Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-13
OPEN RIVER CONVENTION
AND LOWER FREIGHT RATES
Albany viii Be Storm Center on ThurSdayFree Locks and
Canal at Oregon City and River Navigation all the Year
Around.

There was never as much enthusi
asm for the Open River campaign "a
since the Albany people took up the
fight and planned a big convention
to be held there Thursday, April a.
The Free Locks and Canal at Ore.
gon City will be pushed along, an
open Willamette the year around
will get a big boost, and there will
be a fight on the recent raise in
freight rates.
The Free Locks Fight.
The Legislature before the last
appropriated 100000 TO aid the
federal government in acquiring the
locks and canal around the falls ct
Oregon City. The last legislature
extended that appropriation to 1912,
and Senators Bourne and Chamber
lain have secured the same amount
in the Rivers and Harbors bill in the
senate It will go to the house and
as Hawley and Ellis are both strong
ly in favor of the bill It will prob
ably so through there. It may go
into conference when the senators
will be able to take care of IL.
Publicity Manager struble writes
A car load of boosters are coming
from Cottage Grove, and another
car load from Eugene. Lebanon
will send 80 delegates, and we look
for quite a number from Salem.
Corvallis, am told, is coming over
practically in body We look for
a hot time in the old town Thurs
day"
Board of Trade Delegates.
In relation to the Open River and
Freight Rates convention, the Board
of Trade has named the following
members as delegates: Mayor
George f. Rodgers, r. b. Kay, II. w.
Eldridge, H. b. Thielsen, r. G.
Deekebach, c. N, Epley E. Hofer, II.
j. Hendricks, NJ. o. Buren,, D. II. !
James, @, l.. Dick, II. S. GLE, ]. t.
Stockton, r. Q. Patton, G. 8. Weller |
George J, Pearce, H. w. Meyers. c |
l.. McNary l.. Laohmund, J. A.
Carson, @. X. Spaulding. w. r.
Stolz, d. A. White, H. w. ThieIsen
and William Brown.
Among the speakers on the pro-
gram to be followed out at Albany
is II. S. Gile of this city, whose talk
will be on The Restoration of the
Ten-cent Differential Railway
Freight Rate Between Portland and
Willamette Valley Points"
business Mems League.
AT big meeting of the Business
Mems League the following dole
gates We're appointed TO attend the
open River and Freight Rates Con-
vention" to be held at Albany.
Thursday OF this week; d. 4
White, Theodore Roth e. T. Barnes
w. II. Meyers, T, w Spencer, Lot
l., Pearce, c. l.. Dick. j. L. Stockton,
Max o. Buren,, Mayor Geo. r. Rod
gers, +, G, Deckebach c. NJ. Eppley
and H. s. Gne.
Preparations al Albany,
Albany, Ore, April Ia Especially
Arrangements are practically
complete for the great Open River 8
Freight Rate convention, to be held
In this city, Thursday, April 18th.
AZ a special meeting OF the Albany
Commercial club and tho Albany
Business Mems association held last
night. the local details as far as pos
ible were perfected, A large list NJ
delegates from Albany was selected
20 represent this city formally in the
convention. Reception, decoration
luncheon, and convention hall COM
mittees, were appointed The auto
mobile owners OF Albany have been
requested 20 be at the incoming
trains with their autos with which
20 receive delegates. The big Alec
Club Gymnasium is being htted up
IN convention hail Rtylo for tho aa- I