Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-24
CHAMBER Of
COMMERCE
HOLDS LAST Meeting OF YEAR
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Road Building and Logged.Off Lands
discussed. SPECTATORS Said 10
be Holding Such Lands Too Hioh
Terminal Rates Committee is
Thanked.

Abaut so members attended the
meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce Tuesday night, when an in
| teresting session was had
letter was read from the gen.
eral passenger agent of the n. P.
Ky. Co., replying to request for
an owl train between Grays Har-
Dor and Seattle, stating that he did
not think such train could be
maintained at present, but he as
sured the chamber that in arranging
the spring train schedule Grays Har-
Dor travel would be well looked af-
ter. He also said that through
coach to and from Portland would
be put on the run as soon as the
Columbia river bridge was ready for
travel
Mr.. Sader, travelling passenger
agent of the road, was present, and
assured the chamber that complaints
of improper conduct in the boufe car
OF improper conduct in the buffe car
would be remedied, and that the ia
Willipa Harbor would be improved.
A petition was read asking the
| chamber to memorable congress
against the proposed measure to sell
the timber on the Quiniault reser-
walton, and to open the land under
the present homestead law. Referred.
Chairman Rupert, of the terminal
rates committee, reported the sue
cess of the committee, whcih re-
ceived vote of thanks by the cham
| ber. He also reported the proposed
permanent organization of delegates
! from the commercial bodies of Grays
and Willipa Harbors, and the follow
ing were named to represent Aber-
deem: w. j. Patterson, Arthur Ru-
pert, w. B. Mack, Fred c. Furth
and j. M. Neal. Rupert, Mack and
Humbargar We're appointed COM
mittee to draw resolutions thanking
Messrs. Hannaford and Blakely, of
the n. p. Ry Co. for their courteses
and prompt action in having term
inal rates restored. f. C. Wilcox,
of the telephone complaint commit
tee, reported his committee unable
to meet, owing to divergence of
opinion regarding the service. Man.
ager Wilson was present, and said
his company would soon have such
improvements made as would give
South Aberdeen better service, and
the committee was continued.
Mack, Hood, Morley and Bowes
were appointed to assist the execu-
tive committee in locating the pro-
posed woolen mill.
| G. M. Powell made an interesting
talk on roads, and said that the
county had available for roads this
year 100000, but had applications
for road work that would require a
million dollars. They had inform
ed him that 100000 could be ex-
pended in the coming year to excel
lent advantage, and he thought the
commissioners would expend this
sum if urged by the commercial
bodies of the county.
w. B. Mack urged the need of
making the logged-off lands fit for
agriculture, and at his suggestion
the following committee. of real es-
tate men were appointed to boost the
settlement of those lands: Bowes.
Mapes, Finch. Jones and Cauthorn.
Mr.. Bowes expressed his willingness
to serve, but doubted the ability to
secure such lands at any fair price.
He related some of his own expert
ences in seeking to purchase such
lands, and said he found them held
at prices almost as high as i'm
proved farm lands can be bought for
up the valley. He suggested a
higher assessment Of those lands. as
means of having the price placed
somewhere near where 1t belonged.
A state law was suggested along
the lines followed in many eastern
states, which provided for the as
sessment OF abutting lands for SO
per cent or more of the cost of build
ing roads. This, 1t was urged would
have tendency to reduce the de-
sire to hold those land for sUecula.
tion, and would enable the >n1,-
missioners to double the amount ):