The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-03
Is Destined 10 fcIip,e All Of tie
Events Of Previous Years.
THE YEAR or AL YEARS
hheu Astoria Needs fete ler tater;aia-
meat NJ People Of the State 60 deIp
Celebrate bef IriimpJ

The ~; regatta viii b, the regatta o.
regauaS The committee nrc All work.
Ink hard on the proposition. ,nd Lrc
arranging FOR unique and Interesting fea-
lures IN connection with the regular wa.
trf sports That the ar.iir win i,e a
success In assured when As'orisn- v,akc
up TO situation nothing run stop the
accomplishment Of the object Of their
undermining
At The meeting Of the managing com.
mlt,ec. yesterday. Captain Gregory rc-
signed ms chairman Of the committee on
aquatic sports because his duties hs
superintendent OF repairs on the MANGA
nla make Il Impossible Tor him 20 give
the necessary time 10 The nt.n-. CSic.
Edward lluiiock was appointed ns chair
man In his place. A number OF new
features for thc outTtninm at We're dis.
cussed and adopted IN the evening the
press committee held meeting ana
took steps 10 notify she membcrs % the
press throughout IA" state pf the coming
regatta. scndiug them inyl;Ar3ns to BE-
present ana soliciting their aiI in
making thr arair 10 sta.r egli uuy
Portland had her big Fourth OF .niy.
Tacoma her rosc festival ana lumber
mons cxcursien. S.atil, q "trnirnl ard
Astoria does not propose To b" lelt hahlnd
IN the matter Of public entertainments
\ crucial pDrlod has arrived I'm the his.
tory of Astoria ana the thinking men
aud wldc-rWalc business m"1 re1ilzc the
situation. OF all yetrs In 'hc history o.
tho city. this Is the year .n which H r.
gutia is needed. Every m-r,huut. every
prupcrty-ownrr. every stors.Nrepsr hop
keeper. manufacture hottl-k,,p.r. res
murantcur. lawyer. doctor. judge. clerk
and errand boy should give lcsoriins TO
his means &c The cause ana work with
all his might TO make the regatta ,he
grand success which il can pc made II
all pun together. This Is the year woich
will see Astoria Joined ny steel bands
with the interior Of the >tl.e md the
fur East Tlas II the ystr uf hlg
crops. the shipment OF which to foreign
ports will. durinE the season, hc made
through her gateway. This Is the year
In which many mortgages anu dshts /
win be- paid from the prpiits ~ oregon /
soil This y the year in which a sue
ccSsful growing Of flax N Orsg5a mas /
been demonstrated. This IL the 5sar IN /
which will ~ born great enterprises eor
the manltfnntuN OF ChtSlR couu;ys I
timber into lumber for foreign shipment .
lhis is the year In which oregon wheat
viii be ground Into nour 1t The gateway
markets OF the world Of course Aston
ans want the citizens of he state IT,
see where these events are 20 take
,laoc. and to Join IN n celebration SOM
not only OF the prosperity
II thc little town at the mouth Of the
Columbia river but. what is of ,yreater
Importance, the prosperity and increased
'chness OF the state NJ large and her
principal cities.
More important than appears ON the
ace OF It. IL the holding Of ,he fourth
annual regatta In Astoria. People nre
wanted here, There Is room for people
With brains and money There is oIsi-
less here to romunera;e such people,
'hey don't know it, Let thom come
md see for themselves Ea,a man VINO
will visit Astoria during regatta week,
hough he only comes from within the
onfnes Of the state, has numeb' ~
riends East, and IL prop .rly entertained.
bout the first thing he will do will be
o write home about Astoria harbor and
What he saw on regatta day. lust about
hat time there are usually numbers OF
excursions to the coast from Eastern
tiles, and many will be attracted here .
" the announcement OF a regatta lhc
cean and aquatic sports are always n
rst attraction TO the average man or
roman. out of the hundreds VINO will
'ist here, ten per cent will 20 away
With the idea of coming back again
nd of spreading abroad the news of what
hey witnessed. Let IL be regatta, then,
lrst. last and always. and ~ will so
n record as red letter year,
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