The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-22
IN TWO ESSENTIAL MATTERS
Declares Itself In Favor Of Non.Inter-
ference With Manufacturing In
terests OF City --- Endorses Mr..
Ingalls, Enterprise.

month Of May, at the Bond street rooms
last evening. and disposed Of several i'm
portnnt matter. with dispatch and an
assurance Of promising returns. Vice
President John &. McCue presided and
Secretary Charles II. Higgins main
tanned the records. Among the matters
OF moment handled last night were the
following:
The matter Of the bill now pending In
Congress for the naturalization Of
alcohol was presented through cores.
pondcnce, and the president and secre.
tary were directed TO urge the sena'
tors from Oregon 10 support the meas
ure. when Il should reach that branch
Of the national legislature.
Suggestion. were asked by the com.
mittee appointed for that purpose in
the Trans-M Mississippi Congress by
means Of letter addressed to the A..
torin chamber. and the local committee
on commerce and navigation was eharg'
ed with the duty Of compiling such
suggestions and ideas in the interest OF
Astoria and the northwest, and report in
due season.
One OF the largest subjects considered
at the session of last night was the
resolution returned BY the committee TO
whom was referred the matter Of appli.
cation of the local option law within.
and for, precinct No 9, of this city, in
its relation to the plant, business and
interests Of the Northwest Brewing
Company. Of this city and that particu.
lar precinct. The whole question Is
clucidated in the text OF the following
resolution. which was passed unani.
mously by the chamber:
Report of Committee on Manufactures.
astoria. Ore, May l2, 1905.
"To the Officers and Members of the
Astoria Chamber OF Commerce:
"Geutlemcn; We. your committee to
whom was referred the matter of the
local option question in precinct six
beg to make the following report;
"Wc find that the precinct mentioned
which includes the district lying be.
tween Twcnty-iirst and Thirty-ffth
streets will vote upon the local option
amendment at the coming election to be
held on Monday. June 1. 1906. That the
North Pacific Brewing Company has its
manufacturing plant located within this
district and in the event that the law
becomes in force. it will seriously affect
the future of the company operating in
this city inasmuch as the law prohibits
the manufacture of malt and spirituous
liquors as we'll as prohibiting the sale
of same. The North Pacific Brewing
Company represents an investment of
large amount of capital and is consid.
cred TO be one of Astoria's most sub
stantial industries giving employment
to a number of laborers throughout the
year and is conducted in a legitimate
and dignifed manner.
"The local option law is manifestly
unjust to manufacturing brewers and
we believe that the voters of precinct
number six should preserve this institu.
tion instead of trying to tear it down.
Astoria needs the North Pacific Brew.
ing Company for the money it retains
at home as well as a number of other
manufacturing institutions to give EN-.
ployment to our citizens and those
who constantly arrive to make Astoria
their home. The operation of the local
option law against the retail establish.
.ments is matter for the individual
voters to decide, but the community as
whole are interested in the preserva.
tion of its manufacturing establishments
and we therefore discourage the applica-
ton of the local option law in precinct
number six. Respectfully submitted,
"JN0. Il. GRATKE,
albert DUNBAR,
COMMITTEE on Manufactures.
The last, but not least important,
subject to gain the interests of the
commercial body, was the following pro-
posal of w. ]. ingalls,, of this city and
county, and which is entirely self
explanatory, and reads as follows, along
with the resolution which promptly fol-
lowed its introduction latter which ad.
journment was taken until the meeting
of the Chamber in courseI:
Proposition.
81 propose to go back East, to the