The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-10-18
The Dalles 0pen.River Meetin9

EveryUouy III viz Aiii"iiU Aiiiplle
i. direct interest in an open Co.
Jmbia river. Inspection of the
.ork at the Cello Canal shows that
nropress is being made, but to COM
.lste in reasonable time, immense
editions must be made to the work.
mo force. The entire canal will be
a1.9 miles long and a contract has
h.sn let for a half mile to Smith &
lines who have been working for a
.rssr on their contract and will re-
J ouire another year to complete it,
Il this rate it would require 20 or
Is years to finish the work. The
Mans for hurrying this work are
lre appropriations so that several
one half mile contracts can be let
md the work on them carried on
/ ,ttbe same time. Also that the ap-
nouriations for this work be placed
m permanent basis providing for
annual payments until the work
i completed. About $50 men are
mployed on the Cello work at pre-
sot and IS to 100 barrels of cement
ne used per day. The Portage Rail-
mad and the Open River Transpor-
aion Co. are doing some business
but the equipment is inadequate.
Below The Dalles there is the fine
new steamer J. N. Teal, carrying
Snsiderable freight. Above The
Dslles there is the steamer Relief
s-ahich comes up the river as far as
umatilla. On the downstream trips
,he carries cargoes of wheat. Much
more wheat than she can carry down
aalready piled on the bank await
ing Shipment, To relieve this sit
uion the steps were taken to secure
he Norma, with which all are famil-
1T. DR.. Blalock has announced
that the money needed had been
nsed.
The Open river convention at The
oanes on Wednesday, October 9
proved the most successful meeting
dthe kind yet held. 1t signalized
he union OF interests east and west
more completely than has ever yet
eensealized. There were present
bout 20 members from Portland,
Inong whom was the omnipresent
be Teal. always foremost in the
god work. Messrs. John Lewis,
Anyers, and others identified with
asgreat enterprise, were present.
fadleton was represented by Judge
lowell, Representative Ellis, ex
dvcmor Geer, Mr.. Cohen, Mr..
Willis and a number of others.
From Walla Walla came Governor
Moore, DR.. Blalock and w. D. Ly-
nan. Captain W. P. Gray represent
aPasco, and from Pomeroy we not
at the Hon. j. r. Stevenson and
md DR.. Petrieski from Dayton.
Judge Mariner, one of the most i'm
pnant movers of the enterprise from
ae start, was present from Blacock.
iae Hon. E. L. Smith headed a
Wong delegation from Hood river.
ine Dalles was present en- masse
snator Fulton and Congressman
ilhs and French were there.
The session of 2 O'Clock was call
a to order by the president, J. A.
ninth, with Judge Mariner as secret
ar.
The topics especially discussed. at
aS session were the question of ex-
ending the Portage railroad to The
Oalles and that of placing the canal
under continuing contract. A COM
zee to formulate resolutions on the
asI subject was appointed, consist
OF three citizens of The Dalles,
ue Hon. J. A. Peters, Frank Senfert
md Frank Menefee.
otake up the record topic and re-
port fully at the evening session a
'mmltee was appointed consisting
a1udge Lowell of Pendleton' Cover
ur Moore of Walla Walla and Joe
zeal Of Portland.
as an executive committee for the
uhlng year Messrs. J. A. Smith of
'aSer county, W. J. Mariner of
uham county DIR. n. G.. Blalock