The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-02
SOME OF THE
ENDS GAINED
What Astorla'S TranScOntinental
Road viii DO for Her 10
the Future.
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Wealth u Trade NTH Chlna and Japan 0aly
IN It's laiauey aud the AOu,h Of The
Columbia the Natural Fort
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ior nSadiiha Il.
Perhaps few OF tho citizens OF Artoria
and clatrop oouny. and for that matter.
few throughout the state Of Oregon real
iEe the great change that will take place
In transportation matters when Astoria
becomes one OF the prinsipll western ter
mini OF the great Tanscontinental sys-
TENS Of railroad business men general
~ undorntand that Astoria now takes
the Pacific coust terminIl rates on almost
all commodities But. IN the transit OF
goods from the East TO the West des-
tined TO Astoria. II il necessary 10 break
bulk on all shipments either at Portland
or Ralama. This necessl'atcs the losa
Of time ar we'll az involving additional
expense 10 transportation companies. The
sam, rule holds good on east bound
business. and this one fact has In the
past lccn one OF the principal causes
which has prevented the handling at this
port Of tho cnrgoea OF cast bound ORR
entail goods as sell as tho export earRots
OF wheat Also, this full development OF
the Immense timber belts In this terri
tory and the manufacture and shipment
locally. within the state Of Oregon. as
well ~ TO the middle and western states
market OF lumber and shingles fas been
prohibited for the same reasonA The
buildng OF the Astoria and Columbia
river railroad will make complete and
most radical change In transportation
matters. not only upon local business for
this port. but upon export and Import
business, In which the state at large is
equally interested with Astoria
wasi.haund frame.
on west bound business alone m APP
prcciahle difference will be noticed by mer
chants on all classes OF Kooda handled
from eastern points While In most cases
there will be- no radical change In the
through rates. yet the consisnec VIII
have the immense advantage OF receiving
goods In the same cars In which they
are loaded In the east. and the satis-
faction OF reducing 10 the minimum OPP
poriunities for damage to merchandise
In transit. as well Rs much more eject
ually enabling him to locate the cause
and responsibility for damnge.
ON east bound business the principal
outpu, from this territory In OF course
salmon. Every chnneryman knows what
great advantage II will he TO him TO
be able 10 load his goods directly into
the car which IL to transport them to
Chicago. Pittsburg. New York. New Or
leans or Galveston. lie gets clean hill
OF lading. md has but one railroad COM
pany to look 20 for the safe carriage OF
his property. the chances OF loss and
damage are reduced to the lowest possl-
bic figure, and In case ~ stray goods
he has complete system Of well estab-
llshed principles over all rall Hines
through which to make tracing by letter
or telegraph.
Export wheat.
In the matter OF the export OF wheat
from this state and western Washington,
everyone who is posted knows that II
has been physical imposslbtlity for the
business TO be- handled AZ Astoria under
the conditions prevailing In the past. II
was easier and cheaper TO tow the for
eign vessels up the crooked and shallow
channel Of the river TO Portland where
connection was made with the railroads,
and where there were elevators for stor-
ing and grading the grain, than II was
20 rehandle the grain by river boat or
harges to Astoria. and hen 10 through
the same process OF grading and loading
ms could be done In Portland with only
one handling. when the railroad is COM
pletcd TO Astoria the cars OF grain can
just as easily be run through from East
ern Oregon ind Washington and the
willamette Valley TO Astoria. and ele-
waited, graded and loaded into ships here
as can be done In Portland.
Lumber.
While there have been operated in AS
toria from time 10 time one or more saw
mills and small mills have been in OPP
GRAFTON In various parts ~ the county
and across the hay at knnppton, yet
the amount OF lumber manufactured here
has been but a patchen to what can and
should bo the output Of this county with
the tremendous forests behind Il and the
many accessible and nAvigahle streams
running from the different valleys 10 this
port While Il is true that during the
years past a large quantity of lumber
was manufactured and loaded upon for
eign ships, yet II ls equally true that
immense numbers of sawlogs have been
floated into this bay and towel mp the
river even as far as Portland, the lumber
manufactured there and re-shipped Ia
Astoria for home consumption With the
completion OF the railroad into this point.
there will OF necessity be great change
In this branch of business, Already the
Clatsop Mill Company. with Its usual pro-
gressiveness. has arranged for the en-
largement OF its plant. and will In a
few weeks have In operation one OF
Allls & Company's Milwaukee band saws
which win increase It's capacity many
thousands OF feet per day. Access will
he had to all OF the markets of the
East upon the best possible rates, and
In the vast territory compllsed in Me-
braska, Kansas and Colorado, will be
found almost limitless fields for dis
posing of surplus stocks. Shipment from
this point to these markets has hereto
| fore been an almost physical impossible
ity. Lumber and shingles will not stand
with advantage or profit to either manu-
| facturer OF shipper transfer from boat tC
| cars. but when the cars can be loaded
1 at the mill doors the commerce becomes
! both possible and profitable. Under pres
ent conditions ninety-flve percent of tn,
ships arriving at this port from foreign
countries are for wheat loading and ther'
has been little opportunity TO charter
them for lumber cargoes. Even vessel
arriving without charters, or those which
were unfortunate enough to lose thei
charters. have almost invariably waite,
until they could secure n cargo OF wheat
In come Instances, however, they hav,
been ordered around to the Sound to loa'
lumber for South American ports, Their
has been little or no object in the pas