The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-02
ASTORIA NEEDS
MANY FACTORIES
Pay Rolls Joined With Commerce Are
What Make City 10
Prosper.
EXCHANGE OF TONNAGE ALONE
Mil Not Accomplish the Desired Result 10.
Manager koshlsr and Mr. Sol hirseh
Make Trip Over the Sea-
shore Railroad.

Yesterday morning General Manager
koehler, OF the Southern Pacific, Wis.
ltcd the west side OF the bay on his
way 10 the Seaside Hotel 20 spend
sunday az the beach At Flavel he
made stop of two hours and spent
the time In a careful examination OF
the work being done at that point
walking out on the big railroad dock
ana over The line TO warrenton. A
special train picked him up at War.
rcn,on and took him 20 seaslde. Mr..
koehler was accompanied on his trip
by Messrs. seeley. Smith. Barnes and
others.
Mr. Koehler stated that he was
much surprised AZ the progress Of the
work In and about Astoria. and that
II was Il source Of pleasure TO him
20 see so much activity displayed at
the mouth of the Columbia river. The
new hotel he characterized as fine
piece Of work. and a much needed i'm
proVement From Seaside Mr. Koch
ler will take a trip this evening 10 H.
waco, and after spending day or
two there. VIII return 10 Portland He
Is an active man and fun of business,
but manages to hnd time from his
0rduous duties FOR little recreation.
Many morning at an early hour.
before others have had their break
fast Alr. koehler can be seen taking
a spin on his wheel along the streets
Of Portland.
In discussing the prospects and the
necessities required 90 carry out those
prospects IN Astoria. MIR. Walter c.
Smith gave &c as hls opinion. and 9TH
ers concurred In Il. that 1t was not
alone necessary to have a railroad to
make a great commercial center. but
that by far the matters of greatest
Importance were the establishment OF
manufacturing Industries ana payrolls
which would attract population. As
an argument In favor of his position
he cited the instance u West Point, a
little town AT the mouth OF Chesa-
peake bay one OF the terminl OF the
Baltimore and ohio railroad system.
This town has scarcely 1000 people,
yet over It's wharyes every month is
handled tremendous tonnage Of
freight which the world scarcely hears
about. At West Point all OF the ocean
bound traffic OF the B. and O. is ex-
changed with the great Atlantic liners.
But all this business has not increased
the population OF the town. What
Astoria wants Is factories and pay
rolls and all sorts Of Industries 20 de-
velop her latent resources. This. with
your railroad and great salmon indus
try cannot fail 20 make a great city.
Astoria and Portland working togeth-
er, as their interests are common and
always viii be. and nothing can stop
the progress OF the commerce at the
OF the Columbia"
Mr.. Sol. Hirsch. chairman OF the
state central Republican committee,
who has been spending few weeks
at the seaside. and who Joined the
party there, said that on his visit to
Astoria this year. he was surprised at
the amount OF work already done on
the railroad, and In the city and at
and Flavel. Mr. Hirsch
said; You have grand harbor here
and the Columbia river was not placed
In this country FOR nothing, There is
room for all, Portland, Astoria, Fla
vel, Warrenton, have common interests
which must be developed on common
lines 1t seems there can be no doubt
rs to the future. and that oregon will
take first rank in the commerce Of the
Pacific Northwest"