The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-14
RIP VAN Wrinkles
OUT OF DATE
Nov Is the Time to BE Awake and
Doing for the Greater
Astoria.
HARMONY OF INTEREST ALONE
Mil Build the futHre Commercial Center Of
the Northwest Coast and Develop the
Lavish Gifts Already Sup
piled BY Nature.

Now that the construction Of the
railroad is progressing so rapidly all
along the line, and that efforts are
being made to supplement the build
ing Of the road by the establishment Of
wealth-DroducIng enterprises in Asto-
ria. II is well worth time TO stop and
consider the best ways and means To-
be employed TO attain the great OBJ
jects desired by all. Corey Brothers
have very nearly completed their work
on the Arst ten miles east OF Tongue
point; the big bridge across Young's
bay only requires the laying Of the
rails In order to have the seashoreI
trains running into the city; the piling
for the track through the city has been
built as far as the o. r. and n. dock
and il partially constructed 10 a point
one thousand feet east Of the depot
site. the piling for the depot, switch
yards. viii all be in place in a short
time. and work commenced on the
building: Honeyman. DeHart & Co
have now five or six hundred men at
work on their portion OF the contract
from Burnside Point to GOble. and will
soon have a thousand men employed.
What does all this construction work
mean to Astoria, and in what manner
Is the city to be benefited by a rail-
road?
The building into this city Of the
terminus OF half a dozen transconi-
mental railways is not simply for the
purpose Of booming real estate and sell
ing town lots. The railroad is being
built for business purposes. Commerce
demands a railroad down the Columbia
river 10 the ocean. Astoria is the
natural port for the shipping Of not
only the state Of oregon. but for a
large portion of Washington and Ida
ho Shipping interests demand the
construction here Of a drydock OF suffi
cient capacity TO accommodate the
largest vessels In the merchant marine
service. The entire state OF oregon is |
equally interested in the establishment
OF a commercial port OF the greatest
magnitude at the mouth of the Column |
bia with Astorians themselves. The |
reading Of the press reports through
out the state shows that there is a
proper appreciation Of this enterprise
on all sides, and that all are working |
harmoniously with Astoria. Portland,
with her Immense capital. confident
that the supremacy OF the state OF
Oregon and the Columbia river as a
harbor viii be soon established. has al
ready expressed a willingness to join
in building up the interests at the
mouth Of the river so soon as it Is
evident that Astorians will help them
selves and that the railroad will be
The utmost Of harmony
will prevail despite the croakings Of
and obstructionists in both
cities.
What has been done in Astoria by it's
citizens in the past sixty days? Moth
ing. 1t seems to be one Of the fatalities
Of the place that many Of its best peo-
Pile must sit down and wait for some
one else to move. Astoria does not
take its hat of to any city in the
state. Today it is the liveliest business
place on the north Pacific coast and
yet that advancement which might nat
urally be expected has scarcely begun.
There are those in the city who not
only think but have publicly expressed
the opinion that the building up of en-
on the west side of the bay
means the tearing down Of business on
the east side, and that the establish
ment of business in Alderbrook means
in the center of the city,
Such ideas cannot be entertained for a
There are just as bright men in
the city of Asoria as can be found any
where who can take their place among
the business men and financiers of
Chicago or New York. What is lacking
in Astoria to bring about an immediate
growth of the city in all lines of busi-
ness and the laying Of the foundations
IF the future commercial center? Har-
mony alone will accomplish the one
great object. Every business man and
holder should look but to the
one thing-the building of the greater
Astoria. An enterprise that helps one
end Of the city helps all portions of it.
From Tongue Point to Fort Stevens
there can be but one city, one port, one
of interests. You can't cut
off a mans foot without making the
rest of his body sick, So all portions
of the city depend each upon the other.
Every petty jealousy and factional diff
terence should be buried that the one
great object may be obtained. This is
no time to be asleep, Rip Van Win
xles are out Of date. Astoria has no
use for slumberers when the trend of
affairs calls for intense activity All
united in a single cause and there is
nothing that can stop such a growth
and development as win astonish in a
lew years the most enthusiastic. Ninel
people banded together in a