The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-17
OREGON CATTLE
FOR THE EAST
TralnIoad to be Shipped TO the Corn
GrowinQ Country Of the Missouri.
CAPITALISTS Now IN ASTORIA
Mrzsrs skidm0re and lAnyiile Have
Corn and Money. oregon Has the
Cattle 20 Iie Fed

oregon beef Is establishing reputa'
ton for itsrlf second 10 none In the
Hand
! Il, II we'll known that oregon wheat
fed hogs command q premium IN me
Eastern markets. because ~ the ~ ert-
ness " the hams and bacon produced
from them. Few people however. are
aware that oregon beef ~ also NJ Au-
pcrlor quality Portlandcrs and AStor'
ians III down daily at their tables and
eat the choicest u juicy steaks and
roasts. at a bit pound. without any
thought that Eastern people pay higher
prices for inferior meat
Yesterday Mr ". J Skldmorc aud
MIR william Linvillc. a cousin Of Thotn-
az Linvillr NJ this city arrived from
skldmorc. Nodaway county Missouri.
The gentlemen are here both for pleas
ure and business. To an Astorlan req
rrarntativv. last evening. Sir. Sk!dmore
said that times are better In the East
~ rule Money IL easy. and there
In plenty Of 4 % be had at s per cent
on real estate security Many of our
farmers and the small local banks have
money to lend. and when they can't
supply the demand Eastern loan com.
panics will loan all that u wanted at
8 and per cent These companies
are now renewing overdue mortgages.
glNily placing the same amounts upon
the same security There n better
feeling everywhere. our county had
large crops. and Is doing well We
are situated ON the Villsca branch OF
the c. n. & Q railroad. which gives
M good transportation facilities, at
reasonable rates. Mr. Llnyille said
that the corn CROP last fall Ia Missouri
was simply tremendous, and that Nod
away county is banner county.
why. Mr.. skidmorc and myself alone
have about $1,000 bushels cribbed. and
could have taken in as much more at
an average price OF - cents a bushel.
" We had had crib room. Cattle are
scarce. however In our country. and
We have come out hcrc In oregon TO
see II We can't buy IA dozen or more
carloads Of your fine oregon cattle
which Tom here has been writing US
about. ship them back TO Missouri
and teach them to eat corn In stalls
This. believe. will be a good invest
ment, as the reverse OF things Is true
In this country, Feed Is high and
cattle are plenty just nj this season.
We viii take none unless We can get
IA train-load,"
Messrs. Skidmone and Linvllle were
induced to come TO oregon through
the correspondence of Mr.. Thomas Lin.
vile. who makes II point never TO
county and state. should these gem
tlcmcn ship train-load Of cattle TO
the East Il will be the first solid
trRin-load from the Willamette valley
or the western part OF the state. II
everyone In Clatsop woald write one
single letter TO friend or relative In
the East, giving nothing but the facts
concerning cattle-raising, dairying, fax
growing. sugar beet growing, manu-
featuring, numbering. wheat-shipping.
the harbor drydocks, elevator business,
and the possibilities in banking and
real estate which will be opened In
this city and county within the next
Ave years, population here would be
more than doubled with the right kind
OF people, and there would be plenty
OF money for the building OF sea wall
or any other enterprise that might be
undertaken.