The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-28
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,
Manufacturing Propositions Considered
The Battloship oregon.


The Battloship oregon.
Tho Chamber OF Commerce held IFS reg
ular meeting last evening. Present O.
Wingate. In the chair: r. c Holden, sec
rotary, McssrH. Bowlby. Gray Van Du-
sen. Jounsherry. Kendall. Dellinger. NJ.
J. Kinney. 4. j. Smith and others.
The usual routine business being trans
acted, new business was taken up and a
communication read from Mr. A.. Flynn,
OF Elmira. New York. asking what en-
couragement could be given toward the
establishment OF boot and shoe fac
tory IN Astoria 10 employ thirty or forty
hands Referred TO committee on man
utactures and Industries
The following letter was then read by
tho secretary.
Portland. Or. May u. 1896.
To the President OF the Chamber OF Com
mercc, As'oria. Oregon
Dear Sir: by unanimous vote OF the
general committee. appointed by the gov
ernor. for the purpose OF raising funds
10 procure n testimonial for the battle
ship Oregon" on her visit to this state,
the undersigned were appointed as conf
mlttco TO notify you that II was their
desire that your chamber submit the
names OF the following gentlemen TO
Governor Lord with a request that they
be added to the general committee, viz
DR. NJ. NJ Walker. c. W Fulton, 5. s.
Gordon. A. J. Megler and Alexander
Campbell. We beg 70 remain most re-
specuully yours.
DAVID NJ DuNNE.
J. p, MARSHALL,
S. c. SPENCER,
Committee
on motion the secretary was instructed
10 submit the names OF the gentlemen
mentioned to Governor Lord and to add
10 them the names OF j. Q. A. Bowlby
and J. C. Trulllnger
In connection with the above. Judge
Gray submitted the following statement
Subscriptions made by Clatsop county.
SSS9N; collected at Portland exposition.
lSs4 N276 from Cascade Locks, making
a total Of Si03,e5. About 5000 have been
subscribed by prominent business men
OF Portland which the committee says
can b. collected when wanted. Since the
organization OF the additional committee
In Portland, arrangements have been
made 10 raise large sum by theatrical
and military exhibitions. ana two or
three thousand dollars more is promised
Multnomah and Clatsop county will un-
doubtedly have TO raise the fund, which
should not be less than $6.0O0. Astoria
and Clatsop's share is $50 to 500. Hop
ing that we shan be able to sustain our
good name, | remain yours respectfully.
]. II. ID. GRAY,
Member battleship com.
Mr.. NJ. j Kinney offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolved. That the secretary OF this
chamber address communication to our
congressional representatives requesting
them to endeavor TO secure from the
secretary OF the interior the land adJa-
cent to the upper salmon hatchery on the
Ciackamas river and the land along the
Clackamas above said hatchery TO its
head. as salmon preserve for the prop
agation OF salmon.
Mr.. Kinney stated that between Ave
and six thousand dollars raised by prl-
vate subscription among cannerymen ana
shippers, was expended ut this hatchery
last year, and about the same amount
had since been subscribed for future use.
An animated discussion on the neces-
sity OF steps being taken toward the
amendment OF the iniquitous tax law as
operated In Clatsop county OF late years
was had before the chamber adjourned
and at the next meeting the matter will
probably be officially referred to the
legislative and judiciary committee, con-
sisting OF Messrs c. W. Fulton f. J,
Taylor ]. O. A. Bowlby, Jas. W. Welch
and Gen Noland