The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-09
IS ASTORIA ASLEEP?
tsAsss
Great Events Ia Progress Not Appw-
clatcd at Home,
waau.
WHAT THEY THINK ABROAD
Projects 20 Establish Trade NTH Astoria to
Which livery BaSlneSS Man Should Ne
Alive aud NcrAiag For
WHAT THEY THINK ABROAD

Are Astorians asleep to their " best
intrrestA while foreigners are only walt
ing 10 invest capital and establish trade
relations here THIS Ia the question put
ny a gentleman visiting tho city yes,cr~
day, and which seems 10 he answered
In the following editorial from the oma.
Ia ucrald,
The remarks Of 4. J. Smith, formerly
" omaha. but now VI Astoria, IN the
state " OrcgOp. at tho mouth OF the Col.
umbiA river, In Yesterdays World.licrald,
are worthy " tho serious consideration
% "a iobb,rs and Manufacturers
Those who ar familiar with the writ
ings " WashingtNn Irving viii rctNCuN'
hcr Astoria as the esat " the operations
% John jacob Aston tNr whom the city
Is ramcl Il has about lA0N " SNNN
people. IS about elsht mites trNm the
Pacific occan and has No tailrcad cont
m~untoAy,op With the outside world A
ranrNad Is nov NeiRg NUtit from NNortland
70 rNmciy yhiS defect and Il viii be I'm.
tShel neN September,
Astoria Is one of The principal salmon
packlRg points On the Pacific Coast the
centrr u the vast aoldS ~ mineral de-
tNNAAn ANNAkNAAtAh NNHA NNNAAs AAN - NAA
rounded by one ct the richest timber
belts In the world II Is two DAYS nearer
China and japan than san Francisco.
and has a summarizing poSitiop Tor the
travel % and nom Alaska
when the ranrNAd Is completed IN Sep.
TENDER seR-gOing vessels and steamers
can load and unload their cargoes ami
Passengers there an1 the diSayrvcahlc
river trip 90 Portland viii ne avoided.
In that cVeHy astoria may ultimately su.
perSNtc Portland and Seattle Tacoma,
and other cities on FigVt Sound as the
principal seaport on the North Pacinc
coast
Mr. Smith SAYS another railroad Is now
building nom Astoria south, down the
coast. ms q viii be extended through
20 Albany, where the Oregon Central il
butt over the mountains TO Mll city.
II Is TO be extended. probably through
the MalheuT river valley. 70 a junction
with the oregon Short Line Al ontario.
a few miles east OF it, terminus at Hunt,
tngtOn.
This viii make Il a competitor with
tho rail lines OF the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company n land freight
and passengers more than i0 miles near
cr the Pacific ocean n the present
route TO Portland, In fact. Il will be a
short cut from Omaha 10 Astoria, plac-
ing Alaska and the wonderful resources
OF the North Pacific at the doors %
Omaha.
Mr.. Smith SAYS he Is aware that OmA.
Ia merchants now reach Astoria by
water. hut the completion OF the railroad
will make It much more accessible. Chi
cago is working hard for the Astoria and
Alaska trade, 50 Is Minneapolis, and the
lobbvr5 and manufacturers Of Chicago
are c~ndeayoring to m~onopoiiEe H. But
u the lobbcys n manufacturers OF
Omaha viii brace themselves TO the
work they can get Il. and Omaha men
cannot take cognizancc OF the Importance
OF this trafic any too
Every Investigation the world-iicraid
has made for developing our resources
invariably suggests the necessity and the
demand FOR the up-buildlng md exten.
sion OF the manufacturing industries OF
this city.
In another place We have spoken Of
the Importance OF increasing cur retail
trade with the surrounding towns and
cities OF the n~eighborlng states and any
one can see clearly It's important bearing
on the expansion Of our Industrial In.
tercsts by which We can successfully
compete with other cities who are yigi-
ant and active in seeking every oppor-
tunity TO deprive Omaha Of what right
fully belongs to It By reason Of our SUI
periOr and convenient position.
But here IS a distant aeld with tho
shortest route TO the Northern Pacific
coast and the Intervening territory. by
which Omaha can give the scoop" to
Chicago. Kansas City, Denver. Salt Lake
City. Portland. Minneapolis and other
points. To do this successfully there II
an imperative demand TO Increase our
manufactures
II Omaha jobbers have TO depend upon
Eastern manufactures. exclusively. they
cannot hold their wi against compct-
ing points. for the simple reason that
the Eastern jobbers will be assisted by
the Eastern manufacturers 10 underbid
10. Besides In bidding for his trade, II
will be a matter OF Indifference whether
he sells to the Jobbers OF Omaha. Mime
apolls. Denver. Salt Lake city. or Port
land s long as he receives orders and
gets paid for his goods.
This Is emphatically a case Of calling
for tho steady expansion OF Omaha man,
.ufactures, backed by Omaha johbers. II
We wish TO enter and possess hat rich
and promising field.