The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-19


with such ylcws a. he holds on this vital
topic. His opinion. " in any way season.
able will DO given the publicity lts merit
deserves
J. T, RosS-The queries suggested by
the As,oraan are pungent and timely and
I am glad the fght for our commercial
development is 70 perslstently waged. It
Is no d0abt true. as stated by Mr.
Harrison Allen in his interview Of yes
teniay that the export trade Is an all
important factor for present consIdera-
tlon. To secure our share OF the foreign
trade, however. II seems that we should
aim 20 build ourselves up locally. We
must make ourselves a city OF some con.
sequence before we can well aspire to
rivalry win points much LANCER In pop.
ulation An answer TO your first question
s contained In very few words. We
have lacked the proper push. / note that
number Of comparisons are being made
win Seattle. !, Is well that they should
BE-. Quite recently received a publlca.
ton from the City OF Grand Rapids.
Mich. In which Seattle occupied an entire
page setting forth the marvellous induce
ments she could oner for numbering and
saw mills. This paper has a wide cir.
culation throughout the lumber regions
Of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota,
and what could 1t accomplish other than
10 attract 10 that point Just such indus
tres as Astoria needs al the present
time. II remember correctly, a fund
was raised in this city about two years
aso. having Tor It's object a wide adyer-
Using Of Astoria. The resources Of this
placs were to DO put before the public
at large and In a way that certainly
would have brought forth fruit had 4
been carried out as originally contem-
plated. But. while a number Of subscrip-
tions were secured. very little money was
collected and many who would have been
willing TO contribute were never called
upon at al. Nov. Il this plan had been
energeieaily pushed, and me money ju-
ciually expended In the east. believe It
would have resulted materially to our
advantage. Answering question two, let
ne say. that what Astoria needs. and
needs badly. Is Industries that will Yield
her a payroll during the entire year. As
matters stand now the merchant Is OBJ
liged to carry a large number OF his
patrons six months out OF the T. There
are nunbsr Of manufacturing establish
men,s that could be supported here with
god profits TO their promoters. Il is
impossible 10 get matches without send
Ing either to Portland or San Francisco.
A match factory would pay. A factory
Cor the manufacture of all kinds Of
wooden ware would De a paying invest
ment. Washtuos, wooden pads, brooms.
etc. are bulky and unfavorable for ship
enL There would be a healthful de-
mand for them from this point and We
have an abundance OF lumber from which
TO make them. have observed in
great many instances that where town
gets one good substantial factory. an.
other one is almost sure TO appear and
,ocate alongside. Then they follow in
a rush.
C. ]. TRENCHARD-I will answer your
two questions IN a single statement The
fault lies In the fact that our
people have never been In position to 1
put our shipping facilities before the ship I
ping people In a proper llgSN, Take for I
illustration G. W. McNear. OF California. |
While he ships large quantities from that !
state, he also buys heavily in the north. !
west. Now the situation is this: Mr.. 4
McNear would buy In Astoria rather than I
20 farther up the coast. he could buy
rs eheaply here. But we cannot offer
him the endorsement and there you are.
lust as soon as Astorlans can say to the
shipping world, we can sell you at the
same price Portland and Seattle quotes
then ;he boom is on, and the city will
rise from her ashes, In so far as the
larhor entraace Is supposed to have
been detrlment, attach but little i'm
lortance to that. That matter should
lot be proper one for much discussion,
anyway, as the jety has remedled the
rouhle. II any ever existed
A. ]. MESuER-As a preliminary
answer, let me say, drop all antagonism
with Portland. You can't catch flies with
'inegar In addition, the people should
Iwaken from the comatbse state which
Gems everywhere SO apparent The As
crian Is doing a great work In confront
ny them with their fallings, trust It
will serve to stir them up TO realiza.
ion OF the emergency. There is no ques-
ion but that a marked change is COM
ng, and a change for the better. II such
5 the case, there Is no city which needs {
more than Astoria, to be ready to enter /
aln Il.
AUGUST HILDEBRAND-To question
ne would say lack Of patriotic feel.
ng Tor the citizens own good. There is
o effort made 10 foster any loyalty for !
.stona's welfare. Why this should be /
he case one can only conjecture, but It
the truth, nevertheless. I would like
D see the people here start anew. turn G
new leaf as It were and try again. The ]
me is ripe for II, and perhaps the pres a
Mt agitation will start the ball rolling
o question two would like to be quot.
as followS' Let each one treat the
ther as he in turn would wish to be
reated. This would do away with all III
ceiling, and bring the taxpayers and otis
rs together in a way to guarantee
rosperus future. All that Astoria needs
J for her citizens to pull in unison,
Wherever any city has built itself into
busy bustllng metropolis, you viii find
hat cordial feeling is in the air, that
ne merchant is friendly to the other,
nd that harmony exists in every propo-
ition which can In any manner be con-
'rued as profitable for the common
wealth. |