The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-17


The people OF Astoria are about to send
1900 Of their money to Portland to pay
for an advertisement in the oregonian
extolling the ''imInutahSe law OF nature -
under which the wheat raised east Of the
Cascade mountains is bound-at some
more or less distant time in future-,o
come down 10 the mouth OF the Column
bsa TO be loaded on ships for Europe and
the Orient. This money is really con-
tribused. in most instances, out Of sheer
good Will for the oregonian; as a DE-
served recognition of the greatness Of
that paper; for its incalculable service in
the cause Of sound monsy during the last
presidential campaign, and its loyalty un-
der many other past adverse and distress
ing circumstances to the best interests OF
orSgon. The people OF Oregon admire
and appreciate the oregonian, n0twith-
standing the abuse and scurrHous sland-
ers SO profusely heaped upon it by she
small newspaper tools OF a certain dis
reputable and viadictive ring OF diSap-
pointed and disgruntled politicians. II
there was no real intrinsic merit in that
paper-which there is, and lots OF It, for
1t is by dong odds the best newspaper |
published on the Pacific coast-it would /.
stnl have claim to the support and en-
couragement Of all OF oregon's best peo- /
pie on s,ount OF the kind of ,pemies I; !
has made. But the fact remains that any
further advertisement of the immu:abe
laws Of nature with reference to Asto-
toria's future development and trade,
either in the Oregonian or elsewhere, is
ridiculous, and win do no good If the
Lord has intended wheat TO come down
her. independent Of any movement on
the part Of our people to go after it, and
in spite Of the efforts Of Portland people
to prevent it. We may as well leave the
matter in the hands Of the Almighty and
await the maturity Of his own plans /
There is. however, a business which can
be brought to Astoria and that immedl-
ately. without any detriment to Port
land. but, on the contrary. 10 her bet
terment far beyond anything she has
yet experienced in her whole history as a
town Let her substantial citizens unite
heart and hand in the proposal made in
yesterdays Astorian for an alliance be- /
tween San Francisco and Astoria in the
control Of Alaska trade. Let the Ore |.
gonian in the interest Of its own immedi- /.
ate community. without reference TO the .
good it may be the means Of doing As
toria and the whole state of Oregon, take /.
up this eminently feasible suggestion OF |
the Astorlan, and that paper WHY de-
rive more benefit in the next Twelve
months in the direct return Of dollars and I.
cents to its Golfers than it has yet re-
oeived or stands TO receive in years TO
come from the psople Of Astoria in ad-
yertising any law Of nature, however i'm /.
mutable; while the city Of Portland will
realize more advantage over her competi- !
tors, and bring a greater need CT pros
perity 10 her people. than Will result
from the expenditure Of millions Of Uncle
Sans good money in her future resist |
ance no matter how successful, Of these
same immutable laws Of nature, to be
advertised, at so much per line, for the
benefit Of Astoria, in the Oregonian.