The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-11-19
YAQgINA BAY.
A Congressman Meets withAlbany
Men.

Congressman Tongue came from Portland
last night and was Joined By Congressman
Ellis this noon, and went 20 Ysquina TO
inspect the bay and get the actnal eitua-
tion there This lie good and proper.
As representatives OF the state the peo-
pie OF this valley are entitled 10 their
best efforts in the interest OF the Bay,
whose Improvement means 8 great deal
Tor Western Oregon.
At 10 O'Clock number of prominent
citizens me, with Mr.. Tongue in the
council cham be-s, to consider this very
important matter. Among those pres-
eni were:
Mayor C g Burkhart, S E Young, "
Reid. g b Montague, A McFeron.
Perry Conn, y Steele, d B Monteith,
Mr. Cloagh, ii J Hopkins, II French, ]
A Wilson, W Cusick. y Duncan, VI
StsTnbers. y J Henion, J 5 Morgan
Percy Kelly. + Miller, 6 4 westgzte,
o I Porter. Graham, c r Glover, W
9 TEeedAle. Vim Vance and representa-
sives OF the Herald, Imprint aud DExo-
CRAT.
Upon motion OF S E Yoang, Mr "
Cuslek Was elected chairman And Nm
Newport, secretary.
In . few painted remarks the chair
man stated the necessity OF the continued
improvement At Yaquina and its great
Importance 8 particular fact of great
moment xAs ihe statement that Mr.
Hammond 5i the o C * L had said that
the extension Of the road couId NOT be
tssde Gniil the improvement =; the Bay
HAs completed
Mr. 5 < Young followed 10 the sane
line and placed the value Of q completed
improvement a. the Bay At a: least $780,
DO0 year 10 this country.
Mr. Ciough. Of Lane coansy. spoke en-
courAgingly OF the desired improvement.
Col G 3 Montague spoke enthusiastic
cally On the subject T~eaty-fve years
ago be Vas one OF committee on the
proieci for getting = road 10 The BAY and
hoped the work would be continued that
would give the improvements decided
Congressman Tongue spoke for few
uoments. He had come 10 learn rather
than to talk lie though, the present
need Was TO do something thai shall
overcome the present difficulties. Tie
tro1ole now . that = continuing con-
tracs has been passed, il is not appro-
priAted, but 10 II are the words that
'the secretary NAY do so aud So" The
engineers having reported adversely to
the project the secretary has seen n TO
act against il, and il has been left on, Of
the list OF appropriations TO be made.
The Impression IN co5grs s. is that the
commerce OF the Bay does not justify il,
but the congressman put il very clearly
that ii 10 not the present commerce, bat
the entire products of Western Ore
gon that would be affected by the matter
with q good harbor at the Bay, and this
10 what should be presented at Wash
ington. a gcod hAr Dor would increase
the price OF every bnshel OF wheat in the
valley TO ceois and every species of
product correspoudingly. II must ne
Shown that it is something demanded BY
the whole people and not merely by the
people Of SSquina Bay to get the money.
The Congressman stated emphaticAlIy
that the representatives are thoroughly
in earnest ard that il will he poor policy
10 allow any impression 20 get out that
they are half hearted. They will take
their coats of aud do whatever is pos
sible for the project Il is no: . matter
of personal responsihility-but enc of
united effort.
The DExocRAT was called upen aud
spoke in the line Of what can be &C
compiished with the improvement and
not with the harboE 10 its present condi-
ton.
Mr.. g. A. westgate, the wheat man,
showed the lack of facilities for doing
business through the present Iaqulna
vessels with their smell capacity, and
how we are handicapped in this respect.
D. B. Monieith stated that the Ore
gonian was now compiling the statistics
of the valleys products, which could
soon be used.
Mayor Burkhart stated that list Of
resources was compiled on former oc-
sasion.
J. n. Duncan spoke CT the propriesy of
giving the resources of the country across
the mountain in connection with it.
Remarks were also made by F. j. Mil.
Ter. I. l.. Dusger and S. \. Steele.
A committee was appointed To secure
statistics on the resources of this coun-
", affected by the improvement at the
Bay, and confer with the representatives,
in congress as follows: n Steele. d B
Monteith, G G Burkart, \ Nj Newport,
n Duncan and Il Whitney.
Hon. Robert Clough was appointed to
take charge OF the work in Lane county.
congressman Tongue and Ellis were
accom- panied to the Bay by q number oI
men attending the meeting.