The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-08
MANAGERS REPORT
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prlated 1900 towards the advertising
work OF tho Chamber Of Commerce for
the past year. In this connection. II
may be said that the county court will
be asked for an appropriation for the
coming year
The proposition made by William Ried
Of Portland. 10 this organization con.
cerning the building OF railroad from
Astoria through the Nehalcm Valley.
was fully covered by report OF the
executive committee read at the regular
meeting Of this organization held octo'
Der 81 This proposition Is now In statu
quo.
A proposition that 10 Of great merit
was taken up through the agency Of Mr.,
q, n. Sherman which looks 10 the drill
ing OF a well $500 feet deep for gas and
oil In the near vicinity of Astoria. This
matter ID now In the hands Of nm able
committee which IL making excellent
progress,
Tho Pacific States Telegraph x Tele'
phone Co. IL now making, In this city.
extensive improvements. The Chamber
of Commerce urgently requested bet
terment In this service, and while II Is
yet too early TO say just how much
the seryicc will be improved, II is graft
tying to report that substantial efforts
in this direction are now being made by
this public service company.
Upon a request from the Chamber OF
Commerce Col. n. w ltocsslcr United
States engineer In charge Of this dis
trict, placed the dredger Ladd In the
channel between IT. Stevens and Astoria
with the result that the shoal below
Smiths Point where there was lob feet
short, was drcdgcd fully 20 feet deep to
a width Of 300 feet,
A number OF railroads were sometime
ago asked by the Chamber 10 recon
struet their railroad maps showing As
toria with the facilities to which she
Ia entitled. Promises have In every in
stance been made that Astoria would
he given better representation on the
new maps rs fast as they are prepared.
Mr.. G. Is. Icgardt, visited this city at
the request OF the Chamber OF Commerce
and addressed our members upon the
subject OF putting in a bulkheaI along
the city front so that the tide flats could
be filled in with solid earth. The city
engineer is now cooperating with Mr..
llcgardt, so that the exact cost OF the
enterprise, il we wish to undertake 1t,
may be obtained. Several Of our priv.
ate citizens recently took up the subject
OF filling in a portion OF the tide lands
and their efforts will depend upon the
granting of request to the water com
mission for reduced rates for the water
which they will need,
Samples OF the clays throughout this
vicinity have been tested and one sample
has been made into pressed brick which
Is as good as the best, and shows what
could be done with our natural clay re-
sources.
The Chamber is cooperating with Dr.
Holt, quarantine officer, and has taken
up the matter OF securing increased
facilities for the quarantine station,
Through our committee on commerce
and navigation, an opinion has been
secured concerning harbor improvements,
looking directly towards the creation of
the harbor OF Astoria.
Col. Roesslers report shows that do7s
feet of jetty has been completed to a
level OF four feet above mean lower low
tide and 5922 feet of jetty to the level
Of low tide; 3ll0s feet of jetty have
now been completed from Fl. Stevens,
The proposition looking to the organ
ization of n steamship company between
Astoria, Alaska and the Orient, which
was brought to our attention by Mr..
VIM. II. Garland, is receiving due con
sideration, and ut this time is in statu