trustees to the public until the first 20 miles of railway are actually in running operation, with track laid thereon and equipped with locomotives and cars and the bonds will be issued when there are ten miles of railway in existenoe free of debt in running opera tion. The trustees at New York for bondholders are only allowed to issue the bonds upon tho completion of cer tain conditions as denned in mortgage CONTBACT FOB OONSTBUOTION. Provides among other things that the contractors shall be paicLin cash 822,000 per mile of all completed roadbed, which includes mountain portions, covers grad ing, bridging, trapklaying and ballasting: also two tunnels, L500 feet; 60-pound steol rails for about two-thirds of the route, and 50-pound steel rails for the re mainder; also to erect water stations, 16 depot buildings, general passenger sta tion at Astoria, also machine shops and two round houses, wharves and ware houses and portion of bridge aoross Young's bay, also 'turn tables, engineer ing and everything else except rolling stock and richts of way. The main line lfrom Astoria to Southern Pacifio Co.'s station near Hillsboro, includes the Sea side branch in length, from where it in tersects -with the main lino, is only 15 miles, carrying with it, it is estimated, at least 20,000 passengers yearly on round trip tickets, both from Portland by rail overland, and from Astoria by rail from Portland steamers connecting with us at Astoria. The whole indebtedness on which interest must be paid for main lines and Seaside branch (together 190 miles) completed and in running opera tion ro ooumern iraoino system, with rolling stock included, will be S2,500,000 ui u per utiuw, turn u a uuuutu connection is also made with the NorthernPacific's main line, which goes to Portland and Paget sound, in addition to the connec tion with tho Southern Pacifio to the Willamette valley, the erjtirq aggregated estimated cost will be $3,000,000, and no more, for which bonds bav9 been signed, but will-not be issued until such extension is made with the North ern Pacific. The entire road must be completed and in running operation either to the Southern Pacific or to the Northern Pacifio's main line with Sea side branch, on or before September 30th, 189L SOUB0ES OF TBAFFIO. The interchange of freight traffic be tween Astoria and South Coast road and Southern Pacifio will be reciprocal, particularly benefiting the latter in en abling it to 'supply all the oities of the Willamette valley and western Oregon Dom sianaara ana narrow gauge imes, with the nearest and cheapest possible ce dar, fir and maple lumber, including cedar shingles: in carrying such lumber to and for building operations in the city of jroruana, on an average uuui oi 02 nines, divided between tho two lines, at a price, cheaper inclnding freight, than can pos sibly reach Portland elsewhere: in ship ping cedar and fir lumber to tho oastern states, and finally enabling the Southern Pacific and narrow gauge lines to de liver their valley grain and produce on a shorter" haul for ocean shipment at As toria to tho point of tho Southern Pa cific's connection near Hillsboro with Astoria and South Coast road at the same rates of freight they now receive to Portland, giving this company an ad ditional dollar per ten: large iron and steel works -as now proposed are to be erected at a point on the Astoria road from the Southern or Northern Pacific lines near which are tho coal and iron beds. Both coal and iron will find do mestic market, in the city of Portland and tho Willamette valley towns, che.iper than arc imported to those places from other sources, and thus mutually divide freights. It is admitted, however, that the larg est foreign shipments of coal, where de veloped, will be made to ocean ships and steamers at Astoria direct over the As toria and. South Coast road, because only an average haul to Astoria of 150 miles. For the like reason will be shipped from Astoria equally, to the same extent, tho foreign cargoes of ce dar and fir lumber coming from, our road to Australia, China, South America and various California seaports. Tho through passenger tramo between the Astoria and South Coast road and "its own sea side resorts, whether carried via South ern or Southern Pacifio lines, to and from Portland (which is large to-day) must develop considerably with the future increased population of Portland and Astoria, and from immigration "now be ing located in western Oregon, while the Seaside coal traffic between Astoria and the Clatsop sea bathing resorts, practi cally surburban for 16 miles, will be powerful feeders to the local passenger trade. The logging camps being boated, not only in one vioinity, but all along tho lino of the Astoria and South Coast road for over 60 miles continuously, will make considerable local passenger traffic to and from tho cities of Portland and As toria, while the interchange of carrying of feed, supplies,"hay, oats, etc., for horses, with the flour from the Willamette valley to such campa will generate a traffic of some value, as was fully dem onstrated on the Portland and Willam ette Valley railroad on a much smaller scale. Tho Astoria and South Coast railway company, also contemplate to place one steamor carrying 4,000 tous to run economically from Astoria to Victo ria and all Puget sound ports, tho time employed being only 24 hours. It is believed to be 50 years before the finest of the cedar and fir timber, tribu tary to the Astoria aud South Coast road can bo exhausted. It must be particu larly borne in mind that such timber lands are composed of nicest soils in western Oregon, free of rock, and after an experience of 12 years thereon, have been proved, on aconnt of certainty of sea rains, tho most productive hay "and dairy lands (when the timber is oat off) on the northwest coast, consequently permanently yielding to the Astoria and South Coast road a large local produce and dairy traffio, after timber removed to supply the two growing cities of Portland aud Astoria and the seasido re sorts. ESTIMATE OF LUMBER. Lumber being the greatest local traffic, the question arises can the latter on the Astoria road compete with other sources of supply. Timber along the Columbia river is so poor now, and so exhausted that logs cost $6 per M feet, both at As toria and Portland, (our two terminal points). The virgin cedar and fir for ests on Astoria road are of a much supe rior quality contain 552,;iUU acres in Clat sop county, nineteen-twentieths excellent timber, and in Columbia county 568,000 acres, nine-tenths timber, so that while timber near (Columbia river is now ex hausted, logs high in price and inferior, that along our Astoria line is superior, and practically inexhaustible. The fa cilities for its production alongside a railroad for so many miles continuously render tho future carrying trade iu lum ber so near Astoria and Portland a cer tainty. The only question remaining is to estimate where to and what are the demands, COAL AND IRON. Thoso of tho coal beds on upper Neha lem according to our own mining en gineer's report, which havo been taken up by owners, he estimates to oxceed 50 millions of tons. The quality is reported to vary, but certain beds are S to ten feet thick, and similar in quality to the Ros lyn coal of Washington. His analysis of this upper Nehalem coal shows 43 per cent of fixed carbon. These miues havo not yet been sufficiently opened up to demonstrate the quality for steam pur poses or to what extent the carrying trade will be for same, but there is 110 question that the quantities are unlim ited. So with tho iron ore, n company to operate whioh and to erect works up on a large scale contiguous to tho As toria and South Coast railway'is now be- king organized, the assay having demon strated the ore to yield 52 per cent of ore iron. These coal beds have been found near the head waters or rather beyond the south fork of the Lewis and Clarke's, and adjacent to main laud of railway now being constructed, extending from thence to the Nehalem river oro of first olass quality, and their distance, 33 to 40 miles from Astoria, renders this ore valuable for cheap shipment to San Francisco. An anulysis of the coal has been made, not only by the nssayers of the U. S. Smithsonian Institution, at Washington, D. C, and by them is re ported excellent, yielding 48 per cent of fixed carbon, but the following report of an analysis made by Henry C. Hanks, of San Francisco, indicate that these veins of lower N.ehalem coal will eventually be of more value to, Astoria, when devel oped, than all the grain trade of Oregon. BEPOBT OF AN ANALTSIS OF THE COAL. I find this lower Nehalem coal to be remarkably good. It has a blaok streak of powder in, which it differs from the common lignites of the Pacifio coast. It cokes finely and has but small ash. Its only objection is 13 per cent of water, which will be less as you go down the vein. There are peculiarities about this coal that lead mo to believe that it is true or carboniferons coal. If iu large quantities it cannot fail to be of great commercial and economic value. Tbe'following is my analysis: Fixed carbon 48.70 Volatile combustible matter 35 Water 13 Ash 3.30 100 Henby C. Hanks. in CONCLUSION. Permit me to say that Astoria with a population of 7,500 persons, largo lumber, salmon and shipping business, and pos sessing one of the finest fresh water land looked harbors in tne united states and without ji railroad in this oro of progress is something unparalleled for (which tho citizens I fear have hitherto been much to blame) especially as two-thirds of the shipping and export trade of. eastern and western Oregon passes Astoria for 100 miles up and down the Columbia river. Railroad connection with the Willamette valley still inspires a healthy competi (Conclude4 on nd Page.) I I1 ' lie This season our Cloak PLUSH Are to be very much worn this season, and we are showing the Latest Styles in all qualities. The "New Directoire" style of Hew Markets and Jackets Are the latest The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House, ASTORIA, OREGON. AUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE. MARTIN OLSEN. Successor to E. ( .Ilolileu. Tin- Oldest established Commission House mOiegon Goods of all kinds sulil on coin- mission. Auction Sales Every Saturday. General Repairing, Jobbing and Uphol stering done. Fint stock of Furniture on hand. When you want lUrgains iu Household Goods go'lo .HAUTIJi OL.HK.N On Thursdays Only. MRS. DR. .OWEXS-ADAllt MAY BE consulted by those desiring medical aid, at her rooms at Mrs. Itucker's, in the Hume building on Thursdays, from 11 a. m. to 3 1 M. 3?:o::e2 Astoria Real Estate 'Co. Office First Door South of Hie Odd Fellows Building The Best Bargains Yet Offered: Lot Ot8 HUSTLER & AIKEN'S ADDITION. Less than 1 .Mile From the Postoflice. " These Lots are cleared, and are situated on the slope towards Young's Bay, and a line drive to them. Prices for the Corner Lots, "- - SI50. " " Inside " - - $125. MERCHANT TAiLR Foreign and Domestic Astoria, THE EEAVETJT PATENT CANT DOG Successors to KIRK SHELDON. HEADaTJARTERS FOR LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. Agency for ATKINS' CELEBRATED SAWS. GENERAL 151 Front Street, Department is more We are-showing a Than ever shown before. GARMENTS and will be. very popular this season. To Canners. Jensen's Patented Can Capping' Machine. Will Cap and Crimp 95 CANS ror MINUTE. It has proved to Reduce the Leakage more man 50 percenr. ieus man iiauu camieu. Trice, G00. Orders complied with by Tho Jensen Oan-Pilling Machine Co. IB. F. lXjsXjIEJI, DEALER IN Wa!l Paper and Oil Painiings SPECIALTY, Sign Writer, Grainer and Ornamental Painter. Cor Cass and Jefferson Sts.. Atoria, Or. 25x1 OO Feet, In Block 21, Goods. Fine Tailoring , Oregon. LANDER'S LOGGING JACKS. HARDWARE. PORTLAND, OR. ; s-" 1 f attractive than ever. Novelties ! are Bargain. Eighty Acres of Land. One anil one-half miles from Steamboat Landing at Skamokawa, "W. T., on Wilson Creek, eighteen miles from Astoria, Forty acres In Hay and Pasture, and forty in brush and timber. A good House of seven rooms, one aud onc-tialf stories; a woodshed, milk room, and store room ; one large, and two smalt barns. A fine young Orchard. The place Is well watered by a never-failing stream. Schoolhouse and church in less than one half mile. One half of the place beavcr-dam land. 1'ricc moderate and terms easy. For particulars enquire of JOHNENBERG, Upper Astoria, Oregon The Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. LEAVE rOKTLAND : Foot of Alder Street Daily, except Tuesday, at- J :0o a. m. LEAVE ASTORIA : Wilson & Fisher's Dock. Daily, except Tuesday, at -7 :0 r. m. The Lurline. FAST TIME BETWEEN Portland and Astoria! LEAVE ASTORIA, Main St. Wharf. Daily, omitting Monday, at..I 7 A.sr. OX SUNDAY, at 7 P.M. LEAVE FORTLAND, Every Night at. 8 p. m. EXCEPT SUNDAY NIGHT. PATRONIZE The Astoria Building and Loan Association Has only been organized 30 months, and it now has mortgages, upon the best real es tate security to the amount or SS5.COO.00 drawing Interest at the rate of 9 per cent, per annum. Before taking stock in those eastern com panies examine Into the workings of your home institution and see if it is not the best ind suffist We claim that our company has done more for the advancement of Astoria, and helping people to secure homes for them selves, than anything ever organized here. The Gth series of stock will be opened October 1st, those wishing to subscribe will please call on the secretary, on or before that date. W L.ROBB. Secretary. lie wMm.