The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-04
NOBLE SUPPORT
FOR HAMMOND
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want 20 set things straight before the
public. There is nothing 70 he gained
by criticising people particularly when
they have lived up to their agreements
and promises both verbal and written,
The Scow Bay depot is all right and
will meet all the demands ot the town
for several years 10 come. There is no
necessity for men 90 eNpend money on
wharves and buildings that are uu-
necessary.
In regard to the railroad can only
repeat what others have said, The road
SO far as already built, has one W the
best trestles ever constructed this side
OF the Rocky Mountains. l am tamu-
lar with a great deal Of the trestle work
on the Canadian Pacific IN British Col
umbia, as well as the Great Northern
road. There is a trcStle across RellinS-
ham Bay built by Larrahce, and after
wards sold to the Great Northern road
but IL is not In any respect equal to the
one we now have through the midst "
our city. As 70 the steel rails, any body
who will investigate the matter and
who knows anything about railroad
iron. will agree that they are the best
that can be produced. l only know one
place where they have heavier rails
than these. and that is ON the Nor
thern Pacific road in the Rocky noun
tains, where the rails are ninety-two
pounds to the yard.
In regard to the subsidy Mr.. Ham /
mond has received. think that the
people ought 70 be more thar glad that
they had an opportunity to dispose OF
SO much property in place that will
bring them such large returns in the .
future. and quadruple the value Of the |
property which they have left. We
have also avoided paying taxes on a /
arge amount Of property which could .
never have been developed without a I.
railroad.
AS far as Mr.. Hammond Is concern /
ID personally. he is a shrewd business /
man. and II he had not been a good .
business man he would never have been /
able to finance the railroad project dur ,
ng such hard times. 1t was just nip .
and tuck that he did float the scheme /
II ALL know that one night he went .
10 bed in New York and had given up .
all hopes OF floating the project. The .
next morning he tackled Il again and .
II at that time he had .
seen an Astorian he would have told .
him that it was all OF personally .
have a great deal OF respect for Mr.. .
Hammond. as he is one OF those self
made men. l learned in conversation l.
with him not long ago that the same
lime l was working in a logging camp 7,
It Port Discovery. he was chopping
wood on Hood Canal. He afterwards
vent to Montana and established the
irm now in existence. These are the
men / appreciate.
An such unjust and uncalled for at
acks as have recently been made
against the railroad only injure our
selves and retard progress here. y little
patience and Astorians and Oresonians
generally will realize that the compile
ion Of the railroad which will occur
ooner than the contract calls FOR. viii
,e OF immeasureable benefit to the city
md far exceed our greatest expecta-
ions
The pople who own the land at Fla
'el have paid large sums OF money for
I and cannot be blamed for endeavor-
ng to get something back SO far as
he movement there hurts Astoria /
lain that there is only one city from
Tongue Point to Flavel. There is just
10 much water frontage which can be
Utilized along this entire line, and there
$ none too much for the necessities Of
he future harbOr."