The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-31
TO Be SETTLED TODAY
FINAL MEETING or SAWMILL
COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD
Mr. GOsslln Says lie Thinks the
Figures Set on the Sites Al.
together Too High.

" - bfHhslN AHl '+ ~ NtFf" 'fhfN
returned 20 the city, but ~ yet there
in nothing doing In the Hrwmill line.
Yesterday several of the Interested
parties members of the committee and
site oWners--.Rcre out of town. aHi the
meeting between Messrs Gosslln and
PrpiJw and sawmill committeeman wnf
purely an Informal gathering. At which
the outlook was discussed. II n tx
pocted that the absentees viii be IN
Astoria today. when another meeting
will be hsli This meeting will doubt
less b. a fnal one, ana the mater de-
ciIcd one way or the other
Mr Gosslin Wa seen a, the Occldeni
last evening by an Astorlan man lie
said hc thought the outlook was not
bright. but attributed the situation 70
the site owners rather than to the peo-
pie u the city ~ large.
The ngnres askei bv the site own
ets are out ~ all reason" said SIR
Gosslln NO siwmll man would come
70 Astoria and establish an Industry u
he had 70 pay 1880 for the Tongue
Point site. nor would an investor give
$4,000 fir the Touring mill properly. |
bcliev' 4 would be unreasonable 10 ask
The poopl. of Astoria 20 subscribe the
i7G BOO required to land those two en-
tcrpr.srs and personally would not
favor canvass for the amoun, In
VOWED under the present terms. II the
enterprises aro secured. The prices se;
upon the sites mus; be- materially re-
dured
The Tongue Point site Is no, all
that IL claimed for II. II Will require
the expenditure u vast sum of myney
10 pu, that .,ropr,y in shape, and, with
the price already set upon H. The eS-
pvndIiure would b. unrcasonably large.
We have been partial TO the Cite fcr
other reasons though We appreciate thai
the cut-or channel may he used Snd
the land IN question rendered stil
more expensive"
There seems 10 b. considerable SEN
timent against the granting u your
request. Mr.. Gosslin. because of the
general bcll,f that. with the Tongue
Point property and the Touring mill
site. Mr. Hammond would be In pos
session n almost the entire Astoria
waterfront" said the reporter.
This Is mistaken idel.' was the
reply THAT matter was i'cussed at
a committee meeting some days ago.
and thoroughly explained a; thai
tim, Il was said tha. Mr. Hammond
owns the waterlron'sRe west " Tongue
Point. but this land Is no, his He tas
a mortgage on Il. but the gentleman
Ca whom he lninri money will probl5ly
take up "a, nitr and clear his title.
Mr. Hammond owns watc-fr'ntage a,
Sm,h Point, hu' Il Is fully 5oo feet
pu, to 'hr channel anl could not be-
used f,r sawmll or o,h-r purposes
Mr. Hammords watpvfronrage hold
.ugs are not as extensive as Is thought"
Discussing the Touring mill proposal.
MIR P-pl1w. replNcg 10 a suggestion
that the trlo, asked by him was rather
large Tor a mill such As be proposed
erecting said:
"Os course. the tract is tao large for
. 50o- barrel mill. hut It Is no too large
r,r our needs "" would build he
mill In the hop, that cammoa rates on
grain would be- ex.c1iri q Astoria in
which ceynt the mn would be enlarged
% suit the requirements Uf cur export
business. n We 'ocate on a small piece
~ land, we win not be In position to
grow with our business. Establishment
NJ the industries now offered would. Il
Seems 10 me, do much toward securing
;he comomn point concessions always
demanded by the people ~ your city.
Al the star, he cost u getting grain
here would be an important consider
alton. and We would aim to ce, along
with local business until such time as
hct,cr De- nothing accorded Then there
would b. nothing to prevent enlarg.ng
the plant, and carrying on an expor,
business. 1t is the future more than
the present a, which We mus, look In
this matter"
When Mr.. Gosslln ,was told Of the
Wilcox portland FIGURING Mills Com
pauy) proposal recently made to Mr..
whipple, broad smile Illuminated his
features, and, while he dld not enter
into any lengthy discussion Of the mat
ter, {, was evident ne aid not place
much stock in Il.
Air. Gossln said he expected that Mr.,
Hammond would soon be here, but
could not state the date ot the arrival
of the railroad president, Mr., Ham
mond, 1t appears is still In San Fran
cisco