The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-09
is IN FAVOR
OF NEW HOTEL FOR CITY

= Inew hotel nut am wing 10 90 every
thing within my power to further the
plan. SO far as am concerned
lwn make donation outright. | have
done so before and am willing TO DC
so again, Applause)
F. z. Ferguson--we all recognize
the need Of modern hotel. Person
ally, ! believe II should be located IN
the business district and am willins
to assist financially
c. NJ. Celler--You may depend upon
II that my firm viii do Its full snare,
We are interested In Astoria and we
want to see good hotel here.
+, L. Parker-You may count me in
to the extent of my ability. l favor a
downtown location,
DIR, Ball-The hotel, 1 believe, should
be located In the business district. I
am ready to assist as much as pos
sibly can.
F. D. Keuttner--I was one Of the
original hotel agitators, The first
thing to do is to incorporate. | be-
Ilieye the hotel should be attractive and
built on terra firma. II there Is any
thing can do you know where to
find me, win help, and know Mr.,
Hammond win do likewise. u
W. ]. Barry-If good location can
be secured, the proposition can be
financed without trouble.
James w. welch--I believe we ought
to go out and 100000 In hard, cold
cash from the people OF Astoria. They
have the money and am confident
they will put II up. II We can't find
200 men who will put up $500 each,
l am mistaken in the people.
Offers Hotel Site.
d. II. welch--I am prepared to Of
fer one OF two good hotel sites One
is 100x135 feet, and the other is
150x125. will agree to let this meet
ing select three men to appraise thel
value of either site. After the value
is fixed l will cut II IN two and give |!
the site for stock to the amount OF
one-half the appraised value.
Location 10 Important.
Mr.. Keuttner said he believed the To-
cation was the most important matter
to be considered. and his view was
shared by F. L. Parker. Both gentle
men expressed the belief that 1t would |
be far better to pay $4,000 or $4,000
for a good location than to accept a
poor location as a donation. This opin-
ion seemed to prevail pretty gener-
ally.
]. S. Dellinger. who Is also mani
Testing commendable interest. was
willing to put up his money and let the
incorporators select the site. He said
he did business in $50 towns and cit
les on the coast and that none was
worse off than Astoria In the matter
of hotel accommodations. He was pos
itive the scheme could be financed, and
that, too, without going out of the
city.
Mr.. Schimpff explained that Il had
been utterly impossible to see some Of
the heaviest property holders. as they
were out of the city, so he asked that |
the committee be given further time.
Give us a few days, and we'll make
Ia report that will suit you," said Mr..
Schimpff, and the meeting was adj
journed to Tuesday night at o'clock. |
When this final report is made the
|committee win state matters just ex-,
Iactly as IT has found them. rhe vari
GUS proposals will be submitted and III
will be up to the people to select the
best, There will be nothing of a secret
nature about the organization Of the
company, for the people are looked |
upon to advance the money. There
fore, they will be kept thoroughly
posted.