The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-16

there 10 miles to the c1st is Portland.
rhe terminus Of nv o. Il. 4 NJ p.
line. o. r. q M. q K. g. line. o. r.
4 N.-Grcat Northern iiEc and she North
orn Pnane hne: al transcontin@n,al
railroads, the latter reaching Portland
VIA Seattle and Tacoma Portland cannot
nope by herself TO get any share Of tho
cramp line business bccauso tho steamers
could not afford to make ths long. and
dangerous trip up the crooked channel
Of the Columbia TO call at that city.
Astoria cannot by hersGr expect to ge,
thcse biz steamers 20 otA here. because
she has nothing to ofrer them when they
gct here. But here Is the solution of tho
problem. Hammonds splendid 75-pound
steel railroad between Portland and As
toria ts almost completed When IN.
ishod it VIA furnish an outlet to Astoria.
through the q. Il. a n. and Portland
FOR every railroad tapping Seattle and
san Francisco The railroad wall bring
20 Astoria all, and more traffic than. the
cramp steamers eou.d get at Seattle at
a cos, OF many days delay in making the
side trip OF 800 miles up Puget sound.and
return. To lnaugurote one Of the gigan-
tic schemes OF the age I, W only neces-
sary for a. h, Hammond TO guarantee
the completion and operation OF his ran.
road before spring and FOR Portland ana
tho oregonian TO put their hands to the
plow with Astoria. San Francisco viii
stand in, because by so doing she can
wipe Seattle on the map as a compeu-
tor Portland and Astoria will make a
picking Of clean nuts which otherwise
VIII fan into Onothers basket. ana ,he
Cramps would jump at the chance to
take at Astoria a larger tonnage than
could be had at Seattle and at the same
time save 400 miles steaming.
With the triple alliance between Astoria
and Portland and san Francisco, and the
Cramps in force, the tubs running out of
Se0tuc would not be in the race Port
land merchants will pick up a trade
they cannot hop to secure otherwise.
Portland ruilroads viii gain immensely
more in traffic than they can now make
by running comparatively small steam
ers 10 Alaska. Astoria will simply gain
a fortune better than gold mines and rar
overshadowing the wheat business which
she soon expects to handle. even II every
vessel coming to the Columbia ami the
Sound put together were loaded here.
klondiko has como 10 stay Alaska will
be developed as the rondest dreamer
could not realize. Besides the mires,
farming ana other Industries will be car
desi on as in other far northern coun-
tries. San Francisco and California will
develop a traffic the like Of which has
never been known on this part OF the
continent,
Each member OF the alliance wiR de-
pend upon and aid the otherS and each
will share in the benefits In proportion
to work and capital invested. The
Cramps will advertise the route through
out the east. and their agents will sell
tickets on the Atlantic coast for the en-
tire journey.
Now is the time for Astoria and Port
land to distinguish themselves. Time
Is the essence of commerce. Time is
what the Cramps want to save and time
saved In oubloing competitor is wha,
San Francisco will tie up to. wm Port
land sit by and see the Cramps help
Seattle snil further best the Columbia
river? No!
It Is time now to lay aside all petty
differences between Astoria and Port
land. and lock arms on the triple ALI.
ance that will bring success and riches