The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-02-10
The Fish Committee Arrived
in the City Yesterday.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD.
Many Prominent Citizens meet the
Visitors and Thoroughly Dis
cuss the Fish Question.

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from the two houses of Oregon's legis-
lature, to visit Astoria and investigate
the fishing industry, arrived on the
Thompson and were met by a commit
tee OF citizens VINO accompanied them
to the Occident Hotel, where breakfast
was served. They were a representa-
tive looking lot OF gentlemen, and it is
| doubtful ii better choice could have
been made Tor this committee. Tne
| following gentlemen comprise the COM
mittee: Senator L. l.. Patterson, oil
Patterson, OF Marion county chairman
oil the senate fish committee; senator
c. A. Cogswell, joint senator from
Cook, klamath and Lake counties; Sen
ator r. A. Bancroft, Multnomah coun-
ty; Representative Lester, of Clatsop
county; Frank A Stewart, OF Curry
county; Geo. Meyers, Multnomah coun-
ty; ]. F. Bridges, Douglass county;
T. r. Coon, Wasco county; and j. W.
Hamaker, clerk OF the joint committee.
Senator ]. H. Smith and Fish and Game
Protector Mcclure accompanied the
committee.
taken on board the steamer Queen for
a trip around the bay, 50 that they
might have an opportunity of viewing
the traps. Accompanying the party
were Messrs e. +. Reed, j. w. Hutch
inson, NJ. j. Kinney, George Noland,
E. W. Tallant, Judge Gray, Geo hiA,
John Hahn, &. A. Seeley, Benj. Young,
$. V. SvendseUh, and Sofus Jensen.
The party were first taken to Ba-
ker's Bay, thence to Fort CANDY. wheRs
they went ashore and spent an hour
visiting the barracks, the lighthouse
and other points of interest on that
side. A more beautiful day could
hardly have been imagined, especially
at this season of the year, and more
than one of the party expressed aston
ishment that this section of the state
above all others, should be favored
with such a delightful climate. The
fact is, the whole lower Columbia was
at it's best, and if the visiting lawmak-
ers went away with any other than a
favorable impression of Astoria and
the whole. territory at the mouth Of
the Columbia river, it is no fault of
the weather clerk.
Crossing the bay to the Oregon side,
the party had an excellent view of
Mount Adams, and the lower country
along both sides of the Columbia. The
blue hills back of Young's bay, with
Saddle Mountain, whose head was
slightly whitened with a sprinkllng OF
snow, standing in their midst, made a
pretty picture, and was much admired |
by the excursionists. They had good |
look at the jetty as they came up the |
channel, and several who had never !
seen it before, expressed much surprise /
at the magnitude of the work.
Arriving back at the city, several |
canneries were visited, and the COM |
mittee allowed to make a personal |
examination of the various gears used |
in catching salmon. During the after |
noon, President Wingate of the Cham
Der of Commerce, rendered the use |
of their rooms. and the committee met |
q number of citizens and listened to |
evidence regarding the decline of the |
fishing industry on the Columbia. The |
meeting was well attended by the fish
ermen and business men, many of |
whom made short talks.
During the evening the members of |
the committee paid the Astorian call
and later were taken around to var
rious points of interest by citizens. |
Regarding what impression any one
of the committee had formed Of the |
fishing industry since their visit, none |
of them had anything to say. They |
preferred to wait and make 1t known |
through their report to the legislature |
next week The entire party left up |
the river last night on the Potter ac-
ccmpanied by several citizens Of AS
toria, who will go to Salem in the in
terests of legislation pertaining to mat
ters in Clatsop county.