Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-16

been draining Nhe PVeN'' -
marx oregonians TO the tune OF slVV'-
600 annually. They had paid for
enough gold bricks TO build locks OF
,ho mos, approved and up TO date pat
tern. AK your congressional delesa.
,iop 20 help you. Let the slogan oi
,h,s league be "oregon, free locks and
an open river.u Next make the river
pavigateablo 10 Corvallis every month
in the year. II there we're double track
,.,lroads on both sides Of the river
the whole length Of IL, tho river would
stin regulate freight rates CAP
plause.)
Jones Of Lincoln.
Hon. II. +. Jones Of Toledo made one
Of the greatest hits Of the convention,
by his eloquent and humorous plea Tor
tho Yaquina Bay county. IL was his
tory Of people trying 70 do something
FOR themselves. The hrst money was
subacribed 70 make surveys and build
a narfoys gauge tailroad from Corvallis
west. Tho people a. various times
had put up over 100000 10 improve
transportation via Yaquina bay. AZ
present there was a 16-foot chauucl
AZ low water 40 Newport. Yaquiua
was a natural harbor OF refuge, tho
ocean awcilu broken by a reef. There
had boon expended altogether t6s5,0oo
by tho U. &. Government, and the cum
Of tiaa, 900 received as duties on Inn
ports, left leas than half a million spent
by the government Tho people Of
western Oregon had always supported
Portland. Independence was tho con
ter Of population Of 1.-The whole state,
especially durin z hop picking time.
Tho people had aavel % 10 cents a
bushol on wheat In hvo counties by
shipping out Of Yaquina Bay. AZ only
two cents a bushel tho people would
save 100000 year. We want a
square deal Tor tho western coast. Tho
state had put up FOR the portage rail
road the sum Of tl05,000. The gov.
ernot said tat was saved In ono year.
This closed the forenoon program.
AZ p. m. the FIRST speaker was Mrs.
Clara Waldo. state lecturer OF the State
Granee. She reviewed the work Of their
organization, and made a strong plea
for development.
George c. Brownell spoke next on
development. He eomplimented Ore,
gon and her people on the glorious op-
poFtunities that awaited the coming
generations He held tho audience
spellbounA by his appeals 10 state
pride and the material development
OF Oregon. This state could support
over eight millions Of people and had
inealeulable wealth that needed devel
opment He favored bringing more
power into the hands OF the people
Ito advocated good roads as the sal
walton Of farmers, county commissioner,
separate from county Judge. lie de
nonneed seotiOnalism, and all attach,
ON capital and pictured the future oi
Oregon with two millions OF popula
'ion, with big city on the west coast
Al various polnts in his speech he wal
heartily aPplauded. IL was one OF n,
most thoughtful and foroeful address
- OF the day. Hon. Whit. Boise sue
eeeded him with a word for Portland
He was warmly received aud made a I'm.
impression on his hearers on behalf o.
the metropolis.
Louis j. simpson OF North Ben,
made hne speech on behalf Of Coo
Bay He told a story that broueh
down the house, and then sailed IN 4,
make a showing for his section OF N,
state. He showed that for the ton
mage sent out OF Coos Bay there wa
less appropriation per ton than 70
the tonnage sent out Of the mouth O
the Oolumbia-S0 cents per ton 70
Coos Bay-75 cents for the Columbi,
Judge au6rry was introduced and a,
tertained In a royal manner the ana
enee with stories OF the wonderful :,
sources OF Coos Bay. I'D. Lee read
paper on the battle for the Oregon ma,
hets that was fun Of sound mggestio,