Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-30
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
A Strong Organization with = 6oed
Purpess and With 6sod Re-
suits Ahead.

The people Of the state have look.
ei on with some doubt al the organ
iEatiun OF State Board OF Com
merce. the idea for vhich emanated
from Portland. The meeting for the
Purpose of perfecIiug the organiza-
ton was held in Portland Saturday
aud the result was most satisfactory.
The different towns and cities of the
s'ste were well repre>t nied and the
[ visi ors To the metropolis were
treated in the most courteous man
I ner IN every sense OF the term. The
proceedings Of the meeting demon
STATED heyond a doubt that The in
terst Of the organization i for the
ultimate good Of the whole state,
based upon the idea that this c,,od
can be obtained far more successfully
ny the united action of central
Examination than by several orgaui
cations working Independently.
Here is the expressed purpose o.
the bS,srd. "In order to promote the
efficiency and extend the usefulness
Of the various isnards Of trade, cham
oers of commerce and other tOdies
organized for general commercial
purpnses in tne state OF Oregon: IL
order to secure unity and harmon!
Of action in reference 10 cnmmer-
sial usACes, Gus, ums and laws, aud
specially in order to secure proper
consideration OF questions pertain
ing to financial. commercial, mining,
manufacturing and general indu>-
rial Interests Of the said state. this
association. on this 27th day OF sep
,emoer, lsa0, is hereby formed 10y
delegates now in session. in the city
IF Portland, representing boards OF
rade and commercial orsauiZa.
ions from Portland, Salem,
Astoria, Albany. Rnseburg, Eu-
gene, Pendletuu, Oregon City,
McMinnville, Baker City. Grants
Pass, Corvallis, Independence, La
Irande, HillsboTo, The Dalies, Mon
mouth. Vernonia, Coquil e Valley
Marshfield, Dallas, aquina. Toledo,
and Brownsville.
One of the first resolutions pre-
-ented was the following:
+. NJ. Waite. OF Salem, offered a
resolution setting forth that uuuD-
structed navigation Of the Villa
mette river from Portland TO Cor
wallis would not only prove great
commercial convenience, hut would
result in the material reduction of
freight charges during July, August
and September. The resolution in-
structed the Oregon delegation in
congress TO take steps toward the
removal Of the bars AT Salem, near
Whealland, near Independence. the
Half Moon bend between Albany
and Corvallis, and the distractions
at ClacSamas rapids. II was re-
ferred TO the executive committee.
! The next thing tackled was rail-
road freight transportation, and d
vigorous resolution relating thereto
was referred to the executive con-
mittee.
Then Z. T. Wright, q prominent
machinery man of Portland, sub
mitted a resolution that a special
committee of seven be appointed to
wait upon the railroad companies
and request them TO lake prompt
steps to provide proper transporta-
ton facilities i'll order that the
wheels OF commerce may be relieved
from the present depression caused
by lack OF such facilities. This was
backed up by President Osborn,
snOdgrass, OF La Grande, and Capt.
Montgomery, Of Portland, and final
ly the resolution was adopted by 8
unanimous vote, and President o.
born referred it TO the following
committee: z. T, Wright, W. J.
Snodgrass, Of La GEaude; II. b.
Miller, OF Grants Pass; I. NJ.
Waite, OF Salem; J. W. Shelton, OF
Union; J. :. Cooper, Of Indepeu-
dence, and J. II. Nicholas, OF Coz
Wallis. President Osborn was sub
added.
This brought out immediate ex-
cusing reasons from the representa-
.ives Of the several railroad COM
Danies, from which it il very evi.
dent that q better understanding
will soon be had with the different
and that shippers will
receive better attention.
TIE whole movement il O good
me and the more the people under
tand il, the more popular il will ,
ecome. Every town OF consequence A.,
will now organize q board Of tIade ,
md will become part Of the CEN ,
raj organization for the genefu.
'oOd Of the state.
EsGISEFR-' RFpDRT The amin {