Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-09-15
WILL PREVAIL UPON WAR DE
PARTMENr TofsTART WORK
IMMEDIATELY
WAR HOLDS UP THE RAILROAD
Commission, southbound, Accompan-
led to Medford by boosters From
Del Norte and Grants Pass


That the federal authorities would
authorize the commencement Of con-
struction work upon the Crescent
City harbor without further delay
was the belief expressed by Congress-
man Lea, of California, to represen-
tatives Of the coast city and Of
Grants Pass Sunday. The congress-
man was en- route south upon train
13 Sudnay morning and was met at
Grants Pass by the Del Norte har-
Dor commission. who had come to
Grants Pass Saturday. The members
of the commission were Jacob Mar
hotter, president Of the Crescent City
bank; Attorney Jas McNulty; Geo.
NJ. Keller manager of the Hobbs
Wall Co. and John ]. Mcnamara
The commission conferred with citi-
zens Of Grants Pass Saturday even
ing and Sunday morning. accompan-
led by Wilford Allen, representing
this city. Joined the congressional
party. which included Congressman
Lea and the other legislators who
had been in Portland conducting the
Investigation of the spruce produc-
ton campaign.
The Del Norte. delegation sought
to enlist the assistance of Congress-
man Lea in gaining the authoriza-
tion of the government in starting
work upon the harbor at crescet
City. Del Norte county bonded it,
self for 100000 to aid In the build-
ing of the harbor, the government
to appropriate s2s0,0O0 for the same
project The bond issue has been
sold and the money is now available.
A condition Of the government ap-
preparation was the construction Of
a railroad from Grants Pass to Cres-
cent City, but this has been held up
during the period of the war, and
the government portion of the fund
Is therefore not yet available. The
Del Norte peosle, however, wish to
start harbor construction with the
funds which are now ready from the
proceeds of the bond sale. and are
going after the department with
will that will certainly win. Con-
gressman Lea did not consider 1t adj
visable to ask congress to eliminate
the railroad clause from the harbor
bill, but he did believe he would
have no difficulty in prevailing upon
the war department to contract for
as much of the work as could be
completed with the 5000. 900.
The Crescent City delegation stat
ed that breakwater 100 feet in
length could be built with the funds
which they now had available. They
said that not great amount of new
equipment would be required. as the
logging railroad now ex-
tends from the dock to the quarry
from which the rock for the break
water will be taken. The war de-
engineering plan contem-
plated the placing of the rock in po-
sition with 'high-line" built from
the dock. making the handling OF
the rock most economical
Congressman Lea is to return to
City within the next two
weeks, when he will Immediately
urge upon the department the me-
cessity of calling for bids for the
harbor work. He considered it adj
visable that the 100 feet OF the
breakwater he built at once, as this
will be wonderful aid to shipping
that will develop from Crescent City.
He showed lively interest in and
a familiarity with the harbor ques-
tion' and inquired especially OF con-
ditions in the Rogue valley and the
cooperation between the two COM
munities in railroad and harbor
building. The Crescent City and
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