The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-13
SHOOTING RANCE AT.
TT. STEVENS
LOCATION FOR THE SHOOT
ING RANGE FOR THE MEN
or ADMIRAL EVANS GRAND
FLEET.

Two important matters that the
Chamber Of Commerce Ii considering
were threshcd out pretty thoroughly
yesterday afternoon when several
members Of that organization visited
Fort Stevens and Colonel White, In
charge there.
They were the location for q shoot
ing range for the men OF Admiral
Evans feet when they come TO the
coast presently and the precise loca-
tion Of the automobile road which ID
TO reach Clatsop Beach,
Those who made the trip were
Chairman A. r. Cyrus and Judge G.
]. Trenchard, Of the special commit
tee which has the shooting range
proposition In hand; Chairman r. A..
Fisher Of the Good Roads Committee
Of the Chamber; and Manager Whyte.
The trip was made on the steamer
Guy Howard which Colonel White
graciously placed at the disposal Of
The committee. AT Fort Stevens the
colonel placed the fort carriage at
the disposal Of the committee and
personally took the members over the
various sites that might be used for
the shooting range and the various
routes which might also be used for
the line Of the road to the beach.
In every way the colonel assisted the
committeeman and through him il
seems most likely that the shooting
range may be established The speci-
iications for the range have been re-
ceivcd direct from Secretary Metcalf
Of the Navy Department and these
Chairman Cyrus had with him at the
fort.
These specifications were turned
over to Colonel White who will pre-
pare a map and plans OF the available
site visited. Then this map and plans
will be forwarded TO Secretary Met
calf who will say whether or not the
site under consideration is suitable.
In case II is not the committee will
continue its labors until suitable site
is found. There are plenty OF the
very best Of sites several miles further
down the beach from the fort but 1t
is not likely that they will be consid-
cred near enough to Convenient"
landing by the navy department.
This is one Of the essentials.
The shooting range must be wide
enough so that iS0 targets may be sci
up across it in one transverse line
and at the same time be long enough
for a thousand yard skirmish shoot
However. much of the range will be
devoted to revolver practice at rs
and so yards and that part need not
be very long.
Judge Trenchard was we'll pleased
with the days work so far as the au-
tomobile road proposition is concern
cd for he came back with positive
and definite ideas to present to the
county court on the subject. If the
beach road for automobiles can be
completed before the big automobile
races take place this summer an effort
will be made to have some OF the
races take place on the beach. In
this instance OF course it will be
necessary to bring the Portland ma
chimes to Seaside by railroad. How.
ever, the good road all the way tc
Portland will in all probability be
completed before second summer
comes.
Chairman Fisher has extended tht
members OF the Portland Admen':
Club an invitation through Manages
Whyte to take the first ride over thi'
beach highway road after it is com
pleted and the event will be made ont
OF note,
The committeeman came back will
the very finest sentiments and ex
pressions concerning Colonel Whit
whom most of them met for the frs
time. He was unanimously voted :"
prince Of good fellows