The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-02-07
NOTABLE VISITORS.
Prominent Minneapolis Elevator Own
ers Visit Astoria Yesterday.


Yesterday the steamer Baker brought
down a party of prominent visitors,
who arrived Tuesday morning in Port
land from the East. They were as
follows:
Frank II. Peavey, James F. Peavey,
John s. Bradstreet, Miss Mary Peavey,
Of Minneapolis; Mrs. Geo. G. Wright,
Of DesMoines Iowa; Miss Winter, Of st.
Paul; Miss Tracey and C. w. Tracey,
Of Portland.
Mr.. Frank H. Peavey is at the head
OF the firm that owns and controls all
of the principal elevators west of the
Mississippi river, among which was the
big elevator destroyed by fire last fall
In Portland
Mr. l.. B. Seeley, and Mr.. Turney,
of Portland, accompanied the party.
AS soon as the dock was reached, the
Baker was taken alongside the tug Re-
lief and the party went aboard for
trip down the bay. No prettier day
could have been selected, for not a
cloud marred the whole sky, and while
the air was a bit crisp, 1t was made
only the more eXhilarating. Parties
from this city who accompanied the
excursionists, pointed out places of in
terest, as the steamer went down the
lay. At Flavel the tug tied up for
a few minutes while the party went
ashore. It was on the program to make
I trip out on the jetty, but on account
IF there being no work going on at the
present time, this feature was aban-
doned Captain Mccoy stood for the
outer end of the jetty, so as to give
uhe members of the party an opportu-
nifty to view the great work that has
made the Columbia's mouth the safest
harbor entrance In the world. 1t was
low tide, and the rock between the pill
ing loomed up like the great wall that
it is, and showed plainly its purpose
in combining the channel to a certain
course. All of the visitors manifested
great interest in the work. as well
as other features that had been point
ed out to them. On coming around for
the return trip a pretty sight was
brought into view. Directly up the
river, standing like great white-rob-
ed sentinel, it's topmost peak piercing
the blue heavens, and it's base resting
among the heavily timbered foothills,
Mt. Adams, clad with everlasting snow,
was pictured against a background
of blue sky. The view brought forth
exclamatlons of admiration from ev-
cry member of the party.
To an Astorian reporter, Mr.. Peavey
said:
I'VE are simply down here on pleas
ure trip, and our visit has no signi-
icance whatever. l have been to
Portland a great many times, and have
often promised myself the pleasure of
a visit to Astoria. l think you have a
harbor here, and 1 can see
no reason why, with a railroad into
Astoria, you will not have thriving
city here In few years"
Mr.. Peavey and party are travelling
in special car, and as soon as they
reach Portland they will depart for
the Sound. The car will be sent to
Vancouver. b. c., and from Seattle
the party will go up the Sound by
boat.
After returning to the city Mr.
Lounsberry was introduced to the
members Of the party. and together
with Mr.. Sherman, who represented !
the o. r. and N. Co. on the trip down
uhe bay, the visitors were shown about
the city They returned to Portland |
on the Baker last night.