The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-12-11
NORTHWEST TO
STAND UNITED
Chamberlain Says it is the
Only Way to Get Our
Dues.


given by him last night at the Will
lard Hotel to the Senators and Rep
resentatives from the Northwestern
states, launched "get-together"
movement which is designed To bring
about cooperation of Western delega-
lions on all projects of common in
terest to their respective states.
primarily, the object sought is to Sc
cure adequate appropriations this ses-
sion for the early improvement of the
columbia river, in order that country
tributary may reap full benefits from
the Panama Canal when opened to
traffic. A general spirit of cooper
alton was manifested by the guests.
The banquet was broken up before
the speech making was concluded,
when Sargent-at-Arms of the senate
appeared and arrested all the Sena-
tors present in order to get a
quorum so the Senate could adjourn.
Sufficient progress was made, how
ever, to indicate the success of the
movement and further conferences of
the Northwestern delegations are as
sured.
United Action Irresistible.
Senator Chamberlain, in his address
OF welcome, remarked that it was the
first occasion when all the Senators
and Representatives from the North
west had been brought together and
predicted that If the Northwest would
but stand as a unit it would be able
to force recognition of it's demands in
Congress. 'If we stand together"
he said, there is no power in Con-
gress that can defeat our just de-
mands for the advancement of our
country"
j. N. Teal, of Portland, acted as
POSTMASTER. c. w. Hodson, of Port
land, urged the immediate completion
of the improvement at the mouth of
the Columbia and asked that the
work be placed on continuing con-
tract basis. He also urged the pas
sage of Senator Lanes bill, which
proposes to appropriate $1,500,000 for
a dredge for use at the mouth of the
Columbia, saying that dredging was
quite essential now as jetty work.
Secretary of War Garrison advocat-
ed doing away with piecemeal river
and harbor appropriations.
Jackson Charges Extravaganza.
G. S. Jackson, of Portland, con-
demned expenditures heretofore made
for the improvement of rivers and har-
bors of the Northwest, and declared
that the larger part of hte money
that had been invested in the i'm
provement of the Columbia River had
been wasted. He said that under
proper management such improve
could have been accomplished for a
third of what they have actually cost.
While not concerned directly with
the improvement of navigation, Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane said he
had a deep interest in the Columbia
river because of it's irrigation and
power possibilities. He had already
done more to promote irrigation work
In Oregon than in other states, he
said, because this state had been dis
eliminated against in the past, but
he was particularly DESTROYS of help
ing Oregon because of Oregon's will
ingness to help itself. He highly ap-
proved the Oregon method of shar-
ing with the government the cost of
gratified at the cooperation of the
state in determining power possibili-
ties at Cello. This he said, would
permit establishing a plant for manu-
featuring nitrogen fertilizer from the
nitrogen In the air, some thing not
now done anywhere in the United
States, but done in the lead coun-
tries of Europe.
Montana's Cooperation Promised.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, voic
ed the interest of his state in the
improvement OF the Columbia. with
the completion of the Panama Can
al and the proper improvement of
Portland's harbor and the mouth of
the river, he said, large share OF
Montana's products would find their
way to market through the Column
bia River gateway. He pledged the
IL lA11 f<zl
the Columbia River project.
At the close of Senator Walsh's |
speech the sergeant,at-arms of the |
Senate appeared and carried away |
all the Senators present to make a
quorum In the Senate. This broke
up the dinner Among those present
were: Senators Chamberlain and
Lane, Oregon; Poindexter of Wash
IL