The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-09
THE CHANGES
OF THE TINES
Diversity Of Enterprises and Manu-
Iactnres Necessary to the Sue
cess Of City.
PROSPERITY IN NEAR FUTURE
Let the Fast go and Prepare Tor the Future
50 That the Stoppage Of ANY 0ne
ladustry Cannot l'aralyLe
Business.

The present situation IN Astoria brought
about hy the strike Of the fishermen. has
caused depression in certain lines or
business and considerable uncnHinoss
throughout the entiro community. Here
lofort Astoria has had but one principal
w,aith-producing enterprise. ami while Il
has been rich one In the longrun. COM
pllcatlons like those now prevalent have
not been unknown In discussing mat
tcrs yesterday. several prominent bust
moss men who have been through the mill
and know whereof they speak, were
agreed that Il was fortunate for this city
that & was soon TO be relieved from de-
pcndtncc upon a single Industry. a city
or community which has but one princi-
pal linc OF business TO depend upon for
its support. II In sorry plight when for
any one OF the multitudes OF causes
which are liable at any time 10 disas-
trously aficct any line OF manufacture or
commerce. IN temporarily hampcred or
stopped The packing OF salmon has for
years been the chief Industry and sup
port OF Astoria and the lower Columbia
river Now that this means OF support
n temporarily cut on. the community IL
thrown into almost Il state OF panic one
gentleman well known for his sound bust
, ness sense and experience IN affairs, ard
who Is largely Interested IN the develop
ment and growth OF Astoria, and who
IL intimately connected with the railroad
project. when closely questioned yester-
day by an Aa,orian reporter, upon the
subject under discussion by his compon-
/ ions. said;
II must be evident 20 close observer
u a "a. .snsa haE lFnF
/ place within the past decade IN all lines
/ o! Industrial commerce, Competition Is
/ shnrpcr. and the successful manufacturer
I or merchant must be alert and wntchfui
| OF every move In his own line OF business
/ hy his competitors. as well as the devel-
I opmcnt OF other lines OF commerce. IL
/ Is now largely question Of the survival
og the uttcut and that business man or
I city or community. which possesses eX-
/ tranrdinarily good opportunities furnish
l cd by nature ls IN better position %
/ carry on successful business policy
than those less fayurpbly situated. II Is
equally true that that community, whoth-
or IL be In the city or among the farming
districts, which develops a diversity Of
cntrprlscs or a diversity OF farming, is
the community that will best succeed.
The man who cultlvates variety OF
crops upon his farm, viii be more apt TO
make fair profit than the one who
plants but one kind OF seed and depends
entirely upon one crop. similarly the
city. which has within its borders several
different enterprises. and various manu-
iactures viii be the one least affected
In times OF industrial depression, strikes,
or what not. II stands TO reason that
all out OF half a dozen or more factories
would not az the same time be affected
! by the same cause. IL one or more lines
OF business are depressed, others viii stir
be In operation. and the general average
OF the earnings and prosperity OF the
community will thus be- maintained
Where. however. there Is but one bust
ness In community. and that receives
a blow which temporarily stops all opera
tions, the whole city or community Is
necessarily paralyEed
THE time has arrived, In my opinion
when Astoria should reach out In all di
. rectons and develop the abundant re
sources NJ It's command once establish
large export -four mills saw mills, tan
' ncrics. granaries, pulp and paper mills
furniture factories, woolen mills. cottoI
mills, and any number OF other manufac
turing enterprises that can be most pros
perously pursued In this vicinity, and an!
such crisis as the present would so un
noticed us a mere speck on the horizon
{ An these things are not only possible
but win assuredly be established in tn
greater Astoria.
What We want TO do here Is TO recog
nlzc now the situation as Il Is, and TAX
to heart the lesson just taught which
while II has been severe In its effect
upon all. yet has It's redeeming features
and perhaps in the end viii prove L
have been blessing in disguise lie
each and all put their shoulders to tn
wheel and strain every nerve, TO forward
: Ing the highest interests OF themselve
and their city Stop not at trifes, am
look not back at past failures, nor hee,
the advice Of those who are always read,
TO be false prophets where they are ne
\ personally concerned or when they thin
they can block the way of those VIII
would be In the advance of improvement
: and the building up, morally, physically
and financially, OF their city. Large sum
OF money have been lost in the presen
e strike DO not stop to argue which sid
is IN the right, but promptly take IN
steps which will prevent such whole
sale calamity In the future. IL times ar
hard In 1896 they win be better In 1889
with every business man united in III
one object of making commercial Ger
ter second to none on the Pacific coas
prosperity cannot help but follow thei
efforts. Join hands In every possibl
manner In securing the best results to /
obtained from the completion OF the A.
= toria and Columbia River Railroad, an
I'm five years from now u fishermen
strike will scarcely be noticed.
"Astoria's past has been most pros
porous one. and when other portions {
the state OF Oregon were sorely in dis
- tress. and while almost the entire Unite
States was under the ban of a iinanci'
panic, Astoria was still prosperous, "
certainly cannot now afford TO be dowi
hearted when such splendid prospect
loom up in the near future. Fishing {
no ashing, few months from now Il
D., aflair will have been forgotten"