The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-26
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEN AND WOMEN
Greet the first Regular Train, Which
Arrived In the City on
Time Yesterday.
BUSY SCENE ar THE STATION
Novel Sight of Londing and Unloading
Baggage ana Express on Train
In Astoria

II there are those In the city who
ntill have any doubts ns 10 the rail-
road. they probably underwent
change u feeling yesterday afternoon
when nt 0 o'clock the Arst regular train
Of the 4. aud e. X, H. K. steamed into
the Telephone station amid the shouts
OF those assembled 10 greet H. The
noise Of the locomotive the ringing Of
the bell. and blowing ~ the whistle sig
nails made glad music FOR those who
80 long have hoped 90 see the iron horse
In Astoria To those from the East.
accus us,omcd to seeing many trains per
day. the noise and hustle Of loading
and unloading the train. the handling
OF the baggage issuing of orders and
general activity. 80 common a scene
at every railway station. the sight was
indeed most satisfactory one.
Engineer stoner. Conductor Walker,
BRggageman Babbldge and their as
sistants were as busy as bees during
r'icir half hours stay In the city The
usual thousand and one questions were
asked and answered When viii the
next train lcuve9" How long will Il
take 10 10 20 WarTcnton2" Did you
get my trunk aboard?" What's the
fare to Seaside" when viii the next
train arriyec"
Good nature prevailed on every side
Men. women and children took an act
I've interest In everything going on.
one would have thought that many OF
them had never before seen a railroad
train or been at a railroad station. one
sentiment however prevailed through
out the entire gathering Of people At
last Astoria has secured broad gauge
railroad-hroRd gauge because built az
ter SO long an effort In the hardest
times ever known on the North Pacific.
In the most solid and substantial man
ner with every modern Improvement
known 10 railroad construction by
broad gauge people Tor broad gauge
community \ prominent banker last
evening, who had witnessed the arrival
and departure of the train. remarked
10 n by-stander that the actual running
of trains into the city more than any
other one thlng would assist in the de-
Velopment of the community. "Of|
course the railroad by itself cannot do
II all. Manufactures, elevators, -four
mills. hotels, and new business blocks
must all be added before there can be
established the great commerce which
nature intended should be carried on
here, But II must be admitted that
when a man can ride into the city and
obtain from the car windows view Of
its residences and business blocks, aud
the grand harbor on the other side.
his impressions OF the place viii GER
tainly be much more favorable at the
outset than when he comes down the
river In a boat and is perhaps landed
at low tide at wharf whose under
side only is dlscernible, through a for
est OF slimy piles, and perhaps with
only the back sides OF the few buildings
along the water front visible from the
deck OF the boat. When we can invite
our guests to visit us next spring, and
they can reach our doors in Pullman
car we will then begin somewhat to
realize the immense advantages Of our
railroad from general standpoint"
Today new service between Astoria
and Seaside has been inaugurated, and
the accommodations offered in the way
OF numerous and quick service cannot
fail TO prove Of the highest benefit It
is possible now without losing an en-
tire day, to do few hours business at
Seaside and return before supper 1t
is also possible to conveniently go to |
the beaches for supper In the evening,
returning at convenient business
hour in the morning Next season these
great advantages viii be more fully |
realized, but doubtless during next
month Astorians will have become IA
mlllar with the new system.