The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899, August 22, 1896, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAILY ASTOKIAN, S.VITK1UY MORMNU. AHU'ST it, lBil. TIDE TABLE FOR AUGUST, 1896. DATE. a. . i p. m. ;"a. mT' i h.m flT ih.m,n , h m It ;h m n Hr.liir.lnv ! (tt 7.4l ! iS!M Mil 7N4 1 : KtltKtHV . O.VM 111 TIO-OT Monday.. M I M 7.. 1 1 7 ' 10 I (i ia TuniHV..'ai i :..";! turn a.i Hln.l'.v 1.11 IJT.I i S9kJ 4; . M I.I i: i. , u II .! I.I Thursday aft.7 S I" Vt i 8 AVA.il Friday . 4 SI40.l ID 1.0 t a m p. m. is. 3-, olo, In-low st. (Imnirce o( Moon A. 11. ! r. Moon. 1.V r'lrnl VI r. 2, Full Moon. MATTERS MARINE Mavimanl ol Veml at Horn ma BIMwncr. The steamer Roberts Fluslaw yesterday. arrived from The steamer Auirusta sailed yester day for Gray' harbor with crate of salmon can and 1 barrel of top for Mr. Herrtck. The British bark Melnwen, 1491 ton. Captain John William, arrived yes terday from Liverpool. She 1 In bal last, having SOO ton aboard. The Cnby. the new twin screw gaso line launch of the llwaco Railway and Navigation Comrany, I docked at the Astoria Iron Work, awaiting- her maiden trip In the reirular service, w hich will probably be made early next week. She I a trim looking craft built on Bne line and her two 10-horse-power engines, with the propellor each 36 lnche in diameter, making revolu tion at the rate of !M to the minute, develop a speed of 1J miles an hour. The engine operate entirely independ' ent of each other, having separate dy namos; and In case one should become disabled the voyage may be continued without difficulty with the other. The hull doe not extend back of the water line at the stern, as I usually the case; thus the weight, nicely adjusted, makes the minimum of resistance to the water. The Canby is Intended primarily as a passenger boat, though she has fa cilities for taking freight when neces sary; and It was the Idea of the com pany to Install her in the service for the early summer traffic, but delays In construction prevented this, and she will now take the place of the steamer llwaco which will go on the way for repairs. There Is a roomy upper deck through which the two large exhaust pipes pass, and while this deck can be ar ranged to accommodate passengers, for the present they will be housed in the spacious cabin, which is fitted with op era chairs and other conveniences. This launch, with a length of 77 feet and 14 feet beam, is probably the largest of her kind in the Pacific Northwest: She has a seaUng capacity of lOi) persons; is so constructed that she will be per fectly safe In rough weather, and her draught, three feet, will enable her to cross the bay at low tide, thus obvi ating the present exasperating and al most daily changes in the time card and tedious delays occasioned by the changes In the stage of the water. Capt. B. F. Roper is her skipper and Geo. Cummings the engineer. She was designed by Capt. U. B. Scott, who also superintended her construction, and the machinery was furnished by the Union Engine Co., of San Francisco. COLUMBIA RIVER IS THE HARBOR (Continued from First Page.) "A seacoast location for a seaport is the natural location for securing the greatest possible tonnage. This Is a simple mathematical necessity. Any vessel going inland runs past a ton nage producing and receiving area. The ocean vessel can handle the tonnage for such an area only having this ton nage take a course against its desired direction. While such an area is a wilderness and not productive, the vessel may run past it, but the pressure against this operation and Its undeslrability will Increase ev ery year. A "seaport" on the great lakes would compel vessels to steam past vast areas of valuable tonnage, would reduce the size of possible con signments of any one article, and put the merchant at a disadvantage much greater than any mere transportation saving would compensate for. Land Is what produces tonnage, and any port that aspires to be a mart of trade should keep all the land behind it and tributary to Jt. Foreign land and land along the coast also produce tonnage and the foreign and coast radials will have their say, as well as the land wise radial. "These coastwise radial owing to the mall coat of getting their tonnage by water to the main, .port, can afford to pay a large price to the ocean carriers for taking their tonnage, and are very valuable source of revenue. How great they are on the Northwest can be seen by noting the figure for such tonnage there. This coastwise tonnage i over 300,000 ton annually, a against only 200,000 ton In Portland's wheat fleet of 1891-2. "Railway transportation, by its abil ity to meet these coastwise radial at the coast, and Its ability to create ra dial point there, ha almost annihi lated up-river radial points in new countries whose radials were the Im movable natural ones of the river branches only. "Astoria has a harbor that the Unit ed States government has secured an entrance to, by an expenditure of 12, 200,000 upon the Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia. The harbor is magnifi cent In size and character: of ample working room for vessels of the larg est size; of great length and "concen tration of water frontage; and with a great number of waterways penetrat-l If you want a sure relief for limbs, use . Icock Bear in Mind Not one of the host rf counterfeits and imita tions is as good as the genuine. Ing the land. The harbor Is wt-tl she! tered by the pooular "nipper-Jawed." or land-looked entrance that also fur iMcs a speedy and safe entrance for vessels to uulet water. The entrance has a great under-wator precipice In the ocean opposite, sulllclont to serve for ages nut a dumping ground for scoured material. It has a great river. furnishing the execs of outflow over the tidal Inflow that I always essential to the permanent success of a Jetty system. The harbor, although so near the coast, has fresh water to prevent the teredo, and to remove barnaclea The entrance Is over 3000 feet broad, and over S4 feet deep at mean lowest low water. There Is no other harbor In the world anywhere nearly eo,ual In advantages to this harbor. "The local advantages of Astoria a a eport r readily seen. The first advantage Is the entrance. This ha a depth of 34 feet at lowest low water, or of over 41 feet at high, water, with a width of over half a mile. The en trance is straight, and no dangerous Islands or shoals lie outside. The S4 feet at the entrance deepens outside In a hundred feet of distance to a depth of from 55 to 70 feet. There Is no entrance In the world of first class depth where a vessel so safely and quickly passes from the free ocean to safe sheltered water. Within the harbor Is found the peninsular formation tin this case double, Smith' point and Tongu point whk-h. by doubling the water line back upon Itself, concentrates a great front age within a small area, massing busi ness and securing cheap and quick fa cilities to such a degree that no mere riverside' location can compete with it. Additional to this there is the almost equally valuable and somen hat similar feature of great penetration of land by small waterways, giving Invalua ble facilities for transfers from cars or other conveyances to vessel or the reverse. At all ports where such small rivers are found, these waterway will be found crowded with business. The business of the port, as con trasted with the railway yards, where deep water will permit tat San Fran cisco It would not so permit) will be found on the peninsula between rivers convenient of access from many dif ferent directions, and not on one of the forelands near the ocean. This keeps business near the larger extent of waterfrontage. New York. Boston and Charleston are so located. "The small difference between high and low water Is of very great value to Astoria, being only about seven feet. Floods, swift currents from them, and malaria from their deposits on the flooded areas, are practically un known." Success finally crowned Astoria's ef forts. In 14 arrangements were com pleted with A. B. Hammond, of Mon tana, and the contracts signed for the building of the fifty miles of railroad necessary to make connection with the Northern Pacific tracks at Goble, on the Columbia river. As will be seen by a glance at the map. this gives con nection with the east via the Northern Pacific main line, and at Portland con nection Is secured with the O. R. and N., giving access to the wheat fields, of eastern Oregon and Washington, as welt as transcontinental routes via Spo kane and the Great Northern, and via Huntington and the Union Pacific. At Portland also connection Is made with the Southern Pacific, giving access to the rich Willamette Valley of Oregon and also with California. At the pres ent writing a large section of the grad ing of Hammond's new ruad is finished and large gangs of men are at work It is expected to have the line In op eration for next season's w"heat crop At Astoria will be located the shops terminal grounds, elevators and big wharves for Interchange of traffic with ocean eessels. The opening of the railroad will bring in its wake the establishment of many industries for the development of the latent resources of this country. Already plans have been made for an immense sawmill, for the manufacture of lumber for ,both Oriental and do mestic shipment: with the erection of the sawmill will follow a dry dock ca pable of handling the largest ocean vessels, and several elevators and flour mills. The shipment of flour to China and Japan is a rapidly growing and profitable business. One line of steam ers between the Columbia and Honk kong Is now In operation and another Is in contemplation which will probably be soon established. With the building of the Nicaragua canal the possibilities of this port as a commercial center are unlimited. It Is estimated that the development of the great Industries al ready under way will more than dou ble the population of Astoria within five year. Despite hard time and the uncer tainty of money matters pending the national election, this little city by the sea la prosperous and her people are happy and hopeful. DeWitf Sarsapanlla I prepared for cleansing the blood from Impurities and disease. It does this and more. It build up and strengthen constitu tion Impaired by disease. It recom mend Itself. Cha. Roger. The (mailer the umbrella the more highly It Is prized. "Boy will be boys," but you can't afford to lose any of them. Be ready for the green apple season by having DeWitf Chollc and Cholera Cure In the house. Cha. Rogers, Druggist The baby In a sunbonnet Is one of the pictures on the streets nowaday. If dull, spiritless and stupid; If your blood Is thick and sluggish; If your appetite Is capricious and uncertain. You need a Sarsaparllla. For best re sults take DeWltt's. It recommends Itself. Chas. Rogers. pain in the back, side, chest, or Porous - iwu o.wa And Only Modern Department Store in Columbia Shoe Co. Successors to COPICLAND ik THORSISN. THE POPULAR 523 Commercial St. Just Received, a New Line of Women's, Children's Kid Spring Heel Shoes, Kid and Cloth Tops. P. C. II. COOPER Oldest The Largest, T GOOD SEE OUR ...TWO CLASP... ENGLISH WALKING GLOVES ALBERT N. Corsets Are Fine Fitters nit? juucium DUNBAR 3 Astoria. Misses' and with 0.R.&N. tllVl'IH CIIOll'W OF TRAHSGONTlHENTAk ROUTES. Via Spokant and St. Paul Via Ogdon, Denver and Omaha or St. Paul Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Free Reclining-Chair Cars. Astoria to San Francisco. ltimll. Wednesday. July !3. Htal of Cl Monday, July 27. Columbia, balurday, Aug. I. Ntala of Cl.. Thursday. August I Columbia. Tuesday, August II, Hut of Cel., Hunday. Ausust 11. Columbia. Friday. Ausust II. Htate of Cat., Wednesday, Ausust U. Columbia, Monday, Ausust il. Astoria and Portland Steamers. T, J. 1'ottiT leave Portland Mon day at a. m., Tuesday and Thurs day t S . m. and Halurday at 1 p. m. Leave llwaco Monday. Wedne. day and Fridays al p. m. and Bun day at S p. m. IHtvr Astoria Mn day. Wednesdays, Friday and Sun days at T p. m. It. It. Thompson leave Astoria dally except Hunday, at I a. in. Leave Tort- land dally, eit-epl Sunday, at I p. m. Saturday at II p. nt. Ticket of steamer Ocean Wave and Telephone art good on all the boats. Alt four boat so to sai-h other's do. each nlsM and mornltif for freight anft passenger. For rate and general Information call an or address a. W. LOUNSIIKIIRT. AsenL W. H. Ht'llt.naitT. Hen. Pas. Agt , Portland, Or. Are Yon (Hung East D ur sod that your tick! read via T HE NORTHAVESTERN LINE. CHICAIU). ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS and OMAHA RAILWAYS. This to th GREAT SHORT LINK Between IHJLUTII. ST. PAUL, CHICAGO Ami nil I'ointH Eut and South. Their Musnlflcent Trark. t'rerleu Ves- tlbuled I lining and Nleelng Car Trains and Motto: "ALWAYS ON TIME " I lav given tnis roe.i a national reputa tion. All classes of paseensere carried on the veatlbuled trains without "itr charge. Hhlp your freight and travel over this famous line. All agents hav ticket. W. H. MEAD, r, C. HAVAOE. Oen. Agent. Trav. F. and 1". Aft. 141 Washington St., Portland, Or. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO th Rurllngton Itout' New Bhort Line to th East and South was. opened for business During these 18 months thousands of travelers have patronised It and . by so doing hav not on ly saved much valuabl tlms but hav gained, new Idea of how a. railroad should b run. Thy hav learned, among other things, that Burlington trains ar al ways on tint; that th Burlington's track Is In comparably superior to any other In th West; that th phraa Comfort, Speed and Bafety means something on the Bur lington. Omaha, Kansas City,. St. Louis, Chloago. Writ for Information about rate and train. A. C. SHELDON, O. A Portland, Oregon. miSSClJ THE ABOVE PICTURE DOES NOT REPRESENT A passenger train on the Chicago. Mil waukee and St. Paul Railway. No. It . tarlna are vostlbuled, heater by steam, and lighted by electricity. Each sleeo- car berth has an electrlo reading lamp. Its dining cars are the heat In the world, . and Its coacho are palacee on wheels. This great railway, oonneotlnr as It does with all transcontinental lines at fit i-hiii ana Omaha, assures to the tarvellng public the host service known. Ticket via the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Hull way are on sale at all railroad ticket omens to any point In the United Htates or Canada. For maps, folder and other Information, address. C. J. EDDT. General Av.nl if.- j J. W. CAHET, Portland, Or. . Trav. Fas and Tkt. Agent, Portland, Or.