The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-06
FoUlWEATHER RARBOR OF REFUGE.
NETTING OF DEI FROM FHE VAL.
LEY COiNTIYS.

Notic., l,pvirg l..,M given through |
the ral..,S tlr,f ,le. Pacific BtaaA VI
u. =. En- .u,r,.rs would mt-t in Stn
Francisco ON the 9th of June, 1879, to
hear the views and opinions of all per-
sons interested in the location Of a
Harbor of Refuge ON the Pacific Ocean
between San Francisco and the Straits
of Fuca, on last Monday, the I'd inst,
delegations from tho various commit
tees previously appointed by the citizens
of the Central Willamette counties met
at the Court House in Albany for the
purpose of considering the propriety of
sending deputation to San Francisco
to advocate the claims of Cape Foul
weatheR Bay on the Benton county
coast, as such Harhor. The counties
were represented as follows: From
I.ane-A. s. Patterson, j. b. Under.
wood, DIR. j. p. Gill, and c. W. Wash
burn; from Linn-M. V. Brown, r.
S. Strahan, j. II. Foster, Coli Van
Cleve, d. Froman, I, T. Hackleman
and Thos. Nonteith from Benton-
John Burnett, J. Il Bayley, w. b,
Carter, b. w. Wilson and John Wray
from Marion-E. NJ. Waite and VIM
Armstrong.
A. S. Patterson Of Eugene was elect
ed Chairman and NJ. V. Brown of AL
bany SECRETARY of the Convention.
}. B. Underwood, of Eugene, oliere'
the following resolutions, which wer'
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the citizens of the Coun
ties of Linn, Lane, Benton, Marion ant
Polk be requested 10 call meetings at one
to select delegations TO 20 before he Boar'
OF L, \. Engineers at Sail Francisco, ant
confer at once with Gen. NJ. V. brown, a
Albany, by telegraph, 50 - to have con
certed action and arrangements made ~
that the delegations may leave for Sal
Francisco by next steamer, and that Gen
Brown shall advise the Board OF L. ). I'm
gineerS of the action of this meeting ant
ask themto await the arrival OF the dele
| cations before taking final action.
Resolved, That the delegations from tn
respective Counties be requested TO pro
cure a tabulated statement OF amount q
rreights shipped from and To said Coun
ties, Via San Franc scn, aud that would II
, the natural course of commerce seek tn
shortest routes and present the same De
fore the Board OF u. =. Engineers. au
procure ali other Information bearing upo
: the importance of the location of Cap
Foulwt ather as the Harbor OF Refuge.
In pursuance of the foregoing resC
Iutions the delegates present from Lin
selected as their representative Joh
\. Crawford. the Benton delegation 81
lecteI DIR. J. +. Bayley and the Mario
delegates selected Judge L. p. Bois'
The Lane county delegation reserve
6 their selection until their return homt
, Polk county being unr6prcsented, an
the Convention deeming it highly III
, portant that representative should |
sent from that county, unanimously 81
lected Gen. j. W. Nesmith as such de
\ egate. and the Secretary WAS instructe
5 to notify him of his appointment an
1 express the earnest desire of the Col
/ vention that he should attend i'll perss
$ On motion the Secretary was r
, auested to forward the proceedings
r this meeting to the various newspaPe
Y of the Valley counties for publication
On motion adjourned.
, a. s. PATTERSON,
Chairman