The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-01
THE CHICAGO AND
SEATTLE SPIRIT
Is All That Is Needed To Boom As
toria With a Railroad.
VIEWS OF A RAILROAD MAN
khst Has Been Done In Seattle. Tacoma and
Spokane-Business Booming DOinqs
Ia the Mining District.

''T'he Chicago and Seattle spirit Is
what you people need now, TO carry
out the good work you have already
begun and are In a fair way 10 finish.
I am surprised az the amount OF work
already done on the railroad, and IL you
keep pushing you will make a great
port here"
These were the words Of Mr.. ]. w.
Casey. one Of the officials of the Chica-
go. Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Company. who visited Astoria yester-
day Mr. Casey has just made a trip
through Rossland, B. c.. Spokane. Sc
attic and Tacoma, and has always been
friend Of Astoria, and believes In
her future. Talking OF results. he said:
What was IL that gave Tacoma her
prestige in the shipping business. and
what has enabled Seattle 20 outrun her
neighbOr on the Sound? There Is but
one answer-both had the Chicago spirit
OF push. only the latter a little more
So Tacoma business men went in to
win. They made some mistakes. but
they succeeded n the long run. Seattle
went in to get to the top. and succeeded.
50 far as the North Paoific coast is con-
cerned When some capFtalijts we're
looking around short time ago for
mill site, Tacoma people offered them
one at once az a reasonable price, while
Seattle donated site fDr three mills
/ and secured the plant. In the bad times
Seattle banks all stood together Ike
one man and not a bank failed. Today
they are on the top and their city Is
forging ahead. 1t is unity of purpose
by all for a common object that wins
/ in the race. Talk. W rk AMI act to-
gether. regardless Of anything else and
success follows
/ Look at Spokane today. She Is an
interior town. with freight rates against
her. but like Denver she is now on top.
a beautiful city, with broad streets and
magnificent buildings, and not an emp
ty store or house in the town. What
made her? The Chicago spirit. She
stuck to her proposition and the rich
mines in her vicinity. and is today q
prosperous and growing city. The west
bound trains roll in there every day
with three sleepers filled with passen-
gers, and the freight trains come loaded
with more goods than can be taken care
Of
II was in Rossland. B. c., the other
day. That is great mining town, and
very peculiar one. The main street
looks like Clark street in Chicago. and
| YOU find everybody there that you ever
knew. 1t is ruled by an officer Of the
Canadian government called the gold
commissioner. whose word is law from
which there is no appeal No claims
are Jumped here and no crooks stay
long in town The commissioner is six
! feet three in his stockings, and when he
invites YOU to an interview you natu-
rally go. The other day there was a
1 dispute between two men, partners In
a mine, over a settlement. On the near
i ing one man did all the talking. the 9th
er remaining quiet. The commissioner
like Solomon, said 10 the first man, You
j divide the property and the second
man shall have his choice of the parts
The Silver King mine ls great prop
erty. and has one peculiar feature. The
mine is Az miles from the smeiter al
i Nelson. The ore is transported in small
buckets, by gravitation. this entire dis
uancs on an endless wire, day and night
the buckets passing every few minutes
and at the smelter is melted into
matte which Is shipped to Wales fol
refining.
Yes, you have a great proposition
here in Astoria, and you cannot watch
it too close, or do TOO much 10 get tir
pail brigades STARTED and the big shipI
loading here