The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-18
THE BATTLE
NOW STARTED
Astoria Beginning TO Get In
to Line for her Future
Destiny.
MORE HELPFUL IDEAS
Harmony ana Push WIN Win the
Day Against Existing
Combinations.
EVERYBODY MUST DRILL
Tremendous Possibilities In Com
meree asd Trade Await the
Pacific Northwest.

In Sundays Issue % the As,orian the
statement was made that the Astorian
had undertaken a solution Of the prob
tenn as TO whether commercial future
awaited Astoria, located as Il Is. al the
open door Of the great Columbian
basin. or whether the VAST import trade
now to be- advanced many millions OF
dollars In value, and which naturally
should flud an inlet at thts point, would
be permitted to 80 10 her rival ports
on Pugct sound. u was also mentioned
the better 10 determine tht question, that
the sentiment ot the business public
would be soilclted. thus evoklng vari-
ely o( ideas and expressions from which
a Logical deduction might be made. To
this and the following queries were pre-
parsd apd sue nItted 60 taxpayers and
Others Interested for a series OF Inter
vioWs;
m-wHAr. IN YOUR OPINION, HAS
THUS FAR RETARDED THE DEvEL-
oPNiENT OF ASTORIA AS AGAINST
HER NEIGHBoRING SEAPoRTs, ia.
COMA AND SEATTLE
C9-sCcH BEING THE CASE. AND
CONSIDERING THAT THE WASHING
TON BUREAU OF STATISTICS NOW
ANNOUNCES THAT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF NEW EXPORT TRADE
is TO RE AT ONCE OPENED UP
WITH THE ORIENT, WHAT rMMEpI-
ATE AND DECISIVE MEASURES
WOULD YoU SUGGEST THE CITY
TAKING To CHANGE EXISTING
CONDITIONS AND SECURE FOR AS
ToRiA HER RIGHTFUL SHARE OF
FOREIGN TRAFFTC ?
As the announcement was made that
Jhe Interviews would be continued until
all who desired might be given hearing
the utycances' OF the following gentis'
men arr. brseuted IN addition to those
already printed:
J. A. RANDALL, OF Portland,-"1t Is
hardly my impression that the shallow
ness OF the river entrance prior to the
iettv construction is the direct cause OF
Astorla's hackwariness. l rather aeIrlo-
ute Il to the lack Of railway facliines
prior TO this time, 80 essential In mov'
Ing the products Of the inland country
10 The water front. In the years gone
nv the depth OF the river passage In no
manner interfered with ships Of that
time. With the expansion In shipping
tonnage came the two million dollar jet
~, and now that still larger vessels are
commercial necessity. the statement Is
published that the government Will not
halt in Its work OF Improvement but VIII
stll further increase the depth OF the
,arbor entrance Answering the second
ouery | would say now and for all time
AstorIans should eliminate all the strifes
and contentious which | am told have
been 80 prevalent and join hands for the
common good, What has made Scatter
Everybody gripping and pulling In uni
son on the same towline. You have
railnsad now, Follow this Improvement
by inducing capital to build your wharves
and warehouses and elevators which are
inst as needful as the train service. II
, man builds house, he doesn't think OF
It until Il Is finished, There-
fore. say, get monled people to provide
facilities for the railroad traffic when Il
d ready. 1t is coming, and the time is
not far on"
HARRISON ALLBN.-"Astoria, in my
,nlnIon, has a glowing future While It
NAV be true that outside influences and
ths lack of common point rates are just
NOW holding her back, her geographical
location Is bound In the end to assert
itself. and sooner or later she win take
her proper rank with the larger seacoast
cities. II such agencies as are now re-
tarding her could at once be removed I
will venture the assertion that In an In
credible short time we would have a
population OF from $1,000 to $1,000 people.
We have the greatest fresh water hars
Dor IN the world-our place on the map