The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-21
But Mr.. Garland's Refusal to
Furnish information Causes
Rejection.
Sentiment Of Meeting Declares propo.
sition a Good One, But Before Tying
up ssoo,ooo They courteously Ask
Regarding Garland and His Associates.

AT o'clock last evening between 10
and 80 Of the really representative eiti.
xcns OF Astoria gathered In the meeting
hall OF the Chamber Of Commerce. 10
further dIscuss the all.lmportant propo.
sitIon submitted by William II. Garland,
OF New York. for tho establishment OF
steamship lines out Of this port to
Alaska AMI China and Japan.
Samuel Elmore presided and Secretary
Whyte OF the Chamber. kept the record
OF the evenings work. The session. after
being duly called to order. was opened
by the reading Of five letters, from the
following named gentlemen, Frank J.
Taylor, John n. Smith. s. y. Gordon,
Charlcs II. Page, AMI Frank Spittlc, each
and all declining to serve on the general
committee 10 which Ahcir services had
been asked In the meeting Of Thursday.
All but one of the Ave indicated that tho
refusal Of MFR. Garland 10 give some pub
lie information as TO his own financial
standing. and that OF the syndicate OF
capitalists he is supposed to he repre-
scnting in this premise, was what actual
cd them in thus refusing to serve on
the committees and these letters gave
immediate color TO the tone Of the even.
ing's further discussion OF the subject,
There was no real depreciation Of the
project, nor OF Mr.. Garland. In the wide
expression OF opinion that followed; but
II was evident that the people felt they
had a right to know who Mr.. Garland
was and that he was in position to
make good on the contract which had
been accepted at Wednesdays meeting.
!, The contract itself was held TO be es-
sentially favorable to Astoria, II II was
carried out bo the letter. and all that
was lacking was an assurance that the
Garland syndicate was Of a sort to make
good.
Mr.. Elmore, himself said that he had
sought specific information from Mr..
Garland on this head, and had been
promptly refused by that gentleman,
q. G. Fulton. the other active member
! OF the original committee OF three tE z.
Ferguson being out Of the city) at this
point carefully reviewed the terms Of
the contract and held that IT was an
excellent thing for the port, even II We
never knew anything Of Mr.. Garland nor
of his colleagues, and was inclined to
think the present insistance on this
score, rather inopportune, to say the
least Of It; and to ascertain the exact
feeling Of the house, moved that the roll
be called, each one answering eyes," or
"no,p as he felt justified, on this ques-
tion Of perfecting the deal and contract,
as II stood, without further enlighten.
ment as to the financial status of the
projectors. The roll was called, the fol.
Owing gentlemen voting in the negative
counting the Ave who had written mega.
tive letters, on that side); i, ]. Taylor,
]. III. Smith, John 9. McCue Frank Pat
ton, J. =. Higgins. I. Bergman. Max
Skibbe, ]. M. Anderson, Frank Spittle,
Charles Wilson, +. L. Parker, Charles II.
Page, Samuel Elmore, B. Van Dusen, DR..
J. A. Fulton. A. s, Reed, total, for the
meeting, 10. Those casting affirmative