The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-12
The WARRENTON
DEPOT SITE
Land Donated and Plans for Con
struction Commenced
Immediately.
WILL ASTORIA HAVE 4 DEPOT
Merchants. Large and Small. and All rrop-
erty OKaers Alike Interssted-Hr.
nammOad Has Gone to foft-
Iaad and Corvallis

Yesterday evening Mr.. Hammond went
to Portland on the Telephone and from
there viii make a trip over the oregon
Central and Eastern railroad. Just the
length Of his stay is not known. but that
he has considerable business to attend TO
and that his absence from Astorii may
be for some little time was vouchsafcd
at railroad headquarters yesterday. Moth
ing definite transplred yesterday In the
matter Of the Astoria depot site The
question remains in statue quo, with The
exception that those who are particularly
interested have accomplished a good deal
towards securing the central location.
Mr.. ID. X. Warren was over yesterday
and signed the deeds transferring to the
railroad company ample grounds In War
renton for depot and side tracks. Mr..
Hammond accepted the location, and in
structed his engineers to prepare plans
for the building. and before leaving.
gave orders that its construction should
commence at once. This Is the difference
between fixing a depot in Astoria and
Warrenton. The Alderbrook site In As
toria Is now completed. the property do
mated. 5000 feet in length. and the build
ing Of a depot at that point might cora
mence at once. As to the question OF a
site in the central portion Of the city,
while some progress has been made. the
mater is long way from settlement
Those who are interested are Of the firm
opinion that II can be arranged and will
be arranged to have the main passenger
and freight station at Scow Bay.
On general principles the location Of the
freight and passenger station Is one
which interests all the merchants ana
property holders alike. II IS not a ques-
ton to be decided by real estate agents
and those who simply have property to
sell. The burden OF expense IS not 70
be borne alone by the owners OF water
frontage. II anything. they are the least
/ interested OF any class OF people as TO
/ where the depot shall be placed THE
merchants In all classes OF husiness. and
the owners Of property throughout the
| central portion of the city, are the ones
i who should equally bear this expense.
and they are the ones who will suffer
most in the future as well in the depre-
ciation in values of property, as in the
added expense Of carrying on business.
II IS not probable that the great wheat
traffic will be handled upon the small
grounds available anywhere in the pres
ent city limits, but that only the traffic
in package freight, the transfer Of bust
ness between railroad and river boats.
ding OF passengers, viii be conducted az
the central station. and all of the snace
proposed to be given, win be needed for
these purposes. The general business
which win be the main traffic Of the fu-
ture. will undoubtedly have to be han
died where there is more room. The
question Of convenience in the everyday
business which will be done by the peo-
pie and the smaller merchants, as wen
as the wholesale houses handling the
goods used In every day life is one OF
prime Importance, and should not be neg
lected in the manner in which it has besn
here In the past. From the interest taken
in the situation yesterday, 1t is evident
that a thorough understanding Of the
matter is being arrived at, and II is not
probable that the merchants are going
to permit mistake TO be made for which
all VIII be sorry in the future.