The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-31
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sufficient to elect him, and yet it Is not
unlikely that 1t wIll be sufficient to com
pass the defeat OF those who were In q
position TO help, but stood by and failed
+ to throw a qifeline to the one-time sena-
tor as he was struggling In the tempest
uous waters Of politics,-East Oregonian.
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| A dispatch today says the Astoria rail-
road is certainty says the Tines
MolIntaineer, and The Dalles can send
greetings TO the city byl the shutdown sea-.
| She has always been a good friend to an
| open river and now that this Is nearly
| realized our people may rejoice in her
| good fortune. Railroad connection with
the Willamette valley means many things
to Astoria, and when this is completed
| the city at the mouth of the Columbia
win start on an era OF unexampled de-
| velopment. With the jetties finished any
| ship may enter the Columbia, and when
that river is rid of dts obstructions to
navigation the productions of the inland
empire may be marketed in Astoria as
Well as at Portland. The great ships that
enter the river can receive their carg0es
direct when there is rail communication
with the Willamette, and craft can trans
port wool and wheat from the upper
favigable waters of the river OF the west
to tidewater without breaking cargo.
A Eugene firm is making fruit ship
ments cast, according to the Guard OF the
2Srd, which says: Humphrey & Segar
are preparing to start two carloads Of
peach plums to the east tomorrow. At
the Ebbert warehouse today where the
paclalng of THE fruit is In process, every
thing is lively. Farmers are bringing in
the plums by the wagon load and there
are thirty-five to forty girls, women and
boys busy wrapping the fruit and pack
ing 1t In boxes. Each plum is wrapped
In a piece of paper. Each car will hold
about loo boxes of plums, and each box
holds about half a bushel, so 1t will be a
shipment OF no small proportions. Two
large refrigerator cars are on the track
ready to load This morning they were
filled with ice, 5000 pounds Of ice be-
irg placed in each car"
"A Cfoodell refrigerator and ventilated
fruit car was brought to Salem yesterday
morning and at an early hour this morn
ing was started on Its way to Chicago
bearing a load of peach plums gathered
on the Candalaria fruit farm south OF
Salem and shipped by the oregon Fruit
& Produce Co. The fruit is packed in
ti6AAl fVOACH anu lOuT THESE CONSTITUTE
a crate. The latter are. carefully ar
ranged in the car which is supplied with
five tons of ice for the trip. The car
is 20 feet In length, feet inches In
width and feet 0 inches high. 1t has
a capacity of $4,000 pounds. j. M. Kyle,
q member OF the company, assisted by e.
M. Bronson, attended to the packing OF
THE car.-Statesman.
Manager Wamsley on the Frazer opera
house, says The East Oregondan, wants
some one,to offer a 6-months old baby for
Use during The production OF the play
Monday evening. There is scene in
which a baby must be held in the nrms
Of one OF the actorts, and the manager
OF the play, Frohman, guarantees IN writ
irg THAT that actor is experienced enough
to hold baby without dropping 1t. Free
admission wlll be given to amy baby
loaned by the parents, and the child cail
Thus witness the rest OF THE performance
without paying anything. Amy baby
which has ever been known TO cry will
not be eiiglble.
James Lim's .lcealt leg was broken mid
way between the hip and knee, while eTe
was coupling cars ON the Rogue River
Valley railroad ait Nlsdfotd Monday even
Ing He wits assisting In making switch
at the depot, and by some mtsundersltand-
ing of THE signals, the engine was moved
forward. Before Linn, who was between
the engine and coach, could get out OF the
way he WAS caught between the loco.
motive and the coach and his leg broken.
HIS left leg was also badly bruised, but
not broken. Those who witnessed the
accident say that they did mot expect to
see him taken out alive.
II. A. st. Earle and Emile Gobaief,
says tine ThmeEs-M ountadneer, returned
last night from Independence. Buent
Vista nnd way points, where they In
vestigated The condition OF hops. They
found hops In splendid condition and
state chat growers at BHena Vista claim
that their hops are two weeks In advance
of other sections In the country, and
that picking win commence about Au-
gust 1. Growers there held meeting
a few days ago and agreed to pay forty
cents a box for picking with the exoeD-
tion Of a few who will pay fifty cents.
The Corvallis Times relates that as vet
unnamed is a machine buiided and used
by 70. II. Lake In cutting fern and weeds
In THE big prune orchard. The business
part OF 1T is two ten foot knives, Joined
at pne end forming a W width the apex
in front of these knives, heEd Two or
three dnches under the surface with sled
runners, are DRAWN along I'm the ground
by al team. and fern. weeds. dog fenneg
and oats fah before It like grain befors
the sickle. 1t cuts a swauh nine feet Wide
and a good days work In weed cutting
with at rs fifteen acres.
Benjamin Agee, Of Ashland, Is the
owner, in Southern Oregon, of 5000 acres
Of land and Is largely interested in fruit,
having 1900 trees planted, $500 prunec
trees being In bearing. Last year he dried
his prunes and sold them for $500. re-
ceiving 5h cents per pound. He cleared
$500. The transaction cost him ~ cents
for picking. drying and delivering aboard
cars In two years Mr.. Agee will have
300 prune trees in bearing. and says
that $2 Of dried fruit to each tree IL a
'afe estimate at present prices.
AN OPINION OF VALUE.