The morning call., 1890-09-19
STILL in SESSION.
Work of the Pacific Coast Board
of Commerce.
a Number of Interesting Addresses and the
Reports of Various Important Com
mittees Listened To.

The Pacific Coast Board of Commerce
reconvened at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
with Samuel Collyer in the chair. Delegates
from Walla Walla, Aberdeen and Oregon
City were admitted to membership. The
San Francisco members were, as on the
previous day, conspicuous by their absence,
and the northern men did all the work.
General John Gibbon delivered an ad-
dress on coast defenseS, in which he
deprecated the idea that the chances of war
were slight. He urged the necessity for
action by the Government.
Hugh Craig in an address called attention
to the fact that at meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce of tie Pacific Coast, held on
the 30th of August, 1889, there was submitted
a report on an ocean telegraph to Australia
via the Pacific islands, the report itself
with a resolution requesting the Senators
and Representatives from the Pacific Coast
to use their best efforts to secure suitable
vessel fro m the United States Navy and an
preparation Of 100000 to equip such YES
sci fer the purpose OF making the needed
soundmgS.
Last month w. w. Morrow was wired to
know what had been DONE and in reply he
said that no action had been taken. Com
nlent upon this inattention was unnecessary.
Australia and New Zealand were already
the board the necessity for impreSsing upon
Congress the idea of covering the cost of
cables owned by the United States Govern
ment from our shores TO number OF points.
Hon. John p. Irish then addressed the
board on the subject of Interstate Com
merce," and proceeded 10 show the great
cheapening in the cost of the Transports
ton of freight in the last fifty years. He
felt that the great need of the Pacific Coast
was an authoritative voice in the admins
tint,p fnlf ~. Wa,
The Chair then appointed the following
committees: On Interstate Commerce
John p. Irish, j. B. Metcalf, +. A. Week,
George P. Morrow and Samuel HeitSher.
Coast Defense-General William kapus,
James +. Wardn T, L. w. Case, Fred f.
Lacey aud c. +. Hopkins.
Eugene b. Cushing of Tacoma presented a
paper on the subject of Il United Pacific
Coast Exhibit at the Worlds Fair" In ad-
YocatiDg a united exhibit he did not mean a
he erogeneous tumble of all the products of
the Coast, but united exhibit of all the
products so arranged as not to destroy the
individuality of any State. but which would
impress upon The world the greatness of the
entire Coast
The following committee was appointed
to draft series of resolutions upon the
subject: w. H Mills, E. b. Gushing, W. A.
Holcomb, ". +, Jones and I. f. Osborn.
The Chair also announced the following
as committee On tranSoceanic cables: q.
DRIVES, otdltIt, y. ". DdulilOD, hSl0lh
c. I. Hopkins, Pasadena; Ii. NJ. Coke,
Portland, and w. 5. Holloway, san Fran
cisco.
Chairman Metcalf, from the Committee on
Subsidies for Steamship Lines, reported a
series of resolutions recommending the send
ing Of a telegram TO the Pacific Coast delega-
ton in Congress requesting that they urge
the immediate passage OF the Frye and Far
Guhar shipping bills. This was adopted
unanimously
Judge Lewis of Seattle. from the Commit
tee Oh Reciprocity, recommended that 1000
copies OF Hon. Ii. NJ. Estee'S speech be
printed and circulated.
General Kapus, from the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, reported that after con-
slderlng the various papers on the subject
they had decided to recommend the making
Of appropriations for the construction Of
works Of national Importance such as i'm
proving the channels and rivers on Puget
Sound, the opening of the Columbia River
from its mouth to the British line, the
establishment of port of refuge at
Port Oxford. the removal OF Instructions
in San Francisco Bay and the improving OF
the harboTs of San Francisco and Oakland,
the deepening and permanent leyeeng of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and the
Improvement of the harbOrs of Yaquina,
Humboldt Bay, San Pedro and San Diego
these should be especially considered and
provided for.
The Pres dent then named as a committee
on the best methods Of extending and
increasing the usefulness of The organiza-
ton: L. 3. Gushing. Tacoma; T. +. o.
born, Portland; C. b. Stone, San Francisco;
a. c. Fish, Los Angeles; j. W. Davis, State
Board Of Trade; F. A. Week, Eureka;
James F; Wardner, Fairhayen; j. A. Blu
chanan, Pasadena; l. ". Case, Astoria;
W. II. Reid, Walla Walla; James Sullivan,
Ii elena; j. r. Lewis. Seattle; f. II. Owen,
Aberdeen, and c. II. Dye, Oregon City.
The board adjourned until 10 o'clock to-