The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-28
CITY OF ASTORIA
Special Appropriations by the Oregon
Coast City.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Largest Salmon Shipping City ia the
xorld--Dircet Steamship Connection
With China aud Japan.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The meeting OF manufacturers now !,
| convention In this city has mad the effcc
Of bringing 10 Chicago representative
/ from all the principal cities on the Amer
| team continent In speaking 0f the al
vantAgea that Will accrue 20 the manu-
featuring interests of this country. Mr.. y
J. Smith. who II here with Mr.. ] NJ
Wamb0ld. representing the Chamber OF
Commerce. Of Astoria. ore, remarked
1T II impossible 20 eailmnte tho good ~.
quits OF this meeting Of manufacturers
We have been obliged 10 carry on by
correspondence a great percentage 0f our
negotiations with manufacturers who an-
ilclpatc coming 10 Astoria. Here. how
ever have had nm opportunity of meet
ing many with whom We have corre-
sp0nded. and have completed arrange
inentN which have practically settled the
conditions satisfactorily 20 the manufac.
turers ana TO us. Several large concerns
which for a long time have known or
superior geographical location. but who
have IN a dcsutory way only been inter-
eHted here. had time hero 10 look care
FUZZY into our liberal offers and natural
ly have been quick 10 discern the many
points Of hcrcfit offered 10 them In both
Or location and support"
rs not Astoria somewhat handicapped
10y the other cities along The coast"
Not "a all II l.. In fact the only city
lying directly on the coast offering a III
rect scahoard outlet 20 Japan ana China.
II IA an old city, hut lack of sufficient
enterprise formerly has let other cities
HeI ahead Of H. our eltixena imagined
that the natural advantages OF the place
offered sufficient inducements 10 lntelil.
gent manufacturing interests, but they
have learned Il takes push even 10 make
a success Of good thing"
What are the special advantages pos
soascd by ASTORIA
In the first place " IN at the mouth OF
the Columbia river. and Is The largest sal
mon canning point probably IN the world
IL Is In the heart of the ricnest lumber
belt in the world. and lying contiguous 10
Astoria II an untold wealth Of mineral
resources, iron and coal. Two very essen
iinl things Ter the manufacturer For a
distance of Leo miles up the Columbia
river after tho completion OF the Cascade
locks this coming March there win be
open navigation through an the great
Palouse wheat country II VIII be much
easier and cheaper TO ship 10 Astorla for
the Heaboards trade OF China and Japan
and Europe than 10 any other city In
that country, as TO reach Tacoma or Sc
attic Il Is necessary 10 make long.
tedious haul by fail over the mountains.
Another advantage IN favor OF Astoria
is that Il ls thiriy-alx hours nearer Jepan
nnd China than San Francisco. ana
twelve hours nearer Japan and China
than Tacoma"
is there any harbor at Astoria"
1t Is natural land-locked harbor.
nhlN eighI ffaiiaa
How far is Tacoma?'
About loO miles. and all the ships go- 4
Ing TO Tacoma are towed up the Sound !
ihus losing not only the time but there
s an expense OF i.s0o to SSOl0 frnm sea
10 sea for every ship towed TO Tacoma
'r Seattle, All the steamship lines prac-
ically leave Astoria. Rs there they regis /
er ana take ON the immense shipments
" salmon and lumber"
How about railway facilltiesq"
THE citizens have created a subsidy
und OF S,5Q0.Oo0 In land to build a road
o Gobci on the Northern Pacific. which
MI afford direct interior connection all
'ver the North. West and East
Tile road Is now being constructed and
viii be completed by the LIST day OF Sep
ember next, II will be an independent
Inc and viii have trnfilc arrangements
With all transcontinental roads now en-
cring Portland. There Is nothing that
an be suggested regarding Astoria's SUI
'erior advantages, as everything IL there.
md nll Industrial interests will be given
'lenty OF announcement"
What special manufacturing interests
10 you want In Astora?'
There are splendid opportunities for
annerics owing to the great hemlock
elt' w cdenware factories, Touring
Mills. iron and steel works, In fact all
interests. would ind sufficient induce,
nonts, with the natural resources Of n,
ountry and the unlimited Oriental trade
nored VIA the seaboard Its climate is
unsurpassed, both ia summer ana
,inter."