The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-21

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miles south Of the Nehalem-upon reach
ing the Nehalem river there Is reached
the western edge Of the valley Of thai
river and iia Tributaries, with an area
OF 1000 square miles lying absolutely IN
developed, In to native richness. wncf
" only waiting for an enterprise TX,
this TO build dp one OF the foremost pro
d1cing communities IN all oregon. Tn,
| natural outlet Of this valley II down tn
river towards Astoria. No road can paE,
over 20 tho Columbia river. % miles dis.
tant. at less than on grade OF more
than 20 feet per mile.
The product OF this territory. first
available. is It's wonderful growth OF
timber. chiefly Of fr and cedar. for Iun-
ber, now demanded IN many Of the mar.
ketH Of tho world. Where the road can
iirst reach nayigable water points is TO
the river and seaport AZ Astoria as a
distributing point for this product. Just
M Chicago waS for forty years point
OF distribution for rhe millions OF wealth
out OF the pinery at Green Bay.
Upon the main river. and on a few OF
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Northrup, Deep Creek, Crooked Creek,
Rock River East fork and Clear Creek
there Is MORE THAN 100 MILES OF
WATERWAY FOR DRIVING LOGS TO
TIDE WATER near the mouth Of the
river; suggesting that II mills Of uu-
limited capacity are located there. they
viii never want for logs until they have
stripped 5000 acres Of this forest Of So
timber There Is absolutely no other
practicable outlet TO water navigation
than this one. viz. down the Hehalem
river. and no other numbering district Of
any magnitude. within my knowledge.
ever had a better.
As have stated. the impossible noun
iidns which shut this country of from
the Columbia river. just as eifectually
cut It Of from all service by. or access
to your "Goble Road" TO Portland which
all the way clings 10 the bank OF that
river, where 1t 10 no more needed Up 20
this time than a bicycle or race track
for fast horses. although II cost your
good city subsidy worth millions OF
money.
think II is Mr, J. b. II. who recently
In Portland paper thinks that that road
with It's subsidies. Is ready to go into a
receivers hands. Correct or not correct,
any embarrassment or want OF business.
% any arm Of commerce stretching out
from the mouth OF the Columbia can
only be temporary AFFAIR. II our state,
its people and its capitalists are TO have
any share in the expanding. worldwide
traffic which is now. as never before. TO
De Offered 10 the Pacific states.
Establishing manufacturing In Oregon
has been shamefully neglected. We are
ourselves shamefully dependent on dis
tant states for thousands OF articles
WHICH WE OUGHT NOW TO RAVE
TO SELL TO DISTANT ISLANDS OF
THE PACIFIC. Even our Oregon saw
mills for one hundred miles above Astoria
Ioso fully one-third OF their gross pro-
ceeds paid for timber grown on the soil
)f another state.
have stated that there is in this for
est $4,000 acres within reach OF the
waters OF tho Nehalem. Experienced
umbermen estimate one to two hun
lTcu thousaIu tcet-brOdl meaSure-per {
acre from these monsters OF the forest. ,
There is, then. crop here. all ready for (
the garnering OF which must
add hundreds OF millions OF dollars to the I
wealth OF oregon in the near future; /
and best OF all there will be created an I
industry In the very suburbs OF your
'ity yielding hundreds OF tons Of freight \
iaily for distant markets, while a solid /
wilderness OF 2OW square miles lying a,
,etween Astoria and Portland will grad |
tally. but surely as l have stated. be I
into one of the garden spots (
Il Oregon swarming in these beautiful J
alleys with a population OF $1,000 people |
the wealth which their own !
lands hath chiefly created. /
Very respectfully
JOHN CAMPBELL