The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-27

developed, In ~ native richness, which
II only waiting for an enierprge llk,
this 10 build ~ ono " the foremost pro
duNinR communities IN all oregon. m,
natural outlet Of this valley IL down N,
river towards Astoria. No road can pasl
over 70 The Columbia river, % miles dis
tant, a. loss than on grade N more
than 2J foot per mile.
The product " this territory, hrsl
available n lta wonderful growth OF
timber chiefly of nr and cedar. for lum
bor now demanded IN many OF the mnr.
ksts " the world where the ROAD can
firrl reach naylgable water ia tho river
aud seaport ~ Astoria. and The dis.
lrlbuiing poin Tor this product, Just
~ chicago was for forty years point
n distribution for tir millions of wealth
out ~ the plnefy nj Green Bay.
tpon The main river. and on a fow oi
~ largo branches Ike the Fish Hawk.
Norihrup, Deep Creek, Crooked Creek.
Rock River East Fork and Clear Creek
there II MORE THAN 100 MiIsB or
WATERWAY ron DRIVING LoGs TO
TIDE WAITER. near tho mouth Of the
river. suggesting that II mills of un.
limited capacity are located there. thcy
will never want FOR logs unln they have
stripped @0,Oo0 acres Of this forest OF rs
timber There IL absolutely no other
practicable outlet 10 water NAVIGATION
than this one, ylz.. down the Ncbaiem
river. and 10 other numbering district OF
any magnitude within my knowledge
ever had a better
As l have stated, the impassabls noun.
tains which shut this country on from
the Columbia river. Just a. cneciualiy
cut u on from aii aorylcs by. or access
TO your "0Oble Road" 10 Portland. witch
all tho way clings 10 the bank u that
river. where II Ia no more neeusd np TO
this time than a bicycle or race track
for fast horses, although II cost your
good city a subsidy worth millions Of
money.
l think II II Mr.. J. Is. ~ who recently
In Portland paper thinks that lhat ROAD
With ils subsidies, IL ready to 20 into a
receivers hands. Correct or not correct.
any embarrassment OF want Of business.
10 any arm Of commerce stretching out
from the mouth ~ tho Columbia can
only be a temporary AFFAIR, n our state.
ilr people and M capitalists are 10 have
any share In the expanding. world. wide
lraiiir which II now. ~ never before. a.
10" offered 20 the Paclno alalss.
Establishing manufacturing In oregoa
has been sham rliy neglected. We arc
ahhmrfuliy dependent on dls.
tant siairs flr ihouvandr OF article
WHICH We orGHT NOW TO HAVE
TO SELL rO DISTANT isLANns or
THE PACIFIC Even our Oregon saw
mills Tor one hundred miles above Astoria
lose fully nne-ihrd Of their gross pro.
rrcds in payments for timber grown on
hF soG NJ another state
have stated that there ls In this FOR.
rst soe' acres within reach N Inc
waters ~ the Nchnlrm Experienced
.umhf rmrn estimate one 10 two hun.
ifci thousand frci--bnard mrhsurs.-pcr
acre from these monsters OF the forest.
'"'f' 'H' NN'N crop Nff'. hl fthuA TOR
harvesting. ihr garncrlng of which must
iii hundreds n millions n dollars TO tho
wealth ~ oregon in the near MUIR,
and best ~ an there viii be- created an
Industry H the very suburbs ~ your
-ily yielding hundreds N tons or freight
lally Tor distan, markets while solid
Tlld"rncss of 600 square miles lying
between Astoria and Portland viii grad.
iH'lY bu' surely as / have stated br
into one ~ the garden spots
{ Oregon swafmiug these beautiful
valleys with a population u i0o0 people,
'nioyinE the wealth which their own
iands hath chiefly created
Very respectfully.
JOHN CAMPBELL.