The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-04-11
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NJ. !. Brown occupying The chair, and
t. Z. Hackleman acting as Secretary,
A report from citizens committce, ap-
pointed at previous meeting to drafC
an address uud resolutions, was re.
ceived and adopted, and the Secretary
was instructed to send copies OF the
same to the city papers and to the
Portland daiies for publication, and
also to tho Pacific Board of U. S, En-.
ginoers. The Citizens Committee was
authorized to present the matter to the
Board of Engineers. Speeches were made
endorsing Foulweather by Hon. =, A.
Chenoworth, B. w, Wilson Of Corval-
lis, aud Gen. Applegatc, of tbs city.
Following is tho address and resolu.
tions adopted by the Convention:
To The citjsens Of Lima county, IN mass
meeting assembled;
We, your committee appointed at
prior meeting Of the CITIZENS Of Al
bany, beg leave to present to your con
Slderation some reasons III favor Of tho
construction of Break water and Har.
Dor of Refuge at Cape Foulweather, q
point situated on the Pacific Coast, in
Benton county, Oregon, in Lat, / and
45' North, and Lon. 1912 and o. West
AS marked in Northwest Coast Sur
veys.
The extraordinary losses to the
commerce of the Northern Pacific
Coast by the turbulent storms which
at certain seasons prevail between San
Francisco and Puget Sound, having at
last aroused Congress to the necessity
of adopting means for prevention Of
their recurrence and that body having
made an appropriation at its last ses-
sion for the purpose of constructing an
eligible and accessible Marine Hospital
or Harbor OF Refuge said Harbor to
be located and the moneys expended by
the Pacific Board of L. 5. Engineers :;
your committee, IN common with the
whole people OF the great agricultural
district of the Willamette Valley.
where the great bulk of our articles OF
export are produced, deem i our duty,
and claim it as our right to demand Il
favorable hearing in favor of the pciut
which will afford us the most conven-
lent, safe and accessible outlet 10 the
high seas, and the commerce Of the
world. Ii has already been asccrtatned
by surveys that while the cost sf &
breakwater on the north side Of Foul
weather Will fall below seven hundred
thousand dollars, the amoun, required
at any other point on Our COST will run
up into the millions and none of these
million dollar harbors will afford the
facilities for, or answer the demands OF,
the growing comme e Of our State.
The Portland Board of Trade has
already undertaken to anticipate the
action of the Engineers by naming the
most inaccessible, inconyenient aud ex.
pensiye point on our coast for the FRO
posed Harbor-to the prejudice and
damage Of our Oregon coInmuree ssud
your committee cannot but looz upon
tbs act Of that Board es one Of gra;ui-
tous otiiciousneSs, inimical To the wants
and necessities of nine teuths OF the
population Of the State, and totally
subYersive Of the best interests ot our
na-at.Tne cOrnmercc.
= few facts will shcw the superior
ity Of Foulweather BAY over any ythcs.
point uamed for this enterprise. Tho
lowest estimate OF the cost AT Port Or
ford, the cheapest point next To Foul
weather, is S3,437, 600; wnile Assis-
tant Engineer Habersham.s report Of
his survey at Cane Foulweather esti-
mates the cost OF i harbor there, en-
bracing sufficient anchorage to float the
whole commerce Of the Northwest
Coast, at 5GjG, .3O-less than one.
sixth OF the cost of the Port Oxford
project. The construction Of Il break
water at Foulweather would acconmo-
date tine cereal producing section, en-
bracing Linn, Lane, Benton, Marion,
Polk, Yamhi!l and Washington coun-
ties, which, IN the aggregate, produce
annually for export 80 least seven mil
lion bushels Of grain, for which hereto
fore, there has been no outlet save by
the Columbia Bar, passing through
Portland as a sort Of toll-gato where
the producer leaves annually mach Of
} the margin in his profits, with no COT
responding benefits IN return.
Thi- proposed Harbor, utilized AS it
would speedily be, as point Of ship
ment, As well as adording great saving
of distance to the sea3oard, aud cor
; responding cost of portages and reship-
ments, will open to us rival CONNER
cial entrepot which must necessarily be
Of vast benefit to our commerce.
Deeming this matter to be Of great
Importance to our people, and fully re
alizing the necessity Of making our
wishes known to the Board, who are to
make the selection Of this Harbor, We
recommend the adoption Of the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously passed at
4 recent meeting Of the citizens Of Ben
ton county in reference to this subject ::
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, the construction OF a Harbor
of Refuge at some point between San Fran.
cisco and Puget Sonnd is an absolute ne
cessity for the shipping interests Of tie
country; and
WHEREAS, During the past series of
years many valuable lives We're lost and
much valuable property destroyed for the
want of such harbor; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we respectfully recon-
mend Cape Foulweather, on the western
line of Benton County. as the most avaiIa-
| bic point ON the coast from the Golden
Gate to the Stra IS of Fuca, for Harbor of
Refuge.
Resolved, That while a harbor can he
constructed on the nOrth side of Cape Foul