The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-04

month OF February was held last
evening with two score Of the leading
business men OF the city present
President w. T. Scholhcld occupied
the chair and kept things moving in
lively way, as usual, with John II.
Whyte, the secretary and manager at
his elbow, and Assistant Secretary J.
T. Wallace in charge OF the records.
The following named gentlemen
whose applications had been present.
cd Tor membership in the Chamber,
were duly elected and their names en-
tered on the roster: Messrs. Gus An
derson, August Ackerman, John
Neimi. Alex Grant, Rev. w. S. Gil
bert, J. II. Seymour. J. L. Ferguson.
w. {. Logan, John II. Luukinen, and
Walter A. Harrison.
Isaac Bergman presented COM
munieaion from namesake OF his
back in Monson, Maine, Mr.. Berg
man, who was convinced that AS
toria's honorable cx-Mayor was a
Swcdc. like himself. and desired some
specific information about the city
and county, all OF which will be iurn-
iShed him by Secretary Whyte in due
course OF few days.
Chairman Wingate. OF the Port Of
Astoria committee reported partial
progress in the work by himself and
colleagues, and said that there would
be another meeting OF the joint COM
mittee on Wednesday evening next.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Gratke providing for change oi
meeting night Tor the Chamber oi
Commerce from the first and third
Monday nights OF the month to the
second and fourth Mondays, and the
same was passed over to the next
regular session, under the rules. The
idea seemed to meet with general
favor, since it is likely to enhance the
strength OF the assemblies at the
Chamber. the present meeting nights
being simultaneous with the meetings
of the common council and other busi-
ness organizations OF the city,
The proposed form OF bill to be
presented for enactment in the Legis-
aturc next winter, was submitted last
night at the Chamber providing for
the creation OF the sea beach on the
coast OF Clatsop county, from the
mouth OF the Columbia river on the
, north, to the boundary line between
Clatsop and Tillamook counties on
the south, be declared a public high
way. The matter was referred to the
committee on roads and highways,
The Chamber then unanimously
but informally resolved itself into a
sort OF committee OF the whole or
the good OF Astoria and Clatsop and
engaged in long and interesting
discussion OF a number of essential
and important matters which will, al
an early day, come before the Cham
Der in very definite and comprehensive
form, and contribute largely to the
general good The talk was kept 60
ing by Messrs, Wingate, Ross, Judd
Bowlby, President Scholheld, DR.. Bal
and others, until it became time te
revert to the order of business, wher
the bills for January were presented
read and ordered paid in due course
by warrant, and adjournment wa
taken.
The meeting was pronounced fo
the really live spirit in which tn,
pending enterprises before the Cham
ber were discussed and lost nothing
( by reason of none of them being ia
enough advanced for final report ant
action.
Il The following interesting matte i
culled from the report of Manage
John H. Whyte. which was submit
ted last evening and approved in al
its terms:
Appropriation for Dredging.
Senator c. w. Fulton has writteI
us in answer to our request that hi
if possible, secures an appropriatio
for dredging working on the bal
He says that it is impossible to secur
such an appropriation outside of tn
Rigers and Harbors bill and that as
seems settled that there will not b
passed such bill at the present ses
sion, it is therefore utterly useless t
! attempt to secure anything in the ma