The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-19

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tho city at present However team
OF men wll 80 TO rhe Dalles the
bowlerN OF which city are among tho very
warmest friends ot the A. ~ {, The
visit Is looked forward to with much
pleasure,
From a gentleman living IN Portland,
who has no connection with any trans.
portauon line and 50 far as known,
has not a dollar OF Investment outside
OF Portland It is learned that thc elab.
orStc plans drawn for docks and other
waterfront improvements at FaVel some
time ago, are lying In the safe OF an
eastern syndicate pcndlng tho settlement
of the common point question. Il Is
further stated by this gentleman, and no
Is unducstionahly IN n position to know
the truth w what he states, that two
largc steamers wen, somc tlmo ago com.
pletcd under contract and delivered TO
the syndicate above mentioned, 20 sail
from Favol In connection with the A. 4
c, rallnoad, These steamers have been
temporarily put into trade out OF New
York. but will be transferred 20 the Pa.
cIhe ocean as soon as tho common point
arrangements ot the A. 4 c. road have
been affected, How soon this may be
accomplished the As,onans informant
viii not hazard guess but he states
emphatlcally that not a dollar OF eastern
capital can be serured for investment In
commercial developments at the mouth
Of the Columbia river until the common
point question Is settled.
Mr., d, A. walker writes the following
letter TO the Astorian from Columbus,
o. which shows that Astoria Is not un.
known In the east; II am somewhat in.
terested In the outcome ot the settlement
OF the railroad questions In your section |
and ! admire the noble stand that YOU |
have taken and the points that YOU have |
advanced in the interests OF Astoria. |
heartily agree with your views on the
subject. have been reading the Asto-
rian Tor some time, as there have been
several copies sent TO this section De-
string 20 keep more closely In touch with
the movement | enclose you a New
York DRAFT, for which please send me the
Astorian," Mr., Walkers letter is one
OF several similar communications which
nave been received by the Astorlan since
the common point question has been
under discussion The claim VI the A..
torian tia; Astoria IS the natural and
inevitable shipping point ~ the north.
west by virtue OF Its location. has at.
tracted widespread attention. and many
letters asking FOR Information have been
received, More than leo persons have
written Tor copies OF the series NJ letters
by the Portland business man and pub.
lished In pamphle; form by the Astorian .
Il is needless TO state. perhaps that all
such letters are promptly answered. l.
Potatoes arr now selling In Astoria at \
sl.5O sack. This IS the highest price ,
reached In four years when they wcrc
sold a, N15, and for short time brought
as high as s. sack. New potatoes. the
iirst os which come from California, will s
not be on the market much sooner than Z
the middle OF May. and even then not in
any quantity. so there is no telling !
how high the price may 80 before the {
market Is stocked with the new crop, q
Local dealers say the potato market was >
,ornered last fall by a shrcwd Portland q
iealer who bought up 1900 sacks at 70 s
,ents sack This. coupled with the s
olithe Of last summer. which stuntcd the {
growth OF the potatoes. has sent the price
lp and has caught many Of the farmers $
N the valleys Of the lower Columbia with d
he entire crop on their hands. which {
hey sold early In the fall. The price In {
previous years went little higher than 50 :
'ents sack, and the farmers hauled q
heir potatoes 20 market while the roads u
we're good and sold at that figure. Il
PECULIAR phase OF the situation Is that Il
armers In this vicinity are compelled
o market their crops before the rainy n
reason sets in They contend that full s
Dad can be brought TO market In the q
all whereas the same roads in winter c
ire not passable with an empty wagon s
This Is true OF the Nehalem country. |
'erhaps. more than OF any section Of
he northwest. The rich loamy soil Of
hat fertile valley is especially adapted
o this crop but the farmers there raise
ut little more than enough FOR their own II
lse