The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-12


river,
Advertising rates can be had on ap-
pucatien 10 the business manager.
There is food for much reflection in
the published statement that Two ldrg'
lumber schooners, each with A carry
ing capacity Of $4,000 feet, are now be-
ing built in Portland shipyards Tor a
Tinamook concern. Nothing could more
plainly demonstrate the fact tha; there
Is a marks, for all lumber tha, can b.
transported from the forests 10 the fac
tories. II ever a locality existed ;ha;
had to overcome obstacles Of the most
serious sort 70 market the resources Of
the surrounding country that section IS
Tinamook county and the territory ad-
jacent The common point is a dead is
sue with the residents and business men
of TiIamook because their railroads are
We; on paper and exist only in the
minds Of promoters. Its harbor Is by
no means the bss; on the Pacific coast.
although with the improvements plan
ned It will be made better each year.
But the resources that are in demand in
the markets Of the world are there and
the en,erprising. hus:ling citizens are
doing thely level best 10 Sc; their pro
ducts TO the buyers. Astoria needs to
be jarrel Il needs 10 be jol;ed until
its citizens will be awakened to the ne
cessity for doing things Every,ime Mr.,
Hammond comes to the city long con-
ferences are hell between the railroad
magnate and committees from our COM
mercial bodies. Plans for mIlliOn-dollaF
export sawmills and shioyards are DIS
cussed and then Mr.. Hammond invests
his money in California II the proper
spir. was manifested bv Astorlans he
would undoubtedly prefer to invest
portion Of his capital here, He has In
terests directly and indirectly tha; will
be vastly enhanced in value should the
citv move forward But he has no
idea Of spending the remainder 3f bis
days feeding Us MelIin's Food ou: OK
a bottle He has other plans for
busy and successful lifetime than hand
ling an infants spoon and hanl.ng out
teething rings 10 crying children. The
very fact that Mr. Hammond is IN
yesting so largely in other localities
proves that something is lacking. And
that one thing is enterprise. II A move
men. is started TO erect a factory or TO
start a new Industry the tack hammer
brigade begins to play th= anvil chorus,
and before the plan has time 20 ma
ture and bring forth fruit il Is killed.
Therein lies the secret. Le, a man pro-
pose 20 launch an enterprise tina, will
bring more people 20 the city or will
add to the amount Of money circulated
and instead Of Encouragement he ge;s the
reverse. he Isn't askel: VIVA, will be
the capacity and now much vii, the
pay roll amount to?" H is more apt to
hear the plant: "Wha, if i. should burn
DOWN" or Suppose the manager should
run away with the funds?" Civic en-
terprise. Bosh! II the pe1nlless and
disheartened citizen Of Chicago had felt
that way after the growing western me-
;ropols had been laid waste by the great
fire. wh-re a city Of millions now stands |
Threatening to rival New York and
London for world-supremacy, there |
wouli be cattle ranches and farms. |
Chicago citizens were Of a stamp that
makes history ami IpbJilds cities. They |
went to work TO erect a bigger and bet |
ter city than was ;he one destroyed and |
have sue ,=ed "a because Of a determin- |
alton and pluck that brings results. II
some kini-heart d COW would kick over .
a lamp in Astoria its memory would .
be sail.ad, and a loYing public would .
immor,alize It in golden effgy. In Ia
coma recently seven new woodworking
were chronicled in the
daily press within a week. Think Of
Il, one new factory for each day Of the
week. Everett Is making strides that
has attracted the attention Of the entire
Pacific coast. From a hamlet Of COM
obscurlty It Is growing TO
De bustling city that with Seattle and
Tacoma will form the three great cities
Il Puget sound and Of the Northwest.
Astorians with money to invest are
It's progress and many are
more than half-lncllned TO cast in their !