The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-31
CITY COUNCIL TAKES A HAND
Everybody Jubilant over the
Completion Of the Railroad and
the Setting Of the Day for the
Celebration.
The LnhlIes da, ha, been ts,d.

The jubilee day has been fixed
Astoria viii celebrate the completion ot It's
dot railroad
The rai'Nad company yesterday nScd the
date Tor April Is.
The city council At once resolved to spend
some money Tor The propcr entertainment of
A,;oH,, visitors AZ this. tho creates, event in
the hi,,or ofihc city, and appointed commit
tee, aid iu carry ips gu, the plans Of the ciii
feua
No sooner had the nilryai compiuy an-
pouncsd yesterday Jha, ls could see the way
clear to the comrlc,ion Of the railroad by next
Tuesday or lhunday. aud that the formal Ger
smouies 10 celebration Of the evcat Noulitss
pace April r. the day before the asscmblins
herr OF the state republican convention, and
that trains would be run TO bring the delegates
here. a. well IS TO accommodate the guests Of the
city. and irails from herr, for use OF Astorians
and the committees, would be run 10 NEE, the
incoming traius. than there was a feeling Of
general satisfaction expressed throughout the
city and the city council. a, a special session
decided t, take hand in the jubilee, spend
money 70 make the event a notable one In the
history OF the city, aud maintain As,orNS rep
ulalou for b .piialty. The council chambers
aud mayors otee were placed At the dspos..
toa Of the expected visitors and pr badly will
be used A. headquarters by the politicians
That there will be iollincsiion and ho, time
in the Old town dos not need 10 be said. Too
much importance cannot be Gttached TO the
eveat which has been awaited with anxiety
akin to pain for ,usss many years II ii
means anything {, means the establishment nj
Astoria Of a great Commercial port aud the
development OF latent natural resources
destined to make the city grow like a mush
room in night AMI ClGtsOp country blossom
Ike garden Then ls, the jolliaeAlion got
on, said one property owner yesterday. and
let US by this celebration declare 10 the world
no, only what We have done. but what we will
do in the future. The railroad is here, and We
will make bushes, for {, asd the community
the wheels Of commerce will be set In motion
and manufactures and pay rolls will be e,tab-
lished. From a small seaport and fshing town
cut OF from the rest OF the world. we will be
a shipping and manufacturing port, employing
thousands " people. The facilities are here,
capital can be had, and Se will furnish the
energy"
II anyone doubts that the 18th Of April, win
bs big day in Astoria, let him say so some
where el'e
The management OF the railroad would like
to open the line to all Astorians, PorilAnders
and everyone else, but the roadbed and track
being so new. and the rolling stock not all
being here ys, precludes the Idea VI general
excursion to all. As many as possible, aside
from the eI.y's visitors, will be provided for.
The governor Of the state, the mayor and COM
mon councilmen OF Portland, and the mayors
and eouncilmeu Of contiguous municipalities
will be invited to visit Astoria on the new rail.
road, and one train from Astoria, conveying
the mayor, couneilmen aud commltte will meet
the down trains near Gobls GHd escort lhs visl-
tors to this city. Mr.. Hammond Is expected TO
be here and take part 10 tho entertainment.