The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-04
Seaside the Most Picturesque on
the Coast.
BOTH PLEASUREIAND HEALTH
Surf Bathing Enjoyed by Thousands
Of People-Mcuntain Streams
Abound With Food Fishes
Forests With Game.

Among the many attractions of Clat
sop county and which will be VISITED
by thousands of eastern people thi'
summer. is the famous Seaside sum
uaer resort. 1t has more and greater
advantages than any other resort IL
Oregon and is more accessible. II Aa'
transcontinental connection with thre,
Of the largest railroads in the United
States. The Astoria & Columbia River
railroad terminates at Seaside and II
makes transcontinental connections al
Goble with the Northern Pacific. the
o. r. & n. Co.. at Astoria and the
Southern Pacific at Portland,
Nature has endowed Seaside with all
the necessities and requirements of an
IDEAL summer resort. Along the beach
that stretches 20 miles from Tilla-
nook head TO Fort Stevens. where
bathing is enjoyed. the scenery is
beautiful and grand. Between the Pa
eific ocean and the Necanicum river
is a picturesque grove. dotted over
with the white tents and summer cot
tages of people who come to enjoy the
sea breezes. Scattered here and
there through the grove is the hand
some summer residences OF the wealth
Of Portland and interior cities. as well
as the more humble cottages of those
IN moderate circumstances. Between
the Necanicum and o'Hanna is situ-
ated the town of Seaside, prosperous
town of nearly 1000 inhabitants. in
eorporated under the laws of the state
Of oregon. governed by a mayor and
eommon council Every business is
represented. There are six hotels
three grocery and general merchandise
stores, two drug stores, two barber
shops, three churches-Metnodist
Episcopal and Catholie-and good
schools.
A large saw mill and box factory is
located here, the Seaside Spruce Lum-
Der Company, giving employment to
about 100 men in the mill and logging
camps, with a monthly payroll of
about $4,000. The company manufac-
lures the finest grade of spruce lum-
ber for export trade, and has more or
ders than 1t can fill. In addition to the
attractions of Seaside as a summer re-
sort, 1t affords sport for the hunter
and fishermen. In its mountain streams
are trout and other food fishes. In
she forests are all kinds Of game. The
svel roads afford the pleasure of driv-
ing. The two rivers furnish unbound
ed sport for rowing and sailing. No
other summer resort has so many and
varied attractions. These facts are be.
soming known and appreciated It
is estimated that the population of |
Seaside during the summer months of |
July and August approximate about |
10,G50. A large number of families re-
main during September it being con-
sS1eFed the most pleasant month of
the year.
As a health resort Seaside has no
and very few equals. 1t is
not "cure all' for all the ailments of
mankind, but it inyigorates and builds
up the system, is a sure cure for sum.
ner complaint" and even has a salu-
ory effect upon people troubled with
constitutional weariness," and is an
.radicator of the blues" Il destroys
he germs Of malaria and people who
90 there and remain two months feel
IS though they had been born again" :
I has completed one of the finest Y
water systems in the state where pure Z
water is supplied to the in.
labitants and to cottages in the grove.
L has no S. or $40 a day hotels where s
! person pays 81 for a % cent meal |
md $?.25 for style. Snobbery and af- ]
are entirely eliminated.
All restraint is thrown off, and peo- s
70, :ieh and Doof prc:-:spr ana lie-
'ian publiC5n ana sinner mingla with t
ach other and al c1iE' me h-autics {
Il nature, the grandeur CT sc.&-ry. IT,, t
lealt' giving sea brcczcs. mountain
cenery boating, fishing and hunting.
III come to have good time and they I
ave It, No other summer resort in q
be world gives sncn inducements,
uch a variety Of recreation and un-
iaIoyed happiness and pleasure. The
eople are kind and hospitahie and The
ltch string is always out.