The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-10
THE WATERWAY CONVENTION.
The Proceedings at Portland Yesterday
Interesting News From Astorians a
The Metropolis.

crowd OF AstOrlans on last nights
boat. and crowded cots and beds.
The town seems full of Astorians to-
day, and one meets friends and ac-
quaintances at every turn.
The fourth convention of the Co.
lumbia Waterway association met at
the rooms of the board of trade this
morning, at ten o'clock. The presi-
dent appointed Hollon Parker, of
Walla Walla, J. F. Halloran, of As
toria, and Jas. Young, of Portland,
committee on credentials. The meet
ing then adjourned to one o'clock
this afternoon. When the conven-
ton reassembled. The credentials
committee made their report which
was adopted.
Secretary Brewster then read his
report showing the balance on hand
to be $138.25; report adopted.
Halloran made report Of the execu
tive committee; report adopted.
George made report OF the COM
mittee on memorial resolutions;
| adopted.
The executive committee were in
structed to report on secretary Brew
ster's compensation. They reported
recommending that the association
pay him $3.50; adopted.
ID. P. Thompson offered resolutions
relative to a most important matter
before the convention, state, and leg
islature: control of the locks at the
Cascades, and The Dalles, to take
such action as will insure the speedy
construction by the state of a
standard gauge railroad around the
Dalles. Declaring it to be the duty
of the legislative assemblies of Ore
gon and Washington territory to
secure the building of suitable port
ages at the Cascades and the Dalles
such as will pass freights around
those Instructions at cost. That
suitable restrictions be imposed on
such companies as may receive sub
sides as will insure people from impo-
sition. That an appropriation should
be made by the coming legislature to
secure dredging of the lower Colum-
bia from the Cascades to Astoria;
such appropriation to be applicable
in case of failure Of the general gov
ernment to cause such work to be
done at once. That it is the duty of
the state to cause such means to be
adopted as will cheaper transporta-
tion to the lowest possible figure by
causing our water ways to be i'm
proved and made a common highway,
open for competition among carriers.
That it is the sense of this convention
that state aid should be granted river
improvement.
Election of officers then came up
which resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, E. l.. Smith Hood river; vice
presidents, F. Moody, The Dalles; E.
P. Mckee, Portland; j. Q. A.
Bowlby. Astoria; Hollon Parker,
Walla Walla; David Wall, Vancouver;
W. II. Brewster, secretary; Louis
Sohns, treasurer.
Discussion regarding the time and
place of the next meeting of the con-
vention resulted in leaving all that to
the executive committee.
The memorial resolutions COM
mittee met at seven this evening and
drafted memorial to be reported on
tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow will be the big day of
the convention; all the debates will
then be made. Several of the dele
gates leave tonight but their places
will be filled. Astoria has the largest
delegation of any point represented
Besides those participating in the
deliberations, several other Astorians
are in attendance at the convention.
Fred Newell and wife went to
Troutdale, this afternoon to meet
Mrs. Newelrs mother coming from
the east, whom she had not seen for
twenty years, returns to Astoria to-
morrow morning,
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pyth-
las, had grand banquet and re-
ception tonight at which A. A..
Cleveland delivered the Grafton.