The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-12

], T, Wallace, There were less thar
a score OF members in attendance bu
the meeting was an interesting one.
The chairman OF the Port of Astori;
committee reported his inability e
get the two attorneys on that com
mittee together and asked to be dis
charged, After some discussion |,
was voted not to discharge the com
mittee but instructed them TO employ
an attorney to draft the bill and pay
him for his services. Chairman Win.
gate then changed his report to one Of
progress.
The matter OF a suitable place for
the farmers TO tie their teams while
trading in the stores was brought up
and after some discussion il was voted
to appoint committee Of three to
look into the matter and report at the
next meeting The chair appointed
Norris Staples, G. Wingate and DR.,
IT. l.. Ball as that committee.
a motion was made and passed that
the secretary be instructed to pro-
cure copy of the sea-wall ordinance
as passed by the common council
DR.. c. w. Barr. one OF the Rose
Carnival Committee reported that the
float was nearing completion and was
satisfactory but the committee found
that a condition and not a theory CON
ironted them and that was how to get
the lady to man" the float with a
gentleman who will be dressed as a
sailor. President Scholfeld humorous
ly declined to have anything to do
with it. There is not time enough to
make the selection by contest even
il such a plan would be advisable 1t
was suggested that the names of the
young ladies who would like to go be
put in hat and then have someone
blindfolded and extract one slip Of
paper and the name on that slip be
the one to adorn the float. However,
the gentlemen Of the committee will
find some way out OF their dilemma
that no doubt will be entirely salts
factory.
NJ. J. NJ. Enyeart OF Altoona, Pa,
was a guest OF the Chamber and made
a few remarks.
The bills were read and a motion
was passed that warrants be drawn
on the treasurer to pay the same.
The secretary's report was as fol-
lows:
Bi-Products From Stumps.
DR.. +. l.. Hawley, organic chemist,
Ph. d., graduate from Cornell, special
representative from the Forest Serv-
ice OF the Agricultural Department at
Washington, with which we have
been in correspondence since March !
9TH, arrived in the city on Friday and
made arrangements such that during |
this summer a thorough test will be
made of the stumps Of fir and spruce
as to what may be taken from them in
he way of commercial bi-products.
Throughout the Southern States
md in many OF the timber states Of
he North near the great lakes bust
less of splendidly paying proportions
1as been built up by men who ex-
ract in retorts the bi-products Of
tumps, such as turpentine, creosote
md resin, and afterwards turning the
woody residue into charcoal and pa
'er pulp Formerly in sections Of the
ountry where stumps were thus
reated the price Of the stumps utiliz-
d was very low Now it is not un-
ommon in such localities for the
rice Of stumps to be anywhere from
3 to So per thousand. The price is
0 excessive that some of the BIZ ,
roduct people have been forced out
+ business.
The plan is to have the expert
of the agricultural depart
lent determine exactly what products
an be extracted from fir and spruce
Jumps Of this section, no such tests
yer having been made Should these
.sts show products Of a valuable ma
ire as will most likely be the case,
len it is proposed to invite the at
.ntion of all the stump bi-product :
eoplc in the United States to the :
roposition Of locating in this section :
here they can get stumps free Of
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