The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-09

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just pleasant word or two with my
friends in Astoria,
| Five months age, with 4 Arm convie.
tion Of the certain growth Of this city,
| entersd the realty field here, opening
the office Of the +. N, Clark Company,
at No, 4a5 Commercial Street, and from
that moment to this, have received
constant and patent proof Of my assu
RANGES OF the accession Of real estate
movements here, as we'll A. the distinct
manifestation of goodwill and gener.
ous patronage on the part Of my fellow
citizens, for all Of which am profound,
" grateful.
With a view OF expanding my bust.
ness, and at the same time adding tone
and scope to the enterprise. joined In
the organization OF the Columbia Trust
Company ,@ Astoria and Portland,
with Messrs, John A, Lee and O. L.
Ferris, Of the latter city, and the new
establishment was incorporated under
the fullest and most exact terms OF
corporate alignment, providing for the
maintenance OF Offices at both Oregon
eenters, equipped with all the latest
data and appointments required Of a
modern business of this sort, and regu.
lated with nicely Of detail and supply
that warrants the interested inspection
Of all who have relations with the real
estate market in any OF its manifold
phases.
In pursuance Of the company's plans
It's headquarters are now opening sim.
ultaneously, at Astoria and at Port.
land; on the ground.foor, Eleventh
street front Of the splendid new home
OF the Astoria Savings Bank, at Duane
and Eleventh streets. in this city; and
at rooms Nos. 7l3ll4.7l5 in the mag.
nifcent Couch building, just completed,
ut Portland; and II may be said, in
passing. that just such elegant and con-
yenient quarters as these have been se-
lected in order TO put the new business
in instant touch with the world OF af-
fairs, for which 1t stands, as we'll as to
indicate the character and standard OF
the engagements into which the Colum-
bia Trust Company, aspires to enter.
The company intends to cover the
whole field Of realty activity, including
investments, permanent and speculative;
buying. selling, leasing; rentals, collec-
tions, repairs; all elements OF trust
holding and control; plating, dedica.
ting, disposing and directing; admins
tering properties in whole, or in equi-
ties, doing all upon the most approved
bases of business and law, and so con.
ducting its affairs as TO invite the pat
ronage Of the smallest and largest in.
vestors. The Portland branch Is to
be in the careful, conservative hands Of
Vice President John A. Lee and Secre-
tary-Treasurer o. L. Ferris, who will
give devoted oversight to the very
minutiae OF the business, personally,
and sponsor its every afiliation and
venture; while i, as president, viii
have charge in Astoria and give my
entire time and talent to the despatch
Of affairs here, with the supreme pur.
pose Of building up the business with
the same speed and volume that shall
mark the growth and progress Of the
city.
! beg to say that have realizing
sense of the cordial friendliness that
has attended my initial effort here and
It has inspired a genuine liking for, and
interest in, the City-By.T .The.sea, and
1t is my purpose to cherish and build
upon that personal concern until I
shall have had fair chance to contrib
ute to the greater expansion that lies
within the sure destiny Of the place;
only, for the future, as in the past,
must enjoy the helpful and stimulating
regard Of my fellow-citizens of Astoria,
and on the threshold of my new and inn
portant enterprise, ! bespeak their
confidence and their patronage, to such
an extent as shall be relatively due the
business, and the business methods /,