The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-14
Where Others Left Off in the
Race of Progress.
FIVE TRANscoNTlNENTALRoADs
Opened Here at Once Upon the COm3
pletion of the Connecting
Link.

A prominent capitalist from abroad,
who has been in Astoria for several days
and who does not want his Identity
known at present said to an Astorian rep
resentative last evening:
Il have noticed with much pleasure the
recent developments In your city's plans
for growth and commercial leadership
and am free to confess that know Of no
place where all of the natural facilities
and intelligently directed enterprise so
combine for the assurance OF the objects
sought. Your great natural advantages
are not so well understood abroad dis they
VIII be In the near future. Your wonder
full harbor, and the cheap and easy means
Of transportation to It by the railroad
now being built by Mr.. Hammond; the
great fishing and lumber business OF the
great Columbia basin already tributary to
Astoria, but now in It's infancy; the man
ufacture Of flour for the world; the han
ding and control of the great arteries OF
the observation-disclosures traffic OF -he fu-
ture-its vastness now only dreamed Of by
the optimists; the building and repairing
of the largest vessels Of the seas; this
and much more can be seen on
AsToRIAs HOROSCOPE
of the future, and am glad to say that
have some small investments plantes
here.
There has been some little talk reaca
my ears since my arrival, of doubts, on
the part OF your people, that your rail-
road viii ever be completed, and that it
viii only fizzle out and be added to the
long list Of disappointments which line
the years Of the past and which have
added many gray hairs to Astoria heads.
can only say that A. B. Hammond is a
pusher and business man who has never
made a failure. Hers twice a millionaire
and has the confidence OF his aasocintes.
who, as stated In copy OF the Astorlafl
sent me some three weeks ago, are ali
well known New York railroad mngnates
who have their money up. I am told,
also, that this Is the first time In the
history Of Astoria railroad schemes that
steel rails have
ACTUALLY BEEN PURCHASED,
and this, know. Mr.. Hammond has d-ne.
No. no one need hesitate now about inn
provements and II / am not deceived
there are many signs Of activity apparent
on all Sides A good deal Of building
seems to be planned for the immediate
future, and find from inquiry that large
plans are on foot for the development OF
property across the bay at what they
call Warrenton and Flavel am satisfied
that great surprise Is In store for tile
people generally, and as Mr.. Hammond
and his associates have large subsidies
In all parts OF the community, they viii
not be found In the rear of the process
sion. New banks Mills factories, ware
elevators, railroad shons. ana
freight yards win soon make this harbor
look like New York. Banks with a can
ltal or s2.OOOOOO will be necessary to han
die the business of this seaport
one of the features OF the opening cf
Astoria's resources, upon the completion
Of the railroad, and one which / think
mas not been appreciated. oven by the
pest posted Astorians, Is the fact TINT
y once upon the completion Of railroad
at Goble,
FIVE TRANs-coNTINENTAL.
win be given entrance 10 Asto-
ria. The great Chicago, burlington ana
Quincy, which now with its Bililnes con,
Lection with the Northern Pacific. Il 4
practical trans-continental line, reaching
as II does all points on the MlssissInni
and Missouri rivers, st. Paul and ST.
Louis. with its four lines to chi.ago.
he Union Pacl0c-O. r. and N. line: tie
treat Northern-O. r. and N. Line: the
Northern Pacific and the Southern Pacific,
Ill will have lines and agents in Astoria.
Astoria Is commencing where Tacoma,
Seattle and Spokane have left Off, and
while she has
WAITED MANY YEARS
for the fulhllment OF the dreams OF John
Jacob Astor, the day OF her millennium
has come. and her climb up the ladder Of
progress and prosperity is already half
way accomplished.