The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-05
ASTCRIA'S FUTURE
FRIGHTENING
RouslNe MEETING OF CHAMBER
OF coMMERcE-MAss MEETING
TO BE cALLED-coMMlTTEE OF
IS TO FACILITATE MERGER.

There was rousiug good meeting
at the rooms OF the Astoria Chamber
OF Commerce last night; one thai
means something for the real good OF
the city If the impetus given affairs
is closely followed and endorsed by
the live element Of the citizenry There
were thirty people gathered there and
they did business, President J. w
Welch occupying the chair and Nj c,
r. Higgins at the secretary's post as
usual,
The report of the join club-commit =
tee heretofore appointed to see to the
rounding up of sentiment in the mat
ter of merging the civic organizations
of the city in one organic whole un-
der the style and sponsorship of a
new Chamber Of Commerce, was re-
ceived and 1t confirmed the willingness
Of the several bodies to the unification
and was promptly adopted; and this
was hardly done, before a resolution
was offered naming committee of
fifteen to make oil arrangements for
a mass meeting Of the citizens, in
and out of the several organizations,
for speakers, and for the quick and
orderly organization of the new COM
mercial force that Is TO operate in
behalf of Astoria in the future, and
take charge of all her municipal needs,
engage a qualified and energetic
agent or secretary who shall have the
administrative functions of the Cham
Der of Commerce in his hands and
carry out the purposes and processes
of the body and perfect It's detailed
work; the design intimated last night
being to make the membership of the
Chamber so large and effective as to
secure it a steady revenue, by way OF
dues, to cover the cost of Its activities
and general maintenance.
This committee will meet at the
Chamber on Thursday night next and
start its fornulative work, and report
at the mass meeting which is 10 be
called later In the month by Presi-
dent Welch. The committee named is
made up Of the following we'll known
citizens: John E. Gratke, ]. r. Ross.
F. ]. Carney, A. Schernekau, DR.. T.
L. Ball, Captain c. S. Gunderson, G.
W. Lounsberry Judge J. Q. A. Bowl
by, F. n. Clark, A Dunbar, F. L. Par
ker, C. r. Morse, Frank Woodfeld, H.
r. Hoefler, and H. ]. Wherrity
The pamphlet committee has agreed
on the style of the new folder that
is to herald the attractions and utili
ties of Astoria for general distribu-
ton, and the Chamber has ordered the
publication of 5000 copies thereof at
once. These will be carefully placed
where they will do the most good and
are expected to be very instrumental
in their particular province.
A communication was received and
read from the Portland Board Of
Trade, urging the attention and def
mite action of the Astoria Chamber Of
Commerce in the matter of legislation |
looking to the regulation and safe
guarding of the water ways and pow
ers of the State of Oregon and the
same was sent to the committee on
Legislation and Judiciary for an early
report and recommendation.
The best Of good feeling was ap-
parent last night and the hope is
high that the steps now pending will
rebound to the general uplift of pub
lie sentiment here and the inaugura-
tion Of a new and profitable drift in
the civic agencies that are to boom
and boost Astoria to her prbper level
in the progress of Oregon.