The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-22
AT The new
FLAVEL TOWN
Railroad Work and Hotel Building
Are Past Nearing Com
pletlOn.
STARS AND STRIPES RAISED
New Bicycle Road 20 be Built 20 Ocean
Bsash-NsN Saw Mil Is Beina
Considered BY a San
rfaueiseo Aaa.

Those who have not visited Flayel
within the past few days have little
conception Of the work going on at
that point Corey Brothers have the
railroad trestle and part Of the big
dock to which the switch track leads,
well under way and the trains are
now running ou, on the trestle TO con-
meet with the boat. instead OF making
the connections az the Young's bay
bridge. Should either one or both of
the steel rail ships arrive today. the
cargo could be unloaded on the new
dock. The Hotel Flayel makes hand
some appearance as II stands on the
sand ridge In the grove OF large pine
trees Just 20 the south and west Of
the dock. The plan of the hotel II a
good one. and It's outward appearance
is artistic. The roof and sides Of the
building have been painted. the plas-
tcring on the third floor has been
finished. and the plastering on the sec
ond and frst floors will be commenced
within a day or two, sub-contractor
Gribble has the plumbing well along,
steam and drainage pipes have been
laid. and the sanitary apparatus Will
be put In within the next few days.
The electric wires have been laid for
both lighting purposes and patent sig
nal system. The power house is under
roof and the machinery is being put in
place. Standing upon the broad We
randa al the front OF the hotel. one
gets a beautiful view OF the broad
river. and the Washington shores. The
beach is almost equal TO the ocean
beach. and Contractor Grlbble stated
that atty campers were In bathing Sun.
day the water being warmer and
plcasantcr than the ocean. East OF
the hotel between Alder and Tansy
Creeks the clearing has been done to
make room for the terminal grounds,
buildings and machine shops. All is
activity and many improvements and
large enterprises are in contemplation
both by the hotel company. the rail-
road, and property owners at Flavel
and New Astoria.
President A. b. Hammond. Mr.. Wal
ter c. Smith and son. ID, h. Hanson.
OF San Francisco, Il. Seeley, l.. b.
seeley, f, T. Barnes. j. NJ. Turney. d,
X, Warren. Miss Maud Warren. ]. Il.
Higgins. c. K, Higgins, DR.. Alfred
Kinney and $. II, Brown. yesterday
afternoon visited Flavel and inspected
the new work being done. The direct
ors OF the hotel company at their
morning meeting had decided to build
a twenty-foot plank road with bicycle
paths, across from the hotel TO the
ocean beach. and they made the trip
to the grounds to complete further de-
tails OF the plans, As the party land
ed at the dock Contractor Bayles ran
up the Stars and Stripes on the cupola
OF the new hotel in honor OF the first
visit OF Mr.. Hammond. All were more
than pleased with the progress made,
and Superintendent McInnls stated
that the building would be completed
by the 10th OF August. II is intended
to have It ready for guests on the 18th.
The grove about the hotel is already
full OF campers, L, y. Seeley went
from one part OF the house to another,
as happy as a clam at high water. His
good humor was contagious, and all
felt with him that regatta week would
be a good time to celebrate the open
ing OF the house, the opening OF the
railroad, and the beginning OF new
things for Astoria. Largely through
the indefatigable energy OF Mr.. Seeley,
during past months and years have
all the different interests of the city
been held together and, the present
successful state of affairs consum-
mated. When times We're the darkest,
and factions working against each
other, plans had gone wrong. disap-
pointment experienced on every hand,
Mr.. seeley was cheerful and happy
and always maintained that every
thing would come out right in the fu-
ture, Such men are the ones who
build up communities and inaugurate
large enterprises. They don't often
get rich themselves, but have the sat
isfactlon of doing much good for 9TH
ers.
Mr.. d. b. Hanson visited Flavel
with a more specific purpose In view,
He is known as ore OF the most sue
cessful sawmill builders and machin-
cry men on the Pacific coast, and rep
resents a large concern in San Fran
cisco. He expects to build at Flavel
one OF the largest sawmills on the
Columbia river The plant will be
such one as can furnish every va
riety Of manufactured lumber both for
domestic and foreign shipment. To
an Astorian representative Mr.. Han
son said that plans for the enterprise
were by no means completed, but bar
ring any accident, they expected to
commence operations in the near fu-
ture, Accident" might possibly mean
lack Of support, as enterprises Of