The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-06
AsToRIAs ADVANTAGES.
jome of Our Good Points Described by
a Contemporary.

Some of Our Good Points Described by
a Contemporary.
The latest issue of the Monthly Ore
gonian, the organ of the Oregon Coloniza-
tion Society, says:
1.-THE writer, in the interest of the Col
onization Society in general, and the
Monthly Oregonan in particular, visited
Astoria about the middle of July.
Having never been in this Gas the AS
torians are given to calling iD, Venice
Of the Pacific, 1 was surprised to find
most of the business part of the city
tide washed twice each day, 1t is to this
constant rise and fall of the tide and
the bracing breezes from old ocean, that
the people of Astoria ascribe the credit OF
freedom from malarlal diseases. The
streets and business blocks are built on
piing and these are never interfered
with by the ceaseless ebb and flow OF
the tide.
astoria is great fishing, canning, and
numbering city, and therefore it is easily
understood that this tideiand is the most
valuable property in the city.
astoria has q fine harbor close to the
open sea, and because of this she eX-
poets when the railroad Is finished, to
be the principal point of Shipping on
the Northwest coast. That railroad she
Is bound to have. A citizen who would in
sinllate that there is any doubt about it,
would be ostracised as disloyal to the
best interests of the community, and a
traitor to the state The writer is II
the opinion that the work on the rail-
road viii be started by Mr. Hammond
before this reaches the eyes of the read
er. The people of the city are in dead
a1
mind, and have the matter so nearly ac-
complished at this writing that 1t seems
impossible that it should fail. However,
the rest of the country may look at the
enterprise, 1t Is sure to be of lasting ben
eft to Astoria, and the fact that in the
face of the hard times the business men
of that coty have pushed so great an un-
dertaking to a successful issue, speaks
highly for the spirit of enterprise and
push which exists there. If every city
in Oregon would awake and put on a like
amount of "git there" there would be
a revival of business which would put
millions on millions of money into circu
lation and make oregon the best-known
instead of the least-known state in the
great West. Among other things the
Monthly Oregonlan would have 25O,OOO cir
culation instead of 25,O00.
Inc SdlI1OD CuHHeIleS vi AlSpAld dlc
doing a rushring business in July, and it
is a great sight to see the process from
the time great chinook is taken until
he is ready for the table. The View or
the river and bay in the evening or cary
morning, as the fishing boats are going
to or returning from work, Is sight
well worth trip from Portland to see
but space will not permit us to go into
minute description olf these things
here.
astoria, among other things, has one
of the best daily papers in the state,
the Astorian and the only trade paper
devoted to the salmon fisheries indus
tries Is published as an edition of the
Weekly Astorian. This trade edition
Is only about four months old, but is
already widely quoted by the Eas.a!n
grocery trade journals.
astoria has two good banks, md nu-
merous large mercantile houses, but not
a single hotel worthy the name and fame
of the city. When the railroad gets into
Astoria, a really good hotel will be an
imperative necessity.
'"The people of the Northwest have
heard a good dea, of Astoria lately and
may expect to hear more"