The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-24


fion Ia Oregon Of IsA. Congressman Her.
mann was candidate sor denomination.
with many r1vs1s. Just before the conyen-'
ton met The Oregon pagers. from day 70
1av tod u considerable rms being CD
txiued for this and tn. Improvement IN
Oregon and to eIinch ais. just before the
day Of nomfnattou, the comntffes Insert
ID In the bill tie paragraph authorizing
the Yaqskna Improvement II accordance
witt The million dollar project. II vzs all
straight ard regular and vas promptly
wired ont - the Oregon payers ard TO ots :
er interested parties where 1t vas expecsed
70 DO the most good. Unfortunately. how
eyse. for Mr.. Hermann. hts enemies
promE<iy and energeticaiiy questioned TIE
aaxhantsc34y Of these fesegrsxas or. when
they granted that. made bold to say that
such promises had often bern made In
committee. bur failed TO stand the final les.
In conference The time Was too short 90
prove the yeraeisy of the statements and
III. Hermann was defeated Tor renomina-
tion. Come new Members Of the commit
tee nov say that the Yaquins project was
only 10 help Hermann in nix fight for re-
nomination and never seriously intended TO
b carried out Ia proof. they point 10 the
1act tina; no money was ever appropriated
for u. Other members, who were Sir.
HermAnn'x colleagues, deny tlsss- The for
msr idea prevailed, nevertheless at the last
Genniou In the house committee and the
Oregon senators had hard work to save
the act Of aathorsxasson from repeal They
did II. however. and furthermore. as a
stop toward securing an appropriation for
.Ysn he In tk
Obtained authority for the appointment By
the secretary az war Of a board OF three
esgtneers. with IN Appropriation Of S.de
10 pAy their expenses. 1t Is made the
duty Of this board 10 visit Yaauina and as
certain the desina-ity Of making the I'm
prusssnnnt already authorized. or of rnoii-
Dying the existing project. Until their re-
part - received and acted upon by con-
gress No more work liz to be done at va
Qr1na bay.
The foregoing brings TO mind a similar
story about the Improvement Of the Puyai-
1up river from Tacoma to Puyailup. a
project for which Endorsement was secured
from the engineer corps OF the war de-
partment about the time former Congress-
man Dooaittia was exceedingly anxious a.
TO his - election Nothing further has
bess heard Of this project since that time
Favored wsshingtsn Harbers.
Cfzys hxrbor was fortunately removed
from the river and harbor scramble by
being one Of those favored places for the
Improvement Of which the secretary Of
war vas authorized by the F1fsy-fourth
co0gre@ to let contracts on the continuing
system. each succeeding congress furnish
ine 40 much money as = needed to carry
on the work These continuing con-
tracts" ~ they are called. are no longer
considered In the river and harbor bill, hut
are embodied in the big general measure
known - the sunary civil bill. In this.
then. Grays hsxhor gets t2xs.0oo for carry
inG on the work already commenced Sat
SsfactOry reports have been made to the
chief Of engineers az to the progress Of
this work and thsre IL every prospect now
that when the Improvement Is completed
u VIII be one Of the finest harbors ON tho
Padnc coast
Everett harhor fares the best or any
ofhm Improvement In Washington this
year Not only was the amount for CON-
unmng The work this year raised 10 30
w. but = proviso was added authorizing
tne secretary Of war to enter into a con-
tract for the material and work necessary
Tor the compiefion OF the project. TO be
Pad Tor - appropriations may from time
TO time be made by law. not 10 exceed In
the aggregate &sss.on. exclusive az the
amount herein and heretofore appropri-
a,ed'
Oregon Looks Ia the Futsre.
~ may also be interesting 10 note how
well Oregon looks to the future for an-
preparations II IN long extahlasbea f,c.
tnat no Improvement, however worthy
can obtain an Appropriation from IN, gen.
erai government until an examination and
survey has been made under the direction
OF the chief Of engineers and n pro,ec.
Prepared and approved by him. This has
been the great secret OF all the appra.
prfatsons obtained for the yar.nu. river
ard harbor improvements IN Oregon Year.
ago. Senators Mitchell and poiph started
sfe scheme of gstting preliminary SURVEYS.
shen approved projects aud finally appro-
prtations. and their successors nave fol-
lowed ~orthiiy in their footstens
Here IL a sample ~ what has been Att,
fhorised for the coming flssi year ga
the way OF examinations and surveys for
Oregon;
Snake river; That portion 81 Tire snak.
river extending from the town OF Aso,ln.
In the state OF Washington. to fi.tSburx
Landing. IN tho state Of Oregon
i-o~sr Willamette and Columbia rivers
below Portland. Or; Survey and estimate
Of the cosf az obtaining ehanne, aen.h
Of twen,s~fsve feet At low water ,Yon,
Ioft'and to the mouth 90 tho Cns,ssr,s,ts
river.
Tho canal ami locks situated On fae
weS side 81 the willamette river as
Willamette Falls IN clarkarnas county.
Win view "a a2cer,sinsag the eestra-
hihsy Of shesr condemnation and purchase
by the United States
Mouth az Columbia river. Oregon ana
Washington; Survey and estimate with a
view 10 oetssrsns a channel ~ forty fee,
depth At sewes low water. and = re.Ner,
a. to the aesigasality as such iuproye-
msns
only ore examination IL authorized yar
the state 81 Washington. ard tina. Is a,
Neaa BAY, with = view 70 tss lruysreve.naa.
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