The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-17
A NEW HOTEL.

In general the law of supply and
demand works reciprocally. A de-
mand exists and the supply is fur
nished. But there are exceptional
cases where the usual conditions are
reversed, and the supply creates the
demand. While it is unwise to be
premature or extravagant, THE AsTo-
R1AN believes that present and prob
able future conditions in this city war
rant such reversion.
We believe that a large hotel is one
of the prime necessities in this city.
This without any reference to the pres
ent hotels, which are excellent. The
kind of a hotel we refer to is one
that would cost 100000 or $125,OOO,
and would be to Astoria what the
Tacoma is to Tacoma, or the Portland
is to Portland, or the Rainier is to
Seattle: a big advertisement of the
place.
With the exception of good news
paper, nothing SO aids the growth, de-
yelopment and prosperity of place
as first class hotel. The hotel must
be a little ahead of the place, but un-
less rapidly enlarged, the place soon
grows ahead of the hotel For
some time the Tacoma was
about all there was to Tacoma, but
that town has grown up to the once
big hotel and away beyond it, and
that famous hostelry is to-day only
one of dozen enormous caravansa-
ries, in that enterprising city to the
north of us, all doing a big business,
the town helping them, and they
helping the town. The building of
the Tacoma" hotel was the biggest
bit of enterprise and the best paying
investment the enterprising citizens of
that live town ever engaged in.
Their action and the action of other
go-ahead communities in this regard,
is a good example for us to follow.
Ii we had such an institution people
would be attracted to the place, and
upon going away would be walking
advertisements of this enterprising
city, and its great hotel. That is what
we want here as much as we want
anything; people to come here, and
when they go away to go satisfied and
advise their numerous friends not to
neglect to visit Astoria.
Such a hotel as we recommend
would double the business of every
hotel in the place, inside of year;
that Is, in a year each hotel in Astoria
by reason of that hotel being here,
would be doing double the business it
is doing to-day.
Would it pay? OF course it would,
and handsomely: If this were simply
boom town, to be worked for all it
is worth, and then left to the bats and
barnacles, human and otherwise, it
would be a questionable investment.
But with our great resources, and un-
doubted prosperity there is not the
slightest question in our mind that
such an enterprise as is here suggested
would be financial success from the
word go.
We have a climate at least equal, il
not superior, to any in the United
States; winter is now beginning in
seven-eighths of the country, while
spring is just beginning here. Ahotel
such as We advocate, would annually
bring 10000 visitors attracted by oul
climate and the facilities our hote
afforded for enjoying it. People like
to be comfortable, and are willing tC
pay for it.
As a matter of fact, Astoria air, las
summer, saved the lives of five hun
dred children brought here from tn,
interior, and who would have perishe(
had it not been for their parents
timely visit here with them.
Every natural consideration points
to the advisability, and We may almos
say the necessity, of such hotel il
Astoria.
Faith without works is dead. Wha
we do, shows the measure of our be
lief.
The great merchant prince, A. I
Stewart, had this for his motto: "b
cautious; be bold" A due need O
cautious boldness suggests the use il
this city of all the auxilliaries that op
portunity, advantage and experienc