The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-27
arr FLANKING PORTLAND.

mur wonderful increase in real es-
4.to values in Astoria and the i'm
.onsa amount of money from the out
I;1o that has flowed in here, and that
I'll find It's way hither in the next few
.,o-tbs will have a result on the
.,o;lroad situation at Astoria that is
not vet appreciated to any great ex-
+or4 either by Astoria residents or by
o.,4s;da investors. At present real es-
tote men are awaiting with breathless
onv;etv the decision OF the Union Pa
oif;c or Of this road or that. The very
decidedly favorable declarations of
4ba Union Pacific magnates and
others. are still distrusted; positive ac-
+;on is awaited; it is feared that some
sin or hitch IN plans may occur.
Meantime Astoria is growing to be
very large and important place with.
ont the assistance Of the Union Pacific:
and within two years, If the Union Pa
ciHe has not built down to
Astoria. Astoria viii be build
inc TO Portland, and with
no love lost for the q. P, and no pre-
disposition to grant the many favors
which the .. ?. will by and by be
asking OF the Astoria city fathers in
connection with railroad facilities
here. We hardly need hunt for a
proof OF this future action of Astoria.
for such a proof is found at our very
doors. The Oregon & California, in
laenced by Portland, neglected build
ING down, and now Astoria is build
inc up. So will it be with the Union
Pacific, if, assome doubters assert, the
Z. P. men mean nothing now. The cor
poration that viii build and control
all these entrances to Astoria will in
twenty years be one Of the most pow
erful and rich corporations in the
northwest. Picture any corporation
controlling the New York & New Hav-
en-, New York Central, New York &
Erie, New Jersey Central, and Penn
sylvania entrances into New York; or
a similar corporation for Boston, or
New Orleans, or Baltimore; and with
as Hluch reduction as any ordinary
Judge would allo|SEor the future Asto-
ria as compared with those cities, the
value OF such a control of entrances is
immense In San Francisco and the
S. ?. Co. We see such a control, and
we find that the S. ?. company in
few years has grown TO be almost in
Yincible IN California. The absurdity
OF these companies not eagerly grasp
ing at such q chance Of entrance to
our seaport VIII be seen In less than
five years from to day. The situation
is largely caused by men in Portland
(who are not railroad men but are
bankers, real estate owners, merchants.
AMI who have 10 experience what
ever n railroad situations and rail
road needs attempting to dictate the
railroad situation for Oregon and the
lower Columbia.
Portland has already lost the Will
amette valley, by ignoring Astoria.
Had the line from Hunters point to
Astoria been already built, the Will
annette valley business would have
passed through Portland, as roads
from Hjllsboro, Salem and Albany
co1ld not have been started in oppo-
siion 10 such an existing road. In
this way, aud in letting the upper
Columbia business be diverted to the
Sound by Portland's attempt to force
a deep sea shipping up to herself.
Portland has lost, or is gradually los
ing both her great feeders, the Will
annette and Columbia valleys. She
can recover the upper Columbia busi-
ness by coming to Astoria at once.
The Willamette valley is already lost
TO her forever.