The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-22

Is well worthy Of reproduction IN thess
columns. but owing TO It's length, ex-
tracts only WIN be gives, as follows:
One OF the historic places on the
Pacific coast n Astoria. Oregon. and
by the way. unless you want TO be
ranked with the tenderfoot, you must
call II Astoria. Lewis and Clark
came here IN 1906 and camped south OF
the town. In 1911 John Jacob ABtor
sent company out and settled here
10 trade with the Indians. Washington
Irving has, In his romantic way. told
to Thousands the story Of Astoria. In
1911 the British occupied the town for
few months and called It st. George,
bu, Il was finally given back 20 the
Americans. and It's old name restored
II has 1000 inhabitants, and APP
parently 1900 OF them are fishermen
Etlll that ioes not seem possible. Per-
haps no scene ls more beautiful and
picturesque than when hundreds OF
fishing boats san out 10 sweep the
mouth Of the Columbia river for sal
mon. For two or three months the
tnvn Is alive with fishermen and can
ming men. After that II subsidies for
another season. The foreign popula-
tlon here Is Predominant. mostly Firms.
The town has it's Chiaese quarter. for
wherever on the coast packing FISH is
followed. the Chinaman can be found.
II IL az Astoria one finds the "old
settler and lis children. The place
Is historic, also legendary. Here still
stands The iirst United States postofiice
ever occupied west OF the Rocky noun
tains. Here was the hunting ground
OF the Chlnooks, long since gone TO
hunt with harps and wings Here the
mouth OF Bryaht's Oregon opens into
the sea.
Within the past few months the
Astoria * Columbia River railroad has
been completed. II is a first-class
road. ana would be ranked as such,
even In the East. II carries a passen-
ger from Portland 10 Astoria or back
for twenty-five cents and throws In the
scenery. The real Astorian expects
great things OF this road ard is count
ing many chickens that will yet be
Matched out by IL. Next In Importance
to the fishing industry Is the lumber in
dustry Across the river In Knappton,
Washington, Is one OF the mills OF the
Northwest Lumber Company, well man.
aged by c. III. Calender, In 1899 II
cut 2).Oo0,0O0 feet. most OF II going by
cargo. In Astoria the ClatsOp Mil
Company Ia one Of the great industries
OF the city. Last year the mill cut
B000,oO0 feet of lumber. one-third go-
ing into boxes, the rest going into lum-
Der which was shipped by rail and car
20, and sold locally. In addition the
company ran shingle mill during the
latter portion OF the year. At the
present time the company is cutting
up 5000 feet of lumber daily into
boxes In San Francisco il has
branch office. and there its box stock is
made up into boxes. The department
is in charge OF J. NJ. Huddart, one OF
the stockholders of the company. One
thing that strikes a visitor as peculiar.
is 10 see the piles OF lumber anchored
60 the docks so they will not blow over
for Astoria is a windy place. This
MIN has been known for years as a
great spruce producer. Its holdingns
H. spruce timber are extensive and
guarantee q supply for many years OF
the inest spruce timber.
The Clatsop Mill Company was or
ganized In 1888 VIM. S. Kinney was
its first ana only president and man.
ager until his death, November 5. 1898.
Since that time its management has
been In the hands Of it's resident dl-
rectors-Marshal ]. Kinney Lyman c.
Kinney, Herman F. Prael and Mrs. w.
:. Kinney
This sketch would hardly be COM
plete without special notice of Mrs.
w, S. Kinney. II is easy to spin out
the facts about n business man, but
not so with lady. Between honest
compliment and flattery. few draw the
line. il is no fiattery 10 say that one
must be poor judge To class Mrs. Kin
ney anywhere excepting with those
who succeed She has broad compre-
hension, an ability To grasp a ropo-
sition. and when once decided upon.
the courage to carry II out. She can
be found at her desk early and late.
but still finds time to minister to the
cares o. four boys. who. mother like,
she expects to grow into great men,
and they will, by all the laws of in
heritance.
The Astoria Box Company, owned
and operated by w. f. McGregor. is
making many improvements and
changes. Mr.. McGregor Is an active
pushing lumberman. He is also in
terested in the Necanicum Lumber
Company, at Seaside, near here.
Astoria Is a splendid ooint for Sc
curing logs. A number of first-class
logging streams are tributary to it,
while the timber is unexcelled.
The work being done by the United
States on the bar at the mouth of the
Columbia. is showing good results.
When completed as planned the pas
sage in and out Of the river will be
safe at any time. This work involves
large expenditure, but the great vol
ume of shipping justifies it. What the
future commerce on the river may be-
is only speculative, but the most op-
timistic citizen may fall below a con-
ception of its future.