The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-16
CLUB TO
Be CONTINUED
All Negotiations Looking TO Con.
SOlidatiOn with Commercial
Club Are Dropped.
so DECIDED LAST EVENING
OLD Guard Has Pledged ltsclt 60
Again Work with thr Original
Push Club Spirit and
60 Do Things

Al negotiations looking to cons1liia.
Jlon % the Push Club vita the Com
merclal Club have been dnoppNi, Menu
bers " the Push Club feel that an
organization which has never made a
failure should no, De permitted TO 80
,ut .. existence. and che old guard,
which attended last nights meeting.
osok the old-iime plNige 10 hustle !or
Astoria and Astorians In the enthus-
as;ic manner which charle,crizeI past
deliberations on the par, OF the famous
body.
Discussion % the matter was brought
about through lack ~ interest in the
Push Club For some months past the
meetings had not been attended. and
often quorum was No, present. It
was tslt that the club should uOt be
permitted to die a natural death. but
tina, the spirit " the association should
De transferred 70 the Commercial Club
was deemed better yhan death by slow
stages ot the Push club. With this
idea strongly rooted In the minds II
members, consolidation was talked o.
Last nights meeting was called for the
purpose ot finally determining just
what should be done
Former President Hamblet was pres
ent. He said he was very much op-
posed 10 any action that would bring
about disbandment Of the Push Club
and recounte1 tina, Il had never made
failure. The annual rcgattas were
held under It's auspices. the greatest
congress Of farmers ever hell n the
West was the result OF It's efforts: Il
had established the crelmery unl the
Cathlamet steamer line; had secured
the park FOR Astoria, anI had been the
prime mover in the construction u
he Youngs bay bridge; 20 It's Efforts
was due the Nehalem road undertake
ing. to say nothing Of the work Il had
done In the matter og establishing
hatcheries. that on the Sandy River
having been buIlt with funds provided
by the club Mr. Hambls, said that
the club must live. and that tn old
guard should then and there pledge
Itself 10 work with the old-tlme vim
The sentiment expressed by him was
general among the members present
and a motion to drop all negotiations
looking TO consolidation was unanl-
mously carried.
The meeting proved 10 be an interest
Ing one. Road matters were discussed
at great length with the result thi,
the raads committee was lUs,rus;d 20
prepare figures regarding the eos, u
the Nehalem highway to date AM the
robbie c1st NJ the en;ira cpnstuc-
t'on Many people believe .h.s road
cannot be built but from silt-mrIts
made By Roidmaster Frye ln! m'm-
b.rs " th. rIld- committee. . was ,v.-
DENT tla, tar belief was an .rrnn"lus
on- AMI should be corrected Dur
lus The discussion it was developed thag
thu eos, per mile of p'anklng the rad
would D. $500. or y32. 900 for the entire /
road The roads committee viii make /
a .ompreh .usiye report md present 10 |
t1 th- people through the newspapers
G. c. Fulton thought the club slJuli !
have a manufactures committee OF five |
to cooperate with rhe other commit |
tees now working for a greater Asto- |
ria In order, however. that the work |
w1ioa the present committee has so well !
unl-r way might not b. interferad |
with, It was the sense that the club |
committee should exercise discretion |
and not undertake lndeD nden,Iy any !
plans tia, might conflict with the good !
work Of other committees. The manu-
factories committee viii De- ann,unc d |
later BY President Castor.
The annual meeting o. Inc club oc-
ours On December Is. Harrison Alien |
suggested that a commercial Program |
should be prepared for this meeting |
ana WlFel me dPpyii'tHl'Ht vi ''''l- |
mitt-e. The following were named: |
Marry l.. Hamblet, Harrison Allen and |
p. y. soyey. This committee will en-
deayor to prepare FOR a numDer " |
fve-minute addresses by prominent As |
torians and 70 secure a large attend !
ance at the meeting. The rapers and |
ad lresses will BE- in the line u suR-
gestlOns from businessmen in every |
line. Otherwise the meeting viii b.
made of more than passing momnt.
The annual election Of officers will also
occur at that time.