The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-24
REMARKAnLE RESEMBLANCE.
SAYS EASTERN VISITOR
Similarity of san Francisco and Astoria
Hareors, and tho Great rnssibiuuea
ot the Latter for Growth.

"0ive YOU somo further rcsomblanees
between Astoria and san Francisco -
said the Eastern Visitor, "a he swung In
hs hammock like a Jolly tar, IAN right;
| will do 50.
THE Frisco maps show tho ordlnary
hlgh tide line ON tho bay Just a. your
mans do, ON California street it Ia some
sNN Ccct away FROM tho scawali at the
new mllllon.dollar state house at Oakland
tcrry, All that space has been allied IN
with sand from tho ridge, and great
brick blocks cover thn made ground. Re.
fore chat was done thew was not very
much mcrc lcvcl land ON san Frauclsco's
bay front than there Ia now on Astoria's
hay front Tho made land varies from
loO TO NN feet suppose at scow hay
the tide iats TO thr channel would reach
lSo feet The Hay city was built up
along those slopes and Hat aud tidclands
Just about as your city will DO built up.
except that your nnc residence plateau
VIII have = great business feature to Il
besides"
Tell US about that scawall," suggested
the Scribe, as he passed a royal havana
over to the eplcurr
why, Il Is only partial wall" replied
the n, V, "lt Ia about sNo foct (lcss than
two milesl long and extends from tho
Prcsidlo reservation down 10 the Oakland
ferry, IL was made by dumping rock
Its base Is about 100 feet wide and iIa top
some four feet wide The top Is concrete.
and forms part Of East street \ plank
wharf projects 50 a. to even up with tho
base and make a beginning for the piers
and slips. Their piers arc only about eo
feet long, as against possible ayC feet piers
In lower Astoria bay. and iiO0 Zee, In New
York bay, on the Jersey shore. san. they
have a very hnc pier system. Their slips
are 30 feet wide Their chief engineer
II. &. Holmes, Is quite genius lilo has
invented an automatic system OF hits at
the slips 10 raise and lower the bridges
TO suit tides. He runs them by water at a
cost OF only aeou, s. or s. a month and
without a chance tor accident"
DO you think Astoria tidcnats will be
Allied from the hlllsy'' uucrlcd the Scribe.
NO, indeed Those fine hills viii never
De cut down, except 10 level the lncquall.
ties. Your hlgh plateau Is of too much
value TO your site Your nats Will be
hlled In from the sands OF the river. 1
should think. except possibly az Tongue
Point. where Il would pay to level the
hills on and establish district business
suburb
But 10 return 20 tho waterfront Of the
Bay city resumed the r. y. 81. must be
some 10 or Is miles along the bay to the
south boundary or the city. observe
that tho manufactures are building up
very much along the lower part OF that
front. The Southern Paciacs dcpo. down
there at Fourth and Townsend streets
helps that And so with tho Valley rail.
road depot IN tho same region"
How far Is u across the bay to OAK
land 20 asked the Scribe.
We'll. not over six miles" was the re-
ply. That Is about the distance across
Astoria bay TO tho Washington side.
should think swift ferry system would
follow A great seaport here and make
beautiful suburbs across the Columbia.
So FAR as F1aycl and warrcnton are con.
ccrned they will soon be part og Astoria
when all OF Young's bay hats shall De re-
claimed, and only deep and narrow
channel Is left up into Youngs bay.
But guess that royal havana has
wcai1ed me and III take a nap. See you
later"