The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-23

/ show and the members of the ShirleS
/ Company. who desired 10 be admitted
members OF the order, There was larg,
and enthusiastic meeting and the new
members were duly initiated Vsder IN,
ceremonies OF the order.
Secretary u, $, Lyman, OF the fust
Club. and Mr.. A. Skyles VINO is IN IN,
city 70 take charge of the new creamery
returned yesterday from visit among
the farmers OF the Lewis and clark ar,
Young's river, They are both very en-
! thuslastic over their reception. ana th'
interest the farmers Of those sections
take In the proposed creamery. Thcy
win leave cor Gray's river Ia a day OF
two. a number Of farmers of that place
having already expressed a desire 20
J send their milk 10 the creamery other
sections, both ot Clatsop county and o-
ihe Washington side Of the river, vii
De visited before June l.
County Coroner Pohl rtconvened the
jury yesterday In the taking OF testimony
relative to the death OF the Hetkmann
surveying party. only two witnesses
were examined. John Volmer and J. n.
Johannsen. OF Seaside Mr. VOlmer les-
! titled 20 the party staying over night al
his house and then leaving In the morn
ing with their packs. There was nothing
new in his testimony which has no, al
ready been made public J. II. Johann.
sen testified that the party had bought
small quantity OF cheese and crackers
az his store. He was absent at the time,
but there was nothing else purchased By
the party at Seaside. so far as he knew
except a small amount Of fresh meat,
The Jury returned a verdict that the
party came 10 their death on or about
April Is from some kind OF poison. prob
ably ptomaine. The jury was then IT'S
charged.
\ regular meeting Of the chamber of
commerce was held last night Presi-
dent Van Dusen stated that he had met
General John VI. Wilson, chief of the
United States engineers department, dur
ing his visit In Astoria. General Wilson
expressed himself deeply interested IN
the improvements AZ the mouth Of the
Columbia river. and said he would use
his influence In securing a p-foot cham
mel al the entrance 10 the harbor \
communication was read from Claude
Thayer secretary OF the port of T1lla-
nook. relative TO land connection be-
tween Astoria and Tillamook. The com
muncation was referred to the chamber
by A. 3. Hammond 10 whom It was
addressed. Mr. Thayer urged the ne
cessity OF a direct road 10 Trlamook,
and stated that the people OF that place
were anxious 10 cooperate with the clti-
gems Of Astoria and Clatsop county to
that end. The matter was referred 10
the committee on railroads and trans
portadon. After transactng routine
business the chamber adjourned.
The people of Eastern oregon and
Eastern Washington continue TO cry for
water transportation 70 the head Of
navigation on the Columbia All that
stands In the way Is the raplds above
The Dalles, and a canal, few miles in
length. a portage railway y miles long
or a boat railway Of equal length would
solve the problem. III the canal had
been built by the government % years
ago. the people would have more than
saved enough to pay for II by this time"
said F. A. Seufert, the canneryman OF
The Dlales, in last nights Telegram.
THE people above The Dalles are all
crying aloud for through water trans
uortatiOn," he continued "and / doubt
II they ever cease until they get II. Tne
strange thing to me Is that the people
Of POI tand are no more active In the
matter than they are. OF all the people
living, they are the ones whose interests
would be most advanced. Through water
transportation from the Inland Empire
would mean that all roads lead 10 Port
land with line Of steamers running
as far up the Columbia as would be
possible with a canal or portage railway
above The Dalles, all the wheat ana
OtneT HtdFy HeI SHdhuiSe u tHS NVIuHh-
bla valley would come to Portland. The
roads leading to the sound could not
hope to compete, and II they did, they
would be forced to haul everything 10
Portland for this would BE- the only mar
ket worth talking about" Mr. Seurert
says that his firm stands ready TO give
right Of way to any company tnat Will
build around the rapids, provided they
will give them as good and convenient
as they now have.