The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-08
ADVERTISING ASTORIA.

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ADVERTISING ASTORIA.
A committee appointed by the cam
Der of commerce to consider the best
methods of advertising Astoria, neld 8
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
committee was composed Of Jas. W
Welch, president OF the chamber OF
commerce, A. R. Cyrus, Jos. ". Sur
prenant and ]. Q. A. Bowlby. With the
exception of Mr.. Bowlby, the commit
tee was unanimous in its views that
the only way to advertise Astoria was
through some obscure publication, and
it selected the Overland Monthly, a
magazine that has never been before
heard of in the state of oregon. and
which has no standing among the
periodicals of the United States. This
has been the method employed by the
chamber of commerce since its In
ception. There has never been time
in the history of that organization
that it has ever appropriated or spent
one dollar to assist any home news
paper. Every dollar spent by the or
ganization has gone to ouside publl-
cations, with the result that neither
the chamber of commerce, nor the city
Of Astoria, or Clatsop county, has ever
realized one particle of benefit from
the stupidity of its members. During
all the time that the chamber Of COM
merce has been in existence it has not
secured one dollar Of capital, 1t has
not secure one singel farmer. 1t has
not secured one single enterprise, and
the money paid out for advertising in
foreign publications has been wasted.
This is not the first time this OBJ
scure and defunct organization has
squandered the peoples money by ad-
vertising in obscure publications 1t
has spent curing its existence thou.
sands of dollars to advertise Astoria
and its resources, but not one penny
has ever been paid to a home news.
paper. The home newspapers have
endeavored to build up a sentiment in
the city for the patronizing of some
and home industries, but
their efforts have always been retard-
ed by the mossback organization.
When It was reported on the streets
yesterday that the committee had
awarded a contract to the Overland |
the Indignation knew no
bounds. Dozens Of the members Of the
stated that they would
withdraw from 1t and would positive
y refuse to pay any more dues. The
-esult will be that inside of 80 days
here will not be enough brain7 left
n the organization to hold coroner's
over. The organization is sup.
,osed to be composed of the prominent
business men Of the city, but owing to
he mossback proclivities of some or
he leading members, they have refused
o attend the meetings, and there has
lot been a meeting of this organiza-
ion for the past three months that has
lad an attendance Of to exceed eight
MEMBERS, and most Of them we're the
all Of 40, spring of 80 mossbacks
But this Amalgamated Order OF I
Gossbacks has none Of the best of the
newspapers Of Astoria. Every pub
isher in Astoria has agreed not only
hat they will not attend a meeting Of {
he organization, but they will refuse
o publish its proceedings and pro- {
ose to completely ignore the order Of ]
ideas. Not only that, but {
here is not newspaper that will ever S
ublish a descriptive article Of Asto-
la and its resources as long as the
resent coterie Of hold hulks are at I
he head Of the outfit. II they want I
D advertise the city and county In an
bscure publication and pay $500 for I
!, they can do so. There has never q
cen dollar spent by the chamber of s
Commerce in the past 10 years that
as ever brought one single capitalist c
, Astoria, not a single farmer, not a J
ngle manufacturer When applica- t
ons are received from eastern people '
II a copy Of the Astoria papers, the
tier will be relegated to the waste
lsket. The Amalgamated Order Of n
storia Mossbacks imagine that they Z
e cutting squash, and 1t remains n
he seen what the result will be- Il
From now on the Chamber of Com L
cree win never be noticed in any Il