The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-31
ASTORIA, CITY OF
The SETTING sun
The Means for Her up-BuiIdina and
Advancement Are at Hand.
LOOK WELL TO YOUR LANDS
Hea and Land Both IieIong 10 Astoria
and Mtnsrals wan Play NJ Part In
Her Development

Astoria on the Columbia, a city his
loric and orld.fnmcd-who has not
desired 20 see Astoria? Hirher came
the ships ot the early trapper and.
later. 1f the founders al the state here
arr gathered together people from
many nations Situated ~ the gate
way of mighty empire. lntrnched
On the hills that wall ana guard us
c1aata with her shoulder 10 the sea
and her face turned steadily toward
the mariners star ~ hope-thiH In the
Astoria Of legend and ROMANCE, the
Astoria that ia visions and dreams
tho pioneer saw grown 10 beauty,
wealth and power Certain u Is that
for picturcsqucncns of location and
grandeur Of surrounding scenery. the
cl,y has few equals am"ng the sca
ports q America,
Lees evident. perhaps. are the means
uf her up.buiidlng and advancement
to the proud position ~ her ambition
yet these means exist. and the present
hour Is bringing to iIght resources that
may we'll cause AAtoriR's rivals 10 look
10 their standing Ia the world Of com
mcroc. have said that Astoria 5
means of development are less evident
than the noblenesa OF her situation.
Bu, paTadoxicAl as Il may seem. some
u the features that appear tnimical Ia
the ci,y's welfare arc the very things
,ha, Will minister most TO her develop.
m-nt. Thoec rugged hillA that rise
above the city's towers and stretch
far away for many and many mile
ARE rich In timber and minerals. Those
lying tide lands Will yield wealth
~ garden aud dairy produce. Those
rocky biuffS viii furnish material for
the broad stately streets 10 be The
Titanl had never been Titanic but FOR
the labors they performed Happy is
tina, people who in being surrounded
by NATURES bes, girts, are Obliged "a
obtain these gifts by earnest striving
and patient toll.
Let Astorians look TO their lands the
lands that TO them are tributary With
half the devotion and confidence with
which they look 10 the sea, and they
viii reap multiplied benefits in the ap.
preaching harvest OF prosperity. Tt
the Enklishmhn and American who
claimed the sea and the land for the
domain Of their respective nations. AS.
toria could say. They are both mine,
the sea. and the land as we'll" But
does abe realize Il does Astoria appre-
ciatc the advantage that by right. by
birth.rtght-- she ls Oregon's first
born-beloEg to her? doubt II. 81
easy has been the gathering In OF hei
harvests Of salmon, so naturally has
this become the chief industry OF tbs
city. so accustomed 10 sights and scene:
of the water, by reason OF the esttuatior
~ the city's business district right ovel
the river. so welded. indeed. TO tn,
sea have the Astorians become, thal
they have almost forgotten that Oregon
exists for them. that the noble rivel
that flows by their wharves is their,
from ocean TO mountain springs.
Three generations have lived and dlec
In this venerable town, II has beer
reserved for the fourth to see the Ions
overland gliding In from the East. Bur
there II fitness herein that may no
at first appear. A reference TO IN,
map will reveal the fact that Astoril
Is farther west than Victoria or SaI
Francisco; farther west, indeed. thar
any other city of note In the Union
Let II be written down then with al
emphasis that In the present year, tn,
year Of our Lord one thousand eigh'
hundred and ntnety-seven. n GailroaC
having transcontinental connections Il
To enter this western city. wha
an awakening awaits astoria at tn,
joyful sound of the whistle Of that on
coming train, shyly and yet eagerly
like a maiden OF the forest, will sh,
reach out her hands to join the circl,
OF her sister cities.
But what Of the river and the see
and the commerce thereof? Come Will
me some summer day TO the highest o.
her twice seven hills, and look acros,
Astorla's noble har'bor. Eastward
northward, westward-what n SWEEP
for landsman's eye! what a rive
to end like this! The harbor is alivt
with thousand smaller craft; and tn,
docks are crowded, with vessels of ever,
description. With the city at your feet
and this great moving tide OF life OF
the waters, methinks II needs no pro
phetic ken to see In the near futur
commerce here like that OF the mart
OF the Atlantic, And to the doubter
should say, "Go thou, and view tn
land; ascend this river with Il
branches, and bring me word again."
Astori6Hs are proud of their publ
schools, and wen they may be- Wit
several excellent buildings and a com
plete high school. with large corp
of proficient and devoted teachers ther
is little wanting to place Astoria mer
itoriously as well as alphabetically a
the head of the list of the schools @
Oregon. If the rooms | visited are
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