The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27
acHAUHcEYs WAS MIxED!

Chauncey Thomas, the writer in the
October Success who was writing
asolely for the general public when he
indicted his Seattle-inspired article un-
der the caption 10ur Own Northwest
must have had homogeneous public N
mind. one that would not rush after
con6rmatory statistics and tables Of dis-
tances and other admittedly correct
standards, when it read his arrh-absur-
dity couched in the following paragraph
wherein he placates Portland and quiet
" ,lAmns the rest Of the lower Colum-
bia valley. to-wit:
aYet Portland has one thing in its
fayor--a,ld mark this well that exceeds
all other harbors on the Pacific Coast; It
il the nearest to, in fact right at. the
mouth Of the one. great. natural. water
level haul across the continent. For
small vessels -20-foot now, 3O-foot n
the future with cargoes bound between
many points on the far Pacific and
Chicago and other inland points, Port
land-or the mouth Of the Columbia such
as KaIoma, Vancouver, or Astoria As
and always win be the shortest, quick
est, and cheapest route
Portland, the metropolis Of Oregon;
the commercial center of an immense
section of aOur Own Northwest; one Of
the richest, most important rail and
river transportation cities in the north
west, Is NOT nearest to. nor right at
athe mouth Of the one, great. water
level land haul across the continent; |;
it is liz miles from the mouth Of that
Aland haul" which said .mouth Is" Il
miles to the westward of this city of
Astoria, and just six miles eastward
from the deep blue 3ofing' waters q
the Pacific Ocean.
We would call his attention to the
fact that his 120-foot now vessels as
cend the Columbia river tAND THE
WILLAMETTE RIVER TO PORT
LAND, with 26 feet of laden hulls be-
tween the water line and the bottom Of
their keels, and that their cargoes come
and 20, between the mouth Of the Co
lumbia river and all the known ports
Of commerce on the face Of the earth
And we desire aChauncey' to know
land to remember) that "Portland--oi
the mouth of the Columbia such al
Kaloma lmeaning, no doubt, Kalama
Vancouver, or Astoria is, and always
will be the shortest, quickest and cheap
est route" is a confusion of terms that
may pass muster with one Of his espec.
tally general publics," but not with
the informed reader who possesses 9
sdntilla Of geographical knowledge; fol
4. FOfblddiu ~ HUI ab bitE A<H>~'h " Wy
Columbia, but liz miles east and souti
Of it, and IL miles still from the moutf
Of the Willamette river; that Kalama i
90 miles east Of the Columbia's mouth
that Vancouver is nearly 100 miles from
it; AND THAT ASTORIA rs THI
PORT AT THE MOUTH OF THE co
LUMBIA, AND THE NORTH COAST
TERMINAL PORT OF THE HILL AMI
HARTMAN RAILWAY AND STEAM
SHIP SYSTEMS, AND BUT TWELVE
SHORT MILES FROM THE C0LUM
BIA RIVER BAR AND MOUTH, and th'
ultimate terminus of his honestly
styled Zone. great. natural, Water-leye
land haul across the continents" and thi
despite his ridiculous (but, no doubt
properly -prompted), theory Of diyertinl
the traffic Of that haul, from point g
to so miles from this perfect, and legiti
mate terminus, and sending over a noun
tain range into Seattle, or Tacoma.
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