The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-19
DIRECT RESULTS
ARE FELT
The Delay Ia the Depot Natter Mills
a Large Deal, as II Has Many
Smaller Affairs.
BETTER TAKE OUR MEDICINE
As There is Little hope Of Any Change This
Year aud the Sooasr Al ADJUST BuS.aeSS
to That Basis the less Chagr aud
Disappointment Later

Already somc ot the direct results OF
the dallylng policy On the depot matter
are being felt BY Astoria business men,
The Importance ot this question has ncN,
or at any time been ovcrratrd 10y the
press and tho majority og the citizens
have been awake to the situation II Il
Is decrcrd by those holding the key to
the question. that they viii not do any
thing morv to further their own Interests
and the interests of the city scptrally,
there can be no doubt as TO the out
come.
Messrs stuart Brothers were In Port.
land SATURDAY and Monday, and succeed
ed In closing out quite u larSr deal In
Astoria lots, involving the transfer OF
some forty.ctght lots on the west side
OF the hay, A much larger transaction
was on the carpet. but after the puhllcn-
ton OF the result OF the last meeting on
the depot site, and the copying of thls
article In the OrcgunIan. Mr., Stuart was
met at the Office OF the Portland com.
pany with which he was about 10 closc
the deal. with the statement that he
had better take hts Strip sack and gn
home They told him that they had no
use for Astoria property II the state ot
affairs existed as srJ forth In Astoria's
local papers, when II Is finally decided
to 40 ahead with matters In your town,
and your papers say that everything Is
all right. come back herc and We will
close the deal with you"
stuart Brothers naturally feel consid.
orably put out over this matter, hut
truth is truth, and Astorians perhaps
have no one TO blame but thcms lives.
Fix the depot matter tomorrow, and
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business here as will make old rrsldcntcrs
open their eyes In astonlshmcut No
power on earth can prevent an immediate
and wonderful growth both In ths city
itself and in all branches OF business
II IL perhaps true that the railroad Is an
assured fact. and viii be built within
the limit OF time prescribed by the con-
tract But all OF the work that remains
10 be done can be completed In six
months time and Astoria might a. well
have the benefit OF this work In iN'S as
In 1884 History fails TO show an Instance
where a town having the amount OF
business already poSs ess,i by Astoria,
ever failed to give a depot site to
railroad that was willing To bring traftc
to Il: and In most cases. towns seeking
railroad connections have not only put
up subsidies, but have even gone TO the
extremity OF bonding the township hcay.
ily 10 raise funds as an lnducrmcnt to
the company 10 build through II.
The concensus OF opinion on ths streets
yesterday was that II was a very foolish
position for few parties 10 hold out
on the depot matter In the manner they
are doing and lose business Tor them.
selves and the whole community by such
actions 4 simple sacrifice now OF a few
dollars difference In prices would scttl"
the whole question and AZ once provide
market for large amount OF prop.
erty which cannot now b. sold even
at present prices. And It was stated uy
ono gentleman that no one In the city
VAS suffering more by the delay over
this question than the very parties them
thems elves. who. he said. ARE acting like
the dog In the mangcr. lie gave good proof
to suhstantiate this statement Another
hystand r. In his attempt to smooth the
ruiiied feelings OF Stuart Brothers. said
that the whole matter was not worth FUR
ther discussion The end had come for
the present: the railroad company had
stated its position clearly. and was stand
ing by II, and the particular property
owners Interested seemed In no wis, in
cltned TO change their position Asto-
rians might as well face the music and
commence TO take the medicine which
their own fellow citizens had prepared
for them,