The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-17
FIX Up wIrH THE oRBGoNIAN.
MR. HAMMOND,


Mr.. Hammond mus, buy up the ore
gonian. In fact he should have done SO
long ago. No man Of Hammond's repu'ed
millions can or ever has dared 20 live IN
oregon and ignore ;his great Institution.
Frequent hints have been extended TO
him TO call and settle; he has no, done
50. let him beware OF the consequence.
When he FRS promoted" the salmon
trust. which the oregonian. after the
language Of Mr.. Weller. now prOnOunces
a trust as is not trust Mr.. Hammond
should have taken the oregonian in. 1t
is true the oregonian packs no salmon.
but that makes no difference. Does Mr..
Hammond imagine the oregonian Is pub
lished for the health OF it, edi,Ors-big
and little? Let the Astoriaa earnestly urge
Mr. Hammond to beware A little while
ago-during the persuasive stage Of ne
gotiations"-the salmon combine was
trust" with the Oregonian, and was
treated accordingly in its columns Now.
let Mr. Hammond n0Ice. it is an "lmper
feet trust" This s. a Characterization
pregnant with meaning. Perfect trusts, so
to speak, cannot be broken; "imperfec;'
ones may. Let Mr. Hammond 20 at
once, and in the interest Of his innocent
associates at least le; him fix" W
with the oregonian. No specious plead .
ing Of his rights as an American citizen.
or anything else Of that sort can save
Mr. Hammond; he mus, pay the penalty
ot every man who presumes to bring
money into Oreson-he mus. fix up WIKI
the oregonian. Nor can Mr. Hammond
shift any Of the responsibility Of his
position on the backs Of his associates.
They Tong ago, one way or another fixed
up their right TO live and pay taxes ia
oregon with the oregonian No; Mr.
Hammond is the man the Oregonan is
after. 1t Is true. Of course, in the gen
eral wreck Of his affairs which will be
his bitter portion If he doesn't fix up
with the oregonian. his partners in the
salmon trade must also go down with
him This Is consequence the ore
gonian cannot help: it is the misfortune
of their position; the oregonlan has
nothing, per Sc. against them; It is
the company they keep which damns
them. They are ike the servant girl
whom the young fellow misused i:
wasn't the girl he was af.er-it was the
preacher. No. there is but one way out
of the scrape; Mr.. Hammond must fix
up with The Oregonian. He made a very
bad faux pas in the beginning but that /
can't be helped now; let him manfu,ly ,
TX UP with the Greg nian. We shan't
wonder If It costs him a pretty penny: .
but stitch in time saves nine Mr. a
Hammond A penny invested now :
means a pound sometimes saved as well +
is accumulated hereafter Don't be 5
foolish, Mr.. Hammond: go and fix up at . ?
,nce with the oregonian, that is the =
BUSINESS mans burden in Oregon. it is y
What everybody else who is able has to i
To- The Astorlan can give you some a
lnters. if you will accept them, which n
nay serve to get you out of some of v
he Denaky incurred through your lack Of n
diligence. We can tell you wha; certain a
tber people have paid; which may be is
sefui for you to know, not as a prece- !, 4
ent to exactly govern your case. but as =
little matter Of fact, the knowledge Of
mich may serve to let you down easy. "
mentioned at the right time and in a le'