The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-31

timber in and about the mouth OF
the Colum bia; third, the coal and oil
fields that have never as much as
been opened by the prospectors'
pick, and the utilization of the vast
fields of natural gas that abounds
anywhere on the Warrenton PENN
sula; fourth. the use and develop
ment of the thousands of horse
power in the mountain streams run
ming to waste on it, way to the sea-
fifth, the diking and utilizing to its
ultimate the thousands of acres of
tide lands of Clatsop county. and
last, but not least, the converting in
to homes the vast fields of logged off
lands rich beyond belief in the pro-
duction of berries, garden vegetables
and the grasses and legumes for the
raising of hogs and cattle.
I within the city limits of Astoria
stands Coxcomb Hill, to which near
ly every stranger wends his way to
look over the beauties aud resources
of Clatsop county. The view that
greets his eye stirs all the poetic side
of his nature with it grandure and
beauty but few fail to remark. is
It possible that this vast expanse of
of to it's fullest extent in a CONNER
cial way?' and the answer Is ever
and aIWays-'because.' It is an as
tonishing fact to look upon this mag
nificent harbor--seven miles from
shore to shore and twelve miles to
the mouth-the greatest fresh water
harbor in the Notwithstanding that
it drains the second largest produce
tive territory in the United States
and is the only gravity haul from the
Rockies to the sea upon the Pacific
coast, and see the meager use to
which it is put today. Every citizen
of the Northwest should be heartily
ashamed of the fact, and see to It
that it is put to the use the Creator
intended when He cleaved the great
Cascade range and sent this mighty
body of water rolling down to the
sea. After looking out over this
great gift of the Creator you close
your eyes and it takes no great
stretch of the imagination to see the
great and prosperous city that must
some day occupy the Warrenton
peninsula.
Turn from the contemplation of
this great resource and looking to
the south you see IS billions feet of
mercantile timber nestled upon the
foot hills of Saddle mountain, await.
ing the hand of industry. To your
inquiry as to the milling industry you
are told that Portland is the greatest
! lumber manufacturing point in the
United States, but that every log she
cuts has to be brought to her mills
| Of If
cents per thousand feet. and when
shipped by water the consumer must
pay for the towage and pilotage on
the ships from Astoria to Portland
and return, 1876 miles, all of which Is
saved to the consumer by the loca-
ton of these Industries at the mouth
of the river, where the majority OF
the timber can be foated to the
mills upon the waters of the Youngs
and Lewis and Clark rivers, and on
the Columbia to the sea when man
ufactured at the least pilotage OF
towage cost. One can see that with
in the near future this must be
changed for the mill and factory
must seek the nearest point to both
its supply and point of trans-ship-
ment, which in both cases is the
mouth of the Columbia.
zone of the great advantages in
developing this 'old-new' country is
that pioneering will not have to be
! endured. Astoria, a city of some
1900 people, is within 20 miles OF
the remotest corner of Clatsop coun-
ty, and mum erous villages are scat
tered throughout the territory, each
and all having good schools and
church organizations. Then, too,
water transportation is possible to q
, great portion of the county and their
roads are everywhere much better
than you would expect to find for
; the state of development of the
J country. The great central fact is
, however, that nature has put its
stamp on this locality for a great
city, and the man who gets foot
: hold in Clatsop county today will be
} rich from the increased price of his
: land within a few short years by
reason of the vast population that
will people the Oregon shore at the
mouth of the Columbia river, to care
for vast shipping and manufacturing
that will seek this, the cheapest point
of trans shipment on the Pacific
coast for the vast and varied pro-
ducts of the whole Inland Empire.
"Realizing something of what
they have. the principle owners OF
the Warrenton peninsula have form
ed a pool with some 100000 for the
promotion of industries at this point
one of the things under considera-
ton by them is the dredging of the
Skipanon rive for 5000 feet to a
depth of IS feet, to give factories the
benefit of tide water as well as rail
This has been chosen as IL lies just
between the Hill and Hartman ter
minal grounds and Is easy Of access
by both Whitley the 100000 Is
only small budget the personnel of
1.-THE pool represents millions of dol
lars and will be able to draw indus
tries of great Importance as sub
stantial developers of this CONNER
cial point The person who is real
y wide awake will look into this
! situation and purchase now while
the opportunity is within his grasp"
Yakima Chapter
Miss Townsend entertained the
Yakima chapter, Westminster guild
members Of the First Presbyterian
church at a pleasant affair last even
ing, receiving informally at the home