, 1876-11-18
astoria as = shipping Point.


1t ,auuot b. expected rht- we Of the couu-
try bordering the urper Columbia and its
navigable tributaries should enter into the
spirit of rivalry which may exist between
towns west Of the C.scaGrs. The prosperity
Of al Of them Certainly could uor lujure us
ard the progress Of ai.y one Of rhrm in ud-
vance Of the others cannot be Of any special
benefit to rs, and vhat We may s.y or DO
need not be construed as designsd to benefit
or injure any p.rticular town.
w Of the country east oi The Cascslts are
vitaily Interested in having The quickest and
cheapest means Of transporting our surplus
products to the bas; market. Wheat Is our
great staple, aud VIII continue SO 20 be.
Europe, Asia anG The islands Oh tie PrcIfr
WILL be the market for our saspias. The
Columbia river with be oar main thorough
fare 10 the seu5oasi far cheap Transportation.
| ~ rsi,. - ca compe.e With i il ches!urss
and helc- :; Will ever Bee ,he psspi-s high
way 10 The sea. The obstruction at the Cas-
! c,dcs aud D.lles viii be vrry sha:t lived
wh,u ear pro.uc'- have assumed thgir pr.g.r
magnitude ouI proportions c5rr@pJn1.nE
! ul!h our natural ,Sy't---s.
When ,hes7 ot-truc,iou> are overcome does
any man sapp,se that .he ,rans1i.q=at Of
our products irosa river bo4ts 10 sea-Eoiar
vessels VIII Ie any Iolat above astoria: I:
Ge thiuk uo'. F.lr,uver, =. IrIa8s nor
K.ia,Da on The C,l@n.L.g eau ev,r hope % &c
that business for rs. and Why should Port
land v hish Is twelve mI!es distant from the
Columbia ever hops 70 retain this business.
l, would be u against all precedent il lie couTsa
Of trade. A. present the mrn Of P,gtlan!
may be able 70 pay u better piics ior o.
wheat than can the uIen Of Astoria, owing to
some advantages they may have IN trade
abroad. But tins must b. only temporary,
for The matter Will ultimately b. reduced
down to prime cost Of Transportation AID
transhipmeut, aud When that takes place
Asro.Ia will have the advantage and 10 gcol
logic can bring auy other c5nc!usion.
Se4-golbg ve-rels are never going to ascend
the Columbia and Willamette rivers, d.s-
tance Of 80 miles, seeking cargo, when
Astoria can furnish H. and ,he viii have the
products OF Eastern Oregun, Washington and
Nor,h Idaho for her supply - soon a. tie
communicated Is made direct from The Cas-
csde- TO within mr. limits. Il i useless TO
enter INTO the details Of the causes that will
produce rhi- result. Il i apparent 70 every
man who knows the ge9Sr4phlc4l position oi
those towns
Bur il such will become the course Of oar
our products Wh,n the ubsruc-Iaus al Ihe
Cascade, and Dsil,- aye removed, why Shou!!
It ~, he 50 uoU The navigation l. nov
rpen and free from The Cascades 70 fh- mouth
II The Coiurn bla and Uhy the nece--Ify ur
god policy that they should 90 ria OF Port
Iand . l. Is al ended ~Ih prime Of "dGl-
/, rional cn,t OF Transportation by A. much a.
twenty four miles besides The delay occa'
stoned ,hrrety ~ also 'ae time OF Is ceicH'
riun AZ Portland. Al! This auGmenrs the ex'
p-n-e which the producer has 70 incur III OF
der.ro get bis surplus TO a market /, may
be that Portland shippers viii for short
time as.r,e to Iurur th- -xtEs. * )-nSe IL order
70 se, the shlurIsu,s Bur such an agree
rnent can only be temporary The advAn.
rar-s which thry VIII receive thereby VIII
u., coutiuu..ly rrirnbarse 'he'u Tor he *
r-uSe We observe rbir the shippers Oi grain
nom the Villa WaIa valley are slrsaiy
epdeavorIug TO ues0'lz'e with the o. ) =
C,mpsny 10 lake Their grain direct iTom th-
Cas-. d. 20 Astoria instead Of rlI # Portland
II -uch an arraugeIasHs becume- suec=--iul
: II will constitute one sep II our progress To-
wards cheap rran-portaiIa1. II this nr5 KS
tion fails then other usanS Of shipment IRON
tn Cascade mas be secured. y 4 / al
mn river O.! !Ua The Cascade Il = pruhah't
: tkar "a soon as the Iuduc-meIt = Offered
; other bIasvill sid fli the trau-Porta'lon o'
,,r4in from thai Psnt 10 Astoria direct
This viii demand separate sicre-hous-s 81
the ioT.r Csss,aGes. ani wharf arrangements -
: which will incur s0Te ou'iay u mJueY a.
fr-,. Bnt these can 81 secured and viii III
,imat4Iy become rsalIty IN case the u :
Y. Company decline Duet line 70 y ola
The real wants of our p, PIE N this rep;
may be SOW in h-lng fully me-, bat trel-nt
ers will ultimately see them and meet th5iD
-L,eLsoh IepsT.
D Nv HfSrs. settler vho lived on The Iorl2sr
- ,,ra on lavlng AZ uIrstyr 81 newspaper ll5lh
We are inclined TO Jhe Opillol hat 'ais nan I'm