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TO THE FRONT
So Say Her Leading Business
Men, Who Ought to
Know. ;
UNITED ACTION; NEEDED
The Columbia River the Most
Natural Gateway for Traffic
With the Orient.
COMMON POINT DEMANDED
With Harbor L'nsurpasstd and In.-1-llfiat
ButtK fey HefCltlztoi Vic
tory Will Be Easily Achieved.
i
t
U A:o-i to hav a fuHfT
In hr til 1U rh. 0Wtnctkm 0
l.tn r.Mlill a th leading iport
f th. r-a northvnt, Wch her mnh
Icm looitl'Mt and rrourcM Juvtlfy. or Uj
.1 la yHti IM honor to rttl.. lea. en
dowed l- nature o b"ld Hf
Thla W a nriKMlrtun whVh (b A
tot lan baa undTUku to aolvr. Condi,
tlun. W4mnt the aaitatloa. A critical
period Ik at hand-critical In h aetua
ht nr omplrr. of trad. ar opralnc.
that a n" era of merouttH ptoXTtly
I. dam nine. It U of vital Importune,
therefore, that artlv. tep b Uken
louklnf to a pe1y Qnlmto the roer
rney.
To.Uv the A.torun nrem. the vie -
of a nunter of lea.llng clt lent on Che
aiMM-rufed qu-W.lon. They were prepared
In typewritten hae and nibmltted to
ea-h pern Inten'lewed. a. follow.:
1-V1UT. IS YOl'R OPISIOS. HA8
THl'3 FAR RETARDKD THE DEVEL
UIOIEST OF ABTURrA A9 AOAIN8T
IIF.lt SEIWRORISO SEAPORTS. TA
CtMA AND 8EATTL.E t
t:-8lVII BEIXO THE CASE. ASK
COSSIUKRlXa THAT THE WA3IUN1
TON Itl'BEAI' OF 8TATOTIC8 NOW
ASXOl'Si'rW THAT -MILLION'S OF
1XW.I.ARH OF NEW EXPORT TRADE
IS TO HE AT OSCE OPENEX) tP
WITH THE ORIENT. WHAT IMMEDUjof fhe conmroe whh'h should rightfully
ATK AND DBt"'.iaiVE HBA8CRE8
WOn.P YOU BUOKJEST THE CITY
TAKING TO CHANGE EXISTING
CONDITIONS AND SECURE FOR AS
TORIA HER ItlOHTPIt, SHARK OF
FOREIGN TR-VPFtC T
The. Int-wlewa will be followed In
due time by others,
JUDGE F. J. TAYI.OR-"In my opinion
there are two factor, which hav opt
a ted lo retard Astoria", advancement.
First, the shallow d'pth at the river en.
trance bofr the government completed
Its grMt Jetiy. This, quite naturally,
wa. eaten.lvely noised abroad to the
dotr!ment of Columbia shipping at that
tune. Second, the vindictive opposition
of Portland, and t might add, Tacomo
and 8.attlr as well, to any local cffVt
we might make to a.scnt our cUlms. The
oliWr residents will remember that year.
ako tAstnrln began to assume an air of
impiwtonc. and that the larger class
of viwspIs lwran seeking admlstlon to
our wharfage. Unfortunately the bar at
the rhvr muth wa. then more or le
an ImiHMllmont. Of course the Jetty now
makes this city a perfect hrbor, and
vwscta of any drnft can P'rt In her, but
the old tWne Impression I. still f'K tn
tnnlne circles, and It will take time
M wlf to remedy tbe ca. The .econd !
question b a difficult onetto an.wer. It
Is a well known fact, howev.r, that se.
artle merchants hav. asserted mat it
Portland will keep her thumb on Astoria
Ion enough they will tk care of
Portland, As Portland refuse, to con
template harmony, and Seattle Is rar
Idlv closing the gap m population as
against Portland. H would seem that B-
attile Is keeping her word. But on. fact
la certntn. Th. location ot Astoria give,
the assurance that In the general re
organisation plan nnw In process among
1t railroads throtignout tn country, i
she will beyond peradvantwe, assent her
Importance and assume leadership aa th.
seaport of the entire northwest."
ITERMAN VT8E-"Th absence of 8
altle spirit; a lack of enmwy and unity:
Insufficient selfwellance; a hope that
someimdy else will do our work and by
so doing mak ua rich. In short, my ex
perience satisfied me that Just a. soon as
a man displays a mile energy ana me
possibility of success In Astoria he en
genders the jealousies of the element
known aa the 'stil'tless.1 I am told that
If a man In Seattle beg.ns to prosper ha
Is enoauraged patted on the back, as It
were, am) given a pull. Thla disposition
Is wanting hers. There should be an
Muailon i Join ruiri'U and all pull to.
vih-r. Anwvrwir ('iifiln I wou'd
my; Hhn. !hruih ttie fr'""t of
lh" A. C. Jt!.lr'("l '-mnm.tiy, enouih
ud. Ilvi, monitd nvn are tndiHrd lo
tale and take hold br. thfjr. with th
huitlrrn who are alrady In Aor!a, will
f a';) to ldKra'k tha tu'v. nA with
a united tt m puith the cHy to the en.
Jr.ymett of hr rinhtful ponhtun, namely,
the M'way of the Orn!al Empire.
l J. KINXKr-'The ned of miflMtni
!t on the Columhla rrer bar n a
Mt driwtxfc-k to u. fjf year.. Sow,
howm-rr, y,t hav. an ampla depth for
vemtlt of tt f'"". drautrht. It 1. of vita)
tntrre. I the conimerc. of thla river,
Aret, to continue the. jetty work until
. hav. adquat. watnr fr veaaela of
S f-et drJtht h vwrt. of the f
turr-lu orl that w. may comit. for
any pojtit.le diH of traffic, Herond, w.
niunt have Ar.oiia a common point whi
the elite, on Huifct Sound. Thla will en
able the farm to gft HMle n'arer
the Uvr'l mark.: for bl. whtat. and
will give htm a. well more Buwy for It.
What bolp. the farmtr will help Port
land a id Aeloria wilt gvt her ahare. It
1. very much o the interon of I'onland
If ftvt cp';U to retlu her preetnt In.
tlucn? th4i Aior be made a common
olnl, and the two cltlea ahould crtve
hand hi hand : attain thti ofcject.. I
have njt th lean Idea but that tbl.
will be rMllil It may take one, two.
or vcq thret years, but It la bound to
come."
HIDS'EY MXL.-"To your flrat Que,
tlon I aaewer itmt It hi due to the uncer
tainty of the aeanport tu. which U
due to the alienee and actual luppreadoa
of the true '4ua1on by toe owntn of
the A h C. R. R-, who have not .ought
a 'rommon poitM' on eiport. and who
.cam to be hoping for aoote gnwt deal
wkh traticoitlnenial rallroada which
It! rna.ig the otd railroad combination
to confjrat to tt new economic cond
tlon. arUIng from completion of th. Jetty
and our railrwd. Secjnd. I believe the
dissolution of the voting eruat of the O.
R. S. Con-.ia.iy and putUng control of
(hat ra.lrad lJilo the hand, of the Union
'aclft.' h.. already aolved the problem.
If the '. P. abaotb. the A. 1 C. R. R .
which I hink I flied already, we will
wry fon titer gepteroner f begin to get
the bulk of the Oriental era (Be. If I am
in error there la but one other way. It l
for Aatorlana to do w. thefnaerve.,
ftiruuKh pu'jllc opinion. If thl. city had
I! men like J. O. Kanthorn, the could
tn day, force the export to toe made,
from Ihia port, and thus capture the Or
ental trid. They can do tt by
, mean, of public opinion m the Columhlan
.;1" - VT BUr 0Ur tn
tort mv more than H-&0 a ton added
to their wheat value, the change will
mnu. The moment "Port J and that
thM new wealth will build up her local
hour mat an unanimous pubtk opinion
Fay. to the railroad.. "Give u. th
iinl boon that Is our right by nature,
the clung will come. If AMoria had a
dnatn Jlmmle Hanthorna. It would com
very spe.Mlly. In order to b saved, A
trla needs to be born again wlrh the
Brattle aplrit.
J. C. TRl'ht.tXGER In the firt In.
tance. Ponland has been our vigilant
nd pe.-h: .tt enemy. She has endeav
ored in evf.-y way po.shMe to deprive us
(enter here. Again. Astoria nas never
shown any concerted action to prop, i
erly baffle tbe opposition of Portland, j
mere nas oeen a onaraeter ot oissensun
n-snifv.ted here that wouhl .tide any
town. Replying to question two, I would
say that a meeting of taxpayers and
others Interested should be called, and
resolution passed tendering encourage.
mem and assistance to th present dis
cussion. Such resolutions should mean
something and be given proper publicity.
It should also be explained that the rail
road doesn't, by any mean., own all of
Astoria', waterfront. As a matter of
fact, the people own the best part of H.
There Is plenty of room for other Invest
ors. The O. R. N. Is now dredging in
front of Its doc, which) proves that It
got an Inforlor locaion. There is an
abundance of deep wtvfrjntag, and
the right sort of push should ereot on It
the warehouses and elevators which the
city must have."
JOHN ADAIR "I have two reasons to
account for the slow growth of Astoria.
First, for years, and until the Jetty was
constructed, the world knew that vessel,
of only 18 feet draught could enter tbe
river. This information was sent out by
Portland. Second, Astoria needed a rati"
road. To your other query I would say
that W9 hav an Inviting city, and. with
a neighborly spirit evinced, and some
Chlena hustle to ke.p It company, the
future is not douh'ful. The proposition
Is nol ons for mere discussion, however.
Action' should be the word." j
C. W. FUVTON There are a number
of reasons Which might be logically ad. j
vnnced In answerlmt your first question.
Off-hand. It would b quit wnposstble to
enumerate them. On Important factor
that has dogged Astoria's advancement
ha. been fhe denial to her of common
pomt rates. This refer, to wheat for ex
port, as M I. understood sbe la commoa
on east-bound products. CouM ,we hav
common point privileges. It would mean
the construction of large elevators and
flouring mills, and In their train would
naturally follow a large number of kin.
dred Industrie. Question two Is rather
a .broid on. To think of harmonising
Ith PortUnd Is folly, If the harmony
purposes relief frotr the railroad altua.
on. Portland Isnt giving anytblng
away, whether approached with taffy cj
abuse.- WTwt lever we get we will haw
to contend for. In my opinion there are
three things w ought to do to secure our
share of foreign commerce. The first, of
course. Is to force common point rates
for the export of wheat. Th can be
(Continued on fourth page.)
RECEPTION TO
OUR GOVERNOR
Gold and Blue Uniforms Add
Luster to ihe Func
tion. MANY LADIES ATTEND
Tbe Union Pacific Now Controls
Policy and Organization
of tbe O.R.&N.
Y0T1NG TRUST DISSOLVED
Astoria Nay Mow Be Made the Ter
minus of I Trios Coarl
aeotal Line-
SAN FRANCISCO. July 13-The mem
her. of Governor Gag', auff today ten.
dered a reception to the governor of Ore.
goo and hl ataff, who depart! thla
evening for Portland.
The officers ad lac of th pirty as
aemfaled In the parior of toe Occidental
hotel. All the officer, were In untiann
r. (he gathering u a brilliant on.
General Snunana firat addressed ttte
company of officer., ezplalniag that the
tEemt-ra of the goremora ataff derirtd
to atiow aome mark ot reapect to the
vlaitor. aad had gathered rogether for
thl. farewell reception. Tfce California!
people 'wer. the Uat to t d farewell to
U gallant aolilera of Oregoa wbea Itwy
tailed away," said General Seamans.
nance It i. entirely proper that California
hould be the first to geeet them on toe
return from the glories of war. We have
been pleased and glad to greet you. and
to the plurw of your vl.lt new. we
are moat glad."
Governor Ge-?r responded by (aying
that he wished to rhaok tbe people of
California for tbeir kmd treatment and
courtesy.
"It h been a wonderful reception."
said the governor, "and we thank you all
I for th many courtesl. we have re
ttivet"
Coloiei Spencer, advocate general on
tne Oregjn staff, made the concluding
snMrj.
On behalf of the governor ot Oregon
and his staff I desire to say that we bave
been w-devfully impressed by our recep
tion her, but the greeting you have
I given our boys is something that we caa
never forgv. We thank the people aud
member, of your governor's staff for
(heir kindness and courtesy."
The singTg of "Auld Lang Syne"
brought the reception to a close.
Governor Gcer and staff departed tor
home on tbe Oregon express tonight;
Colonel Jocelyn and Major Morton wit
have charge of the mustering out of tne
OrvtfOft volunteers ami the work will
probably consume two or three weeks.
The Or.-gon men were paid oft today.
The enlisted men as a bod- became
rt'her by a little more than $.000. All
rlils is back pay. Th regiment drew
some ta.OOO as travel
pay to cover th
supposed expense ot each man's trans.
portailot trtrn San (Francisco Ho bis;
home. They will also receive pay for
the time they are detained preparatory
to tbe final muster out and their honor
able discharge.
THE UNION PACIFIC
IS NOW
IN CONTROL
O. R. A N. Company Has Ceased to Be
a Member of the Northwestern Rail,
road Combine.-
NEW YORK. July 15.-The executive
committee of the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company has dissolved th
voting trust Which controls Ms property
&'&es tr.Q feed more delicious enu wholesome
sow tutm sow, eo., new wws.
1 th Cn'rU Trtiiit Company vocing
truaftea will rncave tbe voting tru
certltlcatea alitnd to It, an.l g v trm.
ytrnry certlfl ates until the original
mock can t restored to the owner.,
a) out Avium. (Int.
The dilution of the truat has no
direct oanection with a change of offl
(er. and dlr--c'.or. Tns txk holdor
will merely vote for their own choice, at
the nezt annual meet Jog. No alai baa
iwn made up, although the Union Pa
'.Iflc la now in control by vlrtua of its
(jwnerihip of th Oregon Short llne. It
I. said the dissolution of the trust has no
direct connection W.th the Clearwater
territory conserved with the Northern
Pacific.
The tru.t agreement provided that th.
hot'lors of J2,i:XI of Oregon Navigation
ommoa stock could termtnat the trust
by provl&na; an acceptable guarantee of
payment of th 9 per cent dividends on
She pnrfarred 1 per cent each year. Tett
per CJtu baa already been paid, leaving
only 10 per celt to be guaranteed.
The dissolution was based on the appli
cation of the Oregon Bbort Un owners
of nvfe ttiwn kutnclrnt stock, which
company furnished capable bondma to
guarantee the 10 per cent divMer.ds to b.
paid In the next two and a barf years.
MRS. BINQHAM GETS
PORTLAND. July Ada Bingi
kam was today awarded tXHO damage,
by the jury in her suit against Llprnan,
Wolf A Co. Mrs. Btnghani. who was IB
oheir employ, sued the Arm for tlO W)
damages for extortion and false Unpris.
onment.
BICTCLB RECORD BRON.
NORWOOD. Mass.. July' li-h.
world's byoi record was broken her
world's bicycle record was broken br
today by Joe Downey, a lfrye.r-old boy
of Jamaioa Pfaln. woo, paced by
motor Undent, made the dKanoe In on
minute and If secood an owo-flftba. T b
rac. agklnat ttee was run on a public
bigtntar. the mile being atraigtitawwr
and sitgtly down hill. Downey has woo
a number ot local bfcycM events and bats
lately en t end ttrt professional rank. The.
best prtvlous time for a mils straight.
aw-iy ws 1-3 mads bi li. B. Freeman,
of Portlaid. Ore. ..
i CAUL FOR WARRANTS.
Nolle to hreoy given t. all pax ilea
holding Clarteop county w.rranu a
domd prior to July BL, 18S7. to present
the sam. to th. county treasurer at hla
office. IH Tenth (trett, for payment In.
ttrest cease, after thl. data,
Dated at A orla. Or.. July t, IS. '
B. C THOMPSON,
County Treasurer
PROPOSALS
FOR FORAGE
BEDDING.
AND-
onto, of C. Q. Vancouver Barracks, .
Wash.. July I. UM. Sealed prupoaal..
In trip! lost, wilt b r.celved her. ontfl
11 .'clock a. ra., August 1 1889. and then
opened, for furntohlns; forag. and bed--dfttg
at the several military poata la thl.
department, for fiscal year ending Jus.
30, 1900. Information furnished ber or by
Quartermaster, at poata. V. S. resarv.
right to reject or accept any or all pro
posei. or any par) thereof. Envelope,
containing proposals should ba marked':
"Proposal, for forag and bedding at
." and addressed to undersigned. ,
J. W. JACOBS, C. Q. M. '
TWO BIClCLBtJ FREE.
Every person who trade, with Herman
Wise now receive, a ticket tor .very 10
cents worth of good, bought at Mr.
WH.'s .tore. These tickets .ncltl. th.
holder to participate In the drawing; for
two first-class Steam, bicycles; not on.
but two "bike.," remember, at Herman
Ws'a.
4
IS IT RIGHT.
For an Editor to Recommend
Medicine.? '
Patent
From Sylvan Valley News. Brevrad, N.C,
It may b. a question whether the editor
of a newspaper ha. th. right to publicly
recommend any of th various propriety
medicines which flood the market, yet a.
a preventative of suffering we feel It a
duty to .ay a good word tor Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem.
cdy. W. hav known aad used this medi.
cln In our family for ID year, and have
always found It reliable. In many eases
a dose ot thl. remedy would save boar
of suffering while a phy.lclan 1. awaited,
W. do not believe In depending lmpilctly
on any medtcln for a euro, but ws do
believe that It a bottle ot Chamberlain'.
Diarrhoea Remedy were kept on band
and administered at th lnoeptloa of an
attack roach suffering might b avoided
and tn very many ca.e. the presenc of
a pbyslclan would not b. required. 'At
least this baa been our .xpsrieao. during
the past K years. For sale by Charles
Rogers.
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