The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-19
EVERYONE WANTS
CELLO CHANNEL
Inland Empire United In Demand for
Needed Improvement.
Congress Should Make Project Con-
tinuirg Contract So Construction
Can Proceed-Open River Asso-
citation Also Wants Portage Road
Extended to The DalIes.

/ The Dal]ee, Dr., Ocf. lU.--Manv req
sdents Of the Inland Empire attended
| the meeting of the Open River associa-
tion here yesterday to lend their voice
to the demand for channel for COM
merce around Cello falls. They showed
| that the interior country wants the Co.
| lilo canal project put on q continuing
contract basic, SO that that construc-
tion may proceed. They made evident
also that their region wants the Cello
portage railway extended to The Dalles,
so as to improve the efficiency of that
temporary avenue Of transportation
pending the completion of the $4,500,-
900 canal. An extension of the port
age will cost $40, 900 for an independ-
ent line with this city from Big Eddy,
a distance OF four miles, or for connec-
tion with the Dufur railroad, $4,000
for building about IN miles OF track.
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, expressed
the strong hope that the canal could be
put on continuing contract basis at
the next session Of congress. Repre-
sentative Ellis, of Oregon, and Repre-
sentative French, Of Idaho, also pledged
their aid to that end. Representative
Cushman, Of Washington, wrote let
ter saying he wished the upper river
improved. Representative jones, of
Washington, spoke in Lewiston for an
open river, according to telegram
from that city. Among other speakers
were Miles C. Moore, of Walla Walla.
who urged the need OF electric railroad
connections with the open river; Pro-
lessor w. D. Lyman, OF the same CITY.
who extolled the Columbia river as an
avenue of commerce with the Orient
across the Pacific, which he said was
destined to become the greatest COM
mercial ocean in the world.
"a. M. Green, of La Crosse, told of
the electric railway project between
Pullman and La Crosse; DR.. MI.
Blalock, of Walla Walla, urged the
raising OF funds for building steamboats,
on the Upper Columbia; Frank Meme
fee, OF The Dalles, spoke for the COM
mittee on ways and means for extend
Ing the Portage railway and offered the
two plans already mentioned.
State Senator Stevenson, of Garfield
county, Washington, said the 1925. 900
appropriation made by the Washington
legislature last winter for the improve-
nent OF the Snake and Columbia rivers
oetokened the interest Of that state in
ne open river movement. G. L. Cree
'ntanner, OF Pasco, told of the interest
AIKEN by the people Of the interior.
captain w. P. Gray, of the same city.
aid the Upper Columbia needs five or
en- new steamboats,. H. M. Cake, of
said the opening of water
ways is necessary, else the freight of the
ountry cannot be transported. VIII.
gaylord, OF Portland, professed to rep
esent capital that would build water
r rail- lines whenever it could be
nown they would pay. The attend
nee represented men of Walla Walla,
Pomeroy, Cofax, Lewiston.
'aker City, Portland and Pendleton.
The outgoing officers of the associa-
ION were reelected. The president is
:. A. Smith, of Baker City secretary,
V. ). Mariner, of Blalock. The other
,embers of the executive committee
re-; N. ]. Blalock, of Walla Walla,
lenry Hahn and A. a. Devers. of
ortland; j. 7. Peters, of The Dalles,
nd X. Schlescher, of Lewiston. The
'st named was added to the executive
to give Idaho representa-
on.