Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-26
Memorial to Congress
Concerning Crescent City Harber
To the People Of Josephine County. Oregon;

To the People Of Josephine County. oregon;--
Within few days solicitor will visit YOU. and II
you are resident Of Josephine county, You VIII be re-
quested to Sign Memorial TO Congress asking appro'
priaton In the OF $4,000 to DO used with the
100000 provided BY Del Norte county In the Improve
Mon. q Crescent s c aa0G & no an ~ psssnns ss
each individual TO read II through before signing when
the solicitor calls. that would take lot OF valuable
time. The Memorial reads as follows;
MEMORIAL
To Senators aud Representatives In the
Congress Of the United States
Washington. ID. G,
The undersigned. residents OF Oregon and northern
California desire to record sense OF duty by respect
the following facts concerning the improvement Of the
haroor ., Crescent CITY. California;
FIRST: One hundred aud forty thousand people
who live In the territory to be benefited BY are de-
manding tho Improvement OF Crescent City harbor.
SECOND; Sixty thousand square miles Of territory
In northern California north Nevada. southern Oregon
and southern Idaho viii be directly benefited by the I'M
provement OF this harbor,
THIRD; Rogue River valley alone win enjoy say.
Ing In freight rates OF g. 900 900 year on 900
boxes OF fruit when the present pantinss are In full
bearing and the harbor at Crescent City 10 improved.
FOURTH, Eighty-four billion feet OF mcrchantable
lumber win md its Crescent City harbor from the
United States forest reserves provided the harbor Is im
government from stumpage and $500 900 600 Tor the
people who fell the timber handle the logs aud
facture and move the lumber.
FIFTH II Is estimated that private parties and
corporations At least i20 900 feet OF timber
In this territory, which II manufactured and moved TO
market would 81 200 .000 900 to and
men who do the work.
SIXTH One hundred million tons of copper ore
have been blocked within 60 miles OF Crescent City
harbor which not be prontaby moved whou, harbor
and railroad facilities This would he a billion dollar
business and this section OF country has been
thoroughly prospected for minerals.
SEVENTH; When the seawalls have been completed
according TO the engineers report the harbor will have
an entrance 10 feet deep at low water aud width OF
1000 feet There win be strip OF water from 500
1000 feet Wide and over mile long 80 feet deep and
over.
EIGHTH: Crescent City bay with the proposed sea-
walls completed would be harbor OF refuge for all
coastwse craft and could be cheapy decpened and widen
cd TO make for large heet OF heavy draft vessels
NINTH; This bay Is half way from San Francisco
bay to the Columbia river and midway between Canada
the north and Mexico the south Its geographical
location therefore especially Ats II for naval base and
the close proximity OF the Coast OF mountains To
the south and east and the high islands two miles to
the north admirably NJ II for inexpensive defense
TENTH The Board OF Engineers for rivers aud har
bors has reported favoraby upon the project.
harbor Improvement
TWELFTH: The people of Del Nortc county. Calf
fornia have provided 900 be by the govern
ment engineers In the proposed work
We your petite srs. therefore most urgently
quest that an appropriation be made by the OF
the United States In the sum OF sSs0oo0 and that the
United States engineers be- instructed to expend the
same and the 100000 furnished by the people OF Del
Nore county In constructing much OF the proposed
seawalls as Ia possible with said amount
The solicitor will also request that You agree to
write to as many United States senator's and representa-
ves as you may know asking them TO give the bill their
earnest consideration and support, These letters yon
Will agree TO mall receipt OF notice given YOU by me-
You viii also be requested TO write TO any friends
YOU have In the east and other parts OF country
asking such friends to write to their respective United
States senators and representatives soliciting their
port for the Crescent City Harbor bill will advise you
when these letters should be written too
IL you are a property owner and the solicitor feels
that YOU can anord H. will be requested TO pay
OF the expense attached TO the printing and other work
necessary to the successful prosecution OF the above pro-
positions. No matter how small your subscription may
be. you will kindly accept from the solicitor a receipt
for the same The money will be used for other pur-
than the proper presentation TO congress OF our
claims for the above appropriation and every cent will
he accounted for.
Soliciting your earnest cooperation In the above
matters. am,
Very respectfully,
I0IIM HIIIv nc