The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-28
THE OPEN
RIVER PRoJEd
Much Credit is Due to Effostss:
Made BY Lewiston commer
cial Club ii its Behalf

Now that the appropriation for tnoe
open river to the sea project has beeA
successfully passed by congress II = =
matter of but a short time before the
money will be available for the iin>-
provement Of the Snake and Columbins
rivers and the completion OF the Celilr
canal project. All this IL OF vital inn
portance to the business interests O.
Lewiston and vicinity and the untfrtn9
sfforts In the interest Of the open rive
zation of this city in using its beak
Efforts in the interest OF the open river
project is commendable feature o.
the importance of that orgahisation N
this city. To the club il due mucA
Credit and the people Of this clty -.
to be congratulated that the orenuf1a
ton has such an excellent sfandinG<s
with the outside world.
The Portland Oregonian commentfn-
editorially on the open river pr0jea4-
says:
1.-The river and harbor bill pas.eni
the house with rush. and Chairnnaa
Burton Is quite hopeful Of similar sue~-
cess in the senate. The passage Of tA0s
bill, carrying with II appropriatioaaas
sufIicient to admit of the continuatiu0s. !.
Of .the highly important work at the.
mouth Of the Columbia, as well - atr
other points along the stream, IL -,
matter OF much Importance. not only
to the people of Portland but to-
every producer in the Columbia basin
When the economical wave swept ovax
the capital few weeks ago q deAsT~-
mined stand was made against appro--
priations for both the mouth OF the Co..
lumbia and the Cello canal. Chairman
Burton insisting that one or the othes-
OF these projects must 60 unprovidedki
for. Attempt was made In certain.
quarters to create a sentiment favcr~
able to the abandonment OF the Csitlas-
Improvement in favor OF the work at
the mouth of the Columbia, although
the government by the stronGeat q.
promises and neral oAaiaatjons waas
committed to prosecution of work NJ.
both places.
| Attempt to cut out the Calilo ap--
preparation quite naturally pnoxOks2
] protest that was SO emphatic tl1axt 49,
proposal to abandon one prstect stn4,
favor of the other was pea1sptlyo'
| dropped anu SutuC1cnS AIb~S0exsaU -
money to carry on work at both paaAaa.
arranged for. If the bill PASSES tn,
1 senate, as II now seems certain II win. /
1t is probable that there will be no more
| trouble at future sessions in securing
money needed TO complete improve.
ments now under way.
"The Neutrality-suspicious. have at IAst.
awakened TO the fact that this great.
river from its source to the sea offer1
a highway for greater area OF the
state of Washington than that Of Ore
gon. That Congressman Jones fully
recognizes this feature of the situation
is apparent in the hard and successful
canal provided for at this time. From
now on we may expect still further aid
from WashingtOns delegation at the
capitol. for senator -elect Piles owes hts.
election to the strength thrown him by
the East Side members. who are vitality
interested in an open river and he H.
virtually under pledge to carry out
their wishes regarding river improve
ment. The great part OF the credit for
our prospective aid IN continuing the
work must be given TO Chairman Bur-.
ton, for il was due TO his intelligent.
grasp of the situation that we We're so.
well taken care OF in the present bin.
and. il it is rushed throlgh the senate
as he now hopes it = Il, be, most of the
efforts"