The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-01
THE HAMMOND DEAL orr
PRICE ASKED FOR SITES ALTO
GETHER TOO HIGH.
Committee Relieved From Further
Responsibility and Mr. GOss.
lin Goes 10 California.

here of an export sawmill and o -four
manufacturing concern ls on. The attI-
tuir N tho site owners made # impos.
alblc FOR the deal 70 be successfully
cjrsummated. and a. a mass meeting
" citizens held yesterday afternoon
ihc snwmlll committees adverse report
was received and the committee rclisy-
od OF further duty
Yesterday al the interested parties
being In the city. a meeting was held.
The committee reported that ihe site
owners had declined 10 modify their
proposal In any way, and thar It would
b. necessary for the people u she city
10 raise 1850 In cash 70 land the
Two enterprises Mr 00ssln said this
was tOo much 10 ask and agreed with
members u the committee that I, would
be lnhdylsable to ask the people of the
city 20 contribute any such sum.
In accordance with the prenrranged
plan. a mass meeting II citizens was
called. The meeting. which was held
AZ I O'Clock took place az th- Chamber
n Commerce rooms and was largely
attended. Chairman Van Dusen. re-
porting for the committee. SAID:
The committee having the matter IN
charge has been hard AZ work since the
first meeting Of citizens. but has been
unable 70 get matters In such shape
a. q be acceptable 10 the people. We
/ have held numerous conferences. but.
a. has been reported IN the city press.
| the owners n the desired sites have
held out for the following figures: For
/ the Tongue Point site, 1880. for the
nourmlll site. $4,000 The committee
has endeayored unnecessarily 10 get
better figures. Today we were Inform
el that the owners Of the Tongue
/ Point site. who had declined TO present
written proposal for sale Of their
land. had also concluded TO withdraw
their verbal proposition
The committee has likewise endeav-
orel to get Mr Gossln 10 modify his
propo'al lie has assured us that the
gentlemen whom he represents will do
better. and ~ has urged the people to
90 ahead and get whatever can be
/ raised In the way ~ an inducenen,
. FOR he landing n the two enterprises.
Some arr of the opinion that $4,000
mr. $4,000 can be raised and offered 10
Mr. Hammond. with prospects q sue
cessfully closing the deal.
The committee feels that Il has done
everything possible. but, having been
unable 20 make heldwiy, lI now ask
TO be discharged The question FOR US
10 consider a. this time Is. Shall We
permit these gentlemen TO leave the
city. or SHAY We make further EFFORT
20 land .hr industries"
Mr Gosslln was present, and. at the
invitation ~ Mr., Van puscn. made
ststcmcn, regarding the situation, He
said that prior To his departure from
the city some days ago ~ suggested
70 IN, committee tha, the owners of
the sites be called upon and an effort
made 10 secur, from them modified
proposals This efror, had resulted in
failure The figures namad were high
or than would be considered by any
businessman. ne aid, and accordingly
ne informed the committeeman that he
did not feel justified In asking the peo-
ole 10 subscribe the necessary amount.
"Just At the present time would
bc unable to modify our original Prop
osldon In any way" continued Mr..
Gosslln MY Instructions are such
that II would BE- impossible Tor me 10
make any change II appears to me
tha, further effort on the part Of the
committeeman would be useless"
Mr.. Gossln then read message
which he received yesterday from Mr.,
Hammond The wire was to the effect
that, owing to the untavorable consid-
Grafton with which the press Of Astoria
ami others hld treated the proposal,
the attending Investors had decided to
withdraw their Offers. However Mr..
Hammond wished to assure 'he peo-
pie that he would assist In lanllng any
of the enterprises now being orrangei
for by Mr., Whipple, and would gladly
lend his assistance at any time. Mr..
Gosslln added that Mr.. Hammond
would probably be In the city about
the middle Of the present month, at
which time some satisfactory arrange
ment might be arrived at. He Also took
occasion to commend the efforts q the
committeeman
on motion Of Judge Bowlby, the COM
mlttee was discharged.
d. X Warren was present, and re-
plying to Mr. Van Dusen's request for
an expression, said he had held a some
what different view Of the matter than
some Of the other owners on the Tongue
Point site. He was willing that the
land should I've offered at lower fig
ure. but the majority Of the owners
disagreed with him and he was satisfied |
to allow them to fix the price. He said |
he had never seen any possibility " Sc |
curing the enterprises on the terms Of
ferrd, and thought that a mobilization
all around would be necessary. 80 |
long as the site owners hold to their |
present figures, cannot see any use |
J., slA ,,,,,i. - Concluded Mr. War. |