The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-06
HOTEL FLAVEL TO
OPEN JUNE FIRST
This Is Probably the llrst Gun Fired
For Improvement Of Astoria.
MANAGER LOCKE. OF MONTANA
kill Look Alter the Comfort aud Entertain-
meat Of Visiting Strangers In the
City BY the Sea
MANAGER LOCKE. OF MONTANA

Tho new hotel ~ FlaYI wll lie
opened TO the public June list. uud r the
management ~ one of the most SUCCESS
ful hotel men IN the West. Tha owners
OF tho property have ilttlc 10 ray ln
rrgard 81 the matter. but those who
claim to know Say thai THU ia the first
gun nrcd II 40 active campaign II i'm.
prpycm"n, in and around Astoria.
Yesterday a time contract was signed
by the hotel company with SIR u. +.
locke. II Butte Montana. nov man.
agcr of the hn- hotel "McDcrmost," of
Ina, city aad one 4 the leading hotels
OF Montana, Air Locke II one of the
widcsi and most fAyorably known hotel
mon IN the West For fyr years he
was manager Of the Union Pacific West.
FRA CHnmissary Department. and was
TOR tao YEARS manager = the hotel AZ
U.ar7;rld Beach. tsah Two years ago
h- took hold ~ The "MoDcrmoit." at
Butte. which was a. that time whI,e
''"liAt+tttk 'Ai tAAF 4tAll'lH tl NV HAtA hlbiu-
rrS. MT even paying expenses Today
the house n doing a good business and
paying dividends Mr. Locke Is a young
man. over six feet In height. broad.
shouldcrcI and every inch manager.
iir is .ldcpcnden, ananclally. socially
cpnuccttl with the bcy, people and
has keen business Judgment. lie VIII
b. an acquisition 20 the community, The
FlAyei people have certainly made no
mistake ln their chief executive ofilc'r.
Mr ils'itc rs,utnci to Eutts last night
20 close up matters there and arrange
flr The removal % Ais family 10 Astoria,
o. account OF whose health H. s COM
Ing West lie viii return hcrv about
the .Uih % the month.
There ls but one Interpretation O. be
placed upon the opening Of the Hotel
Flavci There II to be a handsome nos
trlry FOR the public OF the most mod
cra design. with an the l1,cs, conye,
nl.ncts for the guest. run upon business
principles. and with a table second to
none. Following IN. opening of the
house will naturally come many strang
crr during rhe summer TO visit Astoria
and learn about its great resources.
No accommodate them and the travelling
public there viii b. put on by the rail-
rad frst-class suburban service be
tween the main city and Flavel and
War~nton Not alone for pleasure are
all these Improvements to be made. The
capitalists OF the East are 10 be enter
taincd, and probably before the sum
mer IL over many Of them will have
determined 10 Invest IN some enterprise
In Astoria that will make a tin pail br-
gade. TN pail brigades are needed,
because they mean traffic for the new
railroad and freight for the merchant
ships and steamers Of the world. The
route OF transccntinental traffic must
be changed into the new channel from
the old. and new business must be Gre
ated for shipment both inland and TO
the Orient. To 30 all this Will require
"a hard. steady pull all together by eN-
cry busiess man In Astoria and the EN-
ploymcnt Of Chicago and Seattle grit
and push. Work must I've done with
the merchants and shippers OF the Eas,
and the merchants and shippers OF Chi
na, Japan, Australia, Hawaii, and the
steamship lines, as well as new steam
ers built, II win require pluck. cour-
age, and plenty OF hard work, more
than capital. Every other interest ev-
cry other business, every other care
every other trouble must be relesated
to the background, or laid upon "A high
shelf, until all these great channels of
trade are opened. factories builded,
wtharves, docks, granarles, warehouses,
mills and elevators constructed. Money
In large sums viii be needed, but cap
ital Is ever ready TO invest where It
is giyen fair chance to make profit.
Skill, diplomacy, free mil sites and
conceded rights will In a few years
make an entirely new city Of Astoria,
Then II will be easy to sell town lots
and business blocks. because there will
be buyers for all classes Of property,
Let the hotel open-and from the
character and energy OF Its owners It
will be done with all proper eclat--let
the strangers come, let the baby grow;
but with all the letting, let Astorians
take good care OF their own interests
by first taking good care of the inter.
ests of those who would cast in their
lot with the city by the sea and aid