The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-15
oPPEN-RIvER CONVENTION
To BE HELD NENl MONTH
Joint Committee From Chamber OF COM
;nerce and Push Club Recommends
Holding the Congress az some
Eastern Oregon City.

Al ths meeting of the Chamber OF Com
mcrce last night the matter of holding
an open-river convention was anally de-
termlncd. Recently a Joint committee
from the chamber and the Progressive
Commercial Association was appointed to
dlscus- the advisability of holding a
whcat-growers' congpss The committee
reported hast night. recommending, in
stead of the holding Of a whcat-groWcrs
cougrcss. that an Opcn-r,vor convention
~ held. The resolutions presented by tho
committee for adoption are sclf-cxplana-
tory. and follow;
Tho Joint committee Of the Astoria
Progressive Commercial Association and
os the Astoria Chamber o. Commerce
repor, the following resolutions for adop-
ton by their respective bodies;
Resolved That tho phenomenal de-
velopment OF the Columbia river valley
VI Hln tho states of or5gon, Washington
and Idaho, and the rapid -ow,h % the
coast and occan commerce OF the Pacific
states. require the removal OF all OBJ
strdctions 10 free and clsy navigation.
ti>- OF said river from rs head ot nav-
cation 20 the sea.
Resolved. Tha. the government OF the
United States should take prompt action
20 secure the early removal Of said OBJ
ctrucg.ons 10 ne and easy navigation.
Resolved. That the government OF the
United States should MAKE adequate ap-
propyiations. In acordarCe With the re-
port of It's engineers. FOR the early COM
pletlon Of the ship railway. 20 be built
Within the state ~ Oregon from Cello 10
The Dalles. for which ts50.ooO have been
Appropriated as this single Improvement.
when finished. will permit continuous
navigation OF the Columbia and Snake
rivers frcm Priest rapids and Lewiston
TO the sea
Resolved. That tie government OF the
United States should afford the commerce.
OF said river temporary and immediate
relief. in ass)idfLce a with the re re,ommen-
datiens OF It's engineers. by constr citing
a portage railway between Cello and The
Dallss; and. II practl '1ole. 20 locate and
build the said portage railway that II
may be operated duriny the construction
Of the said ship railway and finally
adopted as a part thereof.
Resolved. That the efforts Of the
United States government in promoting
the ctmmerco cf the Columbia river
should be continually directed and ap-
piled in the construction Of the aforesaid
nOrtag, railway and ship railway until
the same are completed.
Resolved. That a copy Of these reso-
lu.ions be sent 10 the oregon congress
siOLal delegation, urging them to take all
proper steps to secure the early compile
tiol OF the improvements that are re-
ferred 10 In these resolutions"
The above report was followed by an
other report. signed b. c. Tingate and J.
II. d. Gray. The report follows:
I'VE. y1lr committee. 10 whom was re-
ferred the matter OF the advisablity Of
naming a time and place OF holding a
farmers congress, beg to report. as fol-
lows:
I'VE conferred with a like committee
OF the Astoria Progressive Commercial
A ssoclliion AMI, after dus consider alton,
concluded 10 recommend sn open river
convention OF the citizens OF oregon and
10 be held in some con-
venient city in eastern Oregon early In
December OF this yea: and further sug-
gest that the secretary be instructed 20
correspond with commercial bodies trlb-
utary TO the Columbia river 10 the end
tina; unanlmity OF action be secured"