The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-01
WORK COMMENCED
First Bridge Pile Driven Yes
terday in the Rain.
DISCUSSION OF DEPOT MATTER
Mill Site offered on YOung's Bay
Ida Hazel Goes to Railroad
Camp.
DISCUSSION OF DEPOT MATTER

At u o'clock yesterday, in the presence
of few enthusiastic citizens who braved
the storm, among them being Messrs.
Tom Trullinger and Ed Taylor, Contract
or Jacobsen drove the first pile for the
Young's Bay railroad bridge. The ham
mer used weighed 1000 pounds, and had
a twenty-foot drop, and soon had the big
stick in place. There are two of these
large pile drivers, and all other necessary
tools and appliances so that the work can
be pushed forward rapidly. With any
thing like decent weather Mr.. Jacobsen
says he can put in 60 or 70 piles per day,
and can finish that part of the work in
ten weeks. Before many more moons the
trains from Seaside will be in Astoria
and things will begin to look like busi-
ness.
A knot of gentlemen, later in the after
noon, discussing the situation. were unan-
imously of the opinion that now since
active work was going on at both ex-
tremes of the city, 1t was high time that
some steps were taken to start work in
the city limits on the connecting link.
Mr.. Tom Trullinger spoke up and said:
'Mr. Curtis, president of the construc-
ton company, told me that the only thing
holding back construction work in the
city was the depot site question. He said
that as soon as 1t was known where the
depot was to be located, or whether there
was to be a depot in Astoria's business
center, or not, they would immed ately
commence work along the water 'front.'
which could just as well be done this win
ter as not. This display of work, made
right In the midst of our town, would DO
more to give an impetus to business than
anything else. Strangers coming to the
city will not take boat to go to Tongue
Point or Smiths point to see what is
being done, but with active work going on
in plain sight, the difference in business
would be felt at once
DEPOT SITE.
"As to the depot proposition, from a
business standpoint, the Clatsop Mill To-
cation is the only one. The questions in,
volved in its selection should be speedily
settled, and while no fair minded man
thinks that the mill people should b.
made to stand the entire loss entailed
upon them by giving up so large a por-
tion of their property and daily business,
yet 1t must be bourne in mind that
whether the depot is located ther9 or
not, the railroad will be built through
the town and will practically cut off their
frontage anyway Furthermore. II this
town becomes what Mr.. Hammond and
all of us hope 1t will, that mill property
will be too valuable for manufacturing
purposes, and the mill woNld have to be
moved anyway"
Mr.. Ed. Taylor, who was sitting by
said that he fully concurred in the views
JuHEt expressed.
when locations for a depot were called
for we offered tc donate site at Smiths
Point, but of course everybody knows
that on business principles the Place for
the depot is at the Clatsop Mill site.
Youngs bay, back Of the bridge, is the
place for manufacturing establishments.
dry dock, etc. We will donate site on
Young's Bay, which can easily be reached
by switch at little expense, to anyone
who will put up a saw mill there
without doubt the depot matter is one
Of prime Importance at this time and
am glad to learn this afternoon that
there is some change in the situation
with prosp cts of favorable settlement"
Yesterday morning the
IDA HAZEL"
Made her last trip for the season and Mr..
j. o. Hanthorn's guests for the occasion
were Messrs. DR.. ]. A. Fulton, Geo. II.
George, f. l. Dunbar and r. L. Parker
A run was made to the railroad camps
and tho tunnel above Tongue Point AT
all of the different camps large gangs OF
men were found at work and a general
air Of business pervaded the whole place.
Returning substantial luncheon was
scrved and uhe en- the party landed in As
toria they felt amply repaid for their out
ing despite the stormy weather.
Mr.. Watts returned to the camp last
evening and said that except during hard
storms they could work all through the
winter, and by spring will have acom-
plished much OF the work on the first ten
miles