The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-24
MONTANAN'sWEw OFAsTORIA
Talks Of the Notorious Clark Scandal
As Well As Our Industries
and Prospects.

~ Helena capitalists Wh0' hcVsrdl
years ago, purchased large tracts of
timber land In Clntsop county, located
principally on the watershed OF
Youngs bay and In the neighborhood OF
Jewell. IN all aggregatlng something
like 10000 acres. included In this AK
gregatc IL about section and half
on the Washington side Of the river
directly opposite this city.
Mr. Hotter. who Is man well ad-
yanced IN years. In the senior member
OF the A. M Hotter Hardware Com
pany OF Helena. one OF the pioneer es-
tabllshmcnts of lts kind In the West.
ln addition TO this. Mr. Hotter has,
for several years past. been interested
in logging and sawmiII enterprises and
IL. at the present time. engaged IN
some very extensive operations In this
line in Montana. Then. too, Mr.. Hotter
takes considerable interest IN poltics'
although not Of the olilcc-Htckihg var
iets. he knows thing or two OK tne
Clark senatorial nght-in thet' nc
knows more than he N willlns 70 tiIh
about. explaining that he - friendly 10
both sides IN the controversy ana pIe'
fcrH not 70 20 into print WIN his
opinion.
In conversation with an Astorian
representative Mr.. Hotter however,
made the statement that there was no
doubt that unbiased people In Monta.
ma were united In the conviction 'hat
Clark was a very able man and would
make n good representative OF his state
w. the senate. -,
This whole scandal" said Mr. Hol.
ter, has arisen from the personal
enmlty existing between Mr.. Clark
and Marcus Daily. Mr.. DAILY was not
a candidate for the senate. n fact
he told me last fall that he didn't
want an office OF any llnd -wouldn't
have one But the personal enmity
existing between Clark and DAILY, as
have said. manifested Itself In all It's
ardor and strength In the senatorial
night
"As 20 the proceedings penang In
the senate relative 20 Mr.. clark's ellgi-
bility 10 seat IN that branch OF con-
gress, | look upon them as an insult
TO the state OF Montana. Not being
lawyer, | am not advised concerning
the legal phases involved In the mat
ter, but | feel and earnestly believe
that all this contro; crsy In one that
should be--and Il was--determined by
the people of the state of Montana. II
the majority Of electors In any state
consider and decide the candidacy OF
man for the United States senate.
that ought 10 settle the matter. All
the charges now pending against Clark
before the senate committee have teen
made aud sifted down In the state and
by the people who chose him as their
representative. They were not consid-
cred sufficiently supported 10 bar
Clark from the senate That fhoull
have settled IT, II the people OF Mon
tara. and the courts. as well. were
satisfied. the senate, which has no di-
rect interest or part In the selection.
SHOULD be. On this same line OF reas-
oning | cannot but say that | think a
wrong was done when Roberts OF Utah
was refused n seat In the house. No
matter what his religion may have
been, dlsregarding the character Of
the man. he was elected 10 office by
the people of the sovereign state, and
should have been allowed to rerve."
What do you think OF oregon-par-
ticularly this part Of it?" Mr., Hotter
was asked.
We'll. I'll tell you" was the reply.
About ten years ago | came 10 this
city with a party OF Montana eople
90 take look at the country about
here. formed an opinion then that
| have since had no reason to alter.
At that time the people OF Astoria
were discussing what has since de-
yeloped into the Astoria & Columbia
River railroad. They were much in
terested In proposition pending at
that time to subsidize the building OF
a road between Astoria and Portland
and. with rare exceptions. I found the
people here not only In favor OF such
plan OF promotion, but very enthus-
iastic. MY. opinion was solicited cne
day at the dinner table here az the
hotel. and l took occasion TO say that
the people OF Astoria were starting of
on the wrong foot. The history OF nav
igation on the Sound said, had prov
ed that railroads on this coast could
not compete with the shipping facilities
by water. Good facilities for both
freight and passenger service were In
operation between Astoria and Port
land and, / argued, II would be far
better to spend the money intended for
the subsidy In constructing q road
into the interior OF the country. A
railroad tapping the interior OF Clat.
sop county, II seems TO me, Is your
chief hope. While Astoria appears to
be prosperous under present conditions
she VIII never succeed In gaining for
herself the prosperity that Is possible
until the country back OF the city Is
opened up and facilities are afforded for
the marketing Of produce. When these
facilities are supplied your back coun-
try VIII open up and you viii not only
be able to take out the valuable tlmher
that Is there. but viii develop a good
farming district. which is one Of your
present Needs
Mr.. Hotter was asked II his trim sig
nilied anything In the way OF the s.
tablishment of saw-mills to utilize the
vast timber properties In which he Is
interested.
No" said he, there is nothing of
that nature In contemplation. At one
time We were expecting to do some
thing in that direction, but the idea has
since been abandoned"
THE CORWIN DEAL AGAIN.
Question Of Jobbery Again Brought