Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-08-07
u. S. ENGINEERS
TOVISlT HARB0R
Board From Washington, D.
C., Will Visit Crays Har-
Dor Sunday, Aug. q
Chamber Of Commerce Wires
Senators and Congratu-
lates President

The executive committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce met Tuesday
night to take action on the coming Of
the board of United States engineers,
who will visit Grays Harbor on Sun
day, August %.
The visiting board is that which has
the final say as to harbor improve
ments, and the members are inspect
ing the various projects on the Pacific
Coast. They will arrive in Hoquiam
at a. m. on the 23rd, and have plan
ned to visit the north jetty and leave
on the 4:45 train for Seattle.
The port commissioners, who will
accompany the board to the jetty, will
try to prevail upon the members to
tarry in Aberdeen and Hoquiam until
the owl train leaves, to give an op-
portunity to see the industries and
progress of the Harbor, and not have
them leave with the impression that
we are but temporary lumber camps
that will have no need for Harbor
after the timber is removed, but, on
the contrary, that we have permanent
resources to justify the improvement
of a first class commercial harbor.
The precarious condition of the Riv-
ers and Harbors appropriation bill in
the senate was discussed, and the fol-
lowing kilograms were to Senators
Jones and Poindexter:
"This Chamber appreciates your
splendid service in behalf of the river
and harbor appropriations for Grays
Harbor in the past and earnestly re-
quests your good offices in securing
the appropriation now up. Our jetty
work has been suspended and our per.
manent harbor is in grave danger if
work is not continued"
Realizing that Senator Burton, Of
Ohio. was leading the opposition to
the present bill, the following tele-
gram was sent to him:
"This chamber appreciates your
stand in the senate for economy and
retrenchment. We have watched your
course with interest and feel that your
public service has been of value to
the republic. We differ with you in
that the loss to our government due
to suspension of projects now under
way would be greater than what is
now in the present Rivers and Har-
bors bill for projects deemed by you
unworthy. We heartily endorse your
work for wise expenditure, but we ask
you in justice to the whole country
to use your efforts to heal and not to
kill the bill"
Congratulates President Wilson
On motion of w. B. Mack, the fol-
lowing telegram was sent to President
Wilson:
"The Aberdeen Chamber of Com
merce extends it's congratulations to
your administration for the effective
manner in which you have handled the
financial situation during the present
trying period. We respectfully sug-
gest that you work toward the estab-
lishment of branch banks throughout
the two Americas, which we believe
would greatly augment trade"
It was decided to hold weekly meet
ings of the executive committee in the
future, and to secure a better attend
ance, they will be held at noon during
luncheon at the Hotel Washington.
Splash Committee Reports.
The report of the Splash committee
was read and adopted, with thanks,
and the committee continued in charge
of the funds on hand. The report is
one of which the committee may we'll
be proud. 1t shows receipts amount
ing to $7,088.3O, without soliciting any
funds, and the expenditure of $6,283.O4.
leaving a balance in bank of $8O5.26.
The receipts were garnered entirely
from concessions, the sale of auto
rattle tickets and the ball game. A
noticeable feature of the report is
that the splendid parade cost the com.
mittee but $220.92.