The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-26
ASTORIA'S DAY
OF THANKSGIVING
Some Of the Events Of the Past Year
Which Give Hope.
CLATSoP'S GREAT VICTORY
Pavcs the Way for Future Growth and
Dcvclopment-A Look Down the
Vista Of Time.
GREAT VICTORY

What has Astoria 20 be thankful for
today. was the question heard on many
lips yesterday. Business men. office
men. property owners. and passengers
on the boats arriving and departing on
the city water front all alike discussed
the situation today as compared with
former years
In the early part OF the season OF
90 active work Vas commenced on the
A. and c. H. II. r.. but about the same
time an industrial strike took place
which lasted for nearly two months
and almost outweighed the good results
OF the new enterprise. The strike was
pcaceably settled. and Notwithstanding
the great losses incurred. the commu-
nifty today has reason 10 be thankful
that peace was restored without gener-
al bloodshed. and that the trouble WAS
ended IN time 20 save some Of the bus
ineaa.
Railroad construction has proceeded
unint rrr1ptedly throughout the year.
and good progress has been made In
the face OF the most stringent times
ever known In Astoria Hundreds OF
men were given employment and the
work of building the first railroad into
the city has so far progressed that the
finishing OF the line viii be an easy
matter another season. The railroad is
the key that opens the door TO the fu-
ture prosperous Astoria, This is no
small thing FOR which TO to be thank
ful today.
Astorias great water system has been
completed aud the works are on such
scale that q supply of water has been
secured Tot city hye times as great
as the present one. and the construc-
tion was go excellent Us 10 insure a
long.lived plant This. also. must not be
forgotten In the summary Of the years
events.
Above all. and over-reachlng all other
events In this city and county IN its
effects upon the future up-buildng OF
this harbor Is the great Republican vic
tory 80 recently obtained here More
than the ordinary man can realize Ia
It's Importance. Clatsop county's vic
torious banner has been borne through
out the East her people have enrolled
themselves as staunch supporters Of
right and have made for themselves a
credit In the financial world which will
bring speedy results Looking down the
line OF the future and noting the effects
OF good credit and solid business repu-
tatlon, II 80 easy TO see that nothing
can now be impossible OF accomplish
ment here In the way OF internal Inn
provements, \ great dry dock, grain
elevators, warehouses. export lumber
and -four mills, WOODEN and ilaN spin
ming mills. railroad shops and ter
minalS big ocean steamship docks. tel
cgraph and cable lines. all loom up In
the distance, not as pictures OF fancy.
but as actual facts easily obtainable by
the citizens of Astoria. The Nicaragua
canal, under Republican administration,
becomes n possibility, and with the ca
nal viii come people TO settle In the
fair state OF Oregon. Her vast farm
Ing districts viii be peoped by those
who win enrich every avenue of trade
and the tin pail brigades marching to
and from the factories. will be the rule
and not the exception.
All this satisfactory condition of ar
fairs is made possible TO Oregon and
especially so TO Clatsop county and AS
toria, because of the energy and in
domitable viii Of its people, backed by
an integrity which knows not the
meaning OF reputation OF just debts
by free silver or any other initiation
frauds, Free mills and manufactures
are what Oregon wants and are what
Clatsop county win have in the very
near future. The great work already
along these lines Is an
earnest OF what will yet be done, II
heartfelt thanks are not given today by
every man, woman and child in this
county. II will be because they are too
sordid and selfish to appreciate their
own best good, the public good, and
that patriotic spirit which conquers ma
tlons, peoples countries, builds cities.
and upllfts mankind.