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The Daily Astorian
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
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Captain J.J. Winant thanks D.C. Ireland for favorable coverage of his article on local Indians and praises the independence of Ireland's Astoria newspaper compared to Portland's. He expresses strong optimism about Astoria's future growth due to the Columbia River and highlights articles on a Yaquina Bay railroad and Pacific coast breakwater, urging attention to the latter.
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NEWPORT, YAQUINA BAY,
November 11, 1877.
D. C. Ireland, Esq.,
Dear Sir: - I take the liberty of dropping you a line for the purpose of thanking you for the favorable notice given by your paper to an article published by myself in relation to certain Indians in this locality. I must give you the credit of publishing one of the most independent and spirited papers on the coast, as I notice you deal fairly with all questions without regard to locality, while at the same time making a determined fight for Astoria. In this respect your paper presents a striking contrast to the papers of Portland, where the whole press seem to be laboring under a fear that some portion of the state (aside from Portland), may increase in wealth and importance. This is a feeling that you are evidently not troubled with, having as you do entire faith in the future success of Astoria. I fully agree with you in this view, as it would seem that a river draining nearly if not quite one half the continent, and being one of the largest in America, must at no distant day have a large and flourishing city at its mouth. This idea I have entertained for years and I consider the future greatness of Astoria as assured beyond a possible doubt. You will probably notice in the Corvallis Gazette an article in relation to a railroad to this point, also you will see the week following an article in regard to a breakwater, or harbor of refuge for the Pacific coast. I wish particularly to call your attention to this last matter, as it is one that I think will interest you, as it applies to the whole coast. You will notice also that the Washington territorial assembly has passed a memorial on this subject. I brought the matter to the notice of Messrs. Reed and Warman of Pacific county, and they deserve credit for the prompt and energetic manner in which they brought the matter before their colleagues.
Please send your paper to my address regularly, and I will send the amount of subscription on my return to San Francisco. I remain yours respectfully,
J. J. WINANT.
No. 107 California Market,
San Francisco, California.
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Author
J. J. Winant
Recipient
D. C. Ireland, Esq.
Main Argument
praises the independence and fairness of the astoria paper in contrast to portland's and expresses firm belief in astoria's future prosperity due to the columbia river. urges attention to proposals for a railroad to yaquina bay and a pacific coast breakwater, noting a washington territorial memorial on the latter.
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