The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-01
THE GREATER ASTORIA.
commencement Of work an the West
Side af the BAY,

Despite the rough weather yesterday
afternoon. party OF capitalists ard
railroad men made a visit to Warren
ton and Flavel TO inspe>t the work In
progress at those points The finishing
OF projected Improvements at Warren
| ton, Flavel and New Astoria, will In a
very large measure control the future
Of that peninsula and will be the means
OF opening the way for other and larger
enterprises. Among those in the party
making the trip yesterday and who are
largely interested in AFFAIRS en- the west
side OF the bay. were l.. b. seeley. A.
B. Hammond, Col John Adalr, C. VIM
gate, G. B. Hegardt, c. +. Knowles
J. NJ Turney. C. R. Thomson. ]. H.
Smith. DR.. Alfred Kinney. Jos. PaQuet,
c. F. swigert, Emil scha 2ht. A. Zwicker
ID. X. Warren, Alex. Gilbert. Engineer
Richard Harry, Mr. Barnard. Campbell
Bros. and Messrs. Larsen and Green
ough, the Montana contractors.
The steamer Dwyer. which has carried
so many representatives, OF millions
about the bay on inspection trips. was
taken about ! o'clock and the first stop
was made at warrpnton. where Mr.. D.
X. Warren and Mr.. Campbell joined the
party, The grounds at Warrenton were
looked over. and not only local improve
ments in the town inspected. but the
PROPOSED layout OF railroad terminals and
Warrsntcn depot site we're examined
From here a large number OF the party
walked over the railroad grade 10 Flavel
while the others went around in the boat
The piling OF the Tansy Creek and
Alder Greek bridges Is nearly all In place
and the rip-rapping Of the embanhments
completed. The grade IS In good condl-
ton. and has withstcod the action of
the winter weather very we'll
AT Flavel the entire party walked out
upon the grade about half way to New
Astoria, and also very carefully went
ever the ground where the proposed
Flavel hotel is to be located The for
nation OF the land az thIs point Is par
ticnlarly adapted for public buildings OF
any description. 4 high ridge. covered
with eyergreens makes a natural building
place OF great beauty A magnificent
view OF the lower harbor. Bakers Bay.
Fort Stevens and Cape Disappointment
is had, while to the East, Smiths and
Tongue Points are to be seen in the dis
tance Engineers have been recently
surveying along the water front and
making soundings preparatory to the
erection of wharves and docks. Let
there once be established a handsome lit
tie hotel at this point, and work
commenced on the docks and railroad
terminals, and there sannOt help but be
a rapid growth in buildings and popula-
tion on the entire peninsula Develop
ment on the peninsula nf necessity
means a corresponding lctl4lty in Asto-
ria proper, and with hourly trains be-
tween the Two sides OF the bay the
interests Of both will become identical
Distance being less there cannot fail to
be even a greater community OF interests
between them than exists between
Brooklyn and New YORK. Looking at
the matter from an entirely disinter-
ested standpoint and looking at the posi-
bilitles of the future, any one can scarce
ly help believing that what nelps one
side Of the future town will help the
other. One Of the gentlemen In the party
yesterday remarked that there would In
time be only one large city. covering the
hills and shores Of the cast and west
sides Of Young's Bay.
1t is safe to say, judging from the
general conversation of the visitors yes