East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-03
PROGRAM WILL DEAL
WITH MANY PROBLEMS
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS TC
BE PRESENT AT WATER
WAYS MEETING.
Convention at Portland VIII Handle
Various Subjects OF Interest to the
Inland Empire-Judge Lowell OF
PendletOn Among Those Sheduled
to Take Part in Discussion.

and Snake rivers waterways asso-
citation which will open its convention
in Portland on April 13 and continue
to the 14th:
All sessions will be held at Port |
land Commercial club, Fifth and Oak |
streets. The formal sessions of the
convention will be devoted to the pre-
sentation of waterways and allied
topics. Principal papers will be linn
tied to fifteen minutes each; lea lers
of discussions to ten minutes each; |
other speakers to five minutes each. /
Monday, April 18th.
1000 a. m.-Annual meeting OF /
the board of directors of the associa- !
ton. Reports of officers and COM
mittees
300 p. m.-Opening session OF the
convention. Registration of dele
gates. Appointment of committee on
credentials. Annual address by Pres
ident George F. Richardson, of Ken
newick. Wash. Announcements. In
Productions.
$500 p. REPRESENTATION of formal
papers and discussions,
1.-"Establishment of Regular In
dependent Boat Service on the Co
lumbia Waterway from the Head OF
Navigation to the Ocean Terminals"
Principal paper by Capt. W. P. Gray.
pioneer navigator of the Columbia
and Snake rivers, of Pasco. Wash.
Discussion led by w. s. Smallwood.
former manager Open River Trans
portation Co., of Portland. General
| discussion.
| 1.-THE Need and Value of Coop
Grafton in River Araffics." Principal
paper by Hon. Scott 2. Henderson. as
sistant attorney general state OF
Washington, of Kennewick. Discus
sion led by James P. Stapleton, direc-
tor committee of ports of the Colum-
bia, of Vancouver, Wash. General
discussion.
3.-"water Terminals and Docks
Principal paper by Harry N. Dryer,
Umatilla Mercantile Co.. of Umatilla,
Oregon. Discussion led by Hon. Fred
w. Mulkey, chairman Portland Dock
commission, of Portland. General
discussion
500 p, ma general reception
will be rendered to delegates and vis-
itors by the united commercial and
business mems organizations of Port
land A H. Averill. president Port
lsnd chamber of commerce. presiding.
Greetings from the state of Oregon
Governor Oswald West.
Greetings from the city of Port
hnd-Mayor H. 4. Albee.
] Greetings from the Portland COM
mercial bodies and business mems or
ganizations-Horace D. Ramsdell,
| president Portland commercial club.
Formal address of welcome-Geo.
w. Mcpherson. chairman Alaska
trade committee Portland chamber OF
commerce.
Response for the state of Wash
ington-Governor Ernest Lister
Response for the state of Idaho
Governor John NJ. Haines.
! Response for the state of Mon
tana-Governor S. V. Stewart
Response for the province of Brit
4 ish Columbia T. w. Pat
| terson.
/ Response by delegates and visitors
4 Musscal or ether features to be an
nounceh.
Tuesday. April 18th.
500 q. m-General session. Re
4 port of committee on credentials Ap-
pointment of committee on resolu-
tions. committee on nominations, and
l.other special committees. Introduc-
aions.
Presentation of formal papers an
d discussions. continued:
4.-'Deepening the Mouth of the
Columbia River to Accommodate
Largest Ocean Liners Principal
paper by DIR. Alfred Kinney, chair.
man cusnmittee of the ports of the
Columbia, of Astoria. Discussion lei
by C. S. Jackson. editor Oregon Jour
nal. of Portland. General discussion
5.-'Inproxement of the Uppel
Columbia River and Its Tributaries t.
provide Modern Navigation and In
dxstrial Development Principal pa
I per by Hon. Joseph NJ. Teal, counse
Transportation committee Portland
e chamber of commence. OF Portland
r. Discussion lei by Edgar b. Piper
o editor Morning Oregonian, of Port
h land.
!. 800 p. m.-Introductions Contin
a uatSon of formal papers and discus
$ sioHs.
r S-"Hydro- Electric Development Q
the Columbia and Its Tributaries
4 Principal paper by Hon. Fl. b. Miller
e chairman Oregon Hydro -Electri
e commission, OF Portland. Discussion
: led by Robert A. Foster. Manage
4 Charleston Improvement CC
n of Charleston. Wash, and Hon. Jane
: Allen, Washington state Hydro Eleo
trio commissioner OF olympia. Gener
al discussion.
7.-"Relation Of the Railways t
Our Fully Improved Rivers and HaT
\ bors" Principal paper by Hon
william d. Fenton, counsel Souther
1 Pacific company, of Portland. Dis
n cussion led by Gordon c. Corbaley
secretary Spokane chamber of com
s merce. and NJ. ]. Duryea, manage
e Eugene commercial club. Genera
: discussion.
l. S.-"Plans for Water Transporta
: ton of Perishable Products of tn
:, Columbia Basin to World Markets.
Principal paper by C. A. Malboeui
manager Fruit Growers Transporta
,ion League of Portland. Discussio
VI led by Judd S. Fish. former secretar
The Business Mems association, o
b The Dalles. General discussion.