The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-01
THE PROBLEM
CONFRONTING Us
What Is Necessary to Make Things 60
in Astoria and Clatsop.
RAILROAD AN ASSURED FACT
And VIII Take Care Of Itself--Internal
Improvements Needed--Faotories
seawali, Roads and Parks.

Mr. A. y. Hammond. II Is asserted
by those who are supposed 10 be posted
concerning his movements. will arrive
in Astoria during the first half Of De-
cember. Those who have any questions
to ask about the railroad, its future
plans, its hackers. its transcOntInental
connections. and It's everything else,
VIII then have an opportunity to inter
view the only man who knows def.
nitely what is in store for the road in
the future. II has been asserted within
the past few days that It was impossi-
BILE for Astorians TO dispose Of property
or do anything towards the advance
ment Of the town until every detail Of
the future plans OF the road were made
public. That this is a fallacy will ap-
pear TO every thinking man. The ex-
traordinarily heavy rails now stacked
up at Flavel ready to lay in the track,
the unusually strong trestling and
bridge work already completed through
the city water front, the heavy grading,
tunnellng and rip-rapping on the first
ten miles OF the road. the character OF
the work being done now at Rainier
and other points on the line. the solid
improvements made at warrenton and
Flavel, the re-laying OF the old Seaside
track. fencing. building sidetracks etc,
the laying out of the grounds for the
shops. and every other step taken by
the engineers OF the company. all 90
to show that the line is being construct
ed for the heaviest traffic and in q
manner superior to any other railroad
on the coast
All these facts taken together with
the unbounded resources OF this port
and the surrounding country. must con
vince not only every resident in tbs
district. but every foreigner visiting
here that there Is but one future foi
the A. and C. r. r. r. From the yer!
nature OF things II cannot help but b.
terminal for several, II not all tn
great transcontinental railroads. Wha
does II matter whether John Smith, jim
Jones, Huntington. Vanderbilt. Russell
Sage, Northern Pacific, Southern Paci
tic, or any other Pacific. is back of tn
enterprise? 1t is sufficient that tn
road Is being built In the most sub
stantial manner known to the art o
railroad building in this twentieth
century. 1t is sufficient to know tha
it opens the gate TO all the grea
enterprises and commercial busines
this port could possibly hope for 1
all the cards in the deal were thrown
down on the table. and everyone coulC
read the exact conditions of every fu
ture stage Of development Of the roaC
and the city. it would not be possibl,
TO have and speculative advancement il
properties or enterprises. 1t is a wei
known fact substantiated by history
within the past decade. that all of the
phenomenal growths Of terminal cities
and ports. have been made during thi:
stage of construction. Now is the great
opportunity in Astoria, and while No
one looks for or desires mushroom
growth, yet there is an opportunity fol
a solid improvement in both commercial
and industrial lines during the coming
eighteen months.
The Inauguration at home Of one oil
two companies for the building and op
Grafton Of new factories. and the engag
ing on the part of the city in needed
public works, such as the construction
of the seawall. enlargement of the har
Dor above the city. the building of park:
and boulevards. will do more than any
thing else to foster and stimulate tn,
desired growth Of the city. The rail
road will take care of itself. Its con
nections are assured; it can mean moth
ing else to a reasonable man other thar
transcontinental terminus. Let tn,
people take hold of few local prop
ositions and see how quick the tide will
turn. II will turn anyway, but present
owners and businesses men may be un
der the sod unless they do something
for themselves.
The above were the sentiments ex
pressd yesterday by well posted bust
ness man.