The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-06

'hsra PAsine had hSa Chairman HART.
man up in Portland with a demand sOr
,rNoSAge rlsats over the o. r, 4 y, down
the Columbia see@ed to stun the Puget
sOand papers For two days neither the
pOs,.IntelIsgencsr nor Tacoma Leager
had anything 10 say on the subject Rea.
son seems to have now returned TO these
pagers, and yesterday both had long edi-
,Orh cOnmea,s on the astounding
changes such shSkins up viii inevitably
prO5aoe In the northwestern railway sit
uatOn. OF course yhsy both profess to
be rejOsoed over the prospect, From the
Pals dlsh Ot crow we select a chOcc
mOrsel. which has somehow, familiar
sOund TO The people Of Astoria. /, is as
ccsiOws;
No reason exists why PuEct sound
should resacd TITS new enterprise Ot the
NOrthern Pac,6e otherwise than With
unqualified fsvor. II reciprocity is es-
taSliShed competing transeOntnental
nne (the Uuion Paciiicl Is at once gain-
ed. II the branch down the Columbia
IS butt. the response OF yhe Union Pacific
ard Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation will
undoubtedly be the construction % =
rad 10 Puget sound II might seem
probable chat the Northern Pacific would
divert its grain business In considerable
part TO Portland. but an examination IN.
to the situation makes It evident that
Puge; sound would still De In position to
secure wheat carried down the Columbiz.
IT USED TO BE THAT THE GER
TAIN TERMINUS OF THE SEA-GoING
VESSEL WAS THE FURTHESST
POINT INLAND ON A NAvIGARI.E
RIVER. WITH THE ENORMOUS
CHE.KPENING OF RAILWAY TRANS
FORMATION. 1T HAS CONE TO BE
AXloArATIC THAT THE RAILWAY
SEEMS THE ULTIMATE LAND. AND
THE MOST AVAILABLE AND ECo-
NoAIrCAL INSTRUMENT Is TO
Re SECURED AT A PORT ON THE
OCEAN HIGHWAY. or on waters that
offer no oostr1cilon to expeditious nav.
igation. Under these conditions Puget
sound Is cheaper and more desirable
shipping port htan Portland Is or ever
can b.: and the local advantage in this
important particular viii doubtless on
Sc, any superiority OF location frum
railroad standpoint
The Ledger has evidently been studying
maps and charts in the meanwhile, and
among its astonishing discoveries are the
facts that there Is a town named Astoria
AZ the mouth OF the Columbia river and
thar a water-levei lire OF continuous
railway connects that town with all in
terror points Of production. Here are
some OF its reflections:
1t is as well to speak plainly about this
The arrangement proposed |
viii prove OF great benefit to Tacoma. II
will open to our products a new territory
which we have heretofore been unable |
to reach. Washington lumber and |
shingles and other products can compete |
in states in the middle west which have
been beyond our reach. while |
all the other advantages and prestige OF
4 competing transconunensai road VIII 1
be gained. What little We may lose in
the bargain we would lose more certainly
z the Northern Pacific fails 70 complete
It's arrangement and me policy OF build.
ng parallel lines Is pursued by the COM
Dany and also by the o. r. an Then.
although the trafic % the contested sec
fon might be divided between the two
II Is probable that a large
,ortion OF It would find an outlet on the
river
The people Of Portland should be sat.
SIZED II rhey get what business they now
ecelve BY the o. r. & n, even though
portion Of Il should be hanlei by Nor
hem Pacific trains There Il no surety
bat they would receive greater benefits
j the event o. the Northern Paeine
'ui.uing a line on the nora bank ~ the
,ohuEnb.a- II might bs poSsibis 70 ooa-
lEne the work. ard build a snort Hns
rom Gd5se TO Astoria. OF TO avoid gyus-
y the river py ustnE vsAnouVsg soS
lsoh portion 0f theis Iouzi iFUNn IN
rou;d be broughi 70 rhs ec1snd- Tna
ru1 ~ the situation IS the control d shS
sw ,SFT4tuJy sasi Of Isvtstos. rpps
Hzi 5spesde future nOvsnsnts. ana Uaf
-afie down The Columbia IL bsi . tussst