The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-21
THE SCOW BAY
DEPOT CONTRACT
Let Yesterday to A. {, GOeriq, Which
Places Entire Line Under
Construction,
MIR. HAMMOND HERE TO STAY
Now Is the Time Tor BuSineSs Nen aud
Property 0NnerS to COmmence the
Greater Sork Of Securing
AanuiactorieS,
MIR. HAMMOND HERE TO STAY

The scow Bay depot contract was
let yesterday,
Work on the entire railroad Is now
In progress, The last contract was
let yesterday afternoon on the main
line. A. c. Goerig was the successful
bidder who secured the contract for
the foundation pile driving for the
yards as well as the contract for the
Scow Bay depot Honeyman. DeHart
& Co. have a force OF men at work
and will increase the number OF gangs
as rapidly as possible. 4 large part OF
the grading on the main line 20 Goble
will be completed by the time winter
sets in, The Seashore division IL In
good shape. and the rails across the
Young's Bay bridge viii be laid as
soon as the first ship arrives. The
Flavel dock will be ready In few
days for the unloading Of these rails.
and old seamen expressed the opinion
that II the southwesteriy wind now
blowing continues for short time. one
or the other or both ships win show
up. The warrenton depot is rapidly
approaching completion. and by next
summer all win be In readiness 10
handle the new wheat crop Prominent
property owners yesterday expressed
the opinion that the work had been
pushed forward with greater rapldity
than they had anticipated. The rail-
road company, in fact, has done more
than IL promised TO do this season.
and is spending many thousands OF
dollars which have helped to make AS
toria a good business point in spite
Of hard times
Mr.. A. b. Hammond arrived yester-
day morning and says that he is here
to stay to look after his interests and
those OF the railroad. When question
ed by an Astorlan representative as
TO the probabilities OF other enter
prises being taken up this fall. Mr..
Hammond said:
Men with money to invest in pay
ing enterprises. do not have to be
hunted for with a gun. You cannot.
however, expect outsiders to take hold
OF propositions which the residents
and property owners Of your own
community are not willing to take
hold OF themselves. What Astoria
needs besides railroad is payrolls.
and these can only be secured by ini-
tiatory action upon the part Of lead
ing business men and property owners
in any community. There are Won
derful opportunities here for the de-
velopment OF natural resources which
will make this one Of the richest COM
cemcial centers on the coast. but II
seems TO me that such enterprises as
sawmllls, Touring mills. elevators and
dry docks should be started by Asto-
rlans. Others will quickly fall into
line when they see a determined spirit
manifested by your own people here"
Many times in these columns have
prominent business men and VisitOrs
euloglzed Astoria and commented at
length upon its extraordinary natural
resources. Beyond a question Of
doubt, however, the fact remains that
little can be accomplished towards es-
tablishing manufactures and develop
ing those resources unless Astorians
themselves first put their shoulders TO
the wheel. Take the one matter Of a
sawmlll. This port should control not
only its own factories for home con-
sumption. but also the shipments Of
lumber to foreign ports. Today 1t is
impossible to let contracts in this city
for large amounts Of rough or finished
lumber, or sash, doors and blinds, to