The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-30
ASTORIA'S MARCH
OF TRIUMPH
Clouds That I.OWercd Above Her Head
10 the Deep Bosom Of the
Ocean Buried.
THE GOAL or HER AMBITION
Il Assured Through the S,reng,h Of union
Ons Site SroN BAY 0Hs People. Fall
lag Together 4 City on Culam-
bia 20 Bt rrOHd ~.

The slte for the Astoria railroad d"po,
has been donated 90 tho company by tho
eitlSonn The fact IL most creditabie 10
the energy foresight and patriotism OF
AstorianH The people Of Astoria have
again demonstrated their happy faculty
Of attaining desired ends.
A. early ~ last December there were
many advocates for respective si,es for
depot At Aiderbrook and at Smiths point.
tho Two extreme ends ~ the city. and at
Roow Ray. tho central location Various
mcctlnEr were called oy each set OF nd-
horcn,s At tho beginning OF the year
"A few deeds were depo dtcd for portions
OF the lands embraced within the re-
ppcctlve sites
This Alderbrook people during the
mont. of February, made much prog
ftHn IN securing site AT Aidcrbrook.
and deposited with escrow agent, J. Z.
Higgins, nearly all OF the deeds required
10 perfect that site Some OF the en-
thuslastlc property holders owning prop
urty In the scow Bay site, nj an Early
day likewise dcponitcd their deeds with
the escrow agent mt Il sooa appeared
that tho conflicting interests at seoW
bay were such ~ 10 dlseourage active
effort towards securing the central site.
Attention then turn a more actively 20
the Smiths point location, hut for rea-
sons which Il would b" dfieult 10 ac-
count for. nothing definite or conclusive
was accomplished towards securing tho
necessary conveyanccs of property In
cludcd IN this laSt-named site.
The Chamber OF Commerce then took
M the question In February and appoint
"a committees 20 secure definite PROPOSE
tions concerning each Of tho proposed
sites After canvasHing the matter these
committees reported TO the chamber nc
cordingly, and were dismissed Very
little that was encouraging was accom-
piishcA The enthusiastic workers for
the scow bay site IN har'h again came
forward vigorously IN favor ~ their To-
cation for tho depot Several mass meet
inrs were called and various committees
were appointed. and the public. az these
mass mceiingr. was convinced OF the
wisdom of dropping "forts In favor OF
the extreme sites, and concentrating all
energies on the central location. The
committee Of flvc actively worked during
the month Of March with the interests
comprised within the Scow hay site.
and finally reported 20 mass meeting
held at the Chamber ~ Commerce In
the early par, Of April that Il had se-
cured numerous donations 10 be used In
rcmunerating those who who owned
lands in the site. and who were unwilling
10 contribute. and also reported that
deeds had been deposited In escrow for
lands included within the site and that
a subscription OF tSNp would sufriee, with
the donations already promised, TO meet
all tho escrow requirements and procure
the RltC At this mass meeting COM
mittee OF ten was appointed by Chair
man CaSscll to canvass the three wards
Of the city for the purpose Of raising
the fund and IN turn over the shme 10
the committee OF nve. ~ well ~ 10 co.
operate with the committee OF ave tow
ards securing tho ends desired 7y means
Of these two committees. about n,ooo In
cash and about 1900 worth OF property
was raised. ana although many chanEes
have taken place since the last report was
made by the committee NJ nve at the
mass meeting. this committee has by
earnest effort disposed OF the additional
trouble and NJ this time its work stands
| completed At the earliest possible date
complete statement OF the moneys and
properties received and the dishursc-
ments made by this committee will he
published so that contributors will be
fully advised OF tho entire work
THE RESULT
In the most emphatic Language. Mr.
Hammond has expressed himself rs be-
Ing very much pleased with this selection
OF n site for tho depot. He has for some
time past been satisfied that the best
interests Of Astoria would he served by
the selection Of the central location, This
site for n depot will disturb the present
status Of business the least Of any OF
the locations proposed, he people will
realize. not only those centrally located,
hut those at either end Of the city that
the chosen site best serves all interests
| Those at the east end have no advan-
! tagc over west end property owners
ana those owning property at the west
end OF the city have no advantage over
the east siders.
WORK TO RE DONE,
This question OF the depot site having
| now been settled, work as promised by
Mr.. Hammond, will be prosecuted Wig
orously. Capital which has been wait
Ing for this decision, will now he ready
for investment. All can anticipate the
lines OF Improvement and the many re-
sources and advantages which the COM
munity can truthfully boast, will tend to
bring prosperity to the people who have
labored hard these many years TO secure
the consummation OF .ho ends so much
desired, "Thc clouds that have lowered
above our heads are In the deep bosom
Of the ocean buried" Astorla's march TO
the goal of her ambition has commenced
and the world Is Invited to look upon
| the progress being made IN the building
up at the mouth OF the Columbia n city
TO he proud OF. United IN all Its inter-
ests, II will stand monument OF
strength, One site-Scow Bay-one peo-
pie, all pulling together In the future as
| In the past. for the att llnment of de-
sired results, can only bring success.
| II Is expected that by Sunday next all
preliminary plans win have been disposed
OF and that advertisements will then be
published for bids for the construction OF
| the plling and the railroad line through
the city from the Young's bay bridge to
point about one thousand feet east of
the Clatsop Mil, Arrangements have
been made to Immediately contract for
the balance of the line to Goble, The
architects, who are working on the plans
for the Astoria central depot have the
| prelimnarles almost finished. and II Is
expected within few days to advertise
for bids for its construction The depot
building win contain commodious bag
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