The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-06
WALTER L. ROBB.

Il think that Judge Tayiors letter
published in last Sundays Astorian is
all right. 1t is a good letter and takes
the right position. l do not in any
manner approve Of the articles referred
to by Judge Taylor which have appear
ed in certain Of our newspapers against
Hammond and the railroad company.
Mr. Hammond has done all he agreed
To do right from the start, and has full
filled his contract in every respect, and
believe that he will continue to do
SO until the entire work is completed.
so far as having fallen short Of his
promises regarding the work of con-
struction, 1t is just the other way. He
has done much more than we could
possibly have expected him to do.
Il have today visited the Scow Bay
depot and carefully investigated the
work being done there. The passenger
waiting rooms, ticket office, and ladies'
and gentlemens toilet rooms are very
nearly completed. The baggage. ex-
press, telegraph offices, will be built
as soon as the piling arrives for the
foundation. The accommodations for
freight traffic will be ample in every
respect, and freight sheds almost as
extensive as the q, Il. and n. present
depot will be erected along the water
front, The various station buildings
and terminal facilities will be all that
we can possibly need for years to come.
Some talk has been made about the
cessation of work ON the trestle now
completed as far as the east end of
the q. h. and n, dock | learned today
that this was made necessary because
from that point on through the depot
grounds there will be three or four diff
ferent tracks, the actual location of
which will not be made until the build
room on the depot grounds for eight or
ten different tracks, which will be built
as the business demands more room.
"As to Flavel 1t is most unkind to
say the least, to criticise the work be- |
ing done there and the men who are |
pushing II. In the first place l.. r. |
Seeley has done more than any ten men |
in this place to forward the interests |
of Astoria. At mis- own expense he has |
provided maps and diagrams, and gath
cred together an immense amount of |
data which he is able at any
moment to give to any one investigat-
ing our facilities and natural resources.
During the past years he has brought
down here party after party of capital
lists and business men from all over the
has entertained them at his
own expense, hiring special boats to
take them about the city and up and
iown the bay, and through thick and
thin, and when times seemed to be the
darkest he has always been cheerful
and hopeful. Mr. Hammond himself
mas said to me that If it had not been
'or l.. b. Seeley and his invaluable fund
If knowledge and data, he probably
'ould never have succeeded in floating
he railroad project at the time he
lid. l want to see Mr. Seeley and his
associates succeed; want to see them
make a million dollars. All the work
hat can be done at Flavel only bene-
its us on this side of the bay. 1t will
I'll be one town. and each side only
lelps the other, l wish We had a lot
If men in Astoria like Seeley and
3rown. They have been untiring and
absolutely unselhsh in their efforts to