The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-21
WHARvEs, TOO.
Mr.. D. X. Warren Bids Mother Astoria
Visit Growing Warrenton.


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warrenton, Or. April nth. 1886.
To the Astorain:-
While reading an article in the Astortan
OF today. under the heading OF ASTORIA
has an opportunity" IL occurred TO NE
that the remarks OF a prominent real
estate man" in said article IRE worthy of
the careful consideration OF every As
torian having the interest and welfare
OF the city at heart But why not In
clude the proposition OF Sharves and va
ter frontage as a matter Of equal I'M
portance with that Of grades Upon your
streCtsg
What are the facts. and what induce
uents are now offered for the invest
ment OF capital in your city In developing
the latter class Of property today No
fixed limits to where wharves can be
built. and no settled policy; and IN this
connection the writer's experience will
illustrate the workings OF this system,
and the point / desire TO make. About
one year ago A. c. Fisher and myself
petitioned the honorable city council for
permission TO extend our wharf in Block
ssh. This right We demanded before
granting the right OF way for the rail-
road across our dock, and through our
warehouse. We we're assured by Coun-
tllL1dH eth duA OALGA hANAhoNAo - 1AoN
body. that there would not be the least
trouble about the matter. and that the
right would be speedily granted to ex-
tend our wharf to the harbOr lines.
In the nj the right of way COM
mittee was pressing US for the deeds, and
upon receiving a pledge from Mr.. Ham
mond that the railroad company would
not modest our property nor construct
the road across II until the council grant
ed us the right to extend our wharf as
above, we therefore. n under this
agreement, surrendered the right Of way
deeds across this property.
Well, only three hundred and sixty-five
days have gone by. and no matter II our
piles and materials have for a long time
been ready with which to construct this
wharf. Really there is no hurry, for As
toria is only four score years old, and as
long as the railroad does not destroy our
w~arehouse-and Mr.. Hammond says 1t
won't-we can let her sleep on undisturb-
ed, for is she not the largest town In
all thu Ian without a railroad? Surely
she ought to rest until her engineers
shall have had time to establish grades
that can be maintained through the add
ministratiOn Of one council. When II
comes TO harbCr lines, however, we are
between the d. and the deep sea. Uncle
Sam says, You can build Tharves to my
harbor lines" One council say yes"
the next council says NO. and the third
says, yes, you can build; but In case we
sometime conclude that you wharf ex-
tends too far. you must remove the
same (see report Of committed; or per-
hsps pull up Il few piles from time to
time as the committee may direct, and
see what effect 1t will IA upon the
harbor.
Well, sleep on, brother; we will not dis
turb your slumber. We have a little
business 10 attend to at WarrentOn, and
Flavel just now, and will trust our old
Uncle to fix the harbor lines Of this
side, and should you wake up while we
are building to the harbor lines, come
over and see how It works. We are al
ways glad to extend to " a helping
hand. Indeed, our affection for you Is
akin to that which we would bear for an
aged, feeble and loving mother.
Lovingly Yours,
D.. K. WARREN.