The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Action CONCERNING Astoria's Harbor
Bearing Fruit

The chamber OF commerce met las,
night Presented wiugate. president;
r, Van Dusen. viee-prcsldent; L, c. Hol.
den, secretary; AIessrs, Kendall. Gray.
Kinney. Thompson. welch Tauant and
pelllngcr.
The usual routine business having been
disposed Of, the following reply OF Sem
ator Mcbride was read.
ua!;ed States Senate, Washington. n.
c.. July ., iN5.--Astoria Chamber OF Com
mcroe-Dear Sirs; beg leave TO &C.
knowledge the receipt OF your letter OF
eth Juno last. conveying the request
OF the Astoria Chamber OF Commerce
that frame and present az the present
session OF congress a resolution request
ing the secretary OF war TO examine
tho harbor OF Astoria, and to make
comprehensive plans and estimates OF
cost for It's Improvement by increasing
the depth. width and extent thereof"
and requesting me, also. ~ It be neces.
sary, to obtain an appropriation to de-
fray the expense OF such work." further.
ito have such plans and estimates ready
for the consideration OF congress at next
winters session."
In reply, l beg leave 10 say that
shall present resolution such as Is In
dicated In your letter. hut that in my
Judgment Il will be impossible TO obtain
favorable consideration thereof. unless
information shall be furnished showing
the emergency requiring such examlna-
tion. plans and estimates. prior 20 The
enactment Of the river and harbor bill.
which It Is understood will be introduced
nt the next session ~ congress
In this connection. beg leave 70 say
that presented this subject 10 the sen.
ate committee on commerce. OF which
I am a member. during the last session
Of congress. but that the committee do
clIned to recommend any further appro,
priation for the Improvement Of the river
below Tongue Point. or any investlga.
ton OF the Astoria harbor. Tho reason
for such refusal on the part OF tho SON
ate committee win be found in the on
closed report OF the Secretary Of war
in anwser to a senate resolution. a copy
OF which Is printed with the report herr. |
In referred TO- You win oDservr tnnt
at the date Of said report. namely. jan
unry Is. 1897, 1t was the opinion OF Cap
tain W. L. Fisk, corps OF engineers, the |
officer in charge Of the improvements
on the Columbia river that II was then |
still too early TO say what changes in |
side the mouth OF the river may be |
due to the Influence Of the lefty. or |
what, II anything. should b. done to
attempt their control" II any recent /
report OF Captain Fisk indicates any
change in the conditions then existing.
shall be Obliged II you will direct my
attention to said report. so that I may
present II TO the committee on com
merce in support Of the resolution which
shall introduce in compliance with
the request Of your chamber OF com
nerce.
] am yours very respectfully.
GEO. ". MBRIDE.
An important and interesting letter 10
he chamber from the Hon. J. Barrett.
United States minister at Bangkok
Slam, calling attention to the urgent
reed Of closer trade relations between
he Pacific ocast Of the United States
md foreign lands bordering on the Pa
life ocean, especially the countries Of !
he far East or Asian-Pacihc, was read
nd referred to the proper committee.
memorial on Hawaiian annexation :
dopted by the San Francisco chamber r
4 commerce, and forwarded to the cham I
er with a request to indorse was IN d
orsed. q
The subject Of a survey by the go I
Of the mouth Of the Yukon river 8
Or which the chamber requested our /,
representatives to apply in L
1896. was again discussed and
ne secretary was instructed to address
communication TO the governmental
apartment on the subject, and to com
nIIlss -.