The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-24
THERE ARE OTHERS.
Coos Bay Times Has q Few Remarks
On Portland.

Thus the Coos Bay Times In its is-
sue Of November II;
because the Times had Pull To-
gcther editorial pointing out way
by which the Columbia river and
Coos Bay should each secure n Just
share of the river and harbor appro-
priation, the Portland Telegram's re-
ply was column OF growls and
cronks.
/ Because we asked for n share Of
the money to bc appropriated by con-
gress and opposed giving II all to
Portland. we were called knockcr.
Because we said that Coos Bay was
entitled TO an equal share because II
was located on the Pacific; because we
said that Portland was 1i0 miles In
I land from the sea. on d narrow river
harbor. broken with four bridges while
Coos nay was unobstructed with
single bridge. we were n knocker.
! we said these things not to hurt
Portland. but to emphasize the fact
that Coos Bay IL 80 situated by ma
turc TINT we are In Il position 10 de-
mand equal recognIatlon, and we have
/ SET out 10 command and capture II.
"The metropolitan editor could not
write the first paragraph Of this col
umn OF growls and croaks until. with
/ great pomrosity. he swellcd out into
Goliath proportions and reminded us
that Portland In the financial, COM
1 mercial and Industrial center OF Ore
| gon
Because we did not come meekly
10 tho ground and ask II to please
administer pnternal rcproof; because
we did step back on our heels.
stand upright and sling pebble from
our editorial sling his way. the Tele-
gram editor croaked.
Had the Times been inclined to
knock Portland II might have said
something Of the se6shness that
built hotel on the fair ground to
herd the visitors inside the fence for
fear they might go to the Heights
above Portland and see that there
was some OF the state OF Oregon out
side the city limits, and the Oregon
ian tower. And this bull pen proved
such financial loss that the citizens
of oregon had to contribute $50 a day
to Its support,
Had we been inclined to knock we
might have said something as to how
Tom Richardson. manager OF the
Commercial club. defeated project to
have strawberry day at Hood river
during the fair. And Mr.. Richardson
gave as his reason that they wanted
everything to be In Portland dur
Ing the fair and they have ever since
stood pat,
Had we cared to knock We might
have mentioned that by a Portland
pull. the state fair was not held that
year. One would think that the Tele-
gram. which processes n soul-thirst
TO assist the part OF the state out
side OF Portland would have been
generous enough to reciprocate with
Salem the next year, by turning ir
and helping to boom the state fair
But the Telegram, with all the mighty
space at Its command, urged the peo-
Pile of Portland to get UP an indus
trial fair and stock show at Port
land to knock the state fair at Salem
"The Telegram in its column oi
croaking only echoes the 'conscion-
, less commercialism' OF the metropolis
that not only wants more than the
lions share--for the lion leaves the
bones-but with a serpents rapaciou.
instinct. devours feathers and ALL
what the Telegram needs most OF
all is to get out and grow sweet. II
should take n winters vacation and
come to the tropical climate of Coos
Bay The palm grows here in the win.
ter time and 1t Is not necessary t.
house 1t. We will feed you on pota.
toes, newly dug from the ground, fresf
from the field and clans Of your owr
digging. In sailing up Coos river yol
can gather cranberrles from the ov.
erhanging branches Let's stop throw,
ing ink and dig CLANS together"
John Nashel's Funeral-The funera