The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-18

bread. and We mus let the shipping
world understand this fact--Kngiand
buys thousands Of bushels Of wheat an
nually from the Paelnc coast. but quea-
con whether the Liverpool merchants
understand conditions ~ they exist OF
should exist here. For example. suppose
two Of her large importing Arms charter
vessels and send the one 70 Astoria and
the other 10 Tacoma Cor wheat. They are
IN company until OF the mourn Of the Coz
iumbia river. when. separating. one snip
enters the Columbia river and shortly
thereafter 10 anchored at the Astoria
docks. The other proceeds TO Seattle.
For days she must beat up the coast.
bucklng headwinds and consuming time
until the Straits OF Juan de Fuca are
reached. when shs IN taken In tow and
fioated 70 her destination. Flgurauyely
speaking, she IL then almost within a
stones throw Of the Astoria snip. An
equal number OF days would ordinarily
De occupied for the return trip. Long
before sh,. can possibly load and depart
the vessel at Astoria has begun her
homsward journey. and the Intelligent
merchant VINO purchased a. this port has
hts ship again embarked an another
cruise. mention this as a simple Illus
tra,ion Of what might be realized were
the proper splrts Of enterprise manifested
90 secure me common point which VIII
bring trade To in,eroga,ory two.
would say that II the present disanection
among our people which 20 seriously In
ierfores with our progress was removed
We wonti soon have common point raies
and the future we are 80 anxious to en-
terrain"
W. w. HARRISON. representing
Charles scribner's Sons San Francisco.-
'Not being an Astorian. feel somewhat
dlfident AbDW rendering an opinion as
70 what you, city should do to realize a
greater prosperity. We believe. In San
Francisco that the time Is almost at
hand when the export and import trafiic
from ule Pacific coast will exceed that
Of the Atlantic. and Of course II Is a
question as TO which Of the various rival
ports win become the great metropolis
OF the future-seattIe Los Angeles and
San Diego are all alive to uhe situation
and each Is struggling to attain super.
lorlty as a commercial center. San Fran
cisco feells safe In her present lead
which is pretty well explained In the fact
uhat the Oriental Pacific Company, with
general Offices IN that city. has let large
contracts both 20 the cramp people al
Philadelphia and to English concerns for
number OF vessels OF the heaviest ton.
mage. Other companies are also lncreas-
ing ehelr shipping facilities. Exporters
at san Francisco assert thax the con.
tracts let there for new vessels mean that
fight is to be precipltated against the
Empress line. under the control OF the
Canadian Pacific. but the truth is there
Is a gro wing concern as TO the importance
Of the Sound ports and the possibility Of
great city springtng up al The mouth
OF the Columbia. II is also well 10 say
that President Hnl, Of the Great North
ern. has a keen Appreciation Of the i'm.
pending conditions. Already the Great
Northern is carrying thousands Of bales
Of cotton to the Pacific coast. which are
fed to Il via the great lakes from the
southern states. and thousands Of tons
OF steel as well. all for export by the
Japanese steamers now running 10 the
Orient. SIN Mr.. HHl is giving all his
attention at this time 10 the creation Of
grsater trans-Pacific line Of steamers.
The line OF oriental vessels leaving Ia.
coma under the control OF the Northern
Pacific. which were starved as an expert
ment. are now pronounced success.
and my understanding Is that this road
is now exercising all Of Its tremendous
resources towards am increase of its
shipping faclllties. This brings me TO
consideration of the big railway reorgan.
lEation pending between the Union Pa
clflc. Oregon Short Line and the o. r. &
n. II Is no idle talk to allege that the
Vanderbilts scent the vast millions In
store In the Oriental traffic, and are cons
coctlng plan to rival the transcouti-
mental lines already existing. Should
this be the case, and it looks very plaus-
sble, Astoria ought to be made the outlet
foer the extensive business they will con.
duct across the Pacific My trip just
finished over the o. R. & n. system,
that an Increased traffic is
contemplated, aS the roadbed is being
generally reJballasted. curves are being
Araightened and other important I'M
provyments made. There Is a force. and
a heavy one. coming in behind It. To
your second question, let me say, don't
sir still and wait for the COW TO back up
and be milked. lump in and get ready
for the business that Is coming-above all
aim to get line OF steamers established,
Don't wait for the Vanderbilts, but hustle
for 1t yourselves. II is a factor Of IN.
Importance now. l tell you
the people all over Oregon are entirely
too conservative. Let me Illustrate II
a wiashlngtonian makes 500 he at once
has an implicit confidence In uhe future
Of his town. But II an oregonian makes
$500 he will scheme to degree how he
can salt away the $3.50 and only dtsgouge
the $50 Cor an investment. In short your
people need to adopt some of the Seattle
and Chicago spirit There is a lack Of
public enterprise that must be corrected.'
w. w. wHIPPLE.-"I read the inter-
views In Sundays paper, and one in par
ticular meets my Ideas OF needed reform
in Astoria. 1t says that we lack self.
reliance, are deficient in energy and