The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-29
FOR GOOD ROADS
IN CLATSOP
4 Pew Opinions Stated by the Lewis
and Clarke People Regard
ing Them.
SOME POINTED SUGGESTIONS
Are Made by Mr.. staford-Roads Must
Converge In Astoria Pay Rolls and
Sound Money Needed Politics
and Hard Times.
Lewis and Clarke. Sept g, 1906.

Lewis and Clarke. Sept &c. 1896.
Editor of the Astorian
Was pleased TO sec 80 many Asto-
ria gentlemen come over the Astoria
and Sc, side wagon road. and was
particularly glad 20 see T. C. Hol len.
for It shows that his health ls better
than II was while back.
Astorians can generally be depended
on to help along any improvement to
their city. 80 | always knew that this
road would eventually De a success. /
expect to see the time. In the not far
distant future, when the everyday tray
el viii be greater than yesterdays ex-
curslon.
In the opinion Of Engineer Archibald
A. schenck. given in today's Astorlan.
he points to what is needed to make
Astoria the heart OF the future city,
which Is trade" He says keep the
stores In the trade center Now, II As
torla is 10 do that she must work to
have the roads point directly to that
place. II was the small rivers con-
verking on that point that started the
city there. but II the roads. which are
sure 10 be the highways Of the future,
converge on some other point Of the
water front. there win the trade 20,
and there will be the heart OF Astoria.
By the way the gentlemen who were
OF the excursion talked. should say
they were fayorably disposed To. brldg-
ing Instead Of ferrytng over Youngs
bay. Now the question Of location Of
the bridge ought TO be thoroughly con-
sidered before taking action on the sub
iect. and all interests, and all sections
on the west OF Young's bay should be
made partakers OF its benefits. At the
point where the bridge crosses there
should come a road from Fort Stevens
along near the water front. and one
down between Young's and the Lewis
and Clarke Rivers. and this present
road should also converge at the same
place. and II ought TO be at a point
where the heart OF Astoria can be the
most easily reached from the east size
Of Young's bay, l think this a very
important point for Astoria to consider
Hammond advises pay rolls for AS
toria, which is as sound advice as the
gold standard. Every mile OF good
road leading directly out of the city,
Is a mile OF industry. every worker Of
which Is for the city.
Our school at Clatsop began as usual
on the first Monday OF September, with
;. C. Case for teacher. He has good
reputation as a teacher and several Of
his former pupils followed him from
heir own districts to this, and are pay
ng tuition here, which is a very favor /
lble argument for him.
Politicians will not make any votes
'ver here. We are all going to vote
'ur way now.
think the question OF good roads .
5 OF more Importance than the finan- /
'ial question, Give the county good .
Dads and II will have sixteen dollars
o where II has one now.
l think the financial question cuts
10Th ways, like the Darwinian theory,
md 1t depends on the way you face,
whether you see the monkey or the
nan. But in the Darwinlan theory, the
lie is not accounted for. Neither does
organism tell us how to get the dollar.
that is a sad omission.
Archibald A. Schenck in his article in
he Astorian, gives the true reason for
lard times. look at 1t as the best ar
,ument in favor of the present system
hat has been printed, because told in
few words. d. F. STAFFORD.