The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-24
A CHANGE IN
THE HOROSCOPE
The Signs Of the Zodiac Indicate Bet
ter Things for Astoria in the
Near Future.
SLIGHT REAL ESTATE MARKET
Caused by the Belief that McKinley's
Prospects Are Good and Confidence
In Returning Amongst Business
Men and Investors.

Men and Investors.
a change has taken place In the
horoscope Of Astorih's future. The
marks on the zodiac have become 10
plain that business men have already
begun to engage In new enterprises and
to enlarge their trade This change In
AFFAIRS is particularly noticeable among
the property owners and real estate
dealers Assurances that on November
the principles of sound money pro-
lection. and maintenance OF the intcg-
rity Of the government will be estab-
lishcd. are the leading causes for the
change Within the past few days a
better feeling has prevailed which real
estate dealers. one and all. attribute
20 the feeling OF certainty that Nc
knley viii be the next president OF
the United States. quite a number of
sales OF property have been made and
numbers OF other large deals are all
but ready TO be iioated. one transnc-
tion particularly involves 1900 acres OF
land. while smaller tracts as well as
town lots are beginning to move on
the market
Investigation yesterday among the
leading real estate dealers by an Asto-
rian representative brought one the
facts as stated above Each mans
story confirmed the statement that con-
hdcncc is returning Confidence alone
can make things move In Astoria,
MIR walter c. Smith. president OF
the Columbia Harbor Land Company.
who Is now In the city. and who is in
constant touch with the New York.
Chicago and Philadelphia markets
states that hr believes the turning point
has been reached. Returning conf
dencc viii unlock capital, open the
doors ~ factories and put the general
business Of the country again upon
an upward movement. Astoria's devel-
opment Mr. Smith says, Is as certain
as that the sun rises every morning. II
has been retarded by disquIetude and
the uncertainty OF governmental poll
cies. causing the tying up Of money.
Now. 1t seems certain, that all OF these
disquletng elements ere about to be
removed and responsive to the encour-
agement In sight. already Astoria prop
erty Is beginning TO change hands. and
investors are preparing for active
transactions.
The times have been dark enough
and none will more truly welcome the
change in affairs than Astoria prop
erty owners and business men. They
have had n long wait but now their
hopes are In a fair way to be realized
at no distant day. Many OF the diverg-
Ing interests in the city have been unit
ed In the common cause. Personal
feelings and animosities have been
dropped that the good OF the commu-
nifty might be advanced. Bitter les
sons have been learned In the past but
II seems to be certainty that with
the coming revival and the beginning
OF prosperity there will be no return
to old-fashloned methods. A strong
pull all together certainly cannot fail
to soon develop at this port at least
the beginnings of a great commercial
and shipping center. Pay rolls can
and will be established, employment
furnished for thousands. and with a
system OF free towage between Asto-
ria and the sea the number OF ships
now loaded In the Columbia will be
doubled in another season. The rail-
road. together with the elevator ware
house, drydock and Touring mill IA
cilltles to be established. to say nothing
Of the manufacturing lumber mills, will
load the deep sea vessels here instead
OF at other points on the river,
This change for the better cannot
come too soon. And that 1t has com
menced Is one OF the encouraging signs
OF the times. The Chamber of Com
merce and It's auxiliary committees are
doing good work all along the lines,
the railroad Is quietly but steadily
progressing, and when the spring
dawns, under a sound money and pro-
tective administration, who can doubt
the great stride which win be taken
in this community toward the ends so
long held in view and which now
seem to be within the grasp of its
people,