The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-07-02
DOWN At ASTORIA.

DOWN ATAsTORTA.
Brilliant Prospects in Store For The |
City by the Sea.
From the Astotisnl
The construction of the Astoria and |
Portland railroad is imparting new life
to the districts which it will traverse. |
Capitalists are preparing schemes for the |
developement of places around Astoria |
as we'll as those in the Nehalem valley. |
Mr.. Ketchum and his associates have |
started the town of Milburn in the Ne
halem valley and expect to make it a |
busy centre for the lumber business as !
well as for general trade. Messrs. Dwyer !
and Burke have acquired on satiefac- |
tory terms control of the coal, and petro- !
leum rights at Vernonia. They have |
also half interest in the town of Grand |
Rapids which occupies fine location in I,
the Nehalem valley. This townsite was
selected some time ago by Mr.. F. E.
Habersham, the eminent railroad en-
gineer, who is thoroughly conversant
with the resources and needs of the
valley. He visited New York recently
with Mr.. Dwyer and presented fayorably
to capitalists the undeveloped merits of
the country tributary to Astoria as a
place for profitable investments. An
other operation connected with the rail
road is the purchase of Tanzy point by
Mr.. Dwyer and associates from Capt.
Flavel for s350,O0O.s
1t is understood that Mr.. Goss has a
high opinion of that important locality
and that he regards favorably plans by
which it will be connected with the
Astoria and Portland railway, which
will in turn find there an important out
let for cultivating the export tradeof the
vast country which tine railroad will
traverse. Capitalists of great influence,
as well as wealth, are interested with
Mr.. Dwyer in this enterprise. which in
cludes control of 900 acres of terminal
lands at Port and and embraces plans
that may lead to large investments in
and around Astoria, whose merits Mr..
Dwyer has presented with much force
and persistency. 1t is we'll known that
Captain Flavel considers that he parted
with the Tanzy point property too
cheaply, and that if it were now in his
hands he would ask much higher sum.
| In addition to these important under
takings which are designed to provide
profitable opportunities for the invest
ment of capital, other new enterprises
are on foot. A hotel manager from
Utah has offered to provide 100000 for
a new hotel in case the people of Astoria
take like amount in stock. Steps
have been taken by MIR. w. H. Smith to
start pottery works on large scale.
The city will assume ownership of the
water works tomorrow and will have
Trullinger and associates will erect soon
the finest electric light station house in
the northwest. Buildings and extern
tions involving a large outlay will be
completed this season.
The shipping business of Astoria con-
tinues to make steady progress. The
grain feet this year will be the largest
iu mum Der and tonnage that has ever
visited the port. As soon as the rail-
road is completed to Portland steps will
be taken to establish a steamship line to
China and Japan. The improvements
on the Columbia will give strong i'm
pulse to the river traffic. Congress has
made liberal provision for these works.
In a recent speech Congressman Her.
mann said: s'Take notice now, that we
shall yet prevail. A few years more and
the waters of the Columbia, from the
head of navigation to the sea shall be
free and unobstructed to transportation
and by the aid of the American con-
gress the voice of the people shall pre-
vail over all monopoly and individual
greed" When the open river is an act
ual fact no place will benefit more read
lily than Astoria by the immense guam
tity of grain that will come here direct
from the wheat fields for shipment.
Little Complicated.
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