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HI 10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1DOG. PLEDGE FAITH IN CITY'S F E Members of Chamber of Com merce Hold Annual Meet ing, Election and Banquet. ENTHUSIASM THE KEYNOTE 11. Jl. Hogc, Elected President, De livers Inaugural Address Many Stirring Speeches Are Made. Mayor Lane Talks. NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICERS. R. Jl. Hoge was elected president of the Portland Chamber or Com merce at a meeting held last night at C o'clock, succeeding W. D. "Wheelwright. The other officers of the Chamber of Commerce elected last night are: Edward Ncwbegln. vice-president; E. C. GUtner. secre tary; Philip Buehner. Edward Cook Ingham. A. Feldenhelmer. Fletcher Linn. J. Couch Flanders and Jay Smith, trustees. The retiring officers are: W. D. "Wheelwright, president; R. R. Hope, vice-president; E. C. Glltner. secre tary; Edward Cooklngham, J. Ernest Laldlaw. Hugh McGulre, Julius L. Meier. Jay Smith. Paul Wesslngcr, trustees. E. C. Glltner was re elected secretary, and Jay Smith and Edward Cooklngham trustees. It has been the custom of the Chamber of Commerce to elect the vice-president of the organization prcsldenfat the annual elections, and if this precedent is followed Edward Ncwbegin will be the next president. The new officers will organize at a meeting to be held Friday afternoon. More than 250 loyal, enthusiastic and determined citizens gathered about the banquet board at the Commercial' Club last night and celebrated the close o the, annual meeting of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce. The objects of their enthusiasm and loyalty need not be speci fied, but their determination was tJ boost Portland and to insure for It that glori ous and splendid future of prosperity and progress that now seems certain. There were no faint-hearts or doubt ers at the banquet, the kind who are prone to predict that perhaps Portland come day will be among the very fore most cities of the United States. All the assembled business men w.ere deter mined that Portland should be a great city, and if any skeptic doubtful of the future was there he took precautions to conceal his opinions. Although "g. greater Portland and a greater Oregon" has been worked over time ever since the series of excursions to neighboring cities was inaugurated, this slogan was the keynote of the meet ing. Rarely, if ever, has there been as sembled in Portland a more representa tive gathering of business men than that which .sat down to the feast at the Commercial Club last night. There were about 250 persons present, practically all of them men who have extensive business interests in Portland, but this number was less than half of the total mem bership of the Chamber of Commerce. If all had attended they could not have found seats in the. large dining-room, as this thriving and growing organization has now 553 members. More than this, if the present members of the organization are successful in carrying out their avowed Intention, next year when the annual gathering takes place it will be found that the family of the Portland Chamber of Commerce num bers 1000 members. The determination to secure 1000 members was another key note which was much in evidence last night, those present pledging themselves lo work with this end in view. There have been .more elaborate ban qucts out none more successful or enjoy WHAT THE CHAMBER OF COM MERCE DID IX 1003. Exploited the resources of Portland and Oregon. Distributed between S0.000 and SZ. 000 plecos of literature, answered thousands ot letters, registered and entertained thousands of visitors. Promoted civic improvement of Portland. Aided in building State Portage Railroad. Advocated enlarging powers of In terstate Commerce Commission. Led campaign for deepening Co lum River bar and building Cclllo Canal. Took stand against mannor of exe cuting Chinese exclusion law and against the law Itself. PRESIDENT WHEELWRIGHT' annual report to the Chamber of Commerce is a record of activity in many lines of importance to Port land and Oregon. Mr. Wheelwright said in opening: "It is certain that no Interest of the state or city that has been brought to the attention of the Chamber of Commerce, directly or indirectly, has "been neglected, that no enterprise in the way of enhancing those interests has failed to receivo the support and encouragement of the Chamber, and that no citizen of the state has called on tills institution for its Influence and aid without being accorded every assistance within our power to grant. And the records of the year shows that the attention of the body has been directed to many public matters. The Chamber of Commerce has been active on exploitation work, has taken up actively the deepening of the Colum bia River bar and the building of the' Cclllo Canal, has aided In building the portage railway, and has also taken a decisive stand In favor of President Roosevelt's rate policy. Consolidation of Trade Bodies Fails. President Wheelwright expressed re gret that the movement to consolidate ,the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce failed. On this topic he said: It was hoped that the Board of Trade would be IndHced to amalgamate with the Chamber, in the belief that the action of the stroncest commercial body that it would be possible to form and to-eupport -could render more ef fective service to the -community than would. T CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IhllMiMiMi if rS7 flnB lr 'ff able than the one held last night- All present wore proud to be members of the Chamber of Commerce, and from the many expressions it could be seen that they looked back upon their work with a feeling of satisfaction. But they are not wholly satislied. They are not of the kind to be satisfied. When once they have reached a level they immediately seek for another higher up. This year they in tend to accomplish more for Portland and Oregon than the most sanguine mem bers could have dreamed or when the organization first saw the light of day. After a highly enjoyable meal when the members were ready for more Important things, the newly elected president. R R. Hogc, arose and delivered his speech In acceptance of the position for which he had been chosen. .Mr. Hogc made a splendid, and. in fact, a brilliant oration, in which nridrbln his hnmo At ncuumiiiaiwj over an otner sent! mcnts. Every word he uttered was preg two or more bodies of similar constitution and laboring for the Fame results. It -vas believed, and I still believe, that unity of ac tion is better than division of effort, and it is unquestionable that an amalgamation would have resulted in more economical use of the money subscribed than had been or is now being made. But I regret to my that all effort to bring about a consolidation failed, and we have had to resign ourseH-es to get ting along without the assistance ot the mem bers of the other Institution. Great Exploitation AVork. The Chamber of Commerce has aimed to scatter information exploit ing city and tate. This work was de scribed by Mr. Wheelwright as fol lows: Before the opening of the Exposition. Port land received a visit from Walter Page, one of the publishers ot the World's Work, and by the liberality of two of our members, tho Messrs. Brown, ilr. Page and his wife and a small party were taken up the Columbia River to the Cascade Locks in a special train. As a result of this visit, it was decided to de vote the August Issue of the magazine to the Paciac Northwest, and afund of $2000 was raised by the Chamber, In consideration of which a large portion of the Issue was taken up with the City of Portland, the Ex position and a presentation of Oregon's op portunities. The publishers opened a spe cial bureau of information with regard to Oregon and its resources, and responded fully to all inquiries, ot which they received a largo number. Later in tho year an arrange ment was made with Barry Bulkles. a" lec turer of remarkable Intelligence and power, to devote about a-half-hour of each one of 300 lecturea. to presenting to his audiences the advantages of our city, illustrated by more than 300 stereopticon views of the mort at tractive character. I mention these two Inci dents, but It is impossible within tho limits of this report to give even a resume of all the work that has been done during the year by tho Chamber in the way of caring for the interests of the community, of spreading in formation about tho state and city, ot enter taining visitors and of taking up special cases in which our Influence or Interference was requested. The Chamber of Commerce Bul letin is published monthly as a private en terprise of the Moseasohn Bros., but under our auspices, and Is Invaluable to us In its reports of our proceeding from month to month, as. well as a potent influence toward accomplishing the ends we aim at. The Cham ber also fathered a so-called Guide Book for Portland and the Fair, of which we had good reason to .be ashamed,, but It has recently put out a most attractive booklet of which it has even reason to be proud and ot which 20.000 copies are being dlstrlbuti-d. Permanent Exhibit and Information Bureau. The permanent exhibit and informa tion bureau has fulfilled a -raluaJale ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AlfD nnnt with sincerity and fcoling. and his address left a lasting impression upon all those present. Again and again he was Interrupted by bursts of applauds which greeted his remarks. In part Mr. Hogc said: President llogc's Speech. In accepting the honor you have conferred upon me I And myself In a position f em barrassment. Behind me in the administration of a treat president; before me. the needs ot greater Portland. In the matter of speech, the mantle of Elijah will fall an a misfit upon my shouldors as Ellsha. But In dertre to pro mote the Interests of the Chamber, of the city and of the Northwest corner of God's "promised land." I yield priority to no man and pledge to you the best there In In me to this end. And while I purpose that this shall count for something, co-op-rat fori la es sential to a full measure of success: In affairs as in athletics. It Is team work that wins. By thin. I mean that even mmhrr f is. Chamber must have an Interest In Its work; mission. This is described as follows: The permanent exhibit and information bu. reau are under the general management of the permanent exhibit committee, assisted by the ocretary and office staff of the Chamber and by Dr. A. Lo Roy and C. W. Miller. I am Informed by Dr. Le Roy, who was connected with the original information bureau at the Union Depot, that the change has been bene ficial to the work, and that during the last six months of the year tho bureau has re celved and answered many letters, has distrib uted large quantities of literature, has regis tered and entertained over 2000 visitors, and has located many families as permanent tchI dentfl of the state. Correspondence has been conducted with people in all parts of the coun try. Including every state in the Union, and with residents of Canada, Great Britain Egypt. India, China, the Philippine Islands and Australia, as a result of which many families have settled In the riate. A great deal of time was occupied In moving the ex hibits, and it was not till after the cloe of the Fair that we were able to avail of tho additions obtained from the Exposition, mainly by tho courtesy of the State Commission, to whom our thanks are due. The Chamber It seir, outride of this information bureau, ban distributed betwom S0.O0O and 5,000 pieces of literature, lias answered thousands of let ters asking for Information about the state and city, and has posted a great many people with details as to locations for manufac turing and other slants. Civic Improvement a Failure. The civic improvement board organized by the Chamber of Commerce flourished for a time and then virtually failed. President Wheelwright said: A good many meetings were held, and a great many of the residents of the city. In cluding ladles, deroted much time to point ing out special cases requiring action and in trying to Induce the owners of property and those who had charge of it to remove unsight ly objects and keep fences, vacant lots, etc. in repair and proper condition. The Chief of Police worked harmoniously with us and ren dered valuable assistance. There was at one time a marked Improvement In the appearance of the clt-j. generally. The special offlccr de tailed lor our service by the Chief brought In reports of hundreds of cases where the board acted through one or another of Its agencies and to" good effect, while the police men as a body, under orders from the Chief, paid more attention than they had ever done before to the enforcement of the city ordi nances, but notwithstanding all efforts, there were many cases where the owners of prop erty refused to listen to our protests or ap peals and allowed it to remain in a condition that wts and Is now a d Lf grace to any civil ized community, and the want of any general chic aplrit In this direction was ebown by the fact that less than 500 people out of our population of somewhere about 110,000 con tributed the. sum of $1 each to the case. The asaoiiat of oncy collected paid oaly a small HEARS REPORT OF RETIRING PRESIDENT WHEELWRIGHT that every committeeman must be controlled by the spirit of activity and every trustee zealous and conscientious in the performance of his duties. Working together thus we shall succeed: falling short, we shall fall In de gree. It Is the exercise of Htrength rather than ftrenrth Itself which prevail. There fore, let us get Into action with an energy which pauses not at obstacles and which neither slumbers nor sleeps and bring Into un impeded embrace the Inland Empire and the Pacific; reaping from the commerce of the Columbia, mighty In Its control as the cheap est pathway to the sea, and from the rati which skirt Its banks and which will shortly occupy our mountain passes running north and south, east and west a prosperity beyond our dreams and of which none can deorlvc us. "Welcome, thrice welcome to the Portland and Nchalem and Great Southern; to Harri man's Natron-Ontario and branch lines, and to Hill's north-bank road, all making for a great prosperity in state and city. But let us not forret that without a phinnrl In anrt nrrr the bar and an open river standing for the fraction of the expense Incurred, and when it was gone the chamber carried the work along with as little expense as possible until the latter part of the year, when the present Chief of Police found It necessary to appoint our special officer on the mounted police force, so that for the last two or three weeks nothing whatever has been done. Nor am I encouraged by my experience to recommend my successor to take up the cause of civic improvement as a part c his many duties. Work for the Open Itlvcr. President Wheelwright gives the open rlvcr committee credit for efficient work: The open-river committee has done yeoman service In the direction of providing a water route from Lewiston to Portland (which mean, ot course, from Lewiston to the sea), and with the Open River Association Is to be credited with procuring the legislation that resulted In tho building by the state of the Portage Railroad around Celllo Falls. This road was opened on Saturday, June 3, under the auspices of the Chamber (by reason of the modesty and politeness of the Open River Association), which, through tho courtesy of the O. It. &. X. Co.. provided a special train from Portland for the occasion, in the pres ence of Governors. Senators, a large number of other distinguished- guests from all parts of the country, numbering altogether about 3000 people. The Importance ot thta event cannot be overestimated. It had the Immedi ate effect of lowering railroad rates to and from tho points that were thus opened to river traffic, and it is fair to presume that It will for alt time have a regulating Influence In that direction. Only one boat has been on the run the past eeaon. but a project to bulk! another Is approaching completion, and the traffic obtainable from landings that are more convenient for steamboat than for railroads will support a line ot large capacity. Work has begun on The Dalles-Celllo Canal, for which the State Portage Railroad fct a temporary make-shift, and it Is hoped and believed that during the period of the construction the Government will remove the few obstacle that now exist In the way of free navigation between Lewlpton aad Portland. Irrigation Is Important. On the subject ot irrigation Mr. Wheel wright said: There are vast areas In Eastern and Cen tral Oregon that can be brought Into use and made attractive to mttlers by Irrigation, and there should be a campaign of education In many parts of the state to show the farm ers bow much can be dose to Improve the value ot their land and to Increase Its product without waiting ior the vast and comprehen sive schemes that the Government is expected to carry through to a conclusion in the course of years. Deep plowlsg will do wonders to begin with, and la many cases & nmall and comparatively inexpensive Irrigation plant can be erected that will do more. While there Is practically no rainfall la many parts ot tho state. .It & equally true that the supply of water from melting aaew la thoee regioas Is v ' friendship and trade of Eastern "Washington and Idaho, we canaot attain the ultimate of our greatness. The St. Paul is building: the Northwestern and "Western Pacific are coming to the Pacific Northwest and we want to see to It. not only that they come to Portland, but that when they get here they can do business with the Orient and the Islands of the sea as well, or better, out of the barnacle-destroying Co lumbia as from Puget Sound. Shall we do this? Yes. aad yes again, for pride and profit are both at stake. Therefore. I Invoke you to be dominated by the spirit ot Nelson and the strenueusness. of Roosevelt In your support of the officers and trustees you have chosen, for the kry of the Chamber as an enduring body and of the city we love and would make great among: the cities of earth. amply sufficient to supply aU STIm Jr ,lnteas fara"S. f only It can $5..' M "Ulred dHr,n the 'y "a-- U mans a Ja of reservoirs in ? ,? "le,water- as th melts, can be held, and from which It can be distributed. In order to be drunk up by the thirsty land as Its thirst appears. The problem Is a simple one and often Inexpensive. Itailroad Legislation Favored. Mr. Wheelwright advocated President Roosevelt s policy of establishing an ad ministrative tribunal with power not to make up tariffs and schedules, but on complaint of an Inequitable rate to fix a maximum rate above which the railroads may not go. .3tlr' Whcclright spoke as follows on this topic: This body has expressed llselt more than once in favor of enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commission so that It will become Just such a tribunal an that mentioned by the president. Without any hostility to the railroads or to any occ of them, it cannot but be seen that while they are really one of two contracting parties, the other being the com munities through which they run, to which they are bound to give good and reasonable service for Just compensation, in recognition of privileges granted by those communities, they claim to be the final arbiter and a court of last resort in any question that la raised by the other contracting party. Their atti tude Is often fair and reasonable, but some times otherwise, and when It is unfair and unreasonable, the complainant has no remedy. And It is exactly this situation that has cre ated a demand throughout the country for a tribunal that shall hear and determine. It la clearly wrong that one of two parties to a contract shall have the nolo power to decide not only what Its own rights are. but also to pass upon the rights and limitations of th other, and the railroads ought not to com plain ot an Impartial tribunal of a Judicial character that shall hear complaints and take action upon those that are well founded, sub ject to review by the courts. There Is another direction In which Governmental supervision should bo exercised, and that b to compel the railroad companies to use every possible safeguard for the Uvea of employes, of the traveling public and of other persons whose lives are endangered by railway trains. Deepening Columbia Bar. The Chamber of Commerce has been active in leading the campaign for deepening the Columbia River bar. After giving credit to Theodore B. Wilcox, the transportation committee and Senators Fulton and Gcarin, Mr. Wheel wrlght said: In the matter ot Its efforts to deepen the bar. the Chamber ha no apologies to offer. We believe that everything has been done that could be done, and any limitation of de mands on Congress has been dictated by a pouaddtscretkm. We respected aad aided the passenger agent of the Harriraan lines in Oregon. The address in part is as follows: Address by II. 31. Cake. United Oregon has become the slogan o" the Portland business man. "United Ore gon" la the hearty, whole-souled yoll ot the strong and vigorous college boss. "United Oregon" Is upon tho banners of all the development organizations throughout the state. The meetings of the different commercial organizations held by the Ore gon Development League, the "Willamette Valley League and the Southern Oregon League, and the conventions held In the Valley and In Eastern Oregon In the Inter est of Irrigation, horticulture, good roads and open waterways, are all Indicative of the aroused spirit, the new life that has come to us and which promises untold re sults In the development of our Industrial, commercial and agricultural resources. In his address Mr. Cake took several "hot shots" at the railroads, commenting- on poor roadbeds, poor rolling stock, etc. but Mr. Craig read the lines without flinching much, to the merriment of those present. W. W. Cotton delivered an able and appropriate address, dealing with the Willamette Valley. He said the Willnmette Valley could not raise wheat to advantage, such could not be expected from a "garden." but he said the possibilities for dairying, the development of water power, and the building up of factories and other In dustrial enterprises were unlimited. He said the Willamette Valley did not need the money of Portland, but want ed the assistance and co-operation of this city. Mayor Lane was among those who appeared on the programme. He talked mostly on Alaska, "scolding" to use his own words the people of this city for not reaching out and ob taining that which rightfully belongs to them. Mayor Lane is an enthusi ast over Alaska and he predicted a growth for that section of the country that would be the wonder of the world. He said Portland could get part of the trade if only an effort were made. J. A. Filcher. Commissioner from California to the Lewis and Clark Ex position, made a short address in which he paid many glowing compli ments to tho Chamber of Commerce, to the retiring president of the qr ganlzatlon. W. D. Wheelwright, and President Hoge. He said he had been connected with commercial bodies for many years and that the Chamber of Commerce w-as one of the best organ izations of its kind in the West. President Hoge closed with a short address In which he asked every member to take an obligation upon himself in adding not less than one new name to the membership of the Chamber of Commerce. This sugges tion met the approval of all present. All of the speakers spoke of the good work that had been accomplished by Mr. Wheelwright and the retiring board of trustees, and President Hoge also received much praise. There were selections by the Boyer Quartet and ,J. W. Alexander. R. M. Dodson gave an impersonation of a farmer. The annual election of officers was held in the regular quarters at G o'clock, before the banquet, which be gan about S o'clock. All Elected Unanimously. The elections were all unanimous, and the reports of the various standing committees were all adopted. President Wheelwright then submitted his an nual report which was listened to very attentively and incited no little favor able comment. Upon the conclusion of the address President Wheelwright was tendered a rousing ovation, being applauded for several minutes. The officers were then elected and President Hogc was es corted to his chair. He said a few words and then called for a vote of thanks to President Wheelwright and the retiring board of trustees which was passed amid considerable enthu siasm. Following- the reports from the committees the assemblage adjourned to the banquet .rooms In the Commer cial Club. The transportation committee sub mitted a lengthy report most of which was confined to the question of rail road rate regulation. The report states that the committee would prefer to in dorse such a bill as will give the In terstate Commerce Commission power to designate a proper rate In case com plaint should be made. The report also states that the transportation commit tee has been actively engaged In mak ing a fight for the appropriation for the continuance of the work of im provement at the mouth of the Co lumbia River, and that It has decided to send a representative to Washing ton to aid in tho matter. Little was said of the railroad sit uation, this phase of the work of the trnnmrrttIon committee havinjr been fully covered by a report submitted several weeks ago. The statement that the Malheur Ir rigation project has not been lost sight President Wheelwright Reviews Its Manifold Activities in Many Directions for the efforts of Major Langfltt to have the dredge Chinook laid off, not because we didn't think It possible that she might accomplish some thing toward Improvement, but because her continued operation meant the speedy exhaus tion of the appropriation which would have cawed the cessation of work on the Jetty. "We have made no move toward the com mencement of work on the north Jetty, not because we are unaware of the probability that Ita construction will In time be neces sary to the permanent maintenance of a deep channel, but because we believe that every dollar obtainable from Congress for tho im provement ot the bar should be expended on the present Jetty until that one Is com pleted. We have the word ot General Macken zie that In the opinion of the Board of En gineers the present Jetty will produce a 40 foot channel, although he says no one should overlook the possibility that In time It will be necessary to build the north Jetty, of which need, however, there will be amplo warning In the gradual shoaling up ot the deep channel. It must be borne In mind that the dbjpcwHlon of Congress Is to decrease ap propriations rather than to increase them, the last river and harbor bill providing for the expenditure of only $32,000,000. as against about J60.000.000 In the one before It. and that the total appropriation Is divided among communities according to their Importance and population, so that by far the major share must go to the more densely settled states. Under these circumstances It behooves us to ask ot the Government only such amount of money as can be advantageously expended ac cording to recommendations of the engineers, and I must say that hitherto the difficulty has not been with the recommendations ot the engineers, but with the curtailing dtapcultlon of Congress Itself. No doubt It would be de slrablo to get an appropriation now of 4(1,000. 000 that would guarantee prosecution of the present work with all possible dispatch, the building and employment of a suitable dredge and the construction of a north Jetty, but such a programme Is impossible. In view ot the claims coming before the Congressional com mittee from all parts of the country; and. therefore. I counsel that we confine ourselves to requests that are reasonable and proper. When there Is need of an emergency appro priation let us ask for It, as we are asking now,vand we shall get it, as we are going to get It now. If It were proper for me to sug gest a policy for the future. I should say that of the next appropriations all the money that can be expended advantageously should be spent on the present Jetty until It Is fin ished, leaving the balance of those appropria tions for the upper river; then, that the greater part of the following appropriations roould be expended on the upper river. leaving to the Jetty only a sufficient sum for Its maintenance in good condition, until such time a -It shall bo necessary to begin the construction of the north Jetty. ' Chinese Exclusion. The stand of the Chamber ot Commerce on Chinese exclusion was briefly re viewed i In Juae aad' July last the Ckamber took a of, as some persons arc inclined to think, was the roost Important part of the report submitted by the Irri gation committee. .It touched on the Umatilla project arid then stated that it is still hoped that the Malheur pro ject will be taken up and pushed through. The report of the grain standard corsmltteo was necessarily short and contained little of importance. It re viewed In a very brief manner the work that had been undertaken and accomplished during the past year. Secretary Giltner's Report. Secretary E. C. Giltncr submitted his annual report which showed that the Chamber of Commerce is in a flourishing conditi6n. It showed that there was a balance of $1154.12 In the bank. The report stated that 262 members had been elected during the past year, making a total" of 533 new members. The permanent exhibit committee sub mitted Its report in which it reviewed the work it had undertaken and accomplished. This committee has charge of the exhibits at the Chamber of Commerce. The report states that many choice exhibits were ob tained at the close of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, adding greatly to the display. nceJ? comm,"ee was organized more than 2000 persons have left their names on the register. The report of the mining committee was devoted largely to the research In black sands by the United States Geological Survey at the Lewis and Clark Exposition last Summer. The report states that the research developed the fact that the so called black sands of the Pacific Const contain gold, magnetic iron, monazite zircon, and. In many cases, platinum The report states that the experiments were discontinued because of the lack of funds and that $23,000 Is necessary to complete the investigations. It says that nheBfuc an other apparatus arc still SL?0rt,,a?.d- and if Congress makes the approDriatlnn wMi.ii i ...... :. iKrSS'" m03t PW be con! SEALED VERDICT BY JURY Decision Is Reached in Suit Against O. AV. P. Company. The damage suit of John A. Ander son against the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company was submitted to the jury by Judge George yesterday at 5 o'clock. At 10 o'clock, after five hours deliberation, a scaled verdict was re turned and It will be opened this morning. The attorney. W. T. Muir and Pan- Malarkey, consuiried the day In ar guments. Mr. Anderson visited the Oaks last Summer, going there in hK own prh-ate launch. He was refused exit without buying a ticket for ID cents for passage on one of the com pany a boats, and when he protested he says he was beaten and choked b omcers employed by tho company. FOOLED THE FOOTPADS Charles Swanson Puts $200 In His Sock and Is Held Up; With $200 placed in the bottom ot his sock to save himself from being robbed by highwaymen. Charles Swanson was held up but not robbed by two masked men at East Third and Burnside streets at midnight. One of the highwaymen covered Swanson with a revolver, while his companion searched him. Several valuable non-negotiable papers Were taken from ids pockets but wore returned. The highwaymen thought not of the large amount ot money in their victim's sock, and after cursing him for not carrying valuables, ordered him to go on. Form Xew Steamship Company. Incorporation articles of the Inde pendent Steamship Company were tiled In the County Clerk's office yostcrday by Harry Young, W. H. Patterson and R. H. Hume. Capital stock $1000. Tho objects arc to carry on the business ot buying and selling, owning and operating, steam, sailing and other ves sels, to engage in buying and selling for other parties, etc. More Boilermakers Out. BUFFALO, N. Y.. Jan. 10. Yester day's additions to tho striking boiler makers brought the number now out up to 500. Tho strike Is for an In crease in wage3 from 35 to 38 cents an hour, and a nine-hour day. The men also demand an eight-hour day on housework with nine hours pay.. The "demands were first made a month ago. Good of City and State forward stand with regard to the Chinese ex clusion law; first, as to the barbarous man ner ot its execution, which has kept the privi leged classes of Chinese from coming to this country, for fear ot being deported as coolies; and second, In an appeal to the better sens of the country agalnat the law itself. I shall not weary you with a statement ot the fact." or a repetition of the arguments, but will simply say that it is most gratifying to noto that there Is already to be seen a chance ot public sentiment toward the position taken by this body. Thanks His Coadjutors. Mr? Wheelwright concluded as follows; In concluding this very long report I have to thank you fqr your kind attention, for the honor imposed in permitting me to oc cupy the Important post of president of tho Chamber of Commerce for one year, and far the cheerful and kindly manner In which you have treated my efforts to perform tho duties of that office. My thanks are e soci ally due to the board of trustees for their un faltering support during the last 12 months and to the secretary and assistant secretary for the eminently satisfactory way In which they have performed their duties'. In the earnest hope that improvement In and a de velopment of the work of this great com mercial Institution have only begun. 1 now bid you 'farewell. Civil Service Bar Up Again. Having let down the naturalization bars Jong enough to permit Patrick: Bruin to beccme a captain of detectives in the Police Department, the Munici pal Civil Service Commission yes terday morning adopted a rule requir ing all future applicants of foreign birth to furnish their final citizenship papers before becoming entitled to con sideration for positions. Under section 2, of article 2, of the constitution of Oregon, any foreigner can vote after taking out his first pa pers, providing he has been a resident of the state for more than six months. It is estimated that a large percentage of the foreign-born local population has proceeded no further in the direc tion of becoming citizens, under tho erroneous impression that their decla ration of intention makes them full fiedged subjects of Uncle Sam. Kcprlcvc for Mrs. Tolla. TRENTON. N. J.. Jan. 10. Mrs. Tolla. under sentence of death for murder, was today granted a reprieve ot SO' davs by Governor Stokes. Mr. Quackenboss. a New York lawyer, appeared before the Board of Pardons In Mrs. Tolla's behalf. Mrs. Jesse 3. Portion, of Cincinnati, was here with petitions containing 1S1;000 , names. . . m