The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-04
LOCAL CUT-RATE TACTICS
ARE RouNpLY SCORED
Leading business Men Dcnouncc the
Action Of the o, II, 3 n Go, IN
Reducing Fares to Portland.

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Ian representative Yesterday obtained /
the following Interviews with num-
bcr of leading citizens, With two cXccp. I
tionS every man approached readily con.
scnted TO talk and somc of thom were
moro emphatic than the quotations Nero
given;
CHARES UEGLHoRN, ot Charles Hvl.
born 4 SON furniture dcaiCrs--1'he cut
IN rates made by the q. Il, \ y, COM
pany / regard as Injurious 20 Astoria.
The rates over The \, \ {. rVad are a,
present as low rs could hc expected, The
railroad officials should no, mce, the cut
made bv the u, II, \ ~ Company
+, A. FISHER, ~ Fisher BroS, GgO.
Gerry and Hardware Dealers think tho
rates over the 4. 4 <, mad are as low
as they should be- for the suod ~ al
conceyutd, Yes, tho RATES arc plenty lew
enough and I hope the gu; vii No, be
met by tho railroad company,
MARTIN FOARp. " the Fcard 4
Stokes Company, Wholesale and Retail
Groceries and Hardware--I consider the
cut made by the q, H. 4 y, Company
as an injury 10 the business interests "
Astoria and tho rates should not be met
by the railroad the rart,s ot which are
already very reasonable
L. $. WRIGHT, % Megler i Wright
Props OCcsdent Hoge,-wc know from
experience that the cut In rates made by
the o. Il. y y. Company is done TO IN
jure the business interests ~ the city
l do not believe In such cheap rates, tne
present rates over the A. Il {. road are
low enough.
Z. ;. GOODMAN. ot ?, ]. Goodman &
Co. Boot and shoe pealers-TheSe cheap
fares are An injury to every business
man In the city. and the cut undoubtedly
is made FOR the purpose OF injurug the
trade OF Astoria, The rates over the \.
Is &. rad are cheap enough. | do no;
consider that the u. r. 4 y Company
is doing this for the good of the people
but evidently FOR the purpose OF knock
{ ing out its rival the A. 4 &. road
I J. T. ROSS. OF Ross. HIgg!ns n Co..
Wholesale and Retail Grccors-The Old
rates were low enough. Cheap rates are
an injury 10 Astoria because they hur,
local trade on the whole the rates over
the A. 4 c, are entirely reasonable and
should be maintained
& II COOPER. Dry Goods-Cheap
fares are grelt detriment 90 the town.
[ Portland business men wcul give passes
70 the people of this city 10 get their
I trade and this o. T. 4 y. rate Is the
next thing 70 "a, The rates over the \.
I y c, are as low as they should be TJrse
dollars is cheap enough ior 40 miles rid
ing.
/ c. J, TRENCHARD, Agent OF the
Wells, Fargo Express Company--I don't
think the cut is so injurious 20 Astoria
as it Is rather detriment to the o h.
s. y. Company. That companys idea
seems TO be 20 crush the a & =. railroad
which the people consider a part q
themselves having virtually built the
road by their cash subscriptions and sub
sldies l think the people OF Astoria are
learning 10 stand by their own interests
better than formerly and will do 20 IN
this instance.
I CHARLES ROGERS. Druggist-Th.s
cut in rates will not help the town. II
the railroad and boats would raise the
fare I think II would b. benefit to all
concerned.
COLONEL f. c. HUGHES. OF Hughes
& Co, Wholesale Liquor Dealers-l think
I a reasonable rate between Astoria and
Portland is all that is desired by this city.
The rates charged BY the A. & 9. railroad
I are very reasonable.
II. w CHRISTENSEN. OF Christian
sen q Co. Meat Dea.ers-Low rates viii
not DO Astoria any good.
/ II. r. HOEFLER. Confectioner-G an
/ opposed to cut rates between this city
and Portland
/ L. Z. HOWES OF the Astoria Meat
Company-The cut regard as an injury
/ to the business interests Of the city The
rates over the A. & c. are very reason
able
! e. V. BROWN. OF Petersen & Brown.
/ Shoe Dealers-The cut rate will take
more or less people to Portland to spend
I their spare cash. Generally speaking
do not think the low rates will affect the
business Of the city to any great extent.
/ a. V. ALLEN, Grocer and Provision
/ AHHfAlHA-A ailA 4lA AfANRs "a a lFas7hllaulE
rate, and I think the rates over the A.
& c. railroad as low as / know Of any
where else in the country.
/ HERMAN WISE. Clothier and Hitter
4 1 am In favor os reasonable fares, but
against cut-throat rates. Whatever
its motives. the o. K. & n. Company IS
injuring our city by their senseless cut;
the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
Is right in maintaining The present rea-
sonable fares. The a. & e. X. r. stands
for Astoria, the 0. r. & n. FOR Port
land, and any merchant who does not
stand by the Astoria road Is against
Astoria There are already too many
/ people who 90 to Portland on shopping
expeditions. not because they really save
anything thereby, but because It gives
them an opportunity TO have a good
time; 1t costs from s. to s25 to have a
good days shopping jamboree; women
think IL is just too lovely TO go from
one store TO another and make statesmen
cut samples" Of goods they don't need
and men Sample" things, too, all be-
cause &c calico is quoted at ~ cents, or
because they can get a dollar shirt for
IS cents at "the sale" and all this time
the Astoria merchants are expected TO
help pay taxes, to subscribe to church
fairs, libraries and what not We have
some officials who eat our taxes, but for
whom our shirts and hats and clothing
are not good enough Our landlords
send to Portland for things and wonder
why merchants can't pay rent. We
have newspaper men who go TO places
on flee aDsses and they, too, wonder why
merchants don't ADVERTISE we have some
lawyers and doctors, contractors and
butchers gr1cers and druggists, some
dry goods and clothing merchants, their
wives and daughters, who like things
better when bought "out Of town" and
when taxes become due, when the rents
have 10 be paid. al wonder where the
money Is coming from and what It ls
that makes times so hard. on what a
bright lot we Astorlans are, we ought 10
petition the o. K. & N. Co to offer free
round trips to Portland for that is the
only way we can become metropolitan;
II the metropolis won't come to Astoria.
why, Astoria will have TO go TO the me-
! trGuUiIg Tn. gtorV Of Mahornat and the