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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1894)
. THE DAILY ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 7, 1894 Seaports of the Northwest (Continued from Yesterday.) In 1883, upon the completion of the Northern Paclfle road, htal road went westward only by the Columbia river route of the Oregon Railway and Nav tgatlon Company to Portland. There It delivered ita export tonnage Into ocean vessels. The rental exacted by the O. R. and N. Co., the bar at the mouth of the Columbia river, the shallow draught required In vessels Intended to come up the river, and the difficulties of this river route, were the reasons given for the abandonment by the Northern Pacl fle of the O. R. and N. Co. route, and the construction of the Pasco-Tacoma route. There Is no doubt that the delays and costs were excessive. Mr. Geo. S. Morlson, the expert sent out to examine the relative costs of various routes and the earning capacity of the same, put the additional cost to ocean vessels via the Columbia river route over a Pasco Taeomu, route at $1.50 per ton at that . time. The O. R. and N. Co.'s capitaliza tion and cost of railway lines was ex cessive; Its apparent earnings, exclu sive of fictitious ones on construction material, were not much over three per cent. The capitalization on which Inter est was demanded, instead of being about ten millions for a simple main line down the Columbia, which was all the Northern Pacific actually needed, was over forty millions. (A present annual rental from the Union Paclilc road of about $2,600,000 gave thut road a loss In 1891 of $1,354,591.73.) Had a low jtntal for main line only been possible, the Northern Paclfio road could pave hucious fruit, can be had at such rea ahlnpad even from Tacoma for leas than sonable prices. People should remember, the $1.50 mentionea oy mr. juujibuu uj taking its freight ta Portland and thence the 140 miles from Portlmd to Katama, which at the fifty mills per ton-mile rate figured on by Mr. Morl3on would have cost Beventy cents. A rival would have been prevented from taking the O. R. and N. Co.'s line. The pro ducts from the Yakima region would have paid on a longer haul than now, which they could have afforded to do, being near the ocean by either route. The developed regions at Portland ana i ho wuinmtta valley would have boen preserved tributary to the road. UDon the removal of the Columbia bar, v. hlch was being planned, the Northern i Pacific road would have been in post iir,n tn -irtpmd to the mouth of the river, as once planned. A general con solldatlon of lines and expenditures would have resulted, in place of he vnfortunata dissipation of interests and r.vtwnifnrM. as now. When the line was extended to the mouth of the Col umbia, the cost, as per Mr..Morison's figures, would have been fifty cents per ton from Portland. The Northern Pa cific road would' have held the North west tributary to her. The present cir cuitous route the tonnage 'takes from Pasco to Tacoma and thence via the . Sound and southward, would have been avoided. A survey was mode to reduce the present needless gradients and to .lighten the curvature of the O. R. and . N. Co.'s line along the Columbia, giving a cost of about $1,800,000. The Improve ment was based on a manifestly absurd requirement of 1000 feet between reverse curves. All needed changes could have been made for about $400,000, and a much cheaper route for operating- se cured than that over the Cascades to Tacoma, and gradients kept under twenty-five feet per mile. In examining the possible concentre tion of feeders we find the Sound coun try very weak. It is closely walled In on the east by the great Cascade range. Each line of railway that crosses the range by Its own separate pass, finds Itself at tide water as soon aa it has reached the foot of its western gra clients, with no important extent of pro ductive country, except for Umber. (Portland is also practically walled In on the east In a similar manner, so far as productive country Is concerned in that direction.) Each line of railway to the Sound, on reaching tide water, must either rest content with Us own line, without the radial concentration necessary to great development of bus iness, or it must turn and run at right angles to its general course, and sur rendering its own terminus, must In crease its length of haul in seeking the terminal of a rival having a shorter route. No radial gathering in of lines on an equal basis is possible.' Hence on the Sound, the terminal locations and terminal expenditures are and must be scattered and wasted over a long- ex tent of deep water shore line; and no one of the terminals will attain to a commanding pre-eminence. On the con trary, the mouth of the Columbia is far enough away from the Cascade range to have railways converge without to nny great extent parallelling each other. A radial is possible in Ume from the south coast and California; one via Sa lem and Albany from Ogden; one via HUlsboro, from the Willamette valley; one via the Nehalera valley, from Port land; one via the south shore of the Columbia, crossing the Willamette near its mouth, to Astoria; one via Vancou ver, from the Yakima country; one from the Sound, via Kalama; one from the north coast and Chebalis region.. The touth coastwise radial Is exclusively controlled by Astoria Much of the north coast and some of the Puget Sound coast tonnage will be so controlled. Thej most important radial feeder, namely, the light draught vessels and great tows on the Columbia, will always be trib utary to Astoria As to local tonnage we find the Sound country with much lumber available on the west of the Cascades. The steep gradients east bound will tell against the Sound lines when rivalry In tbc lumber business Increases, and may Drova ta be controlling. The roads crossing the Cascades find no north and soutu valleys on the range to Berve as feeders. Almost all the lumber must be secured at the extreme western ends of those roads. On the Columbia route tliere are only such valleys directing lumber directly to the railway. The same will hold true of coal. - C. R. F. P. U. NOTICE. The regular monihly meeting of the Columbia River Flsnermen s rroiecuve Union will be held at their reading room Saturday. July 7. at 7:30 p. m sharp. The final consideration of the amendment to the constitution, Article 9, to reduce the monthly dues, will be had, and the officers for the ensuing term will be nominated. M.mlKrs In eood standing are re. quested to be present and have their book or receipt along. BOFUS JENSEN, Secretary, FAIR AND BEAUTIFUL LANDS ACROSS THE SEA. Give promise to the voyager of health and pleasure, but there Is a broad ex panse of waters to be passed that rise mountain high in rough weather and grievously disturb the unaccustomed btomach, more particularly if it is that of an Invalid. Moreover, the vibration of the vessel's hull caused by the mo tion of the screw of a steamer, a chanire of water and latitude, and abruot transitions of temperature, can. not without a medicinal safeguard, be encountered with impunity. For sea sickness, and prejudicial influences of air and water, Hostetter s stomacn Hitters is a standard safeguard. Tour. Ists, yachtsmen, mariners, commercial travelers, and people bound on a uea voyage, or Inland Jaunt should always be provided with it. Incomparable for malaria, rheumatism, neuralgia, sleep lessness, loss of appetite, sick headache, biliousness, and constipation. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. There will be a strawberry festival In ' , pvorv home In A 3 toll a now mat . tlie however, . that the season- will soon be over You can have them, and other fruits, all winter by preserving a few crates while they are at their best. Get some of the Pacific Can Co.'s family fruit cans and pack your own fruit. These cans ore cheaper and better than glass jar. 1 They won't break, and will last a lifetime. No solder required. M. C. Crosby has them at retail. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the un derslgned has been appointed adminis tratrix of the estate of George McLean, deceased, late of Clatsop county. Ore gon, by the county court of the state of Oregon for Clatsop County, and all per sons having claims against said estate must present the same properly verified to the undersigned within six months from this date, July -5th, 1894. ELIZABETH McLEAN, Administratrix, ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. . Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed adminis trator of the estate of A. K. Barrow, de ceased,, late of Clatsop county, Oregon, by the Country Court of the state of Oregon for Clatsop County, and all per sons having claims against said estate must present the same, properly veri fied, to the undersigned, at the office of Fulton Bros., attorneys at law, in the City of Astoria, in Baid county, within six months from this date, June ISth, 1891. SHERMAN CASE, Administrator. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice la hereby given that the under signed has been appointed administra tor of the estate of R. W. Morrison, deceased, late of Clatsop county.Oregon, by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Clatsop County, and all per sons having- claims against said estate must present the same, properly veri fied, to the undersigned, at the office of Fulton Bros., attorneys at law, in the City of Astoria, in said county, within tlx months from this date, June 14th, 1S94. ' T. B. MORRISON. . Administrator. Do You Wish To enrich your table economically?! Here's a chance, at A. V. Allen s. English -ware, and lots of it! RIch r lower aecoratlons or various sorts, and at quickstep prices. ' Modest-priced glassware, too, ofl course. The shelves are crowded with them. Corner of Cass and Squemoque Streets. FREEMAN & BREMNER, Blacksmiths. Special 8.ttention paid to steamboat re pairing, first-class horseshoeing, etc. LOGGING CfllKP (UOllh: R SPECIfiWY. 197 Olney street, between Third and and Fourth, Astoria, Or. QUIK TIME -TO- Sfltf FRANCISCO AND ALL POINTS IN CflLIfOSNlfl Via th ML Shasta Rout of Iht The Only Route Through Califor nia to Points East and South. THE SCENIC ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC COAST PULLMN BUFFET SLEEPERS AN 5E0.ND-CLASS 5LEEPRE3 Attached to express trains, affording superior accommodations for second class passengers. For rates, tickets, sleeping car reser vations, etc., -call on or address E. P. ROGERS, Assistant General Passen ger and Freight Agent, Portland, Or. toe Deirils ' The business man who says that ad vertising does not pay does not adver tise. He Is the one that always doubts the prosperous trade reports he hears of his competitor, who does advertise. He sits In the back of his store, smokes his pipe and wonders why he Isn't making any money. He has the blues when ne should have trade.. He not only lets his neighbor get that neighbor's share of the business, but a good part of his also. He sees people whom' he thought old friends of his go Into his competitor's store and come out with bundles of goods, when he has the same articles on his shelves, and perhaps at lower prices than they paid his competitor for them, Why is this so? It is because his com petitor lets the public know In an in telligent way through the local papers what he has to sell and when he has It. The successful advertiser looks after his advertising space as he does his clerks. He changes his ads. In such a way the people are attracted by them. He feels that to make money he must be willing to spend some; that there is Btrong competition. In all lines of. busi ness, and to get his share ot the trade he must advertise, and to do It In the most skillful and Intelligent way. If he cannot write advertising matter himself, he seeks the aid of some one who has made the writing of advertisements a study some specialist, who will see that it is properly written In a catchy and displayed way some one whose duty it is to take off the shoulders of a busy man all the worry of making up an ad. No business man attempts to cure his own sickness, pull his own teeth," make his own clothes or attend to his own law cases. He employs specialists for each of these various services, and saves money by doing it It Is through its language and arrangement that an advertisement gets its business-bringing qualities. There must be something to attract public attention and hold It; something of interest, something out of the ordinary, something thit is different from others of he same line of busi ness. To give It these peculiar features requires experience, and the owner of The Astorian has engaged the services of sueh a specialist for the benefit of its advertising customers who may wish to take advantage of his services. The Evening Star, of Washington, D. C, has an adertiiement writer con s' nected with its business department, and Its terms to advertisers are, 'So much blank space, so much money. The same amount of space, with the assist ance of the advertisement writer In get ting up ad. attractively, so much addi tional." The Astorian charges nothing extra, the services of the expert being thrown In. . . 'it -it MAKES ITSELF FELT tho great, priplnpr, olil-fashlonetl pill. Not only when you take it, but un pleasant, from first to last, and it only gives you a little temporary good. The thinp3 to take Its place are Dr. Tierce's Pleasaut Pellets. One of these at a dose will regulate tho whole system perfectly. They're tiny, sugar-coated granules, scarcely lurjrer than mustard seed. They act In Nature's own way. No reaction afterward. Their help lastt and they do permanent good. , Consti pation, Imlijrestlou, Bilious Attacks, Sick or Bilious- Headaches, and all derange ments of the liver, stomach, and bowels are prevented, relieved, aud cured. They're the cheapest, for they're guar anteed tq give satisfaction or money is re turned. Nothing can be "just as good." What is it? A substitute for lard? Upsetting the customs, hab its, and prejudices of cen turies? Yes, all this and more. Cottolene is a new cooking product it is bet ter than lard or butter for cooking, so say such noted housekeepers as Marlon Harland, Catharine) Owen, Christina Totrhune) Herrlok, 'Emma P. Ewing, Mrs. S. T. Borer, Mrs. F. A. Benson, Amy Barnes, Margaret Witter, and, many others; it is healthier so says every thoughtful physician; and it is cheaper as every house keeper knows when she finds that one-half tixtquva.- tity answers every purpose. C0TT0 w tela is the purest clarified cot tonseed oil mixed with pure beef fat. It is the tVr cook ing material ever devised ' for frying anything and everything easily digested and highly nutritious. Beware of imitations. Ask your grocer for the genuine Cottolene. Mads by N. K. FAIRBANKS CO., ST. LOUIS and CHICAGO, NEW YORK, BOSTON. These tiny Cupsulcs aroBuporlcr to Balsam of Copaiba, Cubcba and InjJctlona. ffllDY They euro in 43 hours tho same d'snaina -without fuivinryuiJ Qyenicnca. SOLD BY AIL DRUGGISTS THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE (WORCESTERSHIRE) SAUCE Imparts the moat delicious taste and teat to EXTRACT or a LETTER from a MEDICAL GENTLEMAN at Madras, to his brother at WORCESTER, Mar, 1 851. "Tell LEA ft PERR1NS' that their aauoa ia highly esteem ed in India, and Js In my opinion the most pal. stable, as well as the most wholesome sauce that la RAREBITS, to made. .... Bfiwaro of Invitations: aiarsi-Msmr-HMM isaiv isa see that you get Lea ds Perms' Signature en every bottle of the original and genuine, John Duncan's sons, New York. Str. OCCIDENT, CAPT. A. C. BEARD. Having leased the steamer Occident, I have her painted and refitted, and am prepared to take Flshlnff and other par ties at reasonable rates: also Towing of all kinds. Please give me a call. Or ders left on board or with Mr. Chris. Johnson, at the Astoria Packing Co., will be promptly attended to. . THH music of .the trees and wild river waves and all the summer time singers comes sweetest to the housewife when she knows the o'clock meal can be got ready on her double hurner oil stove Instead of the red-hot ccoklng range.. There'll not be an even ing from this on till uctoner isi mil she'll be glad she bought one. Havi you r-en those in our window? H&O. That old gentleman who said they were ex travagant has changed nis mum ani has purchased bis wife ani married daughters each one. NOE & SCULLY. Is something you want, If not today, you will want is .msim Wm 1atArt HTWIts SVIilCUliive IT rvvj voir--" f ter's tools too, and if this weather will only pull itself together you.will want plenty of Hardware of which we have a plenty only waiting your call. J. 13. WYATT, HAKDWAKi: DEALEB PIP' pr SOUPS, GRAVIES, I I FISH JUL HOT COLO mm MEATS. r'ijj;. ; GAME, : WELSH. I -o 1- 1 11-. -JJ (od) EVERY REQUISITE FOR : first Class. Funerals : -AT POflli'S Undertaking Parlors, THIRD STREET. Rstes Reasonable. Embalming a Specialty, f Dalgity's Iron Works, General Machinist and Boiler Works. All kinds of Cannery, Ship, Steamboat and Engine Work of any Description. Castings of all kinds made to order. Foot of Lafayette St., Astoiia, Or. Kopp'a Beer Hall. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over the ear, The largest glass of N. P. rw. Half-and-half, 31. Free Lunch. Erickson & Wirkkala, Proprietors, . Cor. Concomly and Lafayette Sts. FISHER BROS., SHIP - CHANDLERS, HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE. WaeonafitVerilcriea in Stock Farm Machinery, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Logger' Supplies, Falrbank's Scales, Doors and Windows. Provision, Flour, and Mill Kved Astoria. Oregon. Jorth Paeif ie Bremery JOHN KOPP, Prop. Bohemian Lager Beer And XX PORTER. All orders promptly attended to FRED SAIZ, Manufacturer and Importer ol Saddles, Harness, Collars, Whips, Blankets, Robes, Leather, Etc. GOODS SOLO AT POlJTLflfll) PltfCES. P. O. Box 879. Olney St., Astoria, Or. How Are You Fixed for Insurance? Fire and Marine. We are agents for the largost and best companies represented in Astoria. Royal Insurance Co., .assets, London Assurance Corp'n iEtna Insurance Co. Western U. S. Branch, New Zealand Insurance Co., Combined Assets, On Top, MARSHALL'S TWINE Is conceded by all to be the best. It fishes better and wears better than any other twine used on the Columbia river. TRY IT AND HE CONVINCED in rum , 1 ,f THE RST0HIJ1 SRVIGS BJlK Acts as trustee for corporations anJ Individuals. Deposits solicited. Interest will be allowed on savings deposits as follows: On ordinary savings books, 4 per cent ptr annum. On term savings books, t per cent pr annum. On certificates of deposit: 'or three months, 4 per cent per an t.um. For six months, 5 per cent per annum B'or twelve months, $ per cent per annum. J. Q. A. BOWLBY President ISENJ, YOUNO Vice I'resldent FRANK PATTON Cannier W. E. DEMENT Secretary DIRECTORS. J. Q. A. Bowlby, C. II. Tugs. 0. A. Nelson, BenJ. Younsr, A. S. Heed, D. 1'. Thompson, YV. E. Dement . ROSS HIGGINS & CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria. -Fine Teas and Coffees, Tsble Delicacies Domestic and Tropical Fruits, Vegetable s, Sugar Cured Hams, Bacon, tie. Choice Fresh and Salt Meats. tftfflTEH & MERGERS, Proprietors of til Portland Butchering Co.'s Markets Corner Seconl and Benton streets. Corner Third and West, Eighth streets J. A. FASTABEND, GENERAL, CONTRACTOR, PILE DfllVEfl, HOUSE, BRIDGE ApD WHAHP BUILDEH. Addrn.box 180. Postofflce. ASTORIA, OR Portland and Astoria. STEAMER. TELEPHONE Leaves Astoria every evening except Sunday at 7 p. m. Arrives at Astoria every day except Sunday at 4 p. m. Leaves Portland every day except Sunday at 7 a. m. C. W. STONE, Agt. Antorta. E. A. Seeley, general agent, Portland. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Concomly St., foot of Jackson, Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and Marlns Engines, Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Mads to Order on Short Notice. John Fox. President and Superintendent A. L. Fox Vice President O. B. Prael Secretary 21,502,376,00 8,030,425.00 10,915,829.00 1,017,195.00 2,677,219.00 $45,403,044.00 ELMORE, SANBORN & CO.