The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-18
THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Special Meeting held Last Night Ac-
COmpliShcd Little In the Way
OF Business.
A MOST IMPORTANT MATTER
Mas Lett CutOuShed- 0ueStlOa Of Sseurlag
Range Lights Tor the Lover Harbor
lsa rreSSlas ONe and Should
Not Ne Delayed,
A MOST IMPORTANT MATTER

OF Commerce, called TO receive tho rv.
port Of the committee to which was ty-
fcrrrd tho communication ot Mr., \ ~.
morr. asking tho indoucm-nt and 90
operation Of the Chamber OF Commerce
IN compiling proposed special edition
OF tho Ast0rian, to BE- handsomely illus
ttated with half-tone cnEravinss. etc.
Tor the special purpose OF extensively
advertising this city and county Mr
Wlngatc presided, and the committee
presented the following report;
we, your committee have carefully
considered the proposition as outlined by
McsArs Carder and snyder reprcsI nIiug
tho AAtortan. and. Ia our opinion. an
edition ga the line proposed by tham wall
DO a crvdN and hrneT, TO the city and
mticd.
J. s, pELI.lNdER
Chairman,
JOHN GRATkE.
H. Il FERGUSON,
wM H. ApAlR.
Committee.
The report was rycclvcd and ordered
Med After considerable discussion On
tho question ot Endorsement By the cham
hcr OF any adyrrtifing publication before
A close examination of the same. MI
James " Wclch prosecuted the fellow lns
resolution.
Resolved That IN IN, opinion OF lhi"
chamber paper issued ON the lines
laid down In the communication OF Mr.
: Elmoru would be ct bench; to the
city OF Astoria. but W. decide Il not 10
DC Appropriate for this body TO lndorao
any printed matter until submitted 20 II
and thoroughly examined and diEoetud.
Tho resolution was adopted and me
meeting then adjourned
one ol tho most important questions
ever considered by tho Astoria Chambr
OF Commerce. and ono which Il was
understood would come up at last
nights special meeting. was entire
~ overlooked by that body The
question referred to. Il that OF the
establishment OF two range lights In the
lower harbor for the guidance Of pilots
bringing In ships after dark. and for the
safety and protection ot fishermen en-
gagged In their avocation at tho mouth
OF the river and who may be caught
IN a sudden squall AT dark. Just as they
are ready TO return from the days work.
The whole matter - an extremely sim
ple one. and Us Importance ia cOnctd d
by every citizen, Tho two lights would
cost but tribe. and u IA only necessary
to havr tho attention OF congress brought
to the subject In thu proper way before
the passage OF the river and hArbor bin,
Il "a believed there ia not a case on record
whsrc congress ever refused to make 10
small an appropriation for a matter 80
plainly ol such great Importance.
After the adjournment " the meeting
last night. several members discuss Il the
81
thought u was necessary nrst to secure
tho recommendation ot the lighthouse
inspector OF this district. To that end
the secretary was requested to prepare
a petition or document to be signed by
tn. bar pilots and canncrymcu and pre-
scented TO the chamber as basis for
them to work upon II was a question
In the minds OF others whether or not.
while carrying out tbis amount Of red
tape. the opportunity for securing an
appropriation this year would not be
lost They rvason that ths hahing season
IL now almost upon Us, and the tSperi-
cnce Of last year and others preceding II,
make II plain that the lights are neClcd
at once, TO say nothing OF the protection
necessary for incoming ships to this har-
Dor The experience OF tho Cadzow
Forest is fresh In tho minds OF all, and
the evidence Il Overwhelming In eStab-
llshlng the proof that II Pilot GraAsmnn
had had tho aid OF range lights now pro-
posed 10 bc erected, he could have made
this port the same night on which he
was blown away TO parts unknown. There
are senators and representatives IN con-
gress from Oregon, and some OF the
members OF the chamber last night eN'
pressed the belief that II was probably
within the province OF any OF them to
take up such question as this In the
first Instance. and that II they did sc
II would not be In vain. The request OF
Astorias Chambr OF Commerce to them
should be sufficient for the purpose In
view