The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-21

on the ground that the association In.
tended merely 60 start and foster the
crcamery The question came up when
tho committee asked II the club would
guarantee tho wages " n butter maker
II, q. Van Dusen said no thought that
tho railroad people should lend some as.
slstanee to the association The proposi-
ton has never been submitted to tho
company, but Mr.. Van Dusen thought
the railroad company should agree 10
haul cream to the city for q period OF
six months or year FRYE OF charge, The
creamery he said, would eventually mean
material increase In tho business OF
the company, ana that, whllo the associ.
alton was working 50 hard TO secure tho
establishment of tho plant. tho company
should BE- willing to further tho move.
mont by Offering TO carry the cream for
nothing,
Mir Newell, who Is member Of the
committee having the matter In charge
was of the ap,nion that the construction
of the building should bc proceeded with
lie said that Il was now possible to set
the necessary machinery Tor about one.
third of what new machinery would cost,
and he believed that tho association
should take advantage of the oftcr when
the plant was IN operation. he said. some
cooperative or other arrangement could
BE- reached by which the farmers could
Dc induced 10 take more active interest.
The committee was given until the
next meeting to prrparc a further report,
In the meantime the railroad people will
be asked 10 lend their assistance to the
plan.
The road question came up when tho
committee asked for the opinion OF the
association as TO where the proposed mite
Of model road should be loeated~-on the
Nehalem road, the road leading TO the
West Side or that which runs east The
county court has slgnifled It's intention ot
not constructing the approach TO the
loung's bay bridge on this side and.
while Il was almost the unanimous opln.
ion that the model road should be laid
out on the West Side. where the grade Is
good. Il was realized tina, nothing could
be done unless the approach TO the
bridge were 6uitt. The committee was
to communicate with the
county court. which meets to-day, and &c.
termlne whether or not II was the In
,ention OF the eoun,y to proceed with
the completion OF the bridge,
The condition o. the NehAlem road was
discussed at some length. The asso-
ciation drafted a road measure for IN.
PRODUCTION In the last legislature hut
the bill. II appears me, silent fate,
The bill provided tina; the grade OF
rad should not exceed per cent. but
there was opposition to any measure
which did not have tho endorsement, OF
the Oregon Road club, ana tho local
bin died.
Those present expressed the opinion
that the association should keep at .br
road question until proper laws FOR the
guidance Of road builders were secured
and the road bill vial De presented a.
the next session ol the Legislature.
Mr. Van Dusen suggested the idea Of
road convention. lie thought the road
question most important one. aud be-
leved satisfactory results could be OBJ
tained from a convention.
Ihe agricultural committee reported
that quantity OF forage seeds had been
received from Professor Lachenby. ana
that steps would be Immediately taken
to distribute them among the farmers OF
tho county.