The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-03
CHAMBER COMMERCE
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Columbia River Fishermems Union VII
Inform your honorable body about tht
attitude oi Gov, Chamberlain and Other
state officials, whom we recently inter
viewed about this matter.
~ can fairly say that II the ASTORIA
Chamber of Commerce and the citisen'
| OF Astoria, with their customary en-
ergy. viii help In getting the initiative
petitions signed so that this matter car
be properly placed before the voters OF
Oregon there is not the least doubt
about the Issue,
"I regNt not being able to attend
the meeting OF the Astoria Chamber Of
Commerce and more fully 80 into this
matter, but work OF our organization
and II IL work to protect our Fisheries"
calls me to Chicago and TO Washington
ID. c. About January | ! shall return
to Astoria and shall then be only too
pleased to take the matter up with Com
mittees authorized by your Honorable
Body to help in the saving Of cur Fish
cry Industry OF the Columbia.
"T remain. very respectfully yours
&'(slgned) Ed. ROSENBERG
We have pressed brick here made
hy Manner Bros, OF Campus, ILL.,, from
clay sent them by the Chamber ci Com
merce.
AS yet we have no delegate to the
national rivers and harbols congress and
as this is the second OF December and
as the congress opens on the fourth u
does now look like we would have any,
1--WE have here a little package ot IRON
extracted from black sand which we
sent to Portland. The man who ex'
tracted 1t, writes asking for interested
parties.
a had a talk with DR.. j. NJ Holt, con-
cerning the needs OF this port for 4
quarantine station since our last meet
ing. He has made recommendation
for an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
enlargement OF the station and for an
appropriation OF $4,000 additional for
the construction oil new barracks.
"He says that what we especially
need at this time is, first. an increase
in the size of the station, and second
detention barracks. Ii the size OF the
reservation were properly inereassd
then the Marine Hospital authorities
would have control OF water rights
which are very much needed. As u u
at this time they have to rent water
The size Of the reservation is 50 small
that II the badly needed barracks were
to be built, it would practically be nee
essary to increase the size very consid
eiably. There could not be the proper
isolation OF suspects and contracts
Because OF the railroad surveys through
the property and because OF the general
development throughout the Northwest
he has recommended that the land fol
larger reservation be bought as soon
al possible, believing that urther de'ay
will mean much higher cost.
Il have written to Senator Fulton
askina that he do what he can to assist
DIR. Holt in securing the appropriations
he had asked for.
"Our advertising during the past
months shas shown larger returns 90
far as replies are concerned than during
the picyious month, perhaps because th'
turn in financial conditions has agair
drawn peoples attention to the North
west and to real estate. During Nosem
Der we received 1913 letters, while dur
ing October we received s6l letters
Altogether we have received since oul
advertising was started 57l6 letters. Th'
five months on the third day OF thii
month. We have again received con
siderable number OF letters from Europe
We have a letter that sets forth thai
the writer would like to have tract o
timber land near Astoria for specific
purposes which he eBumerates and whici
any member may see by applying a.
the Office Here is sample Of the yalu'
of the advertising we are now doing, al
extract from Chicago mans letter.
Il have up to $4,000, maybe more
| which | would like to invest in SOM
clean, legitimate well.paying enterprise
| presume your association has pamph
let Of opportunities in your city, and ]
so | would be pleased to have you sen'
me one; also any particulars which yo'
think might be OF interest to me-
Il have secured nearly 100 pieces Q
property for sale in Clatsop county AM
have had descriptions Of these prepare,
and they are now being published an
| will be sent out to our correspondents
"Some time ago ! was requested T
secure from the Los Angeles Chambe
of Commerce full information as to HOY
the streets there are oiled and cared foi
That data in very specific detail is NOS