Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-23

t OF roads company help crushed rock
OF gravel transported than any other
commodity and in this would ask only that road improvement
% carried on at the before August when cars are
not busy We deprive shippers fan Of the year
One word transforming their lines IN
oregon and creating lines have only ask in behalf Of their oE
n't you give to such Investments the sme fair treatmo ~
accord investment and second for cooperation
building up state
Now has been decided reconstruct and reequp the line o
with feeesn short millions Of dollars in to increase the
volume Of traffic and make operation expeditions and
Nl'h belief in the greatness Of Oregon and bel IN ogoh
NTe What wish point that these privately owned dollars are
invested on faith in They might just as
readily be put other business In land timber or brick boc
or merchandising Hence the suggestion for fairness and do not believe
any man in this audience would deliberately cOn6sae anOthes properly
10 anything tending to destroy fair return from has investment
as citizen Of Oregon and believer in its future would much dke
to SEQ anything done that might make unHate the plans that
promise much for our state aud hence this one word which you VIA
me for nioctng about legislation That has been discussed
and am glad say discussed far have heard IT, chiefly in far
problem for us all TO develop Oregon succeed
only as we work together Our freight rates are fair as have stated %
stand ready to prove but they are not to be increadj instead as new
industries demand they decreased Therefore additional revenue
is to only Oregon and reflects that prosperity in nees
behalf Of our mutual interest," we ask your cooperation and pledge
ours for marked Oregon progressive wealthy and more pop
Mr. sloup aacs, wa, loudly appaudca and the
conclusion.
Coos Bay Delegation
delegation shippers congress
from the cities Bay coming by stage and rail- and tav
ng Of the mo for three days and nights without rest sleep
They made addresses and banquet in tho evening together
with the and delegates from other haTbors Very hno
Bay region by IA
Simpson Judge Gerry gentlemen given
ovation tho representatives who spoke for Yequna Bay and for
Bay friendship formed between
tco valley development and
tou an convention before adjournment
adopted resolutions fayorng appropriations for Coos Bay hsTOr and the
Resolution for Coos nay
complete development and
southern great dependant upon tho deepening and
improvement OF haTbors Of southwestern Oregon and
Whereas railroad in Of construction into the Coos Bay
whereas tho Aarbor Of Coos Bay Is tho most feasible shipping poIn,
FOR tho products Of central eastern and southern Oregon therefore be
In
% requested % appropriate az tho earliest possible moment an amount
sufficient give iofoot channel the bar low tide
aD a5fo channel from tho bar to tho head of navigation
City.
Whereas shippers Of valley
paying high tribute 60 private corporation for loenge at the locks
Resolved that shippers congress woodur
Oregon this 18th day Of December 1905 request our representatives
congress urge upon government necessity purchasing
locks and thus making this great waterway free and
Resolved that a copy resolutions properly attssted BY tho
president and secretary Of Willamette Development league be forward
representatives and tho United States
Willamette Valley Developments convention
Hon Loggie delivered tho following address
beg leave submit the following paper pertaining
tho resources industries commerce products Bay soun
try bringing this paper before tho Willamette Valley Development
League considerations made in the gath
eTng regarding Bay members
the leagues records may they up
such things in this paper that may interest them.
Realizing fully Importance providing league with only
information will bear the closest scrutiny special
given paper complete elimination statements tending
slightly extravaganza the real tendency being under
rate en-
An figures given from absolute final and up
imIb authority those honest facts
Bay its
In using term Bay country this paper it NAV b IN
definite great many delegates this neaning NAV h
vague them. is let large wall o. United state
pencil following territory heavy bk t
Beginning follow the north Of the Sins
the Cascade mountains thence SON
California line thence to the thence Bay the
point of beginning.
territory enclosed within the pencil marking the Coos
Bay country.
comparison which viii give idea area lei ms
this time enclose the following territory in heavy mark; Ma
Island
this been let step back enough from tb No.
focus themselves both coasts observe that b
territories pencil marks nearly the ~ A. -
the Coos Bay country the larger much give full meas
could throw in the District Of Columbia get bach
require a ind it, BY again looking ~ a..
that the pencil markings which enclose tbass