The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-29
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coNcENsUs or OPINION or
SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS
MEN - A. b. HAMMOND COM
ING TO ASTORIA SHORTLY.

eail upon Jonfl ~. Wnyte, man
ager Of the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday afternoon found him very
enthusiastic about bis trip to the
Admcn's Convention al Oakland. He
said, in part:
Astoria received ample considcra-
tion at the hands Of the delegates TO
the Pacific Coast Advertising Mems
Association in Oakland, Cal, and the
commercial organizations OF San
Francisco and Oakland are more in
tercsted at this time in Astoria than
in any other city in the Northwest.
This Is because these organizations
see an opportunity for some splendid
new business with Astoria while 9th
er fields have been more thoroughly
taken care Of.
The time will come, said a prom
inent member Of the SAP Francisco
Chamber OF Commerce, when AS
ioria will not only control an extreme
~ large portion OF the business Of
the Columbia River Valley, which
every year finds its way to San
Francisco, but will also control the
-four and mill stuff export business
to the Orient. because most OF the
wheat III the Northwest is grown
tributary TO the Columbia River.
This business man said he could well
remember when the Northern Pacific
Railroad refused to mark Seattle on
the map saying that ii would never be
q port Of any Importance. The judg-
ment OF the railroad has been proven
at fault and he believes the time Isl
just at hand when the railroads will
be convinced that they have made
the same kind OF mistake with re-
gard 10 Astoria. He explained that
the FIRST visit he made to Astoria was
after consulting a map and wonder
ing why there was no large port at
the mouth of the greatest river that
cmpicd into the Pacific Ocean. After
he had visited Astoria and returned
TO San Francisco he unhcsitatingly
expressed the opinion that some day
on the site Of Astoria would be build
ed a great city. II was indeed inter
csting to note how many Of the old
San Francisco business men have held
the same belief and opinion and it
seems that il is up to astoria with
her present generation Of active, live,
wideawake business men to make
good.
"'Mr. A. B. Hammond stated that
he expected to visit Astoria in per-
son within d very short time and re-
GREETED that the flour mill enterprise
which he had undertaken some few
years ago had not been allowed to
locate here in Astoria. He explained
the entire history of this transaction
and because Seattle got the mill in
stead of Astoria his mill at Seattle
this winter has been able to send 200,-
mo harrnls ,,f uN,,,. 80 Co,tt, A fr,ra
on one contract. Mr.. Hammond said
however, that it was not impossible
that he would take up further busi-
ness negotiations that would be OF
as much or more Importance to AS
toria upon his arrival here. He ex
planned that if the common point
with Seattle was secured on wheat
and mill stuffs to Astoria, which AS
toria as a matter Of justice ought now
to have, a vast part of the export
business in grain would ,be done from
this city and moreover great deal
of -four would perforce be manu-
iactured here.
"'As undoubtedly so much depends
upon this common point rate and as
the North Bank road has now been
completed it will probably not be a
difficult matter to secure what is gen
orally considered but common justice,
and serious effort will be made to
perfect an amicable arrangement to
that end in the immediate future, and
| il the rate cannot be obtained ami
cably then still more serious effort
will be made to obtain it through the
Interstate Commerce Commission. II
Astoria has the justice on her side
which seems apparent, petition tc
this commission will very soon Sc,
cure for her that which will enable
her to overcome still greater,
"'The advertising mems conven
tion proved a great success and al
album Of original photographs from
Clatsop county attracted a great dea
of attention from the 100 odd dele
gates, Especially did the Photographic
of the lumber resources and of ths
dairy farms and dairy cattle Great.
most favorable comment. There Ii