The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-15
REMOVAL NOT
AT ALL LIKELY
Transportation Rates viii Likely
Be AmicabIy Adjusted by
Interested Parties.
LOCAL TARIFFS QUITE LOW
Astoria Better on Than Almost
ANY Other Portion OF the
COuntry-Manager
Kendall Here.

l. 4 Norton. of New YORK one VI
the directors Of the American Can
Company: II. y. Norton. OF Chicago,
distrie: manager, and F, P. Kendall.
os san Francisco, ako district man
ager. arrived in the city yesterday and
spent the DAY here. The Eastern rep
ressnsatives Of the company are on
tour Q. the West inspecting the plants
Of the hig concern and, after looking
over the local factory. left last even
ing With Mr., Kendall tor Fairhaven.
They VIII also visit other Sound cities.
An As,orian representative called on
Manager Kendall and asked whether
or not removal q the local factory to
Portland had been decided upon. Mr..
Kendall said ths, the directors had not
vet come to any conclusion about the
matter. though removal 10 Portland
would probably be considered 4 a sat-
isfactory adjustment Of rates were not
made. Explaining the effect os arb
trarv rates. Mr.. Kendall said:
The contemplated addition 10 the
the effect OF causing delay IN the plans
OF the company. II present rates are
maintained. We mus, either bear the
extra expense o. carrying cans. or else
saddla that cost on,o the consumer. II
the latter course IS pursued. the can
ners with whom We 80 business NAV
Be compelled 70 put IN can-manutac-
turing plants of their own, with the
result mat our Astoria business viii
BE- materially lessenei.
The contemplated addition 10 the
Astoria factory VIII involve the ex-
peniltura u large sum u money. As
a business proposition. OF course. our
company desires first to thoroughly
pave the way before making any such
investment. The present rates are not
satisfactory to US, and it IS evident
that. whether or not removal to Port
land will ensue. the proposed enlarge
ulent viii not be made II existing tar
iffs are continued in effect"
Mr.. Kendall added that he would
again return to Astoria soP= time dur
ing the coming week when the entire
matter will doubtless be thoroughly IN
vesugated.
For the purpose of learning gsner-
ally tha conditions existing locally. an
Astor.an representative Yesterday CALI
ed on Agen; Taylor. Of the White COL
lar line Mr Tayl,r stated that rates
between Astoria and Portland We're
lower than in almos. anv othe- portion
of the entire country where normal
conditions exist He explain=i that
d.ssatis'action 0as quite natural IS ihs
rasul. ~ an increas4 In rates after s-.-
tlement Of rate war-.i3, Il was an
easy matter 10 lower, tariffs, but an
unsatisfactory one 90 iner-as - 1r re-
store them Personally. he was of .ha
opinion that the rates on cans could be
adjusted ia the .ntira satisfaction ~
aH the Interested parties. and that taa
transportation companies would never
take any stand which would result in
driving away from Astoria any 90, re
manufacturing enterprises.
Il app=ars that rates out of Astoria
are really very low. On the Sound
the American Can Company pays 30
cents crate to have cans carried from
Fairhaven to Blaine. while the rate be-
tween Astoria and BroJkfsid. Dractlc-
ally the same distance as between
Blaine and Fairhayen. Is only 162i
cents a crate. Il IS sal ] that the rail-
road company might make some reduc-
ton on cans. but tnat restoration II
the old rate Of 81 a car l. altogether
too much flr the can company 10 AK
The A. & c. nus. pay the Northern
Pacific heavy trackage between GJDle
ard Portland. and It could not reason
ably ba expected 10 les. money fJr the
e'NyllitllvAHAly4l DA q tJAAGEA II LdpllaA'LEN
at sl.10OO0O OOO-for the American Can
Company Is part Of the United States
Steel CorOr1.lon
While there has been some talk of
removing In. Astoria factory 10 PORT
land. this is laughed at by men VINO
are supposed to know wha. they are
talking about. The Wolf & Zwicker
property, which, according to reprots
from the metropolis. the can company
has been Negotiating for. y far remOv-
cd from the railroad. and everything
that went % or left a factory lOcat-
Cd there would have 10 b. carted. This
carriage woIld amount 10 more than l)-
cal rates out Of Astoria. Then. again.
II Is pointed out suitable piece Of
property could not be purchased *
cept for an immense sum. whereas the
city has voluntarily given the can com
pany an adequate site for the propos-
ed additions to the Astoria factory. II
is thus reasoned that removal to Port
land is not at all likely However that
may be. the matter Of rates will un-
questionably be amicably settled by the
transportation conpanies and the can
company.