The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-12-14

Iitself. and voice in the management
of Ii. It will, in my opinion. be easie
to get outside capital 10 invest for yol
can 70 to them and show them a SUB
eidy of three thousand acres of land
n railway of sixteen miles In length
free of all membranes and in opera
tion. right of way secured from
Gobel tn connection with the Seaside
branch at Astoria, line Of road located
and estimates and profles of the work
made
Is there any doubt but they will sos
good investment In 10? one share OF
the subsidy and one share in sixteen
miles of road in operation together
with the proposed road, all for one
hundred dollars.
1t win also be a good thing for AS
toria, for no sooner does an outsider
buy stock in the companies than he
becomes one of us and will do all he
can to help the cause along. 1t has
been said that both our efforts for q
road have been balked by the middle
men wanting to make too much them
selves. I see no chance for anything
of that kind in this plan. for there viii
be too many interested in it, and
should any Of our own number try to
do any crooked business he would soon
be found out, and should at once Le
rail rode" man, and 4 gord sharp raj
at that. II it were possible 10 get
things in working order by the first
of the new year, think a great deal
of the grading could he done this
winter.
suppose there aye onH thousand
men in on, county today out Of en-
ploynent and money, who would be
glad to work for their hoard and
clothes ami take time checks for the
)alance due them, checks being dut
m the completion Of the road, or Il
three years time. or course there Is no
working man who could affoid TO work
on those terms in the sumner time; but
take ii now, the way times are, | think
1 man need not feel very bad, if he is
sure Of his board and clothes until
spring In any case, it is more than
a great many Of Us are making. The
question arises here, where is he
board and clothes coming flom? Why
not raise ii in the same way spoiien of
before? Have our clothiers furnish
clothes; cur grocers furrish groceries;
cur farmers furnish anything they may
have, and all take their pay in stock
in the two companies on the same
terms as ther subscribers. IF it is pos
sible to carry tl.iss plan out it would
be a great relief to a great many poor
people, for * wouil take the single
men away from Astoria and 50 leave
what little WORK there is to do to MOI
Jf family. ] think the STEAMBOAT. men
lrounl Astoria would carry all freight
md plsser Srr9 and 10 All towing for
the I'd and tl!r part 10: their pay II
the subsidy anG r11d guaranteed by
'ubolNg(t tiiN S'lii''- WIN lOSeliu W 'Jltll
2'les an tie nils humber
1t seems TO n'r ;he time has come when
we can a;fo". 10 wait no longer on the
nope of some me building the road fm
is. | was born in this county thirty |
i've years dsO an | rs long ago as |
an remember have heard of 4 rail |
'oad coming tC Astoria. have turned |
gray waiting rnr it 10 come; but |
lave coucluG Il that T will be not ur\ |
.ray but bald headed as wei! before |
We have 'ai'tcad int'is we build II
As Il county a!.l city with.
'ut a railroad, we are bankrupt, our
almon indust'' L. not what it used tC
'e; our fishermen 'an no longer NAH.
living at their calling. our Gamers art
IS badly off; our loggers are failing on
very hand; our sawmills are nearly |
ii shut down; our merchants are DO
ng no business; our farmers are no.
making expenses, and there has no,
'een barge load of whea- shipped
rom Astoria this fall. What is to be.
ONE Of us if we don't get railroad?
low long can we stand such state cf
fairs? What would be the difference
we should have n transcuntnental
ne into Astoria? Would not our log
ers sell all the logs they could bring
o the mills? Would not the mills have
lore orders than they can fill? Wunl1
ot the farmer be able to sell all tho
roduce he could raise? Would no.
very man in the county be prospc.
us?
Then why should we wait any longer
n people that have no interest here a
Il. THE Lord helps those that he'll
Then let us try helping
urselves in this matter, and see how
-e will come out. / should like lo
ear our business men express thei
Jews on this subject
c. w CARNAHAN