The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-26


last year. and Others are happening
every little while. Chronicle
Gen. Nesmith in the procession,
the Pioneers being requested to take
the rear by General Morrow, replied,
''The Pioneers follow nothing but an
ox team and God Almighty" Then
take what place you please" replied
Morrow, and Sesmith took the head
of the procession. - Columbian.
la June last Northern Pacific pre-
ferred stock sold in Wall street at 90
Northern Pacific common at - and
Oregon Transcontinental in April sold
at 80. Last Saturday Oregon
Transcontinental sold at 54l, North
ern Pacific common at 343, and pre-
ferred at 64i. But those quotations
do not indicate the value Of these Sc
curities. -Oregoaiaa.
A combination Of robbers and
thieves, who got into position by set
ting up the pretense "f reform, con-
trolls the city government of Portland.
This is plain language, but the situa-
tion demands il. There is no use of
mincing words. Corruption and
scoundrelism rule the city.-Oregoa-
ian
An unusual number of wealthy
men from various sections of the
country will spend portion of the
season in Washington. Among those
reported TO be coming are ID. o. Mills
of San Francisco and New York; c.
p. Huntington, Henry Willard, Fred
erick Billings, late president of the
Northern Pacific; Leland Stanford,
William Sharon, Charles Crocker and
others. Their coming is accounted
for several reasons by different gossips.
Some say it is due to the probable
movement to induce the government
to purchase the Western Union;
others possible legislation affecting
nearly all the great land grants made
to the various railroads, particularly
the Southern Pacific and Northern
Pacific roads. -Washington Herald.
1t begins to look as if railroad
viii be built from Forest Grove to
Astoria after all, and that Willard will
no longer be looked upon as fswell-
head" by the Gamers by the sea. =
Welcome.
Notwithstanding the completion of
the n. p. railroad, land the vast in
iux of population" houses and rooms
for rent are daily becoming more
plentiful, and prices are looking down.
ward. Welcome.
Much disappointment is felt by the
residents of this place over Wizards
failure TO build the proposed railroad
from here to Astoria. 1t is a surprise
to many that the road should cost
more per mile than the Portland
Dalles road. 1t is also a matter Of
surprise that man or company of
men that can spend $500, 600 for an
excursion, should lack funds for road
building. The question now is, will
our representatives and senators try
to have the land, so long kept ont of
market by the railroad company, re-
vert to the government Forest Grous
Corr. Standard.
Fair-minded men cannot see any
serious damage to Portland in the
building of q railroad 10 Astoria.
Surely the oldest town IN the North
west should enjoy some of the jollifi-
cation from the new order Of things.
If the pioneers admire their sons, and
, the Columbia is such a wonderful
stream, there is no honest objection
that its confluence with the ocean
should not hear the scream of the iron
horse. Portland justly feels proud Of
the known fact that Willard has more
than established its railroad center.
Soon, perhaps too soon. another may
be at the helm. Those who laugh
last, laugh the loudest." There is an
> organization of young men who say tC
I old Oregonians as well as new com
Z ers, "we were born in this country
and by the Eternal We mean to con
troll it." Such an organization Is tn,
spirit of the Willamette valley and O
; Oregon generally. These young mel
give credit to their sires and homo
their memories; but when ne VIII
It comes among them, however much b
= !. may have studied land titles, attempt
IL to ignore the first laws of settlement.
will find foeman worthy of his stee'
They know the value Of their home
= birth, and Astoria il their headqual