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WHAT DXCLE SAM
Is Doing for the Columbia River
Salmon Industry.
Coanissioi His So .looey to V'iste it Troit
Streaas. bit Vill riant It lor
Commercial Good.
The newly elected fish commissioner
of the United States cannot be too
highly commended for the action he is
taking in regard to the propagation of
salmon In the Columbia river. Two or
three months ago he sent Special Agent
Wilcox here, who made a careful ex
amination of the situation here and
forwarded to Washington an elaBorate
report. Upon receipt of this report,
the commissioner telegraphed M. J.
encourage the work at every turn and
Insist upon their congressmen lending
every possible aid at the national cap
ital. If the subject Is dropped or pass
ed over casually, it will certainly be
one of the greatest mistakes ever made
in this city. N'ot only those who are
engaged In the fishing business, but
every merchant and business mn
should put his shoulder to the wheel
and render every service now that the
best opportunity presented in twenty
years is at hand. Strike while the Iron
is hot, and success will surely come.
CANNON BEACH.
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Cannon Beach, Or., Aug.
Editor Astorian:
Perhaps a few lines from this
de-
dents have any Idea of the beautiful
and delightful places that one can lee
In a day's ride from Astoria in this di
rection. But here is Mrs. -Austin an
nouncing breakfast, so more later.
JOHN A DA I ft.
TO RECEIVE CHINA'S VICEKOT.
Amnsemrnts Progressing for the Re
ception of LI Hung Chang.
Washington, August IS. Arrange
ments are progressing for the reception
of LI Hjng Chang when he arrives In
this country on August 28. The Chin
ese minister and his suite will go to
New York to receive the Earl, by which
title LI Hung Chang Is known among!
his countrymen of rank. Ex-S-cretary
lightlul cottage by the sea may be; John W. Foster, who Is now In the
pleading to some poor mortals who are j Adirondack, will be In New York on
not so fortunate as to be able to get August 20. to make preliminary i
away iiom me cure 01 uusiness anu r&iigemenis, ana wm return there on
uic Mtrai, iiuisr anu inner uucoiiiiuri-
able surroundings of towns In August.
Here, at the well known Austin House,
Kinney and others asking what in their a Jolly party are having a Jolly outing,
opinion was the best place to locate a 1 1 left Astoria Saturday about 11 o'clock
branch hatchery on the Columbia or J and taking my wife and little boy in
Its connecting streams. Later he sent! a buggy, with Victor on horseback, we
other agents to look Into that panic-; drove down to Mrs. Fyrd's, wlire we
ular part of the subject, and nnahy.met a large party from Lewis and
sent out Dr. U. O. Fox and Mr. B. W.
Evermann with authority to establish
the first hatchery. These gentlemen
the 27th to take part In the r-c-ptIon
Besides the visits to Washington and
Philadelphia, which LI will make,
strong efforts are being made to have
his trip extended to Boston, where
reception will be given him. The first
arrangements were such as to make
the .Boston visit Impossible, but It is
felt among the officials hre that after
Clarke river, three wagon loads of old J his arrival some changes will be made
so as to permit the Boston trip.
General Miles and others representing
various branches of the government,
j and young folks out for a good time,
i After enjoying one of Mrs. Byrd's ex-
after carefully examining the entire i cellent dinners, we all strolled up to
subject and making further personal j Oarhart Park to get our share of! will confer with the Chinese minister
Investigation, decided to locate the first I those loads of clams so kindly provld-j here as to the arrangements for his
hatchery at the Cascades, and the work; ed by Dr. Kinney. The bonfire was reception. It is probable an officer of
Is now rapidly nearlng completion, j fine, the candy was Al, and the sing-! the army and one from the navy will
Scows were arranged for with wheels i Ing put everybody In the best of hu-
to dip the fish, and soon Uncle Sam's ; mor. As to the clams well, I don't
tint hatchery will be In good working care much for clams, so will refer you
order. I to our mutual friend, Dr. Kinney, who
The commissioner at Washington is a great lover of the bivalve. The
gays he has no money to waste in fan-j young folks had great sport getting
cy trout streams, but intends to spend i home by Just one lantern, and the
it where it will do the moBt good com-j older people, such as Mr. and Mrs. C.
merclally. The appropriation at his I S. Dow. Mrs. C. E. JefTers, Mrs. With
command is M5O,0O0. It Is a well known; ers and Dr. Adair, were made to feel
fact that the Columbia river has been i young again by the fun of the Misses
doing one-fifteenth of the' fish business ; Jeffers, Winters, Dow and their happy
of the United States, and is therefore j escorts.
entitled to one-fifteenth of the appro- Sunday morning we had to leave our
priatlon. Other hatcheries, the com-1 Lewis and Clarke friends, they return
missioner says, will be established as j Ing home and we coming on for a
rapidly as possible ot different points look at Cannon Beach. The drive from
on or contiguous to the. Columbia river.
If the fish commissioner energetically
pursues the course which he has out
lined, the benefits to Astoria and the
Columbia river cannot be measured.
The future wealth and growth of the
city will more than be doubled, and the
value to the community at large will
be almost equal to that of the railroad.
Dr. Cox stated when here that the
commissioner was determined to re
stock the Columbia river with one
hundred million fish every year. In
Tiew of all these facts It certainly be
hooves the people of Astoria and Oregon
to supplement the work of the commis
sioner In every possible manner and as
sist him In a practical way to secure
the most eligible sites for hatcheries.
Let this work be carried on carefully
and on scientific principles, and In ten
years' time Astoria's population will
number 25,000 people as a result of the
fishing business alone. Astorlans should
the Seaside House to Elk Creek was
made In an hour and three quarters,.
The road Is very good except in spots,
where the late rains have made a few
bad mud holes. Just here I would sug
gest that our county should take over
the toll road and make It a free road.
The settlers at and below Elk Creek
are entitled to a free road. Coming
straight along by Elk Creek we hoped
to reach Hugg Point in time to drive
around, but the tide was too fast for
use and we left our buggy near an
other Just north of the point and came
over a good trail half a mile to the
Austin House. Here we found Mr.
Ward Sr., his son Ben and wife, with
Mr. and Mrs. Wlngate. They had only
arrived an hour ahead of us and were
equally Impressed as ourselves, with
the beauty of the drive from Seaside
and the many grand pictures along the
beach drive below Elk Creek. Indeed
few of our own Clatsop county resl-
be assigned to meet the Chinese states
man and accompany him on his trip,
It is probable, also, that a detail of
troops from Governor's Island will take
part In the reception at New York and
that a troop of cavalry from Fort Myer
will assist In the exercises here.
At first It was Intended to rent
entire house In Washington and equip
it for the accommodation of the Earl
and his numerous retinue, which em
nraces twelve secretaries, and many
servants. Owing, however, to the short
ness of the stay here It has been de
cided to quarter the guests at a hotel.
THE MANDOLIN PIANO.
The Wiley B. Allen Co., the largest
and oldest music house. In the Pacific
Northwest, have recently opened sales
rooms at Griffin & Reed's and at Duane
and 10th street, where they have placed
on exhibition the new "mandolin"
piano, which imitates a mandolin per
fectly. These Instruments will be sold
at extraordinarily low prices on the
installment plan, in either monthly or
quarterly payments.
Mr. Josef Mueller, the representative
of the above company, will be pleased
to show you above piano, and explain
Its merits, and will also allow a liberal
price on your old piano or organ If
you desire it exchangei'
Don't irlss this oppo.tui 'ty to secure
a fine Instrument for little money.
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