The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-18
CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS
F. D. Kuettner Believes the Hotel
Project will Surely Be Car.
ried Out.
AUTHOR OF RECENT LETTER
Explains Why lie Employed Nom
dc Plume In Communication
20 The AstOrian on Sum
day.
AUTHOR OF RECENT LETTER

OF your paper, which was In reply to q
letter written by me signed
subscriber" and have carefully
noted the comments you made
thereon. There are only two
points which require an explanation
from me. In the first place. / wish TO
explain why / did not sign my name.
which ls from the fact that ! am one
OF the officials OF the railroad company,
and In signing my name to any com
munlcatlon OF that kind without hay-
ing an opportunity to explain. such
things are generally considered as
having connection with A. B. Ham
mond our president, as the public does
not or will not understand that there Is
distinct and positive difference be-
tween the individual and the official.
My experience has been that whenever
any public matter is brought up In this
city In which, as you say, each and
everyAstorian should perform mis- duty,
my expressions and actions have either
been linked with the companys or Mr..
A. Il. Hammonds name. ! am very
glad that you give me the opportunity
10 explain that while am in the SER
vice OF the railroad company. to which
corporation my services are in duty
bound to be devoted we have duties
TO ourselves and to our fellow men.
but there are few who cannot or will
not understand that those duties should
be kept apart, You further say that
by signing my name the article would
have had more weight. In other words.
you mean TO say that 1t would have
looked better II had signed my name,
and in this particular think you are
right. but for the above stated reason
| refraIned from so doing until an OPP
portunity should present itself for me
to explain that my official position had
no bearing whatever on the subject.
also want II distinctly understood
that am not ashamed to put my name
to anything which my conscience die
tates to me to be right.
You finally remark that man who
'hollers' when difficulties confront
him Is not the one who succeeds. In
this l acknowledge that you are right,
but you will understand that did not
"holler." but merely called upon the
substantial ones to wake up and, as
you say, to let them know that they
also have duty before them like the
balance OF the citizens. and not be con-
tent to sit back and reap the benefits
Of the labor OF others without any
extra effort or outlay on their part,
rs suggested In my article as publish
ID In your Issue of the 18th.
am today more confident of the sue
cess of our undertaking to have a
rood hotel for the city of Astoria, for
The reason that everyone in this COM
has manifested the spirit to
lsslst In bringing the matter to an is
rue, except some who naturally don't
,eem to care If anything is success.
Il II Is your desire you may print my
,ame In black capitals or small type
o anything l write. Yours truly,
F. d. KUETTNER.
(The Astorian did not mean to con-
-ey the impression that Mr.. Keuttner's
irst letter was in the nature Of "hol-
err" we merely pointed out that the
lotel project should be pressed regard
ess OF the laggards, and that to "hol-
er" would be a sign OF weakness,
den OF Mr.. Keuttner's standing and
nergy are capable of accomplishing
hings. They are the men to whom
We must look for our municipal ad-
and their ideas, expressed
through the newspapers, carry great
weight. The force of their letters to
he papers is, however, somewhat les
ened when the names of the writers
% not appear, as many persons erron-
ously suppose that every unsigned
is written in the news
aper office, The error of this belief
an easily be understood when 1t is
onsldered that this newspaper at
EAST, freely and unreservedly expresses
tself whenever there is any occasion
Or It. We trust Mr.. Kuettners ex-
mple win be emulated by other enter