The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-02

. On a railroad grade Of 10 feet K
. the mile and ali OF which vast extern
, OF country with unlimited and mex
hanstible resources is tributary by raj
, to Astoria over our line the eastmosr
end Of Nehalem Valley proper being
the dividing line in distance betweer
Portland and Astoria.
ALL THE LOCAL COUNTRY
EXCLUSIVELY above described will
necessarily 20 se Astoria, including
the various saw mills and logging
camps within that sphere to be erect.
ed hereafter where Fl. Hawgood, the
p O. & S. Ry. Company's engineer
in-chief, estimates in his official re-
port to that companys European
bond-holders that ii will take a train
of 40 heavy logging cars daily for AZ
years continuously to haul the timber
now growing therein whether to AS
tor or TO Portland is for Astoria peo-
pie to decide, Yet in the face of these
reliable reports confirmed by reports
OF the Y. s. Forestry division, now in
onr bond-holders' possession. deeply
regret to say that Astoria people,
through ignorance. presume, OF the
facts above narrated, permit many
wealthy and grasping citizens Of AS
toria to oppose BY Misrepresentation
OF others the progress and develop
ment OF your own city and conse-
quently the building of the railway
into the Nehalem, the lost traffic of
which, just as sure as the sun rises
and sets, will go direct to Portland,
II line therefrom is first built thereto.
Nothing more certainly demonstrates
this than the building of the A. & c.
r. K. to Goble. Does Astoria get the
LOCAL traffic on these 60 miles for
which il paid $l,000,000 as a subsidy
in Astoria and suburban lands. True
II may be answered there is no
LOCAL country between Astoria and
Goble. What there is however nearly
all goes 10 Portland either over the
A. & c. r. R. or o. r. & N. Co.'S
steamers, and those of Jacob Kamm |
II so, what did Astoria pay that mil
lion dollar land subsidy for when the
Nehalem River was within II miles
OF the place, Of which the grade is
stopped nowi However, it's no use
crying over split milk Does Astoria
want railway to Nehalem NOW |
without paying dollar OF subsidy for
It? II so, why does it not unite as
one man, and get all Of those rights
of way suits Of P, o. & S. Ry. Com
pany taken out of Judge McBride's
court; for il one land owner keeps
opposing, the bond holders will not
continue longerttheir previous plan to
start from the Astoria end, but within
50 days commence work Of construc-
tion from the main line Of the South
ern Pacific in Washington county or
rom the Northern Pacific at the foot
II Cornelius Gap, Ill miles from the
Union Depot, Portland 1t is Hobsons
,hoice to which the P. o. & S. Ry. Co. /
md its bond-holders in London and
Paris are driven to- By whom? The |
naction or devil may care policy OF
,ertain men Of Astoria who either
wish extraordinary land damages or
lesire ito hold up" the construction 4
# any line FROM ASTORIA into {
he Nehalem country and yet will not
'uild themselves, In these circum- /
tances let the people of Astoria as a
unite decide.
Here are the facts: There are "a
allies to build in Seaside City and
addle Mountain from Lewis and y
lark navigable river to which the
he P Q. 4 S, Ry, Co. are under con
-act with their Paris bond-holders to :
ave built and passenger cars thereon
'ithin Is months, the bonds are all
old therefor or for the first 80 miles
-om the Southern Pacific lines in :
Washington county or from the
'orthern Pacific Railroad in Multi !
omah county, that is to say if the !.
.storia people cannot furnish rights :
way at the Lewis and Clark end
lie bonds all sold of the "a miles, are
be underwritten by independent
aris underwriters payable on each
miles completed. It will cost for !.
lie first "a miles on the Portland end !
ne half tN h,,iIt What - r,o,,1d ,oe4