The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-12-18
TEN YEARS HENCE.
Astoria as Correspondent Sees 1t in
1905.
Her WIharves Lined With Warehouses.
and Factories, and Her Streets
Busting With Activity.

JOu lbtlNC DCCi CAPCOuAiAb ~ hNoA AVN
me this last two weeks. But 1 know
you will excuse me when you hear my
reasons for not writing sooner, which
is first, THAT l wanted to hear some
thing favorable to tell about myself
second, l wished to gain a thorough
knowledge of this western New York
this American Venice, before writing
Ito you, and thus be able Ito advise you
whether to follow my example and
come out here or NOT. l will not Offer
you any advice, for 1 know what youl
decision will be after reading this let
ter. Have been so overwhelmed with
new and PLEASANT impressions of late
that / hardly know how to begin 10
tell them adj. Well, let me start with
No l. tell you, old boy, fortune hae
smiled on me for once in my life. You
know the $500 l had along with me from
home. With this 1 was lucky enough
TO secure item shares in an extensive
fish packing and shipping establishment
with an oil and guano factory connect
ed. This establishment is called "The
Astoria Fish Utilizing Co.," and is run
on the cooperative plan. 1t employs
over 1000 men and ships both salt and
fresh-water fish to every corner Of the
globe. Every means of preparing fish
for export is here practiced. Fish is
canned, aalted, smoked, frozen. 1t COM
nJands a ready market and good price
and so does the oil and guano. You
have heard about the famous Columbia
river salmon. This delicious food arti-
Gle is handled here very extensively.
Do you remember, you never used to
believe in the cooperative system when
we went to college together, and how
often we used to argue on this point.
No argument of mine could ever con-
vince yoI half as much as to witness
the excellent methods and workings
of this establishment. 1t is the most
foroible demonstration of the practica-
billty of running GREAT industrial under
on the cooperative plan ever
in the United tates. 1t has
since the third year from the time dt
susr'ted paid ten par cent dividends to
the Stockholders besides giving them
permanent employment at good wages,
which is paid out of the profits every
quarter. 1 have "a position in the fac
tory as assistant book-keeper, and can
now look towards the future with conf
dence, as | know l can have a perma-
nent position as long ais l behave. The
working time is eight hours for every
body except THE fishermen, who have TO
work according to the tide. AT some
future time l will inform you more
fully on the "details of this great under
talking, and you will then see for your
self its excellent mashods
l will now proceed to tell you some
thing about Astoria, the fame of whose
activity and progress HAS for the last
six or seven years 'tickled the ears of
our eastern capitalists and adventures.
Astoria has now a population of about
30, 900 inhabitants and is in MANY re-
spects "a model city. It's climate is the
most delightful you cam imagine. The
air is bright and clear, dellciously cool
and bracing without being cold. Dust
and excessive heat are entirely un-
A gentle zephyr from the
ocean during working hours, and give
you a pleasant aroma from the great
unknown deep. But this ideal state Of
affairs only exists in the summer time
you understand. 1 am told that 1T rains
to AN alarming degree here during the
winter, but snow is very scarce.
From the enclosed map you will note
the similarity of 1.-The Astoria townslte
10 that OF New York. The bay on the
other side of the peninsula Is called
Young's bay. The whole waterfront,
along which is built a solid sea-wall,
s lined with whlarves, salmon canneries,
grain elevators, and saw
mills. The whole day long can be heard
the toding of whistles, the buzzing and
numming of saws, and the putting and
vi nl1lOAiIhNiys Inv AeNAhOA ~
full of vessels and steamers from all
nations of the globe. coming here toI
oad wheat, fish, lumber and cdal. All
though the old residents say that AS
.oria has got over her booming period,
still everything seems to be life and
The push and enterprise of
his western people is indeed wonderful,
The whole peninsula lis covered with
residences planted on the
'ough hiiisides like old German castles;
1ne lis overlooking the other to enjoy
The splendid view. The public buildings
and business blocks do not need to take
/ backseat for those IN St. Louis. 1t
seems that these western people are
'ulIy up to the times as regards pub
lc anusements and institutions Of
earning, for here are four magnificent
.heatres. several colleges, and collec-
ions of art. a line public museum, a
'ree library, batb-house and athletic
'ooms. You may perhaps wonder how
he city can afford all this, 1 will ex-
Jlain the mystery to you in a few
words Honesty and unselhshness in
he city government, municipal own
ership of all public conYeyances, end
means of transportation. such as
street cars, etc. All this ] win
ell you more about later. The penin-
,ula on which Astoria is built is en-
,ircled by a motor line. Other electric
md cable lines are crossing over the
nils in every direction, thus putting the
suburbs of Astoria within
s.sy reach. The most favored line of
excursion of the people here Is to take
ne Aaaoria and South Coast train and
I'm down 10 Seaside on Clatsop Plains.
rhis IS lEhe Newport of the Pacific
Coast, you Iuow. All that the North
vest has to offer in the line of wealth
md fashion you VIII find represented
iere during Ehe summer months. The
Astorlans and PoTtlan5ers especially
ire fIOcSmg down here by the thous-
rnds TO reoreate themselves after
week of labor and business care, and
we'll they may: for life down there is