The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-04
EAST INTERESTED IN
ASTORIA
MAIL TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
GROWS DAILY AND LOCAL MEN
PREPARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
or IMMIGRATION.

The mail from the east for the Clam
her OF Commerce Is increasing every day
TO such nm extent that II has TO be
collected several times day in order
not to swamp the postolIiec. Yesterday
all records were broken, the number OF
letters rvcciyed for the day being als'
For the past week this has been an IN.
crease Of about 30 letters daily.
While the mail j. from every state
and city in the country, a large part Of
II /, from New York, where the young
men and women have grown tired Of
working for small salaries without pros
poets Of bettering themselves. They are
anxious TO come west aud engage in any
line OF business which will make them
independent. Many Of them have means,
while others are seeking employment.
The household help problem, which Is
the bugbear OF 50 maRy cities, appears 10
have been solved by Mr.. Whyte, secre'
tary Of the Chamber Of Commerce. lie
has received hundreds Of letters from
girls back east who are anxious TO
obtain positions as housemaids, cooks
aid general positions in private families.
The marriage bureau is doing land
Office business. Letters from young men
all over the state are being received
who desire to marry eastern girls.
Numerous girls in the east are writing
to find out how the matrimonial markets
stand In the west. Many OF the letters
are quite amusing and some Of them are
pathetic. Eastern men are also seeking
to marry western girls,
Through all the mail received, the
glorious opportunities for young men in
the west--and young women-are re-
Elected In their answers. The rush to
the coast states has evidently caused a
great impression in eastern cities, and
this can be noticed in the tone OF the
letters sent to the local Chamber OF
Commerce
The advertising work OF the organiza'
tion has reached point where II Is al
most impossible 10 handle it, and in
spite OF the increase In the staff, the
difficulty Of answering all the letters
personally is almost impossible. The
variety Of questions asked in regard tc
Astoria and the surrounding section also
makes this difficult, because each answer
must be along different lines.
1t is up 10 the people OF Astoria to
take advantage OF the interest aroused
throughout the country in regard to this
section by securing industries, property
and openings in various lines of business
Tor the people who desire TO come here
The property question especially is on,
Of vital interest.
There are many thousands OF acres il
Clatsop county which could be settled VI
in short order. should the owners see II
that way, The interest shown in tht
west at present is regarded as the prope
time to take advantage of the oppor
tunities TO settle up this idle hand, be.
cause 1t is easily estimated that it can
not last all the time. when so many
countries ale clamoring for Immigrants
The provisions o' Australia are pre-,
pairing TO seek European and American
immigration, ana to that end have mad,
il a white mans country by forcing al
races OF any other color to leave tn,
commonwealth, Its area is claimed {
be over 100000 square miles larger thar
the United States, and more than hal
the land is valuable.
Canada il seeking all the American
aud European immigration that it cal
possibly secure, while South America i
taking large quota The tide of i'm
Emigration to the west is increasing il
spite of efforts By other countries t,
secure share Of it. The Astoria Cham
ben of Commerce, therefore, is maxim,
strenuous and successful endeavors I,
attract attention to this point with it
numerous natural advantages,
The one drawback to this successful
movement is the placing of the new ar
rivals, and after considerable discus
sion on this matter local citizens hav,
determined to find lands for locating de
sirable immigrants and investors. Rea
estate men are using their best energie
TO pry loose some Of the land that i
tied up in Catsop county, The Cham
ber oil Commerce is taking deep inter
est in the matter A movement has a
last commenced which may result in
wholesale desire on the part of the hn,
owners in Clatsop county to take ad
vantage of prosperous times and immi
grafton, to put large properties in tn
hands Of the newcomers at REASONABLE
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